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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-16
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most conspicuous among their fellows
is not bigness. To the naval expert
this magnitude as expressed in gun
power and thickness of armor means
simply added power OF offense and de-
tense. bat 10 the bluejsckets Il has
also another meaning. namely life N
a larger CON munity. The average red
blooded young American loves TO con
gregate with his fellows. IL Is this
instinct which causes so many boys
IN leave the farms for the cities. Now
afIoat as ashore Yankee youth prefers
to be a member OF the largest pos
sible community. II means greater
and more diversified opportunities for
amusement and IN effect greater lib
erty. Now the naval tsrs who like to
have plenty of shtpmates have their
ambitions gratificd or the new battle
shif-s. Each OF these monsters carries
from $50 to- .OOG men. which Is up
ward Of twice a. many as found room
on any Of the batileships OF which the
nasjon was so proud a scant dozen
years ago.
Almost equally important as con-
tribgting to the prestige Of these new
batfleships among the bluejacket> Is
the fact that a Dreadnought offers
vastly superior opportunities for gun
PLAY b. the enlisted men and ~hcn
Won come down 10 u. e is the lure Of
shooting with she big guns tia; at
tracts mos. boys TO the navy and
holds them there or they have on
rolled IN is service. The term Dread
nourhf il synonomouz with all big
gun which means that one Of these
twentieth century death dealers brisi-
ies With two or three times a. many
guns Of the isrKest size a. could b
found on any u The batf.eships IN
which the nation vas putting &c Trust
W 70 a few monies ago. With The
big ~bzrkcrs- tins nrli.plled i Means
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tho old battloships there was no such
conspicuous storage Of "spuds, as
the b!uejackets terri these edioies-
Another new wrinkle TO be sen on
deck are steel cases which contain
the concentrated food to be issued
10. the men rs they are leaving tpe
ship-in small boats in the event OF
d!saSer and the enforced aDancoh-
ment Of the vessel.
For all That. the interior OF Dread
nougLt is a marvel OF concentration
and SPACE economy. Il would astouna
the average citizen could he realize
70 what extent provision has bees
made for every want Of this uomadic
comuupity. Il would be difficult 20
find in all our land q village OF l,vvs
people that is anything IKE 80 ven
on in comforts and convense1ces-
There IS an ice factory and an electro
light syssemsand a comprehensive tel
ephone system and a circulating 10
rsry and = possosrce with AZ least two
deliveries os mail every day The
cod storage rooms. way down below
the surface cf the water. and the gal
levs or kitchens would put &c shame
the most up-to-dste New York hotel
Then. too. rot only are such neces-
stiles a. laundry facilities and ID
erai supply Of pure drinking water
provided. bus one ends such anexpect-
Cd adjancts a. a blacksmith shop and
2 prin;ing rofTloe from which uay
newspaper is issued and host OF
other surprises. not foftrtting the
telegraph ofsce. from which. via the
wireless. The raitleship = always IN
touch with the outside world
All SORTS Of psrior Eames have de-
votes among tbs bias5sckcts, and ne
bows have = ~msxazine exchanRe~
uh.<n affords re subscribers 20 Sc
All the current mseaz.nes and tbs
sappieurufs the regular ships ~
ra~y. Athletics arc not only permitted
but encouraged by the Nay Depart
neat. Gymnasium facIIIEe< art p-o-
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By WHlo0H FHWCSZ[

nationality. had been armed with fcnr
Pinch or Is-inch hrcech-Ioading rires
and with a variety 81 less powerful
hitters. including S-inch, s-inch and 3
inch guns. and ~ on through the
whole category Of standard weapons
down 10 tho i-pounders. The policy
In The Drcadnourhf vas 10 curtail the
number Of guns 81 lesser importance
particularly what might be termed
~ intermediate guns. such as the y
inrh and the sinch-and 10 place de-
pcndcncc almost wholly upon the
nirh power. long range thundercr.
The naval noveify John BuH pro
duced IN the Dreadnouehf impressed
cher World powers - favornh'y that
almost 81 The leading nations. incluo-
.nx the United States. followed this
example. and thcreupon the word
s,rrafnourhf came TO distinguish not
percly : single ship but TIE Whole
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!" white marble reaching up
Irom ths site of the Old res
ervoir facing Fifth avenue
from Fortieth to Fcrty-sec
ond street and extending far back in
10 Bryant Park toward Sixth avenue
is New York's new Million-Dollar
Public Library. II is the most pala-
tial most complete and most thor
Oughly up-to-date institution of its
kind in the world. Certainly it is one
OF the most imposing and well worthy
to house the fortune in rare books,
early first editions and manuscripts
priceless in value, as well as the old
prints and exquisite canvasses soon
TO be placed permanently therein.
Many New Workers who clamored
for such library. now just on the
eve sof its dedication are clamOring
still. They will continue to do so un-
til it's doors are thrown wide to an
impatient public. 1t has been many
years in the course of construction
and there were many vexatlous delays
due, many claim. to political Interior
ence and red tape. But the care and
pains that have been expended upon
il were well worth while and to have
undue haste would have made impos
sible much of the rich ana exquisite
carving that graces its exterior and
interior.
Yes. this library cost a trifie more
than s10,000000 and no native born
New Yorker overlooks this all impor-
tant fact when he takes his visitor
thence to show him the wonders OF
the architects and sculptors' art. His
pride is pardonable and the gaping
visitor is invariably held spellbound,
thff is if his artistic sense is in the
leltJt developed. He can spend hours
walking around the big structure and
then only do the beautiful. classic
lines dawn upon him, for it is just 'as
artistic as it is spacious. Its dimen-
sions are 1894 feet long by "a feet in
depth. and at its highest point rises
TO 1870 feet. The ground space it COW
ers measures 100000 square feet, but
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Tie [XZA HYeH0e Front

HAT stately pile of glistening
white marble reaching up
Ircm III, site of the old res
ervoir facing Fifth avenue
from Fortieth to Fcrty-Sec
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IFE IS full OF variety IN the
United States Navy. The con-
tinual advent of new ships.
and the retiring Of obsolete
nn,s: changes OF station; the
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-02-17
farm Department

They will swell, and aborb enough
water during the night to make
them come up in few days.
Should your stand not be perfect,
replant the skips with soaked seed
at once. Remember, good stand
is absolutely necessary to insure a
large yield.
Hoe early and often first, for
once grass and weeds get the ad-
vantage of the crop, it is a hard
matter to chop and clean properly
and retain a stand. Cultivate clean,
and lay by with middle burster,
as this enables you to use a potato
digger in harvesting your nuts and
vines. After digging allow your
vines to lay on the ground four to
six hours and wilt, not cure. Put
pole about three to i've inches IN
diameter, six to seven feet long,
in the ground one foot, mailing
two cross pieces two feet long, six
inches from the ground. Cross
one finger over the other and you
will get the idea. Have a small
boy pick up vines, shake well, and
lay around near each pole, making
it convenient for a man to build
the shock. This man should lay
the vines around the pole in cir
Gle, with the nuts to the pole,
building then up to the top.
! When the top of the pole is reach
ed, cap with a peanut vine or with
grass, if handy. Allow to stand
until nuts and hay are thoroughly
cured, when they can be thrashed.
L have on hand an improved
thrasher, brought here by the Gov.
ernment, ana used for threshing
all of the peanuts in this section
this year, and am prepared to
thrash for those who do not care
to invest in an engine and thrasher,
1
at a reasonable charge per bushel,
B. D. GRAY,
Rural Route No. 8,
Bossier Parish, La.
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College, Miss, has been chosen as
the Enunciator of the Contest. A
competent Committee will be ap-
pointed to grade manuscripts, make
averages. and assist otherwise In
bringing off the contest success
fully.
1t is recommended that early at
tention be given to the matter OF
securing boarding accommodations
for spelling teams. The indications
point to an unprecedented attend
ance at the meeting of the Associa-
ton, and all parties interested
should govern themselves accord
ingly. In locating teams it will be
necessary for the committee to
know the sex of each member.
All inquiries relative to the Spell
ing Contest should be addressed to
Supt. ]. c. Fant, Meridian, Miss.
JOHN R. ELLIS,
President NJ. T. A.
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Peanut Culture.

A sandy, loamy soil is best
adapted for the growing of peanuts,
either in the hills or bottom, though
stiff land in the bottom properly
prepared has made some excellent
yields. The only objection to
planting them'in stiff soil is Jumps
of dirt stick to the peanuts, and,
when thrashed, come out with the
nuts, but at the additional small
expense, this dirt can be removed
by putting the peanuts in a water
though for a few minutes 4; the
dirt will sink to the bottom at once,
when the peanuts (Which fioat)
can be raked off and put on tar
paulin in the sun to dry. The nuts,
having been in the water SO short
a time will not absorb much water,
and will dry very quickly, when
they can be sacked.
For bottom lands, where the soil
is loamy, l would suggest putting
the rows three feet apart, with one
double peanut every ten inches in
the drill, covering one and half
to two inches. For hill land, or
very poor sandy soil in the bottoms,
would make the rows about thirty
inches apart, with a double peanut
eight inches in the drill.
Either broadcast your land
from November the 18th to March
1st and re-bed with four burrows
about the first to 18th of May and
plant at once, or list list your land
from November 18th to March IS
and break out middles with middle
burster, allowing the land to remain
until about the 1st to 18th of May
when you can re-bed your rows
dry enough for the soil to pulverizt
thoroughly and plant at once al
above directed.
The night before planting, pa
as many nuts as you viii be abi'
to drop the next day. into sack
and immerse the sack in water, al
lowing to remain there all night
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mingo, Prentiss, Lee, Pontotoc,
Itawampa and Monroe.
Second District-Tippah, Ben
ton, Marshall, Lafayette, Union,
Calhoun and Chickasaw.
Third District-De Soto, Tate,
Panola, YalIobusha and Talla-
hatchie.
Fourth District-Tunica, Goa
homa, Quitman and Bolivar.
Fifth District-Holmes, Sun
flower, LeAore and Washington.
Sixth District-Grenada, Car
roll, Montgomery, Attala, Web
ster, Choctaw and Winston.
Seventh Dlstrict-Kemper, Nox-
ubee, Lowndes, Clay and oktib.
beha.
Eighth District-Neshoba, New
ton, Leake, Scott and Rankin.
Ninth District--Yazoo, Hinds
and Madison.
Tenth District-Issaquena, Shar-
key, Warren and Claiborne.
Eleventh District - Jefferson,
Adams, Wilkinson, Amite and
Franklin.
Twelfth District-copiah, Lin
| coin and Pike.
Thirteenth District = Simpson,
Covington, Smith and Jasper.
Fourteenth District Lauder
dale, Clarke, Wayne and Green.
Fifteenth District-Perry, For.
rest and Jones.
Sixteenth District = Lawrence
Jefferson, Davis, Marion, Lamar
and Pearl River.
Seventeenth District-Hancock
Harrison and Jackson.
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Forty Year Record Established
at Chicago Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-The wide
spread agitation against the high
price Of meat has failed to check
the advance in hog prices, live
hogs at the stock yards here selling
todayat the highest mark, with one
exception. of the-last 40 years. The
new high point recorded today was
so.27 Ia per 100 lbs, and Predic-
tons were freely made that within
a few weeks the $Io level will have
been passed.
Simultaneous with the bulge in
live hogs, the price of the products
also made advances, pork for the
May delivery selling today at S23.-
6s per barrel. This is the highest
price touched since the Civil War
with the exception of 1887, when
the price was forced up to S24 dur
ing what is known as the "Armour
corner"
Continued light receipts of hogs
at all Western packing centers'
and an unusually active demand
by Eastern shippers, are the reas-
ons for the persistent upward
trend.
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MEANING OF CENSUS TERMS.
The Bureaus Instructions Con-
cerning a "DweIIlng House"
and a "FamiIy."

6hsA -
Washington, D. c., February
II, Io1o.-The official definitions
of the terms dwelling house" and
family" with reference to the
population schedule to he carried
by the enumerators in the Thir-
teenth United States Census, be-
ginning April 18th, next, are ex-
planned in the Census Bureaus
lengthy printed instructions to the
canvassers. 1t is pointed out that
the answers should relate only to
conditions existing on April 18TH,
the Census Day."
The words dwelling house" and
family" are for census purposes,
given a much wider application
than they have In ordinary speech.
A dwelling" is defined as a
place in which, at the time of the
census, one or more persons regu-
larly sleep. 1t need moi be house
in the common meaning of the
word, but may be, for example, a
room in factory, store, or office
building, a loft over a stable, a
canal boat. tent, or a wigwann.
The term also includes a hotel,
boarding or lodging house, a tene-
ment or apartment house, an insti-
tuition or school building, If persons
regularly sleep there, as well as
the ordinary dwelling house.
A family" as a census term,
may mean a group of individuals
who occupy jointly dwelling place
or part of a dwelling place, or ar
! Individual living alone in any place
of abode. All the occupants and
employees of a hotel, If they regu'
larly sleep there, make up single
family, because they occupy one
dwelling place, and persons living
alone in cabins, huts, or tents; per
sons occupying room or rooms II
bublic buildings, stores, ware
houses, factories. or stables; ant
persons sleeping on river boats
canal boats, barges, etc.. If the,
have no other usual place of abode
] are regarded as families.
The enumerators are required I
enter on the schedule the name Q
. every person whose usual place o
abode on April 18th, 1910, wa
with the family or in the dwellin
! place for which the enumeration
: being made. The head of the fam
ily is to be entered first; then th
) wife; next the children, whethe
: sons or daughters, In the order c
. their ages; and lastly, all othe
persons living with the family
whether relatives, boarders, lodl
: ers, or servants. The bead of tf
: family, whether husband or fathe
{ widow or unmarried person OF eitl
er sex, is to be designated by tt
= word head, and the other men
: bers of a family as wife, fathe
r mother. son, daughter. grandson
: daughter-in-Iaw, uncle, aunt. nice
!. boarder, lodger, servant, ETC., a
| cording to the particular relatlo
: ship which the person bears to Il
head OF the family.
Blank deeds, leases contract
al ~m@.r 80 RaxyaslIa office.
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State Spelling Contest.

To be held under the auspices OF
the Mississippi Teachers Associa-
ton. at Meridian, Miss, Friday,
April 2oth, 1910, P. NJ, High
School Auditorium. for boys and
girls In Mississippi under III years
of age and belonging either to a
public or private school or to the
Preparatory Department of Col
lege.
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William Bamberge.

A dispatch from Cincinnati, dat.
ed Feb. II, says:
"OAicials of the Queen and
Crescent Route were notified today
that William Bamberge, general
agricultural superintendent OF the
railroad, had died on train near
York, Ala, of acute indigestion.
His headquarters were at Lexing-
ton, Ky."-Natchez Democrat.
Mr.. Bamberge was well known
in Claiborne county where, two
years ago, he frequently came as 9
specialagent of the Department O
Agriculture.
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BOARD OF ALDERrIEN.
concluded from Last week,

The action of the mayor and
clerk In issuing the following war
rants during vacation was approved:
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WORD LISTS.

/. The words used in the con-
test will be selected from Hunts
Progressive Speller, parts /. and
II, the adopted spelling books for
the public schools of Mississippi.
2. In case of a tie between teams
or individuals, a second contest will
be held with words likewise select
ed from the adopted spoilers.
Z. Succeeding contests, if any,
will consist of words selected from
Webster's Primary Dictionary (lat-
est edition).
d. The first contest will consist
of 100 words, the second of so
words, and succeeding contests OF
25 words each.
MANNER OF HOLDING CON-
TESTS
/. Contestants will be required
to spell words by writing them
there will be no oral spelling.
2. The contest as to time, shall
proceed at the rate of four words
per minute.
4. The Enunciator shall pro-
nounce no word more than three
times, but may define words ac
cording as he deems proper.
d. Webster shall be considered
authority on orthography and pro
nunciation.
DATE FOR ENTERING TEAMS
Each county or school which !
to be represented must notify tn
Chairman of the Spelling Contest
Supt. ]. c. FAINT, Meridian, Miss.
not later than April 18th. 1t
NOT necessary at the time OF enter
Ing the teams to send pames Q
the members composing teams
These must be sent not later tha
April 25th. Notice Is given tha
the above date must be observed /
entering teams, as the name OF u
team will be enrolled for the cor
test later than the date mentioned
This rule will be enforced withor
exception.
ENUNcIATOR
Prof. .. c. Hull, Agriculture
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II you want to save from SIS to
$40 on your Spring Suit, go to B.
Fried. the Tailor.
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observation-disclosures REPORT.
H. D. BRowNLEE, supt.

H.D BRowNLEE, supt.
which report was received and filed
and ordered spread on the minutes.
The marshal reported as follows
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Rules.
WHO NAY ENTER THE CON-
TEST

I. The contest will be limited to
teams only, composed of FIVE pupils
each. Neither individuals nor
teams of less than FIVE will be per-
mitted to enter.
a. A team (and one only) may
be sent by
(a) Each county of the state.
Ca) Each separate school district
whose white enrolment is not less
than 900.
(c) Each private or denomina-
tional academy.
Cd Each preparatory depart
ment of college.
4. Separate schools of less than
400 enrolment are entitled to rep
presentation on county teams.
TEAM PRIZES.
/ An engrossed certificate indi-
eating first, second, or third high
est record, as the case may be, will
he awarded to each of the three
counties or schools whose teams
makes the three highest records ir
the contest.
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R. c. HASTINGS, Treas.
which report was received and fled
and ordered spread on the minutes.
The Supt. of the E. L. & w. W.
plant reported as follows
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-02-17
MARsHAL,s REPoRT.
R. W. MAGRupRR. Marshs

which report was received and fled
and ordered spread on the minutes.
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Blank deeds, leases, contracts,
notes at Reveille Office.
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INDIVIDUAL PRIZES

I. To each of the three individ-
ual spoilers making the highest
records a handsome gold medal will
be awarded regardless of whether
they belong to the winning team
or not.
1t is respectfully recommended
that Teachers Associations, coun-
ties, and schools offer to pay the
railroad expenses OF the contestant
who proves to be the best speller
of the teams, and of the entire team
in case it should win one OF the
team prizes.
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Hous BRING HIGH PRICES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-13
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY.
Death of Aged Resident.

The funeral of Mrs. Martha P. S.
Woods who died at the home of her
niece, Mrs. G. w. Dodge, Sunday, was
held yesterday and the burial ook place
at Passumpsic. Rev. E. E. Grant ofici-
ating. Martha Perkins Slapp, Mrs.
Stephen Woods, was born in Leba-
non, n. H., May /, 1916 so had she
lived until the first of next month she
would have reached the ripe old age
OF "a years. She was one of eight child
rem and was the last surviving member
of her family. One sister lived to the age
of 90 years, dying five years ago, and
one brother lived to be 80 years old.
She is of English descent her great grand
father coming to this country, and her
grandfather was a major in the war of
the revolution. At the age of % years
she was married to Stephen Woods of
Passumpsic, and they spent several
years in Danville and Burlington. In
1860 they went to independence, Iowa,
but in 1870 they returned and settled for
time at East Hardwck where he died
about 40 years ago. Twelve years ago
she came to East ST. Johnsbury to make
her home with her niece and has since
resided there. For nearly 80 years she
had been member of the Baptist church
and was at the time of her death mem
Der OF the Baptist church at East
Hard wick. Her greatest in6rmity was.
almost total deafness, but up to her last
illness she took lively interest in the
topics of the day, keeping informed
through the columns of the daily pa
pers. She was a consistent Christian,
one who searched the Scriptures, and
tried to live and walk in the footsteps of
her Master She looked forward with
great faith and confidence to the meet
Ing with those who had gone before.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Dodge have been
quite i'll with the grip the past few days.
Both are recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kellogg and Miss
Florence Drew of ST. Johnsbury were the
guests of Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Wark
last week.