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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
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TOWN PLANNING IN AUSTRALIA
Antipodeans Show Wise interest In
Subject and Profit by Experience
Of Older Countries.

Australians are showing a wise In.
terest In the subject Of town planning
and housing in general. The trouble
with older countries has been that
they have not begun to think much
about improving housing conditions
until housing conditions have got. to
be insufferably bad. Australia, being
a young country, should be able to
profit by the unfortunate example Of
other countries, and it is apparent that
Australia is striving to do this.
Building, an Australian publication,
devotes much space to this subject. AL
luding. for example. to the direction OF
the movement in Victoria by the Town
Planning and Parks association. these
activities are described as intelligent,
enthusiastic and energetic. 1.-THE flow
OF active campaigning established" It
appears. threatens altogether to
swamp the slum and It's welded evils
beyond the hope OF establishment.
"The association, very sensibly, Is
enlisting the sympathy and support Of
the masses by alert regard for their
well being. The essentials of the move
ment bear directly on the existence of
that section of the people whom cir
.cumstances have handicapped. This the
association recognizes. Settled evils
which primarily deny the common her.
itage of sunlight are being squelched.
Conditions of living scarcely betting
the brute creation. but to which human
flesh and blood are subjected, are be-
ing swept way as speedily as the pom
derous arm of the law can be operated.
In brief, the movement in Victoria, d.
rected by the Town Planning and
Parks association. is making good.
"The association is making special
point Of making plain the principles OF
town planning to those in the position
Of facilitating reform. For instance,
the mayors and councillors of the mu-
inequalities and shires were recently
circularized on the new and extensive
powers conferred upon local governing
bodies, by recent amendments Of the
act A portion Of that circular reads:
"'It Is hoped that advantage will be
taken at once Of these powers-ap-
piled. perhaps, In conjunction with
building regulations to avoid the crea-
ton Of slum or insanitary areas. In
this connection st. Kilda council has
recently passed bylaw providing for
O minimum area, devoted exclusively
to open space, for each dwelling equal
to at least eight-eighteenths Of that
occupied by dwelling and outhouses.'
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

The difficult part of making ready
the winter wardrobe now, lies In de-
Gliding upon just what one wants.
II 1t Is a question of the street suit
that is to be decided, safe answer
lies In two directions at least. The
severely plain tailored suit, with plain
skirt, cut shoe-top length and moder-
ately wide. or q plated skirt, may be
chosen, to be worn with semifltted
coat having q fiaring skirt portion,
long, plain, rather close-fitting coat
sleeves and finish OF bone buttons
and inconspicuous stitching. The
plain. tailored suit does not come
back" each season, for the simple rea-
SON that 1t never goes out. 1t is al
ways with Us. With some variation
OF lines or length or fullness It brings
its own style into line with the pass
ing modes.
Then there are suits on decidedly
new lines. Among them those that
show the influence OF the redingote
which has inspired the designers of
so many and such varied models. A
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
slnns That save.

A decided decrease in the number
OF traffic accidents is reported from
Portland, Ore, since the installation
there of q comprehensive system OF
warning signs. The signs consist OF
red steel dials Is inches In diameter
mounted on steel rods sunk three feet
In concrete at the curbs and standing
eight feet deep on the top of the dial.
The dials are painted bright red with
black letters, and read: School, Care
full" Caution, Bridge" Caution,
Steep Grade" Danger. Drive Slowly"
Hospital. Quiet" Caution, Fire Sta
tioii." Danger. No Outlet" eau
ton. Dangerous Corner" and SO on.
The signs are set In pairs about 100
feet from the danger point and In all
street directions from. it, and are SO
placed that the street lights will shine
upon them at night Portland has .
population OF about 10000 greater
than Rochester, and embraces more
than twice the area of this city,.
Rochester Post Express.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
The Famous Shoredltch Bells OF Lon
don Have Been Hung-A Peal OF
$4,000 Changes.

"Oranges and Lemons" say the bells Of st.
Clemens.
''when will you pay me?' say the bells of
Old Bailey.
when / grow rich." say the bells OF
Shoreditch.
So, according to the old nursery
rhyme, rang the bells of Old London
many years ago. But for almost
quarter of century the bells OF
Shoreditch" have failed to make their
time-worn reply to Old Bailey's miser-
ly question. The old oak frame in
which they were hung, shaken by the
changing and clashing as well as with
cred by the hand of time, became so
dangerous that the church authorities.
too poor to replace it, thought 1t best
to stop their ringing.
Consequently, one of the most IA
nous peaIs in London has been silent
for 20 years. Thanks to the vicar of
Shoreditch, the bells have been taken
down and are being fitted with a new
steel frame and fittings. A rededica-
ton service will be performed by the
bishop of Stepney and bell-ringing
performance will be given. A short
service will be held by Rev. G. F.
Coleridge, recDr of Crowthorne,
Bucks. Mr.. Coleridge is himself q
well-known ringer, and large number
of those interested in the ancient art
are looking forward to hearing him.
Almost as old as the church are the
records of the bell ringers. One Of
the most ancient societies OF bell ring
ers had it's home, so to speak, in the
church steeple. This brotherhood was
known as the London Scholars" but.
when, In 1749, they rang peal of well
come to the duke of Cumberland on
his return from quelling the Jacobite
rising, that famous general presented
them with a medallion, still treas
ured possession, and commanded that
they be known as the Royal Cumber-
land Youths" for the future.
One of the performances Of these
youths" still holds record in bell
ringing annals. In the central porch
of the church there Is today displayed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

other edge of the ribbon and run q
gathering thread along it's outer edge.
Pull the thread up tightly and fasten
1t securely to form the center OF the
cap crown. Place little ribbon flow
er here to finish it.
Cut length of elastic cord just long
enough to extend about the head, and
run in the casing formed of the lace.
joining the ends. The small ribbon
flowers are made of five petals each,
either cut from the ribbon and made
separately or formed by gathering the
ribbon to simulate petals. Millinery
stamens are used for the centers.
A very wide ribbon is used for the
cap at the right. It is shaped to the
head by means of narrow tucks into
which small cords are run. A bow
of narrower ribbon trims the front,
and hanging loops and ends OF very
narrow ribbon are placed at the back.
all OF the same color as the cap.
Four buckles, made of tiny chiffon
roses in blue, yellow. pink and laven>
der or pale green require patient and
efficient work in making. A frill OF
cfeam-colored lace falls under the rib
bon frill about the face.
JULIA RoTToNLEx.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

five or ten minutes, after which the
creolin should be rinsed of and the
animal washed with warm water and
soap. This treatment is desirable for
cats and will prevent the skin of the
most delicate animal from being
burned. Finely pulverized moth balls
worked into the fur Of the cat are
also useful The naphthalene In the
moth balls drives the f1eas out OF the
hair. They emerge in stupefied con-
dition and can then easily be killed.
Insect powder, sometimes called py-
rethrum, buhaeh or Dalmatian insect
powder, may be used in the same way.
Fresh, unadulterated pyrethrum Is
necessary to secure satisfactory re-
suits.
The ground, the floors Of outhouses
and similar places where neas are
supposed to build should be sprayed
with kerosene or crude petroleum
sprinkled about. An inexpensive pre-
ventive measure is the liberal use OF
salt scattered about the breeding
places and then wet down. Semi
weekly thorough wettings with water
have been found to keep fieas out OF
poultry runs in Texas and salt water
from the gulf is used extensively for
this purpose along the coast.
Fumigation with sulphur fumes or
hydrocyanic acid gas has been en-
ployed to rid dwellings OF fieas. Both
- r1Hf&{nno1 odvo n.
tage of killing rats and mice as well
as feas, but sulphur Is open to the
objection that 1t corrodes metal and
INJURIES plants. Hydrocyanic acid gas
is so deadly that It's use except under
expert direction Is quite out of the
question. In fumigating with sulphur
four pounds to each 1000 cubic feet
OF space should be used. The sulphur
is piled UP cone shaped in pan.
which is placed in larger pan or tub
OF water to avoid fire from the heat
generated. A depression is made in
the top OF the cone of sulphur, little
alcohol poured into 1t. and match
applied. The room to be fumigated
should be tightly closed beforehand
and kept closed from ten to twelve
hours. At the end Of that time the
doors and windows should be opened
from the outside and the room thor
oughly aired before it Is entered.
Various methods of trapping fieas
have been tried at one time or an
other, but none of these appear to be
of as much practical value as the
methods already discussed. It Is
we'll to remember, however, that the
flea cannot jump upward very far-a
few inches being the usual limit-and
for this reason If the legs are pro
tected person Is rarely bitten.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
Yellowstone "HeIp."

When the Yellowstone hotel and
camp men shipped their seasons
help" to the park early in June to
be ready for the rush of visitors, the
special train that carried them at.
forded plenty of fun for the cities at
which It stopped en- route. It was a
merry crowd that filed the fifteen
Pullmans, one that knew how to en-
tertain itself exceedingly well. 1.-THE
employees have their own. lexicon OF
descriptions" says the Salt Lake City
News, describing the scene at the sta
ton. THE terms used to designate
different classes of help are as fol-
lows: Savages-all OF the help In q
generic sense; heavers-dining room
help; wranglers-horse herders; barn
dogs-help used about the corrals;
swaddies-soldiers in the park: dudes
ALI tourists: Mulligan dump-where
the drivers eat. The esthetic desig-
natien of biscuit shooters is applied
to the hotel walters"
The regular hotel help Is strictly
professional, but the camp help large
" amateur. The Wylie Camping Co.
alone received 5000 applications for
$50, places, many of the applicants
being schoolteachers, college stu
dents, and thigh-school pupils OF both
sexes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

fine example of this style is shown in
the picture and 1t is safe to pin ones
faith TO It.
In this suit the skirt is not extreme
ly wide. 1t has a fiat panel at the
front and back and is shaped to flare,
with inverted plaits where the side
cores are set in. It should be shorter
than 1t is pictured here, extending not
more than an inch or two below the
top of the average walking shoe. It
fits smoothly (but not tighD about the
hips, and fastens at the side.
The long coat Is long-waisted, with
the slightly curving line at the under
arm seam which makes of 1t semi
fitted model. 1t is becomingly double
breasted. and this Is point that wom-
en- will do well to consider, for It does
much for the figure. The straight
loose-fitting sleeves are finished ~
a narrow cuff Of velvet, headed with
band of skunk fur. The collar an I
belt are Of the fur also.
Silk ornaments, a cord and cloth.
covered buttons give the spice Of va
riety to the composition Of the coat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
Panama Canal Tolls.

The tolls collected for use OF the
Panama canal during the month of
July were the largest since the wa
terway has been In operation. The
total was $573,365, as compared with
the March tolls, $560.7S4, the previous
record. The excess of earnings for
the year ending June 80 were $780,
833, the total earnings for the year
being $4,343,83S. The total operating
expenses amounted to $4.112.550,
which does not take into considera-
ton the interest on the capital in
vested, charges against depreciation,
sinking fund and other like general
items. nor about $4,000 which was
deducted from the earnings on ac-
count of government vessels using the
canal
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
COMMUNITY PRIDE AN ASSET
The Town That Cares for lts General
Appearance 10 the Town That
VIII Prosper.

Community pride Is an asset, and It
lie one Of the greatest OF all assets.
The town that improves its streets,
cleans up the alleys, paints the houses.
cuts the grass. rakes the lawns and
plants its flowers is not only encour-
aging cleanliness, but is making for
itself name among the peoples Of
the outer world.
Commercial travellers and others
come, and look, and go away and talk
and the talk Is all In favor OF the
town and its people.
Talk travels, and grows, and mul
tiplies until the town becomes known
tn many chimes for It's cleanliness and
progressiveness.
In time other men who are looking
for change of location hear Of this
town-and then they go, and look, and
talk, and are pleased, and 1t becomes
their home.
And the town continues to expand
and progress. and as the years roll by
1t gradually assumes larger proper
lions and q more commanding and
dominating position In the world.
When Community Pride comes In
Prosperity enters by Its side. and the
two become the mighty levers that
control the machinery Of success.
Personal Pride and Community
Pride should march side by side, for
when these two potent factors join
hands In q laudable purpose opposi-
ton quickly smelts away.-Laredo
Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

The dog flea: a, Egg; b, iarva in CO.
coon; C. pupa; d, adult; e, mouth-parts
of same from side; I, antenna; g, labium
from below; b, C, d. much enlarged; a, q,
T. g, more enlarged
presents some difficulties. Fairly good
results are obtained from the local
application of kerosene and lard Ia
the proportions of one part kerosene
and three parts lard, but IL used too
freely this may injure poultry.
In the case of other species the
insects hop about much more free
ly and may or may not, therefore,
be found at any given time on their
hosts. When dogs or cats, however,
are found to be suffering, a bath In a
8 per cent solution of creolin will
probably be found to be effective. A
sufficiently accurate method Of max
ing such a solution is to add four
tablespoonfuls Of creolin to each gal
lon of water. Warm water should be
used and the animal placed in tub
with the solution In It. A stiff brush
should then be used to work the solu-
ton into the hair, particular care be-
ing taken to wet the feas on the head
of the animal. The bath should last
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

gallery, and a colored attendant High
over the heads of the chatting couple,
between the aged bricks and piping.
nestled several fedglings, and the soft
ripples of the POOL allured one baby
bird. 1t fiuttered out Of its nest and
fell with splash into the water.
There was widening circle on the
face Of the pool where II disappeared.
Miss Five-Foot- One gave cry Of
sympathy, and there came glance OF
appeal toward Mr.. Six-Foot- Two. One
glance was enough Disregarding the
tact that he was fully clothed Inn
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
AFTER 20 YEARS SILENCE

with pride an ornamental copper plate
which records that:
"On Saturday, March II, 1874, the
Society of Cumberland Youths rang in
this steeple complete peal of 10000
changes OF treble bob Royal In nine
hours and five minutes. The length Of
time and the mastery manner In
which 1t was rung will remain sur
viving honor to the performers. It is
allowed by all competent judges in
this noble art to be the greatest per-
Torrance ever done on ten bells. -
London Chronicle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
HIS TIME OF OPPORTUNITY
"Hero" Willing to Make Wreck of Ais
Attire-to Distinguish Himself In
.assk G1fl,s Eyes.

1t was long past the bathing hour at
Old Sweet Springs. The bathhouse.
a quaint structure built more than six
decades ago Of brick manufactured on
the grounds, nd with pool opening 70
the sky. was deserted except for Miss
F4ve-Foot One and Mr.. Six-Foot-Two,
Who were taking sun bath on the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

maculate in summer attire, in fact
Mr.. Six-Foot-Two plunged to the res
cue, and back he swan in triumph
with the scantily-feathered victim of
the mishap. The mother bird, return
ing irons a foraging expedition, found
her bedraggled offspring somewhat
wet and mussed, but otherwise safe
and sound in its nest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23

20 get rid Of fieas permanently
IPR% the only remedy is to clean
out their breeding places. 1t
is, of course, important to de-
stroy the adult fieas, but this
h al should be accompanied by a
thorough cleaning out of all
places in which their eggs
may be laid. Since it takes from two
weeks to many months for the eggs
Of tieas to develop to adults there Is
always danger of a reinfestation un-
less the breeding places are thor
oughly destroyed. says Bulletin No.
24S of the United States department
of agriculture.
1t is a well-known fact that certain
kinds of fieas are responsible for the
spread Of the bubonic plague, and this
alone would make their destruction a
universal duty. They are, however,
responsible for other diseases as well
rs the plague, and entirely apart
"am their share in spreading conta-
gion they are great nuisance to hui
man beings and may annoy live stock
W ouSu all cAL0uL LlIdL tu6y S0I1Ou61y
injure the health of the animal. The
flea can exist practically everywhere
that man can, and If the conditions
are permitted to be favorable 1t will
multiply with great rapidity.
or the approximately four hundred
species Of fieas known to exist the
human flea, the dog flea, the cat flea,
the rat flea-which carries the plague
and the sticktight flea are the varie-
ties which most commonly affect hui
man beings and domestic animals
The sticktight flea differs from the
others in that when it has once at
tached itself to host 1t remains with
its mouth parts immovably imbedded
In the flesh. Chickens suffer In par
ticular from this pest, and for this rea-
son 1t is sometimes called the chicken
hea. It is frequently seen in dense
masses also on the ears of dogs and
cats. 1t is difficult to loosen 1t from
its hold and It's destruction therefore
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-23
MOSQUITO RepeIlent.

OH Of citronella, I ounce: spirits
Of camphor, ounce: oil7cf cedar. "
ounce. Apply early and often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
HEAVY INCREASE IN POSTAL RECE|PTSOF
 THE LARGER CITIES
Marked Improvement of. Business Denoted by Aver age Gain of 17.96 Per
 Cent for November

Washington, December 5.-Marked i'm provement in business is reflected in the November revenues of the 50 largest post offices of the country, producing ap- proximately half of all the postal re- ceipts. Postmaster General Burleson an nounced this today in a statement show ing an increase of s2.Oa3,1s or 17,se per cent for those offices over November a year ago
 The normal rate of increase is about per cent, but November last year showed a decrease of 5.1 per cent as a result of the business depression, which began immediately after the European war started. The depression was most seri- ously felt during that month. Total re- ceipts of the 50 cities was $13 349, 45o.. in November this year.
 New York, with &, ,836, 761, led the list, showing S525, ,691 more revenue than No vemher. 1914, an increase of 22.74 per cent, against a decrease of S.19 per cent in November last year.
 Chicago was second with S2 407,61S, an increase of $44SS12, or 22.6O per cent, com Dared with a decrease of 12.34 per cent last year
 All other cities showed receipts of less than $1,000,000 Dayton, O.. had the largest percentage of increase, with g. 25 per cent, and Providence, R. T.. the lowest in- crease, with .07 per cent. Scranton. Pa.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06

N WING to an embarrassing delay President T. S Aber- O nethy of the Strand theatre was forced to disappoint his hun- dreds of patrons yesterday who came in the expectation of seeing the petite Marguerite Clark in The Prince and the Pauper'" and viewed instead Douglass Fairbanks in Double Trouble" It was ex- plained to the patrons the films of The Prince and the Pauper" had not arrived in the city owing to de- lay in shipping from Atlanta.
 However, in Double Trouble" the strand patrons saw a good ac tor in good picture. In fact this Triangle Fine Arts feature directed by w. Christy Cabanne, from the novel of the same name by Herbert Quick, was in every way a high class piece of work. It can be said that none of the Strand patrons | who saw Double Trouble" wanted their money back.
 Marguerite Clark will be at the strand today and tomorrow in "The Prince and the Pauper.'
 
 The Red Rose" musical comedy, will be the attraction at the Jefferson on Wednesday, mati- nee and night. This is a tuneful piece which has been heard in pre- vious seasons, at the Jefferson
 The Garden of Allah play based on the famous novel by Rob ert Kitchens, is coming to the Jeff ferson on December 16 for an en- easement of four performances There will be a popular priced matinee on Saturday afternoon.
 
 "The Cabaret Girls" musical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU AWAITED
 BY COTTON BUYERS
Net Result of Weeks Trad ing Is Loss of From Two to Five
 Points

New Orleans, Decemebr 5.-The cot
 ton market was held within narrow bounds last week, due in large part
 to the nearness of the governments estimate of the crop. The trade did | much evening up of commitments be-
 cause of this and the census bureau report on ginning which is due Wednes- day
 The ginning figures are not consid- cred so important in themselves, but are expected to be a good pointer to the figures on the crop. The net results of the weeks trading were a loss of 2 to points. At the best the active
 months were to 13 points over the previous weeks final figures and at the lowest they were 16 to 29 points under
 Small crop talk and reports of inn provement in spot demand were the main sustaining influences of the week. At the same time. mill takings were small enough to cause bearish com ment and the export movement did not make good showing. This, however, the bulls claimed was due to the lack of tonnage.
 This week after the census bureaus report on ginning down to the end of November, is announced. the market
 probably will become a waiting af- fair because of the annual estimate of the crop by the department of agri-
 culture. which will be issued at 1
 o'clock, New Orleans time, Friday aft ernoon. This estimate will be preceded by many private estimates, which are likely to be the chief influence in de-
 termining the course of prices.
 As opinion now stands the trade looks for figures from the government all
 the way from 11,000,00 to 12,000.000 bales. The governments estimate does not include linters. Probably the aver age of opinion was between II, 100000 and il, 100000. Market letters at the en dof last week indicated it would take an estimate of over 11,500,000 to
 put prices down and figures under H.,
 ,000 to put them up.
 Up to Friday it likely will be quiet
 market but after that activity and heavy trading are probable.