Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-10-19


/, n Another interesting feature Oh a
ne Elks' Fair was the first anhua, to
isnlav of the Mississippi Poultry anu of
,et stock Association-an association th
hat has grown wonderfully since lls arc
rganization. There we're some very X
me exhibits, and everywhere the eFi' y,
ences of a deep and widespread IN :,
crest In the improvement OF al va
.ieties OF poultry aud pet stock. inns
q one OF the things for when missi' i
,,nn, should rejoice as 1t will put iea' = =
.ures in her cap sure enough when the i
farmers, small and great, turn hloio Il
attention to the poultry yard ana less y
to the cotton field. n
The Merididn star makes s'a'p 7
nent in a recent issue which we oe- !
lieye to be correct. 1t says that tne q
first five years following creditapio
exhibit of Mississippi resources at Ihe
st. Louis fair should see the assessor
valuation o. property in the state IN
crease over one hundred million ooi'
lars The Star expresses the wlsh' III
the same issue, that some enterprlSihs
sorre issue that some enterprlslng
farmer in East Mississippi would plant
few acres in broom corn and see IL IL
would not avail to make pahK az
count quicker than the staple crop
does. The harvest In Southern Illinois
fine broom corn country has been
short for several years, hence the price
has run away up.
So many children have matricuiateu
at the Meridian City Schools that II
has been necessary to ask for largely
Increased facilities for their care dur
ing the present year. Every room IN
every building is now so oVer-cro"ueu
with children as to make 1t Impossible
for the teachers to do them lustlce.
crob providing is bad for the physical
mart of the child as well as the mental
and moral. Meridian has always had
| inst cause for pride in her splendlu
sobooI system-a system that has
stood as a model for, and an inspira-
. tion to. most of the graded schools III
= Mississlppi-and we believe that those
in authority will be wise enough TO
= render the needed assistance at TINS
!, critical time in the growth OF the
/. Meridian schools.
e. Among much advice to It's reauefs
II all of which is practical, the so~thef"
y Farm Gazette advises ths farmers u
lie begin to think about the matter III
d. time and not allow the rough piace'
st to he burned off. 1t reminds them ina
Us land improves if kept shaded ana pro
as tected by grass and patches or orlef
I'll and weeds If the natural growth !
et allowed to come up, mature and i
OF turn. fertilize the land by rottihg o
or IL Il will soon enrich the poorest laht
e~ The Gazette believes that the rapDl
u hunters do great harm by burning o
nj euch land and by destroying the coars
an grasses that are so great help to III
pie farmer in feeding his stock throug
lu- the winter months.
he
six Lauderdale County's Board OF >
OILS neryisors decided, on the 9Th inst,
ow issue bonds to the amount OF S30o
the for the purpose of erecting a new al
axe modern Jail The board also pass
ill, an order of more than ordinary
18th terest to the hunters. 1t is now U
lawful to shoot quail in Lauderds
j.. County from March to November
,ot giving the hunters three months It
ann in which to shoot the popular pi
~, than they have been accustomed
opd This order goes into effect March l
Ian The Hattiesburg Progress thinks
noo. good idea to hold, along with
roro Good Roads convention, "a wlde-tl
wagon convention" as good roads
7,,+i NOT remain good long where the n
t,Irv row tired wagon is used. The narr
tho tires keep the roads cut up and m'
trrv easy travel impossible, while the W
and tires pack the earth and help to x
oh1v the roads in good condition. IL
Yory noticeable in several counties I
dorm most of the new wagons purchased
,t,oss the farmers have the wide tires
70 Al The Coahomiaa, in its anxiety TO
some kind of factory for the emp
a a. ment of It's hands, guarantees that
tboir people of Friars Point will give 6
,a,na site for "a cotton factory. comp
doon a wagon factory, an ice factory
will most any other kind of factory
btain will bring money into the eommun
Con ION ABOUT POSTAGE STAMPS
} this There is some talk Of another
ovem- ;ssue Of Italian stamps to bear the
llnent ture of the popular Queen heieh'
as the Victoria, Australia, has issued
, pres nennv stamp "a the 1887 type pr
ntion. in olive. The stamp first appear'
S only June and was available for postal