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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-03

farms of corn-cockle, wild mustard,
and many other weeds by little hand
work
Sheep are useful in preventing
weeds from seeding. In pasture
where sheep are running 1t Is usually
much more free of weeds than in
pastures where cattle an5 horses are
running. Another method of prevent
ing the spread of weeds sometimes
used, is burning them, culling, spoil
ing or turning over the standing weed
crop. This is often useful in killing
weed seeds both in connection with
the weeds cut green and allowed to
dry, and with matured weeds. Care
should be taken not to fork or disturb
piles while drying, as this might scat
ter the seed and then defeat one o.
the objects of burning.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-03
Green FORAGE Crops.

Green forage crops of some sort can
be grown on most any farm, and they
yield a large amount of fine feed. Oats
and field peas, rye, rape, corn ana
vetch are some that can be soEn with
results.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-03
Rubber.

"You like to look after the passing
girls so,' grumbled his wife. chat it's.
pity nature didn't give you eyes in
the back of your head"
"Oh, / don't know" responded the
hardened wretch. "a flexible neck
answers all purposes - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-03
silo in Summer.

The silo is almost as important IN
the summer time as it Is in the win
ter. The best dairymen are feeding
siIage twelve months in the year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-03

Conductor-Tve just married. /
intended to marry several weeks ago.
but a hundred dollars stood in my
way
Friend-How did you get around it?
CONDUCTOR didn't try to. ]
knocked it down-Judge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
About Manners.

Society is more conventional than
1t is good hammered at times" re-
marked a man of manners, "and
know persons of both kinds. Particu.
larIy | know a lady who is conven-
tional and bad and | know
a business man who is unconventional
and, if not exactly good hammered, bet
ter hammered than the lady.
mot long ago he was at an evening
affair-he went because his wife want.
ed him to go-and he wore a shop-tied
tie, a gaucherie a mar of conventional
habits could not possibly be guilty Of.
The lady in question noticed 1t and in
her naive way she asked him why he
wore that kind Of a tie.
"'Well madam he replied, I do II
Tor two reasons, One is to give stu.
pid people a subject of conversation
and the other is TO show that uncon-
ventional taste isn't much worse than
conventional bad manners
"Of course he had no right to aay
II, MOI. on the other hand. did the lady
have any right to comment on his
dress, so II may be called a standoff
though the man still wears a lied tie
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

CAYl did you aver put on your
- things and go out hunting for an
apartment on little old Manhattan
Isle?
It's a Gentle Pastime-take it from
Uncle Hank!
It's an exercise that brings into play
all the historic unused muscles of the
pocketbook.
AS you grow more familiar with the
Mysteries of the Game you see what
a fatal mistake you made in not being
born rich, and as your faltering feet
take you from n Palatial Bungalow
to another you berate the Destiny
which failed to make you q hotel
clerk in Sharon, Pa, or a soda water
operator in Dawson, w. Va.
Peaches, having tired Of hotel life,
began to murmur inc%oherently from
time to time about "a sweet little nest
OF own"
A nest, indeedi l had a friend once
who built a nest In an uptown apart
ment house and three months later a
strange bird few in and eloped with
his wife. So nix on the nest.
Friend wife was in~sistent, however,
80 finally we set forth in quest of a
haven of rest where We should no
longer be at the mercy of ~tip-sodden
walters and money-mad bell hops.
Letting go of the life line, we swan
out into the upper reaches of Broad
way in search Of a Renting Agency
n were soon beyond hope of rescue.
Over there on our port bow doomed
largely and fascinating entrance to
Webb & Spiders, and like a million
other fys we fell for it.
Assuming that air of languid indif-
ference which is peculiarly supposed to
Indicate excessive moneyed interests,
we gave the high sign to a gold-braid-
ed functionary at the entrance and
eased ourselves into the silver-plated
cavern where they take your measure
for an apartment.
The Renting Agency of Webb &
Spider was the velvet goods-take it
from an eagle-eyed onlooker! Adorn.
ing the walls we're paintings the like
of which Rembrandt or Corot would
have been proud Off sufficiently in
toxicated. Mahogany and plate glass
did team work all over the shop and
the soft murmur of thrush-throated
typewriters gave an atmosphere of
refinement BETTING a place where
money is painlessly extracted.
We were wading through a carpet
with plush up to Jul ankles when sud.
denly appeared in our pathway one
Sydney DBrie, the lad with a map
like a cow-the original, Brother of
the OK.
No doubt you know lots of people
who always smile and look conscious
when accused of having Bovine Eyes,
but did you aver catch the fellow with
a whole face like a cow?
Sydney D'Brie is the answer. Ev.
cry time sgd looked at me l thought
Of the Beet Trust and %shuddered.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
SEEING LIFE with
rHN1JOHN HENRY
GSShWG eO1JeX E1obart
@9YkSM John Henry On the Rubes Of
M&Mf New York
NEW T0FK

to entertain the Sheriff. I don I wish
to pry loose any trade secrets, but tell
me, sgd, how do you manage to rent
an apartment when the formula is the
same as buying an issue Of City
Bonds?"
"Cinchl" sgd gurgled brothily.
You can sell anything to the Rubes
in New York"
"Rubes in New York;" Peaches and
l echoed.
"Surest thing you know" sgd
beefed on; there are more Rubes in
New York than in all the rural dis
tricts tied together. Who is it rides
up town on the Subway in the eve
ming with a strange man standing on
each one of his insteps-the Rube!
Who is 1t pays eight dollars for a pair
Of seats and enables the ticket spec
ulator TO pick up bargains in real es-
tate-the Rubel Who is it pays sixty
cents a dozen for cold storage eggs
so the Grocer can send his family to
a Sprudel Spa-the Rube! And who
has boosted the price on apartments
30 high that only those with a private
Mint can squeeze through the gilded
portals-the RUDE with the coin!"
sgd looked around cautiously to see
II the Flat Wheel of the Concern was
listening.
Take it from me. john" he went
on, the RUDE with a Bundle of Dough
is the answer to a lot Of questions
right here in, this price-laden burg.
The High Cost of Living is due to the
prevalence Of Rubes who have the
wherewithal to Live High at any old
Cost"
Then sgd took a long breath and
whispered: I'VE cater only to Rubes
with the cush. There's enough of
them cutting off coupons around New
York to make SIS, 700 apartments pos
sible. And what do they get for it
ha, ha!-silver-plated plumbing, gold
buttons on the elevator boy and a lot
of concealed laughter from the man
who built the house. Do you honestly
think, John, you could drape yourself
oAS0ho GIL oPoA 2 WIN
energy to get $4,000 worth of enjoy
ment out of it In a year? Nix, old
squills. You may be slightly bucolic
in temperament, but you're no Rube;
SO take my tip and beat it from this
district where every lighted window
is a sign that money is burning fu-
riously within"
l take back all I said about sgd
D'Brie. He's a busy boy with the CAB,
but there's something in what he says.
And if his face is like a COW it's an
Ayrshire.
Bidding sgd an affectionate farewell
we tip-toed out Of the Rube's Retreat
and went forth into the jungle alone.
Peaches soon discovered an assert
ment of sandstone and mortar which
wagged its tail when you called Gladi-
olus Court; so we went in to take a
look around.
"Gladiolus Court" was very select,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

That very graceful garment, the long
tunic, which appeared and took the
world of fashion by storm late last
summer, is with us again. Sometimes
1t is an overdress as long as the under
skirt. but often 1t hardly differs at all
from the tunic of last season. The
skirt under it has grown wider, al
though it is often considerably mar
rover than the tunic. But it may be
equally wide, and in either case is
good style.
One need only to examine the gown
Of embroidered voile shown here to
appreciate the charming outlines of
the tunic skirt and to realize that q
gown put together on such good lines
Is something more than merely fash
ionable. The style is so pleasing that
1t has lasting qualities. The bodice
Is cut on simple and graceful lines
also. This is a model that might be
safely chosen for a gown of handsome
lace, with the expectation that little
change need be made in it from season
to season.
But the model as pictured Is made of
plain m machine embroidered voile,
not at all expensive. 1t is washable,
durable and a beautiful fabric. 1t can
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

be bought in narrow or wide widths,
and with embroidery in colors, as we'll
as white, on a white ground. Wolfe is
manufactured in an endless variety of
embroidered patterns.
b underskirt, in the dress pic
tured, is fitted about the hips and cut
with a moderate flare. 1t is finished
with a three-inch hem. The tunic is
fitted to the figure by means of tucks,
graduated in length and extending be-
low the hips. They are shorter at the
front. The tunic dips a trif1e at the
front, and this slight dip is repeated in
the bodice.
The bodice is cut like a plain blouse,
with the fullness gathered in al the
bottom and confined under a girdlei
made of the embroidered scallops. It
fits the figure vaguely like a short
jacket. The neck is finished with a
turnover collar of lace, and the same
lace is used for the puffs and frillsl
about the sleeves.
A silk scarf tie finishes the dressing
of the neck. This design is one that
seems as well suited to the matron as
to the maid, and nothing prettier can
be found for graduation gowns or for
the useful white dress for midsummer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

combs, pointing out the scenery to me
along the route.
This ROOM" she said, trying to step
into a dent in the wall, well fix up
as your den."
ut might make a good den for a
squirrel" l squeaked. why. 1 couldn't
growl in a den like that"
"Oh! there's plenty OF ROOM" she
cooed.
That's only because it hasn't been
pspered," l remarked, and Just then
the ~janitoF came bubbling to the sur
face and led us to the dining room.
How cute!" Peaches gurgled.
1T is cute" l agreed; "but it looks
more like a ~mousetrap."
Anyway, the place pleased Peaches,
so l was game to hang up my hat
there if she was.
How much?" l said to Charles Pep
perface, the %janitor.
Three thousand" he answered with
out a tremor.
What for?" l inquired blandly.
For this apartment" he cross-coun-
tered.
Three thousand dollars a year
each month in ADVANCING dogs-no
children-no tango parties-no piano
playing after IL p. m.-you must deal
with the grocer, butcher, laundry and
h~aberdasher. that l suggest, and no."
l turned to look at Peaches. She
was in the elevator, gasping for breath.
l Joined her in the elevator and in
the gasping.
We gasped all the way back to the
hotel.
Maybe sgd D'Brie was right about
that RUDE proposition.
Peaches and l sat down by the win
dow and with the roar of Broadway In
our ears we closed our eyes and pic
tured a cozy cottage with its green
shutters and ivy climbing up the
porch; a bit Of lawn where roses strug-
gled with the honeysuckle for our ad-
miration.
flush! the real Rube has all the
best of it."
Surest thing you know!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
Peculiar Chinese Customs.

Among the many extraordinary Gus
toms Of the Chinese is that of banding
years together in groups of twelve.
called cycles" and naming each year
OF the series after some animal. Thus,
the first year of a new cycle is the
year of the rat, the second the year
of the OK, the third the year of the
tiger. Every Chinese born in the year
of the rat belongs to the order of the
rat. and so on. The animal class of
every Chinese man and woman ia
thus recorded, and is held to be OF
great importance in f~oretelling the fu-
ture. Another curious fact about the
Chinese reckoning of time is that in
the celestial empire a child is held
to be n year old as soon as 1t is
born. With the absurd superstition SO
dear to the oriental mind. a baby boy
frequently gets a girls name in order
to deceive the evil spirits who, appar-
emily, have an Objectionable habit OF
making 1t as hard as possible to rear
a male child successfully.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

the janitor told US. Then he showed
US through a collection of five horse
stalls on the sixth floor. When 1 asked
him II he knew any place around there
large enough to hold a table and two
chairs he had a blowout in a perfectly
good tire.
The janitor told US there were only
three dark rooms and when I.told hin,
that three out of five tool the record
away from England. 1 thought he'd
bite me.
our next guess was a tall, blonde
building with a ~fricassee of iron
around the front of it.
1t was called The Gushworth Arms
by those who cared to mention IL at ali
Inc 1anitor was made up to look I,fe
a sea Hon. but he had the softest voice
ever heard. It sounded like the ra,,Is
OF ~pulverized sugar falling in a howl ~
oatmeal. VI
He onered US seven rooms and a
bath on the fifth floor, but wben wa
got up there somebody had mislaid
tnree OF the rooms and the bath. aftor
hearing the janitor say SO many times
what he charged for the apartment
had shrunk to a foot tub; so we want
sadly away from there.
Then with bowed heads and heart.
from which hope was preparing IN aaa
we entered a coming tower through !
stained glass portfolio.
1t was called The BeIladonna-ha
cause 1t was good for sore yes.
An abrupt person with a droon,n.
mustache met us abaft the onartas
deck and began to mention large sumo
OF money commencing with 81 a q !
year and going on up till he BIZ b,s
tongue.
We merely swallowed our palates
and fell back two PAGES to the rea
When the abrupt person paused ~,
a moment at "a duplex for $4,000 :
year" we turned and ran like a couple
Of jack rabbits on the way home e
dinner.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
POOR VINCENT LIND
sy EDNA DALE wlLksRsoN.
tcOpyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman

Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
Three loversl"
YES" calmly nodded ~easy-going,
comfortable-mlnded Mrs. Noyes.
"one too many" declared her mar
ried sister, sharply. What are you
thinking of, Mary"
"of Eugenie-irst. last and all Of
the time. AS you see and acknowl-
edge she is a frank, open, loving
hearted girl We have let her have
her own way. with all her attractive
ness, Of course it is no wonder that
she has suitors. There have been a
dozen Of them. They have narrowed
down to three"
And she encourages" ventured
Mrs. Eunice Ward.
None of them. There is Ray
Observation-Disclosures, practical and
clear headed. Eugene thinks he is
the smartest business man in the vii.
lage. Then there is Vernon Morse.
II Eugene had her way, he would be
elected circuit judge tomorrow. And
fnally-Vincent Lind. Poor Vim
cent?"
Mrs. Ward looked interested. why
do o say that, sister," she chal-
lenged, keenly inquisitive.
"oh, he is a dreamer-artist and
poet Oh! he is so soulful. | favor
him most. but Levi, my husband, con-
siders him shiftless, and actually
pities him and likes him because
he is"
"Um-m. 1t must be interesting to
see the young men," observed Mrs.
Ward, who had arrived at the Morse
home for a two weeks stay.
She vas awarded a full opportunity
during the mex few days. Blackburn,
the young manufacturer, called upon
Eugene the next evening. He was
brisk, all business, constantly talking
of his big iron factory, full of himself
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

The best values that have been
shown in shopping bags within the
memory of the oldest shopper are to
be found in the leather goods depart
ments just now. These bags are shown
In many shapes, (most of them prac-
tical) and in medium sizes. Pin seal
and r the most popular
leather, although there are other va
rieties to choose from. Black con-
tinues to be the favorite color, with
tans and browns next In Importance,
and a few dark blues. green's, puppies
and reds for those who wish a bag
to match a suit or some dress acces.
sorry in color.
Four bags of pin seal are shown
here in black. Two of them are sup
piled with very complete fittings. They
are soft, and the leather in three of
them is gathered on to the frame. SO
that they are more roomy than their
size would indicate.
The bag at the upper left-hand cor.
ner is to be recommended to the tour
fist. It contains a good sized fat hand
mirror fastened to the frame by a bit
OF strong ribbon, and a small coin
purse. In little pockets made in the
lining there are a small face powder
box with tiny puff, a scent bottle. a
case with nail file. and a tube which
may carry a days supply of cleansing
cream. Even this ample fitting is ex-
ceeded in some bags that carry a card
case and very small pair of scissors
besides.
The bag shown at the lower right
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
Troublesome caruo.

IAN elephants shoulder is never
still" is a Hindu saying with refer
ence to the restlessness of the anil
NAL. An Englishman tells how the
elephants passion for moving about
once came near wrecking a ship.
A number Of elephants were taken
on board a vessel at Calcutta and the
steamer went down the Hooghly river.
At night it anchored on Sanger point.
The sea vas as still as oil, but the
ship rolled 30 much that she was In
danger of going v e The elephants
had found that by swaying to and fro
all together they could produce a
pleasant rocking motion. AS the ship
had no other cargo and rode light the
captain was much frightened. The
mahouts. or keepers. were hurried
down into hold. and each one, seated
on his own beast, made him break
STEP" but they had to stay there for
a long time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
storing Coal In Water.

The advantage of storing coal un-
der water where deterioration is much
less than in the air. are appealing
more and more strongly to engineers.
1t has been generally recognized that
the gases concealed in the pores of
the coal-oxygen in particuIar-are
responsible for both heating and de-
terioration. and their escape should
be prevented as far as possible. Coal
immersed in water is practically seal
ed, and little oxidation takes place.
Experiments have shown that coal
kept under water for the space OF
three years lost less than Q per cent
in efficiency, while supplies stacked
In the open often show a decrease in
value OF from 8 to 8 per cent in =
single year. In tropical countries the
decline is greater than in the temper.
ate zones.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

and the same. He had made and
was making money and fancied that
meant the acme of success.
"A model young man. commented
Aunt Eunice after he had gone. In
tensely practical, but he will be a
good provider, you can count on that
that"
The the following evening Morse
strolled along. He was witty, hand
some and bright.
MY very idea of a rising young
lawyer" was Aunt Eunice's common
dation. He is ambitious and you can
read force, determination and success
in his very face"
To both these young men Eugene
was friendly and charming. Nc girl
could have acted more discreetly and
impartial. Keen eyed Aunt Eunice
very readily traced that the hearts
desire of her gracious niece rested
with neither OF them, however.
One afternoon as Eugene and her
aunt sat engaged at some fancy work
under the shade of a lawn tree, there
was a click at the gate. Mrs. Ward
knew at ono that the tall. graceful
young man who entered the garden
must be Vincent Lind. She noted a
quick brightness in the eyes of Eu-
genie, a conscious flush as she felt
the penetrating questioning glance OF
her aunt.
well, aunty, what do you think OF
our young poet?" challenged Eugene.
brightly, an hour later, as Vincent
departed.
He is fairly enchanting" replied
Mrs. Ward, with enthusiasm. "Such
beautiful thoughtsi"
Which don't answer for the bread
and butter. though" put in Mr.. Noyes,
who had drifted up to the spot.
HE is a dear, good fellow" cham
pioned Eugene with more than usual
animation. Just look at this lovely
bunch of the first wild violets he
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
simplicity In skI-,.

According to the Dry Goods Econo-
mist in the simple tailored suits the
skirts are made very plain, with more
or less flare around the hem. This
is introduced both in the gored and In
the Semicircular models. A few skirts.
however. are shirred on at the waist
line. Some plated skirts are also in.
cluded In the ORDERS
In the dressy suits the skirts are
usually made on similar lines, the
plated effects particularly being %
ular. In some instances these dressy
skirts are finished OF at the bottom
with cordings. tucks. bias folds OF the
material. silk braid or velvet ribbon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

sgd was n of the ushers at our
wedding and to this day l don't know
why l ever let that human Hamburger
steak be an usher. He couldn't ush
for sour pickles. All he could do was
to put his face where l could see il
and let tired Nature do the rest.
And here he was again, dancing
gleefully back into our lives and glib.
bering like a gink with an unbuttoned
brain.
Well, WE'LL" sgd chortled. isn't
this a surprise, though! John Henry
and Peaches! HEREi Looking fol-
an apartment, eh?"
mo. Sgd" l came back, after shak
ing a limp mitt; mo, we were play
ing golf up Broadway and l happened
to slice a ball through the ventilator;
SO we came in after it,"
sgd beloved joyously: "Ha, ha!
Same old John Henry! Gee I'm glad
to see you. Want an apartment. don't
you? How high you want to go?
mot above the sixth foor." l an.
swered.
"Oh, l don't mean that-how high?"
sgd asked.
well, not above 10th Street." !
ventured.
You don't get me-" sgd com
planned. Il mean the price-how
high you want to go in price?"
"Oh!" l said; something reason
able"
How would $4,000 strike your" sgd
inquired.
1T would strike me below the belt,
/ told him. 81 said we wanted some
thing reasonable.
WELL" sgd chuckled. six thou
sand a year is reasonable nowadays
W. have apartments ranging all the
way from 5000 up to 100000 q
year"
you may keep all with my compIi
ments. Sgd" | informed him. "Whai
I'm looking for is a place to live in
not e hand-painted cabaret In which
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

hand corner will commend itself to
the shopper or the traveller who
wishes to take a few notes by the way.
1t has an oval mirror, set in the flap,
a change purse, powder box, scent bot
tie and notebook, with pencil attach
ed, each slipping into its own particu-
lar pocket and easy to get at
Instead of these fittings the remain
ing two pags are provided with only
a mirror and coin purse. But a sepa-
rate compartment assures a place for
such fittings as the wearer may choose
to provide for herself.
Innings are made of strong MORE
silk usually, but gayly lowered silks
and %satins, in durable weaves, add a
charm to these already charming shop
ping bags.
JULIA BOTTOMLEV.