davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

After yellow fever was discovered
in Natchez, and had been there about
a month before it was iiscovered, the
people had DR.. Wasdin to instruct
them, in mass meeting, how to fight
the disease on the mosquito theory,
the only mode of fighting or prevent
ing it, that has ever met the least
success, This kind of an instruction
and quarantine adopted in confor-
nifty to it they should have had be-
fore, and all their troubles might have
been avoided. The shot gun quaran-
tine against the world was adopted by
Natchez before any other place in the
State. Its absurdity is proven.
When man wants to go in town,
and he and his people believe he is
unjustly and unreasonably excluded,
especially if he is sick and in bad
health, he will never have any trou-
bic about getting in, taking the night
and avoiding the roads. No town
or county can establish quaran-
tine of its own against the outside
world that amounts to anything.
Quarantines to be effective, should be
uniform throughout the State, impose
no hardships except such as the Fed
eral and State medical authorities
deem reasonable, and should be sup
ported by the Federal, State, County
and Town authorities acting in con-
cert. Such quarantine would have
the solid backing of all sensible peo-
pie, and would be so reasonable in it's
requirements and so just, as to do
away with all temptations at evasion,
and would impose such penalties on
those who did evade, as to deter all
others.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
No Quarantine Restriction
On Our Country PeoDIe.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
have adopted rigid quarantine
against all persons who come to Lex
ington by railroad from outside of
the county. Those who live in the
county and who come by rail from
their homes must have health certif-
Gates, but those who come from out
side of the county are required to
have both health certificate and per-
init from the Mayor or Health Officer.
This, of course, places no restriction
upon country people, they being per-
mitted to go and come as they please.
It was adopted for their protection as
well as to secure the safety Of the
town people.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

w. l.. Kinney took a business trip
to Sidon this morning.
D. N. Foose, of Tchula, Miss, an
nounces the approaching marriage of
his daughter, Carrie Sue, to Rev. W.
N. Duncan, of Pickens, Miss, on Sep
tember twentieth. No cards.
A note from Rev. W. s. Lagrone,
presiding elder of the Durant district,
informs us of the sickness of two of
the preachers. Bro. Rogers, of In
verness, is down with slow fever, and
Bro. C. Y. Curtis has been sick three
weeks. Bro. Lagrone also reports
that some good meetings are being
held, and the work of the district
moving along as we'll as could be
expected" considering the deranged
state of the country owing to quaran-
tines. New Orleans Christian Advo-
cate.
E. c. DeLong is at Emory, placing
a gin in readiness for the seasons
work.
DR.. J. H. McBee has moved his
Office into the Bank of Commerce.
Tomorrow the first day of the first
fall month sets in. Let US hope for
a change of weather from wet to dry
so as to enable the producers of cot
ton to gather nicely what they had so
much trouble in raising.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

War between Japan and Russia
in the far East is at an end; an agree
ment as to terms Of peace took place
at Portsmouth, n H., Tuesday. The
japanese yielded those of their de-
mands, which the Russians in their
ultimatum refused to grant. As a
result, Russia will retain her interned
warships, will not pay an indemnity,
the island Of Sakhalin will be divided,
and no limit will be put on Russia's
naval power in the east. All the 9TH
er demands of the japanese were
granted Internationally. Japan has
gained much more than she hoped to
in the beginning of the war and has
proved that she is merciful in victory.
President Rooseyelt's successful ef-
forts to bring about peace will large
ly enhance his already good reputa-
tion among the nations of the world.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
EBENEZER ETCHINGS.

Mr.. Editor:
Here are some of Ebenezer Etch-
ings.
Mrs. DR.. Stewart and children are
visiting her father, DR.. W. B. Bur-
well.
Mr.. Rich Hammett and bride spent
a pleasant stay with the Morgan fami-
ly yesterday.
Master Sam Sample accompanied
his cousin, Lem Montgomery, back to
Yazoo City last week.
Mr.. T. c. Williams, of Alabama,
called to see his old friend, S. N.
Sample Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. H. S. Forbus returned home
onday after pleasant visit to rela-
tives in Goodman.
Hughes Sample is up from a fever
tussle.
Earl Thomas, Of Greenwood, visit
ed his family and other kindred here
last week and returned Monday, ac-
companied by his wife and little girl.
Miss Alice Frost, of Brozville, WIS.,
tied DR.. Lucas family and others
last Sunday.
Thos. Travis, aged n years, died
Aug. "a of consumption.
Mrs. Walters and children visited
her sister, Mrs. P B, Thomas a few
days last week.
C. j. Clark made a business trip to
West, Miss, Tuesday.
Farmers are finding more foliage
than fruitage as a rule for all crops
this harvest; but they are a hopeful
hard working set and are looking for
some fancy prices this fall.
SEE JAY SEA.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
Government Weather Report for the
Week Ending Monday, Aug. 26.

The mean temperature for the
week was considerably above normal,
being extremely hot on the oath and
and 25th. The precipitation. while
totaling about normal throughout
the State, was generally recorded on
the 25th. Rainfall was very uneven
ly distributed over the State, being
heavy over the east-central and north
eastern counties. Over the western
portion of the State only light scat
tered showers were reported.
While there is a general complaint
of shedding in cotton, due to the rain
of the past two or three weeks being
followed by excessively hot weather,
the crop as whole shows some slight
Improvement, especially in the north
ern half of the State. Worms, rust
and blight are still reported, but their
damaging effect is not so noticeable
as last week. Bolls are beginning to
open in portions of the northern sec
tion and preparations are being made
to commence picking, while through
out the middle and southern coun-
ties bolls are opening rapidly and
picking is general. General opinion
is that the yield will be light, as crop
has grown too much to weed and is
comparatively small. The lower bolls
on lowland cotton are injured consid-
erably by rotting.
Corn is about made, crop shows
more favorable condition in northern
than in southern counties. Hay and
fodder being saved with from fair to
good yield reported. Pastures fine.
All minor crops doing very we'll and
nicely.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

We see Governor Vardaman's idea
of the division Of the school fund be-
tween the whites and blacks received
some agitation by the Jackson corre-
spondents of the great dailies recent
ly. We don't think the Governor
will press the matter farther. Indeed
he should know it can't be did
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

DIR. Richard 0T.eary of Vicksburg
made official announcement in that
City yesterday that two cases of vel
low fever were discovered in Vicks-
burg. Both are said to be mild cases
which however does not prevent their
spreading.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
FROM NEIGHBORS.

Life is eternity's parenthesis." !"

Life is eternity's parenthesis."
Mrs. Walter Moore and baby girl,
of Lexington, were the guests of Mrs.
J. D. Walton the past week.
Miss Merle Herbert, of Durant, is
visiting Acona relatives.
Main Street of Acona is occupied
Sunday afternoons by great many
taking buggy rides.
Messrs. Herbert and Lake Streater
and two fair ones were out on the
street Sunday afternoon.
Pinkney Stevens enjoyed a nice
drive.
Mr.. O'Bryant and family dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wright McRae
Sunday.
Drs. Farr, of Lexington, and Buck,
of Acona, were to see Mrs. James
Warner, of Adair, Miss.
DR., Graham Diggs was called down
to see Wright McRae Sunday, as he was
threatened with congestive chill.
We are glad to know that he is bet
ter.
Mrs. Parish and three of her chill
dren, Annie B. Nixon and about a
dozen more are having chilly attacks.
Mr.. E. H. Crippen, Corneia and
Hubert Crippen have been quite ill
the past week at Mr.. P. NJ. Diggs.'
Mrs. r. A. Povall returned home
from visit to the home folks Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. H. Diggs were Wis
itors at J. D. Walton's.
John Ed McRae and Will O'Bryant
were up from the city Sunday.
Mrs. A. I. Buck is able to drive
out at times.
Miss Ora Ames is convalescent
now and we hope will soon be fully
recovered.
Jasper Bailey visited South Acona
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Clande Ames disappeared Ridge
ward Sunday.
Mr.. ]. E. McRae made a visit to
one of his neighbors recently.
Mr.. r. A. Povall called at Fairview
and Woodlawn one afternoon last
week. We hope these stay-at- homes
will be more neighborly and 60 about
among US oftener in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Booth went to
Lexington Monday.
We are needing a rain badly to
bring the turnips up and to finish the
growth of sweet potatoes.
The days are too short to get much
work done, so large share goes un-
done. CoANA.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

According to French international
almanac which has just been suppress
ed it appears that as long as he re-
mains in Russia the Gar draws annu-
ally from the Russian exchequer no
less sum than $40,000,00O. Clar-
ion LEDGER While as long as the
Gar is permitted to remain in Russia
not less than 100000 of his peo-
pie go nightly to bed hungry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
BOWLING GREEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Ellington visited
the family of Mr.. |. NJ. McNeer Sun
day.
Mr.. J. E. Covington, of Owens, Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Byrd,
Thursday of last week.
Miss Sarah Weeks, of Hoffman,
visited Mrs. d. w. Weeks Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Kyzer, of Mt. Pleasant
vicinity, was a Sunday visitor to our
burg.
We are sorry to say that Swisher,
the sweet little daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Byrd, has relapsed and is
quite sick again with fever.
Cotton prospects are not as good
as they were two weeks ago. She'd
ding and boil worms have greatly
damaged cotton in this section.
Mrs. ]. M. Jackson, we are sorry to
say, is seriously sick. At this writ
ing her friends are expecting every
hour to be the last, but we hope that
she may yet be spared and have a
speedy restoration to health.
Rev. Clark, of Ebenezer, passed
through our burg yesterday.
Miss Sallie Sheehy, who has been
teaching the Marksyille school, is WIS.,
iting the family of her brother, Mr..
J. U. Sheehy.
Mr.. W. 7. Pace is a victim of chills
and fever this week.
This morning wednesday, several
OF the people of our burg were but
with smoked glasses to look at the
sun, which was in partial eclipse.
Mr.. Morgan Weeks lost :. valuable
young horse last week. Cause of
death unknown.
The darkies are building hall
above their school house to be used
by the colored Masons and for other
lodge meetings.
Prof. j. R. Gulledge visited nr. ].
H. Byrd and family first part of the
week.
Mr.. j. D. Truitt, of the sandhills,
spent Monday with l.. F. Williamson.
Miss May Pepper, the beautiful
daughter of Mr.. L. D. Pepper, of
Lexington, is spending this week with
her aunt, Mrs. A. J. Newman.
Dr. A. j. Newman made a business
visit to the county capital Monday.
Rev. R. H. Henderson, of Clinton,
visited the members of his church
last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Moore, of Hof-
man, visited Mrs. Ida Thurmond
Sunday.
Mr.. G. A. Tate, manager of the
Lexington Compress and Oil Mill Co.
is having the gins put in readiness tc
begin ginning this week.
Sorghum making is the order Of
the day in our community. Some
have commenced picking cotton.
Rest Wich hac m oil G.mn
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

New Mangoes, sour and sweet
mixed pickles at Gwin & Watson's.
W. c. Red, Jr., of Durant, has been
the guest Of T. W. Smith and family
this week.
Jailer Harthcock took a trip to the
county convict farm Monday, having
in charge Glib Thomas. nigger sent
up from Durant for carrying concealed
weapons.
Wesley Morris left Tuesday for
Poughkeepsie,N. Y. where he will at
tend the business college of that
place, made famous by the great num-
Der of business men it turned out that
became millionaires.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

The brief in the celebrated Missis-
sippi-Louisiana boundary dispute is
still undergoing preparation. We
thought it was in Washington and
would have a hearing before the
U. s. Supreme Court after its vaca-
ton. From the length of time its
preparation is taking, nothing ought
to be left out.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

The lid is securely fastened down
on Cotfeeville. Her Mayor and Al
dermen met yesterday and resolved
that no one be allowed to enter it.
No permits are to be issued and
health certificates are of no use to
any one who wishes to penetrate the
confines Of Cofeeville. A mosquito
bar over the whole place would add
the finishing touch
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
Robert IngersOlI's Poem Of Life.

Born of love and hope, of ecstasy
and pain, of agony and fear, of tears
and Joy lowered with the wealth of
two united hearts held in happy
arms, with lips upon life's drifted
font; blue yeined and fair, where per-
feet peace finds perfect form rock
ed by willing feet and wooed to shad-
owy shores of sleep by siren mother
singing soft and low looking with
wonders wide and startled eyes at
common things of life and day
taught by want and wish and con-
tact with the things that touch the
dimpled flesh of babes lured by light
and flame and charmed by colors
wondrous robes, learning the use of
hands and feet, and by the love of
mimicry beguiled to speech releas-
ing prisoned thoughts from grabbed
and various marks on soiled and tat
tered leaves puzzling the brain with
crooked numbers and their changing,
tangled worth and 50 through years
Of alternating day and night, until the
captive grows familiar with the chains
and walls and limitations of a life.
And time runs on in sun and shade
until the one of all the world is wooed
and won, and all the lore of love is
taught and learned again. Again a
home is built, with a fair chamber
wherein faint dreams like cool and
shadowy wales, divide the billowed
hours of love. Again the miracle of
birth-the pain of JOY, the kiss of
welcome, and the cradle song, drown
ing the drowsy prattle of a babe
And then the sense of obligation
and wrong pity for those who toll
and weep tears for the imprisoned
and despised love for the generous
deed, and in the heart the rapture of
high resolve.
And then ambition with it's lust of
pelf and place and power longing to
put upon its breast distinctions
worthless badge. Then keener thoughts
of men, and eyes that see behind the
smiling mask of craft hattered no
more by the obsequious cringe of gain
and greed knowing the uselessness
of boarded gold and honor bought
from those VINO charge the usury of
self-respect of power that only bends
a towards knees and forces from the
lips of fear the lies of praise. Know
ing at last the unstudied gesture of
admiration, the reverent eyes made
rich with honest thoughts of holding
high above all other things high as
hopes throbbing star, about the dark
ness of the dead the love of wife
and child and friends.
Then locks Of gray and growing fond
Of other days and half remembered
things then holding withered hands
Of those who first held his while over
dim and loving eyes death softly press
es down the lids of rest.
And so, locking in marriage vows,
his children's hands and crossing 9TH
ers on the breasts Of peace, with
daughters babes upon his knees, the
white hair mingling with the gray, he
journeys on from day to day to the
horizon where the dusk is waiting
for that night sitting by the holy
hearth OF the home, as the last embers
change from red to gray, he falls
asleep within the arms of one he wor-
shipped and adored, feeling upon his
pallid lips loves last and hottest kiss.
Heinz's preserves and pickles at
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

Port Gibson wants to use her own
military company for quarantine
guards, and would rather not send
them through Vicksburg, to guard
the coast. Home protection comes
fret
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

In making the treaty of peace, the
Japs were as generous, as in battle
they were brave. The Russian gov
ernment cares little or nothing for
the suferings, or slaughter, of it's own
people, when any point is to be gain
ed; and those at the head Of affairs
are notoriously untruthful. The Rus
slams proclaimed that they had con-
ceded to the Japanese every thing but
indemnity; and now proclaim that they
achieved an immense victory, on ac-
count of the number of things the
Japanese conceded to effect peace.
President Roosevelt is entitled to.
and is receiving, world wide credit for
bringing the parties together. With
out his efforts, the commission would
have dissolved last week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

State Health Officer Joseph Y.
Porter, of Florida, affirms the report
OF yellow fever in Pensacola. From
the latest news yellow fever is about
to visit all the places it did in years
gone hY.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

0Hp VIII H1iu aH ClSCbluil VII
"Wednesday, Sept. 6, to determine
whether OF not the people Of the
town favor the sale of their munich
pal electric light plant. The Durant-
Lexington Electric Railway Company
has offered to buy it. An effort on the
part Of the same company to secure
q lighting contract here met with a
curt refusal by our town authorities.
Lexington does not propose to de-
liver itself bound hand and foot for
fifty years to any company.
Durant has postponed the opening
of its schools until September 18th.
Edwin Mel, of Tchula, was here
Tuesday.
A. j. johnson, Of Memphis, regis
tered at the Baker House yesterday.
W. c. Red, of Durant, passed
through here Tuesday, enroute to the
delta.
The dog law goes into effect to-
morrow. All CANNES not properly
tagged will be killed.
Durant was represented at Owens
Wells, Sunday, by CASTOR Guess, Har-
vey Gresham, Clyde Watson, Ira Dur
ham, Miss Eula Durham and her guest
Miss Relda Maynor, of Jackson.
j. G. Collier, J. l.. Sanders and J.
B. Buckley are over from Durant, at
tending Squire ]. s. Lipsey's court in
the capacity of witnesses,
?. A. Parker, of Ebenezer, took
trip to Durant Saturday.
Miss Leila Wherry, of Durant, visit
ed Lexington friends the past week.
]. I, Fincher's child at Owens has
been very i'll, but is now on the road
to recovery.
Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Zeiglervllle,
visited her sister, Mrs. j. L. Gun
ningham, the latter part Of last week.
The first bale Of cotton at Durant
was bought by Mullen 4 Owen Co.
They sold it at Memphis for 40 cents
per pound.
T Rev. G. z. Beryhill is over from
Durant, mingling with his numerous
friends.
Miss Della Mcleod, after spending
a week at Statford's Wells, returned
here Saturday.
Miss Maggie Foster, Of Tchula, is
recovering from three weeks illness
with typhoid fever.
DR.. 6. {. Phillips went over to
Tchula this morning on professional
business, returning in the evening.
Teachers examination will be held
here tomorrow.
The Holmes County Bar has petit
ioned Judge kimbrough to prefer
nit the fall term Of court.
Spivy Foster, who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever, is convalescent
we are pleased to note.
Miss Stella Herbert, daughter of
B. T. Herbert, Of Belzoni, was mar
ried to a Mr.. Chiffon on Thursday of
last week.
+. R. Arnold visited Durant Sat-
urday.
Miss Beulah SETTLER left Tuesday on
a visit to relatives and friends in
Florida.
Capt. J. H. Downer is having his
house recovered. The former work
proved quite lasting, as it has been
thirty-four years since it was done.
]. d. Lowrie and family spent the
fore part of the week at Liberty
Chapel with relatives and friends.
Willie Thompson died at his home
in Duck Hill yesterday and was buried
this evening. Rev. G. 7. Kincanon
conducted the services.
have made an arrangement with
a first class plumber and can do all
of your plumbing in first class style.
BAXTER WILSON.
The first bale of cotton sold here
brought 1926, while the End bale
brought in Tuesday was brought in
by Wade Thurmond and bought by
Herman Bros. Co. for 1915.
In Los Angeles paper We note the
following:
Rupert V. Wilson has been pro-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

Gov. Vardaman has called out de-
tails from the Military Companies of
Clarksdale, Greenville and Indianola
to patrol the Mississippi river against
the invasion of yellow jack.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

We have not heard the knowing
ones explain why cotton went
down on the event of peace in the far
East,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

Heinz's preserves and pickles at
Gwin & Watson's.
Prof. 0. P. Romer, of Bowling
Green, KY, arrived here yesterday
to enter upon his duties as instructor
in our graded school Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

The suns eclipse yesterday morn.
ing was small affair and didn't re-
nlunerate any one for getting up so
early to see it.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-31

In Los Angeles paper We note the
following:
Rupert V. Wilson has been pro-
noted to the Office of Chief Claim
Agent for Senator Clark's railroad,
running from Salt Lake City to Los
Angeles. Mr.. Wilson succeeds j. Fl.
Brown, who is made Travelling Freight
Agent" Mr.. Wilson is a native of
Holmes County, and we are happy to
note his promotion.