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The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
/. C. HEN MATCHES
SIX OUT OF IL Ea1S

The hen that made her nest pn the
truck Of the cinder car that had been
stationed" at the Grenads, Pit and
which made at least naifl dozen
trips for unloading purposes 1t vari-
GUS points on the line, and which was
brought here last week whan f'biddy'
was discovered, has suec aeded in
Matching her brood.
When the hen was discovered she
was setting on IL eggs. The hen
and eggs were removed toeMr ohm
Cooper's hen house where on Tues
day Of this week she Matched out 6
chicks from the IL. eggs--:s most re-
markable feat considering the ad-
verse circumstances dnd er which
"biddy" labored.
The chicks all seem 70 be spry and
hardy except one-a lit albit Of a
droopy, no account thin 1t looks
like it might have beer ID from
cinder instead of pc sfectIy natu-
raj egg-this non-desc9ipt the rail-
road boys have named ''Humpy."
One Of the chicks looks gi'.e spright-
ly. game cock which, The "'boys" have
named, "Tom Ny ers,' the gamiest
rooster In Water N'all9 Two of the
brood unmistaka tlyj possess the
strong propagatins distinct of their
famous dam and n sja were prompt
ly named "Red" ad "Iittle Willie"
Another one seems buster around
a whole lot and q te obsessed with
an idea Of its grqs inheritance on
this mundane sp e, tnis one the
boys very promprlb named "Sping-
ler." The Others haven't been nam
ed yet, but as their characteristics
develop, proper nd,nes will be found
for them,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN ESTIMATED
OVER 4 BILLION

WASHINGTON, May 4.-For the
third time within a year the Ameri-
can people have heavily oversubscrib-
a war credit.
As the third Liberty Loan was
closing tonight the treasury announc-
ed the campaign had been IAN over
whelming success" Although $3,-
100000 was the formal goal of
the campaign, official reports includ-
ing only small proportion of to-
days avalanche of pledges showed
the total was $3,203, 3,655,400, and
there were indications that the ag-
gregate would be increased to nearly
$4,000, 100000 next week when
banks have time to tabulate the null
titude of last minute applications.
The exact result of the campaign
probably will not be known until
late in the week.
Official estimates placed the num-
ber of subscribers at between 12,-
100000 and 000,OO0-far above
the 10000, 900 of the second loan or
the 4,5O0,OOO of the first-and some
official figures expressed the belief
that the roll of bond buyers would
be even greater. To them this was
one of the most encouraging features.
All IL federal reserve districts,
which were. the largest campaign
units, oversubscribed, and majority
of the states made the same record.
Delaware doubled its quota. Head
quarters of the Atlanta district re-
ported tonight the district was $780,
100000 over it's quota.
Bond selling continued. actively in
many cities up. to a late hour to-
night, and banks stayed open in a
final effort to roll up more subscrip-
tions that the $4,616,000,000 Of the
second Liberty loan last October.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
over 100000
U, S. SOLDIERS
AT THE FRONT
Sec'y. Baker Says His Forecast
in january Exceeded. Ex-
.pected We Will Have One
Million Men in France by
July.

WASHINGTON, D. C.--The u
nited States now has more than half
million troops in France.
Official announcement to this ef-
feet was made by Secretary of War
Baker late Saturday afternoon.
He said:
''In January told the Senate
committee that the strong ikeli-
hood was that early in the present
year 100000 American troops will
be dispatched to France. cannot
even now or later discuss in detail
further movements of troops to
France.
II am glad to be able to say that
my forecast made in January is
passed"
While it cannot be stated what the
exact number of American troops
abroad is at this time, the following
figures as to the total force both in
this country and in France were OBJ
tanned from authoritative quarters:
Total number of troops under arms
May l, 100000; number armed
when May mobilization is completed,
2,25O,OOO; total number of drafted
men in the service, 1,25O,000.
Troop movements to France in the
last few weeks, under the spur of
!. events connected with the German
offensives in Flanders and Picardy,
have exceeded in volume the most
exaggerated hopes possessed by mill
tary men six months ago.
President Wilson himself, appeal
ed to in person by Lloyd George and
3Clemenceau to spare no efforts to
rush iTinforcements &--to~Sths ~..ssErd.
pressed lines Of the allies. has di-
rected the speeding up.
The movement across the Atlantic
during the latter part of April was
at rate five times greater than the
maximum efforts of the late winter
Every week has seen the stream OF
fighters widen.
At the present rate it is believed
by military men that near million
men will be in France by July.
As result Of personal investi-
cation Of macine gun produet tio-
during the past few days, the secre-
tary announced that there is no
present shortage of light or heavy
types of these weapons either in
France or America, and no shortage
is in prospect.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
JOE JOHNSON FOUND
WITH THE GOODS

Tuesday night Deputy Marshal
Bruce Tucker "nabbed" negro Joe
johnson when he got off No. pas
senger train and helped Joe (who
has wooden leg) tote his load" up
to central police station, or strictly
speaking to the City Hall. When
Marshal Tucker and his negro ar
rived the board Of city aldermen were
in session and they adjourned pro-
ceedines long enough to help the
officer examine the cargo That Joe
got off the train witb Joe had s.
suitcase which WIS locked. but tha
E,en pried the ends oren Tar enough
to see that it was filed with pint
bottles fuii ot @h;skey, shere also
were four "full quarts" in case in
the outfit.
Marshal Tucker then locked the
suit case and case of whiskey up in
the small ante room which opens into
the Mayors Office. The room is in
the second story at the front Of the
building, has only one window and
one door. There is no way to get
in the room only through the door
or the one window. However ap-
parently secure the room may have
seemed to the officer, some time dur
ing the night all the whiskey but Z
pints in the suit case and the four
quarts disappeared. How, is mys-
terry. Only three persons have keys
to the door of the room, they are
City Marshal Chas. Doyle, Deputy
Marshal Tucker and Judge Fulson.
Each one Of these three excellent
gentlemen declare mot guilty"
while the window didn't show any
evidence of having been opened
neither did the lock show any signs
of having been tampered with.
However the whiakey was gone
the next morning but how il got
away is one Of the deep mysteries
puzzling the minds Of the three otll-
cials holding the keys to the door.
Time may solve the perplexing prob
lem but at present it Is just = much
mystery as ''how old is Ann" or
show far is it down the road.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
BETTER LOOK OUT FOR "Hook"

Happy" Royal says that Mister
McAdoo better make up his mind
quick to allow the men the raise in
salary and back pay, for "Hooky"
David is in Cleveland attending big
"Pow-wow" Of the B. of L. E., and
if Hook" should be sent to Washing
to to interview "Mister" McAdoo,
he Happy feared that dire ca
lamity might be the effect. "For,"
said he, "When Hook gets his
hooks into you and gets started to
talk, there is no power this side Of
heaven or hades powerful enough to
choke him off," "And," he con-
tinued, with Mister McAdoo tied
up in 'gab-fest' with Hook, who in
the world wouldS run the railroads
for week or ten days? don't
know of any one else big enough for
the job but myself, and !. have my
hands tied watching my wife, and
boy hoe out our next winters potato
crop. ! simply haven't the time"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
MRS. c. r. ROBINSON MAKES
BISCUITS WITHOUT FLOUR

Mrs. c. R. Robinson this week sub
mitted biscuit made without any
-four being used. She used only
corn meal. bran fakes, lard. etc. and
the product was white, light and
very palatable-in fact had we not
been told differently we would have
believed it to have been made with
wheat flour. With such fine biscuits
made without wheat -four. Mrs.
Robinson need not worry about her
III ID per week allowance.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
coFER.sARTAIN

Miss Coubel Cofer and Mr.. ClAg
Sartain, two young people o3.
Paris neighborhood were mar
Sunday night in County Clerk ]
Young's office. Judge g. i.
wick performing the cereuaony.I
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
Drives Ont Malaria, Builds Up Systean,

The Old Standard general, stSeugthenine tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria enSiches the blood and buildo up the sys-
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. eoe
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10
HONOR RoLI GRADE FIVE,

Jimmie May Millfr Mabel Berry
Lille May McKirlaa Marcia Mauldin
Helen Hartwell As- Totsie Holloway
Edrey Porter rn Merle Hood
Lyddie Brewer Annie May Kihnel
Pauline Woods Minnie French
Sidney Wiliiam Robert Buckley
Edgar carp 4 Elmer Groves
Edgar Nation .,iandoIph Hutchinson
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-05-10

CONTINUED on page four)
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
War Conservation
Repair Week March 4-9 1913.

The Government Recommends that
you observe Repair week. We will en-
deavor to secure repairs for any of
your old machinery if you will help us
to do so by bringing in your orders dur
ing the week named. If you have an
old machine that has given good SER
vice in the past, it can no doubt be re-
paired so as to do so again.
In making out orders be very sure you
are right, by giving the number on the
old piece which you wish to replace
with new one, the make of the ma
chine, and if possible the year it was
purchased. If in doubt on any of these
points better bring in the old parts or
else the old machine. We could if time
would permit learn the make of nearly
any machine purchased in the last Is
years. But work time is here and on
many farms the machines will be re-
quired to be in use before we could
learn this, and then order and get the
parts.
Cultivators, Mowers, Rakes and Bin
ders should be looked over and repair
lists submitted at the same time in or
der to be reasonably sure of getting the
parts in time.
Brandon Machinery & Lumber Co.
Just received large stock of Col
umbia Dry Cells for Ignition purposes,
and Telephone service. The Famous
BERGIE NATIONAL SPARK PLUGS.
Fully guaranteed. Goodyear Tires,
Tubes and accessories.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28

The News begins a campaign
of advertising this week for
the sale Of Thrift Stamps.
This advertising is prepared
under the direction of the Gov
eminent, and is furnished to the
newspapers of the country
through the Western Newspaper
Union. The government fully
realizes the necessity of the adj
vertising columns of the country
newspapers in order to fully &C.
quaint the people with the OBJ
ject of the stamp campaign, and
has requested the patriotic cit
liens of each community to help
the county paper in bringing
this information to the public.
AS a result of this request quite a
member of patriotic people have
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
Let Everybody Help
Win the War By
Buying Thrift Stamps

subscribed for space in the News
in order to help this campaign a.
long. The names of the donors
of the space will appear each
week at the bottom of the adver-
tisement, and we wish to inn
press upon our readers the great
necessity of buying stamps as
literally and quickly as possible.
Our government is going through
the darkest hour of it's history,
and it must have money in order
to sustain 1.-The boys at the
front. These stamps in small de-
nominations have been issued in
order that every one might aid
in the prosecution of the war.
Read every word of these adver-
tisements every week, and in
vest in stamps as freely as poss-
ible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28

The Executive Committee of
the Rankin County Chapter A.
r. G.. met in regular session on
Feburday %. 1913, with the
chairman Mrs. Ira Shields presid-
ing.
A drive for new members is
being urged by the director of
the Gulf Division. This was dis
cussed by Mr.. Bullock. He hav-
ing re-appointed Mr.. Lindsey to
take charge Of the drive.
To avoid confusion about Red
Cross mail, it was decidedto rent
| a post Office box for same. Mrs.
Shields looking over all mails for
the present and assigning it to
proper officials.
It was discussed, whether we
should ask headquarters for a
paid secretary, but decided not
to, at present voluntary service
being asked for.
Each auxiliary is asked to give
some benefit, to get funds for
supplies needed. Brandon will re-
peat a community meeting given
| by school children. This with
some additions, will be given or
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28

Every body please remember
the Red Cross benefit Friday
night week, March 9Th. to all the
branches and Aux. of Red Cross
Chapter. This means just as
much to you as it does to us. We
are needing money to buy thread
and sewing material, so we call
upon all to patronize this inter-
tainment.
Mrs. Ira Shields,
Chairman A. r. c..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28

Sprague, Mrs. Conley SCOOTER,
Mrs. Webbie Ragland, Mrs. H.
j. Burnham, Mrs. C. E. Gayden,
Mrs. Billie Darnall, R. P. Fixes,
Misses Meddie Robinson, Zou
Miller Burney, Sallie Cole Shields
Kathleen Thornton, Eloise
Thomas, Clyde Ray Robinson,
Mary Kate Butler, Trilby Beard,
Loie Clontz, Mr.. Jordon Lindsey,
Mr.. Conley SCOOTER, Mr.. Wayne
May.
Mrs. Will Thomas, Pianist.
Mrs. Ira Shields, Director.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
To the Teachers of Rankin
County.

The Beat Contests will be in
charge of the executive commit
teeman in the respective beats, =
he shall decide place and time of
beginning.
The teachers association voted
to have no elimination contest in
the races; hence. these contests
numbered according to the Pro
gram in Brandon News will be
contested and winners decided in
each beat:
(a) Numbers l to II inclusive.
(b) IL, Ii, IA, Is, Is, 10, 20, %
(Three from each beat)
(c) "a, IS, SO, 80, 40, Al, Sc 81.
:. Beat contests March 2, Sat.
County contests March Is. and
16, Friday and Saturday.
T. R. Phillips,
Pres. R. C. Teachers Association.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
STORE NEWS
Just received a shipment

Just received a shipment
of Certainteed Floor and Fur
niture Varnish in Oak, Mahog-
any and Walnut. These are fine
for Frightening up the Home
this Spring and Ger tainted is
said to be the best article on
the market. We have also
Green and Red Paint for paint
ing Porch Furniture, Flower
Boxes etc. All Colors in Bug
gy Paints. If you want to paint
your House let us order the
paint for you-any color and we
we will take pleasure in figur-
ing the quantity needed for any
Job.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
State of Mississippi,

State of Mississippi,
To James r. Buchanan, Camp
Beauregard, Alexandria, La. and all
others non-residents interested:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of Rankin County.
in said State, on the 4th Monday Of
March, 1918-being the 18th day thereof
to defend the suit in said Court of Ex-
parte John G. Buchanan for removal Of
disabilities of minority, of which you
are party thereto.
This 9th, day of February, 1918.
j. A. Robinson, Clerk.
Miss, S. B. Buchanan, Solicitor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Kill the rats.
Last day of February.
Early gardeners are beginning
to get busy.
w. H. Patrick was among our
appreciated callers Monday.
John w. Kersh, of Pelahatchie,
was a Brandon visitor Monday.
We are very we'll satisfied with
the ground hogs conduc, so far.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens
is attending a club meeting IN
Jackson this week.
Ira Shields. of the dispatcher's
force in Vicksburg. spent Tues
day night with his family.
Have you noticed that since
DIR. Butler was fired eggs have
declined 10 cents a dozen?
DR.. Frazer, President of Bel
haven College, will preach at the
Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Louise Dickson returned
to her home in Hattiesburg last
Friday, after two weeks spent
with Brandon relatives and
friends.
Miss Mable Gayden. member
of the faculty Of the jackson
city schools, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. +.
Gayden.
r. V. Shields is moving his
family to Pelahatchie. where he
is cashier of the bank. We re-
Qret to lose this estimable family
from our midst.
Joe Harry, one of the colored
bows who left Brandon with the
first draft, and who has beer
stationed at Newport News, Va.
since last fall, has returned home,
being discharged from service on
account of i'll health.
IL you are not hnying Wa,
Savings stamps, you are mol
doing your duty as a patriotic
citizen. Our boys in France are
sacrificing their lives for us. anO
we should see to it that they ARE
quickly and properly provided
for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conley Schooler,
who have had rooms with Mrs.
Shields in the Presbyterian par.
sonage for a year, have moved
into the McGilvra cottage, and
Miss Meddie Robinson and her
mother will PROBABLY take rooms
with Mrs. Shields.
The News has on hand a supply
of blanks that are used by the
merchants in selling flour, made
necessary by the recent orders OF
food administrator. These blanks
are put up in tablets of 100, and
are sent any where on receipt OF
IS cents per hundred.
The last attraction of the ly-
ceum course occurred at the
school building Saturday night,
and proved to be one of the best
of the course. These entertain
ments have been great success,
and we hope that we may be a.
BILE to secure others for next
season.
On Saturday night, End, Miss
Marie Cady, the beautiful and
accomplished music teacher of
the Agricultural High school,
will give a pianoforte recital by
the pupils of the school auditor
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
Red Cross Benefit.
Johnson Hail.

Friday evening, March, 9th.
Beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Admissions 25c. Children under
Ia, Is cents.
PROGRAM.
The Soul of The Present, and
The Spirit of The Past
Pupils OF BrandonGraded School.
Maryland-My Maryland -
Choral Club.
Herbie Hoover Irene Shields.
Why Adam Sinned- ----
Mrs. Oscar Martin.
Come Where The Lilies Bloom
Quartet Duet.
Class solo and full chorus -
Choral Club.
Columbia Gem of the The Ocean
Z Choral Club.
Columbia, with characters repre-
sentatives.
Liberty Miss Agnes Barnett.
The Army Wayne May Jr.
The Navy John Berry, Jr.
Reading selected ----
Miss Trilby Beard.
Piano Duet Mrs. Will
Thomas, and Eloise Thomas.
Hawaiian Dreams. -----------
Miss Beatrice Maxey, solo.
Choral Club-Chorus and steet
scene.
Community Choral Club was
organized Tuesday afternoon at
Johnsons Hall. Object of this
club is to furnish music or other
amusement for Red Cross bene-
fits. We hope to give entertain
ments often and offer the public
splendid service, giving clean
high class entertainment for
which we trust you will give us
your hearty encouragement and
patronage, thereby aiding a most
worthy cause. We need funds.
We must have money to carry on
this work. Any one willing to
give his or her best talent and
time for the Red Cross may be-
come members. We invite your
voluntary service.
Members of Community
Choral Club.
Miss Beatrice Maxey,
first soprano.
Mrs. Ira Shields,
second soprano.
Mrs. Will Thomas,
first alto.
Mrs. Oscar Martin,
second alto.
|: Mr.. J. R. East.
bass soloist.
O Mr.. Billie Darnall,
tenor.
Chorus.
Mrs. Wayne May. Mrs. Sidney
McLaurin, Mrs. S. V. Burks,
Mrs. Kate Stapleton, Mrs. Geo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
Club News.

Ss0O tNGWSs
Club members contesting for
prizes in cookery at our spring
Exhibit March Is, are asked to
use the following recipes:
Corn meal biscuits, 2 tsp. salt,
2 corn meal, 2 cups white flour
4 tablespoon shortening, A table
spoon baking power, liquid suffi-
cient to mix to proper consis-
tency Il to Il CO.
Corn Meal Bread (enough for
II loaves) | c corn meal, 6 C
wheat flour (more if necessarily
| cake yeast, dry or compressed,
or J C liquid yeast, 2 tablespoon
sugar, tablespoon salt, 2 table
spoon, shortening, if desired, J C
water (omit this if liquid yeast
is used.
Boston Brown Bread.
Eggless, BUTTERFLIES, sugarless,
wheatless. l soy bean meal, l c
corn meal, l C buttermilk, &c
molasses ! raisins, l teaspoon
salt. ! teaspoon soda, ! C Pc
cans, mix as in other bread
making, then steam bread in
baking power can from ! to 2
hours. Either put top of can
on or cover with creased paper.
Let water come up 3-4 height of
can. When steamed, set cans in
oven for Is to 20 minutes.
Give early plants every bit of
care needed, and let's make a
good exhibit, March 16. These
plants may be exhibited in small
paste board boxes, which are al
ready on hand, or which may be
:, easily made.
Kill The Rat Campaign.
| Let's make this a hard week
on rats; mice and reaches. One
party has agreed to give S
cents each for every rat which
is killed on his place, and small
Ter amount for mice.
The following information
about rats, and the yearly cost
of this pest shows the necessity
for doing away with them.
BY spreading fatal diseases the
rat has killed more people than
bullets have. He is just as fill
thy and dangerous as ever. The
most destructive and dangerous
of animal pests. While America
is trying to feed the Allies, this
pest annually destroys foodstuffs
in the United States worth $500,
000,00
Very Cordially.
Mrs. Watt Webb.
Home Demonstration Agent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
PELAHATCHE NEWS,

Miss Lillian Lewis of Jackson,
was the attractive guest of Miss
Levie Mckay Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mr.. Eddie Burnham of Johns,
who formerly worked in Pelah-
atchie but is now stationed at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Stat
ion, has been visiting relatives
and friends in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. King, are
the proud parents of a fine boy,
born February 22nd.
Miss Gladys Williams had as a
charming guest this weekend
Miss Ruby Pickle of Morton.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett Bell will be pleased to learn
of the arrival in their home of a
dainty little daughter.
Mrs. Bassett of Newton has
been visiting her daughter Mrs.
R. L. Brown during the week.
Miss Jim Kate Nolen has re-
ceived a message that her broth
err is in the Naval Hospital in
Norfolk having been moved there
from Brazil, where he was suffer
ing from severe injuries received
in a foreign country"
Mr.. Este Peek of Hickory
spent a few days last week with
his aunt Mrs. ]. B. Massingale.
DR.. Ferguson and family of
Kentucky have bought the Will
Jams homestead and expect to
do extensive stock farming
there.
Thrift Day was observed at
the School Monday. Mr.. Guy
Purvis was present and sold over
forty dollars worth of Thrift and
War Savings Stamps.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-28
WAN TED

Split spoke makers. Will pay
s2.25 per day for good men long
job. Don't write, come at once.
Auto Spoke Co..
Pucket, Miss.