Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-14

1aFN an AupEoNemeur ASSOCIATION an
its members should set about the work
OF tm2ruvinx the town In which they
i've. These associations. which ars
now fourishing thruughout the North,
East and West and in many parts Of
the south. have really acrumplisheI l
wonders tn the natssr sf improving
ths residences. yards and streets Of
tne v1rtcus towns. and thus the whole
section So Tar a. We can learn. there
are only three such associations N
Aississipt-oue AZ KcsSiuzko. one a.
Bonneville tsf vhfch ve have not
heard much areiyt. and sns AZ Holly
Springs. which ts In q most flourish
ing state Ths Holly Springs assccil-
ton Is culy about six months old. ami
Il has srcrseded. through the tir.iess
Efforts Of \ few deeply Interested In
dies and z-ntlemen- In bringing hack
to this little City of Ficwerx' much
Of the charm lad beauty that dtstin-
sz1ished Il in anreheiIum etmsA For
years Holly Springs. Hke most Of our
towns. was cheated Of half her natural
charm By neglect. bur al tnis IS
changed now. and thu association Is
still In iEs Infancy and 10 not by any
means a rich infzne. either As Is the
else usually n work sf tbs sort. there
Is always n pile Of reets much higher
than the available pile sf dollars. 50
ia work has had % -x1 slow ard
carefully Ths frsx thing % as dune
altar org7nizatiaa 10 ID gsva TIM tnw1
a good. aHaruund cleaning ~. and Il
Yuu can get the mayor md ssstrrnen
% hecuus active members Of che IS
sociarion 50 much the better for the
rnvl Substantial caas or xa-haza
5cxes should De placed ac certain
putnrz 70 hold pagers. trash. stc. aaf
later. when the tnvu s kept clean
enough % warrant ssrcn q thing. prizes
snnuId be gwen yearfT far the best
kept block the best kept premises. taa
lest lawn. iaver yard- kitchen ya-yier.
etc. This prize giving feature Is made
the occasion of guire n celebration IN
-sor-heru towns. ant togesher with III.
tne. steady work Of the assuciarisn ha.s
transformed many 0c these hitherto
ugly places into beautiful spots
Fur the benefit Gc a number oc IN
teresred parties. vino have written "a
rn1s department for Information. We
append a few af the by-Ilvs taken
trum Holly Springs constitution and
bylaws. OF course. these can De Al
r=-est- added 70 Or taken trur. "a suits
the different sovns-
Village Improvement Association of
Hally Springs.
It's 0bleer shall be To aid n
improving and beaurifyfng Holly
1rtnzz N any line which the asso-
ciartan shall decide 70 be within its
means and province.
u The motto Of this association
shall De. Let all things be done de-
Gently and n order
a The erlors of the association
shall be white and green. the emblem
Of purity with the hue Of nature. Ths
flower. holly
5. Any lady may become q member
On payment Of the annual dues Of 81.
this amount 10 be paid yearly. monthly
or quarterly
g. Each member shall consider her
self pledged. az TAR As possible, to keep
the street around her own dwelling or
place Of business clean and slightly.
zhAu report any accumulation cf
rstnse matter and defects In the site-
v2lks to the proper authorities.
n Each member shall be expected
To plant n holly tree In her own yard
or elsewhere during the year.
-
T. Children under Is years-of
ar, boys or girls. shall be enrolled as
members. on payment OF IS
cents. or the equivalent In work
IA Each lady shall ask the xer-
efemen within her ward to assist. ny
work. advice. interest % cooperation
IL No important step must be
taken without consultation with tina
mayor and council Il Is important
that frequent Communication be held
with the alderman Of each respective
vzra or with the alderuan-at-larye"
When cur towns are In zrcd order
The different associations can cooper
ate IN heautffFtng the grounds adja-
cent 20 depors (mayhe, In time. the
railroads viii be shamed futo making
their station buildings more attractive
az some points,. IN working with the
legislature for the preservation Of thu
forests. and IN the establishments Of
Arncr Day throughout Misstssfpof.
Tha possibilities Of veIlorEznized ef-
forts To heautify cur towns ar- limit
less and beginnings should Be urumur-
" made.
One Of Aherdeen's poultry ratsers
shipped three trfos Of white Plymouth
Rack chickens recently. for which he
reeRived 4 total Of s42- This Is pretty
god for Mississippi chickens. and
benfz raising scrubs. or rather il beats
The old way Of letting them raise
One sure proof that prosperity now
reigus in the land and that easier
times ara before the people Of Missis-
sippf lies IN the unusual prumnrness
with which the people are settling
their State and county taxes. Reports
to this effect are coming In from a
Of the counties.
Among recent arrivals In NisEisEip-
1f ars several hundred Bohemiaus,
vto viii work In the oyster cauneries
In and near Biloxi. and several hun
ared other foreigners for work IN the
humber camps of South Mississippi
The Sentinel expresses the sensible
hope that some Of Yaz1o cnunry's en-
rsrrrising farmers VIII begin ths cuI
ztvzrior OF paper-sheu pecaus instead
3c the cld reliable (.J. This excel
lent paper says that one acre planted
N paper-sheH peeans and given intel
dzerE care for few years VIII bring
In . larger income after they get to
than one hundred acres in
rorn and cotton The chief requisite
10 success with peczns Is time. they