The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09
CALEDONIA
By DR.. Emmett Jameson.

ming practically every day, and the
general business prospects are COM
paratively good Hands are more
plentiful, and wages for farm labor
are lower, and more land will be cul-
tivated this year than has been cult
waited during the past four years. In
this section the largest acreage of
oats in the history Of the country is
being sowed. The people of the Sunny
South, and especially the farmers of
Mississippi, ard our neighboring
state of Alabama, have been hit hard
and have suffered heavy losses during
the past year. However, they are
not in such desperate straits that a
year or two of good times" will not
put them on their feet again. Every
dark cloud has silver lining. Spring
time will soon be here, and the sun
will shine again in all Of its warmth
and glory Already the hooking
birds and the blue birds have COM
menccd singing their spring songs.
Soon the flowers will awaken from
their winters s!umber, and everywhere
there will be life, beauty and joy.
This year the Mississippi sun will
shine rs brightly as ever before. Hay,
corn, oats, cotton and other crops will
grow as well this year as ever before.
The thing for all Of US to do is to stop
talking hard times, wipe the fog from
off our spectacles, take a hopeful
view Of life and work together for the
general good of the community and
raise bumper crops. And don't forget
to boost the farm bureau, and foster
n and encourage the spirit Of co-opera-
ton among the people of the town
and county. The dawn Of a better
day is just under the hills of the east.
1t will soon be here and everything
will be brighter.
The time to pay people to kill grass
to raise cotton to buy corn, hay and
meat has passed in Lowndes county,
Our farmers are going to plant more
corn, cane, sweet potatoes, peas and
hay and less cotton than ever before
Then, too, the old and familiar grunt
of pen full of good sized hogs will
be heard near every farm house. But
the grunting of a pasture full Of fine
hogs will sound still better.
There is no telling what February
and March may do, but the month Of
January was simply fine for all farm
work. When the writer was a young
man, he used to hear the old people
say that when the red worms were
near the surface Of the ground
spring was near at hand. We flint
that Easter Sunday comes this yea
on March 9th. All these things poin
to an early spring. However, we fin
in looking back few years that dur
ing the month of February, 1904, tn
sun was only seen twice, and then TO
only a short time, once in the morn
ing and once late in the afternoon. o.
the fifteenth, snow fell and remaine
on the ground for more than a week
All of February that year was freez
ing cold, with rain and sleet. March
however, opened up warm and pleas
ant and spring was ushered in. TIL
farmers soon had their crops planted
everything moved off like clock worl
and good crops were made.
Mr.. Golden Quincy and Miss Rub
Robinson, of near Vernon, Ala, wer
happily united in holy wedlock, Thurs
day afternoon, at the Methodist pai
sonage in Caledonia, the Rev. r. |
Ellis officiating. After the ceremon!
the young couple returned to the fire.
state of Alabama, hoping to receiv
the blessings of their parents.
Remember that March LIST brings t
Caledonia one of the most popula
platform lecturers Of the period, Pro
Charles H, Plattsburg, who will leC
ture at the Caledonia High Soho,
building on the above date. Every
body, old and young, should hear tn
lecture.
The numerous friends Of Mrs. Jane
Blair, nee Miss Cook, will be sorry
learn that she is seriously ill at he
home in Gattman. Mrs, Blair wa
reared in the Caledonia section. Sf
is sister Of Messrs. John and Tho
Sock and Mrs. w. N. Kolb. We hoT
that very soon she may be restore
to health.
Mr.. and Mrs. X, M. Harris, ,
Greenwood Springs, spent last wee
visiting relatives in Columbus. w