Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-01

stop there; they confscated the whisky
they could find and broke the bottles,
These women did not intend to pose
as embryo Carrie Nations" but were
driven by desperation to the point
recorded above.
The Senate, during last weeks ses-
sion, adopted the House revenue bill
with amendments and fixed the tax
levy at mills. The Noel primary elec.
tion bill was in turn adopted by the
House with a few amendments. An
interesting bill was passed Friday in
the Senate making of the old Capitol
grounds Confederate monument
park, with an appropriation of $1Ov
to pay for enclosing same, etc. A
park commission was created, com.
posed of the Governor, Secretary Of
State and Auditor
Another subject that provoked wide
and most earnest discussion was the
very strong (and almost successfully
effort that was made to abolish co.
education at the State University.
This intended change was vigorously
combatted by some and as vigorously
urged by others, but the friends of the
girls at last prevailed, and by her.
culean efforts succeeded in securing td
them equal advantages with the boys
for the present. The sentiment
against co-education seems on the in
crease among our people, however,
and we are constrained to suggest tc
all of the gentler sex who aspire to
a university sheepskin that they lose
no time, but HE them at once to Ok
ford's classic shades and grasp the
prize that is about 1--WE belieye) to be
withdrawn. Why this feeling should
prevail we do not know. Co-education
is now a fact in the educational sys-
TENS of most of the States constitut,
ing this great and free country Of ours,
and its success would seem to admit
of no argument. Nor is our progress,
i've republic alone in this forward
step; many of the old and some of the
most conservative countries have fall
en- into line until now a girl may
study side by side with her brother
almost the wide world over.
The Hattiesburg Progress continues
to wage war on the muddy streets and
open bitches of that town, as well as
upon many other Objectionable things
by which that thriving town is handi
capped. The Progress is right. Their
streets cannot be made passable by
the dumping in of any amount of raw
dust, shavings or even gravel, Nc
more can the streets and avenues
CD Of much more pretendous places
(for instance, the capital) be rem
dered passable by any such antiquatet
methods. The streets must be paved
if the people expect to keep on i'm
/ proving. No up-to-date town can af
ford to have slushy big roads" run
ming between her rows of handsome
dwellings and running the towns
prospect" as well as her prospects.
The little town of Terry, below
Jackson, on the Illinois Central, is rap
idly increasing from "a dot on tn,
map" to a thriving town, and has jus
issued bonds for the building of a sys
tenn of water works and is boring fo
| artesian water.
Among the matters of paramount
Importance in the Legislature las
week was the defeat in the Senate o
the antitrust bill, around which 81
many and such large interests cen
tered. The bill was the work of tina
able lawyer and stainless gentleman
Hon, w. NJ. Cox of Prentiss, and i
passed the House with ease. Coming
over to the Senate however, it met in
stant and well-organized opposition
and was defeated.
The State treasury entertained
committee from the House of Repre-
sentatiyes last week, and Treasure
Carlisle spread before his guests
goodly supp'% of greenbacks, gold, 81
YER nickel and copper, After quite
while spent in counting the big vault
valuable contents ii was found tina
every cent Of the States funds was i
place, just as it ought to be.
The Masonic grand bodies of tn
State are in session this Wees in tn
town of. Winona. The presenua Q
these large bodies of the States bes
men is a pleasure and a benefit to tn
community in which they meet
! Our CAPITAL City is to he honore
this year as the hostess of that spleI
did body Of men composing the Gel
eral Assembly Of the Southern Pre-
byterian Church. The body assemble
in the First Church tRev. J. +. FIu
ton pastor) in May OF this year.