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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21
Cows Help Build Up Soil.

Cows produce food, but do not i'm
poverish the soil. In fact, with the
proper care and attention, one should
be able to build up the soil year after
year with dairy cows and at very reas
sonable expense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Baldwyn.-The dipping vat near Nat
Gholson's has again been dynamited.
This is the second time this vat has
been destroyed in that section within
the last few weeks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

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, 1916-09-21
Straua Writes New Opera.

Berlin (via Sayville). Richard
Straus, the composer, has completed
the score OF his new opera, entitled
.sThe Woman Without = Shadow
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21
ParadoxicaI.

THAT fellow has a screw loose"
"He doesn't mend matters by get
ting tight"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Whales are reported off the coast
of Maine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Washington. Rich Hopkins OF
New York, owning { plantation near
Savannah, complained % the Interstate
commerce commission that q 20-cent
rate per crate Of 81 pounds for ship
ping onions from Savannah to New
York Is unjust. 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21
Frisco Hauling Coal.

Memphis. In anticipation of threat
ened strike of Alabama coal miners,
tho Frisco railroad is hauling thous.
ands OF tons OF coal snr It's own con-
sumption from Alabf ma mines to Its
storage yards ii Sprisi field.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21
Girl. COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton, Mass had pains in both
sides and when my periods came | had
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Argentine Treaty Sanctioned.
Buenos Aires-The senate has given
it's sanction to an arbitration treaty
between Argentina and Spain.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Natchez-A log of the route Of the
Natchez Trace Highway from Natchez
through Kinds county will be made
from Natchez within the next two
weeks and accurate information Sc
cured as to the condition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Drew.-The highest price paid for
single bale of cotton here this season
was paid by Sabin Cotton Company
to A. D. McFarlane, planter of this
place, one bale netting $202.55.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Meridian.-The juries for the six
weeks term Of the Lauderdale county
civil court, which convenes Monday,
Sept. IS, have been drawn. This term
Of court promises to be one OF the most
important in years, as many big dam.
age suits are to be tried.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Yazoo City.-Yazoo City is to have
another big plant, the Southern Light
and Fixture Company. Mr.. L. l. Brad
dock Of Greenwood will be in charge
of the factory and a number OF men
will be employed to turn out the re-
Gently invented small town street
actetylene light.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Greenville.-The representatives OF
an engineering company of Memphis
who have been appointed engineers
for the district, reported to the COM
missioner that it would require from
two to three months to make the sur
veys that will be necessary for the
preparation of the drainage plans.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-21

Natchez. farmers in the terri
tory are now rushing the harvesting
of one of the best crops in years.
The splendid yield and satisfactory
prices will make the season most
profitable one.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
An Intereatinn Ride.

Dear Uncle Jed: A few Sundays ago was invited to go on an automobile ride to Stony Brook reservoir. On the way we saw some wild flowers, one of which was yellow, but did not know the name of it. After we had gone for quite a ways we came to nigh hill. When we got to the top we saw a city quite a ways off. I asked the name of 1t and was surprised when the answer was Norwich" We soon came to the reservoir, whioh is lovely and clear. We got out of the auto and gathered several different varieties of wild flow CTS. We also got some birch.
 There is a little cabin near there where the men who worked on the reservoir stay. We went in. On the roof there were some wasp houses made by certain kind of wasp called the mason wasp. We knocked one down and we were surprised to find that it was made of mud. Inside il was divided off into sections or rooms In one of Ilese little rooms there wal an old wasp and baby, but they wers dead.
 The mason wasp hays her eggs tT one of the little rooms; she theK catches spiders, puts them beside the eggs and seals the entrance up again | Then when the little wasps come ou they feed on the spiders until they ar. older.
 We went back to the auto after hay, ing had a nice little walk and startet
 On the way we stopped and got tn,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
One of Natures WOnders-The Feather

To most people a feather is just a feather, either pretty or plain, ac- cording to how the coloring strikes their individual fancy. Yet when a feather is examined critically, it be- comes wonder and Yet more Won- derful--it is amazing when its details are understood. Never was there a thing better planned and builded for the uses intended.
 Take, for instance, q plain feather say the tail feather of an eagle. The long quill ls made of "featherho1le, 2 that wonderfuily light, yet strong, ma terial that forms the rigid part of all feathers, SO tough that ft is almost impossible to break 1t, yet SO flexible it wiii bend Into a circle and then epring back like a bit of whalsbone! Nothing that man has ever been able to make can equal it
 There is no blood, no nerves, no circulation and apparently no life in full grown feather, yet it does not qecompoae; indeed, 1t Ia one Of the hardest things i'm the world to destroy by any process of Accommodation. It retains its reailiency and all itn fiex~ lipiltty fort yearg'-alls that tHfnscngBaxx ig to keep h dry. It 10 nntghsd an along the big feather Cor qui1D with Q hard gIossy enamel on the outside and this enamel keeps fte polish as long aa the feather IastA
 From nm ongine@riug stanopofnt or tho. standpoint of the .mechani0, On ar- tisan, there ls absolutely no 6lldBas- fion of beeterment to Do mnde, for thc feather ig an exact, perfectly fine inhed product 1tm long central Qufll tapera Tram base to point with ga0- metric precision. thereby giving per- feet rcsistance 70 bending force aud this is one cHfgne combination Of s6- crets that enqnlAn the bird Co fly ae eaaily ae n1nn can walk Also tfia long qulz in hollow, thereby aii extra wefyht ~ done away with and added strength wHtno0 beeausa of the tube commtrmctfgmf and Go mako ft5 perfeci from a maqhAnlnaA mtandpolnt, tho una ACpble~HUilcd tlifckeninr Of the nhef Df tne qunf itnelf gC ffzaf strains ars
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
EErrERs oF AcKNoMa- EDoMENT

Pauline HaaIer of TaftviIfe. I re- ceived the prize book on June 1. wish to thank you for it and believe it will be very interesting.
 Violet 2. Disco of Norwich: I thank you very much for my prize book. ! find it very interesting.
 Margaret McGarry of Norwich: Thank you very much for my prize book, Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm. It was so interesting. enjoyed 1t very much.
 John Andrew of Taftvflle: I re- ceived my prize book and find ft interesting as far as have read. ] thank you very much.
 Edwin j. Williamson of Norwich: ] thank you very much for the prize book you gave me. I like 1t very much.
 Lillian M. BreF1aut of East Nor wich, N. r.: Please accept my thanks for the prize book, Madge Morton's Secret. I have just finished reading it, and enjoyed 1t better than any book had read Myrtle Duprey of Colchester: Re- ceived prize book entitled Meadow Brook Girls Afioat. Find 1t very in teresting Hope that other Wide Awalzes who received a book enjoy reading it as I did mine.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
Tha AurorA Roraalia.

Dear Uncle Jed: The Aurora Bore ais, called variously Northern lights, Polar lights and streamers. is a phe- nomenon which generally appears ia the northern parts of the sky, and presents an appearance somewhat re- sembling the dawn or break of day. Ii Is luminous meteor. and appears to proceed from a haze or cloud in the northern part of the heavens. The up- per edge of the cloud is whitfsIl, the lower often dark or thick, and from the upper part streams of light shoot up in the form of a column with a tremuIous motion.
 This phenomenon generally com- menceS three or four hours after sum- set and continues for a few hours sometimes the whole night; 1t mosi frequently occurs in autumn and in the early part of winter.
 Auroras are visible in most countries of high attitudes in the northern hem- isphere and several appearances have been witnessed in high southern lati. tudes; but they are not known in trop. fcal regions. No satisfactory answer has been furnished as to the cause O. these lights; there is no doubt, how. ever, that they are the results of cleo. tricity in the upper regions of inc at. mosphere, but how produced has no yet been ascertained.
 JOHN HOGAN, Age 12. | Putnam
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

Macedonia hs told the klng ths req son for the carrying on war with fhe Romans.
 When was a small boy about . fered sacriaces at Cartilage. when he was going to take command Of the army in spain It was during thla time that he asked me ff l would like to go with him to Spain. I was very glad and begged him to let me go- do what tell you He then led me to the altar ana told me ko swear that would never hold any friendship with the Romans. This oath have kept as strictly aa could and win keep 1t as long as live.
 When Hannibal died his son-in-Iaw, Hasdrubal, carried the Carthagian war into Spain until almost the whole peninsula was under the control of Carthage. Suddenly Haadrubal waa murdered and the spanish army want ed Hannibal. as young as he was, to talse the command.
 Some of the nobles, thinking Hanni- bal when grown up would become a tyTant, opposed him. but the major tty voted for Hannibal. He was a man who did not care for religion, and feared no gods. and did not believe in omens as the people of that time believed.
 When he was chosen general he | dIS5SSQ 1k9 me rest or the B01Q1SrHi eat and drank the same and even In the year 2Ia B. C. when Hannibal was in Spain he captured Saguntum a city which then belonged to Rome The Romans at once declared war and Hannibal started on his famous march to Italy. The marching across | the Alps was very difficult as they I had to fight some of the Gauls, and the deep snow that they had to crosi was very difficult, as HannibaPs mer were used to @ warm climate. In some l places the paths were so narrow the5
 had to cut the rocks for the war ele' I phants to pass through. Although thiI crossing was very difficult they cross, 1 ed the Alps in fifteen days
 When Hannibal reached Italy therI
 were many battles fought in whicl
 Hannibal came out as the hero ant
 won the battle.
 Later in the war Hannibars mel brother for aid.
 When Hannibal's brother arrive,
 the Romans killed ore captured mos of the men. This was very bad fo
 Hannibal and he started to retrea eouthWard, but the Roman genera met him with his army and defeatet him.
 seeing that the battle could not b
 they told of their disastrous defeal When the treaty was signed tn
 Romans demanded Hannibal, but h
 had escaped to Macedonia where h poisoned himself rather than to be come a prisoner of Rome. ISADORE SCLM1R, Age 1E. Il Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

The Bolton Hiii Club.

Dear Uncle Jed: Two months ago our teacher asked us how we would like to start our league again, ana have the grown-up people take the of fees instead of the ehiIdren2
 We all liked the plan, so she sent notes to our parents asking U1em how they would like the plan, and asked them to come to the schoolhouse the next Friday so we could decide who we wanted to fill the offices.
 There were only three came, but we elected the officers and decided to meet once in two weeks on Thursday even ings, but later we changed it to Fri day. There were ten of us there. The boys were out doors singing, so teacher said: Let the boys be negro minstrel troupe
 The next meeting one of the women who lives quite a ways from the schoolhouse came and told us W. would not be able to call it the Tit comb league. as we had been doing for if we did we should have to join th' state league, so we called it the Bol. ton Hill Social club.
 The next meeting the boys had theil minstrel show. One of the girls play ed piece on the piano. l spoke { piece. The New Bonnet. We als' played school. One of the neighbor1 was the teacher. The boys wore over alls and the girls wore aprons. w sang America, each one of us sang ol a different pitch. We read as childre1 do in the first grade. We also ha' l spelling, but we did not spell anything i right. Then we went to the entry ant | helped black the boys for their min streI show. They dressed in old clothes They sang Old Black Joe, Old Folks a | Home, My Old Kentucky Home an Good Night They did fine. 1 After the programme we had a pea nut hunt. then we had a large bonfire It frightened one of the horses. Tn teacher thought the schoolhouse wa going to catch fire, but it didn't. " l went home at 10 o'clock, after putin the fire out
 All of us tad a lovely time. | ARLENE PEARL, Age 12.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

cuD, May IS: hnclieherzy hiosscm, May 16; star flower, May 1o; yellow violet May 19; narrow leaved nnkkWeeds May 19: silvery cinquefoils. May 19; red clover. May g; dwarf dandelions May z2; wild oats. May z2s yellow lady slipper, May 22 moccasin doWers May 2z: wild onion, May 22; wild geranfuu. May z1; rhodorau May 32: yellow star graes, May 12; great laurel May z4. beilWort, May z6; common malloW May 2e; beech drop, May 26; Btitche wort May 26; yellow wood sorrel, May 31: rabbit foot clover. May s1; Queen Aune's lace. May 31: white daisy. May 31s Star of Bethlehem. May 51; whit low grass, May s1; blue anemone. May S1s lupines June l. blue eye graeg, June ]; false spikenard, June ]; Dutch- mans brooches, June 1; blue toad flax June l; bladder campion, June 2: evening lynchnis. June 3; ratflesuake weed, June 9; blue iris, June 9: rasD- berry. June 2; hedge mustard, June a.; sweet fern.
 How many have the wide-Axake circle found7
 I am very interested in a school gar den and have planned to make one
 wonder if the W1de-Awakes have I planted their gardens?
 ANNA LAROCHE, Age 12
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

This long quill is also curved slight lys t0 meet air resistance again and overcome 1t when the whola tail is spread, fan-hkes to suddenly alter a direction or check speed in flight.
 The long. soft side masses ara form ed of a multitude of tiny feathers each one perfectly equipped, perfect " made, mechanically and geometri- cally without fault Each Of theae tiny side feathers has it's own mid. rib that taDars from base to tin and each of these midribs carries its own equipment of side ''hairs'' so bea1ifj- fully constructed that it locks auto maftcaily- Into the one on eacF1 sff3e of it in such a way that 1t rlaIres s solid yet flexible mass of the whole surface. against which the air flows Rg the bird Hies
 they will come back into place SO esF. actly that the split cannot be detect. ed. Nothing else in nature repafr, ttseif with such precision. Man, things, for instance the claw leg \ the craw69h. will replace itself exact. Y when destroyed. but the feathe, alcne repairs fts own brs2lka preeaaeI, and auteu1a ticallg.
 Taken as a whole the feather n on Of the mo~t perfect products of m, 1 turo because the material is the on best thlng throughout. the engineer ing princiPles Involved are Witaaosl sfaplt tho naafheraattcal plan Is pre- else. tho con4taction ia mnr2ack tl color1hg and artistry arc nrtess. alal | there Q not one single point abouf that can be cca1gtxuctfv lively criticised. This short sfcla can cu1y hint a \ the wondef4t1k tAiingNm one may lind \ | q slpfle 1eaths1s and it ig sornsthtli weak ckEhs p0t an hour, but weeks Q uacnefs of the most pstnstalxing arl
 careful study. for it covers an anaaz Ing field.
 Last but not least, tho aacret ( safe and easy navigation a1 the al
 win eventually 10 found, not ia tfl ! whole wing but I'm the slngge win feather and its individual rnnseula
 control in the wing of a soaring hir like the xulfurA
 Our Dumb Animals.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
A Flower List.

Dear Uncle Jed: We are keeping a flower list in school and I have found many flowers this year. I have 96 names of different plants. am very interested in flowers. have a flower book and know many by heart.
 brought the pussy willow March 2; chickweed, April '; dandelion, April 12; adders tongue, April IS; skunk cabbage, April 13; wild crocus, April A: horse tail, April 24; red maple, April 24: eiris cattaiI, April 24; ever lasting, April 24; enemy. April 24; pep per grass, April 24; white violet, April 25; creeping dalihada, May 1: early saxifrage, May 1; hepatica, May T.; bloodroot, May 1; swamp violet, May 3; wood violet, May 3: wild mustard, May 8: rock maple, May 4; blueberry blossoms, May 4; spring beauty, May 4; English plantain, May &; wild strawberry, May 6; bird foot violet, May 8; lanced leaxed violet, May &; sour grass, May g.; columibine. May 8; wild cherry, May g.: wild peach, May 8; snake fern. May g.; garsapaTifla, May 8; wood anemone, May 8; silver grass May 6; wild leel1, May 8; false solo, mons seal, May &; narrow leaved grass, May 8; birds p1antain. May g.; crinkle root, May g; lily of the valley May g.: grape blossom. May g.; black berry blossom, May 10; white clover May 10; golden club, May 15; wild ap- pie blossom, May 15; wild pear blos- som, May 15; Canada. maydower, May 15; downy rEilox, May IS; wild blue pansy, May 16 ya1low. May f6; butter
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
The Afrlean Ant.

Dear Uncle Jed: win tell you about the African ants. The African ant is very strang and voracious creature. It is the dread Of all living animals, from the leopard to the smallest insect. They do not build nests or homes of any kind. They eat all their food on the spot. They march along through the forest in a regular often several miles in length. All along this line are larger ants, N~ } act as officers, stand outside the ra.A = 5 and keep this singular army in order. If they come to place where there are not trees to shelter them from the sun, whose heat they cannot bear, they build underground tunnels. through which the whole army pass in columns to the forest beyond
 When they grow hungry the long file spreads out through the forest in a front line and attacks and devours all ] it overtakes with a fury which is quite irresistible.
 i The elephant and gorilla flee before
 their attack. The black men run for their lives. They concentrate with great speed their heaviest force upon the point of attack. In an incredibly
 short space of time the mouse, or dog leopard or deer. is overNG1e 1elmed, kill ed, eaten, and the bare skeleton only
 remains.
 When they enter a house they clean | .S VI NA Af4AAS NAA4ASSs CoGhIOdCueS dIe | devoured in an instant, rats and mice spring about the room in vain. A large number of ants will kill strong rat if less than a minute, and in less thar
 another minute it's bones are stripped
 They will not touch vegetable mat. ter.
 I Thus they are in reality very use. fu1 as well as dangerous to the natives who nave their kuts cleaned of all tht cockroaches and centipedes at 1eas | several times a year.
 Their manner of attack is an impet uous leap. Instantly the etrong pinch CTS are fastened and they let go onl, I when the piece gives away. At sucj
 times they seem animated by a kind O fury which causes them to disregar
 their own safety. The bite of the ant
 is very painful.
 CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY, Age 1z. J Bozrahvi1le.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

the ice had been broken and lt had lrczsn with 2 rough and uneven sur face.
 cried the boys. The English soldiers Wou}A have been terrified had they
 A few days later the ice thawed and there came a heavy rain. followed by week of frost.
 Now we shall have slzating.s the boys said. And again they watched the ice.
 The red-coats, too. watched the ice and in the night they went again to the hill and broke an the ice with their boot -heels. We have nothing to dop they said, sand 1t is fun to see the little xankees angry. The next afternoon the boys came and found the ice all broken. '@fhey have no right to break our ice. Let us go and tell General Gage. what his soldiers have done to us.s
 Away they went, straight up to the door of the generals house.
 1What do you want ?" asked the generals servant.
 We came to see General Gage,'s General Gage has no time to tall with boys answered the guard.
 But we must see hin" insisted the
 sWhat is it, my ladsr' asked tn, I general who had come to the door.
 sfWc have come said the leader | Ito complain of your soldieks.s
 What have they done to you 3 ask. I ed General Gage. I They do every thing they can ts I plague us" said the boy. 'sThey knocl down our forts and break up the ice or which we slide. We think it is meal for soldiers to do such things"
 The boys cheeks were red and hi voice was shrfl1 and high. | The guard laughed. General Gag himself smiled a little.
 You are pluclzy boys" he said. T my soldiers trouble you again let m know at once.
 The boys thanked the general an I went hack to their play ground.
 ''Even the children breath in lib after the boys were gone.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
Norwich
Tha chimney swalIovs.

Dear Uncle Jed: I wonder if the Wide Awales have ever read about the chimney swalIows2
 I would like to tell them what have learned about them. They build their nests in the chimney a few feet from uae top, and seem to like the old- fashioned chimneys that people used to build in olden times.
 Their nests are cup-ShaDed and made of earth and straw and lined with feathers. Their eggs are white, spot ted with gray and red. The color of the swallow is b1uish black with some white spots, and il has a very long forked tail. The par- ents are very kind to the little swallows and will fight and drive away all bird! that they think are going to hurt them They hatch two broods in season but often leave the last brood to die
 because they are not strong enough ti | fly away when the other swallows mi grate. The male bird is said to be { very sweet singer.
 EDNA w. WEAVER. Age 8. Hampton.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
Chichester
The FooIIsh Mad.

Once there was a farmer who owned about fifty acres of forest land. and one morning he went to his woodland and when he saw all the dead leaves he said: T know how to get rid of all those leaves" So he set fire leaves on fire and went home.
 The next morning he went to sec whether the leaves had burned up;' but wheS he got there he saw nothing only the bIackened ground, and he said:
 "Oh, what am I to do now?"
 And then he became poor and at 1ast Gle saw what a foolish man he had
 ALEXANDER PL.ATT, Age 12. Plainheld.