Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

Mississippi has the best prohibition law
in the world. Local option appeals to
every minded man, and can be de-
pended upon TO give satisfaction with
good officers to enforce the law. Great
Indignation toward the American Express
Company for the wholesale manner in
which it is bringing whisky into the
state on supposed G. o. D. orders, has
been engendered, and the movement to
make concerted fight against the COM
pany and its neiarious business was or
ganized at Jackson last week. large
number of the best citizens of the State
met, determined upon line of action,
employed attorneys, and will raise large
sum to fight the matter TO the end. The
good people are righteously indignant,
and will use every effort to suppress the
wholesale distribution of liquor in pro.
hibition districts.
Very much unlike the Arkansas but
ton worn by natives of that State at
the st. Louis Fair, with the words, Il
am from Arkansas. Now laugh, darn
you,' the people Of Mississippi are fast
becoming proud of their State and take
advantage of every occasion to let the
world know where they are from. No
State in the Union can boast of greater
achievements during the past five years
in every line. BE proud that you are a
Mississippian and show that you are
proud of the fact.
Hazlehurst gave its regular annual
flower show last week, and the event is
reported as a great success. The people
OF that section take much interest in
raising flowers, and the annual show is
an important event. The Flower Club
will be represented at Jackson by splcn-
did display of cut flowers, chrysanthe-
NUNS and pot plants.
II. j. Wilson, of near McComb, has
gathered 400 bushels OF sweet potatoes
from two acres, and is disposng of them
Mt satisfactory price without trouble.
There is room for more truck gardeners
around McComb, the local market being
one Of the best in the State. Persons
looking for location would do well to
examine conditions around that thriving
town before settling down.
Capt. John A. Webb, former secretary
of the Railroad Commission, has accepted
the position as secretary of the Newton
Business League and has actively entered
into the discharge of his duties. His first
work will be to have Newton well repre-
scntcd at the exposition new week. lie
is a good man for the place, and Newton
is to be congratulated upon securing him.
The proposition to present the battle
ship Mississippi with II silver bell in
stead OF Il service for the table, seems
to have struck popular chord, and n
number of newspapers take kindly to the
proposition. Makes no difference which
is given, make it in keeping with the yes-
sci and the prosperity of the State.
Experience has proven that no vegcta-
bic cans so well as the sweet potato. 1t
retains all natural flavor and opens up
for use Il year later nearer like the fresh
article than anything yet tried. There is
a fine business to be worked up with this
article Mississippi is the home of this
succulent tuber, and it is poor land, in
deed, that will not produce from 100 to
200 bushels to the acre. The subject is
worthy of investigation and serious
thought by our people.
Raymond is still energetically boring
for water. A depth of nearly 1000 feet
has been reached, and still the contrac-
tors are going down for water, oil, China
men or any old thing that may turn up.
country circuscs and other fake con-
glomcrations to tour the South County
fairs are all right, but cut the street fair
good and cold.
Judge Robert Cochran may be consid-
cred little strenuous in his manner Of
dealing with law breakers and those who
habtually infract the law, but if every
Judge in the State would deal Just like lie
does and had the backing of district at
torneys as they should have, the business
of the courts would soon decrease to
something insignificant.
j. f. Shannon, of near Yazoo City, has
been experimenting with ribbon cane, and
certainly finds it profitable, Judging from
= recent note in Nazoo paper, He
brought in u stalk twelve feet long and
with twenty-five ioiuts. From one half
acre planted in this cane, Mr. Shannon
confidently expects TO make over 200 gal.
Ions of excellent syrup.
The NJ. j. & X, c. has established
through train service from Mobile to
Houston. and in short time will be run
ming thcm through to Middleton, Tenn,
the northern terminus.
II is remarkable with what prompti-
tudu otlr people forget thr incunyruipnCps