The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-21

way eNtelled in an exhibit at the Cor.
aud Cotton Carnival. A much wide
hald in Mississippi was covered. L
say nothing Of the splendid display o
! general Southern products. The graur
{ prize was awarded on this feature o
Q the exhibit and there was not n person
To say that il was NOT .mcrited
/, Messrs. Hayes, Green and Henderson
were in charge and ch~ccrfully lent ey
, cry eEort to make the occasion a sue
cess. The old library and adjoining
rooms were used, and words fail to de
scribe the beauty and symmetry Of the
display Mr.. Green, who was the ar.
, chitect If the decorations and arrange
ments, is an expert in that line, as the
success OF his efforts proved. Not one
OF the many Northern visitors failed
10 put in a great deal Of time in these
rooms, and many were the eNclama.
tons OF delight and wonder at the re.
sourcefnlnesS of our beloved South
land. 1t was a revelation ever to our
own people, and the great system re-
sp9nsible for ii was overwhelmed with
congratulations and words of appre.
citation.
The browning feature Of this exhib-
1t was a display of woods common to
Mississippi, polished to show the beau.
ty OF grain and arranged so as to be-
wilder the spectator with its magntf-
cence and variety. There was a piece
OF every merChantahle wood grown in
the State. and only those well ac-
qlainted with nj timbers appreciated
the large number of varieties to be
had. Minerals We're not lacking. and
1t was shown that Mississippi. while
not so rich in minerals as some of the
Southern States, was not entirely
without something Of value, Iron ore
Of rich proportions was shown. clays
and kaolin that can be found in vast
deposits, mineral waters of value in
many ailments, and a number Of other
interesting features. In the way of
fruits the display was especially com.
prehensiVe. D. Street, Of Corinth,
furnished a specimen of apples that
could not be beaten anywhere. They
were not large. but for delicious fla.
vor and keeping qualities, could not
be exceIIed. Mr., Street has $50 bush
els Of these apples in his cellar at
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ter. He has a number of bearing
trees and finds them profitable. d. f.
Downey and r. r. Washington, of Alb
erdeen, furnished corn that could not
be cXcelled in the great corn States Of
the Northwest. The ears were large
and well formed, the grain long and
cob small 1t was displayed profusely
AID created much favorable comment,
J. II. Allen, of Winona. exhibited
pears that were not beaten. Off Of
Il and one.Quarter acres he gathered
$50 bushels that brought Is cents per
bushel, netting him the handsome
sum Of $1S7.50. He is putting out
other kinds of fruit now and reasona.
bly, expects success TO follow the at.
tempt. Extraordinarily large pump.
kins, weighing about rs pounds each,
were furnished by e.. p. Chapman. Of
Clarke county, and parties at Boon ;
vile, in Prentiss county, and Waha-
lax, Mr.. Chapman also exhibited
splendid oats that were hard to beat.
They were tall and possessed a very
heavy head, J. T, Buckley had on .
exhibition sweet potatoes which were ,
raised on ground from which had n
been gathered a crop of Irish pota a
.oes. They were planted on the 18th g
If July and were large and symmet y
'ically formed. y. F. Holmes, of q
Montgomery county, displayed corn y
which had been grown on land from 8
which n crop of corn had already
cen gathered. His corn attracted a
deal Of attention, from the fact n
I Its being a second crop. and proved a
ne Of the most interesting features of NJ
be exhibit. A beautiful feature was Il,
magnificent boquet of cut chrysan. "
furnished by Mrs. NJ. f. v,
ok, Of Crystal Springs. They were nj
urge and delicately tinted, being n,
luch admired and commented upon. "
Space is inadequate TO fully de- an
the complete exhibit made by 90
he Southern and Mobile G. Ohio SO
dads. Suffice it TO say that it was as
Undoubtedly the feature of the Carni- he
and reflected great credit upon the an
of those excellent sys- TO
ms. Assurance is given that next III
II their efforts Of the past will be co
and those acquainted with tw
e gentlemen in charge do not at all
Dubt their ability TO do so If it is at
possible. The systems have great c
enlarged their host Of admirers in ne
e State Of Mississippi. bel
ha
A distinguished statesman has said an
at the greatness Of a nation does got
{ depend alone upon the wealth tin
from a dollars and cents pre-
lndpOint, but also upon the quality pi.
its citizenship" Mississippi Is
'nderfully blessed with that quality J
citizenship that means wealth in clil
volumes, but at the same time fec
ere are those who do not recognize POI
they should the restraining infn- Of
re Of the law. For the benefit of all Der
citizens more than for the pun ere
ment of the few who are not in up
It class, the law should be strictly one
'orCed without fear or favor. In to
'iods of great prosperity the people The
more apt to become negligent and
ng this line, and pass without no ton
: infractions that otherwise would ter
taken hold OF and handled as they now
uld be. Officers and citizens alike, thai
k well to the enforcement Of all in
s upon u statute books. 1t
ans a perpetuatlon of the high A
ldard of citizenship set by the peo- ulty
Of our fair State In the past. Coll
'se high in power are bending ey. bull
energy in that direction, and it is is
nmbent upon the magistrates of Goo
remotest rural districts to do their sche
t as well. The fair name Of Mis-. cess
ippi demands that every man do
part fearlessly and we'll. Let our W
ira as iaw-abldlng and God-fear- the
people be not furnished in these aero
er DAYS. ~ 9