The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-28

cation of the tick would mean an in
crease of four cents a pound on hides,
an increase of SIS, on a 6oo-pound steer,
besides increasing the capacity Of the
mich COW; eliminate the danger of the
Texas fever and improve the condition
of cattle, SO that better beeves would be
the rule, instead of scrub stock" No
objection was raised at that time to all
this. The widest publicity had been given
this entire matter by president of that
board. AS long as no one had made no
protest to the board against its action, the
members personally paid no attention to
the mass meeting. Now what? The vet
erinarian, DR.. Hostman, of the u. S. Gov
eminent employed to look after the work
of eradication of the tick, made plain
explanatory talk to the meeting and ans
wered several questions put to him, and
then this same mass meeting turned to
and adopted resolutions thanking DIR.
Hostman and the supervisors. Now what
next? Gone of the men who had con-
demned the campaign informed the meet
ing that the opposite due to ig-
norance." Now, there you are. "Due to
ignorance" See? And thus it goes with
lots of would-be intelTigences who don't
| think it worth while to read their county
paper, the organ of the board of supervis-
ors especially, but would prefer to re-
main in the dark ignorance of matters
Of so great Importance to them and to
others, and then get up a crowd and
useless, shameful row to give hurtfuI
IN kha,r
1t is every business and Iaboring mans
interest and duty to keep posted in mat
tiers that concern their interest, and mat
tiers on which they vote and pay taxes,
or else forever after hold his peace" like
a wise man does, m
Mr.. Will Holcomb and wife are spend
ing several pleasant days at the home
of Esquire ]. B. Williams, Mrs. Hol-
combs father
| We are pleased to note that Mrs. Sim
Lacy is a welcome guest of Mrs. P. B.
Berry's this week.
Rev. James Steen, son of w. w. Steen
Esq, of this community, preached last
Sunday at II a. m. for Pastor Allen, on
Luke, I4:z3. Fine thoughts were brought
out on letting the Lord abide with us in
every phase of life. Rev. Steen is
Theological Seminary student, and will
return to louisville, KY this fall to COM
plete the course. The churches which he
resigned in the southern part of the state
we learn, have offered to take him again
as their pastor when he finishes his theo-
logical studies. And, right here we will
say they will possess an up-to-date man.
On Sunday, night Rev. W. S. Allen
preached a very pointed and impressive
and instructive sermon on the Rich Young
Man. His sermon was fttinolv adanted
to the minds, hearts and consCiences D
young men. Would that every young
man who heard that discourse would
lay it to an earnest heart as good seed
sown in good SOIL This writer appreci-
ating the value of the sermon solicited
synopsis of it and offer it to our readers
this week, as follows:
THE RICH YOUNG RULER.
Text: "One thing thou lackest yet"
Luke 1929.
This is one of the saddest stories in the
Gospels. 1t is the tragedy of soul that
longed for eternal life. The young man
is in earnest. He did not come in the
night as Nicodemus had DONE He came
in the open day, and came running. He
was young man of high moral char
acter. When Jesus saw him He loved
him. His life had been kept pure and tn
stained from many of the sins cf men.
He had lived virtuous life He had
not committed adultery. He gives the
lie to the idea that a young man can't
live a pure life. One of the blackening
blighting, whitening curses of our day is
the sin of social impurity And there
is no place but hell for man who lives
such life.
His hands were unstained by the blood
of his fellow man. He had loved
neighbor as himself. He put high
value on human life He kept the COM
inand, '"I'hou shalt not kill"
He was a rich young man. He had
great possessions but he had come by them
honestly. He had not been guilty of
stealing. We need revival of old time,
old-fashioned honesty. Men seem to have
forgotten that there was ever such thing
as honesty. When a man steals now they
call it graft. The Bible calls it ''plain
stealing" We have come upon sad day
So often we hear it said that "a man
can't succeed in business and be honest"
"He is bound to steal or go out of bus
iness,' they say. Well, | had rather 1--we
on bread and water and be honest than
be millionaire and be dishonest
He loved and treasured the truth He
bought it and sold it not. His word was
his honor and could be counted on every
time and all the time. The Bible is pretty
hard on the liar. It says that all liars
shall have their part in the lake that