Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-01-25

Jack a dull boy" every sensible, up-tO-
date man and woman realizes. Hence
it is doubtless a pleasure and satisfac-
tion to the great constituency of which
our solons SO lovingly speak that their
representatives have been wise enough
to take few holidays and inject some
fun into the dull routine Of duty,
since their arrival at Jackson. The
visit of the legislators to the States
great educational institutions was a
wise as well as a pleasant move. 1t is
always best, where there is much at
stake, for those with whom important
decisions rest to make personal in
vestigation of all pertaining to the
matter before them. In the case OF the
A. & M. and the l. |. & G. it was es-
pecially wise. There were many men,
bers who could not possibly compre-
bend the vast workings of these great
colleges, simply because they must be
seen to be appreciated, and some of
the members had not seen either the
school at Starkville or the one at Co
lumbus. Now, however, that cannot
be said. They went, they saw, and we
hope (and believe) they were con-
quered At any rate, they had good
time. The trip was in itself pleas
ant recreation, and the visits were de-
lightful. At the A. & M. the members
of the House and Senate were guests
Of the college and got a brief expert
ence of barracks life, taste Of mess"
diet and voluminous (though neces-
sarily restricted) instruction in agri-
culture, horticulture, dairying, cotton
| weaving, spinning, ETC., and the thou
sand agricultural and mechanical mat
ters that are daily taught. So far as
we have been able to hear, none of the
grave and reverend solons got a
glimpse of the interior of the guard
house-for which they merit COM
mendation. Some things are better not
investigated in person. At the Indus
trial College the old walls (as well
as the new) sheltered, for the first
Tune, a large body of the lords Of Gre
ation-or, as one anxious Little Girl
in Blue" put it, Lords of appropria-
tion," knights Of the open purse,
dukes of the exchequer, etc.
And that the guests enjoyed 1t was
proved by their reluctance to depart
from surroundings so charming and
hostesses so numerous and so attract
i've. 1t is safe to presume that few of
the gentlemen have at home such
dainty apartments as those in which
they were ensconced while the guests
Of the "sweet little girls in blue" and
they enjoyed it all immensely, despite
the fact that many of the bits of femi-
ninity adorning tables, cabinets, ETC.,
were Greek to the guests for whose
convenience they had been brought
forth from their wrappings Of Christ
mas tissues and ribbons and fresh
ened and polished and gaily bedecked
to further enhance the charm of the
school girls rooms, vacated for the
comfortable housing within the col
lege of each and every member Of the
legislative party.
If one may judge by the many inter-
ested and interesting echoes Of the l.
I. & c. that are even yet sounding and
resounding throughout the old Capitol
and in places where these solons most
do congregate," individual experiences
were quite as pleasant as was that Of
the party as whole. And we hear,
from the other end of the line, that
some of the happy maidens were made
much happier because of skillfully
concealed boxes Of "Huyler," "Alle-
gretti," and other candies, fruits, bon
bons and remembrances dear to the
school girl heart, which their guests
left for them to find, after the frolic
was over; not to mention certain eff
fusions of which 'tis well "the girls
they left behind them" Cat home) do
not know
And now that the three bright days
have passed into memories, each Of the
visiting party must be happier for hay
ing seen with his own eyes the grand
work in progress at these colleges,
and the thousand young men and wom-
en- who are, by the States help, grow
ing into splendid citizens, armed and
equipped for the battle Of life, as it
falls to the lot Of few men and women
to be.
Other pleasant entertainment has
fallen to the lot of the members" Of
late. Among these may be counted
the address by Miss Belle Kearney on
State prohibition. Mis- Kearney is one
of our own girls-born almost within
the shadow Of the old walls within
which she spoke so eloquently and
plead so earnestly for the cause SO
dear to that grand body of good wom-
en-, the w. G. T. U. During the day
"wednesday, Jan. 16) Gov. Longino
sent to both houses a message author
izing them to pass State prohibition
law. In the afternoon, upon invita-
tion,. Miss Kearney appeared before
the House, and in fine address won
and held the attention and the deep
interest of her hearers, thus opening
up the prohibition campaign-a new
thing for woman in the conservative
old State of Mississippi. After Miss
Kearney's speech several bills were
introduced in the house looking to the
establishment Of State prohibition
law, and at this time the fight is well
on. Mrs. Kells-that devoted worstr
in this great cause, and one Of the
most beloved women in Mississippi