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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
dulce-Pegram.

On Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Y. Metcalf was the scene OF a
beautiful wedding when Miss John
ME Neelly Pegram, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Pegram and
sister OF Mrs. Metcalf, was given
in marriage to Mr.. Laurin John
Guice, of Anguilla, Miss.
Congratulations followed the
ceremony, after which the happy
couple left on the west bound T.
& P. for Hot Springs, Ark. After
May 18th they will be at home to
their friends in AngniIla, Miss.
Miss Pegram has been a success
full teacher in the public schools OF
Qicksburg, Miss, for quite num-
Der of years and has quite a host
of friends there who, with the
friends she has made here during
her visits to her sister, wish toi
this popular couple bon voyage on
the matrimonial sea.-Manshelo
| (La.) Journal, April 29th.
The bride is a daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Pegram, who re
sided in Claiborne county SO man!
years. She was one Of the mos
capable teachers in the county ant
was member Of the board Of ez
aminers.
Mr.. Guice is nephew of Mrs
A. K. Shaifer, Mrs. B. H. Shaifer
, and DR.. Guice Of Ingleside, an
was a student at one time at Cham
: berlain- Hunt Academy.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
Fighting Cattle Tick.

According to Chairman Blakes-
lee. of the State Live Stock oani-
tary Board, as a result of the meet
ing Yesterday, eighteen counties
have been selected for the carrying
on of the work Of tick eradication
as # has been done in the three
counties already cleared and, re-
moved from the quarantined zone.
It is, of course, contingent upon
the action of the respective boards
or supervisors of these counties
whether they will take the neces.
sary steps to cooperate with the
Federal and state officers IN their
counties under the authority grant
ed by legislative act, its proylsons
being elective, and not mandatory
Among the counties selected IN
which operations may be carried
on are several which have already
sent in petitions 70 the oflclals'
and in some they are even now
carrying on work on their own re-
sponsibility.
The list of counties selected are
Coahoma, Pamela, Lafayette, Mar
shall (partly worked), Benton (al
SO partly worked), Union, Iippah
Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, VII
kinson, Lowndes, Noxubee' Mon
roe, Chickasaw, Clay, OktlbDeh
and Lincoln.
The first step will be to get
touch with the Board of Supervl
ors, present the matter squarely
them, and to have the experts
the Department Of Agriculture Vi
# and talk over the practical sit
of the undertaking with thef
Their consent and cooperate
once secured, the work will
taken up at once, and will be co
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
Scientific Agriculture

Every good farmer should bewell
acquainted with the Scientific OF
Agriculture not only them but
every body who makes a living
Agriculture is taught in every
school. we learn how to plant all
kinds of seed and Cultivate the
same and learn all the different
kind of best cows horse chicken,
and learn how to plant Garden IN
the new medoth.
Agriculture also teaches about
the differt kind of soil and how to
work it and enable any one who &c
by it to progress in every thing
It tell all about the different KIND
of disease and a remedy to cure IT.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
The area southern Remedy.

ST. Joseph's Liver Regulator IS.
an excellent remedy for diseases OF
the liver and kidneys. Constipa-
ton, sour stomach, dizziness, indi-
gestion, biliousness, and all condl-
fions caused by dormant liver and
kidneys. It is pleasant to take,
purely vegetable, and Is carefully
prepared by the old established
Gerstle Medicine Co., of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Every family should use It. Thou-
sands use 1t and pronounce It the
best liver medicine on the market.
Druggists sell 1t. liquid, so cents q
bottle. powders, Is cents a box
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
Lessons From the Cotton Crop of


1900.
The season of 1909, while one
of the worst we have ever known
for the cotton crop in all but the
Atlantic States, taught some val
liable lessons:
First-It demonstrated that a
crop of cotton, under heavy boil
weevil infestation, could be made
after July 1st, provided the farmers
pick up the punctured squares and
work the field intensively. In fact,
there were very few bolls on the
cotton plant in Louisiana and
Southwest Mississippi on July Ist,
1900. The weather then became
dry and warm, and such as fol-
lowed the instructions of the Gov
ernment Demonstration w ork k
made a fair crop of cotton, both IN
the alluvial bottoms and on the
hill lands, and the planters who
failed to follow such instructions
made very little. Louisiana has
always had years of short cotton
crop, due to adverse weather con-
ditions. The crop of 1906, though
practically unaffected by the weev-
il, was only 5II738 bales, which
is less than half the product OF
1904. Owing to loss of labor and
fear of the boil weevil, about thir-
ty per cent less than normal acre
age was planted to cotton in 1909
and when practically no cotton
was made up 81 July ist, such was
ttbe alarmethasa large area OF cot
ton was plowad up and planted to
other crops. The amount plowed
up or abandosed is estimated By
good judges az forty per cent. Blu
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
s.. 500 in prizes for Farmer Boys.

The Progressive Farmer and Ga
zette, starkville, Miss offers $500
In prizes to Southern boys under I9
who make the biggest corn yield Oh
an acre this year These prizes are
offered partly by the publishers q
The Progressive Farmer and Ga
zette, and partly by its advertisers
and range all the way from gold
medals and two horse wagons 10
Berkshire pigs and Jersey calves
| AS these offers are open to boys
lin all parts Of the South. the pub
Fishers are anxious TO interest a:
many boys as possible, Boys undel
70 would like to win one OF th'
prizes should send a postal at onc'
slto The Progressive Farmer AM
Gazette, starkville, Miss.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
Bio PROPERTY DEAL.
comme rciaI Hotel Building Sold
to II. Freshman.

Last week Mr.. David Book sold
the building, corner Market and
Fair streets, knowH as the Com
mercial Hotel, 10 Mr.. H. Frish-
man. This property has been used
as hotel for nearly half a century.
However, two or three years ago,
Mr.. Book bought the place from
Mr.. 6. w. Wheeless, paying SI3,-
900 for the property, and rented
the lower floor for stores, while the
upper floor has been used by the
Tarratt Hotel for lodging rooms.
Mr.. Freshman paid $4,000 for
the buildings. He may decide lat
Ter to again make hotel of it,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

The Port Gibson Female Col
lege is undertaking again to give a
short lyceum entertainment course
during the session of the College
which Will open September 18th.
Engagements have already been
made for one lecture of the humor-
GUS entertaining style from 1t.
Governor Manship, "Stories OF the
Old South and the Old Negro, "
and another, purely literary lee
ture, to be given by NJ. w. Swartz
on ssVirgil and the Middle Ages"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
subiect-scientiftc Agriculture.
Port Gibson, Miss, 4 IS, 10.
Board of County Examiners:

Port Gibson, Miss, 4 rs, 10.
Board OF County Examiners;
Sirs:
Scientific Agriculture I'll term as
best all. For this reason: A Sci
entic Agriculture is the only that
will bring success.
Again, in giving Scientific Ag-
riculture it will cause our needs to
be fulfilled l do believe that the
Scientific Agriculture has the high
est degree; for, included IN Scien-
tifc Agriculture are Good tillage'
| find or a good drainige. Il a
Scientific Agriculture does not
bring success none other will. All
success is included in a Scientific
Agriculture.
Therefore for these causes, III
say: a Scientific Agriculture IS
best Of all. And without a Scien.
tific Agriculture, I'll say that it is
a great importance left out.
!
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New flavor.

Last Friday DR.. L. A. Smith was
elected mayor of Port Gibson to
succeed Hon. NJ. M. Satter6eld
who resigned after being appointed
county attorney.
DR.. Smith was elected without
opposition. The vote polled was
62. There being but one candl-
date, many voters did not take the
trouble to go to the polls.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04
County News.
Interesting Letters from Our
Regular Correspondents. x
Martin

The sudden death of Miss Mary
I. Stead, of Natchez, sister OF
Mrs. Kate E. Craig, at the Iatter's
home last Friday morning, was
shock and a source OF distress to
the many friends of these de-
voted ladies. Miss Stead was of a
most amiable and lovable disPosi-
ton, rarely unselhsh, attaching
those dearest TO her by ties strong
and endearing. She was taken to
her old home, Washington, Adams
Co., and inferred in the family
burying ground there. The remains
were accompanied from here by
Mrs. Craig and Miss Lizzie Percy,
also by Mr.. and Mrs. Will Craig,
and Mrs. jeanette Yerger, who
came up from Tallulah, La, to-
attend the obsequies.
Mr.. M. Gilston is receiving a
quantity Of splendid lumber and
BRICK, with which he purposes to
build an up.to-date store on the
site Of the old one burned last
wear. Mr.. Gilston has always
commanded the finest trade in this
section, and has done more to
build up the place than almost any
man who ever located here.
Mr.. W. H. Mallery of Natchez,
Mr.. Ben Humphreys of Port Glib
son and Capt. Alonzo Wilson OF
Violet were in the city this week.
Miss Velma Moran of George
town is visiting her cousin, Miss
Bonnybel Barron.
Miss Priscilla Brady, one OF
vicksburg's fairest and sweetest
: bellies, spent last week here visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. Walter McMurchy of Her
manville spent Sunday with friend
: here.
Mr.. Oscar Slay is here on a visi
to his sister, Mrs. E. D. Barron
$ Mrs. w. H. Hendricks is seri
/ ously i'll at DR.. Chamberlain's San
i itarium in Natchez. Her husban
and children are at her bedside
fearing the worst.
Q Mrs Sylvester Greenwald ha
e left for the summer to join she
I husband at Atlanta, Georgia, Ashe
I Vile, N. c., and other points.
: The comets fiery sheaf, con
posed of hydrocarbons, cyanoge
. :, and other horrors, is swiftly al
! preaching and threatening conhi
I grafton. The cold Of April hi
:, withered the crops. The Abo
: weevil confronts those who a
: planting. What security have v
on this sterra infrma7" a sist
= in black told the writer that, L
night Of the last storm, the VII
: and thunder and hail and h
shaking cabin, made her tremh
to her knees, but her trust IN t
= Lord was unshaken, and she call
2 out to Him, "Masterl Ride on al
= do your will. Master ride on
: Her simple faith is a rebuke to Q
doubling hearts.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

tinued until the cattle tick and
hog cholera are entirely eliminated.
Jackson Correspondent Picay-
une.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

A touch Of rheumatism, or a
twiuge of neuralgia. whatever the
trouble Is, Chamberlain's Liniment
drives away the pain at once and
cures the complaint quickly. First
application gives relief. Sold by
all dealers.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

Messrs. c. D. Culley and ] w.
Noble have successfully negotiated
the purchase of "Royal Coat, " the
magnificent trotting stallion which
belonged to the late R. M. Smith,
and which had recently been sent
here for a short season stand by
the owners, Messrs. Wood and
Seal, of Roxie. There is probably
no finer animal in the State than
this one and it is with a good deal
Of satisfaction that we learn tha'
lhe will be permanently located Il
|Favette.-Fayette Chronicle.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

Drink ID Business.


A few yeqs he late Carroll
b. Wight. .tfeS United States gov
erment laboi commissioner address
ed inquiries 10 6,673 manufactur-
ers all over the country More than
half of these, employing over a
million men, replied, and IS per
cent of them declared that they
made every endeavor to employ
those not addicted 10 the use of
drink in any form.
Every line of business today
slams its door in the face Of the
man who drinks.
Competition has become SO keen
In our day that only the keenest-
witted have any show of winning.
Even the whiskey drummers are
now sober men, and saloon-keepers
will not employ barkeepers who
drink.
The man who manufactures
whisky has his fast automobile, his
yacht and his fine houses; the
wholesale whisky dealer has his
fine carriages and enjoys life; the
prosperous saloonkeeper drives his
| fast trotting horses and plays tht
races.
Where is the automobile 0
5 the confirmed whisky consumer
r Where is his fast trotttng horse
: Where are his carriages? He buy
them FOR THEOTHERS. The!
: ride. He goes on foot
4 Get out of the procession-leav
!. Of your own free will. The chance
: are that you will be drive out Q
8 1t sooner or generally soon
III er. The longer you stay in tn
e whisky procession with the crow
e that walks-thas brings up the rea
+ the further you will drop towar
e the end DIR Madison c. Peters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
SOME CONVERSATION.

Two women on a Third avenue car,
both occupying the same seat:
Il simply insist that I pay your
fare"
How ridiculous, You're altogether
too generous. Permit me"
It's my turn, you know
Nothing of the kind Wait; I have
a dime right here"
Conductor goes to rear of car 20
assist a lady passenger
I'm going to be hurt if You don't
let me-"
q think it's shame You make
me feel cheap"
First time l have offered to pay
your fare that ever remember Of,
and you know you helped me out
when I met you on the car that time.
Really l forgot my purse then. Dear
me. never paid you back, did l? This
will square accounts"
That can't be Mrs. Jones? CBoth
crane out the Window Don't she
look old?"
= have heard she isn't feeling the
best of late"
There have been some family
troubles. too You have heard ?"
"Oh. yes, but I have never said a
word about It to anyone. Nothing
serious I guess"
But her husband is good to her just
the same, even if he does not always
trod the straight and narrow"
she's foolish to worry about It,
anyway. But she used to be so stylish.
Can't be that he has cut her allow
ance"
Conductor: Fares. pIease.')
Just minute until I find that dime
oh. dear, can locate everything else
before that. Here it is. No. it. isn't
We'll. what do you think. All. l
have is a nickel and five-dollar bill.
You don't like big money, do you?
Conductors never do. l don't blame
them"
"Oh, here it is. l knew 1 would find
it. And YOU have paid your own fare?
l am insulted. So there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

motion, properly seconded, was car
ried.
Alderman McNealy presented a res
olution that the board of local i'm
provements look up the advisability Of
paving Ninth avenue from Twenty
ninth to Thirtieth street. and report
to city council as soon as possible, and
moved the adoption of resolution,
which motion, properly seconded, was
carried.
On motion of Alderman Ellinwood,
properly seconded, it was decided that
the council shall consider the tele-
phone ordinance at the next regular
meeting.
The clerk read communication rela-
tive to the destruction of fire hose on
the morning of Oct %. 1909 by the
Tri-City Railway company, such hose
being valued at $50, being two sec
tons Of 80 feet each. Alderman Utke
moved that the clerk and fire and light
committee notify the Tri-City Railway
company to replace said hose.
Alderman Frick moved an amend
ment, that the clerk send bill for $50
to said company for the hose destroy
ed, which amendment was seconded
by Alderman Elinwood. Alderman
Carse called attention to the fact that
about the first of the year said COM
pany ran into hose cart belonging 10
the city. which necessitated repairs
costing about s.. and asked that that
amount be included in the bill above.
The suggestion was accepted by the
mover and second of said amendment.
and the amendment was unanimously
carried.
The clerk submitttd statement Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12

times a day and eat nine large apples
before leaving home o'nights for a
trip up town.
Allyce Eve would judge after a
perusal OF your photograph that, grant
ing that you develop your terpsichore-
an talents to the proper pitch,
you could tie Maud Allan to the post
AS a Salome dancer. While we under
stand that the cost of costume is in
finitessimal. we don't believe we could
describe it. Our seat was in the sec
ond row. July and August are prefera-
BILE as rehearsal months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12

going towards mothers approval
wen, have come to. I have joined
the sledge-swingers. It's the only sys-
TEN, even if it don't get you anything
more than the satisfaction OF knowing
That you are even up at the 18th hole.
You know l have been some agitated
TO know just where l stood with
mother, for, after all. she's the one
who'll either steady or kick over my
hoop. During the last week either
the telephone has been out Of order
J or Gertrude just stepped out, but, at
that, so far as the latter is concerned,
l believe she is dealing me fair hands
as far as she dares to do so.
recently fell against lead that in
way 1 am sorry for having disCov-
cred, and then again I am glad of
having done 50. for It will at least
guide me to change my course in deal
ling with the absent brothers I found
that a servant employed in the house
next ours is a chUm of the Jane who
assists mother at GertTude's. She is
on the cut-up order, and for several
months we have been pulling off some
breakfast comedy when I run to grab
my car to beat it to the daily grind.
lOne morning I slipped and took a
fbrodie that hoisted my mocha for a
return trip. I got the merry, and
then suddenly I recalled seeing the
girl with mothers servant on the
street a few days before. The next
levening I found our neighbours servant
lbrooming the porch and I passed the
line of talk to her that showed her
THAT I was at least disposed to be
isociable Then, wOman-like. she be
gan to pipe something that Gertrude's
imother's servant had been telling her.
1T was about me. It was too cold for
Ia prolonged conversation. and I asked
her if she would stand for a call on
the telephone later in the evening.
EShe consented. The boss of the house
we're old stde-kicks-answered the
phone. but I disguised my voice, and
he didn't tumble LOUise-that's the
servants name-said she would meet
me and give me the story in its en-
3tirety We picked a secluded corner
drug store where We could get warm
soda. and she coughed.
Duval. mother and Gertrude were
present. The maid was in the ofing
awaiting service calls. and there with
the good ear while her peppers were
devouring one of Ella WheeIer's poems.
Duval, you know, is the big loafar
who wears the frat pin and lays close
to fathers bank roll. I hope financial
reverses never come to his father. for
if they do DuvaI's finish Is cashier
on a taniale wagon. He looks the
part As the evening wore on, mother
chimed in, and applied the pumps TO
Duval l was about number eight on
the list OF those who had shown some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
HOME OF PYTHIANS
State Institution at Decatur Is
to Be Dedicated Early in
June.
is NEARING COMPLETION
Lodges Throughout Illinois Will Par
ticipate in Exercises Marking
Opening of Building.

Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-Work on
the state Pythian home at Decatur
has progressed to such a point that
members of the board have begun to
anticipate its completion. In saying
this much is implied, for up to the
present time the board has lived
more in hope than in faith, the build
ing being large and the work having
at many times been slow
The home is now busy place and
it will probably be buster, for every
energy is to be sent to finish the
work by June 5. 50 that the dedica-
ton can take place on June ~, the
day tentatively set.
Set Marble wainscOting.
The contractors are now engaged
in putting in the marble wainscoting
and stair treads. This is a job that
is necessarily slow, as the placing of
the marble is task Of considerable
size and one that permits of no de-
Walton from the plans
The work of placing the elevator
will be started shortly. The cage and
other materials for this elevator are
already on the ground ready for plac-
ing. The Otis Elevator company of
Indianapolis is to do this work. The
elevator is of the regulation passen-
ger size.
The painting contractor expects to
complete the painting within three
weeks. The woodwork is all Of birch
and is being finished in mahogany,
with a few exceptions, where oak tint
is being used for special reasons.
Plumbers About Done.
The plumbers have some work to
finish up, but will have their contract
completed within a few weeks.
When all this work is done there
will remain the fixtures TO be put in
before the work of furnishing can be
started. The firm that has the fixture
contract will start work about March
5 and it will require about month
TO complete their job.
After all the work is completed,
the entire building will have to be
swept out and the windows cleaned.
The laying of the rugs. hanging of
drapery and placing of the furniture
will follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12

account from the Tri-Ctty Electric Con
struction & Machinery company,
amounting to &455s5. mostly for the
work done on new Best building. and
asking for a voucher from the city for
said amount Alderman McNeaIy NOV
ed that matter be referred to the fire
and light committee 10 report back.
Alderman Carse moved an amendment
that the same be referred 10 the fire
and light committee and finance com
mittee, which amendment, properly
seconded. was carried.
Alderman Frick moved that the coun-
ell adjourn, which motion, properly
seconded, was carried.
l, f. r. Maloney, hereby certify to
the city clerk that the above and fore
going is a true and complete record OF
the proceedings Of the special meeting
of the Rock Island city council, held
Jan. q. 1910.
f. r. MALONEY,
Official Reporter.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 26th day of January, a. ID. 1910.
NJ. T. RUDGREN. City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
Won't Need a crutch.

When Editor J. P. Sossman of Cor
nellus. N. c., bruised his leg badly, it
started an ugly sore. Many salves and
ointments proved worthless. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed it thor
oughly. Nothing is so prompt and sure
for ulcers. boils. burns. bruises. cuts.
corns, sores, pimples, eczema or piles.
rs cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12
KNOW WHO 1T IS.

We know man in Rock Island who
neglects his business while his mind
is occupied in contriving new ways in
which to beat the street railway COM
pany by the use of transfers. If you
are not wise as to whom this is aimed
at ask J. G. Huntoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12

enough to last her month, If l had
to get both on credit. It's cinch l
would
What do you figure the score at be-
tween Duvy and 1. with mother as the
chalker? Speaking of the past, Duvy's
father got his money euchering widows
and orphans. 1 have been doing some
digging myself. and l find he had
three fires and two failures. In the
latter the widows and orphans got It
in the neck. Duvy's grandfather was
a-but, say Tom, l can't slam worth
cent.
l believe I'll forget all heard from
the girl next door. Perhaps l didn't
do just right in getting her to cough.
BILLY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-12

unfold to thee.
Y GU ha V g
heard t b a t
vaudeville rag
entitled "Grat-
itude." Think
it over and
then take a
good peep at
my photograph
and look for
the rube lines.
Remember me
telling gu
how l was oil
ing my track
by boosting
the other fel-
low; how l
{ h o u G hit 1t
would ease the