The Brandon news., 1906-10-18


Parlor Of the 12th and 18th was . per-
feet success. Miss Eunioe displayed
the handsomest line Of pattern and
ready to wear hats ever shown in
Brandon; the latest novelties In wells,
| plumes, ribbons and flowers, and all
that goes to make up first class
millinery establishments. Miss Wash
burn merits the trade of the communi-
~. She il courteous to all and tries
to rlease-she is home girl, too.
Give her call before purchasing
your hat.
It has been frequently suggeeted and
the suggestion is a good one, for every
farmer to place his name and the
name of his farm on his road gate.
Not only would persons driving to a
place more easily find it, but it would
add more pleasure and interest to
people driving from place to place.
This last result would have special
effect with regard to we'll kept and
pretty houses. An observing person
will seldom pass q beautiful farm
without desiring to know who is its
enterprising owner.
The editor sat in his office whence
all but him had fed, and he wished
that every last dead beat was in his
grave-stone dead. His mind then
wandered far away to the time when
he should die, and his royal editorial
soul go scooting to the sky; when he'd
roam the fields of paradise and sail
Ger Jasper seas and all things glorious
would combine his every sense to
please. He thought how he'd look
across the gulf dark and drear, that'll
yawn between his happy soul and
those who swindled here, and when
for water they would call, and in
agony they'd caper, he'd shout to
them: 'Just quenoh your thirst with
the due that's on your paper.
DR.. r. H. Soruggs, who has so
capably and efficiently managed the
affairs Of the Brandon Drug Go. for
the past ten months, left this week
for Meridian where he has accepted q
more lucrative position with Lide &
Oheatham, leading pharmacists Of
that city. DR.. Scruggs is most ex-
cellent gentleman and numbers his
friends here by the score, all of whom
regret very much to see him leave.
DR.. Scruggs is succeeded at the Bran
don Drug 90. by J. W. Harding, of
Vicksburg, young man who comes
highly recommended, both as gentle
man and druggist. We bespeak for
Mr.. Harding the same liberal patron
age given Mr.. Scruggs.
Much of the so-called friendship of
the day is but pretense. It exists
only in name and as soon as it ceases
to be advantageous it is dropped. The
friendship that continues the same in
prosperity and adversity is to be priz-
| ed but all other kinds are worthless.
It matters not how hard man may
struggle to do right and make sue
cess of life there is always some loath-
some reptile, some worthless wretch
who is ready to drag him down, to
blight his hopes and blast his fondest
ambitions. The loss Of money and
property is not the greatest loss man
can sustain in the business world lit is
far better to lose your money than to
lose hope and ambition.
1t is not generally known, but
nevertheless fact, that there are
people still living who can remember
the time when tomatoes were raised
merely for their beauty as we now
raise roses. While its beauty was ad-
mired it was considered like the
poisonous oak, dangerous to even
handle except by sdark completed"
persons. Years of acquaintanceship,
however, wore off its superstition and
few fool hardy" actually owned
up to having tasted the fruit. From
this small beginning has gradually
grown use that makes today an in-s
dustry with q combined capital of
over thirty millions of dollars, which
disburses millions Of dollars to its
employees each year and aggregates an
output Of two hundred and forty
millions of cans.
Will merchant who is wise ever
cease to advertise Yes, when the
trees grow upside down; when the
beggar wears a crown; when ice forms
on the sun; when the sparrow weighs
Q ton; when gold dollars get too
cheap; when women, secrets keep;
when fish forgets to swim; when
Satan sings a hymn; when girls 60
back on gum; when the small boy
hates the drum; when no politician
achamnc. whnu minca niA makes