The Brandon news., 1906-11-22

WELD the nniohtiest influence in the nation
prise, doing more for the community for less
Emoney than any other body Of workers.
In about six weeks more the board of con-
|trol Of the penitentiary, which has been
the governing body Of the penitentary farms
and convicts, Twill cease to exist, and the
management and farms will 90 into the hands
OF a special board to be appointed by the
Igovernor, which will consist of three trustees
one to be named from each of the supreme
lcourt districts OF the state, and one superin-
ltendent to have the executive management Of
1.-THE prison affars under the supervision of the
trustees. he appointment Of the three
trustees by the governor to put the new
management into operation is merely tempo
lrary At the next regular state election the
trustees will be elected by the people and
from then on the trustees will be elective
he office Of superintendent, however, will al
ways be filled by appointment Of the governor
who shall have the right to remove him at
pleasure or on complaint Of the trustees
Zach OF the trustees appointed or elected
|shal give bond in the sum Of $4,000 con-
Iditoned upon faithful performance Of duty and
1.-THE accounting for all funds into their hands
from the prison management The SUPER
|intendent is required to be an experienced
farmer and shall hold office for four years, un-
less removed, and shall give bond in the sum
OF $4,000 for faithful performance Of his
ldutieS He is required to reside on the state
farm in SunfloWer county, Which is the head
quarter farm OF the penitentiary system in this
Estate, and shall have supervision over the
ISevera other state farms. His salary is fixed
lat S., 900. The superintendent is to appoint
1.-THE guards or Sergeants whose terms shall
be one year, at a salary to be approved by the
trustees. The superintendent is to be furnish
for
two horses and his travelling expenses, in
|cluding hotel expenses, but must supply his
own household equipment and household
|necessaries and subsistence.
A dearth of local news often leads to mur-
murs on the part OF those who prize local Cos
sip above all else, and it is not all thefauIt Of
the publisher. Any live publisher will not fail
to give all the local news worthy of note there
fore when the local department is short you
should not rail at the editor but remember you
might have committed suicide, got married,
quarreIed with your neighbor stole chickens,
let your team run away, or done a hundredl
other things to make a local item. If a news
paper should publish current street gossip, or|
the hints and aIluSonS Of the best society in
the community it would be ostracized and thel
poor editor fnorseWhipped or burned at the|
stake Think a minute Of the mean and lowl
things you say about your toWnsnen and yourI
'S1' ''o'SrIDOi o''u - i'oSi'O lIOV ~ WOulu IOOkl
IN print. Don't critcse the newspapers forl
what they print but give them great credit forI
what they don't print. a newspaper that con-
tainS one-haIfthe nonsense current among the|
best citizens would be considered unfit to|
read. Honest!
The optmist, while he sees much of the|
evil, sees also much Of the good. He sees|
more Of the beauty, hears more of the nusic;|
his mental vision is keener his spiritual insight
deeper. His Whole view of life is one Of prom
ise. When the problems, vexations, and
temptations come, he stands squareIy in his
path. and bN attitude and axnraSSinn dacIaresl