Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

Meridian was larger than Mason, Said
it might have more houses but wsS0n
was the largest. and when Johns boy
went to New York, he said that New
York was fine city, and most as big
as Meridian. ! once heard Of an Irish
man Contending W tn an Enghshman
claiming every advantage over England
and finslly the Engllshman said, "Yon
will admit that England is larger than
Ireland?" The ready Irishmsn at once
said. mo, will admit no such thing;
if the hills of Ireland were leveled down
it would be much larger" 1 am satis-
fled that this old fellow is one Of our
forbears and a near one ut that.
John McInnis spert the evcuipg with
US last week and all of my folks fell in
love with this genial fun-loving old con-
federate bank robber, ard It seems he
fell in love with Sallie. He told me
when he went home he told his wife of
his visit and said, Mrs. Cavett is smart
er than old Emmett, she never believed
in all of that Vardaman foolisfinSss and
has quit believing in all of that old
Presbyterian predestination etc., and
believes in doing good and loving your
fellow man-has got religion just like
me, 4" and he said she fell back and said
for the love Of Heaven hasn't Mrs.
Cavett got any more or better religion
than you have; if not she ls In bad
way" Just see how people differ.
We had the very great pleasure of
having our beloved commander of the
Noxubee Camp U. C. V. and the best
beloved citizen of Noxubee county, DR..
H. A Minor to visit us. Henry phoned
me Sunday morning of his arrival and l
went down at once and carried him to
the Methodist Sunday School, presided
over by his old pupil, John Cavett In
introducing the doctor to his Sun.
day School, John said that his first recol-
le ctions of Sunday schools was provided
over by Judge Foote and DR., Minor.
DR.. minor gave the school beautiful
talk and we afterwards heard a fine
sermon by the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Smith.
His subject was do Good" and in
the course of his sermon, he referred
to the old physician riding on a dark
night over muddy roads with the rain
and sleet beating in his face, but the
| light of God shone in his heart and il
Illuminated his pathway. could but
help thinking it was quite coincidence
that he should have used such express
sions that described our faithful old
physician so we'll at that time.
Monday morning Speaker Quinn had
the Doctor to open the house with prayer
and had him to go with me to see DR..
Rowland our most efficient director of
Archeives and History, who accompan-
led US through the "Hall of Fame"
and showed the Doctor the battle flag
of the old 18th Mississippi, under which
notmany of our brave Noxubee boys
so fighting for Dixie. DR.. Minor went
fell as private in the Noxubee Rifles,
Co., F, of this regiment and was
wounded at first Manassas. W. also
saw the original roll of the Noxubee
Rifles, bnt if we do not provide means
to restore the writing, these priceless
relics will soon be illegible. 1t was
with great difficulty that DR.. Rowland
deciphered the name of DR. Minor. All
were lavish in their praise of Henry for
he has made fine record and it did the
old mans heart good to know that
Henry was rejecting so mucn credit on
him self and his county.
know the people of Noxubee county
will be glad to hear that the committee
appointed by the house and senate to
investigate the University, have exon
Grated Chancellor Kincannon of any
wrong doing. He had used $500 of eX-
pense fund, but at that time, the Uni
velsity was due him over twice that
amount on salary and when he found
out that this was from the expense
fund, he returned it at once. He also,
with the consent of the trustees used
some $500 of the support fund to al d in
building the library. They agreed that
ought not to have been done, but said
that the state got value received. They
thought that SIS was cheap enough for
board. light etc., due l think that my
good friend, Ross ought to be able to
reduce to what the boys at the A. & M.
and the girls at the l. l. & C. pay, viz, i,
about SO or $40. 1t is a mistaken idea
to think that University boys should
fare better than their sisters at the L.
l. & C. Gov Brewer is staunch sup
porter of Andrews, and says he has
done a great work for the University.
We will have three sessions a day,
one at night after Wednesday as the
boys are anxious to get home.
We had up the bill providing for the
support of the A & M. today and it
was cut so much more than the commit
tee had cut it, tnat our able and eco
nomical chairman of the appropriation
committee said it was too much so
when the bill as amended by the house
came up for final passage it did not re
ceive enough votes to pass the bill. A
motion was made to RECONSIDER and
probably the house will be persuaded
to give it enough to exist anyway. Our
own Pete Garner was an interested
spectator while the bill was up for pas
sage, and when he saw how they de-
lighted to cut the bill, opine he was
glad that he was now working for. U ncle
Sam. He has charge of the farm demon
stration work for the United States
for South Mississippi, with head quar-
ters at Jackson. rredict that he will
make good as he has done heretofore in
all positions he has held He hopes to
be a boil weevil expert. and 90 with