Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

Jr. Of Giosrsr, Miss. y, ----.z
writes the Editor Of the Eagle as fol-
lows:
Gloster. Miss, Sept p. 1916.
Editor Oxford Eagle.
Ny Dear Sir:-
want to thank you for the copy Of
your paper in which you have seen
1T to reproduce the article written by
my son from the Manufacturers Re
cord Of Baltimore. While he is yet
barely out Of his teens, he has given
conditions in the boil weevil district
some careful thought. and could not
add anything to that which has al
ready said. only that | wish il were
possible for all Of the farmers Of your
section 10 realize the truth Of the
article. also read with interest the
article Of encouragement BY Hon. Lee
NJ Russell, he truly is taking the
wise view Of the situation, and he
having visited this section during its
worst adversities, he is in position to
give your people an idea Of the people
Of southwest Mississippi.
Ten years ago Gloster marketed
nearly twenty thousand bales Of
cotton from wagons annually, besides
operating a large compress When
the weevil appeared, we too felt it
could not hurt Us. and refused to
listen to those Of our friends who
warned Us not to plant the weed. with
the result that after one or two
years personal experience, we were
like your farmer and his calf, we rea-
lined our mistake when sucking time
eame." for the same land only pro-
duced a some total Of 700 bales in the
entire county Now well know your
farmers will read this and say ~oh
well that is down south they wont
come here" neither do expect for
you TO heed my warning, but, suck
ing time is coming. And those OF
them that will give me a listening
ear. fancy | can hear him say -Ain'
that h----l' and truly with all rever-
ence 70 the echo Of his heart he has
not missed it far. Others will asl
what on earth did you all dot Vel
70 tell the truth, We have not dons
anything worth mentioning. exeepi
give picnies and live on chicken ans
vote for BsIbo. this / can prove b!
the records ard Lee Russell. and n
doabt he wiIl testify that Anti
ccanty produced one Of the hotties
ezmpigners ard the most noted graz
hsrs@ that he ever encountered. tn
former having been nourished fruu
Music Roots Of the red hills Of AMT
and the latter the product Of brow
sage and sweet gum sprouts an,
narxing bottle And on one Oeeasiol
heard one Of cur farmers remark
OH well there are yet three uPOi
which l can depend. the Holy Bible
Sears & Roeback and BIlbo. Bat m.
DISTRESSED friends don't vxorTy, for "
have net as yet written on a tomb
stone
Here hes a farmer. free from eyil
I from evil
But starved to death on account o
the weevil~
No that Is not the part Of tn
weevils work. but instead we hav
. raised pork and beans and og
witted the Pellagra germ and dr0v
. the boil weexil to-oxford. and in
stead of buying meat b. the car loa'
We are shipping By dozen Of ca
loads elsewhere, and all the meat tina
comes 10 GlOster b. rail ARRIVES b.
parcel post wrapped IN tissue paper
And when Lee Russell makes n
other campaign in Anaite county.
viii take him cut 10 the former hom'
Of T. Bunyan Carter and sit him dOwl
- : SFrsa.s1. ss-ss--sA. ss-ss--A n ~ k=z nexey- sses
before, and say to him my son yOs
have been faithful over few things
win make y0g ruler over many 5
listen 70 your fellow townmzn. an
fully convinced he can tell you hos
to do much better than he can SHOW
yOa- o. would that might offei
some relief TO you people, but seveE
years from now you viii be greai
deal wiser thaa now, and many Of yoE
viii be driving an automobile insteaG
Of an OK Now some one may SAY
those people must have gone in the
hog business. oh no, when we first had
to sell hogs we caught and sold all ws
could, but there were q number Of old
razor back mothers who were mors
nimble than their owners thus escapec
the slaughter house and repleHtishes
the earth for an other tax settling
time. But before I close | want Il
admonish you not to become alarmes
over the weevil, hook worm, PelIagrs
nor infantile paralysis, but insteas
II get over that case of ADULT paraly