The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-04

tutes We're held at French Camp. Nc.
Cool and Affords Springs on July 20,
81 and -. respectively. There were
about 250-at French Camp aud great in
terest was manifested in the eloquent
addresses delivered by Col, d. II. J..
Bonner on Home Building. and Orch.
ards. Prof. G.. II. Afford made two
able speeches on Soil Fertility and the
use of labor~saving farm implements.
Many questions were answered by the
professor.
There were about 600 present at Nc
Cool to listen to the scholarly Grafton
delivered by Prof. ID. G. Hall ON the
Ideal Citizen. Col. Bonner spoke on
the Importance of beautiful homes,
good schools, churches, and in fact, on
everything calculated to uplift the
farmers,
Col. Afford stirred the farmers by
talking on the subject of Diversitication.
He urged the farmers to have gond
gardens and fruit orchards, milk, butter,
pork, rice, beef, chickens, eggs, ard in
fact, everything good to eat that is
grown on any farm. He urged them to
calSe everything necessary for home
consumption and let the cotton crop be
4 surplus one.
About 800 farmers and their families
listened to the speakers at Affords
Springs. There were many young poo
pie present and Col. Bonner spoke in
the main to them. He urged them to
study farming rs the lawyer and doctor
study their profession and then to mar
ry and build and maint.tn beautiful,
happy country homes. Mr.. Afford told
them how to make money on the farm.
He said that our land ought TO yield
one bale of cotton instead of one-third
bale and that we ought to cultivate
from thirty to forty acres per hand in
stead OF fifteen.
The farmers are now great friends of
farmers institutes. They now realize
fully that the lecturers sent out by the
Mississippi A. a. NJ, College and Elk
pertinent Station are not theorists, but
practical men who have studied the
science of agriculture.
An effort win probably be made at
the mex session OF the Legislature to
pass a bill making an appropriation to
buy u silver service for the battleship
Mississippi, which is now in process Of
construction. The battleship will be
ready some time during the next two
years. IL is customary for the States
after which a battleship is named TO
present a handsome silver service to
the ship, and Mississippi will be nc ex-
ception to the rule. 1t Is not antici-
pated that there will be any trouble in
getting an appropriation for this pur
pose.
All prospective students Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College should
make application to their County
Superintendent of Education on or be-
fore Sept. IA, the same also applying
to the girls desiring entrance to the
Industrial Institute and College. Every
county in the State is allowed q certain
number OF scholarships in these insti-
buttons and they are being very greatly
sought after, During the past few
years the attendance at both institu
tions has been very large, with more
applying in each county than the county
was entAled to.
Industrial Commissioner + {. Glare Of
the Illinois Central railroad has con-
Guided a deal with Gov, Vardaman
whereby that road becomes the owner
of the best part Of the Mississippi ex-
hibit at the late st. Louis Fair. This
exhibit will be seen at the Industrial
Exposition to be held 1t jackson In
November. Manager Mckay has as.
signed to the Illinois Central road all
of Representatives. Hall in the old
Capitol in which TO make their display,
which is expected to be one OF the hand
soonest ever seen in the State.
The report OF Sergeant Dodds Of the
p~enitentiary for the month of July
shows forty new conviCts received dur
ing the month, as compared with six.
teen received for the same period last
year. Murder and ~manslaughter con
tinue to be the most prolific source OF
increasing the prison population, the
division for the past month being as
follows: Murders, 6; manslaughter, Z
criminal assault, B; attempted criminal
assault, i; assault and battery with at
tempt to kill and murder, 6; forgery, 2;
burglary, 2; grand larceny, 2. The ro
mainder were sent up for various minor
About fifty families from Illinois are
to be located in the neighborhood OF
Durant and will embark in the vege-
tabla and fruit industry. These fami-
les have been induced to locate there
through Capt. J. F. Merry, General
Immigration Agent Of the Illinois Cen
trial Railroad. They are Italians from
the northern part Of Italy who have
been in this country for some time, and
1t is stated that each family Is to have
about forty acres Of land.
lice President 9. H. Loop Of the
Express Company, has notified
the Railroad Commission that the com.
pany will make a reduction Of 50 cent
per 100 on short hauls over the Gull
and Ship Island Road. He requests
chat the hearing of protests against eX.
rates charged by express com
in Mississippi be deferred until
regular meeting In October.
The Lewis J. Parker Stave Company
has closed a deal for 1870 acres of land
near Senatobia. Five hundred acres OF
he land Is In cultivation, and that part
brings an annual rental OF 81, 100.
The timber, however, was the greatest
attraction. as the company calculates
5000. 600 feet of yellow poplar
ind 100000 fee5 each OF hickory, ask
ind gum. The crosstie item will be a
thing, possibly some 300 0 or sJ0,-
lDt 1911 .