The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-08-05


How does it grow? Do you make any
use of it? How long does it grow?
Does it kill the trees?" etc. The cot
ton plant is Il mystery they delight to
solve. They think cotton grows on
trees, and is gathered like fruit, from
the same bush every year. Even those
Of our visitors who know something of
the plant, are surprised and delighted
to find the bloom is first white and then
red. Teachers from the North and
West buy miniature bales and cotton
bolls TO use as object lessons. The
eager inquirer begs for u cotton ''pod, :"
or cotton ''burr." The German asks
fora "brurnch. the Frenchman re-
marks: "Iz zat 70 way ze cotton looks
on re tree?" A number of the teach
ers have thanked Miss Purnell lin
CHARGE for explaining and illustrating
the growth Of the cotton plant, and
added: ''We are greatly indebted to
the Mississippi ladies for their beau
tiful and interesting display of cotton.
We looked everywhere before we were
directed here" Miss Purnell Or some
other Mississippian always replies by
saying: mississippi could show as
fine corn us Dakota; us fine wool as
Minnesota: as fine fruit as Florida;-as
fine grapes and vegetables as Califor-
nil-;,s fine timber as Washington, y
and VIC all know in Mississippi that
what the ladies say is true us gospel.
They were wise in making a selection;
among all the varied resources of
the State to choose from that are dis
tinctivoly Southern.
The following is Il list of the cXhib'
its to be found in the Mississippi Pa
vilion: cotton bales, large and small,
oils. seed, meal. lint cotton. seed cot
ton: cotton growing in all stages, cX.
hibits from the Yocona Mills, in bat
ting. yarns, ropes. woo}cn and cotton
goods: tuil,cntincs and rosin: peca's
and pecan trees: pagoda OF grey moss
gin ho,lsc and press; log cabin and
plantation life, cotton baskets used ii!
picking cotton: types Of cotton Of al
gradcs:: u picture Of Il Natural Bridge
made in Mississippi moss and lichcn
: bv Mrs. T.. NJ. Anderson: BcauvoIr
, ana wild lowers OF Mississippi. in oil
!, by Miss Jennie Anderson: photographs
of cotton industries, and a picture
t frame as ingenious; us it is beautiful
, This frame is the work Of Mr.. JOIN
, Atkins, of Grecnville. 1t represents /
, sail boat, and is made OF red srrui
cedar, highly polished. The Mississip
ri Pavilion in the Agricultural build
ing. so fur has been in charge of Mis-
Ada purncil. Of jackson, Miss. IL mos
elegant, social and accomplished lady
, She l.; certainly the right lady i'll the
fright place, and is doing all she cAl
for Mississippi, The Stat" should fec
proud of such !; progressive and intel
! I,"tuul lady.
The Worlds Fair visitor is not equip
F. nod for her tour without Il note book
When the Mississippi Pavilion i
rcuchcd. note books com" into fuI
D,ay. The suldrst ttamsHl | have Cn
rountered was the young lady wh'
had spent two weeks taking note; OF
the Fair. and then lost the record
The intensity of her feeling could onl.
be compared to that of the "belated
maiden" who realized she had los
; her last opportunity for scttlemcn
, in life.
The woman lecturer is abroad in tn
, land. and about all are heard from il
} Chicago. The fact is. nowhere els
has SO much been slid of woman
: rights" receive so little recognition.
, lady is offered a seat in crowdr
9 car, nine times out of ten you may D
sure the courtesy is extended by
Y Southern man. The ladies OF ou
i. State give it as their verdict that &C
| ing to the Worlds Fair may have
: tendency to obliterate sectional lines-t
: broaden views-to cause less mario"
$ ness and bigotry, but paradoxlc'
S though it may be, Mississippians nevc
: knew how strong the tie that bind
them to each other and to their siste
) States, Louisiana, Arkansas, TcSa'
= Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, III
. til they meet on common grounds, c
t distant soil, and then strangers al
+ friends, and friends are nearer an
4 dearer than ever VIC knew them h'
2 fore-no men so gallant, chivalrous an
}, noble; no women so lovely, charmin
j. and true.
4 Where from l25,0OO to 10000 peopl
y are assembled daily at the World
s Fair, from all parts Of the globe, an
: of nearly every nationality, ono woul
# naturally suppose that the sight OF
S drunken man would be no uncommc
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