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The Stock Law in Magnolia.

Editors Press and BamRt7'E:
nOticci in Your last Issue q communication
signed Magnolia. which contains something
that Il broilIcrIN iccii'ig should have caused
him to have iril nn#aId, but he that rs II may.
The uftiinpUr;ar Sock Law Is being very
unla vurab!y discussed IN this vicinity. Es-
prcially, among The cOIorcl brethren. wlo II
sccins havca't Sr:i-c c:InnSil to know ti!at IL
is a dead certainty iNr TOUR years. By that
time the fclicc Iaii. that are not burned Will
be scattered 10 the iuIr winds, which Won;o
render it about rs llu:d 10 replace the present
fences rs II wHuld hc 10 get ~ cents Il pound
far cotton. But who il SURPRISED ut S:lmtn'>
opposition: The white IMAM never did do
anythin" that was agreeable TO ills notions,
1907 never will. | admit tina this IS = new
and important question Sprun" upon The rch-
pie, but there are So many good rCasG!:S Tor
such O Law, ] cannot sec why any one SlUui6
UC opposed To II, for no man can say II Is not
last. Ibis question embraces several very
inn o:l:I,t considerations. l>t. It is Il just
law. ID. The great saving %! timber. ID: 1t
guards against expensive and insecure fen
eng. 4th. Tlc benefit Ii will be in improving
all Kinds al stock. 5th. Every man will be
responsible for damages his stock commit.
9Th. Last but not least, the great reduction
ia rent vi arming laiuS Tins last consider
alton will he AN advantage +" those vic have
to rent lands, for there Will hr more available
lands tit for cultirating, and owners CT these
lands will offer greater Inducements. TO get
them cultivated. This aside from all else
ought to induce CIfiic to fall in line willingly
and reap the advantages OF the law. Ii Is
very easy to see that he would do so wrrc IL
not for two reasons. LIST. 1t is not reasonable
for Il man to think far ahead who eats his
scanty morning meal, driigS his time worn
sleeve across his fly trap, pl"ds on Ike
donkcy and never thinks OF where his din
ncr will conie from until his "Intal ciiiSs" be-
gins to pinch him. Trucly they take no
Thought Tor the morrow" The second rct-
son Is, There is always some sharper ready To
lander to his preJudicc and take advantage
Of his ignorance. and thus he is the scape goat
and tool for designing Elrn. If such a man
would use for one I!"ltli as much energy in
making pastures and improving them, 1t
W .uld benefit him more than l. years oppO-
SitiOn to the Stock Law.
am out and out for the Stock Law for va
riOuS rca>t II | have more stock than any OF
my ncig:n"rS and an living on n rented
farm. my stock never have annoyed my
n"ighhorS. nor never shall, and now that Owe
have the law, | expect To save the cotton tiiat
other peoples COWS have bee II eating from me
annually.
! have ii from II truthful man that a gentle
man In Calhoun township, rwho owned ~
head of cattle and had only about IL acres OF
old pine field Tor p;Ieturr,) last summer loaned
out : head of milk cows and the parties Dor
rowing them got only a gallon milk at o
milking from the 5 head or !. pint per COW.
This might be called too thin hut | believe ii.
for was told 50 by Il gentleman Of high
standing.
Now. l will vcnturc tn" assertion that
three thirds of the COWS III the county will
not average more than | quart, and AS Al.
Gray said Mr.. BROOK : tree tir,ls ar nifty nj
all" 49,
Ibis springs the question, must farmers
Keep up fences To protect their crops against
The dcprrd:,ti"iIsoi such stock, some Of them
81 dry and hony they can almost fy. Must
nciglibprlioodS he kept in strife and .nmity
on account OF stock breaking Into fields, and
must one man be taxed in feeding other yco-
pies stuckc ] say no let the law settle this
matter. Many persons are continually hav-
ing law suits about stock being stolen. which
has been 4 source OF revenue to Trial Justices
ana r"ttilng lawyers, a nest egv which multi
piled and had no ending. Now, shat We have
the law every man will take better care of his
stock, will always know where 10 find them
and stock stealing will be thing of the past.
much peace and good ncighhoriy fe"lin. and
Will lead tDa system OF 'divcrsilicd industry,
a %asinm, p "1g rSgH hc, Il hays (u,the%IH @r"n'
ton section, when asked his opinion of the
stock Law he said he was very sorry such a
law had been made not that it would hurt
him for he had plenty of land, but it would
be oppressive on his poor neighbours" Yet
be 1t said for pity sake that he has II cotton
baggins store, and he never pitics his poor
I n!lShDor when Il cotton bag is in view on
when he is holding out inducements for some
negro To steal ii for him TO bag. We are told
CONSISTENCY is aJcwcl' but whoever knew I;
cotton Dagger to be consistent in anything
but to steal.
the Stock Law, would Say count the cost Of
fencing your farms, and count up your Old
TakeS ana razor,backs. put q full price upor.
them, then double their value and compare
notes, and you will be convinced.
! notice a called meeting Of the OppOSrrs OF
the law, | hope they may have Il full meeting
ana l would suggest that some wool prHlu,
cling gentleman will offer Il resolution. That
no man in the county must use another
pound of guano for fifty years. Let them
quaSh the use of guanO and they will do more
good than II lifetime Of opposition to tho
stock Law. j. =. W,
-AtStOn farm, Island Ford. Little River.