The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
THE HATTIESBD re- NEWS

Yons wno
~: THE
provement Association has been en-
ployed to do and of how the expense
is met, of literature, salary, and trav-
cling expenses for this work. A Bank
er, Mr.. Thomas, of Grenada, the other
day, gave him a check for $500 for
this purpose and there is already on
hand, by help of counties, SLIGO to
promote this work.
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Farmers Institute.
The Farmers Institute began Mon
day morning in the college auditorium |
with number of prominent farmers |
and other visitors present. Supt. w. |
H. Smoth, of Holmes county, the or
iginator of the corn club idea in this
state was the first speaker and told of
the success met by corn clubs in his
county.
Farmers Dine At College.
The farmers and other visitors were
all Entertained at dinner in the college
dining room with the students, by
courtesy of the Commercial Club of
Hattiesburg and so no one had to go
back to town at noon.
Afternoon Session.
| Rev. l.. E. Hail. of Hattiesburg, but
for years a successful pecan grower
of Scranton, Miss, was the afternoon
speaker. He exhibited nuts grown on
his trees and explained the thin or
hard shells, the varieties most profit
able, the care of trees, the soil and
showed that it is wonderful success.
He said he took orders for paper
shell pecans to be delivered this win
ter in Pennsylvania, at fine prices.
| showing one variety, he remarked,
"They were like what they seemed to
be-"
Five years ago, pecan trees plant
ed in ordinary pine lands are now
bearing heavily. Pecan growing, Rev.
Hall assured his listeners, is a safe,
surer and more profitable business
than any on this earth. Various ques-
lions were asked Mr.. Hall by the
farmers present as to the diseases of
pecan trees, etc. The most danger is
caterpillar, but spraying with Paris
green kills insects. Great care must
be given trees the first few years, he
declared, and then gave some instruc-
lions, mentioning very choice varie-
ty, the Hale" and speaking most
favorably of grating beneath the sur
face.
Rev. Hall advised every woman who
had to support her husband to plant
pecan trees and do it will for this is
the most profitable way, he explained,
laughingly.
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Lawton B. Evans left Friday even
ing after his last lecture, from to 8.
This lecture was unusually good, the
subject, Froeble being one in which
the audience was intensely interested.
Mr.. Evans said children are con-
structive by nature, and love to play
games that initiate life; that the
child takes things literally and so the
surroundings and the deardful tales
sometimes told them affect they child
rem seriously. He quoted here the
hymn, There is a Fountain Filled
with blood, drawn from Immanueps
veins, and sinners plunged beneath
that flood, lose all their guilty stains.
With all reverence, Mr.. Evans declared
that the idea of this fountain of blood
was a gruesome, an awful one to put
before little children. For they take
things so literally and don't catch the
idea, they merely take the words to
which grown peopl are so used.
Then, too, the idea which children
have about God is often queer. Teach
ers and Parents should be careful
about what they tell the children
about God. Then, too, about gobblins
and ghosts-Don't threaten the child
with gobblins.
Fairy tales, the speaker continued,
are alright if good ones are selected.
Mr.. Evans spoke severely parents
threatening to whip children or promis-
ing them anything, then not carrying
it out. Be very careful about prom
Using a child so you won't have to
break the promise.
At certain age, he continued, child
rem are wilfully destructive in nature
One need not be alarmed, though, this
will not last long-the child will be-
come half civilized In the high school