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Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

helmlna do It," The plow did not an
peal nearly so much as the light field
equipment along the frontier. The
long hikes along the towpaths were
not nearly so attractive as the short
stretches between sentry posts on the
border between Hollands eastern
provinces and the Westphalian or
Pruss1an country. It was found a
nara matter to get the Hollander back
into civilian job, not because the job |
was not there but because the erst-
while thrifty Dutchman no longer |
cared for the job.
Food Shortage a Cause.
For many months now life for the
law-abiding Dutchrnan and his family
has been anything but paradise and
the shortage Of food has been but a
small matter in the grand total of this
general unhappiness.
The principal thing that has been
worrying Holland has been the bur
glar, who has since before the Christ
mas holidays become sort of nation
al institution, like the cheese and the
gin. Acts of violence are Of daily, in
fact, Of hourly, occurrence in the
country districts as we'll as in the
cities. Not alone must doors be Sc
curely locked and bolted at night, but
If during the daytime the household
er turns his back to look over his
chickens in the barnyard without first
closing his front door he will most
! likely return to the "pronk kamer"
| (parlor) only to find every article of
intrinsic value has disappeared.
The theft of silverware, jewelry.
clothes and even pots and pans from
the kitchen is reported to the police
in every town and hamlet on an aver
age of once every hour during the 81
hours of the day. The flow Of com
plants is so steady that in most
places one man is assigned to do moth
glaries.
While, of course, it would be unfair
to say that every one of the demObil-
ICED soldiers has turned burglar after
receiving his discharge from the army
, it is safe to say that one-half of the
ton to either burglary, petty or grand
larceny or highway robbery as 8
means to keep the wolf from the door
without an undue amount Of physica
exertiOn.
The visitor in Holland, although hi
-
Of the passport restrictions, ha:
learned to keep his hand on his wal
let pocket and his fingers firml!
around the end of stout cane when
ever he ventures out into the stree
:. . or along a country path, once Hol
: lands delight and the safest prone
= made in the wide world.
Daring Highway Robberies.
4 The "kwajongems," who used t
+ stand in proper awe of the well
o dressed man or woman in the publ
: thoroughfares Of the city, now openl
8 and brazenly snatch at watch chain!
@ ladies' bags Or pocket books that ar
n carried in the hands by the ladie:
Il NlIlc tlIueS III lcll SulplIL ludAd
" to make a clean getaway in the crow
Y of sympathetic ruffians, who gathe
! quickly at the first sign Of disorde
l. in the street.
Children sent to the stores by thei
n mothers are often the victims of tn
o. thieves, who take away their pennie
it and market baskets on the way to til
a. expectant housewives very often E
l. astray and ultimately reach the der
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

30 can do my house work without any
difficulty. advise any woman who il
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will do as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 142l 5th
st, N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious conci.
tions where hospital operation il the
only alternative, but on the other hand
90 many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it .
fair trial before submitting to such .
trying ordeal.
If complications exist, write to Lydia
p. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

Gen. Leroy Upton, who recently re-
turned from France has received the
distinguished service cross and medal,
the croix de guerre with two palms,
and the cross Of the Order of st.
Michael and St. George, for distin-
guished service in the war.
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-27

of them played ball in the army. The
ones who hadn't donned a mitt fol
years went back to- play when they
were sent to camp. Others who never
played learned. The ones who always
played kept on playing. They will
want to keep it up.
1t is more conservative to say, we
believe there are at least 100000 more
ball players as a result Of the war
They're pouring back from overseas
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

w. S. Lowry, road work, Dis
trict S ..--.-.---.-.-...--.--.- 43.75
1t appearing to the board that there
was q balance of school money un-
expended belonging TO the Wolfe Pub
lie School and that the trustees desire
to use 5000 OF said money upon i'm
provements Of said school building.
1t is ordered that said sum of $4,000
be appropriated for said purpose and
the superintendent Of education is au-
thorized to issue pay warrant on said
fund for 5000 for improvements Of
said Wolfe School building.
Agreement.
To the Tax Collector and Board Of
Supervisors of Grenada County,
Mississippi:
You are advised that the under
signed, Stokes V. Robertson, state
revenue agent, and the undersigned,
Mrs. Weet J. Barksdale, have agreed
subject to your approval to an assess
ment against the said Mrs. Barksdale
by way of an additional assessment
Of back taxes on five notes for 81 900
each, (making total of 5000
dated November 6, 1915 signed by S.
NJ. Jones, in favor of Mrs. Weet j.
Barksdale. secured by an instrument
of writing. recorded in the chancery
clerks office of Tallahatchie County,
Mississippi, for the years and at the
value as follows:
For the year 1916 at the value of
$35 200.
For the year 1917 at the value of
sS5 600.
For the year 1918 at the value of
s35 200.
You are therefore authorized to en-
ter an approval and agreed assess
ment against the said Mrs. Weet j..
Barksdale on your personal assess
ment roll for the years and at the
amount above shown.
Witness our signatures this October
I6, A. D., 1919.
STOKES V. ROBERTSON.
State Revenue Agent.
WEET J. BARkSDALE.
Notice to Assess.
To the Tax Collector of Grenada COun-
ty, Mississippi:
You are hereby notified that
Stokes V. Robertson, state revenue
agent of the state of Mississippi, have
discovered that Mrs. Weet J. Barks-
dale. a resident OF the city of Grenada
in the ccunty Of Grenada, in the state
Of Mississippi, has escaped taxation
by reason Of nct being assessed with
five notes Tor $1,000 each (makinT a
total of $50 .C0t,, dated November g.
1918. signed py s. NJ. Jones in favor
Of Mrs Weet J. Earksdale, secured by
an instrument OF writing, recorded in
the chancery clerks office of Talla-
hatchie County, Mississippi, for the
years and at the values for each Of
said years as follows:
For the year Of 1916, at the value of
s35 600
For the year 1917, at the value of
$4,000.
For the year 1918, at the value of
$35, ,O0O.
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

You are further notified that have
taken up with the said Mrs. Barksdale
the matter of back assessment of
said notes for taxation for each of the
said years at the valuation above
shown and as result thereof have
entered into written agreement with
her, the said Mrs. Barksdale, agreeing
that the said notes may be assessed
against her at said value and for the
Years shown by way Of additional as
sessment. The original agreement en-
tered into is hereto attached and you
are requested to present the same to
your board when they are for con-
sideratiOn the question Of the approval
of the said assessment.
In consideration of the facts shown
as well as pursuant to the authority
conferred upon me by law, hereby
notify you to proceed to enter an as
sessment on the personal assessment
roll Of your county for the current
year against the said Mrs. Barksdala
assessing her with said notes for the
years and at the values shown and
to proceed to give written notice Of
your action herein to the Board of
Supervisors Of Grenada County in ac-
cord with the directions Of 4740 of the
Mississippi Code Of 1906.
Whereas Grenada Bank in making
its return for assessment for the year
1919, assessed its property at total
sum Of $153, 100000, segregated as fol-
lows: $123,0 100000 for personal assess
ment and 100000 for real estate,
and whereas the assessment of its real
estate shows that the sum of $1O,-
| 10000 of said real estate assessment
was deducted from it's personal assess
ment for the value of real estate
: owned by the bank in Greenwood, Le-
flore County, Mississippi therefore
the total assessment of $50, 100000 as
shown by the assessment rolls Of
Grenada County, being erroneous to
the amount of $1O,OOO.0O, which is
clearly a double assessment; the Gre
NADIA Bank appearing and asking that
this assessment be corrected so that
It may be relieved of this double and
erroneous assessment and asking fur
ther that the sum of $20,000.0O, the
value of its Grenada real estate, be
added to it's personal assessment in
stead of being deducted therefrom, it
is, therefore, ordered by the board
that said bank be allowed credit on
its real assessment of the sum of $1O,-
10000 so enormously assessed, and it
is further ordered, in order to add the
value Of $20,OO000 to the banks total
assessment, that an additional assess
ment be made by the tax collector Of
the value of real estate of said bank
| in the sum of $1O,00O.O0, thereby max
ing the total assessment of real
estate of said bank the sum of 500
: OOo.GO in Grenada County, Mississippi,
and the tax collector is hereby ordered
! 70 reduce said real estate assessment
| to the sum of S2O,OOO.OO and increase
| the personal assessment to the sum
of Sl53, 100000, subpect to approval of
| the tax commissioner and the clerk
| will certify copy hereof TO said COM
missioner and tax collector.
In the matter of the petition of D..
L. Holcomb and others asking for a
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

bridge across Yalobusha river on the
Guy place, it appearing that it would
be necessary to obtain permission of
the secretary of war in order to build
said bridge, said river being navi-
gable stream, it is ordered that said
petition be received and filed and the
clerk of the board correspond with the
secretary of war and obtain necessary
permission. orders and other infOrma-
ton in regard to the regulations and
reGu: rements Of the department in the
construction of said bridge, before fur
ther action is taken in this matter.
PrOvine and James Report.
We, your committee, appointed to go
over and view and report upon the
practicability of new road from Hardy
to Riverdale as set forth in the petit
ton of Hurd Horton and others, beg
leave to report that we have gone
over and viewed the route of said road
and find same impracticable. We
therefore recommend that said road
be not opened up.
Ordered that the following named
officers and members be and they are
hereby allowed their mileage per diem
for the month of September, for the
amounts set opposite their respective
names, same having been left off by
error for the above said month:
C. C. PrOvine, District /, four
days. / mile -.....-.....-.-..-. $1700
v. r. James, District 2, four
days, 10 miles ~.--....--..-.~..~. 17.OO
w. v. Horton, District 3, four
days, 10 miles -..-.-.-..-....~. l7.OO
d R. Childers, District 4, four
days, miles ------.---,-----~. 1910
r. V. Mason, District 5, five
days, 10 miles .-.---...-.--..-.~ 100
W. H. Crowder, sheriff, four
days per diem --~.-..-....-.--.--.~. 500
NJ. E. Powell, clerk, four days
per diem ..-....-..-..-.-. 1900
w. NJ. Mitchell, attorney y.--.~.-.-.-- $500
Ordered that the following officers
and members be allowed their mileage
and per diem for attendance at this
meeting, to-wit:
c. c. Provine, member District
l, three days, l mile S12.1O
Y. X. James, member District 2,
three days, 10 miles .-...--..-,.-.~. 1900
w. V. Horton, member District
3, three days, 10 miles --.. 1900
d. X. Childers, member District
4, three days, miles .-...-..~..-.... 1870
G. P. Cunningham, member Dis
trict ), three days, 16 miles. 1880
". H. Crowder, sheriff per diem 600
NJ. E. Powell, clerk per diem 900
w. NJ. Mitchell. attorney. ..-........-. $500
Ordered this October 8, 1919.
Ordered by the board that the clerk
do not issue warrants against any
funds in which there is not sufficient
money to pay allowances made upon
that fund.
Board adjourned.
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS

Continued fronn last week.
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

In the matter of the petition of d.
l.. Holcomb and others asking for a
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

u. L. Tribb]e .. ,.... 4.--.-- 1925
A. z. Cunningham, road
work, District 5 .-..-.-........-. 1900
w. S. Lowry, road work, Dis
+rict 4375
The Grenada sentinel., 1919-10-24

M. E. Powell, clerk, stamp
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-11

snubbed, as 1 construed Mr., brakes
words"
Llllian's Caution.
I shall not soon forget the trip to
the house where, all unsuspecting of
our coming, sat the woman who had
made such havoc in the lives of my
parents. Lillian had given me a hasty
and cautioning admonition when we
were in her room after dinner getting
ready for the trip.
Don't be provoked into saying any
thing tonight unless it is distinctly
your cue to talk" she said. Il am not
going to have you come IN at first, but
you will be within sight and hearing
of everything that goes on. And when
you do enter the room at my sum-
mons, just watch me. I'll manage
things so you'll know just what to do. I"
| felt relief and a touch of chagrin
at her words, relief that l had no re-
sponsiblity in the trip before us. cha
grin. which l subconsciously knew was
the puppet in the drama of the eve
strings held by the capable fingers OF
Lillian Underwood and Allen Drake.
1t was only faint chagrin toward
Lillian that l felt. My resentment,
unjustly enough, was all for Allen
Drake. was childishly glad when in
the taxicab Lillian sat between me
and the man whose assumption of
authority l so disiked.
TO be continued in The News Sat
urday)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-11

Me and Pubs Simkins was wawking
home from skool today and we went
past Mary Weaknesses house and one
celler window was OPEN me saying,
tell you wat lets do, Pubs, let's play
ventrilokist and fool Mary Watkins
wen she comes home-you cline down
the celler and anser wen | call down
and she will think I'm a ventrllokist.
How about you going down and me
being the ventrillokist? sed Pubs, and
sed, Who thawt of it. you or me?
o, all rite. sed PUBS. And he climbed
down the celler and l sat on Mary Wat
kinses frunt steps and started to wait
for her, and after vile Pubs called
up frum down the celler, Hay, amt she
coming yet?-this amt eny fun down
heer.
eny minnit. sed. And l kepp on wait
ing, and Mary Watkins kepp on not
coming, and Pubs called up 3 times
saying he was coming rite up, and after
a vile Mary Watkins RELY came. say
ing, Hello, Benny. are you waiting for
me?
o don't know, was jest setting
down, did you ever know l was ven
trillokist? l sed.
Do you mean like the men on the
stage? sed Mary Watkins, and l sed,
Yes, do you wunt to see me do a
NentrlllOklSt trlCk. wien Sne sea SHe
did, and l went and stopped down the
celler window, saying, Hello, down
there. how you feeling?
Fine how you? sed Pubs Simkins,
making his voice funny like ven
trillokists, and I called down Watts you
doing? and Pubs called up Nuthing,
watts you? and l called down. Whose
up heer with me? and he called up
Mary Watkins.
Did YOU heer that? I sed to Mary
Watkins. and she sed, Was that you
Benny, honest RELY? and / sed, Sure
dident ydu ever know l was a ventrillo-
kist? and she sed, l don't bleeve 1t,
do you cross your hart it was you?
Sure, | sed. And | crossed my hart
with one hand and crossed my fingers
with the other hand behind my back
so 1 wouldent be telling a lie. And
then me and Mary Watkins sat down
on her steps and after a vile | saw
Pulses he'd coming up out OF the celler
window and l quick waved my hand for
him to go back agen witch he did, and
Mary Watkins sed, Watts you shaking
your hand for? and l sed, | thawt
was getting roomatizm in it.
And l waved Pubs down agen more
times, him looking less satisfied every
time, and the next time he started to
come up Mary Watkins saw him, and
she got mad and went in the house
without even lissenng TO me telling her
had my fingers crossed wen ! crossed
my hart, and Pubs sed, Gosh, heck,
did you think | was going to stay there
all day? and l sed. Aw go on. l bet
you wassent down there a hour.
And went home mad, and so did he.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-11

doubt you're kind to your aged par
ents and have sound views on poll
tics and religion. I've no doubt also
that you'll train, your wife in the
way she should go when you get one.
But you've something yet to learn OF
the ways Of a woman when she has
a revengeful bee in her bonnet. AS
long as that woman thinks Madge Is
in ignorance of her fathers past
nothing on earth is going to keep
her from spilIing the beans.
"You Mustn't Think"
"Of course, she won't blackmail
Madge's father any more, but there'll
always be the danger that when her
first fright Is over she'll try TO COM
municate with Madge In some way.
and there's more than a chance that
Mr.. Gordon will find II out. That we
mustn't let happen. He's an old man.
and obsessed by the fear that his
daughter will learn about this woman
No. I'd like to spare Madge. but
there's no other way. She must con-
front the woman and let her know
that there's nothing more her venom
can accomplish"
"You mustn't think OF sparing me"
I cried vehemently. DO you think
L III BOlflE W Stdy odiely out VI e'iS
way while you people who have
worked SO hard face all the unpleas-
antness?"
TITS only part OF our everyday
work." Allen brakes suave voice as
sured me. ."And If II were not for
Mrs Underwoods very plausible argu-
ment. shouldn't think of permitting
you to accompany us. But we all
must bow to her decision"
His manner had suddenly taken on
the quality l remembered so we'll in
the days o. my work with him in the
service. 1t was impersonal. decided,
authoritative. I felt suddenly like a
small child that had been hidden to sit
quietly in the corner out of every
ones way.
There were dozen questions crowd
ing to my lips. but / repressed them
sternly. devoted myself to the re-
mainder of my dinner in silence broken
only by answer to the commonplaces
to which both Mrs. Underwood and
Allen Drake confined themselves.
would not run the risk again being
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-11
WHAT TO EAT
NEXT WEEK
(By Biddle Bye.)

(By Biddie Bye)
Hot weather meals are not a diff.
cult problem II we follow the wise sug,
gestions OF Dame Nature and accept
the goods the garden gods provide
Now IL the perfect season for fruits
and vegetables. and now they shoulc
furnish our tables almost to the utter
exclusion OF meat. A good summer
diet rule is meat. poultry and fish. each
once a week in hot weather. with
fruits and vegetables supplying the
rest OF the meals, A large roast once
each week should provide for three
meat meals on successive days-onct
hot, once sliced. cold. and the third
time In croquettes, n meat and vegeta-
BILE salad, or made dish" OF COM
bined meat and vegetable, Vary the
vegetables and breads served. Have
cool beverages.
Sunday.
Breakfast-Iced canteloupes, French
toast with honey. coffee.
Dinner-Roast lamb or veal with
fresh mint sauce. green peas. young
onions in cream, tomato and cucumber
salad. cheese sticks, strawberry ice
sponge cake.
Supper-Fruit salad. brown bread
and cottage cheese sandwiches. iceo
tea.
Breakfast - California blue plums
green peas omelet, toast, coffee,
Lunch--Steamed spinach with egg
and French dressing, nut bread. baked
custard.
Dinner-Cold fruit soup, waters
string beans, corn mullins, gooseberry
tarts, tea.
Tuesday.
Breakfast - Fresh raspberries and
cream, shredded wheat biscuit, iced OF
hot chocolate.
Lunch-Lamb stew Qeft over with
vegetables, graham bread, chilled can
teloupe.
Dinner Cream OF tomato soup,
baked green peppers with rice and
meat stuffing, white sauce, buttered
new beets, cup cakes, sliced peaches.
Wednesday.
Breakfast Fresh apricots, cold
nodded cream of wheat with cream and
sugar. buttered toast coffee.
Lunch-Lima beans, brown bread
cottage cheese, iced grape juice.
Dinner-Pea soup, halibut or salmon
steaks, tomato sauce, new potatoes,
buttered carrots. fruit salad, cookies.
Thursday.
toast, iced coffee.
Lunch-Creamed new cabbage, fresh
cornbread, raspberries
Dinner-Fricassee chicken, creamed
new potatoes, cucumber salad, water
melon.
Friday.
Northumberland Clipped beef or
toast, watermelon balls. coffee.
Lunch-Fried eggplant, fresh cucum-
Der and onion sandwiches.
Dinner-Creamed tuna fish with rice
new green beans. graham gems, let
tuce and tomato salad, fruit gelatin
with whipped cream
Saturday.
Breakfest-Fresh currants, vegetable
omelet, toast, coffee.
Lunch--Chicken salad Qeft over)
rolls, iced tea. q"
Dinner - Baked caulihower with
cheese, creamed peas and carrots. rad
ish and onion salad, raspberry short
cake
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flowers is posed at the left side of
the pinaforc below the sash Of pink
satin ribbon, which runs through
buttoIhcles. Beneath tais pinafore is
plain kimona sleeve slip Of geor-
gette crepe which is ruff'ed in val
lace.
With this picturesque frock is
worn a hat of leghorn, whose crown
is trimmed with rows of lace and
whose brim Is covered with knife
plating of pink georgette edged with
val lace.
The other dress is made Of blue
linen, which beckons one to romp and
play. The U-shaped vest is white
organdie, finely tucked and the
rounded revers and cuffs are of
white linen. A tie of black gros-
grain ribbon runs through two but
tonholes in the vest. A broad belt of
black patent leather is worn with this
dress.
The accompanying nat Is navy
blue straw. It's crown is overgrown
with field flowers.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-11
Winifred Black Writes About
The 'HOme-Makers' Club"

What would happen to the women OF
tho race II the men should suddenly
decide to stop drudglng and lead the
beautiful life as matter OF plain
duty to their family?
Somebody has to work. somebody
has TO sacrifice and plod.
why should the men be the only vic
tins?
Drudgery2 never can see any more
drudgery in the baking OF big pan OF
perfectly good cookies than | can In
working In ar office all day
WHAT'S the difference between set
ting the table and adding up a col
,lmn OF figures, when 1t comes to a
matter of slavery?
Men who hate TO drudge generally
don't have much left to drudge for.
Why should women regard home
making as the one absolutely obnoN-
ious kind OF work In the world?
Work? or course it's work-so Is