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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16
TRvR PELLOwsHR

Who was II that carried you while
you were making your eropsf II
wasn't the Sears- -SaWbuck Of Gummy-
wad concerns back there in the east,
was it, VINO 1t 10 that 10 carrying
you now while you are holding your
wheat for . better market? It's .
cinch that It isn't the Mail Order Shu-
bangs. How much have the mail Or
der houses contributed towards main
taiaing the schools Of Julesburg and
Sedgwick county? How much have
they contributed to the road fund In
this county? Better think . few Of
these things over before submitting
to the wiles Of the mail order houses.
The dollar you send to the mail or
der houses never comes back to Sedg-
wick county to maintain our schools,
build good roads, help the churches
and to pay public expenses. Sending
money away to the mail order concerns
instead Of spending It with the home
merchants il indeed false economy.
The Julesburx merchants are your
friends and exploiters. They share
with you the burden Of maintaining
public institutions, and make possible
our schools and churches. They stand
BY you in time Of adversity a. well -
in times Of prosperity. Today they
are Offering bargains in staple mer-
chandise that are ~ attractive ~
those offered anywhere in this west
ern country. Just read the numerous
advertisements in this issue Of the
Grit-Advocate. We offer this to back
up our statement. In all lines Of
staple merchandise the home mer-
chants are meeting all competition in
quality and price. They have made
special arrangements to enable you to
make Christmas q real season Of good
cheer and gift giving.
Stand by your tried and proven
ffiends-the merchants Of this COM
munity who have helped to create =
market right here at home. Let US
not forget to make this a TRADE
AT-HOME" Christmas. We will all
feel happy over it.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16
VAR VIII JAPAN

1t won't down, and it veat stay
quiet when it is down-this old huea-
boo about our having var with japan.
We are hearing 4 good deal Of it Just
now. but it is coming largely through
fear. and partly through politicians
who have an axe to grind.
There is . possibility Of course. that
we are going to have some very sefi-
Gus questions to settle within the next
few months. questions involving our
relations with both Japan and Mex
leo. But ve do not believe, and We
feel that Julesburg citizens vho are
watching events closely will hear Us
out, that japan is not anxious 70 ~
come involved in trouble with the
United States ~ few politicians and
the jingo press would have u believe.
In fact. since she had an opportunity
in the world war to get . slight idea
OF what ve can do. Japan is more de-
tesmined now than ever to look BE-
fore shs Isaps-
At ths SANE time ve are waiting
to see what steps the new president
Of Mexico will take to restore friend
ship between his country and our own.
And We recognise, too. that in this
instance moneyed interests, instead Of
are largely responsible for
the strained relations which exist be-
tween the two countries. But some.
how we can't bring Ourselves to feel
that either Japan or Mexico are 10.
ing to be tricked into trouble b. .
few men who are anxious to beins
about war for what they can ct out
Of it. We know the United States Il
not easy" enough to be led into such
, frame-up.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16
HELP AND BE HELPED

The weekly nswspapers Il this
country are deserving Of better sup
port than tAsy are now receiving In
many communities. Some have not
succeeded during the year just closing
because Of the policy, or the lack o1
policy Of thsir editors, but laying these
aside and considering the ones run
wholly in tie interest Of tie public
we are still confident they have not
had The square deal and the patron
age they were entitled to.
The big daily paper will bring to
ones doorstep the news Of ths world
~ It Is seen through the spectacles Of
it, city or telegraph editors, but it ID
the editor who lives in the heart Of q
community. in towns. wsu say, about
like JulesburH who 10 able to reflect
The sentiment Of the local group. h
alone is the Interpreter Of events q
thsy affect the home town and the
country Immediately surrounding It.
The local papers deserve better sup
During the war they had hard sled
ding-most Of them-and now they
have . perfect right to come to the
citizens Of their communities asking
for business support. It is . part Of
the duty every man owes his commun-
ity to see that they get it,. II the To-
cal paper has the proper kind Of en-
couragement it can do more for the
welfare Of the. town and the country
around 1t than any other factor. Sup
port means more than merely sub
scribing. Send it the news. Patron
ize it, advertisers, and pretty soon
you'll find yourself becoming more
interested in the community than you
ever were before. Help your home
town paper and it will help you.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16
RETAIL PRICES

Almost every day We encounter On
- streets the man who calls o1f At
tsotion to market quotations which
eAow Q decline, and who wsnts 70 know
Why retail prices do not follow.
Retail prices do follow. in . ma
jDgity Of instances, bot tAs drop il
nsvef ~ rapid - in ths Wholesale
naxkets. when tie meat market. for
instance, fluctuatss . fraction Of .
esat or . few eents, the retailer does
Ht lower his psies Immediately BE-
sanss b has positive assurance that
~ decline u only temporary. and he
nav NM - restore the price to its
"a fievrs. OF even higher, tomorrow.
he vho,esaless who have lowsesd the
Dsiee Of their products recently are
e1ying aloud that it is the retailers
Vho wea't return to pre-war pFSees.
n Q lot Of instances this il correct,
but eur observation has been that the
Estailers in this community are not Of
thst stxips. They are following tie
naxkst changes closely, and when .
decaiDe warrants . retail drop thsy
ct aecerdingly. In some cases, too,
4 means Q loss Of money, since the
sstiels sscrifisd was bought at . high
= Deies.
5 = hard 70 place blame In its right
III plaes during this period Of Rad
t1Oensat, WAsa all markets arc topGy-
tny 70 . certain extent. But tie
Wioo retailer u the one who does not
svef-stock, % that, II q still further
drop comes, be will not be caught
With his naoney tied up. Don't blame
tie retailer Il be doesn't slash his
prices at The very moment the whols.
eele market goes of . cent OF tWo.
1Aers are two sides to the question.
1eed tie WholssaIee's, and then 70
and ask the retailer for his.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

haven't acquired ths habit Of saving.
start the fiFst week in January and
put aside something each week. il il
Is only . dollar. II yos never ia
more than this you'll find at the close
Of 1891 that you've formed The bsst
habit you ever foFmed-ths habit Of
saving. Thers's nothing hard about
saving. The secret 10 in making the
start. There are more men with bank
accounts today who started on . dollar
than there are men who started with .
hundred or . thousand dollars. No
sum is too small to start with.
Listen to the gospel Of good sense.
all you people. And the chances are
that before another year is closed,
you'll have reason to be clad Of It.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

If there is a man in Julesburg with
an eye out for government job, our
advice is to save the other eye for a
real job when he fails to get what he
is hunting for.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Another way to reduce hunting &C.
cidents is to abolish all fences 30 the
hunters won't have anything to climb
over.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

II isn't always the nan Who talks
loudest that does the most good. The
copper cent makes more noise when
it hits the contribution box than does
. dollar bill.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Considering the price, coal mine
operators must think the average man
has money to burn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

And here We are right around to
the time when most men decide to
swear off smoking. and stick to It for
almost Q week.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

There are resolutions a1A resolu-
tions, but you can't make . better one
than to resolve to read your home pap
er regularly each week during 1921.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

There's this about eating 1T home
you don't have to get up from the tab
le and tip . hiGhwsyman for waiting
on you.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Some women nay not know It, but
there's nothing that spreads faster
than gossip, unless it's the itch.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

II Noah had let The building Of the
ark out to . government contfaetor it
wouldn't have been finished yet
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

When . man tells his wife she looks
just As well in cotton stockings as silk
you can bet the honeymoon 10 over.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Little wonders. That y Tie senti-
nent Of the people Who use our want
columns.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

One difference between . higAvay-
man never stops To lie abeut his naI-
men never stops to lie ahost his nar-
gin Of profit.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

We find quite . lot Of pssDls thaas
days arguing that It's easiss to aaSe
fof . rainy day vheA - live I. .,
dry" country.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

It's . wise politician who can dis
tinGuiah between the voice Of tie peo-
pie and the noise made BY . campaign
fund.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

We'Fs expecting another paper
shortage in January. They'll start
printing the Congressional Record
along about then.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

1t is almost impossible for the aver
age citizen to keep his temper when
he knows he's in the wrong.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

When you figure the difference be-
tween the cost Of coal at the mines
and in the bin you can bet the rail-
rosds are not losing much.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Have your "a hsts ls6iaaa6 q
he Ch.ppell 1ilKaory q, CIa0osn,
Nshe. z
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-12-16

Gee. H. TAenpsoa. lsanA
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25

7 One of the best proofs yet re-
ported that the income tax SEIZED
ules are too vague and involved
is the fact that Secretary of War
Baker, himself a lawyer, and aid
ed by a lawyer, made a mistake in
estimating the secretary's tax
which entities him to a refund of
$3.50 and neither he nor his law
yer yet know what the mistake
was.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
HON. GEO. WARE MAKING !
SPLENDID REPRESENT
TATIVE.

Editor Of The Brandon News,
Brandon, Miss.
My Dear SIR Doubtless you
will be surprised when you re-
ceive this communication. / have
been so favorably impressed with
your representative Mr.. Ware that
l thought it to be a duty of mine
to write you in regard to his work
of faithfulness. He lis always
here at his post of duty and votes
his convictions on all bills. Right
here Mr.. Editor l want to say that
| am associated with Mr.. Ware on
the Agricultural committee and l
will say that there is not men,
Der of that committee that has
done more for the agricultural in
terest than he. He stood in ev-
cry instance for returning of the
tick eradication law and for a bet
ter and more stringent fertilizer
tests, in fact he introduced a very
important bill on the test and i'm
proving Of cotton seed meal and
fertilizers. If your people knew
as l know what he has done you
would certainly be proud of him.
I am yours cordially,
B. S. ELLIOTT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
GASOLINE PRICES

Motor gasoline is now retailing
at the highest price ever known in
this section Of the country-on
the average about 80 per cent
higher than during the war. Re-
ports from the U. S. Bureau of
Mines at Washington based upon
the fact that the number of auto
mobiles in the United States in
creased Is per cent last year,
while the production Of gasoline
increased only 10 per cent, indi-
cate that retail prices in Brandon
are scheduled to go still higher.
This is a condition which de-
mands the immediate attention of
congress and the government.
The automobile long ago ceased
to be classed as a luxury and is
recognized as a necessity in mod
ern life, as much necessity as
gas, ele trio light, and other utili-
ties. It is a necessity to the mer-
chants, the coal dealer, the ply
stefan and the salesman. The
touring car which carries the
family on a pleasure ride around
on Sunday forms a part of the
owners business equipment dur
ing the week. Consequently if the
price of automobile fuel goes
higher or even remains at it's
level the increased cost
is certain to be reflected in the in
creased cost of living. High
priced gasoline is not merely an
added charge upon joy riding; it
is an additional tax upon the ne
cessities of life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
THE PRESIDENT


The president must be making
good progress towards recovery.
His resumption Of motoring has
been followed by his resumption
of the role Of host at the table.
He had q guest for luncheon re-
Gently and talked business with
him. This is one Of the most sat-
isfactory ways Of communication.
A good meal contributes to good
nature and clear understanding.
Both host and the guest are influ-
enced.
The president has been shut
in a long time, and at g most
inconvenient time for him and for
others. Much Of it has been de-
layed. Even that disposed Of has
been transacted under very I'M
satisfa ctory condi tions.
Many persons have desired
ssjust q word with the president.
True. he was not very accessible
before bis collpase. But there
Tas asstkanee then that matters
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
Big Profit in
Milk and Butter
Small Investment Brings Big r.
I turns-Mr. Viewers Plan is
Simple

81 bought a package Of DR.. .Ee-'
Gears Stock Powders from my 10
cal dealer and after feeding it to
my Jersey Cow, she increased
from quarts to IL quarts of milk
per day, and after continuing the
Powders for 80 days longer, she
increased in butter fat from =
pounds to 10 pounds per. week
and at the end of 5 months, shes
was making IL pounds of butter
fat per week. l.. B. Weaver,
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mr.. Weaver followed the advice{
of DIR. LeGear, and is money al
head. You can get the same re-
suits. Get DR.. LeGear's Stock
Powders from your dealer; feed
it to your horses, milk cows,
steers, hogs and sheep as directed.
Satisfaction or money back.-pr.
L. D.. LeGear Med. Co., st. Louis,
Mo. =.
ADVERTISEMENT : !
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
NOTICE TO. CREDITORS,

In the matter of the Estate Of K.
M. Carter, Deceased, c. J. Steven,
Administrator.
Whereas, letters of administra-
ton on the estate of R. M. Carter,
Deceased, have been granted to
the undersigned by the chancery
court of Rankin county, Mississ-
ippi, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against
said estate that you are required
to have the same probated, and
registered by the clerk Of said
court within one year after the
first publication Of this notice,
and the failure to so do within
said time shall bar the same for
ever.
This 25th day of March, 1920. :,
tt C. J. STOVEN, !,
Administrator.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
FLOUR IS TOO HIGH.

In the natural course Of COM
mercial economics flour should be
selling at lower price. The u
-nited States produced 15,219,OO0
more barrels of flour from July /
to February 20 of this year, than
in the same period Of 1919, and ex-
ported 81, 1873, 900 barrels less.
If there is any dependence to be
put upon the rule Of supply and
demand, as q regulator Of prices,
flour should be considerable low
err; for there must been an accu-
mutation Of 83,092,O0 barrels in
the stated period, and allowing
the home consumption to be con-
siderably greater than last year,
owing to the removal Of the regu-
lations requiring the use Of sub
stitutes, the supply must be great,
in comparison to year ago; fol-
seems to have been production
and saving amounting to about
threeEQnarters Of q barrel pei
capita for the whole United
States, and # this is = fact, as The
evidence seems TO prove, it cannot
be long to the time when flour
will be selling for considerable
less price per barrel than it is to-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Some Of the proposals tenta-
lively adopted by Congress com
mittees, touching the reorganiza-
ton of the army, are framed with
Que regard to the lessons taught
by the war. There is apparently
a strong element in Congress
which intends to remain deaf,
dumb and blind to experience, so
far as military organization and
preparedness are concerned.
One of the inconsistencies Of
Congress which glaringly stands
out is the carelessness with which
the army bill is formulated. I'M
mediately after despoiling chap
lains Of their rank, on the ground
that rank debars them from close
community of thought with en-
listed men, the House of Repre-
sentatives proceeds to confer rank
upon female nurses, none of them
to be less than second lieuten-
ants. The result of making COM
missioned officers of nurses will
be to create a caste between the
sick and wounded soldiers and
those whom they regard as angels
of mercy. When the present
nurse corps is commissioned there
will be an insistent demand that
an auxiliary corps be formed to
do the real work of nursing.
Then will follow separate corps
organization of sergeants and pri-
Yates
The craving for rank is mani
fest whenever an army bill is be-
fore Congress-. The result has
been that within recent years
Congress has conferred rank upon
dentists, veterinarians, and GER
tain clerks which most ex-service
men think is quite injurious to the
army moral.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
TOMORROW's TROUBLE

Tomorrow',s trouble is causing
a good many of us unnecessary
worry. Tomorrow's trouble is al
ways much worse than today's.
In prospect it is impossible to a.
void, always of kind which per-
mits no mitigations It has how
ever, one redeeming quality: usu-
ally it doesn't come to pass.
In spite of this most of us to
meet tomorrow's trouble spend
strength and thought we need to
solve problems Of today. We fret
about what may happen if some
thing else does or does not hap
pen. To do this we waste energy
and will power needed for the
task at hand. We exhaust our
selves fighting phanfonas. We
grow weary battling with the:
conceivable, and are not able to
meet the actual as we should. We
conjure up a mountain of difficult
ties we must climb as soon as the
sun rises; we fail to see the MOLE
hill Of difficulty at our feet. We
trip, lose our balance, fall. When
the new day dawns the mountain
of difficulty has receded into the
remote future. All we have to re-
member it by is the bruise our
preoccupation with it yesterday
brought to US. We might have
been spared the bruise had we not
been nervously too farsighted.
Just as the explorer cannot con-
quer the summit until he has
passed over the plain and through
the foothills, so the adventurer in
life must overcome the obstacles
which surround him before he can
strike the fear inspiring terrors
of the future. It is consoling
fact that when these terrors are
faced squarely, when tomorrow's
troubles are brought into today
and tackled, they either vanish
or shrink to proportions which
render them easily manageable.
It is we'll to have foresight; but
- -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25

artic regions of Alaska, and afford
plenty of meat to ward Off starva-
ton. that threatened the exterml-
nation Of the Alaskan Indians, the
same conditions will confront the
nation as existed when the rein
deer we're brought into Alaska to
relieve the famine and restitution
that existed far too often.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25

Late reports tell of successful
battle for the possession of Essen.
A most sinister note comes
from Berlin to the effect that Rus
sian bolshevist forces are advanc-
ing from the Russian frontier. If
this is true-and it may be true
because in the present conditions
anything may happen most
dangerous element is injected in
to the situation, close commun-
ion between the radical elements
of Germany and those of Russia.
Indeed, the present communist
tendency in Germany is attribu-
ted directly to bolshevik influen-
ces, spread through the close con-
tact of the Germans and Russian
troops ON the eastern front during
the period of armistice proceed
ing and following the treaty of
Brest-Litovsk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned up until IL
o'clock noon on the 18th day OF
April, 1920, for painting the adj
ministration building and the
dormitory of the Rankin County
Agricultural High School, at
Johns, as per plans and specifica-
tons now on file with Prof. Chas.
j. st. john. Johns Miss. The
board of trustees reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
H. P. BARKSDALE, i.
Supt. of Education. !
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25
GERMANY'S CIVIL WAR

Germany's civil war, growing
out of the reactionary revolution
and the general strike, is devel-
oping "a serious phase. Commun-
ism has taken advantage of the
temporary breakdown Of govern
ment due to Kapp revoltand has
spread until it compasses a large
section of Germany, chiefly cen
tering in the industrial sections.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25

requiring his attention would be
promptly laid before him by those
who had access to him. Since his
collapse, very little has been laid
before him because Of his physi-
cal state. Under medical orders
he has been spared.
Both as President and as a
party leader Mr.. Wilson fills a
large space; and any change in
his condition, particularly for the
better, becomes the subject of
much comment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-25

! Mayor LOman of Nome, Alaska,
favors the repeal of territorial
laws prohibiting the sale of veni-
son, in order to relieve the food
situation. He says that: Rein
DEER estimated at 100000, are
now so abundant that one-third
of them might be slaughtered an
nually without diminishing the
herds" Twenty-eight years ago
1880 animals were imported into
Alaska, and, although 100000 have
since been killed the herds are in
creasing rapidly.
With a population of about 49,
600 while persons Major Loman
says: "The supply is too great for
domestic consumption"
The mayor may be honest in his
convictions, but the experience of
states that have not properly pro-
tected the deer and other food
animals, have seen them well-nigh
exterminated. !
Wild animals cannot be con-
trolled after the manner of those
that have been domesticated, and
picked for the slaughter. The
wild reindeer must be hunted
with guns, and in the slaughter Of
say one hundred animals there
must be as many more to wander
away to die of wounds. If the
mayor is correct the food short
age may be relieved to limited
extent, but, unless great care is
taken in the slaughter the herds
of reindeer that now roam the