The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-16
THE GREAT gxPosfTroF.

Hon. A. H. Hurt, Alternate
United States Commissioner Of the
New Orleans Exposition, was in
Sardis Wednesday, cndcnyoting TO
arouse our people to the importance
Of being properly represented at
the approaching great Worlds
Fair, and ". arc glad 10 say he
met with some encouragement
Mr.. Hurt thought that the exhib.
lis promised were sufficient to re-
pay him for his time and expense
in coming here. As IL appears
that our county will probably mp
propriate nothing for the Esposi-
ton, thus ignoring tho commend
able example Of all the other
principal counties Of Mississippi
and ~ncglecting the greatest oppor-
tunity Of the time TO advertise our
productions and resources 10 the
whole civilized world, tho STAR
urges that individual exhibits be
made. This will I've much better
than no representation at all ;
then, If in addition, the county
should, at the eleventh hour, awak.
. II 10 It's duty and responsibility
and come to the rescue, no much
The better. We must not wait too
long If We expect to do anything
at all in this direction. The
summer is rapidly passing away
and with il die and fade aud decay
the flowers, the fruits, the grains
and the grasses and other articles
that should be exhibited, IL we are
10 make n full and crcditablc dis
play, and any other kind would
do more harm than good, as was
the case ut the Louisville Exposi.
ton, when every Mississippian
was heartily ashamed of what
little was there, and would much
have preferred nothing ut all. Rec.
ogniling and approaching the
great opportunity offered our PEG.
pie TO advance their every interest
at the New Orleans Exposition
and realizing that early and
prompt action should be taken il
the matter, the STAR will coutinu,
to agitate aud press home to thu
people this question as We hav'
been doing for several weeks. W.
shall continue this course NJ lon
US there is n chance to accomplish
the purpose in view. Indeed, VI
are sclsmnly pledged to this polio.
and feel that We are but doing on
duty TO the country and the pee
pie. Then, we again urge ind
vidual exhibits. Mr.. Hurt CAV
us some information as ~ the way
and Of shipment, which W
present below, hoping IL may be
benefit to some readcrsof thu SrAI
Articles for tho Missississippi ID,
partment should be foruarde
about October |, or as soon Their
after as possible address 10 "Ma
4. A. Jonas, State Commission
Miss, Department, Worlds Exp
sition, New Orleans !" tho Con
missioner will pay the frcigl
ch argos on individual exhibi
intended for his department. Va
liable articles win be CAREFUL
returned 10 owners at tho close
the Exposition. Any citizen ha
ing fruit Of q fine quality to sxhi
IL should apply TO DIR. II.
Mckay, Madison Station, Mis-
for jars and alcohol, which will
furnished free corn may be c
hibited shellcd, on stalk and
ear; oats, wheat and barley
shcavcs or thrcshed tobacco
"hands'-six "hands' Of each '
riety I; wool washed, sufficie
quantity Of each kind 10 make
good show sorghum stalks, syr,
and seed in jars broom corn,
bundles Of stalks ; peanuts. nice
washed and dried, not less TIL
one bushsl for each exhibit I; |
cans, w%alnuls, hickory.nuts, chin,
pins and chcstnuts, should
exhibited by the bushel +; I
grasses, both natural and cultiyat,
should be exhibited in i25.pou
bales and sheaves; honey, p
serves, j%ellies, sauces, estsups q
pickles, should he exhibited
bottles and jars.