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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22

Rev. J. G. Galloway went to
Jackson Wednesday to attend a
meeting of the presiding elders.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22
COUNTY FAIR

AS | have only recently come
into the county and am not well
acquainted also the time being
SO short, we have decided that it
will be best not to undertake to
hold a County Fair at Brandon
this fall. However, Mr.. Barksdale
your County superintendent and
I have decided that we would help
any school or community hold a
fair that wishes to put on same.
We will get exhibits from these
local fairs and make up an exhib-
it for the State Fair. All schools
wishing to hold these fairs, please
notify Mr.. Barksdale or the Coun-
ty Agent at once.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22
Dads Reaction

He said to her my love for you
Is driving me quite mad"
She said to. him, "How odd. it has
The same effect on dad"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22

Little Miss Nell Smoot left
Tuesday for Meridian, where she
will be with her aunt. Mrs. Bird
song, and attend school.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22

Rev. J. w. Chisholm. of Forest,
came down Tuesday afternoon to
attend a meeting of BrandOn Roy
al Arch Masons.
Rankin county was we'll repre-
sentnd in Jackson Tuesday. at the
formal fall opening of the leading
merchants of that city.
Miss Louise May left Monday
for Columbus for her second
years work as a student of the
Mississippi Woman's College.
H. L. Shields has resigned his
position as salesman for w. G..
Barnes and is now with S. P. Nc
Rae at Jackson. Mr.. L. I. Suber is
clerking for Barnes.
Miss Ed. Lee Martin, left last
week for Indianola, being mem
Der of the School faculty of that
place.
Quite a number of Rankin
county people went over to jack
son Tuesday and Wednesday
nights to attend the Lasses White
Minstrel at the Century Theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Smith
are expected home Sunday from
a three weeks visit to relatives
at Star. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are
among our oldest and most high
ly revered citizens, and have been
missed during their absence.
Geo. Harris. who lives few
miles south of town, has clearly
demonstrated that truck growing
can be made a paying business i'm
this section. About month ago
Mr.. Harris planted an acre to
turnips, and he has sold over $75
and will probably realize several
more dollars. He has made nice
sums of money on tomatoes and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
SWEET POTATO INSPECTION

The law requires that all per-
sons who sell seed sweet potatoes
or plants must have their fields
inspected by an inspector of the
Mississippi Plant Board. Now is
the time to make this inspection:
Let me hear from you at once II
you want an inspection. This law
applies only to seed potatoes and
does not apply to potatoes sold
for table use.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-22

Rev. J. w. Chisholm. of Forest,
came down Tuesday afternoon to
attend a meeting of Brandon Roy
al Arch MaSons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
STRANGE PHENO MENON.

Static electricity is thought to'have
caused the conAagration that burst
from a tank of gasoline7at the Reich
ling garage last Friday morning.
With his wagon backed into position,
John Gilberts was filling the recepta-
Gle which then contained about three
hundred gallons. As was customary,
Mr.. Gilberts was drawing, the oil from
the faucets at the rear Of his wagon
and emptying it into "a funnel. new
one, that was connected with the I'M
dererouud station a ball Of fire, APP
parently coming from the blue sky,
sadi MIS- encirc.ed the team, wagon
and driver and followed the stream
into the tank Mr. Gilberts instantly
shut off the wagon taps and with mar
velous speed unhitched his beautiful
blacks. Instead of becoming panicky,
every one acted quickly and with much
reason. a pyrene from Woodward
garage across the street was soon
playing upon the flames operated by
Jack" Tresner, one Of the workmen,
who had seen the first flash and realized
the situation Ralph Smith distributed
an armful of pyrenes from the Brunkow
& Smith garage next door and the
flames which by that time could be
seem for blocks around. were ex-
tinguished almost as quickly as they
started II was a strange phenomenon
and "a very thrilling one, which had
been known to happen under similar
but had never before
been witnessed by any one present -
Da -lington Democrat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
GOT START IN BUSY CITY
Move for the Improvement Of Horti.
culture Began in London over
Century Ago

In Piccadllly, in the center of Lon
don, the mother of gardens came into
existence many years ago according
to the Christian Science Monitor II
was at Hatchards the well-knOwn
bookseller and publisher, in 1904. that
John Wedgwood gathered his friends
together and unfolded a plan to 'fos-
ter and encourage every branch OF
horticulture and 10 collect every in
formation respecting the cultivation
and treatment of all plants and trees,
The founder Of the House Of Hatch
ard, John HatChard, was in sympathy
with every project that made for the
good and enlightenment Of mankind.
1t was a suitable place for this society,
the mother OF many affiliated societies.
TO begin it's worldwide operations. The
room where the first meeting took place
no longer exists, as the building has
been rebuilt since that time, hut
portrait Of John Hatchard Still hangs
In the comfortable lounge that forms
the shop. The picture shows the in
tellectual nature Of the man. The
windows facing Piccadllly and the
wooder seat that In summer time is
placed in front Of them carries one
back 20 time when the rush and noise
Of the London streets was less than
at the present time. There Is an air
Of leisure and otherworldness that is
very pleasant to those passershy who
long TO forget the hurrying feet and
noisy sounds OF crowded thorough
fares
The society did not receive it's royal
charter tin 1909. which set forth that
It's aim was the Improvement OF hortl-
culture, ornamental as well as useful
Well has it carried out its resolutions
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
The
Haunted House
BY FREDERICK HART
u N. By MecIuFs Negspaper syndleate.


"Pshaw There's no such thing as
"a ghost," Cordelia Davis voice was
defiant. u think you're all silly 70
believe such stories. There's no more
harm in that old house than there IS
In a chicken coop"
But Cordelia, old Bates says"
"Oh, don't tell me what old Bates
says wouldn't believe that old rep
rebate on a stack of bibles He's al
ways telling the most awful whop-
pers and he tells them 50 Sften that
he thinks they are true himself. Why,
you've all heard his story about the
catfish that was so big that they had
to use a calf for bait He's the worst
liar In the county, !"
The object Of COrdelia's outburst
Of skepticism was a group Of young
people who were sitting around the
fireplace in the Davis country house
enjoying the heat Of the flames; for
though 1t was early October there was
a chill I'm the air that made the crack
ling logs very comfortable.
The tax had drifted from golf and
bridge to ouija boards and haunted
houses aud some one bad mentioned
the deserted house up the road, stat
ing that 1t was haunted. and adducing
the evidence Of old Bates, the peripa-
tetc gardner Of the Davis menage, as
evidence la support.
A weird tale of moving lights and
hollow groans had caused the com
pauy to sit a little closer around the
fire-aIl except Cordelia. She shout
ed her dersion at the idea, and over
rode the objections Of the company as
she usually oyerrode anything that
opposed itself to her sweet will.
why" she finished, as sort Of
crusher to trample all opposition. 81
wouldn't be afraid to spend the night
In that old place any time I'm not
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
TO SHUT OFF GRAFTERS.

AS the result Of the fact that many
officials Of the Wilson administration
have inside information in their official
capacities and resigned to enter private
business in order to make use of the
information they had thus gained
Representative Edmunds of Penn
sylvania, has introduced bin in the
House to prohibit the prosecution of
claims against the United States by
former government employees.
So fragrant have been some of the
cases of resignation to take advantage
of conditions created while in the SER
vice of the government that an investi-
cation has been threatened,
MIR. Edmunds bill provides that-n
officer, clerk or employee in any dcpar-
ment shall, while so employed or for
three years after separation from the
service, act as counsel, agent or attor-
ney for the prosecution Of any claim
against the United States where he
was employed A fine Of from 81 900
TO $4,000 and Imprisonment of from
one TO ten years are imposed as penalty
for violation Of the act.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

row AZ GIFTED near them aud IN her oil
she carried bit of string.
Dick coored furiously. See there,
that sparrow thinks it's nest-hYilding
time. She is bit ahead of the sea-
son. but lis a good idea. Would you
be satisfied to live back in Franklin?
I'm going in partners with dad"
I'm thinking Of going back" her
words came slowly and with emb@r-
rasSment
Dick stood up very straight as it
Fred Miller? l thought that--that is,
oh, of course, it is none of my busi-
ness" he ended coldly.
The brightness faded from the day,
the chill of the winter and the lost
fob suddenly overwhelmed her How
had she so misunderstood him? Il have
not seen Fred Miller for over a year.
must be getting on. I'll be-" she
stopped; she could scarcely be late.
Gribsy's would not want to see her
again.
Don't let me Keep YOU" his miser-
able young voice fell duly upon her
ears. "Of course You'll want to marry
city nun"
She had started to rise when the
magical word marry" stunned her
with its unexpected entrance into their
conversation.
she looked up at him. but he was
staring at some late, shriveled leaves
that were making ghostly progress
over the frozen grass. She wished
srdently that he would go on and pro-
pose properly, but instead, he stood
deiectedly and in silence. She could
scarcely snatch at the magical word
and urge him on but all the time her
heart ached with loneliness. She want
ed to be back home where the houses
wore familiar faces instead or the
bleak city wilderness of bricks and
granite.
jumping up blindly because of the
unwelcome tears that had suddenly
blurred her vision she held out her
hand in its much-mended glove: "Well,
good" At that in0pportune moment
her muff slipped and fell to the ground.
She made a retrieving gesture toward
it, and stepped backward in dismay.
The soft, round package that she had
mercilessly squeezed into the muff'S in
terror had fallen out, and the stale
bread sandwich, spread with lumpy
butter because of the almost freezing
temperature of her room, lay exposed
for criticism.
"Why, Doris DO YOU carry your
luncheon? Then you would be willing
TO save and He had grasped both
her hands and looked directly into her
misty eyes. Marry a poor man. she
finished dominantly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
Nest Building ine
BY LAURA R. MONTGOMERY


%, 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Doris loul;ed anXiously at the cheap
alarm-clock as she shrugged into the
thin jacket. 81 wonder she blushed
little as she calculated the time re-
qulred to walk 10 the park, IF Dick
viii be waitingf'
Doris had felt much more at home
IN the crowded city since her chance
meeting with her old friend. Dick had
left the village years before she had
taken her courage in her hand and
made the plunge, and she felt sure
that he had already gained success
although he did not mention 1t.
He dressed very wei and had a
competent, up-to-the-minute air Of an
huence. She recl,lessly squeezed the
package of sandwiches She had lsade
from the remnants of her hurried
breakfast cooked over the gaS-ilame
80 that she could fit il into her old
giuf. She would have hated TO nave
had Dick guess that She carried her
luncheon
ooh. Miss Weeks" the landlady's
voice hailed her as She opened the
front door, ''hege's a letter forgot 10
give YOU last sight must have come
willie You were away"
Doris had been home since the pre-
viuus Wednesday Her mother had
been ill and the family had wired her,
but the illness had been less serious
than they had feared and Doris had
returned TO the city Sunday night to
be in readiness fdf her work Mon
day morning.
Taking the letter She inserted her
thumb under the Hap as she went
down the tall steps of the dingN old
fashioned house. The envelope bore
the name of Gribsy & Son, and her
heart pounded as she read it; that was
the firm thar employed her. They
will keep me a week longer TO give
me time to look about for something
else" She murmured, gIdomily, land
every firm is cutting down expenses
and laying o0 people"
At the entrance to the park She
stopped doshtfully I'D hate to have
him know I've LOST my Job she re-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
GREEKS HELD BEAUTY SACRED
No Sculptor of Repute Would De.
scend TO Grotesqueness in Depict
ing the Human Form.

Many persons wonder why among all
the hundreds of statues of ancient
Greece there were no groteSque. ugly
or comical bits Very rare specimens
have been found. but nearly always
these have been miniatures and evil
IDENTIFY the work of inferior artists.
The reason is that the Greeks wor.
SHIPPED beauty Of line and color so
thoroughly that the creation Of an
ugly representation of q huamn being
would have been looked upon as a
profane and wicked act.
Among the few grotesque statues
known is little marble made i'm
Athens over 1000 years aga Of
a dwarf doing a dance that seems
to resemble the movements Of the
cake-wulk. once popular in the United
States The little woman wears a
hohhle skirt and her head, look.
inc hack over her shoulder, Is rather
attractive II is thought to be a
statue Of some well-known Roman
dwarf cabaret artist made by a sculp-
tor at the solicitation Of aRoman friend.
or else satire on a larger and per.
haps very tine dancing bit done by a
rival and hated workman
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

Elected, but she walked on again az
she saw the familiar gray overcoat
hurrying toward her.
Hello, Doris, in a big hurry?o he
greeted.
She shook her head.
well, I'm not. I've thrown up nv
job. l only came out here on the
chance Of seeing you. Dad wants me
back in Franklin, and Pm going.
There isn't anything to this city life /;
every cent goes out for living and
that living is mighty dreary affair.
Dull back room in a boarding house,
with cold, scrappy meals. Gee, I'll be
glad TO taste some real food again.
Remember those lemon layer-cakes
you used to make? All thick with
white icing on top2"
But | thought you were such a
success" she looked significantly at
his well-made clothes and shining
shoes.
TN do better back home hut-
he paused and studied her downcast
race i've been thinking Of going back
for some time. but when l found YOU
were In town I kinda hated TO 20"
Absently Dick dropped down on q
bench beside her and he cleared his
throat uervously.
you see he went on. "vou waor
such awfully good clothes and look so
spiffy that It makes fellow afraid 70
say anything, You must be earning
LOT to pay your way and buy those
clothes Although the day was crisn
his face was damp wish persplration
and he tugged at his coialr MS thopet
II Strangled him.
Doris did not feel the chill winter
air. In her heart had sprung curl.
Gus delicious warmth. She knew NOW
why she had awakened with sucb q
gay zest for each workdav. had brr-
ried over the inadequate scramble tbo+
she named breakfast; Il was 50 Me
could reach the park I'm time for tho
daily chat before going on to work
And Dick. also, had been lntrig~a5
by the incouSeQuent chatter In the vlde
spaces Of the windy park whore ~.
trees stretched bare tangled branches
above them and sunshine made gav
golden patches on the pavement h.
side their favorhe bench, A fat spsr.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
QUEEN MAY HAVE USED IT
Subterranean Passage Discovered in
English ToWS Recalls Fate of
Mary Qusen of Scots.

During excavations that were be-
Ing made at Sheffield England, an I'M
derg@und passage was discovered on
the south side of the town. There
is Il tradition that there was such a
passage from the castle to Sheffield
manor house during the time that
Mary Queen of Scots was prisoner
there, and the passage discovered
would answer to that description.
During the time Of the duke of Nor
folks trial the queen was guarded
and allowed but little freedom Sir
Ralph Sadler had taken the place Of
the earl of Shrewsbury as custodian
of the woman who was the chief asset
in the pOlitical-religious game that was
being played for the throne of Eng
land.
Sir Ralph let's us look through the
windows at this time, and it is to
his credit that during the time he had
to guard the woman, who would have
revived the old form of religion and
crushed the new movement of Prot-
estantism, he showed tact and SYM
tathy.
All the last week the queen did
not once look out of her chamber.
hearing that the duke stood upon his
arraignment and trial, and being trou-
bled by all likelihood by guilty
conscience and fear to hear of such
news as she hath now received. And
my presence is such a trouble to her
that unless she come out of her cham
Der l come little at her, and for my
part | have not since / come hither
so behaved myself toward her as
might justly give her occasion to have
any such mislike to Christian
Science Monitor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

afraid of Bates groans ard lights
There never was a haunted house
and there never can he. IN 90 there
tonight :"
There was chorus of protest. and
even Cordelia saw The ah@urdlty of
the suggestion But She was not tn
be SO easily turned from her position.
We'll, of course / couldn't stay all
night" she amended. Mother would
have "a iit-but | viii do thiS-Fll gu
up 10 the house now and stay tim
midnight Mother won't be in from
the club till after then and can
prove that I'm right just as well In
two hours as all night Now don't
try To dissuude me, for I've made up
my mind I'm going, and what's
more | don't want any of you Ia fol
Tow me and put up q crazy joke by
making lot of noises. I'm going
mp to the house. and. Pm going Ia
stay there tiu / hear the village clock
strike twelve. 1t isn't far OF and IN
be- perfectly safe. | just want to
show you how foolish you are to be-
Heye iu ghosts and an that rot. Tim
going now goodnight" And before
anyone could protest she was out of
the room Looking out of the win.
dow they could see her In the early
moonlight walking rapidly toward the
path that led to the haunted house.
with a shawl which she had caught
up I'm her progress through the han
thrown over her head, The company
returned TO their seats by the fire a
little sobered hy the incident.
81 think Corleia's very foolish to
.ush OF like that" said Betty Sterne,
4 pretty blond girl who was one Of
the most popular of the guests "She
might meet tramp or dog or any
thing Don't you think some one
might go after herg"
"Whoever went after her would run
an awful risk Of being eaten alive. re-
torted Charles West. Betty's sutton IL
the moment "Cordelis's made up her
mind, and nothing we could do would
change It. It's after ten now. any
way she's only got about an hour and
thyee-Q quarters, And, OF course. no
hoiy thinks for minute that there
really Is anything wrong with the
house Iogdelia cat one Of her crazy
Impulses and you know there's ns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
Engineers and Pioneer Infantry.

In the field, the engineers are pri-
marty builders; when they become
lighters il is more or less the result
Oh circumstances. They are trained
Tor the construction of permanent
works, and their organization includes
Such special units as railroad build
erS toresters searchlight operators,
ana miners. The pioneer infantrymen,
on the other hand, are primarily fight
ers with special training for make
shift engineering work, such as the
construction Of temporary bridges,
fortlhcations and roads. But their
primary work is to hold sectors as any
other infantry. Their engineering
training is intended to serve the army
IN emergencies only.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

reached which will adjust differences,
protect American rights and institu-
tions, afford justice to the japanese,
and eliminate the bitterness on both
sides. Unless such an arrangement
is reached, the bitterness which has
been developing for years eventually
will lead to an open break. The
thought of war with Japan is.terrible,
but the possibility cannot be removed
by ignoring it. With Japan facing the
possibility and preparing for it, our
only safety lies in doing likewise.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
SPREADING knoMlednn

The great men of culture are those
VINO nave had passion for dihfusing,
Tor making prevail, for carrying from
one end Of society to the other the
Dest knowledge the best ideas Of their
uine who have labored 10 divest
knowledge Of all that was harsh. un.
couth' difficult abstract, professional,
exclusive; to humanize II, 10 make it
eIhelent outside the clique of the Gull
tiFated and learnsi, yet stin remain
ing me best knowledge and thought Of
'ne time and a true source, therefore,
q sweetness and light-Matthew
Arnold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19
TO PAClFY JAPAN.
Chicago Tribune


Washington learns that Japan is
preparing at an early date to renew its
protest against the laws Of California
and half a dozen [other! states pro-
hibiting aliens ineligible to citizenship
from owning land, unless such right is
expressly conferred by treaty At the
same time an observant friend re-
turning ION a three-months' visit to
the Pacific coastl. tells. us Ithat every
dinner table and smoking room in that
region eventually turns upon the
japanese menace, and the feeling
against the Japanese is general and
bitterly intense.
1t is a difficult situation. We most
sincerely hope an arrangement can be
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

FIRST PLACE in the thirty second an
nual Northern OratoTieal league con-
test, held this year at Iowa City Iowa,
was won for the University OF Niscou-
sin by Sterling Tracy Of Memphis, Tenn.
This is the eighth time the coveted
honor has fell to Wisconsin Senator
LaFollette was the first to win in the
contest, and he also scored his victory
at Iowa City.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

HARRISBURG (PA) TELEGRAPH:
when the United States started in
1917 to make The world safe for de-
moeracy camoulaged slogan which
never should have had birth in this
land Of the free and home Of the brave,
because il threw dust in the eyes Of
the world as wei las deceived our own
people we were really fighting for
the rights Of American citizens and the
protection of our own land but be-
cause of that catch phrase every two.
by-nine nation is now elamoring for
our help. financial and otherwise. This
country will never fail in its duty to
the dowutrodden earth, but it is going
to be a long day before the outsiders
learn that making the world safe for
democracy was sort Of mask
designed to save the faces OF those
then in power al Washington from the
evil consequences of lack of prepared
ness for the inevitable struggle Thank
heaven. President Harding is holding
hard on the helm and bringing the ship
of state into quiet waters "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-19

TWENTY-FIVE foreign countries are
represented by Id students at the
University of Wisconsin this year.
Such is the report heralded by Uni
versity bulletin, It the twenty-five in
cludes outside states the word foreign
is out of order Who can name that
many foreign countries