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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

The Webster County Sunday School
convention. which was TO have met AZ
Garrison. has been postponed on ac'
count Of the continued wet weather
and the resultant grassy condition OF
the crops. so as TO give farmers time
tn catch IN
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

At meeting OF the A. NJ. v. Zion
Church for the states OF Tennessee
and Mississippi. II was decided 10
found a negro industrial school at
CORTLAND and so acres of land, costing
s1.45O. were purchased. The board VIII
spend $4,000 on the building and VIII
open the school the first Wednesday
In October.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

An English title b always 60 g
the seasons ~boot ooaIogas
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

The Confederate Veterans az Cor
inth have voted 10 have their reunion
on August II at the fair grounds.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

Mike Cox, who lived fifteen miles east
OF Ripley, is dead Mr. Cox was per
haps the oldest man in Mississippi. He
was born in ireland In 1896 and came
IN this country about 1885. After
spending a few years in New York he
came southwark and soon settled In
Mississippi. He made a regular farm
hand after he was 100 years old.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29
| Mississippi News
OHIO q q % OHIO


One OF the most important and or.
thusiastic meetings OF the Tishcmin-
go County Farmers Union was aeld
NJ Dennis. Twenty-one local UNIONS
were represented. The following res.
olutions were passed: Resolved "a.
That a county fair be held this fall;
t2l that we favor the board OF super.
visors issuing bonds In the several
districts sufficient 10 expend at least
500 per mile on all first class roads ia
the county, and $3.50 per mile on sec.
ond class roads: 49, that we agree 10
do all we can 10 discourage a petition
against the agricultural school"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29

Secretary f. l.. Terry OF the Gre
nadaBusiness League. is beginning a
campaign looking TO interesting the
farmers OF Grenada county In raising
hay. vegetables and cattle and hogs.
He is also making an effort 10 get as
many products as possible for the
Ohio Valley Exposition, soon 20 be
held at Cincinnati. The railroad com
pany has offered 10 transport all prod.
ucts for exhibits there free OF cost
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-29
Rural Routes Turned Down.

The Mississippi congressman made
unsuccessful attempts at thu postoffice
department to get the postmaster gen
eral to use the finds al his disposal to
extend the rural free delivery service
to places which already had been ap-
proved by the department agents, and
attention to what these gentlemen
called the unjust policy was called in
the house at the close of the fiscal
year. The postmaster general pointed
out that he had turned back into the
treasury some $4,000. 900 Of unexpend-
ed money.
Lands Forfeited for Taxes.
Swamp Land Commissioner Gillespis
has been kept busy this month receipt
ing for taxes on lands that have been
forfeited to the state for non-payment
of taxes. The average amount received
by tie swamp land commissioner for
thirty days is something like 500. but
with the month only hal; gone that
amount has been exceeded by nearly
$500. Most Of these redemptions have
been made of lands located In Harri
son county. and large share Of these
are town lots In Gulfporr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
TUBERCULOSIS IN THE PRISON
and There Seems but One
Remedy.

From several Investigations that
have been made by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven.
ton Of tuberculosis, 1t Is estimated
that on an average about fifteen per
cent. Of the prison population OF the
country is afflicted with tuberculosis.
On this basis, out of the $4,000 prison.
ers housed in the penal institutions
Of the United States at any given
time, not less than $4,000 arc infected
with this disease. If the Philippine
islands and other insular possessions
were taken into consideration the
number would be much larger. Some
Of the prisons Of Pennsylvania. Kan.
sas and Ohio show such shocking con-
ditions with reference to tuberculosis
that many wardens admit that these
places Of detention are death traps.
Similar conditions could be found in
almost every state. and IL the major
ity Of cases the only sure remedy is
the destruction of the old buildings
and the erection of new nes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

The illustration shown herewith is
from a bulletin Of the Ontario De-
partnsent If Agriculture and shows
how the waite: table of the soil de-
rcnds on the location Of drains. If in
a field that is underdrained three feet
deep a number of holes are dug it
would be observed after q heavy rain
that in those nearest the drains no
water would remain. In the hole Sit
uated halfway between the drains al
c would hold considerable water for
a few days.
In a clay in fairly good condition it
will be found that the slope Of the
water table is about l foot in %. in
,nam l foot in about SO. The illus
tration represents a clay soil with
drains 4 and Is 100 feet apart. Wells
are dug 12.5 feet apart. At the end
Of as hours after a heavy rain the
water will stand about a. indicated
By zig-Zag lines, in q gradient Of about
in 25, and hence will be two feet
deeper in the centre we'll than at eth.
or drain. Hcr2n if tie drains are
three feet hu@D there will be three
feet of draiac sell we y and B, but
only one Eco: 81 X. Capillarity and
oil resistance tc water flow play an
important part in holding the water
highest half way' between the drains.
and the gradient ! III % represents
,-: a,,,I;,, r.r,nrth in n'1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

An eastern fable tells Of a poten-
tate who demanded that there should
be brought to him the stjneS Of p thou
sand bees killed because one of their
colony had dared commit lese-majeSte
by singing the hand Of royalty. When
they were brought in a tiny golden
thimb!e the king was so amazed to
find that q thousand Of the h~ypoder-
mic roints male such 4 little mass
that he issued a manifesto 10 the cf-
feet that thereafter no person with
in the bounds Of the kingdom sho!lA
complain 1T the sting Of 4 bee. The
Lessons of the fable is that petty an
noyances hurt because they are cXag-
Scrated in The mind, that VIXEN they
arc seen in their actual proportions
they arc so slight rs to merit OILY con.
tempt. How much comfort would
ccrac to the majority Of persons t.
they could but soc the tiny size Of the
bee stings that lead them to acts OF
r~ctHl1ncc. words % anger, expressions
Of rcDrCaCh. The bee sting annoy
cHcns have caused lifelong br"HclCS
ol friendship, they have broken UP
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
Senator B%ulkeley's Discovery OF Little
William Barlow, Who First Dem.
orstrated for the Hartfords
the Value Of Eunt.

One day, In the early spring of 1874,
when Morgan G. Bulkeley, now SEN
ator from Connecticut, was backing
almost siEgle-handed the Hartford
Comm baseball nine, which two
years later just missed winning the
championship, being only two games
behind the Chicagos. he took me to
see a game between the Hartfords
and a semi-professional club. We sat
in the scorers box.
81 have brought you here" said
Bulkeley, the most enthusiastic fan /
have ever known. that you might see
at work the new youngster | found
playing with the Old Atlantics OF
Brooklyn. He's out there at short
stop now; and / want you to keep
your eye on him. l don't mean that
you should keep your eyes glued on
him while he is playing shortstop. al
though he is very good in that posi-
ton. But when he m to bat don't
take your eyes off of him."
Pretty soon the %youngster in ques-
ton, slight of build and only a few
inches over five feet. came to bat.
Now" cautioned Mr.. Buckley,
YOU will see something that you
have never seen before. ] don't know
whether it's right or not. according
to baseball rules. but he does it-and
there you are"
The boy stod at the plate, with the
bat oustretched directly in front OF
him, like a musket at present arms.
Thus holding the bat, he let the ball
hit it squarely efter n or two balls
had been pitched. Immediately the
ball dropped, jumped in front Of the
home plate, and Barlow was within
safe striking distance of first base
before the pitcher could recover the
ball.
Mr.. Bulkeley beamed all over.
Now" he shouted above the uproar,
you will see the captain Of the other
nine making vigorous objection" Sure
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
When Washington Cried

endured many hardships. Their Driva-
tions, their dire need of money had
in a measure demoralized and dis
copraged them.
And right here. and all of a sud-
dem said Mr.. Brown, General Wash
ington broke down completely. He put
his hands to his face so that he might
conceal his emotion. but | saw the
tears trickling down between his
hands. He was completely overcome,
and | was so awe-stricken at the spec
tacle Of the commander-in-chief Of the
Continental army in tears that l stood
as though I were transfiXed to the
floor. | looked at Mr.. Morris, to see
how he was affected, and found him
trying to relieve the situation by ap-
Fearing to be busy arranging some pa
pers that had been spread before him
prior to General Washington's en-
trance. Then, as suddenly as he had
broken down, General Washington re-
gained his composure, and went on to
say that II Mr.. Morris could find with
in twenty-four hours sufficient money
to pay each man in the army a little
of what was due him, this payment
would do much to revive the army's
courage and morals. and, If this were
accomplished, there was little doubt
but that the British would be held in
check.
Tor a moment Mr.. Morris was ST.
lent; then he replied that he himself
was without funds. that he die not
know where he could raise even the
small amount asked on such short no.
tee, but that he would do the best ne
could. adding that he did not feel JUS
tilted in encouraging any hope in Gen
eral Washington's breast that the
money could be secured.
General WashinstcI's reply vas
simple. Il know that you will do al
| YOU can-as you have done Already
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
KIDDING FARM
OF G%RASSHOPPER
Eavorite Remedy, Recommended
BY Colorado Agricultural
College Is Arsenic
Bran Mash.

tBy 8. ARTHUR JOHNSON, Colorado
Agricultural Collese.)
In spite Of the fact that a great
deal Of work has been done by eXper-
iment stations on grasshoppers, no
royal road to control has yet been
found. Each attack has to be con-
sidered on it's W merits and relief
sought through the most promising
channel.
Oae of the favorite remedies IS ar.
senic bran mash. This Is made by
mixing one pound Of white arsenic
with 25 pounds OF bran. The ar.
senic is SO near the color Of the
flour in the bran that it Is not easy to
tell when the mixing IS we'll done. To
overcome this difficulty. the arsenic
may first be collected by adding a lit.
tie dry paint.
After the bran and arsenic are we'll
mixed they should be moistened with
water. Put in just enough to make
the particles stick together. This
mixture should be scattered where
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
insulted by a Judge. the Man Who
May Become a Supreme Court
Justice Nearly Abandoned the
Practise of Law.

Now that Lloyd w. Bowers, the So
licitor general Of the United States. is
being talked Of AS a probable TAFT
nomination for the Supreme court. |
am reminded OF an incident in Mr..
Bowers career which furnished the
crisis Of his life, and of that incident
| have personal knowledge" remarked
a lawyer Of national fame who once
was very close himself to becoming
a Supreme court justice.
II think am safe in saying" con-
tinued my informant, that there Is
not at the car of the United States.
and never has been, a mar of greater
delicacv of sentiment or Of more Goa
slant and perfect recognition OF the
rights and feelings of others than Mr..
Bowers. He also has a high sense OF
personal konc~, and it was due to the
combination of these characteristics
that there arose the crisis in his life
of which ! speak.
Following his graduation from the
Columbia law school, lie had been for
some time managing clerk OF a lead
Ing law Office in New York city.
There he was highly esteemed and a
great career was predicted at the bar
for him. AMI. there he appeared one
day, displaying every evidence OF a
sense of humiliation. the manne OF q
man who had net with a g~rievous per-
sonal insult.
His friends nocked around him
what was the matter, they asked?
Then, In effect. Mr.. Bowers told them
that he had that day had such an un-
happy experience in court he had de-
cided to abandon forever the profess
sion of the law. He had appeared in
court, he said, to ask that a long
pending matter be decided by the
court, stating that 1t was of no real
consequence how the matter was de-
cided, but that II was imperative that
the decision should he made. that the
accounts in question might be settled
and money necessary for the living ex-
penses of his client be released. But
no sooner had he made his statement,
Mr.. Bowers went on TO say, than the
court visited its anger upon him,
shocking and humillating him so that
he had decided to abandon the law,
because he did not wish ever again
to be placed in such a position where
he could be tnsulted, while at the
same time it would be impossible for
him to resent the insult.
MIR. Bowers was perfectly sincere
in his expressed purpose to give up
his career as a lawyer. despite the
bright future that was before him, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
kcepinq II Dry,

An old woman of a wealthy New
Jersey family was going visiting. The
coachman, who had not been in this
country long, had just been equipped
with a new uniform and a new silk
hat. Before they had gone far it be-
gan to sprinkle, and the old woman
told the coachman to fasten down the
side curtains Of the wagonette.
He drove up to a hitching pest be-
side the road and, dismounting, hung
his new hat on the post, and begun tc
fasten the curtains.
The old woman noticed his bare
head and asked him where his hat
was. o.
"Oi took it Off me head, mum, Sc. al
is wouldn't get wet" the coachman
replied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

A search for a child's short story,
The Griffin and the Minor Canon"
in a volume all by itself revealed to q
persistent city shopper the thought
and money that are expended on the
furnishing of dolls houses. Book
stores had not the story in a single
volume, but in a department store
one young woman interviewed had re-
Gently been transferred from the toy
department and was able to contribute
a helpful hint.
81 think" she safe, you can find it
In one of the dolls houses down
stairs"
Curiosity had by that time become
q sauce to literature, so the shopper
hurried downstairs to inspect the doll
houses. Three Of the most expensive
houses contained libraries consisting
of a score of diminutive books and
each book contained a child's story
complete. One Of them was "Ths
Griffin and the Minor Canon"
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Story OF Old Baseball Days

enough vigorous protests were made,
but without avail.
Again, in his proper order, the
youngster stood at the home plate.
But this time, instead Of holding the
club rigidly in front of him. ne
tossed it at the ball just before 1t
was over the plate. That swerved the
ball so that it rolled rather slowly to-
wards third base. He will get to
first base before the third baseman
can pick 1t up" announced Mr.. Bulke-
ley confidently. And the yourgster
did.
| looked at Mr.. Buckley in wonder;
in all my baseball days had never
seen anything like the batting of this
lad. Mr.. Bulkeley smiled enthusiast
tical!y. They call that a bunt," he
said. Some baseball players think
that 1t is all right. Some. insist that
1t isn't fair. 1t is an entirely new
freak in baseball and this boy has in
vented it. His name IS Barlow
In these days when the scientific
bunt is one of the important features
of the national game, it IS probable
that Morgan G. Buckley, senior SEN
ator from Connecticut. when things
grow q little dull in the senate cham
Der, recalls with a considerable de-
gree OF satisfaction that 1t was with
lis first Hartford baseball nine that
little William Barlow demonstrated
fully the value Of the bunt in baseball
to the player who knows how to en-
ploy 1t skillfully. This Barlow did in
less thin one season., for a serious Ill
ness did not permit him to play long
with the Hartfords. Yet in the short
while that he was with the team he
taught the secret Of the bunt to his
teammates, and 1t was one at the
tricks that speedily made the Hart
ford club one of the counrry's best for
a few years.
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwares.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
Value Of Birds.

A French naturalist asserts that If
the world were to become b:vdless, ir
nine years time man coull 70 longer
inhabit il. This seems a very sweep
Ing statement at first glance, bit
when We come to reflect upon the
matter We find that it is Goubtlcss 4
true one Insects and slGgs would
multiply SO fast, Notwithstanding all
the sprays and roisOns thar could be
manufactured &c a~Er:hilate them. that
they would destroy tie orchards, for
csts and c-cps. The lane would be.
cone one vast doS"rt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
WAGON BED CONVERTED
INTO DIFFERENT USES
Asricu1turist Has Often Found It Hardship to Be Obliged
to Buy or Build Number of Vehicles
Required n Farm.

The agriculturist has often found 1t
a hardship to be obliged to buy or build
a number of wagons for the multifari-
Gus requirements incident to the op-
GRAFTON of a farm. The wagon that
could serve to carry boxes or Grated
vegetables and berries to market
would not be of any use when haying
time came around. When it vas neces-
sary to carry calves or live stock, still
another wagon must be called into
service.
While reapers, threshers, and other
farm implements have been continually
improved, the farm wagon has re-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

A convertible wagon bed which can
be changed into Is different kinds Of
bodies for different uses around a
farm, without adding to it or taking
from 1t a single piece, has been de-
signed and is undoubtedly the most
radical improvement made in farm
wagons for a decade, says Popular Me-
chanics.
In a few minutes 1t can be trans
formed from a hay rack into a wagon
for carrying live stock. and with equal
quickness it a be converted into a
vehicle for carrying a large number Of
passengers who can be provided with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

Anyway, soon after the incident in
the courtroom occurred. Mr.. Bowers
went to Minnesota and in a little
while became counsel for the Chicago
& Northwestern railway system.
Within ten years ne vas general coun-
sci in Chicago for the whole system.
Now he is solicitor general in the de-
partment of justice. and in all prob
ability will he named within a few
years al the most as an associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court. Yet. you
see how narrowly he missed the dis
tinguished career he has made as a
lawyer"
Copyright. 1910. by E.. ]. Edwards.)
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Crisis in I. w. Bowers' Career

to seek a livelihood In some other
way. His friends, realizing his sim
cerity, attempted most earnestly to
dissuade him from his purpose. They
asl>ed him to come to nc decision un-
til he had given very careful thought
to the matter; at last they gained this
concession from him, and I have al
ways believed that 1t was this advice
that finally persuaded Mr.. Bowers to
abandon his purpose to leave the law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

he said. Then he took Mr.. Morris
hand. held it for a moment, and went
away without again speaking.
"I never knew whether Mr.. Morris
secured the money or not. Mr.. Brown
added. I do know that he went out Of
the office Immediately after General
Washington bad departed! Two days
later, | think 1t was. the Battle Of
Brandywine was fought. General
Washington was defeated, and the
British occupied Philadelphia. Maybe
it was all because Mr.. Morris vas not
able to get for General Washington
the little money that he needed so
badly for his soldiers. But | cannot
say for a certainty"
Copyright. 1910. by e. J. Edwards.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07

the grasshoppers are thickest. If
the insects are invading a garden or
potato patch, it is well to scatter the
bran mash about the borders. In
the fields of alfalfa or grain. the
bran should be scattered where the
grasshoppers congregate on ditch
banks and dry places. All the in
sects will not find and eat 1t, but many
will and often the crop car be fairly
we'll protected. The writer has never
used this preparation against young
g-asshoppers, but some farmers state
that the crops may be completely pro-
tected by its use, while others claim
that they will not eat 1t.
Of course, it will not do to scatter
his substance where chickens will
be likely to pick it up, and none OF
the mixture must be LETT where do
nestle animals are apt to get it or
be fed from the vessel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
New Uses for Alcohol.

The Germans, having no natural sup
ply of petroleum or natural gas. have
sought 1 substitute for those fuels in
alcohol. which they can produce cheap
ly from the potatoes that l%uXuriate in
the sandy plains of their country.
The result was seen in an exhibition
of the industrial appliances of alco-
hol in Berlin. where there were shown
alcoho! driven motors for stationary
engines as well as for automobile car
riages, portable alcohol engines for
farm work. domestic utensils. such a.
fatirons, heated by alcohol: alcohol
cooking raLgcs. incandescent lamps
for house or street use, in which the
mantle is combined with IN alcohol
flame, and many exhibits of chemical
preparations derived from alcohol.
Although as a fuel alcohol has thco-
ret;cally only thrce-ffths Of the heat,
ing value of petroleum.. it has been
found that for motor purposes 2S
per cent. Of the theoretical energy OF
alcohol can BE utilized as against only
IS per cent. in the case of petroleum..
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evaporation, none is drawn from be-
low for this purpose, hence during the
early months of growth the water
stands as indicated by the dotted line
!AXB. Consequently root development
is hampered at X, as l foot OF soil is
not enough. There are two ways to
remedy the defect. either to dig A
and 3 deeper or else put a drain at C
half way between.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-07
Bitter.

Miss Anna Held, at a tea on la Prov.
ence praised the French.
The only French quality l dislike"
she said, rs cynicism. and sometimes
| think French cynicism is preferable
to Anglo-SaXon sentimentality.
The mushy Anglo-Saxon idealiza.
ton of stage hero or book here is,
in my opinion, falser to human ma
ture than the cynical French woman's
remark:
Nothing equals the skepticEsm of
a married woman, unless. indeed, it
be the credulity Of an unmarried
one"