Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-10-20
OUR JACKSON LETTER.
COLUMN OF INTERESTING PARA.
GRAPHS FROM THE CAPITAL.

mississippi National Guard Organization.
Grandisson Getsn Respite of Thirty Day
on Account Of Quarantinc--."Leavin the
Farm"---Othcr Topics Discussed.
jackson, Miss. Now comes CORES.
pondent of the Iuka Vidette and pro-
ceeds to knock all the romance out OF
the story recently printed in these col
umns Of the discovery of fifteen sban-
doned Confederate graves on the east
side Of Pearl river near jackson. When
these graves were discovered it was
supposed that they were the graves Of
gallant soldiers who had fallen in he.
roic effort to cover the retreat of John
sons army when Sherman drove him
across Pearl river and took the capital.
J. T. McDougal of Cripple Deer, who
was in Jackson during the war and
during Johnson's occupation of the
city, states that the fifteen graves are
the graves Of soldiers who died Of small
pox. Mr. McDougal states that he was
one Of large number Of soldiers who
were sick In the lunatic asylum, which
had been turned into . hospital, and
that the fifteen soldiers died Of small
pox in tent near the asylum and were
taken across the river and inferred. II
should not make any difference. how
ever even if the poor fellows did die Of
the loathsome disease instead of falling
in battle. They were soldiers, and they
gave themselves and their lives up to
tine cause, and as martyrs to that cause
their memories should be held as sacred
"a the memories Of those who died on
the field with their faces to the foe.
There was an epidemic Of trolley
parties Friday night. A goodly per-
centage of the population was out on
the cars and the sound Of the tinhorn
and other instruments of torture dis.
proved the impression that the situa-
tion hero was sufficiently bad even to
dimpen the spirits Of the average Jack
sonian.
For the last week there has been a
regular cotton seed war among the
three oil mills and prices as high as
$14 per ton have been paid for seed
on account Of the pressing demand for
the article. At present the supply lie
growing larger and the price has gone
down considerably.
1t looks very much as ii there will
be postponement Of the regular
term of tho federal court which was
10 have been called on the first Mon
dav in November. Judge Niles has
ASKED the advice of the officers Of the
court on the subject. and though 1t has
not been decided as yet, the sentiment
is that the date is little too close and
that 'postponement should be had.
The court will have full docket
when it assemblies. One OF the most
interesting cases will be the prosecu-
,ion against Mccoy, charged with as
sisting in OBTAINING property after q
voluntary petition in bankruptcy had
been filed by his brother.
Under the caption Of Leaving the
Farmi" the Winona Times says:
why do 50 many Of our boys
want to leave the farmi Why
can't they be satisfied where their
fathers have raised and cared for
themf
Ills IL Because the farm does not pay I
"Is 1t because there Is no pleasure
!here7
SIS it because there are no associates
there?
"If we should make our homes more
attractive, build pretty houses, arrange
moe yards, plant roses and flowers
Of all kinds and make home the most
attractive place on earth for them, it
might be that the boys would want to
stay there. As rule, our country
homes are not made as pretty and
attractive as they ought to be. A
little paint, costing only 9 small
amount, would work wonders. The
young men go to the towns. see at
tractive homes and everything appears
tnviting-they fail to remember the
hardships that belong to life in
town, forgetting that for. real, true
happiness and independence the farm
er's life is far superior.
s'Teach the boys to love the home