Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-17
Mississippi
Asws

OK farmers Institutes anu professor of
agriculture in the Agricultural aud
siechanical college, made an address
st welcome, and by flashes Of wit made
all feel a. home. He discoursed briefly
on the causes Of the >outh's poverty
vice, the negro, the oue-horse pillow and
the improper Use OF fertilizers. Z Il.
savely. Mississippian. who il in
cnarge OF the government demonstra-
tiou work in Mississippi and Alabama.
gave an outline OF the work this depart
ment Is doing for the farmers, and
gave examples Of the augmented good
restIlts of the demonstration farms.
He also spoke briefly Of the light being
made on the boil weevil.
Mlssissippfs pension roll now con
tains about 5000 names OF soldiers,
sailors, widows and servant. OF the
Civil War. During the past Ave wears
the list has been increasing at FROM >
20 per cent. per annum, and in recug-
Gitiou OF the fact that this ratio OF in
crease was working hardship on the
pensioners in the uou-prefsrred class,
whose pro rata allowance was being re-
duced from year 70 year, the legislature
az Its last session Increased the pension
appropriation from s35O, 900 to s30O. 900
per anuum. The t50, 80 Increase. it il
estimated, will be sufficient to paw the
| pensioners in the preferred classes.
/ who will receive sl25. 500 and 80 per
annum, and also maintain the usual |
pro rata.
/ To induce the members Of their race
70 paw the poll tax obligation is the |
movement that has been launched By
number Of prominent negro leaders in |
/ Mississippi. The movement. il Is De-
/ clared, has no political significance. In |
other words. members Of the rare ara
not being urged to otherwise qualify /
| for the exercise Of suffrage. but It Is |
desired that they pay poll tax in order
IA bear their Just snare Of the burden |
Of maintaining the public schools. |
/ 1llssl ssip ppts annual poll TAX collections |
amount 70 about 500 OO0. the TAX being |
= per person. Aad Il i estimated that
not more than Is per cent Of the nrgrues I
who Ars Assessed meet the obligation.
I L is probable that when the .sgisiA- /
sarr meets in is next biennial session I
An effort will be made "a have the /
hquor trafic laws amended. ami it i /
certain that the governor viii MAKE a /
la
message. tiov. Noel believes that a /
clause in effect ~ follows might Dc en-
acted as an Amendment ID the avs /
/ governing the ehartsring 0t social I
clubs: ~Pruviied. that 10 vinous. a.co- I
holic. malt, Intoxicating or other liquors I
shall be bought. sold. handled or kept I
oy such club, or by an individual mem I
Der IN such club
/ Active preparations Are under way |
for the annual reunion OF the Missis-
sippi division, United Confederate Vet I
erans, 10 be held az Greenville Oct : /
and !. Local chapters Of Uuited /
Daughters OF the Confederacy through I
out the state will raise funds 10 DC used /
in defraying the expenses Of veterans /
70 the reunion who are unable 10 paw T
railroad fare, this being An annual cas-
tom OF the organization.
Kinds county reports 4 large increase
in personally Valuations, having picked I
up considerably during the twelve /
months. The totaI personal property /
assessment for I90. WAS a., ~. 34.l. the 4
figures fur the same period last year I
being si.S+,gI0, an inerease of ss4s,
-. The total polls assessed were 4
J. ~ whites and u. ~ blacks.
Greater care than ever before vas
taxen this year bv the state department I
1f education ~ prevent the possibility
Of any sort Of tampering With the ex-
animation papers sent cut for the ex-
animation of teachers throughout the
state. state Superintendent Powers
personally locked after the sending uut
Of every piece Of MAJ containing these
questions. to see that there was no pos-
.ihle chance for crooked work anv-
xhere-
Capt. J. L Collins. state business and
purchasing agent OF the Farmers
uion. has closed a contract for tmme-
date delivery Of sufficient cotton bag
ging uD cover LOCO bales. and mean
Will. the Wess0n Mills and the Textile
Mills corporation. with headquarters
at New Orisans. will get 70 work TO
prepare for the delivery Of several tons
more Of this fabric.
Mississippfs new child labor law viii
become effective on Oct L The law
prohibits the working Of any child IN
der the age Of L years in any mill or
factory. Children under Id years shall
not work in factories more than ten
hours per day
The government geological survey
has number OF men making surveys
through the Tallahatchie drainage dis
rrict, which embraces the counties of
Tunica, COahoma ard Quitman and
parts OF DeSooo, Tate, Panola and Tai
lahatchie counties.
Il is said that half cotton crop this
year will be good yield in Sunfower
county; that not more than that amount
WI be made. The August rains did
the work. The boil worm has even
gotten in its work to further destroy
that which has been made. II
Notices were found posted ut two
gins near Shubuta warning the ginners
70 cease operations These notices
were signed Night Riders The
notices stated that the operators Of the
gins would De killed unless they ceased
to gin cotton
The railroad shops at Water Valley
are now working the largest force OF
men ut any tire during the past twenty
wears. The pay roll for August shows
au amount several thousand dollars