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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21
The Money That Never Returns,

A western farmer ten years ago put au
K mark on silver dollar aud came 10
town snd spent Il with a merchant Be-
fore the year was out be got the mark ed
dollar back for poultry and spent It
again with the merchant, -Four times
In six years that dollar came home to
him for produce three olher times he
heard OF It in the pockets OF his neigh
bors. The last time 1.-THE got in change,
nearly four years ago, and he sent II to
Chicago mail order house that has
amassed hundred million dollars by
selling third rate goods for second rate
prices He has not seen the marked
dollar since aud never will lill the crack
Of doom. That dollar will never pay
any more school or road tax for him,
never help build up the town or couu-
try, never bless or brighten the homes
of his neighbors. He sent II entirely
out of the circle OF usefulness to him.
Moral: Send your dollars where you
get chance at them again; where they
will help pay taxes, build your bridges,
educate your children aud enhance the
value Of your farms. Scott County Reg
ister.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

OlOstcff MISS May a. 1903.
have been informed By the Secretary
of the navy that eacancy now exists
at the U. S. Naval Academy for a mid.
shipmau from the 7th Congressional
District and am requesiea.io nominate q
principal aud alternate for examination
for appointment to 6ll the same. have
concluded to leave the selection of the
principal and alternate to a competitive
examination (for whites) to be held at
Hazlehurst, Miss, on June 9th. The ex-
animation will be conducted by Prof.
T. L. Trawick, of Crystal Springs, and
others, and will appoint the applicant
who, in the judgement OF these parties,
is best equipped and otherwise fills the
regulations governing the ad mission
of candidates into the Naval Academy
as Midshipman. ALI candidates must,
at the time Of their examination. be be-
tween the ages Of fftees and twenty years
aud must be actual bona 6de residents
of this Congressional District for at
least two years immediately proceed
iug the day of examination.
F. A. McLAIN NJ. c.
9TH Conversational District Miss
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

Mr.. Joseph PomlnvIle, Of saltwater,
Mimi, after having spent over 1000 with
the best doctors for stomach trouble, with.
out relief, was advised by his druggist.
Mr.. Alex Richard, to try box Of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He
did SO. and is a well man today. II troubled
with indigestion. bad taste IN the month,
lack of appetite or constipation. give these
Tablets trial. and you are certain to lie
more than pleased with the result. For sale
at 2s cents per box BY Pope Drug Co. Port
Gibson. and Z. .. Barron. Martin. Mlss.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

One Of The most beautiful of reptiles
Is the harlequin snake (elaps /wlviHs), a
member of the family known as "coral
snakes" OF these. ab ,ui twenty spe-
cies inhabit the New World, but most Of
them are fyund only in The warmer parts
OF America to the South Of our country.
In the United ST, 1T two Of the spe-
cies are met with slabs eHgyxankbHs,
in Southern Ariz7 ~. -, eIabs fxEviHs,
in the southern PIT Z the Uniou, from
Carolina to Yves ern Texas. The latter,
whose uame in English is harlequin
snake, is small reptile, = specimen
killed 'ssl "a eel ~ this county measur
iig not oysr $50 and half feet IN
length, with ~mall head and slender
body. Il Is not very uncommon In JEFF
fsrson county, where il is known by Tie
meaningless name of thunder suake."
from the absurd fable that, after piting,
"it holds on iill II thunders"
The harlequin is banded from tip Of
nose to tip OF tail with a succession Of
black and red rings. separated by uar.
rover rings of bright yellow. No red
bands occur on the head and tail, these
parts being occupied only by alternate
bands Of black aud yellow. Tie local
specimen just referred to had In all 90
bands or riugs-3o yellow, rs black and
II red. Usually, however, the red rings
number from "A to Ie, the black from 10
to IS, and the yellow from "a to a..
These bands cover the entire BODY. belly
as we'll as back, and give the animal a
very gay appearance, whence its name
harlequin.
Professor LeoHard Stejueger. Of the U.
S. National Museum, says that 1t lis
comparatively rare, is retiring In its
habits, mostly living under ground, and
has a very gentle aud amiable lempera-
ment. When II does bite, however, its
bite is as venomous as that of rattle
snake or moccasin of the sam size, and
even more So" Among the reports of
fatal cases Of harlequin bi,r. published
some years ago in the American Natu-
ralist. one was from Dr.. Thomas Kear-
ney, of Sau Antonio. father Of the late
Capt. E. Kearney. OF Rel Lick. The
serpent was but IS inches long. and the
victim, a child. died tie next Day.
The harlequin snake is often eonsid-
cred harmless, not only on account Of
its peaceable disposition, bat from be-
ing mistaken for other gaily-colored rep
tiles that are really harmless. Thus the
ordinary observer (Which means care
less and inaccurate observer) does not
distinguish the harlequin snake from
the scarlet snake, or the scarlet king
snake, or the red king-snake, or the
riuged king-snake, all of which are nom
venomous.
There is another deadly serpent whose
right name is not given to 1t in Jeffer-
son county, namely, the copperhead (ag
cisty0eoS coHtoytyix) which belongs to
the moccasin family. Here 1t is know
as the "rattlesuake-pilot," aud white
headed men Gold enough surely to
know better) will gravely iuform you
that this serpent always goes ahead of
rattlesnake and therefore, whenever
you see "rattlesnake-pilot," you may
be sure that q rattIesnake will follow
the same trail within the next twelve or
fifteen hours "A. c. Wharton in Fay
ette Chronicle.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

As was expected, the supreme court
reversed the case Of the state VS.. Mason
Lane Jean Skyles). SkyIes was con-
victed at the last term Of the Claiborne
county Circuit court for bigAmY and SEN
teuced to serve term Of ten years 10
the peniseutiary. His case was appealed,
aud he has been confined In the jail at
Port Gibson to await action OF the su
preme court.
skyles has 6vs or six living wives,
and insanity WAS the plea Of defense. Il
is thought that the defense will now
push the insanity plea.
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p. q. r. c. commencement Exer-
cises.

Friday Evening at O'clock-Medal
contests, music. etc, under auspices of
Miss M. L Jones
Sunday, II O'Clock A. M.-com-
meucement sermon by Rev. T. B. Hol-
lonan.
Monday Evening-charades. music,
tabeaux, ETC., management of Mrs. l..
S. Iones.
Tuesday Evening" 8 O'Clock-Grand
Concert Night. Admission, 7sc. /; iI5c.
for all under II years. Music. orches-
tral, instrument aud vocal solos, duets.
qparieiies. etc. Classic Fantasie-
"Elrufs au irdin"
W-duesday Evening, 8 O'clock-An-
nual address by Hon. r. A. McLain.
Graduating exercises. awarding diplom-
as, medals, readings, etc. "a
Graduates-Misses Lily Spencer, Mol
lie French, Alice French, Mary Louise
Jones', Lucille Millsaps. Carrie Allen.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21
LOOK OUT
FOR MALARIA. ~.

An epidemic of Malaria is sure to fol-
low the wet season and the high waters
which have prevailed all over the
South. MaIarial and kindred fevers
will develope to an alarming extent
General health conditions will be bad;
every precaution should be taken.
The system must Especially Bs For.
tined &c Resist msIsrIsl Attacks.
A trial Of fifty years has demonstrate
ed that for this emergency, DR.. Har-
ter's Iron Tonic has no equal. Iron is
the fighting element In the blood, and
the kind Of iron supplied by DR.. Har-
ter's Iron Tonic is just the kind the
system requires to successfully combat
malarial conditions. Don't wait until
you are attacked. Take it now and for
tify yourself; 1t is an absolute safeguard
and, at the same time, it is the best
tonic and invigorant FOR the entire sys-
tenn. On the other hand, quinine dis
turbs the system and its cumulative
pois9n begets greater physical troubles
than those it Is employed to remedy.
Where a bad case of chronic Malaria
already exists, take DIR. HARTER'S
FEVER and AGUE SPECIFIC. 1t is
guaranteed to cure. Price 50 cents.
BUT IF YOU WILL
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

In their report to Judge Sam Cook,
the coahoma county grand jury stated
that the sheriff Of the county had been
in the habit OF dating tax receipts back
to or before the 6rst day of February
and that it was found in many cases that
the taxes had not been paid to this good
day. The sheriff was charged with the
amount and paid 1t over, but the
grand jury considered that an evas-
lou of the law, and made out a list
of all such fictitious receipts that had
been issued, and 6led them with their
report. The understanding is that sew
eral other sheriffs in The state have done
the same thing, and that many of them
have lost money by their mistaken kind
.-VicksburK Post.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-05-21

"a man living on farm near here came
in a short time ago completely doubled up
with rheumatism. handed him bottle
Of fChamberlain's Pain Balm and told him TO
use it freely and if not satisfied after using
it he need not pay cent for it." saYi c. P.
Rayder; Of Pattens Mills, N. Y "A few
days later he walked into the store as straight
as a striug and handed me dollar saying,
give me another hottie of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. I want 1t in the house all the
time for Il cured me. Forv sale BY Pope
Drug Co., Port Gibson, and E. d. Barron,
Martin. Miss.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
elue.Eyes and Brown.Eyes.

Brown-Eyes sleeps Ia an attic cot,
Blue Eyes dreams In q DAINTY bed,
Brown-Eyes goes hungry as often rs not,
Blue-Eyes has butter and jam on his
bread.
But I'd rather be Brown-Eyes, ] tell you
true,
And so, 1 am sure, would you-and youl
For whenever Brown-Eyes is tired or sad,
He has only to climb me attic stair,
And the loveliest mother boy ever had
(Save mine aud your own IL waiting
While Blue-Eyes' mother has gone away
To the place where Gods beautiful angels
stay.
Brown-Eyes is shabby. while Blue-Eyes Is
dressed
In the handsomest garments that gold can
buy.
But no mothers kiss has Els whole life
blessed
He longs for one, vainly. as days go by;
Brown Ewes, he knows, Is his mothers de-
light,
She kisses him morning and noon and night.
So Blue-Eyes wears always q wistful smile.
He tries 10 be happy, but how can 1t beO
While Brown-Eyes grows happier all the
while,
Rollicking, joyous and gay is he.
So I'd rather he Brown-Eyes, i tell you true,
Now answer me honestly! Wouldn't you2
Ethel NJ. ColsoD, In the Chicago Record
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
A Children's Farm.

Last summer childrens school
farm was opened in one of the most
crowded districts of New York. An I'M
improved site on West Fifty-third
street, reserved for future park, and
long used as a dumping ground, was
chosen for the experiment. The story
OF this farm is told by Miss Fannie G..
Parsons in The Outlook:
"The question of how to control an
unruly mob of children of various ages
promised difficulties, but as soon as the
children ceased to be onlookers and be-
came workers, there was no trouble.
The park department gardeners who
prepared the ground were Swedes, and
as in their own country they had en-
joyed school gardens, they entered in
to the spirit of the farm and let the
children help.
"The farm grew to perfection from
the suggestions of these men, the pa
rents and police; one of the latter say
ing. These children will never obey
until the tent is made more beauti-
full than anything they have ever
seen. FolloWing THIS suggestion, q
floor was laid and box of blooming
plants was placed around the whole
tent, 25 feet by 35 feet. The effect was
magical.
."Once week in the tent a round
tub was filed with water, on whose
bosom fioated mass of water lilies in
all their rich, cool, native beauty.
Their subtle influence seemed to reach
all. Making a beautiful park or max
ing q beautiful garden with the Don't
touch sign is like eating luscious
fruit before hungry children; they
want some, too. So at stated times a
basketful of cut flowers was distribut-
ed in the tent, so satisfying the whole
some longing aroused by the boxes of
plants, which were to be respected"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
bitterly and shouted again, Come, lose

bitterly and shouted again, Come, lose
no time"
"Yes," said Brother Felipe, amiably
And Brother Antonio, as he fled bach
through the smoke to the apuot. who
was aware that Brother Felipe was
still sitting at his missal and three
Frenchmen scrambling in at the win.
dows with drawn swords.
The rest the abbot saw before closing
brothers.
Brother Felipe was bent over his
missal. painting steadily.
Are you alive. pig?" asked the lead
er of the Frenchmen.
''Yes, yes, brother" said Felipe. ex-
actly as he had spoken to Brother An
tonic. 81 am coming-directly."
'Brother?" the Frenchman exploded
with oaths; and one of the others said,
with a kind of bullying treatment hid
with kind of bullying merriment:
Il will prod our brother, with your
permission, mon capitaine," and ran
the tip of his blade into Brother Fe-
lipe's left arm. Then-he was on his
feet in ~ trice. He had faced round,
not on the man who pricked him as 1t
CHANGED, but on the other, who had
been called captain. Dazed, Brother
Felipe looked for a moment. Then
like a man walked from sleep his eyes
lightened.
Brother" he said and this time he
said it with terrible voice.
"Phillipe!"
1t was the French captain who said
this and in his turn looked dazed. But
Brother Felipe spoke very slowly:
~ thought that | had killed you,
Louis, and there was no more for me
to do in the world. Are you raised
from the dead?
A cloud of smoke curled in at that
moment, and for that moment the alb
bot was blinded. Only he heard q
scream from the Frenchman, shriller
than that last, and from Brother Fe-
lipe no word. Then the smoke cleared
The French captain was on the stone
floor, his head beaten in with the stool
which Brother Felipe held still in his
hand. He held It as a shield now. for
the other two were upon him, and at
the window a swarm of French con-
scripts, yelling for vengeance for their
dead captain. 1t seemed to the abbot
that Brother Felipe was no longer a
monk now, but soldier, who would
die bravely.
Very noiselessly, therefore, he gave
the sign to those within the passage
to advance, and himself shut the door
upon that flght.-V. c. Fry, in Black
and White.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Conductor Sold Fish.

The following is taken from New
York paper published in 1858: 1t ia
we'll known that the Portsmouth rail-
read has to turn everything to account
to pay running expenses, and many are
the jokes they perpetrate upon the
conductors In reference to their shifts
to get living. 1t is said that one of
them last year was accustomed to
bring fish from Portsmouth and peddle
them out at the stopping places on the
way to Concord. One day he brought
along smelts, dealing cut to customers
at every station till he got to Suncook,
where he blew his horn, and an old
woman came out and wanted six, Just
a pattern-all I've got left, you're In
the nick of time" said he, and he be-
gan to count them and found only
five. "How's this? | should have Six"
and he began TO count on his fingers,
and reckon how he had disposed of the
four dozen he had started with. After
little while. 81 have it; hold on lit
tie while and I'll be back" said he, and
Ire ran the train back seven miles to a
place whore he let a woman have one
more than she paid for, got it. came
to Suncook, and let the old woman
have the six she wanted, and then the
"smelt" train went to Concord.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

nesr him. Presently there was a great
humping noise and the wigwam bs-
gan to sway back and forth. Two or
three minutes later the magician called
out, telling his captors to go to a
house several hundred yards away and
get the ropes. One of them went to
the house, and found the ropes. with
all the complicated knots united.
Then the wigwam was opened and the
wizcrd was found quietly smoking his
pipe.
Among the Chippeways a popular
love charm (prepared, of course, by the
wizard), is composed of powdered YER
million and fine ground mica, the mix
ture being put into a thimble, which
Is plugged at the bottom with a disc
of wood and carried suspended from
the neck by a string passed through
a hole in the top. It may be decorat-
ed with feathers or otherwise; but its
efficary depends upon hair or nail
pairing OF the person whose affections
is desired, this item being introduced
into the thimble with the powder.
DIT. Franz Boas recently made a
study of the religious ceremonials of
the Fort Rupert Indians of Vancouver
island, in which he found lot of
wiz business mixed up. These peo-
pie are supposed to be cannibals, and
q striking episode of one of their per-
formances consists in the mysterious
entrance, through a solid wall, of a
man eating wild man, who proceeds to
take bites out of the other participants
In the exhibition.-Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
Victims of AK In London.

Upon just and unjust, innocent and
guilty alike, the headsman's ak used
too often to fall in the bad old days
when the Tower was the state prison
of London. Poor Lady Jane Grey and
gallant Sir Walter Raleigh were among
its victims. The last to be beheaded in
the famous fortress were three Scots
men who had played prominent part
In the Jacobite rising in 1745. These
we're the Earl of Kilmarnock, Lord
Balmerlno and Simon Lord Lovat.
The last was the last to be executed
lin 1747). Before he was put to death
wooden structure, with some specta-
tors, tumbled down, and some of the
people on 1t were hurt. The old man
laughed at the accident, and said: "The
mair mischief, the mair sport" He is
described as the greatest rascal of his
day, but died game anyhow. Be-
fore the ak fell he quoted Horace's no.
Bile line, which runs in English: Sweet
and glorious it is to die for ones coun-
try"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
The Soldier Ant.

The lion is the king of beasts, but all
of his magnificent strength and fe-oci-
ty would avail him nothing when he
faces q mere ant. But this ant Is not
the usual kind which peacefully goes
about its domestic duties day by day.
1t is the terrible driver, or soldier ant,
said to be the most invincible creature
in the world.
NJ. Coillard, French missionary in
the Barotse Valley of South Central
Africa, thus writes OF these terrors
there:
"One sees them busy in innumerable
battalions ranked and disciplined,
winding along like a broad black rib
bon of watered silk. Whence come
they? Where are they going? Moth
ing can stop them, nor can any OBJ
ject change their route. If it is an in
animate object they turn aside and
pass on. If it is living. they assail it
venomously, crowding one on top of
the other to the attack, while the main
army passes en-, business like and ST.
lent. Is the obstacle trench or
stream of water. then they form them
selves at its edge into compact mass.
Is this a deliberate assembly? Posi-
bly,, for soon the mass stirs and moves
on, crosses the trench or stream and
continues in its incessant and mystic
rious march. A multitude of these sell
diers are sacrificed for the common
good. and these legions, which know
not what It Is to be beaten, pass over
the corpses Of those victims to their
destination"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18
MAINE ISLANDS IN DEMAND.
Bought Up by Rich Men from the
Country's Great Cities.

The waters of the coast of Maine
from Kittery to Quoddy Head are as
full of beautiful islands as the north.
ern counties of the state are of charm
ing lakes. Indeed. If one would make
a little study of these two features of
the physical peculiarities of the state
there would appear a striking similar
ity between them. See the attractive
north land dotted with lakes and
ponds. full of water as It is; see the
equally attractive coast, the great gulf
of Maine and its many bays full of
land, picturesque and beautiful as they
are. These two features attract diff.
ferent classes of tourists, summer WIS.,
itors and nature lovers. While one
class Is attracted to the seacoast and
the equally picturesque islands which
stand out from the land as though for
merly part of it, like little chicks CT
lambs that have left their mother fold.
These islands, like the interior lakes,
are being rapidly pre-empted by the
wealthy citizens of other states. One
set of men or members of club, who
have a fondness for the canoe, the an.
gler's rod or the sportsman's rifle, pur.
chase the section of woods in which
Is a big lake, while those of another,
who are fond of yachting and like the
smell OF old ocean, buy Maine island,
or two or three of them.
The town of Isle au Haut is a town
Of islands. It was incorporated by
the legislature in 1874, and comprises,
besides the large island, which gives
the name to the town. the following
smaller islands: York's island, Fog
island, Burnt leland. Merchants ISL
and, Kimball's island, the two Spoon
islands, and "all other islands south
of Merchants Row." These islands lie
south CT Great Deer Isle and between
the island Of Vinalhaven to the west OF
Burnt Coal island in Frenchman's bay
to the east.
Recent dispatches say that by re-
cent purchases nearly the whole of
Isle au Haut is now controlled by the
Point Lookout club. the members of
which are wealthy people from Boston,
New York. and Philadelphia. On one
of the nearby islands q wealthy New
York artist is to build beautiful res
idence next summer while it is the
purpose of the members of the club
who have purchased Isle au Haut, ito
preserve the natural beauties of the
island. to which end the cutting of
trees or other growth, except for clear
ing paths or roadways, is forbidden"
This may be all right. II we cannot
keep all our beautiful islands and in.
terror lakes to ourselves we are glad
for people to have them who appre-
ciete their attractiveness and will
make and enforce stringent rules to
preserve them in their natural beauty.
But at the rate at which our lakes,
islands and splendid coast lands are 60
ing atpresent we shall hardly have any
for our own use and enjoyment before
many years. If our readers have
few of these desirable possessions just
now. our advice is: Hold On &c them
Bangor Commercial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-18

Against these tiny enemies no man
or band Of men, no lion, or tiger. nor
even herd of elephants can do any
thing but burrIedly get out of the way.
Among the Barotse natives a favorite
form of capital punishment is to coat
the victim with grease and throw him
before the advancing army of soldier
ants. The qulckness with which the
poor wretch is dispatched is marvel
lous when II is considered that each ant
can do nothing more than merely tear
out small particle of flesh and carry
1t off. Yet in a surprisingly short
time the writhing victim will have
been changed into sheleton.-Colden
Penny.