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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
SON HAD TO
DO HOUSEWORK
Lady Became a Nervous Wreck
From Three Years Suffering
With Head. Says Cardui
Made Her Well.

Texas City, Tex.-In an interesting
statement, Mrs. G. H. Schill, of this
town. says: For three years I suf-
fered untold agony with my head.
was unable to do any Of my work. I
just wanted to sleep all the time, for
that was the only ease l could get,
when / was asleep. / became ner-
vous wreck just from the awful suf-
fering with my head.
81 was so nervous that the least
noise would make me jump out Of my
bed. had no energy, and was un-
able to do anything. My son, young
boy, had to do all my household
duties.
" was not able to do anything until
I took Cardui. took three bottles in
all, and it surely cured me of those
awful headaches. That has been three
years ago, and 1 know the cure is per-
manent, for / have never had any
headache since taking Cardui. &. :. !.
Nothing relieved me until 1 took
Cardui. 1t did wonders for me.
Three bottles of it did more for me
than all the medicine or doctors
treatments, or baths ever took"
Try Cardui for your troubles-it
should do for you what it has done for
so many thousands of other women.
Begin taking Cardui today.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Action Must Be Taken Now.


Washington.-With the announce
ment of the ruthless destruction Of
three unarmed merchant ships by sub
marines, it is unofficially admitted
here that virtually state of war ex-
lists between the United States and
Germany.
Technically the United States re-
mains in a position of armed neutral
ity. Whether this shall be changed
before April 16, the date fixed for
special session Of congress, the war
making branch of the government,
President Wilson has not decided.
The president is contemplating
call for an immedite session of con-
gress to hear an address asking for
authority to adopt aggressive meas
ures against the submarine menace.
Already American ships are being
armed to defend themselves; the next
move must be to send warships VITA
orders to seek out submarines and
clear the transatlantic lanes.
Some of the highest officials of the
government hold that the executive
has the power to declare that state
of war exists and to proceed with ag-
gressive protective steps pending the
assembling of congress. There is nc
indication, however, that the presi-
dent will follow that course.
OF the three ships destroyed two
were unloaded and homeward bound.
and all were American built, American
owned and differed and manned
largely by American citizens. Mea.
ger dispatches indicate that all were
sunk with complete disregard for the
safety of those on board and that some
of the members of the crews may have
been lost.
The government is now absolutely
face to face with the problem of form.
ulating a definite policy for the ma
ton in case the United States actual.
ly enters the war. The possibility was
mentioned by the president in his liz
augurat;on address March 8.
All Of the conditions outlined by
the president in his message announc.
ing the diplomatic break with Ger.
many as leading to state of armed
neutrality have now been fulfilled,
The covert act" described by him
then, has actually come; If, in fact. il
had not been committed when the
president went before congress. Since
then he established a state of armed
neutrality without the specific author.
ity of congress.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
"CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1o-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing q
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishness! Lift your cornS
and calIuses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft COINS or
any kind Of a corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers IL you
apply upon the corn few drops or
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get small
bottle Of freezone at any drug store.
which will positively rid ones feet or
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers, If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Five Are Bitten by Mad Dog.

The head of a supposed mad dog
was sent several days ago from Co
lumbus to the state board of health for
examination. An examination shows
that the animal was afflicted with ra-
bies. Five Columbus children that
had been bitten by the mad dog imme-
diately went to Jackson to be treated.
Supreme Court OverruIes Board.
The supreme court has declared
that the state board of health has no
right or authority to dismiss an ap-
po.ntce whose term of office is for a
giver term. The case determined was
that of the state board of health VS..
Matthews from the Kinds county chan
Gerry court, DR.. Matthews being health
officer for Lefiore county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
New Business In Magnolia State.

The following new corporations
have been formed in the state and
will submit their charters to the gov
ernor for approval:
Hayne, Elliott & Company, Jackson,
Kinds county, capitalized at $4,000;
William e. Haynes, James A. Elliott
and Wiley P. Harris, incorporators.
Hardwood Manufacturing Company,
Ellisville, Jones county, capitalized at
s3. 900: J. r. Caldwell, D. B. Jordan,
and others.
Browns Wells, near Hazlehurst, Co
piah county, capitalized at $4,000;
Earl Brewer, J. N. Flowers, J. B. Wad-
dill. T. HI. Millsaps, and others.
Merchants Cooperative Creamery,
yicksburg, Warren county; capitalized
at $4,000; A. J. Martin, w. S. JONES,
and others.
Hattiesburg Creamery and Produce
Company, Hattiesburg, Forrest county
capitalized at $4,000; G. M. McWil
liams. C. z. Stevens, and others.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

decided to try bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It worked
from the first bottle, 80 I took second
and o third, also a bottle Of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now ! ann
Just az we'll as any other woman. / ad-
wise every woman, single or married,
who 10 troubled with any Of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me." -
Mrs. ELSIE J. VAN DER SANDE, SO No!
York St, Paterson, N. ].
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, (confidential) Lynn, Mass, II you
need special advice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
SUSPICIOUS FLIGHT.

officer of German Accent and Appear
ance Disappears Suddenly.
Ell Paso, Texas.-A non-commission
ed officer of the United States quar-
termaster corps has disappeared from
here and secret service agents are
making an investigation of any pos
sible connection he may have had with
the German government.
Although enlisted under an Amer
lean name, he was said to have the
appearance of a German, speaking
English with German accent. His
uniform was left behind, but every
letter, paper and document in his pos.
session was destroyed. Officers say
they believe he fled into Mexico.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

In China they serve a ragout Of rose
leaves which has been unattractively
described as mixture of salt, sour
and other indescribable flavors such as
forbade a repetition" Germans make
very excellent tort and preserve
from the tips or seed vessels Of the
rose.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

The ownership of a motorcar may
not always be safe index of material
prosperity, but in the case OF John
Lightfoot of Arizona, ownership OF a
car may at least be taken as a proof
that the blanket Indian can succeed
at dry farming. Mr.. Lightfoot Is said
to possess such machine, but it Is
safe to predict that he will not long
be the only red man to enjoy this
privilege.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
To Prevent Typhoid.


The state board of health is now
prepared to prevent typhoid fever by
incubation, having four or five thou
sand doses already manufactured, and
knows how to make more as needed.
DR.. Herman E. Hasseltine, Of the
United States public health service,
has been in Jackson installing the
plant and showing the physicians con
nected with the meteorological depart
ment how to manufacture the serum
and prepare it for use and shipment
at nominal cost. DR.. Hasseltine
says that while this virus is great
preventive, saying many cases OF
fever, there are exceptions to this as
to all other rules, and that under some
conditions person may have the fe-
yer even after taking the treatment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
choctaws To Be Benefited.

The Choctaw Indians are to receive
proper recognition in the next few
weeks, according to Congressman w.
w Venable, who has obtained the con-
sent of the congressional committee
on Indian affairs to visit this section.
The Choctaws have for several years
endeavored to get government assist
ance. Refusing to go to Oklahoma in
the general exodus several years ago,
they claim that they are entitled to as
much land as those who went, and
Congressman Venable has been active
in their behalf. The claims of the In
dams aggregate millions of dollars,
and it is generally believed that the
committee will recommend substantial
aid for the full-blood Choctaws, OF
which there still is large number In
this state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Consolidated Schools Increase.

The consolidated school seems to
have come to stay Ia Mississippi. Six
years ago there was not consolidate
ed school in Mississippi, but now there
are 290 schools, employing GIT teach
ers, 725 wagons and other vehicles,
transporting 1858 children, and with
a total enrolment of 33,037 in schools
in sixty-four different counties. New
schools are being organized and es-
tablished, and it is believed that be-
for the end of the year there will be
one or more in every county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Four-Cent Rate Is Valid.

The Mississippi railroad commission
has decided that the Alabama e Mis-
sissippi railway has the right to
charge 4 cents mile for passenger
traffic, although the state rate is 3
cents. Officials of the railroad, which
was originally log road, pleaded that
unfavorable financial conditions made
passenger service at any lower rate
impossible except at a great loss.
This was the only decision of impor-
lance by the commission at its March
meeting. The Mobile & Ohio railroad
was ordered to build a new passenger
station at Prairie within 60 days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
CLEAR YOUR COMPLEXION
While You Sleep With cuticura Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

On retiring, gently smear the face
with Cuticura Ointment, wash off in
five minutes with Cuticura Soap and
hot water, and continue bathing few
minutes with the Soap. The influence
Of this treatment on the pores extends
through the night.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Seeking PeIIagra Data

DR.. ]. Ross Snyder Of Birmingham,
Ala, was a visitor at the state board
of health headquarters. He has been
travelling around over the state gath
ering data on diseases of children that
is soon to be issued in book form, and
to which he will contribute an article
on pellagra. The state board OF health
officials announce that DR.. Snyder had
more trouble finding cases OF that dis
ease than he would have had year
ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
CLOSING British Saloons.

London.-Thirty thousand saloons
in Great Britain will probably be
closed during the next few months,
according to the Mail. The measure
is proposed as a solution Of the diff
Guilty arising from the compulsory
restriction Of the beer output.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
An Essential Step.

The republic of Panama has had
It's first bank failure, and feels that
II is cutting it's teeth as an infant in
the family of nations. The process is
never wholly pleasurable, but 1t has
TO come.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Miss De Baca Sponsor.

Washington. The superdread.
nought New Mexico, building at the
New York navy yard, will be launched
late in, April. Miss Margaret G. De
Baca, daughter Of the late governor
of New Mexico, has been named spon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

It is the purpose of County Demon
strator Anderson OF Crystai springs
TO appoint a committee Of five from
each beat in the county to cooperate
with him, secure suitable demonstra.
tion plat in their respective beats and
in general to lend their aid and coun-
sci to the work In hand.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
More Pleasure to Give.

Baker--How did that box of cigars
I gave you affect you?
Egerton- me generous.
"How so?''
II gave all of them away but the
first one smoked"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
All Prouerty Listed at Greenwood.

There is no property in the city OF
Greenwood mot worth the taxes"
Judging from the collections by the
city government. Not satisfied with
the record of last year, when the city
had only ten delinquent taxpayers,
new record was made this year, there
not being a single property owner in
the city who failed to pay taxes on his
real estate.
The assessed value of real estate in
Greenwood is approximately $2,70O,0O0
and personal property $1,500,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Faint Heart.

"She had hard time finding piece
Of mistletoe to hang in her parlor."
"Gee! She is too pretty and charm
ing to need mistletoe!"
"Sure she is. It's the fellow who
calls upon her that needs it."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
PAY FOR BEING IN PRISON.
Legislature VIII Be Asked To Recon-
pense Ex-Convlct.

@UH'o1dkUFV VIII 70 ENoUSU y 'S~~~s's
pcnse Ex-Convlct.
Recommendation that the state pay
a substantial sum Of money to Will
Purvis, Of Lamar county. in partial
payment for time spent in the peniten.
tiary and JAIL will be made at the
next session OF the legislature by Gov
Bilbo, according to an announcement
by that official.
Purvis. about 25 years ago. was con-
victed of murder, but escaped death
by hanging when the moose slipped.
Several years later he was pardoned.
A deathbed confession recently at Co
lumbia by Joseph Beard cleared Pur'
Wis of the crime.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

Crystal Springs. The damage to the
carrot and beet crops is estimated to
be about 10 per cent, caused by the re-
cent freeze. The English pea crop hal
suffered more damage than any other
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

iIhVC AhiduC ui0 WetA
and healthy. Some
time ago / felt 90
run down, had pains
in my back and side
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. ] read your
advertis I'm
fha newRnanera AND
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Frankly Admitted.

''Do you enjoy grand opera?"
II might" replied Mr.. Cumrox, ''if In
talking about 1t / weren't obliged to
use words that can't pronounce and
don't understand"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Good for the Nerves.

To obviate the noise of pneumatic
riveting machines, one has been in
vented that squeezes rivets into place
with q pressure of q ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Banker pleads Guilty.

Huntsville, Ala. B. Shoemaker,
S6, former manager of the Tennessee
Valley Bank at Gurley, pleaded guilty
to embexzling approximately $4,000
Of the banks funds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Life sentence Is SUBSCRIBED.

Governor Bilbo issued an order
suspending the sentence Of DR.. S. e..
Reese of Purvis, recently sentenced
to life imprisonment for the killing
of Wiley Blackburn, rival newspaper
editor.
The supreme court affirmed the life
sentenced imposed on DR.. Reese three
weeks ago, but he has never bsen
taken to the penitentiary. Sentence is
suspended until the first of July, by
which time the state board of par
dons will have opportunity to act on
the petition for pardon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
british rake turkish Town.

London.-A portion of the town OF
Bakubah, on the right bank of the
Diala river, about 80 miles northeast
OF Bagdad, has been occupied by the
British.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

StCdU-OP
Governor Bilbo has issued q procla-
nation setting apart the week begin.
ming March 10, as cleanup week."
saying:
During the past few years our
people have become Informed.
through our state board Of health and
the women's federated clubs, OF the
Importance of improved sanitary con.
ditions. Much has been done, and
much yet remains to be done. We
know that filth and dirt breed disease:
that cleanliness conduces to health.
wish to impress upon each individ'
ual the Importance of clean premises
and upon our county and municipal
authorities the necessity for the re-
moval of all dirt and filth from our
streets, roads and public buildings.
The school children have been we'll
taught along sanitary and hygienic
lines and this has done much towards
accomplishment of great results.
at is the desire of the state board
of health and the health department
of the women's federated clubs that
the week commencing March 10 and
ending March "a, 1917, be observed
throughout the state as cleanup
week.
81 most earnestly call upon each
and every citizen and all public au-
thorities to do their utmost to see
that this week shall inaugurate a
campaign far-reaching in is effects"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Oil Records Are Needed.

DR.. E. N. Lowe, state geologist,. is
urging oil companies boring near
Jackson to keep accurate logs OF their
drilling. DR.. Lowe says the state is
almost entirely without data as to the
nossibilities of finding oil
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
GeoIooIst Visits Mississippi.

G. A. Waring, geologist of the United
States geological survey, and with
headquarters in Washington, is spend
ing few days in the state, attracted,
perhaps, by the efforts of some of the.
biggest oil companies and promoters
in the country to find oil. Two wells
are now being sunk, and it is said that
the Vicksburg oil company has deter
mined to move it's outfit to Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Misunderstood.

Medical Officer-'Got any scars on
your Atkins-"No, sir; but I've some
cigarettes. Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Success at Last.

Success at Last.
"Hurrahi Hurrah! Five dollars for
my latest story, "A Modern Husband "
CONGRATULATIONS, young man. From
whom did you get the money!"
"From the express company. They
lost it."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

The Norwegian government main
tains an agricultural college and three
experiment stations.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Chanoed the Bill of Fare

Gent-Is there any soup on the bill
OF fare?
Waiter-There was, sir, but wiped
II off.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Restrictions Removed.

Restrictions Removed.
During Governor Brewers admins
tration, pardon was granted to Ed.
Schrader, a white man, sent up from
Washington county for life on convic-
ton of murder. But there was re-
striction in the pardon to the effect
that Schrader should never return to
washington county, and Governor Bill
DO has removed that. 1t has been rep
resented to the governor in strong pc
titions, that Schrader had returned to
Washington county anyhow, and it II
said that he is held In high esteem By
an who know him,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Road Work Is Beng Rushed.

In order to allow the completion Of
the Mississippi travellers highway
the supervisors agreed to let the con-
victs work in the Meridian district
until May I.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Floating Concrete Buoys.

Floating buoys made of concrete for
mooring vessels have been invented by
an Englishman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

M peerv's "Dead Shot" not only expeis
worms or Tapeworm but cleans out the
ynucus In which they breed and tones up
me digestion. One dose sufncient. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

The United States yearly speads
500 900, 900 In building pubic schools.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
WOMAN NOW IN
PERFECT HEALTH
What Came From Reading
q Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

Paterson, N. J. -"I thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Committee Discusses Taxes.

The senate committee on taxation
created by the last legislature has adj
journed after two days session. The
cussion of means for raising the states
revenues without increasing its taxes
to the point where they will prove
burdensome The following members
of the committee were present: Sena-
tors w. M. Wilmington, H. c. Yawn,
j. H. Baker, j. A. Blount, w. c. Bow
man and H. H. Casteel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22
Russian Salt Output.

Russia's annual production Of salt,
which q government monopoly controls,
exceeds 100000 tons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART,
so on first symptoms use "Renovine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.00 and 50c.--Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-22

alton held a most enthusiastic meet
ing. Twenty-Five teachers were pres
emit to discuss the question on teaching
language, after which the subject OF a
county field day was taken up and dis
cussed. It was decided to hold meet
ing at Itta Bena, April Is.
The Prentiss board Of trade, organ.
ixed recently, with H. H. Williams as
president and B. G. Walden, secretary
treasurer, gave banquet and smoker
to it's farmer and cattlemen friends Of
Jefferson Davis county.
Attempt of Jackson grocer and
colored customer to recover damages
from large Tobacco company because
of the alleged finding OF the bones OF
O. human finger in a plug OF chewing
tobacco. came to an end here when
Judge Potter gave peremptory instruc-
lions to the circuit court to find Tor
the defendant.
Contracts for $4,000 worth OF good
roads have been let for six miles OF
highways radiating from Iuka.
Mrs. p. r. Fugler of McComb was
elected president of the tenth DISTRICT
of the Mississippi federation Of wom
ems clubs.
At the age of rs years Rev. H. A.
Ferguson passed away at his res
idence, two miles south Of Sumner.
There never lived in that community
q more universally loved man than
Rev. Ferguson,