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The Benson signal., 1918-10-12
What Do You Think | Ought to Do?

ts question asked by people
really anxious to find how much they ought to invest
in Liberty Bonds.
question of friends and you will receive
a dozen varying answers.
Here honest attempt to give clearcut answer to the
General Pershngs soldiers allowed enough to wear
@ 2nd T
gift to the Government.
Here Is Your Standard W.
In the matter saving Liberty your standard
prem YOU country and for humanity have
standard They have right to believe
life and conduct business essential to the de-
voting the balance of earning to your Country In
the form of subscriptions to Liberty Loans.
who gives UP salary income in order to fight for
you end yours has the right to expect that Will at least
Lend AS He Given
The man who without complaint the heartache Of
parting loves has the right to expect that
will sacrifice and save the point of discomfort
in order to supply him with fighting necessities
calls 1t means working at some pro
Guv @ M @ ] x1rv But viii YOU not do these things and do
them cheerfu place at the disposal of fighting
very substantial will by adopting such
course? You will gain mentally, morally financially
What MUST Do?
The yearly all the people in this country est
mated at fifty billion dollars.
It has been made clear billion dollars must
he raised for war purposes during twelve months
It follows that nearly half of national income must be
aside for the payment of taxes and subscriptions TO Gov
Nothing short of the of and
ing by the Government VIII suc as our
soldiers have adopted their complete surrender of self to the
cause of winning the war.
The man of moderate will give lend to the
Government the subscriptions to Government
Loans about onehrd of his during the next twelve
months Of course the income the greater the per-
centage that must lent given Onehrd OF he income
is the share family Many will be called upon
to do far
In mathematical calculations then is to be found the answer
to the question What MUST Do? but IN the example OF our
fnno men is to be standard, inspiration ad
onr Guide and the question What Do You Think
I Ought To Dor. .
Let us store hearts the words of our President
7he shadows lie dark path will soon be
neled and we walk with the light all about US 1T we be
to ourselves
Your standard been SET Be true to that standard
Keep faith your country soldiers and WIN yonre
Buy LIBERTY BONDS TO YOUR UTMOST. -... Il
The Benson signal., 1918-10-12

Musgrave will pay cash for all
kinds of hides. Cash Second Hand
Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
From Aboard Ship.
L. S. S. Maine,
May 8, 1918.

My Dear Friends.
Your many welcome letters have
been received, | have read with
much interest each and every one
of them. Just keep writing. | may
just answer through The Nidette,
yet | enjoy writing personally to each
and every one of you, but my officers
have kindly asked that | reduce my
correspondence; so | am writing you
all in one.
| will of course answer personally
to any who have personal matters
to be answered.
Friends, | am still liking aboard
ship. Have some of the best officers
| have had since / have been in the
service. | went ashore last Friday.
| went with the ships ball team
and we played the U. 5. S. Missouri
and lost the game six to one. Oh,
| get tryout with the team next
time they go ashore.
To those who ask for my picture.
What kind of corn are you raising
this year any way? You must have
great interest in the soldiers and
sailors to want as good a scare
crow" as my picture would make.
Dear friends it won't hurt you ia
the least to make some corns in
your hands this summer haln'o-r
feed our great nation. 1t is not one
bit more than duty.
| am still trying to be as good a boy
as can, am succeeding very we'll
Hoping that this will not make
any of you mad AMI that you will
write often.
Lovingly,
ALvIs 0. GRAY,
Div. E. Z. S. S. Maine,
Co p. M. Fortress Monroe, Va.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Contract to be Let.
SSATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
TISHoNfINGO CoITNTY.

TIsHoMINGo COUNTY.
The Road Commissioners of the
Golden Road District will, on the Ord
day of June, 1918, at the courthouse
door in the town of Iuka, Mississippi,
within legal hours, let TO the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, contract or contracts
for the construction Of line of road in
said road district, known as the road
leading from the village of Golden and
running southwest intersecting the
Eastport and Fulton road near Mrs. l..
NJ. Hale's, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of the
Chancery Clerk in said county. The
com missioners reserve the right, il they
deem proper, to divide the road Into
different contracts or in bulk. which
ever is to the best interest of the road
district. They also reserve the right
to let the contract for grading and
graveling separately. if to the interest
of the road district. A certified check
Of $1,000 must accompany each and
every bid. The commissioners reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
This the 9th day of May, 1918.
J. K. CREE +, Sec. for
Road Commissioners.
Bennett q Clark, Attorneys for
Road District. [36-4t.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
the year of our Lord nineteen hun
dred and eighteen and of the indie
pendence of the United States the
one hundred and forty.seeond
WOODROW WILSON.
by the President.
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
In Flanders Fields.

The spirit that dominates the
soldiers on the battle field of Elan
ders was appropriately expressed in
the words of the late Lieut.. Col.
John McCrae who, when MORALLY
wounded wrote:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on low,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived felt dawn, saw sunset glow;
Loved and were loved; land now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up your quarrel with the foel
To you, from falling hands we throw
The torch. Be yours to hold it high
If We break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, tho peoples grow
In Flanders fields.
An answer was written by a distin-
guished citizen of Ohio, who said:
On Flanders fields the cannon boom
And fitful flashes light up the gloom
While up above, like eagles, fly
The fierce destroyers of the sky;
With stains the earth wherein you lie
Is redder than the poppy bloom
In Flanders fields.
Sleep on, We brave. The shriekine
she'll
The quaking trench, the startled
yell,
The fury of the battle hell
Shall wake you not, for all is well.
Sleep peacefully, for all is well.
Your flaming torch aloft we bear,
With burning heart on oath we swea
To keep the faith, to fight it through
TO crush the foe or sleep with you
In Flanders fields.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
DOCTOR GIVES MAN
Vim KEPATICA
AS LAST RESORT
Mule Had Run Away With Law
renee County armer-C CON-
plications Arose That Baf-
fled All Remedies Till Doc
tor Gave Win HepatiCa

w. ". Kelley, aged IS, well-known
farmer, of Route No. 8, Leona, Tenn.
and former merchant, who was SO bad
ly hurt several years ago by mule
running away with him, and for long
while in such serious condition as a
result of his injuries, has recovered
and is at his work again.
Mr.. Kelley says: IF anybody ever
wGs in a terrible condition, was, until
my doctor discovered the right medi-
cine for me. | had to quit farming and
go into the merchandising business.
but my injuries were such that broke
down in my kidneys and suffered great
ly from rheumatism. | got so run
down that | could not sleep Had to
ges up a dozen times a night on ac'
count of my kidneys. / tried all sorts
of tonics and remedies without any
help at all. Had to quit business.
"One day my doctor gave me sam
pie bottle of Vim Hepatica and told me
to try that And l did 1t relieved me
so much that / had my wife to take
some of it, too, and | can safely say
that anybody who is in a rundown con-
dition can not miss it il they take Win
Hepatica Ii is certainly a wonderful
medicine, just as my doctor said ii
was"
This is Just the way thousands and
thousands talk about Vim Hepatica,
because it is Natures own remedy for
kidney, liver. stomach and bowel trou'
bles; rheumatism, impure blood, nerv-
BUSINESS. sleeplessness. rundown, weak
condition. etc Ii is not patent nos
trum. nor king cure-all, but COM
bination of eight of the finest herbal
remedies known to medical science.
We strongly recommend this great
Nature remedy, Come and get a bottle
and try 1t, on our recommendation.
You will like II and il will do you good
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Contract to be Let.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
TISHOMINGO COUNTY.


The Road Commissioners of the
Belmont Road District will on the
third day of June, 1918, at the
courthouse door in the town Of luka,
within legal hours, let to the lowest
responsible bidder, contract or cen
tracts f)r the grading Of a link Of
road in the Belmont Road District,
known as the Moors Mill road, run
ming westwardly from the town OF
Belmont to Moors Mill, according
to plans and specifications on file
in the Office of the Chancery Clerk
of said county. A certified check
IF one hundred dollars must accom-
pany each and every bid. The
commissioners reserve the right, il
they deem proper, to divide said
road into links or parcels AID let
a contract for the grading separately
or in a bulk as they deem to the
best interest of the road district.
The commissioners also reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
This the 9th day of May, 1918.
S. P. ALLEN,
Sec. Of Road Commissioners.
BENNETT d CLARK,
Attorneys for Road Dist. L36-4t
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Letter From Texas.
Wolfe City, Texas, r. 5,
Nav 8. 1918.

Wolfe City, Texas, r. 5,
May 8, 1918.
Dear Ed. Vidette:
have often thought | would
write to your paper, but just haven
spared the time, though | feel lone
some not to read The Vidette, as it
is my old home paper.
We have been living in Texas
oyer a year and the longer we stay
the more | like to live here, but still
love my old home friends. | think
this country is healthier here than
there, though we have had lots OF
rain here this spring and some big
halls that destroyed gardens.
Crops look nicely now. Cotton
is ready to chop, and most of corn
has been worked. There is nothing
to do here to make a living but
farming. There are lots of people
here, but not very many negroes
Everything we have to buy is very
high. Most of the people raise ev.
erything that they eat at home.
There is but very little timber il
this part, and the wind blows mos
of the time, and some days we have
big sand storms.
We think this part of Texas will
have fine wheat crop this year, as
it is looking fine now.
Some of the people here are very
badly scared over the war and 9th
ers are not, but most of them are
buying Liberty Bonds and Thrift
Stamps. SO | wifi not tell too mucl
about Texas this time.
Hope, Mr. Editor, you will prin
this, as it would surprise my friends
at huntsville, Miss. Resp,
Mrs. J. A. ODoM.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Notice.

l will on the first Monday, being
the 3rd day of June, 1918, in legal
hours, let to the lowest responsible
bidder the contract for building a
bridge across Yellow Creek, known
as the Scruggs bridge, at the court
house door in the town of Iuka.
Plans and specifications on file in
the clerks Office. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids. d. L. ANDERSON,
36 st. M. B. s.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Wants To Help Other Men.

NJ W Taylor, Calvert, Ala. writes:
"To whom it may concern: | rec
ommend FoleyKidney Pills, the
best | ever used. tried different
remedies, but none gave me re-
lief like Foley's." They restore
regular action of kidneys and blad
der and relieve backache, rheu
matte pains, stiff joints, sore mus.
cles. For Sale at ]. G Jourdan $
Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
Contract to be Let.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
TIsHoMINGo COUNTY.
The Road Commissioners of the Den
mis- Road District will on the Bird day
If June, 1918, at the courthouse door
in the town of Iuka, Mississippi, with
in legal hours, let tothe lowest respon-
sible bidder, contract or contracts for
construction of line of road in said
road district, known as the PASSPORT
and Fulton road, beginning where said
road interseCts the north line of the
Belmont Road District and following
said road, as much as practicable, in a
northerly direction, to where said road
intersects the line between the fourth
and fifth districts, according to plans
and specifications on file in the Office
of the Chancery Clerk of said county.
The commissioners reserve the right,
if they deem proper, to divide the road
into different contracts or in an en-
tirety, whichever is TO the best interest
of the road district. They also reserve
the right to let the contracts for grad
ing and graveling separately, if to the
best interest of the road district. a
certified check of $4,000 must accom-
pany each bid. The commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and all
bids. This the 9th day of May, 1918.
L. II. DAVIS,
Sec. for Road Commissioners.
Bennett & Clark, Attorneys for said
Road District. Bolt.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
of Southern R. R
Schedule At Iuka, Miss.

Effective April 2lst 1918.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
BENNETT & CLARK,
Soils for Complainant. 3
Good For The Whole Family

Every family requires a safe and
reliable cough and cold remedy.
Mrs John Potter, 20 Shupe st. Mt
Pleasant, Pa, writes: ~ have
used Foley's Honey and Tar for
colds for years and highly recon-
mend it for all families. . Contains
no opiates Checks bronchial and
grip coughs, Group and whooping
cough For Sale at ]. c. Jourdan's
Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
WILSON ASKS PRAYERS
FOR VICTORY IN WAR.
Thursday. May 30, National
Memorial Day, is Named.
REQUESTED BY CON
GRESS.
Joint Resolution Was Passed
On April 2.
(By Associated Press.)

w aSnlnBlOIl, May IL - NalloIldl
Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30,
is designated by President Wilson,
in proclamation issued, as day
of public humiliation, prayer and
fasting. The people of the nation
are asked to gather that day in
their places of worship and pray for
the victory Of the American armies
which will bring a peace founded
upon mercy, justice and good will.
The proclamation issued in re-
Spouse to resolution by Congress,
follows
By the President of the United
States-A Proclamation
Whereas. the Congress of the
United States, on the second day Of
April, last, passed the following
resolution
Resolved by the Senate (the
House OF Representatives concur
ring), That, it being a duty pecu-
liarly incumbent in a time of war
humbly and devoutly to acknowl-
edge our dependence on Almighty
God and to implore His aid and
protection, the President of the
United States be, aud is hereby, re.
specially requested to recommend
a day of public humiliation, prayer
and fasting, to be observed by the
people of the United States with re.
ligious solemnity and the offering Of
fervent supplications to Almighty
God for the safety and welfare Of
our cause, His blessing on our arms,
and a speedy restoration of an honor
able and lasting peace to the nations
of the earth"
Aud, whereas, it has always
been the reverent habit of the PEG.
Pile of the United States to turn in
humble appeal to Almighty God fol
His guidance of the affairs in oul
common life.
Now, therefore, /, Woodrow vii.
son, President 'of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim
Thursday, the thirtieth day of May
a day already freighted with sacred
and stimulating memorise, a day Of
public humiliation, prayer and fast.
ing, and to exhort my fellow-citizens
of all faiths and ereeds to assemble
on that day in their several places
and worship there, as well as in
their homes, to pray Almighty God
that He may forgive our sins and
shortcomings as a people and purify
our hearts to see and love the truth
accept and defend all things that
are just and right, and to purpose
only those righteous acts and iudg
ments which are in conformity with
His will beseeching Him that He
will give victory to our armies
they fight for freedom, wisdom to
those who take counsel on our be-
half in these days of dark struggle
perplexity, and steadfastness to oul
people to make sacrifice to the ut
most in support OF what is just md
true, bringing us at last the peace
in which mems hearts can be at res
because it is founded upon mercy
Justice and good will.
In witness thereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af
fixed.
| Done in the District of Col M
bia, this eleventh day of May, ii
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23
NONRESIDENT Notice.

State of Mississippi,
County of Tishomingo.
To w. D. Sanders, Rebecca Jordan
and Sarah Boggs: You are hereby
commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of said county and
state on the End Monday in June,
1918, the same being the 10th day
thereof, to answer the suit of A. 0.
Sanders VS. T. M. Sanders, ct. ais.
wherein you are defendants.
Witness my signature this the 9TH
day of May 1918.
E. A. PAYNE, Clerk.
BENNETT & CLARK,
q c. L
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-23

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years il was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
10 cure with local treatment pronounced
IT tncurable. Catarrh is a local disease
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by f. j. Cheney &
Co. Ioledo' Ohio. is constitutional
remedy. is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
T. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-19
VOTE THURSDAY ON
 RAILROAD MEASURE

Washington, Feb. 18.-Plans were made today which administration leaders believe will insure the pass age of the railroad bill this week. Under an informal agreement to be submitted to the senate tomorrow for ratification, debate will be limited to five minute speeches beginning at 2 D. m. Thursday, and final vote is ax- pected before adjournment on that day. This agreement followed the reading of letter to Chairman Smith of the interstate commerce commit tee from Director-General McAdoc, de- claring every days delay was inter- fering with prosecution of the war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-19
ARMOUR DIMES
 CHARLES MADE
 AGAINST PACKERS
Do Not Own Stock Yards and Have No Livestock
 Purchasing Agreement.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-J Odgen Arm our. president of Armour and Victor A. Olander, secretary and treasurer of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, vice president of the interna- tional .seamans' union, secretary of the Lakes seacnans' union and mem her of the Illinois council of defense, were principal witnesse today in the stock kards' wage arbitration proe cedings. MT. Armour denied the five lb.g packing companies owned the four stockyards, or that they have a continuation agreement in the pur- chasing of livestock. He said he favored equal pay for women per forming the same work, as men, and understood that this plan was already followed by Armour 6 company.
 Mir. Olander who was on the wit ness stand nearly all the afternoon, made plea for the adoption of the eight hour day by tie packers. and read from reports of the United States department of labor, bulletins and statements from employers in the coal, steel. shoe, automobile and oth- CT industries to show lines of busi- ness, that a shorter work day had proved successful wherever tried. Nelson Morris, chairman of the board of directors of Morris and company will testify tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-19
AMERICANS DRIVE OFF ENEMY PLANES TRYING T() ATTACK Unusual Activity of Bocl1es Discounted by .Ameri-
 can Gunners. SEVERAL SAMMIES
 GET SHE'LL WOUNDS Artillery ActiGn in Trenches Warm and d Few Casualties Kesult-An-
 other Gas Attack Finds
 Americans Ready.

With the American Army in France. Feb. lS.-There has been considerable increase in aerial activity in the American sector since las, night Enemy l,lales again flew over the town, where a few days ago an Ameri- can field hospital was located, and dropped bombs, but without damage. One hostile machine was driven to earth, damaged by an American ayi- ator. Activity of American anti-air- craft sunners, machine gunners and battery operators kept enemy ma chimes from flying low enough to get aim. One attempted to come low CT, but was driven off, another was chased down after it was hit 5y anti aircraft fire. All day hostile planes were over American positions.
 Several Wounded.
 Artillery action also was lively. and wounded six men. Three men in the trenches were wounded by shrapnel, including second lieutenant. 6ey- eral others were injured when a town was shelled
 Bright moonlight assisted the American patrols last night. but no Germans were seen. A portion of the sector was subjected to slight gas sing by the enemy, but the men put on masks and there were no casual ties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-19
OF AGRICUL TURF WANT
 FARMERS EXEMPT
Officials of Eight Southern States Memoralize the
 President.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 18.-After an all-day conference, agricultural com missioners from eight southern states late today adopted resolutions mem orializing President Wilson that "be- cause thousands of young men have been called from the farms by the se- lective draft. as we'll as by induce ments of high wages in various gov ernmental undertakings, and because their places cannot possibly be filled, this endangers seriously the product ion of food supplies; and if this could in some way be modified so that the classification or by detail Or furlough, at least until absolutely needed at the front, some of these might be sent back to the farms to help in food pro- duction, we believe this would help to solve the problem and would stimulate larger production"
 The states represented in the confer ence were Tennesse, Arkansas, Louis jana, Georgia, North and South Caro- lima, Texas and Virginia.
 Bill to Exempt Farm Workers.
 Washington, Feb. 18.-A bill pro- viding that farm laborers be given de- ferred classification in the selective draft was introduced in the house to- day by Representative Flood, chair man of the foreign affairs committee. Those affected would have to be steadil yemployed in farm work two years before the law became effective.