The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-06-01
By II. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson, Mss.

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1.-THE homegrown, handAspanked,
,are-footed, hard-fsted country boy, !"
remarks an exchange, makes better
ight in the battles Of life than the
oampered, high-collared, crease-trous-
red youth Of our cities, whose clothes
aave always been brushed With !
vhisk breom instead q q single. Let
the town boy out Of Job try it a
year on the farm. Flowing behind a
mule will take the kinks out of his
throat and the weakness out Of his
lungs, and will give him an appetite,
an. 'onest living and sight-of Heav-
N. Owe cant help loving the nat-
ural bow: one-oa,lns., ID and bare foot
I'd, wading the creek with a,bat half
brimless and patches on his pants.
His eyes are always clear and they
look straight to the front. The boy
who enjoys these privileges has no
conception Of how blest he is above
his brother in town; but he will know
it some day when his mature years will
find their happiest reflection in these
days, that shed a glow out Of the
morning for all after time. The city
boy has no store house to draw upon,
and in that he is to be commiserated. /"
The Mississippi School Book Com
mission meets this week for the pur-
pose Of adopting the books for use in
the public schools for the next five
years. The Commission is composed
/ ST practical school men and will no
doubt adopt good set Of text books.
There is likelihood Of breakers ahead
for the state in this connection that
might we'll be looked after all the time.
After the adoption the greatest point
will be in having the books distribut-
ed properly and promptly. If the com
panies who secure the contracts de-
sire to make state adoption unpop-
ular, it would be little trouble for
them to make it 80 by not furnishing
the books promptly and causing de-
lays and worries Of every kind. The
Commission has an important duty te
perform, in the first place and then
other officers have one to perform also
Let us urge all to become interested to
a more or less extent and see that ev-
rything in connection with the new sys-
tenn adopted is done right.
Following close upon the announce
ment that Jackson would have by ear
ly fall two new department stores, 81,
and seven stories in height respective
| ly, comes the news from West Point
That a hfm n hat city has purchase
ground and will in short time be-
gin the building of a store that viii
be six stories high and cover approx.
mately three acres Of ground. If con
strueted on the enormous plan named
above, the West Point store will BIZ
the largest in the state. At puneni
Meridian has the largest dry goods
establishment with a new building
just completed at Tupelo, close see
ond. After all these new stores are
finished we suggest committee on
arbitration to go around and measure
up to see just which one has the larg-
ct area Of floor space. In the mean
time it is likely that some enterpris-
ing place is maturing plans to eclipse
them all
Parties who have been successful
In raising crops, stock or in other
ways are especially urged to send the
J writer statement for publication.
By this means this department can be
made Of benefit to the whole people of
the state. The experience Of one man
is worth the theories Of dozen. Tell
what was accomplished and how it
was done Make it as brief as possible
so as not to lose the force Of the ar
ticle. It is to be hoped that quite a
number will take advantage Of this
! invitation and add their mite to the
movement for "Greater Mississip-
pi."
Another railroad for the state has
been chartered by the lumber syndi-
cate that is endeavoring to CONSOLE
date the big mills Of south Mississip-
pi The road is chartered to run
from New Orleans to Memphis via
Jackson. A portion Of the road out
of New Orleans is already running and
] 60 miles more just contracted. The
balance to connect Jackson with that
already arranged for,will be contracted
at an early day. There is little doubt
that the road will be completed from
New Orleans to Memphis at an early
day and trains running.
The progressive citizens Of Wesson