The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-10-06

".NoN Win notico OF mottor That would Do
oi interest to readers OF this department.
Newspapers are also requested to send
marked copies containing mention Of new
enterprises, good yields OF crop, extra sock
&c, or to place the writer on the mailing
ast 80 that such matters can be properly
handled. Would highly appreciate any OF
the State papers that might be sent regularly.
All press people are cordially requested to
make this office headquarters while In Jack
son. Always have a comfortable chair, ex-
changes, stationery and a hearty greeting
Tor the fraternity.
The following data, covering q Pc
riod of sixteen years, has been COM
piled from the Weather Bureau rec
ords at sixty one observation stations
IN Mississippi. They are issued to
show the conditions that have pre-
vailed in the state during the month
In question, for the above period of
years, but must not be construed as
forecast of the weather conditions
for the coming month. Month Of Oc-
tober for sixteen years. Temperature
Tin degrees) mean or normal temper
ature. sixty-four degrees. The warm
est month was that Of 1900, with an
average of sixty-nine degrees. The
coolest month was that of 1895, with
an average of sixty degrees. Some of
the highest temperatures recorded,
were as follows: Ninety-nine at
Brookhaven and Yazoo City in 1900.
Some of the lowest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: Twenty-Five
at Tupelo and twenty-seven at Can
ton in 1903. Frost The average date
Of the first killing frost in autumn
over the northern half Of the state is
October 31st, over the southern half,
exclusive Of the counties bordering
on the gulf, November 9TH and over
the gulf counties, November 9th.
Precipitation: Average for the month
2.05 inches. Average number of days
with 0.01 inch or more, 4. The great
est average monthly precipitation was
SAG inches in 1900. The Least average
precipitation, monthly, was e.26 inch
es in 1899. Some of the greatest
monthly amounts of precipitation re-
corded were as follows: 1928 inches
at Water Valley, and 1901 inches at
Bonneville in 1900. No precipitation
was recorded at Batesville, Halle
hurst, Waynesboro and Yazoo City
during October 1SS9 Clouds and
weather, average nber Of clear
days, 20; partly udy days, s.,
cloudy days, 6. Wind. Tie prevail
ing winds have been from The north.
Issued at Vickspurg, Miss, w. S.
Belden, Section Director, Weather
Bureau.
M. w. Marson of Philadelphia some
weeks ago had lot of cotton stalks
shipped to him for the purpose Of
making an analysis and ascertaining
what was contained in them that could
be made Of service to man. The result
OF his investigation was very salts
factory and the stalk is announced to
contain from 80 to % worth of sugar
to the ton, to make fine paper which
is superior to that made Of wood
pulp, two elements resembling cellu-
loid, smokeless powder composition,
alcohol and a valuable fertilizer. He
made propositions for the construc-
ton of plant in Texas for the utiliz-
ing of this heretofore waste product
and it is very likely that ere long the
stalk of cotton will class alongside the
lint and seed in valuable products.
Not many years since the seed was
thought to be worth but little and
sold for fve cents per bushel. Now
they are one of tho greatest profit pro-
ducing features Of the cotton crop
and are much sought after at 95 and
SO cents per bushel.
The Worlds Fair Jury OF Awards
has awarded to the State of Mississip-
pi the grand prize on her cotton exhib-
it. Mississippi is the only state re-
cciving such recognition at the hands
Of the jury, and the honor is one that
the state may well feel proud of, as
the competition was pretty nveiy.
Hon. Charles Scott of Rosedale, Boli-
var county, received gold medal on
his individual cotton exhibit and VIM.
M. Rabb of Edwards, Hind County,
received silver medal on his exhibit
Of long staple cotton. Mississippi 8
cotton exhibit from liking Cotton"
down to the private exhibits, has at
tracted a great deal Of attention,
more perhaps than has the exhibit OF
snv other one farm product, and this
gives the state a great and lasting ad-
yertiscmcnt in those sections OF the
countrv where it is most needed and
where calculated to do the most good.
While our exhibit may not be just
gllnt it ought to be, at the same time
1t is very crcditablc and 70 doing Q
EsVla Of g0ss'