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

veloped Mr.. Masseys undertaking bids
fair to succeed and others will follow
his lead, encouraged by the views given
county. And judging from the energy
displayed by this same expert we are re-
minded to say that the government far
mer of county ought to be man we'll
| posted as an agriculturist; should feel a
| lively interest in and for the success of
the governments experiments in his coun-
ty, and inspire and encourage the opera
tons of the experimental farms with in
tercst in their work of cultivation. 1t
position that should be occupied by one
who has knowledge, heart, energy, stir
and tongue to accomplish that for which
the government employs and pays him for
the general good of agriculture. Who
can gainsay this?
The boy on the farm, if rightly raised
and properly trained, is the coming fac
tor in successful farming. Yet, he is
not taught to realize this. While
minor he is made too often to feel that
he is slave, with scant rights that
should be respected He should be en-
Outraged to feel that he is blessed in be-
ing farmers boy. His life, though
apparently hard enc, is life that is
envied by the city or town boy when the
stomach and physical strength and growth
is considered, when real health and happi
ness is desired. ~
On the farm the future man builds up
strong healthy body-a blessing indeed.
He can work out in the fields, in the
open air, and in Gods fife giving sun
shine, instead of being ccoped up in Some
crowded shop, factory or store. The farm
boy ought to know that the basis of hap
piness and independence is sobriety and
health, next to goodness and industry
And yet sad to say, all this can be
thrown away by him by his indulging in
| alcoholics There is danger to the boys
| healthful future in tampering with this
devlish liquid. There may be species
of innocent fun in a boys yielding to the
act of quafing just little to be social
with his colleagues, or who takes dose
| from some already debauched friend. 1t
Al
farmer boys in good health on the farm,
are contracting the evil habits which will
ruin their health and reputation few
Fears later. This drinking business
among young boys is very different mat
| ter from pranks feats and jokes in which
a boy may naturally and BEAUTIFULLY "let
off steam" These things may not leave
the boy any the worse, but drink surely
will The boy that begins drinking at
all must know that he cannot keep from
drinking immoderatelyl And there is
every chance that he will wind up as a
dirty, bloated worthless drunkard! If
any boy reads this let him remember if
he has ever seen some man in just such
| miserable condition. And then let him
understand that the man commenced the
downward tendency by drinking little
| in fun perhaps with some companions OF
his boyhood, and did not then think 1t
any HARM Young friends, avoid liquor J;
shun it as you would the bite of pois-
onous Moccasin, and as you grow~up on
the farm a healthy body, you have all
the elements of happy being in you,
and your mother lives a proud and happy
mother-happy because the boy is healthy,
happy and respected by his neighbors
| and friends, and is making man OF him.
self Yes, boys, grow up manly men, and
worthy people will flock to you in friend
ship, and yeu will find life worth liv-
ing.
The worthy young pastor of the Meth
odist church here has been hard at work
for the past three weeks assisting daily
in protracted meetings. He was not on
hand last Sunday morning to occupy his
pulpit here, but he had most excellent
representative to talk over the conduct of
the regular morning service, and we all
; know that when Judge Norrell tackles
duty of this sort there is sure to turn up
a fine service. We were not present as
we had not reached home, but we an
derstand tAat every element in~the service
went nicely and well under the Judges
Leadership. But Sunday night the good