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THE FIRST POEM OF
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Hamilton J. Dunbar died Greenfield, Indiana, 5th of
September, 1876 James Whtcomb Riley then z3 years
old sign painter and handy boy about in which he
born and brought up Riley dolized Dunbar did all
the towns folk in the Greenfield of that day.
Henry A. Buchte the Methodist Episcopal pastor then
at Knghtstown of Dunbar's college, Ashbury
University DePauw) asked conduct the fune-
raj service the Dunbar home Riley right against
Buce he the head of the coffin preach
mortality and pray and to speak the eulogy the life
and character of the idol of Greenfield. Riley said
tel, twenty years afterward:
when the service went home and wrote
poem Ham Dunbar, and it the Indianapolis
Journal and the literary people said poet arrived
And that the first poem wrote, said Riley that
gave the idea that could be something else than
sign-panter So always associate you, Riley said t.
Buchtel. with the first poem ever wrote
That poem has never been published in any of Rileys
books because is personal The following an accu
rate copy made by Henry A. Buchte for the the
University OF Denver
GIamiton ]. Dunbar died 5th September, 1880
Dead! Dead Dead!
We thought him alone;
And none proud him tread
The rounds of fame, lift his head
Where sunlight shone
But aching eyes dim.
And look thro' tears in vain for him!
Namel Name Name!
1t was his diadem;
Nor tarnisil, Of shame
Could dim its lustre; like fame =. -
Reflected in gemi
He wears it blazing his brow
Within the courts of Heaven now!
Tears Tears! Tearsi
Like dews upon the leaf
That burst at last, from the years,
The blossom of appears
That blooms above the grief;
And mother brother, wife and child
Will see it and be reconcied. i W R.
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BONDS VOTED BY THE
FRUITLAMDS DITCH co.

At the special stockholders' meet
ing Of the Fruitisnds Ditch comrany
held In the council chamber OF the
city hall Saturday afternoon bonds
in the sum of $4,000 was voted to
be used for the Improvement of the
property.
OF the $4,000 shares or active stock
held BY the company something like
$4,000 was represented in the meet
ing either in person or by proxy. o.
the latter numter approximately 81.
900 was voted for the bond Issue and
5000 against 1t.
Adolf Donath of Fort Collins. mem
ber Of the board of tru tees Of the
Odd Fellows grand lodge OF Colorado.
was present at the meeting and voted
the 2300 shares owned by the Odd
Fellows home on Fifteenth street
against the bond issue.
Among other matters considered at
Saturdays meeting was the extension
OF the corporate life of the company.
On motion # was unanimously voted
to extend its existence for period OF
twenty years. which the stockholders
were permitted to do under the pro
visions OF their charter.
The company was organized In Sep
tember, 1894. with twenty years lease
OF life.
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was reported ?. noon today to be rest
ing comfortably and the statement was
made by the surgeon hav:ny charge
OF the case tina, he is getting aionsN
nicely considering the character OF
HIS injuries and viii shortly be son.
vaiescent.
That the toy had n narrow escape
from death seems cert in.
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HELPFUL HINTS FOR
AUTO OWNERS

Here are few suggestions that will
help you keep your car and obtain
the maximum of service and wear from
it:
Don't lock your brakes too sudden.
ly and slide the wheels.
Don't leave your car standing in pud.
dies of oil or water. Neither is good
for the tires
Remember that the engine, the pan
and the transmission must be kept
clean.
Don't turn corners too fast 1t is
spectacular. but always hard on tires.
Give your motor a chance to pick
up gradually by opening your throttle
slowly. Keep your brakes adjusted.
Familiarize yourself with the use Of
the hand lever brake and thus be pre-
pared for emergencies.
Always release the clutch before
you shift gears.
Don't accelerate too quickly. II
causes the car to jump and the mo-
tor to pound.
Stop and look for the cause of all
unusual sounds at once.
Examine the car frequently for loose
nuts and bolts.
Don't race your engine under any
circumstances.
Remember that squeak indicates
the need Of oil. Never take your ma
chine out until it is properly lubri.
Gated.
Be sure your brakes are released be-
fore attempting to start the car.
When you go to make any adjust
ments "be sure you're right, then go
ahead"
Never fold the top back when 1t is
wet. Dampness will cause it to de
teriorate rapidly.
Don't let the engine labor unneces
sarily when climbing a steep grade
Drop into lower gear.
Always cover the radiator and hood
with rug or blanket when the car
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-16

Mrs. Emma Blum and mother left
on Denver & Rio Grande train No. 10
this morning for Denver enroute to
Billings. Montana.
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How to Fertllize.

The soil in the average back yard
is not only lacking in plant food
but also has been packed until it is
hard and unyielding. To loosen up
such soil and make it suitable for
garden produce requires that careful
attention be given to its preparation.
After spading the inclosure thorugh.
ly. the upper three inches should be
made fine with the use of hoe and
rake. Stones and rubbish should be
removed and clods of dirt broken. The
urfaee should be made even and as
svel as possible. 1t may then be
marked of for planting in conform.
ity with the general plan OF the gar.
den.
Barnyard or stable manure is the
oest fertilizer because It furnishes
both plant food and humus. An ap-
plicaticn at the reat of from 20 to 30
tons to the acre Of welI-rotted manure
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is very satisfactory. This should be
applied after blowing or working with
spade, and distributed evenly over
the surface and later worked In with
hoe and rake. On many soils It is
advisable to apply commercial ferti-
lizer. especially phosphate. in addition
to the manure. An application of 900
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is to stand in the cold. This keeps
the heat in the motor and facilitates
starting.
Remember that a gasoline engine
must be run slowly in cold weather un-
til it warns up to Its normal tempera-
ture before it can develop its maxi
mum efficiency
Test your batteries every two weeks
with a hydrometer and make sure
they are properly charged Examine
them frequently to make sure the
plates are covered with distilled wa
ter.
1t is well to check up the align.
ment of the front wheels accession
ally. Sliding the wheels against the
curb is frequent occurrence and II
often throws them out of alignment
1t does not take heavy blow 10 hend
one of the steering arms slightly
When this is done the wheels are
thrown out of line, which causes the
front tires to suffer unnecessary. un.
usual wear.
A small quantity of elycerine ap-
piled to the Windshield with piece
of clean waste will keep the glass
clean when driving in the rain. The
water will not stick to glass readily
and thus clear vision is obtained.
II too much glycerine is used. how
ever. the effect will be worse.
A part which requires lubricatioi..
but which often is neglected, is the
interior Of the flexible speedometer
drive shaft. An elusive squeak often
may be traced here. Use light grade
of grease or non-fuid oil
1t is well to change the tires around
from one wheel to another occasion
ally. Considerably more mileage may
be obtained from the tires when this
is done. The driving wheels are hard
er on tires than the front wheels. and
they should not be allowed to wear
too much. If changed to the front
they will give much longer service.
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to 600 pounds of acid phosphate to
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to 600 pounds of acid phosphate to
the acre is usually sufficient II ad-
ditionai potash is needed. which is
often the case with sandy soils, this
may be economically supplied in the
form Of wood ashes. II the wood
ashes are unieachcd they should be
distributed oyer the garden, using
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
WINTER ROUGHAGE FOR HENS
Nothing Better Than Lawn Clippings,
Second Crop Glover, and Grass
When Properly Cured.

Every poultryman ought to provide
supply of green feed for the use of
the hens in winter. Green vegetables
are excellent in their place, but nothing
is better than lawn clippings, second
crop clover and grass.
Lawn clippings should be raked up
and spread on the barn floor or in some
other shady place to dry, writes
Charles H. Chesley in Farm and Home.
Two days of drying in the shade prop
erly cures the grass. 1t should then
be put In bags and hung away where
it can be kept for winter use.
Second-crop clover, of any variety,
is excellent and it should be cured
and treated in the same manner as the
lawn clippings. Cut clover before 1T
blooms. BY moving the timothy field
or red top patch closely, after it has
had chance to get start in late sum-
mer, a lot of winter roughage for the
birds also can be obtained.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

mend your Compound to other ladies'
Mrs. MARY RDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and felt awfully
sick for three years. I had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. l took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am WE'LL"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense OF
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
ROLE WAS FORCED ON DADDY
Really Had No Desire to Act as Fa-
Their to the Girl, but He Had
Been Forestalled.

The dowagers and chaperons whis-
pered their surprise that so young and
so pretty girl should have devoted
herself the whole evening to man so
much her senior True he danced
well enough and was known as man
Of many millions. Still they had never
thought Meta mercenary.
Half way through the evening the
couple disappeared onto balcony. The
girl sat down and the man stood gaz-
ing down at her. Without the slight
est warning he asked her to be his
wife. He was a widower, as she knew.
II wanted to please you," she said,
"but did not expect this"
''It Is the unexpected that happens"
he said with smile.
I'm sorry" she said, "and I'm glad
at the same time have been trying
to make you like me-"
why"
II like you so much, as a father
Thanks" he interrupted; I'm not
decrepit yet"
"Of course not. But / came here
solely to meet and be introduced to
you. Why? Because last night /
married your son."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
What She Had FORGOTTEN.

The check which the comely young
German woman handed in at the win
dow of a savings bank the other day
was made payable to Gretchen ID.
Schmidt and she had indorse it sim
ply Gretchen Schmidt" The man at
the receiving teller's window called
her back to rectify the mistake just
as she was turning away.
"You don't deposit this quite this
way" he explained. "See, you have
forgotten the H."
"The young woman looked at her
check and then blushed a rosy red.
Zach, so l haf," she murmured, and
wrote hurriedly:
age twenty-three."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
COCO IS SERIOUS WEED PEST
Plant Also Known as Nut Grass b.
One of Most Troublesome Weeds
to Deal With.
(By e. r. LLOYD, Director of Mississippi
EXperiment Station.l

By E. r. LLOYD, Director Of Mississippi
Experiment Station)
Coco or nut grass is one of the most
troublesome weeds that we have to
deal with in the state. There are
large areas of splendid land, as we'll as
a good area of hill country. infested
with this grass, but we know of no
pratical method of eliminating 1t and
it has no economic value. Many
Delta farmers are using COCO land for
growing small grains and alfalfa and
1t does not seem to interfere with
crops which are planted broadcast
The grass may be held partially In
check by sowing the land thickly to
fall oats and as soon as the crop Is
removed in June plant the land broad
cast to cowpeas. The two crops will
shade the land practically an entire
year and smother out considerable
portion of the grass, but this method
will not exterminate IT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The annual straw crop of the United
States amounts to approximately 12O,-
100000 tons, and the average value OF
all kinds of straw Is placed by spe-
cialists in the United States depart
ment of agriculture at about IS ton
when fed to live stock. In many Sec
tons of the country, of course, no such
ter of fact, only very small part OF
the crop actually is sold. Five dol
lars q ton, however may be considered
to represent the value Of straw to the
farmer If he will use it properly.
Nevertheless, investigations by the
department show that only about two
thirds of the great straw crop Is put
to it's best use-live-stock production.
OF the remainder a little more than
one-half is sold or turned under and
the rest, which amounts to about Is
per cent of the total crop, is burned.
as though, instead of being potential
source Of revenue, it was merely
nuisance to be got rid of in the easiest
possible manner. Flowing under, too,
though not such an absolute waste as
burning, Is an uneconomical way of
utilizing straw. 1t does contribute
something, it is true, to soil fertility,
but the benefit to the land is less than
that which would be derived from the
manure produced by feeding the straw
to live stock. "Of all systems Of at
tanning permanent soil fertility" says
recent publication OF the department,
none is so practical or as easily avail
able as that of feeding live stock"
In order to illustrate how straw may
be most economically utilized, the new
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
MSaxed paxIiuht" 40 Years.

Monson, in Maine, wonders why
there is so much ado about the "day-
light saving plan. According to the
Youths Companion, about 40 years ago
someone in the town suggested that 1t
would be good thing for the work
ers in the slate quarries to gain an
hour of daylight by, going to work an
hour earlier in the morning and stop
ping work an hour earlier at night.
The town adopted the suggestion, but
instead of changing the working hours
it set the clocks ahead. Through all
the years since then the clocks OF
Monsoon have been an hour ahead OF
the clocks in other Maine towns.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
ARGUMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
1876, 1886, $40 Tons of Farm Prod
ucts Over Smooth Rails.

There is the strongest kind of an ar
gument for good roads in report of
the interstate commerce commission
that in one year the railroads of this
country hauled 1,949, 6S9,599 tons of
freight, of which 1915, 5S6,S40 tons were
the products of agriculture. This ton
mage of freight was hauled over $780,
600 miles of railroad, but before 1t
reached the railroad it was hauled over
100000 miles of wagon road.
The railroad haul was over the
smoothest and most level road that
can be made. The highway haul was
mostly over unpaved and ungraded
dirt roads, full of ruts, sinkhoIes and
knolls. If the farmers were organized
into corporations as the railroads are,
they would soon discover they could
not afford the enormous waste of bad
roads.-Kansas City Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
HAVING TOOLS SAVE EXPENSE
With HayIoader Man Can Complete
Load in Half Time, Says Expert
of Ohio State University.

How long does it take to pitch on
q load of hay? Prof. Fl. G. Ramsower
of the agricultural engineering depart
ment, Ohio State university, says 1T
takes from 35 to 45 minutes for one
man to pitch on one load while the
same man can complete q load in 10
to 20 minutes with a hayloader. Pro
fessor Ramsower also points out the
advantage of having a complete line
of haying machinery to save extra ex-
pense of labor during the harvest sea-
son. Sings and hay carriers are es-
pecially useful in saving difficult Ia
Dor,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
DON'T MIX DRESSED POULTRY
Pack Young and Old Fowls Separately
Carefully Place Neat Tag on
All Shipments.

In marketing fowls, especially
chickens, never mix the young dressed
fowls with the old. If you do, the
young go in at the price Of the old,
no more. Pack all the dressed roost-
ers in box to themselves, but don't
mix the old with the young in this
case, either.
Tag all your shipped fowls, for If
you are sending prime stock the tag
will recommend you highly, not only
to the house you ship to, but the GUS
toners he sells to.
The young poultry Matched late this
summer can be sold for roasterS In
January and February.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

The economical use of straw IN
such combinations as these will also en-
able farmers in the western states to
purchase their feeder cattle in the fall
and carry them through the winter
without undue expense. The prices
for feeder cattle are frequently so
much lower in the fall that If the cost
of wintering can be kept down, 1t will
prove profitable to secure stock at that
time instead of in the spring. AS
matter of fact, in number of western
states it frequently happens that grass
is wasted because cattlemen are I'M
willing to purchase enough steers to
consume it at the high prices fire.
quently asked in the spring. An easy
way to avoid this waste and to secure
the maximum returns from available
pastures is to purchase the feeding
herd in the fall and carry it through
the winter on a ration In which straw
plays an important part.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
FATTEN CATTLE FOR MARKET
Some Sections in South Where Shelter
is Not Notwithstanding One
of Chief Industries.

In many sections of the south cattle
are fattened for market without shell
ter during any period of the year, and
in some favored spots they are fed no
grain whatever The raising of blood
ed stock is also becoming one of the
chief industries.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
REMOVE ALL DECAYING WOOD
Harborinu Place for Insects and
Disease That Will Spread to
Healthy Parts of Tree

Dead or decaying wood of any
fruit plant should be removed as
soon as it Is noticed, 1t matters not
what the season may be. Such wood
harbors disease and insect pests that
will spread to healthy parts of the
tree and to neighboring trees.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
SWindIed.

"My uncle from Kansas was in
town last week."
"How did he enjoy his visit?"
"He didn't. When he found out
that the Eden Musee was closed he
was so mad he threatened to sue the
railroad company if they didn't re-
fund the price of his ticket"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Restfui.

''That hired man of yours is very
picturesque figure remarked the art
ist. I'D like to paint him."
go ez fur ez you like" replied the
farmer, "but it seems to me I've heard
somewheres tibet they amt much of
any market fur still life pictures"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUIN1NE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System so cents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Watch for Red Solder.

Watch out for the red spider on
cotton. If you see little red spots or
the leaves, look on the under side for
the red spiders. Write the entomology
division Of Clemson college for direc-
lions In controlling them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Suffer for Water.

On q great many farms In South
Carolina fowls actually suffer from
want of sufficient water in sum-
mer. See that plenty of pure, cool
water is provided your fowls at all
times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

Lydia Il. Pinkham' q
Vege table Com
pound. When I was
As and b ad tn g
Oh an &c of Life,
q friend recon-
mended 1t and it
gave me such relief.
from my bad feel
ings that / to ok
several bottles. /
am now well and
healthy and recon-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

Minnesota farmers in four years
have spent about $2O,0O0,OO0 for new
buildings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
different Kinds of "piuuinn.n

Digging a ditch to drain field Is
dirty work, but it is clean indeed COM
pared to digging a financial under
ground tunnel to wreck a railroad
company and rob the stockholders.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
No Compliment.

II call the little girl I'm sweet on
my Dotty Dimples."
'Well, lie she's sweet on you, she's
the dotty part, all right"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

The first experiment in Japan in the
manufacture of artificial silk is be
ing tried at YOneZaWa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Appropriate Returns.

Ibid they realize anything from tn
ice carnival?"
Certainly; plenty of cold cash"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Lonn Arm of the Citrate.

She-Gertie says the curate put his
arm around her three times last night.
He-The bounder must have a terri
bly, long arm.-Passing Show.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

WHY HAVE CHILLS AND FEVER?
plantation Chill Tonic is guaran-
teed and will do the work in a week.
Your money cheerfully refunded by
dealers If it fails after giving 1t a
proper trial Price 50c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills have stood
the test of time. Test them yourself now. Send
for sample to 372 Pearl street, N. Y.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
One Exception.

Like produces like"
ooh, l don't know. I've seen cold
cash produce some hot times"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Bran for Growing Fowls.

Give the young growing fowls all
the pure wheat bran they will con-
sumo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

DIR. Peery's ''DEAD SHOT, Is an effective
medicine for Worms or Tapeworm in adults
or children. One dose is sufficient and no
supplemental purge necessary.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
Not Enough Manure.

Not enough manure Is used tn nina
gardens to one that IS made overrich.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

Weak, Fainty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectifed by taking "Renovine"
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. Adv
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

Save Themselves by Gliding.
When their motors fail expert avia-
tors by gliding can advance about four
miles in a descent of mile.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

No man knows himself as an
original.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change of Life.

Durand, Wis., am the mother Of
fourteen children and I owe my life to
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-07

The United States alone uses 6,OOO,-
100000 gallons Of milk a year.