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The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06
grandmother at ThIrty-four.

"The wife of a Brooklyn Alderman
has just had the rare experience OF
becoming a grandmother at thirty.
six"
The above paragraph. which appear
cd In The Express recently, has pro
Fided an instant challenge from a
IRdy who lives near BrightoE.
rs this unusual?" she asks. Il was
married at fifteen. / had a daughter
at sixteen. She married at seventeen
and she had a child nearly a year
sfterward.
Therefore was a grandmother at
thirty-four. l had four children be-
fore | was twenty-one, and have had
none since. Now | am forty-two. My
girls are all grown up, so we are like
i've sisters, and as happy as Queens.
Three of my daughters are mar
ried, and 1 have two grandsons.
i could not resist tie challenge
implied in your paragraph, seeing that
| could so distinctly go one better
than the American grandmother"
Our correspondent achievement is
heroic. But she will probably not be
astonished to find, in spite Of the OBJ
vious surprise of her question, that
she has very few competitors in Eng
land.
The lady was married st fifteen.
Nouy IN oil EroIond of the tf,,,, -
the last census there were only thirty
wives of that age. This is not conclu-
sive, Of course. II the census were
taken annually, il might show thirty
wives at the age OF fifteen every
year.
Against that, however, is to be set
the extreme improbability Of Juvenile
extending to the second gen.
GRAFTON. It no more follows that the
daughter Of a girl Of seventeen will
herself be a mother at seventeen
than it follows that the first born Of
a woman of forty will not be a mother
until she is forty herself.
Such records as that Of the lady |
n the vicinity of Brighton are more
common in countries like Australia,
where young girls mature into women
while still very young. In India q
woman who was not a grandmother
Until she was thirty-six would be re-
yarded as an eccentricity. Two in
Every FIVE of the female population
If India are married before they are
Express.
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The ordinance requiring drivers of
automobiles TO extinguish the sparks
which nre used in connection with gas
ollne whenever one OF the machines
goes on a ferryboat ought to he en-
forced. in spite Of the grumbling Of
the occupants of the cars, states the
New York Tribune. Possibilities OF
fires on these vessels should be guard.
ed against win the utmost care. Our
ferryboats ere often jammed and
packed from stem to stern. and an au-
tomobile spark might start a disaster
almost as frightful as that Of the Gen.
eral Slocum
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The Kings Dog.

Even the King has had an experience
OF the fraud which is practiced on the
public by dog trimming" or taking"
His Majesty acquired certain dog,
not hundred years ago. and at once
took an immense fancy to IT. The ami
NAL was shortly afterward taken to
the royal kennel, where 1t naturally
received proper brushing and groom
ing. and was not again seen by His
Majesty for a short time. but. 10 and
behold when he next saw the dog he
did not know it, and, IN fact. refused
to acknowledge that it was the same
animal at all. = Illustrated Kennel
News
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would not like to say that he .
Has never told the truth TO me.
--.4s
II not by actual intent, =
lie has, at least, by accident.
He's vivid Of imagination
And somewhat loose in allegation.
His statements are sometimes fallacious
And thus fall short Of the veracious-
would quite willingly believe =.
lie has no purpose to deceiveS !. = -
And yet it is unfortunats sry
That he viii so exaggerate. "a
A thousand pities he will tarnish
The truth with such coat OF varniah-
And make one feel sort Of bias
In favor Of old Ananias.
Still we, of course, who know his fault,
Can always use grain OF salt. u.
And hinety-nine per cent. substract 70.
From nything he states as fact.
You understand, of course, that !
Don't mean to say the man would he.
Chicago News.
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An Impressive Experience When
Ships Exchange 6aIutatsons.


The passing OF two vessels within
speaking distance In mid-ocean Is al.
ways an impressive experience. Even
the most Indifferent Of travellers must
feel q thrill at the exchange OF salu-
tations in such circumstances. The
account OF such a meeting, told by q
sailor on the United States training
ship Hartford, and reported in the
New York Tribune, is of more than
ordinary interest. The Hartford.
Farragut's old flagship, was ten days
out from Madeira. Supper was over
and the crew, 500 strong, we're enjoy
ing the leisure hour In the soft light
of the full moon, when a full-rigged
ship was sighted, every stitch of can
vas set. SIZE was bound to cross close
In the Hartford's wake, but the
thickening evening haze soon hid her
from view.
Presently the watch officer cried
out, Il saw a white light fash FROM
where the ship ought to be-"
We thought it might be the glisten
Of the moon on her sails; but 1t APP
peared again, this time long continued
and plainly visible, signal OF dis
tress. call for aid. Many we're the
conjectures as to what it could mean.
Probably the crew were short Of wa
ter. or someone was desperately i'll
and surgeon was wanted from our
steamer, or the vessel might have
sprung q leak.
Without a moments delay our cap
tain ordered the helm to starboard.
The great ship swung slowly about
and boro down upon the stranger.
Gradually the two vessels drew to-
gether until the lights shone clear
and the rutlines were well defined.
Now tue order rang out, quick and
distinct:
Stand by to clear the lifeboat;
make ready to loweri"
The approaching vessel was now
close to our port bow, but we heard
no hail.
TRY herl" ordered our captain.
Hail her with the megaphone."
"Ship ahoy! Can we be of any as
NO." came back the answer. I'VE
did nca know you were a man-of-
war"
I'VE saw your light. and thought
you signaled for help"
mo, thank you. We saw your light |
and bCrs down to assist if you needed
help"
mo, thanks"
Same to you"
What is your nationality"
German"
Our ship struck up the German ma
tional anthem, while the sailors on
The 6tfaKger gathered on her poop,
gave lis three rousing cheers, which
we're returned with good will by our
boys. and our band played "Colum-
'ia," as the German squared on her
'ourno and passed on like a vision.
But we followed her. and, running in
inder her stern, hailed her once
moro.
We are the United States ship
Hartford; what ship are your"
s'ne Ariadne. Of Bremen, bound
iome."
Ohr band struck up Die Wacht am
ahein," and with three more lusty
hesrs from the Ariadne and three
nOTe fnom the 500 throats on our
hip, We parted. we to the west: she.
With her great cleaning spread Of
anyas. toward the rising moon.
She had mistaken the electric lights
I our band for distress signals, and
20 had thought the same Of her an
Ncring light. Each had gone miles
Ut OF her course to aid the other.
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QUEER INDUSTRIES.
Alligator Farms, Elk Pastures, Skunk
Ranches and Leech Ponds.

Alligator Farms, Elk Pastures, Skunk
Ranches and Leeeh Ponds.
It was not until the buffaloes were
practically extinct that it became
generally known that buffalo robes"
were exceedingly warm and desirable.
Whalebone has, of course, increased
In price with the development of the
methods of hunting. The story OF
ivory and elephants is much the same.
Now comes a story from Florida that
number of French dealers are on
the way to the Southern swamps 10
secure a supply of healthy young ALI
gators for breeding purposes. II is
proposed, according to a Florida au-
thority, to establish in the south of
France a farm for the propagation
OF the saurians. Alligator skin Is
made into leather that seems to strike
the French aesthetic taste as the
neatest for all forms OF ornamental
work. as well as for bags and shoes.
II is not generally known. perhaps,
that a number Of industries quite as
queer as alligator farming have been
established In this country. A Yer
mont man is said to make $4,000 a
year raising elk, and a New York
newsboy number of years ago went
West and In time had an extensive
elk pasture at the foot OF the Rocky
Mountains. He got customers from
the owners OF game preserves all
over the country, and found II dificult
to supply the demand. The man who
proposes TO establish a skunk ranch
in the South said Of his plan: THE
skunks feed upon anything so long
as 1t is good. but they like grass
hoppers better than anything else.
After being killed and skinned the
skunk Is roasted over a slow fire for
Its oil. This usually sells for s. a
gallon TO druggists. The black skins
fetch about s1.25. A skunk will yield
from one to three pints of oil. The
average is about quart" The leech |
farmer has no such cheerful word. 1t |
is true that leeches feed upon ANY
thing so long as IL is good" but they |
have decided that few things are
good. In spite, therefore, of the fact
that fine, hungry leech has n good
market value, there are only five
farms where they are cultivated in
The country.-New York Post.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06
Height Of Thunder Clouds.

A great cumulous thunderhead cloud,
towering up on the horizon like huge
fiamboyant iceberg. is often higher
than the highest Alps would be IL they
were piled on top OF the Himalayas.
1t is not unusual for these clouds to
measure five, six and even eight miles
from their fiat, dark base, lowering q
mile or two above the world, to their
rounded, glistening summit splendid
in the sunlight. And I'm these eight
miles the changes Of temperature are
as great as those over many thousand
miles OF the earths surface. These
clouds contain strata OF temperature,
narrow belts or freezing cold alternat-
ing with large distances OF rainy mist
and frozen snow and ice Particles
,Hailstones. which are formed from q
snow particle that falls from the upper
strata and IL frozen hard in the freez-
ing belt and coated with added ice on
the wet belt. are often found with a
series OF layers In their formation,
showing that they have passed through
this succession Of cloud strata more
than once on their way from the upper
air to the arth.-philadelphia Inquirer.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

Alice-"Herbert says he is self
made man." Kitty-"HOw he must
suffer from rse."-Harper's Bazaar.
She-"Shall we 20 to church in the
auto, dearY He-"By all means. It's
bound to break down before We get
there."-Life. ~
Were you out at the races every
day, Sputter?" mo, the day it ralned
stayed at home and wasn't out
cent."-Detroit Free Press.
The men who study law, they say =,
Take contracts, wills and torts,
The medicals content themselves
With measles, mumps and warts.
Yale Record.
~His wife is an ardent temperance
worker, isn't She" "Yes; she won't
travel in the West because she heard
that the climate is stimulatlng.'l-
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Rabblt-"oh. I'm SO glad yours
home again. I've missed you dread
fully" Mr.. Rabbit-"Thank you, my
dear. I'm happy to say that the anna
teur hunter met did the same thing"
Puck.
Wife-"But doesn't it cost an awful
lot OF money to send me to the seashore
for three months every summer
Husband-"Oh, yes. of course. Money
is certainly a great blesslng."-Chicago
Daily News.
Mrs. Backlotz-"SO your servant girl
has left you again?" Mrs. subbubs--
YES" Mrs. Backlotz-"What was the
matter?" Mrs. Subbubs-"She didn't
like the way l did her work."-Phila-
delphia Press.
A lady who loved in Duluth. ~,
Was thought to be wild and uneuth; =
She lisped, so they say,
But explained it this way:
Il gueth that my tongueth jutht WORKED
luth."
Cleveland Leader.
The Typewriter-"YOu told me you
were going to raise my salary last
week, SIR" The Boss-"I know; and
1 did raise 1t. But expect to have
a very hard time to raise 1t this week"
Chicago Journal.
And do you expect TO follow in the
footsteps Of your father when you
grow up?" asked the good man.
Nav" replied Tommy, "me fader is
de legless wonder in de museum."-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
Father (cutting the whip. smartIS
through the air)--"See, Tommy, how /
make the horse go faster without strIk.
Ing him at ALL" Tomm--"Papa, why
don't you spank us children that way?"
Glasgow Evening Times
$50 you don't want a vindication?"
NO." answered Senator Sorghum.
When you so after a vindication the
chances are that you simply prolong a
that merely reminds people
hat you are under suspicion. Wash
ngton Star.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

YES" said the first man, Il believe
I. may rightfully claim that I have
been successful Ell my life. My rule
has been to spenh less than / earned
and to save NOR. than Ispent."
i've been successful, too" said the
other man, although went about IL
differently. l have made It a rule to
spend more than made and to owe
more than | spent"
but have ha< everything I wanted
and still can got anything want,
because the people know will pay"
Same here. I get anything want.
because they are afraid I won't pay
for what / have ad."-Life.
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cnuLDNT sroP HER.

I'm heaven" quoted the man whe
was trying to hold the lid on, there
Is neither marrying nor giving in mar
riage."
mo, nor In the other place, either"
replied the leap-year maid. firmly.
''Thatis something we must attend ts
while here on earth. VIII you-er--
name the day. Mr. Nix. or shall I7'
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u tho crnr n Frleni :

The much maIignel crow has found
champion in Germany. who declares
that the good he does in destroying in
sect life more than compensates for his
occasional depredations on the farm
ers' cereals. Nearly 500 crow stomachs
were examined, OF which ninety-four
per cent. contained animal food while
less than twenty per cent contained
any plant food. The animal food con-
sisted OF portions Of mammals, birds.
ash and other vertehrates. together
with snails. insccls, elc.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

All OF non-Russian Europe is only
one-eighth the size OF the Cars do
main, says the New York World. II
you placed all Of non-Russian Europe
In the Russian Empire you would have
room enough left in which to place the
United States and Alaska and most OF
Canada. The Russian Empire COM
prises one-scventh Of the land area Of
the globe. 1t requires nearly two
weeks to go by rail from ST. Petersburg
TO Yladivostok. While the realm OF
The Gar is so enormous, 1t is far from
being the richest. many countries sur
passing It in resources aud products.
The one and half billions OF persons
On earth could live comfortably In the
Russian Empire II they could stand
Ghe climate.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

The Commander-in-Ch OF the Cor.
federate Veterans Association and a
score or more OF other officers in the
Confederate Army will be guests OF a
Boston post at banquet TO be given
IN FaneuIl Hall at the beginning Of the
Grand Army encampment week. Let
It be remembered that 1t is the duty OF
good citizens to get together after the
war is over. says the Youths CompaR
ion
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

(Translation from Maeterlinck.)
SHOULD ne come back this way
To seek your gate?"
Tell him how each long day
I did but wait"
"And should he question still.
Knowing me not7"
pity, as sisters viii,
His grievous lot"
~And II he ask your place?
How speak the thIng?"
"Give him land turn your facet
My golden ring"
"And n ne quest the damp.
Dull dwelling o'er7"
Show him the lightless lamp,
The open door,"
"And II his heart ask wild
How fell your sleep?"
Then tell him that / smiled,
Lest he should weep"
Agnes Lee in The Bookman.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06
Thlbet and the British.

What trade exists between India
and Tibet Is carried on exclusively by
natives OF the latter country for no
foreigner is allowed to cross the
Tibetan frontier, and all passes are
jealously guarded. The exports con-
sist mainly Of gold, silver, wool, salt,
and yak's tails. Gold is only mined
in one place. the limitation being due
to the government policy directed by
China, OF restricting the output. The
gold depisits are extremely rich; in
deed, there is good ground for the be-
lief, expressed by experts, that upon
development the Tibetan mines would
prove to be the richest in the world.
Wool is the staple product OF the
country. It is. Of very superior quail
ty, and with encouragement the
quantity produced might easily be
trebled. India needs the wool of Tibet,
and would like to give tea in ex-
change. The Tibetans consume large
quantities OF tea, and the principal
tea districts Of India are at their
doors. but at present China supplies
the demand with bricks composed OF
dust and broken leaves.
The prospective opening up Of Tibet
to the commerce OF the world (for
such will in effect be the result Of the
British plans IL carried to comDletion)
should not be entirely without interest
Tor Americans. It is not likely that
he manufacturers OF the United
States will find a market in Tibet to
my considerable extent, but the de-
Telopment of the vast mineral re-
sources Of the country may afford .
profitable field for American capital
ind enterprise.-C. H. Forbes-Llndsay,
n Harper's Weekly.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

In a. discussion between Manager
conreld and his musical laborers-the
title artist seems somewhat in dis
pute-there still remains the obvious
discrepancy between the salaries paid
10 the orchestra and those gathered IN
by the vocalists.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

When the first through train for Vic
toria Falls. on the zambezi River, left
Cape Town last month, Cecil Rhodes
dream OF a Cape to Cairo railroad was
so nearly fulfilled that no one longer
doubts the realization. of that dream
in the near future. declares the
Youths Companion.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

CH1flotte Corday is remembered as
a benefactor OF humanity. where Ma.
rat IS held in desecration as n degen-
crate scoundrel whose cruelties were
stopped by her courageous blow. The
man who killed Won Plehve will be en-.
tered on the roll which Charlotte Cor
day heads as soon as his name is
known, says the Daily True Amerk
can.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

1t seems incredible. says the New
York Press. that lis years ago the
Legislature OF Pennsylvania voted a
loan OF $500 to a man OF the name of
Humphries for five years TO enable
him TO make steel as good as that i'm.
ported from England.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

An automobile has gone TO the top
6f Mount Washington in less than
twenty-five minutes-a marvellous
feat! In later days these irresistible
and unconquerable charlots may per-
haps be climbing from the bottom to
the top OF the Eiffel Tower.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06
Is xral Kuropatkln can stlll go to
Toxic rs prisoner OF war.

There Is always the consoling
thought that II you had a good steak
the girl In the kitchen would probably
spoil II In the. cooking. AYERS the Wash.
lngton Post.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

The situation in Russia is not so
much lighting within and fear without
as II is fear within and fighting with
out. And the worst OF it is that Russia
cannot tell which is the more to be
dreaded. the Boston Transcript says
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

Kentucky has not made any COM
hlaint as yet about the beef scarcity,
but when It hears about the shortage
OF the mint crop the colonels may be
called upon TO mobilize.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

A Civil War veteran has just dis
tovered that he has been voting ille-
gally for the past forty years. AS
rule. such breaks are never discovered.
especially by the person most inter.
psfad
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

The Bavarian railway has just com.
pleted an American palace railway
carriage from material imported for
the purpose two years ago from the
Pullman factories In Pullman, H.
This Is the first railway car OF the
kind 70 bV introduced into Germany.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

Built on the Tyne, a floating coal
depot with a capacity Of $4,000 tons
has arrived at Portsmouth. England.
where II will be used for coallng bat
tlezhlps aud cruisers
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

Complex Problems for Women" is
me title OF a magazine article. The
most complex problem for women at
this season OF the year Is the com.
plexion problem.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

The chances OF preventing the nj.
innate collapse OF the Doge's palace
in Venice have been greatly Increased
by removing from 1t the library
3B0 600 volumes
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

Both at Bonn and at Brsslau new
colleges for girls has been opened,
offering a six-year course after gradu-
akion from the high school.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-10-06

First Baby-what are your parents
like?
Second Baby-0h, they do pretty
well for amateurs?
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-07-19
Had His Leg Broken.

Mr.. Rufus Gray. a 70 un G
white man employed on h g
bridge crew of the Southern rail
way, was the victim of an unfor-
tunate accid ent which occurred
near West Point Thursday after
noon, and which resulted in a
fractured leg. The young man,
together with other members of
tho bridge crew, was engaged in
loading cross ties when the acci-
dent occurred, and a piece of
heavy timber fell across his leg
with the above stated result.
Mr.. Gray was brought to this
city Thursday night and placed
in the infirmary of Drs. Davis &c
Crigler, where he is receiving
every possible attention.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-07-19
RATES TO NORTH
ERIN RESORTS.

Excursion tickets at unusually
low rates, good for the season.
on sale daily beginning June Ist
TO Milwaukee, Madison, Wa uke
sha. Green Lake. Devil IS Lake
Gogebic, Ashland, Marquette,
Superior, Duluth. St. Paul. Min
neapolis and many other cool and
delightful lake resorts reached by
The North Western Line.
Information and tickets can be
secured from your home agent.
Booklet entitled ''The Lakes and
Summer Resorts OF the North
west mailed upon receipt uf 4
cents in stamps. W. E. Kniskeru.
p. 7. NJ, G.. i y. W. R'y, Chi
cago, Ill. o--t-tt
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-07-19
Refuses To Talk.

Matte Buehanon, the negress
who stands accused of having
killed Mr.. Dancey Blewett, the
young man who was found dead
in field near the home Of his
father, Mr.. Claude Blewett, in the
Trinity neighborhood last Tues
day, and who is now in jail in
this city. still maintains a stolid
silence regarding the homicide,
her only statement being that she
is innocent of the crime of which
she stands accused.
The sad affair has been freely
discussed on the streets during
the past few days, and many theo-
ries have been advanced as to who
is responsible for young Blewett' 9
death and the manner in which
the crime was committed. The
idea Of suicide, which at first pre-
vailed to some extent, is now
secuted ,and it seems to be an ad-
mitted fact that the young man
did not take his own life. One of
the most plausible theories that
has been advanced is one TO the
effect that Blewett and the Buch-
anon woman became involved in
dispute, and that in some way
she obtained possession of his pis-
tol and fired the shot which put
an end to his life. 1t is thought
by many that the firearm was ac-
cidentally discharged and that
the negress had no intention of
taking the young mans life, but
this theory is weakened by her
silence regarding the matter. as
had the shooting been accidental
she would have stated the fact
when placed upon the stand at
the coroner's inquest.
There is still another theory,
which duplicates a third party in
the affair, but who this party is
it is impossible to state, as it is
learned on good authority that
Matte Buchanon's husband, the
negro to whom suspicion at first
was at Patton, Ala,
when the killing occurred, and it
is therefore impossible to con-
meet him with the crime. The
woman has no father living, but
her step father appeared at the
inquest as a witness for the State,
and told what seemed to be a
and straightforward tale
regarding the affair.
The county authorities are in
yestigating the matter, and fur
-her developments are awaited
with interest