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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-06-10
In Memoriam OF Mrs. Clara w
Pearson.

1t has been my high privilege tc
know the subject of this sketch IN
timately for the last twenty years.
These few lines are only flowers
of memory lovingly laid on hel
bier.
Born and reared in the older
civilization of England, she pos
sessed a charm and grace of man
ners which were hers by birth
right. During her husbands life
she enjoyed large wealth, and the
advantage of foreign travel; and
j ght well did she act the part OF
'slady bountiful.
While her home was one of re-
hnement and culture, all who en-
tered its doors were made welcome
and put at ease by her gracious
and cordial ways. Many in the
humber walks of life have had
just cause to "call her blessed"
Hers was a bright and
cheerful disposition, she loved mu-
sic and sunshine; green grass and
flowers; and the young found in
her a congenial companion. So
with her grandchildren growing
up around her, she possessed the
evening of her life in Joy and
peace.
In her religious life the beauty
of her character shone out with
brilliant lustre; always faithful in
the performance of all church
work, never absent from a service
when her health permitted, patient
under suffering, she was always an
inspiration to others.
She died as she had lived, in a
s'certain faith" and a reasonable
hope; and l love to think that now
she is enjoying the beautiful flow
ers that bloom in the Paradise of
God-those Celestial flowers that
are so much more beautiful than
the ones she loved on earth.
AS the sun sank slowly to the
west, we left her there in the ''si-
lent city of the dead" beneath a
huge mound of flowers, mute trib-
utes of loving hearts.
'Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord, for they rest from
their labor" "JEAN.
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NITRATE OF SODA.

MIRA. c. Hollis, Waldo, Miss,
writes: 81 am a reader of your
good advice each week. have a
lot of nitrate of soda that want to
apply to my corn on average hill
land. When and how shall I ap-
ply it7 Answer: Apply about 100
pounds per acre after the corn has
been laid by. Apply only when
the leaves are dry, and probably
just before or just after rains so
that it will be dissolved for the use
Of the plants at once.
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Honor Pupils.

Last week we failed to give the
honor pupils of the county schools,
being unable to get them at the
time of going to press. They are
as follows:
First honor, Miss Alma Taylor,
Oak Ridge school.
Second Honor, Miss Carrie
Ewell, Springfield school.
Third honor, Howard Rush
Brandywine school.
Fourth honor, Archie Taylor,
Oak Ridge school.
Fifth honor, Miss Lena Wallace,
Oak Ridge school.
Miss Julia Luster IS teacher Of
Oak Ridge school, which, it will
be seen, had three of the FIVE hon
or pupils. Miss Annie Price teach
er of Springfield school, and Miss
Ruth Segrest teacher of Brandy
wine school.
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A Negro Musician.

George w. Comfort, steward OF
the Alcorn Agricultural and Me-
chanical College at Rodney, was a.
mong the negroes in Jackson to at
tend the meeting of the hoard of
trustees. In addition to his duties
as steward, George is also leader of
of the band, professor of music, etc.,
and in the meantime has found
time to write great many pieces
of music. His composition covers
every phase of the case. He has
written music of all kinds, from
solemn and sedate to the liveliest
of airs. His A. & M. College
March, his limo Weltz and other
compositions are said to bear evil
dence of the highest order of merit
and have been reproduced by sew
eral of the music publishing houses
of the country. These pieces Of
music have been sold in Jackson
and other places over the South,
and have proven all that is
claimed for them and more too.
They have the negro jingle, and
the rythm that makes music en-
trancjng, that soothes the savage
breast. -Clarion-Ledger.
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Mr.. w. B. Mercier, Centreville
Miss, has been appointed by DIR.
S. A. Knapp as an assistant in
his Office at Washington. Mr.,
Mercier is a graduate of the Mis-.
sissippl A. & M. College and one Of
the most prosperous farmers in the
state. This is the second man that
DIR. Knapp has selected from this
state. Mr.. H. E. Savely, Colum-
bus, Miss, was selected last year.
These two graduates of the Miss.
A. & M. College will no doubt rem
der valuable assistance in DR..
Knapp's office.
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The Boil WeeviI.

Mr.. E. E. McCurley, Rosseta
Miss, says: "The boil weeviI is
here again this year and is now
doing much damage to cotton by
eating the top out and by punctur-
ing every square that appears. Is
it worth while to fool with this cot
tone Give us a long article on this
subject"
Now, Mr.. McCurley, I have no
desire to discourage you. Howev-
er, it is necessary for you to make
radical changes in your methods of
farming in order to grow cotton
prohtably in spite of the boil wee-
vii.
i. Cut and burn the cotton stalks
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FacuIty for chamberIaIn-Etunt.

/ The faculty for Chamberlain
Hunt Academy next session will
be as follows:
M. E. Melvin, A. M, President
Greek.
w. G. Martin. B. S.. Com
mandant; Mathematics and Sci
ence.
B. A. Brady, B. S., Assistant
Commandant; History and Mathe-
matics.
r. E. Mckay, A. NJ, Latin and
Modern Languages.
w. H. Mcintosh, A. M, En-
.glish and Bible History.
j. S. Crane, A. B., Business
Course, Sterography, etc.
The three first named were men,
bers of last years faculty. Prof.
Mckay taught in the Academy for
many years, resigning a year ago
to take special work at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and his friends are
indeed glad he is going to return.
He is a capable educator,
President Melvin informs the
Reveille that the Academy now
has capable teacher of stenog-
raphy and bookkeeping, and that
young people in town who want to
take this course alone will be ad-
nitted at nominal cost.
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u. D. c.

On Thursday morning, the 9th
day of June, 1909, eight crosses of
honor were presented by the Clai-
borne County Chapter of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy.
The service of presentation,
which was simple and beautiful in
its appointments, was held in the
Court Room at eleven o'clock.
Mrs. Charles A. Taliaferro, the
President of the Claiborne county
branch, presided over the meeting.
That day was the birthday of Jef-
ferson Davis, and Mrs. A. K.
Brashear read poem whose sub
ject was the ablest citizen of the
State of Mississippi, and the great
est Statesman of the Southern Con.
federacy.
Miss Roberta Person, the Secre-
tary, then read the laws governing
the giving and the using of the
Bronze Crosses of Honor. The
eight crosses were then presented
by Miss Anna A. Jones. The Court
Room was decorated with Confed-
crate Flags, the place of honor.
being occupied by picture of JEFF
ferson Davis draped with Confed-
crate Flags,
The persons who received the
Crosses of Honor were as follows ::
Captain George F. Abby of the
First Mississippi Light Artillery.
Mr.. L. w. Watson of the Jeffer-
son Artillery.
Mr.. E. ]. Smith of Company C,
Tenth Mississippi Regiment.
Mr.. J. w. Jett of Company C,
Fourteenth Mississippi Regiment.
Mr.. D. T. Segrest of Company
B, Thirty-eighth Mississippi Regi-
ment.
Mr.. William Young of Company
D, Fourth Mississippi Regiment.
Mr.. ]. M. Carpenter of Company
c, Tenth Virginia Regiment.
Rev. Percy w. Jones, son of
James T. Jones, Captain of Com
pany p, in the Fourth Alabama
The Crosses of Honor were re-
ceived with grateful reverence, as
reminders of how often
I'm our Southern Story
The path Of duty was the path Of glory. "
The chief feature of the occasion
was the address made by Miss
Anna A. Jones in presenting the
Crosses of Honor for the Claiborne
County Chapter of the u. D. c.
The address was filled with
Thoughts hardly to be packed
Into some narrow fact
Fancies break through language and es-
cape.
There was not dry eye in the
audience during the delivery OF thel
address, so lucid and SO simple. so
genuine and SO sincere, 'snot with
the enticing words of mans WIS.,
dom, but in demonstration OF the
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Boil WeexiIs.
Mr.. G. H. Afford,
Port Gibson, Miss.


Port Gibson, Miss.
DEAR SIR:-Reports have reach
ed our office covering the effect o
the recent heavy rains on cotton II
boil weevil districts.
OF course the heavy rains have
been favorable to the weevil, and
nothing else could have been expect
ed in weevil territory than the
weevil should appear and be rath-
er plentiful on the young cotton.
But our experience in this boil
weevil fight is that it is far better
to have wet period at this time
than later, when the plant is much
larger and the squares more numer-
Gus. The farmer is inclined to
look at the dark side of things.
This early rain is rather favor
able symptom than otherwise be-
cause, in all probability, it will
clear off and be warm and dry. In
1907 we had just such period OF
rain a trihe later than this. 1t
cleared off and in a few weeks
nine-tenths of the weevil, so far as
reported, had disappeared. The
man who energetically clears out
his cotton as soon as the weather
permits and strictly follows our
plan of intensive cultivation, Will
be quite sure to make a fair crop.
We are not AFRAID of these early
rains; it is the late rain, because
if the planter now follows our plan
and picks up the squares for a
month, the weevils will be pretty
nearly exterminated. In fact, if
everybody would do it the weevll
would do very little damage. But
when there is a period of continu-
Gus rain after the plant has nearly
matured, it is much more diff
cult problem to handle. The sun
has less access to the plant and 1t
is more difficult to secure all the
fallen squares.
The greatest problem with which
we have had to deal in boil weevil
territory is the hopeless view of
the farmer. He wants to pillow up
his cotton and put in something
else, or he refuses to give his cot
ton the attention which it requires.
If he follows our plan thoroughly
he will succeed, and in future will
make his crop hopefully as he did
before the boil weevil appeared.
Very truly,
S. A. KNAPP,
CnaciaI Agent IN CHARGE.
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spirit and of power. I

spirit and Of power"
Those who attended the service
came away with hearts that God
had touched.
And out of the gloom future brightness is
born,
As after the night comes the sunrise Of
morn:
And the graves IN the woods with the grass
over-grown
Shall yet form the footstooI of Liberty's
throne,
And each single wreck in the warfare of
might
Shall yet be rock in the Temple Of
Right.
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The man who stays in the coun.
try and goes to town to buy a liv-
ing ought not to attempt to dis
grace the farming profession by
calling himself a farmer. He is
nothing more nor less than a flunky
for some credit merchant.
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Mr.. r. S. Wilson, Columbus
Miss, State Agent for the Farm,
ers' Demonstration work has given
out copy of a report received
from Mr.. A. S. Woodruff, Bates
vile, Miss, of his crop on twenty
six acres of land worked last year
under the direction of the farmers,
demonstration work. The report
shows that Mr.. Woodruff made a
net profit of SI,o4I.56 on his crop
of cotton, corn, cane, cowpeas,
sweet potatoes, and hogs. The to-
tai cost was S563. .oo-the total val
ue of all products was $1,000, So.
The Net profit per acre was a lit
tie better than $40.
Mr.. Woodruff and | were class
mates at the Miss. A. & M. Col
lege for two years. We worked
in the fields side by side from IAN
uary till December for two years
and learned of his determination
to be good farmer. Mr.. Wood
ruff's success gives the lie to the
statement that the Miss. A. & M.
College does not train for the farm.
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sUCCoRS ON CORN.

Mr.. Osborne Segrest, Brandy
wine, Miss, says: "There are from
three to six succors on every stalk
of my corn. Must | pull them off
or leave them ona Answer Pull
them off before they suck to much.
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Mr.. w. L. Moffet, Shipman,
Miss. writes that his tomatoes grow
until they begin to bloom and then
take something like the blight and
die. Answer: The disease may
be leaf blight, leaf spot, scab, or
blight. I suggest that you spray
with Bordeaux mixture every, ten
days.
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Corn is a very expensive feed.
Let us grow plenty of pea vine,
lespedeza, grass, and other hays.
Let us plant sorghum, peanuts,
peas, and the like for our hogs.
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The corn roots are nearly all on
top of the ground. Be careful in
laying by the corn. Cultivators
should be used.
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FLOWERS.-All lovers of flow
res can add materially to their
gardens by corresponding with me-
Cut flowers for funerals, we'd
dings, banquets or any other occa-
sion speciality. My collection is
superb.
Ny stock of -HYacinths,
Narkissus and others -are now
ready for sale.
MRS. E. BIRDSONG,
(successor to w. H, wright)
2o2 North Monroe, St.,
Telephone 743. Vicksburg.
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The following papers can be
found at the Pure Food Store, D.
L. Turner, proprietor.
Memphis News-Scimitar.
New Orleans Picayune.
Saturday Evening Post.
Ladies Home Journal.
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put up in commemorotion of some of the great heroes of Japan's past.
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NOT THE SALARY BUT
 THE OPPORTUNI TY

orison Sweet Warden in Success Maga-
 zine.
 If the laborer gets no more than the wages his employer offers him. he Is cheated; he cheats himself"
 It is said that Bismarck really founded the German empire when working for small salary as secretary to the Ger man legation in Russia, for in that posi- tion he absorbed the secrets of strategy and diplomacy which later were used so effectively for his country He worked so assi6 aously, efficiently, that Ger many prized his services more than those of the ambassador himself. If Bismarck had earned only his salary he might nave remained a perpetual clerk. and Ger many a tangle of petoy states
 I have never known employe to rlse rapidly, or ever to get beyond mediocrily, whose pay envelope was his goal, who could not see infinitely more in his work than what he found in the envelope on Saturday night. That is a mere incl dent a necessity but the larger part of the real pay of real mans work is outside of the pay envelope.
 One part of this outside salary is the opportunity of the employe to absorb the secrets of his employers success. and to learn from his mistakes, while he is being paid for learning his trade or profession. The other part, and the best of all. is the opportunity for growth, for development, for mental expansion; the opportunity to become d larger, broader, more efficient man.
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Christianity, bys placing the image of Jesus with that of Buddha and those of their ancestors, If the Christian religion did not insist in there being no other god but one. Their constitution permits all religions, and the government does not question the faith of it's employees. Count Katsura, the premier of Japan. says that this country is at the head, as to religious liherality, and that man may have any religion without suffering for it. Prince Ito told me that he considered the Budd- hists more liberal than the Christians, and that there is today a considera ble Christian element growing up in Japan. At one time the government actually con- sidered the adoption of Christianity as the state religion, proposing to modify or revise the Bible and our doctrines to suit Japanese requirements.
 Centuries ago there was a big Christian element in Japan. The Jesuits came here and converted the people by hundreds, and it is estimated that there was once no less than 600c0O protesting Christians. That was more than 400 years ago; and at that time Japanese missions were sent te the Pope at Rome. A little later the tide turned and Christianity was wiped out the converts being killed by the thousands in the most horrible ways. There are it is said, something like 15o, 900 native Christians in Japan today.
 Many Buddhist Scots.
 Shintoism and Buddhism, as them are practioed in Japan. have almost as many sects as Christianity. Shintoism has exist ed in Japan longer than any one can re- member It recognizes the immortality of the soul and the existence of super natural power. It teaches reverence for ancestors and cleanliness of soul and body. It's ideas of conduct are honesty and straigh tforwardness Ii especially teaches reverence for the Emperor, and the children in the schools are taught that their loyalty to him is a part of their re- ligion. There is sect which makes a speciality of reverence for the imperial family, another in which the sun goddess is the principal object of worship and third the Jikko, which believes that Mount Fuji Is the soul of the globe and which vows to pray for the eternal exist ence of the imperial family and the na- tion.
 The Buddhists have F divisions, with i9 subdivisions. One of the most advanced of these is the Shin sect, which teaches that morality Is as important as faith,
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and which declares that women may be saved. The Shin priests believe in edu- cation. They are allowed to marry and to eat flesh and fish. Many of the other sects are vegetarians. 1t being a general principle of the religion that no one should kill any living thing. some even strain their drinking water in order that they may not unl<nowingly swallow a fish or a frog.
 Among the most intelligent Buddhists of Japan are the Zens, whose followers are largely among the intellectual classes. They believe in education and aim at sal vation by an understanding of the prin- ciples of non-existence. With them med itation and introspection are the means of attaining true wisdom
 And then there is the Shingon sect, one of whom invented the Japanese alphabet; the Kegon sect. whose headquarters Is at Nara. and the Jodo sect, which has doc trines for the initiated and doctrines for the masses Nearly all of the sects tol- crate a belief in other religions, and large proportion of the Japanese people have sacrificial altars in their homes for both the Buddhist and Shinto faiths. Many of them are Confucianists as well.
 One of the most noted Buddhist priests of Japan is Renjo Akamatzu who was educated in Europe and who studied there as a pupil of Max Muller He Is connected with the big Hongwanji tenn pie here in Kyoto. He makes no bones of saying that religious tolerance is grow ing in Japan and that Christianity is a permanent institution here He says that there is no reason why the two re- ligions should not exist without friction, because both appeal to the hearts and minds of men, and that one Is better suited to some men than the other.
 Akamatzu teaches his students that they should study Christianity, saying that it will make them broad minded. He does not believe in proselyting and says that violence in defending religious doc trines is contrary to the teachings of both Christ and Buddha.
 During a talk with MT. Akamatzu he told me that he believed in the doctrine of transmgration, and those who did well in this world would rise step by step un- til they reached the nirvana.
 asked him what he meant by the nirvana. He replied:
 Ut Is hard to explain that in English It does not mean soul annihilation, IS many suppose. It is not negative state but positive one. IL means eternal hap
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from here by train, which was erected In 1891 by a paper manufacturer who had made a fortune and was grateful to the gods That Buddha is of bronze. It measures S5 feet around the waist, and the diameter of its lap is 20 feet. The ears are six feet long and by my tape line 1t is just two feet around the thumb. It has an electric bulb in its forehead.
 Religion and the War.
 There has been a decided revival among the native religions here since the Rus sian war. Many of the priests went to the front to give spiritual consolation to the soldiers. This was so of both Budd hists and Shintoists. When the war closed the Emperor added to thls revival by visiting the great Shinto shrine at Ise, where he proclaimed to the imperial an cestors that the war was successfully ended. Since then many other famous personages have visited lse, and Shinto- ism and ancestral worship stand higher than they have for years. Many of the cannon and other trophies which were captured In Manchuria were brought to Japan and given to the temples where they are kept as monuments Among such things is a great water tank, which shows the marks of many cannon balls. 1t now stands in the grounds of the Yaka- suni temple in Tokio. During the fight ing in Manehuria the people here showed their faith by the way they went to the shrlnes to pray for their loved ones. Many of them took slabs of cedar or pine, upon which they had written their prayers. The back of each piece of wood bore the name of the person for whom they were especially praying and also that of the god whose intercession was supplcated. Such prayers were laid on the altars, the worshipers at the same time giving something to the church to insure the assistance of the priests.
 Japanese liberafity.
 As far as l can learn the Buddhism which is proclaimed by the most advanced of the priests today Is as broad as all outdoors. This is the spirit of the new Japan Indeed the people are so broad in religious matters-I mean those of the upper classes-that they are ready to ao- eept the best of any and all religions. Indeed they believe in a combination of Shintoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, with sprinkle of Christianity thrown in. It is said that there are thousands of Japanese who would readily accept