Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-03-29
A great many papers and magazines

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that we have discovered recently in
our farm literature" are several let.
ters on the subject of reclaiming
washed lands. 1t seems to be the
opinion of many that melilotus seed,
if planted on these worn spots, will
do the work. 1t is further claimed
that melilotus makes excellent pasture
and hay, while reclaiming the land
more rapidly than any plant known.
1t stays forever, when once started,
unless destroyed by cultivation. 1t is
said that cotton or corn may be culti-
waited for a year or two on land that
has been seeded to melilotus, after
which the grass will return and con-
tinue its work Of restoration. What
melilotus will do for lime land, vetch
will do for clay or sandy land. The
latter must be sown in the fall and
the former in early spring.
Adjt.-Gen. William Henry has re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. George Bax-
ter of Detroit Mich, in which he
says;
Il have watch which was bought
by the present owner from a Union
soldier, who said that he bought it Of
a sutler, which bears the following in
scription: To NJ S. Smith, by Com
pany G, Fourth Mississippi Infantry,
G. S. A.
1T is good timepiece and in good
condition, and If Mr.. Smith is still
alive, or If some of his heirs might
be anxious to recover it, will you
kindly have the records of the COM
mand to which he belonged examined
for the purpose Of locating him or his
heirs, so that l may be placed in COM
munication with some of them? Or
II those records are not extant or not
In your care, any information as to
where any officer or member Of his
company will be found would be
thankfully received by myself. In or
der to recover the watch a suitable
reward must be paid, as the owner
paid a good price for it and is not in
easy circumstances, being an old
Union soldier"
Gen. Henry viii try anu furnish the
information desired
Under the title "Mississippis Liber-
ality" the Atlanta Journal pays US this
compliment, which we are sure our
readers will appreciate and enjoy:
ut is probable that Mississippi, lit
tie as she says about 1t, appropriates
more money than any other State in
the Union to public education accord
ing to her means.
with taxable property of less than
one-half the value of that. of Georgia,
Mississippi is giving 100000 for tho
support of her public schools. No
state OF the North or West appro-
PIRATES so much In proportion to its
wealth.
mo State does better for Confeder-
ate veterans according to it's means.
while cherishing the memories Of j,
the past, Mississippi is providing WISE
ly for her future. She is progressing
rapidly in many lines of manufacture,
and now leads all the States of the
South in the variety and quality of
cotton seed oil products.
"1ne Mississippi Legislature has ap-
propriated $4,000 for an exhibit of
the resources of the State at the great
st. Louis Exposition, a greater sum
than any other Southern State ever
devoted to such a purpose. And they
will make at that greatest of all
Worlds Fairs a show of which her /
people will be proud-one that will
attract very widespread attention and
undoubtedly cause the investment of
a vast amount of capital in Missis-
sippi values.
This State is progressing in a re-
markable manner and its future was
never before so bright as it is at pres
ent."
1t is never too late to print good
news, so We give space to-day to an
item that was meant for last weeks
column, but was accidentally over.
looked. It speaks so well for Meridian
that we must spread it far and near
even though it did happen on the 18th
inst:
Saturday, March 15, was the heav-
lest day the Mobile & Ohio Railway
ever had in Meridian. From o'clock
in the morning to the same hour in the
afternoon S,605 tons of freight were
received from local merchants and
loaded on cars, which cleared the yards |
last night. This figures 1920, 900 |
pounds, and the total charges were
between $4,000 and $4,000. Agent Nc
Kay says the day broke the record be-
tween st. Louis and Mobile"
Utica is entertaining this week the
Institute of the Missis-
sippl Conference of the M. E. Church,
South, and her people as well as her
guests are thoroughly enjoying the
fine programme. Prof. Hamill, the
great Sunday-school worker, is pres
ent, and his presence is enough to
enthuse all the meetings of the week.
Our beloved Bishop Galloway is pre-
siding this week over the Conference
Of Maryland, in session at Baltimore.
Sunday he filled the pulpit of Mount
Vernon Church, in Washington City.
Bishop Galloway deservedly occupies
q high place among the Bishops of the
great M. E. Church, South, and never
fails to fulfill our highest hopes of
him.
The Press claims that West Point is
the best town on earth for the man
of small means, and then goes on to
give reasons which, applied to most
" our towns, would stand them up
alongside West Point There is one
hing sure, however-the devoted /
newspapers of the place have done
heir full share in advertising the re-
sources, urging growth along wight
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