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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

q series of CRATE bars which are in
turn covered by a cremating box or
oven in which the material to be In
cinerated is placed.
In building this, place in the exca-
walton for the base quantity OF
loose stones and gravel to insure ade-
quate drainage below the cement. The
inside dimensions of the fire box base
are 2 feet, inches by foot, 91a
inches by l foot, inches. The out
side dimensions feet, 4 inches by
2 feet, inches. While the cement is
still soft, place across the top some
old CRATE bars, which form the CRATE
on which the material to be burned is
placed. The incinerating chamber is
made of galvanized iron-length,
feet, 2 inches; width. l foot, 10 inches;
height, 1 foot, inches. In the top
is cut round hole protected by a
hinged cover. The galvanized box
has no bottom, but is placed on top
of the CRATE bars and held firmly in
place while the cement is worked up
around its lower edges. In the back
of this box is an opening for piece
of stove pipe. When not in use this
pipe may be removed and stored in
side the box. A large wooden box
should be kept over the galvanized
box, when the crematory is not in use,
to protect it from the weather.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

these will be replaced ultimately by
heavier horses better suited for heavy
farm work
The size and value of the mature.
animal depends to a large extent on
the feed and care it gets during colt
hood. 1t pays to give the colt a.
chance to make the most of its In
herited possibility of development, for
an extra 200 or 800 pounds make a.
striking difference in the selling price
of work horse or mule.
The maximum development is pos.
sible only when the colts are handled
carefully and fed well during the first
two or three years of their lives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

Whether to be worn to gather vege-
tables or flowers from the garden or
to go a-marketing in the morning or
for the drive about the country every
woman wants becoming headWear.
And it seems she is destined to be
gratifed, for the garden hats and SUM-
bonnets of today are as carefully
planned as the dress hats with which
fair women fortify themselves to meet
the critical eyes of their peers.
Cretonnes, ginghams, chambrays, and
new fancy cotton weaves have been
brought into unfamiliar service and
used in new ways to evolve the home
made headwear that is illustrated In
the picture given here. Even the
plain little sunbonnet manages to be
becoming and prettily frivolous. while
1t fulfilis its mission Of shading the
eyes and protecting the neck.
Some Of tho new cotton fabrics, such
as cotton gabardine or cotton pop1in,
are OF just the right weight and body
for these pretty bonnets. Plain white
tape or binding braid makes an at
tractive finish and adds to the irmness
Of edges and shapeljness of the capes
and brims. There Is quite a variety
in paper patterns for mNking them and
they are designed to be easily laun-
dered. There are the tin @-bonored
ginghams and chambrays, more beau
tifully ccIored than ever, to be used.
and combinations of plain and figured
fabrics where q fanciful bonnet for the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
Great Wall Of China.

Few people realize what an almost
perfect coHdition prevails along q
large part OF the great wall Of China.
the bricks OF the parapet are rs firm
as ever. and their edges have stood
the severe cliaatic conditions Of
North China with scarcely break.
The paving along tahe top OF the wall
10 10 smooth that one may ride cyer
1t with a bicycle, and the great gran
tie blocks with which II Is faced are
smooth and SO closely fitted as when
put in place over 1000 years ago.
The entire length of this wall is ], 400
miles, 1t IL ~ feet high and 20 feet
In thickness. At intervals Of 100 Yards
or 80 there are toner's, some 40 feet
in height, Popular Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
My Client $
Queer Case
By Augustus Goodrich Sherwin

Copyright, 1915. by w. q. Chapman,
"A barefooted bride IN a way, eh?"
I intimated TO my old college chum,
Roy Dacre.
He flushed slightly. We were still
close friends, FIVE years after gradu-
alton and drifting into new life chan
nels He had inherited a fortune and
had not gone into profession, al
though he made fefnt at carrying
on the real estate business of his de-
ceased father, which really meant
looking after the family investments.
Dacre was about the only one OF
my old friends who particularly cul-
tivated me- There was reason. I
had broken all intellectual trammels
in the opinion of my college asso-
ciates, had placed myself beyond the
select social pale by disdaining the
respectable calling of the law and en-
gaging in the detective line. 1t had
always fascinated me. made "a sue
cess at the start in a big bank mys-
terry. l was something of a scribbler,
and / fancied that eventually my ex-
perience might lead to my becoming
an expert writer on 'crfminoIogy.
"a barefooted bride? Yes, just that,
If necessary" spoke Dacre, a trif1e re-
sentingly. What of it? Poor OBJ
scure-but an angel! Between some
pampered spoiled lady of fashion and
this sweet wildwood flower, who
would hesitate that valued innocence,
the assurance of fidelity and-love
Yes, for love her. believe Elsa
Warren returns the sentiment. ! am
going to marry her-if she will have
me-"
studied my client and friend for a
minute or two to decide that he was
fully resolved. He had ever been an
erratic, willful fellow, doing odd
things in violation of prevailing
ethics, generally right in his deduc-
ton. always right in his motives.
wondered what his aristocratic friends
would say about this new resolution
Of his.
81 have told you my story from be-
ginning to end" he added, ''as would
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

beach or mountain road is required.
A garden hat is shown made of plain
chambray for the brim, with pulled
crown made of figured cretonne. One
hardly needs pattern for hat so
simple as this, but the standard pat
tern companies furnish such patterns.
The brim is circle of butchers linen
covered with the plain chambray on
both sides. It is stiffened with rows
Of machine stitching. The crown in
this hat is made Of a small circular
piece OF the linen covered with Gre
tonne. with pun Of the cretonne
gathered into 1t. The lower edge OF
the pun is turned up and gathered
and sewed to the brim. There is q
band of silk braid about the crown.
finished with little bow having dou-
BILE loops. Gayly Powered small fig
ured cretonnes are used with plain
goods Of the same color as that pre-
vailing in the cretonne
The black-and-white checked hat Is
part hat and part bonnet in design.
A stiffened cape at the back may
be either turned up or down, and fast
ems by means OF loop to button on
the visor at the 'front.' Bright red,
green, or black braid is used for the
binding and the crown is a circle plait-
ed into the band at its base. Machine
stitching and an interlining OF butch
er'e linen provide the requisite stiff
ness Tor the brfm and cape.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
Incarceration is BEST
Only Really Sanitary Way to Dis
pose of Dead Poultry.
To Throw Bodies on Manure Heap 10
to Invite Spread Of Disease
Small crematory ls Within
Reach Of Poultry Man.
(By r. PEARL)


On every poultry plant and around
every farm there is bound to occur
from time to time a greater or less
number of deaths of chicks and adult
fowls from disease or other natural
causes.
The disposal of these dead bodies
offers problem to the poultryman,
the correct solution of which may in
many cases become a very important
matter This Is especially true in the
cases of death from contagious dis
eases. The method usually practiced
by the farmer and poultryman for the
disposition of dead carcasses is sani-
tary in the extreme To throw the
dead bodies on the manure pile is to
invite the spread of the disease. Bury
ing is far from being satisfactory
way of dealing with the matter. Un-
less buried deeply, there is likelihood
that dogs or other marauding animals
will dig out the carcasses and scat
ter parts of them on the top Of the
ground.
The only really sanitary method of
dealing with dead bodies Is to inciner-
ate them. The difficulty of following
this plan is that the farmer usually
does not have any suitable source
of heat ready at hand at all times.
To meet this requirement there has
recently been devised by the expert
ment station of an eastern state a
small crematory, which in point of
cost is within the reach of every poul-
tryman or farmer.
This crematory is very simple in
construction. 1t consists of cement
base or fire box, bearing on its top
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

really to be considered for a jour-
ney or for street wear in 'city.
The coat Is box model with dou-
BILE breast when fastened at the front.
1t opens with long revers and Is fur
nished with pockets at the sides and
an inside pocket for convenience,
such as are found in mems coats.
TaA sleeves are long and plain, having
cuffs finished with braid and three
bone buttons like those used for the
fastening at the front of the coat. A
plain full blouse of white crepe de
chine, open at the throat, has wide
collar Of black-and-white wash silk and
small cravat bow of the silk as
finish. 1t fastens ct the front with
square buttons of black Jet.
A well-fitting Panama hat, with band
of black-and-white ribbon, short white
washable gloves with black stitching.
and cioth-topped shoes complete the
details of costume in which the trav-
eler viii feel at ease wherever her
wanderings may carry her.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

Take two pieces of No. 8 wire and
fasten to the stills at one end by pass
ing through the holes and forming q
lock by turning the end back through
the holes over small iron pins. then
pass the wire over the V-irons. draw
ing them tight with lever and fasten
at the other ends in the same way.
This brace will more than double the
strength of the ladder and add but
little expense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

main With the Lonely. 5ereaved
Old Man.
do to no other person. I need your
professional assistance. Can have
it?"
In other words, you wish me to
find this Reuben Thorpe and his step
daughter, Elsa Warren"
Precisely"
81 will think 1t over this evening
and let you know in the morning" l
answered, and with that my visitor
departed.
There was a good deal to think
over. Briefly, Dacre, while hunting in
a wild part of the Lake Superior
country, had sustained bad fall from
a cliff-side He had lain helpless and
isolated half of the day and all OF
one night, unable to climb up the
steep incline. He had been discov-
cred by a girl whose whole appear
ance suggested some wild mountain
maid.
Her name was Elsa Warren and she
lived with her stepfather, Reuben
Thorpe, a hunter he proclaimed him.
self, but not averse to assisting bor-
der smugglers at times. He was a
surly, unsociabIe old fellow, but with
one great redeeming feature in his
warped nature-he idolized Elsa as
he had loved her dead mother She
seemed to feel it duty to remain
with the lonely, bereaved old man. In
her presence all his rudeness seemed
90 disappear. Poor, obscure as they
were, the girl had grown up connmun-
1ng only with nature, ardently fond
OF books. These had refined her ma
fnre, and these her stepfather always
provided, no matter how poorly lstS
desuItory vocation paid him.
For a month Dacre was laid up at
the humble cottage home Of Elsa,
near q little town named Clyde The
purity and freshness of his faithful
nurse had enraptured him. He made
m honest, earnest declaration Of love.
Elsa had bluLhed and trembled. Her
stepfather, coming in, few into pas
sion. He drove Dacre forcibly from
the place. The next morning Dacre
found the little hut deserted, Elsa
and Thorpe had disappeared,
For a month he sought them With
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
WELL-BRAcED LONG LADDER
Weak and Dangerous Feature Over
come by Wire Brace-Strenath
Added at Little Expense.

Farmers who have occasion to use
long ladders often find them weak and
dangerous when set up at the proper
angle. This can be overcome by a
wire brace. Get blacksmith to make
two V-shaped irons, and fasten them
to the side stills with small bolts. Bore
small holes through stills at each end.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
Deficient Calf Ration.

Many Of the calves In the West are
fed ration consisting of corn slower,
prairie hay and sometimes some corn
as grain ration. Such ration Is de-
ficient in protein, and the animals viii
not do well on it. But If good clover
hay is substituted for some of the
roughage in this ration, the animals
will make good gains at less cost.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24

With the approach Of foaling time
the grain ration of the mare should
be decreased. Use feeds such as bran
and roots, as they are valuable. A
roomy box stall or an open grassy lot
is almost imperative. After foaling
the mare should not be worked for
from ten to fifteen days. and then
but lightly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-24
RIGHT ATTENTION TO COLTS
Good Work Horses and Mules wiz
Bring Remunerative Prices for
Several Years to Come.

Horse owners cannot afford to give
their colts Indifferent care.
There is every indication that good
work horses and mules will bring re-
mt 9rative prices for several years.
The demand for army horses is taking
a large number of light weight anil
mails out of the country. Most Of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23
DAVID Fleming
WILLPLAYFOR
VALLEY ISLAND

David Fleming will hold down his
old position at back for the Maui team,
and supporters Of the Valley Island
four are much encouraged by the
news. Maui has an excellent substi-
fute in Caleb Burns, but his appear
ance in the game would have necessi
tated. an entire shift Of the lineup
and besides, Maui-0ahu game with
out Fleming would not carry out the
traditions Of interisland sport.
The Maui players arrived early this
morning. Frank F. Baldwin and Ar
thur Collins are registered at the
Pleasanton hotel. and David Fleming
is at the Young. Sam Baldwin arrived
Yesterday. Harold Rice, who will be
out of the game this year, owing to
the effects of a recent operation, Is
expected tomorrow morning.
The Maui contingent is not predict
ing. but there is a good deal OF confl'
dence in camp nevertheless. the
team is better mounted than for some
wears past, and the ponies are In
great shape after their week at Moa,
nalua. There is a general feeling that
tomorrow's game will make inter-is'
land polo history.
The Maui men viii make trip q
the field some time today, to have 9
look at their mounts, and they may
throw a leg over one or two ponies
for a few minutes, although there viii
be no regular practise.
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took his own string of ponies along,
tbereby deducting three first-class
mounts from the Oahu stable On the
other hand there are several new
Monies. purchased on the Coast two
wears ago. that are going into an inter-
island tournament for the first time.
Walter Dillingham; has three grays
that have lived up to all expectations,
and there are several other new
mounts that are expected to Strength
en- the local string.
/ Again. Trainer Peter Harmon mas
no superior m conditioning polo ponies
for a certain date. It is possible inst
the Maui string would go through
hard three-game series better than
oahu. but II is very doubtful II
the visitors ponies will be in any bet
ter or even S good shape, for single
game. Every pony that carries an
0ahn man in tofnorrow's game will be
on Its toes and trained to the day and
hour. If past performances OF Harmon
can be taken as criterion.
/ AS to the players. 1t must be adj
mitted that Oahu hasn't had the prac-
tise as a team that Maui has this
season Lack of opposition has been
big handicap to team development
here, and not once this year have the
! four men who sport the blue ana
white lined up together. But 1t must
be remembered that Castle. Dilling-
ham and Rice have played a lot OF
polo together, both here and on the
coast. For years they have been used
4 to each others combination work, and
! this is bound to tell in hard match,
even II recent team practise has been
! lacking. Walter Macfarlane has PLAYED
for two championship seasons ON the
team, and knows his position thor.
oughly. He has greatly improved as
a goal getter, and is now one of the
suresf shots on the team. ~
Summed up as whole, the polo sit.
uation between Maui and Oahu looks
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23
TWO MILLIONAIRES PASSED
UP SPRIGGAN, TURF WONDER

igree that can be traced back almost
to Noah's Ark
Spriggan never had beaten the 2.10
mark. yet he has consistently beaten
horses with records under 2:10.
Irony In Victory.
The irony of Spriggan's victory in
the big California race. from the stand
point of the second millionaire who
discarded him.. is that Spriggan, in
that race, beat the horse that the
millionaire had spent months in groom
ing for that one big harness battle.
w. B. Dickerman owned Spriggan
as a yearling. He had him on his
farm at Mamaroneck, n. Z. Sprig-
gan didn't look like conner in his
colt DAYS and Diekerman threw him
in with lot of horses that were dis
posed of at a bargain sale that was
conducted in 1911 Charles Dean OF
Pa1atine, ILL.,. acting for R. ]. Mcken-
zie. the Canadian millionaire and
sportsman, looked over Spriggan and
decided to purchase him.
Il came to my decision not because
Spriggan was good, but because OF
his pedigree. explained Dean. 4 fig.
ured that morse With breeding as
good as Spriggan's ought to amount
to something some day.
Spriggan vas raced a little as a 2
year-old. He showed fairly well. As
3-yeaT-old he looked good. but in nc
way wonderful. He was campaigned
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23

in California in 1914 and showed fair
speed and great gameness, but no one
seemed eager to buy him. He was
an ordinary trotter-that's ALL
In the fall of 1914 Mckenzie decided
to cut down the size of his stable by
selling some of his horses. He includ-
ed Spriggan in the bunch-and Sprig-
gan brought only 500. He was pur-
chased BY George Lowery. acting fof
". X. Dunno of San Francisco.
The entry list for the $4,000 race
opened last year. San Felipe. the
crack trotter of the Mckenzie stables,
was one of the early entries. Esper-
ANA, Fleeta Dillon, Marie Murphy and
other famous trotters later were en-
tered.
Looked Good to Them.
aThis Spriggan looks pretty good &c
me-" said Lowrey to Dunno. early IN
the spring. What do you say TO en-
tering him in the big race?
Doesn't look as if he had any
chance. answered Dunno. Mcken
zie sold him to us for 500 and kep'
San Felipe for this race. Mckenzie
certainly Jnows horses, and It's
einch that ne wouldn't have let Sprig
gan go for 500 if he thought he was
speedy animal"
sThat's lcgical-but mistakes otter
have been made in judging horse,
answered Lowrey.
Later on Lowrey and Dunno devotee
much of their leisure to watchiI {
Spriggan. The more they watched
hin the better he looked
Lets enter him and take chance,
said Dunno finally. And so Spriggar
was entered just as the entry list
closed
And Spriggan, the castoff, won thu
5000 race.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23
COAST LEAGUE.
JACK NESS KEEPS
UP GREAT RECORD
OF STRAIGHT HTS
rAssociated Press by Fed. wireless

ASSOCIATED Press by Fed. Wireless.]
LOS ANGELES, July 23-First
Baseman Jack Ness Of the Oakland
Coast League team has hit safely in
the last 40 games. This surpassed
the worlds record of Ty Cobb of the
Detroit Americans, who batted safely
in 40 games, beginning May Is and
ending July 2, 1911. Otis Clymer o.
the Minneapolis team held the minor
league record, having hit safely In 25
games. Ness began making his record
at San Francisco, May 81.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23

A race horse that was twice discard
ed by millionaire owners that was
bought for 500 and shortly afterward
won $4,000 Tace--that's the story OF
Spriggan. the 2:0SA trotter that fur
nished the surprise of the year by
winning the big Panama Pacific trot in
San Francisco.
Spriggan was something of an adj
ded starter in that race. His owners,
confident that their horse had speed,
weren't sure that he had enough to
figure as contender in that race.
But at the last moment they entered
Spriggan and took a Brodie.
Spriggan is the 5-year-old son OF
Baron Mckinney, 2:10h, and Helen
Simmons. 2:11A. Spriggan has a ped
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like a very even break, with perhaps
a slight shade in favor Of Oahu on
account of familiarity with the field
and superior combination.
Many polo students in figuring to-
morrow's game bark back to the great
match of 1912, when Oahu scored the
goal that tied the score at to 20
seconds before the end of the game.
necessitating the playing of an extra
period, which resulted in an unfortu-
nate safety against Maui. 1t seems
likely that the match tomorrow will
be another great battle. and it would
not be surprising to see the score
stand at approximately the same fig
nres.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-23
INTER-|SLAND
POLO MEETING
FOR TOMORROW
Old Rivals Will Clash at Moana-
Iua in What Should Prove
Exceptional Match

EAVVRttOtt4l tUSAASlt
Those old and war-scarred rivals OF
the polo field, representing the Oahu
and Maui polo clubs, will meet at Moa-
nalua tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
The match between the two chief con-
tenders for championship hOnors comes
first on the schedule this year, and
while this shortens the period OF an
ticipation. II also has advantages. Both
teams will enter the big game abso-
intely fresh. and with their mounts IN
first class condition. Polo is a game
Of many chances, and II each team
played a preliminary match. as was
the case last year. there is always the
chance OF laying up star pony. or IN
turing q player. Tomorrow the two
teams can 90 at II hammer and tongs,
with every energy bent on winning,
for the loss Of the first game will prac-
ticnlly put the loser out Of the tourna-
ment
This statement may sound like an
overlook Of the army team, for both
the winner and the loser Of tomor-
rows match have to meet the officers,
but. as a matter OF cold facts and fig
ures. the army team Is very Ions
shot to defeat either Of the civilian
fcurs. unlessf these teams are serious
" weakened by accident. The army
team. composed Of three players from
the lst Field Artillery and one from
the ffh Cavalry, is an Improvement
over both the Field Artillery and Cav
elry entries OF last year, and should
.,,I1 = much hpffer showing but tho