The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-07

NV ASsOi, SLHdihSu lHdC 1t might De
unwise to commence campaign
against Malam Stegomyia in the ear
ly spring of next year, for it might
be possible that the experts would
be chasing bull frogs by then. An
other MAJ suggest that bed bugs
might also carry the infection. AT
any rate, absolute cleanliness is not
a bad thing.
The mosquito quarantine has not
affected the building operations in
jackson. Work goes right on as ii
nothing had happened. More than two
million dollars worth of improve
meTts are under way at the present
and more being gotten on foot. More
than half 4 million dollars worth of
buildings are under construction On
Capitol street between the depot and
the old oapitol, to say nothing OF
other parts OF the city.
One thousand people died in New
Orleans last year from consumption
ami over ten thousand in New York
last winter from lagrippe. Still there
was no panic, decentralization of bust
ness or shotgun quarantine. 1t is high
time that stop was put to the panic
that follows the announcement of
case of fever in the south. The
ghost of 1878 should be relegated 70
the closet and kept there. absolute
cleanliness, which means the destruc-
ton of the mosquito, is the plan on
which to wage the campaign.
All honor is due the railroads Of
Miss ssippi for the excellent aid rem
dered in the mosquito fever quaran-
tine and the attendant troubles Of
transportation. Also for the assist-
ance given the officials in enforcing
quarantine regulations. The roads
can be depended upon at all times
to render valuable assistance when it
is to the best interest of the country.
While we fall out with them occa-
ETC., still we appreciate what they
do for us in the time of trouble.
When the land assessment is made
show a wonderful increase in taxa
BILE values from two causes. One is
the wonderful Improvement that has
been made there since the last as
sessment was made and the other is,
that holders of large bodies will be
required to pay on something like the
real worth of their holdings. Thous-
ands of acres of land in that section
are assessed at $1.25 per acre, when
it is really worth from SIS to $25.
This is nothing but what is right,
and no man should complain at be-
ing required to furnish some of the
money to help in the work OF appre-
ciating the value of his holdings
Louis Griffin of Aberdeen has re-
Gently shipped q trio of fancy chick
ems to Ymir, British Columbia, re-
ceiving $40. 90 fer them. That is the
way to do business Not only make
other states pay Mississippi tribute,
but invade the possessions of Great
Britain as well. 1t will be only a few
days now until the whole world will
begin to deliver us inStallments on
that SIS 100000 or $100,000,000 for our
cotton crop. We have just closed
the season when the states UP north
sent us large sums foY our truck.
Twelve months in the year we relieve
part of the whole world of cash for
our lumber and naval stores. Keep
UP the good work and extend the ter
ritory covered from year to year.
personal assessment rolls of the state
is very gratifying. The increases
shown range from $1,250,00O down.
Mississippi is prosperous, despite the
little Decentralization of business ex-
periencod during the past two months.
Experts have predicted that this was
the last visitation of the mosquito fe-
yer that we would have to combat,
and let us hope that they are cor
rect. Every community in the state
should commence in May of next
year and get into perfect condition
as to cleanliness, kill the mosquitoes
and forget that there ever existed
such a thing as yellow fever. While
this fever is claimed not to be filth
disease, yet a cleaning up will be
worth great deal as a preventive
OF other diseases if this diagnosis as
to yellow fever is right. Get clean
and keep clean.
Mention has been made frequently
in this department of the fact That
there was. noaey in feeding cattle for
the northern markets, even if the ca
tie were bought in Texas, shipped