The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09

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Sention Of crime as catching the cri-
minal after the crime had been COM
united, is gaining advocates daily. 1t
b generally conceded, that if q pack
Of reliable hounds were to be had
within an hour or SO of the commits
zion Of the crime, the criminal would
not be SO apt to commit the unlawful
not. There are in the State, now, a
number Of packs that have done
splendid service in bringing criminals
20 justice, and the object Of the races
10 be run at the Fair this fall is to
ecquaint the people with what is pos
&ble to be done with the hounds, and
encourage every county to keep on
hand one or more packs.
The fair management will endeavor
Do encourage this movement by ar
ranging number of races to be run
During the fair, over trails of varying
length and difficulty, ending up al
ways on the fair grounds. In this way
khe public can be educated to the pos
abilities with good dogs on the
ground early and ready for action.
Several Mississippi owners have given
Che proposition their endorsement,
and it is likely that no less than half
D dozen packs from this state will
eompete for the purses. It is desired
10 give local dogs an opportunity of
showing what they can do under vary
ing circumstances.
Within the past few days parties
sutside the State realize the import
ance of the proposition and have re-
Nuested that they be allowed to enter
dogs for the races. The proprietor
Ut q private detective agency at New
Orleans desires to enter two pairs,
Buck and Bill and Rex and Jip, these
logs having made splendid records
Ia the past. A proposition by the
aaanagemsnt has been made that If as
Aany as three contestors will enter, a
epecial purse will be offered for dogs
from outside the state. It is expected
hat with Sheriff Tate's dogs from
Union county that they have tracked
uown many criminals, Cullen & Hill
srs magnificent pair Of English blood
hounds from Oxford that have rec
ord unbeaten, together with several
other packs from the State, the event
will prove an educational one worthy
Of consideration. Then, if McMa-
hons dogs from New Orleans, Sillers
from Montgomery and others from
the outside came in, it will be we'll
worth coming many miles to see. At
any rate, the proposition is being
strongly endorsed, and the event will
be one of the best yet proposed by
Che State Fair management. The in
terest already displayed insures its
success, and it is to be hoped that 9th
srs will take the matter up in the fu-
sure, adding greater interest as the
year grows older.
Like battle report reads the In
eerstate Commerce Commission IS ac-
cident bulletin for October, Novem-
Der and December, 1906, so great is
che list Of killed and injured in rail-
xad wrecks.
The total number of collisions and
4crailments in the three months was
1866 of which sol affected passen-
ger trains. The number Of passen-
gers and employees killed was 474, an
increase Of 207 over the number re-
ported for the quarter Immediately
preceding. OF these $50 were passen-
gers, the largest list on record for any
quarter except that ending with Sep
tember, 1904
The total number of casualties to
passengers and employees on duty in
che quarer was 20,s94, an increase Of
1904 over the preceding quarter. Da-
Aages to cars, engines and roadway
resulting from these accidents aggre-
eater SO, o99 ,22S. The number of en-
ployss killed in coupling and uncoup-
Ing cars and engines was eighty-four,
against eighty-ene in the preceding
Quarter.
! Kosciusko has a canning factory in
operation and the prospects for its
SUCCESS are said to be fattering.
Strawberries were the first fruit to be
banned and the promoters are well
Dleascd with the start made. It is to
De sincerely hoped that this project
W. prove a perfect success, although
oil. rnople have never yet made the
businss so very profitable. With a
kactoir to can the surplus fruit and
Seges,,bles Of community, the peo-
pie could easily arrange for money
proi's all through the season, and this
s. al lem to be considered in every