The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-11

The editor, so-called, of the Florence
page of the Brandon News, is certainly
knocked out" by the "boquet" flung at
him last week in the acknowledges, of
the 10th inst : He appreciates the compli
ment very highly since it eminates from
the pen of one of Mississipprs greatest
journalists. The Clarion-Ledger is en-
inently conservative on all matters of pub,
lie interest, and tells no hattering tales to-
tickle the fancy of any mortal for gaina
of cash or praise Our hat travels the
length cf our arms from our head to-
wards the skies in thanks to the re-
nowned editor of the staunch Clarion
Ledger.
After weeks pleasant visit to her
daughter, Mrs. G. w. Parish, of Valley,
Mrs. August Homeyer and son August,
returned home Monday.
Richard Homeyer is spending the week
in Crystal Springs at his. uncle Eugene
Little's.
Mr.. Marion Little, of Sontag, Miss,
returned home last week after months
joyous visit to his cousins here and at
the Springs. ~
; We presume it generally known close
about Florence that the protracted meeting
of the Baptist people here will begin
next Sunday at II a. m. Rev. |. P.
~Trotter will do the preaching. 1t is
hoped that every saint convenient will
put in his and her appearance and lend
helping hands and offer prayers with
the spirit and with the understanding"
for real revival of pure and vital re-
ligion among all.
The news was flashed over the entire
United States last Tuesday that the mayor
| of the great city of New York, Vim.
]. Gaynor, was shot that day by man
named Gallagher, whom the mayer dis
| charged few weeks before, from his
watchman's job for cause. The scoun-
drel shot three times; but only one shot
took effect and that struck in the right
| side of the neck near the ear. The
shootist was promptly arrested after con-
| siderable struggle and jailed. His ex-
cuse for trying to kill that fine city official,
was "He took my bread and butter away"
The doctors seem not to apprehend any
real danger to the wounded mans life
unless blood poisoning sets in.
The county at large will mourn the
| death, should it follow as result of
the shooting, Of that most excellent may
| or. He was bending his energies towards
reforms in all official life under his con-
| trol-in fact he was the best mayor the
city of New York ever had.
In looking through Tennessee farm
paper lately, the following suggestions,
timely just now, were read: "Keep the
cultiyators going. Level, shallow, fire.
ouent cultivation should be the order for
the remaining work in growing crop.
Don't cut corn or cotton roots by deep
blowing. Plant peas, legune that will
wodk "a hours day for gathering nitro
gen, making money and building up the
land Keep up a succession of garden
crops-any vegetable that has time to ma
ture for the table Fresh vegetables, UNI
derstand, are cheaper and better than
meat and store-bought foods Give your
work stock less corn now, and give a
little cotton seed meal, oats or peavine
hay. See that your faithful stock have
good pasturage plenty of shade and lots
of pure water. Keep up the warfare
against the abominable .housefy and mos
quito and so help ward off typhoid fever
and malaria Screen the door and win
dows, drain the pools where breed the
mosquitoes, and cover up or pour coal oil
on, the nasty piles where the flies breed.
And be sure to "shoo-hy" the hornhy that
bothers your kind, faithful mich cow.
Does anyone see any objection TO any OF
the above suggestions? If not, then why
not carry them out to your own Profit?
/ IT is said that some farmers object to
good roads because they benefit the rich
man with an automobile more than any
one else. If: such were true, i is also
true that by tn time we get real good
roads, rich folks will have quit autoing
and taken up skimming in airships. So
then, our friend the farmer, would de-
prive himself Of the benefit Of good roads
without riding in the air himself: If Mr..
| Farmer will turn out and help make roads