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The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS.
Farmers OF Pour Counties VIII
Flnd rIarket for Their
Products.

An organization has been formed
at Pleasant Hill, in the corner OF
Copiah, Lincoln, Jefferson and
Claiborne counties, for the purpose
of finding market for the prod
ucts of its members. All OF the
progressive farmers of that section
are members, and when the crops
are harvested one of their number
will be selected to canvass the
cities for buyers. He is to receive
a commission on his sales. F. f..
Herring of Martin is president,
DR.. Simmons is Tst vice president,
P. S. Mangham, principal of the
Pleasant Hill school, is secretary,
VIM. Mckinney is chaplain, and
the directors are as follows: l..
Alfred, T. L. Rush, T. V. Rush,
Bart. Starnes, Columbus Coleman,
Silas Smith, w. w. Godbolt, Love
Hartley, Walter Parish, w. w.
Fur, Frank Furr, Alonzo Fur,
I. D. Foster, John Wooley.
The organization proposes to
buy cans and crates in car lots,
thus getting the lowest prices.
Shipments will probably be made
the same way.
This method of selling will large
Iy eliminate the middle men, and
the producer will get better prices,
while at the same time the con-
sumner will pay less for what be
buys. If persisted in, the organi-
zation will be the stepping stone
for making every hustling member
independent.
Would this have ever occurred
but for the appearance of the boil
weevil7 Isn't the weeyil proving
a blessing7
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

but be ruced ma an. The hoss
was watching and tbouoht / was
shy. Go ahead and drink. Bobby.
he said. encourapinelv. i nav for
the beer and every man who works
for me IS entitled TO his share.
Drink. lad. drink.
"sI don't like i. air. I said rath.
er weakly.
"He laughed beartily and told
me that / would never make q
bsicklayer till / learned to drink
beer. Bv thar time ali Of the men
were Joking Il me. Somehow or
other | got on a. feet and walked
over down the line until | stood in
front of the boss.
s. .I'm only = poor bow / said.
sand / want, 10 learn nv trade. II
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
low 70 Poison cots0n Worms.

How TO Poison Cotton Worms.
Prof. R. w. Harmed OF the State
Experiment Station, gives the fol-
lowing information relative to the
cotton worm:
"The two poisons to use are
Paris green and powdered arsenate
of lead. Paris green is an old
poison and is we'll known. It is
more poisonous than powdered ar
senate of lead and one pound is
usually enough for an acre of cot
ton. It's likely to burn the foliage
If applied too strong. Zach pound
should be mixed with at least two
pounds of huur-to make it stick
better and to get il more evenly
distributed over the plants. Last
year the persons in charge of rois-
oning the cotton worms at the Ex-
pertinent Station thought the Paris
green was more satisfactory than
the powdered arsenate ol lead.
Experiments in other states have
Shown that Paris green will mater.
tally check the fruiting of the cot
ton and is therefore not recon-
mented as highly as the powdered
arsenate ol lead. The powered
arsenate OF lead is a new poison
that is rapidly replacing Paris
green as q insecticide. Il does not
Iinjure the plants aud It is neces.
sary TO apply at least three pounds
per acre, but there is no danger
OF getting II On too thick as there
IS with Paris green.
"The quickest method Of apply
| ing the poison IS to dust it through
sacks carried At the ends OF pole
| or narrow strip Of board BY . man
Ion . mule.
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TEdIted by Local Union.l


y
Robert Mcintyre was once q
poor boy apprenticed to a brick
layer in philadelphia. He has
risen to the position and influence
of bishop in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. A week or two ago
be turned aside from other duties
to spend a Sunday in the city
where he had his first great trial
and won his first great victory.
While there be told of that event
in his life. He said:
"T came to Philadelphia to-day
because / wanted to pay tribute to
a man long dead and gone. More
than forty years ago ! was boy
in Hunters mill, My overseer was
Frank Ferguson, whose memory ]
shall ever revere. remember one
winter when a revival was in prog.
ress along Lancaster Pike, the in
fluence of which spread to the mill
in which l was employed. It was
then that Mr.. Ferguson took me
into a temperance meeting held at
Fifty.second street and Lancaster
Pike, and at his suggestion, / took
a pledge to abstain at all times
from taking alcoholic beverages.
"ShortlY after that my father in
formed me that it was time to
choose a trade. Some of my chums
had gone into bricklaying, SO | Sc
lected that. One night my father
came home and told me be had ap-
prenticed me to a certain brick.
layer by the name of George. AL
most Immediately, however, he re.
gretted his action, as the man was
knownto be of intemperate habits.
My fathers health was declining,
and We all knew that the time was
never at land when my mother and
my bothers and sisters would have
to depend on what money could
earn.
"On the following day ! began
my apprenticeship. The noon
hour arrived and my boss said :
Bobby, throw away that water and
take the bucket over to the saloon.
Tell the bartender you came from
me and be will fill the bucket with
beer. / did as he instructed me.
Then, upon my return, saw that
the men, while eating lunch, sat il
row and began passing the
bucket with beer from man to man.
The boss drank tirsts and took
my place at the end Of the line.
was praying that one Of the bod.
carriers, briclxlayers or boys would
refuse TO drink, and therefore give
me courage for the step I was con-
sempIating, but uotof one them
refused. Finally the bucket came
10 me. i don't want any ] whis.
peEed to the boy who handed Il.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
Indian Killed on Track.

Near Rochelle, III, an Indian
went to sleep on railroad track
and was killed by the fast express.
He paid for his carelessness with
his life. Often It's that way when
people neglect coughs and colds.
Don't risk yourfl life when prompt
use of DR.. Kings New Discovery
will cure them and so prevent a
dangerous throat or lung trouble.
1T completely cured me, In short
time, of a terrible cough that fol-
lowed a severe attack OF Grip. =
writes !. r. Watts, FIoydada.
Texas. and I rtgained IS pounds
in weight that l had lost." Quick,
safe, reliable and guaranteed. soc
and $500. Trial bottle free at aiI
dealers.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

! G. c. Johnson of the second
district has purchased a syrup mill
with which he will grind cane for
the public. 1t will. be operated
with gasoline engine and will
have a crushing capacity of a ton
and half per hour. This will be
. great convenience to the. cane
growers of that district. Other sec
tions will probably adopt this class
OF mill.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

Notwithstanding the damage
done by the worms, corn is far
more promising this year than last.
The acreage is lsFgerand the yield
per acre promises to be IS per cent
greater than last year. And al
most every field of corn is planted
in peas, which means fat hogs for
market and better land next year.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

Howard Egleston. civil engi.
neer. writing TO the daily press,
says
"Over one hundred and thirty
years ago one OF the greatest think
ers the world has ever produced,
Adam Smith, wrote 10 his Wealth
of Nations: Good roads, by dim
inishing the expense of carriage,
put the remote parts of the country
more nearly upon level with those
In the neig of the town. =
They are upon that account the
greatest of all improvements. They
encourage the cultivation of the re-
mote, which must always be the
most expensive circle of the coun-
try. They are advantageous to
the towns by breaking down the
monopoly of the country In its
nelghborhood. They are advan-
tageous to the country because
they give the farmer ready access
at all times of the year to the city
markets. Also, instead of being
isolated from civilization for about
Eve months out of the year, they
put him on a level with his city
brother; he can go and come when
he pleases; In fact, If he has good
roads, he has every advantage that
his city brother has, and many
that bis city brother has not.
"This is not an imaginary con
dition, but actually exists In many
of the older states. New England
Is rapidly becoming one immense
city, what ever road you travel you
can hardly ever get out of sight ol
we'll kept homes. The trip from one
Of her cities to another is common
ly along well built and well-main-
taiued roads, along which Is con.
tinuous frontage of well-kept
homes; you only notice that as you
20 from the city centers there are
greater spaces between the houses,
The trolley lines form a network
covering the country, and bring
the most remote farmer comfort.
ably and quickly to the city; be
merely lives further away from the
center of the city and has more
land and air for himself and family
than has his CITY brother, a light
rig, with a good horse or an auto
mobile takes his lighter and more
valuable products quickly. and Ii
good condition, to market. Where
as In the time Of universal bac
roads that once existed, only
heavy farm wagon, with two
horses. couId make the trip, ant
then only at walk. and butter
eggs and milk would have been II
N unsaleabIe condition on arriva
mad they been taken over suck
reads In such conveyancess
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
CLUB NOTES.
Big Demonstration Meeting and
Picnic at BrandywIne.


On Wednesday, July 24th, the
third Demonstration was held at
Brandywine under auspices of Mr..
c. A. Cobb. About 13o people
were present and assisted in actual
demonstration work. Corn, toma-
toes, etc., were canned, and full
Instructions were given to club
members.
AT 8 o'clock an able address was
delivered by Mr.. Cobb and all by
earnest attention shared their ap-
probation and interest in the re.
marks by Mr.. Cobb.
Claiborne county has been very
fortunate in securing the assistance
of Mr. Cobb at these Demonstra.
ton meets.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

The cotton worm is reported in
many counties of the state. and is
said to be destroying the cotton.
The destruction by the cotton
worm this early in the season is
complete-far worse than the boil
weevil.s 1t is to be hoped that
Claiborne will be spared this ca
lamity.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01


Club girls are urged to begin
to prepare exhibits tbr the State
and County Fairs. In Dist. !,
exhibits may be sent to Mr.. Mar
tin Magruder, Mrs. Bette Hum,
phreys.
In Dist. 2, Mr.. TreviIion, Mr..
Sessions Morehead.
In Dist. 3, Mr.. R. c. Lum, Mr..
Will McCay.
In Dist. 4, Messrs. John Clark.
Tom Trim.
In Dist. S, Messrs. T. L. Rush,
Dick Bearden.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

The live stock industry idea is
gaining in popularity every day.
Several of our county citizens are
already engaged in the business
and others are planning to do so.
Almost every farmer has a good
herd of hogs.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
72s VOTERS IN COUNTY.
Commissioners Complete Their
Work. Eliminating 100
Nance.

The county election commits.
sioners have completed the work
of purging the poll books. They
found Ioo names which are dis
qualified from voting, leaving 7a5
legal voters.
Following is list of the quail
fed electors by sts. t0gether
with the number stricken of:
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

We should not neglect to plent
the pea meadow in oats this fall.
Break the ground deep and pulver-
ize it well before planting. There
are several thrashing machines in
the county and harvesting will be
easy,
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

There are several siIos in the
county and they are being filled
now. This is the cheapest good
food stock-raisers can provide.
The time will come, and not many
years hence, when a silo will be on
almost every farm.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

The farmer who has a silo will
be able to use cane bagasse. Ex-
periments prove that when put
into the silo just as it comes from
the mill it becomes excellent insi.
lage and a valuable stock food.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

Iglehart Milling Co., of Indiana,
offers a barrel of Swans Down
-four to contestant winning first
prize; one.half barrel of Swans
Down -four to contestant winning
second prize.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01

Hog cholera is said to be de-
stroying hogs at a great rate in the
second district. Mr.. ]. D. Vince
less has lost more than hundred
head.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-08-01
Good Roads.

Howard EglestOn. civil engi-
neer. writing to the daily press,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
ACQUISITION OF WIRELESS URGED

Four hundred and eighty eight ocean
passenger steamships In the United
States have complied with the wire
less ship act. according to the report
OF the commissioner of navigation
One hundred and forty-two other YES
sells In this country have voluntarily
equipped with wireless The total mum.
Der OF mer chant vessels In the world
equipped with wireless Is now 1913
1t is suggested that the United
States government should control all
wireless stations in the country. now
operated by four or five corporations.
On this point the report says:
In the light of experience, It Is
probable that II we had now to meet
at the beginning the question of land
telegraph lines, the United States
would have assumed the ownership
and operation OF them as other ma
tions have done. If 1t should be deem
ed desirable for the government of the
United States to acquire the same
ownership and control Of wireless sta
tions within its limits which other ma
tions have acquired virtually from the
outset, that result can be brought about
with adequate consideration for all
bona f1de investments of individuals,
at much less cost and with much less
disturbance to the established order of
things now than In the course of a few
years."
The commissioner also recommends
that thu United States make provision
to give American ships free use of the
Panama canal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
VENEZUELA HUNTERS PARADISE.

Ralph Totten. recently consul of
the United States at Maracaigo, Vens-
xuela thinks that Venezuela Is the
greatest hunting ground In the world.
Mr.. Totten has been appointed to
Trieste, Austria. and stopped In Wash
ington on his way to his post. He
says:
ut has always been a source of
wonder to me that more Americans
fond Of hunting have not gone to
Venezuela. where, along the Amazon
and in the vicinity of Lake Maracaibo,
more varieties of wild birds and small
game can be found than perhaps any
other place on earth. So far as |
know, there have been only two
Americans who have hunted In that
country. One of them was Caspar
Whitney, the naturalist and writer,
who went there to kill a jaguar-a
species of the tiger family
THE jaguar Is probably one of the
most powerful members Of the cat
family. He has tremendous strength
in his forelegs. and with stroke of
his paw can kill an OK. There are all
varieties Of the wildcat family in
Venezuela, and they can be found al
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
TOO MANY SMITHS
Senate Clerk Cannot Call thu
Roll, as in 0Iden Times.
There Are Big Smiths and Little
Smiths, and Smiths From Nearly
Every Section of the Country
In the Chamber.

Washlngton.-Time was when the
reading clerk of the senate called the
roll OF senators and shouted "Mr,
Smith" Just as he called the names oi
other senators. II he called Mr.
Smith" in session of the senate now
Ave senator's would respond, provided
all the Smiths who are entitled to
vote were present
The largest Of the senate Smiths lie
Hoke Smith Of Georgia. who weighs
over ESQ pounds and Is more than siz
feet tall. The smallest Of the five
is probably Senator John Walter
Smith of Maryland. but 1t Is just as
we'll not to ask him about It.
The latest enumeration of Smiths In
the senate shows the following result:
Hoke Smith of Georgia, John Walter
Smith of Maryland, Ellison Durant
Smith Of South Carolina. all Demo
Gratis, and William Alden Smith OF
Michigan, Republican. Marcus Azure
Illus Smith of Arizona, another Demo
crat Marcus Aurelius is some Smith
and will measure almost as many
inches from head TO toe as does Hoke
Smith Of Georgia.
OF the five Smiths now In the SEN
ate three are lawyers, Hoke Smith.
William Alden Smith and Marcus
Smith, while one, John Alden Smith, is
a merchant. and the fourth, Ellison d.
Smith, farmer. When the clerk OF
the senate calls the roll of senators
he names the Smiths as follows "Mr.
Smith of Michigan" or "Mr. Smith OF
Georgia" always adding the name OF
the state The oldest OF the Smiths
Is John Walter, who will soon be 67.
and the youngest is Ellison of South
Carolina who was As In August.
When William Alden Smith of Mich
1gan served In the house there were
two other Smiths from the same state.
80 he came over to the senate.
Turning to the Congressional Direct
ory for information concerning the
five Smiths, one finds that Senator
Hoke Smith requires but seven lines
to recount his life history, while Ell
lison d. requires 25 lines to explain
how he came to the senate.
William Alden Smith started life as
a newsboy and sold popcorn In the
streets OF Detroit to support his
mother.
John Walter Smith OF Maryland
grew wealthy in the lumber business
Marcus Aurelius Smith. the senates
latest acquisition, Is Kentucky born,
but early In life discovered that there
we're enough Smiths in that state with.
out him and moved to Arizona
Each and every one of the Smiths in
the senate contends that the senate
would be better off if more members
OF the family belonged to 1t.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
POSTAL DEPOSITS GROW.

Postmaster General Hitchcock in his
annual report issued recently, dis
cusses the postal savings banks, now
established in virtually all of the 1900
presidential post Offices, and an
nounces that plans are under way to
extend the service to the 10000 fourth
class post offices that do a monny or
der business.
The report expresses the hope that
congress will authorize the establish
ment of parcels post. although Mr.
Hitchcock believes great care should
be taken not to cause congestion of
the mails and thus embarrass the
present operation of the post Offices"
Postal savings deposits have kept
pace with the extension of the sys
tem,' says the report. Amounting at
NE end of the first month to only
$6O,252 in the 48 experimental offices,
they Increased in half year to $679,-
80, and now. after II months of oper.
alton. have reached total of $ll ,00O,-
900. At the present rate of increase
the total on deposit in postal banks by
July l, 1912. will be $40,0OO,OOO."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
LABOR STRIKE IN CONGRESS.

For the first time In the history OF
the machinery Of congressional legis-
lation FEW days ago. The house COM
mlttee stenographers refused to work
because the accounts committee re-
duced their compensation from rs to
ID cents a folio. The sugar trust in
vestigating committee had to adjourn
until the following day.
DR.. H. w. Wiley, the pure food ex-
pert, had been sumoned from the de-
partment of agriculture to elucdateI
the No. 16 Dutch Standard clause Of;
the sugar tariff. He came armed with
polarsiscope. which he set up be-
fore the committee, and was re-en-
forced by two assistants. The full
committee was In attendance and
score Of witnesses, sugar experts. sug-
ar refiners, beet sugar growers and
Michigan farmers were waiting to be
called
Chairman Hardwick called the CON-
mittee to order and announced that
a labor strike had stopped the pro-
ceedings.
The stenographers "out" are extras
employed to help the regular salaried
committee reporters. The reduction of
pay would save about $4,000 Chair
man Lloyd Of the accounts committee
said that II the regular reporters in.
terfered they would be dismissed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29

Columbia university has displayed
unusual interest in the professors un-
dertaking. Before departing he gave
the details Of his plans to number
Of college men and stated that he was
confident that he had solved several
Of the problems which perplexed him
on the trip with Dr. Cook in 1906 and
with Brown in 1910.
Should the explorers of Mount Nc
Kinley be successful they will have
reached the SUBMITS Of each Of the
mountains three peaks and will have
completed scientific observations from
those elevations before the beginning
Of summer. On reaching the foot OF
the mountain early in March camp
will be established as a base Of sup
plies
With the first camp prepared the
work Of placing a second on the 1O.-
00O-foot level will be begun. Arthur
Aten, of Valdez. Alaska, has been en-
ployed to handle the dogs and sledges
and will remain in the base camp,
while Professor Parker, Brown and
Merl Lavoy, an Alaskan climber, will
ascend to the slight plateau half way
up the mountain.
Their outfit includes two sledges
with Eskimo dogs in charge Of Aten.
All supplies are to be carried on these
sledges and the total weight will be
less than 1000 pounds. After passing
the timber line the party will rely on
$50 gallons Of alcohol and about 1000
pounds of condensed foods for their
fuel and sustenance in the struggle
for the top. More than 500 pounds Of
tenting ropes and miscellany will be
necessary.
Nearly month will be spent at the
second camp before the first peak Is
attempted. 1t will probably be late In
April before the final preparations will
have been made for the dash. BY this
time the extreme winds will have low
cred and the ice will be in condition
for transportation.
Should the expedition be successful
they will return to the base camp and.
leaving Lavoy In camp, return with
Aten to the submits again. BY re-
peated trips the explorers expect to
get photographs and observations OF
material value to scientists. II condi.
tions prevent an immediate ascent
they will remain in the lower camp
throughout the summer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-02-29
BuceptlaIus,
The Tenderfooi,
Ben hur

The arid, sun-scorched Landscape OF
Castor Flat was fading into the dis
tance when a large, lean man. smok-
ing black cigar, dropped into the car
beside me.
Looks lonesome, don't it?" he
asked, pointing an illterrogative thumb
at the desolate waste of sage brush,
cactus and drifting sand visible from
the car window
Lonesome, worthless and uninter-
esting-just dried up sand heap with
a few spears of cactus and sage brush
stuck around the edges. And yet, do
you know, love It,"
He took the cigar from his mouth
and eyed it thoughtfully.
See those low hills way over yon-
der on the edge of the desert? l owned
a ranch over there once. There's wa
ter over there, and green grass and
trees, and the whole Great American
Desert for a doOryard
We'll! Once a tenderfoot came out
here to grow a lung. He had four
trunks and a dog and l took him to
board. The dogs name was Ben Hur.
He said it was Boston terrier, but
looked to me like a brindled bulldog
stunted in its growth. He also said 1t
was worth 5000. l don't know-he
might have been lying. Anyway, he
was friendly little cuss, and inside OF
three days he and Bucephalus were
hOsom friends
"Bucephalus was my pet pig that
had the run of the whole ranch, In
cluding the house Used to follow me
around like dog and curl up under
my chair and 60 to sleep when l set
on the porch after supper smoking my
pipe. He was long of body and lean
OF flank, with tight-curled tail and
voice that rivaled the dulcet tones OF
q steam siren in distress.
"One Of the most sociable and in.
telligent pets l ever had-and spunky!
Only thing l ever knew him to be
afraid of was thunder storms. When
a thunder storm came along, he'd