Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-10-19
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Bv KATE MARKHAM POWER.
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NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS

HAM POWER. IN IN
se2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS di
The Savannah, Ca, News told :,
story in last weeks issue which the q,
says is of interest 10 a
every town in Georgia. Interest In the a
matter Is not, by any means conhned !,
10 Georgia but every town and every
farm in Mississippi should be inter- /,
ested In 1t, and endeavor to capture q
some of the vast sums of money that !
now 20 to distant States pennsylvania !
is a great egg distributor to the south) q
in payment for eggs, some of when are :
old enough to have raised seVerai
raods of chickens had they been al
lowed to pass their days In the parh
ward instead of in cold storage OF
packed in salt or vaseline. The News
story ia this: A day or two ago
Savannah gentleman in his buggy was
aecosted by a friend. "Where are you
going?" he was asked. He replleu.
cont to the country to see If | can hnd
few new-laid eggs. There Is a case
Of illness at my house and for tne
patient the doctor has prescribed lresh
eggs. | can not find them in the city,
hence must drive several miles III the
country and trust to luck to get them
A walk through the city Will disclose
MANY families living in a hand-to-
mouth fashion in cramped ana III
kent quarters. The breadWinners Oh
the families in many instances DO not
average more than one full days work
a week. Their existence is precarlous
and thew often resort to crime or vice.
Would it not be better II these peo-
: rlo were a few miles out in the coun-
trv on small patches of ground, raising
noultry and eggs and vegetables LOT
, tbe market? There isn't any question
: ohout there being any number Oh
: small plots of land available lor suoh
}. pse. Every person in town who real
j " wishes to work little piece OF lanu
l. can find that piece if he Will Iook
= for it.
d The Elks Carnival in Aberdeen ias'
II week was a success from the first noIe
.. of music announcing the coming or th'
20 paieties to the last echo that prough
" regret that such bright days were ena
II ed The chief attraction of the carni
n. val was the brilliant floral parade
This of course, was social event 0
marked Importance and all the prett
ie girls and gallant men of the Prairl
W country were interested in 1t. hanI
ae some prizes we're offered for the mos
. artistic decoration of the varlou
e vehicles entered, and the rivalry Wa
ny taon There Is no reason why
he of our larger towns should not 81
n.y. apart a certain day in the height
,n- the flower season, either in spring
les autumn. for a flower carnival. Fe
nu festal affairs are more rich IN peau
ois full possibilities than Is such a carr
W val in the land of flowers. IL Is
cry entertainment In which all the peol
les could participate. Itbrings aboutlrlen
eip ly rivalry, it educates the taste LOT i
pe- nut their hope on securing
we. months term for the country scno'
ure instead of the four months nj
will taught hut at their last meeting
low hoard of supervisors refused to ma
nu- tbe additional special levy of one m
mes 50 the children must be content "
'uid what they have.
hoin The Century Theater was opened
~, Jackson on the 10th inst, with q
tho beautiful play "The Little Ministe
Wv m the boards. The people of our Ci
49, tai City turned out in full force
.iou' enioyed all the pleasures of #
iiii'' night" to the fullest extent. A sp
''o'4 did audience of Mississippis best
ue"- nle-for a great many visitors "
NUN nrpsent from neighboring towr
'oii' greeted the first players in the pea
''"nS ful new opera house. The Cent
sFay' Theatre occupies an entire floor OF
IL " handsome new fye-story Cent
'o'eo building. on East Capitol street,
1hese II is fitted and furnished in thoroui
% W un.to.date style. Jackson has e
reason to be proud of this mo-
4 70 structure, and its people will doub
,ror eniov many an evenings pleasur
mbor the elegantly appointed theater.
''"'0. The people of Gulfport inten
w " have a real Thanksgiving down
I'm way. and the special cause of rejo
T',00U will be the completion of the
Nv u water harbor. An earnest effort
,ailey, va - ~ ~, thoso intoraeted to q
Auoi an appropriation of 100000 from
uuiee- gress for the maintenance OF the
9ulei' bor. and a convention looking to
aylor, ~. lii ho beld NJ Culfport N,
liltoh' ber 7. All of Mississippi's prom
ine ment and State officials, as well
petent ra;Irood mon will be invited TO be
publi- ont and narticipate in the conve
nc pen 1t is believed that Congress needs
"oih' to know the importance of this
Iers III Dor, and to understand the sire
anu efforts that have been made by II
mai at moters in order to give it enco
III Sc ment and material aid.
ugh to
nccess Probably every State in the lar
co ond its scores of postmistresses, and
willing OF them are hrsV'oi"ss o'n.i"''
him the fact that they are only ent
shor,d with fourth class offices. But
left to Mississippi to furnish the
with female mail carrier
Gulf & good one, too. This lady is frt
srowing Tishomingo-Mrs Belue-and S
to pom ries the mail from luka to Es
BAD will distance of ten miles, every day
a round year. She is frequently accom-
Ig is to by her young daughter, but NOR
{ of the goes alone, and has never yet mi
dy been an accident or missed m'
at this would doubtless surprise man
the in consider this an ultra conse
N. The State to know into what hithe
so busy troden fields our women have
to keep laces for themselves.
staoii'n Among recent charters apprc
lops at r, 4, ono dav mr.,