The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

collecting all possible data ant
statistics relating to confederate de
coration or memorial day, to be re
ported to the general convention
United daughters of the Confederac,
to be held in Gulfport, Miss, II
November next. She will be glad tx
receive from any one authentic answers
to the following questions:
l When did Mississippi or any person
in the state, began to regularly observe
decoration or memorial dayq
2 What days are so observed?
3 Haw many decorate on June 3dY
4 How many holds only memorial
services June 3D.?
5 How many observe April 26th?
6 How many observe other days and
what are those days7
Mississippi claims to be the first to
inaugurate this beautiful custom
April 26th, 1865, and we want the fact
established by history and made known
Address Mrs. Lucy w. Rowe, 1uka,
Miss.
Brother Mayors, of the Pascagoula
Democrat-Star gives publicity to the
following with reference to accommo-
dations for the thousands of northern
visitors who would come down to
spend the winter on our shores:
"'The time has arrived when the
Port of Pascagoula should provide
ample accommodations for the host
of people who desire to spend some
time on our beautiful seashore. Per-
haps we cannot rise to eminence in
agricultural pursuits or manufacture
ing, but we could accommodate winter
and summer visitors who would glad
ly spend a portion of their time and
money in the specialties which we
have to offer, such as semi-tropical
climate, sea bathing, maritime sports
of various kinds, together with all the
comfortable, up-to-date appointments,
including electric cars, railroad SER
vice, theatrical entertainments and in
fact everything except sufficient first
class hotel accommodations"
An encouraging signs of the times
comes occasionally in the clouds Of
law-beaking that seems to pervade
the state just at this time. A glorious
revival of religion has just been
closed at Water Valley in which 5O6
known conversions were recorded.
Many members of the various we're
reinstated and are not included in this
number. This is a good sign indeed.
Without the churches our country
would soon degenerate into land Of
savages and there has been too much
of a tendency to get away from the
"good old time religion that was good
enough for our fathers" 1t seems
though that the people Of Waters
Valley have awakened to the proper
sense of their duty and it is safe to
predict that blind tigers will be fewer
around there and crime in general will
decrease to large extent. There is a
power for good in an old time revival
that can be found no where else. Let
us sincerely hope that the good will be
lasting.
To give some idea of the enormous
amount of vegetables being shipped
from Crystal Springs, the figures TAX
en- from the Meteor in its issue Of
June 22nd, show that up to that date
636 cars had been sent north. The
number of crates Of tomatoes shipped
to that date was 345,7S7 crates. This
is a remarkable showing indeed, and
when it is considered that after this
crop is taken from the land it is then
planted in corn and cotton and yields
as much or more to the acre than
any other section Of the state, the pros
perity of that section cannot be mis-
understood. This state of affairs has
not been brought about in a day
though. 1t has been more than twenty
five years since the first crate of veg
etables was shipped away and the in
dustry has been gradually growing,
year by year.
The bill pending before Congress
granting right of way for an elec
trio road through Shiloh Park has
passed the lower body and if it be-
comes law, the electric line from
Corinth to Pittsburg Landing on the
Tennessee river will be Immediately
built. This project has been on foot
for some years and would be worth a
great deal to that section Of the coun-
try. It is believed that with this line
built and in operation, Corinth would
get a material reduction in freight
rates and that the whole country ada
cent to the route would be equally
benefited. 1t is a great scheme that
we hope to see put into execution be.
fore many more months
Swindlers and takers are reported
in Jones and adjoining counties. They
are selling lightning rods again and
by working the first man who comes
along with an indefnit proposition
and securing contract while the sec
-o.ad OF laast douhlas tha rrice at which