The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-01
NEWS NOTES.

Lyons. Shed have qualified, all
right, judging from the snappy manner
in which she is putting across the
stellar role in a mesalliance.
Mr.. Bryan who, by the way, has
been a presidential candidate few
times, emerges from the wings and
walking far up the stage, declares in a
loud voice that the eDmocrats of the
nation appreciate Mrs. Grover Cleve-
lands prosecution of Broughton Bran.
denburg, charged with having forged
the name of the former president to
an article that scored MIR. Bryan The
colonel must have grapevine running
into Fairview This is the first the
nation has heard of the nations
praise for anything of the sort. !,
We are pleased to announce to a
waiting world that in this month of
roses and brides, tariff and commence
ment ceremonies, roof gardens and
falls in the gutter, and, incidentally,
heat, that the Dixigenous States of
Louisiana and Mississippi are situated
in a beautiful dell just outside and
just pleasantly close to heaven, while
in the North-well, several colleges
are going to confer extra degrees
on the thermometer so they can regis
ter all the heat.
There were only seven reports Of
the capture of Leon Ling, the pray
ing Chinese sport yesterday. This
number is exclusive of the blood-atir-
ring story that Leon breezed through
New Orleans a few days ago.
1t will cost the country $4,000
900 to find out how big it is in piont
of population. This is a flossy fig
ure to put up for the operation of
numerical tape measures.
When the members of a naval bri-
gade give up the idea of a play
spell in Havana, it must be that re-
ports Of their sea-sickness were not
exaggerated.
A New York woman, whose picture
fell from the wall, hung around the
house and mourned that she had only
seven days to live from the time of the
pictures tumble. On the seventh day
there was nothing doing in the death
line, so the lady killed herself. Most
of US are just foolish enough to accon
modate a hoodoo all the time if it
fails to operate according to schedule.
Cardinal Gibbons would teach relig-
ion with science in the schools of the
land. He asserts revealed religion
and science come from God. Gibbons
should know whereof he speaks,
for he speaks from the standpoint
of a specialist Nevertheless, if it is
desired to make a race of first-class
atheists and agnostics in the nation,
the plan CT His Eminence will read
lily accomplish it. When scientific,
revealed religion" as it would be
taught in colleges, clashes with the
youths religious ideas and ideals
as they were inculcated in the home.
atheism or agnosticism is the inevi-
table result in the majority of cases.
Maybe Mr.. Taft will be able to force
the enactment of his corporation tax
bill. Anyhow, it's an interesting sit
uation, and We'll find out what Roose-
Velt's successor is made Of
Will someone kindly tell us why
European journalists never mention
American" without Kidding their
system of a plentiful supply of ad-
jectives like ''rich,' wealthy and
'munificient?" Well-heeled Yankee
bloke" is a whole lot more pictures
que.
Although an Anti-Saloon League
official in New York was absolved
of guilt in misuse of the leagues
funds, it's of little or no consequence.
They'll be selling furs in Hades as
soon as the Anti-Saloon League
makes any impression on Giddy Goth
am.
George Dunn, late of Ell Dorado,
Arkansas, is i'm Jail at Columbia,
charged with stealing coat and
pint of whiskey. The court may ex-
press curiosity about Georges reasons
for taking a coat in such hot wealth
er.
Amite will celebrate the Fourth
on the third with a sham battle be-
tween Captain Bankston's company
which scared all the defense witnesses
in the Avery Blount trial, and the
Covington Cavalry.
The Herring trial at Alexandria
resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
Herring shot hackman named Black
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