Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-08-24

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By J. L. POWER.
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Station. We were present on the clos
ing. There was a good attendance,
and papers were read on timely topics,
and discussed in an instructive and
entertaining way.
Prof w. l.. Hutchinson of the A. &
NJ, c. discussed fertilizers, restorative
crops and manure and soil productive
ness; Mr.. j. B. Yellowby gave his ex-
perience IN strawberry culture and
Mr.. A. G. Bennett told what he knew
about peach culture. Prof. G. W, Her
rick interested the audience about
bugs, injurious insects and plant
diseases. Mr.. F. w. Johns was special
ly interesting in telling what he did
on three acres of asparagus, and Mr..
N. V. Boddie told all about oils and
gasses; the Surface indications" of the
latter were abundant Prof ]. S.
Moore, of the A. & NJ. c. gave an in
teresting talk on dairy farming; and
Hon. John A. Redhead, of Centreylle,
spoke on cotton culture. Hon. John
Sharp Williams delighted everybody
with his address; and with the music
and the abundant dinner there was "a
feast of reason and flow of soul"
He told what we didn't know about
farming; and Auditor Cole encouraged
everybody by his remarks on the in
dustrial and financial progress of the
State. Hon. r. c. Lee and Mr.. J. T.
Dameron presided alternately. The in
situte was a grand success.
The Board of Trustees for the State
Hospital for the Insane at their last
meeting instructed DR.. T. J. MITCHELL
superintendent, to throw open the sec
ond story of the new "Colored Annex
for white patients. This was done
because all the insane negroes seem
to be provided for, while a number Of
unfortunate white men are on the ap-
plicants' list, waiting for room to be
allowed to come to this great hospital
and receive the kind and skilled care
Of those who administer this high
trust. The management of the Mlssiss-
ippi Insane Hospital invites compari-
son with any in the land, knowing full
well that it will not be found lacking
IN any of its departments. Few Uynfor-
tunates are so kindly cared for as
those under the wise and gentle care
of DR.. Thos. J. Mitchell, and his able
assistants, Drs. Steart and Waller,
together with the splendid superin-
tendents of the various departments,
and the corps of accomplished
nurses.
Tunica county needs a dog law"
and needs it badly. Even some of the
preachers have called attention to the
nuisance from their pulpits, and yet it
abateth not. When it comes to such a
pass that a sermon has to cease right
in the middle, while the minister re-
quests the owners to remove their dogs
that are disturbing the congregation
by chasing around the church, bowling
and barking and raising row general
ly, it does seem as if there should be
a remedy, and that remedy should be
enforced. The papers of Tunica cOun-
ty record this outrageous disturbance
of a revival meeting recently in
progress there.
There was a big local sale of
beeves at Aberdeen last week, when
Capt. Howard, of the Southland farm,
sold $50 head of choice beef cattle to
Mr.. B. C. Drake. This is the largest
local sale ever recorded in Aberdeen,
and embraced a class of cattle hither-
to sold for foreign export. Old Mon
roe is all right. If every county had
a paper with the true interest of its
people so close at heart as the reliable
old Examiner, the State would be i'm
measurably the richer for it. The Ex-
aminer never misses an opportunity to
help the people along by timely advice,
merited praise, or, if needful, judicious
scolding.
President ]. c. Hardy, president of
A. & NJ. college, in letter to the Merid-
ian Star, declines the use of his name
for any other position. He says, My
only ambition now is to fit myself to
wisely direct this splendid institution
TO make it the leader in every move
ment that has for its object the ma
terial development of Mississippi" He
further says that the college Should
not only be the leader of these move
ments, but should be the inspiration
and leader of them"
An old negro who was reared on a
Virginia tobacco farm, raised little
crop of 400 stalks on his little piece oi
ground this year, and brought 1t to
Aberdeen and sold it out Immediately
1t was the finest possible brand, was
beautifully cured, and connoisseurs
pronounced It "a No. l." Thus we sec
another proof that more things than
corn and cotton succeed in old Misslss
ippi.
When the First National Bank al
Austin, Texas, failed, the state had
about s375,O00 on deposit. The sug
gestion Of Auditor Cole of Mississippi
to deposit State funds in State banks
contemplates ample collaterals to be
deposited with State treasurer to IN
sure the State against loss.
The editor of the Hattiesburg Prog
ress appears to be specially delighted
that President j. c. Hardy lis not
candidate for governor, and does mo-
exnect to be. We would hate to see
such a good man go to such bad end
Ing"
Camp meeting at Crystal Springs
opens on the 22d inst, and will un
doubtedly prove the finest of the man!
me meetings held at this place 81
many improvements have been made
on the grounds by the Chautauqui
Association that the promoters are II
fine shape to entertain their guests
comfortably. They promise "a feast o
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