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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17

Here is good point to keep in
mind-namely, that a large district
is worth while.snot merely because
it means more people to support the
school, but because it provides a
larger and stronger community
unit for every other neighborhood
enterprise. People who live in the
same school district and boys and
girls who are educated in the same
school, are going to rum together
more and work together better than
other people. They will have a lit
tie community Of their own and IL
this community is small. it May not
be large enough to support the need
ed ag6noies OF community life
farmers club, farm women's club,
young peoples clubs. community
library, community fair, etc. Con-
solidation of districts often helps the
people by providing a larger neigh
borhood unit to support these things
as it helps by providing a stronger
school itself.-PrOgressive Farmer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
Advice to the Soldier.


Take care Of yourself. You may
expect-nay. be certaiD-of some dis
comfort; probably great hsrdships.
Don't gruDlble or kick Don't grum-
BILE to the pals from yonr home town
and don't kick TO your home paper o.
your congressman. Remember again
that your hardships In all except one
case in million. will be the result OF
circumstances or . combination of
circumstances which could not be
prevented. In the odd case the kick
would be justlfied-but don't take the
chance. 1t some superior is to blame
he'll get his in the long run.
Take care of yourself! That may
seem . funny piece OF advice; but, if
in addition to obeying ordefs. each Of
you enlistd men will be careful OF
your health and habits; be cleanly in
person. clothing in camp and cars and
ship. the already low death rate from
preventable camp disease will disa }
pear and your military value ~ > unit
will be doubled.-Army and Navy
Journal.
This is sermon from undentiable
authority; but even without any sig
nature it would command attention.
The first paragraph says Don't
knock!' and the reason is, that in
most cases the knock would be
against what is unavoidable in the
service and, therefore, a waste of
time. From another point of view.
it is bad because it affects the moral
state of the soldier and of his fel-
lows. The best way to dispose OF
disagreeables is to ignore them.
The story is told of the imprisoned
Americans on Yarrowdale, that they
were badly situated, contemptuous-
ly treated, slept on the floor. were
wet, cold and tossed by the Waves
of the stormy North sea; but they
resolved not ia complain. When a
newcomer among them ventured a.
protest against things as they were,
the rest set to singing a hymn called
Growing! Growing! Growlina!"
to the tune Of Holy. Holy. Holy"
and somehow the horrors of the
journey were easier to bear after
that.
The second piece Of advice is per-
eonal and relates to physical health
There is no good reason why . man
should depart from his ordinary
course of conduct simply because he
has become a soldier. In fact, he
should be more careful as a soldier
than as a civilian. for he owes a
soldiers duty to his country and
should keep in fit condition to per-
form it.
A great deal has been learned in
recent years about sanitation; and
much advance has been made in
the health of the men.
The individual soldier has done his
part also to make the situation bet
ter. thus proving the soundness of
the Journals advice to recruits to
learn at once the value of personal
cleanliness.-Mobile Register.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
BE keerful Pat.

The sixth district has for many
years been represented by Hon. Pat
Harrison, and it has been stated
that he is to enter the senatorial
race against Hon. James X. Varda-
man. Mr.. Harrison has. however.
made no definite statement to this
effect, and we doubt If it is his in
tention to enter the race. as he can
retain his seat in Congress- as long
as he wants it, while there is at
least an element of doubt regarding
his ability to defeat Senator Varda-
man. Taking these facts into con-
sideration, we do not believe that
Mr.. Harrison will enter the Senate
rial race. He is one of the brainiest
men in Congress, and is far too as
tute to give up cinch for an un-
certainty.-Columbus Commercial.
The above from the Columbus
Commercial is a good, common
sense statement and one that we be-
lieve Mr.. Harrison will eventually
act upon. Harrison has made a
very good record in Congress and he
evidently likes the work and would
regret exceedingly to give it up. His
personal hold on the people of his
district would probably retain him
his seat in the lower house in spite
of his war views, but if he decides
to run against Vardaman he would
as we'll kiss his Washington friends
good night.-Ripley Sentinel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
Cotton Crop Condition.
The condition Of the growing t@t

The condition of the growing t@t-
ton crop is spotted, according TOTE
ports to The Commercial AppAa1
from correspondents all over the
belt. of average date of Aug. 9Th.
The crop lost ground heavily in
Texas and Alabama about held its
own; in Georgia, the Carolinas and
Louisiana, and made big progress
in the remainder of the belt. This
probably averages slight deterio-
ration for the crop as whole, as the
acreage in Texas and Alabama is
greater than that in the states where
improvement was made, and deteri-
Grafton in the two former states was
about as great as the improvement
in the others.
The Texas crop shows sharp de-
terioratiOn. In the west there is al
most no crop; in the south the out
look is very poor, while the hitherto
good condition in the north and
east has been lowered somewhat by
lack OF Sufficient moisture. In Ala
bama too much rain and boil weevil
damage have caused retrOgressiOn,
although there are good spots in the.
etate.
In Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennes-
see and Mississippi big improve
ment is reported. The plant has
grown well and is fruiting satisfac-
torily. Moreover, boil weeyil dam
age is negligent, their depredations
in Arkansas having dwindled to al
most nothing, while the boil weeyil
sections in Mississippi report the
best outlook in many years. Besides
Alabama, where considerable dam
age is reported. theTweevil is report
cd in many sections of Georgia. but
damage to date has not been large.
The crop is still late as a whole.
and dependent upon weather con-
ditions for the remainder oil the sea-
sOn to a greater extent than is usu-
ally the case at this season Of the
year.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17

Boil weevils are doing their bit in
this county but the situation is not
quite so bad as it appeared a few
weeks ago. Most of the farmers in
the county have done the wise thing
and picked up the squares and
caught all the weevils they could
and put the FIRE to the rascals. As
q result OF that good work the weevil
has not been able to multiply as
rapidly as they usually do. hence
not 20 much danaee as was antici-
pated. Certainly farmers can afford
to pick up the blighted squares and
to use weevil catchers and all such
things a that in view Of the high
price that is nov promised Tor the
cotton crep q this season. Keep It
mp and you'll make cotton. But let
the rascals breed and. raise and
they'll best you out Of : good bank
aocount. Whenever You destroy :
weevil you have reduced the num-
ber one at that time and yoH may
prevent many hundred coming oo@
little later. II il worth the enott
and the light should b kept up.
The shove from ths Ripley Sem
zE - ~ - - r
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
Emergency Crops

AS a guide in meeting the crisis,
! which is now confronting the South,
the Farm Service Bureau suggests the
following, which of course, must be
modified to suit local conditions:
Those crops which can be used for
food for man or beast, and which can
be planted at once should be given i'm
mediate attention. The acreage OF
cotton per plow may be maintained,
and all possible efforts should be put
forth to increase the yield. Lint will
bring good price, and seed will prove
valuable because of their Oil. On
25-acre tract, in ten or eleven acres
of cotton may be given each plow, and
it is recommended that seven Or eight
acres be given to corn in which
should be planted peas, soy beans or
velvet beans. The corn can be har.
vested, and the beans Or peas given
over to pasture or gathered for feed.
At least two acres should be given to
soy beans or cowpeas and sorghum for
hay. One acre for grazing; one acre
for sorghum syrup; one acre for sweot
potatoes, and one for different kinds
of vegetables. This will give a total
OF 20 acres, and represents only the
crops for summer planting. Winter
grains may be seeded Immediately ac.
ter some Of these are harvested. j
& Everything bearing upon large
yields should be given emphasis. The
land should be thoroughly prepared
the best known varieties used; the
right kind and liberal amounts OF fer.
tilizer applied, and thorough cultiva,
ton given. /
; This is Of special Importance over
much OF the South where the soils are
lacking in soluble plant foods. Not
less than 400 to 600 pounds of fertil- !
izer should be used per acre on the
crops suggested. -:.
On account OF the car shortage and
the farmers inability, to secure annie
fertilizer to put under their crops at
the time the land was being prepared. 4,
it is recommend that a liberal side
application of fertilizer be used on All
crops already planted. Increase of crop
yields VII come with increase in ouan-
dty OF fertilizer used.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
An Easy Way to Reduce
nv. Flesh
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number of pounds you wish to weigh.
Too much flesh is undesirable, as most
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and it detracts from ones good appear
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There isn't any reason why anyone
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
Better" Farming in the South
FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
South May Be Disaster
o
OF
From the Farm Service Bureau.

In time of war the interests of the
army come first. Regular commerce
must give way to troop trains, ammu.
nitions and army freight in general
At such times the wants of people can.
not be readily supplied. Forethinking
people will, therefore, prepare against
it,
The Southern farmer is facing this
situation. What ought he to do?
Railroads have been hauling mil
lions of dollars worth of food prod
ucts to the South each year. Recently
there have been occasional "famines''
in some of these articles because of
the inability Of the railroads to haul
all they were offered. In fact, serious
situations have been narrowly averted.
What then might be the result of a
car shortage more acute than has ever
been experienced? &c..
How would Southern cities be fed &?
Where would the Southern farmer who
raises only cotton, get food? Grave
possibilities are, Therefore. confronted
They are probabilities if immediate
steps are not taken.
How can such a disaster be fore
stalled? Only by the Southern farm
er growing foodstuffs as we'll as cot
ton. He can do it. 1t is his duty to
do it. 1t is his patriotic service. In
doing this piece OF. work he will be,
one Of the most useful units in the
army of defense.
At this time it is as important for
the Southern farmer to enlist to pro-
duce food crops as it is for the Young
men of the South to enlist as soldiers.
1t will be easy to get men for the army
1t should be easy to get men to raise
farm crops. Let Southern farmers
rally to the call. Let them become
Home Guards by producing this sum-
mer such crops as corn, cowpeas
sweet potatoes, beans, sorghum, pea
nuts, soy beans, velvet beans and such
garden crops as tomatoes, turnins
cabbage, onions. Irish potatoes = nv
raising hogs, poultry = by producing
eggs, milk, butter by preserving
berries, fruits, vegetables = and do
all this not only for themselves. hut
produce enough to have some to sell
EFFICIENCY and maximum crops are
what che national leaders are calling
Tor. Th1s means making everv lick
count to the utmost. It means eood
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

the poor condemned soldier. It was q
broiling hot day and the ride to camp
was long one of ten miles, but the
great-hearted Lincoln was bent on saw
ing the poor soldier and he went for
ward. Perhaps the president later for
got the incident amid weightier cares
Of state, but not so the soldier. When
the Third Vermont charged upon the
rife pits before Yorktown the follow
ing year the enemy poured vOlley
upon them. The first man to fall was
William Scott of Company X, with six
bullets through his body. His COM
rades caught him as he fell and as
his life blood ebbed away, he raised
to heaven amid the din of battle, the
cries Of the dying and the shouts Of
the enemy, a prayer for the president,
and as he died he remarked to his COM
rades that Lincoln had showed he was
no coward apd was not afraid to die
At the burial later the chaplain mar
rated the circumstances to the boys
who stood about with uncovered
heads. He had prayed for the presi-
dent and paid him a most fervid and
glowing tribute with his dying breath.
X x * * X
One country, one constitution, one
destiny.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

He who loathes war, and will
do everything i'm his power to
.avert it, but who will, in the
last extremity, encounter it's
perils, from love of country
and of home who is willing
to sacrifice himself, and all
that 10 dear to him in life, to
promote the ell.bein& of his
fellowman, will ever receive
q worthy homaSe.-AbbOtt.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
is Beauty Ait
AnDOnnCeS Specialist
Mildred Louise Talk of Interao.

Women. 10
AS health is first aid to boou.
story, told by Mildred Louise y this
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usual interest. ~ Of VI.
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IT was for many months q VII.
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

America, to thee
We pledge our loyalty,
Mind, heart and hand;
Thy laws be wisely made
And faithfully obeyed,
Thy honor ne'er betrayed
God keep our land!
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
DON'T.

Don't ask the editor to publish list
Of wedding gifts.
Don't ad to the terrors of death by
lacking several stanzas of doggerel to a
death notice. Don't crowd the mourners
Don't lug old clippings into newspa-
per office and tell the editor that you
have brought him something to fill up
with" Take him a cabbage; he can fill
up with that. So.
Don't kick a man when he is down,
unless you are sure that he will never get
up again.
Don't put lard on mans shoes when
you see him going down hill" They
are already creased for the occasion.
Don't pray with the hungry man until
you have given him something to eat.
Prayer without pork availeth naught.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
THIS MOTHER GAVE HER ALL
Touching Incident Of Sacrifice on the
Altar of Her country's Need.

| One OF the touching incidents OF
General Lyons march to Wilson creek
was that Of Tennessee mother bring.
ing. her little boy to the captains tent
and offering him for the service of his
country. The boys father had been
killed in battle and the mother and
boy were alone in the world. The
| bright eyes and alert bearing of the
little chap, for he was scarcely thir-
teen years Of age, caught the eye OF
the captain and he asked what the
boy could do. II can drum" he said
proudly stretching himself to his full
height. And he could as the 1fer
soon found out as he played ''The
Flowers of Marlborough" a most diff
f1cult piece to follow with the drum.
Madam, I'll take the boy" said the
captain, The mother kissed her boy
and turning to the captain said {:
Bring him back, captain" and to the
boy she said as she placed her hand
on his eager little head, "God bless
you, my boy. You're all I have left,
but I give you to my country, and
drum right bravely for the boys in
blue" During the heavy fatiguing
marches from Rella to Springfield it
was amusing to see the long-legged
fifer wading through the mud with our
little drummer hero mounted on his
back. During the fight at Wilson
creek the CHEEKY fife and brave drum
beat time for the soldier boys in bat
tie. The fight led down into a deep
ravine and it was not long before our
drummer boy was in the midst of the
fray. That night the detail on guard
duty near the ravine thought he
heard family the sound Of drum. He
listened in the moonlight and when
the relief game he asked permission to
go in search Of the little drummer lad.
He followed the sound of the drum
and soon found our hero seated on the
ground with his back against a tree
and his faithful drum hanging on a
bush. He dropped his drum sticks as
the guard came up and exclaimed:
"Oh, corporal, l am so glad to see you.
Give me a drink and as he turned to
go to get him water, he pleaded: ooh,
don't go and leave me. / can't walk"
His little legs had been shot off at
the knees. Looking closer he discOv-
cred dead soldier lying in the grass,
but evidently before he died he had
put tourniquet about the stumps of
the little legs. The brave lad was
carried into camp and given surgical
but the brave little spirit
went out into the brightness and glory
of a duty we'll done and a country
served even unto death.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
CAN'T LOSE HAIR
Twenty Years From Today a Bald
headed Man Will Be An IN
usual Sight.

usual Sight.
One of the most prominent druggists
of America made a statement a few
weeks ago which has caused a great
deal of discussion among scientists in
the medical press.
He said: eff the new hair grower, Mil
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as it has during the past year, it will
be used by nearly every man, woman
and child in America within eight years.
"When Mildredina Hair Remedy is
used almost universally, dandruff will
disappear and with it's departure bald
ness, itching scalp, splitting hair and all
scalp diseases will follow and twenty
years from now bald head will be a
rarity" Sample sent for 1Oc to pay
postage. Mail orders filled by Mildred
Louise Co., Boston, Mass:
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
CLUSTER OF PATRIOTIC GEMS
Eloquent Tributes of Daniel Webster
to Our Country's Needs and
Greatness.

Liberty and union, now and forever,
one and inseparable.
Let our object be our country, our
whole country, and nothing but our
country.
X x 4
If we are true to our country in our
day and generation, and those who
come after us shall be true to it also,
asSuredly we shall elevate her to a
pitch of prosperity and happiness, of
honor and power never yet reached by
any nation beneath the sun.
X
This lovely land, this glorious lib
erty, these benign institutions, the
dear purchase of our fathers, are ours ::
ours to enjoy, ours to preserve, ours to
transmit. Generations past and gen.
erations to come hold us responsible
for this sacred trust.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

TO De shot Tor
sleeping at his
post of duty. In
some way word of
t h e approaching
execution came to
the attention Of
President Lincoln,
and after writing
out a reprieve he
called his car
riage and started
out to see that
the .reprieve did
not fail to reach
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

Liberty and union, now and forever,
one and inSeparable
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

The government Liberty Loan" sur
passed all expectations. The people lit
orally fell for the proposition, thus
showing their loyalty to and devotion
for their country.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10

| ough cultivation, and crop conserva'
| ton.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
Not
Afraid to Die
il 10 sweet and glorious 20 die
for ones country. Horace.

It is related that private in the
army of the Potomac was sentenced
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-10
Ole
National Guard
BY Kenneth MacDouealI

Pushers of pens and pencils,
> Workers of wood and steel,
Doctors, lawyers and business men,
Answer the bugle's peal. r..
Hurrying throngs of khaki,
; Rumble of wagon train,
Chatter Of cavalry horses,
; The Guard is called out again.
Back from the sun-baked desert.
> Stalwart, alert and hard,
Protecting the nations vitals.
1s the much-knocked National ,
Guard.
Give them the praise that's due ,
them,
For the regular calls 'em ''pard." .
watch out for the wives and fam
lies Of the men Of the Nation !
al Guard