The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16

i am from Arkansas, Now Laugh
Darn You,' the people Of Mississip-
pl are fast becoming proud Of their
state and take advantage Of every
opportunity to let the world know
where they are from. No state in the
Union can boast of greater achieve
ments during the past five years in
every line. Be proud that you are
Mlsslssippian and show that you are
proud Of the fact.
w. I. Allen, of Lyon, Coahoma
county, has decided that it is neces-
sary to do something besides talk to
build good roads. He proposes to
donate 40 acres Of fine land to be dis
posed of, the funds thus received to be
used In building up a graveled road
from Big creek to his home town. Mr..
Allen has arrived at the only conclu-
sion that will build roads. 1t will
take hard cash and lot Of it, but
here is no doubt Of it being money
we'll spent in the long run.
Silas James, living three miles from
with only one pillow, cul-
tivated this year thirteen acres of
cotton and has gathered and market
ed ten bales Of cotton, averaging over
800 pounds to the bale. He has rails
ed in addition to this fairly good
crop Of corn, peas, etc. Again we
feel called upon to remark that no
country in the world offers such great
returns for little labor and common
sense as Mississippi.
Capt. John A. Webb, former secre-
tary 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 we'll represented at the
Exposition next week. He is a good
man for the place and Newton is to
be congratulated upon securing him.
The proposition of the Aberdeen
Examiner to present the battleship
Mississippi with a silver bell instead
of a service for the table, seems 20
have struck a popular chord and a
number of the newspapers take kind
ly to the proposition. Makes no diff
ference which is given, make it IN
keeping with the vessel and the pros
perity Of the state.
Hazlehurst gave its regular annual
flower show last week and the event
is reported as great success. The
people Of that section take much IN
terest in raising flowers, and the an
nual show is an important event. The
Flower Club will be represented at
jackson by a splendid display. Of cut
flowers, chrysanthemums and pot
plants.
Judge Robert Cochran may be con-
sidered little strenuous in his man
ner of dealing with law-breakers and
those who habitually break the law
but if every judge in the state would
deal just like he does and had the
backing Of district attorneys as they
should have, the business of the courts
would soon decrease to something in
significant.
The city council Of Aberdeen has
arranged to plant 500 shade trees each
year in front Of the property owned
by citizens which will agree to take
care Of them. This will be done un-
til every street in the city is thorough
ly supplied with trees. It is certain
ly good plan and one that. other
towns might pattern after with pro-
fit.
]. F. Shannon of near Yazoo City,
has been experimenting with ribbon
cane and certainly finds it profitable
Judging from recent note in aYazoo
paper He brought in stalk II feet
long and with % joints. From one
half acre planted in this cane, Mr..
Shannon confidently expects to make
over 200 gallons of excellent syrup.
Car after car of Bohemian oyster
shuckers are arriving at Scranton,
Bap st. Louis and other gulf points
to handle the crop which is being
gathered. From a small beginning,
not so many years ago, this has grown
to be one Of our principal industries.
Pontotoc is very much elated over
the prospect Of an electric railroad
from that point to Oxford and Tupe-
10. It is said that Birmingham con-
Germ is behind the move and that there
is strong possibility of something
definite being done in the near future.