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The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17

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Howard. He will call for your
clothes and deliver them. Reason
able charges, good work, accuracy
and promptness are the features
which distinguish his methods.
/ am agent tor the following
periodicals
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
Cosmopolitan
New Orleans Picayune
Memphis Commerical-AppeaI
Memphis Mews-Scimitar
Jackson News.
c. M. HOWARD.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17
Mr.. Nelson Walker.

Friends Of Mr.. Nelson ). Walk
er, sou Of the late Capt. N. 5.
Walker, for many years sheriff OF
Claiborne county, and Mrs. Fan
ME K. Walker, will regret to learn
of his death, which occurred at
Meridian, his home, on Oct 18th.
Mr.. Walker leaves his wife,
mother and one sister, the latter
lying critically Ill at her home in
Columbus.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17

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right and 6t rght Snll~ nom
81 up. Trousers. full peg top.
from soc up. at
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The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17

Rub-My-Tism will cure you.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17

Trunks. Bags and Suit Cases.
large variety of styles. izeS aud
prices to select from We ale
cheaper than the nexl man or your
money back
David Books Department Store.
Zinc J
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
GIFT TO MRS. HARLAN.
Missouri Editor Suggests Action by
Congress to that End.

From the Kansas City Journal
In view of the long and distinguished
services of the late Associate Justice
John NJ. Harlan, OF the United States
Supreme Court, and in view Of the fur
ther fact that he left an estate Of only
$4,000. there probably will be no objec-
ton to the suggestion that Congress
present the widow with one years sal
ary. II is eminently TO the credit OF the
iurist, from one popular point Of view,
that after a lifetime given TO the service
of the nation he should have left an
estate that was just about equal to one
years salary. For generation. thirty
three years. he received at least 81, 500
a year, and for the last year or more he
received sI4,500. During his long period
of service he drew from the public Treas
ury, In round figures, S+000o1 and his
estate at the time Of his death amounted
to one thirtieth of that amount; that is
to say. for each dollar he received in
salary while a member Of the court he
left a fraction more than ) cents.
In contemplating such a career. how
ever, there is danger of falling into the
snare Of a spirit of cant that sxalts pow
erty unduly and makes 1t a prima facie
evidence Of probity, while the possession
of wealth under similar circumstances is
not so readily given the benent OF the
doubt that suspicion so easily raises.
That the eminent jurist served so long.
so ably, and so cieanly that no calumny
was ever whispered Of him must con-
stitute a splendid legacy; but while the
man who lives uo a salary Of N,Oo0 n
month for more than thirty years may
be strictly honest, at the same time a
man who saves half OF II and makes
profitable and legitimate investments and
leaves his family amply provided for may
be just as honest.
The point made here is that while hon
esty Is the best policy and thoroughly
desirable, even necessary. quality, yet
thrift is also commendable, and may be
exercised by officials wko are Just as
incorruptible as those over whose mem-
ory a certain dramatic element OF pow
erty casts a glamour. A man may come
out Of Office rich, he may take thought
for the morrow OF his family, and stiIl
be q model OF integrity.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
BreVity of the Kings Speech.

In striking contrast to the lengthy
messages which Presidents of the Unit
cd States transmit to Congress is the
brief and sententious utterance' which
the King of England submits to Parlia-
ment upon the opening day. For in
stance, King George summed tip three
important subjects in the following
brief paragraphs:
"A measure for the better govern
ment of Ireland will be submitted to
you.
"A bill will be laid before you to ter
inmate the establishment of the Church
in Wales and make provision for its
temporalities
Proposals will be brought forward
for the amendment of the law with re-
Spect to the franchise and the regis
tration of electors"
These three propositions, which. if en-
acted by Parliament, mean substan-
tial change in the constitution and his
tory of the United Kingdom, could not
be more tersely stated. 1t is true that
the Kings speech IS formal affair, for,
after all, it IS the Parliament which Is
supreme. At the same time, Congress,
in this country, is also the legislative
body
Perhaps, some Of these days, some
President will astonish the country by
icondensing state message into few
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
CAT FARM IN TRIpoI1.
President Receives FIatterinE Oner
TO invest I'm Enterprise.


President Taft yesterday received a
hattering offer to invest in a cat farm
which will shortly be established in Trip
oil, and which, its promoters claim, will
yield unusually handsome profits. The
offer was sent to the President by
Thomas ]. O'Brien. American Ambassa-
dor at Rome. Italy, who in forwarding a
letter from the promoters of the cat
farm, sent a note to the President, say
ing:
MY Dear Mr.. President: I haven't the
heart to keep you from taking stock in so
good a thing"
The letter which Mr.. O'Brien forwarded
to the President was written by an Amer
ican resident in TripoH, whose name was
not disclosed. He says that a large cor
poration viii be formed to exploit his cat
farm. His letter was in part as follows:
Dear Sir; The object Of this company
will be to own and operate a cat farm in
Tripoh. near Dsrna. where land is cheap
and the climate is good.
TO start with. the company will COL
lect In Italy. say 10000 cats We can
count on each cat having an average OF
twelve cats year, which would be fun
grown In less than three months The
skins will sell for from 10 cents apiece
for the white ones to 20 cents apiece for
the pure black ones The average out
put OF from twelve to fourteen kittens per
cat per annum means an output of twelve
million G2O00 0COJ skins per annum which
would sell at an average OF 50 cents each,
making our revenue ten thousand CS10Oo
dollars a day gross
"A man can skin fifty cats a day Such
labor would cost us an average OF s. per
day per man. As II would take 100 men
to operate our plant the expense per day
would be, say 500. Our profit would be-
therefore. nine thousand eight hundred
dollars CSsSOOl a day.
We will feed the cats on their natural
fOod-rats. To secure the proper food
supply, We will start a rat farm adjacent
to the cat farm. The rats multiply four
times as fast as cats. II we start with
one hundred thousand rats QOOOO we
shall have four rats a day for each cat
an abundant food supply.
I'VE will, OF course, be able to feed our
cats on the rat supply exclusively; and
we will in turn feed the rats on the skin
ned carcasses of the cats, thus giving
each rat for its days allowance Of food
one-fourth of rat.
1T will be readily seen that this bust
ness will be self-supporting. automatic,
and self-acting. The cats eat the rats,
the rats eat the cats. and we skin the
cats"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
AS TO POLITICAL BoOMs.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Two great silences-Watterson and
Roosevelt.
From the Albany IGa.I Herald
The lid has been cIamped down on
the La Toilette boom,
From the Buffalo Exrrez.
The Democrats in the Philippines are
true Democrats. They have split.
From the Phiiadelphia Pres.
The Presidential booms are warming
up. all right, without regard to the
weather.
Prom the Memphis Nsws-ScimitaT.
II Champ Clark is not nominated for
President. It won't necessarily be due
to the fact that he was once a school
master"
From the Dayton COhiol News
Evidently a lot of candidates are ex-
pecting this to be a good year to be
dragged through by the head Of the
ticket.
From the Birmingham News
II has now been several days since Mr..
Taft went upon a tour of explanation.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The eight governors all have their ear
trumpets ready.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Apparently Mr.. Underwood conSiders
that his interests as a Presidential can
didate are paramount to those connected
with his ownership Of stock in a Bir-
mingham steel mill.
Prom the Charleston News and Courier
Mr. La Toilette must have been amazed
to wake up and find that he had decided
not to be a candidate.
Prom the Harrisburg Telegram.
Whenever a Congressman wants to win
applause from both sides of the House
he says something mean about poor old
Bryan.
From the Houston Post.
Conditions in the Democratic. party are
greatly improved, but there is still a
surplus of cheap skate politicians and a
shortage of statesmen
From the Atlanta journal.
1t is safe to say that the Presidential
year won't mar the public's interest in
the various pennant races.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
WILD WEST FILMS PLEASE.
Foreign Countries Appreciate Amer
lean Moving Pictures.

From the New York Sun.
During the last century the products
of Yankee ingenuity girdled the world
with a rapidity which was amazing and
gratifying to American pride. The in
vention which seems to have outstrip-
ped all its predecessors, however, in the
speed with which it has established
itself in every quarter of the globe, Is
the American moving picture film.
There is hardly a civilized country
now whose people are not seeking
American-made picture films dispalyed on
the familiar cloth screen. In many for
eign lands the American film Is the ia
vorite and most generally used. In
others, the American product is dividing
the honors with or even trailing behind,
the French or English films. But,
whether il is leading or not. in London
and Africa, in New Zealand and Russia,
the American film is achieving popular
ity.
Curiously enough. il is the man wear
ing the leather chaps and riding horses
in some suburban field as the cow
boy of the wild West who Is do
ing most TO make the American NOV
ing picture film popular abroad. Agents
abroad report that they cannot get
enough of these picture plays Of the
..Wild West" with their made-up In
dians and short-skirted heroine.
In South Africa, at johannesburg,
every motion picture theater there shows
at least two such films at each per-
Torrance.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
SECRETARY KNoX's MISSION.

From the Newark CN. j. Star.
Knox's trip to Central America sug-
gests that Taft is not the only official
who finds Washington dull at times.
From the Florida TimeSUnion.
Secretary Knox says Americas foreign
service should be above the tides and
eddies Of partisanship. II 1t isn't IT is
his fault. 1t is where he has placed 1t.
From the Rochester Union and Advertiser.
Secretary Knox should stop OF on his
way to Central and South America and
whisper a word Of warning TO Mexico.
From the Pittsburg Post.
Secretary Knox is for a great navy.
Can it be that he is a Hobson recruit?
Hum the New York Telegraph.
If you think your own lot is hard con-
slider the worse luck Of Secretary Knox,
who, to serve his country, is to spend
six, weeks travelling about the plugged
nickel republics in Central America, try
ing TO be polite and to dodge a sun
stroke at one and the same time.
Prom the St. Paul Dispatch
Secretary Knox leaves to-day for a
tour of Central America and the Ca
ribbean. He will explain to our young
wards down there that as soon as com
pany' begins to visit the Panama Canal
their Uncle Sam will expect them to be-
have.
From the Pittsburg Sun.
Secretary Knox also may have a nice
time during his visit to the South Ameri-
can republics.
From the Boston Journal.
Secretary Knox is to make a trip to
Central America himself very shortly
He goes on an errand not unlike that
which took Secretary Root TO South
America three years ago. He goes as a
diplomatic NJ. D., to expound the Monroe
doctrine to the explosive republics and
to see if he can help solve some of the
revolution problems which are very
pressing in the Caribbean.
From the Hartford Times
Secretary Knox will make his tour
TO the Central America capitals on the
cruiser Washington. 1t will not be so
important a journey as that which Elihu
Root made to the South American coun-
tries when he was Secretary of State
but Mr.. Knox's visit can hardly fail to
have important political effects in the
countries which he will visit.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
Dispelling the War Cloud.

Not because they have arbitration
treaties, but because the common sense
Of the situation demands that there
shall be no war between England and
Germany, the leading statesmen Of
those two countries have been in con-
ference and have done much nward
reaching an amicable understanding Of
the differences between them. 1t is now
known that the visit TO Berlin of Vis-
count Haldane, the British secretary of
state for war, was upon the invitation OF
the German authorities, and it is report
ed to Parliament that as the result of
mutual interchange of views the ten
sion between England and Germany has
been greatly relieved. There is" said
Mr.. Asquith, "unmistakabIe evidence Of
sincere desire on both sides for the
establishment of better footing be-
tween US"
As the world progresses, and espe-
cially as nations become more closely
linked together through the ties of COM
mercial interdependenoe, wars will be-
come more infrequent Arbitration
treaties may play some part in securing
this result, but, as matter of fact,
these conventions have not of late
proved to be effective Much more i'm
portant is the feeling that wars are
unnecessary, and that they can be avoid
ed through the clearing away of mis-
understandings and petty iealousies,
There is in Germany jingo element
which would stir up strife, just as there
exists in England faction that would
exuIt over an international fight. There
is too much at stake, however, in the
material and business world to allow
this sentiment to dominate either ma
ton.
We may eventually enter into arbi-
tration agreements with Great Britain
and France, but, after all, we will never
60 to war with those nations, because
they annually pay us millions upon mil
lions of dollars for our products; be-
cause the nations are linked together
by ties of intennarriage between citi-
zens of each country, and because, when
it comes to the final test, we will real
ize that it is better to preserve interna-
tional harmony than to sacrifice treas
ure and human life.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
STATESMEN, REAL AMI. NEAR.
BY FRED c. KELLY.

Inutritive coating over the finger viii
strike the shirt front. Some OF the nors
skilled diners can make three or four
shirts do an entire week.
Senator John Sharp Williams. whose
absent-mindedness is notorious. is also 3
keen STUDENT Of practical Jokes
They were having house party at the
Williams home here. recently, and some
Of the young people asked the Senator to
cooperate with them in playing a merry
trick on his son. The plan was to squirt
a quantity Of ice water over the transom
on young Williams after he had retired
for the night. As father and son were
sharing the same bedroom during the
house party. the Senator would get to
witness the result Of the experiment, and
he entered into the spirit Of the prank
with much zest- He indicated the bed oc-
cupIed by HIS son and with his own hands
helped 10 rig up the ice water apparatus.
About o'clock that night a wild snort
OF dismay from Senator Williams echoed
and re-echoed through the house.
He had absent-mindedly gone TO sleep
in his sons bed.
Senator George Sutherland Is one Of
the keenest wits in Congress, though
little known as such. 1t was he who said
that the pIn-headed speed maniacs in
automobiles are constantly recalling
passage Of Scripture by dividing all Pc
destrians into the quick and the dead"
Another Sutherland remark was at the
expense of Senator Owen. He said IL
Owen had been on hand when the Ameri-
can Constitution was drafted. the docu-
ment would have been no better but long
eT.
Admiral George Dewey gets Anp at 4
O'Clock every morning. in consequence
Of his practice Of retiring early. He
has read the papers ana perhaps a book
or two by the time he sits down TO
breakfast. At o'clock he shows up at
the office OF the General Board of the
Navy Department. Of which he Is presi-
dent. and works there until about noon.
The rest OF the day he devotes 10 driv-
ing or amusing himself in whatever way
the notion strikes him
We are becoming a nation Of travellers.
Delegate wickersham, from Alaska, has
more callers from that remote Territory
than drifted TO Washington from any
State more than 900 miles way a few
years ago. Wickersham's Alaskan call
ers win average a trlfe more than one a
day Ten years ago they probably would
not have averaged one a month.
There is a certain new member of the
House. with Ieng hair and wild look
about the eyes Representative Martin
Littleton eyed him one day as he passed.
and then remarked:
If that fellow were to stick a feather
in his hair and then walk rapidly to-
ward me, I'd run like thunder.'
Copyright, 1872 b. Frsi C.. Kelly. All rights re-
sIved-l
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16

II the proprietor Of one OF. those ''see-
ing Washington outfits could take tour
lists TO see Ollie James eat dinner. he
would make a great hit.
James, who Is Representative and
senator-elect from Kentucky. IS the
largest man in public life. and to see him
dFedge into beefsteak Is an inspiration.
The other day James dropped into a
Pennsylvania avenue restaurant and
ordered bite to eat. which ne had a
perfect right to do. He ordered without
Iostentatlon, pomp, or pretense, and had
no thought Of attracting attention to his
gastronomic prowess. But little groups
OF diners began to collect near James
table to see what would happen.
Bring me a. steak" James told the
waiter. and that was all the plans or
specifications for the steak that he FUR
nished. The waiter seemed to under
stand Presently he returned with an
amphtudinous leviathan OF a steak that
appeared on the score card as special
for three"
That's the kind Of a steak that Ollie
James can masticate with much gIee. pro-
vided there are enough side dishes to
whet his appetite.
Do not get the impression. either, that
the colossal statesman from Ken
lucky is q gIutton. The kind Of steak
be eats is no more adequate food supply
for him than a couple OF lamb chops
would be for the average i've foot ten.
work-a-day citizen.
A million years or so nom now scien-
lists with side whiskers viii get hold or
the skeleton Of Ollie James and try TO
learn whether he lived before or after
the mound builders. But they will never
ind out.
While preoccupled with legislative af-
fairs, Representative Julius Kahn sat
down to lunch in the House restaurant
the other noon accompanied by Prince
Kalanianaole. the Hawaiian delegate to
Congress. Presently the walter brought
Kahn an Irish stew. A moment later
other diners at the table were rudely
shocked to see Kahn glibly picking up
chunks OF meat and carrots and things
Just with his bare hands,
kalanianaole nudged him and pointed
at the row Of cutlery lying idle beside
the plate.
Great heayens-' exclaimed Kahn when
he realized what he had done. That
shows what preoecupation will do.
knew you were here at my side. and in
my subconscious mind thought we were
dining together at one OF your native
Hawaiian feasts."
Kahn was the guest Of Kalanianaole in
Hawaii last summer, and attended a na-
tive banquet. No silverware Is used at
native Hawaiian dinners. as custom de-
crees that all must depend on the dining
implements that nature provided, to wit:
ones fingers. In eating Hawaiian pol.
for example. the index finger Is inserted
in the bosom OF an individual dish, and
moved about cautiously until a mOuthful
OF the poi is collected. then the finger is
conveyed rapidly to the mouth. With lit
tie practice less than l5 per cent OF the
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
CONCERNING STENoGRAPHERs.
Sensation Springs from the Most
UnIoOked-fOr Source.

Prom the Boston Journal
The confusion into which the Lorimer
investigating committee at Washington
has been thrown through the impeach-
ment OF the accuracy OF the stcnographic
reports OF one of the witnesses calls at
tention to the fact that an enormous
weight of responsibility rests upon the
persons who take notes in court and at
hearings, and wher6 not checked bJS other
competent authority, an entire cause rests
upon the care, the fidelity and incorrup-
tibility OF the stenographer who takes
notes of the proceedings.
1t is a high tribute to the calling that
stenographic notes are not oftener chal-
lenged than they are But II certainly
looks like hanging many an important
thing upon the absolutely unchecked abil-
tiles, purposes or inclInations Of a single
individual. Where such testimony is vital
to a cause, especially in establishing the
credibility OF witness or discrediting
him, IL is a very serious matter. The
eternal Lorimer case has furnished many
kinds of sensations. and this last out
break is not the least interesting Of the
whole lot.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-16
Arrest of Labor Leaders.

The arrest of forty labor leaders of
national repute, with indictments pend
ing against ten more, on charges Of
having engaged in a nationwide dyna-
niting conspiracy, designed TO intimi-
date employing corporations where
strikes had been declared, is an event
of such great significance as not only
to call for comment, but to enlist Sc
rious thought by every American.
The indictments under which these
men have been taken into custody are
the result of long and painstaking in
quiry into the facts by a Federal tri-
bunal The action is thus removed
from local prejudice, and from all ap-
pearance of partisanship or precipitate
haste If the Federal grand jury was
not animated solely by the desire and
purpose to get at the truth of this al
legged vast conspiracy, the fact docs not
appear either in the events that haAe
gone before or in the tedious examina-
ton of witnesses IN Los Angeles and
Indianapolis. Because of the thorough
investigation which has been prose
cuted, no panic or undue excitement
has followed tie wholesale arrests. The
public and organized labor will both
await the orderly processes of law for
the proof OF the charges and the proper
punishment OF the crime, if it is proven
This is a strong point in favor of I'M
partial justice in the end. There is
small chance here for a plea of pcrse-
cution against the labor leaders. The
arrests that have been made are wholly
free from any taint of doubt as to
jurisdiction or .eXtradition proceedings
There has been no spiriting away of
arrested men and no undue haste in
their apprehension, and they will have
full opportunity to establish their in
nocence if it can be done.
Members OF labor unions will un-
doubtedly welcome this investigation.
If their ranks have been led by men of
the McNamara type, close to the brink
0f anarchy. they. of all men, should know
the facts. 1t is useless to claim, much less
attempt to believe that organized la
Dor, as a whole, is responsible for the
crimes charged against these men or is
in sympathy with them. 1t must be true
that organized labor as a whole, while
surprised, Inundated, and deeply dis
turbed by the revelations made, will ap-
prove the punishment of these men if
found guilty, and will take steps to rid
their organizations of such leadership in
the future
The trials of these men will easily be
4 most significant event in American
history. On the one side arc the lives
and freedom of the men accused. and
hat which pertains to their personal in
tercsts and those dependent upon them.
On the other are the rights and safety
of property and the lives of innocent
men employed where the dynamiting
7utragcs occurred. The issue Joined
strikes at the very root of free institu-
tons. in that it substitutes lawlessness
for appeal to the courts, and involves
the destruction of private property by
anarchistic methods.
The fact that the trials will be ap-
preached with a calm and judicial
spirit on the part of all concerned is
one Nof vast consequence to the peace
and welI-being of the country.