The Laurel Ledger from Laurel, Mississippi • Page 4

I THE LAUREL LEDGER W. R. HARDY, EDITOR. $1.00 a Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. f' Official Organ of the City of Laurel I I By J.

B. LKhtsey All the news correctly told. The loss in the Winner, Klein and fire at Meridian this week is estimated at 8200,000 with only 8100,000 insurance. Richard P. Hobson is all right, and will get on the noval affairs committee if he has to kiss all the babies in the White House.

Much has been said recently concerning the next Democratic nominee for president, but the latest is that Republican papers are booming Hobson. After the Mississippi editors meet at GulfporUwe expect to read much very beautiful poetry on the gentle breezes, sea bathing and the Pascagulas. The petition for a stock law in Laurel came up this week and was tabled by the City Council. So the town cow will continue to walk our streets unmolested. The Southern Baptist Convention will meet at Chattanooga next week.

This is one among the largest religious gatherings of the world. The two Laurel churches are preparing to send their pastors. buildings a score or With five brick under construction, more of beautiful homes going up, additions on several of our besb manufacturing establishments and minor public and pri- improvements on every side a greater Laurel is inevitable. Editor D. E.

Drury, of the Jasper County Review, was in Laurel this week en route to Heidelberg. The Review editor is of some court house fame now, but says his position on this issue doeg not touch business and social relations with his neighbors who take different views. It is never necessary for a newspaper to cater to any sentiment, whims or classes. If the news is fully and accurately dealt out and the paper found on the safe side of questions involving right and wrong, honestly and conscientiously expressing its convictions, people will read it for what there is in it. In the last weeks Ledger I noticed the death of Capt.

W. McCurdy, in whose company I served from April 1862 until the surrender 1805. Company of the 37 Mississippi regiment was gotten up by Capt. A. F.

Dantzler, composed principally of men from Jasper and Jones counties. Capt. McCurdy was first elected lieutenant, but after the death of Capt. Dantzler who was killed at the battle or Corinth he ranked as captain. He was among the bravest of the brave and never shirked his duty.

I have ever been proud that I could claim as friend and comrade such a man as Captain McCurdy Friend after friend are dropping out of our rank, and will no more answer to the roll call here but I trust that when the roll is called up yonder we will meet in a great reunion never more to break ranks. Of the i50 men enrolled under Capt. Dantzler in Paulding 44 years ago just about a corgoral's guard remain. We were but boys then but now the ten of us left are gray headed, crippled and blind in our dotage belonging to that class which some of our smart alecks claim ought to be chloroformed and make room for their juniors. My son Walter and 1 took us a fishing jaunt down in Jones Wednesday.

We went to what is called the bonnet holes near where the well known Tack Jenkin used to and not far from where one of his sons, Elijah, lives, with whom ho now is living in Ins 85th ve.u-, still a halo old man. We spent the night quite pleasantly with friend William Strickland. i a to do farmer and knows how to treat an old man to make him feel good and at home at his place. We hitched up and got to the fishing place quite early. I found it different from anything I ever saw before.

The country is an accumulation of small hills and hollows and where the water is found for fishing is in the middle of a flat hollow some two or three hundred feet wide. There is no creek, hundreds of holes at intervals of from 25 to 50 yards apart. These holes seem to have been washed out by floods at some remote period. They are about fifteen or twenty fset wide, some places ten feet deep, and though not seemingly as well stocked ith fish as they were some years ago, still there are a great many fish there and occasionally an ahgator. We came home with fifty fine speckled beauties.

The trout did not seem hungry. I was perfectly delighted at the appearance of the vast natural pasture for cattle and sheep in this partof Jones county. The country is but sparsely settled as the northern syndicates gobbled up all the land-nearly and left but few homesteads for poor settlers. Likely my next letter will be from Louin as I am thinking of going there in time'for the close of the school May 2 J. B.

LIGIITSEY. from S2 25 to $160 00 from 2 oO to 50 00 from 1 60 to 35 00 1 i J. 1 I ,1 1 In snoOTINf i I MVli. for fo cents tustaii mo i 1 i i a mil i I cairni.c frrfnJ, uiion rccc ol catalog pnce Oar attractlic 11 rec color Al ml" "a-ir 1C it an I i a i J. STEVENS ARMS AND TOOL CO i Chieopeo Falls, Mass P.

S. A. We call the attention of our farmer friends to an article in this issue of a Michigan man prospecting here for a horse farm. This seems a little strange when we think of. the fact that $25,000 or 830,000 have gone from the farmers of this section for horses shipped in this season.

When some wide awake man comes in and shows us what we are asleep over we may wonder why we could not see it. When in Doubt where to have your prescription filled as it should be done, remember, no matter how skillful your doctor is, or how well the medicine he prescribes suits your case, you cannot expect the best results unless his prescription is properly compounded. That's where JOHNSTON comes in. Otherwise you may go out. W.

I. Sherman, of Alverado, Texas, was in Laurel this week, after spending several weeks with relatives. He is an old Jasper county boy going from here west some 33 years ago, when it was some furter to Texas than it is now. STONE Made in 'Laurel. Equal in durability and appearance to natural stone but much cheaper.

Rapidly growing in popularity the country over. See samples at the Bridges and Carnes building. Made by W. M. MORRIS, HOW, ABOUT That little business you would like to start.

That little home you would like to build? That odd "forty" or "eighty" you would like to buy? That "running start" you want to give the boy? That year or two of special study for the girl? That pet plan you have so often carefully thought out? Are they any nearer than they were a year ago. DO YOU LACK THE MONEY? Wishing won't bring it. Hoping won't bring it. Dreaming won't bring it. There is only one way to get it-v You've got to build these things.

You've got to get it gradually The dime here, the dollar there, the two, the five, the ten dollar items-These are the bricks that build. Save these, and the rest is easy. START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH US. The United States Government is one of our depositors so you will be in good company. Your money is safe here, and will earn four per cent, a year for you.

Just as easy to open an account by mail, if you can't come to town. One dollar, or more if you can send it, will start you. Start now. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI. LAUREL.

MISS. Points of Excellence Purity, Freshness, Cheapness. Assortment, We would like for you to test our groceries. You'll find them characterized by the above strong points. D.

ROSS, Grocer We Want Your Subscrition. SPAPFRI.