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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Juice Of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful


At the cost of small jar OF ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare full
quarter pint of the most wonderful
lemon skin softener and complexion
beautifier, by squeezing the juice OF
two fresh lemons into bottle contain
Ing three ounces of orchard white. Care
should he taken to strain the juice
through q fine cloth SO no lemon pulp
gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh
for months. Every woman knows that
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as sallowness,
freckles and tan and is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up
quarter pint Of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage 1t daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
naturally should help to soften, fresh
en-, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin. 1t is wonderful 10
smoother rough, red hands. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Mississip pi Will Get $40, 900.

Mississippi has gone further with
the idea of rural vocational schools
than any other state in the South, ac-
cording to State Superintendent of
Education w. F. Bond, who has re-
turned to Jackson from Washington
where he went to confer with bureau
of education officials upon the Smith
Hughes fund for vocational education,
in it's relation to the schools OF this
state.
Superintendent Bond said he inves-
tigated statistics Of the bureau and
found that the consolidated schools
and county agricultural schools put
Mississippi as a leader of the South
in secondary rural education.
Mississippi will receive 100000 from
the Smith Hughes fund, which will be
spent upon rural vocational education.
Plans have already been laid to use
this sum to good advantage.
Special attention will be given to
industrial and agricultural training
for negroes, in connection with the
effort to check the exodus from this
section Superintendent Bond said
the federal bureau of education was
in hearty sympathy with this needed
work among the negroes, and was
lending it's full assistance to the
movement.
With Superintendent Bond at the
capital were j. T. Calhoun and F. j.
Hubbard, assistants in his department
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Enioved the Eiaht.

Mike was home wounded from the
front and he was stopped by friend
one day as he was hobbling down the
street on his newly acquired clutches.
'And how did you get on in the big
battle?' asked the friend, gazing with
compassion on the gallant soldiers use
less limb
Sure. Oh had the tonne of me loife, y
replied Mike, decidedly.
But YOU got very badly knocked
about" retorted the other.
Eyes. Oh know that cried Mike, en-
Enthusiastically; "but, begorra, it was
the first fight 1 was ever in that the
police didn't stop"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
A Loss.

"The coal barOns and the steel
barons promise to give the people
square deal during war time, but L
guess there's no danger of their going
too far and robbing themselves in the
peoples behalf"
The speaker was Samuel Gompers.
Eyes" he went on, there's no dan
ger of their acting like the young lady
at the shore, who said to her father:
"Papa, lost my heart on the moon
lit beach last night, and accepted old
Rake Harduppe. Poor Rake is no
longer young, l know, but, as said,
I've lost my heart
"Humph,' snorted her father. 1
think it's your head that you've lost J"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Stop using calomel! 1t 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 it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it. breaking
1t UP. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
"all knocked out" II your liver is tor
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, IL 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 5O-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Expect Corporations to Protest.

A meeting of the state railroad COM
mission that will bring to Jackson lie.
gal representatives of practically all
the public utility corporations in the
state will be held Sept. 16, when the
commission will gather to look into
the mater of making permanent a
new schedule of assessments on cor
porations.
The tentative assessments are near
ly all higher, and hard fight is ex-
pected on some of them. Corporations
will urge that they are not able to
bear excessive raises because of the
constantly approaching cost of opera
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
CA[OMEL WHEN BILIOUS? MOI! STOP!
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
Guarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone" VIII Give You the Beet LIVER
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Doesn Make You Sck

spoonful and il 1t doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel nne
and vigorous want you to go back TO
the store and get your money. bod
sons Liver Tone Is destroying the
sale OF calomel because 1t is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable. therefore
IL cannot sal or make you sick.
guarantee mat one spoonful Oh
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean yoor
bowels of that sour bile and constI
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
I guarantee that a bottle of Dodsons
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t TO
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
Adv
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Gives Reception at Reauvoir.

With a number of prominent mill
tary officials from Camp Shelby, near
Hattiesburg, present, big reception
was held at the Beauvoir Soldiers
Home when Major Brigadier General
S. III. Sage, in supreme command of
Camp Shelby; Brigadier General Rog-
ers d. Williams, of Kentucky, COM
manding the Sixty-third brigade, and
Brigadier General H. H. Whitney, of
Pennsylvania, were entertained by
superintendent Elnathan Tart, Gov
ernor Bilbo and number of ladies'
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
More Cars to Camp jackson.

A purchase of three cars from Me-
ridian, and the addition Of four more
from local repair shops, have greatly
improved car service to Camp Jack
son, where more than 5000 national
guardsmen are located. The local
street railway company has made
every effort to purchase new cars, but
none can be had. A seven and half
minute schedule is now maintained to
the camp.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Exaee Copy OF Wrappef.
Went to Extremes.

A young man walking through for
eign quarter of New York stopped
with an amused smile in front Of a
small eating place. on the window OF
which was painted in whitewash Lam
stew"
The proprietor from his doorway,
asked what the joke was and the
young fellow explained about the miss
ing ''b" in '1amb" and was thanked
for the correction.
The next day, passing the same res
taurant, he found that while the bill
Of fare had changed, the spelling les
son had not been forgotten. The pro-
prietor was now offering "Clamb
chOwder."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
jay houchins, Luck.

1t was lucky thing for Jay HOuch-
ms of Ashburn when some turnip seed
got mixed with clover seed last fall.
He Sowed the combination over his
wheat in February and reaped the re-
ward last week when the wheat was
cut. Here and there across the fields
could be seen the turnip tops, and the
result was that wheat shockers ate
turnips as they worked, and Mr..
Houchins did not have to feed them
any regular meals.-Kansas City
Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Completes tuberculosis Hospital.

DIR. H. Boswell, surgeon-superl-'
tendents of the Mississippi tubercu-
losis sanatorium at Magee. Simpson
county, was at Jackson in conference
with DR.. feathers, executive officer OF
the state board of health, on matters
pertaining to the starting of that in
stitution. While the buildings con-
tracted for are all complete and were
accepted some weeks since, it appears
there is considerable to be done be-
fore the usefulness of the establish
ment to the people of the state can
be demonstrated.
There is sewerage to be established.
an adequate water supply to be pro-
vided for, matron's home to be To-
Gated and built, and also quarters for
nurses and other accessories, which
should be made available as early as
practicable.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Governor Bilbo asked Attorney Gen.
eral Collins for an official opinion as
to whether or not those members of
the legislature who have been commits
stoned as officers in the army are still
members of the lawmaking body. The
states chief legal adviser cites the
governor to that section of the consti-
tuition which reads that no person can
hold two offices, and holds to the ef-
feet that legislators now commissioned
officers in the army must resign one
or the other, or that having accepted a
second office they are out Of the first.
Clerk Geo. c.. Myers of the Missis-
sippi supreme court states that cases
for entering on the docket for the next
term, to open the second Monday in
October, are reaching his hands each
day and each week, and now, within
five weeks of the time, with some OF
the busiest courts to be heard from
still. there are some 400 civil cases
on the docket. 1t is estimated by Mr..
Myers that by the first week in Oc-
tober between civil and criminal cases
to be filled the total may reach prob
ably 500
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Plans Useful Winter Work.

Miss Lillian e. Lawley, home DEM
cnstration agent for Yazoo county, Is
planning much useful and active worn
for the fall and winter. Among the
things outlined are the making Of the
fireless cooker and iceless refriger-
ator in clubs Of the county; an ex-
hibit in October of the conserved fruits
and vegetables in every form, as AN
ming, drying, preserving, picking,
brining, ETC., from the ladies OF the
county belonging to the clubs organ
lied by Miss Lawley; the finest and
best exhibit ever seen here Of fruits
and vegetables to the state fair in
October. This exhibit of conserved
and preserved fruits will be both plain
and in fancy packages.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
The Boy Prude.

Representative La Guardia of Michi-
gan was praising the presidents Flag
day grafton.
How well he speaks out against
the German militaristic autOcracy $
said Mr.. La Guardia. Every true
Democrat must speak out against that
hydra. To use soft words about 1t is
to be weak and silly and mistaken
like the little boy prude.
"A little boy prude, having eaten
too many sour cherries, was taken Ill
In school, and began to groan and
writhe.
".What'S the matter| said the
pretty teacher. What's the matter,
TommyY
1.-The boy answered in an embar-
raised voice:
Give got a terrible pain in my
my abandon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
No Doubt.

Bill-Did you notice how heartily
Jones shook hands with me? He
grabbed both of my hands.
Jack-Yes, suppose he thought his
watch would be safer that way.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

The 5000 soldier boys who are being
chartered at Camp Jackson are being
furnished free postal cards with which
to invite their friends to pay Camp
Jackson visit
Miss Mabel Stire, secretary of the
state fair association, has prepared q
very attractive design for the postal,
calling attention to the many features
of the fair.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Elevators Are Still Idle.

So far, there is no sign of renewed
fuel supply coming into the statehouse
bunkers, and therefore the question
when the elevator will start is rather
indefinite, 1t may be that this will not
be until after the lawmakers arrive for
the extraordinary session which Gov
Bnbo proposes to convene sometime in
September
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Has Good Health Record.

The city authorities at Crystal
Springs have so completely followed
the instruction of the state health of
ficers with reference to sanitary con-
ditions that only one case of fever has
been reported this summer, and the
insistent complaint made by citizens
in the beginning of the summer about
insanitary bitches has been satisfied.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Good .crons on State Farm.

Crops are excellent on all Missis-
sippi's prison farms, according to re-
ports OF prison board members at
their monthly meeting. The only prob
lem now is one of harvesting the
abundant yields. The prison popula-
ton Of the state ias steadily de-
creased the last few months, and it is
feared that serious difficulty may be
encountered in gathering both food
stuffs and cotton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
One on the Doctor.

The following anecdOte Is carefully
preserved by a family whose Scotch
ancestors took a rise out of the lexi-
cographer:
Hostess Doctor johnson, what do
you think of our Scotch broth?
Doctor Johnson Madam, in my
opinion it's only fit for pigs.
Hostess Then have some more
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
+, Their Emblem.

carnations are mothers flowers
but what are the fathers'?'
II guess they're poppies."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
VIII Boost Food Production.

viii Boost Food Production.
That many changes and a great
broadening out will be made in the
extension work in Mississippi was the
announcement given out by Director
K. r. Lloyd, following a conference
with state and district agents, who
were called to the state university to
plan for the emergency work to be
put on under the new national act to
stimulate food production.
Under the emergency work, drive
is to be made Immediately to put on
both farm demonstration and home
economics agent in every county in
Mississippi and to conduct food sur
vey, and plans to this end were worked
out by Director Lloyd, Miss Susie V.
Powell, state home economics agent;
C. A. Cobb, assistant state demonstra-
ton agent; j. w. Willis, E. c. McIn-
mis-, J. E. Ruff and J. E. Tanner, dis
trict agents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Because mackerel travel in schools
1t is proposed to have bond issue to
build q few schools for them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

IT is easier to win n girls heart than
II is to earn her hand.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
New Axiom.

Paternal vigilance is the price Of an
obedient child, and an obedient child
is priceless jewel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
lust From COLLEGE.

'How very seedy your friend looks !"
NATURALLY. He's just come out OF
an agricultural college. '-Londonk An
swers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

GRADUATED Eyelids. Sites. Infiamed Eyes
relieved over night by Roman Eye Balsam.
One trial proves it's merit. Adv
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using LA Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price S1.00.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
New Oyster Commissioners.

Governor Bilbo has named Thomas
e. Schorr as oyster commissioner, as
successor to Mr.. Elmer, ruled out on
an opinion by the attorney general
Mr.. Schorr is citiztn of Pass Chris
tian.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Ills IMPERATIVE

| that you keep a bottle of Mississippi
Diarrhea Cordial in your medicine
chest. In constant use for fifty years.
Price 25c and 5Oc-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

A woman can hold her age better
than any other secret.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

KAISER Wilhelm has not succeeded
in strafihg' the Mississippi Industrial
Institute and College," said H. l..
Whitfield, president of that institu-
ton, who returned to Columbus after
a months absence, "and our greatest
problem will be to find room for all
the young women who have applied
for dormitory reservations. The num-
Der of applications this year is larger
than ever before, and it begins to
look like the institution will have to
be enlarged if all of those who desire
to take advantage of the opportunities
which it offers are to be provided
for"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Both local and district exemption
boards In Mississippi are behind with
their work, and some counties may
not be ready ito furnish their quotas
in the draft calls of this month, &C
cording to reports received at the
state capital. Governor Bilbo sent
out a strong letter to all these boards,
urging that they speed up, SO as not
to cause any delay in plans for train
ing the national army. If this fails,
inspectors will be sent out to every
delinquent county, and drastic action
taken, according to Bilbo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
STATE GETS COAL.
Board OF Contracts Buys 1880 Tone
at Government Rates.

at Government Rates.
The state board Of public contracts,
OF which Attorney General Collins is
president, contracted with a Memphis
coal concern to supply the state insti-
tutions in this city with coal for the
winter, which will be supplied for $40
a ton, which is the government fixed
price. The institutions to be supplied
are: State capital, Deaf and Dumb In
stitute and Blind Institute, Insane Asy-
lum and Charity Hospital. These
state institutions will use approximate
ly 1850 tons, which will cost SOL, ESQ.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Philadelphia public schools are TO
give Increased attention to calisthenics.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Real Happiness.

Happiness consists not of having,
but of being; not of possessing, but
of William George Jordan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

DR.. q. r. Jackson, Celebrated Physician,
handed down to posterity his famous
prescription for female troubles. Now
sold under the name of "Femenina."
Price soc and $1.00.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
Considerate.

'What makes you so JEALOUSY"
"Oh, II pleases my wife. "-BostO@
Transcript.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Through the efforts and enterprise
Of members of the Columbus chapter
of the American Red Cross over thou
sand articles of raiment have been
made for the soldiers at the front.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

The gulf coast packing companies
face the most serious shortage of Ia.
Dor ever known, according to repre-
sentatives of the shrimp and oyster
industry of Biloxi
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

two sons and sam hcllar were Stfuck
by lightning and rendered unconscious,
but will recover. Flemming, his sons
and young Kellar were in field gath
ering corn, when thunder shower
came up and all four took refugs un-
der the wagonload OF corn.
The first cooperative shipment OF
cattle from Attala county was shipped
by County Farm Demonstration e. G..
McReynolds.
The Mississippi Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs offers a gold medal for the
best patriotic poster submitted in it's
annual art contest.
A reception under the auspices of
the Holmes county Red Cross chap
ter was given at Lexington to Com
pany E, second squadron of Missis-
sippi cavalry.
James Adkins a waiter at Laurel
has the distinction OF being the first
Laurel negro to be accepted for en-
listment in the q. S. navy.
Brigadier General II. H. Whitney,
who will command the Sixty-third ar,
tillery brigade, has arrived at Camp
Shelby from the Preside. California.
The West Point schools will open
Monday, Sept. 10. The new superin-
tendent, Prof. ]. H. Woodarl, has re-,
Gently had the school buildings all
oVerhauled and repaired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

The board of trustees of trustees of
the Greenwood schools employed
Misses Hattie Brown and Mona Quain
as additional teachers in the grammar
and high school grades.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

A union service was held in Ripley
by the Sunday schools of Ripley in
honor of the soldiers of Tippah county
who were called into the service of
their country
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Major Frederick l.. Palmer, Z. S. A.,
as instructor Of military science AMI
tactics at the Gulf Coast Military
Academy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13

Miss May Quarles, home economic
agent for Harrison county. has been
appointed district agent of the state
organization with headquarters at Hat
tiesburg. ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
THE WAR CHIEFS
IN CONF FERENCE
HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE OPPoS-
ING WARRiNc NATIONS ARE
H0lsDIN(s MEETINGS.
Conference of Allies Includes Pre-
nies Losd-Geerge of England and
pfysnies. Rriaud OF
France

s LONDON, January 6.-Two con-
fereaees. one by the allies and the
other by the highest officials of the
Central powers. are in progress.
The allies are holding u get to-
getherp meeting of all premiers. in
cluding Leyd-George OF England and
Premier BRAND OF France for an in
terchange of views. and plans for a
more vigorous prosecution OF the war
are supposed to be under eonsid-
GRAFTON.
The kaiser is holding an ''impor~
|tant conference" at his field head
quarters with hlgh officials and field
marshals who are directing the
strong arm OF the kaiser against the
allies.
The Teutonic censor did not per.
nit the details OF this conference &
40 to the outside world. hut l.onder
opinion regards the meeting OF tbs
war chiefs as for the purpose Of dis
eussing what has happened 70 plans
for German-made peace
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
ARMY
Sweeps ON
THE ADVANCE IN RIMaNIA AND
DOnRUDJa CONTINUES WITH
NO SERIOUS RESISTANCE.
FIVE NEW TOWNS TAKEN
The Capture oi Five additional
Towns ia Eumania announced
By German Official
Statement.

BERLIN. Jan. 6The onward
sweep OF the Teutonic armies IN Ru-
mania and DobFudja was described
IN an official statement which an
nounced the capture Of five new
towns, the routing or outposts de-
tarhments at the sereth river line
and new menace to Galatz, the
most important Rumanfan city left
in the hands of the Rumanians and
Russians.
The statement also described a
etrong advance movement OF Teuton-
ie columns in the Carpathians.
The capture Of Braila, announced
last night, was described in these
words:
"on the night of Jan. and 5
Russian troops on the sereth river,
south of Gareth, retreated to the
north bank, sacrificing the rear
guard.