The leader., 1905-09-16

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five States in the Union known to be
absolutely free from graft, their State
is one of the five. This is just as it
should be. We have been fortunate,
indeed. in securing honest and up
right officials, and the writer is firm
in the belief that if it were ascertained
that any other kind had slipped in.
the people would rise in their wrath
and bodily boot him out of the State
In this age of graft it is refreshing, in
deed, to know that Mississippi is ac-
knowledged all over the United States
to be one of only five that is entirely
free from the blight. Let every citi-
zen labor to keep it so.
The fever situation in Mississippi
shows no material change, or, in other
words, no more has happened than
was expected after it was found that
the infection was so general While
there have been a large number Of
cases at some points, the death rate
has not been appreciable, and with the
means now at hand of combating the
disease. it is expected that the quaran-
tine will be a thing of the past after
this year.
The time for the holding of the Mis-
sissippi Industrial Exposition has been
changed from November to IS to
November % to December 2, inclusive
The change was made in order to give
time for getting together exhibits and
arranging for the exposition after the
quarantine period had passed. Active
work will be prosecuted, however, dur
ing the intervening time, andsthe pros
! poets for a successful fair are excel
lent
The strenuous efforts being made by
several Mississippi judges to have the
law strictly enforced in their judicial
districts should be just as strenuouSly
upheld by the people. A laxity of en-
forcement will eventually grow into a
general breaking of the law. An ex-
ample of this can be had in the city of
Memphis, in our neighboring State of
Tennessee. Enforce the law rigidly.
If the enactments are not just, have
| them repealed, but by no means allow
! a laXity in the enforcement.
The recent agitation against the
adopted arithmetics for the next five
years in Mississippi because the book
contained a number of examples that
were very unfair to the South, has had
the excellent effect of having each Of
| the examples complained of changed
and the Mississippi edition at least
will be free from them That was a
good work that the people can thank
the newspapers for.
Monroe county will work her roads
ON the contract system, and has pre-
pared and published an elaborate set
of specifications for the same. 1t would
be we'll for counties contemplating the
securing of better roads to get copy
of the Monroe specifications, there be-
ing much valuable information con-
tanned therein. Write the chancery
clerk for a copy, and if stamp is en-
closed a copy will be forthcoming.
The Bolivar County Democrat, pub
| lished at Rosedale issued a splendid
| illustrated edition last week that re-
| fleets great credit upon the publishers
and the enterprising citizens of that
| section. 1t contains twenty-eight
pages, and is replete with information
concerning the section of country it
represents, and shows up we'll for
RoSedale.
The little city of Marks, in Quitman
county, not being satisfied with the
advent of a splendid newspaper, sew
eral good buildings and other evil
dences of prosperity, is now consider
| ing the organization of business
| league to advertise the advantages of
the place and help in making it still
larger and better. Marks is a game
| place, sure.
The McComb City Fair, to be held
at that place on October II to %, in
elusive, promises to be much larger
and better than last year. The good
people of Pike county are not at all
panicky over the mosquito quarantine,
and have arrangeS splendid list of
premiums for exhibitors The fair
promises, if anything, to excel the
1 OPACAdAA ouNNCO0 Vi A0OI C0ls IL ucO
| proven a good investment for the peo-
pie of that section, and will be per-
manent institution.
The Board of Supervisors Of
Lowndes county have called good
roads convention for October 2, when
full and free discussion of the ways
and means to improve the roads of
that county will be had. 1t is to- be
! hoped that the conference will pro-
duce good results, and that Lowndes
county will soon prove the banner
good-roads county of that section
= L. E. Hall, of Scranton, has discov-
cred new variety of grape that is
said to be an improvement on the
scuppernong, being larger and with
| less seed They are from transplants
| of two years ago, and promise to prove
very valuable discovery for that sec
! tion of the country. More attention is
being paid grape culture than ever be-
fore, and the discovery of this new
variety will stimulate matters greatly
The Mathiston Enterprise has been
moved to Maben, and hereafter will be
published at that place under the name
of the Advance.
J. r. Dowdele, manager of the Mu-
tual Insurance Company in the State of
Mississippi, received a telegram few
days ago from Richard A. McCurdy,
president of the company, which read:
Contribute $3.50 on behalf of the COM
pany to Citizens Sanitary Relief Com
mittee of Vicksburg, and charge same
in account.
Railroad travel in this State has been
reduced to a minimum, the drummer
even having quit the road. It is under
stood. however, that good many of
the travelling men have taken to the
woods and their country trade in bug
gies, and that the crossroads merchants
are entertaining more strangers these
days than ever before.
The Roard of G11narVisor,S 0f TInioFa