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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
DONE WITH lever
Connecticut Architects Theory d
the Pyramids.
Refuses to See Anything Remarkable
In the Raising Of the Enormous
Egyptian Sarcophapl.

81
Gould an old Yankee farmer. with
plenty Of ancient Egyptians to help
him, run up pyramid with no other
mechanical device than simple leverl
Edwy E. Benedict, an architect OF
Waterbury, Conn.,. AYERS, In a letter.
that he would be willing to take con-
tract for the work on these conditions.
AS ancient Egyptians In unlimited
quantities are no longer to be had for
the asking, he is probably safe in so
doing.
at is my belief" Mr.. Benedict
writes, gained as boy working on q
farm, and as carpenter, with the
knowledge accrued from my reading
and practice as an architect, that the
blocks Of stone were raised and placed
in position by the very simple process
of using the lever and fulcrum, using
part Of the weight Of the block or
stone to help lift itself.
IF you will look over the illustra.
lions showing some Of the methods
used by the people of those times you
will see that they understood perfectly
the use Of the lever and fulcrum.
did you ever watch a. farmer and
the boy pry ton or two of stone
out Of hole7 Possibly they had q
crowbar, but as a general thing the
lever was a maple sapling cut from
the nearby woods. The rock was
rough, with rounded sides, difficult
to get bite on, but that rock was
lifted out of that hole. Neither the
farmer nor the boy had studied the
science Of engineering, but they un-
derstood the use Of the lever and full
crum and how the weight of the stone
would help lift itself.
"In the case of the Pyramids, each
step or inset would be used as part of
the blocking, thus minimizing the
quantity of blocking by using what
had been released over again.
when each successive level was
reached, the outer edge Of the block
would be raised and the block slid into
place on creased skids or rollers; this
method would leave the corners the
last to be filled, thus giving each block
two sides or ways to work from and
making the most accurate fitting pos
sible.
"Gangs of men could work on all
four sides, three or four gangs on
side at first, thus making compare
lively rapid progress.
II presume the builders thought the
process of lifting the stones so simple
that it wouldn't pay to commemorate
it by 'sculping' it on the side of the
pyramid.
II do not deny that building the
Pyramids was big undertaking, but
neither do feel that / am conceited
In saying that IL could get some of
the old Yankee farmers I have known
as bosses and the unlimited help Of
those times, would be willing to take
a contract to build another pyra-
mid, using the process described
Literary Digest. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue Of the provisions of
that certain Chattel Deed of trust
executed on the 30th day of April,
1920, by R. S. Taylor and j. H.
Wallace, to secure a certain in
debtedness to R. K. Cough, as the
same appears of record in Book
So at page 40, of the records Of
the Chancery Clerk Of Rankin
County, Mississippi, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of
said Indebtedness and demand be-
ing made upon me by the said r.
K. Cough, |, the undersigned
Trustee in said deed of trust, will
on the 18th day of August, 1921,
sell for cash, at public cutlery to
the highest bidder, and within le-
gal hours at the Court House in
Rankin County, Mississippi, the
following described personal prop
erty, to-wit:
One small black mule named A
lex bought of A. Talbert.
One medium sized gray mare
mule named Gray Mag bought of
C. B. Team.
One medium sized black horse
mule named Pepper Head traded
for in Tchula.
One medium sized Black horse
mule named Mig, scar on both
shoulders.
One large bay horse mule named
Bear bought of Meyer Brothers.
/ One medium sized blue mare
mule named Blue bought of Nc
Williams.
One small Black mare mule
bought Of Fixes (named Kate.)
One small mouse colored mare
mule named Cora bought of Fixes.
One medium sized brown mare
mule named Rhody scar on right
hip.
One dark brown mare mule colt
named Pet.
One red horse mule colt named
Mike.
One medium sized gray mare
mule named Ida.
One light brown horse mule
named Tige oscar on left hip.)
One medium sized brown mule
named Jim CROOKED feet.
One medium sized gray horse
mule named Dave.
One medium sized gray horse
mule named Dock oscar on right
hind leg.
One medium sized brown mare
mule named Ella.
| One dark iron graz horse mule
named JEFF.
One small horse mule named
Dick (color Black.)
One yellow horse mule named
Bob oscar on jaw.
One big black horse mule named
Joe Oscar ON left front foot.)
One big gray mare mule named
Lie Oscar on point Of shoulders
One big brown mare mule
named Mabel bought Of Tins.
One large black horse mule
named Tom bought Of G. b. Team.
IL gravel wagons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF ACHING JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with . small trial bottle Of old
st, Jacobs Oil

Stop dosing" Rheumatism.
I've pain only; moi one case IN fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating stSt. Jacobs Oil" right
on the "tender spot" and by the time
you cay Jack Robinson out comes the
rheumatic pain st jacobs Oil'' is
q harmless rheumatism cure which
never disappoints and doesn't burn the
ekin. It takes pain, soreness and stiff
ness from aching joints, muscles and
bones; stops sciatica, lumbago, backache,
neuralgia.
Timber upi Get : IS cent bottle Of
old-time, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" from
any drug store, and in moment you'll
be free from pains, aches and stiff
ness. Don't suffer! Rub rheumatism
away.
advertisement
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
State of Mississippi:

State of Mississippi:
To Van Kersh, 1922 Metropoli-
tan Avenue, Dallas, Texas.
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of the
County Of Rankin in said State, on
the Fourth Monday of September,
1921 to defend the suit in said
court of Mrs. Lavinia Patterson,
wherein you are defendant.
This 10Th day of July, A. D., 1921.
S. D. DONNELL, Clerk.
WATKINS, WATKINS & EAGER,
Jackson, Miss, Solicitor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
THE WOODS
y DOUGLAS AllAIlocH
BACK ON The JOB.

THID 70 the time Of the bust-up
) This Is the end Of the trail,
Though your icin' you do,
Htill the ground WIN come through
An your icin' an cussin' will fan.
The caves are a-drippin' at midnight
An out Of the south comes I sob,
You hin talk about loas
An you like. Mister Boss,
But Spring has got back on the 1ob.
You kin rave Ill you like Of the timber
Thet lays In the woods at the stump,
You kin, swear you win haul
1v'ry stick of Il all
10 the road an the bank AN tho
dump.
Dat she's got I'll creation ag'in you
The sun an the wind an all that,
An she'll bust sv'ry road
An she'll stand every load
An your timber viii stay where
It's at.
You ought t. know somethin' q
You've seen her both single an weds
You know you can't stir
Any notion in her
When once Il gifts into her head.
But, Of all Of the contrary women,
Miss Spring IL the worst Of the lett
When you want her to freeze
She will thaw, II you please,
An she'll freeze when you're wantiA'
It hot.
No use to dispute with a heller
Er argue case with Z skirt; /
r Spring wants to thaw,
Neither reason nsr law
Will keep her from dom you dirt.
It's will or it's won't with woman
She says when she won't er she win.
You kin talk till you're black
In the face, but the shack
WIN be bossed by the petticoats still.
We think we're her lord an her
master,
She swears she viii love an obey,
We think we'ra the head
OF the house, as she said
We would b when we bore her
away.
But month or 70 after the weddin',
When honeymoon season Is flown.
She quits sayin' dear"
An she gits on her ear
An she kicks US plumb OF Of tho
throne.
It's likewise up here In the timber:
We think we are runnin' the thing,
We're falling the trees
An we're maxim 1t freose-
But all Of . sudden It's Spring.
Then it's mix MP a walk fer thu
Swampors
An can the whole mackinaw mob:
No use fer the boss
Er the crew err the boss
Miss Spring has got back on the Job,
(Copyright)
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
Acknowledgement.

State Of Mississippi,
County Of Rankin.
This day personally appeared
before me, the undersigned au-
thority w. S. Thornton, w. H.
Watson, w. L. Maxey, incorpora-
tors of the corporation known as
the Three Prongs Club, who ac-
knowledged that they signed and
executed the above and foregoing
articles of Incorporation as their
act and deed on this 10Th day of
July, 1921. ROY L. FOX,
Notary Public.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
Land for Sale.

On Saturday, August 13, 1921,
the undersigned trustees will Of
fer for sale and sell at public auc-
ton, between IL and l o'clock to
the best bidder, at Virgil school
house, 2acres Of land and the old
school house.
j. E. ROSS,
C. T. VINSON, Trustees.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
ASSESSMENT ROLLS
FOR RANKIN COUNTY

Reorganization Of assessments
of real ;.ll perst nal property If
Rankin county as Of the LIST day Of
February, 1921, as shown by the
rolls made by the assessor and
filed by him with the clerk Of the
board of supervisors:
Personal Property.
Poll tax number Of
White male 1880.
White female 1862.
Negro male 1909.
Negro female 1870.
Total 1866.
Sheep and goats, No. exempt
1905; taxed 1863; valued at SITS.
Hogs, No. exempt $3.50; No.
taxed 312; valued at $1,000.
Cattle, No. exempt 1864; No.
taxed 6435; valued at $831O5.
Oxen, No. taxed 121; valued at
$3975.
Horses, No. exempt 1874; No.
taxed 2649; valued at $15523O.
Mules and asses, No. exempt
|2O4: No. taxed 3Oo8. valued at
$22363O.
Total No. exempt 1887.
Jacks and stations IL; valued at
SITS.
Automobiles 3O5; valued at
$69,97O.
Motorcycles, hearses, carriages,
and bicycles IL; valued at $3.50.
Wagons, carts, drays and other
wheeled vehicles 1884; valued at
$70,57O.
Piaons $50; valued at $14,485.
Victrolas, ETC., Sc; valued at
$1,94O.
Organs and all other musical in
strumentS ZIG; valued at 81 ,565.
Guns 5; valued at SIS.
Pistols, bvwie knives, dirks, and
sword canes 102; valued at 1895.
Watches 248; valued at SO, 200.
Total No. taxed 16,413.
Diamonds and diamond jewelry
valued at $1,000.
Jewelry other than diamond jew
elry valued at $525.
Household furniture valued at
So, 135.
Heating, lighting, water and
sewerage systems, and baths val
ued at $75.
Office or store furniture, fixt-
ures or equipment, valued at ST.
CTS.
Merchandise, drugs, groceries,
wares, goods, etc., valued at $780,
545.
Machinery, valued at $79,31O.
Lumber, shingles, fertilizer, and
all other products and materials
on hand, manufactured or made
by tn eparty assessed, $50, O2O.
Timber, pyrites, metal and 9TH
err supplies and materials on hand
for manufacturing purposes 81, 900
Boats, schooners, launches and
other water craft, none.
Telephone, railroad, electric
light, gas and water lines, equip
ment, etc., sos, 900.
Debts, probably collectible, due
the party assessed, bearing inter-
est greater thai 6 per cent. per an
mum, $9,940.
Money on hand, SITS.
Bank deposits, $1,000.
Agricultural implements, cover
$4,000 abstract books and mis-
cellaneous, $4,000.
Corporation and joint stock COM
panies-excess of market value of |
capital stock over tax assessments,
S17,750.
Banks-capital stock, surplus
and profits less land assessments,
Is --
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-04
For Sale.

A No. 5 oliver typewriter for
$40. The Brandon News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Tree Worms Crush Man:
Providence Responsible
Borers Sever Branch That Kills
Resort Visitor; Traction
GOmpany ExOnerateH

The Appellate Division of the Su-
preme Court yesterday upheld recent
decision of Joseph Morschauser in set
ting aside a verdict of $4,000 damages
because evidence was submitted to
prove that injuries complained of were
due to the activities Of worms, and that
such activities come under the head of
'acts of Providence"
Sophia Evenson was awarded dam
ages of $4,000 against the Orange
County Traction Company following
the death of her husband, Joseph Even
son, who was fatally injured by the
falling branch of a tree in Orange
Park, an amusement resort owned and
operated by the traction company.
The company produced evidence to
show that the trees were periodically
and systematically inspected. An ex-
pert in tree culture, testifying for the
company, swore that wood boring worms
had attacked the tree between inspec-
tions and had perforated the branch
that fell on Evenson. 1t was main
tanned that this was not due to any
negligence on the part of the traction
company. On this view Judge Nor
schauser set aside the verdict and is
sustained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
No Auto, No Home
And No Money-Just
Love, So She Sues
Bride Charges Husband Even
Stood Off Minister and
Wealth Failed to Materi-
alize; Quit Him at Dinner

After Mrs. Anna Bevis, of 1850 At
lantic Avenue, Brooklyn, was married
on May IS, 1919, she went from the
church with her husband, Lester Bevis,
to dine with a friend. Immediately
after dinner she left him and sued for
an annulment of the marriage Su-
preme Court Justice Lazansky granted
it yesterday.
According to Mrs. Bevis, Lester rep
resented himself prior to the marriage
as a well-to-do salesman for a whole
sale food house. From his talk she
said she believed that he had an auto
mobile. She said that he walked with
her one evening to fashionable apart
ment house and pointed out from the
sidewalk just where their rooms would
be. When she expressed q desire to
enter and look at them ne dissuaded
her, she said, by telling her that it was
too late to do SO.
They looked at wedding rings and
she bought one, she said, because Les
ter had "carelessly left his wallet on
the dresser in the fashionable apart
ment." After the ceremony, she said,
Lester drew the minister aside
to inform him that he had no money
with him.
1t was not until after the wedding
feast, however, that she learned from
him, she said yesterday, that there was
no home, no autom obile, no money, no
nothing except love-
Mrs. Bevis refused to live with him.
Inc case was undefended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Two Lives Lost as Fire
Sweeps Canoe Place Inn
Flames, Laid to Fireworks, De.
stroy Good Ground Landmark;
Guests Flee in Night Carb

Two persons were burned to death
early yesterday morning when fire
completely destroyed the Canoe Place
Inn, at Good Ground, L. l. Sparks from
fireworks are believed to have been the
cause of the blaze, which resulted in
loss estimated at $125,O00.
When the flames were extingushed
the bodies of Richard Heinemann,
sixty years old, cashier, and Flor
ence Wilmington, thirty-five years old.
employed in the hotel as a domestic
were found in the ruins.
The fire forced a dozen patrons to
flee from the inn, leaving most Of their
clothes and jewelry. They were taken
in automobiles to hotels in Southamp-
ton.
Miss Wilmington, after the fro had
been discovered, appeared at a third
floor window, but persons who saw her
plight were powerless to help her. She
finally left the window and apparently
made an attempt to get to the stairs.
Her body was found in the hall near
her room.
Canoe Place Inn has long been a
landmark of Good Ground, and was on
the site of an inn, bearing the same
name, which was erected in 164O. A
portion Of the building destroyed in
yesterdays fire was built 100 years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
All Women Put
Off Kaber jury
On Challenges
Lawyers for Widow Being
Tried as One of the Slay-
ers of Publisher Want
Men to Decide Her Fate
She Still Hides Her Face
Prosecution Decides to Make
Aged Father of Victim
States First Witness
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


CLEVELAND, July 5.-Moses Kaber,
aged father of Dan f. Kaber, wealthy
Lakewood publisher, for whose murder
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kabcr is on trial.
will be the first witness against the
widow, one of the alleged murderers of
MS son, when the prosecution opens
its case Tomorrow This was the plan
agreed upon by County Prosecutor Ed
ward j. Stanton and his chief assist
ant James T. Cassidy, day, when it
became evident that the jury will not
be completed until tomorrow.
prosecutor Stanton will request that
the jury be taken to view the Lake
Avenue premises, in Lakewood, the tor
mer home of the Kabers, where the
publisher died.
There will be no women on the Jury
when Will decide Mrs. Kabers fate.
rms was indicated to-day by the ac
ton of attorneys for the defense in
peremptorlly challenging each of the
tour women who had been tentatively
selected last week, as we'll az three
others who found their way into the
jury box Attorneys for the defense ex
ercised ten of their sixteen peremp
tory challenges, while the state eyer
cised only two.
Twelve times the jury box was filed.
but as many times the examination Of
veniremen was resumed after peremp-
tory challenges. Mrs. Minerva Ander-
son, the last of the seven women to
be challenged for the defense, only
occupied her seat in the jury box long
enough for the defense to exercise the
challenge.
Miss Mary G. Harms, called as pros
pectlve juror, was excused after she
had admitted that she had formed an
unalterable opinion concerning Mrs.
Kaber's guilt.
When court adjourned eleven tenta-
tive jurors were in the box and all
were men.
Throughout the selection of Jurors
to-day Mrs. Kaber maintained the atti-
tude that has been hers since the open
ing of her trial. She sat al day with
a handkerchief covering her face, lean
ing with one arm on the trial table and
apparently paying no attention to pro-
oeediagH
Attorney Poulson, for the defense,
to-day exhibited letters he has received
since the opening Of the trial. They in
cluded one from a man claiming to be
an expert on mental disorders and an
other from women III Arkansas, offer
ing to obtain the services of a NOTED
conjurer," alleged to have figured in
the trial of Clara Smith Hamon in Ard
more, Okla.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06

could look for for food. "He is a
queer fellow" thought Welcome Rob-
In. He eats things l don't care for
myself. He eats all sorts of things.
1t seems as if ! might find something
ne would eat. Perhaps III find some
thing in Farmer Browns dooryard."
Almost at once his bright eyes dis.
covered piece of bread He cooked
his head to one side and then to the
other as he studied that piece of
bread. Il don't care for that myself"
thought he, "but perhaps he would
Inere Is no accounting for tastes. |
believe I'll take it over to him. 1t
wont do any harm, anyway"
SO Welcome Robin hoped over to
the piece of bread, picked it up and
flew back to the tree under which lay
poor Redhead. He dropped the piece
OF bread in front of Redhead and
flew up in the tree to watch. Redhead
reached out and touched the piece Of
bread with his bill. His eyes bright
ened and he crept a bit nearer. Then
he seized that piece of bread, and the
way in which it disappeared down his
throat told Welcome Robin better
than words could have how very.
very hungry Redhead was.
Redhead looked up gratefully at
Welcome Robin. Once more Welcome
began to sing. He sang and sang
because of the happiness of having
done something for some one else.
which is the best kind Of happiness in
all the Great World
Copyright. 1921. by T. W. Burgess)
The next story: "Redhead Regains
Hopa &,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Unclaimed "Togs''
Cause Wailing for
All-Night Bather
Wearing Apparel Recovered
at Police Station Just Be-
fore Brother Announces
Arrangements for Burial

A complete outfit of clothing found
in locker at Weber's Baths, West
Twenty -fourth Street, Coney Island,
yesterday, and delivered to the Coney
Island police by the bathhouse man.
agement, resulted in an announcement,
based on cards found in coat pocket,
that George Mccormick, of 161 Bergen
Street, owner of the clothes, had been
drowned. Relatives of Mccormick were
notified by Lieutenant Frederick SPELL
man.
Two hours afterward a man clad
only in bathing suit entered the sta
ton and demanded the clothing. He
said he was Mccormick and that his
cards in the pockets Of his coat proved
this. The man refused to say why he
had not applied for his clothes at the
bathhouse overnight, nor would he in
form the police where he had passed
the hours between midnight and morn
ing
The claimant at last established
ownership when he remembered tail
or'S tag that had been sewn under the
coat lining. Lieutenant Spellman sur
rendered the clothes and the young
man departed.
Half an an hour later Thomas Nc
Cormick, of the Bergen Street ad-
dress, who said he was a brother of
George, called for the latter's effects
His eyes we're red with weeping. He
told Lieutenant Spellman that he had
been delayed through having to make
arrangements with an undertaken.
The brother was incredulous when
informed that the clothing had been
claimed. He remarked:
That was thoughtless of George to
have given~so much trouble"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Bedtime Stories
Welcome Robin Proves a True Friend
BY Thornton w. Burgess
Would goa be Happy? Then just
do
A helpful, kindly deed or tavo.
Welcome Robin.

1t was late in the afternoon that
Welcome Robin CHANGED to stop in
the tree under which lay poor, hurt
Redhead the Woodpeckcr. Welcome
Robin was feeling very happy. Every
thing was going we'll with him and
with his family, and so he had to tell
all the Great World how happy he
was. He sat near the top of the tree
and sang and sang and sang, And be-
cause he was SO happy it didn't once
enter his head that any of his neigh
bors might be very unhappy. 1t often
is that way with happy people.
He had been singing for some time
before he happened to look down. In
the grass directly under him he saw
something red. He couldn't make
out what it was. He stretched this
way and he stretched that way, trying
was curious. He wanted to know
wha. that red thing was. Finally, he
flew down on the ground short dis
lance from it. Then he saw.
''lt is Redhead the Woodpecker,"
said he to himself. "How still he is.
That is queer. I've seen him on the
ground many times, but l never have
seen him so still before. | wonder if
be could have been killed. Oh, dear,
| hope not. That would be dreadful. y
Welcome Robin hoped few steps
nearer, watching Redhead sharply.
Redhead moved little. "He isn't
dead8 thought Welcome Robin, and
rejoiced at that. Then he hoped
nearer. He saw at onces that some
thing was wrong.
What is the matter?" asked We'll
come Robin.
Olive hurt a wing and can't
fly, and / haven't had a mouthful of
food since last night, and-and-I
don't know what is going to become
Of me-" replied Redhead weakly. 81
haven't enough strength to climb this
tree"
Welcome Robin forgot all his hap
piness. He couldn't be happy and see
a neighbor in such great trouble.
Perhaps" thought he. 'if Redhead
had food he would get strength
enough to climb that tree. He would
5e safer there. wonder if | could
ind him something TO eat"
He didn't tell Redhead what he was
going to do, but flew away over to-
yard Farmer Browns house. All the
way hs was trying to think what he