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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

ter the green peas are over, it contin-
ues up to October and indeed almost
the entire year. The prejudice that
many farmers have against ducks is
dying out, and it is found that pro-
vided they are fairly treated, they GER
tainly prove as profitable as other var
ieties Of poultry. e -
But do not be impressed with the
|delusion that ducks will, like geese,
live to great age, and be as prolific
when ten years old as they are at two.
To make my profit from duck keep.
ing, in which I succeed extremely well,
both out Of their eggs and by selling
young ducklings, the stock birds are to
be young-never more than two years
old.
Keep drake two years of age,
mating three ducks to each drake, for
breeding. All ducks that are selected
are broad-backed birds not excessively
heavy or large. as I find that big birds
seldom lay well and their eggs, as
rule, are unfertile.
Even as commenced with small
run for ducks, kept them to great
advantage. I started with piece of
ground IL by yards fenced in, in
which 1 maintained 20 ducks as
start, and kept them in health and
show condition. A cemented pond 5
X feet was provided. one foot deep,
but the water was changed twice q
week. small, low house was erected.
the floor of which was strewn with
straw, which is often changed.
In feeding my ducks, which were
thus far kept in confinement, their first
meal was composed Of meal and mid
idlings, mixed into a crumbly paste with
hot water, and in the evening whole
grain is given, alternating oats, wheat
or barley, so as to make a variety.
These grains are always thrown into
a pan of water, into the bottom of
which is placed some sand or grit,
and this must not be omitted as it
helps to keep them in condition and
Is great help to digestion. Broken
UP oyster shells and old pounded NOR
tar is also given them.
A little meat three times week
find very advisable, as we'll as grass
and other green foods. When hatch
la brood of ducklings for the table,
never keep them too long before
they are killed and they are indistinct-
ly ready for selling for eating at ten
weeks of age. If kept longer, they
soon commence to moult and lose
flesh.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

Mr.. James ]. Hill recently made
the startling statement that in his
opinion, by 1910. only four years from
now, tie population Of the United
States will be one hundred millions;
and that, when that time comes, this
country will consume all the wheat
raised within its borders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
NOTES OF THE FEED LOT.

Why farmers WHO can readily grow
or buy corn slower and hay at low
cost, continue to purchase some of
the low grade oat and other feeds
which are little richer in protein than
oat straw, they only can answer.-H
J. Wheeler, Rhode Island Station.
Bran is good deal better feed for
fattening steers than most farmers
When you can buy it at
a low price, try it.
Keep careful record of your dairy
herd. Sell all the cows that do not
pay or they will eat up the profits
made by the others.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

tray. Turn the eggs every third
morning. Test all the eggs on the
seventh day and also on the eleventh
and fifteenth. If the air space is too
large, supply moisture. Do not touch
the eggs after the evening of the
eighteenth day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

W. E. Copple, farmer, while load
ing shocked ccrn near Shelbyville,
Indiana, fell from the load to the
ground. In his hand was pitchfork
with the end of the handle broken
off, The sharp point caught Copple
in the right breast and the weight OF
his body drove the handle through hin
body; it required hree men TO e=,
tract it. The farmer live but short
time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

Don't worry about the supposed in
crease in creameries reducing the price
of butter. Remember that the COW
is the source of the butter supply. not
the creamery.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
County News,
Interesting Letters from Our
Regular Correspondents. -
Martin

Surely every one, who raises cot
ton, approves of Mr.. Dudley's sug-
gestions to task the Board of Su-
pervisors at its next meeting to
stop the killing of birds for this
season, " as a protectien against the
boil weevil. The owners derive
small benefit any way from the
game on their plantations. Most
of the "pot-hunters, who keep
the best trained dogs and guns, do
not own a rood of land, and have
no respect for its being posted.
Mr.. Chas. McDavitt of Jackson,
prince of drummers, was in the
city recently.
Mrs. E. R. Montgomery spent
Sunday and Monday of last week
in Jackson.
Master Will Allen is recuperat-
ing from the effects of his late des-
perate illness in Raymond.
Mr.. William Smith of Jackson
spent Sunday week with relatives
here.
DR.. E. D. Barron visited his
daughter, Miss Bonnybell. at her
school, Belhaven, in Jackson, re-
Gently.
Few people, in this section, re-
spect the fence law except the own
ers of the soil and pastures. The
landless gentry scarcely pretend to
restrain their horses, cattle and
hogs from destroying the crops of
the farmers.
The decline in the price of cotton
is as disastrous as it is unexpected
to those who will depend upon it
for their bread. They could raise
meat, and corn, and potatoes, but
they won't. One thrifty woman
rented land for two dollars aud
raised, at the expense of five dol
lars, more than one hundred bush
els Of bunch yam potatoes, which
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07

president of the board of supervis-
ors. The committee will work to-
gether and will conduct a most
minute investigation into the meth
DDS employed by the cotton plant
ers of Texas, who have made more
cotton since the advent of the
weevil and realized high price for
the staple. They will examine in
to the effect on the business inter-
est of Texas since the presence of
the weevil was first reported down
to date. They will make inquiries
into the arrangements followed by
in advancing to farmers.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
THOUSANDS AT CIRCUS.
Probably Largest Crowd Ever
Entertained Here at One
Time.
RI. MONTGOMERY,
Agent.
Agent.

Ringling Bros. circds brought a
great crowd last Thursday. 1t is
estimated that from II, 600 to 49,
600 visitors were in town. Every
incoming train was packed, and
hundreds of vehicles were coming
in from every direction from early
Wednesday night until noon Thurs
day. The manager of the show
said that the admissions to the tent
in the afternoon were more than
1000, while the crowds in the
street during the performance
seemed as large as they were be-
fore the performance begun.
An unusual circumstance was
the absence of drunkenness and
rowdyism. OF course, there were
few people under the influence of
liquor, but they were SO few that
they were scarcely noticeable.
The circus is pronounced by all
who attended to be the best and
cleanest ever seen here. The ami
mails were unusually we'll kept, and
everything was handsomely ar
ranged.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
TRUcK-GRowERs BUSY.
Seed Enough for 90 Acres Have
Been Purchased.

Sufficient cabbage seed have been
bought in this vicinity to set out
sixty acres of cabbage next spring.
Three of the prospective raisers are
busily engaged in building their
cold frames. They are E. H..
Ikerd, c. A. Gordon and F. A.
Ellis The last named has his seed
up. Several other cabbage-raisers
are preparing to go to work at
once. The tomato-raisers are get
ting things in readiness, but will
not plant before the middle of De-
cember.
Unless some misfortune befalls
the truckers, there will be more
than a hundred acres planted here
next season. There is all unusual
amount of interest shown along
this line, and those going into the
business are getting literature and
advice wherever possible.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
CycIone Fair AssOciatlon.

To the Citizens of Claiborne and
Jefferson Counties
The third annual session of the
Cyclone Industrial Fair Association
will open Dec. 10th and hold until
the 2Ist. Farmers, rush your cot
ton picking. as the weather is good
and high prices are being paid for
long and short staple cotton, This
ought to encourage the slow farmer
to get a move on himself, and that
move will be the move to have us.
ready to attend the-fair during the
five days.
The fair will be at Port Gibson
on Mr.. Titche's place. People
from all parts of the two counties
can easily get there by rail without
trouble. Arrangements are being
made to make nice display of ex-
hibits of all kinds of improved
sotck and home products and needle
work of all kinds.
We ask both white and black to.
prepare something and bring out to
the fair and let us place it on exhi-
bition, as you know it takes both
white and black to push this move
ment to a success. Our motto is
to better the condition of Claiborne
and Jefferson counties.
Programs and circulars will be
out later
P. B. ELLIS. President.
G. F. WEST, Secretarya
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
TUESDAY

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present same as yesterday.
Ordered that the following bills
be allowed and that warrants issue
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
committees Depart for Texas

Natchez, Miss, Oct. 27.-Aaron
Stanton and S. H. Lambdin of Ad-
ans county, ]. F. Lambdin and c.
B. Turley of Concordia parish, La. J,
appointed by the board of super
visors and police jury of Adams
county and Concordia parish, re-
spectively, left on the 1901 o'clock
train this morning for Texas for
the purpose of investigating the ef-
feet on commercial and agricultural
interests of Texas by the Mexican
cotton boil weevil. They will go
via New Orleans. and will be abb
sent about ten days. They were
accompanied by James S. Flemings,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07

she is selling easily for one dollar
per bushel.
Mr.. c. A. Mitchell, one of the
most popular, best and brainiest
drummers on the road, died sud
denly at his home i'll Jackson of
heart failure OH the night of the
4th. His wife, nee Miss Evelyn
Gardner, and three children sur
vive him. He was forty-three
years old. He represented dry
goods firm in Memphis.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
Continued on Second Page
A Narrow Escape.

G. w. CIoyd, a merchant, of
PUNK. Mo-, had narrow escape
four years ago, when he ran jim
son bur into his thumb. He says /;
"The doctor wanted to amputate
it but I would not consent. I
bought box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and that cured the dangerous
wound. " 25c at ]. A. Shreve's
Drug Store.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07

Have just received a
new line of Harness,
and strap
goods. Get our prices.
Laz Levy's Sons.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
]. A. REGAIN,
BEN. R. LEVY.

Ordered that the following bills
be allowed and that warrants issue
for same, to-wit
z. H. Johnson, supplies for county. .......$ 81 so
cumb. Tel. Co., rent, ETC., sherif's s6fice.. Il 10
J. {. Goodrum, ferry ry'..'.'...-E',...-..,.,. rs 90
Ordered that the board do now
adjourn until tomorrow morning
at O'Clock.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
Phantom Notes.

The gamblers panic of Wal
Street was really foreshadowed il
the ''Frenzicd Finance" of Thomas
w. Lawson. Secretary of the
Treasury, George B. Cortelyou,
did not make any move to help
Wall Street without consulting ].
Pierpout Morgan and James Still
man (son of cotton merchant
once of Texas Secretary Cortel-
you refused to help the producers
of cotton in the South, and he
ought to know his predecessor,
Leslie M. Shaw, was not so mar
row minded in a threatened panic a
few years ago. Isit were not for
the cotton crop the importation of
gold would be NIL and there
would not be any balance of trade
in our favor. We must tote our
own skillet The poor have
troubles the rich have troubles.
We morta1s are never satisfied with
our lot. But alas the richest have
their troubles and any true Chris
tian should trust in God who says {:
"Take no thought of the morrow.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof. You can not serve God
and Mammon. Heed not what ye
shall eat, or what ye shall drink
nor yet for your body what ye shall
put on" In quoting these words
of our Lord it is not pretended to
practice il in every item, but to
think of them sometimes give men
and women consolation. Many
follow these precepts in their young
days, but no longer can do so in
their old age Every man and
woman must lay aside little,
wise foreseeing for a rainy day.
All the money given and thrown
away on vanity would be nice lit
tie income of qhietude to all i'll
these trying times. We should
bear in mind that our Savior lived
nearly all His active life in the fer
tile Valleys of Galilee as a paradise
described by Anthony, the Mar
tyr) where the bountiful hand of
Nature gave to every man living
without undue exertion and the
Master would not have said (to
the inhabitants of cold and barren
lands where mans needs are great
est and where we are compelled to
wage perpetual war with external
nature) "Give~ no thought of the
morrow" Of course it is not
meant for us not to think of the
future. No one can do so except
those who are in monasteries and
but we must not "bor
row trouble and cross bridges" be-
fore we get there.
All Saints Day, November Ist,
which has come and gone, is pecul-
iarly New Orleans custom, and is
even a legal holiday 1t is meet
that decorating graves of "the dead
who once were dear" should be OBJ
served among civilized people. The
weird custom of burying the New
Orleans dead in tombs caused
stranger to pen the following lines {;
They put me in house, dear,
A little house of stone,
had no room 10 move uedI,
And I was all alone.
I burst from out that house, dear,
And broke the bends of death,
And I've come back to you, dear,
To breathe again your breath.
And who has held corpse, dear.
And given a corpse her breath,
Shall speak no more to living man
But sleep the sleep Of death.
III go back to my house, dear,
My little house of stone.
But though the room is scant, dear,
I'll sleep no more alone.
And though I'll stir no more, dear,
Nor breathe again your breath,
Together we will sleep, dear
TIE - elaov, IF daafh
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
Hermanville, Nov. I, 1907

Hermanville, Nov. I, 1907.
Editor Reveille
On Nov. 2Ist, at 10 a. m, there
will be meeting of the truck
growers of the Hermanville neigh
borhood for the purpose of discuss
ing matters in connection with the
growing and transportation of fruit
and vegetables. Mr.. Backus, su-
perinteudent of refrigerator service
of the I. c. R. r., will be here to
meet with them also Mr. c. F.
Verlender, travelling freight agent
of the Valley, and the two railroad
men will be glad to meet every
prospective grower and advise with
them concerning the transportation
of their produce.
Yours truly,
RI. MONTGOMERY,
Agent.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
MAIL ORDERS
promptly and carefully filled.

Agsnts Tor Bahsg5ass Patterns Dsllneator 81 Per Yeay
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-11-07
IMPORTANT.

Secretary Stewart of the local
Truck Growers Association has
received a telegram stating that
Supt. Backus of the Refrigerator
Car Service and Traffic Agent c.
F. Verlander will be at Port Glib
son on Wednesday, Nov. 2Ist, at
q o'clock p. M, to confer with the
truck growers relative to shipping
rates. 1t is exceedingly important
that every grower be present on
this occasion. These gentlemen
are anxions to show the interest
the railroad people have in the
matter of vegetable growing, and
the grower is vitality concerned
with regard to shipping facilities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Honolulu Temple No. l, Pythian Sis
ters, VIII meet in K. of P. hall at 1880
This Monday evening.
There viii be a meeting of the Royal
School Alumni at the Royal School
this evening at 1870 p. m.
There will be initiation ceremony in
Harmony Lodge No. B. I. 0. o. F., be-
ginning at 7:SO this Monday evening.
The Hawaii Publicity Co., will look
after your advertising so it will be
profit rather than an expense. Tel.
17S.
Harold Giles has resigned his posi-
ton with the local mercantile agency
now known as Buckland's Business
Bureau after four years connection
with II.
port Crook are glad to get liberty on
shore till the transport sails at II
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Leah Chapter No. ?, o. E. S. will
meet in Masonic Temple at 1880 this
evening. Visiting sisters and brethren
are cordially invited 10 attend.
The only deaths from contagious
disease reported in Honolulu during
the past fifteen days, were six from
tuberculosis and two from typhoid
fever.
Captain Powell, of the Twenty-ffth
Infantry, now in this city on the
transport Crook, is an Elk from silver
Civ Nau, Mavioo apd ryicitad tho Ioaa1
club yesterday.
Rev. Charles r. Hyde from Little
Rock. Arkansas, spoke at Central
Union church yesterday, morning and
evening, with dramatic feryor and
much eloquence, He will occupy the
pulpit until the return of DR.. Scudder
Many friends of Major Taggart, who
was here as rmaster-captain Of
the Crook, when she was in port last,
We're sorry not to see him on board
yesterday. His place has been taken
by Captain E. A. Greenough, of the
Artillery Corps.
j. NJ Martin was in charge of the
Epworth League yesterday. His sub
ject was Sunday School interests"
Rev. E. B. Turner gave a resume of
his visit to the International Sunday
School Convention at Rome. Miss
Marguerite Wadman and Miss
Schmiedte read selections on Sunday
school work.
Rev. w. D. Westerve1t held the
Methodist pulpit for both services yes
terday, using as one of his texts, "Many
seek the rulers favor, but every mans
;,,y7er,,,avt s-oz,oa+1, from +ba ord He
observed that Governor Frear's inaug-
ural address was based on Faith in
the future
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
CHAUFFEUR SAYS TAGS
WILL STAY ON REAR AXLES

Did you ever try to learn whose
automobile it was that was exceeding
the speed limit, as the "buzz-wagon"
whizzed by you? theoretically, there's
a way, you know.
It's all very simple as explained to
you by officials. Each machine in Ho-
nolulu has to buy a license, and to
carry a tag, much the same as ex-
press wagons have to carry tags. All
you have to do is to look for the tag,
get the number, and then look up the
files at the county sheriffs office. With
a telephone handy, it is the work Of
only a few seconds.
There is just one difficulty, and that
is to get the number. In the first
place, there is only one point of view
from which the tag can be found, and
that is from the rear of the automobile.
Put a man who is not accustomed to
automobiles on the job, and he might
walk around a machine at rest for
five minutes before he discovered the
number. hung away down near the
rear axle. If he happens to back off
about sixteen feet from the machine
he will see it there. though. and. if he
has fair eyesight, will be able to read
the number
That is when the machine is at rest.
But say it is going at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. The man. of
course. knows the speed limit is eight
miles an hour within city limits, and
only four on crossings.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19

Here comes one now. Just watch
that big, red fellow hum along. OF
course, the chauffeur's violating the
law, but what does he care?
''I'll just take his number" you say
to yourself, 'and teach some of these
fellows a lesson. I'm tired of lodging
veritable express trains on the city
streets anyway. They ought to be
shown that the pedestrian has some
rights, even if, in these modern days,
the good old rule that the man on
foot has right Of way has gone out of
vogue"
Bir-r-r-r-r-r. Whiz-z-Z-z. Zip:
Even while you are thinking of it
the machine has traversed four blocks
and in Honolulu that means some
thing-and is past.
You clear your throat Of taste OF
gasoline. and your eyes of dust.
Did you get the number? Well,
hardly.
You knew enough to look at the rear
axle. Of course. But all you saw in
the region where the tag ought to
be was a cloud of mingled dust and
smoke.
II don't know why near the rear
But they have always been put there,
axle was chosen as the place to hang
tags calmly announced one chauffeur.
and. I suppose. always will"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.
New goods at Sachs.

New goods at Sachs.
A notice of lost certificate of stock
appears in this issue.
Help the raspberry by using Mrs.
Kearns' seedless jam and new drink.
E. o. Hall & Son will have a special
sale of wooden ware, including skirt
boards, this week.
The Lawrence Barrett Toe. cigar
makes delightful, mild Havana
smoke. Try one. Ask your dealer.
A we'll built house with ground OF
IL acre in extent, is offered for sale
on Lunalilo street. Inquire Of Trent
Trust Co.. Ltd.
At the Royal Annex you get glass
of Rainier or Primo for ten cents a
small imported Pilsener for fifteen ana
a large one for quarter.
A chance for the boys and girls 10
make money. We will pay lOc. per
pound cash for small, red, ripe ChlIe
peppers. Any quantity. New England !
Bakery.
Japanese BARRIERS League has oe-
cided upon the following tariH; Halr
cutting. a0e.: shaving, 1Oc.; washlns'
&c. This will prevail in all OF tne
shops.
Sole Du Monde, a beautiful new
dress material, soc. a yard at sachs'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Warren. left Honolulu for Manila Aug.
Is.
Thomas at San Francisco.
Ruford, at San Francisco.
Sherman, at Manila.
Sheridan, at San Francisco.
Dix. in port.
Logan. sailed from Honolulu for Ma
Mia, August II.
Crook, in port.
THE MAILS.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San F'rancisco-Per Nippon Maru,
Aug %.
Orient--Per Hongkong Maru, Aug. p.
victoria-Per Niiowera, Aug. p.
Colonies-Per Aorangi. Aug. p.
FIans viii depart for the following
IAnts as follows:
San Francisco-Per Hongkong Maru'
Aug. p.
Orient-Per Nippon Maru, Aug. p.
. Victoria-Per Aorangi. Aug. p.
Colonies-Manuka, Aug. "a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
REGIMENTAL BAND
AND DANCE At SEASIDE

A hop will be given at the SEASIDE
this evening in honor of Colonel Ra'pii
w. Hoyt and the officers and ladies Oh
the Twenty-fffth Infantry. The Ia
nous colored band of the Twenty-ffth
will play during the evening and VIII
unquestionably give the Honolulu pub
lie a great treat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19

The classified want column in the
Advertiser is the guide post to rooms
to rent and boarders wanted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19

There is a factory in Amsterdam,
Holland. which cuts and polishes AGO.
600 diamonds annually. About twenty
women do most of the actual cutting
of the stones.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-19
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