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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22
Market For Corn.

One of the leading wholesale mer-
chants of Natchez. and gentleman
who takes more than ordinary inter-
est in the affairs of the city and the
territory tributary thereto, yester-
day stated that he had received a
letter from one of the heaviest ex-
porters of grain in this country, and
information contained In the let
ter would be of the greatest value
to the farmers in Louisiana and
Mississippi. This information is
to the effect that the exporter in
question is prepared to handle all
of the corn that is offered his firm
by Louisiana and Mississippi.
The letter contained the further
satisfying information that "Quan-
tity can rot feaze us. "-Natchez
Democrat.
This will be good news for the
farmers who are afraid they have
raised more corn than they know
what to do with. However, the
most sensible plan is to convert this
corn into meat.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22
DR.. Jones to Retire.

DR.. H. A. Jones, synodical evan
gelist of the Presbyterian church
in Mississippi and one of the most
eloquent and scholarly divines in
the country, has rendered his resig.
nation to the board of missions, eff.
fechve-on Sept. IstF
DR.. Jones retires from the evan
gelical work in order to accept the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
church at Gulfport, which was re.
Gently rendered him by an unanl.
nous vote of. the congregation.
For the past three or four years
DR.. Jones has been in charge oi
the home mission work in Missis.
sippi, and during this period he has
delivered more sermons than any
member of the Presbyterian clergy
employed in this synod. He is a
tireless worker,a close student and
a pulpit orator of much force and
eloquence, and has accomplished
a great work for the church during
his period of service.
The retirement of DR.. Jones will
occasion much regret throughout
the synod in which he has so ear
nestly labored. His resignation
was not wholly unexpected, how
ever, for he is now well along in
years, and the physical strain of
missionary work has been a very
trying one.
DR.. Jones recently purchased a
beautiful home on the gulf coast
near Gulfport, and it is his desire
to spend the remaining days of his
ministery in that feld.-Jackson
News.
DR.. Jones assisted in two reviv-
ais at the Port Gibson Presbyterian
church during his four years of re
vival work, and accomplished
much good. On the occasion of
his last visit he preached in front
of the Port Gibson Bank several
and these sermons
were listened to with marked at
tention by a large number of men
who never attend church services.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Principal of Beech Grove School in
Claiborne County during the past
session, and her school was award
ed the state prize of twenty-five
dollars offered to the rural school
that made the greatest improve
ment in building and grounds dur
ing the year. Her school also re-
ceived county prize of ten dol
lars. She has been elected to a
position in the high school at Nc
Bride.
1t is with pleasure, though not
with surprise, that we note the
success of those who enter the
teaching profession after thorough
preparation. 1t is with regret that
we observe applying for positions
in the county schools many young
ladies who are too young and too
ignorant to undertake such respon-
sible work. Many of them say
that they will go to school again
themselves after teaching awhile, |
but they hardly ever do so. They
are doomed either to failure or to
only passabIe success.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

There are no towards IN Clal-
borne county. The business men
and farmers are fighting the boil
weevil to finish. The boil Wee
vii will come out about like the
farmers bull that broke out OF the
barn yard soon after the college
foot ball team passed by. The
bull rushed down the lane after the
foot ball players and the old farm
er yelling at the boys at the top OF
his voice. When the dust cleared
away and the farmer arrived on the
scene, he saw his dead bull with
his legs broken, his horns and tail
torn off and his ribs knocked in.
The foot ball players said to him,
"when you see foot ball players
coming, keep your bull in the stall".
When the boil weevil witnessed
the line up in Claiborne, he became
sick and he has been sick ever
since.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22
Slight Sensation.

A slight sensation was created
in the Barlow community few
days ago over the arrest of an old
slave negress named Jennie Robert
son on charge of numbering her
grand child. The alleged crime
took place some time last fall and
has not been unearthed until few
days ago. The story runs that the
old lady's daughter about IS years
old gave birth to a child last fall
which was murdered and buried in
the garden.--Haxlehurst Courier.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

To him who likes to figure with
pencil on the possibilities acquir-
ing wealrh-and it is usually by
looking into the future that wealth
is acquired-we commend the fol-
lowing figures of the government
as to the money produing power
of the streams of the South. And
this, by the way, is but one of our
side lines.
The Southern Lumberman says
that according to estimates made
by the United States Geological
Survey there is a minimum of a.
bout 2,8oo,ooo indicated horse
power developed by the rivers hav-
ing their headwaters in the South
Appalachian Mountains. Mature
consideration of the condition leads
the survey to estimate that at least
so per cent and probably much
more of the indicated water power
of the South is available for econo-
mic development. This represents
merely the minimum horse power.
The rental of I,4oo,o 900 horse.
power at $40 per horse power per
year would amount is equal to a
gross income of 8 per cent on a
capital of So33, 900, 900. Some of
this power has already been devel-
oped, but very small proportion
hardly enough to make any ap-
preciable showing when the re-
sources of the region are taken into
account.-Yazoo Sentinel.
This is one of hundreds of oppor-
tunities offered capital and labor
by the south. The south is great.
All it wants is development which
is sure to come. Young man,
don't let some one else get your
opportunity.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Compeas without grain SO far
has given better results than any
other crop for hogs. In one test
at the Miss. Station the crop was
grown on very high hill land, where
one acre of cowpeas produced $50
pounds of pork. In another test on
rich valley land one. acre of cow
peas produced 483 pounds of pork.
The hogs were put in the field
when the peas were about ripe. 1t
is not too late to plant sorghum to
make up for the sort corn crop.
There is no excuse for not having
plenty of crops to fatten our hogs
this fall.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Nashville. Tenn, July I5.-The
police station here presented a re-
markable appearance last night.
There was not prisoner in the
building during the entire night and
the door OF every cell swung wide
open. This has been the first time
such a thing has happened for more
than twenty years. The temper
ance people claim that this condi-
ton of affairs is the direct result
of state wide prohibition. -Associ-
ated Press.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

The Government and Texas have
spent several fortunes finding out
how to grow cotton in spite of the
boil weevil. The Government
does not recommend the use of
poison, lamps, tars, linseed oil or
any thing of the kind. 1t is advis-
able for US to study the Govern
ment's instructions and heed its ad-
vice. By so doing, we will likely
save time and money.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22
in getting the weevil down. Let US
keep him down.

1t is not too late to plant black
eye and speckled peas and corn for
roasting, ears. Let us plant sweet
potatoes, collards, fall Irish pota-
toes, turnips, cabbage, and SO on.
Let us cut the corn that has failed
to make and plant speekled pea
meadows. There is yet time to
produce food for man and beast.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Twelve species of ants are known
to attack the weevil. Their work
is not against the adult weevils,
but against the immature stages in
the punctured squares. The larvae
of the weevil in the square offers
a food that these ants relish very
much. The ants in this county
are destroying thousands of larvae.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

A foreign enemy,t the boil weevil,
has invaded our county. Let US
20 out to meet him Claiborne
county expects every man to do
his duty.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

A dispatch from Fayette says
that an. c. Harper, who was re-
Gently elected superintendent of
the Jefferson county High School
has resigned the position on ac-
count pi i'll health."
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

The importance ofcareful shallow
summer cultivation cannot be too
strongly emphasized. If the boil
weevil troubles us, let US continue
to use the cultivator until we pick
up the cotton sack.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

1t is likely that we will raise
hogs and keep plenty of milk COWS
in the near future. This beng true
write for farmers bulletin No. 81
on "Hog Cholera and Swine
Plague" and farmers bulletin No.
az on "Facts about Milk"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Agricultural fairs will be held in
a number of counties this fall. 1t
is the duty of every farmer to rem
der every possible assistance in
the work. Let us make the best
exhibits possible and thereby in
sure the success of these valuable
educational institutions.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

The boil weevil subsists on no
other food than cotton. The Gov
eminent has conducted hundreds
of experiments and has never found
an exception.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Do not go to the expense of buy
ing special preparations for de-
stroying the boil weevil. Disap-
pointment and loss is certain to
follow. In case of doubt, let the
Commissioners hear from you at
once.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

The people of Claiborne county
will never realize the good that
was accomplished by cleaning up
last winter. Practically all of the
boil weevils were destroyed, Let
us put on the finishing touches
next winter.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

Read the letter from Mr.. Moss
over and over again and heed its
advice. We have almost succeeded
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
EDUCATED SOLDIER THE BEST
De Wet, Famous eoer Leader, Ranges
Himself in Opposition to Isno-
rant Fighter.

In Europe it is generally held that
men from the rural parts of the coun.
try make the best soldiers and that
the townsmen, who are better educat.
ed but have also a clearer perception
Of the dangers and discomforts of war,
are much more ready to throw up
the sponge when in their opinion
there is no use in continuing the fight
The famous Boer guerrilla leader.
Christian de Wet, thinks differently
and in q speech he made to some
South African students the other day
he gave very striking evidence in
favor of the educated soldiers.
He said that he himself had no
school learning because he had never
had the chance, but that during the
three years of the war he had gone
through a process of education. He
found that the bravest and most trust.
worthy soldiers were those who had
received q good education. At the end
of the war 80 per cent. of those who
still remained under arms on the Boer
side were men of learning. Nearly
all the men of the back veldt had
abandoned the struggle and gone
home.
That, said de Wet, was his expert
ence and. therefore. he rejoiced in
the spread of education in the Trans.
vaal.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
LAST eRANDcHILD OF BURNS
Descendant Of Great Scotch Poet
Passes Away In England At an
Advanced Age.

The eldest direct descendant Of
Robert Burns died July IL at Chelten-
ham.
Mrs. Sarah Eliza Maitland Tombs
Burns Hutchinson had reached the ad-
vanced age Of 81 years. She was the
daughter of the late Lieut.-Col. James
Glencairn Burns and her family are
now the only lineal descendants Of
the poet.
Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Ben
gal on November 2, 1921. She lost
her mother when only I'VE days old
and was sent home to Dumfries, where
she was tended by her grandmother.
the widow OF the poet. During this
period she sat for the famous picture
everywhere known to students OF
Burns as "Bonny Jean and Her Grand
daughter"
At the age of Is she was married
to DR.. Berkeley Westropp Hutchinson,
q native of Ballinasloe, Ireland. A
terrible misfortune overlook them
when they emigrated to Australia, for
they lost their children by death on
the ship. In Victoria and New South
Wales. however, other children were
born to them. Of whom one son and
three daughters still survive, viz, Rob-
ert Burns Hutchinson .(now farming
In British Columbia), Mrs. Annie Vim
cent Burns Scott widow Of landed
proprietor near Adelaide), Mrs. Violet
Burns Gowring (wife Of the principal
Of st. Bede's college, Eastbourne). and
Miss Margaret Constance Burns Hut.
chinson.-London Chronicle.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
nYPNo1Ism GOOD FOR HUBBY.
One Man, at Least, Who Has No
Objection TO Fad That His Whe
Has Taken Up.

my wife has q new fad" announced
the fat man with the red face as he
cheerfully stirred the cooling mixture
before him with long straw. she
is going in for hypnotism now. and
it has my sincere and emphatic In
dorsement. She has taken II lessons
from a noted professor Of the art, and
is now a full-hedged hyn0tist-or
thinks she is, which amounts to the
same thing, so far as she is concerned.
l was her first subject, and her sue
cess with me not only pleased her
but astonished her as well. At first ]
rebelled at being experimental with.
thinking it all tommyrot; but I am
now prepared to indorse the art to its
full extent She got me in q chair
and then, standing in front of me.
went through a lot of monkey shines
before my face with her hands.
Now she said sternly, you can
not leave your chair
"Just to see what her game was I
gave her the CLASSY eye and made nc
move. Her eyes cleaned with tri
umph, and then she said:
Listen to me. You must no longer
drink intoxicating liquor. If you do 1t
will make you sick. You will find II
is impossible to lift a glass Of the vile
stuff to your lips. You cannot even
enter a place where 1t is Sold
Then she brought me out of the
trance by swapping her fingers and
announced that her experiment was
a complete success.
Now the dear woman remains at
home serenely confident that I am no
longer able to indulge in the flowing
bowl, and my plea Of being detained
late at the Office goes without ques.
ton. Let's have another"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
The Woman of Charm.


There is probably no word a woman
likes so well to hear applied to her
self as charming" Perhaps the near
est approach we can make to a def
milton, or rather explanation of this
Elusive quality is a deeply sympa
thetic temperament, an unselfishness
which considers only the pleasure and
comfort of others and an abundant
good nature, equal to all emergen-
cies. The possessor of these charac
teristics is always at peace with the
world and enjoys life to the utmost;
she always conduces to the pleasure
of others. The woman of real, inner.
ent charm is one whose goodness OF
heart prompts her to be kindly and
courteous to everybody. Emerson's
remark that good manners are made
up of petty sacrifices is to the point,
but the charming woman is not con-
scious of any sacrifice, rather, in her
alone, to paraphrase Dryden, it's nat
ural to please. Someone has said that
the true lady is one who puts every.
one at his ease. and in the last analy.
sis this will be found correct.-The
Woman Beautiful.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
HAS FANCY FOR PASSPORTS.
One Man Whose Hobby Seems to Lie
in Gathering Seals Of the
State Department.

There Is one man in this city who
has an odd fad, which is apparently
the collecting of seals of the depart.
ment of state, says the New York Sun.
He does not often go abroad, in fact,
he has been on the other side prob
ably no more than four times In the
course of his life, and he now IL
around so. But for about 20 years he
has been in the habit Of applying an
annually for q passport. He writes to
the department of state. gets an ap'
plication blank and has 1t filed out.
He goes to the same notary every
time and pays the fee. Then he sends
his application and the passport fee
to the department and gets his pass
port back In due course.
Passports are valid for two years
without renewal, yet he never misses
. year and he nils out q new applica.
ton every time. Thus he has q col.
lection Of papers and seals running
hack over these years. He never had
occasion to use a passport when
abroad, but he says It has been . help
70 him when travelling in this country
% . means Of Identification when that
his been necessary in some city In
which he was q stranger. The chief
idea he has IL that some time 1t might
be, imperative for him to leave for .
foreign. country on some business or
other and having the passport he
would not have to delay for it.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
A Great Character.

A great character, founded on the
living rock of principle, is. in fact,
not a solitary phenomenon, to be at
once perceived, limited and de-
scribed. 1t is a dispensation OF Prov
idence. designed to have not merely
an immediate, but continuous, pro-
gressive, never-ending agency. 1t
survives the man who possessed it;
survives his age-and perhaps his
country, his language.-Edward Ev.
erett.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
Sugar from Old Rags.

Sugar is now manufactured in Ger.
many from old rags. The rags are
treated with sulphuric acid and con-
verted into dextrine. This is treated
with a milA Of lime, and is then sub
jected to a new bath of sulphuric acid.
which converts it into glucose. The
glucose obtained by this process is
identical with that of commerce, and
may be used in the same way for con-
fections, ices, etc.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
Old Trunks.

The outside of trunk is not the
only part. that gets battered and un
slightly, although there are no Inter
ior" baggage smashers. When the
hings and lining become torn and
soiled they may be replaced at home
Strong tape, securely fastened with
tacks, makes excellent inside hinges
Body and lid may be lined with
MORE wallpaper, the edges neatly fin
ished with passe-partout binding.
The paper should be put on with
good wallpaper paste and allow to
dry before the trunk is used.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
Too Late!

A certain lady in Paris gives peri
odical dinners, at which assemble
most Of the best known wits and liter.
att Of the day: The rule of the man.
sion il that while one person dis
courses no interruption whatever can
be permitted. It is said that NJ. Re
nan once attended one of these din
ners and, being in excellent vein.
talked without q break during the
whole repast. Toward the end Of the
dinner a guest was instantly silenced
by the hostess. After they had left
the table. however, she at once in
formed the extinguished guest that
as NJ. Renan had now finished his
conversation. she would gladly hear
what he had to say. The guest mod
estly declined: the hostess insisted
81 am certain it was something Of con
sequence" she said. ALAS, madame
he answered, 1T was. indeed: but now
4 70 too late! I should have liked Q
little more of that iced pudding"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
Advertised Letters.

Following is q list of unclaimed mai
matter remaining in the post odice u
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ny October Is. 1909:
Letters--H 81 Aldrich, box 643, John
Hagen, Gertrude Lee, Il Schroeder.
Oards-Georgs Masters, Cecilia Ste
wsrt, Helen Stanley Pred 6chrsm.
Parties calling for any Of the sbovs
will please ny advsrtised.
OARL KRAlGlR, r. L.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
The Woman Beautiful,

says al observing man, for thinking
so much about their clothes. when,
instead. they should rise up and call
them blessed. A lovely woman in
garments that are tasteful and appro
hOmespun or costly silk, is a living
poem int prosaic world. The woman
who always keeps herself looking
beautiful does not do so without a lot
OF labor, and the fact that she takes
the trouble is an evidence of unselfish-
ness and amiability and not of frivol
ity'
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
JUST THERE At RIGHT TIME.
Luneher Saw Possibilities In FIavorihS
Cheese Sandwiches with "halr
ae0torer."

DR.. w. A. Evans. health commits.
sioner of Chicago, declares pasteur.
ICED milk to be an overrated article.
They who expect" said Dr.. Evans
recently, wonderful hygienic effects
from pasteurized milk are bound to be
disappointed.
In the way Of real. tangible re-
Suits" DR.. Evans went On. they WIN
get little more than the Atlantic City
excursionist would have got if-but liz
ten to the story.
"A Philadelphia gentleman was very
bald. Onion juice was recommended
him as an infallible hair restorative.
Accordingly, every morning, he split
two onions and rubbed their juicy
flesh very thoroughly over his nude
white scalp. The odor was strong.
but the gentleman, after . time. got
used to it. Throughout his Atlantic
City vacation he saw no reason to
abandon his daily onion tonic.
well, one hot morning on the
boardwalk. spying . vacant place be-
side an excursionist who was lunching
out Of . paper bag. the Philadelphia
baldhead seated himself, unbuttoned
his waistcoat, removed his hat, and
exposed his head to the cool breezes
and the sunshine.
An overpowering odor Of onions
arose. The exeursionist beside him.
pausing in his repast, frowned and
shifted. The gentleman famed HIM
self calmly The other. sandwich IN
hand. kept on shining and frown-
ing.
Then, after q minute or two. the
excursionist leaned over and said:
: Excuse me, boss, but would ye
mind II I rubbed this here cheese SAND.
wich on yer head 50 as to give 1t q
flavor of onions? I'm awful fond or
onions"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
The Dirty Face Fad.

The latest craze among the ultra
fashionables of London is to have
dirty faces. Some few years ago the
same young men developed fancy
for perambulating the streets with
out hats, but the coming of the auto
mobile changed the mode of showing
that you are not quite as other men.
The idea is to carry just enough dirt
to look like fast, long distance riders
who have had no time to remove the
dust of travel.-Dundee Advertiser.