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On Account oiaesessmentNo. lilo
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day Of OFT, 1908, the several
amounts set Opposite the names of
the reSpecfiye shareholders as fol-
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made lah -tbs8I ii day Of Oct, 1908,
SO many shares of each par tel Of
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Vines and Liquors Tor Xmas.
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The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-11-04
ALL TALK AND NO CIDER.

/ can remember Of hearing my faith
er tell, when was boy, Of an old
man who talked to his employees. on
the farm great deaa about the good
time they would have drinking cider
during the winter days But after the
cider was made and put away in the
cellar, the old gentleman very sell
dom brought out any for his EN-
ployees to drink, and they finally dubb-
ed him the All talk and no cider
man.
In most all public meetings there
are some men who want to talk too
much. Your Uncle Tobey has been
in more than thousand public meet
ings in his time, and his experience
and observation is that, as rule, the
men who want to talk the most think
the least. They are generally super
fetal in their knowledge and their adj
vice is seldom asked, though often Of
fered. The meetings of the Farmers
Union is no exception, and the talker
is ever present with us. They are gen
orally men who mean well, and curb
ing their tongue within the bounds Of
reason. Of course it can be done by
limiting the time each speaker may
occupy, but this also curtaiIs the op
portunity of hearing as much as we de
sire from those who have real prac
tical knowledge of the question unde
discussion. The man who thinks
however, and has the subject well il
hand, has the advantage of being abl
to say the most to the point in lin
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-11-04
RESOLUTIONS ON MARKETING.

AT a meeting of the business men
and the farmers, held in Yazoo City,
Saturday, October Gath, the following
resolutions, after full discussion, were
adopted:
Whereas. Every interest in the Cot
ton States is more or less dependent
on the proceeds of the cotton crop, and
especially In Mississippi, and,
Whereas. It is apparent from the
well-ascertained shortness Of this crop
that the present price Of the staple Is
below both the cost Of production and
statistical value, and
Whereas, In union there is strength
and in the unity of action there |:
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-11-04

tied time. A hundred delegates to
state meeting will perhaps spend an
average Of SIS each attending same
Their average expense while in at
tendance is perhaps So each per day,
5000 for the whole. Counting ten
hours for the days session, the man
who talks thirty minues costs the dele
gates in attendance $40. This is all
right If he is worth IT. His talk may
be cheap at that, and it may be worse
than worthless
A mans right of speech should not
be denied, but no man should claim
more than his share of time unless he
is asked or encouraged to do so by
majority of those present. The
greatest trouble is that the tin horn
orator and rattle head generally holds
his own opinion of himself so close
to his eyes that he can't see how 9TH
ers estimate him, although they take
Especial pains to do so.
Another bad feature in the lase is
that after the big-legged pest insect
has talked as long as he is allowed
to do so he don't want to listen to any
one else speak. Moreover, he is otter
an orator, and where time is plenty
speakers scarce and the country il
in no immediate danger, he can bt
made useful as well as ornamental
but il county has nothing bette
than such man to send to stat,
! meeting it would be better to send Vi
{ a boquet Of flowers with its regrets
It would be cheaper and be greatl
! appreciated by the business end Q
: the meeting. Uncle Tobey in HON
1 and Farm.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-11-04
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power,
Resolved, That the farmers and all
other business men connected with the
production and handling OF cotton,
should do all that is possible, consist
emily with their financial obligations
to prevent the flooding market, and
thus reducing values to the injury OF
all classes, and to that end all parties
interested should work together In a
spirit Of harmony born Of common in
terest, and adopt such legitimate
means as will contribute to this result
Resolved, That a movement Of this
kind should be inaugurated in all the
cotton producing states and thus check
stampede that is liable to produce
disaster to all classes.
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some of the chiefs and sultans are sup
posed TO be able to make rain. and that
they are liable TO lose their jobs at the
first long dry spell. Ancestors are sac
there are certain unfailing signs which
indicate that a drought Is coming. One
of these is the advent Of twins. This 10
the greatest Ill luck any community can
have; and the woman who brings 1t upon
village Is sometimes banished.
There are certain kinds of babies who
are just the reverse of mascots. They
are called bad-luck children, and when
one is born trouble is sure to follow. One
of these Is a baby born with sore eyes,
and another one that gets its upper teeth
first. II the teeth sprout out In the upper
Jaw before they do in the lower Jaw that
is sure sign of dry weather. and the
child is supposed to bring It, Indeed. this
belief is so strong that such children have
been killed on account of the suffering
which the drought brought by them, has
entaied.
This belief In evil spirits is common in
all the countries lying south of Lake Vic
toria. and 1t was largely so In Uganda.
north of the lake until that country was
converted to Christianity. Indeed. many
of the Baganda people still believe more
or less in a legion Of spirits. They have
thirty-five different devils, one of whom
presides over war. another over earth
ouakes and another over the plague
There is supposed to be devil In every
leopard. and II was to appease them
that when the old kings built their pal
aces hundreds of men were slaughtered.
Sacrifices were made to kitinda. the man
eating demon. and also to the snake
demon and others The Bagandas had
their god of plenty, their gods of the rain
and the rainbow. and their demons OF
thunder and the falling stars In short.
the whole world of Africa is supposed 70
he infested by spirits. and devils of al
kinds are everywhere present.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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in the Senate said THE Pacific ocean.
its shores. It's islands and the vast re-
gion beyond. will become the chief thea
ter of events In the worlds great here
after
How the Trouble Started.
The first treaties were made. not DIS
rectly with the mikado. but with the
shotgun or tycoon, who was in reality q
military dependent of the emperor. Yed-
do the seat of government of the shoguu.
was regarded by the outside world as the
capital Of the nation and treaties had
been made with this official under the
mistaken belief that he was the chief
ruler of the empire.
time previous to the arrival of Comma
dore Perry in the bay of Yeddo. and the
opposition to him on the part of the ad-
herents of the mikado grew so strong
that in 1857 the last of the shoguns with
drew to his family estates. The mkado
thus became the undisputed ruler of the
land.
An event which occurred during the dis
turbed period of the revolt of the mikado' S
adherents against the shotgun orcasioned
conflict with the foreign powers. The
prince of the province. in which Is the
narrow strait connecting the japanese In
land sea with the ocean. seized the forti-
fed port of Shimonoseki, commanding the
strait, and refused 10 recognize any Oh
the treaties made. and in addition had
fred on several vessels. one Of which flew
the Stars and Stripes.
This outrage upon the American nag
was reported at Yokahoma and explana-
ton was Immediately demanded of the
government at Yeddo by the United
States minister The imperial govern
ment. however. promptly claimed that 1t
was in no manner responsible for the
outrage upon foreign flags and peaceful:
commerce. declaring it to be the act of a
rebellious prince without authority or
sanction of the government of Japan.
Prompt Action Taken.
at that time. relates Mrs. Fisher.
there was no cable communication and
the outrage was such that prompt. ener-
setic decisive measures were imperative
no other course appeared advisable IL the
lives and property of American cftize ms
and the honor of the country were to be
protected
Accordingly on the 18th day of July.
1863. the Wyoming at an early hour
steamed out OF the port of Kanega wa.
amid the cheers of all the foreigners. for
the Straits of Shimonosaki. and there
engaged in one of the most gallant ac-
,irns recorded in naval warfare. The
description Of this battle as told by Mrs.
Fisher wildly recalls the remarka BILE
feats &C our young navy.
"On arriving in the BungO channel the
ship was made ready for action. Headed
for the northern shore entrance to the
straits-the noble McDougall was on her
bridge; bravest of the brave, who never
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her with steam that large numbers OF
her crew jumped overheard.
1.-The Wyoming. then being out of reach
Of the shore batteries that We're not dis
abled gracefully steamed back ana. re-
opening her port guns and both of her
swivels, continued to pour in upon shore
batteries, town. vessels and forts broad
side after broadside until she had passed
the point where the action commenced.
1T is well authenticated fact thai
some of the eleyen-inch shells went as
far as three miles inland. and the net
results of the engagement were that the
town was set on fire. three out of five OF
the batteries were silenced and both forts
were put out of commission, one fort
having its magazine blown up.
The Wyoming then steamed slowly
away. and the last seen of the bark was
the top of her masts Just above the water
line and the brig was rapidly settling
by the stern.
With rousing cheers the gallant crew
bid adieu to Shimonosaki. and on count
ing the cost of this remarkable engage
ment which had lasted but one hour and
ten minutes. five ma rines were found Kill
ed and six wounded. one of whom died
the following day. The ship was hulled
nine times. her upper rigging considerably
cut and a smokestack pierced in several
places. The bridge was more or less
Injured, but the gallant McDougall never
for moment left this position. terribly
EXPOSED as he was to the fearful rain OF
shot and shell pouring over and around
him. He directed and encouraged his
men throughout the entire action.
Victory Was Far-Reaching.
..On the return OF the Wyoming to
Yokohama and the result of the engage
ment becoming known, the entire foreign
settlement was filled with enthusiasm.
American diplomacy. courage and honor
Immediately rose above par and every
phase of the foreign element there rep
resented united in a spontaneous chorus
of thanks in appreciation of the great
and far-reaching results which American
pluck had accomplished. No more were
opinions exchanged by European Of
ficials that the United States govern
ment was nearing its end. Rather the
opinion now became universal that with
such defenders of her honor the Ameri-
can Union would stand through all time.
Commander McDougall's action was
heartily approved by the United States
government and within two years he was
made a rear admiral.
"A few months subsequent to the in
trepid action of the United States cruiser
Wyoming combined naval attack was
led against this still host lie prince by the
combined powers of England, Franc.
Holland and the United States. resulting
in the destruction of all his forts and bat
teries which had been strengthened after
the punishment inflicted by the Wyoming
These powers compelled the payment of
three million Mexican dollars indemnity
for losses sustained in the bomba rdment
of the forts and the property losses of
their citizens. One-quarter Of this sum
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Transplanted English.
From Harper's Weekly.


If language is true measure of con-
quest. has been commended. then Anglo
Saxon speech is rapidly conquerng the
European continent. 1t Is a matter of in
terest to many to observe the increa sing
number of English words incorporated
into colloquial French. This new but mild
and pacific form OF English invasion ha
led to the publication In Paris OF list
of words that have become more than
.acclima ted" and naturalized by general
use in France. Many refer TO sports and
sporting, and in this group of words
adopted from the English into French ara
turf. trotting. Tattersall. racer. maiden.
Milford. carriage and gentleman rider.
English drinks have no great vogue in
France, but the French have adopted se-.
eral of the English words that distinguish
them: Gin. punch and grog.
They have also taken the following En-
glish words: Lightweight. lawn tennis.
Irish stew. home. handicap. ale all
as American, not EnglishD. bridge and
bridge whist, bullflnch block system. bal
last. blackleg. event. dining car. destroy
err, drag mail COACH. dandy. covert coat,
commodore. full hand tpokerp. flyer feath-
erweigEt. = O'Clock. fashion. hunter. jock
ey club. keepsake. knickerbockers. lunch.
macadam. mutton chop. outlaw. outrider,
paddock. pedigree. pickles. porter. pud-
ding. quick beginner. race horse raglan
tovercoatD. rocking chair, roast beef sand
witch. self-made man, shocking. sleep ear.
snob. team. tipster. toast. top weight
tramway. trolley truck. tunnel. tub. walk
over. wharf, waterproof and whisky.
In Italy too. may be seen the influence
of the English tongue. High life" pro-
nounced ''hig leef. has long been i'm use
in that country. 10 sport anu III
yacht are everyday matters in the Ital-
ian kingdom: the press talk casually OF
Ill globe-trotter," and I'll reporter" and
meetings" has usurped the place of al
Latin synonyms: and in Italy gets its
plural y-.'meetingai"- any
other good Italian noun.
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failed to win respect and love wherever
he was known. gentleness and kindness
being as much a part OF his nature ds
was courage and firmness when duty
and country called.
when within three miles Of the shore
the bark and brig that had fired on the
American vessel were seen at anchor.
we'll inside the straits-as near the north
ern shore as prudence would permit sail
ing vessels to go. Two forts crowned
the heights-about seventy-flve feet above
the water line-near the eastern entrance,
and a water battery stood under and be-
tween the two forts.
First Shot Fired.
The Wyoming had advanced to about
one and one half miles from the entrance.
when a signal gun was fired from the
most eastern fort. evidently a sign to
prepare for action. Almost Immediately
a shot was fired from the other fort to-
ward the Wyoming. In a moment the
Stars and Stripes rose to the peak. the
port holes were opened and her guns were
made ready to fire She then headed
direct for the entrance nearest the north
ern shora-a movement evidently not
anticipated by the japanese. Very soon.
however. heavy firing opened on the
teries
Steering directly into the entrance OF
the straits. the noble ship let slip her
dogs of war;, and her deep-toned and
tremendous broadsides were poured into
forts and batteries with fearful precision.
Firing as rapidly as possible at half range
and keeping steadily on her course. two
other shore batteries just inside the en-
trance opened upon her a rain of fire. to
each of which she Immediately paid her
respects with yfour-pounder solid
shot and eleven-inch shell guns. AS the
two vessels were making ready 10 fire
upon her she adroitly steamed between
them and the shore-a most clever and
daring movemeht-and gave each
broadsfde from her port guns as she
passed. all the while firing upon the
shore batteries from her starboard guns
with rapidity that was to the enemy
simply amazing.
Having passed the brig. the steamer
Lancefield. a large and nearly new Eng
lish-built iron merchant steamer. which
this hostile prince had purchased through
the Japanese government for the sum of
$16O.nW and fitted up as a powerful war
close in shore. getting up steam. with
large number of men on her decks. evil
IDENTIFY preparing to board the Wyoming
In anticipat ton of her being disabled.
Made a Plucky Fight
1.-The straits being considerably wider
here. full steam was turned on. the star
board guns were kept steadily at work
on the batteries. and in passing the
Larcefield a broadside was poured into
her One of the eleven-inch shells ex-
ploded one Of her boilers and so filled
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of the emperor When he visited his tenn
pie as high priest to offer up prayers for
all his people he rode in two wheeled
cart. closely screened by a rich silky
canopy and drawn by a sacred white OK.
How japanese Travelled.
The wheeled carriage was considered
throughout the empire sacred to the
emperor. and none of the subjects would
have ever dared to move about in such a
manner. Even the grandest noblemen of
the realm always used the norimon-a
sort Of sedan chair. lined, cushioned and
curtained with rich silk and carried on
poles upon the shoulders of the bearers.
The common people used In the same way
the plain 'kangos' and open bamboo
chairs.
At about the period of the beginning OF
the revolution in Japan. which changed
the system of government and prousn'
about more liberal foreign poncS 'oi.
+ Fisher was sent to Yokohama as Amefi-
can consul For a short period he and
his family resided in one of the ancient
japanese temples While located here a
new member was added To the small
American family in the person OF a niue
fair haired daughter Naturally MIS-.
Fisher was loath TO have this baby car
ricd about strapped 10 the back OF the
Japanese nurse-the prevailing custom OF
the country. The need OF so-cart was
4 ketHiN 1ell. o secure one III tIiiS i'ii 'iA
land was impossible. If the BABY was 10
have "A carriage something must be IN
vented
col Fisher looked about and was for
4 tunatc enough to find pair OF hght iron
wheels in the shop of a blackSm'h IN
Il Yokohama 10 whom they had been given
J by the captain of a trading vessel. VINO
rad noticed the smith 5 eager tuFiosilS
. concerning them The ANXIOUS parents
+ then drew up a pattern for the body OF
the carriage and carpenter was next
I commissioned 10 construct the Dody ana
I 10 set j; wheels.
I Sailors Paint the Body.
! But even now the carriage was not COM
/ plerea Al this time the United States
! snip Wyoming was in port Commander
/ McDougall of the Wyoming took an In
! terest III the construction OF the baby
/ carriage and when the carpenter had
/ satisfactorily completed his work he had
/ the vehicle brought on board the Wyo-
! ming where il was handsomely painted
\ and decorated On the dashboard was a
4 representation of the American shield
/ and the sides and back were decorated
with landscapes.
The cart was then brought on shore and
i the little American lady in the course OF
4 her delightful daily airings was the center
OF attraction and wonder to the curious
/ natives When the little enc for whom
! this curious ''jnrikisha. or man drawn
carriage. was made left Japan 10 &C
company her parents to her native land
/ the cart was given to the carpenter who
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was awarded to each nation. and was
paid out of the revenues and confiscated
properties of this rebellious Prince of
Negato. This sum is the same prime pal
that the United States returned to the
Japanese government by an act of the
Forty seventh Congress. In doing so
Mrs. Fisher claims that the United States
was the only country that did not provide
for the losses sustained by her citizens
and representatives. and that EI0dD
would not cover the property losses that
they suffered in those perilous but fas-
cinat'ng days in the awakening land OF
the mikado