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The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
MISSISSIPPI RIVER KEEL 60N7 IN $50

steamboat in 1917 1t had than doubled its
population Of 1910 in 1920. From 1000 in 1920,
two decades of steamboating gave it ,469 in 1910
About that time it began its great transcontinental
work with the prairie schooner" reinforcing the
steamboat in overland transit. With the trans
continental overland movement, to Oregon as we'll
as California growing, in 1850 it had 1880 people
and was beginning its work the first pioneer of
railroads to the Pacific. After bringing the first
locomotive west of the Mississippi in 1852 it more
than doubled it's population in that decade reach
ing 1S5,5S7 in 1860 With the foundations of the
states now west of the river, already laid along it's
first trade routes in 1860 it advanced in the next
two decades to 350,552 people. Chicago was pass
ing it in population then, without being able to
take from it its historical place as the first great
city of the west" the pioneer and founder of the
west of the present Since 1880 it has doubled it's
population once more, advancing from $780, 600 to
over 100000 At its present rate of increase re-
sponsve to that of the Mississippi valley ST. Louis
Is doubling business in little 10 years. It's
bank cearings increased from 1922 100000 in 1869
to $3,O74 10000 in 1908. It's tonnage of merchan
disc received and forwarded 20162 900 tons
for the first six months of this year. It's bank
resources reported June 23, 1909, at 1886 SS1 00O
more than double the total of the tenth year back
Such figures illustrate much more than local
progress. They are midcontnental before they
become local, IN the sense that the people of the
whole area between the Allegheny and Rocky
mountains are now eXerting new energies and ut-
izlng new forces Of growth, unforeseen even as
late as 10 years ago. AS the percentages of this
growth are of course greatest west of the Missis-
sppi river st. Louis has almost made itself over
in Is years in growing up to the new growth of
the country Since it began work for the worlds
fair, celebrating the Louisiana purchase it has
learned to look back itself in the last decade of
the nineteenth century as "old ST. Louis" In
looking back to the older ST. Louis of 1909 1t can
boast that frontier outpost it led the progress
Of the continental United States In looking for
ward, in its centennial year, it can see that the
greatest results of the history it has made are only
the beginnings of greater results which belong to
the immediate future of the continental United
States, whose progress makes the frontier town of
1909 the midcontinental city of 1909
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

IT still had his companion explorer, William
Clark to stand for the spirit of the American and
french makers of destiny" who thought little
more OF starting thousand miles into the un-
known west from ST. Louis than the average St.
Loulsan now thinks of starting for the Pacific
coast in sleeping car
FROM village of 900 inhabitants to the fourth
city IN the United States, with population of
three-quarters of Million is a wonderful
achievement, but it sinks into insignifcance when
compared with the giant strides of the past CEN
tury in the world of science, commerce the arts
and every field of endeavor which makes for a
higher and better civilization.
1t is a severe strain on the imagination to at
tempt to bridge over the gap between the mean
ing Of an airship crossing the Mississippi river
at st. Louis this year and what the ancient keel
boats OF 1909 meant, they landed at the foot
OF Walnut street, where the town was founded in
1764 by the pioneers who had padded and cor
delled their bateaux painfully up the river from
New Orleans under Laclede as he advanced in
the bold attempt to control the fur trade of half
continent with his handful Of men.
The keelboat then no more out of date
than the airship is now. 1t was the best modern
boat in 1909 which could be equipped by the capi-
tai of st. Louis, of New Orleans or of Philadel-
phia. Because of it Philadelphia and st. Louis
commanded the east and west movement of bust
ness as that north and south was commanded by
New Orleans and st. Louis, SOON as their first
fleets of keelboats regularly organized II
helped to make great history even # it did have
to be pulled up stream by rope dragged by men
on the bank.
This distance in point of change in the way
things are done is almost impossible for the
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Or Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
Hightower Sees Good Times.

President G. R. Hightower, of the Mis-.
sissippi division of the Farmers Union,
finds much cause for encouragement to
the cotton-holding movement in the fact
that the State and national banks are
carrying unusually heavy deposits for
this season of the year.
According to the latest statement OF
the auditor, the State banks in Missis
sippi are carrying $4,000, 900 in depos-
it's" says President Hightower, "and the
national banks have deposits aggregating
between $s,0OO,O00 and $4,000, 900.
There is no reason why good por
ton of these deposits should not be used
in support of the cottonholding move.
ment. The banks unquestionably have
plenty of money and l believe they are
going to give the farmers of the State all
possible aid and encouragement in hold
ing their cotton when the farmers desire
to do so.'
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

grandfathers not only navlgated the river IN
keeboats but lay fiat behind the goods the boats
were loaded with while they were being shot at
by Indians along the banks
1t is almost if not quite hard now to imag
inc what the world meant before the age OF
steam as it is to think out what will be its mean
ing in the age of the perfected airship and aero
plane Every contrast possible in the st. Louis
centennial week of pageants is challenge to
look backward and forward in the attempt to
find out what hundred years already mean, as
the first success in the attempt to find what it Is
to mean shortly, for this generation and for the
grandchildren of this generation in 2o09.
The makers of the centennial week program
were keenly alive to the opportunities for spec
tacular effect suggested by the most striking
events OF the worlds progress. The aeronautc
events such as balloon races, aeroplane and diri-
glPle balloon contests, suggest the future possi-
pllltles OF transportation in contrast with those
OF lSO9 For comparison with automobiles and
aeropanes the bateau of Lacedes day, with it's
stumpy mast its cordee and it's sweeps, is an
educational feature of the water pageant which
includes crafts of all the kinds which now ply the
waters OF the Mississippi The Yelled Prophets
pageant, unique and picturesque, is another fea-
ture which is full of romantic interest The edu.
catlonal parade, the parade representing 5000 OF
st. Louis industries, the procession of thou
sand mayors and the other events which find
place on the program all suggest that as great
week for st. Louis its centennial week is still
greater, as it belongs to hundred years of his
tory-making for the continental United States
The city Of ST. Louis was founded by Pierre
Leclede Liguest in 1854. The territory west of
the mississippi river was then in possession of
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Mississippi to the Front,

Mississippi is squarely to the front
this year in the line of fairs, as has al.
ready been demonstrated by those
held, and the people of the State
will have no reason to be ashamed of the
showing which will be made at the big
roundup exhibition, which has been built
up from so modest beginning that the
managers and the visitors of half dozen
years ago have difficulty in recognizing
the locality as the same, while the scope
of the enterprise has been increased q
hundred fold.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Insurance Opinion.

In reply to an inquiry relative to the
status of unauthorized companies in the
event of a fire, and whether an author.
lied adjuster could adjust the loss for
such company without violating the
law, Insurance Commissioner Henry re-
piled in the negative. He states further
that the supreme court of Mississippi
more than twenty years ago decided
that no legal adjustment of boss could
be made for an unauthorized company.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Prize for Rural School.

The Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical College has provided for a s25
cash prize for the best kept rural school
in the First congressional district. This
is the second collegiate institution to
offer such prize, South Mississippi Col
lege, at Hattiesburg, having offered a
similar amount for the Sixth district.
The competition will be kept from now
on, and at the state teachers convention
of 1910 the awards will be made.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Has Benefited Every One.

The School Improvement Association
in Mississippi has done splendid work
along the lines of activity and endeavor
which the name implies, viz: The per.
manent material improvement and up.
building of the rural schools and Incl.
dentally inculcating in the minds of pu
pills due appreciation of the advantages
and beauty of order and the care and en-.
hancement of the fabric provided for the
development of their intellect.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Urges Agricultural Schools.

To enlist the Farmers Union in the
campaign for the establishment of an
agricultural high school in each county,
is the purpose of strong address issued
to the membership of that organization
by State Superintendent of Education
j. N. Powers. Prof. Powers urges the
farmers to use their personal influence
with boards of supervisors, and induce
them to order the necessary special tax
they levy for the establishment of these
schools, as they are authorized to do in .
law passed at the last session of the Lou.
islature.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Will Be No Change.

There is so much discussion and specu.
lation extant concerning the position OF
superintendent of the pententiary, as to
which there is a current impression that
the governor will shortly be called upon
to make an appointment to the office
now held by c. II. Neylands, that it will
doubtless be interesting to those who are
figuring on the possibilities, to know that
there is no likelihood of Governor Noel
taking up the mstter until the middle
or the latter part of next year.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Checks for $15 Coming In.

Chairman L. B. Moseley, of the Taf.
banquet invitation committee continues
to receive letters containing checks for
S25 from Mississippians who are willing
to give up that amount for the privilege
of breaking bread with the president of
the United States, and incidentally sit
ting down to what is to be the finest
banquet ever provided for any occasion
in Mississippi.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Hightower is Gratified.

President G. r. Hightower, Of the Mis-.
sissippi Farmers Union, who is devoting
his time and energies to the development
of the business of the Farmers Ware.
house Company, seems quite encouraged
at the way in which the various locals
and the district Farmers Union Ware
house Associations arc taking up the
Capitalization scheme. Mr.. IIightower is
advising the producers of the staple to
sell, but sell moderately, and not at
tempt to rush the staple.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
GRAFT FOWL BONE ON JAW.

An unusual surgical operation was performed at
ST. Josephs hospital, in Omaha, recently nor.
tion OF the jawbone of Lucretia Norris was re.
moved and piece of chicken bone inserted in this
place of diseased section
The girl Is six years old, and was born with a
mahormed Jaw. 1t was to remedy this that bone
from freshly killed chicken was inserted
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
M FDLL/YDI/YC Of

sZL0ZIZS SY LAcLEOE.
~ S1fc1HL 1kRt7/5 son ERo1|
ne HNIrT7h6 6rEL. S70DoHRo |
mind. In point of
fact In St. Louis it
is only a matter of
the third generation
between keelboat
and aeroplane. In
1907 the first air.
ship on record as
crossing the Missis-
sippi river crossed
it at st. Louis dur
ing the internation-
al contests of that
year. 1t is something
to remember now as
part of the record to
which belongs the his
tory of the first loco
motive crossing the
Mississippi at st. Louis
in 1852 to complete
the work of the st.
Louis argonauts of
1S49. crossing to the
Pacific in their "prai-
rie schooners."
If we suppose aero
planes and airships
circling in the air
above the st. Louis
keelboat landing of a
hundred years ago we
may imagine, if we
can, how they appear
- fbo NAV uybNon
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
Verdict For $4,000.

The jury in the case of Harris ct al.
against the jackson Gas Light Company,
suit for damages growing out of the
electrocution of Sim Harris in Jackson
last March, in which action the sum of
$4,000 was asked for, after being out
about one hour, returned verdict for
$15,625.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
County Schools the Best.

State Superintendent of Education
Powers has received very encouraging
letter from DIR. S. A. Knapp, special
agent of the bureau of plant industry of
the national department of agriculture,
in which he states in very decided terms
the reasons why the country agricultural
high school system should prevail rather
than the congressional district high
schools, as have been suggested in some
quarters. One of the most essential
reasons is that the county school is much
closer to the people, and less expensive
to the student, than would be the dis
trict high school.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
I. I. and C. Crowded.

President II. i. Whitfield, of the In
dustrial Institute and College, says:
"All the dormitory room of the college
is filled, and no new students should cor
respond with the president. l want
this information known all over Missis
sippi."
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
:, ,WRIGH7 AEROHANE~ ~CARRYlIyC- ORlZLLE E.
W7iCHZ -

France. Laclede landed at the foot Of what is
now Market street. organized the village and
resided there for ii years. He named the new
site St Louis in honor of Louis XIV, the reignng
sovereign of France The territory was trans.
ferred by France to Spain by secret treaty in
1852 but it was not announced in the new village
until October 17G4. In 1903 Spain retroceded the
sovereignty 10 France and on April 30 1903,
France sold all the territory west of the Missis.
sippi river known the Louisiana purchase to
the United States for $15,OOoO 900, Napoleon re.
marking: This accession of territory strengthens
forever the power of the United States"
With less than a thousand inhabitants whep
the whole country had not quite seven and a
quarter million in 1909, ST. Louis emerged from
the era OF the keelboat and pirogue to pioneer the
steamboat on western rivers Loading its first
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

SSoieo VI oLueT western cues and In actual thou
sands of other incorporated towns, which if they
are not already great, not unduly modest in
their expectations Of becoming so. The invi-
1atlon to thousand mayors of American cities
to participate in the festivities shows that ST.
Louis fully appreciates its position as the pioneer
city of the great west.
AS there were less than 200 houses including
outhouses and barns, in the st. Louis which incor-
porated in 1909, it could not have had much over
Soo people. The town already the chief seat
OF the western fur trade with it's trading stations
pushed to the headwaters of the Arkansas and far
towards the sources of the Missouri and the Vel
lo"stone Doing business wholly by barter with
almost no money in hand, in sight in circua-
tlon with resources represented almost wholly by
the spirit of its 900 people; with the ak and rifle
and backsmith's sledge it's Implements with
the one-horse cart, the keelboat and canoe as it's
transportation facilities, the little town. when it
incorporated already looked on it's work as that
or opening up the United States of the future to
the Rocky mountains and beyond them to the Pa.
cifc In 1909 it had lost Merweather Lewis but
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07
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between the
ne of the Ohio the mouth the Missouri
opening the first
the and
states on both sides of
Every state the
w business pioneers establishing
Interested ST.
the
made the western beginnings now aimed in
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

HE MIGHTY activities and marvellous progress the
world has seen in the past 100 years are strikngly
Illustrated in the centennial celebration of the ncor
poraton of st. Louis. Picturesque pageants with
everything in the way of the spectacular which is
most likely to stir the imagination of the spectator
into apprecating the work of the past through con-
trass with the present feature the weeks program
The greater part of the history OF early St Louis
Is really more fit for the unwrten American epic
poem than it is for prose. It's work as frontier
town in the first half of the nineteenth century made
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-07

JIZUZ2ZC BY YLHcLEOE.
BY S1FclHL. PERj7/5 son ERo1
the H1LHT1hG 6rEL. ST010HRo
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
S III AL THE DEMONSTRATION
WORK BE CONTINUED?
JOurnai.)

The demonstration work which has
been carried on in several counties Of
the State by the National Department
of Agriculture, on money furnished
by the General Education Board. has
done a vast amount Of goo in show
ing. by first hand methods, farmers
how to put in practical use the more
important and fundamental principles
of agriculture. During the
first yea only eight counties were en-
braced in the work, but this umb
was increased during the present
year. The demand for the work has
spread to the other counties SO rapid
ly that the management is forced to
do one Of three things: Let the new
counties go without help, stop the
work in the counties where it has al
ready been done, or ask the people of
the counties themselves to carry it On.
Mr.. Hudson, the State agent, was in
Monroe last week and talked Of this
matter. There is only so much money
to be spent, and the question is
whether to stop the work in such
counties as his and carry it to places
where no work has yet been done, or
to ask the people to bear part Of the
expenses and thus make the scope
larger. Mr.. hudson thinks that the
value Of the work in this and other
counties has been so thoroughly
proven that the people ought to show
their interest by making an a%pproprl-
alton for, say half, the expenses any
way. He would like to see farmers
and organizations of farmers lake
up the subject and discuss it, as plans
for next years work are now being
made. Several counties have already
made appropriations. and in one case,
at least, a county a agreed to bear
all the expense rather than lose it.
Mr.. Hudson thinks Union count
should be willing to contribute some
thing like $3.50 next year. This is
Enthusiastically one of the most val
liable, practical and far-reaching ways
Of improving agriculture methods
that nave ever been tried.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

of grass forgets that his stock was
raised on green grass. 1t Is very nat
urai for stock which had all the green
feed they wanted so long TO want
some now. For years it has been our
custom to iced green corn TO mules
and horses from about July 18th UNI
til frost and we have had no bad re-
suits from it. We start by giving on
~ a small quantity at first and m
crease gradually. The green feeu IS
given at night and the stock nave
digested it and are ready to work
next morning. If a horse or mule IS
fed on it only once a day and hat
given for the night feed and plenty
of other feed is given besides then
no had results can follow. So much
other feed is not required when green
corn is given. It is economical feed
as stock eat all that is thrown Them.
stalk. fodder, tassel, shuck, corn and
cob. At his time of year stock to
some extent are low in order on ac-
count of the ahrd work done during
the spring and summer but they Will
fatten easily if fed green corn with
other feed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

This isn't short Of phenomenal and
While tab hasn't been kept on the
farms of the State, it cannot have been
beaten by many because such yields
are tremendous for wheat states even.
With wheat at $3.50 a bushe1, as high
as a sack of flour was ten years age,
the value of the crop can be readily
seen. Four dollar barrels of -four
haye no errors to an agriculturist who
is able to realize from the earth any
such Peerless heavenly dust as this
grain is capable Of making.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
WE NEED MORE SHEEP.
(KerneSville NeWs.)

Mr.. Editor: The sheep industry
which at one time was very profitable
Of late years has been almost entire-.
" destroyed by the running at large
Of useless, untaxed, dogs, owned large
ly by irresponsible parties who could
not pay for any damage they might do.
There can be no more objection to
taxing horses and cattle, and il in
addition to a reasonable tax which
would do away with the most of the
useless ones, the farmers were allow
their farms between the hours of sun
set and sunrise, we would soon sec
the thousands of acres of waste land.
from which the owners derive no
revenue, carrying large flocks Of sheep
and yielding good returns
ARCHIBALD SMITH.
The above letter from Mr.. Smith
is along the right line. Tn Duplin
county there is not a farmer who
would be satisfied to have his sheep
confined even in a. pasture with barb
h worthless dogs. Our older PEG
once profitable. but now the country
is full of good-for-nothing dogs and
the sheep raising business is a thing
of the past. A heavy dog tax is the
only way to start up this profitable
business, and our next Legislature
should pass a dox law that will give
the farmers protection against them.
We need more sheep and fewer dogs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
GENERAL CARR FARMER.
Fine Siefd Of Wheat From His Deco
neechee Land. !.
Durham Hrald.)

General Julian S. Carr returned
yesterday afternoon from his Deco
neechee farm Where he has been
watching the thresher separate the
grain from the chaff.
General Carr has spent nearly a
week there and the work will require
a good portion Of this week. The
manager of the farm. Mr.. ". B.
Cheek, reported thirty acres of wheat
sown and the conclusion Of yesterdays
work., saw $50 bushels from % acres,
43 and one-half bushels to the acre.
There is yet to be threshed the pro-
duct of 0 acres.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

Hon. B. f. Dixon, of Raleigh. will
deliver an address at Moore's Creek
on August goth, and Prof. NJ. c.. s.
Mobiles. of the University, will present
the Scottish monument.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
GREEN FEED FOR HORSES AND
MULES.

(Smithfield Herald.)
The farmer who gives a jerk to his
horse or mule every time the animal
reaches down for a weed or bunch
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
DETECTIVE BURGE
is RESTING WELL
DOCTORS HAVE HOPE FOR RE-
COVERY IF PNEUMONIA DOES
NOT SET IN-WAGGoNER STILL
CONFINED IN JAIL.

The condition of Detective w. M. Burge,
who was shot Sunday afternoon by ]. r..
Waggoner, one of Mayor O'Brien's spe-
cial mon, was reported as being very
good at an early hour this morning at
st. Vincents hospital.
1t is not possible as yet to give any
definite report as to his condition, how
ever. He rested well last night, gonig
to sleep and his slumber apparently be-
ing restful and this has caused hope to
develop that he may recover. The great
est fear lies in the fact that he may
contract pneumonia and the nurses and
doctors are working hard to prevent any
development of this kind.
Waggoner is still confined in the coun-
ty jail where he was taken from police
headquarters Sunday night, No attempt
has been made to get him out on bail.
Threats of violence to him have been
made and 1t was thought best to make
no attempt to get him out on this ac-
count. 1t is also rumored that friends
of Burge will swear out a warrant for
Carrolls arrest, charging him with being
an accessory to the shooting of Burge
Some of the men arrested in the raid
claim that Carroll called out to Wag-
goner to plug" Burge and Cornett.