The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-21

same.
We regret exceedingly much, the
non-appearence of our(?) items in the
Florence Department last week. Our
bundle of items was promptly mailed
on time at the Florence post office. We
| do not know the cause of this failure
to appear The last weeks issue of the
Brandon News was an interesting full
one.
Col r. H. Henry, according to pre-
vious announcement, came to Florence
last Thursday Night and delivered a
very instructive and interesting talk on
war matters to church-house full of
people. Those who failed to be on hand
missed quite treat. Those present
were greatly entertained and enjoyed
his talk all the way through the two
hours occupied in the delivery Many
things he related of his trip with the
Ford crowd were very amusing, and
kept the audience from firing. He ex-
planned how the worldwide war started,
making it clear that Germany was be-
hind the movement, her sole purpose
being to crush France and humiliate
England. He dealt largely in the history
of the war since Austria. declared war
against little Servia, July %, 1914, fol-
lowed closely by declaration of war by
Germany, Russia, France and England.
He spoke of the Hinderburg line, run
ming from Switzerland to Holland; of
the great German drive through Rus
STA, the collapse of the Russian govern
ment and the cowardly acts of its peo-
pie. He showed that Germany had
| reached the wheat fields and oil-bear ring
wells of Russia, which would prove her
greatest ally, and prolong the war.
Col. Henry also gave some lights of
his trip through neutral and belligerent
countries, the whole proving an inter-
esting and instructive talk, and for
which he received the thanks of the
audience.
The Food question these war times
will not down. The home people must
bear in mind that our boys-onr dear
soldiers boys-in France must have a
share in what is raised at home,
whether in garden or field. They do
the sharing indirectly. Let every fam
lily garden be a full one and more than
enough for the family at home and then
sell the surplus. The cash obtained for
such surplus can be applied to purchas-
ing War Saving Stamps or Liberty
Bonds, the money going into the hands
Of the Government to be applied in
some way for the comfort and the feed
ing of the soldier boys. If one has not
the cash already wherewith to buy the
stamps or bond, and if he is a true
patriot, he will find the way easy
enough through the garden surplus for
getting the cash. The demand for
fresh stuff from the kitchen garden,
all through the season, will be great.
The full garden will save many a fam
ily's ''money-expense" for the food
for the table. Let every patriotic
house-keeper strive to avoid or prevent
waste in any line in the home. Aside
from the above every industrious house
wife is entitled to a we'll cultivated
garden, and products, just as much so
as the husband is entitled to we'll cul-
tivated field and its harvest.
Every man who pretends to farm
should be up with the times by taking
a reputable and reliable farm paper.
Farmers who are at all interested in
their calling, and enthusiastic too, are
seeking information from the expert
ence of others. A good farm paper
will help such.
"Where ignorance is bliss it may be
folly to be wise" We know so-called
farmer who declared that he cannot
make good crop of corn unless he saw
the place covered with corn roots, at
IilC CIiU VI IIlC TOW. we KNEW dIOtucT
so-called farmer who did, by hard ticks
on his farm, make some money and had
plenty Of corn, say that the corn weevil
infests the corn only during the years
''the shuck fails to cover the nose end
of the ear" We thought the farm pa
pers differed with these men in there
assertions. And these men spurned
'book farming.
President Wilson today called on all
American boys of 16 years and over not
permanently employed to enroll in U.
S. Boys Working Reserve. A national
enrolment week beginning March Is
has been set aside by the Department
of Labor Exchange.
Now boys, you are honored as boys
were never honored before in this coun-
try, by President There is need for
your services to do your bit to help win
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