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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Where It Goes.

What becomes of the vast sum
of money paid out by fraternal
and benevolent societies-more
than $75,OOO,O0O each year?
Does it go into the hands OF
those who are already rich?
Does it go to form these great
combinations Of capital which
conduct business on such stupen-
dous scale? Does it go to the
millionaire, the banker. the pro,
moter. the broker? No, it goes
to buy meat and bread. 1t goes
to pay house rent, or lift the
mortgage from some happy but
humble home 1t goes to pur-
chase bright smiles. happy faces
and light hearts. 1t goes to
tighten the burden of the worn
and weary. 1t goes to relieve
the distressed and grief stricken.
It goes to make better men and
women. Every dollar SO paid is
a religious dollar. and goes to
help humanize the land, TO
smooth the rough places, to dry
the tear of sorrow and to eradi
cate the burrows of care. Elk.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
BRADLEY LOCALS.

We are now having some very
fine weather while the crops are
very short for this date.
A good number of the old vets
haye gone to the Reunion from
here. We hope to see them re-
turn all o. K.
We were very glad to see the
good people of this place out at
Sunday School.
Mr.. Aaron Davis of Trim Cane
was a pleasant visitor at Mr.. T.
M. Vaughn's Sunday eve.
We are very glad to see Mr..
M. P. Davis on the mend after a
very continued time.
It is reported that at least half
of the cotton is dead. We see
now who has decreased his acre
age on the cotton. It may be
for the best in the end.
We learn that j. E. Davis has
the largest sweet potato patch of
any and peanuts to let the hogs
get filled one old time.
We are glad to see Mr.. Johnnie
Mcintosh in Mr.. j. F. Stacy's
Store while Mr.. Stacy is gone to
Memphis. Now Johnie, don't
eat all the candy and bananas, it
will make you sick, old Pal.
Mrs. Mandy Sutherland is yis-
iting at Mr.. George Vaughn's,
this week.
The oat crop here is almost
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
COLUMBUS NOTES.
BY MISS ALLIE BEAsLEY WooD.
Yours truly,
j. II. WELLBORN.

The ''good old summer time" Is with
us at last, and added to the intensity OF
the heat is that old frazzled out ques-
tion "Is it hot enough for you?"
Jupiter Pluvius "showed'' out last
week during the A. & NJ. College Com
mencement at StarkviIle. But while d
greater crowd would have attended
from here as elsewhere but for the big
rain, the impressveEess of the exer-
cises was in no way marred.
Commencement of the l. l. & c. clos
ed Monday. The weather was fine and
in harmony with the occasion.
The two vacancies in the Franklin
Academy faculty caused by the resig-
nations of Misses Laura Young and
Hattie Leech were filled this week by
the election of Misses Blumenfeld Law
lev and Laura Howard, both Columbus
girls and graduates of the l. l. & c.
Someone has said that home was the
best place to spend a vacation and it
certainly is, for them who cannot get
away. When one spends the greater
part of ones time in the office or shop
and is never at home except to eat and
sleep, is it not possible for one to find
great pleasure during vacation days in
helping to make home the dearest mot
the costliest) place on earth?
And now, at the close of this writing,
comes a rain and electric storm which
breaks the spell of heat which we have
endured this week We do not mind the
refreshing shower, occasionally, Mr..
,Jupiter Pluvius; and little more OF
the heat and less rain for the present,
please.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Judge Niles Don't Know.

The Carrollton Conservative
says: There are men and WON
en- in this state who have been
running blind tigers for ten or
fifteen years and have grown
rich at the business" This is
not Judge Niles observation.
He has handled thousands of
them and his experience is that
they are the most shiftless of
people. Examiner.
Judge Niles may be learned in
the law, and he may be close
observer of the blind tiger busi-
ness, but if the above from the
Examiner was inspired by him,
he has a whole lot to learn.
There are tigers and tigers.
Those that have grown rich, and
there are such as the CArrollton
Conservative observes. are not
of the "thriftless" class. They
are too wide. awake to be caught
in the Federal Court drag-net.
They pay the revenue license de-
manded by the government. thus
becoming immune to arrest by
officers of Judge Niles court
Clarion Ledger.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Notice.

The members of the "Old La
dies Home" organization of this
place are anxious to assist 9th
er auxiliaries of the state in sup
plying the pantry of the Home
in Jackson.
Several of the firms in. town
have kindly allowed them to
place boxes in their stores for
donations, such as canned goods,
and any groceries that are not
perishable. These boxes will be
found in a prominent place in
the stores of w. D. Walker, j.
Fl. Smith & Co., and Bridges Il
Mason.
At Blumenfeld & Fried's will
be found a box for donations of
dry goods. This is good and
charitable cause, and all dona-
tions will be greatly appreciated
by the ladies of the Association,
and also the dear old ladies in
the Home at Jackson.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11

The following old Veterans and
sons of Veterans departed Mon
day morning for Memphis for the
reunion: Gen. W. N. Nash, ac-
companied by his grandson Mas
ter Wiley Hand, Geo. Gillespie,
F. M. Johnson, John Clardy, W.
H. Reynolds, F. C. Gregg, DR.. J.
L. Crigler, FL. A. Gregg, W. J.
Rosseau, A: L. Clardy, Jonas
P. McManus. Fl. J. Levenstein,
II. T. Saunders, w. J. Seitz, W.
n. Thomas, 0. A. Green, A. j.
Carothers, III. A. Beattie, J. D.
Deanes, Robt. Ellis, Fl. D. Hen
bricks, Will McCann, Robt. Nc
Ilvaney, J. L. Lucas, Jr., A. j.
Skies, S. M. McIIvaney, J. B
McCreight, W. H. Hutchinson,
J. F. Stacy, Minor Montgomery,
T. N. Shearer, Charles Mont
gomery, W. W. Vann, H. Wood,
A. E. & F. E. Hearon, W. A.
James and others whose names
probably we failed to obtain un-
Intentionally. These are from
here to Bradley and will depend
upon our fair and interesting cor
respondent at Sturgis for lnfor-
nation to our readers of depar-
lures from there and fuller and
more complete list from other
correspondents throughout the
county.
Sincerely we wish all a happy
time and safe return in which
everybody joins.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
SOME THINGS WE SAW.
On Our Trip From Vicksburg
to Natchez with Press
Association.

From what we saw, the man who
our country and of the farmer, the boil
weevil, has mistaken views and Is an
enemy to our Southland. Surely the
boil weevl is the best friend of the
farmers of the South. We saw fields Of
corn, thousands of acres, from knee to
waist high; fields of Irish potatoes
from ten to, probobly, one hundred
acres; fields of cabbage, tomatoes, on
ions aud other garden trucks, and fields
Of oats, cow peas, sugar cane and other
crops.
We saw that there was no danger of
over doing the business for there is es-
tablished large canning factory at
duction or in case of falling below the
cost of producing same.
One party paid out one day $1,000. 90
for three car loads of sacked Irish pot
atoes while there. OF course, similar
sales are going on throughout the season.
The people down there have learned
that the large plantations must go and
be converted into truck and stock farms.
The city of Natchez, no doubt the
wealthest in the State for it's popula-
ton, is alive to the new industry and it
is being pushed for all there is in it,
and means a great deal when Natchez
is included.
We are reminded here, that the west
ern portion of Oktibbeha can't be ex-
celled for trucking. The eastern port
ion is not adapted, but is fine for stock
farming; will grow all the grasses and
cloverS.
Many people in Louisiana who plant
ed cotton with the hope that the rava-
ges of the weevil would not be its fate,
but when knee high, it is said, that a
dozen weevils were on the ground about
each plant to puncture the squares as
fast as they formed.
The farmer who raises his corn and
diversifies will be independent and the
boil weevil is as likely to put in his ap-
pearance here in this section as in the
Delta.
There will be plenty of cotton planted
and were it to sell at twenty-five cents
a pound, it would not enable the prod
ucer to pay for his meat, bread, clothes,
live stock, tools etc, saying nothing
about working the crop.
The farmer who will plant corn and
diversity will be the money lender, hap
py and prosperous.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11

A gentleman Of Grenada, Mr..
j. F. Thomas, placed a check in
the hands of State Supt. of Edu-
cation, Hon. J. N. Powers, to be
used in the interest of a better
school system in the county. If
each county had few of such
men this department of educa-
ton throughout our common
wealth would take on new life.
Our country girls and boys would
have good and well-equipped
school buildings and pleasant
surroundings, whic b would
greatly encourage them in their
efforts for the Improvement of
their minds. Wonder if Clay
County can't furnish q few such
menf-Exchange.
There is but one j. r. Thomas
in, the state.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11

Mr. Simon Blumenfeld has
been elected assistant entomoli-
gist at the Agricultural & Me-
chanical College for the ensuing
session. He graduated at this
institution two years ago with
distinct honor and departed for
Europe where he entered the
University of Vienna and is yet
prosecuting his studies, but will
shortly sail for home to begin
his duties next September.
At the time of the graduation
of this young man, the News
predicted a bright and prosper
GUS future for him. Friends
congratulate him upon his elect
ion and wish for HIM complete
success and advancement. True
merit will shine as the burst of
sunlight.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
rhe probabilities

The probabilities are that
there will be concrete walks
built on both sides of Gillespie
Street from jacobson to Mont
gomery Street and thence south
on the east side of Montgomery
st. probably to the corporation
line. It is a good move ic the
right direction, but if you should
hear some objections be not dis.
mayed. When this is accom-
plished we can't be called a one
street city and everybody will
not want to crowd on Main st.
Seriously and candidly speak
ing good side walks are not only
but substantial COM
forts and ease and the best index
to the character of a people.
Good sidewalks are good adver-
tlsements and bad side walks are
bad advertisements.
If you go INTO a village and see
that the people take no pride as
best they can in walks your
opinion is poor for the people.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
STURGIS LOCALS.
BY MISS SALllE BEVILL.

Miss Ilah WOodson is at home
for a vacation.
Mrs. Leila Richardson has re-
turned from Mrs. Myrtle Star
nes'. Mr.. and Mrs. Starnes had
the sad misfortune to loose their
baby boy.
Messrs. Erskin Hannah and
Charley Morgan visited tn e r
respective parents before de
parting for Indiana where they
have Summer positions.
Miss Rachel Hannah spent last
week in town and returned home
Sunday.
Mr.. Sheppard Crumpton and
NJ iss Rives spent Saturday
in town. Miss Maggie Sullivan
returned to Craig with them for
a short visit.
Mrs. Mamie Turner, Sidney
Pearl. and Miss Hannah Barron
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Barron.
It may sound like "telling tales
out of school, but we have heard
it rumored that a certain young
freshman has been initiating his
former instructor IN college lore
by explaining these term S,
"preps" and "cits.''
Messrs. c.. B. Hannah and
John Long departed for Memphis
Monday to take in the Reunion.
Miss Bertha McElvarey is Wis
ing the Misses Pendleton al
Columbus and incldently taking
in commencement at the II. & G.
Mrs. Stella Long is visiting
her mother.
Messrs. Vesta and Tom Fraz
ier spent several days here last
week.
The Communion service at
Wareforest was largely attended
Sunday. After the crowd had
begun to disperse young man
walked up to the minister with a
legal document and announced,
"There's a couple out here that
wants you to serve these papers. I"
Or course the stragglers soon
closed in ranks and quite a num-
Der witnessed the solumn cere-
mony that bound the hearts and
lives of Mr.. Guss Higgs and Miss
Nora Cotton. Both are well
known here and have many
friends who wish them "bon voy-'
age" across the sea of life. May
the beautiful sunny June day
with its fragrant flowers and
caroliDg birds be emblematic of
their future.
Mrs. w. T. Woodson, is visit
ing in the home of her daughter.
Mrs. J. Cooke Wood, at Stark
vile.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Our Public School.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
It seems to me that it is time
for US to wake up and righteous
ly consider the public school fa-
cilities of Starkville. This place
is noted throughout the country
as an educational center. Many
people would come here and
make a home on that account.
But to see our overcrowded little
school building, would seem to
indicate that we have never risen
to full knowledge of our i'm
portance and dignity as we are
regarded by the people of the
state.
Starkville, above all places in
the state, should have the very
best school equipment of every
kind: it is economy to have it,
and we can not hold our own or
60 forward without it. Our
school building should be twice
the present size, Or on account
of the Illinois Central railroad
somewhat dividing our popula-
ton, the matter of another build
ing, at least the same size, built
on the north side of railroad
might be considered.
1 hope that our people will go
to thinking and acting on this
very important matter.
Yours truly,
j. H. WELLBORN.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
DEPARTMENT
BY A NUISANCE

Mr.. Ethel Jones and sisters,
Mrs. Lula Poole and Miss Lille,
spent Saturday night and Sun
day in the home of their uncle,
Mr.. Tom Palmer near Maben.
Messrs. w. N. Thomas and j..
A. Clardy left Monday for Mem
phis to attend the reunion.
Mr.. Marien Quinn and family
were guests of Mr.. F. w. Arnold
and family Sunday.
Mr.. Fred CIardy and attract
i've sisters, Misses Genevieve,
Roxy and Ethel Lee spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Stark.
vile.
Mrs. Mary Buchanan has been
very SICK, but is able to be up at
present.
Messrs. D. A. and J. E. Clrrdy
of Starkville visited relatives
here Sunday.
Messrs. Hal Kirby and W. N.
Thomas went to Maben Thurs
day to be present at the celebra.
ton of Jeff Davis birthday.
Messrs. Bazzle Palmer and
Jude Stallings of near Maben
were visitors here Wednesday
and Thursday in the homes OF
their uucles Messrs. J. E. Harris
and B. V. Jones.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11

When you want good plumbing
done and want q plumber that
can do any kind Of fancy Sanitary
Plumbing you can get Will III.
McCaskill to do your work.
Write or phone 294.
West Point Miss g
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11

ready now for harvest and better
than we thrught.
Some of the citizens don't
like to hear of the Dog Tax. We
hope to see it in effect.
Mrs. Isabella McClain and Miss
Ruby Bruce. made a flying trip
to Longview Sunday to see Mrs.
Roby Pearson.
J. E. Davis and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Melvin and
Bula Hehin.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Stockholders Meeting.

To the Stockholders Of the John
M. Stone Cotton Mills:
You are hereby notified that
the annual meeting Of the stock
holders, of this company will be
held in the court house in Stark
vile, Miss, at 10 o'clock q. m.
on Monday. July IL, 1909; for the
purpose of electing Directors,
receiving the reports of officers,
and for the transaction of any
other business that may properly
come up for consideration.
NV. SCALES, JR.,
Secretary.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1909-06-11
Jefferson Davis Day.

| Yesterday was a red letter day
for Maben. 1t being the 101st.
anniversary of the birth of jeff
erson Davis, the local chapter
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy most fittingly OBJ
served the occasion.
We never heard better pro-
gram rendered, nor saw a more
complete success in every way.
Maben chapter is only a few
months old, and has a member
ship of only 18, but as one OF our
humist has said. "There is no
limit TO what a woman can do.
She can pin the knob on a bureau
drawer with a hair pin if she sets
her head that way" Eighteen
women with brains IN their heads
and purpose in their hearts can
do just about what they wish.
Maben should be proud of her
u. D. G. women and she is.
The exercises were held in the
High School chapel which was
beautifully decorated with Con-
federate flags, growing plants
and flowers. The audience was
as large as the hall would accom-
odate, and there were present 25
or 80 confederate veterans who
were the guests of honor.
The program was rendered by
the Daughters and their child
rem, and was given just, as an.
ucunced last week, with the ad-
dition of 1.-The Conquered Ban
ner," recited by Mrs. Zelma
Mann Sanders. There was not
a bad number on the entire pro.
gram.
Hon. Wiley N. Nash. of Stark
vile, an old Confederate soldier
and Ex Attorney General Of Mis-
sissippi, was the speaker of the
day. His address was a master
piece, replete with historic
truths, pathos and humor. Ev-
cry word came from the heart
and found Judgement in the
hearts of the audience. Maben
loves Mr.. Nash.
When the children sang
Dixie" the veterans gave the
famous "Rebel yell" which used
to send shivers through the op-
posing boys in blue. Capt. G.
W. Naron and w. H. Hull spoke
in behalf of the veterans-feel-
ingly and appropriately.
Probably the most impressive
feature of the day was the be-
stowal of the Cross of Honor by
Mrs. Thixton. Crosses were be-
slowed upon veterans:
Capt. G. w. Naron, W. j. For
rester. W. H. Hull, D. T. Hart
ley, H. E. W. Nance, F. M. Har-
pole, J. M. Thompson and W. G.
Tomlinson To Mrs. Jenie Sher-
man Cooke was given the Cross
her father, J, Lewis Sherman
should have worn; and to Mrs.
Zelma Mann Sanders the Cross
of her grandfather, J. HI. Blng-
ham.
In our next issue will appear
the Welcome Address, delivered
by Mrs. Maggie Allen Hartley,
President of the Maben Chapter.
If our space would permit we
would like to mention each num-
Der on the propram, particularly
and give the names of all the
veterans present.
Dinner in southern abundance,
fit for King, was served on the
grounds. The ladies also served
ice cream in the afternoon. Ev-
eryone went away praising the
U. D. G. and feeling that it was
good to have been there. We
heard several say that they felt
as though they had been to a
revival meeting.-Maben Press.
The Maben Chapter of the u.
D. G.. are to be congratulated
upon their first meeting in cele.
brating the f01th. birthday of
Jefferson Davis, who was one OF
the purest and greatest men of
America. We are glad to know
that it was an emphatic success
and that none enjoyed the occa.
sion more than did the old Vets.
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18

The city Judge of Alexandria,
La. recused himself in cases OF
violation of an ordinance requir'
ing the cutting of weeds, as he
was also guilty. He was fined
$500 and Immediately resumed
the bench and stuck it to others
There should be many others
like him.
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18
MiSgetting and MiSuSing.

Clergymen who criticize the
misuse of wealth, would do well
to reflect a little upon the mis-
getting of wealth. When ones
pocket is picked the thief's mis-
use of the plunder is not nearly
so important to one as the way
he got it. And so with a people.
That they are plundered is of
more importance to them than
that the plunder is misused.
That Rockefeller divides his with
his churchmen, while Schwab
Squanders his in riotous living,
is wholly irrelevant to the main
point, which is that both of them
earn" it vicariously in the sweat
of other mems faces.-Tht
Public.
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18
From Failure TO Success.

The United States Government
sends out a bulletin, which is the
story of a South Carolina cotton
farm, which was changed from a
failure to a profitable enterprise.
The farm contains about 131
acres. Sixty-siX acres are under
tillage. Thirty acres are occu-
pied by tenent houses, and the
rest is woodland. This farm
has been under cultivation eighty
years. 1t was washed away and
run down until it produced 300
pounds 6f seed cotton and five
to eight bushels of corn to the
acre.
By a system of rotation of
crops, by feeding cattle on the
farm, and by the use of manure,
in five years the sixty acres, cut
into three fields, had been so re.
deemed as to produce two and
One.quarter bales of cotton,
eighty-fve bushels of corn and
eighty bushels of oats to the
acre. And this has been done
by no extraordinary scientific
trick, but by the exercise OF
knowledge, which comes from a
familiarity with soil. The ne,
proceeds from this farm last
wear were $3,862.71. The farm
was made rich by diversifying
by cowpeas, by stable manure
and commercial fertilizers
Send for the Bulletin,
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18
Give Him A Lift.

Give him lift! Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his dispair:
The man is down, and his great need
Is ready help-not prayer and creed.
'Tis time when the wounds are washed
and healed,
That Christly motives be revealed;
But now, whatever the spirit may be,
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
To him than tones OF sanity lore!
Pray, il you must, in your full heart
But give him a lift-give him start.
The world is full OF good advice,
OF prayer and praise, and preachings
nice;
But the generous souls who aid man
kind
Are scarce as gold and hard to find.
Give like a Christian-speak in deeds
A noble life'S the best OF creeds;
And he shall wear a royal crown
Who gives 'em a lift when they ar
down.
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18
Six.year.OldS too Young for School.

AS a matter of fact, it seems
to me to be very unwiSe to send
a boy or girl to school until the
age of eight, at least, says Leon
ard Keene Hirschberg, M. d., in
The DelineatOr for October. In
America, six is the common age
for beginning with the three Rs,
and four and a half the age for
kindergarten mummery, but it
is entirely improbable that this
early start is an advantage, even
If the mere accumulation of
knowledge be accepted as the
sole aim of education. The child
which begins school at eight is
far more capable of learning
quickly than the child which be-
gins at six; and at ten the form
er is almost certain to know as
much as the latter, despite the
fact that one has had four years
of schooling while the other has
had but half as much. And af-
ter that there will begin to APP
pear a noticeable difference be-
tween the two. The one will
bear some permanent mark OF
its tOo-early bending over desk
and slate; the other will be
healthy animal.
The true Democrat., 1909-09-18
About the Hunting Season.

For the benefit of hunters in
this parish who wish TO comply
with the law, we give the open
season for the killing of game
birds: The season for doves will
open on Sept. lst and will con-
tinue until March of next year;
the open season for geese, brant,
wild sea and river ducks, rails
(mud hens), cOOts (pOule d'eau),
gallinuleS, tatlers, curlew and
plOver, begins Oct. lst and closes
March lst; wild turkey cocks,
Nov. 1st to April 18th; quail dob
white) and wood ducks, opens
Nov. 1st and closes March 1st;
Snipes, sandpiper, chOrOOks and
papabOtte, opens Sept. 1st and
closes May 18th.
Under the game law it is un.
lawful for any resident to hunt
within the State unless he has in
his possession ready to exhibit
to any warden or officer a hunt,
ing license. Said license shall
be issued by the tax collectors
of the several parishes upon the
payment of a fee of 81, shall be
non. transferable, and shall be
good throughout the state dur
ing the open season in which il
is issued, and shall contain ap
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