Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-02-01

prices. The fact thas good seed are |
high and difficult to get should not de-
ter those who understand the culture
Of the Irish potato Every effort |
should be bent toward getting this |
crop on the market early and in prime |
condition. A few years ago similar
conditions obtained to those now |
prevailing and a West Point gentle
man netted $1,000 on seven acres Of
land in Irish potatoes. 1t would be
well for a number of planters in the
same section to cooperate so as to Sc
cure good freight rates,
The Port Gibson Reyeille speaks
thus sensibly on the important subject
Of our young men who are too anX
ious to leave the country for the town
Several young men have moved out
Of the county this winter and we un.
derstand others are contemplating do
ing the same. They have become dis.
satisfied with raising cotton and hope
to benefit their condition by going
elsewhere. This is a great mistake, as
those who 90 will soon discover. Peo,
pie can make a living here just as
easily as they can anywhere else, and
in most cases a great deal easier. If a
man finds that he cannot make cotton.
raising pay, there are many other in
dustries that present themselves, and
he can try something else, Experience
teaches that where men are deter.
mined to succeed, they can make al
most any industry or profession re.
muneratiye, The man who is dissat.
isied with his lot is usually a man
who will not succeed at anything
Boys should be taught the lesson Of
perseverance early, for on this one
thing largely depends their future"
Old friends all over the State were
grieyed when the sad news came last
week from st. Louis, that a beloved
physician and former citizen Of the
State, Dr. John Brownrigg of Column
bus had died in st. Louis, The body
was brought back to the State in which
he had spent his bright youth and
noble manhood, and in Greenwood
Cemetery (Jackson), in the presence
of few old friends and many chill
dren and childrens children" Of those
who had loved him in Auld Lang Syne,
he was laid to rest by the side Of the
wife of his youth, lovely Betty Yer
ger, daughter of the late Judge Viii
liam Yerger who put on the crown OF
Immortality more than a quarter Of
a century ago. Dr.. Brownriggs public
life is too well known to need com
ment hero, but we cannot refrain
from speaking here of the rare devo-
tion and unswerving fidelity to the
memory of his young wife, which
caused him to ask, among his last
words, that he be brought back home"
to lie by her side until the resurrec-
tiOn morning,
1t is a good thing for Mississippi
that her judges are using their power
to bring criminals to prompt trial.
The prompt action of Judge Larkin in
calling a special term of Circuit Court
in Greenyille to try Cooke, Blackburn,
Phipps and Lauderdale for the mur.
der Of Engineer Wray has been widely
commended. Court convened in
Greenyille on the 21st and the men
We're indicted by the grand jury The
trial brought forth the best efforts of
numerous attorneys of prominence,
and was productive of unusual inter.
est.
Judge Truly is another of our young
judges who is determined that the law
shall take its course, and, il possible,
justice be done in his circuit, and he
also called a special term Of court to
try Glenn, the murderer of Mr. Car
penter in Natchez a fortnight ago.
The recent celebration by the Con.
federate Veteran Camp in New York
Of Gen, R. Z. Lees birthday was
brilliant affair. 1t was held at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. and Gen. Lees
daughter, Miss May Eustis Lee, was an
honored guest of the veterans on this
pleasant occasion. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis was also present, as were many
other prominent men and women Of
the South. A number of Southern
girls added their gifts of song and
eloquence to brighten the evenings en-.
tertainment and the programme
passed off very pleasantly to hosts and
guests.
The Census Bureau has had an able
representative in the State recently,
who was engaged in the work of max.
ing a complete list of gins in South,
ern States preparatory to making a
permanent bureau for estimating the
cotton crop yearly All gins will be
listed and the cotton figures furnished
| by ginners The present work in.
cludes listing Of gins and securing gin.
ners reports for 1899, 1900 and 1901
for comparison. A division Of the cen.
sus will collect cotton facts and fig.
ures and make estimates of yearly cot,
ton production The very best meth
DDS will be used in getting the correct
facts and the estimates will be nearer
accurate than any method now in use.
Senator Dent of the Fourth Sena-
torial District was married on the 22d
inst. to Miss McCallum, eldest daugh-
ter of Dr. Doddridge McCallum of
Westyille thus uniting two Of Missis.
sippis finest young representatives
Mr.. Dent has already, despite his
youth, made his mark, and his lovely
young wife inherits much of the Wig.
orous intellect and strong Scotch char
aCteristics of her distinguished father
On February Capt. Merry will
bring a party of 200 Iowans through
our State, en- route to New Orleans fol
the carnival. These representative
people of the Northwest will make
several stops in the State, and while
in Vicksburg will be entertained by