The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-25

al courage to do his duty for the good of
| the world, but will make enemies ready
to endanger his life or besmirch his God
! like character. Every corporation or COM
munify needs more men of moral courage
to dare to be Daniels than now exist
The man who claims to have real good
moral character but lacks moral courage
! is like clock with good works but is
| without hands, This lacking courage
to do full duty is known of others who
take adv antage of thrir knowledge and
take downward trend in their own char
! acter and actions, which eventually lead
to unexpected trouble or harassment
These remarks apply to.cnurch members
as we'll as to political tenure.
| People fortunate enough to be free from
| epidemics, floods and CONGREGATIONS have
la scant idea of the sufferings of other
people who have one of these caiaunties
to befall them For instance, out in Idaho
a town hemmed in by mountain ridges
as swept by fire that ragged in the rcoun-
tain woods Notwithstanding the eforts
of 1000 men to keep the fire back from
the ilfated town. The terrible winds
that accompany such sweeping fires blew
sparks and cinders over all Instructions
on to the roofs of the house and set them
afre. No lives were lost here but the
locality was deserted more or less when
the denizens realized dangers approaching.
But in many other places in the forests
where fires have ragged. upwards of 40
lives have persisted. 1t is now believed
that the woods were fired bv incendiaries
in several spots.
With SO much bribery and grating
| in the country it looks as if the prayer
had been revised to read: Lead US
straight into temptation. FIX.
Some Baptist people out in Georgia, at
Dalton, were engaged with a bapt;zing
in a large Tool when some youngsters
scantly clad leaped into the water near
| by and swan around in circle to keep
ahoat so that they may view the scene,
but this broke up the baptizing for the
time, and the lads were put under arrest
charged with disturbing public worship.
A man cut in Indiana went to bank
| to deposit 600 dollars which was rolled
up and tied. On reaching the bank he
found he had lost it. He telephoned his
wife the loss, and she answered that
she found her hens pecking at a green
| bundle near the gate at home and went
to investigate. She found it to be his
roll of money-$soo-which he had
dropped.
A fine thing this in these days: The
governor of Missouri is adapting a parole
system for the csnvicts in thet state. He
has paroled six young convicts, and IN
quiries for the names of so others UNI
der ~ years of age to be paroled. But
L
only such as he finds will appreciate the
Iavcr and are wellbehaved receive this
privilege. 1t is proposed to give these
young men an opportunity to reinstate
themselves as useful and honorable citi-'
szens of the state. In order to do this,regu-
lar and proper employment is obtained
| for them In other states where this ex-
pertinent has been tried the cases are very
rare where the plan failed TO work good.
Ere long, we hope. this good act of the
governors WI become general. It is re-
form and education against degradation
and penalty inflicted for wrong acts corr
mitted The world in the criminal de-
partnent is evidently improving, and Is
tending to save the unfortunate inmates
of the pen to themselves who prove them
selves appreciative Of kind and Just treat
ment. A good deal Of this upward trend
is due to the personal efforts of Cody
women and Christly men investigating
prisoners and the treatment Of prisoners,
and suggesting and urging more kindly