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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Jackson.-A timber land deal involv-
Ing some $4,000 acres Of pine and
hardwood territory, and representing
a million dollars or more in money
consideration, has just been consum-
mated here. The land transferred
lies along the valley Of Pearl River,
in five counties-Rankin, Madison.
Scott, Neshoba and Leake, formerly
known as the Herrick-Hogue holdings.
The Gammill Lumber Company of Pc.
lahatchie are the purchasers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Life Termer Freed.

Life Termer Freed.
Gov Brewer has granted pardon
to Peter Sherman. an old negro serv-
ing life sentence for murder commit
ted In Newton county. The petition
was indorsed by the judge, district at
torney, sheriff of Newton county. ami
by every member of the jury which
tried his case.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Lexington.-The store Of w. P
Hammett at Ovens Wells was recent.
ly broken into and buargalrized. Some
thing of nearly everything in the store
store was stolen. Bloodhounds placed
on the trail were unsuccessful.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

New Albany.-A number of persons
were injured, some seriously. and $751;
900 worth Of property was destroyed
when fire originating from an un.
known cause in the basement of the
Rainey Hotel, almost wiped out the
a,siness district of New Albany. The
occupants of the third story Of the
hotel became so panic-stricken that
E. B. Noble, the proprietor, and Alloy
Elder had to forcibly take two ladies
and carry them down the fire escapes.
DR.. Y. d. Butler jumped from the third
story and landed on the storehouse Of
Craig Brothers, breaking his leg. He
was carried to Memphis for treatment.
Mr.. Boothe, travelling man from Tu-
pelo, became suffocated and fell down
stairs, being injured internally. John
Thompson, chief of the fire squad,
was painfully hurt by falling debfAs.
The following fire losses were sus-
tanned: Thos. Goodman, druggist, CONF
plete loss, $4,000, no insurance; E
B. Noble, the Rainey Hotel, complete
loss, no insurance; New Albany Ga
zette, loss $4,000, with $500 insur
ance; Will Cook. barber shop. loss
$500, with no insurance: New Albany
Meat Market, loss $500; Merchants
and Farmers Bank, fixtures worth ST..
0O0,. no insurance IS j. L. s.. Rogers,
druggist, loss $4,000 with $4,000 In
surance; Craig Bros, loss $1,000 with
s., 900 Insurance.; Norris Hardware
Company, loss 81 900. S. c. Mcbride,
Dan Smith and the Wiseman Mercan-
tile Company all had their goods bad
iy damaged by water. DR.. Hugh Mays,
DR.. Eason, DR.. Wesson and DR.. Hud-
son all lost heavily. but saved part
of their office equipment. G. M.
Houston, insurance agent, lost his en-
tire fixtures.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
SUCCESSOR TO CONGRESSMAN
WITHERsPooN TO BE CHOSEN
IN FIFTH DISTRICT.
SOIL SURVEY IN KINDS
tate Geological Department Will
Make Study Of Land Throughout
the State-Work Will Begin
Immediately.

A successor to fill the vacancy in
the Mississippi delegation in congress
caused by the death of Representative
S. A. Witherspoon of the Fifth district
must be chosen in special election to
be called by the governor within the
next thirty days, according to an of
ficial announcement here. Gov. Brew
er was not prepared to say when the
election would be held.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Hattiesburg. in connec-
ton with private detectives, District
Attorney Robert S. Hall, County At
torney Claud Hill and Sheriff Harbi-
son, have unearthed what they believe
Is an larson trust" bigger and more
extensive than anything of it's kind
known in the history of South Missis-
sippi. With the arrest some months
ago OF Morris Williams, the negro util-
ity man of the late Wedein- -Rosen-
grant Manufacturing Company, at
Fruitland Park, and his conviction at
this term Of the Forrest county Grim
inal court, Of participating in the
burning Of the Fruitland Park plant,
the officers believe that more serious
fires than the one in question have re-
suited in the South In recent years,
due to the activity of the members of
the trust" The trial Of George We'd
egin, part owner Of the burned plant,
also indicted for burning the factory,
has been continued till the next Grim
inal term of the Forrest court to allow
more extensive investigation to be
made.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Survey In Hinds.

Survey In Hinds.
DR.. E. N. Lowe, director Of the Mis-
sissippi geological survey, has report
ed that thorough and comprehen-
sive soil survey of Kinds county has
just been begun, which will probably
continue throughout the winter
months. 1t has long been the inten-
ton of the director of the state geo.
logical survey to make this soil sur
vey, which it is believed will furnish
some very interesting studies in soil
structure, of value to biologists, as
well as of considerable economic value
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02

Legislators Come 20 Capttoi.
sTheerecently elected members of the
Mississippi legislature are now coming
to Jackson with good deal of regular
ity, finding much to interest them at
the State capitol. 1t is understood
that number of interesting bills are
being prepared for the approaching
session. The state officials at this
time are busy making out their an
nual reports, figuring on the budget
for the next two years and otherwise
getting ready for the legislative ses
sion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-02
Promote Beef Industry.

With a view to getting in closer
touch with farmers and live stock
raisers, and better results for the cam
paign which is under way in Missis-
sippi for improving and enhancing the
beef cattle industry, Frank d. Farley,
State agent in Mississippi for the bu-
reau OF animal husbandry, United
States department of agriculture, is
preparing a close-to-the-people tour OF
one or more type counties This is TO
say counties which possess natural
conditions which are peculiarly adapt
ed to this great and growing industry
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
MUSTN'T CASH PAY CHECKS.

A deputation from the Ministerial
association OF Los Angeles recently
went before the public safety COM
mittee with q request that saloons be
forbidden TO cash pay checks. A gen
eral public discussion followed. GER
tain employers promising to pay In
cash. and certain banks and stores Of
ferins TO keep open to cash checks
Az q result the police commission To-
sued an order prohibiting check-cash-
ing by saloons. On the following
Monday the chief OF police reported
at follows:
I'VE usually have from so TO 90 ar
rests for drunkenness on Saturdays
and Sundays. but for the last two
days we have had but ~ for each
day, which attribute directly TO the
enforcement OF the order forbidding
saloons TO cash pay checks"
Among other results must be count
ed the increased efficiency OF 10 work
ers. happy Sunday for 20 families,
money spent with the legitimate
trades. and the saving OF court and
jail expense of caring for 20 drinka-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
INSURANCE. COMPANIES KNOCK.

The general manager OF one OF the
big life insurance companies OF this
country. In a letter 10 one OF his agents
declining to write a policy for a -,
loonkeeper, had this to say:
We do not want the name OF BE-
Ing a saloonkeepers company. and OF
taking a grade Of risks which are
promptly refused by the leading and
conservatively managed companies of
the country.
Life Insurance companies are en-
gaged-all OF them-ln encouraging
THRIFT. protecting homes. and IN
serving the welfare OF the Individual
the community and the state. sa-
loonkeepsrs-all of them--are en-.
gagged In discouraing thrift Destroying
homes and in injurins the individual.
the community and the state. There
ID nothing In common between ua,
and we do not even care for businsss
relations with them"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
REMARKABLE PROSPERITY.

The United States census bureau
recently issued a noteworthy bulletin
concerning the state OF Maine. II 70
views the 80 years preceding 1919. and
declares that Maine has passed all the
states In steady Advancement Of fnan-
cial Independence. While In 1880
Names per capita debt was ss.<a. az
contrasted with an average for all
states OF s6+s. the Maine debt In 1871,
had been reduced ~ per cent and the
average Of the other ~ states only 80
per cent. Now Maine owes sl.s7 per
capita. and the other states. on the
average. ts.e2 Bank deposits and in
vestments have increased wonderfully.
Maine has about 100000. 900 In the
way Of deposits. with sss,ooo savings
bank depositors.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
No Whiskey Advertisement
No Immodest News Itemsi
DIR. LAMAR breaches
Continued from Page One

OlCJ.
What must I give? Myself. What
is myself? II is my intellect, con-
science, imagination, reason, emo
tions. affections, and will,-my per.
sonality. To hand these over is
faith. When you get that you gel
the greatest force in human life. II
gives a clean heart. Then you can
live for God anywhere but hell.
When God comes, he hits the center
OF power; and something is bound
TO happen.
Can I Hold Out I
when I was converted people
said, Will he stick? Is IL not the
impulse of youth" did stick.
said, My hope is in God When
you take hold of a thing, the chanc-
es are you will hold out. I started
TO do good, to hold prayer meet
ings. We were jeered and ridiculed.
But what Of that? You can't have
and keep anything worth while
without fighting for it. You must
have backbone, not cotton cord
with ribs Joined 20 it.
81 like religion that takes a fell
low and makes him do something.
Get religion and you get dynamite.
God does nothing halfway.
when was holding a meeting in
Birmingham, Alabama, noticed
man who seemed unable 10 satisfy
himself. When he was asked what
his difficulty was, he replied, I am
a clerk in grocery store. In a
room back OF the store, liquor is
sold. | am required TO sell il. I
feel that I cannot be a Christian
and do that. Whenever I kneel and
pray, the thought that l am in the
liquor business comes between God
and me. But I don't see how I can
give up the clerkship. II takes all
the money I earn TO support mother,
sister and me. II lost my position,
we should be left penniless. Six
hundred men are now waiting for
positions. The young man finally
determined TO take God at His word
and hold Him responsible TO give
Him a square deal, even il he had
TO starve. That is challenging God
by faith. In doing so, you command
the heavens. The young man re-
signed, giving the proprietor his
reasons. The young mans words
and determination so affected the
proprietor that he stopped selling
liquor and took the young man
back at one hundred dollars per
month instead of flfty-God will
stay by His own.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
coNvicTs PETITION.

A petition VIII come before the next
Legislature Of Pennsylvania bearing
some $4,000 signatures, a majority Of
the convicts In the Eastern State peni-
Tertiary. The petitioners pray for the
prevention OF the liquor trafic They
respectfully aver" from personal
knowledge Of the dsbasing influence OF
intoxicating liquors. that fully 10 per
cent OF crime within the state is al.
rsetly attributable TO their use. and
that the abolition Of the sale OF liquor
by the state would reduce crime az
Least so per cent. II not more.
This unique and significant appeal
has caught the public attention snd
the press Of the country has given it
wide circulation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
DIR. LAMAR, A MAN WE ALL LOVE

We take the following from the
Mercersburg News.
He's man with a fatherly dis
position toward boys.
He's man. He's a boy. He's a
boy in mans clothing, with a mans
intellect, but with a boys feelings
and memory of-when he was a
boy.
He's a grand old man who talks
TO you; tells you funny things, then
serious things-always wise things,
talks TO you in such a simple, sim
cere way. You don't use up your
energy in trying TO solve what he
is trying 10 say, you use IL up di-
costing and enjoying the digestion
OF what he has said.
What the fellows think OF him
was shown when they put the r.
wing and Marshall society colors on
him on Sunday, and when they all
went up on Sunday evening after
the service and shOok hands with
him.
More than this have the Mercers-
burg fellows done for no minister
who has preached here this year.
The man 10 whom this student
love goes out in such a generous
lump, is Rev. DR.. A. w. Lamar, Col
lege Park, Ga, last Sundays preach
or at this Academy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
MAkGs CHAMPIONS.

WHAT MhNhh CNAWrtON1.
Connie Mack. whose Athletics have
won Ave American league remnants
and three worlds championships. 10
quoted By q magazine writer AZ ssyins
that alcohol inevitably slows q man
down" And slowing down. he con.
tinues. IL the reason for the shelving
Of by far the majority OF baseball
players. Who puts the player out OF
the gamer he goes ON. You should
naturally say the umpire; we'll, all the
umpires togvher haven't put as many
ball players out OF the game as Old
Man Booze" He explains further,
that II 10 not only excessive drinking
that does harm. but that even the mod
crate use OF alcohol won't do for the
professional player. II will take Oh
from three to Ave years OF his baseball
life. The Athletics have no rules con
corning their personal habits. but out
OF 20 players In the 1913 worlds con-
test Is had never taken q drink In
their lives when they were playing
the Chicago Cubs. Mack said to them:
1t would be bad enough to lose the
championship without having bundle
Of regrets to poster you. It's hard
enough to lose 20 a better club. but TO
beat yourselves-say. that's the way
to throw away q game after you have
won H.
Clean living and quick thinking.
that's the stun champions are made
Of" says Mack.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
Train and Track.

Brooklyn has ordered safety door
placed on all stepless street cars.
Twenty men dined at a table set In
the fre boz OF one Of the Readings
new giant locomotives. The space was
1872 by So by 81.
Samuel C. Stickney. assistant to the
president OF the Erie railroad. has been
appointed assistant general manager OF
the Erie and subsidiary companies.
with headquarters mt New York
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11

the wizards wand and the medicine
mans incantations into Oblivion for
ever.
We know what cause most Of the
common diseases. We know that
such diseases as pneumonia plague,
lagrippe, smallpox, meningitis, dys-
EMERY and many others are caused
by germs or seeds that get into the
human body, grow rapidly and pro-
duce a poison that weakens the body
and in many instances destroys life.
The germs or seeds are enemies OF
human health. They are too small
TO be seen without the microscope
but they may easily be seen with IT,
The person who never gets these
tiny seeds into his body will never
have any Of the germ diseases. Many
people who are honest and are in
measure enlightened do not believn
that diseases come from tiny seeds,
but their unbelief does not disprove
what all enlightened people know to
be true.
Now the body has a wonderful
way Of fighting these tiny enemies
that enter TO destroy. There is {.
standing army in the body ready TO-,
service on the shortest notice. This
standing army is composed OF tds
white corpuscles Of the blood. These
are the soldiers OF defence and they
are always on patrol duty, going like
policemen into every part OF IN.
body to discover any enemy that
may have entered. II a typhoid
seed, or tuberculosis seed, or seed II
any other deadly disease is found in
the body, il is at once pounced
upon by the white corpuscles. A
conflict to the very death follows. "
the corpuscles are numerous enough
and healthy enough they will over
power the disease seed and destroy
il; il they are not numerous and
strong enough 10 win out in the
battle the seed will find lodging in
some suitable place, will multiply
and create a poison that soon pro-
duces a fever and brings about q
sickness that may result in death 10
the individual. So you see, the ar
bitter OF life and death is the littlc
white corpuscle that never sleeps on
duty but watches like a soldier for
an enemy that may enter thru the
mouth, the nose, the skin or by
some other way, 10 harm the body.
You probably wonder what this
has 10 do with the relation OF alc0-
hol TO health and disease. II has
just this: II foreign army should
invade the United States there is an
army here ready 10 battle with thom
and drive the enemies out. As long
as our soldiers are strong and sober
they will take care OF the enemies
and save the nation from pillage
But you make the soldiers OF our
army drunk, or weaken them by any |
other means and you make them in |
capable OF driving the enemies out. |
They cannot do their duty unless
hey are healthy and sober. A drunk
IN army could never save our nation
rom capture and destruction.
Continued next weekly
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11

money needed 10 prosecute and take
care OF the criminals IL is directly
responsible for. You see II Is a tre-
mendously important factor in sup
plying the government with neces-
sary revenue.
But you must az the same time re-
member that the liquor business de-
stroys the very things that money
cannot buy. II destroys over $780,
900 human lives in the United States
every year; money connot buy back
one OF those lives. And those lives
are precious-to somebody. The
happiness OF tens OF thousands Of
homes is destroyed every year. but
money cannot buy back that hap
piness. The manhood and self re-
spect is stolen away from tens Of
thousands OF young men each year
and no amount OF money can buy
back either OF these. II smirches
the good name and destroys the
maiden virtue OF thousands OF girls
annually and money cannot buy
back the virtue Of one Of them. You
can't go TO a market and purchase
manhood, or happiness. or self re-
spect, or purity, or innocence with
dollars. You might as well try 10
send a scout to heaven by parcel post
or by Adams Express Company.
The liquor business is the criminal
that strikes at the heart OF all that
is purest and best in the individual
or the community. il destroys the
most precious things known TO man
things that no amount OF money
can ever buy back again. But II
pays a big revenue in dollars and
cents to the nation, hence il lives.
Whatever may be your attitude
toward the business you must re-
member that il is q constant source
Of crime, that IL takes Q good citi-
zen and makes q criminal out Of
him, that its influence in the life Of
an individual or Q community 10 al
ways degrading and never elevating.
shall now discuss the relation
of alcohol to disease.
Before entering this discussion Il
will be important for you TO under
stand something about how the body
fights disease.
For thousands OF years the causes
OF the most familiar diseases were
unknown. People became sick and
died and no one knew why. Moth
ing could be seen in the blood or
in the body to account
for deadly maladies 90 people many
ages ago decided that the gods sent
sickness and death among people as
a punishment for sin People be-
lieved this for centuries and CEN
Luries and many still think that
when a friend dies il pleases the
Lord TO take this friend away. The
wisest OF men have had all sorts OF
erroneous ideas about the causes OF
disease and the greatest medical men
,f the long ago had remedies and
cures in keeping with these foolish
IDEAS. They were honest but they
iidn't know any better.
The nineteenth and twentieth CEN
uries have seen greater progress
made in discovering the origin and
means OF prevention Of disease than
III the other centuries that have
passed since the world began. The
and the test tube have
lriven the demons and the amulets.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-11
POOR MANS CLUE.

II has been said that the saloon 10
the poor mans club want TO say
right here that tnsre was never any.
thing 90 appropriately named. The sa-
loon IL the poor mans club that beats
down his health and his charactsri
the club that knocks the bread from
the mouths OF his children and the
club that breaks the heart OF his sor.
rowing wifs-ms00vSrnor Pattsrson
OF Tennessee
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11
LITTLE DIFFERENCE.

unu principle IS as ruUi ns an.
oihtf ior wlneipleis tho ii,l ihc
expression 80 whaf b. prlsoi mnf
al'N During fhc prriod n the
European war Germany and Enr
land have Frequently Nolulcl ih.
pgmelp,t ui neutrality Gframy
hH mken American litee ndtnne
ug pNcuses based nn cNpdlcne>
and England has mbyn american
property anmtng m cNaeilv ESQ
saef wty llHwcm thc tve lronu
tho standpoint nf right aul
Wfoug thcrt is ua difference RoIli
hafr lri war impcl thrm to rash
acts Cor war has hecn their hH,l
ncss. aud beth arr Interested iu
sei preservation io q Vntalrr cN
ipnl cham they Hrt Interested ben
abstract arguments fAYorius thg
Allies. we shall strive to rmain
fstr lo eacb side There IS enough
msafy m lht situation without m
lruiuf prejudice iaio h.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11
BORDER pARcFRs.

Mexican bandits are i~v1iBing
D source 0f trouble along the Dor
der Lately they have melesied
certain ranches and eonsl.ler
able number 81 cattle have bsrn
driven arrDss the riysr. v REPORTS
IRE a. bn aeesptel A. che situa-
tiuu in Mexico tecomss more des-
pcfate. and higher premium Is
~ upon every eiri Of food, they
l.eeehse lsoideF anil Is Niil only -
q matier oi time until pitched
battle will b. fought. daring the
eour4e ~ which TrKans nrs likely
~ b. killed and TexAns deal arr
fa ~ reekoird with. yuce friends
ar guiek ~ ak iHsilef W.
think tlAf if IS fhe duty Of toe
Government io furnish Hn ode
qnaie cavalry patrol % protect ihe
ueepi, in their onioyimui ni prnre
and ihHi fhe Government 1855 300
iie disaster II li docs uDi ieud an
attentive ear to Governor Fergu
s0n sevrrai requests For fhr
present. II no reiief IS forthcoming.
use Slate may fini Ii eeougmiral
"a dDubls lhe Ranger force 0r to
angmelh "a q" greater eyieni
gtcu " it he necessary to cali ihe
Legislature fngether ior ihe pur
pose ~ supplying slitguaic funds.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11
CONGRATULATIONS

lnNiied 60 attend q dinner given
la horror os Nitiariano llucfis.
rOpr, semaNvrs az tlse El rasl
r,e,- dreiiurd. ferhuH that lluer
~. in addition 10 being mur
icrcr has grossly ln,ulied She
iuitra States. W. wish to eom
pitmmi the Times Though elof
Co. MeNiro 50 Is more American
Than certain army o3iircrN, guilty
OF inasiiue she 0tah wi,o 90 one
iiate letei them COMMANDMENT.
Chlpf ilucrla Is eNa,il2 whru
hg brlongs, aud we lrusi that d,
may Finger indefinitely weeping
~ sis rallms soul ,pn,cui
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11
EMPTY coFFERs,

The State 5 general fund will D.
exhausted la Anxu,i, aud the
sshuol lund h BON exhausted
compelling 9aHN tsaNhrre ia gp
Without salaries until ii can b.
repleui>hei What mcXcusahle
craftsmanship SnmcWherV The
idea IL pi,iav employees thrir sal.
ARIES IA ihe ioim ~ voucher, ghat
must nndorgo heaAy Discount
Certainly the State + servants are
entitled 60 lNA rcnls on the dollar
and ii haas nust Dc sustained
why shoul.ln ! the whole people
participate ~ itf
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11

Governor Ferguson wants the
Tinted States 90 place more soi
iicrs along she b0rieF ~ IL con-
iinnes 10 reffsf we suggest that
Mr GoiQniit hr furnished wifh 81
machine enn and sent to Goo point
~ 2feaiisi strategic importance .
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-11

Houston Is going a. ask the
whole ~ Texas Go attend the cello
hraiion that viii mark The arrival
Of the first Steamship. liat for
that rrcens wedding in Missouri.
tins would appear entirely origi-
nal.