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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-06-09
Farmers Institutes.

The Advertiser is in receipt of the
following letter from the presidents
office of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, which explains itself
June 2, 1904.
Dear Sir-Comuencement having
closed yesterday, we are now at work
arranging our schedule for farmers
institute work during the summer
| will be glad for you to call atten-
tion to this fact in your valuable
paper, and ask the farmers of the
different communities desiring an in
stitute to send in as largely signed
petitions as possible to the president
of the college at an early date. Be-
fore assigning an institute to any
section Of the county, | must know
the number of communities desiring
Institutes in your county.
We will be prepared to discuss
general agriculture, horticulture and
trucking, dairying, diseases of plants
and live stock, rotation of crops, fer
tilizers, ETC., and will be glad to have
a suggestion from the petitioners as
to the subjects most desired in their
institute. These Institutes will be
held during July and August in every
county in the state, and the institute
season will be closed by a general
roundup institute here at the college
about the first Of September. We
will have not only the leading agricul-
turists Of Mississippi, but the best
men that can be found in this country
at this meeting, and | hope that you
will urge your patrons to make US a
visit at that time.
Thanking you in advance for your
cooperation in this matter, am
Very sincerely,
]. C. Hardy, Pres't
Miss. A. & M. College.
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PICKENS ITEMS.

Mr.. Marvin McPhearson, after ,
weeks visit to Memphis, returned
home Friday.
Messrs. Jesse Hickman and Ton
King, of Durant, visited friends hert
Tuesday.
DR.. S. S. Cauthern, of Canton, Wis
tied here last week.
Messrs. Garnett Hoffman, of Brook
haven, and William Taylor, of Vaughns
were numbered with Sunday callers
Mrs. G. S. Rogers is the guest Of
Goodman relatives this week.
Mr.. Ed. Powers, of Goodman, il
visiting led Rogers.
Mr.. Dick McCool, of Canton, was
the appreciated guest of Mr.. E. W,
Burton and family Sunday.
Miss Willie Owen returned home
from French Camp last week, to the
delight of her little friends.
Mr.. Charles Imam, of Jackson,
made flying trip to Pickens, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baggett and
children, also Mr.. W. S. Atkinson,
wife and children, left last week for
st. Louis.
DR.. T. T. Shipp and little daughter,
Marion, of Acona, is visiting friends
here this week.
Mr.. Powers Overstreet visited rela-
tives in Lexington last week
We sympathize deeply with Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Tucker in the loss of
their baby son, who died Saturday
evening at $50 o'clock.
The Leap Year Girl.
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CYPRESS BRIEFS.

Mr.. Leech was recent visitor tC
Cypress last week, guest Of Mr..
W5nne
Mr. I'll. Murtagh was in Cypress
lransacting business one day last
week.
|. Messrs Joe Cooper and Joe Coop.
er, Jr, were in Lexington attending
busin' IS last Saturday, where joe
Cooper, Jr., will remain for abb ut
two weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Many of our Cypress friends at
tended the show in Ebenezer last
Wedn' sday, or rather June !.
We are sorry to note the illness
of little Minnie Gallagher. We hope
for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Murtagh and her little
daugb er, Fanny May, Of Ebenez r,
passed through here on their way
to Wnona, where they will attend
he m citing al the Catholic church,
beginning first Sunday in June.
Cool old summer time has come
at last TO greet US at the door.
Mrs. Joe Cooper and hcr nice,
Bena INLAND, were the guests -ot
Mrs Gallagher last Saturday eve.
Mr.. Joe Cooper made q flying
trip TO Goodman last Friday after
noon.
Misses Carry May Wynne, Maggie
and Bena inland attended Children's
Day in in Nj. 4. church, Ebenezer,
Sunday lao
Good luck TO The Advertiser.
Snowdrop.
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Minutes of Holmes County Camp U.C.V.

A regular meeting of Holmes Coun.
ty Camp, U.C.V., No. 1893, was opened
with prayer by Chaplain Broadway,
IL o'clock a. m, Monday.
Minutes of last meeting were read.
The roll was called and the Adjutant
reported Comrades B. S, Rayner and
H. Fl. Foy having changed their camp
to the other side of the river to await
! the last reveille of the last morn.
B. D. Watson, of Company F, 18th
Mississippi Infantry, was elected a
member Of this camp.
The resolution changing the by
laws with reference to the change of
dues from 25 to so cents per annum
was continued to the next meeting in
July.
The Commander appointed c. Often
burg, W. W. Lunsford as committee
on the death Of Comrade B. 5. Rayner
and they reported instanter.
Tha Commander appointed J. R.
Watson, J. M. Wigley and J. c. Pierce
to prepare and have published a
memoriam on the death of H. II. Foy.
Comrade J. NJ. Johnson and T. A.
Lunsford were made alternate dele
gates to the reunion at Nashville.
F. A. Howell, W. W. Lunsford, G.
Oltenburg, B. F. Porter and G. C.
Phillips were appointed delegates to
the reunion of the Mississippi division,
to be held OF Aberdeen at some day
not yet designated.
Minutes were read and approved
and the meeting adjourned with
benediction from Chaplain Broadway.
R. H. Baker, Commander.
F. A. Howell, Adjutant.
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BLACK HAWK DOTS.

Mrs. G. W. Purcell, who was callet
to the bedside OF her dying sister
Mrs. Kelly, of Winoaa, returned hom'
on last Thursday.
Mr.. J. B Streater left Saturday fol
Jackson, where he will attend thu
commencement exercises of Millsapi
College.
VIC. Jones spent Wednesday anc
Thursday in Lexington with friends
and relatives.
Messrs. Will and Barton OBryant
of Acona, paid our little town quite
pleasant visit on last Sunday.
Mr.. Phillips, of Walden, was the
guest of F. Attneave, Friday anc
Saturday.
]. L. Jones, who has been attend
ing the A. & M. College, returned
home Thursday. He was welcomed
by his many friends.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Leech paid
4cona a pleasant visit on last Thurs
day.
The farmers were very glad to see
the rain that fell on last Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Jones is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Page, of Lexington.
Steps are now being taken for the
erection of a new church. A.. S. Tur-
ner has taken the contract. We
hope to have our new church in a
short while.
Mrs. Sallie Young nee Henson, and
little daughter, May, have returned
home.
Mrs. N. E. Harper, Mr.. Pettey and
family report pleasant day spent
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gum, near Old
Salem, Sunday.
H. M. Streater and sister, Ella,
made a pleasant visit to Acona, Sun
day.
Mr.. Marshall, of Carrollton, father
of DR.. Marshall, of Black Hawk, while
visiting the home of his son, accident
ally fell off the gallery during the
rocking of his little granddaughter,
breaking his collar bone and bruising
himself, so as to confne him to his
bed for week, and he is still suffer
ing from the fall. Though Mr.. Mar
shall fell a sufficient distance to
break his bones and bruise him ,elf,
which caused him considerable suffer-
ing, yet little Badie, who was asleep
in his arms, was not awakened by the
fall. A Friend,
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No Public White School for Next Session

Alta meeting Of the Board of Trus-
tees for the town of Lexington it was
unanimously votedt have no public
school for white children for next
scholas tic year. This is brought
about by building conditions. Lex
ington is now preparing to erect
modern school building, and as the
old house has been condemned as
dangt rous and beside must be torn
down in order to give place 10 the
new one, the contract for which has
not yet been let, and may not be let
for another month or so--there is
absolutely no place to have a school.
This move is perhaps the wisest that
could have been taken, since it guar
antees good new house in the end
house not built in such hurry as to
be a poor one. Besides, Lexington
has never had but seven months help
from the public fund, and she can as
well pay for a whole school as q
piece, provided she wants it, consider
ing she gets q first-class house for
future use. Now for the next move
one school or many.
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Another bank for Pickens is as
sured. 1t will be called "The Mer-
chants & Farmers Bank Of Pickens. y
Its charter appears in this issue, with
E.W, Burton, Tye d Atkinson, Mrs.
B. d Beaman and Mrs. Mollie Clark
all business and monied people, as its
incorporators, which will assure its
success.
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GeBeral Summary Of Crop Report (.
Mississippi,

@~'SSASS@FF@s
The mean temperature for th
week was slightly above norma
Showery weather prevailed the Ia.
four days of the week and in some 9
the southern counties the rainfall wa
heavy, while in many central an
northern counties it was very light
The following table shows the rain
fall in inches and hundreths at clever
stations.
Brookhaven l.10, Lake OH
Greenyille 0.06, Meridian O.5G
Greenwood OTIS, Natchez 0.54
HazIehurst 300, Vicksburg 1.79
Jackson 0.5l, Yazoo City O6O
Kosciusko 0.40.
There is more or less complaints Of
poor stands of crops and slow growth
of vegetation over the northern por-
ton of the state and in some of the
southwestern counties, due to the
prolonged. dry weather, but on the
whole crops, although small and quite
backward, are clean, we'll cultivated
and have generally been materially
benefited by the warmer and showery
weather. The Improvement is cotton
is quite marked in many of the south,
ern counties, but on the other hand
some fields Of late planted cotton in
the northern counties have failed to
germinate for want of sufficient mois-
ture. Stands of early cotton range
from fair to excellent; chopping out
is aboub completed over the southern
portion of the state and is well ad-
vanced north; lice are still dangerous
in some southwestern counties. Corn
continues small for the season, but is
in an excellent state of cultivation; it
is being laid by north and has begun
to tassel and silk south. Oat harvest
continues; the crop is fair to good
south bat poor north. Sugar cane is
doing well. In some localities peas
are being planted and sweet potatoes
set out. Minor crops are suffer-
ing for rain in many places.
Tomato shipments have commenced .
from the south. Pastures are poor
and there is much complaint Of sclro-
ity of stock water. For Holmes
county Weather conditions more
favorable; farm work well advanced;
cotton very small; corn doing fairly
we'll, some laid by.
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A Beautiful Tribute.

| AL Cno JEFFERSON LAWS meIn0Tld
exercises held at Jacks IN in the old
state house yard friday evening the
following beautiful tribute to the
women Of the Cor ederacy was paid
by Hon. Luther MsAship, Of Jackson,
one Of the South's most gifted orators:
"And this beautiful marble shaft,
erected by the good women of our
state, will serve for a time to remind
the passing stranger of his many vir-
tues. but history will yet do justice to
his motive and his cause. And for
courage and unselish devotion to
duty he will be given the highest
praise. But to the brave women of
the South, and the bravest of the
tenderest, the loving of the daring
whose courage and devotion sustained
these brave m n in the darkest hours
of the conflict, on the field and in the
march, and who, when peace came to
her desolated country, though home
less and destitute, she refused to re-
pine, but with loving voice whispered
hope and cheer as she threw her pure
white arm around the bronzed neck
of her soldier boy returned, then
turned her smiling face to the future.
To her we build no monument, and it
may be we'll, for earth holds no ma
terial that can adequately symbolic
her praise. The lasting achievements
Of generation proclaim her worth.
How cheerfully she made every sacri-
flee, changed the silk for the home
spun, the drawing room for the kitch-
en-, and still kept untarnished the
queenliest womanhood that ever
swayed the hearts of men.
"But if | could | would build to her
memory piercing monument
Of the purest white marble without
one spot or blemish on its polished
surface, and | would place it on the
highest point in this broad Southland,
that the rising sun might be first to
kiss away the shadows of the night,
and to crown its summit with halo
Of life and glory, and at evening time
that it might be the last object on |
which the sdh's refining rays should
rest.
Daughters of the Confederacy,
Sons Of Veterans, yours is sacred
duty. Your fathers example of 10y
atty is his richest legacy to YOU, a
reserve force to you, Sons of Veter-
ans. Heed it we'll. A reserve force
to be used whenever our reunited
country shall need a defender, and |
am sure that none will answer more
quickly, or give more valiant service
for the preservation Of the Union
than the Sons Of Confederate Veter-
ans. And thus we will keep his good
name and fame sacred and unfair
nished.
s.'Oh, thou lion-hearted warrior,
Reck not the aftertfme,
Honor may be deemed dishonor,
Loyalty be called orime
Sleep thou In peace with kindred ashes |
OF the noble and the true
Ye never, never talter,
Yeneyer baseness knew"
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Roses and summer and sun are here!"
Wednesday evening at $3.50 o'clock
at the Baptist church the marriage Of
Miss Mattye Faulconer and Mr.. Rem
shaw Thomas was solemnized. The
impressive ceremony uniting this
happy young couple was said by Rev.
II. P. Hickman. May their voyage
through life be attended by much
happiness.
Mrs. Mary Murtagh and grand
daughter, Fannie May, are visiting
Mrs. Ward at Winona this week.
Misses Maggie Henley and Josie
Burton, of Pickens, were appreciated
Visitors on the Sabbath, guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. N. Sample.
Rev. J. l. Scarborough has returned
from Washington, D. G, accompanied
by Mrs. Scarborough, who, during his
absence, visited Kosciusko relatives.
John Lucas has returned home,
latter a pleasant stay with relatives
lat Pickens.
Childrens day was observed at the
Methodist church on Sunday morning
A large congregation was in attend
ance and enjoyed the interesting
program composed Of songs and reci
tations.
Mr.. W. H. Stigler was Sunday
visitor. to Lexington, returning home
Monday.
Mrs. Mamie Hereford and Miss
Virginia Luse were guests Of Mrs.
J. W. Burwell for several days during
the past week.
Misses Santa and Bessie Tackett,
Of Richland, we're attractive visitors
to our town, guests Of their aunt,
Mrs, Jennie Johnson.
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Captain Hobson was chosen one OF
the state electors in AIahama's recent
state convention. He did not lack
over two hundred votes Of being
elected to Congress over Bankba4i.
who, on account of political jealousy,
used bis position as congressman
against the. naval Announcements Of
HobsoD. The machine was barely
able to pail B4nkheal through, and
the Bankhead crowd fought Hobeon
in the state convention and carried
most Of the votes of the sixth district
against him, but the delegates elected
Hobson by vote of 4 to l, and the
Bankhead gang was Kissed in the
convention. Their littleness and
meanness will be punished at the
next congressional election, when
Hobson will likely win and Bankhead
be permanently retired.
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Yazoo City, Miss, June l, 1904.

Citizens Of Tchula, Tchula, Miss.
Gentlemen:--I beg to acknowledge
receipt Of your liberal donation in
behalf of the fire sufferers and to ex-
press our thanks for same. There
are indeed many Of our people WHO
are rendered destitute by the disas-
trous confagration who will be bene-
fitted beyond words by the generosity
Of your gift. 1t would be hard to
overestimate the scope and extent of
this fire, but it would be impossible
to overestimate your benevolence in
in tbs matter. With expressions of
deepest gratitude, l am,
Very sincerely yours,
E. R. Holmes, Mayor.
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E. R. Holmes, Mayor.

Died-Mrs. Mary ]. Tate, widow Of
the late Thos. ]. Tate, on last Satur-
day, June 4th at 1890 a. NJ, near
Bowling Green. Mrs. Tate had reached
the seventies, and lived in the neigh
borhood where she died from early
youth. She was a kind neighbor, and
was held in the highest esteem by all
who knew her. She was a good and
consistent christian and a member Of
the Baptist church. She was laid to
her final rest Saturday evening at
5 5o'clock p. M, in the presence Of a
large concourse Of friends at the old
Pleasant Ridge churchyard. She
leaves four daughters and two sons.
who have the sympathy Of the entire
community in their bereavement.
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In the interest of the hopeless In
gorrotes at the st. Louis Fair who
can't abide anything but dog fried,
boiled or baked, it is to be hoped that
the starting of any pup trust will be
frowned down. The creatures never
wear over five cents worth of clothes.
it consisting of only a loose skirt, and
they are apt, at most Unexpected and
unannounced times to take it off re-
gardless of visitors or managers.
That accounts for the sign seen so
often in their quarters, "You must
keep your clothes on. n.'-Indianola
Tocsin.
II the Ingarrotes are a. fond of
cooked dog as represented, there is
no excuse for not gratifying their
appetite, There is not a county in
Mississippi, but could furnish them
with all they could eat in a week, and
not miss them, and every other state
could do equally well. The govern
ment sends out its silver with freight
prepaid in amounts of $1,000. Demo-
Gratis and republicans will agree, that
preparing the express charges on
carloads of dogs to feed the Ingor-
rotes at the Worlds Fair in st. Louis,
would result in greater benefits to
the communities from which they
were shipped. 1t is the duty of every
State Worlds Fair Commission to for
ward all the dogs those people need,
so as to return with good impressions
and glowing accounts Of our hospital
ity to their homes.
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SaFt' ~ W. eppci SpSHt Several
! days here with friends before return
ing to his plantation on Honey Islend
the first of this week.
] NJ WigIey, of Coxburg, while
here on business Monday, attended
the meeting of the Holmes County
Camp Of U. C. v.
Col. J. NJ. Johnson, of Acona, trans
acted business and attended the
meeting of the Holmes County Camp
Of U. G. v, Monday.
DR.. S. A. Eggleston, of Shell Mound,
came down Tuesday night on visit
to the parental home and to take in
Miss Alice's musical recital. He re-
turned to Shell Mound Tue day even
ing.
Maj. John Bowman is, we are
sorry to report, laid up with chills
at his sisters, Mrs W. E. jenkins
Good nursing, however, with plenty
Of rich milk, fresh eggs and good
ripe fruit will, we hope, make him
good as new in short time.
The display of drawing done by the
pupils of the Training School is now
ready at County Supt. Smiths room
in the courthouse. The patrons should
see this exhibit, also all admirers of
earnest effort along every line. It
will cost you little trouble and we'll
repay you to visit the Office. Office
open each Saturday.
Miss Alice Martins students le-
cital Monday night at the Opera Hall
wss we'll attended and greatly en-
joyed by all present, in that it kept
up expectancy with an interest in
each pupil and performer through
out the evenings entertainment.
Miss Martin is to be congratulated
on the splendid showing made.
Iron piping is now being laid to
supply stockholders in the Stigler ar
tesian we'll with. its water. 1t will
be luxury that can only be appre-
ciated by those who have been strug-
Cling with wooden curbed wells and
buckets for their supply of
water heretofore. The difference in
the turning of a spigot in faucet
that furnishes pure and wholesome
water from depth of a thousand feet
below the surface and turning the
crank of a uindlass over we'll that
20 one knows what fell in it the night
previous must be source of never
snding qualification, not unmixed
With happiness.
Mrs. M. R. Miles, who has a great
many friends in Holmes, where she
ong resided, was one of the large
osers in the recent Yazoo City fire,
which occurred during her absence.
Ter fine residence with its elegant
was a total loss. The
contents of the house were only in
iured for one-fourth of their value,
md much of it money could not re-
,lace. In her heavy loss, under which
'he bore up bravely, she has the SYM
,athy of her numerous friends. Mrs.
Niles spent part of last week in Lex
ngton with Miss M. W. Hoskins and
eft for New Orleans the first of the
week. Mrs. Miles would make most
desirable acquisition to any commu-
liiy, and we would like to see her
ielect Lexington for her future home.
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Mr. Carl Moter returned from
: Memphis Sunday afternoon.
: Mss Lewis Of Meridian is .,no.t
l Of Miss Alice Martin this week.
.Jno. T. Pierce, ol EuIogy, made
our town business visit Tuesday.
1T Downer If Emorp ,oia IN.
Advrr,iser an on,~lo,.,.ol v;.i, r,ao
dav
RI, Fov ard Ina Ha,arsva of
ToIarviIIa ware Nara IN businass Mon
dav
r. H. Doutbat te,vrs ror Times
see for months visit f., relatives
! Soturdoy
r. c. Mccormick quotes June and
July prices in his new advertisement
in this issue
C. L. King. merchant a, d nIapter
of MilestoD. was in orr business cir
cles last Friday.
j. c. Pierce, of EuIogy. attended
the regular meeting of Holmes Comfy
Camp II. C.. V Mondav
Mr.. L. H. Murtagh. of Ebepezsr,
attended services at st. Thomas
Calhohc church. SUNDAY.
y u r,4o,on, 1.l IT rc :.
Cruger. made our town a business
visit Friday of last week.
A. M penner left T,osdov for
Princeton Iniversitv 70 attend tho
commencement exercises.
Ljept. r. Fl, Baker and o,,ru;nc
daughter, Miss Ethel lava ror ,ho
N.slvit,n rauoion s,t,.,
Hon w. p Tackat, and II. I'M
Johnson left Monday for uavioo -
inspect their MINING n,orortv
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Ueo' Walker, OF bowling Green,
a''9ta5" 6he meeting OF Holmes
o2.a4y camp OF y. y. C.r Monday.
PaQtL@ihom returned from the |
University Of Mis- gsi5sigpi, after making
his RAISE b. higher class, Sunday. I
d Mss Sigle Allen, of WASHINGTON
CITY, arrived here on n visit to !
friends of oar childhood Ia, geek
p. Tho Ano roir tbot f,n bo.o I,4
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EBENEZER BRIEFS.

Roses and summer and sun arc here;
The moon is witch the Loves obey
This is the mating time of the year!
Winter has fled and there's naught to fear
And every day is wedding day
Roses and summer and sun are here!"
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Why not try package Of Malt
Too, 10 cents, at KERN Bros.
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Try can Of Armour's canned tripe
Gwin Bros.
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A Heavy Load.

To lift that load of of the stomach take
Kodol Dyspepaia Cure. 1t digests what
you eat. Sour stomach, belchi; <. gas on
stomach and all disorders Of the stomach
that are curabie, are instantly relieved aud
permanently cured by the use Of kodol
Dyapepsia Cnre. S. E. Storrs, druggist
At POI Main street, New Britain, Conn,
says: "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure i, giving
such universal satisfaction and is SO fure-
ly becoming the positive relief and subee-
Quent cure for this distressing ailment, l
feel that am always cure to satisfy and
crafty my customers by recommending it
TO them. l write this to show how we'll
the remedy ls spoken of here" hodoi
Dyspepsia Cure was discovered after
years Of scientific experiments and will
Do. itively cnre ali stomach tr"nb!e>. Sold
by y. 3. Davis.