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FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI ' Devoted to the Industrial, Commercial and Agricultural Development of the Wonderful Resources of the Sta.e. Items of Interest from all Quarters. : ; : : : By H. E. BLAKESLEE, Jackson, Miss. V ___/ In speaking of the fact that nearly all of the southern roads are prepar ing to double-track their lines, the Birmingham Ledger says: “The truth is, the productiveness of the south has increased so rapidly of late years that the railroads find it hard to meet the transportation de mands with single tracks. Complaints of the inadequacy of shipping facili ties are growing more numerous every year. Thousands of dollars worth of strawberries and other trucking pro ducts had to be thrown away last year because the cars were not available for shipment. The fruit season opens almost every year with complaint of the shortage of cars. The double track system will greatly facilitate the shipping and will remove much of the difficulty along its line. Not only is the freight traffic on all of the principal railroads increasing stead ily, but the passenger traffic is very much heavier, so that it is not un reasonable to look for the double tracking of nearly all of the large railroad systems in the south in the next few years." ■Several years ago a minister died in North Mississippi, leaving a large family in an almost helpless condi tion. Two of the girls were eared for by the Methodist orphanage at Water Valley, now Jackson, and given a fair education. They were also train ed in the pursuits necessary in the bat tie of life. They were given a start in life under Christian influences and it has just been announced that Min nie and Mattie Koon have become as sociated in the publication of the Dawn of Light at Walnut Grove with Bro. G. S. Ellis. They will learn the business in every phase, conduct a woman’s department, set type, write locals and editorial. A useful career is opening up to these desei'ving young ladies. This is not an isolated in stance of the good done by the. or phanages of great old Mississippi. It is being done every aay. May they '•ontinue to prosper. The board of directors of the Ma sonic Widows and Orphan’s Home has selected Meridian as the place for its location. An extremely liberal offer was made by that enterprising city, and after considering the offers of a number of others, Meridian captured the plum. The home will start with an endowment of $100,000 and will be supported by the Masonic bodies of the state. Meridian is to be con gratulated upon the securing of this important institution, and that it will be liberally aided by the citizens of that place, goes without contra diction. Plans for the annual meeting of the Mississippi Industrial Exposition are being completed and the active work of preparation is under way. The leg islature leased the old capitol and grounds for this purpose and the pro moters propose to make the fair larger and much better than ever before. Several new buildings for various pur poses will be provided and the in terest is increasing from year to year, requiring larger quarters for exhibits. The attendance is taken as an evi dence that this enteprise is appre ciated by the people of the state. In 1904 fifteen thousand people paid ad mission at the gate while last year the paid admissions numbered 36,000. • n ll . 1 _ i _ _ 1. U1D lall LUC JMUUIUIU- wiiuuvu^.j pect more than 50,000 and likely 60, 000, will attend. In a register kept last fall, nearly every connty in the state was represented by visitors and more than half the states in the Union. The great good to be effected by county and state fairs cannot be grasped in an instant, or does it all come in the year in which t^ie fair is held. Results can be traced for years afterwards. They are undoubt edly the greatest educators of the pres rnt time, and every county in Missis sippi should hold a fair annually. The promoters will likely not realize on the money invested in the way of di rect dividends, but the dividends will come to every man, woman and child alike in increased prosperity, better yield of crops, improved stock, eco nomical handling of products, and in a thousand other ways. The writer hopes to see a number of fairs organ ized next year and made permanent institutions in the several counties now without them. The circuit clerk of Tippah county in making his rounds with the reg istration books, reported that he reg istered at Geno’s Mill a man who qualified to his age as 104 years. The gentleman in question was Mike Cox a typical son of the Emerald Isle and a fine specimen of humanity. He has been a citizen of Tippah for a long time and is one of the best citizens af Dumas registered as 90 years of - Change Herrington of Ellisville ona of the most successful and practical farmers in the state furnishes the fol lowing excellent articles on diversi fication and rotation. They are well worth a careful perusal by all: “Diversification—Ask the first far mer you meet what is diversification. It is dollars to dimes he can’t tell. Editors who have undertaken to pull the farmers out of holes are to blame. Diversify, they say; then they will with the next breath say that diver sification and rotation are the salva tion of the farmer, and I doubt if one could give an intelligent answer. Diversification means a division of crops. We piney woods farmers are diversified farmers. Probably we do not go far enough with the division; that is, we do not divide up the crops as equally as we should. To be a diversified farmer in every sense the word implies we should divide our crops some thing like this: Twenty acres is enough for any one man, maybe twice enough. Plant five to cotton, five to corn, five to oats to be followed by five to peas and five acres to be planted to cane, irish and sweet potatoes, garden, orchard etc. For me, twenty acres is too much, I pre fer twelve, and am fool enough to try' my hand with twelve next year divid ed as follows: Three acres to cotton, three to corn, three to oats to be fol lowed by peas, and three acres for sugar cane, sweet potatoes, irish po tatoes, melons and orchard. That is diversification, it means division of crops—divided if you please. “Rotation—You need not talk to any but diversified farmers about ro tation for no other can rotate. Rota tion follows or goes with diversifica tion. We diversify to make farming profitable—to keep from putting all your ‘eggs’ in one basket, and we ro ■ofn Iroon tin fortilitv nf flip 1. We will take a wheel; place four cards on it. On the first we will write cotton, on the second corn, on the third oats and on the fourth truck. Wo begin to turn the wheel at cot ton ; when the wheel is turned one fourth around we arrive at corn, and we have rolled the wheel over one time we arrive at the card labeled cotton where we began. These cards as you see, do not lose their place on the wheel; each one represents a year and a turn of a wheel represents four years. This represents a four year system of rotation. In France the farmers practice a four-year system of rotation, but one year the land re mains fallow, that is, it grows up to weeds and is not cultivated at all. Here in the South, a three years sys tem of rotation is more practicable. Corn, oats and cotton. The farmer with fifteen acres would run it thus; one third of each of the three crops named and each to occupy the land one year in thre'.” Mr. Herrington’s article is plain and to the point. He is gifted with the faculty of making himself un derstood. He don’t say whether the pea crop should be cut or turned un der. Conditions would likely settle this question. If the soil was in need of the replenishing power of the peas they could be turned under, otherwise the crop could be harvested, making four from the land in three years. The U. S. Governmnt’s acceptance of Gulfport harbor together with the refunding' to Cant. Jones of $150,000, a portion of what has been expended upon its construction, means a great deal to Mississippi. It means in the first place that we have two rccog uized deep water harbors on our coast line, Pascagoula having been so rec ognized for years and the subject of fairly liberal appropriations at the hands of Uncle Sam for improvement and maintenance. It means that in the future years of great business prosperity brought about by the con struction of the Panama canal and the deflection of trade through southern ports, Mississippi will have two for the handling of this business instead of one. It means that in our coast line there will be more than one large commercial center and other benefit? too numerous to mention. Poplarville is engaged in building a large college for the higher educalio:. of the youth of that section. Ground has been purchased and plans arc be ing made for a main building to cost not less than $20,000. The cause ol education is being looked after prop erly by our brethren of the pin? woods. Lexington has irganized and pu into working order one of those towr and community building organization? known as a building and loan asso ciation. A number of the best anc most enterprising citizens of that ex cellent town are interested in the pro ject and its success is assured. Then becoming a home-owning state anc the work done by local building anc loan associations is highly commend able. ' MISSISSIPPI STATE HAPPENINGS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL SECTIONS. AN EPITOME OF THE NtWS Called From Important Happenings Throughout the State During the Past Week and Reviewed in Brief. Governor Vai'daman is expected to Issue a call within the next few days for the first meeting of the Vicksburg National Military Park Commission, appointed during the recent legisla tive session, and vested with the duty of directing the expenditure of the $50,000 appropriation to be used in erecting monuments to the Mississip pi troops who fell during the siege of Vicksburg. The commission is composed of Cap tain John G. Cashman, of Vicksburg, Capt. W. T. Ratcliff, of Raymond, and Hon. William Verger, of Greenville, all of whom are familiar with the his tory of the memorable siege, and the positions occupied by the troops of this state engaged in the defense of the city. The governor is an ex-officio member of the body. In view of a general manifestation of interest being shown by other Southern States in the work at the Vicksburg park, and the likelihood that liberal appropriations will be made for monumental purposes, it is believed that the next legislature of this state will grant an additional ap propriation of $50,000. It is conceded "hat the funds now available are in idequate as contrasted with the liberal tppropriation of other states, Illinois » - . • _ i . . 11 ! it>nno nnn +■ V - lui luoiaiitcy auuniug *.\jj. n» work. Improvements on Illinois Central. The Illinois Central is spending con siderable money on its yards at va rious points in the state. Enlargements ore being made at Yazoo City, Mc Comb City and Gwin, about $200,000 being spent at these three points. Ad iitional side tracks are also being Duilt at Bentonia and Flora. The Illinois Central improvements onder way in Jackson will cost about (>80,000. Instructions have been given to have the new $40,000 freight depot oompleted within the next thirty days i possible, and large quantities of material are being dumped on the ground. When the building is in readiness for occupancy the old freight depot will be torn away and additional tracks built. An umbrella shed will oe erected in front of the union sta ;ion, and the latter building thor oughly remodeled. Fight On With Water Co. The battle royal between the citi zens of Vicksburg and the water works company has begun. Serviee was made upon the citizens who have been withholding payment of their water bills some of them for two years or «iore, pending the supreme ?ourt decisions, that unless they paid op right away their water would be out off. Mayor Griffith was among the orominent ones who were served, and be preemptorily refused too pay his bill, and told the server to cut his water off and he would enter suit against the company. No Fear of Fever. In response to requests for a more ! positive assuiance that there was no I Ap r. n *«Q O d PvATYI f Q -f Va I’OO /19COC I-°—-1-— j of yellow fever at Ship Island quar I antine station, Dr. J. B. Hunter, see retary of the state board of health, | wired Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service at Washing . ton asking for information as to how many times fever had made its ap pearance there during the past ten j years without being confined, and re | ?eived the following reply: J “Hardly a year in the past ten , years that yellow fever has not been treated at Ship Island, and never any , spread to the mainland.” ■ ^ • ' '■ — Vicksburg Pays Her Bills. | The city clerk dished out the sum j of $70,760.70 over the counter to those who have held warrants and claims under the city floating debt, for which ! the recent bond issue of $115,000 was I floated. He is still in the ring and will 1 meet all other claims due by the city, having the balance of the issue, which i was originally $117,649.50, which in 1 eluded the interest. It is learned that I there are only a few more claims, and I they will be met. Dr. Saunders Not a Candidate. Dr. P. H. Saunders of Laurel was interviewed in regard to the chancel lorship of the University of Missis i sippi. He said in substance that the place had not been offered him and that he was not an applicant, so there l was nothing to give out. He further 1 stated that such a place of honor and trust in his opinion should not be so licited; nor did he know that he could j accept should he be thus honbred. MISSISSIPPI LATE NEWS. Black Sea Baa Captured. A black sea bass, measuring eight feet one and one-lalf inches was caught at the Pass Christian tarpon grounds by John T, .McDonald.* It weighed 440 pounds and, when, hung up, looked more like a beef than a fish. Hundreds of people viewed it when numbers of photographs were taken of the monster. Mr. McDonald was fishing for tarpon at the time, and when the smallness of the tackle used is considered, perhaps a similar feat has never heretofore been ac complished by any angler. It required over two hours of hard work to land! the gamester and the captor says that such an experience once a season is sufficient sport for any one. It is not of record that f ny fish of this size has ever been lai-ded in the Gulf before on an ordinary rod and reel,' and the record for catches of big fish is broken. Negro Bun Over by Train. The north-bound Gulf and £$iip Island passenger train was stopped a few miles below Hattiesburg where the engineer observed the body of a man lying alongside the track. It was found to be Ed Learned, a negro, who was run over by a freight train, hav ing both his legs cut off near the thigh The fellow had lain in that condition all night, and was almost dead from the loss of blood when discovered. He Svas suffering intense pain, and begged his rescuers to put an immediate end to his life. He was carried on to Wig gins for surgical atte idance. Marengo Levee .Situation. The change in the levee at Marengo, above Vidalia, is working great dam age to the Natchez and Vidalia har. bors, and government aid to avert the danger of caving banks is solic ited. The city has a $150,000 water works plant on the river front, and its snfetv is ieoDardized bv the con stant erosion of tha river bank by the swift, current which is caused by the arrangement of the Marengo levee. Brakeman Has Narrow Escape/ T. C. Warren, a brakeman on the local freight, age twenty-six years, running on the Mobile and Ohio rail road, came near being killed while at tempting to climb a car at Quitman. He was badly bruised about the faco and his left am broken. He manageq to escape from under the car before! the wheels could crush him. D. VJ Guthrie, the Mobile and Ohio phy sician, dressed his wounds and sue needed in getting him off on the north bound train. Baptist Convention at Vicksburg. The Baptists of the state are mak ing extensive preparations for the an nual convention to be held at Vicks burg on the Fourth of July, and which will be in progress one week. Ther'i will be over 500 delegates and promi nent church workers in attendance The Baptist church in Mississipp numbers nearly 120,000 commurj cants. Sullivan Dead. Bob Sullivan, the last victim of i Sullivan Hollow feuds, died in the hi pital, in Jackson, to which he vi brought after being shot in the abdv men at Saratoga, Miss. His body wai conveyed back to Sullivan’s Holloa for interment in the family graveyard The negroes who shot him have neve been apprehended. Early Cottcn Bloom. First cotton bloom reports are non being received and, strange to say the first reports are coming from th delta section of the state. Usually i is the southern counties that claic this honor. The weather for the pas week has been hot and dry, with oq casional light showers, which is idea for rapid development of cotton, an* the crop is making splendid headwa' in all parts of the state. Girl Charged With Robbing Mail. Deputy United States Marshal C C. Buckley took into custody Held David, a negress about fifteen yeari of age, on a charge of robbing tbl United States mail at Gulfport. Sh(j 1 was given a hearing before United States Commissioner MeMorrough and placed under $500 bond, which sh< failed to give and was taken to th» county jail at Gulfport. Officer Shoots a Blind Tiger. Jim Fortenberry, a negro blind tigei operator, was shot and probably fa tally wounded at McComb by Polict Officer Umphreys, who had made a raid on the establishment. Fortenber ry drew a pair of knucks and struck Officer Umphreys over the left eye, inflicting a painful wound. Umphreys shot his assailant twice, once through kli<« no f College Products Store. At its recent annual meeting the board of trustees of the Alcorn Ag ricultural and Mechanical College decided to establish a depot at Natch ez for the sale of college products, such as shoes, wagons, buggies and other articles from the industrial de partment. These products are quite a source of revenue to the institution. LOCK TYPE CANAL Is Voted by House in Com mittee of -the Whole. SEVENTY-SIX MAJORITY When the Momentous Question Came Up, the House Presented the Ap pearance of the Class Room of Some Great University. In committee of the whole, Friday, the house, by a vote of 110 to 34, voted in favor of a lock canal across the isthmus of Panama, the amend ment to this effect being presented by Representative Littauer of New York. With members of congress sitting on the short steps in the aisles of the house, around the space in front of the speaker's desk, with a large mem bership of the lower branch of con gress, with the galleries filled and with Mr. Burton, of Ohio, pointer in hand, indicating by charts the differ ence between sea level and lock ca nal, the house presented every ap pearance of the class room of a great university. Mr. Burton, on Thursday, gave no tice that when the item in the sun dry civil bill was reached appropri ating upward of $25,000,000 he would ask for an hour in which to present his views on the lock level type of Panama canal. He prefaced his remarks by stat ing that in the so-called Spooner law, authorizing the expenditure of $135. 000,000 for the Panama canal, and giving the president the right to in augurate this movement and carry it to a successful conclusion, the type was left with the president with cer- j tain specifications and limitations. iiio ooirl tV»of lotolv thpro haH hppn , a strong agitation for a sea level ca nal, and he believed that the time had come when the question of type should be settled and the matter re moved from the domain of controver sy. Continuing, he said: '•ft is net fair to the president and to the executive officers of the gov ernment who have this great enter prise in charge to say to them, “Pro ceed with the canal with all the speed you may,' and with another breath to say that ‘we have not yet made up our minds what kind of a canal you shall build.’ It is unjust to the subor dinates who have gone to the isthmus to give the best years of their lives and their best efforts to hamper and embarrass them by failing to decide this question.” Taking up his position in front of the maps, he called attention to the vital difference between the two types and remarked that when the topography is considered it would be the very strongest argument for the lock level canal. He said thirty-four of the ablest engineers of the world favored the lock level type and he believed this judgment schould be accepted. Mr. Bartlett of Georgia made a point against the amendment of Mr. Littauer. He insisted that the amend ment was clearly new legislation aud argued the question from that prem ise. The chair, Mr. Watson, of Indiana, held the amendment was in order and cries of “vote, vote,” were" heard. Without further discussion the Lit tauer amendment was adopted. STRIKE IN SOUTHWEST ENDS. Miners and Operators Reach Agree ment and Work Will Be Resumed. The appointed tellers completed the count at Kansas City, Friday, of the referendum agreement reached last week between the soft coal miners and operators of the southwest. The agreements affecting Arkansas, Kan sas and Indian Territory were car ried by 1,400, and ends the strike in the southwest and the miners will return to work. Many mines have al ready cleaned up preparatory to start* lng up. MARSHAL SLAIN BY CONVICT. Desperate Negro Barricades Himself in Cabin and Shoots Two Men. While attempting to arrest Will Smith, colored, an escaped convict. Marshal Morris of Midville, Ga„ was shot to death and J. J. Pope of Wad ley, perhaps mortally wounded. The negro was at bay and barri caded in his cabin near the village of Gertrude. The tragedy occurred Thursday morning just after sunrise. After the shooting the negro armed himself with a supply of ammuni tion and fled into the woods, where he is being searched for by a posse. SWIFTEST CRAFT IN NAVY. Battleship Georgia Lays All Others in the Shade in Speed Trial. The battleship Georgia, on her of ficial speed trial off Portland, Me., Thursday, made a record of 19.26 knots an hour, not only exceeding by more than a quarter of a knot, the speed required by her contract, but establishing heirself as the fastest battleship of the United States navy. Her record exceeds 6-100 knots that of the New Jersey, made off the New England coast on March 2$, Always in fne Lead! DUKE’S CASH STORE, SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI. 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FIRST NATIONAL BANE, MEPJDiAM, MlllS. The large combined capital and surplus o* this Bank $360,000, (the larger,1 of any bank in this State) is,a strong bulwv.tk of protection for depositjm CAPITAL. $260,000 00 8UR3HJ\.- 100,000 00 STOCKHOLDERS’ LIABILITY, - - 260,000.00 PROTECTION TO DEPOSITORS, - - $320,000 00 We Solicit Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Corporations and Oflf-w *mry Accommodation Consistant with Safe and Legitimate Banking. DESIGNATED DEPOS TORY OF THS UWtTEtl OTATE3 TRrAMWfV W. A. NALL Jk CO., FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS. GIN INSURANCE A SPECIALTY; meridian, - - M1SS I ll 60 YEAR8* IW iWBiS i EXPERIENCE " -JlllL-3feia rg^c H V W J gJ Y mm H ^ B I j w ■ 1 I n k I ^ ^ J TRADE IVIMnn® Designs Copyrights Ae._ werioi nottoTwitnout com—, u* »w Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. l-*ree*t cte* j srMJsaffgfY^^ «sssm MUNN&Co.36,Br#“h">* New York Pmnch Offl5e”e» F BU Washington,D.C. J. E. TINSLEY. DENTAL SURGEON Scooba, Miss. 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