Macon beacon., 1905-09-16

OF Mississippi TO know that OF only
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 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, il 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 s to Is 10
November % to December ., 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, and the 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
general breaking of the law, An ex-
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them repealed but by no means allow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 laxty in the enforcement
The recent agitation against the
adopted arithmetlcs for the next five
years in Mississippi because the book
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 well for counties contemplating the
securing Of better roads to get a copy
Of the Monroe specifications, there be- |
ing much valuable information con
tanned therein Write the chancery
clerk for copy, and II stamp is en-
closed copy will be forthcoming.
The Bolivar County Democrat, pub
lished at Roseda'e, issued a splendid |
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
the section of country it |
represents, and shows up well for
Rosedale
The little city of Marks, in Quitman
not being satisfied with the |
advent of splendid newspaper, sew
eral good buildings and other evi. |
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 |
az 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 Tosqulto quarantine,
and have arranged splendid list of |
premiums for exhibitors. The fair |
promises, if anything to excel the |
splendid success of last year 1t has |
proven a good investment for the peo. |
pie of that section, and will be per-
manent institution.
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The Board of Supervisors of |
Lowndes county have called a good |
roads convention for October 2, when |
a 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- |
duco good results, and that Lowndes |
county will soon prove the banner
goodroads county of that section.
J., j.. Hall. of Scranton, has discov.
cred new variety of grape that is |
said TO be an improvement on the |
scnppernong, being larger and with
less seed They are from transplants |
# two years ago. and promise to prove |
A 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 Ma6en and hereafter will be
published at that place under the name
Of the Advance.
The celebration of the completion
Of the NJ, j. & X C. Railroad, that |
was to have taken place on the 5th at
Pearl river. near Philadelphia was
postponed on account of yellow fever
The event will probably
be celebrated later in the season.
There is a demand for large tracts
Of timber lands in Mississippi 1t
seems that the world is just row be-
ginning to appreciate what We ave in
the way of virgin forests. Wbiie it
might not ho Well TO advise owners to
hold thoir LANDS. but qt any rate, get
what they are worth.