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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Program

Of Beat 3 Sunday School con-
vention which meets at Goshen
on Thursday before the 2nd Sun
day in July, which is the 9TH day
of the month:
|. Devotional Exercises Bro.
Yearger.
Ii. Welcome Address Elise
Barksdale.
III. Response Miss Rather
inc Slaughter.
". What Will be the Oppor-
tunities of the Sunday School at
the Close of the War?-H. 2.
Barksdale and V. E. Mum.
V. Reading-Tela Murray.
vi. How Can We Get People
to Come to Sunday School,
Luther Turner.
VII. How May We Interest
and Hold Young Men in the Sun
day .School?-Dr. j. E. Noble
and Miss Ola Walsh.
VIII. Reading Jaunita Kersh.
TX. Methods of Teaching in
the Sunday School?-Mrs. D. S.
Barksdale. and Miss Sallie Jerk
ms.
X. The Duty of Parents to
the Sunday School. Prof. Nc
Lendon.
XI. The Teachers Aim, Priv
ilege and Relationship to the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
FOrethOught.

People are learning that a
little forethough often saves
them a big expense. Here is an
instance: E. w. Archer, Cald-
Well, Ohio, writes: Il do not
believe that our family has been
without Chamberlain's Collie
Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy
since we commenced keeping
house years ago. When we go
on an extended visit we take it
with u.s." Obtainable every
where.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07

Sunday School. Mrs. Tom
Holmes and Bro. Yeager.
XII. The Teachers .Charac-
ter. Miss Mollie Brown and
Miss Bessie Baker.
XIII. Readings. A. Watts.
XIV. The Teacher as Soul
Winner. Mrs. j. w. Kersh and
]. C. Robinson.
XIV. Reading-Edward Col
lum.
XVI. Round Table Discuss
ion-Luther Turner.
Luther Turner,
President,
Miss Sallie Fitzjewel.
Secretary,
Mrs. ]. w. Kersh.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids for the building Of
the Cato Consolidated school
building will be received by the
trustees of said school, up to
2 o'clock p. m. June 80, 1917.
All interested can get a copy of
the of the plans and specifica-
tions of said building by apply
ing to Mr.. H. N. Echols, Brax-
ton, Miss.
J. B Barnett
A. j. Grantham
j, j. Clark
Trustees.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Ferryman Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, Miss, up till IL O'Clock
noon on the first Monday in July
1917, which is the End day OF
said month, for a ferryman at
Johnson'st Ferry.
The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
J. A. Robinson, Clerk. !
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
To the Public.

81 have been using Chamber
lain's Tablets for indigestion for
the past six months, and it
affords me pleasure to say |
have never used a remedy that
did me so much good" Mrs.
c.. E. sRiley, Illion, N. 7.
Chamberlain's Tablets are OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Bowel Complaint in India.

In a lecture at one of the Des
Moins. Iowa, churches a mission
ary from India told of going in
to the interior of India, where
he was taken sick, that he had a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
with him and believed that it
saved his life. This remedy
is used successfully in India
both as a preventative and cure
for cholera. You may know from
this that it can be depended up
on for the milder forms of bowel
complaint that occur in this
country. Obtainable everywhere.
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who are in Washington City this

who are in Washington City this
week, attending the annual re-
union of the Confederate Veter-
ans, are Maj. Henry, Mrs. Pira
Bruce, Misses Carey Bruce, Su-
sic Blue Buchanan, Anna Buch-
anan. Margaret Buchanan, Zou
Miller Burney.
H. C. Washburn was the gen.
ial host Sunday of his good
friends, S. B. Stubblefield and R..
w. Wilson. The guests came in
early Sunday morning and Mr..
Washburn having prepared a
tempting dinner, tha party left
in an automobile for a days
ride, Florence, Star, Braxton,
D'Lo, Jackson and other places
being visited. The day was very
pleasantly spent. and the guests
enthusiastic in their praise of
the splendid hospitality of Mr..
Washburn.
George Rhienheimer, who has
been in Jail here Tor several
weeks on a charge of double
murder, was given preliminary
hearing at Brandon last Friday
before Justice Fisher, and was
released on a $500 bond to await
the action of the grand jury,
which will convene on the first
Monday in July. All of the evil
dence against the defendant was
circumstantial, and was not con-
sidered by the court to be suffi-
cient to deny the benefit of bail.
District Attorney Eastland was
here to look after the states
side of the case, while the de-
tense was represented by Hon.
George Butler, of Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Estrayed

One pony fea-bitten gray
mare, about IL or 13 years old,
weigh about $50 or 1000 pounds.
Left my place Sunday night. In
formation leading to her recovery
will be suitably rewarded and
appreciated.
w. H. d. PURVIS.
Pelahatchie, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Notice..

I will sell at public auction, at
eleven o'clock a. m. Thursday
June 21st, 1917, the H. L. Shields
stock of merchandise.
w. H. Barnes, Assignee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Stomach Troubles and COnsti-
patton.

II will cheerful say that
Chamberlain's Tablets are the
most satisfactory remedy for
stomach troubles and constipa-
ton that@I have sold in thirty
four years drug store services, !"
writes S. III. Murphy, druggist,
Wellsburg, N. Y. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Wanted,

Colored labor, timber cutters,
track men and farm hands, $1.25
to $2.75 per day, payable every
two weeks.
TALLAHATCHIE LUMBER Co.
Phillpp, Miss.
A. B. Stubblefield, Jr., Mgr.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
SATURDAY SPECIAL

All day Saturday, June 9th, |
will sell Coal Oil at 10 cents a
gallon.
fresh Butternut Bread every
Saturday-THE BEST MADE.
w. D. THOMAS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
$500 Reward

Will be paid for return of my
dog, Buster Brown, Fox Terrier.
Buster Brown and Hosford on
collar. Will pay 81. for return of
collar and proof of death.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hosford,
Jackson. r. 4.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07

Just look at those pretty low
quarters, suits, hats, etc. at
w. G.. BARNES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07

A complete line of groceries
etc., delivered anywhere in town
promptly. Phone us your order.
w. G.. BARNES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07

An up to-date line of ARROW
brand shirts and collars.
w. G.. BARNES.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

Anxious TO do anything which might
tend to clear up the harassing doubts
nreying upon her mind, Margery will
hngly acquiesced in this plan. A lit
tie later the speedy, gray roadster
containing the determined police cap
tain and the troubled-faced girl>'drew
up just around the bend of the road
beyond the Kicks homestead, where
David Manley had taken up his abode
since his abrupt departure from the
manor house of his former employer.
Suddenly Margery felt her heart
quicken as she saw familiar figure,
with dejectedly dropping shoulders,
cutting across the fields in the direc-
ton of Seven Oaks Hill. The keen
eyed officer caught sight of his quarry
ut almost the same moment.
There's our man now," he said
quickly, "and it's up to us to keep
him in sight every minute"
Stealthily the slender girl and the
burly captain, slipping from cover to
cover, shadowed the abstracted Man
ley who was apparently too occupied
with his thoughts to be at all on his
guard. He finally reached the sum-
nit of the hill and made straight for
the lone bOwlder, where on a previous
occasion the Laughing Mask had mys-
teriously eluded the hotly pursuing
police captain. His trailers lodged
into a nearby thicket and breathless-
~ waited the outcome Of this strange
procedure.
Nor had they long to wait. A few
tense moments elapsed after David
Manley disappeared from view behind
the bowlder and then another figure
emerged from in back of that stone
concealment. The features of the new
conner were shrouded by yellow and
grotesQuely laughing mask.
Through that opening the two shad-
overs of the Laughing Mask saw him
advancing toward Il rose-mantled sum-
merhouse at the end of a shaded
walk. They saw a graceful girl, her
tlowerlike face aglow with eager eX-
pectation, suddenly emerge from the
summerhouse and run TO meet him
with outstretched arms. Then as the
two figures met for moment in a
close embrace a sharp cry of pent-up
anguish burst from the white lips OF
Margery Golden.
AS that soul-racked cry reached his
ears, the perfidlOus masker broke from
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

he 1rst part OF his plan into execu-
tlOn. He went TO the small mahogany
writing desk standing in one corner
Of the gunroOm and busted himself
in clumsily guiding the pen held in
his thick fingers over a half-sheet of
nOtepaper.
"Thls ought 10 do the trick If any
hing WILL" he complacently an-
nounced, swinging about in his chair
after a few moments Of labOriOus ef-
fort, "now let's get this thing straight.
I've signed Legar's name TO this here
DillydoO, and it's just about the way
he'd have written il himself. It's adj
dressed to Dutch Frank in New York,
and it says Legar has rugged up
plant to decOy you down TO Wharton's
Quarry at four o'clock this after
noon, an he wants n couple Of his
strong-arm men sent right out to help
pull off the abductin' job, and carry
you back to the city. Now Wen take
this fake message out to that big rock
where we've seen the Laughing Mask
hangin' arOun' an drop it in plain
sight kind Of careless like, as though
it had slipped out Of Legar's pocket.
Then If our man comes along an he
uin't too much taken up with his new
lady friend, he's pretty likely to swal-
low this bait, hook an sinker, an IL
he goes down TO Wharton's quarry at
four o'clock this afternoon to give you
Il hand like he used to do he's goin'
TO get the biggest surprise party of
his life"
When the stocky captain Of police
having "planted" his forged decoy in
a conspicuous spot near the lone
5owlder, returned to the waiting
girl in the low-slung car, his face
was Enthusiastically stamped with self
satisfaction.
The jubllant police officer might
have lost some of his confidence in
the success of his plan had he known
that from behind Il sheltering thicket
two pairs of evil eyes had watched
his every movement from the time
the gray car had stopped by the road
side. Now that the coast was clear
there emerged from that thicket a
man with n woltish, scar-marked face
who stood waiting while his blond
lieutenant retrieved the white slip Of
paper intended to entrap the Laugh
ing Mask. But scarcely had these
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
EIGHTEENTH EPISODE
The Green-Eyed God

81 thought yoE bad discarded that
theory, Captain Brackett," Margery
Golden said in surprised tones. Il
know you discovered some strongly
convincing evidence, but when, with
our own eyes, we saw both David
Manley and the Laughing Mask in the
same room at the same time, it stands
to reason they must he different per-
sons" Then she edded softly to her
self, "And 1 am sorry it turned out
that way"
Just then one If the captains men
entered the room With news Of n star
tling character written large on his
face.
"Well, Jenkins, what is it?" tersely
demanded his superior, and then az
the self-importapt sleuth glanced at
Margery. he added "NIiss Golden is in
on this as much rs any of us"
"Well. you sue it happened like
this" he began IN a meditative voice,
81 had been doiu n four-hour stretch
down at the fGur corners. 1t was
the blacliest kind Of a night and there
wasn't even stray rabbit for COM
pany. / hadn't seen anything that
looked suspicious, so when Donovan
comes along TO spell me off, l thought
I'd stop in a minute for a chat with
Parker, the head gardener down at
Wilken's place l found the old man
and his son, Joe, in the kitchen and
they gave me a little somethln' to
take the dust out of my throat. We
wos settin' there quiet and peaceable,
when all Of a sudden 1 seen old Par
ker starin' at the open winder with
the eyes bulPin' out of his head. ]
took squiut myself and I'll be
blamed If thas slippery customer with
the comic mask wasn't lookin' right
into my eyes.
Jenkins he says, quite calmlike
you're a coed man in your way, Sc
I thought I'd tip you off that a couple
of the Iron Claw's-secOnd-storyw workers
are pullin' off ii job right in this house
while you're guzzling your beer. II
you nah thoSe two porch-climbers,' he
says, ft ought to help that promotion
ye're lookin' for"
"Then he gives a little laugh an
with that he was gone. / thought ne
was klddin' me along and was pretty
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

the embrace of his companion and
stood gazing in startled surprise in
the direction from which it came. At
that moment Il thick-set figure came
catapulting through the hedge and
bore down upon the Laughing Mask
like human cannon ball. The eXas-
perated police captain, realizing he
could no longer hope to take his enc
my by surprise, had staked everything
on this sudden rush. But the nimble-
footed fugitive was off like Il sprinter
trying to beat a record, and by the
time he reached the road he had
gained a wide leap over his numbering
pursuer, who shortly gave up the
chase and slowly retraced his steps,
blowing like a winded truck horse.
This is the second time you've har-
bored that criminal" he barked at the
proudly erect young woman who stood
facing Margery Golden, IAN as an Of
ficer of the law l give you warning
it will be worse for you If you don't
tell us where he keeps himself under
cover"
81 shall tell you nothing" answered
the openly defiant girl, "your bully
ing threats do not frighten me in the
least, and / shall see that your in
sulting conduct is reported to the
proper authorities"
With this parting shot the unruf-
fed girl deliberately turned her back
on the raging police captain and, with
quiet dignity, made her way toward
the white-pillareG mansion. Nothing
remained for that utterly routed arm
of the law but to withdraw from the
field of this disastrous verbal battle
with the best grace he could muster,
but already, in his somewhat limited
range of mental activity, he had de-
vised a new scheme for trapping the
elusive masquerader whose immedi-
ate capture he was more grimly de-
termined upon than ever.
To his surprise Margery Golden
promptly and steadfastly rebelled at
the part which he had chosen for her
to play in the consummation of this
scheme, which savored to a certain
degree of INSCRIPTIONS trickery. 1t
was only by tanning the smoldering
jealousy of the sorely tried girl that
he was at last able to wiring from her
reluctant consent TO do his bidding,
"The chances are he won't leave
that good-lookin' doll for a minute
even though he thinks you are in ter.
rible danger" had been his argument
which finally carried the day. Fear
ing that his hesitating confederate
might exercise her woman's preroga'
tive of suddenly changing her mind
the willy strategist Immediately put
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

repellent lawbreakers left their cover
when the thicket was again occupied
by a stealthily moving figure.
The newcomer, straining to over
hear the conversation between Jules
Legar and Dutch Frank, wore that
familiar and derisive mask of yellow.
"It's trap to get our masked
friend down to WhartOn's quarry,
where the bunch is waiting to gather
him in" said Legar.
81 haven't got any'love for that med
ding masker, but this is too good a
chance TO miss. I've got some heav-
ier scores than his to settle, and right
now is the time to do it"
With a cold chill of apprehension
the Laughing Mask remembered he
had no method of reaching the dis
tant quarry except by foot, and long
before he could hope to reach his
destination Legar would have had
ample time TO carry out his fiendish
purpose. But anything was better
than this maddenlng inaction, and
although realizing the futility Of his
course he raced frantically along the
road through the dust clouds raised
by the black automobile, fast dlsap-
pearing in the distance.
That swiftly moving conveyance
bearing Legar and his vicious follow
er turned Off into seldom used wood
road and shortly afterward came to q
stop little way back of the steep
walled granite quarry. AS Legar
peered over the edge of the perpen-
dicular cliff, from which great blocks
Of stone had been sheared away by
powerful explosives, an evil smile OF
triumph distorted his scar-furrowed
face. For just beneath him were the
figures of the portly police captain and
two Of his men crouching behind a
ponderous upright slab of granite
Standing a little apart from the others
was the sober-faced daughter of his
long-hated enemy.
He saw the authoritative officer mo.
ton the detected girl into the hiding
place, and as with apparent reluct.
ance she obeyed this mute signal the
irOn-clawed spy drew back from the
cliff-edge and rejoined his companion,
who was waiting by the automobile.
They're down there, all right
Legar savagely exulted, in response
TO the questioning look of Dutch
Frank. "and when we blow out the
side of that cliff they are going e
get crushed like rats in trap"
"Then we can croak that bunch
whenever you're ready, gov'nOr," an
swered the blond gunman, with the
red lust Of murder In bis eyes. Il had
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance or eNl
which causes Golden TO capture ana tor
ture the Italian by branding his race ana
crushing his hand Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later in New YORK
a Masked One rescues MargeTy from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home.
Legar sends Golden a demand tor the
chart. The coveted chart is lost In a
fight between Manley and one or l4egar
henchmen, but Is recovered by the Laugh-
ing Mask Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent 10 his love. He saves
her from Markfs poisoned arrows, Man
accomplish the desired purpose, the cap
ture OF the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
gerry is saved from death at the nands OF
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask. An
attempt by the Iron Claw 10 blow mp the
O'Marg cottage Is frustrated in the nick
OF time The Laughing Mask disclose5
his identity 10 Morgery. Mareery over
hears the polices plan 20 take the Laugh
ing Mask prisoner and hastens 70 warn
him. They escape both the ponce ana
the Iron Claw. Later the Laughing Mask
is almost taken while with Mlrgory at
her home He eludes capture; Margerys 3
father tells her that the Mask has met
death. \ mysterious woman trightens
Legar's henChman into promise OF con-
fession 20 clear the Laughing Mask She
meets Margery and disclOses herself to
that young lady as David ManleN. Le-
gar ana ms gang get poSs. .SSlon OF SUN
loot and escape, taking MarEery with
them. The Laughing Mask adds to his
mysteriousness by once more saving her
from death Margery rescues the chart
of the Van Horn loot The police attempt
20 arrest David as the Laughing Mask.
The Mask appears on the scene. David
saves Margery and her friends from Le-
gar's henchmen, one OF whom loses his
life trying to escape. The police captain
teaches Margery the heliograph. In an
effort to save David she Is almost trapped
by Legar. The Laughing Mask comes 70
her aid The code saves them. David
discovers diagram which is the means
OF averting the deaths Of the GOldens and
their p1IestS at 4 lawn BANQUET.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
Business Methods.

An elderly lady entered a shop and
asked to be shown some tablecloths.
The salesman brought a pile and
showed them 10 her, but she said she
had seen those elsewhere-nOthing
suited her.
Haven't you something new?" she
asked.
The clerk then brought another
pile and showed them 20 her.
"These are the newest patterns" he
said. you will notice that the edge
runs right around the border and the
center is iD the middle"
isn't that lovelyr said the lady.
81 will take a half dozen of those."-
Life.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS
Bathe With cuticura Soap and Apply
the Ointment-Trial Free.

For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irrita-
tions, pimples, dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuicura Soap and
Ointment are supremely effective. Be
sides they tend to prevent these dis
tressing conditions, If used for every
day toilet and nursery preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

sore by that time. 1 makes a dive
through the winder with Joe close
behind me. but that masked Jerry
had disappeared like he always does"
1--WE did the best we could, chief,
nm you ought TO know 1t ain't no
cinch to round up the Laughin' Mask.
Well-as was sayin', he made n
clean getaway and me and Joe decid-
ed TO take look through the house
70 make sure ne was only stringin
US. We went up them front stairs
like couple Of gum-shOe artists an
then We seen pornethin was wrong.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

5Oa5OH' I HG5O POWUUEa
are easy and pleasant to take and excel
lent results are accomplished by their
use. Used BY Mothers for 20 years.
Sold by Druggists everywhere, IS cents.
Trial package FREE. Address.
THE MOTHER GRAY CO., lie Roy. N. Y.
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
Mot That Kind.

81 understand your husband is some
thing Of Il valetudinarian, Mrs. Come
up"
ooh, dear me, no! He eats meat
regularly three times a day"
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11
Mother Grdy'S Powders
Benefit Many Children

Thousands of Moth
ers have found MOTHER
GRAY'S SWEET POW.
DERS an excellent rem
edy for children COM
planning of Headaches,
Colds. Constip alton.
Feverishness, Stomach
Troubles and Bowel Ir-
regularities from which
children suffer at this
The Yale expositor., 1917-01-11

"That man is in a grave revery."
Eyes; l noticed he was buried in
thought"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
of Finance
O~0
STOCK MARKET

New York, May 10-Opening-
There was no trace at the opening OF
today's stock market of the liquida-
ton that caused unsettlement during
yesterdays early operations. with
scarcely an exception first quotations
were higher, pronounced strength be-
ing shown by the war group, SNIP
pings, oils and motors at gains of one
to two and half points, United
States Steel rose half a point to l15
and metals were fractionally higher.
Railroads were featured by gain
of 1 "a for Delaware & Hudson and
a. point each for st. Paul and Chicago
& Northwestern. Dealings were mod
crate, but inclined to broaden with
the. progress of the session
Selling of railroads was resumed at
the higher level, foremost issues of
that group recording average recess
sions of a point. Among the inactive
shares Pullman fell " points, Laclede
Gas and briggs Seabury 5 ". A de-
cision of the interstate commerce
commission against the proposed in
crease of rail and lake rates to south
ern territory and more acute weak
ness in Russian exchange encouraged
the short interest. United States Steel
fell a point under its best, but was
among he first of the leaders to re-
spond to the rally of the second hour.
Bonds were irregular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
COLLECTORS NOTICE


Notice is hereby given to the Tax
payers of the Town of Fairfield that
the Taxes on the list Of 1916 are due
and payable May LIST, 1917, and the
Collector will meet them to receive
the same at the office Of the Collector
of Taxes in the Town Hall, Fairfield,
each day throughout the year Sundays
and Legal Holadiys, excepted. from
9 AZ m. to IL M, and from 2 to A
p. m.
All Taxes remaining unpaid after
the first day Of June, 1917, will be
subject to an addition of 3-4 of 1
per cent. per month, and be collectible
as. part of said Tax and also the law
full fee and charges for collection.
joseph I. FLINT,
Collector.
Fairfield, Conn, March is, 1917.
u FL