The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08

that is deserving OF reproduction. The
itemized account totals as follow:
470 pounds butter at 15c. .......$ 1880
$50 dozen eggs 1878
300 pounds bacon ............. $500
so pounds shoulders ........... 400
81 pounds ham 11.75
SO hens 900
so pounds lard .............. 500
Watermelons 1000
Total ..Sl71.O3
This was wholly a surplus crop with
Mr.. Henderson, he having made the usual
crop of corn, cotton, hay, potatoes, ETC.,
along at the same tiw,e, Besides having
an abundance at home all the time.
What has been done one time can be
done again, and there are thousands of
people no better situated than Mr.. Hen
derson who are doing as well, and an
equal number with more favorable en-
vironments that are not doing nearly
so well. This is an evidence of what
can be done in Mississippi with a proper
admixture of brains and energy. No
State in the Union offers greater in
ducements to the man who is willing to
work and exercise proper judgment.
At no time in the past has Mississippi
needed public men who dare to do the
right more than right now. Several years
of great prosperity has attracted to the
State corporations and individuals with
limitless amounts of capital behind them.
While this is a pleasant state of affairs,
it is one that is fraught with more or
less danger. We owe to these gentlemen
a fair and equitable ad justment of af-
fairs, guaranteeing to them protection
under our laws, but at the same time
it is our duty to see that the citizens
of u State are also protected. The ex-
p~erience of sister States should come to
us as a beacon light at this time, show
ing plainly that our people must be on
guard to protect their interests. Select
men to fill the places of public trust that
are above reproach, and who will fear
iSoSly w tAcii uut. olehooSh ehSy w
subjected to the criticism and antago-
nism of powerful Hobbies and the en-
ployes of large m%oneyed corporations.
Some of these concerns have hundreds
of employees throughout the State, as
well as hundreds of others who are UNI
der obligations to them for various rea-
sons. The systems in vogue in other
States is to crush politically any man
who dares to do the right and oppose
schemes hat are not in the interest of
the whole people. 1t taxes a strong
man to stand up in the face of sue tao
tics, SO often is the public misinformed
as to his motives and his actions con
demned. We need men who are fearless
and just more right now than ever be-
fore. Select only those who are known
to have these qualifications to fill the
offices.
The Progress Club of Laurel is Of
fering handsome cash prizes to the citi-
zens of that elegant little city for the
permanent improvement and beautify-
ing of their premises. A splendid reward
should be the result of this movement.
Mississippi should be a State of home
owners and such progressive movements
as this will tend to make it so. The club
is also arranging to plant several hun
dred shade trees and care for them until
they are sufficiently large to care for
themselves. Laurers Progressive Club
is an innovation for the identifying and
improvement of the city that will be
watched by the whole State with in
terest, and it might be well for other
places to get ready for an emulation
of her example.
The city council at Gloster in inyes-
tigating the a~dvisability of using wood
in the light plant owned and operated
by the city. And why not? 1t is shown
from figures given that to fire with
wood the cost of operation can be con
siderably lessened, but that is not the
biggest item to consider. Mississippi is
blessed with immense quantities of wood
that is too often wasted in clearing land.
If enterprises operated by steam would
afford a market for this wood it would
be a great blessing to the farmers. They
could realize something for this waste
product and the money thus distributed
would be kept in circulation in the home
communities. Money spent for coal goes
to other States and rarely ever finds its
way back here. The Gloster authori-
ties are evidently on the right track,
and other communities should profit by
their example.
The writer desires photos of the mod
ern country school houses of the State
for use in this department during the
present year. Would like to have both
of the lew and the old, to properly de-
pict the improvement that our State
is making along this line. Have a good
picture of your school made and mail
it as soon as possible.
The gardens of Mississippi have been
producing vegetables nearly all winter.
What State offers more in the way of
luxuries and necessitiesf
HAS "A CORN