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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
ROTTEN COFFEE.

When your coffee is harsh and
nasty, you may know that the berries
have fallen from the tree, and have
been swept up from the ground after
a certain amount of deterioration.
Remember, then, that there is one
line of coffee that is all hand picked
and pure, and buy a pound of Denison's
Coffee for trial.
Denison's Coffees are always packed
in cans, cartons or bags. None other
is genuine.
If your grocer does not have Den
ison's Coffee, write the Denison Coffee
Co, Chicago, ILL.,, who will tell you
where it may be purchased.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
AS to Superstition.

We are a highly educated people, en-
tirely free from superstitions, and we
laughed heartily over the necessity Of
warning the Russian soldiers that a solar
eclipse was not q portent and had no mill
tary Significance. But when we have a
solar halo we inquire a~nxiously what It
means; some of us think 1t e that
we shall get into the war: others are ap-
prehensive that 1t means the approach Of
that it means something serious, for we
never saw one before. Still, we are the
most intelligent people in the world, and
you can search US for any trace of super
stition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
Now England With tho. President.

Boston Letter to the Philadelphia Ledger.
The scholarly and American spirit Of
his note to Berlin has wonderfully
strengthened him with the people In New
england, and public opinion throughout
this section today is with his solidly. The
anti-Wilson talk has died down to a
whisper.
When the situation has clarified the
politicians will try to see just where they
stand and how best to adjust themselves
to the altered posture of affairs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
Fitness for Reward.

A Sunday school teacher had beer
telling her class of little boys about
rowns of glory and heavenly rewards
for good people.
Nov, tell me-" she said, at the close
of the lesson, who will get the biggest.
CROWN"
There was silence for a minute or
two, then a bright little chap piped
out:
Him wot's got t. biggest cad
Tit-Bits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
Strictly Business.

"Ah, my -friend!" said the pedant.
Going out for a little piscatorial rec
reation?"
Nope answered the person adj
dressed. I'm goin' after my break
fast. There amt no recreation in that
fur me an there certainly amt goin'
to be none fur the fish l hope to
ketch."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
Murmur of a Misanthrone.

Cant you get the telephone to an,
swer?"
NO." replied Mr.. Growcher. THE
operator is one woman I'd like to
meet. She doesn't show the slightest
disposition to talk back"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24

Man is seldom famous for the things
that he has not done.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Best Form OF Protection.

We must sell IL we would buy. We
must buy IL we would sell. Goods
should pay for goods, as closely as is
practicable. Our best protection
against the curse of food Of cheap
goods, which would require the export
of domestic goods to pay for them at
our own prices, is not tariff OF ex-
clusion and restriction, OF home indus
try. The situation of the late nine
ties is now reversed. After the pam
les of 1903 and 1907 our invasion OF
the markets of Europe appalled, them.
That invasion was checked by our own
prosperity, which rose to such an ex-
tent that we consumed our products.
In like manner the happiest remedy
for the European invasion Of our mar
ket, under conditions compelling sales
at close margins, is the restoration OF
European prosperity to such an extent
that they will use their own products.
and take our own increasingly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

A design in dress and coatee for
little girl, which may be successful
ly made up in any sort of material is
shown here. AS pictured the dress
is Of Irish poplin with border Of
ottoman silk in wide bias band
about the bottom of the skirt, and a
jacket of the same silk as the band.
But the model Is just as well adapted
to many of the new cotton fabrics. 1t
might be developed in cotton gaber-
dine for the dress, and cotton cordu-
roy for the jacket, in any Of the light,
staple colors that these new fabrics
are made In.
AS shown in the picture the skirt
Is set on to a belt Of the poplin which
Is also the belt Of the plain bodice.
The bodice has small yoke, opening
at the neck in shallow "V' and fin
ished with little, buttonholed scallops.
The coat is cut with long shoulders
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
standpatters VIII See to That.

I believe that one of the big issues
of the next campaign will be the tariff.
Former Senator Burton Of Ohio.
UnQuestionably. Where will the
standpat Republican organization get
campaign fund If the tariff is not an
issue? A few dollars might be OBJ
tanned from one of the American min.
ing and oil exploiters who had good
reason to believe that Huerta was an
amiable and proper person to rule
Mexico, but the BULK Of the campaign
fund must come from the tariff inter
ests that cannot be happy unless they
have q hand In everybody else's peck
ct. Mr.. Burton may be sure that the
practical gentlemen who control the
destinies of the Republican party will
see that the tariff is ''big issue"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Here are two pretty dress hats
which show which way the millinery
wind blows. AS to trimming it points
to simplicity. but as to shape it con-
tinues to blow every which way" In
materials hatters' plush, ve.ours and
combinations of velvet with other ma
terials are In steady demand and such
combinations appear in these two hats.
At the top the picturesque shape is
Of velvet and plush, the velvet appear
ing on the upper brim and in wide
flange against the plush facing. The
top crown Is Of velvet. A wide. hand
some faille ribbon is laid in folds
about the side crown and the ends are
Joined at the right of the front Here
an odd feather ornament Is posed at
an equally odd angle. Sprays Of fine
feathers, which look like frost-covered
twigs, spring from big cabochon OF
feathers and dance in every breeze
that blows. At the left ball and tas-
sci OF silk. fastened against the crown,
give this model more than the usual
allowance OF ornament.
The brim in this shape is very ir-
regular and the crown Is eccentric 10
shape but both are made on good and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
GO SLOW ON TARIFF
Matter Too important for Hasty.
Judgment.
Conditions When the European War
Is Ended May Demand Readjust-
ment of Schedules or 1t May
Be Unnecessary.

Like all other instructors in the pro-
tectionist school, our neighbor the Sun
believes that there is only one way to
revise the tariff, which Is upward, and
only one acceptable time, which Is
now. No matter IL all industrial Eu-
rope Is at war and Is doomed to re-
main SO, perhaps, for two years more,
then "our manufacturers. merchants
and workers will be at the mercy Of
the most skillful and desperate COM
petition the world has ever known"
Probably no well-informed person
will deny that after the close of the
war there will arise economic condi-
tions in Europe that may demand i'm
portant changes in our tariff. Good
reasons may appear for increasing
some of the schedules, but it is quite
as likely that common sense will die
tate decreases in others. With due re-
spect to the protectionist school. 1t
must be said that the American tariff
is going to be adjusted to revenue as
well as protection for many day.
Existing customs duties have failed
as revenue-producers because the war
has reduced imports. The war, there
fore, has given most Of our manufac-
turers and merchants the advantage
that they would hope for under pro-
hibitive tariff To increase rates upon
a traffic that does not exist would be
useless, and experimentation in other
directions, except for the one object
Of revenue, would only invite jobbery
and disaster.
It Is not in the mind of any disinter-
ested man to say precisely what kind
OF tariff we shall need when Europe
relinquishes the sword. But the very
worst of all tariffs in that emergency
would be one under which few ia.
vored interests could perpetuate In
time of peace the distractions from
which we have suffered in time of
war.-New York World.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Colonel in Error, as Usual.

The colonel falls into an error
which no statesman who has been as
fond of Franklin as he has been is
apt to make. He speaks often Of the
'timidity" OF this administration. But
Franklin put 1t right when he said,
The fear of being thought weak is
timidity and weakness Of the worst
sort, as it betrays into persisting
in errors that may be much more mis-
chieyous thap the appearance of weak
ness" It is the part Of heroic pres
ident to have no fear Of those who
call him weak and "timid." Frank
lin must have curled his lip when right
after that he asked, And do your lord
ships really think force and bloodshed
more eligible than rectifying an err
ror?" The forefathers had the au-
toeracy of George III to handle, and
they did not do it by ultimatum. the
weapon of the autocrat, but by di-
plomacy, the weapon of a righteous
people seeking justice.-Brooklyr
Eagle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

becoming lines. Such shapes are not
universally becoming. but when they
do suit the face, they seem made es-
pecially for the wearers.
Below is a French sailor with the
brim widened at the left front, which
is an indication OF the privilege &C
corded to brim by the mode. They
do all sorts of unexpected things. The
brim is. of hatters' plush faced with
velvet and has narrow velvet bind
ing The top crown is soft and OF
velvet.
This hat. becoming to almost every
face, has band OF the new, brilliant
fiitter-jet about the side crown. The
sequins are small and set very thick.
overlapping one another in a mass OF
brilliant scales. Two long "feelers
spring from small oblong body OF
the flitter-jet. the little sequins or
spangles extending a little way on
each one. Two OF the odd, stiff orna-
ments are set at the backbone on
each side of it. The hat would be pref
tier without these. and measured by
the seasons standards would be amply
trimmed.
JULIA RoTToMLEY. (.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

smut balls. This being done, the grain
should be soaked ten minutes in So
luton consisting of one pound of COM
mercial formalin (obtainable at near
ly all drug stores) added to 40 gallons
of water. The seed thus treated is next
allowed to drain and is then piled on
the floor and stirred frequently until
sufficiently dry to SOW. If. during this
process. the kernels have swollen very
much, the drill should be set to SOW
little thicker, else the quantity sown
per acre will be less than was in
tended.
Rotation In Severe Cases.
Recent experiments nave shown that
in certain sections OF the country the
soil of a field producing crop Of
smutted wheat this year may harbor
enough smut spores to cause the APP
pearance of smut in next years crop
IL the field be reseeded to wheat. This
sometimes occurs, where smut is very
bad, in spike of the planting OF treat
ed seed, and shows that in such locali-
ties crop rotation should be practiced
In addition to seed treatment Blunt
or covered smut Of wheat attacks no
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

other cereal crop, but other cereals
have their own smut diseases.
Loose Smut.
The other wheat smut occurring in
this country, known commonly as
loose smut, is not so serious as bunt,
although it probably produces an av-
erage loss Of three-fourths Of one per
cent Of the total wheat crop of the
country. Loose smut may be prevent
ed by treating the seed by the Jensen
hot-water method or some modification
of it.
The Jensen method consists in soak
ing the seed for ten to fifteen minutes
in hot water at temperature of 1872
to 1873 degrees, Fahrenheit. 1t Is high
ly important that the water shall not
rise over 1876 degrees or fall below $50
degrees, Fahrenheit. A temperature
below this will not kill the smut, while
a temperature too high may affect
the termination of the seed. The grain
after treatment should be immediate
ly spread out to dry. If it cannot be
spread at once it should be dipped into
cold water to cool at once, and spread
as soon as possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

and short sleeves and is lined with
the poplin. This is used also for the
turnback cuffs and collar and appears
in piping about the edges Of the lit
tie garment. Small pink frogs form
the single fastening. A girdle is worn
with the dress.
Among other pretty models for the
little miss are full skirts Of plaid ma
terial confined at the waist with sew
eral rows of shirring and set onto a
plain belt Of the plaid. Wide suspen-
ders made also of the plaid material
are set onto the belt. Such skirts are
finished with plain, three-inch hem
and are only moderately wide They
are worn over thin blouses made Of
batiste or organdie or other sheer ma
terial. Short top coats or Jackets of
plain wooden goods, matching the dom
inant color in the plaid skirt, are worn
with them. Together they make
smart looking outfit for the little girl.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21

Perforated Tin Plate

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Wheat growers in this country not
infrequently experience serious losses
caused by preventable diseases Wheat
is preyed upon by number OF para
site fungi, three of which are classed
as smuts. Two of these smuts are
common pests in the wheatfields OF
North America, the other. commonly
known as flag smut, is thus far I'M
known to this continent, though it is
fairly common in Australia and certain
other parts of the world where wheat
culture has been in progress for CEN
turtles, says the department Of agri-
culture.
OF the two smuts, bunt or covered
smut of wheat, sometimes referred to
as sinking smut, is found wherever
wheat is grown, sometimes resulting
In losses to the farmers of the United
States of $20,000,000 or more annually.
Not infrequently fields planted to un-
treated seed and giving promise OF
yielding 80 to 40 bushels per acre of
good wheat, will produce a crop OF
covered smut amounting, in some
cases, to as much as 40 to go per cent
of the crop.
This smut disease is caused by a
parasitic fungus which attacks the
growing wheat plant before the first
leaf appears above ground. Once in
side the attacked Seeding it continues
its growth and by the time the wheat
begins to head the diseased plants pro-
duce crop of smut. If we examine
the heads of such plant we find in
stead of normal wheat grains only
lot Of smut balls. In other words, the
materials produced by the living plant
for the purpose Of building up sound
wheat grains have been consumed by
the parasite in forming its masses of
smut spores which finally occupy the
exact position in the wheat heads that
would have been filled by the kernels
had they been allowed to develop.
These smut balls consist of nothing
but millions of spores Enclosed in each
case by thin enveloping membrane.
When the smut balls are crushed the
spores give off an odor not unlike that
of herring brine. The liberated
spores become attached to the seed,
which, if planted without previous
treatment, may produce another crop
of smutted wheat
Treat Seed With Formalin.
Bunt or covered smut of wheat is
one of the most easily prevented of
any of the cereal diseases. The fol-
lowing procedure is recommended:
Run all seed wheat through tanning
mill in order to blow out the unbroken
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
USE OF CARBON BISULPHIDE
Affords Rather Cheap and Simple
Treatment for Graduating Grain
Moths and WeevIIs.

(Bt T. ]. TALBERT. Missouri College of
Agriculture)
A stitch in time saves nine, but even
the time may not remedy the damage
one would have prevented. Usually
late threshing has left the grain in
the stack or shock exposed to the
attacks Of the grain moth and the
weevil this year. Fortunately. rath-
er simple, cheap treatment with car
bon bisulphide will destroy all the
weevils and moths that infest stored
grains. This liquid looks very rauch
like water but when poured on rags
or into shallow pans on the top OF
grain, rapidly forms a gas SO much
heavier than air that it goes down
among the kernels, destroying all
weevils and moths.
The temperature, size, shape, and
tightness of bins or granaries are i'm
portant factors. It is not worth
while to fumigate when the tempera
ture is below so degrees F. More
bisulphide is required and even then
unsatisfactory results are obtained.
One pound of liquid for every 80
bushels of grain will be enough If the
bin is tight and the temperature
above 70 degrees. Another pound
should be used for every 200 cubic
feet of space above the grain in the
bin.
The liquid may be thrown directly
on the grain without injury, but bet
ter results will be secured by pour
ing it into shallow pans, scattered
over the surface, or il these are not
available, it may be poured upon old
rags or cotton waste. One-half pound
or at most not more than a pound,
should be poured into each pan. The
liquid may be poured down through
gas pipe in order to get it near the
center and bottom of very large bins.
Plug one end of the pipe with cotton
or old rags, push it down through the
grain and then remove the plug by
pushing a rod down through the pipe.
The granary or bins should be
kept closed as tightly as possible for
SO hours, and If the seed is not to be
sowed, for 48 hours The grain will
be just as good for feed after treat
ment as before, but If it is to be
sowed, care should be taken not to
use too much bisulphide or to fumi-
gate too long. 1t is often convenient
to apply the liquid Saturday afternoon
and fumigate until the next Monday
morning.
The gas is very explosive and no
lighted cigars, pipes, lanterns, or
matches should be alloweds in or near
the building until 1t has been thor
oughly aired. The work should always
be done in the daytime. Cost may
be kept down by securing commercial
bisulphide instead of the more expen-
sive chemically pure liquid. often kept
by drug stores. Storekeepers will
doubtless to glad to order the more
economical form II it is not already
in stock.
For directions in special cases,
write to the College OF Agriculture.
Columbia, Mo. Be sure to state the
size of the granary or bin to be fu-
rniratad
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Good Business Conditions.

Widespread farm improvements.
Buying throughout the interior broad
ems. Bank clearings exceed those Of
the same week last year and compare
with those of 1913. Pay rolls show
large increase. The power Of increased
nav rolls In sections active on war
order business manifested In demand.
The pushing of negotiations for large
foreign loan has righted the exchange
market and stiffened prices OF farm
products, the export of wheat and cot.
ton being thereby facilitated Elk
change.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Determine N2aIue Of Cow.

To determine the value Of cow IL
is necessary to measure her milk
flow and also to test her milk for but
terfat. A COW producing 40 pounds
OF per cent milk and one producing
90 pounds of per cent milk give
equal amounts of butter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
INTERNATIONAL
SUNl6YSC[lOOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR OCTOBER "a
ELIsHAs HEAVENLY DEFENDERS.
(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course, the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago)

LESSON TEXT-II Kings 6:S-23.
GOLDEN TEXT-The angel Of Jehovah
encampeth round about them that fear
him, and delivereth them.-Ps BAT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
Stems of Tuberculosis.

A cow that stays thin In spite OF
good feed and has cough. shows
pretty sure signs of tuberculosis. Let
tho veterinarian test her.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-17

one OF the smartest costumes for
young women. exhibited on a liyina
model at a receut opening. was OF yery
pale tan worsted and mohair mixture.
made with short. flare skirt. revealing
the new slim black leather pump. guilt.
less OF buckle or bow, and stockings
OF natsral silk. A little coat. button.
ing high to the throat, was sur.
mounted by a very tall choker collar
OF white organdie with points reachins
up over the cheeks and a broad stock
OF black satin holding 1t in place. The
coat had a belt and a plated coat,ail
at the back. This knowing spring cos.
tune was completed by a tiny blacI
satin hat with slashed sailor tam an
a floating veil Of black mesh with -
allover vinet pattern.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-17

ing a 9io.yaId drive down tho middle
of the course. Ills grin faded, but then
he smiled again.
NO." he said. 81 wouldn't call It
fun. | have too tough Il time out
there"
THE fans ride you pretty hard we
suggested. He nodded.
The tough part OF II is he ex.
planned, that ! can't do things other
fellows do without attracting any at.
tention. Little slips that would be ex.
cused in other players are burned into
me by the crowds. or course. / make
many mistakes with the rest. but I
have to do double duty. II any play
I'm concerned In goes wrong I'm the
fellow that gets the blame. no matter
where the thing went of the line"
You act as II you didn't mind Il
much. the roasts and all the rest OF
It." we said.
II try not to-" answered Merkle.
1--WE been ridden enough 10 get used
to Il, but nobody's SO thick-skinned
but what a roast will get under his
skin some time or otter,"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-17
MACHINE TO TEACH MUSIC
After.Sehool Practice Hours May Be
liahtened as Result Of New
System.

As the result Of a system OF mu'
steal time.recording records for talk
ing machines lately devised by Jules
Louis.Elson OF Far Rockaway. y. Y,
the prospect OF after-school practice
hours on the piano stool may be light
ened for juvenile music students.
The principles contained in what
the inventor terms his scenario" may
be interpreted on six double.disk talk.
ing machine records. or. tho same re.
suit may be obtained in a condensed
form by combining all OF the musical
counting or time recording on M
record only.
On one side af the record are ex.
amples cited by the instructor In oral
text; on the other side Is the oral
count OF beats. as. /, .; !, 2. .; |, 2,
3, 4, etc. a concluding specimen OF
the oral instruction text is as fol.
lows: For example, let US take the
Presto form lthe record plays IL
bars). Now. when you consult the
printed music you will notice that the
quarter, or G tae 1t Is printed. is
barred. This serves 10 indicate that
one should count In two. The record
now sings as a teacher does the pre-
viously played bars of the Presto, EN-.
phasiling she count: !, >; /. .. Thank
you"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-17
Few Sailors Row or Swim.

A survivor from one OF the tor.
pcdoed ships says: I'VE had no men
In our boat who could row had new.
err rowed "A boat before, but | can do
so now" The smallness OF the mum.
Der OF men In our mercantile marine
who can handle a rowboat would
surprise the majority OF people, and
those who a handle a sail are an
even smaller band. They get almost
no opportunity of learning. As for
swimming, very few are experts. and
battalions OF them cannot SWIM a
stroke. Just last summe / sailed
with a Britsh cargo boat oficsred by
nonswimmers, and having on board
only four men in all who Believed
frat, unaided, they could keep them.
selves atioat,-London ChroDlcle.