Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25

preparing for their annual flower
shows. while others are getting ready
to make their first attempt in this line.
Still others are preparing at this early
date for the great autumn Chrysanthe-
mum shows. for which . few of our
towns are famous
This is ~ IL should be. except that
these pleasant affairs should not be
confined to q few towns, but every
town, and even country neighborhoods.
in Mississippi should have at least one
flower show each year. There is no
section more abundantly blessed than
ours in the requisites-soil and climate
for the perfect cultivation of flowers,
but there are few sections. even in cold
tention is given to horticulture. Per
haps one reason for this is that Nature
has done 80 much that we expect il to
do all. With the wonderful plant life
OF our State luxuriating as it does, with
. climate that develops and n soil that
nourishes almost anything given to its
care and with swamp land and hill
sections literally overrun with their
burdens and beauty of fragrance. there
Is absolutely no reason why Mississippi
should be one step behind any other in
the successful cultivation of flowers.
80 many of our women are seeking
new ways of winning bread, so many
are treading the rough, unaecustomed
paths of Independence C?) in strange
lands, strangers, when right at their
doors broad. fertile acres stretch out
on every side. actually hungering for
exchequer bv the floral wealth they
could bear.
In New York hundreds of women are
independent from the sale of violets;
others are growing rich from their rose
gardens, and others still. as general
florists, are employing armies of work
men Tor work-womenl, and making
comfortable incomes In our own State,
to come back to the few who have cour-
age to make the venture and energy to
keep everlastingly at it, in season and
out of season. there are several ladies'
Z
up fine regulations, and who make
| good incomes with their specialties in
the chrysanthemum and rose lines
hatcher also has a small violet farm
not far from its historic boundaries.
There IS lady near Fayette. by the
way. whose violets - superb double
white-grow in greatest luxury and
beauty. and would bring almost their
weight in silver on the Chicago market.
hatcher, Hszlehurst and Crystal
Springs have been holding flower shows
for years, and the result. in quiekened
interest. careful cultivation and beauti-
full gardens and homes. has been Of
great benefit to these towns, as well as
an ever increasia- pleasure to the
| ladies'
With SO fine a horticultural depart
ment as the A. & NJ. College possesses,
where everything that grows in Mis-
sissippi is to be had. with instructions
for its cultivation, there is no excuse
for any further lack of interest in this
matter on the part of our people.
Every tree and plant that grows adds
to the beauty Of the garden; every
pretty garden is so much gain to the
town, and when every town begins to
plant forest trees instead of the ragged
"china berry" and to cultivate neat
gardens, in place of bare, neglected
yards, Mississippi will not need to beg
desirable people to come down here to
live. They will come any how, and be
glad of the chance.
In these beautiful spring days when
nature tempts old and young alike out
into the fields and woods, parents and
nurses should be most careful of the
little folk who so delight to run about
and gather for themselves the floral
wealth that lies about them. 1t was
only few days ago that the little ye0-
old son of Mrs w. A. Colley. of vicks-
burg, died from eating a handful of
wild violets- These flowers, innocent
and beautiful though they seem, are a
deadly poison. The same is true of the
exquisite yellow jasmine.
Mississippi Knights Templar. and
their ladies, who expect to attend the
Grand Encampment Knights Templar
at Louisville in August next should
communicate without delay with Hon.
E. y. Thomas. chairman committee
Grand Commandery of Mississippi. The
committee has leased large and nicely
furnished residence, and can entertain
sixty to seventy-ive at $500 per day
The indications are that there will be
fully two hundred Templars from Mis-
sissippi at the grand conclave.
The State Historical Society held
what was undoubtedly the most inter
esting meeting of the series of annual
meetings, in Meridian last week. The
papers, which were of genuine literary
and historic value, will be published in
book form.
Mississippians, and indeed all lovers
of justice, are pleased to hear that ii.
P. Hurst, the inventor, is in a fair way
to receive his share of the S100, 200 re-
Gently appropriated for newly adopted
shell of his invention. He has been in
danger of losing all of it through the
dishonest claims of some slick schemers
around the national capitol.
Yazoo Citys cotton mill will soon
have foundations more substantial than
paper. They have half of the requisite
sum already subscribed and the work
will go right on as soon as the contracts
are let.
Jackson is making extensive prepars-
tions for the entertainment of the State
Teachers Association, and has ap-
pointed numerous committees to take
charge of affairs and see that this COM
ing together of Mississippis educators
is the pleasautest in the association s
history.
wesson is agitating the Sabbath OBJ
servance question, some of the citizens