Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-19
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
What Gan he Done on Poor MIsslssippI
Land

MIOoIODlL l. MAI EnSs
What Gan he Done on Poor Mississippi
Land.
AS an illustration OF what can be done
by thrift and energy on poor Mississippi
land, Judge Cassidy gave the Magnolia
Gazette the following as illustrations,
the same having come under his per-
sonal observation: s.. 4-
1t is astonishing what can be made
out OF even inferior lands in this part
OF the South by scientific farming.
know a man who ten or twelve years
ago was poor He bought 100 acres OF
government land, for which be paid so
cents an acre. Apparently he had not
got bargain, cheap as 1t was, but he
was clever fellow, and went to work
with a will, clearing the land by de-
grees and putting it under cultivation
lie was skillful in fertilizing, the soil
and he converted that tract into ono Of
the finest farms man could wish TO
live on. Two years ago he sold it for
$4,000 cash, and his friends, thought
him, foolish in selling at such price.
He reinvested some of his money in
cheap lands,'and is repeating the exper-
.iment in enriching the soil by scientific
methods. HT. t
Another case comes to my mind-that
OF man who was struggling against
heavy odds to make mortgaged farm
pay. His creditor was hard as tacks,
and do what tho man would, he made
no headway. Finally, one day he went
TO the money lender and said: "Look
here; I'm getting sick of this business
II you'll give me my crop OF corn and
few hogs you can take the farm and
We'll call it quits" His offer was ac-
cepted and no left rejoicing although
knowing he had practically to start life
again. But he was now out of debt and
he determined that the next farm he
handled should not be saddled with
that interest.creating encumbrance. He
bought 100 acres Of timber land not a
very long distance from here, cleared a
patch for log house, which he built
himself, and began humbly over again.
He grew stuff for home use as well
as corn and cotton, paid his way,
and five years later had 5000 in the
bank, besides his farm crop and live
stock. He was good man, and he
struck the road to success when he drove
away from the money lender. PISS
Have Their Eyes Fixed on Mississippi.
Gov. Stone and Auditor Stone, who
have just returned from trip to the
Northwest, say they had grand trip
and that the people all along the route
treated them most royalty. They were
entertained at the following points:
Sioux City, independence, Dubuque
and Cherokee, Ia; Omaha and Lincoln,
Neb. Bloomington, Champaign and
Clinton, H.; st. Louis, Mo-, and Sioux
Falls, Oak. Gov. Stone says the people
in several sections visited arc not only
ready to move, but that they are in
condition which will almost force them
to leave. Especially is this true at
points in Nebraska. There the people
have no future before them, and are
compelled to look for more inviting
field. Many of them have their eyes
fixed on Mississippi, and he thinks the
time is not far distant when there will
be large exodus from that State to
this. The prospect of securing desira-
bic immigration from other States is
good, but owing to conditions in Ne
braska, and tho work that has been
done among the people there, no field
holds out the inducements as do certain
portions of that State.
A Woman Assassinated.
Mrs. Sarah Hawthorne, living twelve
miles east Of liattesburg, was shot and
instantly killed one night last week by
an unknown assassin, wh 0 fired through
an open window. Mrs. Hawthorne was
the mother of ten children, and when
shot was sitting before tho fire with the
youngest child in her lap. Tho murder
is supposed to be tho outcome of.family
troubles. Mrs. Hawthorne and her hus-
band, though living under the same
roof, had not spoken to each other for
year. ste. --
An Enterprise That Needs Developing.
Mr.. l.. L. Hammond, of New Liberty,
was in Winona last week and had
couple of tombstones with him that he
made out OF stone taken from quarry
near his house, He says there is q.
ledge of stone fully 100 feet in depth
and fully six miles long. A company
has been incorporated at Jackson for
the purpose Of working 1T up. This
stone is suitable for tombstones, monu-
ments, CRATE backs and pavements and
buildings, and cannot be injured by fire
or water.
A Lower and Uififorn Rate on Corn.
Owing to the immense corn crop
raised in Mississippi during the present
year the railroad commission will make
an effort to have freight on the same
lowered and rates. made uniform. An
effort will be made to make this rate
low enough so that'corn can be shipped
to outside points and to- points.in the
State,as we'll. Under the present rate
this is impossible on certain lines. Sew
eral roads have been summoned to ap.
pear before the next meeting OF the
board on this important subject.
Something Farmers Should Know.
An experienced farmer gives the in.
formation, as result Of his own expe-
rience, that heavy growth Of pea vines
will effectually kill the worst pest in
thfs country, the coco grass. Itcannot
exist in dense shade, such as is fur
nished by the pea vines. The same
gentleman tells the experience OF a
Louisiana planter, who completely re-
deemed, by this means,.a place that had
been almost abandoned TO COCO. .---Green-
vile Times. v W. nv a'ef 1888 t'i' 4 e
Monroe County Jail burned.
Aberdeen, Oct II. Last night about
2 O'Clock the alarm Of fire was sounded,
which proved to. be an outhouse in the,
Monroe county Jail yard. Despite the
efforts i:of 1remen and citizens, the
flames reached the Jail and ehtirsly con.
samed its There were quite, snumb ber
of United States prisonerA Nn.tKeja jail
and .. few from the county !, All The
prisoners were carried from tho sjail to
the Monroe lcountssi courtbouse. and
placed under, q. guard. The Are ,ssop..
posed to be''ths work .ot snincenais