The Brandon news., 1906-10-18

thi If cvn business. One is that they
haven : any mind. and the other ID
that thay haven't anv business.
Hon. Earl Brewer, . prominent
candidate for governor, passed Through
town Sunday en- route to Raleigh,
where he delivered an address Mon
day morning at the opening Of circuit
court.
Charlie williams, of Patrick, who
purchased b. r. Mulhollan'a place,
near the depot, some time ago, is
preparing to move his family to It.
Mr.. Williams is good citizen and we
are glad to have him with Us.
A man who sent dollar for s'po.
tato bug Killer received two blocks
Of wood with the following directions:
Take the block which is No. in
the right hand, place the bug on No.
and press them together. Remove
the unfortunate and proceed as be-
fore.
The congressional election will be
held on Tuesday, November 9Th. The
election commissioners will meet
Monday and make all necessary prepa.
fations for the election. In addition
to voting for Hon. John Sharp Will
liams for congress, two amendments to
the constitution will also be voted on.
People take newspapers nowadays,
read them and then throw them away.
Then they never think what source
Of pleasure and profit-or reminiscence
and thought, q file or even few
numbers Of such a paper would be to
them twenty or thirty years after
wards. Pay for your papers and
then keep them.
There are two ways of spending q
dollar. You can spend 1t at home,
pain an easy conscience, make another
friend and perhaps get the dollar back
tomorrow, or You send it away, feel
that You have sinned, offend the home
merchants and forever lose the dollar
and the blessed influence for good to
yourself and neighbor.
B. F. Mulhollan has just received
the intelligence Of the death Of his
brother in law, James e. Lee, which
sad event occurred at Leggett. Texas,
on October 18th. Mr.. Lee moved
from Fannin to Texas about 18 or 20
years ago, and has many relatives and
friends in this COUNTY who will be
grieved to hear of his death. lie was
about 50 years of age.
Slander is a blighting sirocco-the
base, fowl, cloven footed slander-like
the loathsome worm leaves q path
covered with slime. How truthful it
1t has been said: Living, he is q
travelling pest and worse. dying i'm
penitent, his soul too deeply stained
for hell" How often do we hear the
slanderer's tongue warbling his song
Of disgrace on our streets.
The election for municipal officers
will take place on the second Tuesday
in November At present it seems
that an entire new board swill have to
be elected, as nearly all the present
members declare that they cannot
again be persuaded to accept the
honor( p
A young lady of this city went to q
dry goods store the other day and
blushingly asked the head clerk if hs
"had any of those elastic bands, cap
able Of being elongated and adjusted
at pleasure, and used by the feminine
portion of mankind for putting around
the lower extremities of their locomo-
tive members to keep in the proper
position and the required altitude
habilaments of their tibias. The
clerk is now on sheep ranch.
We heard one of our citizens say q
good word for insurance companies
the other day end we hasten to give
the companies the benefit Of It. He
said with all their faults they always
gave away good blotters and calendars.
This reminds as that if our business
men are going to need any blotters or
calendars they would do we'll to see
rs before ordering.
The habit of treating those who are
nearest and dearest to us with dis
courtesy is one that clouds the sun
shine Of too many homes. If you are
young and looking for your prince,
just test his home conduct. Do not
be guided in your choice by what q
yonng man is in the parlor; find out
what he is in his mothers sitting
room. Do not judge him by the way
he can tip his bat. but by the way he
treats the old, especially his parents.
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