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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

tell you plain, n DON'T try
To brace myself right firm I'l CRY.
This soft wind and this haze and sun,
And the gold and red that melt and run
And splash the hills and she not here
70 say things about the dying year
Didn't tell y0n? o, / see.
They called her Dora, all tut me;
For she was a delicate lady born,
And /, well, | was huskin' corn;
So / called her Miss. She Was stayini here
For the country air the heft Of the year.
sometimes she'd sit out under a tree
And watch the hired man work, that's me;
But she got so frail-like along In the fall
That she didn't weigh nothin', wraps aud all,
And the women folks got me 10 lend hand
Moyiu' her out In the sun TO be tanned.
That's what they sail, but she didn't seem
To care about jnkini; Just wanted 10 dream
And look at the foliage, gold and red,
ON the hills, and talk about bein' dead
Cheelfulf Well, no; not exactly that;
But uiel b. potter around where she sat,
Just watchiH' her, soft 81, under the rim
OF my hat, an wishln' she'd call me Jim
Ever have that feelin'i Well, never cared
For a girl that was well, but II I'll dared
I'd a-tOld her how Il made me thrill
WheR ! stole a look at her. slttin' so still
Aud huldin' the red leaves IN ber hands,
QuUtin' some song about latus lands,
ouHit litct NHtft II = dlNh9n dtttFuOOh,
IN voice that was soft and sweet as a tune;
Add so / just listened from under the rim
or my bar, sort o. wishni she'd call me Jiml
That kind OF girls ain't fer such as me,
Nor fer nobody else's fer's can see
Fer they jist creep into hirel mans heart
When the leaves turn red aud the brown burrs
part
And then when II SHOWS aad the skies are lead
Aud It's still ia the house, yOu know who,
ad
I've no right To murmur hut somehow set,
Try As hard as | may. can never forget
How ! thrilled when hcr white haud touched
my arm;
And nnN when the tr Is are reel on the farm
sometimes ] listen frun under the rim
or my hat, s1rt uf wshin' she'd called me jim
II ). Toner, iH Chicago Tribune.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

WVhAu HafS W ~ AbNHAg INV NNot'
How badly municipalities, especially
small ones, conduct such enter
prises is notorious. Before long the
works would either be ruined by ne
glect or mismanagement, or would
be found so costly to operate that VIC
should again have to ask some COM
pany to relieve us Of them, going back
to annual payments Ofrent. In either
event we should find it heavy bur
den.
Some OF IFS advocates seem to think
that system Of water works will Sc.
cure the town against loss by fire. II
that were true, all opposition would
cease. But it is not true. Port Glib.
son extends nearly mile north and
south, and more than one-third OF a
mile east and west. To protect such
an area we would need at least a hun
dred hydrants instead Of seventeen.
And with reference merely to the
few buildings situated within reach
Of the hydrants, is it so certain that
even they would be effectuallY pro-
tected? Do we never hear of de-
structive fires in cities having water
works incomparsbly superior to the
little system projected here?
As to insurance rates, there viii
be no reduction except in the
protected area and net ey,n
there unless the system is ap
proved by experts whom the insur-
anee companies will send here to ex
anime it. In the next place the low.
eriug of rates in the protected are q
itself viii apply chiefly to solidly
built blocks, Of which there are but
one or two ia Port Gibson. On de-
tlched buildings, however conven-
lent to the hydrants, the reduction
viii be very slight. On all unpro-
tected buildings rates will remain
unchanged. Yet owners Of these
buildings, though deriving no bene-
fit from the water-works, will have
to aid in paying the yearly rental.
To this, as is but natural, they de-
cidedly object.
1t is often urged that this conyen-
fence will greatly increase our popu-
Iation by attracting people from A.
broad. TO imagine that strangers
will be induced 10 settle here simply
because Of our water-works strikes
MS as very ludicrous. Like the
proposition that two and two make
five, it requires no argument to show
its absurdity. That appears on the
face OF it.
A weighty objection to the scheme
lies in the fact that it IS opposed by
most of the property owners,-the
very people whose property it is de-
signed to protect, and on whom the
burden Of taxation viii fall. Many
OF these are outspOken in their oppo-
sition Others, equally hostile, are ST.
lent, fearing the reproach Of appear
ing unfriendly to improvements.
But Of the fact there is no doubt II
the contract, which the board Of
aldermen entered into on their own
authority-coul now be submitted
to q vote of the property holders a
lone, it would DO emphatically con.
demned.
The desirability Of the works foS sup
plying water for drinking and cook.
ing need not be discussed, because
nearly every home isalready furnish
ed with excellent cistern water
Thus, even we're Bayou Pierre water
ct to drink, but few families would
go to the expense Of having it pip
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27
..Fiye cents fare for that child.

Five cents fare for that child, mad
am" said the street car driver, putting
his head into the car. "Very we'll. T"
replied the old lady, who wore a wig
and looked like a Roman general; "but
this IS an orphan child and am its
guardian: and ] am instructed to get
a receipt for all money paid ont. Please
write one and III drop nickel in the
box" The car driver did not pursue
the subject further.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

TO the public.
Our fall stock Is now arriving and
We are filling every department. Of our
business with new and choice goods.
we are prepared to compete IN prices
WIN Natchcz, Port Gibson, aud all
o'hcr accessible markets hnd we aim
!" keep our customers By fair dealing
aHd courteous altcniionto their wants.
Vnr increasing trade proves the wis
Sem Of this policy, AMI NC thank our
't'ciids Tor their generous patronage
anu respectfully ask a continuance
'"eieot Very truly,
B0DENmElMER * WEEKs.
IIernlanyiIIc, Miss
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

Iurnip Seed---New LIOp.
Large stock Of Landreth's Tur-
MP Se.d At
REDrs' DRUc STORE.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

Gentlemen" shouted a passenger
on a suburban train yesterday, keep
your seats. Restrain yourselves, gen
tlemen. The ladies IN the aisle can
stand up: they are used to it-on this
line" Seven sheepish-looking men at
once rose and hurried off to the smok-
ing Chicago Ne,rs.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

Diplomacy: Miss Racket Mother,
the doctor squeezed me 80 during the
waltz Mrs. r cket-Let him -let
him. That's the way your father was
caught. rt,r rsss8s
Bar-keeper-You told me there was
haIfa barrel Of that campaign whiskey
left. rk.-Well, there was but II
ate a hole through the barrel and ran
into the cellar.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27
CARRIER SHOP,
Adjoining New York Store.
II. WASSEM, Proprietor,
FoFf Gibson, Miss.

Hair Cutting and shaving done with
neatness and dispatch.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

Evangelist Moody declares that ''if
the angel Gabriel himself should 20 to
chicago he would lose his character
before he had been there six weeks.
This is probably an exaggerated esti-
mate Of Gabriel's power to resist cor
rupting influences. s.-sf. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

A Strictly Limited Demand: Stern
Parent 10 applicant for his daughters
hand)-Young man, can you support q
family? Young Man (meekly)-I on
" wanted Sarah, sir.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

Young Dempsey with inflated tur-
key-bIadder)-Sh-h! Watch me bust
this BY grandma s ear Grandma laf-
ter the explosion, stopping in her knit
ting and looking placidly towards the
door)- Come in
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27
for Infants and Children.

"CastorIa is SO wen adapted 10 children that
Irecommend it as superior 70 any prescription
known TO mo" II. A. ARCHER, NJ. d.,
III So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. X.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-01-27

run cesrAUn coxraxr. n MURRAr srHEEr. NEW YOHH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19

sentative sales were as foflows: Dressed
beef and Shipping steers, S2.200lS5: cows,
81. 90 stockers and feeders. 3.30-
Hogs-Receipts 9.40o: shipments, 400.
The market opened strong TO SC higher and
closed steady All grades. g. 5000 10; bulk,
SG.200G.35.
Sheep-Receipss. zoo: shipments. none.
The market wos steady. Muttons, Si0i.25
lamb not quoted.
BUFFALO, Dec. Observation-Disclosures,
1881. The market opened slow, with but
fee sales.
Hogs-Receipts, SO carloads through and
strong to a shade higher. Heavy corn-fed,
$3.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. O carloads
through and 3 carloads for sale. Lambs
opened steady; sheep slow and easier for
all but good. Choice wethers. S5.25: fair
sheep, $3.50: Canada, $3.50: lambs. native.
choice, ST. Canada. common. $685..
ST. LOUIS. Dec. I7.-Cattle-Receipts.
LOCO; shipments, 500. The market was
stronger. Fair to good native steers. $50
4.15: choice. SIS595.2 81: Texas and Indian
steers. 81. 1923. 10: range COWS. Sl.5003. 10.
Hogs = Receipts. 1900: shipments. 1900.
sa.SO06. 40; packing, $6066O; hight $4,000
$50.
Sheep Receipts. zoo; Shipments. 500.
The market was steady. Fair TO. good ma
tives. S304.50; choice muttons. S.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 17.-Hogs higher at
s5.7506.75. Receipts, 200; shipments. l.
400.
Cattle steady aud firm at Sl.2505. Re-
ceipts. coo: shipments, sou.
Sheep strong at $306. Receipts. 100;
shipments. 100. Lambs firm at s40A75.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
Potato Raising.

r. A. Gaut, in Ohio Farmer.
think some of our good potato raisers
lay down rules that are too positive. be-
cause q mod of cultivation that just suits
one locality is not all right for another.
In some soils q level cultivation would be
just wrong. Again, some say that TO raise
good potatoes You must rotate the crop
with other crops. For instance, Mr.. Terry
will say, wheat first, clover second. an1
potatoes third. then wheat again. and so
on oun Now, i want to tell the readers
of the Ohio Farmer that / have the best
success in raising potatoes by planting sue
cessively on the zane ground.
Several times when / tried potatoes on
new ground, or ground where something
else had been raised. my potatoes would be
quite inferior. Rnarly and scabby. Last
year j planted q email patch In my corn
field, on good, rich ground that had been
in meadow or pasture for the past forty
years or more, and had never been plowed.
and the yield and quality was far below
that Of the same variety of potatoes raised
on ground where / have had the crop sue
cessively for the past seven years.
We have IN our town n mechanic, who
has about an acre of land, who has raised
potatoes every year on sixty feet square OF
1t since 1870, and always has nice, smooth
potatoes; sixty feet square would be 1Ql2l
of IN acre. This year BIO raised on IL
any previous year. He has raised on this
lot as high as thirty-five bushels. which
would be at the rate of 423l9 per acre, and,
at present price, would ho S317.629. We
cannot raise potatoes extensively at this
rate, but this mans uccess proves that It
is not absolutely essential that the crop
follow some other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
The Overhead Check-Rein.


CORES ondence CountryGentl eman.
There is another cruel foshion. emphst-
ically cruel, because not one horse in O
hundred requires to be driven with it.
which should be abolished, and that Is the
use of the overhead heck-rein. Instead of
dying out as l had hoped, after the novelty
had worn of. it seems to be growing to be
q necessary part of every driving horses
head-gear. and many wagon teams may now
be seen cursed with it. lt Is o mystery
horses. who would Indignantly resent the
slightest imputation of cruelty. can con-
sent to disfgure and worry them in u .
manner Then pleasure and art of
driving are done away with when the over
head check rein is used. while it's effect
upon the horses mouth is disastrous.
/ have in mind several young horses
which have worn this instrument of tor
ture ever since they were broken in. and
when embarrassed they carry their heads
giving them a very unnatural ap-
p~earance. Last winter. while in the
city on q very cold day, ] noticed a horse in
front of Q store b~lanketed, but very highly
checked; an hour or SO afterw ards the horse
was still standing there. with its head so
motionless that / stopped and felt its neck.
which was perfectly cold and stiff. AS the
animal was secured TO a ring in the curb
stone, / unfastened the overhead check
rein, and il was with difficulty that, after
several attempts. it was able to " its
head. Surely cervical troubles must
be caused when the checking is ex-
treme. and l wonder veterinary surgeons
have not ere now given q word OF warning
on the subject, When you see the taur
check-rein momentarily relaxed by q back
ward movement of tho head at every step
made by the horse, you may be sure that
animal IL in pain and cannOt travel freely.
1t would be- unjust to assume that this pain
10 wiIlfully caused: 1t mnst be charged to
thoughtlessness or laZiness-either of which
Is almost as r~eprehensible. and when actual
cruelty can be proved. should be made to
pay the same pen atty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
SPECTATORS NONPLUSSED
Conditions of the Chicago Wheat Pit
Saturday Seemed to Paralyze Them.
Millions CT Bushels Of the May Option offered
for Sale at rs 5-Sc-Corn and Cats
We're Easier and Pork Lower.
TRADING AT CHICAGO.

Wheat In Good Demand at any Price Below
76 3-sc-Corn and Oats Lower.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1Z-There was q good
demand for wheat every time it got down
to 1850 or lower. and millions seemed for
sale at 76Asc for May. 1t closed with 76lac
bid Corn and oats were easier. oats being
Corn is about i 1Il6c lower, and oats are off
Ac. Provisions wee on the decline soon
after the opening until near the close.
Pork, compared with yesterday, is $50
lower. January lard is .10c higher and
May .02hc lower. Ribs are from OH to 10c.
The conditions seem to paralyze operators
IN wheat Prices appeared too low to en-
courage selling and too weak to warrant
much buying. Gables were again weak
and quoted lower prices. From both coasts
the exports of wheat aud flour were re-
ported to be about i. 100. 900 bushels smaller
than curing the preceding week. while
from the Atlantic ports the exports OF
wheat alone were about $50. 900 bu smaller.
The receipts at primary markets for the
week were about ]. 00G. 600 bushels less than
last week. 1t was estimated that the WISH
BILE supply might not show an increase of
over about 1900 600 to 100000 bushels.
though acme parties calculated upon 2.000.-
600 to 100000 bushels increase. The feel
ing early was tame, and prices declined Sc,
then became stronger. and the closing was
about sc lower than yesterday. Some lit
tie support was given to the market by the
taking of 100000 bushels of wheat at st.
Louis at l2c advance ON the price bid for it
two lays ago.
Corn was steady for q while, and de-
clined Ac later, but with wheat and pro-
visions rallied slightly and closed with o
fractional loss. Trading was light.
Oats soon declined lac. then rallied an
ls04c, declined Csc and closed Ia lower
than on yesterday. The market was feat
ureless.
For the closing day of the week there
was quite an active business in hos prod
nets. manly credited to local operators.
The market was greatly unsettled. and
prices ftuctuated considerably. averaging
materially lower On all leading articles.
The market opened stronger, but after q
few purchases lacked general support
and food traders" took advantage of
the situation to dispose of consid-
ersble property. At this juncture the
Local long interest was credited
clined quite rapidly. notwithstanding
some prominent ~manipulators were re-
ported as making rather liberal purchases.
Toward the close the market exhibited q
little moro strength In q general way.
Trading was brisker both in January and
Nav deliveries. and differences were
widened somewhat. The receipts of hogs
were fair. with little change to note in
p~rices-selling at the highest figures of the
season. The estimated supply for next
ceipts for Monday are: Wheat, 1871 cars:
corn. 237 cars; oats. 200 cars; hogs, 1900.
and 175. coo head next week. The leading
futures ranged as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
AT NEW YORK
Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.

Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboard's
Commercial Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-Flour-Receipts,
ASA packages; exports, 14,S54 brls, 3,463
sacks. Market dull and weak. Sales, 6, 100
brls Low extras. S202.55: winter wheat
low grades. S202.55: fair to fancy, 5000
375; patents. S3S504.15; Minnesota clear.
S2.500350; Minnesota straights. S3.5004.1O:
Minnesota patents. s42504.75; rye mix
lures, S2.N03.50. Corn.meal dull and
steady.
Wheat-Receipts. 1885 bu: exports. 1877.
$50 bu: sales. sos, 600 bu futures. 160, 600 bu
spot. Spots dull and easier: No.2 red. 76Ao
in store and in elevator. 76Ao afoat. 75h
77Ac I. o. D.: No. 8 red. 2Ac; ungraded
red. 70078c: No. l Northern. 79Ac; No.. 1
hard. S5A 0S5hsc; No. 2 Northern. 75Ac; No.
2 milwaukee,. 74&c; No. 3 spring. T0l5c. OD-
tons opened firm ct sc advance, reacted
- OSc on easier cables, weakness in the
West, local realizing, and closed weak at
b0Sc below yesterday. with a moderately
active trade: No. bred. January. 7SO75 $780,.
closing at 75c: March, IT'S Q7Slsc. closing
at 77asc: May. 1915 6soAc closing at 7954c.
Rye dull and nominal: Western. d@5Sc.
Barley quiet; Western. 6o0SOc; No. Q To-
ronto. Si0S5c. Barley malt quiet: Western.
7O0s2c; city-made Canada. S1@1.05.
Corn-Reccipts. 1900 bu; exports, 1856
bu: sales, 100000 bu futures. 1900 bu spot.
Spots dull and weaker; No. 2. 5o4s 0oo.ae in
SO lower. rs following wheat and the
West. but steady at she close; December.
60asc, closing ut 50ssc; January, 507sc. clos.
ing at 607sc; May, 1925 052Ac. closing at
Oats-Receipts. $4,000 bu; exports. 4.5is
bu; sales, 10000 bu futures. 1000 bu SPOT.
Spots dull. while frmer; options dril and
easier; January. $40, closing ut BIC; May,
sos O39 7fl6c, closing ut 39Ac: spot No. 2
white. 42c: mixed Western. 36h white
Western. 4O047hc; No. 2 Chicago. 37sc.
Hay firm but quiet: shipping. 60QG5c;
goodto choice. o090c.
Hops firm and fairly active: State, good
TO choice. 1s02Sc: Pacific coast. 1S023c.
C~offee-Options opened firm ct 5 TO %
points up, and closed firm at 20 TO 80 mp;
sales. IS. 500 bags. including: December. 1920
0lG25c: January. 16.75015S5c; February.
l5.650l5.T0c; March. l5.45015.55c: April.
15.s501a.4 400: May. SPOOL Soc; July. l5.25c;
September, 15.250l5.S0c;. spot Rio dull but
frmer at l6As 0l6ssc for No. {. Sugar-Raw
dull but firm: fair refining. Sc; centrifu-
gals, 95 test. 3sc; refined quiet and easy;
off A. 4404 9fl6c; mold A, 4 l5l605'sc;
ssis@5Ssc; crushed, S5ls95iac: pow.
iilisS5c: cubes. 41si605c. Molass.
es-ForeiQn nominal; New Orleans
quiet and steady: open kettle. new. good TO
choice, 25037c. Rice in fair demand and
steady; domestic, fair TO extra, 44e; Japan,
Al O5c.
C~otton-seed oil easy; crude. $50 asked;
yellow, 3Sh0 39c.
Eggs doll; fancy steady; Western best.
27h
Hides steady and quiet: wet salted New
Orleans selected, As To 80 ponds 597c:
Texas selected. 80 TO GO pounds. safe.
Pork quiet but firm: old mess, Sl5@l5.25:
new mess. Sl60I65o: extra prime. nominal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
Gravel Roads.
f,1 fu Counfrv Gauolemao

In building gravel roads on our black
prairie land we must have. first. tile drains,
one under the center of the road and one
under q ditch at each side. Second. the
earth road-bed welve feet wide, crowned
MP eighteen inches, smoothed and rounded
of. and rolled down solid. with q ditch three
feet wide and at least one foot deep at
each side. Third, gravel ten feet wide. ff-
teen to eighteen inches deep in the center.
and twelve to fifteen inches deep ut the
sides. A layer of broken rock, three 80 six
inches thick, Immediately under the gravel,
as an aid. was once thought highly i'm por-
tant. but has been proved to be worth less
than the cost under present conditions.
Further, some of our gravel is excellent
for road-makinG and some is worthless. 1t
was supposed that the broad dis
tinctlon could . be made that our
creek, or wash" gravel is worth
less. while the pit. or bank, gravel Is
excellent. By the pit or bank gravel IS
meant that which Is found distant from
present water courses, much OF IL on high
ground. l believe that il is all excelienr
for road-making, being hard and durable.
Nearly ell of it is covered with q clayey
soil to q depth of q foot or moro, and 1t Is
an advantage TO mix this soil with IL for
road-making. When this is done the
gravel is held better in place and the
clay becomes hard, and the result is q very
hard. smooth road. Some of this gravel Is
granite and of the granite gravel Q large
part. but not all. is excellent for road
making. Strange as it may seem. some OF
this granite gravel. while very had when
put on the road, soon crumbles and wenrs
away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19

Cash quotations were as Follows: Flour
weak; winter patents, S3.5002.90 90; winter
straight. s.. 1905 30; spring patents. 81;
spring straights, s2.T50S; bakers, s202. 10.
No. Q spring wheat, 7Olsc; No.. 8 spring
wheat. 6I06tc: No. 2 red. 70lsc: No. Q corn,
41isc: No. 8 corn. 3sc; No. Goats. 300sOAc;
No. 3 white. 354c. on track: No.. 3 white.
S2GS2ac; No. 2 rye. 4T&c; No. 2 barley,
64c; No. 3. f. o. H.. 4006ec; No. 4. f. o. b. 81
0l6c; No. ! flaxseed. sl.OsIs: prime tim
othv-seed. S202.lO; mess pork. per brl.
S14.7o0l5; lard. per pound, 10c; short rib
idea ~tloosel. a.g0SS7lac; d~ry-salted
shoulders tboxedl. 7.s7h0Sc: short-clear
sidestboxedl. aso0S.s5c; whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gal. el.50. Sugars.
cut-loaf. 5s05asc; granulated, SO; standard
A, 47sc.
On the Produce Exchange. to-day. the
butter market was quiet; creamery, 200
29c; dairy, l9026c. Eggs scarce; strictly
fresh. 2S02ic.
Recelpts-FIour, 10000 brls: wheat. 1884,
600 blu; corn. 1S2. 600 bu: oats. lie. DOC bu; rye.
1000 bu: barley. 61.O0O bu. Shipments
Flour. 1900 brls; wheat. 10000 bu; corn.
$1,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye. 1000 bu; bar
ley, 62, COO bu.