The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-11-08

his spring and fali sheep clip
pings-1040 pounds wool, besides
raising sixty-five lambs, at $500
each, and also improving his
land by running sneep and cattle
on it.
The editor of Southern Farm
Gazette, Starkville, gess eloquent
when he talks of the hairy Vetch
on the college farm. lie says
"it is as thick as it can stand,
although we have had but a half
inch OF rain. This is the twelfth
year that vetch has come up vol
unteer. Ii is getting to be as
much at home as the Japan clo-
yer, and comes up in fall just as
certainly as Japan clover comes
in spring. The vetch is going TO
do all for Mississippi that we have
claimed for it, and more. With a
reasonably mild winter the Col
lege fields will be worth coming
far to see. Their carpet OF green
may be seen miles away. The
splendid pGstarage Afforded will
hardly be surpassed by good
summer grasses, and the land-
enriching qualities Of the vetch
are nor the least Of ito virtues. -
Gov. Bob Taylor delivered his
lecture, "Loye, Laughter and
Song" in Brai don, recently. to
large audience of Eankinites
and jackson refugees. He was
introduced by Gov. McLaurin in
very complimentary erm3. he
suggested that if the Democratic
nomination for vice president
should come south, Bob would
ill the bill.
The Aberdeen Examiner is in
its tnlrty-fourth year, anu Major
s. A. Jonas has been in contin-
uous editorial control for thirty
three and one-half years. No
other Mississippi editor has been
in harness so long.
The vile of Hammond, the
great mining engineer Of South
Africa, who was captured in the
Jamison raid and ransomed for
500, 900, is a Natchez girl, a
niece of Gen. Nat Harris. So
notes the Aberdeen Examiner.
A reasonable Interpretation"
of some recent editorial in the
Pascacoula Democrat-Sta leaves
the impression that Capt. Mayors
is not in favor of continuing the
State Board OF Health, nor does
he appear to be specially infatu.
ated with local boards OF health.
pr. J. J. Harry, Of Hansboro,
has prepared a bill to be submitted
TO Legislature creating county
boards Of health for Jackson,
Harrison and Hancock.
Grand Commander John S.
Cobb has issued his dispensation
for oommandery OF knights
Templar at Clarksdale--.I. S.
Brooks, Eminent Commander; j
j. Brooks. Generalissimo, j. w.
Cnuer, Captain General. This
is the second Commandery orr
ganized this year, the other beng
at Cofinth. ~ ~f
Governor Gambler, in his mes
sage to the Georgia Legislature
last week recommends "that abu-
reau Of statistics be added to the
agricultural department We
nave the agriculture in MISSISSIPPI
pi, but we haven't the depart
ment. or the bureau. We are
behind nearly all the states IN
sucn matters.
The Legislature should pro-
vide for a geological survey Of
Ithe state. Hilgards, 1850, is the
lltest. t
AT the session of the Supreme
Lodge Knights and Ladies Of
Honor in indianapolis, last month
the Grand Lodge Of Mississippi
was Qmplimented in the selee-
tion Of two of the most important
Officers, j. T. Goodwin, OF Water
Valley was elected Supreme
Guardian and s. b. Watts, Of
Meridian, was appointed chair
Imam Of the committee on Laws.
Z 4 aeW sshedale Of ratcs g0es
into effect January let. Itis bas-
ed upon attained age and euuit-
ablv Graded.
The age of admission TO the
Relief Fund, for both sexes, is
extended to fifty-five years.
The certificate fee and supreme
medical Examiners fee will be
abolished after January.
This fraternal order is very
prosperous, and the late meeting
was distinguished for harmony
and the sensible measures adopt