The Jones County news., 1913-10-16

Japan, let those islanders bulldose
and brow beat Uncle Sam and went
out to California and plead with the
Cove nor and Legislature o let these
Japs dictate laws to sovereign State.
Last week the secret was diyuged that
Bryan and his brother had bought for
mere song % vast body of land in
the Everglades of Florida, and this
pair has conspired to plant thereon a
colony OF Japanese, and be has now
in Florida a committee of Japs look
ing over the land. In his insatiate
greed for wealth, Col Bryan has not
ouly brought his high Office into ridi-
Guile and contempt, but now wants to
plant a colony OF heather idolaters
and declared enemies OF his country
upon our shores.
II is reported that the Colombian
Government from whom Roosevelt
stole the Panama strip, has sold the
option OF canal by the Atrato river
to English parties, Pearson & Son, Of
London. the parties who built the
railroad over the Tehautepec Isl minus
OF Mexico. and that in all probability
the British Governm ant is behind the
transaction. This would he a viola
tion of the Munroe doctrine with "a
vengeance. We ought to streng the
our navy, and notify those European
governments that they must be hands
of this side of che Atlantic. We may
yet have to cali on Roosevelt to do
some more South American land-grab-
bling for our behoof and benefit.
Uncle Sans Bull a tin reports that
the meat shortage is a serious reality
and that not neal enough can be pro-
duced 10 feed the people. Prices OF
both btef aud pork will 20 beyond
reach Of the masses. This bulletin
SAYS we can no longer depend on the
Western plains for our meat supply,
aud SAYS the Southern flrmers have a
golden harvest in store If they will
only raise hogs and cattle; and Their
is no place more favorable for stocK-
raising than the cut-ovcr lands OF
Jones county Miss, that are covered
with the rich and luxuriant carpet
grass, and which section will on be
free OF the tick and Texas fever.
Investigation shows the most horri-
BILE brutaliti, we're practiced by les
sees OF conyicts in Alabama. Out of
one squad examined, all but one had
IDtlf ducks tAt)Iu W HilcCcS 10y d blilAh
leather sirop stuck full Of lacks. and
.nne prisoner is known to haveiI led
n..z..sz.r.su,,s
missing, afsI 7 ssan4@4,elevec INIT
they were whipped 81 death and then
secretly buried. SEARCH nv the com
mitiee revealed one negro WIN had
been beaten almost to death and then
hid out ia barn, hen the poor
creatures were taken away from the
brutal lessees they shouted with JOY.
A prisoner in an English jail went
on hungry strike and the authorities
let him starve himself to death. This
is the game those belligerent female
suffragists resort to for release from
prison. Last Saturday they tried to
mob the King and Queen of England
while driving on the street and had to
be dubbed back by the police. Mrs.
Parkhurst, their leader, is now on her
way To this country to,make fortune
lecturing. It is earnestly hoped that
Bryan will not join her, so as to get a
finger in the spoils.
The cotton boil weevil has appeared
in Geneva and Dale counties. Alaba-
ma, and will next year invade Geor-
gia. In five years, so Government
bugologists say, these pestswill infest
the entire Southern cotton belt. Our
Jones county farmers had as well de-
eide 10 follow The Governments gui-
dance and start to growing cotton
again. We can Confidently count on
good prices for the staple.
AT big religious revival in Muir
ray county, Ga, last week, a general
row took place that broke up the NEE
ting. One man hit another during the
services with a pair of brass knucks,
when knives and pistols flashed. The
preacher and his entire congreg alton
went head foremost out OF the win
dows, carrying every sash hung upon
their necks Al last reports they had
not been headed or corralled.
Julian Hawthorn, himself an author
and on OF Nathaniel Hawthorn, the |
world-fanous poet, will this week be
released from the Federal prison in |
Atlanta, where he served term for
using the mails for fraudulent purpo-
ses. He has been offered $4,000 a |
year by Hearstto write for his papers
The milk from the worl's champion |
COW in California sells for $40 each |
month. and her calves bring fabulous |
prices. This COW is over ten years
old, and her milk production has new
err been touched. Prof Hutchinson, of
our A. 81. s., says he once saw COW
that gave ten gallons of milk day
1t is said the Mississippi State pris-
on farms will clear 5000, 600 this year
1t is hoped the new management will
not LET this money be stolen from the
people. If the convicts we're set to
work building permanent highways
they would be worth to the Taxpayers
more than twice $500, 0G0. /