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The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
PLATTE cRNTRR

From the Signal. o.
NM. Catherine Fisher. formerly Of this
place ard now located at Creston, passed
through Platte Center last Monday on
her way to Columbus to undergo surgi
cal treatment at st. Msry's hospital.
The Signal learns that Will Hennes-
sey and Mn. McAvoy are to be married
on the 10th of this month, in Omaha
Well, here is congratulations OF the
Platte Center, boys in advance, Mr..
Dooley."
For downright grit, coursge%nd per
severance Platte county has q school,
ms'sm that is hard to heat Everyone
hereabouts will not soon forget the
weather Of last Fridsy-thermometers
registering several degrees below zero
and q northwest wind that would blow
hair off dog. One of those days that
no humane man would take Q horse out
of the stable unless it was absolutely ne
cessary, Mics Josie Dineen from near
Oconee, is the teacher in the Krsuse dis
trict, northeast Of Platte Center. 1t was
Friday, the day to go home, but the
weather was too tough for her people to
come after her, 60 she dismissed school
early, tied her hat on tight and started
out sfoot. She didn't stop until she
reached home, some fifteen miles, and
made good time too. Will some one
who has influence make move to secure
one Of those Carnegie medals for Miss
Dineen.
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ALBION.

From the Newa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rush were the
guests Of honor at . reception given
Tuesday evening by the local chapter of
the Eastern Star. The reception had
been planned for them before they
moved to Columbus but had to be post
poned. The evening was spent enjoy
ably, the main feature being banquet
which was se-ved in the banquet hall
They were presented with q set Of Ma
sonic spoons - token Of the chapters
regard for them. Mrs. Rush came up
from Columbus Monday and Mr.. Rush
came Tuesday.
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LINDSAY.
From the Post.

From the Post. ~ ... IA -,-
John Wilhelm suffered quite loss last
week. His cattle broke ont. got to the
corn pile and ate too much and - result
Eve steers died and the other cattle are
in bad shape. He estimates his loss at
$3.50.
The house of Fred Nord9ren living
five miles southwest OF town caught fire
Thursday morning from . defective fiue
When the fire was discovered 90 the roof
neighbors were called by phone to assist
and - . result they saved The walls OF
the houss. the other portion being CON-
pletesy destroyed.
On Last Friday Peter HedberR and his
wife were coming to town, - they pas.
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sed the John Hendrickson farm Mr..
Hendrickson was trimming trees beside
the road, as Mr.. HedberR drove by
limb OF the tree dropped frightening the
team which jumped. broke the tongue.
threw the old people out and ran away.
Mr.. Hedberg was unconscious for come
time but outside Of a severe shaking up
they came out lucky.
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Outurovjno Things.

Yes. We outgrow everything-toys.
little pink or blue dresses, friendships,
loves. and ideals. and it is we'll that
We do. says q writer in Home Notes.
We may occasionally regret some one
of them; but II they were always
ours how mOnotonous life would be
1t hardly would be worth the living,
YOU know.
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STRIVING to Please.

EYES," said the housewife; yours 10
a sad story But il isn't the same story
you told last year"
well, lady," answered Flooding
Pete, you surely wouldn't expect a
man to go all dat time an not show
any Improvement"
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The Hiohest Authorities.

A Kentucky physician. after exten-
sive experiments. has written q paper
to show that whisky aggravates the
venom Of snake bites. This il testi-
mony from high source and leaves
little to be done except to appeal the
case to the supreme experts in North
Carolina.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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PILES! PILES! PILES!

williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles. 1t absorhs
the tumors allsys itching at once, acts as . poul-
tice. gives instant relief. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching Of the
private parts. Sold by drueeiste. mail Soc and
S.OO. Williams' Mfg. CO.. Props. Cleveland. O.
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Platte County Teaches' Association
VIII b held ct Humphrey, NsbssskAsa
Saturday, Feb. IL, 1905. q O'Clock p n.
fnoonAx 7
Chorus ..Song Of the Vavss''
"Whers shall We Find . Standard
for Pronuuciatioo?".: Anna E. Otis
Number Work in tho Country
School,. Carrie Larson
Soug-.Our Flag" intermediate Pupils
"TomorroW's Men and Women" .....-
.......................AJ. Neon
"Primary Readlne". .Elisabeth Chaseek
Song Don't Fret. GEamuas Girls
Debate: Resolved, That -oollses
bred mon, - . class. are sapsfias in
mental attachments and culture 70 self
educated men. s-s.-...-
Afirmative-A. J. Patterson
Negaiive-J. j. Malone 3
Chorus. ..............."J oys Of Spfipg"
Reading Of minutes Of Monroe meetiae.
AsOss CoAA. NuOSoSsOoS AIOuS &AsOCOA0s
Examinations will be h4ld ut LindDay,
Humphrey. Creston. Platte Center, Mon
roe and at the Office of the County
Superintendent. on March II and IL. for
those wishing to finish the work OF the
rural school and take advantage Of The
free High school Law during the coming
year. Tests in the following branchss
will be given: Arithmetic, grammar,
history. mental arithmetic, geography.
physiology, reading, spelling and writing.
Examinations will commence ct $50
Q. N. Of each day. Each answer paper
must be headed with: Name, age. Id
dress. number OF homo district and
name Of teacher. II possible take al Of
the branches At the first examinatiOa.
Another examination will be given in
May for those Who failed or who were
not able to be present.
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Humanitzrian Who E.iled.

Humanitarian Who Failed.
A Brooklyn man complains that he
lost $500 backing up IN invention to
prevent snoring. He can at least count
on the sympathy Of several million
light sleepers," Who win Join him IN
heartfelt regrets that the anu-snoring
device did not succeed,
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BALD HEADS NOT WANTED.
Badness Is Too Generally Consider
ed a Sign of Advanced Age.

Badness Is Too Generally Consider
ed a Sign of Advanced Age.
A bald headed person does not have an
equal chance with one blessed with
healthy head of hair, because badness 10
too generally accepted a. an indication
Of age. Many large c0rporations have
established On age limit, and refuse to
take men over 50 years Of age a. new en-
ployees. - --e.
Almost IS per Cont Of bald beaded pso-
pie may regain . good head OF healthy
hair if they will follow our advice and
accept our offer. We have . remedy that
we positively guarantee to grow hair on
any head, unless the roots are entirely
dead. their follicles closed. and the scalp
has become glazed and shiny. We want
people to try this remedy ut our risk.
with the distinct understanding that IN
less it does exactly what We claim it will
and gives satisfaction in every respect
We shall make no charge for the remedy
used during the trial.
|, We know exactly what We are talking
about, and with this o3er back of our
statements no one should SCOT, doubt
our word or hesitate to put our remedy
to On actual test. s-r
We want everyone in Columbus who 10
suffering from any scalp or hair trouble,
dandru6, falling hair or badness to try
our Rexall ''93" Hair Tonic. We want
them to use it regularly-say until three
bottles have been used-and if it does
not eradicate danjruff, cleanse and re-
fresh the scalp, tighten the hair in its
roots, and grow new hair, We will return
every cent paid US for the remedy for
the mere asking. There ia no Formally
expected, and We exact no obligation
from the user whatever.
We are established right here in Col
umbus and make this offer with full
understanding that our business success
entirely depends upon the sort OF treat.
ment accorded our customers, and We
would not dare make the above offer un-
less We we're positively certain that We
could suhstaLtiate it in every particular.
Two sizes. Soc and 81 90. Pollock & Co.
the druggists on the corner.
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Educational Department
Specially emphasizing school and home improvement
UNDER prRecron
Tv. RUSH. cOurrv suprHlnrrrDrnr EDucsroS
Specially emphasizing school and home Improvement
UNDER DlRrerloN OF

AS nearly as possible only time
Iy subjects will be discussed in
these columns. During the fall
several issues will be devoted to
the discussions of the different
phases OF school and home i'm
provement. Articles relating to
the proposed Teachers Training
School and the consolidation of
rural schools will appear before
and during the meeting of the leg
islature next year. Many interest
ing papers read by teachers before
the County Teachers Association
will also be published. These will
deal with the various school prob
lens, which will be interesting to
parents as well as to teachers.
All special announcements will
appear at the bottom of these col
umns.
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WILL DRILL FOR OIL.
Memphis Capitalist Has Secured
Options in Jefferson County.

Options in Jefferson County.
Last week Mr.. H. B. Warfeld, of
Memphis. Tenn, spent several
days here negotiating options on
the ''Huntley" and "Spring Hill'
plantations; his options give the
people he represents the right to
sink wells prospecting for oil and
other mineral products, and obli-
gates them to begin operations on
the two properties mentioned with
in twelve months.
Mr.. Warfeld is an experienced
oil man, having spent many years
in some of the largest oil fields of
this country, Mexico and South A
merica in the employ of the Stan
dard Oil company and others. He
is now reputed to be in the employ
| of Mr.. Geo. c. Bennett, Of Men,
phis, we'll know to the sporting
world as a race horse owner of
large wealth. but 1t is possible that
he is still working for the Standard
Oil Company which is precluded
from operating in its own name
lin this state bylaws regulating
the capital stock of corporations
idoing business in Mississippi.
However, be that as it may, Mr..
Warfeld believes the prospects he
has found are as fine as he ever
saw, and when he left here Satur-
dav night he stated to local parties
that the necessary equipment for
drilling wells would be sent here
Immediately and that he expected
to be operating within sixty days.
Huntley is the property of Mr..
Abijah Hunt, and Spring Hill is
owned by the heirs of the late Mrs.
E. M. Noland. We understand
that Mr.. War6eld experienced no
trouble In getting all interested
parties to sign leases which provide
ten per cent of the gross output of
4
any wells to the owners of proper
ties.-Fayette Chronicle.
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Words of Wisdom.


The labor question In Jefferson
county is of paramount Importance
at this time. Will our planters
and land owners permit depopula-
ton of their properties aud an exo-
dus of labor from the county, or
will they speak the necessary
words of encouragement and reas-
surance to pacify and satisfy nat
urally restless class7 Sacrifices are
going to have to be made during
our period of business revolution
and transition, occasioned and
made inevitable by the boil weevil
invasion, and those who have the
most will necessarily have to make
the greatest sacrifices. The labor
should be given the prompt as
surance that everything possible Is
going to be done by land owner
and merchant to help make next
years crop. One of the first steps
necessary will be to waive rents In
favor of the merchants who furnish
es actual necessities on the next
crop. Another way is to make
your tenantry appreciate that this
is their fight as we'll as yours; en-
courage them to begin the fight
now by destroying all cotton stalks
during this month; convince them
of your interest and support their
efforts by intelligent counsel. All
these things are vitality necessary
for our county is face to face with
crisis of the utmost importance,
and If the labor is permitted to
stampede a generation will not
serve to restoregeneral prosperity;
our farms will grow up in weeds
and briars and tenant houses will
quickly fall into ill repair and de-
cay, and foreclosures for taxes will
not be uncommon. The picture is
not overdrawn. On the otherhand
it is greatly to the interest of the
laboring class to remain; removal
means expense, and there Is no
Eldorado toward which it can turn
with better assurance of success
than right be.s&. The weevil is
just as certain to, overspread the
entire cotton belt as taxes are to
be due in the fall; they'd as well
remain here and adjust themselves
to changed conditions as to go else
where and fare worse. Industry
and frugali:y will be necessary.
but our lands will reward abun-
dantly in the future proper exer-
else of both.-Fayette Chronicle.
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The following are the white
teachers employed for the term OF
rooo-Io:
Miss Mary Shaifer, Albena School.
Miss Blanche DeCell, Beech Grove
Miss Ethel Young, Brandywine.
Miss Lula May Scott, Carlisle.
Mrs. T. w. Nelson, Colony.
Miss Annie Price, Glenwood.
Miss Alma Mcbride, Grand Gulf,
Miss Adelia Martin, Hermanville,
Mrs. G. B. Flowers, HermanviIle,
Miss Genena Pitts, Hermanville.
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roIncrease, Phone Rates.

General Manager Leland Hume,
of the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany. to day presented petition
to the railroad commission asking
permission to increase its long dis
tance toll rates on messages with a
fifteen cent minimum.
The reason given was that this
will be the only means the COM
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-10-14
Gas Headlights. .

Acetylene gas for the locomotives
on the night trains on the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley road. are now
a modern Improvement in this i'm
portants respect, for which this
road is entitled to much credit.
The new lights for the engines
can be seen much farther and cast
"a penetrating, bright light, which
is of great convenience and sur
rounds the engineers with much
greater safety for themselves and
their trains. than the old time out
of date oil lamps.
Practically all of the night train
service is now supplied with this
modern plan, and those locomotiv.
es which are not supplied, will be
furnished the acetyIene lights al
soon as the equipment can be SEM
here. -Vicksburg Herald.
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The theatrical season will open
mp here OH the 25th with 1.-The
Sweetest Girl in Dixie" The
opera house has undergone a pew
coat of paint in the lobby, and in
sideis freshly painted in green and
gold, while the boxes have been
re-decorated green and gold and
the walls and ceiling are in light
green and pink. Manager Hackett
begs to call the public attention to
the attraction that will play the
Tulane theatre next week, "The
Gentleman from Mississippi" !"
This is the same company that will
appear here next month.
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Miss Matte Anderson,

Miss Matte Anderson,
Hickory Ridge.
Miss Annie Greer, Assistant,
Hickory Ridge.
Miss Addie Clark, High Hill.
Miss Matte Scott, Jeferiesville.
Mrs. Rose Nesmith, Martin.
Miss Annie knight, Midway.
Miss Leila Miller, Miller (Line.)
Mits Beulah Magruder, Mt. Conner
Miss Zelda Shelby, McMurchy.
Miss Minnie Butler, Oak Ridge.
Miss Maggie McFatter,
China Grove.
Miss Ernestine Richmond, Pattona
Miss Hattie Richmond, Assistant,
PattoEa.
Miss Alice Anderson, Pine Ridge.
Miss Lora Gilledge, Reganton.
Miss Estelle Watson, Assistant,
Reganton.
Miss Julia Luster, Rocky Springs.
Mrs. G. K. Leighton, Ross.
Mr.. E. w. Davis, Russum.
Miss Florence Naasson, Sarepta.
Miss Lena Porter, Scott.
Miss Lou Moore, Shiloh.
Miss Ruth Segrest, Springfield.
Miss Norma GiIleyTen,
Sulphur Springs.
Prof. S. ]. Russell, Taylor.
Miss Ross Murphys Tillman.
The Boys Corn Club has post
poned its meeting until Saturday.
Oct. 10th.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. St. John, of
Canton, Miss, are the guests of
the latter's sister, Mrs. M. B.
Lumbley, on Second North Street.
Mr.. ST. John is a valued employe
of the 1. c. Railroad, having serv-
ed in the capacity of telegraph op-
orator at Canton continuously since
1862, with the exception of per-
iod during the civil war, when h,
was an operator on Gen. john
ston's staff. He has been out OF
Canton but three times, just after
the fever epidemic of 1878, in 1908
and today. Has been out of the
state twice, first when an infant
and yesterday when he came by
the way of Memphis to Vicksburg
having spent a few days in Mem
phis visiting friends. Mr.. St.
John was born in Port Gibson,
Miss. in 1916, and visited Vicks-
burg frequently in his boyhood
days. .-Vicksburg Herald.
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COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE.

The State Commissioners of Agrl-
culture ought to be member OF
the A. & M. Board of Trustees.
The head of our state department
of agriculture is supposed to be
one of the best posted men in the
state on the subject of agriculture
and there is no reason why he
should not be a member of the a.
& M. Board of Trustees.
EXPERIMENT STATION.
We have an experiment station
in the prairie region, in the brown
loan region, one in the delta, and
one in the piney woods. We have
an experiment station on every
soil formation in the state except
the gulf hills. There is no reason
why an experiment station, should
mot be established insthe gulf'hills'
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-10-14
GOOD ROADS


am anxious for the Legislature
to pass a law creating a Good
Roads Department, and also to
make significant appropriation to
give 81 900 to each county and to
pay the expenses for the depart
ment. When county appropriates
$1,000, the head of the department
will construct at least one-half
mile of sample road in the place
most frequented in that county.
When the sample road has been
built, the people will know the
advantages of good permanent
roads and also the cost of building
permanent roads.
Of course, the head of the de-
partment must be trained in the
art of modern road building and
be close student of the local con-
dition of materials in the counties
of the state. Such a man will be
able to give instructions and sup
ervise the building of roads in the
counties of our state.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
The lecturers sent out by our
most excellent A. &. M. College
and Experiment Station have the
scientific knowledge and practical
experience aud are giving the pres
ent generation of farmers the bene-
fit of modern agricultural science.
We are not willing to wait on our
A. & NJ. College to supply scien-
ti6c farmers; we are anxious to
transform all of our present farmers
into the very best in the country,
Many of our farmers were in the
war when they might have been in
school or had to work hard daring
their boyhood days and do without
an education. The farmers insti-
tute lecturers give all of the availa.
bic information concerning farm
ing to every farmer in the State,
They give the information obtain-
ed by the experiment stations tc
the great body of our farm popula
ton. They educate the men whs
pay the taxes and hold the ploY
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-10-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF AGRICULTURE.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF AGRICULTURE.
The last legisture passed a law
authorizing the board of Supervis-
ors of county to establish a de-
yartment of agricultural an ap-
point one man to be known as
county commissioner of agricul-
ture. About one-half of the coun-
ties in the state have established
county departments of agriculture
and have commissioners teaching
the farmers how to successfully
combat the boil weevil, how to
eradicate the cattle tick, how to
diversity their crops to the best ad-
vantage, how to take hold of mod
ern methods; in other words, how
to take advantage of all agricul-
-tural science.
1t has been proven conclusively
that through the medium of live,
progressive man right on the spot
at all times, even the most ignor-
ant and unlettered farmers will
take hold of modern methods and
will carry them out according to
directions. 1t has been shown in
a comparatively short time that
these commissioners are worth
many times their salaries to the
agricultural and business interests
by waging war on the cattle tick,
the boil weevil, and the out-of-date
methods of farming.
The rapid invasion of the boil
weevil, which necessitates the di-
versifcation of crops and the grow
ing of live stock, makes the eradi-
cation of the tick of the greatest
importance at the present time.
Several counties realize this fact
and are anxious to employ two or
three men to combat the boil weev-
il and exterminate the tick. This
being true, ! think that the bill au-
thorizing the establishment OF
county departments of agriculture
ought to be amended to read,
"That the said department of ag-
riculture shall be under the direc-
rection of commissioner and one
or more assistants to be appointed
by the board of supervisors, etc.
AGRICULTURAL HIGH
SCHOOLS
The last Legislature took long
step forward in laying the founda-
ton for a high type of educated
farmers by making it possible Tor
every county in the state to estab-
lish one agricultural high school
and thereby place practical agri-
cultural education within easy
reach of the masses.
a number of counties have es-
tablished agricultural high schools
and are giving the boys and girls
an agricultural education-an edu-
cation that produces wealth. Many
other counties are exceedingly anxr
ious to establish agricultural high
schools. Some counties are ex-
ceedingly poor and other counties
have very few white children. |
think it advisable to amend the bill
SO that the state may give $4,000
annually to the support of {. school
instead of $1,000 and SO that one
or more counties may unite and
establish one agricultural high
school.
STATE COMMISSIONERS OF
AGRICULTURE.
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handles.

handles.
The legislature ought to make a
sufficient appropriation to employ
two or three men to devote their
entire time to formers institute
work.