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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Not Germ Crazy.

The people of Washington are not as
crazy on the germ theory as some peo-
pie might suppose. Some time ago the
treasury department concluded that 1t
would have individual cups for the
employees to drink out Of Waxed pa
per cups we're placed in long glass
tubes, and the tubes placed beside
every ice-water tank in the building.
1t was a penny-in-the-slot business.
and IL you wanted a drink of water
you put your penny in and the paper
cup dropped out. 1t may or may not
have been sanitary. Of course, it was
expected that it would be sanitary,
but after these paper cups had been
handled three or four times oxer to get
them into the glass tubes it must be
that there are more or less microbes
sticking on these paper cups. Any
how, the cups are all right there, and
none of the treasury clerks have lost
any pennies up to the present time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Aldrich's Queer Accidents.

United States Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island seems determined to
meet his fate under the tires of an
automobile or the wheels of street
car. Early last fall Senator Aldricn
was run down by street car, and
his hand severely hurt, so that In the
tumble under the street car some OF
the tendons of his right hand were
pretty badly strained and slight OPP
Grafton seems to be necessary to re-
l;eve that strain. Senator Aldrich was
starting from his home at Warwick
Neck to catch a train for New York
to have the operation on his hand
nerformed. When about half way to
The railroad station his automobile
skidded across the road and chugged
info a ditch. The machine was
wrecked. and the senator pretty, bad
" shaken up, but he continued on
his way to New York.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Champ cIark's Mule ream.

Nearly everyone knew Champ Clark
of Missouri when he walked along the
avenue last year and the years before.
Everyone knows him now. Most Of
his time has been spent since his re-
turn to Washington In explaining
about those mules he was supposed
to bring with him to drive to and
from the capitol. :.
Someone started story that Champ
would use span of Missouri, "Impe-
rial Missouri, mules, If he was elect
ed speaker OF course, he has yet
some time in which to make good,
but he is not showing any signs. On
the mule question he makes the fol.
lowing comments:
Never said it,
purely fake
Don't want to drive mules.
Plenty of kickers without them.
"Oh-the mules"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

nose about it. But in the course OF
time the tree went the way OF all
trees and In 1870 the commonwealth
of Massachusetts caused to be erected
on the spot a slab-like shaft Of slate
stone 7.3 feet high, about seven inches
thick and about Is inches across its
face. On this was engraved two
lengthy inscriptions.
The passing Of nearly q century and
q quarter and the ruthless hands OF
vandals have worked sad change In
the condition of the monument. One
might expect to fall in with such a
neglected monument in almost any
other state more quickly than in Mas
sachusetts. But though Plymouth rock
is housed in granite canopy. nobody
seemed to know or care until recently
what was the fate of this other Plym-
outh landmark, at the west border Of
the old colony.
One glance at the monument Is
enough to show the work of the van
dal has done more to deface it than
the tooth of time. Names are scratched
all over both faces, those of freshmen
in a minor college most unblushing1y
prominent The edges of the shaft
have been Clipped away by souvenir
hunters.
About three years ago the condition
of the stone led number OF antigua
rians, including Major Horton OF At
tleboro and few progressive resi-
dents Of North Attleboro, led by w. H.
Bell. chairman Of the board of select
men. to make a concerted effort to
have the state restore the historic
stone.
To this end a bill was presented to
the legislature by Representative s. M.
Holman of Attleboro, who was chair
man of the committee on harbors and
public lands. The bill was duly passed
and became chapter Al Of the acts of
1908. 1t directed the board of harbor
and land commissioners to take such
measures as might be necessary for
the preservation OF the monument and
appropriated $500 for the purpose. It
was found that to effect the improve
ment desired land must be bought,
both for the proposed reservation, and
for the right of way to the monument
from the street. The present bill pro-
yides for the purchase of half an acre
Of land and appropriates $500 for the
entire project.
At present It is not possible to pick
ont complete sentence In she inscrip-
lions. The top Of the stone is cut in
the form Of disc, on the south lace
Of which appears the words Plymouth
Colony" Fortunately the full text Of
the inscriptions is preserved and may
be found In the atlas of the town Of
Wrentham, issued by the state. The
inscriptions are complete historically.
but are curiosities In the art Of In
scription writing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Stone HAS HISTORY
Movement Begun to Restore
Angle Tree Monument.
Ancient Mark on "Frontier" OF the
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
Colonies 10 In State Of
Neglect.

North Attleboro. Mass.-The presen-
tation of bill in the Massachusetts
legislature providing funds for restor-
ing the Angle Tree monument and for
creating a small reservation about it,
directs public attention for the mo-
ment to one of the least known his
torical landmarks in the common
wealth.
Probably not one person in thou
sand In New England can tell what
the Angle Tree monument is, or what
1t stands for, and though it is In this
town you may meet men on the street
here who never heard of it. Yet there
was time when it marked the bound
airy between the two pioneer common
wealths of America, the Plymouth and
Massachusetts Bay colonies
Here stood two centuries ago tree
that the surveyors of the original
Observation-Disclosures Bay bound
airy in 1854 thought good mark for
station" in their line of survey. At
1t, therefore, they ended a long,
straight line they had drawn across
what is now southeastern Massachu.
sets, from Accord pond, at point in
the boundaries of the towns of Hing
ham. Norwell and Rockland. The pond
doubtless was named to commemorate
an agreement on the boundary
The line was 27.35 miles long, from
the pond to the angle tree, and it's di-
rection was west, 20.5 degrees south
From the tree 1t extended due west
less than mile to the Rhode Island
border. From the pond its eastern
continuation was to the sea, along the
boundary between the towns of Co
hasset and Scituate. Here was the
frontier" Of Plymouth colony.
The tree selected as a mark by the
surveyors II 1864, after their long and
slow march through swamp and forest
must have been conspicuous amons
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
WASHED DOLLAR A NOVELTY
Clean Bill Aroused Bankers .suspi.
cion and Startled the Treasury
Officials In Washington

The treasury department had a
fearful shock the other day, and call.
ed in the secret detective service Of
the United States to help soothe its
nerves and tell 1t what to do. 1t was
a fresh, new-looking one-dollar silver
certificate sent in by a New York
bank, the statement being made that
the bill had been deposited by WON.
an whom they were keeping under
their eye The bank had labeled the
dollar counterfeit. Secret Service
Chief Wilkie took the dollar In
hand and examined 1t very care.
fully He brought his powerful mag
nifying glass into service, and turned
the bill over and over, trying to find
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

try Peruna, and after using four bot-
ties can say I was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
Mr.. Gustav Himmelreich, Hochhein.
Texas, writes:
For a number Of years suffered
whenever took cold, with severe at
tacks OF asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
Last year, however, I suffered for
eight months without interruption SO
that could not do any work at all.
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
after taking six bottles Of Peruna,
two OF Lacupia and two OF Manalin,
am free OF my trouble SO that can do
all my farm work again. I can heart
Fly recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they viii
obtain good results"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

o. buckwheat cake, they used to make
Thee of frosty morning!
With youthful glee I'd gaze on thee
The breakfast board adjoining.
A pudgy sight of rare delight
And light as any feather
But now. alas. Thou'rt one thick mas0
AS tough as any leather.
o, buckwheat cake, 1t used to take
About a dozen, nearly.
OF thee to fill me up until
My way / could see clearly.
The butter ran across thy tan,
The strip surged beside thee
But now, o, cake, for goodness sake,
What do they put inside thee?
o, buckwheat cake! used to wake
And sniff thy fair aroma
But now thy smoke can make me choke
And leave me In coma.
I used to smile each breakfast-while
With thee upon the platter
But now one talks of concrete walks
While thinking OF thy batter.
Gone, gone the days of olden ways,
And gone the ancient glory,
Gone, gone the cheer of each old year
We speak of con amore.
But, buckwheat cake. our heads we shake
AS sadly as we're able
And marvel at you, hard and fiat,
When you come to the table.
o, buckwheat good o, splendid food
That once we had each morning!
Why art thou now a plaque somehow,
Inspiring fear and scorning?
Get hence, avaunti Thou wicked taunt,
Thou sou1less breakfast blaster-
Nay. wait while we punch holes In thee
And make a porous plaster!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Education VS.. Instinct.

Jacob Wendell. Jr., who plays the
part of the dog In Maeterlinck's drai
ma, was dining in a restaurant recent
ly when man, recognizing him as the
actor, approached and said:
Pardon me, but you take the part
of the dog in The Blue Bird do you
not? OF course you don't know it,
but can really bark lots more like
a dog than you"
"Well. you see," answered Wendell,
81 had to earn."-Success Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Mas the Capitol Bigger.

Albert w. Ports, who died the other
day. was the rigger for the capitol.
He bore the distinction of having
placed the Goddess of Liberty on the
dome of the capitol. When the God
dess of Liberty had her recent an
nual cleaning Mr.. Potts put up the
rigging that enabled the workmen to
reach the dizzy heights Of the statue.
He was sixty-five years old, and had
spent most of his life in the service
Of the government as an expert rig
ger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

effects Of projectiles when striking
the armor of the vessels at this range.
Ordnance experts also hope to ascer-
tain the effect of underwater hits and
the underwater trajectory OF a proJec-
tile when falling short of the target.
1t Is intended to anchor or actually
ground the Texas In shOal water out
at sea off the capes of the Chesa-
peake.
The Texas has been chosen for the
tests because she is considered no
longer of military value. Provision
will be made quickly to repair the
damage done to her and for reducing
the chance of damage to minimum,
but 1t doubtless will be impossible to
determine in advance the havoc of a
12inch projectile.
Prior to the target practice the
Texas will be ordered to the Norfolk
navy yard for such work as may be de-
termined upon as necessary. She will
be made to have as nearly as possible
the resisting power of first-class
battleship. so that 1t can be deter
mined to what extent modern battle
ships can withstand hostile fire.
The Texas has been known as a
"hoodoo'' ship ever since she was
launched. She haG sunk schooners
and barges in collision; she has been
ashore, and she nearly sank at sea
through an accident to her "sea
cocks" Her guns have been disabled
by accidental recoils, and the steam
derrick Hercules nearly sank her. The
vessel was put in service in 1895 and
went out of commission in 1907. She
cost $2,5O0,O00.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

"hoodoo" battle
ship Texas, at the
q n n u al target
practice. The firing
will be a range of
5000 to 10000
yards. A certain
: percentage of high
explosive projec-
tiles will be used
against the hull
and upper works,
and particular eff
fort will be made
to determine the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Balloon Racine.

The racing of balloons is becoming
one of the most popular outdoor
sports. and we have hopes that it
will be many years before any one
invents an indoor variety of the game.
Exhilarating and exciting to the ex-
IRENE, the balloon race has caught the
fancy of the public. The anchors have
also caught several yearling shoats.
barn roofs, stake-and-rider fences
and one of them caught hired man
asleep in the hay field In southern
Indiana and yanked him aloft so sud-
denly that he thought 1t was judgment
day and confessed to a great many
things that had been blamed on other
people, before he realized his error
The modus operandi of balloon
race is to assemble the contesting
balloons in a flock and fill them with
gas. At given signal the ropes
are cut and the great bags arise and
dash madly hither and yon in their
efforts to win. Each balloon is man.
ney by a captain and a pilot All
the captain and pilot have to do is to
furnish their pictures to the newspa<
pers and walk home after the balloon
comes down, unless they carry rail.
road fare with them A captain try
ing to command a balloon or pilot
trying to pilot 1t has about as much
chance of success as you or I, gentle
reader, when we endeavor to convince
a hen that she does not want to set
After the balloons start in the race
they go in all directions. That is
the great charm about the sport No.
body knows where balloon will CO.
It is as irresponsible as thistledown
Two or three hours after the start
one of the balloons comes down on
the Baptist church in the next county
seat. and after the captain has detach-
ed himself from the spire he explains
that he could have stayed up for a
week, but that the gas leaked or he
couldn't find the right current of air.
That Is one annoyance in the sport
A captain will go up and hunt every
where for the right current, and not
be able to lay his hand on It, although
he could have sworn 1t was right
Where he thought it should be-
The other balloons drop from time
10 time In widely separated sections
of the country, speeding in their mad
flight with all the abandon of bunch
OF empty barrels rolling down hill.
The last balloon to come down wins
the race; the captain and pilot walk
to the nearest town and wire home for
money.
Already the sporting blood Of the
country Is being warmed. Soon the
thoroughbred balloon will appear. and
gentlemen farmers will have their
balloon stables. Old balloons that
have taken purses in many a con-
test will be rewarded by being turned
out to air for the rest of their
lives.
The gas companies are very enthu
siastic over the sport.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

In 1t some error, but the error was
not there. He examined 1t diverse
and reverse and on the edges. The
bill did not look just right; but just
the same, not single flaw could be
found In it. After he examined 1t
about an hour he called his chief as.
sistant, to whom he turned the dol
lar bill over with the trenchant re
mark: Its been washed, that's all, :"
and so there Is no counterfeit dollar
bill of that particular vintage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Curing paralysis by artificially In
ducing fever reminds one of the in.
genious practitioner who always
threw his patients into fits and then
cured the fits.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

1t is bad enough to be a deaf mute,
but when one so afflicted Is sued for
SANDER, 1t is carrying the thing too
far. Some persons evidently just
can't make their hands be. ave-"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Mount Etna continues to smoke, but
the innocent bystanders have come to
the conclusion that there is nothing
doing in the way of lava. Many time
and oft have we heard OF persons who
didn't know It was loaded"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Another instance of the hardship OF
militery duty is the decree that mem
bers of the New Jersey National Guard
must refrain from wearing patent
leather pumps at drill. However,
there is no order against chewing gum
or using powder puffs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

A Cleveland man wants damages for
having to answer telephone calls that
we're not for him and for the time be
has lost in waiting to get the mum,
bers he wanted, He will receive q
large amount OF public sympathy. Il
he never gets anything else.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Aviator Paulhan, who has made
100000 out of his aeroplane. says he
Is going to retire from the game.
This looks to US like knowing exactly
when to quit
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Pupils at Wellesley must learn how
to spell before they are allowed to
graduate 1t may be a good innova-
ton, but we fear that it will detract
from the quality of Wellesley fudge.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
scott,s Reoecca In MIvanhoe. /"

The character of Rebecca, in Scott's
Ivanhoe" was taken from beautiful
Jewess, Miss Rebecca Gratz Of Phila-
delphia. Her steadfastness to Juda-
ism, when related by Washington r.
wing to Scott, won his admiration and
caused the creation of one of his fin
est characters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

An army officer has invented mul.
tiplex telephone, and 1t is claimed for
It that ten persons can speak over one
line. AS If we didn't have troubles
enough already with the four-party
wire.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Paris has decreed war against rats.
This does not mean a battle against
the rodents, but the downfall OF the
present style of dressing ladies' hair.
But while the hobble skirt remains
Paris fashions will not lack for strfk
Ing features.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

IrKutsk, the capital of Siberia, is
described as the wickedest city in the
world. 1t is now up to New York,
Chicago and Pittsburg to renew their
efforts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

During the last "a years, says an
eastern paper, we have lost S. 900, o00.-
900 by fire. Even at that old made
quate water supply" is still doing busi-
ness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Simple, Rather.

He-You are the only woman ever
loved.
She-Do you expect me to believe
that?
He-I do. / swear it is true.
She-Then believe you. Any man
who would expect woman to believe
that cannot have been much In the
company of women.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

We are told that there will be no
babies in these United States after
the year 2020. Another reason for
protecting our infant industries
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

A New York publisher tells us that
poor music sells best So we should
Judge from the music we hear these
days
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

A London man who was contrib
utor to Punch has just died, leaving
q fortune of 100000, and we'll bet
his jokes weren't worth It. ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

A Chicago man was shot for STEP
ping on another's corn. Anybody who
has ever nursed pet corn will call
1t justifiable homicide.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

That proposed half cent coin would
be about right for most of the things
you get by dropping cent coin In
the slot
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

New York is to have fifty-eight
story building. Tenants on the top
floor will be reasonably safe from
porch climbers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

A new play in New York is called
= Bought and Paid For" However,
many a writer of vaudeville sketches
has no such luck
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
Doctors Said
Health Gone
Suffered with Throat Trouble

Mr.. B. w.
D. b q mes,
ex : Sheriff
Of Warren
G o u n t y,
T e nnessee.
in a letter
fr m Nc
M in n vile.
T e n nessee,
writes:
at n n n
{ h r o a {
{ r o u b ] .
q n d h 3 d
three doc
tors treating
m e. "A
failed to do
m e a n y
g God, and
onounced
m y health
gone. I con-
n n
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

We are told that an Illinois woman
has put an end to herself by jumping
into a cistern. Well, we'll!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Beware the grip Do not let 1t get
q hold on you.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Florida has a bride seventy-eight
years old And yet there are women
of forty who have given up hope.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

What do you think OF a hen that
laid 1900 eggs in % years and never
brooded? Can you beat It?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Pride has many fall these slip
perry mornings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Chicago is the gem center OF the
world, but there is such thing az
wearing too many.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02
TO RIDDLE THE TEXAS
BATTLE3HlPs' GUNS WILL BoM-
BARD OLD hoOpoO VESSEL.
Sister Ships of the U. S. Navy VIII
Train Their Guns on the An
tiquated Hulk During
Target Practice.

Battleships of the United States
navy will train their guns on the old
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Philip-These motorists seem 70
think the ordinary pedestrians are be
meath them.
Harry-Well, they often are.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Baseball bids fair to girdle the
globe. The Japs and the Cubans are
taking kindly to it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

The house cat carries germs In
doors and INDUCES out of doors In
an excess of vocal expression.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

One mans attempt at suicide Is at
tributed to too much housework. Il
this sign of the times?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

Baseball talk has moved on from
postmortems to forecasts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

An extraordinary duel was fought
In France the other day. One or the
duellists was hurt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-12
D. It's INSTEAD OF BLOW
KILLED LOCAL BARTENDER.

Although the police were led to be-
lieve that Charles Meyer, a bartender,
who died at the City Hospital last
night, might have been the victim of a
saloon fracas at 402 Ferry street last
Thursday, County Physician Mckenzie,
who performed an autopsy today, found
that death was caused by delirium
tremens.
Meyer had been employed by Andrew
Reschke at that address. The latter
declares a man got into a dispute with
him about a game of pool and Meyer
came to his employers assistance.
Meyer was struck over the head sew
eral times, after which 1t was impossi-
BILE to arouse him. On the advice of
DR.. William Schopfer the bartender
was taken to the City Hospital Satur-
day.
Although it is known that Meyer had
been working in saloons during the
past few months, it is said that he for
merly owned several saloons here and
was considered wealthy.