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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Words ct Wise Men.

Ignorance has no light, but error
follows a false one. The consequence
is that error, when she retraces her
steps, has farther to go refore she can
arrive at truth than ignorance.-Col-
ton.
Dificulty is q severe instructor. set
over us by the Supreme Guardian and
Legislator, who knows US better than
we know ourselves. and loves us bet
ter, too. He that wrestles with us
strengthens our nerves and sharpens
our skill. Our antagonist is our help
er-Burke.
True dignity abides with him alone,
who, in the silent hour Of inward
thought, can still respect and still re.
we're himself. in lowliness of heart
Wordsworth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The pens and yards where pigeons
are confined must be kept clean.
There is very little chance of making
money from squads unless the pigeons
can be kept comparatively free from
diseases and insect parasites. If
healthy breeding stock is secured, the
houses and yards kept clean, and care
full attention given to the birds, dis
eases and parasites should not be a
material factor in squad raising.
(Only good, sound grain should be
fed.
The following advice as to keeping
pigeons we'll and curing their diseases
is taken from Farmers Bulletin No.
684, SQUAD Raising" The stock
should be carefully watched and any
sick birds removed from the breeding
pens. The house should be kept dry,
clean, well ventilated and free from
drafts The yards should be kept
clean either by scraping the surface
and adding fresh sand or gravel or by
cultivating the land and planting it
to grain if possible.
The nests, nest boxes, and pens
should be kept clean, but it is not adj
visable to disturb the nests which con,
tain eggs or squads any more than is
actually necessary. The pens should
be sprayed frequently with whitewash
containing little crude carbolic acid,
or with coal-tar disinfectant, and the
nest boxes and perches should be ex-
amined for mites, especially in hot
weather, and sprayed with kerosene
oil or some commercial preparation
which will kill mites. The nests or
nest pans should be cleaned out and
the nesting material removed after
the squads are marketed or leave the
nests.
Canker.
Pigeons are subject to many of the
diseases which affect poultry and may
be treated in the same manner. Canker
and tho disease or condition called
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Early Note on che Beaver.

John Clarke was chief factor Of the
Hudson's Bay company for many
years until his death in 1852. His
daughter in 1906 published a brief
series of pages from his notebooks
David Goule, one of Mr. Clarke's staff,
thus reported to him regarding
beavers:
II started with a trap for Beaver
Pond, about three miles from Fort Viii.
liam tat the head Of Lake Superior)
It was early winter with only six
inches of snow upon the ground. When
I got within hundred yards of the
pond. the snow began to look as If it
had been trodden firmly down, and
was covered with coating OF Ice.
Stumps and small bushes protruded in
every direction, and were cut off close
to the ground as neatly as ii with a
knife. Previous to the freezing over
OF the pond, the beavers cut down very
snail brush close by, and dragged it to
tie waters edge, where they fastened
it to tie bottom Of the water, to serve
as provisions during the winter. All
birch trees, too on the edge OF the
por.d are cut down SO as to fall into
the river. They also serve as provi-
sioLs. The instinct of beavers in
choosing ard cutting down the trees
is wonderful. 1t is rare to see a tree
fall away from the pool instead OF
into it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Three Days
Holiday
q
By
HAROLD CARTER
Copyright, 1916. by w. g. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1915. by w. u. Cnapman.l
At half-past twelve Durham, just
home from the Office, looked about his
little uptown fiat. The fat was empty,
and it seemed to inspire in him a
good deal Of interest.
The living room was empty. The
dining room was empty, though his
wife had left a substantial cold lunch
for him before she went away. His
wife's room was empty and stripped
of her belongings. In fact, Dora Dun
ham had gone away for three-days
vacation without her husband.
Durham sneered, but it was a merry
sheer without trace Of vindictive-
ness about it.
81 guess" he said, that when Dora
goes away and leaves me bachelor.
she leaves me the privileges of a
bachelor as WE'LL
Dunharn looked the sort of young
man who might have made any wom-
an happy. Yet he seemed in a hurry
to get away from his home. He ate
his lunch, packed lis suitcase, left the
apartment and took ticket for Allan
tic Harbor
AT thirty many men have good
deal of the boy left in their systems.
Durham, the Observation-Disclosures
clerk, seemed to have shaken off the
cares of business and the RESPONSE
bilities of married life at the same
time. Before his wife had departed
alone it had been understood that the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Gauze bags, made to hold individ-
ual powder puff balls, are among the
popular new fads that make lovely
Christmas gifts. They are made OF
chiffon, silk muslin or gauze, gathered
over a silk-covered embroidery hoop.
Hangers Of light satin ribbon are
fastened at each side of the hoop with
rosette.
The balls, of absorbent cotton, are
finished with tiny bows Of baby rib
bon matching the hangers in color.
AS soon as used they are thrown
away.
Flowered silk muslin makes pretty
bags, with ribbon hangers matching
the flowers in color The little bows
are sewed to the balls. The bags hang
at the side of the dressing case for
the convenience of guests.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

the hope that you would be there.
Did you have any trouble In getting
away?"
mot q particle" replied the girl.
with a trace of bitterness In her tone.
Il told my husband that was going
away for three days. He said moth
ing, except to ask me how much re-
CURED. That IL like him: he meas
ures everything in terms Of money"
We'll. moneys a pretty good thing
to have" said Durham. And now,
dearest, / have proposal to make.
Since this meeting is to be remind
er OF the days before we were mar
ried, let us forget that we've owe
anything to others, and be engaged
again, as we used to be-
But it's $3.50 horribly sentiment
al, Will"
"But isn't that what we came here
for?"
Yes she agreed. She placed her
arms around his neck ooh, Will, If
| only if we had never manufacturers,
/ meant
The two days passed like happy
dream. They spent the whole time to-
gether, at the hotel, on the boardwalk,
| at the places of amusement. They
heated together, swan, joined in the
crowd of merrymakers. But as the
third evening approached the shadow
of the past seemed to fall across
them.
They were silent as they sat to-
gether by the sea that night.
Tomorrow it all ends, WILL" sighed
the girl.
Yes" he answered. Tomorrow we
go back, to my wife"
And I to my husband. Oh. Will,
If we could spend three days together
like this every year,"
Another silence. Then
''Wili, did you mean it when you
SAID that your wife is shallow, world
| ly and emotionless?'
NO., he confessed. Il love her
for whA she is. want to devote my
life to her, to try to make her happy.
| man absorbed IN his business inter-
ests? Doesn't he care for you? How
could he help caring?"
HE cares" the girl admitted. L
was speaking falsely, dear. He loves
me- And so, we have our duties to-
ward these two"
Yes he agreed.
The last few minutes were gone.
They rose and sauntered back toward
the hotel. In the shadows of the en-
trance, where nobody was, they ex-
changed a swift and furtive en-
brace.
Il shall not see you before you go?"
she asked.
NO, dear. ! think that would be
best. We must take up our lives again
with these memories to sweeten them.
and without the pain Of a new part
ing
You arc right, WILL she answered.
Goodnight, dear" she whispered
| softly.
The next morning Will Durham
started for home. He left his suitcase
at the Office and did not go to his
/, fat until the evening. When he en-
| tezRd there was smile on his face
| as III Gs.b memory of the past three
days had been forgotten.
AT his ring. the door opened and
charming young woman fell into his
arms. He caught her and covered her
face with kisses.
DORA
"Will, dearest!"
Wasn't it great at Atlantic Har
bort"
win, you were perfectly dear. We
must go there every year.
1--WE must, indeed. It was just like
the days Of our engagement. Don't
tell me that married people can't be
happy on three-days' vacation-if
they go about it in the right spirit"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Cretonne is the most effective OF
inexpensive materials for making
beautiful gifts. 1t is at its best in
furnishings for the bedroom.
A pillow cover OF cretonne and a
dresser scarf OF scrim bordered with
it are shown In the picture. The pill
low cover is finished with hem all
around. and bound with black braid
about the edges. The open end fas-
tens with snap fasteners.
The dresser scarf suggests the way
In which these strong, brilliant pat
.erns should be used. A band OF the
cretonne is stitched along each side,
leaving most OF the surface white. as
4 background for the pincushion or
other articles that may be covered
with the cretonne.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Quaker collar and cuff sets OF or
candle are easily made and among the
most fashionable of dress accessories.
They make charming Christmas gifts,
and may be made at small cost.
Sheer materials, in cotton or linen,
are used to make them, with hem
stitching, narrow lingerie laces or
embroidery in small sprays forming
the decorative features. A quaker set
edged with cluny lace is shown in the
picture.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
Relation of Alcohol to
Agriculture in Germany
THE Importance that alcohol dis

THE Importance that alcohol dis
1 tilleries may assume in scientific
agriculture is pointed out in a recent
professional paper published by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture under the title of "Agricul-
tural Alcohol; Studies of It's Manu-
facture in Germany" The results
of the authors study indicate that
the. manufacture of alcohol for tech
nical purposes, not for human con-
sumption, is not regarded in itself a
profitable business, but as neces-
sary factor in general farming. The
distilleries provide market for Ger
many's enormous potato crop, which
in turn has made possible the profit
able cultivation of large tracts of
light, sandy soil in the east.
The spent mash again is returned
to the farmers from the distilleries
and used as feed for cattle which fur
nish manure for the enrichment of
the soil. On account of the pressure
of the population and the desire to
cultivate as large an acreage as pos
sible, German farmers have not been
raising as much livestock as would
be good agricultural practice, and
anything that tends to stimulate them
in this direction is regarded as most
desirable.
Approximately 5000 agricultural
potato distilleries are now in opera
tion in the German Empire. Many of
these are cooperative distilleries in
which it is interesting to note that
the co-operators do not hold shares
having certain money value, but
possess the privilege of calling daily
for certain quantity of spent mash.
To the potato crop itself an eighth
of the arabic land in the German EN-
pire is now devoted, and the produc-
tion Is enormous.
In some instances crops of more
than 535 bushels per acre have been
harvested, while yields of 800 to 375
bushels are quite common. Although
such yields are produced only under
favorable circumstances, it seems OBJ
vious that the total yields can be
very considerably increased If new
uses for alcohol can be discovered
to create the necessary demand. AT
the present time in the eastern prov
inces it Is the price of spirits which
regulates the price of potatoes.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05

Oh! would you know my Celia's charms?
She has no pet dog in her arms!
She does not dye her hair or face!
She walks with perfect ease and grace!
She does not talk in slipshod slang!
She does not sport rat" or "bang!'
She wears no corset tightly laced
She has very natural waist!
She has voice that's sweet and low
She's got-and I am he--one beau!
She--this Is true-she's never late,
She never makes her escort wait!
She's really moderate in her talk,
She likes, in preference, to walk!
She is par excellence you'd deem,
And might be, were she not dream!
La Touche Hancock, In New York Sun
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
Boy Corn Raisers in
Indiana Are Hustlers

THAT the Indiana boy corn raisers
i are hustlers is proven by the rec
ords of the five champions in. the
Corn Club work of that state, con-
Quoted comparatively by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
Purdue University. These young men
were recently in Washington on q
sightseeing trip, under the charge
of their state leader, their expenses
being paid by certain local organiza-
tions which desired to see the boys
rewarded for their excellence in this
manner. The boys remained several
days in the city.
Each boy during the past year
raised more than 106 bushels of corn
on his one-acre plot and the cost per
bushel ranged from about 8 to is
cents in the special cases. The ex-
act yields and costs per bushel are
as follows:
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
Growing of Blackberries Is Good Investment

should be planted with a cultivated
crop. This insures the thorough rot
ting of the sod and will help to de-
stroy the cutworms and other insects
injurious to the young plants. The
soil should be plowed to a depth OF
about nine inches to the Spring and
thorough narrowing should be given
the whole field before the plants are
set. This is usually done as early in
the Spring as the land can be proper
ly prepared.
The earlier the plants are set the
larger the proportion that live and
the better their growth The roots
should be set deeply for the canes
break easily if the crowns project
above the surface of the ground. The
tops should be cut back to six inches
or less in length. Cultivation is nee
essary and the plants should there
fore be set sufficiently far apart to
permit Of it.
Intercropping.
During the first Summer some in
tercrop may be grown between the
IOWSt WulCu Will 6Icdlly IcuuCe JHc
cost Of the berry field that year. This
should be one that requires constant
cultivation and at the same time one
whose growth will not be large
enough to shade the blackberry
plants. Such truck crops as cabbage
and potatoes are excellent for the
purpose, while corn and small grains
should be avoided. BY the second
Summer the plants will be large
enough to occupy all the space and
an intercrop will not be possible.
In both S u nm ers, cultivation
should begin early in the Spring and
be continued at intervals of from one
to two weeks throughout the season
in order to provide dust mulch for
the retention Of moisture and to keep
down suckers and weeds. Suckers
are apt to spring up from the roots
at various distances from the parent
plant, especially when the roots are
cut. Digging up these suckers is a
favorite way of securing new plants,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05

but this practice interferes, OF course,
with the yield Of the berries.
Blackberry roots live for many
years, but the canes-e excepting two
varieties-bear only in their second
year. After the fruiting season,
therefore, they should be cut out and
burned. The one-year-old canes may
usually be left to themselves through
out the Winter, Not more than three
or four new canes should be left to
each plant, however, and the others
should be thinned out at the same
time that the canes which have
fruited are thinned.
Training Plants.
In some cases, 1t will also be de-
sirable to train the plants in order
to facilitate cultivation as we'll as to
prevent them being damaged by Win
ter SHOWS. A wire trells may then
become profitable investment. The
simplest form of such trellis consists
OF single wire attached to posts set
at intervals of from Is to 80 feet
III Oash ioW vi pldulS. ne canes
are tied to this wire about 21a feet
above the ground.
Another method is to nail cross
pieces to the posts and stretch two
wires from the ends of these cross
pieces, which form a support for the
blackberry canes on each side. Va
rieties that grow somewhat like a
grape vine require a much higher
trellis with two wires; one about S,
and one about 3 feet from the ground.
One hundred and forty different
varieties of blackberries are now rec
ognized, divided into three classes
the hardy, the half-hardy and the
tender. The hardy variety should be
able to Withstand a temperature Of
80 degrees F. as well as the sudden
changes of temperature in the West
ern States. The half-hardy class Is
more susceptible both to cold and to
change, and the tender variety can
only be grown where mild Winters
prevail.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
L. S. A. VS.. European Areas.

Some idea of the size of the United
States is gained by comparing our
country with the European nations
involved in the great war. For in
stance, Russia is the only country in
Europe that is larger than our State
Of Texas.
France is not quite as big as Cali
fornia and Alabama combined.
Germany is about the same size as
France and about equal to Montana
and Georgia combined
The British Isles are about the
same size as New Mexico.
Belgium is not quite as big as
Maryland
Italy is about the size of Nevada
Servia is almost $4,000 square
miles smaller than Indiana.
Illinois is nearly as large as Bel
gium, Seryia and Netherlands com
bined.
Italy is about twice the size o
Illinois.
Texas and California together arr
bigger than Germany and France to
gether.
Austria with 241,491 square mile
IS the biggest country in Europe mex
to Russia, but is 5000 square mile
smaller than Texas.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
Manufacture of Acid
Phosphate Is Subject

THE manufacture of acid phosphate
i has come to play such an i'm
portant part in the fertilizer industry
Of the United States that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has just issued
a bulletin tNo. 144) on the subject,
which is designed both for manufac-
turers and for progressive farmers.
Phosphate rock, it is said, has al
most entirely displaced bone, guano
and apatite as a source of phosphoric
acid and knowledge of the axact
composition of the rock Is of import
ance because not only the phosphate
of lime but all the impurities as well
are acted on by the sulphuric acid
used as reagent and influence the
finished product.
OF all the impurities occurring in
phosphate rock, compounds Of iron
and aluminium are the most dreaded.
Even in small quantities these ele-
ments are apt to cause certain
amount of reversion and in large
quantities may render the product
sticky and unfit for use. BY careful
handling, however, phosphate high in
iron and aluminium compounds may
be made to produce high-grade acid
phosphate. On the other hand car
Donate of lime Is rather desirable
when the quantity is not excessive.
Both the den" and the "open
dump systems are in general use
for making acid phosphate, each hav-
ing certain advantages. In the den"
system, after the rock and sulphuric
acid are thoroughly mixed, the COM
pound is dropped into closed, brick
lined chamber or den" where the
chemical reactions raise the tempera-
ture to a high point and are COM
pleted in "a hours or so, the prod
uct being then ready for shipment.
In the open dump" system, as the
name implies, the mixture Of acid and
rock is dumped on an open pile and
may require a month or even longer
to become fit for use. The fumes
given off in the process, moreover,
may become serious nuisance in the
vicinity of towns. On the other hand
the removal Of the acid phosphate
from the den Is troublesome and,
when done by hand, sometimes dan
gerous.
The cost of producing acid phos-
phate depends on number of vary
ing factors, such as the size, loca-
ton and equipment of the plant and
the cost of sulphuric acid. Exclusive
of office expenses it may be said to
range from $500 to $S ton
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05

There is nothing quite like shift
lessness to drive the boys from the
farm to the city. Farm boys like to
see things go. In fact, wide-awake e
boy appreciates having things done
right. Think about these things,
brother farmer, and make a path of
interest so bright on the farm that
the boys will become interested in all
departments of farm life.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05
NDER good management an aver
age yield of 1900 quarts Of

VNDER good management an aver
IL age yield of 1900 quarts of
blackberries per acre can be ex-
pected, according to a recent publ
cation issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture. Where
the soil is very deep and rich and
the best moisture conditions are
found this may be increased to 5000
quarts and certain varieties on the
Pacific slope have even given 1000
quarts an acre. The last census
showed that approximately $4,000
acres were devoted to blackberry
plantations in the United States.
This acreage is distributed over
practically the entire country. Mis-
souri, leads with nearly 5000 acres
and New Jersey is second with 1900.
AS a matter of fact, blackberries can
be grown successfully on almost any
type Of soil and in a wide range of
climates. In the colder parts of the
Northwest the severe Winters fire.
quently kill the plants and in the arid
sections of the West hot, dry winds
destroy the ripening fruit. The
choice of proper varieties, however,
will do much to overcome natural
difficulties.
Selecting Plantation.
In selecting site for blackberry
plantation, the most important. con-
siderations are the moisture of the
soil and the accessibility of a market.
The blackberry is tender fruit, the
keeping qualities of which are seri-
ously affected by jarring over rough
roads 1t is, moreover, essential that
the berries should be placed on the
market as quickly as possible after
they are picked if they are to COM
mand a good price.
The best land is a deep, fine, sandy
loan with large supply Of humus
and abundant moisture at the ripen-
ing season. On the other hand, the
plants are often killed If water stands
on the plantation during the Winter
The year before the establishment
of the blackberry plantation the land