The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-31

Tue department OF agriculture from
Senator Simmons of Smith says that
one has just been located at Beer. in
his county, and that he is $50 happy"
He has something to be happy about.
The schools definitely located at this
time are as follows:
Noxubee Mashulaville
Pike. Walkers Bridge
Pearl River. .Poplarville
Chickasaw...... ....Beuna Vista
Jasper. Bay Springs
Tlshomingo .Iuka
Newton Decatur
More than thirty other counties are
agitating the question, and it is reason
able to expect that Il dozen will decide
to have the school. 1t is also possible
that some that have or will be located,
will not be built when it comes tc
action, but it now looks as if something
like twenty would be ready for the ap-
preparation when the legislature meets
in January, 1910. This will be far
ahead of any other state in the South,
and it means that in the future Missis-
sippi will pay mor attention to the de-
velopment of her agricultural resources
than any of them. This is well. Ours
always has been an agricultural state
and always will be. This is the begin
ming of "a practical agricultural educa-
ton for the young men who will make
the state great and bring about an era
of agricultural prosperity.
n
O. ID. Anderson of Monroe county has
already shipped 5000 pounds of honey
this season and will have approximate
ly 5000 pounds more to go. He is one
OF the largest keepers in the state. The
department of agriculture is already in
possession of the names of more than
100 bee keepers in the state and addi-
tlonal names are still coming. An
effort will be made to organize an as
ISOLATION of bee keepers on November
,, which will be during the State Fair,
allowing those who attend to get adj
vantage of the half rate made by the
railroads for the benefit of the fair.
Replies received from a large number
OF those written or the subject indicate
that an Interest can be worked up and
that such an organization can be effect
ed. 1t is proposed to have a program
that will be instructive and entertain
ing. The exhibit of honey at the fair
this fall will be much more compre-
hensive than heretofore. Several spe-
clal premiums will be announced in a
short while and other inducements Of
fered the bee keepers to make a dis
play Of their products and to attend
this meeting.
The road improvement question was
given a decided boost by the super
vlsors in their recent meeting 1t jack
son. The proposition for state aid was
made in the last legislative session in
a bill introduced by Mr.. Johnston of
Coahoma, but it was not acted upon
~favorably. A resolution introduced in
the meeting unanimously passed mem
orlalized the legislature to appropriate
100000, to be supplemented by the
counties and used in constructing an
object lesson road" for the purpose of
educating the people as t the benefits
of good roads and the methods to be
employed in their construction. This
proposition is an excellent one, and is
deserving Of the support of good citi-
zens everywhere. If a small stretch of
"object lesson road" can be built in
each OF the counties it will go a long
way toward creating d sentiment that
will make it possible to build and
maintain good roads throughout the
entire state.
Prof. w. C. Wellborn. vice-director
OF the Texas experiment stations, for a
number of years connected with our A.
and NJ. college, and one of the recog-
nized authorities of the South in agri-
cultural matters, has published a work
on agriculture for the public schools
that is considered one of the best of it's
kind that ever came from the press. 1t
has been adopted for use in the schools
of Texas and will be offered in other
Southern states so soon as the time for
adoption rolls around again. 1t is a
work for Southern children, by a South
ern author of known ability and adapt
ed to conditions as they exist in our
Southern country. 1t is gratifying to
know that a competent man has pre-
pared a work of this character, and
that in the future our people can do
away with the books offered that are
not at all adapted to our section of the
country.
Do not become discouraged when
wrong overcomes right, for it is per-
fectly safe to assume that right will
come out or top after a while.
Sim Watson, a young farmer about
30 years of age, shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Thad MCGOWAN, in the
public road, in front of the %latter's
home, near Lauderdale station. Wat
son and MCGOWAN were double broth
ers-in-law, they having married each
others sister.