The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-07

editorial pencil and scissors for one day
trial of the Job. He entered the sanctum
in high glee and with tip top spirits
not the kind to drink, mind you. As
the hour hand was nearing the middle
of his day his zest cooled some; yet
he was doing good work. But as the end
of his day was nearing he confessed to
the following conditions: Hand almost
paralyzed, brain befuddled, glad to quit,
rush, riot and disarray demanding lightn-
ing speed to straighten, and | am right
glad to vacate the holy spot. Never
shall | criticise newspaper men more.
shall pay for them. do so, please Par
SON. They will have my hearts for
bearance henceforth and forever. They
are the hardest worked, shortest lived,
poorest paid brain workers in this weary
old world of ours. Amen, brother.
To show what a fool an old fool can be
here is story of an Indian chiefly years
DID, He was on. his way home with sup
plies. When he saw the train approaching
he stepped, in dare-deniltry, into the
middle of the track and gazed at it
staldly. He kept his stand, but the
engine moved him too quickly and none too
gently into the happy hunting grounds.
There was an enthusiastic meeting of
the people of beat one at Florence last
Saturday, who are interested and de-
termined that there shall be beat fair
for beat ore, this fall, and Florence the
place. A large number enrolled their
names on the swelling list. The organi-
cation was perfected, and every indica-
ton is favorable to excellent outcome.
A program of premium awards will soon
be issued by the proper committee, and in
good time. We are glad and proud of
the great interest shown in this impor-
tart matter. bodies nicely for the future
of planting, stock raising, poultry raising,
dairying and domestic utilities. in our
fine community There have been beat
fairs here before, and they can be here
again, but at an advanced stage, and
with more and better developed views and
greater encouragement. Let the corn club
boys-both young and old-hike them
selves, and let it be "who beat which"
this fall. The date cannot we'll be fixed
just yet. We must wait as to that to see
what the county fair movers will do.
w Z oAdll WCiOOluC dllJ SIlOll dIt(lCS O1l
the matter of our beat fair from any one
disposed to write their views or suggestions
and thus aid and encourage the good
project.
All FOOLS day knocked out the school
exercises here for the second half of the
day. The young folks took a regular
frolic that time and the teachers did not
mind being April-fooled when they could
get much needed rest themselves The
hardest work of the school session is now
on, as, ere long, there must be a COM
mencement wind up of the session. Every
one who enters a school room knows what
that means as to extra worry and heavier
work
Somebody writes from Washington City
that Halley's comet has knocked the
Scotches aside and is making speed this
way, at the rate of 100000 miles per
hour. That is 100000 miles per day.
Well, any way it is told that it can be
seen just before sunrise if atmospheric
conditions are favorable as you gaze. The
part of the air in the region of the
comet must be clear, and the sun must
not be in sight, or, the skies must be dim
enough for good back ground for the
beauty of the sun in its glittering dress.
The astronomers up north say the comet
will be plainly visible to the naked eye,
May 70, and it viii appear in the even
ing sky. tt. ;Qeans that ii gets behind
the sun By thai day AID follows it as ii
sets. Says q writer: eff the comets tail
brushes the earth the fact will be made
krown by slight luminous effect in the
heavens. Nothing else will happen" We
certainly should enjoy gazing at this
wonder, and praise the Almighty's power
And yet more and remarkable to relate
Prof. H. H. Turner, now occupying the
place that HALEY once occupied in 1904
is lecture in London, England, made
this suggestion: "On May 10, we shall
be in the tail of the comet. If you like
to bottle some Of the air and hand il
down to your grandchildren, they will
have in their possession some of Halley's
comet of 1910" The professor dismissed
any fear that may still exist of the con-
sequences of passing through the tail
by saying that only one hundred thous-
andth part of air on May 10 will be in the
comets tail So don't scare the women
and children and the weak-minded men
with the harmless but beautiful comet
We hope our Brandon Methodist breth-
rem will get a good pastor right early
1t was severe loss to them to have
Rev. Emery taken from them. From
what we understand there has been no one
assigned to his place yet But the Pre-
siding Elder is doing his best to get a
suitable man for that pulpit. 1t takes time
to move weighty matters, and when they
are in place all will be well.
Mr.. Knight, who rides the western
rural route out of Florence informs US that
heavy rains fell along his route Monday
night. Two fine 5-year-old oxen were
killed by lightning III Mr.. Nathan Smiths
pasture out in the open, and about 4
miles west of Florence. He says some
are planting cotton, but not all done plant
ing corn. Everything in the vegetable
line is booming. Some down or the Pearl
river flats have watermelon vines up to a
good stand. This future crop Of water
melons is designed for market.
1t is time for fresh fish to be on our
market now What's the matter with the