The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-24
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By KATE MARKHAM POWER.

Jack dull boy" every sensible, up-to
date man and woman realizes Hence
it is doubtless a pleasure and satisfac'
ton 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 state
great educational institutions was
wise as we'll as pleasant move. IL 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. 1T was es-
pecially wise There were many mem
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 Starkvil1e or the one at Co.
| lumbus. Nov, 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 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
tiers 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 Gas well
as the new sheltered, for the first
tune. large body of the lords of Gre
ation-or, as one anxious Little Girl
in Blue" put 1t, Lords of appropria-
tion," knights Of the open purse.
dukes of the exchequer, etc.
And that the guests enjoyed it 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 adjoining 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.
l. & 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 a 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," ALE
gretti," and other candies, fruits, bon
bons and membranes dear to the |
school girl heart, which their guests |
left for them to find, after the frolic |
was over; not to mention certain eff
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 hav-
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