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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
Tinht Squeeze.


Whii5 at Milledgeville, Ga, some OF
Sherman's boys visited an old planter
a few miles out in the country. He
was alone, with his faithful old darky,
Nose, who was ever ready to swear
to anything the old man said. The
old planter told Of a wonderful rifle he
owned. He declared that he had shot
a large buck deer, and the power OF
that gun drove the ball clear through
the head from ear to ear and the ball
came out of the hind foot. OF course,
such a story brought many expressions
of doubt, but the old man appealed to
Nose.
ct was in dis yer way: De deer
was a-scratching de haid wild de hine
foot when marse fired, and, OBJ co'se,
de ball went fru de haid from ear to
ear, an frue de foot at de same time. I
Then, turning to his master, he said in
an undertone: 20 de lands sake,
marsa, be little mo- sho' OBJ you
footen mex time, TO- dat war a mighty
tight squeeze TO- dis niger"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
HAS ANCESTORS OF RENoWN
indian Prince Fighting With the Brit
ish In India May Well Be Proud
of Descent.

The rajah Of Baria, who arrived In
Britain recently from somewhere in
France, left shortly for another scene
Of operations. He has been on active
service with the Indian troops in the
western theater of war since Febru-
airy.
A Chauhan Rajput, this young
prince traces his descent from the
famous Prithi Raj Another Of his an
cestors is known in history for his
gallant but unavailing defense or the
fortress of Champaner, when 1t was
besieged by Mohammed Begara, a Mos
lem conqueror, in whom oriental
scholars have recognized the original
both of the Bluebeard Of our nursery
tales and of that prince Of Cambay
whose daily food, as one may read in
Buffers "Hudibras," was asp and
basilisk and toad
Inheriting the tradition of mar
tial race, the present rajah has had
the advantage of military training
in the Imperial Cadet corps, and he
is a good specimen of the new type
OF Indian prince from which so much
may be expected.-Montreal Standard
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
Number of Dark stars.

It is reasonable to assume that the
humber of stars in space having q
temperature so low that their radia
lions do not affect our eyes or photo
graphic plates is extremely large. That
these invisible stars are far more
numerous than the luminous stars is
suggested by Mr.. F. A. Lindemann,
who attempts, in the Monthly Notices,
e rough calculation of their relative
number, based on the assumption that
new stars (novae) are due to col.
lisions. He concludes that there are
about 1000 times as many dark stars
as bright ones.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18

Loans and discounts $144 1890. 80
Overdrafts. unsecured S69. 80
Bonds, securities, ETC., own
ed, including premiums on
same lS,UUU.UU
Guaranty Fund with State
Treasurer ---------- 1000. 90
Banking house and lot 100000
Other real estate owned - II, 292. 90
Furniture and fixtures ------ 2,500.00
Due from other Banks ----- 22,828, "a
Exchanges and checks for
next days clearings- 478.56
Other cash items 1873 IL
Paper currency 2,l5O.OO
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents------ gu. 30
Gold coin 1926. 90
Silver coin 1913. so
All other items of resources,
viz: County warrants 1886. "a
Revenue stamps ----------- 26.3o
Total ---- $222, 500. II
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
English Female Magistrates.

The female magistrates just appoint
ed In South Australia are being de-
scribed as the first in the British en-
pire. Woman justices, however, were
not unknown in England centuries
ago. The countess of Richmond, moth
er of Henry VII, was a magistrate,
and tried many important cases,
whilst in Queen Mary's reign a Lady
Bartlett sat on the bench in Glouces-
tershire. Perhaps the most remark
able case Of the kind was that OF
Lady Berkeley, who was given spe-
cial commission by Henry VIII to act
as Judge in her own cause in the trial
of certain poachers on her estates.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
WHEELS AND COMMUNITIES

When a spoke in a wheel is
broken that wheel is weakened
and only of partial or slight value
to the rest of the vehicle. The
vehicle itself is of no greater.val-
ue than it's weakest spot, the bro
ken wheel. Its usefulness will
not be restored until the wheel is
repaired and splaced on a par
with the other wheels. Then it
is again ready to. assume Its
proper functions in the scheme
of life.
And as it is with the wheel
and the wagon, so it is with the
citizen and the community. The
latter is only as strong as the
loyalty Of the former. The COM
munity will advance only in, &C
cordance with. the loyalty and
progressiveness of it's people.
The man who forgets his home
merchants and sends his money
to outside sources is the broken
wheel of his own community.
He is the weak spot that retards
the growth of all, that produces
commercial stagnation, that Gre
ates local hard times and re-
duces the community that shell
tiers him and the people who
feed him to the level of a hand
to mouth existence.
We don't want any broken
wheels in this, community; we
don't want any useless vehicles,
or commercial disintegration, or
hand to mouth existence; we
don't want any poverty or dis
tress. i.
But we do want prosperity,
and progressiveness, and happi-
ness and contentment,. and full
larders and dinner pals, and we
can have them if each one of us
will do our duty to the town, in
which we lives and trade with
home people, and keep our own
money in our own community.
We want to Hkeep prosperity
in Brandon" and we can only
do it by trading with Brandon
merchants"
Personally, we intend to prac-
tice what we preach in this re-
spect, for the good of the COM
munity, for your good, and for
our own good,3 and we would
dearly love to see yeu trailing
right along by our side, and we
are quite expecting to see you
doing it becauseswe don't think
we are one whit, more loyal to
this town than you are.
Come along, brother. When
we all pull in the same harness
we make a mighty strong team.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
CITATION NOTICE.
State of Mississippi, Rankin County.
| TO MI. ". Falls, Ratliff, Texas.

State of Mississippi, Rankin County.
To M " Falls Ratlff, Texas.
Z LID. Vance, Ratliff, Texas,
e. Slade, Milton. Fla. r. f. ID.
Geo. Slade. Milton, Fla, r. F. ID.
E. w. Slade Shawnee. Okla.
J. c. Slade. Double Bay, Texas. all non-resi-
DENTS and all persons having or claiming any le-
gal or equitable interest in the following described
lands situated in Rankin county. Miss. to-wit:
Lot No. 2, Section e. Township z. NO. Range e.
Greeting: For certain causes offered before US in
nnand and strictly enjon upon you. that laying all
other matters aside and not withstanding any
excuse. you personally appear at a Chancery
court to be holden at the court house in Brandon.
on the 4th Monday of March. 1916. to answer q
bill Of complaint exhibited against you by L. B.
Mckay. to confirm title to the above lands
Witness my hand and seal of Office. this the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
LIABILITIES

Capital stock paid in -------$ 80, 600. 90
Undivided profits, less a
mount paid for interest,
expenses and taxes 2.482.38
Individual deposit, including
savings deposits ---- 87,457.0 OIL
Time certificates of deposit 88,024.98
Cashiers checks outstand-
- 1926
Due to other Banks ---- 2,342.63
Bills payable, including GER
tifcates of deposit repre-
senting money borrowed 100000
Reserved for accrued inter
est on deposits -- 1,341. Is
Reserved for accrued taxes 10000
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
.$5O,568.35
w. L. Martin. Cashier,
J. HI. Singletary,
J. Fl. Rogers, Directors.

State of Mississippi, County of Rankin.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by w. L. Martin, Cashier, this 18th day
of Nov, 1915. R. G. Berry, Mayor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18


I, R. L. Fox, Cashier, do solemnly
swear that the above is true state
ment of the financial condition of Ran
kin County Bank. located at Brandon,
in the County of Rankin, State of Miss
issippi, at The close of business on the
10th day of Nov, 1915, to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
Correct-Attest
Roy L. Fox, Cashier.
A. M. Shields,
w. H. Barnes, Directors.
State of Mississippi, Town of Brandon.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by r. L. Fox, Cashier, this 10th day of
Now, 1915.
w. S. May, Notary Public.
My commission expires March, 1916.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
First White House Wedding.

The first wedding to be celebrated
In the White House was that of Mrs.
Lucy Payne Washington, sister of
Mrs. Madison, to Justice Todd Of the
Supreme court in 1871. In all, IN
GLIDING the two of the present admin
istration, there have been IA weddings
In the White House.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18

What has become of the old
fashioned subscriber who used
to send the editor a turkey for
Thanksgiving? Jackson News.
Why, bless your soul, he lives
right over here in Rankin coun-
ty, and has already sent us in a
fine gobbler for that occasion.
If you don't succeed in getting
one, come over and eat with us.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
S.. N. Woodruff to Robt.
Woodruf-ne4 mel H.,

S. N. Woodruff to Robt.
Woodruff-ne4 mel L..
4,2----------<-,'------S $3.50 90
H. P. Cox to Tom Robert
son-w4 SCI %, 3, 400 90
Howell B. Wilson and wife
to A. G. Purvis and w.
III. Baskerville ST & eli
ne4 S. 9; ase4 of S. 10;
:. the WI & SCI S. Is; 1Oa
sw cor ST mel S. Is, all
in T. 6, r. A ---------4519 so
Lizzie H. Thornton ct al
to w. D. Owen mer-
charitable timber on the
WI net & e1 WI S. &c. &
all that part of nw4 net
S. 35, lying north A. &
v. Railroad & mel nw4
S. 35, less ia on e side,
all in 6, 5 100000
Solomon Dreyfus to Ger
trude E. Williams undi-
vided ] interest in WI
WI 81, 6. 2. except "a in
sw cor and except la
Sc cor sw4 nw4 said S.
and R. ----------4 5O 90
w. L. Lane ct al to E. M.
Swindles-that part. SET
nw4 and that part of
Ell nw4 sw4 & e of Gar
lands mill road and cd
sW4 all in IL, A, 1------2015 90
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
STATEMENT OF THE FINAN-
CIAL CONDITION OF
CITIZENS BANK

located at Florence, in the County of
Rankin, State of Mississippi, at the
close of business -Nov. 10, 1915, made
to the Board of Bank Examiners:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM FLORENCE

DR.. r. N. Whitfield has just
returned to his home here near
Florence, from the meeting of
the Southern Medical Associa-
ton in Dallas. Texas, last Mon
day, the 9Th inst. The doctor
enjoyed the trip very much. The
cause of his attending that meet
ing lay in the fact that he had
been appointed to read a paper
before that body on "Sanitating
a Rural Home" The Dallas
News of Nov. 9th, has this to
say about some of the parts he
took in that meeting: "The great
need of the South today is the
improvement of the rural home, :"
was the statement made by DR..
R. N. Whitfield, of Florence,
Miss. He gave his reasons for
the declaration because the ru-
raj home needs more improve
ment, as a rule, than any other
home; because in the South the
rural podulation is greatly in ex-
cess of that of the cities and
towns, and most of all the public
health services have been per-
formed in the cities and towns
to the exclusion of the rural dis
tricts. He said one exception
has been made and that is the
work done by the Rockefeller
Commission, which has been
laboring five or six years in
eleven of the Southern States.
He declared the second great
est need in the South is the di-
vorcement of the public health
from peanut politics.. He con-
demmed the pie-hunters and
coat-tail hangers-on for positions
on public health boards, and de-
clared that no physician will be
a success as a health officer if
that physician is allowed to prac-
tice his profession. "A full time
health officer should be placed in
charge of every county in the
South, and he should be capa-
BILE and competent man." DR..
Whitfield said. The speaker
then outlined the plans of what
he considers a sanitary rural
home, and to prove his belief in
his plans, he said he is now
building such a home for his
family. Screening is advocated
for both summer and winter,
and sanitary closets, he declared
to be an absolute necessity
DR.. Whitfield was employed by
the Rockefeller Foundation for
four or five years up to the first
day of this year in ferreting out
hook worm infection in several
counties in South Mississippi.
Since the first of last January he
has held a position under the In
.ternational Health Association,
and assigned to duty at Hatties-
burg, Miss, and operating in the
rural districts around that city.
His work there is instructing
and encouraging the making of
the rural homes sanitary the
main thing in this work of sani-
tation being the abolishing of the
common house-fy and the mos.
quito, both of which insects be-
ing the cause of more sickness
in families than any other means
in normal conditions. In order
to the carrying out of this sani-
tation of the home the proper
closet out in the back yard, and
the entire screening of the
dwelling for two means, are
built and put up. If it be de-
sired, this writer will be glad to
give to The News the plan of
closet largely adopted in the
country homes about Hattles-
burg. Such a closet is easily
made fyless and void of unpleas-
ant eff1uvia. Let us have it. =
Ed
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-10
FIFTH lNSTALLMENT
A MESSAGE FROM The PAST
CHAPTER XXI.

AfApe Jhiees
on course tho unexpected naval 40.
crstaerylcr raid on the Crooked Creg
hotel created nome noneaiion as we'll
~ ala the rescue or two beautiful
YunnF womrh Miss Irene Courtier
aud her friend Mias Illngion nut
Newport IN a place Of many happen.
iuEs sensational aud otherwise and
after uil the Crooked Crag had been
rnided many timos before
in iia hnlmy days IL had been GLOW.
erly constructed aud maintained ~
q secluded gambling place tor Now
fofk mlllionalrea. u place full % cub
hf holes aud uucanny Eot awaya For
tho thirteenth time ln i,a history u
was closed up and Ito proprietor
failed
nut ,ho three weird characters Who
had boon tho cause of all the VIC
lenco Htill remained In hiding Her
nandcz the poruguono adyontufur
lnnto. hts Moxlonn side partner, and
tholr strange aud unusual companion.
tho brute
hunciin. for her part. gave full o.
ncfiptious OF thcno thFne to the al.
thOridol and accompanied secret aery.
tee men on many fultlean trips.
"At any fstu" she sald To hef
irione irene courtior, = know now
whnfe stand ! wan whruod 10 look
oni for a man with n naber cot across
Hts face lior face grew Wiutfui
! Thought feared aho went on. at
nrri that tina, man might be- nay "a
thor but my father would mover treat
"a nrl az thia scar face treated me'
Annette touched her neck A tn,
little sold chain fcll inso the bosom
ot hor waist
'llc has laid bare hts teeth, this
Hcnr face, said Annette. Ito know
something of my father I'm sure 81
that and I'm sure Of something else
tie Is aeekine nay lOst lsle Of CHINA
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CHAPTER xxu


NhAoNNNol
InR dlngy little hotel room In Prov
ldeuoe. Rhode Island, there aat man
a. dressing table gazing into mir
ror and doing unusually queer things
With his face Hernandez was past
master nj q certain art -dlggulne
Ten minutes later a stranger stood
erect within that room a full bearded
stranger clad la an evening coat OF
foreign cut with well psdded paunoh
ane shoulders cycling himself still
critically In tho hooking glass HE
ralaed bis hiEh hat aud bowed p0mp.
ously 10 fonto.
In reality friend Potion he re,
marked = am NJ RomanoG a Rua.
Hian nohiemAn"
MY friends aud arc invited 60
tho dance on board the Alabama. he
said MY fricnda and shall 10.
Call In tina, beast Now FOR the enal
tcst"
fonta disappeared and moment
later the brute crep, into the room
ITO glanced fearfully toward the chair
where heruandeE he'd tecn sitting
then he glanced about tho room A
puznled oppression overspread his
countenanco and then with a deep gut.
turai cry he spranE for the appari
tons throat
Hernandez twitched himself 20 one
aide iuai Ia time and thcn tapped tho
brute emartly on The arm.
= am sa,lsncd." he said. In tones
that the brute Immediately recog.
nized NV an 70 did not know ne
he. with all the instincts Of savage
but faithful dog Let ua be OF
An hour later DO was slandinE ex.
peCtantly IN front OF the huge punch
howl on tho dancing deck OF tho Ala
bama Clustered around this punch
bowl were a group % osiCers and
pretty women and among them Ineg
Castro and her friend Annette Hing.
ton
Romanof stared boldly at them
both, then he turned TO Neal Hardin.
A glass OF punch, u YOU please.
he said In foreign accents
Neal Hardin did not answer. lilo
was otherwise engaged. Annette
ilngten was standing at the table
With a Young ensign al her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl Tho ensign drank with
hts RICH, hand 40 did Annette. but
Annettes lett hand was firmly
cle9chcd in the hand OF Neal Hardin
of tho punch bow,. Il was the only
chance tho evening could anord thc,a.
A Siaas OF punch" reiterated the
unknown Russian a0Aleman.
Neal Jumped as though shot. Has
aly he ladled out glass and prc.
scented u TO the Russian The Rus
SIAN took one sip Of q aaa sat down
bis glsas.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-10

ais notg. boping that you ana your
charges can add one more evening 10
your round OF gaysty ia Newport 30
ciety, ! beg "a lnclOae an Invitation
which may giye you a few hours Of
pleasure Wish could no myself
Anything on a oaitleahip suits ne
inciosed IN the misnlve was a heavy
white card engraved IN script
The officers o. the v. s. 8. Aisbsms
request the honor ~ your presence
With friends a. the dance on ship
board Tuesday sssnine. June.
Tbs words with friends" we're Ia.
terllned IN Ink Annette read the IN
vitaiion aud then handed u 20 inez
Good" exclaimed inez These are
worth Vhie these shipboafd dsncsa
Five miuutes later she called up
private number on the wire In her
boudoir. waiting impatiently until she
heard a voice she knew. Then nha
talked rapidly. almost Ia G whisper
ITS worth taking = chance, ia Il
notY' she Qnerled
"Ah returned the voice a. the 9th
or end Of the wire. We do nothing
without chances We shall take .
chance Farewell"
II must be- understood that an able
seaman like Neal Hardin. while his
good behavior. hia natural aptitude
and bis general Inability gave him
many privileges yet he was stiil ,hs
victim of eaate-navai caste. AZ q
civilian he might travel with ladies
~ dignity. such an his mother. and
Young women ~ style aud beauty
such an Annette flingion Rad her
friend. Irene CourtieT but as "a chief
petty oihcer remarked to Neal.--''A
ball on board the Alabama - not for
able seamon not 30 YOU could notice
A. my boy SIM" he added. olappinE
Neal upon the shoulder. I'm Try and
act you place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see tho
Fweiia"
Fguratlvcly speaking. he got him
place on tho hack stairs without
much dimcuty. and after Neal had
spent day IN assisting hia fellow
able saamen IN polishing up every.
thing aboard the Alahama that could
be polished. aud In nwhhhing every
thing aboard her that could be-
Hwabbed, and IN setting 10 rights
everything that could be- set 10 rights.
Neal clad IN eh immaculate white
duck suit, found himself stationed,
atin AZ u ramsod. and sor the nsu,
time scared 10 death. by tue side OF o
large punch bowl under the canvar
covering OF tho dancing deck
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IN the day n shs eruption - Mount
leifa Capt John Hardin of The afsamef
Princess ffafura fts.yfnft0i1 Anuttte
iurffnn from on open boat rHf a. fnffcd
az lraFe hrnind Nrf father ana bic frfu.
bnnilnf. illnktpu la assaulted ~ iiNf
flnifa ana ilniO boz vain attempt 20
art partrH ehich iunEion naa iuanaEf1
~ send aboard che frinffnr rlfn Ni4
daNEhffr papers lfDflnK hia title 90 and
falling inf whereabouts 81 ne ioni lfihnd
~ flnuanar flinHinnf ;rjurY rauaee his
mind 60 heroine blank Thirteen yfafa
riHfHf Hernandez nnN on opium HuiHNs
fltf Win lunin. iuef fffnaif accom-
tiirc uuf fhe mindless brute that oni 81
Wln iflnHfuU. come fu HsauOu where fin
Widow ~ captain Hardin ia lslnE aitN
iaf 500 heul ard Annette Illusion, ard
Tai Co. afrli 90 rtDeA iffi o. Annfiff
~ Der fniNHf Neal tries fuf nHfulsHlnu
iu iNr Naval academy huf Through ihs
ifHnf beers ~ fnfY Woifhf. " dsfsaff1 ~
iNFF Hnd NiHeFHfeH Seal fFNrfF lr ffe
Nstf ines teiH b ffHr tn luff hrd fNe
fNnfpifhiuis nst him in theft power 40
agrees fu steal fNn purffa lnf them Nut
ldrniHilr fNiH nee f0 fnr fnFfin home
nnn ihn brute man rearue8 Anneiie win
Geo pHrFf4 from fhr flames Annette dis.
tufffs iNHf ifHt tprllei e. fNf map re-
fHHiH iNr iurailuu ~ Tho lost leland sub
ffuHFniif in b. HffurFle fHf lia Progression
ihH mop M torn iH fNrff rafia' ifefHan.
- Fnneiie and htAi esfh scouting
lNfiiUM
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see shai some tsrriae suuggls Ss' -
hand
10 another insani it uas ail over
Two figures ciuiehinF a. each p'nft
srnntieafy darfed s1ddsaly over iAF
rail There vas . splash nf@F.
Mar oierbc1 "a yelled NeAi
W. seranr 10 ,hs rail ana fpfe in'o
the moonlli 4afsr failing r'ol Daie
not 20 fqli fls oftfr ESQ
Two minMsa lafer t sps Oh ores
Anneifa eaa on deck haii ia'ni'nh p
Meals arm bQs ~ith Sails plfh
hsf face
Don't vorry abe naA 70 thr
eroNa about VAR haven't tNal
iousa a drop Of uator J assure foa
In regular liile eater fai N'-i
knows that don't goa Neat
Hair an tear later DOB the foifiiff
villa ia Nespoft Annette nestled l1
a huge arm chair in b iimoA4 befote
a blazing Gre SHE laughed r'nn
phanflg She seIlri & .fpHF i'i'N
ohamaa bag ans took ffam o. g f''f
damp Old piece RI paper parchment
This o. what hs aaa AFTER pa
can't tan ne che saia She nrreaa
Ia out and exhibited % % iref Castro
why % BIZ bials piece ~ pa.
per said inez Castro.
Look 90 Sc c.0aeJ rad Annette
Oh yes said Irene BE- haa ono
word upon u ioug.tudf
m has more than that upon g
saia Arnefte Watch ord see
She spread r. out upon the hearth
20 dry ne is "a plf o. OF ihe msr
Of my map irene che went Goa i1e
map or tho loH ia'o 90 rnnanar
Srarfsra gui portion ef 80 900
you remember at Crooked ruE bt
a harmless portion gof paff and
80 did Ncai Wait Look The piece
~ dry see what tte beat has done
inea Castro beat osef h0r Nharo
did the wFiuas come fnom fhe ae
manded
The heat brought the writing oui
said Annette see Look noa af
the longitude What does t saw
ino4 looked eagerly one hundred
and twenty three da rfcfs aNt er
claimed slowly "lui forty minutes
vest
That isn't Oh won't ON Annette
There's a message a meaaare 0nn
the past upon our plreaH Neaig ami
mine q message that Use GOT b.
heart
What" qucried lucf vaau.nF 49,
the a. rHaEo from tho raaif"
Annette nodded proudly ThiH s
tho message she returned. Granted