The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28


.Tf Candlemas Day be fair and bright.
Winter will have another fight:
But if Candlemas Day be clouds and
rain,
Winter is gone and will not come
again."
Woman's World of February 1918.
February End was very cloudy all the
day. See anything encouraging in the
rhyme above? We should feel thank
full for the nice gardening weather
we've had for few days past.
How is your garden by. this time, my
friend?
My ''split-crack" method of planting
garden seed in a real wet soil has sur
priced our experiment station here in
Mississippi and also a very extensive
seed farm manager, in Georgia. Try
it. The rows of growing vegetables
look nice. being narrow and straight
when pains are taken.
A Mrs. w. J. Godfrey, of Sumter
vile, Ala. writes The Progressive Far
mer to say that she used the same tin
cans for several years for canning vege-
tables and fruits. Her plan is to place
live Goals on top of the can to melt the
solder. then the top comes off. Empty
the can Immediately and rinse the can
thoroughly. Wipe the top side with a
dry cloth, then set the can on per-
forated shelf, the bottom up, and let it
dry, be sure there are no rust spots.
Every farmer and gardener ought to
own a copy of the Progressive Far
mer's Reference Special. Subscribers
get it free, but others can obtain
copy for S cents by writing and sending
a nickel to the publisher for it. While it
cost 80 little l am not telling Glib"
when declare it to be worth $1,000 in
the hands of any thoughtful industri
Gus tiller of the soil. A Thousand and
one" fine, useful and beneficial, sugges-
ton are offered to the seeker after in
formation on multitude of topics,
If you love tomatoes and wish them
early, SOW few seed in temporary
hot bed, during this month. When the
young plants get large enough to
"erowd," thin out and put the thin
nings" into cold frame to protect them
during cool and cold spells, by covering
them over with sacks held up by sticks.
BY April when there. tbe no dan
ger from frost, they will be big enough
to bloom while your neighbor is wait
ing for April to come before planting
his seed. You plant some more seeds
in April for succession. | suggest the
"Stone" variety. I've tried them. They
are good.
Get a copy of The Progressive Refer
ence Special, you amateur gardener,
and you will find an entire page-and
elsewhere too--devoted to instructing
you when, how and what to plant
throughout the year. It's fine; get one.
right away. A nicKle will bring it if
not sold out.
That 'sla fine display of the highest
type of patriotism on the part of nine
year old Noxapater, Mississippi girl
when she parted with her head of beau
tiful nut-brown hair to be sold in order
that she may be able to purchase war
Saving Stamps. This braid of beauti-
full hair will be sold next Saturday at
auction at reception to be given at
Majestic Hotel in New York, following
the singing of several patriotic songs
by Miss Anna Fitzirs. an opera singer,
who will be the Auctioneer.
Pastor Courtney, of the Florence
Baptist Church went to do last Sun
day and preached for Pastor J. R.
Johnston who was not we'll enough to
preach. The pulpit here was supplied
by Rev. James Steen at both morning
and evening services, and two fine SER
mons We're delivered by him.
The streets and sidewalks of Flor
ence, after the severe weather of the
past several weeks, have, at last, been
put in fine shape. Both, streets and
sidewalks, have been nicely graded
and topped off with good gravel. 1t is
nice now to drive and walk over our
little thoroughfare.
We learn that another business en-
terprise will soon be established in
Florence, filling long felt want. This
is a millinery and fancy dress good
store to be operated by Mrs. w. c.
Parkinson, an excellent lady of our town.
Experts at this business will be employ
ed, and every taste in this line will be
met. Her advertisement will ere long
appear in the Brandon News, watch.
for it.
There was patriotic celebration OF
Washington's birthday Friday night in
school room. arranged by Miss Laura
Sistrunk and Prof. Gum, principal of
tho HIGH school The attendance was