The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-05-06
book; it may be the means of saving his
soul and enable him 20 meet dear ones
Up Yonder.

soul and enable him 20 meet dear ones
Up Yonder.
Meanwhile. had branched. out In soci-
ETY., and had become quite a ladies' man.
paid diligcnt court to half a dozen or
SO pretty girls who were students at the
old Brandon Academy. taught by Miss
Frank Johnson. sister OF Mrs. Frantz.
assisted by Mrs. .tilia Jayne, mother OF
r. X. Jayne, among them Anna Lee
gle Cooke. Dora Runnells. Marie Stew
ems. Zella Hargrove. Flossie Jack, Annie
Cooke, and last. but not least. Ida John
son-who got me, and | got her. to have
and to hold for A years and more.
Strange fatality seemed to hang over
those beautiful girls: all of whom mar
ried, except dear Annie Cooke, and she
died while young. All the others are Wild
ows. except her sister Margie. who died
three years ago. and the girl who bears
my name.
A similar fate seemed SUSPENDED over
the set above me, Dora Lowry, Mamie
Cooke. Mollie Lowry. Bette Henry and
Laura Johnson. all of whom lost their
husbands. except the latter.
Frantz made semi-annual trips to Scott.
Newton, NeshOba. Leake Snl..u. Simp-
son. Covington. Jasper. Jones' Lawrence
and other counties whore his paper cir
court, and remaining for several days.
when he would not only get enormous
numbers of subscribers. but collect large
sums or money from delinQuents, many
OF whom looked for his court visits and
only paid him as he made his regular
rounds. He charged three dollars year
for the paper. and never refused to en-
ter mans name. 1t made no difference
where he lived or what ais circumstances
were. He knew the advantage OF large
ro6 thof ~ ho
lectcd two out Of every three subscribers
that he was ahead.
Frantz was an accurate. old time
printer, and was brought up in the
of the paper for advertising and the bal
ance for reading matter, but under no
circumstances would he run advertise
mentS ahead OF reading matter. or mix
up paid readers with pure news matter.
he had his rule. and could not be induced
to break 1t. for love .or money. The wri-
ter adopted the same system when he
began printing paper near unto fifty
years ago. and he has never varied from
1t, except In the case of half page ads
and so far as he knows his was the only
paper In the state to adhere to that rule.
Colonel Frantz had made piles Of mon
ey, which he spent with free hand.
living at the top of the pot; but he re-
mained In the publishing business too
long. tai he got old. poor and reeble He
was forced to the necessity of putting on
a patent outside, which he hated above
all things. He lost his energy and gin
turning the rascals OUT in which en-
deavor Frantz was leading factor.
grew tired Of his style Of writing, which
had lost Its SAVIOR.
New railroads were built. mail facili-
ties improved; local papers sprang up In
every county, sapping his circulation and
injuring his business; and when he died
his paper hau become but a shadow of
Its former self. His son Ed, tried to
continue the publication of the Republi-
can. but, after giving 1t a fair trial, a
bandoned the task. having found 1t to
be a losing game. And then the Repub-
lican followed the man who had made 1t.
and gave up the ghost. But SO long as
the history OF Mississippi editors and pa
pers are written the names of Frantz
and the Republican will occupy promi-
nent place on Its pages; and their like
We shall ne'er see again.
In looking over the names of printers
and boys with whom I worked on the
brandon Republican, find that p. e.
Williams and e. E. Frantz are the only
survivors. Bob Mcdonnell, Ben Carroll.
Willie Williams, Willie Estes, Jim Ware
and p. Richardson have passed over the
river. all dying young, except the latter
two ware walked off the long railroad
while r Richardson sleeps in an un-
marked grave at Port Gibson, having
spent his last days In the office Of his oiu
friend, Jas. 8. Mason. founder OF the Re-
, veille at that place
After serving with Colonel Frantz for
three eventful years, l severed my con-
nection with him. and established the
Ledger at Newton, September 1871, but |
was lonely over there by myself, and re-
turned to Brandon on November %. OF
that year. to keep an engagement of a
years standing. when DR.. A. L. Kline
officlated at q marriage In which r H.
Henry and Ida Johnson were the con-
tracing parties. which Mrs. Frantz duly
HOW beautiful 1t is to seee
Two happy, loving hearts unite,
Anu blend In perfect harmony
Their full. sweet chords OF pure delight.
Life spreads before them bright and Iair,
May joyous love shine on their way
And pleasure meet them everywhere
And sweet and new every day.
And as the days and years go by
Let love be tender still and strong
And II they breathe a sorrowing sigh,
Let 1t be lost In faiths sweet song
And, oh. remember life was given
A jewel for our keeping here,
And when you take 1t back to heaven
In perfect light may 1t appear.
A life of happy usefulness.
life of faith and hopeA and love
Be yours upon the bounteous earth.
And may it be yours above.