The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02

TO e a great deal of this done in the
future.
Dan P. Brewer, of Monroe county,
raised this year from sixteen acres
of ground eight big bales Of cotton,
$50 bushels OF corn, a good oat crop,
plenty of pea vine hay, 100 bushels of
sweet potatoes, a big pumpkin crop
and an abundance of meat. How Is
this for a good yield? Is there a Sec
ton in the whole country that will
give to the husbandman so much for
his labor? Mississippi has millions
Of acres of just such land awaiting
the advent of the energetic settler.
Yazoo City is preparing to organize
a business league to aid in the work
of development in that hustling delta
city. IT'S strange that a place with
so much energy and enterprise has
not long since provided itself with
such an organization. Nothing will
and can do the good that a live bust
ness league can.
1t seems that more communities are
hustling in the State today than yes
terday, and all through the month the
good work goes on. Sleepy old towns
that have done anything except
exist are up and trying to get along
better. There is a bright day ahead
for Mississippi.
The oyster industry Of Mississippi
received recognition at the Worlds
Fair in the shape of a gold medal
for excellence. The Barataria Can.
ming Company, of Gulfport, was the
lucky contestant in this case. Our
oysters are fast taking the lead over
those caught in any section Of the
United States, and this medal only
goes to prove that we will soon be
far in the lead of all competitors.
Over half a million dollars Is being
spent by Mississippi counties in the
erection of new co%urthouses. Some
Of these buildings are stone and tile,
costing more than $50, 900, while all
of them are good and serviceable.
Only a few years back the rule was to
spend as little as possible in the cree
ton of public buildings-$10,0 900 being
near the limit. Now the counties do
not hesitate to put $4,000 in a court
house, and many OF them are spend
larger sums for buildings with a ca
pacity for a large increase in popula-
ton and business. This is only n
Of the straws that prove the existence
Of a Greater Mississippi"
Hon. L. c. Dulaney has discovered
good indications Of gas and oil on his
IssaQuena county plantation. and has
employed an expert to test the indica-
tons for something valuable. We
trust that both gas and oil will be
found in quantities to be worth de-
veloping.
Gulfport, Mississippi's deep water
harbor, claims the distinction Of be-
ing free from the pest Of English
sparrows that have become such a
nuisance in many parts Of the State.
A Leflore county negro this season,
with three plows, made enough crop
to pay his rent and supply bills and
houa hnfuyoan e000 orI~ e4Nn 1nfS owAr
to spend next year. This item goes
to show what negroes can do in the
South when they will half try.
The evils of strong drink were H.
Illustrated recently by a one-sided con-
versation which took place between q
drunken man and a large Autograph
pasted on a bill board near a saloon.
The Autograph represented a victim
Of strong drink in a large bottle. with
a serpent coiled about him. The
drunken man came out Of the saloon.
and seeing the poster, placed himself
in front Of it.
NOW you're a fine one, you are"
he remarked. That's what you get
for drinking. Get yourself into a big
bottle with a serpent. But l guess l
would be In about the same shape II
there was a bottle big enough, and
sometimes bottles look that big to me-.
too. Say, you scare me. What do
you mean by coming out here on the
street and soaring people? Begone
with you"
And then the drunken man stag
gered away.
Mental Jaundice.
A new disease, or at least a 9
name for an old disease, has been dis
covered by a noted brain specialist of
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