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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

But few breathe properly. Look at
the children over their lessons, or the
accountant over his books. Can you
hear them breathe? Can you sec them
brcathc2 Nay, they do il so fecbly
that II does not affect their position or
couutenancc. To breathe correctly is
an art, aud must be learned, though
nature ought 10 have given everybody
the faculty.
In The first place 1t Is wrong 10 draw
the breath through the mouth The
nose is the natural avenue to the
lungs. In The nose arc provided cavi-
tics in which the air is warmed before
1t comes 10 the lungs. The nose also
contains exeretions which absorb the
impurities of the air. We all commit
great fault by not breathing with
force. TO understand what true
torceful breath is, bare the breast and
look into your glass. The ordinary
breathing scarcely moves tho chest
but hold the breath for an instant be-
fore 1t Is blown out, and you will sec
the chest move. This II right. We
must breathe so foIcefully that the
chest moves up aud down, or visibIy
expands aud contracts. "Ariifciap
breathing consists ia forcing the air In
aud out of The lungs so strongly that
the chest visibly expands and con-
tracts. To learn 10 practice that, il Is
we'll In tho beginning to stand up
straight, against a wall, for instance,
placing the heels together, resting The
arms (Which ought TO be benD upon
the hips then push tho chest forward,
while the abdomen Is retracled so
much that tho weight OF the person
falls upon the foremost part of The
feet. After having come into this po-
sition, close the mouth aud draw In
the air slowly and blow it out as slow
~. After a long or deep breath one
ought to hold that breath for an in
slant before Il Is blown out again.
This Is lung gymnastics aud the ra-
lionalc of IL Is that only thus are gsscs
fully controlled. by holding the
breath The air comes 10 act on tho
whole surface of tho blood, nourishing
II. and removing the impure gases.
The lungs must be perfectly cmpIied
before being re0lIcd, and that can only
be done by forceful breathing.
When wo make these experiments,
the body must not DO tied down by
close-itting garments, or an over
loaded stomach. Tho best time Is IN
tho morning and before meals. The
exercise should always be taken IN free,
fresh and pure air or at least before an
open window. Five minutes exercise
every dag docs wonders tor healthy
person. We must not expect mir
acles for unhealthy persons from lung
gymnastics We ought to practice be-
fore we get sick. Sometimes the prac-
lice would prevent tho sickness. at
auy rate, 1t win prolong lifc.-FoIks-
bladet, Chrisliauia.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

The Vicksbnrg Post says with
truth:
"The cause Of lynching in nearly
every instance is that Iawless and
bloodthirstY men "a minority in ev-
cry community ind in them oppor-
tunity 10 violate the laws OF the
land without incurring risk OF the
laws punishment, and opportunity
to take human life without running
the slightest risk themselves. OF
course misguided, well-meaning and
thoughtless men are sometimes mix
ed up in the mobs, but there would
be no mobs but for the lawless ele-
ment which enter mainly into their
composition
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

A Sudden hash OF gray aud white,
Like dawn's frat glimmer on the ocean
From promonkoriea left and right
A sudden fash of gray and white,-
Across tie distance and the night,
A company Of guils ia motion
A sndden Hash of gray aud white,
Like dawns hrst gllmmer on the ocean.
Gray watchers over silent wrecks,
Why are ye everrnore returning
DO ghastly crews still man their decks,
Gray watchers over silent wrecks2
The winds and seas no more shall vex
The spirit people here soiourning
Gray watchers over silent wrecks.
Why are ye evermore returning2
-FrQnk Halcon Hut.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

NO lIquor i sold ID Ihls alatc.

No liquor - sold IN This state.
How pleasant II Il TO live 10 state
where The drunkard has no show
who're the warm. friendly grasp Of the
hand Is followed by two adult doses Of
Barleycorn's Stomach Blfiers, which
cheers, incbriatcs and leads TO uxor.
icide.
Iowa has shown that there arc many
kinds of drinks unknown 10 the wide
open states. heard a man say not
long ago that the Barltycorn drunk
was The worst known on earth and de-
fed all bi-carbonatc OF gold treatment,
for no one knows what antidotc TO use
against patent medicine.
These bittcrs, and there arc many
others like them sold by the great
gross in Iowa, IL used III large quaint
iiics produce grateful feeling at first
and are then followed by an epidemic
Of crime.
The interior OF The human stomach
after Barlcycofn debauch is said TO
look like The burning OF the great fire.
cracker factory on Staten Island. Pat
ent stomach bitters In Iowa are work
ing great curse. They arc working
itin blue crewels on a mourning back
ground.
Once In Iowa beautiful and wealthy
lady with starry eyes, reminding
mo Of Psyche as | faw her once nj our
house when boy, and with coaxing
dimplc In her check, held to my lips
sparkling glass of crystal in which the
Barlc, corn Bitters bubbled aud sang.
"Takc one with me-" she said, rest
ing her shapely little hand on my coat
sleeve, as ifit were little tame, Tired
white rat. "rakc one with me. Twill
cheer you up and possibly loosen up
an old thought"
mo, s0lu, looking down into her
soft brown eyes rs far as thought |
ought to, II cannot take it,. took ono
once, and 1t swallowed up all my sal
airy that month TO pay for the people l
MANNED. Even now the pictures In the
remind me ofthc things
| saw while | was chccrcd mp by this
beverage. l do not mind drinking the
juice out Cfa lanyard, because | am
young aud my digestion Is good, but
do not ask me to take an Iowa tonic"
Common wooden rolIing-pins are
now greatly sought after by those who
wish TO give cheer TO the long winter
evenings. One OF The handles may be
unscrewed, 1t is said, and the odor OF
the nectar Of the blue grass country
may be detected.
If the genius used In Maine and
and Iowa alone for the purpose
Of evading the prohibIiory laws could
have been turned IN the direction of
useful science and invention we could
have had in 1898 at least 10000
people per day visiting the Worlds
Fair on wings, and thus coming in
torcc, also on Sundays.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

In retiring from the Canton Prog.
ress, editor Mecklin thus explains
why he took that step:
GA year ago when the flames
laughingly licked up all the press
es, type and SO forth, in order to
re-cstablish myself. 1t became nee
essary to contract debts. Some six
or eight good men and true friends
(God bless them) came 10 my rescue
and afforded me opportunity 10 con-
tract these debts.
sThe result was that / got pos
session OF good printing outfit ;
another result, and by far q sadder
one, came about last fall when /
found that out oil some 5000 due me
upon she paper scarcely 800 was
paid, and could not collect it, and
there / was. like a one-legged negro
at a bran dance.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

A Tennessee farmer, who Is re.
ported to be an expert in the habits
of that infalIibIc meteor0l0gist, The
ground hog, says that the spring will
not open for six weeks, at least.
Ground.hog day was Thurs
day, 2nd inst, and tho farm
er was watching for the animal
TO appear, which he regularly does
at IL a. m. The ground-hog made
his appearance on schedule time,
looked around inquisitively, saw
his shadow and retired in disgust
to resume his nap, which viii be
unbroken for six weeks longer. The
old farmer who was watching says
that he has studied the grounding
for fifty years, and never knew him
to be mistaken yet.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

The sweet. sad years, The sun. the rain,
Alas. too quickly did they wane
For each some boon. some blessing bore /,
or nnllea and tears each had lts store,
Ia checkered lot OF bllss and pain.
Although It idle be and vain,
Yet cannot the wish restrain
That / bad held them evernore,
The sweet. sad years.
Like echo OF an old refrain
That long within the mind has lain,
keep repeating DER aud DER,
Nothing can eer tho past restore;
Nothing bring back the years again,
The sweet, sad ears"
- Rec. Chas. D. Bell.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

Superintendent Of Education Pres
ton has Issued table showing The
number of edncabIe children In each
county, and the January distribution
OF tho school fund. According to
this table, Claiborne has 1881 educa-
bic children, and her share OF the
fund in January was sS483.57.
Jefferson has 7z4g educable child
ren, and her January share Of tho
fund was ss6i3. 80.
Kinds county has the largest school
population, II, 427, and Qnitman the
smallest, 1214.
Next TO Kinds comes Washington
with 1882, and then Yazoo
with 1859, then Monroe with 12,-
308, then Lauderdale with 1909,
then Holmes with 1906. In this
respect Claiborne stands 25th on tho
list there being IS counties in the
state.
The table also compares ifty-onc
Of the principal towns in the state, a
few of which are here selected
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

The tomato belt tributary to Crysta
Springs Is twenty-five miles long anC
about SIX miles wide. 1t commences al
point twelve miies west Of town and
extends to N. M. Collins place twelve
miles east. 1t embraces IA square
miles of territory. In this there will
be planted fully ] 900 acres in tomatoes
400 in beans. $50 in peas, l0J each in
turnips and carrots and rs IN radishes.
1t is early to figure on melons, but the
addition Of this crop to the above esti-
mates Will swell the total Of oil kinds to
approximately 300 acres. This vast
interest should be safeguarded BY the
planting Of an abundance of food crops
and modicum Of cotton to bring up
the all year round farm revenues. It
is sound policy to observe every precau-
ton against total loss, either BY over
production, unauspicious seasons, rail-
road strikes and other hazards incident
to truck farming, Grow to be on the
safe side Of every contingency.-Crystal
Springs Meteor.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

Chas. Emory Smith, who was minis
ter 10 Russia,says the czar is "a sedate,
sensible, sober-minded, fearless man,
firm and resolute in action" He says
Of Russia that now. as always in the past,
she ignores outside opinion, but res
poets the opinion OF America and is not
insensible TO the voice Of honest criti-
cism.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

UREA, Mlss., Feb. 1, 1898.
Editor Commercial Herald:
/ have been much interested in
your efforts 10 induce the farmers
TO reduce the acreage in cotton and
raise more hog and hoininy. have
very serious doubts as TO whether
they will voluntarily make any re-
duction in the cotton acreage, but
there is one thing certain, If we
should have a late frost. which Of
ten happens, and the seed that is
planted fails to germinate, we will
have a cotton seed famine in this
county, and we will have no acreage
at all. Cotton seed is now worth
800 per ton and everybody is SELL
ing. People who have never sold a
seed before have sold all except en-
ough TO plant their own crops with,
and | heard a prominent planter
say yesterday that he cid not not
believe there was enough seed Left
to plant. My negro tenants have
sold every one they had and | will
have 10 supply them from my own.
and they are about as frugal as other
negroes. The situation is serious,
to say the least OF it.
HISDs County.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

Why will farmers pay 131 cents
per pound for bacon when they can
have a better and healthier meat at
home for one fourth the cost, il a
question hard To answer. Instead
Of selling their cattle 10 butchers At
two and three cents per puund farm
crs would find il greatly to their
advantage to pickle their beei for
the years supply.
The following receipt for picking
has been ghroughly tested, and Il
one of the best ever discovered. Il
IL good at all tiHnes: "Take two
pounds brown sugar, two ounces
salipetre. one gallon Of salt, 10 100
.pounds of beef, well pack down In
d barrel, put a weight on top 20
press down the meat and it viii
make brine enough to cure. p Ex.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

This excellent arrangement will meet q long
felt want, a. II secures no change OF cars OF any
class, in either direction. between Memphis and
So Louis, aud provides an unsurpassed time
and service. This train also reaches Chicago At
an early hour the next evening. aud In addition
the day express, leaving Memphis Al 900 q. "a :,
daily, connects directly aE kulton with Illinois
Central Railroad for Cairo, Chicago and all
points on or wia that line. II being the only
morning train from Memphis for Cairo and
Chicago.
Passengers for CAlro. 81. Louis. Chicago aud
points beyond win hnd II IN their conveAience
and interest 10 secure tickets ria this line
AL trains depart from and arrive nf the new,
elegant aud capaeious Lnlon Depot, centrally
located at Front and Poplar streets, 1lemph-
Ia. Tenn. ta8
John Echols, ID vice-Pres, z. w. How,
Traf1ic Manager, J. L. Frazier, Superinlend-
%, W III. Proutys @. z. A.: Louisville. Ky
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-17

Distributing Agents for Bny POws-bs and cheapest
The successful mans ow General agents for Bounts True Blue
Pows and Implements Avery Pows Sweeps Scrap Hsrrows
Banner DowLaw Faquahar Planters Plow Brides
IIamc Traces single Hoes Hoe Files Large stock
ofBar Wre Nails general hardware in this section
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

An excursion from Birmingham to
Montgomery was rsn the other day,
says the Birmingham Gala. Age
Herald. A negro man appeared at
the ticket Office in the depot and
purchased ticket for himself. Then
he said to the ticket agent:
BOSS, / want mother round trip
'scursion ticket for a corpse"
The agent opened his eyes in as.
constituent. An excursion ticket for
corpse was something new to him,
even with his varied experience.
The negro explained: you see,
boss, my bruddN died yesterday and
/ want ter take de corpse down to
Montgomery and let de family view
de mains, and den bring EN- back to
Birmingham and bury EN-. Dis will
be heap cheaper den fur de family
to cum up here.
The agent saw at once that this
was a great stroke of economy and
enterprise on the part Of the negro.
There were probably a dozen mem
bers of the family, and tickets for
them 10 Birmingham and hoard while
there would be quite expensive The
corpse could get the benefit OF excur.
sion rates to Montgomery and would
pay no board while there. Thus the
negro subserved the ends of economy
and preserved the respect for the grief
Of the family at the same time.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

At breadmaking lesson given the
other day, the bread was mixed in the
following way: Half pint of sweet
milk was put with half a pint of water,
both of them luke-warm, and to them
was added cake of compressed yeast
dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of
water. When sweet milk is not to be
had, one-fourth pint of condensed
milk diluted with water 10 half pint
may be used. The mixture was next
put in bowl of earth-enamelled ware
blue with white lining, and into it
was dropped sifted flour from little
scoop. When the wooden spoon used
had stirred in enough -four to make
dough that could be handled without
running, every particle was turned up
on the bread-board. Then it was
kneaded ever so lightly with the back
Of the hand until it could be
easily handled without using flour or
sticking to anything. During the
kneading it was explained that too Wig
orous kneading was not good for the
bread, nor for the woman who did 1t;
that stretching and pulling were what
the dough needed. The bread after
the kneading was put into creased
bowl, covered with linen cloth, and
left to rise to twice the size it was
when put into the bowl. The time for
the rising, it was estimated, would be
about three hours The dough was
taken from the bowl and cut into
loaves OF various sizes, and put into
the tins, in which it was baked for an
hour. The loaves baked from twenty
to fifty minutes, according to size.
After baking the bread was not cut,
but was laid across pan and placed
in draught between window and
door New York Post.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

Take half dozen young pigeons,
split down the back and bone them;
cut each bird in two down the breast I;
trim off the ragged edges; fry thea
pieces in butter; lay in a pan and SEA
in the stove five minutes; take up and
press between two plates until eoldi
then dip in a mixture of nspec Jelly,
mushrooms and tomato sauce; set ON
ice to stiffen when well masked dip
cracker meal, then in beaten egg and
meal again. fry in boiling butter I'M
til brown; take up and serve with
mushroom sauce.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29
No Fun in salem Then.

The following extracts from Felt's
"Annals Of Sa EN- give a glimpse Of
some of the singular punishments in
vogue in old New England;
In 1887, Dorothy TalbY, for beat
ing her husband, is ordered to be
bound to post
In 1888 the assistants ordered two
Salem men to sit in the stocks on
lecture day for travelling % the Sab
bath.
In 1914, Mary, wife o. Thomas Oil
yer. was sentenced to be publicly
whipped for reproaching the magis
trates
In 1913, for slandering the elders,
she bad a cleft stick put on her
tongue for half an hour
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

"Dld you ever hear of a eatorcd
muley'n asked Nj William G..
Thompson OF New York, who is on
his way home, after year spent in
Florida for his health.
"a gatored mule as lie is called
in Florida. is one OF that stubborn
race which mas been driven partially
insane from an alligator fright In
fact while a mule will stolidly wait
to be thrown of a railroad by a loco.
motive before he moves, he goes into
wild state OF terror at a single
glimpse Of a saurian monster
"rhere are hundreds Of gatored
mules in Florida To tell the truth,
| helped to gator one myself How
did it happens
"Well, 1 had been staying at Oca-
la some weeks, and finally agreed,
with several friends, to go hunting
in the South. About twenty miles
from town we located upon a small
stream Astounding in game. After
pitching camp went for walk, aud
before long found a gator hole
From the strong. musty odor which
issued from it knew that the owner
was at home.
calling my companions | decided
to capture him. We rammed a long
pole into the burrow several times
Finally we heard a snap like the re
port Of a gun, and the pole remained
fast The gator had seized it. We
tried vainly to pull him out Then
some one suggested that We try our
camp mule We shouted. The mule
was led down to the hole, chain
fastened TO the pole, and then the
frightened animal was started. Is
"There was a creaking OF chainAx
roar and the alligator, fully seven
feet in length, came out with a rush
as the mule started on a wild run for
the roGd. The saurian's teeth were
sunken so deeply into the wood that
ne could not release himself. and
away went the mule, pole and all.
The alligator spun around, kissing
like a steam engine, but be held on,
while the mule, thinking himself
pursued snorted and ran. We toll
lowed, into the streets OF Oscala few
the mule and his queer load. Com
pletely exhausted, he was stopped by
a party in front of the pcst0tiice.
The gator was dead. We skinned
and stuffed him. The mule recovered
but the sight Of a swamp now throws
him into a perfect frenzy Of terror.
Washington News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

Braised Sweet Breads-Take a pal.
of sweet breads, lay in salt and water
for an hour, then blanch. Press
slightly between two dishes; when
cold remove all skin, fat and gristle
cut small carrot, turnip and an on
ion; put Them in saucepan with the
sweet breads; pour over pint OF
stock; cover and braise for half an
hour. Take up the sweet breads, lay
in small meat pan; boil the liquor
pour over the sweet breads and set in
the oven to brown. Serve on slices
of fried bread
Mushroom Pates-C Cut up one quart
Of mushrooms, with one teaspoonful
Of salt, pepper and mace, and the
juice of one lemon. Put in sauce
pan and let simmer twenty minutes.
Parboil six sweet breads, cut in small
pieces and dredge with cracker meal !;
put in saucepan; add q glass of cur
rant jelly and bunch of parsley; let
boil five minutes Have baked in
small pastry pans nice puff paste, in
which drop a spoonful Of the mixture.
Serve hot
Chicken Turtle Forluni Takea ten
der, well-grown pullet and bone;
stuff with dressing made of tea
cup of minced veal, two chopped hard
boiled eggs, a tablespoon of chopped
ham and two tablespoonful of chopped
mushroom; heat all together in fry
ing pan with little butter; stir five
minutes and moisten with soup stock !;
add two beaten eggs and teaspoonful
Of lemon Juice season with a salt spoon
Of salt and pinch Of pepper; after
filling the fowl lay in saucepan and
cover with sauce made of half pint
Of stock, tablespoon Of chopped
boiled ham, one onion, sliced carrot
md tablespoonful Of butter, and
stew gently two hours; when done,
take up and serve with veloitte sauce
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-29

To renovate the old black lace
which has begun to look hopelessly
gray Try this plan Brush it with a
soft brush that will not tear the lace,
Sponge with tepid water containing a
little powdered borax. Lay on a
folded flannel and press on the wrong
side with a moderately warm iron.
Lay over the lace while pressing a
piece Of thin black silk.
China and wash silks may be cleaned
by sponging with benzine or gasoline
Use flannel cloth to rub them and
dry in the air until all odor has dis
appeared.
To wash such waists make suds of
lukewarm water and white soap. Wash
quickly, squeezing through the suds
and rubbing as little as possible.
Rinse in slightly cooler water,