The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-04

months ago Dy pet Cat WIFI IdpicS. DC
lieving that he is soon to be attacked by,
and die of, hyderphobia, he set to work
making every arrangement for his death
and burial, although his doctor told him
he would recover entirely. But as he felt
an attack of the terrible trouble he has
ten to the hospital and died in one hours
time.
Inc north suffered with terrible heat
wave last week. Even the west suffered,
in humans and crops. Even dogs went
mad and bit few people. People living
near a river or lake go there and take TO
water. The thermometer went up to one
hundred and over in some places. Much
was done to save the lives of babies in
the cities by making their parents keep
them we'll cleaned and fed moderately.
The terrible humidity they have up north
on hot days is what does most of the
damages.
Iished till Oct first; postofices of the Sec
ond and third class will be the first
to try the experiment. Several through
the country have petitioned for bank,
and several banks have asked to be made
banks of deposit for the Postal bank Of
fees.
Last Friday it was hot enough to send
us to inspect the thermometer to learn
that it was 90 degrees in the middle of
the day, on north west gallery.
We learn that the Gulf and Ship Is
land railroad will run their excursion
trains Saturday mornings as they did Sun
days, and return Monday. This gives
tired people whole Sunday, as well as
half of Saturday to rest on the Gulf
Coast, and enjoy the salt breeze from the
south across the waters. We think the
fare is $500. Cheap as dirt for the re-
turn one gets. You can board at Gulf
port Saturday night to Monday morning
as cheap as you desire.
The cotton crop of 1910 is thought by
now, to be not over 100000 bales.
The Baptist people of Florence will
commence a protracted meeting on second
Sunday in this month. Rev. l. P. Trotter,
of Harrisburg, will do the preaching. Ev-
ery night from the first Sunday to the
second there will be meeting for prayer
in the church, to prepare the people for
the big meeting; and those Christians
who feel any interest in the meeting, if.
not providentially hindered, will be there
sure. Such prayer meeting occasions is
a very fine opportunity for the church
members to show his or her hand.
In looking through copies of the Union
Advocate we find it a mighty fine paper
indeed for the farmer, the Union members
particularly. The Union man ought to
appreciate the organ of the union. There
are too many good, true and useful ar
lists in it to be careless over. Any and
every thing necessary that tends to be-
neft the Individual member and his fam
iIy as we'll as further the good of the
Union, can readily be found in that good
Journal and we'll worth reading and con-
sidering with care, and we admire the
Union mans principles when we know
that he feels that his Union Advocate
is the paper for him and his. He is the
one who will reap the benefits to himself
accruing from his organ, while the IN
different member who does not value
it as he should will be the one to find
fault with it in more ways than one.
While on this point, we will say that
the Union Advocate, if it was treated
right by the membership would have a
home-a printing house-of its own, and
there is financial strength enough through
out the Mississippi membership to rear
such home in sixty days if there was
zeal enough for it to materialize. Why
should the members stand still and have
the editor plead the cause of home for
their paper? There is no need for any
more than mere suggestion, and then the
local Unions should speedily check out
proportionate rate of cash and say at
once, Build it without delay" We trust
the locals of beat one in Rankin county
will be to the fore in this matter. What
say your
Kentucky has been cursed, of late with
frequent and heavy rains. 1t is said that
in one section it rained everv dav for
weeks-roads and bridges washed up.
and travel and transportation terribly dis
turbed On the 29th of last month FIVE
inches of rain fell between o'clock and
y o'clock, washing away bridges and do
ing untold damage to crops in Henderson,