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Greater Mississippi Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and Agricultural Development of the State's In comparable Resources j* Items of Interest Picked Up Here and There j» j» j* j* * By II. E. IILAKESLEE, Jackson. it A Laurel is making a crusade against vagrants and has been signally suc cessful in convicting them under the new vagrancy law. This is a move that every town in the State might, make with profit. There is a demand for labor, yet almost every place has large numbers of persons who have no visible means of support, yet they get along in some way. These vagrants are not all colored by any means. There are many whites who are just as bad, or even worse. A cleaning out of the vagrants would decrease crime largely as well as furnish labor for the many enterprises that are running short because help cannot be had. A rigid enforcement of the law cannot possibly injure good citizens and the other kind are not entitled to considera tion. ('lean out the vagrants and there will lie no necessity of increasing the police force. ( apt. J. F. Merrv. immigration agent I of the Illinois < 'entrai, has recently | issued in bulletin form some splendid letters from Mississippi farmers and is | distributing thoi*>;iinlsof them through- , nut tl.p Northwest. TIhw letters tfive | the actual experience of farmers who | till the soil and will prove very inter csting and powerful advertising. | has been remarked often in this depart- j ment, "the experience of one man is ; worth the theory of a dozen,*' and this ! is the actual experience. Capt. Merry i l is enthusiastic in behalf of Mississippi. I sl A portion <if the fair exhibit from the State lias been purchased from the ; commission and will lie on exhibit at : Jackson in November. Next year this will lie added to and placed in a car which will go to all the principal points j on the company's lines in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin and other j ( apt. Merry ami the 1. C. are all right. | States. ! * The impetus given the Angora goat industry by the establishment of a I number of factories in the East has ! brought Ibis business before (hr world I in a stronger light than ever before. At present the largest portion of the mohair is raised in Missouri and North ern Arkansas. The State of Missis fsippi hi«? thousands of acres of land adapted to these goats that is worth lit tle for anything else. The hills of North Mississippi would make admir able farms for their propagation and would no doubt net the owners a hand some profit. The matter is one well worth investigating. R. ('. Johnston of Lawrence, Kas., can give all informa tion necessary for those who desire to look into the husine SS. « » * • From some quarters there comes a demand for the establishment of a de partment of State to be known as an Agricultural t 'ommissioner. States have departments of this char acter in connection with the industrial and immigration commissioner, but all such matters are handled in Mississippi by the A. A M. College ami its splen did corps of officials. Those who want the place established say that at least $30,000 should be appropriated each year for its maintenance, it will be a difficult matter to get such a measure t hrough when $150,000 per year is be ing spent upon an agricultural college and the distribution of literature on farming, dairying, horticulture, etc. S a m e The Wesson Enterprise is again pub lishing some excellent matter descrip tive of the town and surrounding com munity. The last issue contained cuts of a number of enterprises and buildings of the town. Editor Robertson sends hundreds of these papers to people in the North, East and West. The pro ject lias proven successful so far and he continue in the good work. All that Mississippi needs at present is publicity of the proper kind, and the Enterprise is furnishing the kind that will do good. It is a good tiling: pqsh : it along. * » * The Aberdeen Clothing Factory re ports a splendid business and will Siam put several additional traveling men on the road and will cover several States outside of Mississippi. The busi ness has been a success from the day the first machine started. It is right and proper that Mississippi should manufacture the pants she wears, and furnish a few for other States now and then. There are seven factories of the kind in the State and are doing a very satisfactory business. promises t The Aberdeen Sand-Lime Brick Co. has recently shipped 25 ears of its pro duct. to outside ]K)ints and has all of the orders that it can conveniently till. These shipments covered points from Meridian to Byhalia, and one place in Alabama. The brick is white and ex cellent for facing. A Hazlehurst firm shipped a fine fox rewound to New York recently and were j I .id the handsome price of $100 for the Minimal. There must be money in dogs, Dr. M. F. Rogers, of New Albany, sold a half interest in a hunting dog for $1,000, and other fanciers in the State ha ve done nearly as well. There are possibilities in the business. • • Greenwood comes back at th© Win ston county man who raised $32 worth of Irish potatoes on a quarter of an acre of ground, and notes that E. V. Houghston of that place raised $60 worth on the same amount of land, kept his family and neighbors in potatoes a whole year, and has enough laid up for all winter besides. This is "some pota toes." • « • In consequence of an order issued by the State Board of Health, all of the boarding schools have postponed their openings until after the 17th. This will make them very late in closing next spring. • • • Winona has a new bank just opened, is completing a *20,000 hotel, u num ber of new residences are lieing built and a concrete building block plant is being agitated. Winona is not a>le p, even if the mosquito quarantine lias tied up business for a few weeks. • a * I he report that the Eight-Wheel I H agon Company, at Newton, was to be removed to Meridian is strenuously I denied by the Newton Company. It ; will remain at Newton and continue in the future to do a splendid business in the past. The concern is prosperous pnd not sucking a new location. as At the Mississippi Industrial Exposi tion In November, arrangements are being perfected to show the fainou* cotton picking machine at work. This machine was shown last full at one point in the State and one in Alabama, it has been greatly improved and this fall will see as near a perfect cotton pick er as it is thought possible to produce. A large steam plowing machine will also lie in operation at the fair, it will be propelled by an engine and will do the work of a dozen horse plows. Many other concerns are arranging for for space and the exposition promises to lie worth coming many miles to see. It is an institution that will do the whole State incalculable good and its pet-pet uity should lie assured by a liberal attendance. Meridian has invoked the aid of the State in assisting to oust the water company that is preventing the build '"f* of municipal plant that was voted fw , by the citizens by an overwhelming majority some tune since. 1 he present P* a ' 1 b ls inefficient and the old company , ' better. It is to M that the <*hterprislh£ citizens of t»mi fii.v will butvort in removing thu olmtaHc* to t building an up-to-dute vvater system in thorough keening with in»portanee and growing demand of town. I hero is nothing so much needed as good water, and any place l )ros l HM ' ^'''omingly must have it at sl . n .V cost. 1 he contest between Me* vidian and the water company wil be watched with interest by the whole ^late. The Pike County Fair will lie held at MeComb < Tty next week and a success ful meeting is confidently expected. Great preparations have been made for the fair and the good people of that section propose to show to the world that a siege of mosquito quarantine cannot hinder the progress of their On the 7th Hon. Harvie Jor dan of the Southern Cotton Association to a a a voijnty. , «'H «"(I drlivrr an address, ^' IR ra< " n tf promised is good rind liio event will no doubt be well worth go jug many miles to attend. I'ike county IÄ a " right for suri'. « a » Jackson lias organized a poultry asso ciation for the stated purpose of en couraging the breeding of fine fowls and stimulat ing the industry' in a gen eral way. There is undoubtedly money in the raising of chickens, eggs, etc., if the people only knew how to get it out of them, and such organizations as the one, mentioned will go a long way to ward the solving of tills problem. The cotton and seed crop of Missis sippi this year will bring the farmers a gross sum of something like $100,000, OIK). The corn crop is reported as espe cially good, the cane crop is excellent, und ninny others in proportion. Lot ton will bring eleven cents or more; there is an abundance of meat and other foodstuffs, and why should we have cause to complain, crop is short. more money than a large one. all be contented and happy. iven if the cotton A short crop will bring Let us * Following the lead of the Jones coun ty supervisors, Pearl River county will increase the assessment of pine 'lands to $20 per acre, about 75 per cent of what it is actually worth. Large bodies of Ibis land is held by non-residents who are sitting still and waiting for it to appreciate in value and then sell. They arc paying little to help in the work of development that makes their land worth more money. The delta sec tion is also largely held by non-resi dents and thousands of acres sessed at $1 to $20. Water Valley is doing some building arl< ' but little being said atiout it. A : *' sl published in one of the local papers last week footed up a total of $127, worth of new buildings under course of lu 1 ' 8 !' lUt *", n ' • bat does not look like , quarantine had knocked ,.V'' n ar ?- v appreciable extent, Ua . rr ' al • a good town and will lo >' ros l K3r ' ,he B«id work ' tJ11 ' 1,11 ' 1 arc as t liât are worth from $8 # 550 * * It is a fad t be regretted that much liquidation of spot cotton took place about Oct. 1. forced below 10 cents again, should never have been allowed. T1 farmers must stand closer behind the officers of the cotton associât ion if they would accomplish wluit was intended. Otherwise its efforts will he without results. so The I'nee w <H u hirh " The Jones County Fair was held last week and proved a success from every standpoint, although the attendance from a distance was necessarily limited by the mosquito quarantine so in force throughout the State. fair will be held again next ye j • • • general The ar. Bohemian oyster openers from Balti more are arriving in large numbers tc help with the season now the coast, coming one of m uowu on The oyster industry is lie great importance in Mississippi and it is necessary to import the labor to handle them every veur » Attorneys for the Yazoo and Missis sippi 5 alley Railroad Compatit have filed with the Secretary of State statement showing the route of the pro posed "Silver Creek extension," so far They say; "Beginning at a point on the Ya zoo and Mississippi Valley, at or neat the town of Silver ( 'reek, ' Yazoo coun ty, thence running in a southwesterly direction, following the of Silver Creek." and li as the same lias been l<x*ated. enerai course crossing Big Sunflower river at Holly Bluff, a..out three-fourths of a mile west of Camp bellsville," all in Yazoo county, and will hit the main line "at Valley Park, or some other station in that territory." • • • The State Railroad Commission ha* adopted the following order: "In the Matter of 'Floating Cotton'— Complaint having been made of dis criminations in the matter of'floating cotton,' it is ordered that all the rail roads in Mississippi be notified to ap pear on Nov. 7, 1905, and show cause I why 'floated cotton' should not be ion eentrated for compression at the coin press nearest the point of origin, or at such compresses as the shipiter may direct." The chances are that fhe matter will cause a lenglhy discussion, once it comes before the commission. PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED Bjr Gang Who Killed Prof. Roach la Kentucky. Fulton, Ky., Oct. 9.—The ponses who are scouring the county for the two un* known white men who assassinated Prof. E. W. 1 loach have as yet accomplished nothing and it is feared that this crime -one of the blackest ever committed in Fulton county- must go unavenged. Detective Hawkins of Milan, Tcnn., Is here with his famous bloodhounds. The hounds trailed the assassins from the bam, where Boach was shot, to the road where the fugitives had left their horses, and, of course, lost the trail there. It is now generally believed that the assassination of Prof. Roach was the re sult of a well-laid and carefully-exe cuted plot. It is also believed that others than the two men who did the killing were concerned in the plot. Other families in this neighborhood have been intimidated by this gang, and should they know who committed the dastardly crime it is doubtful if they would appear as witnesses against them. Just a few nights before the killing Mr. Roach reproved several young men for misbehaving at a pro tracted meeting. The young men did not openly resent the reproof, but several threats we*e made against Mr. Koach. The officers have rigidly examined several of the young men who were heard to utter these throats, but no arrests have been made. These young men all lielong to prominent families BEYOND CONTROL Fever Situation at Pensacola Con tinues to Grow Worse. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 9.—Eighteen new cases of- yellow fever developed in Pensacola today, showing a large in crease in the number heretofore report ed. This is partially due to the rigid inspection which was made today by wlmt ls known as the Citizen's Volun teer Committee, which was appointed yesterday, one citizen being assigned to a block. This inspection revealed many cases which had not been reported to the physicians. All of these cases were among the jioorer residents, though the physicians reported several cases which had been under surveillance for several days. The prevailing opinion is that the fever is beyond control; that it will remain in Pensacola until frost. The efforts of the doctors are now centered princi pally in preventing a spread and keep ing t he number of cases as small as pos sible. MOSQUITO EXPERIMENTS Will Be Conducted During Winter by Louisiana Professors. Baton Rouge, La., Oct. Louisiana State University announces that Dr. J. W Dupree will conduct ex periments during the winter for the pur pose of ascertaining definitely the effect of cold weather on stegomyla fasciata mosquitoes. Dr. Dupree does not be lieve from his past experiments with the stegomyia mosquito that it hibernates during the winter as an adult, but he believes that the first cold spell kills the stegomyia and that it hibernates in its 9.—The There is, however, a difference of opin ion among the scientists upon this ques tion, and it will be finally determined during the winter months. Whether a stegomyia mosquito that has fed upon the blood of a yellow fever patient can transmit its poison to its eggs is an other question that will be finally deter mined upon this winter. Dr. Dupree expects to make some experiments along this line. Dr. Dupree will let some mosquitoes feed on a yellow fever patient and will keep their eggs through the winter and thou send them to the United States Government to experiment with, as a citizen would not be allowed to do such dangerous experimenting under the laws of Louisiana. TEN THOUSAND PERISH. Appalling Loss of Life on Islands Off Mainland of China. Victoria, B. C., Oct. 9.—The steamer Tartar, which arrived last night from the Orient, brought the news from Shang hai that the loss of life of the natives of tlie island at the mouth of the Vorigste river as a result of the typhoon at the beginning of September was tre mendous. The North China Daily News of Shanghai says: "To the cast of Tamagming two islands, otic called Vaowashwai, the other Siiiniousha, distant about twenty miles Woo Sung, have suffered much from the typhoon, nearly all the in habitants having been swept away. The islands have only been inhabited for a short time, as they are of recent forma tion, and are not much above high water mark. "It is reported that nearly 10,000 peo ple have been drowned on these two islands and the smaller islands adja cent. Tamajyning itself has not suffer ed much, being well above the high water mark." Three Living Wives. Live Oak, Fla., Get. 9.—John W. Chastern is in jail here charged with having three living wives. At the out break of the Spanish-American t ha-teen left his second wife, who now lives in California, and enlisted in the army. Recently he applied for a pen sion from the Federal Government. Bis seeond w ife, believing him to have died while In the army, had likewise implied for a pension. By a comparison of notes at the Pension Bureau seeond wife was informed of his where abouts. The outcome was his arrest. Storm Sweeps Southern Coast. New Orleans, La.. Oct. 9.—Another threatening storm has been prevailing or the past twenty-four honrs, bet reports of serious damage at any jniint have come in. The wind has very high, and a report tonight by wireless tel».-am from Southwest Pass says that a gale has bc.-n blow ing all day there and the tide is very high, but no damage has yet lieen done. r A rejiort from Pointe A'LuhiM he, on tile lower «■oast, says tliai uu;k farmers nave sustained considerable loss, aud it Is feared the worst is not over. war n.s no been THE WRECK OF THE ST. PAUL All Hand« Saved, flat tbe Ponwogfri lafffreil <on*ldcml»l> From Ibe I tnusual l£*|)uaare. Eureka. Ca!., Oct 7.—Fast upon the rocks, one and one-half miles south of Point Gorda, the San Francisco & Port land Co.'s steamer, St. Paul, Capt. Randall, lies a total wreck. Us 93 pas sengers and crew of 65 men are safe. Some are on board of the steamer Pomona, en route to San Francisco, but the greater number are in Eureka, having arrived on tne tug Ranger and the steamer Vanguard. The captain and most of the crew are in Eureka. The steamer passengers suffered much from exposure, and a number of them fainted when they realized their peril. J. F. Wickman, of San Francisco, who arrived here on the Vanguard, gave the following account of the wreck. "The first bump was as though we were rushing over stones. There was a short interval of quiet, then a severe rumbling, throwing the boat from side to side. I jumped from my berth and opened the door. It was raining, and the deck was apparently deserted, I thought we had been struck by some heavy sea. Just then I heard some bells ringing and loud talk and knew that we were in for it "I saw officers and members of the crew awakening the passengers. Some women were In a state of excitement. After making a poor attempt at dress ing, they appeared to gain control of themselves, when assured by the offi cers that they had plenty of time. "I left the ship in the second boat, We stood by the steamer according to instructions from the captain, when a heavy fog shut down and we put out to sea. Two hours later we sighted the St. Paul and shortly after the Ranger hove In sight." Capt. Randall says the disaster wa3 duo to the thick fog and attaches blame to no one. The vessel will prove a total wreck, The cargo, 1,100 tons of miscellaneous freight, will also be a total loss. EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS Th© Volume of Early Full Trude, While Not Unite So Active, Sllll Larger Thun Expected. New York, Oct. 7.---Bradstreet's weekly review says: While not so active as In recently preceding weeks, the volume of trade still exceeds expectations. Contributing to this are better reports from retail lines, necessitating reorders of reason able goods, fall festivals, enlarging crop movement and a continued im mense turnover in idtistrial lines. Com plaints as to car shortages increase, the grain, coal, coke, iron and lumber trades all reporting congestion from this cause. Undiminished activity is witnessed in the iron trade, demand for crude and finished products surpassing previous years at this period. Higher levels of future cost, particularly as to coke and ore, confront these trades Collections for the country as a whole are good. Money is still moving to the country and while In liberal supply for ordinary trade purposes, higher quotations at home and abroad seem certain. Bank clearings testify to new heights being reached for this season of the year. DECIDED NOT TO OPEN The I'oiirln National Flunk, of Which S. C. Doiitiliert) Was Frutilenl, Tito Miiuiilntion. to «< I'eorla, 111., Oct. 7.—As a direct result of the indictment of N. C Dougherty for forgery, the directors of the Peoria national hank, of which he was presi dent, announced shortly after midnight that they decided to discontinue busi ness and would call in the comptroller of the currency to wind up the affairs of the institution. The meeting of di rectors lasted all evening behind closed doors. It was admitted that a disas trous run would be inevitable, and the only recourse was to liquidate at once. The loan of $100,009 by the Peoria clearinghouse was tied up in such wise that it could not be accepted. It was learned that quiet withdrawals from the bank had been going on all day, most of the calls coming from banks in neighboring towns. The bank was capitalized at $200,000. MINE TOP WORKS BURNED Thirty-Five Miner» Entombed—'Ten Reaeueil mid the Ite*t In No Immediate Danner. Fueblo, Colo., Oct 7.—A defective electrical generator started a destruc tive fire at the Fremont coal mine near Florence, Col. All the buildings, in cluding the shaft house, were destroyed. Thirty-five men were working in the mine at the time the fire started. Ten of them were rescued with difficulty and 25 were still In the mine at 4 p. m. By some good fortune the air com pressor was not damaged by the flames, and it is confidently stated that the entombed men are in no immediate danger. The loss will be about $80,000. AN INDIANA TRAGEDY Trnttic Climax ot Doni©»tio Tronblc» of Indiana Conple~\Yiff Hnd Sued Fi Divorce. Marion, Ind., Oct. Gregg, aged 35, shot and probably fa tally wounded his wife, and then killed himself. The Greggs had parted over year ago, aud the husband went to the home of his wife's parents and plead ed with her to dismiss a suit for di vorce«, and, upon her refusal, meneed shooting. Moroiun Sruii-Annnnl Contcrrncc. Salt I>ake City, Oct. 7.—The seven ty-sixth semi-annual conference of the Mormon church began here Friday 7,000 Latter Day Saints present in the tabernacle at the opening session. 7.—James P. a eom with more than To Command *h© W!trnn>tu. Washington, Oct. 7.—Capt. F. J. Crake has been detached from duty captain of the yard at the Mare Island navy yard and ordered to the mand of the battleship Wisconsin October 26. U on to g» i Jheie's Standard Quality Here *r * t r "I 1869 . An U i b r* k • a Record of 36 Tears Selirtig Reliable Drags. 1805 I i l to V. J I *1 Remember this when yoo are In neei of Drugs, School Books, Stationery, Paints, Oils, Window Glass <£ or anything kept In a first-class drug store STICKING TO FACTS and RIGHT PRICES is the repu tatioa vs have A S. BEALL TRT 08 AND SEE I J I U you 6an do without fl Good Hardware Manu stores-^-** But you can't do without a good Hardware Store. To a Housekeeper It Is es «ssentlal as the house Itself. The Stock Is made up of many things In« dispensable to the home, farm and the workshop such as: .Store • • • StOTM, Range«, Orate«, Heavy Hardwire, Pomps, Piping, Belting and Engin» Repair Parts, Guns, Loaded Sheila, Cartridge», Shot, Powder, Caps, Bridle», Collars, Buggies, Harness, Saddles, Blankets, Wagon Gear, Wagon and Bnggy Spokes and Kltng, Thimble Skeins, Buggy Shaft and Polaa, Cart Shafts, Woaden Churns, Stone Churns, Jata and Crocks, Pocket and Table Cutlery and Shelf Hardware, Home-made Tinware, guaranteed better than any yon can buy else where. Tin Roofing and Guttering done to order. 1 HAVB A TTN AND REPAIR SHOP IN CONNECTION IN CHARGE OF AN EXPERT WORKMAN. SELECTION IS EASY. 8TOCK ATTRACTIVE. Is a necessity in any community. Don't break down your hardware store bj buying from other stores. Don't order off after anything kept in my line.beiore getting my prices. The needs of the kitchen and dining room met to the advantage of the pocket book. BAXTER HILSON. SEEING IS BUYING Goods Received Same Day As Ordered From LEON HESSDORFFER Liquor Dealer CANTON, MISS. Fine Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors, Gins, Brandies, Etc* All Prices and Qualities© The Famous Red Top Rye pr Qt $1 25 Pete Cooper Rye reduced price " $1 50 Murray Hill Club.$1 20 Old Monopole Rye " " " $1 05 Old Silas Moore.. $1 00 Hessdorffer's Private Stook pr Qt $1 00 Hessdorffer'a Pore Rye Kentucky Belle Bourbon Old Glory Rye Gilt Edge Straight Whiskey pr gallon $2 M •< 75c h 75c « it 75c Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded on Any of these Brands. Long Distance Telephone, No. 74. Lowest Prices Pure Drugs Best Skill ♦ ♦ ♦ On this Basis we ask Your Prescriptions We keep only One Grade of Drugs * . . The Best • • COMPLETE of toilet articles, perfumery, writing tablets and fancy stationery, schoolbooks, cutlery, paints, oils, varnishes, cigars, high-grade chewing and smoking tobaccos. LINE ♦ ♦ ♦ Swinney $ Stigler First Floor Masonic Building. 'Phone 55 DYSPEPSIA CURE DIGESTS WHAT YOU EAT TW $1.00 boitte contain* 2H ttin«sth« trltldxe, which mQj for 50 rtSPABBO ONLY AT TH« LABORATORY OF ■fA E. C. DeWITT 4c COMPANY. CHICAGO. ILL B. ». BEALL. to r I Pay Express on the Following Brands When ordered In four full quarts Four Full Quarti $ 4.00 Glen Elk Elmhurst Bourbon Old Webwood Four full Quarts $ 6.00 Old Forrester Harlem Club Harmony Club Old Joe Gideon Autocrat Rye Victoria Rye Cumberland Rye 6.00 4.00 h » 6.00 «« 4.00 Dixie Cabin Home Old National Colonel's Favorita Old Hillside 6.00 M * 4.00 I ».00 at 3.0u •I A00 A4 UJTOCRAT *HlStt.E^ T* W GC>«!fLts!XI^ 3.00 ta 4.00 3.00 u 4.00 a* Goods guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded« I JOHN LEONE, JR., J CANTON, MISS. li ■ 9