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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11
GRAVES BOOT
SHOP SENSATION
BIG SUMMER DRIVE
BEGINS JULY 18th
Over the Top We Go Spread
the News from House
to House.

Now you dear people who rel
ish sensational things, and who
are ready to say II told you sol"
prick your ears, adjust your eye
glasses. listen and look: Spread
the news from house to house,
for Charlie Graves doesn't care
a fig. Now listen: Read through
your glasses. and not over them,
so as not to get things mixed.
Charlie proposes to close out all
the residue of the Tatom Shoe
Stock that he bought real cheap
last October, at a big sacrifice,
and so as to get these shoes
ready for the great day of sacri-
flee he will close his doors three
days. Wednesday, July 10th;
Thursday, July 11th, and Fri
day, July 18th. During these
three days every pair Of shoes
will be placed on the racks and
each pair will be marked in plain
figures, at about half price.
Charlie says all the Tatom Stock
Must Go, and will be sold to q
FINISH. While closing out the
Tatom Stock at a Big Sacrifice,
he will also make a big cut on all
his latest purchases. His doors
will open Saturday morning.
July 18th. Come early. 415
East Capitol Street, Jackson,
Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11

\
ers, it is therefore ordered that
they are county paupers and ad-
mitted into the county paupers'
home.
Be it ordered by the board
that w. L. Barrow be and he is
appointed township trustee in
in place of r. H. Cooper for
township 6, range4.
Ordered that the following
allowances be made, to-wit:
Henry Shurlds, bridge
Work------------ $ 5 90
L. B. Mckay, building 3
bridges and lumber -439 so
A. J. Grantham, IA days
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11

board to give the necessary mo-
tice under Section AL Of Code
of 1906, to H. H. Johnson through
whose land 3. G. Nicely had
petitioned the board for a private
right Of way; and the said notice
having been given and the law
being first fully complied with;
therefore, it is the opinion Of the
Board of Supervisors that the
said application is reasonable and
the said petition ought to be
granted and the said right of
way is granted. all as prayed in
the petition. H. H. Johnson is
given until next term of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11

= . 4 IS s
Beats Nos. 2 and 3 with Royal
Sweet feed at So. Ia per sack and
best white oats at $1.& per
bushel: and Pelahatchie Mercan-
tile Co. to furnish Beats Nos. 4
and 5 with mixed feed at
$3.15 per sack and No. z white
oats at SO cents per bushel, and
Taylor Wills Grocery Co. to furn-
ish Beat No. l with Sweet feed
at $2.70 per sack and oats at IS
cents per bushel.
Whereas, the Board Of Super
visors of Rankin county, Miss
issippi, at its regular June, 1918,
session, directed the clerk of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11

board to file all claim for damag-
es as is allowed him by law.
Be it remembered that w.
Kersh having filed a petition
with this board to annex the
south half north east quarter
and north half south east quarter
section 20, township 4, range 4,
to the j. G. Grain stock law dis
trict, be and the same is hereby
granted to take effect as the law
directs.
Be it remembered that w. H.
Till having convinced the board
that E. A. Grissum and wife
should be declared county paup-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Board met Monday morning.
July l, 1918, with all members
and officers present, when the
following business was had and
and done, to-wit
Be it remembered that Wiley
Williams having filed a certif-
cate with this board showing
that he is no subject to road
duty and the same having been
duly considered, it is ordered
that he be refunded $3 road tax
for the year 1917.
The appointment Of J. L:
Watts as q member of the school
board from beat No. 3, in place
of ]. F. Baker, deceased, was
approved and ratified by the
the board.
Statement of receipts and dis
bursements Of Rankin County
Agricultural High School for
July l, 1918:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand July 1,
1917 017------------$lSo1 10
Received from July !,
1917, to July l, 1873 1899 II
Total $9351 35|
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid to teachers sal
aries eS-----------------$30oo 20
Paid to self help fund.- 600 OO|
Paid to sundries account 1853 IS
Total------------ $6498 O9
H. H. Bullock, President,
Board Of Trustees.
Ordered by the board that the
assessment placed on the Ala
bama & Vicksburg Railway GO:
for school taxes IN the Richland
school district for the year 1917.
be remitted and vacated, as the
property of said company Is not
"a said school district.
Ordered that M. Gs Barnes be-
awarded the contract to furnish
The herald., 1918-02-21
Club Boy Purchases Farm

Willie Johnston, a member VI
eral of the boys agricultural eiuDs :
Coal county, Oklahoma, has =.
enough money for his mother n
his fathers death, to buy ial% -,
the same time he has been neir~
other boys of his neighbOrhooa wy !.
better crops. Maybe there S or
son in Willie JohnstOn's eAp~
for other boys-whether on lne
or in town-who would Ike 70 O.
in club work. Ask your county -
the state agricultural college u
United States department OF a.
ture to tell you how you can eD'
such service and make money ~
In the fall of 1915, when Dis -. "A
died, Willie was left to suppo m
mother and five younger sister, a
family was farming rented iaDS =, :
had no money with which 10 ~
home. Willie was fourteen yea. 80,
Early in 1918, w. T. YOakum' INC "A
ty agent, had enrolled him IN 'n' ~
club, and that year he won
at the county fair
The herald., 1918-02-21
MAN POWER OF HUNS
Germany's Full Strength Is Now
5,5O0,OO0 Men.
$4,000 Are on Various Fronts, the
Remainder Are Guarding
Neutral Frontiers.

Paris.-The Echo de Paris, referring
to the distribution of enemy forces
on the differeAt fronts, says:
ION the FrancO-British front there
have been for several months past 152
German divisions, Of which "a were
opposed by the British and the remain
der by the French. Following the re-
cent British offensive at Cambria, this
proportion was modified. There are
now exactly 154 divisions on the
FrancO-British front, each comprising
about $3.50 bayOnetS, and including
artillery, engineers, etc, or about r.
600 men in all, thus giving about 3
100000 German cOmbatantS on the
Franco-British front.
"In view of the uncertainty of what
Russian anarchy has in store for them.
the Germans have left about a million
men on the RussO-ROumania front. AS
a matter Of fact, the movements eff
fected have resulted not in diminu-
ton of the number of fighting units
on this front, but in their quality.
"On the Italian front Germany has
sent to the assistance Of the 40 Aus
trian divisions only seven divisions, or
about 100000 men.
"On the Balkan front she has sent
only 10000 cOmbatants to re-einforce
the Turks and Bulgarians. In Asia
Germany has restricted her help to
furnishing general STATS.
Consequently Germany, whose total
strength is 100000 men, has on the
various fronts 100000 men, the re-
mainder being required for guarding
the Swiss and Dutch frontiers and for
the occupation of, the invaded terri
tories"
The herald., 1918-02-21
BREAKS COIN MAKING RECORD
Denver Mint Works Night and Day
to Meet the Demand for
Small Coins.

Denver.-The Denver government
mint is working day and night TO meet
the demand for pennies and other
small coins caused by the "odd"
change necessary in the payment Of
the new war taxes. Exactly 19,O04. 900
pieces were coined during November.
This was a record-breaser for the Den
yer mint. The superintendent said to-
day the record for December is the
greatest in the history of the mint.
Excepting December, 65,309,S0O coins
were minted in 1917, the largest in
denomination being 50cent pieces.
The herald., 1918-02-21
TELLS CHASTITY TALE
Inhuman Germans Described by
Holy City Refugees.
Great Suffering Among Population Of
Jerusalem After Germans
Took Control.

Denver, COlO.-StOrieS of the fright.
full experiences suffered by residents
of Jerusalem previous to the capture
of the Holy City by British forces I'M
der General Allenby were told here
by Miss Celia MOinestea, who, with
her mother fled from the torture in
nicted by Turkish soldiers and Ger
man officers there several months ago.
Miss MOinestea and her mother
were among 800 refugees who escaped
from Jerusalem while thousands were
starving within the gates of the an
Cient city.
There was agOniZing suffering
among the civil population of Jeru-
salem after the Germans took control
Of that city" said the youthful refu-
gee. Hundreds died of starvation
when food, imported for the inhabit-
ants of the stricken city, was seized
by military authorities and diverted
to the soldiers. Our friends fell dead
about us like fleas. Scores of young
girls sold their souls TO the German
soldiers in return for food"
1t took five months for Miss MOineS-
tea and her mother TO reach Denver
after leaving Jerusalem.
1--WE witnessed the most heart-rend-
ing scenes while travelling through
AUSTRIA" the girl declared, where
roads were filled with cripples and
food was so scarce that the peasants
refused to sell even small portions at
fabulous prices offered by the trav-
elerS."
The herald., 1918-02-21
BETTER CLOTHES FOR TOMMY
Britain's Discharged Soldiers to Get
Irregular" Outfit
Hereafter.

London.-A long-standing grievance
Of Tommy Atkins is to be remedied.
On discharge he was served out with
a suit of shOddy, described in the trade
as "reach me downs" a cheap tweed
cap and a muller, the value being
fixed at S4.20.
A newspaper man who witnessed
the discharge of the men who fought
at Mons described the returning he
roes as looking like charity pension
ers.
The press dealt with the complaint
and the war office amended the scheme
by substituting for the muffler a col
lar and a tie and suggesting greater
care in the fitting of individual suits.
Henceforth these men are to be re-
leased for civilian life wearing suits
of decent quality and cut, represent
ing $40, wholesale value.
The herald., 1918-02-21
USE COLOGNE BELL FOR GUNS
Great 56,ooo-Pound Relic of 1870 Dis
mantled and Sawed into Parts
for War Purposes.

The Hague.-The great "kaiser's
bell" whose sonorous voice many
Americans may have heard above the
roars of Cologne, has now been re-
moved from its cage in the southern
tower Of the grand cathedral to be
melted for war uses. 1t rang its funer-
al chant on New Years night.
The bell weighed $4,000 pounds and
1t was necessary to saw it in pieces to
get it down.
French guns captured in 1870 and
1871 were the material from which
the bell was made, and it was first
sounded on March 81, 1877, the birth
day of William I. It took q bell ring
ers to operate it.
The herald., 1918-02-21

the work of the departments farm
labor work in single states or two or
more adjoining states. These farm
help specialists will cooperate directly
with state agencies, central and local
employment agencies of the United
States department Of labor, and with
the county agents and community farm
help committees which will be charged
directly with meeting labor needs IN
their special localities.
The farm help specialists through
preliminary labor surveys will en'
deavor to ascertain in advance the
prospective needs for extra labor IN
each community. They will work with
state and local agencies to supply ls
Dor deficiencies from local supplies L
possible, or from the nearest point
where labor can be secured outside the
community in need Of assistance. AL
local sources of labor first Will o
uiuWH upOll anu Ohiy NhSh NV -
possible utilization Of local hDa
proves inadequate, will labor
brought In from outside. In case
of necessity, however, through the Oe
partment of agriculture and the depah
ment of labor, arrangements VIII
made for interstate movement OF neE
In which the department OF labOr WIZ
cooperate in obtaining extra laDOr w
farm purposes from the populOus GULF
munities.
It is pointed out that the farmer y
need Of labor should proceed as W
lows: He should report his neea
his county agent or to a member Vi "
community farm help committee.
possible, his need will be suppled nv-
lists of men available in the cOunp
If local labor is inadequate, the Wv.
ty agent or committee will repOh
the state farm labor specialist WV
in cooperation with the state OauI
will draw on the nearest avaliaO'
Dor within the state.
The herald., 1918-02-21
JUST A REINCARNATED BIRD
II You Feel an ExhiIarating Desire to
Soar Among Clouds, That Is
Your Sphere.

Los Angeles.-If you are an aviator
or feel an exhilarating desire to soar
among the clouds you are a reincar-
mated bird and your natural sphere is
in the air, according to Mrs. Leon II.
Mumford, well-knOwn actress here.
She says many men and women have
bird souls and that reincarnated
snake could never be at home off the
ground.
Mrs. Mumford, known to her friends
as "Billie," made her first flight at
Long island several years ago. She
is planning to desert the stage for the
airplane. THE reason is" she ex-
planned, "when am in the air 1 feel as
If 1 had gotten home after long abb
sence."
The herald., 1918-02-21
EXPERTS TO AID
"WooD INSTEAD OF
COAL" MOVEMENT.

Ten experts of the forest serv-
ice, United States department
of agriculture, have been assign
ed to cooperate with the
fuel administration to relieve
the fuel shortage in the eastern
states. They will give their at
tentiOn to ways of increasing
the use of firewood, in order to
lessen the demand for coal.
They will demonstrate to farm
ers and other woodland owners
methods of cutting by which
firewood can be obtained with
the best results to the timber
growth. Plans for securing and
distributing firewood will be
worked out. 1t is hoped to es-
tablish municipal wood yards at
various places and to decide
upon satisfactory methods for
utilizing waste from sawmills
and other woodworking plants.
A special appeal will be made
through directors of extension
work in the various states to the
farmers to cut wood this winter
while other work is slack.
The herald., 1918-02-21
GOING OVER TOP IS
BETTER THAN FOOTBALL

Admission, Ala.-TOm Mcclure,
former Auburn football star, de-
clares that going over the top in
France beats charging into an
opposing eleven. In q letter re-
ceived here Mcclure tells of 60
ing "oyer the top" with the
United States engineers four
times. He was in the thick of
the recent hostilities that result
ed in several American casual
ties, but declares the game in
France beats football at that.
The herald., 1918-02-21
SPECIALISTS TO
AID The farmer
Country Divided Into Divisions to
Handle Man Power.
SOLVE FARM LABOR PROBLEM
Subject Which Agricultural Depart
ment Has Given More Thought to
Than Any Other, According
to Secretary Houston.

The farm labor problem has pre-
scented and continues to present many
difficulties, Secretary Houston said the
other day. 1t is one of the two or three
subjects to which the department has
given more thought than to any 9th
ers, he said, not only since this cOun-
try entered the war, but for many
months prior to that time. There has
been before the farmers the question
of retaining a sufficient number OF
year-round skilled labOrers and also
of meeting the urgent needs at the
planting and harvesting periods. Farm
erS in the neighbOrhOOd of cities,
where there has been great redirection
of labor and capital, and also where
the environments and other special en-
terprises have been under way, have
been greatly embarrassed, Secretary
Houston said.
Labor Survey First.
Constructive effort, according to the
secretary, is needed along several
lines, which may be briefly stated as
lOlIO"S. ~ Sui VI iiS
farm labor situation to ascertain the
possible needs of farmers and to deter
mine ways of meeting them, the pro-
motion of fuller cooperation in the
utilization of labor among farmers in
the same community, the further de-
velopment of machinery for assisting
in the transfer of labor, making avail
able labor which heretofore has not
been fully or regularly utilized, the
releasing of men for agricultural pur-
poses as far as possible by replacing
them with women, the largest possible
production and the fullest use of farm
labor-saving machinery.
To cooperate effectively in the farm
labor problem with the United States
department of labor, state councils
of defense, state commissioners of ag-
riculture and labor, and other official
state and local agencies concerned
with supplying needed farm labor, the
department of agriculture has d.
vided the country into four farm labor
The herald., 1918-02-21
THE SACRIFICE

BY Harold Crawford Stearns Of Tho
Vieilantes.
II you should hear earth moan, and fail
to heed;
II you should turn your back on writh-
ing pain;
II you should close your eyes when ma
tions bleed.
You would be one with Cain.
Although you give your riches to the
state
Although you yield your body, clean
and whole.
You shall receive a dim reward from
fate
You must present your soul!
The herald., 1918-02-21

One Of the regiments In a training
camp has adopted as a mascot bull
snake which gave battle to two rat
tlesnakes and killed both. This adop-
ton Of the bullsnake shows the regi-
ment's appreciation Of bravery and
also gives its members an excuse for
seeing 'em.
The herald., 1918-02-21
LABoR-SAVING MACHINERY
TO CONSERVE MAN POWER

One of the important meas.
ures urged by the department OF
agriculture to help meet the IA.
Dor needs this year is the largest I
possible production and fullest
use of farm labOr-savlng ma. !
chinery. The department has
actively interested itself in 50.
curing priority for raw mate.
rails used in the manufacture Of
farm implements and also in 50.
curing favorable consideration
at the hands of Transportation I
committees to provide facilities
for moving the materials TO the !
manufacturers, and the com.
pleted products from the manu-.
facturers to the distributors and
also to the farmers. Both those
dealing with priOritieS of mate
rails and those dealing with prl.
critics of transportation have
evinced a complete willingness
TO assist. This is indicated BY
the fact that the priorities com.
mittee of the war industries
board gave raw materials need.
ed for farm implements a posi-.
ton of preference over all ar.
ticles except those urgently re-
quired for military and naval
purposes, and that the trans.
pOrtatiOn committee took steps
to secure the prompt movement
Of the raw materials and Of the
manufactured articles.
The herald., 1918-02-21

divisions: ~ New England and
Northeastern states, (2) Southern
states, (3) North Central states, and
(4) Western states.
Federal Cooperation With States.
Each Of these divisions is In charge
of representative of the department
of agriculture, known as a supervising
farm help specialist, who supervises
The herald., 1918-02-21
HIRSUTE CONSERVATION
LATEST WAR MEASURE

Los Angeles, Cal.-Conserva-
ton of whiskers is the latest
wartime measure advocated
here. If every man and youth
would refrain from getting a
haircut and shave for month,
mathematician figure something
like S5,OOO,OOO would be saved in
labor, time, rent, electricity and
gas.
This, however, admittedly
would be hard on the barber and
the opposition Of the ladies to a
months growth Of picturesque
hirsute adornments on beau and
husband is insurmountable.
The herald., 1918-02-21
Pigs Stay in City Limits.

Piedmont, w. Va.-"Pigs is pigs"
and as such they will be permitted to
thrive within the borough limits. The
momentous question was decided at a
hot special election recently, when the
hog supporters won out by a majority
Of 50.
The herald., 1918-02-21

A torpedo which acts like a cork.
screw has been observed as the latest
Invention. 1t is probably used when
Tessels-or their crews-are half seas
over.
The herald., 1918-02-21

Wooden shoes may revive some of
the quaint terpslchorean novelties pop
ular years ago when the German i'm
migrant came over to escape autocracy
and to hold an honored part in build
ing q free government.
The herald., 1918-02-21

New YOrk.-To train 500 social
workers for wartime emergencies, the
mayors committee Of women on ma
tional defense began a wartime train
ing course. The course is in COOP
Grafton with Columbia university.
The herald., 1918-02-21

1t is odd that in the present lineup
OF fashions the ornamental swaggeY
stick Of the masculine sex meets the
useful knitting needle of the feminine
The herald., 1918-02-21

The enormous increase In the value
Of dyestuffs brought over on the
Deutschland Is the only practical re-
suit as yet to be noted from the jour-
ney Of that interesting craft.
The herald., 1918-02-21

Married life is game Of questions
and answers. It's the wise man who
asks few questions, and a wiser one
who gives brief answers.
The herald., 1918-02-21

A medical man who says the more
appetite one has the less one eats
seems to be the assistant Brother
Hoover has been looking for In his
crusade against eating In America.
The herald., 1918-02-21

The people who don't work believe
labor to be the salvation Of the rest
of us.
The herald., 1918-02-21

Every fresh revelation of the extent
OF the German spy system shows that
an effective censorship Of mails and
cables cannot be begun too soon.
The herald., 1918-02-21

Matrimony is that part Of life in
dictated on loves map as the horrid
zone.
The herald., 1918-02-21
TAKE Up STUDY
OF NAVIGATION
Revival of Seagoing Spirit
Arouses Widespread Inter-
est in the Subject.
SCHOOLS Teach The SCIENCE
Glasses in Navigation Being Conducted
by Recruiting Service of United
States Shipping Board-12,ooo
New Officers Needed.

Neutrality-suspicious. Of the interesting
features of the present great revival III
seagoing spirit throughout the couh-
try is the widespread popularity OF the
study Of navigation.
Reports reaching the United States
shipping board indicate lively interest
all over the country in the study OF
this ancient science, which helpeu
make the nation great in its earliest
years Of independence.
Glasses in navigation, conducted Dy
the recruiting service of the board, 10
train officers for the ships of the new
merchant marine, are being conducted
ON both coasts and on the Great Lakes.
Candidates for admission come from
every section of the Union.
The cause of this nationwide inter-
est in navigation is to be found In the
gigantic development of the cOuntrys
merchant marine. 1t is anticipated
that not less than 10000 new officers
will be required to handle the Ameri-
can cargO-carrying vessels now under
construction, and not less than S5,OOO
men will be wanted for the crews.
A merchant officer today has many
advantages in studying navigation that
were not known to his seagOing ances-
tors. There was never a time when
the aids to navigation were so numer-
Gus as now, or so well developed.
While the manner in which navi-
gator determines his ships position on
the vast face of the deep must always
be something of mystery to the lands
man, ii does not long remain so to the
earnest student of navigation. Some
of the students at shipping board
schools have been able, after three
weeks study, to determine by obser-
walton the position of a ship at sea
within three miles, which is considered
a creditable performance. The best
navigators, on large ships, when able
to check up their observations by the
work of more than one observer, some
times do no better.
The herald., 1918-02-21

! Most Of the great inventions of the
world are due to men. They haven't
amy hairpins to do things with.