The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-08-24

lHe girl VINO expressed so mucn
sympathy for the poor farmer because
of his cold job in harvesting his win
ter wheat is equal in agricultural
knowledge to the one who expressed
a desire to see a field of tobacco when
it was just plugging out. The damsel
who asked which cow gave the butter
milk is entitled to the whole bakery
And a girl on her return from a visit
to the country was asked if she ever
saw any one milk a COW replied:
ooh yes! indeed l have; it tickles
me almost to death to see Uncle jerk
two of the cows faucets at the same
time"
Quarantine regulations are some.
what relaxing, and after a short while
longer, it is believed that our COM
munities will be so used to the situa-
ton that a further relaxation will
take place. Some little excitement
was caused last week by the an
nouncement that fever had been al
Mississippi City since the Goth of Jul
ly and that there had been eleven
cases. The disease was so mild how
ever that it was a hard matter to say
that it was fever. Such has been the
ease at several other points also, Pat
~terson, La, for instance. There has
been something like one hundred cases
there and only one death reported up
70 the time this is written and that
from a complication of causes. 1t Is
necessary that our towns and cities be
gotten in a sanitary condition, the
mosquito exterminated and the doors
kept 'pen.
From present indications the cot.
ton planters of Mississippi will har'
vest about three-fourths as much crop
as last year, but indications also point
to the probability Of this much crop
bringing more money by far than the
crop of last year. The presi-
dents of the Southern Cotton Associ1-
ton are predicting a total crop OF
from nine to ten million bales against
the fifteen bale crop of last year. If
the crop falls as low as ten million
bales there is every reason why it
should bring fifteen cents. Thirteen
million bales is the amount now re-
by the world to supply the de-
mand and with a crop anything like
as short as predicted, the price should
be excellent.
An A. & NJ. College bulletin says
chat on land that will not produce
more than fifteen bushels Of corr to
acre, it will pay better to plant
IN peas for hay. That is undoubtedly
so. At the same time, thousands of
acres in Mississippi hal without fer
.bilizers would not produce that much
corn, are making a hundred dollars
worth of truck to the acre and after
the truck is off, making sixty to sew
enty-fve bushels Of corn. A beauty
IF trucking is in the fact that a crop
ean be raised on the land after the
crop is gathered and marketed.
There is much interest shown in the
proposition to organize a Mississippi
ife insurance company and about one
hundred applications have been reeeiv-
ID at this office. The company can
start easily with one thousand good
,isks. Our people r beginning to
the Importance Of keeping our
money at home, and this spirit will
Increase as the years go by and condi-
ions are ! etter understood.
The people Of West Point did them.
selves proud in the recent election
leld to determine whether the city
would give terminal facilities for a
lew railroad or not. BAT voted for the
proposition and only 5 against it.
hat is o splendid showing 70" West
',int and one that should make her
,eoli lie feel better for SINE time to
,ome.
The little city of Waynesboro has
invested in a road-making machine
nd proposes to put the streets ingood
ondition. It is claimed that one mile
day can be built with this machine
nut if only half that distance can be
overed, the investment is a good one
Honey spent to make good roads is
he best investment that our people
make.
III. C. Welborn Of Laurel is netting
100 per acre from his watermelon
ED besides what he eats at home and
ives away to neighbors.
Alfalfa county claims to have a hog
hat weighs 1000 pounds and it not
cry fat either. !,
Indianola warded off the quarantine I
epression by laying the foundation {
Or four large brick buildings and {
early one hundred people are en- {
loyed on the work. That is a sp1end- !
way to get over such trottblous !
mes and from reports, other Missis-
ppi cities are doing likewise. 1t is
hard matter to head off the great :
Of activity and and prosperity /
eng experienced in the state just at q