The Tupelo journal., 1905-12-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Unique and Instructive Display.


Unique and Instructive Display.
DIR. Will II. Woods, secretary of the
Mississippi division Of the Southern
Cotton Association, Is very proud Of
the fact that his display at the Indus
trial Exposition at jackson won all the
prizes, blue and red ribbons, that were
offered. The cotton association exhibit
vas made with the view of demonstrat.
ing to the people of Mississippi the ad'
vantages and the profits of manufac'
turing their raw material. Prof. Jor'
dan, the artist of the deaf and dumb
institute, was engaged to plan the ex-
hibit, and he got up something that was
not only unique but Instructive. A
500-pound bale of cotton of good quail
ty was shown on one side of the booth
presided over by the cotton association.
Next to that was rough goods made OF
the same quality of cotton. The scheme
was followed up with samples of goods
of ever-increasing %fineness, until laces
and other delicate goods we're reached.
The demonstration shows that a bale OF
long staple cotton worth 800 may be
converted into mcrchantable goods
worth $1,000, and the samples of the
goods were there to prove the assertion.
The exhibit attracted a great deal OF
attention, and the cotton association
has done q good work for the State and
for the South in making such a plain,
unmistakable demonstration of the
powers of King Cotton, thus encourag,
ing the establishment of cotton facto.
ries.
There is a sentiment among the farm
ers of Mississippi that they are doing
just as much or perhaps more, than the
farmers of other States toward forcing
prices UP. They have determined to
occupy q sort Of middle ground-hold-
ing out as long as they can for higher
prices, but setting no price to be held
for. They are signing no pledges tc
hold for 10 cents, but they are holding
Just the same, and believe that their
position is not only stronger than that
of other States, where the pledges are
being given, but decidedly better.
The new steel bridge across Cold
water river at Marks broke in two,
dropping u drove of cattle a distance OF
about forty feet into the water beneath.
| II dilsClos hCWCNCly VIII liOo So
through, although one man was struck
on the head by a falling timber and
slightly injured. The cattle all swan
ashore. The bridge has been completed
only about two months, and all of one
end from the draw span to near the
bluff of the river, is completely
wrecked.
DR.. Claib Weathersby of Coahoma
county. says his cotton crop is short this
year. However the doctor is n of the
happy souls who take the world as ii
comes, and has been enjoying life just
as if he had made a bumper crop.
Hunting is fine, he states, and during
the past week he killed our fine bucks,
and says he has been in parties where
| fifteen or twenty deer was the string.
numerous, says DR.. Weathersby, and
the man who cannot live high under
such conditions is a mighty poor shot.
At the w. C. T. U. convention held
at McComb City resolutions were
adopted urging Mississippi congress
men to stand by the Hepburn-Dolliver
bill; that the legislature be petitioned
to pass laws to prevent newspapers IN
dry counties printing whisky adver-
tisements: to prevent the express com
panies doing business under foreign
charters; to raise the age OF consent
from 10 o Is years; to establish a re-
formatory for Juvenile ~convicts. The
child labor law was also indorsed.
The case of the State VS.. Dave Puck
EFT, ex-sergeant of the State pcniten-
tiary, charged with assault and battery
on Prisoner Howell, of which a great
deal has been said in the papers. was
heard at Brandon last week, and re
suited in a mistrial, the jury failing to
agree.
A prominent young farmer named
Lucius Love, was murdered by a negro
named Rufus Ousley, near Shrocks,
Attala county. The negro was resist.
ing arrest upon a warrant from a jus
tice of the peace when he killed young
Love.
Judge Dunn, in opening court at Eu
pora last week, charged the grand jury
to ferret out and bring to justice al,
"blind tigers" and "pistol toters." He
assured them that when convicted o.
these o~ffenses before him a sufficient
penalty would be imposed.
Judge Oliver Catchings of the Vicks
burg district has resigned. The gov
ernor, in accepting the resignation,
stated that he considered Mr.. Catch
ings one of the most efficient circui'
judges IN the State, and accepted the
RESIGNATION with regret.
Owing TO the heavy criminal docke'
in the Harrison county circuit court
no civil cases will be tried this term
Judge Mcdonald, having determined tt
first try the cases of those in Jail.
The Mississippi levee board ha'
named Hon. Chas. Scott. Leroy Perc.
and the chief engineer, c. 81. West, a!
delegates to the national harbors ant
rivers congress which meets in Wash
ington January Is.
The contract has been let for 3 mod
ern two-story hotel at Newton, to cos
$40, 900. The town has grown so of lat
that the four hotels now in operation
there cannot accommodate the travelling
public.
Hotel Smith of Grenada, formerl,
under the management of H. G. Leon
ard, has changed hands, and hereafter
will be under the management of II
w. Latimer.
The report of the president of the A
and NJ. college, which has just beer
made tn the hoard of trustees. ShOsy,
that the affairs of the great institution