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Free press., 1907-11-23

For sale at my farm two miles west
of Wiles postofF1ce, a lot of excellent
feed consisting of Kaffir Corn, Cane,
Millet and Corn Fodder Inquire of
Noah Harding at Wiles or at the farm.
J. F. TRUE, Perry, Kansas. LIT
Free press., 1907-11-23
H. j. PENNEY, Postmaster

One of the best investments about
this time of the year is generous ad-
vertisement in the FREE PRESS.
Nick Arnhold and Nick Schlyer are
laying a brick sidewalk in front of their
residences on South Chestnut street.
Mrs. Rowlison was called to Kansas
City Thursday morning by telegram
announcing the death of sister whom
she had intended paying visit in a
short time.
The Normal football team will play
at Colby on Thanksgiving against the
first team of that place. A good game
is anticipated but of course the school
teachers expect to win.
Our stock of books, gift books Juve-
niles and toy books is complete. Come
in and look them over before buying
for Christmas. Soft
C. A. HARNESS.
VS.. Picken, principal of the west
ern branch of the State Normal school
and president of the State school teach
ers association, was in the city Satur-
day conferring with Geo. R. Crissman
in regard to the program for the next
meeting of the association. The meet
ing will be held in Topeka. ASalina
Journal.
Free press., 1907-11-23
Advertised Letter List.

The following letters remain uncall
ed for at the postofice at Hays, Kan
sas, Tuesday, Nov. 18th. When calling
for same please say Advertised.
Mrs, Viola Ashbaugh
Jim Beadle
George Smith (2)
George Barns
Charley Yowall
H j. PENNEY, Postmaster
Free press., 1907-11-23
Saturday Afternoon Club.

The Saturday Afternoon Climb of
Hays will meet with Mrs. Alex Philip
Saturday Nov. Both. Program will be
rendered as foilows:-
Leader, Mrs. Jessie Wann
Collect
Roll Call
Reading of Minutes
King Lear, Act "
Miscellaneous Business
Free press., 1907-11-23

Get your wife. mother, sister an
Edison Phonograph for Christmas
better gift could be found. They are
on sale at H. C. Schultz Jewellery
Store. 20-tf
Free press., 1907-11-23

COMING-Gift Books, Toilet Artic-
les, and everything in our line, larger
than ever. Wait for them 52-tf
J. SPRATT.
Free press., 1907-11-23

Edison Photographs at H. C Schultz
jewellery Store Soft
Free press., 1907-11-23

For SALE Mammoth bronze Tur-
keys. Inquire of 1-8t
MISS B. D. KRUGER, Pfeifer, Kans.
Free press., 1907-11-23

WANTED AT oNCE-at this Office, one
more subscriber to THE FREE PRESS.
Free press., 1907-11-23

Thorough bred and Grade Hereford
bulls for sale. 52-4t
GEO. T. GALLOWAY, Wakeeney, Kans.
Free press., 1907-11-23

Some of our Holiday Goods are here.
More Coming.
Get our prices before buying. 1-tf
J. H. SPRATT.
Free press., 1907-11-23

Henry ThOIen d Son. Victoria
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

"Interview. George x Boiling.
Great traveller. You know him."
"But he's not in town."
yes he is. found him."
'But look here, Thompson I'm sor-
ry, but the chief doesn't like paying
you SO much space. He said to quit
it. So I can't take this.
ooh yes, you can. I didn't offer
to sell that to you. I don't want pay.
I've earned enough for my board al
ready this week. That's a present
Mr.. Duncan. Won't be able to make
many presents in two years. Only one
more Christmas, maybe. Got to get
in extras. You print that for me-"
So it was printed. 1t was clear
beat" Not another paper had line
on Mr. Bolling's return. And in the
early hours of the next forenoon Mr..
Duncan was reused from sound
sleep by the telephone bell to answer
the queries of his chief.
"Who did that Boiling interview
was the question.
Thompson.
"Well, you put that man at work.
Thirty dollars week. You ought to
have had sense enough to put him at
work long ago."
So the best two years of Thomp-
sons life were provided for. Busy
years they were, years in which he
did all that newspaper man can for
the upbuilding of his city and of his
paper, years in which his cheerful
helpfulness shone like sun in the
dingy office of the World-Democrat.
From the copy-boys up to the chief
himself, and back to the stero-room
and the steam-table, every man and
the society editor, too, swore by Will
bur Henry Thompson, and blessed
the day that brought him to New Or
leans
But as the days went on he grew
weaker and thinner His voice was as
cheerful but not as strong, his step
as quick but not as firm
At last came day when his desk
was vacant. Duncan was worried:
Half dozen reporters gathered in
one corner, discussing the absence in
low tones. A telephone bell rang.
and Duncan answered. A weak voice
came to him through the receiver:
Hello! Hello, Duncan? Say, this
is Thompson. Well, I'm afraid the
two years are up. I'm in the hospital
Nice place. Gentlest nurse you ever
saw. Good-by, Mr.. Duncan! They've
been fine years to me-"
The city editor dropped his head on
his arms and cried. He could not
help it. Nor could any of the others
when they heard the message.
They took up collection hastily.
The chief added to it and Wilbur
Henry Thompson was rushed to Cali
fornia. But it was too late for any
lasting good A month after he
reached the coast the final message
came The best two years of his life
were ended.-Yo uth's Companion.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
f.. O. Painter Fertilizer Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla,

10 % d11ItG1 : u ttIIICI NOs,
Jacksonville, Fla,
Gentlemen:
A little over year ago I bought my grove
here, which was then in very poor condition.
| have used your fertilizer freely and TO-DAY
my trees are the finest looking in my COM
munity. l will get about 1900 boxes this
season and 5000 boxes will not be heavy
crop for them next season. With such results
goods. A. E. Berry.
Bowling Green, Fla, Oct. 20. 1905.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

Thanks! Oh, these are easy"
Duncan had risen to his feet, and
now walking to the table, he looked
over the young mans shoulder. With
a rapidity which was a novelty in the
office, Thompsons pencil was flying
along the lines, correcting spelling,
punctuating, paragraphing, now and
then deity inserting a subhead, now
crossing out a line or sentence. In
the eyes of a newspaper man it was
indeed beautiful work and the city
editor watched it a moment, and
then decided not to interfere.
After moment Thompson looked
up, cast his eyes about for the basket
in which to file his copy, saw hook
instead, called "Copy-boy!" loudly,
and "spindled" a story The boy took
it to the city editor who hardly
glanced at it.
Gail right" he said, and the copy
was taken to the composing-room
The best two years had begun.
"You know" said Duncan, at mid
night, 81 can't pay you anything when
have another man to send. If get
stuck I can pay you space once in a
while, but if you do any other work
I can't pay you"
"That's all right declared Thomp-
son. Don't want pay till I prove my
self What 7 want is work. Two
years, Mr.. Duncan, and I'm deter
mined they shall be two fine years"
For three weeks Wilbur Henry
Thompson performed labors of love
in the office of the World-Democrat
Occasionally, when the office was
empty of reporters and an emergency
rose, the city editor was able to send
him on al assignment for which he
could give him space rates; so the
young man was able to pay his board
and that was all he asked. He was a
bright, cheerful youth, and was in a
day a general favorite in the office.
His briskness did not fail, his cheer
fulness was never wanting, his op-
| timism was never conquered. There
was no better copy turned in at the
"W.D's" desk than came from his pen
Gil.
He had found a boarding house
when the carnival crowds had depart
ed One day there appeared at ia
bic a man whom he recognized as a
! famous traveller, just returned from
a long journey through Central and
| South America.
That is teh region toward which
much of the trade of New Orleans is
looking Here was the man who
would know about it. He had come
into the city without ostentation and
had not made his presence known
It was an ideal opportunity for the
reporter.
Thompson engaged the stranger in
conversation and drew from him long
discussions of the conditions of the
markets in the countries he had visit
ed; of the manners and customs; of
the feeling toward the United States.
and especially toward the people Of
New Orleans; of the prospects of new
steamship lines being able to pay, and
j0f ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

can't drive me away. I've got two
years to give you, and you must take
them"
He spoke with eager impetuosity.
His rapid sentences moved the city
editor. He knew not what to say in
reply, but at last he answered
"Well, Mr.. Thompson, I haven't
anything for you, but if you want to
hang on, you'd better go and get a
room somewhere and look in again"
Room? In New Orleans in carni-
val? I'm not so rich, Mr.. Duncan.
No, sir! I'll just step down to the
levee and engage a berth on one of
the excursion boats for the night and
leave my grip. I'll be back"
Long after he was gone the city
editor leaned back in his chair and
stared at the door out of which the
slender figure had vanished. In his
ears still sounded the cheerful voice,
and he caught himself repeating.
'The best two years of his life"
With newspaper mans quick in
stinct for the pathetic, for the humor-
Gus, for the human interest" in a
character or an event, he felt a GER
tain elation which he was accustomed
to experience only when he had found
some "story" that would stir the
laughter or bring the tears of his
readers.
And indeed it was such story he
had found. For had not his visitor
been man condemned to die, a man
with but two short years of life ahead
of him, who yet had cheerfully ac-
cepted his fate and determined to
make those two years successful and
worth while?
All, we'll, here it was seven o'clock
and the men would be coming back
soon, and nothing done. GO to
work, Duncan" he said to himself
"You've got forty years and you
can't make up your mind to make
any one or all of them especially
good"
A moment later he called one of his
copy readers.
"Here, Newman" he said, I'll have
to help out on copy, I guess. You
take run up to the Harmony club.
[ haven't a man near there, and
there1l be something special when
the parade gets to the turn"
He entered the assignment and
breathed sigh of relief. There was
one less to look after. Now if moth
ing happened-well, he would get
through somehow.
An hour later he was busy at work
at his desk, and did not hear the door
open. He seldom did, for that matter
In newspaper office one hears only
what concerns oneself. Half a dozen
reporters were busily clicking their
typewriters, single copy-reader was
struggling with a mass of copy at the
table, and Mr.. Duncan himself was
literally "swamped" in the mass of
telegraph "fimsy" and local items
which covered his desk. There was a
quick step on the floor, and Mr.. Will
bur Henry Thompson of Leake stood
beside him.
Goodness gracious, Mr.. Duncan!
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

Say! how come your coat to be such
a fine fit?
Why, my wife cut it out with the
Ratchet
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

John, if you were to fall over board,
what is the first. thing you would fall
against?
john Against my will.
Say! II you were your fathers own
dear child, and were not his son, what
kin would you be?
His daughter.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
MAGNIFICENT SPEECH.
Organizer Smith captivated His
Hearers Last Thursday.

THE crowning feature of the Cot
ton Association speaking at the
court house last Thursday was the
address of National Organizer +.
D. Smith of South Carolina.
While President Clark 5 talk was
exceedingly interesting and in
structive, that Of Mr.. Smith opened
a new field which put the minds OF
all present to thinking. His log
ic and eloquence were irresistible,
and many who have heretofore, in
a measure, held the Cotton Associ-
alton to be an organization which
had for its policy the undermining
of the mercantile interests, COM
pletely changed their minds and
were undoubtedly convinced that it
stands for the best interests of ev-
cry business in the south.
At the conclusion of the speech
a collection of $I32 was taken to
further the good work.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19

was inaugurated which continued
with unimportant Interruptions un-
til Saturday, the I4th instant, Oct
oher sold as low as II. 54, and final
ly closed al II.64. Spots were
quoted at I4c nomial. Buyers and
sellers apart. e., there we're no
actual sales upon which quotations
could be based.
A decline of SO per bale within
less than a week represents a seri-
Gus money loss, but the fact that
value could be thus annihilated
without any just reasonable cause
is a consideration of graver i'm
portance. A man may waste his
property, OF lose it through ignor-
ance or mistaken judgment, and
the pecuniary loss covers the in
jury. When ones property is TAX
en- from him by unexpected assault,
he loses not only his property, but
his rights. 1t is, therefore, of the
first importance that the agency
inhicting such a loss be discovered
and the remedy for the wrong be
found and applied.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19

Mr.. N. L. Hackett, who has been
running the Nickelodeon at the
opera house for the past two
months, requests us to announce
that this will be the last week of
the pictures. He is compelled to
close after this week in order to get
the opera house in condition for
the coming theatrical season which
opens up on the 9th of next month.
Mr.. Hackett wishes to thank his
many patrons for their liberal sup
port of his picture show during the
summer run, and states that next
season this class of amusement will
open in April He claims that the
pictures he is showing this week
are the best he has had
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
| County News.
Interestins Letters from Our.
Regular Correspondents. -
Heroes the Bayou

Mrs. L. Yerger of Greenwood is
expected on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Howard Morehead, at Pamela
Mr., and Mrs. Kemper of Vicks-
burg were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Humphreys at Hermitage
Mr.. and Mrs. James ]. Moore
and son have returned to Cary af-
ter a weeks visit to relatives.
Capt. w. w. Moore of Vicks-
burg was pleasant visitor at Oak
Lawn.
Quite pleasant camping party
enjoyed the breezes of the Missis-
sippi river and the fish and squir-
rels from the lakes and swamp near
by. The party consisted of Misses
Emmie Briscoe, Ethel Smith, Coot-
sic Humphreys, Messrs. Holly,
Brownlee, Harrison, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Humphreys.
Miss Sallie Burnet is visiting at
Ashland, the guest of Mrs. S. c.
Humphreys.
Miss Mamie Humphreys left last
week for Hattiesburg where she
will spend a month with Mrs. Har-
ry Moore and then go to New Or
leans to visit friends.
Some of our progressive neigh
bors are contemplating a winter
truck farm and have already
planned for raising three acres of
and other vegetables in
proportion. This should be very
remunerative.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
Anent the Recent Decline.

Reviewing the stirring events in
the cotton market recently, Messrs
w. B. Thompson & Co. say:
"On Saturday, Sept. 7, October
futures closed at 1917. Middling
spots were quoted at 13 e-16. On
Monday morning, the 9th, at nine
O'Clock, the census report of the
number of bales of new cotton
ginned to Sept. I was published.
These figures were IoI,4I6 bales,
or less than one-half the figures of
Sept. I, 1906. The market broke
some ten points. At - o'clock
the bureau gave out its estimate of
the condition of the crop on Aug.
as. These figures, az, consider
ing the backwardness of the crop,
showed the lowest condition in
many years. Immediately upon
the reading of this estimate the
market was smothered with offers
to sell, and upon the pretext that
these reports made important re-
velations not hitherto known and
appreciated, a sensational decline
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19

Magnolia, Hiss. Sept. 10. 1900
This is to certify that we have sold and
used Mercutol and find it superior to any
hing else we ever used for the purposes
for which it is intended
w. w. EEcGETT & Co..
For w w. Leggett Sheriff.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
Telephone

us your orders for any
thing in drugs or
cream and we will
promptly deliver to
your house. We call
for prescriptions. Let
us do the running a.
bout this hot weather.
Phone 1874.
Pope Drug Co.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
Little ]. improvements.

Supt. Ferguson has the following
to say in the Vicksburg Herald OF
the contemplated improvements
along the Little J.;
"The laying of the new seventy
fve-pound steel rails from Natchez
to Jackson is to commence this
week and the effect of this will be
to greatly benefit the road and
make travelling much more COM
Portable than on the present light
weight rails.
"Mr. Ferguson says this work will
be started and run from Harriston
to Natchez by two large gangs, and
when this is finished the Jackson
Harriston end of the road will be
laid with the heavy rail. The su-
perintendent hopes that in the very
near future this line will be very
much benefited and the public will
get much better service than can
be had with the present light rail.
"Mr. Ferguson says that the new
$3.50, 900 steel bridge at Bayou
Pierre, just this side of Port Glib
son, is now about completed and
the road will in few days be able
to appreciate 1t as one of the best
structures on the system.
"This bridge was built after the
serious damage to the old structure
two years ago, when, after big
storm and rain for several days, the
heavy drift almost washed the old
bridge from its foundation.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
If you want your
musical instruments
repaired bring them to
Laz LEWIS Sons

There will be two matinees at
the opera house this week before
the close of the pictures, allowing
the little folks to come Friday
afternoon at S o'clock and Satur-
noon at the same hour Nothing
Nothing but fun Come and see
the Country School Teacher and
the Air Ship.in the Clouds. Ad-
s cents. This will be the
last of the moving pictures until
next season.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
We are agents for
Standard Sewing Ma
chimes, sold under a
guarantee and on ca
sy terms.
Lag Levy's Sons.
Lost His Hand.

Yesterday morning about 8
o'clock A. S. Jordan, brother-in-
law of Contractor McGraw. suf-
fered bad accident. by having his
left hand badly mangled in ma
chine at Spengler's saw mill Dr.
G. Y Hicks found it necessary to
amputate the injured member, af-
ter the young man was carried to
the in6rmary -Vicksburg Herald,
18th.
Mr. Jordan is a native of Port
Gibson. and his friends here regret
exceedingly to read of his accident.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19

Just Received-A large lot of the
following bulbs Roman and
Dutch Hyacinths, Paper White
Nsrcissus, Callas, Freesias, Lilies
of different kinds, and an assort-
ment of different plants. Also de.
signs, bouquets and cut flowers on
short notice.
w. H. WRIGHT. Florist,
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
We are agents for
the.Victor Talking Ma
chine and Records,
which we carry in
stock. Get our prices.
Lag Levy's Sons.

Fewer Gallons wears Longer; Devoe
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
Worked Like a Charm .

Mr.. D. N. Walker, editor of that
spicy journal, the Enterprise,
Louisa; Va, says: Il ran nail
in my foot last week and at once
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
No inflammation followed the
salve simply healed the wound. !"
Heals every sore. burn and skin
disease. Guaranteed at ]. A.
Shreve's Drug Store 25c.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
No More chiIIs.

Jewels are sometimes found among rub
bish and among the many so-called chill
cures. DR.. Motifs Delta Chill Cure is "a
gem of purest ray serene. DIR. Mott used
it for many years and thought it to be the
only true specific for chills fevers, rigors,
and other malarial diseases. 1t is skilfully
prepared from choice, tested material by
the Hessig-Ellis Drug Company, of Mem
phis, Tenn. Accept no other, and beware
of other so-called chill cures said to be Just
as good. Druggists sellit at so cents per
bottle
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19


I have accepted the agency for
one of the best and oldest Life IN
surance companies in The United
States-a company that. after SIX
months examination of the insur-
ance question, 1 can recommend to
my friends. I would be glad 10
write part Of your insurance and
would be pleased to talk the matter
over with you whether you insure
with me or not, as may be able to
call your attention to some of the
features not we'll known.
NJ. M SATTERFIELD,
Office Over Cahn's Grocery.
mch2I-tf
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
Opening of chamberIain-tiunt.

Yesterday morning Chamberlain
Hunt Academy had an auspicious
opening, there being, in addition to
an unusually large number of stu
dents, many local visitors. Inspir-
ing speeches were made by DR..
Willis of Newport. Ark who is
here to enter his son, Rev. H. G.
Hawkins of the Female College,
Rev. H. P Morris, Rev G. H.
Galloway, Hon ]. McC. Martin,
Rev. M. E. Melvin and Prof B r..
Smith, the principal The adj
dresses were all inspiring and excep-
tionally appropriate to the occasion.
At the close Of Mr.. Melvin's talk,
he announced that the Academy
contemplated erecting on the north
side of the main building dormi-
tory, fac simile of the one on the
south, with a library on the first
floor.
Before the session progresses far.
there is every reason to believe that
there will not be vacant room in
the dormitory.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-09-19
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, /
Claiborne County. !

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Claiborne County.
The Board Of Supervisors of Clai-
borne County will receive bids at
their October meeting to build a
bridge over Buckiug Bayou at Phil
lips gin according to plans and
specifications on 6le.
The successful bidder TO be re-
quired % give bond il double the
amount OF his bid for the faithful
performance of his contract.
BY order of the Board.
R. G. McCAY, Clerk.
BY H. M. RUSH, D. G.
Evening journal., 1907-12-17
HARRINGTON

special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON. Dec. 17.-Fritz
Reese is visiting his brother, Marvin
Reese.
Mrs Helen Reese who has been
visiting Mrs. Nlolhe Moore has left
for her home at Love Point.
Miss Catherine Kennerly and Miss
Martha Diel have been visiting friends
i'm Milford
John Curtis is visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James J.ewes of Dover,
are the guests of Fred Lewis and
family
Gordon Councilman. Of Annapolis,
Nd, was a visitor on Saturday.
Mrs Councilman of Annapolis Nd,
Is the guest OF Mrs E c. Reese.
Mrs Paris is very III at the home
Of her son, j. w. Paris
Arthur German, of Delmar, visited
town on Friday.
Solomon Reis, of Dover is a town
visitor
Mrs. william Gates, Of Philadelphia,
.is spending some time with her aunt,
Mrs Cane
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Simpson. Of Del
mar, are visiting Mrs. Louisa Simp-
son.
Invitations are out for Christmas
dance to be given on December 26, in
the Reese Opera House.
Evening journal., 1907-12-17

Previous TO 1860 the French would
not eat potatoes, it being supposed
that they would cause frecllles
CnA of the greatest markets in the
world for musical Instruments is
South Africa. which spends on an
average S1,000,0O0 a year, about $500
600 of which goes into pianos.
Evening journal., 1907-12-17

Indian indigo and artificial indigo
from Germany is driving Java indigo
from the Japanese market
Evening journal., 1907-12-17

Bearing in mind that the coming year is
a leap year those women who heard the
lecture of Or. Julius Van Bernauer on
Love and Afhnits," before the Psyche
logical society are to-day reviewing a
choice bunch OF pointers.
In discussing the chosing Of afdnities
Dr. Bernauer declared that a woman
might avoid the thorny paths by follow
lowing some of his advice as given in
the preceding lines. The right man Is
much more important than the right age,
he declared. "The right man is honest.
clean honest, clean sober and not less
than 25 years. His advice for man anxious
TO maintain domestic happiness was
Don't hang around the Kitchen"