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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Federal District to
Elect in December

MEXICO CITY. Mex. Aug. l0.-Munic-
ipal elections IN the federal district, which
were To have been held the arSf Sunday IN
September, have been postponed until the
first SUNDAY IN December "a give the mum
icipaliiies time to form temporary munic-
ipa governments through which To conduct
the elections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
IMAGINARY SMELLING
TOWN FOR PRACTICE

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. 10
An imaginary bombardment of Selma
Texas. as fight drill for troops will be
made Saturday Four field hospital
companies will BE- there to care for ~.
Wn imaginary wounded. II that number
fcign hurts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Is KILLED IN BATTLE
NEAR CARDENES MEX.

LAREDO, Texas. Aug. l0.-Ninc Vii
NIlhStas and four Constitutionalists were
killed in a battle near Cardcnas Thurs
day, according to T. ID. Hornbeck, .
ranchcr. of San Luis Potosi. who ar.
rived today. He knew of no details.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Pecos River Section
Is Flood Threatened

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10.-A serious
flood threatens over hundred mile
area AZ the result Of the PccoS river
leaving its banks. II is expected to cx
tend from the state line of New Mcxico
TO Grand Fall, Texas. seriously damag-
ing growing cotton, corn and alfalfa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Cone Johnson Plans
To Resign His Job

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. lO.-Cone
Johnson of Texas. solicitor for the state
department. announces his intention To re
sign before the end of ths year He avs
he will return to his Texas lone 10 prac-
tce law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Coolest Day in 3
Weeks in New York

NEW YORK, y. y. Aug. l0.-Today i
the coolest day for three weeks. The mer-
curry stood at % this morning. 1t is be-
lieved the heat wave has been broken
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10

NEoDESiiA. kans-. Aug. l0.-The
Standard Oil Company of kansa, declared,
quarterly dividend, today of 50 and an ex
ira dividend Of - share. payable Sep
tember L.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Hottest Night in 3
Years at Topeka, Kans.

TOPEKA. kans., Aug. l0.-La>t night
was the hottest In three years. the lowest
being ~. II was one hundred degrees in
western Kansas yesterday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Flour Advances rs Cents a Barrel.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. lO-Flour nd
vanccd Seventy-hve cents a barrel today,
bringing the spring product-to - and win
ter to $3.50 and $50. Wheat advanced
twelve cents
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
tBy Assuclated PresaN

BREST. France, Aug 10-Another con
tingent Of Russian troops has been landed
mere. They were given an enthusias site
welcome.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Nebraska Tornado in
Night Injuries Three

ST. JOSEPH. No. Aug. ia tor
nado blew down buildings injuring
three persons in oxford. Nebraska. last
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Senate Republicans
Decline September |

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug lo-Senate
republicans decline to accept the demo-
cratic program to adjourn congress Sep
temper !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10

ROME Italy Aug lo-The king cf Italy
the Of
mah'd the Third during the fighting The
standing the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast states and the
Magic Valley Is issued ~ New Orleans:
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy;
light southerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
TRIESTE, IMPORTANT AUSTRIAN
SEAPORT, MENACED BY ITALIANS
WILSON PLEASED WITH TEXAS
DEMOCRATS FOR ENDORSEMENT.
(By Associated Press.I

HOUSTON, Texas. Aug. l0.-As
the result of the democrats endorse
ment Of the Mexican policy. President
Wilson wired Governor Ferguson to-
day: at j. very de-ghtful 10 receive
such support from those whose inter
ests lie 80 near the problem
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
KING OF ITALY IS AMONG 1ST
ITALIANS into G0R|z|A,
TAKEN BY ITALIANS
(By Associated Press.)

The q threatened ursuingt
Gia, and
probable
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-10
Local weather Observations.

The following local weather observs-
tions. covering the lt-hour period ending
AT n. m. today. are furnished by the
I United States weather bureau station at
Fort Brown.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Time Is Not Recalled When Farmer
y Breeders Were So Well Cleaned
ST. Up on Draft Animals.

Like old wheat In the bin are good
draft horses of salable age. Both are
ready money whenever the farmer
wants to cash them in. Reliable adj
vices from all sections of the horse
breeding country state that the time
is not recalled when farmer-breeders
were so we'll cleaned up on their mar
ket horses, nor at such satisfactory
prices to the producer.
It is highly significant that some OF
the big firms of the cities are again in
evidence about the horse markets. The
man in the country who already enjoys
q ready market for the good ones
should prepare himself to supply a
still greater demand and at still more
remunerative figures.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
FOWLS RELISH EARTHWORMS
Excellent Plan to Turn Over Some
Soil Each Day to Provide Hens
With Needed Food.

We know the hens are, fond of
earthworms, and there are many NOR
sells OF food selected from fresh earth
by the hens; therefore it is a good
plan to turn some earth over In the
pen each day with a spade, says a
writer In Farm and Home. This should
be. done each morning as the earth
worms come to the surface each night,
then go back into the earth when the
sun comes up. Therefore the work
should be done between daylight and
sun-up. II 1t cannot be done at this
time some boards or an old door should
be laid on the ground where the dig
ging Is to be done. This protects the
worms so they remain near the sur
face. A space Of soil three feet
square turned over each morning will
furnish 90 hens with fresh earth to
work in during the day, and by NOV
ing Systematically about the yard it
will prevent the soil from becoming
contaminated with disease.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
SALT USED AS A FERTILIZER
Results OF Experiments Noted In Re-
port Received by Department
OF Agriculture.

Fertilizer experiments with beets
and turnips on a variety of soils to
determine the extent to which COM
mon salt may be used as substitute
for potash are noted In q report re-
Gently received by the department of
agriculture. Common salt wass used
at the rate OF 425 pounds per acre and
a 81 per cent potash salt at the rate
Of IT'S pounds per acre.
The two salts gave practically the
same results with sugar beets, al
though neither materially increased
the yield. Turnips showed smaller
potash requirement than sugar beets.
Where common salt was used in a
complete fertilizer mixture, increases
in crop yields were obtained. The
conclusion is reached that 81 per cent
potash salts may often be replaced by
common salt for fodder roots, beets
especially. 1t is also. concluded that
increased yields produced by additions
of potash salts are not due solely to
the fact that potassium is an essential
nutritive element.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
MIXED POUL TRY FEEDS
Best Results Obtained by Study
ing Needs of Flock.
One Essential to Laying Hens Is Ex-
ercise--Many Methods Resorted to
: In Addition to Scattering
Grain Among Straw.
Cgy r. q. wEArHERsroNE.)

y.
Hens will do better on mixed feeds
than on any other. A quart of corn
meal alone will not give as good re-
suits as pint and half of corn
meal mixed with some other food such
as cooked potatoes.
A great variety of chicken feed is
manufactured consisting of mixtures
of various grains, dried ground bone,
dried blood, beef scraps and such
matter, but the best results can prob
ably be obtained by studying the needs
Of ones flock and supplying them at
first hand.
Exercise is of course very essential
to laying hens when confined during
the laying season. To obtain this
many methods are resorted to in adj
dition to scattering grain among the
straw as for instance suspending cab
bage or a bunch of beets about two
feet above the floor in order to induce
the hens to jump up to reach it. If
the hens are very hungry for this
sort of food they will get more exer-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
ADVANCE MADE BY TRACTORS
No Other Piece of Farm Machinery
Has Adjusted Itself So Quickly
to Farm Conditions.

Probably no other line of agricul-
tural machinery has made such mark
ed advance and adjustment to actual
farming conditions during the past few
years as have the tractors. It is now
possible to purchase tractors of prac-
tically any desired size, weight and
power adapted to all classes Of farm
ing, from the 80-acre field to the FARM
or ranch comprising many thousand
acres. The price of the smaller ma
chimes is within reach of farmers OF
moderate means, and it Is, consequent
", in this direction that the greatest
improvements are being scored.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

is used, which, of course, includes rigid
adherence to specific directions framed
to ensure safety and efficiency.
In order that 1t may be lasting as
well as efficient, 1t seems almost nee
essary that dip should be poisonous,
and such q dip by remaining in the
fleece, will, If employed in the early
from the ''f1y" attack to very great
extent, as well as prevent the develop
ment of the larvae.
Carbolic dips and other preparations
of coal tar, although quite equal to
killing any ver1nin which the sheep
may harber, are certainly very eva
nescent and their odor, on which they
depend for lettering the "fy," is
quickly dissipated.
AS they are nonpoisonous and do
not remain long in the wool, they do
not poison the maggots.
Sprinkling is very much akin to
dipping, the same solution being used.
1t is practiced when it Is not conven-
lent to dip each sheep separately and
secures the saturation of the fleece at
parts most likely to be struck"
The removal of dirty locks of wool
and the trimming of the soiled parts
is imperative.
These precautions, however, will not
always suffice, for the yoke of the wool
will prove sufficient attraction unless
poisoned or rendered distasteful to the
fly and the pest will sometimes strike,
especially on hot days, and when there
Is thunder in the air.
Powdering the fleece used to be the
favorite method of prevention, but Dip
ping or sprinkling with fluid prepare
ton has largely superseded it as be-
ing more economical, as well as more
efficient.
Fly powders consist for the most
part of mixtures OF sulphur, arsenic,
powdered hellebore, white lead, alum,
cinnabar of anthony, prepared chalk,
umber, American bole and whale Oil
in various combinations and proper
tons, and some 'old-fashioned farmers
will cling to the use of such agents,
but they are not nearly so effective as
reliable dip.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
DON'T INTERFERE WITH S0WS
Difficulty Is Rare Trouble With Hogs
Premature Meddling Often
Proves Expensive.

Difficulty in narrowing the pigs is
O very rare SOW trouble; likely more
sows have been killed by interference
than have died of neglect. Farrew-
ing is by no means always continu-
Gus performance embracing two hours
or SO, but may be4extended over half
a day or longer; In fact, sows have
been observed to farrow pigs through
out the entire "a hours. Premature
interference has often caused the trou-
BILE that the farmer attributed to diff
cult parturition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
COMMUNITY BREED IN FAVOR
Efforts Being Made to Further Move
ment In Various LocaIities-Has
Many Advantages.

The advantage of having one breed
ognized and efforts are being made
In various localities to promote local
organizations for the purpose Of fur
thering the movement. When large
number of well-bred hogs of the same
bred are to be found in one locality,
community organization is possible
which will create new interest in
breeding and feeding, and teach the
members to take advantage of their
opportunities. Many other advantages
follow, such as buying breeding stock
or feed comparatively when necessary,
advertising stock for sale and in con-
trolling diseases.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

(By s. NJ. MILLER. Illinois.)
The best possible care and feed for
the young lambs on our farm is given
through their mothers, and to this end
/ aim to have the ewes in the finest
possible condition up to the weaving
time. BY this, do not mean fat, but
in good flesh and strong and hearty
for their ration at every feeding time.
My lambs are fed no grain until
they are three and a half to four
months old, when they are weaned.
They will be fed sufficient amount of
grain next fall and winter TO keep
them In good condition and thrifty,
shorn early and turned to grass and
sold the first of June, when they will
be about fourteen months old.
They will still be lambs, as they will
not have shed their lamb teeth, will
bring lamb prices and will have made
the greater part Of their flesh on
grass.
/ do not consider 1t as profitable to
raise sheep for wool as for mutton,
but the two are SO closely connected
that they can hardly be considered
separately.
1t IS possible to grow good, heavy
fleece on mutton carcass, and the
sheep with which this can be done is
altogether the most desirable sheep
for the average farmer to raise.
1t is a poor individual that will not
grow wool enough to pay for its keep
ing, leaving the mutton as profit, and
with good, big, DEMONSTRATING
sheep, it is possible to realize profit
on the wool, making in this way the
two sources of profit.
While the expense of maintaining
q flock of sheep is hardly noticeable,
the addition to the income from few
lambs and the animal fieeces is very
welcome.
The sheep raiser who puts his de-
pendence in the best breeds and goes
ahead to produce as valuable q NUT
ton carcass and as good fleece Of
wool as is possible, is pretty sure to
come out all right.
The poison" bogy frightens some,
but properly prepared poisonous dips
are perfectly safe, If the ordinary care
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

else by jumping after it, but our ex-
perience is that when fed q moderate
amount of clover or ground alfalfa
they have no taste for any other kind
of green food.
Nothing equals cut clover for feed
ing the chickens. Alfalfa comes next,
but clover stands at the head and If
this is fed regularly and in moderate
quantities it will take the place of
all other green feeds.
Wet versus dry R.ash is question
that has received much attention from
experimenters during the past few
years. The general consensus of
opinion at the present time is that the
dry mash is the most desirable. Many
practical poultrymen, however, still
prefer the wet mash. Labor Is one OF
the greatest problems that the poultry
raiser has to consider, consequently, If
he can find method which will be
labor saving and yet give results, 1T is
worthy of consideration. Dry mash
fed in hoppers is easier to handle than
any kind of wet mash. Hoppers are
now made which are rat-proof, SAM
tary and convenient. These can be
filed once a week and are found sat
isfactory. Experiments have proved
that eggs produced by hens fed dry
mash are more fertile than those laid
by hens fed wet mash. Wet mash is
slightly more forcing, Is inconvenient
to feed, and requires more care in
keeping the feeding vessels clean.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
BENEFITS OF DRAINED SOILS
Deeper Feeding Ground Offered for
Piants-Increase in Crop Yield
May Be Expected.

A drained soil offers deeper feed
ing ground for the plants. The roots
Of most cultivated crops will not go
into saturated soil and will die if kept
under water without air for more than
a short time. The root zone is then,
not the depth above the point of per-
manent saturation, but only that soil
into which the f1uctuating water-table
does not rise except for periods too
short to injure the, plants seriously.
Drainage tends to increase this depth
to that of the drains, thus making
greater quantity OF food available.
Hence, IAN increase in crop yield may
ordinarily be expected from the drain
age of such land already under culti-
walton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
THIN CULTIVATION is URGED
Loose Soil Serves as Mulch and Con.
serves Moisture-One Way Of
Farming at Loss.

Water moves slowly through loose
soil and loose soil will, therefore,
serve as a mulch and conserve moist
ure. This is one Of the reasons for
shallow cultivation. Killing weeds
putting the land in better physical
condition and furnishing modes Of
entrance for oxygen and nitrogen
are other reasons. Failure to culti-
vate properly Is one way of farm
ing at loss. Full particulars as
to the best cultural methods for any
crop may be obtained by applying to
your local demonstration agent or to
the extension division, Clemson Col
lege, South Carolina.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
PLANT SUMMER LEGUME CROP
cowpeas, Soy or Velvet Beans should
Be SoWn as Soon as Oats ana
Wheat Are Harvested.

AS fast as the oat and wheat crops
nre taken from the fields some summer
legume like, cowpeas, soy or velvet
beans should be planted. Such seeds
are plentiful and cheap this year and
no stubble, or other land, should be
allowed to lie idle through the sum-
mer. An application of from 200 to
400 pounds of 16 per cent acid phos-
phate should be made as these crops,
and all other legumes as well, require
q great deal of phosphorus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
.CAL0MEL WHEN BILIOUS? MOI! STOP! +
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
Guarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone" win Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Doesn Make You ScI

Stop using calomel! II makes you
sick. Don't lose days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish. bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel. when 1t comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into 1t, breaking
1t up. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
"all knocked out" IL your liver is tor
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, If breath is bad or stomach
sour just try spoonful of harmless
Dodson'S Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take q
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

spoonful and II 1t doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous want you to go back to
the store and get your money. Dod-
sons Liver Tone Is destroying the
sale of calomel because it is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore
1t cannot sa1ivate or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful or
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and constt-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t Is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
-Adv
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
Druggists Know a Good
Kidney Medicine

We. are pleased to handle DR.. Kilmer,s
Swamp Root for our customers are al.
ways satisfied with the results obtained
from it's use. Our present manager who
is an old time drug man has used it with
good results in Kidney trouble and does
not lose an opportunity to recommend so
fine medicine.
Very truly yours,
PORTER'S DRUG STORE,
North Main st. Salisbury, N. c.
November 18th. 1915.
Prove What Swamp Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer l. Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot.
tie. It will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
ASTHMA

'I have been a sufferer from asthma for
thirty-two years." writes Mrs. ]. P. Bish-
op, 744 Fatherland St., Nashville, Tenn.
81 got to the place where / could not lie
down for months at time. / tried all
kinds of medicine, but got no relief. Lung
Vita was recommended. bought bottle
been bothered with asthma since I took
the first bottle"
Many other testimonials on file showing
what Lung Vita has done in cases of con-
sumption, asthma, grippe, colds, Group,
and whooping cough. At your dealers or
direct. Price $l75 Free booklet upon
request. Nashville Medicine Co., Room 2,
Steger Bldg, Nashville, Tenn. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

Surely Needed Aid.

Providence received this letter among
several others in the morning mail re-
Gently:
'aThis unfortunate young man is the
only son of a widow, who died child
less, and his earnings maintained his
aged father and two young sisters.
whose sole support he is"
The secretary of the society wrote
on the margin of the note:
sThe circumstances of the case are
evidently exaggerated"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
Sold for AZ years. For
Malaria, Chills & Fever.
Alse a Fine General
Strengthening Tonic.
MINTERSMlTHS
~ GULL Tonic
Persuasive Power.
SOC and 800 st ell
DRUG Stores.

Arthur Williams, president of the
American museum of safety, said to q
New York reporter:
Eyes. we kill in our industries annu-
ally $4,000 people. and we injure 1900
600. If we were compelled by law to
adopt safeguards practically all this
destruction would be avoided.
"But to get us safeguard lawt
The man who gets US this law will
have to be as persuasive as the Nola
Chucky housewife.
San agent, you know, called on this
housewife to sell her a cucumber
cream for sunburn, and before the fell
low got away the woman sold him a
jar of cucumber cream of her OVID
make"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
SolomonIike Judgment.

ootoFHOHfINc Suu0iHSHe.
Two brothers inherited farm and
quarreled violently as to its division.
Now there lived in their village q
noted for the soundness of his advice.
Him the brothers determined to APP
point arbitrator. Whatever he said
they would abide by.
They laid the matter before him.
For long while he thought. then
delivered judgment.
"You," said he, pointing to the ell
der, shall divide the farm as you
think fair. And you," he continued,
pointing to the younger, shall have
the first choice"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13

A small boy astride OF donkey was
taking some supplies to an army camp
in Texas not long ago. and got there
just as q detachment of soldiers, pre-
coded by band, was marching past.
The lad dismounted and held the
bride of the donkey tightly In his
hand.
why are you holding on to your
brother so hard" asked a group of
soldiers who were standing near and
wanted to tease the country hoy.
I'm afraid he might enlist" said
the lad, without batting an eyelash.-
Chicago News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-13
Water Cooler.

ranged to keep the water cool. Inside
the bucket is an ice container, an in
teriorly threaded sleeve being arranged
in the bottom of the container. This
is much more sanitary than ice water
usually available, and the ice will last
considerably longer than when merely
thrown into the water in an open buck
ct. The warm air cannot strike the
ice directly to melt it immediately
Farming Business.