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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
1o,6oe, 66s BALES FOR
THE 1c0o-10 CROP

New Enthusiastically Hester, of
the New Orleans cotton exchange,
has announced that the commercial
crop for the year ending August 81,
1910. amounted to 10,60o,66S bales, a
decrease under last year Of 3,2l5,789.
a decrease under year before last of
o62. 2o8, and decrease under l9O7-O8
of 2,oO1, 1924. The consumption of the
Southern mills is 2l8,570 bales behind
last year, and l48,O26 ahead of the sea-
son of 1o07-O8. Last year the con-
sumption of cotton in the South was
the largest ever recorded, while IN
1oO7-O8 the business of the mills was
materially restricted by the panic.
Secretary Hester is now engaged on
details of the statement. including port
movements, exports and the worlds
consumption of Al erican cotton,
which will be promulgated in few
days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
COTTON STILL KING
Texas Gives Chief Support to Its
Claim to the Title.
II Is Staple Money Crop OF Country
and Has Played Conspicuous Part
In Bringing United States to
Commercial Prosperity.

The Houston Post figures from the
present outlook that Texas will pro-
duce something like one-third OF the
total cotton crop Of the United States,
and the indications are that high
prices will again prevail during the
marketing season. In view OF the fact
that the total crop of 1909 sold for
more than $800,000,000, 1t would ap-
pear that there continues to be much
truth in the saying, Cotton Is king,
and that Texas gives the chief sup
port to its claim to the title.
In this connection the Southern
Commercial congress has compiled
statistics showing that 1t Is the cot
ton crop of the south that has enabled
the United States TO maintain the
balance of trade for nearly 12O years.
The total value of all exports from the
United States during the period from
1890 to the fiscal year ended with
June of last year amounted practically
to $4,000, 900 ,000-a sum so large that
1t Is dif1cult to comprehend 1t. Inc
total balance In favor Of the United
States during this time we are told
has been $6,436, 114,566.
The commercial congress further
tells us that the gold brought back
to the United States in payment OF
our cotton crop amounted to $18,-
500, 1884, S6. and 1t is to be borne In
mind that this was merely in pay
ment of our raw cotton. The manu-
featured goods, the cotton seed and
cotton seed oil, which have attained
to large proportions In value during
recent years, are left out Of the reck-
oning altogether.
It Is easy to see, says the Wash
ington Times in commenting on
these figures, that If 1t had not been
for the cotton crop of the south the
balance of trade would have been
against us during all these years. 1t
is the staple money crop Of the coun-
try and has played a conspicuous
part in bringing the United States to
the commercial prosperity it now
enjoys.
And all of this has been accom-
plished without affording the staple
any of that protection which, under
favored tariff schedules, has helped
to enrich the states of the east at
the expense OF the cotton producers
Of the south.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
PRoLIFIcAcY OF BROOD SoWS
Pig Intended for Breeding Should Be
Fed Well Enough to Keep In
Good Condition.

The important thing in maintain
ing the prolificacy of our brood sows
is to select a SOW of prolific family
strain, said H w. Kelly, in a speech
before the Texas Swine Breeders as
ISOLATION.
The pig that Is intended for a
brood SOW should be fed well enough
to keep it In good condition, but not
extra fat. It should always have
plenty of exercise; in fact, 1t should
have to root for its living to a certain
extent. 1t Is easier for the owner and
better for the hog that it get large
part of it's feed from the field and
acorns, grasses, oats, peas. sorghums,
etc.
A gilt that is expected to be kept
for brood SOW should never be bred
before she is eight months old, and 1t
is better to wait until she is ten or
eleven months old. Then, when she
farrows, she should be large and
strong one-large and strong enough
to raise a good litter Of pigs.
The boar should always receive
some consideration, as well as the
SOW. He should have a mixed feed
and plenty Of exercise, but may be
kept little fatter than the SOW
Keeping and feeding lot Of brood
sows from year to year Is very ex-
pensive, therefore the fewer sows you
can keep to raise the number OF pigs
you want, the more profit you make.
You can't afford to keep SOW four
or five months to raise four or five
pigs. If you have given her the prop
er attention and she does not have a
good litter, it is best to get rid Of her
and try other sows, for there are
plenty of them that will raise from
six to a dozen pigs at litter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
&gGelleIul s.
Farm Notes

No sows are bred under 10 months.
Stock are fed with profit only when
they make a steady gain.
There is no profit in the standing
still system of feeding hogs.
The best bedding is fresh sawdust.
It Is cheaper and more healthful than
hay or straw.
Good judgment is as necessary to
successful pig feeding as an abun-
dance of good feed.
It Is a mistake to assume that
goat will thrive on weeds, brush,
fence-rails and tin cans.
Improper shoeing causes corns and
other serious diseases that greatly In
terfere with the comfort and useful
ness of your horse.
When a SOW has litter OF pigs
too large for her to support well, two
or three of them may be taken away
from her and raised by hand.
The live stock situation in the en-
tire country may be said to be in
transitory state. Nobody seems to
KNOW WHAT Tue OutCOmS Will Us.
Never use a ram on more than 40
ewes and when the breeding season Is
over, remove him from the flock and
confine him in roomy quarters.
From the increasing prices for mill
feeds it is evident we must pasture
hogs more than we have in the past.
Pasture is a good substitute for mill
feed.
AS rule a flock of ten pure-bred
sheep will produce more wool and NUT
ton than 15 scrubs, although every one
of the latter will eat just as much as
the pure-bred.
Lambs for market should be brought
to early maturity-that is, they should
be pushed from the time they are
able to nibble at hay and grain. till
they go to market.
High checking is not only painful to
your horse, but 1t interferes with his
usefulness and causes serious dis
eases He should be free to hold his
head in it's natural position
Frequent change of hog bedding at
this season will not only keep the
hogs dry and prevent them from ta-
king cold and coughing, but will re-
duce the chances for lice. Kerosene
sprayed over the bedding will also
help.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Give the Land a Chance.

Give the land fair chance and 1t
will respond with liberality. My home
garden this year is very small part
of an old field. 1t should have been
plowed last fall, but this was not ac-
complished until rather late spring. A
light application of manure was made
before blowing and a complete fer
tilizer applied broadcast after blowing.
This was about 4-8-8 mixture and
used at the rate of 1900 pounds per
acre. Clean tillage has been prac-
tised, but there has been no artificial
watering. The results testify to the
merits Of the Hagerstown clay loan
soil for gardening purposes. 1t is not
ideal soil for a general line Of gard en-
ing and yet the results with peas,
beans, lettuce, beets, turnips, onions,
Swiss chard, sweet corn, tomatoes,
parsley, cucumbers, satisfy and pars-
nips have been highly satisfactory.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Try to Come Back.

Not long ago Lord Kinnaird, who Is
always actively interested in religious
work, paid surprise visit to mis-
sion school in the east end of London
and told class of boys the story Of
Samson. Introducing his narrative,
his lordship added:
HE was strong, became weak, and
then regained his strength, enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now,
boys, If l had an enemy, what would
you advise me to do?"
A little boy, after meditating on the
secret of that great giants strength,
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
q bottle of air restorer."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
"NO FRILLS"
just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes good, healthy CONNER
al traveller suffers from poorly Sc
acted food and is lucky If he learns
Dat Grape-NUGs food will put him
right.
I A Cincinnati traveller says: About
year ago my stomach got in bad
way. / had a headache most of the
time and suffered misery. For several
months I ran down until I lost about
20 pounds in weight and finally had to
give up a good position and go home.
Any food that / might use seemed to
nauseate me-
MY wife, hardly knowing what to
do, one day brought home a package
Of Grape Nuts food and coaxed me to
try it. / told her 1t was no use but
finally to humor her / tried a little,
and they just struck my taste. It
was the first food had eaten in near
ly a year that did not cause any suffer.
ing.
well, to. make a long story short, {
began to improve and stuck to Grape
Nuts. went up from. 1856 pounds in
December to 194 pounds the following
October.
my brain is clear, blood all
right and appetite too much for any
mans pocketbook. In fact, / am thor
oughly made over, and owe 1t al, to
Grape-Nuts. talk so much about what
Grape-Nuts will do. that some of the
men on the road have nicknamed me
l7rape-Nuts, but stand today, a
iealthy, rpsy-cheeked mana pretty
food example Of what the right kind
of food will do. 7
"You can publish this. IL you want to.
Il IS true statement without any
frills." u t H. f Il
Read the L tile book. THE Road to
MELVILLE, lin pkgE Theresa Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from dime to time. y THEY
mre genuine,x trBe,r and full Qf human
interest. gss Il
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Opportunity Of suffraaist.

Baroness Aletta Korff tells in one
Of the magazines how the women OF
Finland came to vote. The fact is
that women had to show that they
could meet an emergency before the
vote came to them. They have not
had many opportunities to take the
initiative in the worlds history and
they have not always responded when
the opportunity came, but when a
crisis, such g. that in 1904, when the
strike and the, revolutionary outbreak
In Russia tool; place at the same time,
occurred, they proved they could
make peace by doing it. Not until
England and the United States find
the women helping them to bear some
great trouble will they give them the
right to vote.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
PROBLEMS MANY YEARS OLD
Ehsidren of Today Puzzle Over Them
Just as They Did a Thousand
Years Ago.

When King Alfred the Great was
reigning over England, thousand
years ago, school children pondered
over problems In arithmetic much as
our boys and girls do now.
Here are two taken word for word
from lesson book of that day:
1.-THE swallow once invited the snail
10 dinner. He lived Just one league
(three English miles) from the spot,
and the snail travelled at the rate of
only one inch day. How long
would 1t be before he dined?"
"An old man met a child. Good
day. my son. he said. May you live
rs long as you have lived. and as
much more, and thrice as much as all
this; and II God gives you one year
In addition to the others, you will be
q century old!' What was that boys
age T'-The Cotnrade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
CONFERENCE WITH
LABOR LEADERS

Observation-Disclosures F. Egan, the
American minister, gave luncheon to
Charles P. NELL, United States com
missioner of labor. Other guests were
Admiral DeRichelieu, president of the
United Steamship Company of Copen-
hagen; President O'Connor, OF the
American Longshoremen's Associa-
ton, and President Furuseth, OF the
Seamen's Union Of America. Admiral
DeRichelieu is one of the largest en-
ployers of labor in Denmark, and sig
nifcance is attached to the confer
ence which he had with Mr.. O'Connor
following the luncheon. 1t is said the
admiral is anxious to prevent the
threatened strike of seamen
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
SO. PACIFIC IN BAD SHAPE
All the Car Repairers and Builders,
Checkers and Inspectors
Are Out.

Houston, Texas.-More than 1000
men, including about 800 in Houston
and New Orleans and the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railroads
went on strike. These included all
car rcpairers and builders, checkers
and inspectors, all of whom are strik-
ing for representation.
The shop forces, probably, will be
badly crippled, while both roads al
ready are suffering from having their
traffic handicapped.
The inspection in the Houston yards
was by officials of both lines, the in
spectors having quit Saturday In
Houston it was learned that men have
left the shops on all divisions of the
lines from New Orleans to FL Paso.
Shops are located at Houston, Lafay-
cite, Algiers, Beaumont, Galveston
and FL Paso, more than 1000 men
being employed in ALL
Houston is the central point for the
strikers and about 800 are employed
in the local shops How many of
these are out can not be learned.
The men walked out, question OF
representation being the issue The
trouble is said to have originated sew
eral days ago when the Southern Pa
cific discharged about thirty of its
employees in the new car shops a,
Lafayette, La, the. men being dis
charged over the question of contract.
The men have demanded a contract
and recognition of their union senior
ity in endowment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
SLIGHTLY Confused.

All of US become confused and all Of
US mix our language sometimes, but
the preparation Of an old negro
preachers sermon was the greatest
confusion of metaphors ever heard,
says a traveller. When the lengthy dis
rourse was nearing its close and he
had reached his "Twenty-third and
lastly, brethren" he wound up by the
following elaborate figure:
"Everywha, bredren, we see de al
mighty-all down de untrodden paths
of time, we see de footprints of de
Almighty hand. Human Life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

"Do you like Hamlet?" asked the
hostess of her unlettered, If gushing,
guest.
Indeed do" was the reply. II am
excessively fond of 1t, but I always
prefer a savory to sweet one"
There was momentary confusion,
and then the hostess realized that the
admiration OF the guest was of cul-
mary, not literary, character.
II gave her ham with an omelette
for breakfast next morning" said the
hostess, when telling the story
Scraps.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

Guinevere, aged four, was going out
to walk with young lady. Of whom
she was very fond. AS they opened
the street door they were met by a
swirling cloud of dust, blown up from
the thoroughfare.
Keep your lips tightly closed, Gwen,
or you'll get your lungs full of mi
crobes," warned the young lady.
Guinevere pondered moment and
then, looking up, demanded:
What are your robes?"-National
Monthly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

New Pursued by his two sis
tiers, with whom he had quarreled,
Charles Young, a silversmith, rushed
to the roof of hve-story tenement
and jumped to the street in sight OF
500 persons. He was instantly killed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
The Youngest Bride.

Pine, La.-Ruth Harding, of Boga-
lusa. La, is perhaps the youngest
bride on record She is II years old,
# IS stated, and was married 70 Will
liam Breland, aged 10 years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Last Here.

The Minister-In the next world,
Tommy, the last shall be first
Tommy-Say, won't I shine when
the minister comes to supper at our
house up there!-Puck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
WHEN TO PRUNE GRAPE VINE
Any Time Between Failing OF Leaves
In Autun \ and When Buds
Start In SprlnS.

Grapes vines should be pruned any
time after the leaves have fallen in
the fall and before the buds start to
grow in the spring. says Green's Gar
dener.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Very. Very Easy.

Patience-You can't do anything
without money?
Patrice-Oh, yes, you can. You can
run in debt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

leaving three buds. It Is not easy
to tell how to prune vines and trees
by letter. The illustration will tell
better than words how to prune grape
vines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
Plowinna Lands.

The land should be plowed as often
as possible, for there Is ? great deal
or manurial value In the, sod.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

And lots of men would never think
of falling II somebody didn't tempt
them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

most economical shoes for You to buy. w. L.
Douglas name and retail price are stamped on
the bottom-value guaranteed. Fast Color Evelets
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTED II your dealer
cannot supply you write for Mail Order Catalog.
w. l. DOUGLAS. Brockton. Mass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

Most people leave on too much OF
last seasons growth Of the vines.
More than three-fourths of the wood
found on the vine before pruning
should be removed. Cut back the
canes so as to leave only short stubs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08

You say it costs less to run this
automobile than that trotting horse
you owned?"
yes: used to bet on the trotting
horse"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-08
w. l.. DOUGLAS
HAMp 2ssEE SHOES

MEMS $2.oO, $2.50, 90,
WoMEN'S $3.50, $3.50,
POYE $2.O0, $3.50 g. $500
the STAN DARD
FOR so YEARS
They are absolutely the
most popular and E,estshoes
Tor the price In America.
They are the leaders every
Ehere because they hold
heir shape, at better,
look better and wear lon
ger than other makes.
They are certainly the u
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
Pertinent Pointers.

II your flock of poultry shows per-
sistent lack of thrift and robust
health, the best thing to do Is to
change stock. You will not accom-
plIsh much otherwise. When fell
low gets on the wrong track, the best
thing Is usually to back out and start
entirely new.
No wonder the poultry business Is
growing each year. There are more
than 5000 poultry shows being held
annually in the United States and
Canada, each one of which Is a val
liable bureau for the dissemination Of
poultry lore and the chicken fever
Cabbage Is one of the most popular
winter green foods for fowls. It Is
easily grown, easily kept, and easily
of It. A good way to feed II is to sus-
pend head in the air by sticking IL
on nail In the wall, making the
fowls jump a few inches in order to
reach 1t.
Fumigate the hen house often
enough to destroy all germs and ver-
min. 1t also pays to use good dis
infectant frequently and freely
around the houses and yards. Disln-
fecting and fumlgation are two inn
portant matters and should receive
more attention than they do.
The Importance of exercise for poul-
try might well be placed subordinate
only to good housing and feeding.
But writer in an agricultural month
ly pertinently remarks that Scratch
ing to get minutes peace from
mites and other pests Is not the right
kind of exercise" The truth is OBJ
vious.
Give the fowls plenty OF encour-
agement to scratch for their grain
feed by keeping portion Of each
pen deeply bedded with leaves or
straw. There is nothing like it for
promoting thrift and contentment
among flock of fowls in the winter,
and it is also a great aid towards
getting fertile, hatchable eggs
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
The Turkey Industry.

Backhead among turkeys has
come so near to working extinction
of the national bird" in New Eng
land and elsewhere that an extended
Investigation of the cause of the dis
ease Is being made by such scientists
as DR.. Theobald Smith and Or. II. d..
Tyzzer. of the Harvard Medical
School and Or. Philip Hadley, of the
State Experimental station. Of Rhode
Island. A similar disease has of late
spread to game birds, such as par
trIdges and quail, and the Massachu-
sets fish and game commission Is
prosecuting an investigation In this
special line.
When the disease attacks turkey
or game bird, there Is no hope, say
the scientists. The cause has brought
forth n variety of opinion, the most
forcibe being that the common Eng
lish sparrow carries the organism
which affects the larger birds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09
New SoIes for the Old.

Revolution in footwear seems to be
promised by an ingenious invention
which shortly will be placed on the
market. The idea is no less than a
removable sole-the old wears
through, the new slipped in, for all
the world like a new pair OF laces.
The heel resembles the ordinary va
rlety, but is made in two parts, the
wearing portion Of which can be re-
moved, interchanged or renewed in "A
second or so withiut the use of tools
or implements. Roughly eighty thou
sand pounds year will be saved by
the war office in boot repairs If, as is
expected, this invention is adopted for
the army. Apart from this, there is
the immense importance from the mil
itary point OF view of the fact that the
adoption OF the system would dispose
of the difficulties of transit during a
campaign. Instead OF heavy wagon
loads OF new boots would be the in
comparable lighter load OF soles and
heels.-London Graphic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-03-09

allies no profit on his capital IL the
expense of operating his dairy Is not
less than the gross receipts OF the
dairy products.
The profits In the dairy Industry
are measured by the average produc-
tlon OF the cows. One animal viii
produce 5000 pounds OF milk In a sea-
son. and another cow 5000 pounds.
which, sold at 81 per 100 pounds.
would represent difference OF $50
In the annual income between the
two cows. If the smaller producer
only paid for her feed and attendance
the larger mlker would net the own
er profit of $50. A herd OF twenty
mediocre cows may only produce OPP
Grating expenses. while dairy OF
twenty good cows would yield net
profit of $1,000. II Is to the advan-
tage OF the dairyman in every parllc-
ular to weed out his poor cows and
renlace them with profitable produc-
prs