The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-25

them, as Christ, whom you claim y
to obey has demanded. Are there not
some sympathetic Christian souls through
out Rankin county willing to band togeth-
er to Systematically gather cash. and cloth
ing and food for these God-built or
phanages? What do you think of the state
ment of the superintendent of the Meth
odist Orphanage when he prints this
sentence: "You see from our financial
report this month that our receipts are
ONLY a little more than half the amount OF
our disbursement" This is food for re-
Election for you, Christian friends.
We see from the Jackson News of Aug
2. that the former President of Missis-
sippi College at Clinton, Rev. w. S.
| Webb, died at Meridian on that day at
the age of 90 years, and is to be buried
at Clinton where his life work was so
well done, on the 23rd. DR.. w. I. Low
nv conducts the funeral services. The
| life and good works of this splendid
preacher college professor and erstwhile
college PRESIDENT will be affectionately re-
called to the minds of hundred of min
listers throughout Mississippi, who re-
ceived their first lessons from him. "Well
done, good and faithful servant, enter the
joys of thy Lord"
DR.. w. S. feathers. State Director of
Public Health and Sanitation has APP
pointed, so far, several experienced med
ical practitioners who will each have
charge of a district composed of or 6
counties and whose duties will be especial
" to locate hookworm infection,to inspect
hygenic and sanitary conditions, and make
recommendations to the people that will
improve the health conditions of the state
and lower the mortality rate, especially
from hookworm, consumption and ty-
phoid fever. War will be declared on
the pesky house fly, and plans for its
determination will be recommended. DR..
R. n. Whitfield, of Florence, has been
appointed to look after the district COM
posed of the counties of Lamar, Jeff
Davis, Covington, Smith and Simpson,
and that part of Rankin south of the a.
and V. railroad The part of Rankin
north of the A. and " railroad forms
part of DR.. c. r. Stingily's territory
he having also been appointed for this
work.
DR.. Whitfield will spend about three
or four weeks in each county of his
district at first, in order to learn in what
portions of his district his services will
be most in immediate demand. but all
portions will be visited sooner or later.
DR.. Whitfield began his duties last Mon
dav. Circulars will be issued throughout
his district at the proper time, which
circulars will explain themselves as they
are read.
1t is one thing to endorse prohibition
and quite another to practice it personally
Some heads are so full Of nonsense
that they are really empty.-Ex.
Here is story for some lonesome fell
low to think on An old couple living
near Hattiesburg, have realized nearly
10000 on a tract of onc-hfth of an acre
of land. This ground is planted to
Strawberries. Between the strawberry
rows he planted purple top turnips the
crop from which brought them $4,000
The ,errles sold BROUGHT them S21o. A
second crop Of turnips on the same ground
as the first are expected to net them an
other $40. This is on cut-over land.
The smallest twins in the world-eaid
to be,-Each single one weighing one
pound were christened in an incubator
in Chicago by priest of the Greek Cath
olic church, few days ago.
Joseph Lohray, cooper in Cincinnati,
Ohio, is said to have the largest nose
of any man, in the world AS it in
terriers with his talking and eating he is
going to have it trimmed down to con-
venient SIZE 1t is six and three-quarter
inches long and three and a half inches
wide 1t is a case of nasal elephantiasis.
Rev. l. P. Trotter, preached his last
sermon here at the Baptist protracted
meeting, on last Friday night and de-
parted for his home in Hattiesburg next
morning. There was cordial shaking
of the hand of the good faithful preach
er by every one in the house at the close
of the services, bidding him an affecti-
cnate adieu. The congregation during
the entire meeting were churchill. Even
the aisles were filed with chairs and
TIE chairs to great extent were occu-
pied. The sermons were Of the right
stamr, Instructive and convincing, and
Appealed to the heart through the head.
&c