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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

We have made arrangements for 4
good letter from Leesburg each
week, and we hope other commun-
tires will join in and help us to
make the paper more interesting
with county news notes.
Mi. and Mrs. D. T. Bilbro and
interesting little daughter, Of
Leesburg, were Brandon visitors
Tuesday, and paid this Office a
very pleasant call. Mr.. Bilbro is
the newly elected supervisor from
Beat 3, and we predict he will
make q good one.
Miss Ruth Roberts has returned
home from q delightful visit to
points Of interest in Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee. The
News is indebted to this beauti-
full and accomplished young lady
for one Of the finest apples we
ever saw, which she brought us
from Virginia.
A number 70 real estate deals
have been made in and around
Brandon during the past week.
W. A. Brown, Of Kentucy, has pur-
chased r. r. Busick's place, south
Of town, and also the residence Of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

One of Fannin's best boys, j.
B. Collum, has Joined the United
States Marines and is now in
South Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Whiting
ton went to Jackson Saturday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Whit
tington's uncle,
Chester White Ellis has return
ed to his home in Shreveport, La,
after spending the winter and
summer with his uncle, H. R.
White. :
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11
FANNIN DOTS.

Fannin is still on the sunnyside
Of life.
The farmers are busy trying to
pick the cotton the boil weevils
left for them.
Last week proved to be the busy
week saving hay.
The baptizing did not take
place as was. expected on account
Of the rain. 1t was postponed one
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Barksdale's
home was made happy when God
blessed them with beautiful ba-
by girl.
Miss Allie Maye Latham left
Monday for Meridian, where she
has accepted position. She will
be greatly missed.
Miss Elizabeth Lee, of Filters,
is with her grandmother for
short visit, after which she will
enter school at Jackson.
This place was made glad to
have in their midst Mr.. and Mrs.
Blant Mcdowell and daughter,
also Mr.Dan Mcdowell and daugh-
ter, Miss Alice, for two days.
Oscar Moore Latham made q fly
ing trip home Saturday. Come
AGAIN. Oscar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

Mrs. w. D. Thomas and son,
Glenn, have returned form q very
pleasant visit to relatives and
friends at Harperville.
Miss Virgie Maxey leaves to-
morrow for Clarksdale, where she
will again be employed as teach
er in the city schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Mcintyre, OF
Dry Greek, are preparing to take
a trip out west, where they will
remain for probably a year.
Miss Daisy Stevens left Monday
for Hollandale, where she has ac-
cepted the position of music teach
err in that place.
Miss Kate Shields left this
week for Natchez, where she has
accepted position as teacher in
the schools in that city.
Miss Harriet Shields has &C.
copied position as teacher in the
Jackson schools, and left for that
city this week to enter upon her
duties.
Miss Mable Gayden, one of the
efficient teachers in the Jackson
city schools, left this week to be
re(.dy for the opening Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Collier
have returned from st. Louis
where Mr.. Collier bought a car
load of the prettiest horses ever
brought to this market.
H. c. Lackey has sold his saw
mill and outfit to Evans & AID
rich, the consideration being
$4,000. The new owners have tax
en- charge.
Brandon's first bale of new cot
ton was received last week, COM
ing from the Fannin community.
1t was purchased by w. G. Barnes
at ~ LIZ cents.
I. B. Dickson was here this
week, demonstration the possibili-
ties of the Fordson tractor, of
which his company is the general
agents in this territory.
Will Evans, who has been in ill
health for several months, was
adjudged of unsound mind by q
jury yesterday, and was carried
to the insane hospital at Jackson
for treatment.
Sheriff S. D. Donnell is at the
Baptist Hospital in jackson,
where he went a few days ago for
a slight operation. His many
friends will be glad to know that
he-is doing nicely, and will be able
to be out in a few days.
The engagement and approach
ing marriage of DR.. Ruel May, of
Jackson, and Miss Susie Dam
peer. of, WeSson has hoon on
nounced, the wedding to take
place in the early fall.
Mrs. w. G.. Palmer and Mrs. Ru-
by Mcintyre, of Morton, were here
visiting friends this week. Mrs.
Mcintyre says that she and Mr..
Mcintyre will leave soon for Jas
per, Ala, where they have ac-
copied positions.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11
LOCAL NOTES
=

Don't forget the county fair.
E. T. Henry s spending a-few
days with home folks.
Miss Susie May Barnes is visit
ing for a few days at Flarence.
Max Stapleton, Of Shreveport,
is spending a few days with home
folks.
Miss Bessie Townsend, of Flora,
was the guest of Miss Ruth Owen
last week.
Chester Brown spent a few days
here this week, visiting old friends
and acquaintance.
Begin now to make arrange
ments for AN exhibit at the fair at
Brandon next month.
Miss Anna Robbins has return
ed to her home at Edwards, after a
visit to Mrs. T. T. Cottrell.
Capt. and Mrs. J. C. White
have returned from visit of
several weeks in Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Beaula Lowenberg, of Kos
ciusko, was the guest Of the Mis-
ses Burney during the last week
end.
Misses Eta May and Ada Nor
ris are in Jackson, taking bust
ness courses at Draughon's Col
lege.
Little Miss Margaret Foulks
has returned home after very
pleasant visit to relatives at Rose
land, La.
Miss Josephine Cooke left this
week for Holly Springs to resume
her studies at the Mississippi Syn
odical College.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

Mrs. j. N. Slaughter and little
daughter Emma returned from a
months visit in the north today.
Mrs. Slaughter has been visiting
her daughters Mrs j. Brown and
Miss Mayne Slaughter Of Akron,
Ohio. While in the north they
have visited Cleveland, Colubmus,
Buffalo and Niagra Falls New
York. They came home via Chica-
go for a brief visit there.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

A. ]. Luther, on College street.
w. H. Turcott has sold his home
place to w. H. Everett; Victor
Martin has bought Mr.. Dodson's
home, near the Darnall Hotel, and
w. S. May has bought the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Morris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
STRIKE IN LOWELL
is NOT APPARENT
Opening Hours Show No Change from
Normal Conditions-Not Backed
BY Union

LOWELL. Mass, March 3-The
strike which agitators from Lawrence
had announced for today Ia the great
cotton mills here failed to materialize
at The opening hour. Operators appar.
emily went to work in normal numbers
and save for the police stationed at
every mill gate there was nothing 10
indicate that u strike had been threat
ened. a4a
Organized textile labor had no part
at any time in the proposed demonstra.
ton. Three weeks ago synlpathlzers
with the strike movement in Lawrence
started an agitation for IL hour week
and an increase of % per cent in wages
here Several meetings of operatives OF
foreign speaking classes We're held. The
United Textile workers of America in
this city, as in Lawrence, declined to
concur in the demand on the ground
that their request for a 4Shour week
had already been granted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
I'm THRU-ENzA" GERM.
Red Gross Called Upon to Combat New
Epidemic in It's Ranks.

With the cessation of hostilities the
Red Cross is called upon to combat a
new epidemic, originating tllis time With
in its own ranks The atfiiction is known
as I'm thru-enza. The initial symptom
is ii sense of lassitude a feeling Of What's
the use? Its all over. Why should |
work." Steps are being taken to isolate
the gnrm-also those who arc carrying it.
Tic epidemic is not widespread; never.
thelcss an effort is being made to ehecl,
its advance Cold feet is a marked
symptom. Another indication of the
presence of the germ is forgetlulness
that the boys arc still lover there}. The
victim. as rule, cannot concentrate the
mind Ton knitting).
The sight becomes impaired (can't sec
to scw). The ears become affected lean't
hear the a'pcals of hundreds of thous
ands OF refugees who must be clothed
fed and housed. Heart doeent beat al
1t used to, and in advanced stage, thai
organ apparently turns to stone
| A vaccine consisting OF equal parts 0
tincture of on't-quit and Red Croe
spirits. dash Of patriotism and a peel
of pep is effective.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
JAIL CcBIENz sMuaGLERs.
Americans Also Fine Them $4,000 for
Efforts to Bring in Brandy.

COBLENZ, March , Associated
Press) Sentences Of six months I'M
prisonment and fines of 100000 marks
each have been imposed npon Matthias
seheid and Jacob Ring, German whole,
sale liquor sdealers who were charged
with bringing lrandy into the Ameri-
can occupied area by. misrepresenta
tions The imposition of the penalties
was announced yesterday at Third
Army headquarters. ..s.s=i. sssas.ss.s
Seheid and Ring were convicted on
twoiclarges, violation of tho navigation
regulations of the Inter-allied Mater
way commission and falsely represent
ing the eognac as Wine. The proseeu-
ton asserted that the defendants had
from Oppenheim cargo OF 700 eases OF
conspired to bring to Coblenz by boat
eognae valued at 100000 marks, the
shipment beng without a manifest oil
proper bill Of lading. The government
counsel maintained that the cognac was
intended for American soldiers, and that
the defendants were seeking to evadC
the military police and the fleet OF
Rhine police boats with the shipment
The sale of cognac is prohibited hs
general orders.
Seheid and Ring are wealthy. They
have been in business in Coblenz FOL
years. This was the first military com
mission case tried in the occupied area
and the sentences were. the heaviest i'm
posed since the Americans took over TIL,
| Coblenz bridgehead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
CHARLES VAN LOAN DEAD.
Associate Editor Of Saturday Evening
t-Well-Known Writer.

PHILADELPHIA. March a.--Charles
f. Van Loan, widely known as humor-
list and a writer of short stories on sport
ing topics, died yesterday in a hospital
at Abingdon, Pa He, was ~ years old.
Mr.. Van Loan, who was contributor
10, and an associate editor OF the Satur-
day Evening Post. came to Philadelphia
last week on business and soon after his
arrival became Ill with chronic nephritis,
with which he had suffered for several
years
Mr. Van Loan was born in san Jose,
Cal, Iune %, 1876, and was the son 81
Richard and Emma J. Blodgett Van
Loan. He was educated in the public
schools of Los Angeles, and in 1902 he
married Miss Enma c. LEM of Los An
geles For year after his marriage Mr.
Van Loan was engaged in the mercantile
business, bat the desire to write drew
him into t'ie newspaper profession. in
which he remained more than six years
He worked ON newspapers in Los Angeles
for two or three years and then went t
Ncly York, where he was on the staff
OF the New York American and Other
New York papers.
Almost from the beginning Mr.. Van
Loan was a successful fiction writer. and
III 1910 be witbdrerr from active news
paper work end dev ted his entire timt
to writing .lort stories. Most OF hi;
later writings were ON sporting topics and
his stories appeared principally in tho
Saturday Evening Post, Golfers and tho
street Smith publications.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
TOWNSHEND.

Frank Adams is i'll with shingles.
Alton Holden. who has been i'll for
some time, is better.
Mrs. w, G. Adams was weekend Wis
itor with her son, John Adams, in Athol
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rand and two
children OF Athens were visitors at W
G. Adams's sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Adams aud Mis-.
Edith Adams were in Brattleboro on
business the last of the week
The Dorcas guild viii meet in the Con
gregational yestry for an all-dav meeting
Thursday, March IS. Dinner will bt
served.
The missionary society Of the Conerega
tlonal church held meeting with Mrs
Susie Atwood Thursday afternoon, Feb
2. 4 good number were present.
Rev. c. G. Merrill, Congrcgationalst
and Rev. w A. Davidson, Baptist. 0
Burlington, were with the. churches her,
Sunday in the interest Of church work.
All teams available were actively en-
gagged hauling logs to min N.lle the snov
lasted last week. One man. at least
worked his team all night. One day G
loads Of logs were drawn in, and on an
other a loads were drawn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
WEARY ROAD TO FAME.
Not Won in Single Night But by Hard
Study

The intelligent opera goer who frank
" eonfesses that he knows nothing of
music is often heard to express his
amazement at the huge fees received by
certain opera singers. He has heard
stories of how Signor -- stepped from
the blacksmith shop to the stage of
La Scala" and in night leaped into
fame and fortune. Nothing could be
more ridiculous. Opera singers receive
large fees in proportion to their rarity.
They are in the market quite as much
as old masters. postage stamps and
gems.
First, great voices arc rare, but in
these days we know that singers be-
come great without great voices. Rarest
OF all IS that willingness to sacrifice
everything and work indomitably for
years before success appears. Talk with
the high priced tenor of the hour, for in
stance, and you will learn that his vocal
! mastery was the result of long. patient
labor and struggle. More than this. tls,
modern opera singers require kind of
musical drill that would be the despair
of the average leader in big business
who prides himself upon his brains and
mental alertness.
Fancy an immense tapestry passing
rapidly before your eyes on giant loom
Suppose it was your duty to pick out
one single tiny thread from thousand,
and weave new designs with that thread
That is some picture of what the opera
singer is doing constantly in modern
scores where the composer has evidently
made it. as difficult as possible for hin
to find his cue. Parts of Tristan ant
Isolde" "Pelleas and Melisande" and ever
Mime Butterfly" are exceedingly de
ceptiye, and the task of identifying an,
picking up the vocal threads is littl
short Of tremendous.
Often the elaborate coloratura pas
sages which bring down the house. ar
mere trfes beside the hazardous feat
OF coming in at the. right moment on tn
right key, with the right vocal expires
sion. with the right quantity of ton,
with the right gesture. with the RICH
facial expression, with the right qualit.
and then doing that off and on for
whole evening. Those gifted persons VIII
can excel in this from the artistic stand
point, as well as from the standpoint c
unusual natural voice endowments, al
as rare as Rembrandt's Might Watch
or Van Dykes Charles l." No wonde
they command the highest prices.-Th
, Etude.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
COLOR SENSE.
Americans Developing Appreciation OF
the Harmony of Hues.

Though living under~skies as radiant
as those of Spain or Greece, We as q
nation are strangely unresponslve to
the appeal of color Whether it Is due
to the rigorous mental cast of our pio-
ncer settlers. to drab Puritan and gray
Quaker, or to more deeply rooted CIR
eumstanees, tho fact remains that the
typical American looks askance upon
any degree of ehromatic license Sober
Of temper and habit, we have for more
than century been dosing our eyes to
eeolor IN many of its most appropriate
manifestations.
There are two reasons why we have
seen fit to place a virtual taboo upon
frank. virilc color effects. Oae is Ger
tain proyincialism incident 10 isolation
from the main currents of European
culture, The other is the. acute scnsi-
tiveness of the native nervous organ
| ism which shrinks from vigorous color
stimuli and demands only soothing COM
| binations. Such conditions have nat.
urally tended to impair the Unborn love
of color so that, in due course, vivid
tints have been banished rs garish and
/ offensive and minor tones alone con-
sidered the mark of good taste.
There remains, however, something
to say on the other side of the case, fcl
within The past generation matters
have undergone decided change. The
worthy citizen who once Inhabited ;
brownstone mansion filled with OLE
masters painted with brown sauce II
mo longer deemed the acme of esthetis
Iculturc. Glance along the streets o.
our more progressive cities and yoi
will note that many of those dingy ia
eades have been refaeed and heav,
hangings discarded for filet or bright
" figured chintz The increased use o
brick, limestone and eolored terra-cott;
has enhanced the attractiveness of tn
modern building, while ominous per
traits and lowering landscapes hav
given way to prints or eanvasss reflect
ing the true spirit of the ont-of doors
. l-Scribncr's Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
BoLsHEvIsTs GAINING.
Plan General Strike to Overthrow
Government In Germany.

BERLIN, March 3,-That the Bolshe-
visits have succeeded IN their propaganda
for soviet rule is amply evidenced by the
government INDIGESTION with respect to
the plan to incorporate the IDEAS OF the
soldiers and workmen's organization in
the institution. There is further evidence
that Hugo Haase's party, the independ-
ent socialists, is preparing TO make com.
mon cause with the Spartacans in a
concentrated effort to overthrow the
Scheidemann cabinet by launching a gen.
eral strike with the purpose of forcing the
issue Of soviet rule.
That the Weimar government is f1irt
ing with the latter idea seems to be in
dicated by the suggestion now being con
sidered that the assembly be given al
auxiliary chamber comprising member.
of soviet boards
The German Bolshevists arc now en-
ploying new tactics along political lines
| In Fridays elections TO the executive com
mittee of the greater Berlin soyiets they
captured two seats. their first representa-
tion on that body, in which they and tI
/ Independents have now an equal vote.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
STARVING IN GERMANY.
Government Denounces the Embargo
and s.rikc5-only Work Can save

BERLIN Via Copenhagen, Saturday,
March | (By tie Associated Press)-The
government has issued long manifesto
from Weimar, denouncing the terrorist
attempts TO get rid of the national as
sembly. 1t proclaims faithfulness -
the principles Of democracy.
Greater than the political danger is
the economic distress, says tic manifesto
we cannot feed ourselves from our own
supplies until the next harvest The
blockade is eating away the vitcls OF
our people Thousands perish daily from
ill-nourishment
The manifesto denoances strikes. say
ing:
Every strike brings ms step ncarcr
TO the abyss Only work can save us
The manifesto promises the socializa
tion Of suitable industries and tire estab
lshment Of Industrial councils represent
ativc of all the workers and freely elect
cd. 1t closes with a strong note assert
ing the determination of the government
10 wage relentless war against terrorism
Concluding:
whoever assails the life of the nation
IS our enemy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
HOW OYSTERS MAKE PEARLS.
Chinese Worked Out a Plan for Their
Artificial Formation.

ne oyster, with its rough, hard she'll
aud its soft fiabby body is not a beauti.
Inl thing to look upon, but it gives us
one OF the most beautiful things in the
world, the pearl, Ii is interesting to note
that pearls do not come from perfectly
healthy oysters that have grown in ia
vorabie surroundings, but from those
which have had to struggle with un-
favorable conditions for an existence.
either in crowded place where it's she'll
becomes distorted and out of shape or
where it is disturbed by other submarine
animals
The body OF an oyster is very sensi-
tive and tender, so ii is covered by a
hard shell with very smooth lining
Failed mother of pearl. A fluid which
the animal gives off from its body covers
the inside OF the she'll and hardens to
form this lining. When one layer OF
mother of pearl is formed more of the
fluid is given off building up the shell
in layers from the interior, thereby max
ing up for the wear of the rocks and
sands on tho outer surface
If, by accident or by the design OF
man, grain of sand, small splinter of
wood or a fish egg should enter its she'll
the oyster cannot get it out. 1t irri-
tates the sensitive skin Of the ANIMAL
which then gives off an excess amount
of this mother of pearl" forming fluid
to coat over the object and stop the un-
comfortable feeling In time the layer
| Of the fluid over the substance l,ardens
| and the Irritation starts up again, caus-
ling still more of the fluid TO be exuded.
Finally a large pearl has grown from a
Fsmall grain of sand The great value Of
| this gem is due to its irridescence, caused
/ by the many layers Of which it is com,
posed.
When native divers in the pearl fish.
/ cries come across an oyster with its shell
open they insert small object which in
time becomes pearl. Pearls were val.
liable as gems in China as early as q
centuries before our era and the Chinese
had worked out plan for the artificial
formation of pearls about 700 years ago
4 which they have carried on extensively
Large numbers of oysters are collected
Land the shells gently opened to allow
the Introduction of various foreign sub
: stances which are inserted by means o
1 a forked bamboo stick. These pellets ar
generally made of prepared mud, bu
; may be bone, brass or wood The oyster
are then placed in shallow ponds connect
ed with canals and are nourished by tub
of nightsoil thrown in from time to time
Some time later, from several month
to two years, depending upon the siz
| of the gem desired. these oysters ar
taken ont of the she'll, the pearls remove
: / and the body of the animal eaten as foot
Millions OF such pearls are sold annual
in China. The most valuable are eithe
! lronnd or pear shaped.
o For many years natives in souther
j Asia have made small leaden images Z
!. their gods and placed them in the shell
!. of live oysters or mussels, upon findiIl
: the same oyster later the image would |
! coated over, forming a little pearl deit.
: Kansas City Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Final papers were passed Saturday to
lean J. Nanderveer by Mr.. and Mrs.
/. L. Dunham, conveying TO Mr.. Van
derveer the house III the corner of Oak
and Chaplin streets which he has oecu
pied several years
A short meeting of the Woman's Aux
Hilary cf st. Michaels Episcopal church
will be held directly after the morning
service tomorrow Ash Wednesday, al 10
O'Clock The Foreword of Bishop Burle-
sons book, Our Church and Our Country,
win be read
The funeral of Thomas Murphy Of
Putney, who died Friday evening, was
held this morning at 9 O'Clock in st.
Michael : Roman Catholic church Rev.
James +. Rand oliiciatcd The bearers
Nete Martin Murphy, William Grimes,
Thongs Walsh and John Murphy, all
Of Putney The burial took place in st.
Michael Z Roman Catholic cemetery.
A prayer service for the late l. l..
Moore was held yesterday afternoon at
= 10 in his home on Elm street, which
was attended by only members of the
family Rev. X. a. Mum, pastor OF
the Methodist church, ofIiciated. The
body was then taken to the Methodist
church, where it lay in state from 2.3c
until o o'clock, when the funeral sery.
ices were held, Rev Mr.. Num- offiicTa
ting. Brattleboro camp, Modern Wood
men of America, attended the funeral
in body The hearers were Martin
j. Vigneau, Fred Crone, Charles T
Clancy and David j. Fennell. The body
was placed in the tomb at Morning
side cemetery to await burial ne&t
spring Those who attended the funer
al from out of town were Rev. w. 4
Moore of Worthwhile, Ind, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Clifford Timson Of Holyokc, Mass.
and Mr. and Mrs Walter Tmson Of
New Bedford, Mass.