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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
COUNTRY TALK

The enterprise Of the Reveille is
commendable. 1t is this The weekly
papers are mailed every Thursday,
goes in one bag to Harriston, where
It lays over until next morning for
the 'Little Jn railroad to take up for
distribution on their north bound
route. The publishers attention was
called to this by Mr.. r. s. Byrnes and
DR.. Jas. +. McCaleb-that the rural
routes did not distribute this second
class mail until next week, Monday
morning or evening. They suggested
that the rules Of the postofiice depart
ment required all first class mail to
20 by the shortest and quickest route,
and the second class mail by the
shortest or longest route. Hence, It
went to VielSsburg via Jackson, placed
on the Little J' south bound Friday
morning train, and now reaches the
Reveille readers in the morning, and
evening to country postofiice towns,
star routes and rural routes. Thanks
to the Reveille publishers are due by
all their subscribers.
Chas. L. VIII, the truck grower OF
WILDWOOD Farm, Insmore, shipped re-
frigerated barrels Of radishes to the
Chicago market Monday.
President-eleet Harding is the FIRST
president that is the son of q doctor.
His father will attend his sons in
auguration in a one-horse shay; he is
too old fashioned for an automobile.
Saturday night the Greers and Pick
cts found fox on L. X. Farris' East
Hermitage plantation They chased
the animal to Summerset, thence to
r. c. Lum's store at Hankinson, and
finally he was captured on Big Black
back Of Willows BY r. L. Greer's fice.
Last weeks rain helped the truck
growers nightly. If nothing unusual
happens from Jack Frost vegetables
viii grow to an early season and an
early market Early market means
high prices, late market, low prices.
J. F. NJ
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COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
WARNS SCHOOL TEACHERS

Information has reached me that
some parents are allowing their chill
dren to attend school with whooping
cough and chickenpox, and the teach
ers, unconsciously or carelessly, allow
ing these children to remain in school.
This is a strict violation of the law.
The law says that no child who has
any of the above diseases of child
hood, such as whooping cough, meas
les, sore eyees, diphtheria, scarlet fe-
yer, small pox, chicken pox, etc, shall
be allowed to attend public school,
Sunday school, church or go on the
public streets to public gathering of
any kind or ride on the train. That the
teachers Of a public school shall put
all such children out of school at once
and notify the County Health Officer
of such action on his or her part, Civ
ing child's name and address. Then the
County Health Officer investigates the
case and puts on quarantin in such
cases as demand quarantin.
Now parents, l appeal to you to
show your public pride by keeping
your child at home until danger of in
fecting other children has passed.
Teachers, let me insist that you put
all children whom you suspect(you
don't have to know of having any
contagious disease out Of your school
at once, notifying me and giving
child's name and address. We have
both small pox and chickenpox in the
county, and it is very hard to tell the
difference between light smallpox and
They both leave pits.
Wax up and do your duty.
Yours truly,
A. L. CHAPMAN,
Co. Health Officer.
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TRUCK NOTES.

For those who have not yet built
their cold frames for tomatoes, want
to urge quick action. as we want all
to come on together and would like all
frames set out by the middle Of next
week. A frame 10 #. 60 will hold
enough plants, set inches X 4 inches
to plant one acre. To make this frame
requires 150 feet 1x12 plank Ga rum
ming feet of 2x4 and 16 pieces Of lx3
x12 and pieces 1x3x16. / will be
glad to come and help build frames
for any one that wants to plant an
acre or more.
d. Books Dept Store wired an or
der for cold frame canvas and is ex-
pecting it in any day now. Keep in
touch with them or myself and get
your canvas as soon as it comes. Let
me have your order for plants and
will see that you get them promptly
and as cheap as POSSIBLE. AS far as
our surplus plants viii go, you can
get them for 1.50 per thousand and it
win take about A thousand per acre.
1t is very important that ] have
names Of all that wish me to get this
fertilizer. can get a mixed fertil-
izer about 1880 per ton and you can
pay as you sell your produce, or those
that want can buy this acid phosphate
and cottof seed meal and mix half
and half.
Try one or two acres in beans. It
is a cheap and quick crop. Nearly
all Of us, win be glad to have cash
crop bringing in money in May and
June to help carry on the other work.
Bean seed will cost $40 per bushel and
freight, think, about $40. 1t takes
lsbu. per acre.
Give me your order by 25th SO can
get them here to plant by March 10th.
H. N. SPENCER.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
A. A. CASON PASSED
AWAY THURSDAY
Head Of Large Business interests, and
One of Best known Oil Mill Men in
the State.

The sudden death last Thursday
afternoon Of Mr.. o. A. Cason, one Of
the best known business men in this
section and head Of string Of oil
mills in the state, was a great shock
10 his friends and acquaintances in
various parts of the south.
Mr.. Cason had been in failing health
for several months, but no one knew
that he was so near the end OF his use
full business career.
Mr.. Cason was secretary and man
ager of the Port Gibson Oil Works
and the business head Of several other
mills in various parts of the delta. de
was recognized as one of the most
successful mill men in the south, and
all of the mills under his management
had prospered.
Mr.. Cason came to Port Gibson
more than thirty years ago as agent
for the Y. & M. v. railroad at this
place. Several years later he became
identified with the oil mill. He was a
far-seeing, careful business man and
his investments brought good returns.
He was twice married, his first wife
diving several years ago. Last July ne
was married to his second wife, Mrs.
w. L. Watson, formerly Miss Jessie
Mann Of Vicksburg, who survives him.
Mr.. Cason, in company with his wife,
went to Hot Springs, Ark, last fall
with the hope that the hot baths would
improve his health, but gradually
growing weaker, he returned to Port
Gibson about two weeks before his
death.
The remains were laid to rest Fri
day afternoon, Rev. H. W. Wells Of
ficiating. A large number of local
friends and many from distance paid
tribute to his memory BY attending
and placing flowers upon his grave.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
PORT GIBSON OBSERVED
CLEAN UP DAY TUESDAY

The ringing Of the church bells
Tuesday morning announced the be-
ginning Of "clean up day, the time
set by the civic committee Of the Wo-
mans Club for residents Of the town
to put their premises in proper shape
Shortly after the ringing Of the
bells the ladies began a systematic in
vestigation to see that their orders
were being carried out Some We're
armed with brooms, ostensibly to help
brush up the trash and paper on the
business street, by really an enforcing
measure. Each place Of business was
visited and the head Of the establish
ment notified to get busy.
The result Of the days work was a
marvellous transformation from Uttered
Yards, walks and streets to premises
and public thoroughfares looking ex-
ceedingly well.
Ii is better to have one clean up day
in a year than none at all, but how
much better to have at least one a
week.
The public school children did ex-
ceptionally good work.
To prevent cold take 666. Adv.
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OIL MILL ELECTS ANOTHER
SECRETARY AND MANAGER

Monday the stock holders Of the
Port Gibson Oil Works met and Sc
lected a secretary and treasurer for
the two mills, the Port Gibson Oil
Works and the Leland Oil Works, and
manger for the Port Gibson mill.
positions were held by the late
O. Al. Cason Stephen Schillig was
elected secretary and treasurer for
the two mills, and NJ H. Rogers man
ager Of the local mill.
Both Of these men are thoroughly
competent mill men, having had years
Of experience in the business. Mr..
Rogers has been the nominal manager
for several years, but his election this
week gives him the entire response
bility Of the management.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
TRIBUTES PAID TO THE
OUTLAWED TOWN Hen

Last week the Reveille, reproducing
the ordinance passed by the board Of
mayor and alderman forbiding the
stately town hen the use of the streets
and the premises Of her neighors, re-
peatedly called her tribe "fouls." A
searching inquiry has been made in
an effort to fix responsibility for so
grossly maligning her kind, but with
out avail.
The Devil" declared he was "be-
low" at the time, therefore could not
be blamed for the crime;and the BAN
ishment Of the faithful destroyer Of
the spring garden had so affected the
Junior Editor that he was in no con-
dition to write the sad tale even had
he so desired.
The linotype operator admitted that
he might have made the terrible mis-
take, but he declined to plead guilty
after learning that just before hand
ing in the article, the reporter had
fallen down the back steps at his home
Immediately after he had been seen
coming out Of his cellar. Therefore,
the said operator felt quite sure that
"Home Brew" was at least responsible
for the larger part of the crime
However, it matters not how this
terrible mistake might have occurred,
the fact remains that the town hen has
been outlawed and hereafter shall live
in the memory only of those who knew
her but to love or hate her.
Some Of her most devoted friends
have called to pay tribute to her real
worth. One townsman who knew the
dear old lady at her best, declared
that after years Of patience and ex-
perience he learned what an economi-
ca' bird she is. He made many tests
and all lead to the same conclusion,
that she eats only about twice her
'~orth each year, making hel much
mere valuable asset to the average
home than would be white eggplant.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
sss quIcI.Iy reIIevea q cola. Ad,
HOW,S THIS 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by DR.. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
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the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
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and healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Ca
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tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
ANNouNcEs ELS cANDIpAcY.

Sheriff s. H. Bagnell has issued a
circular letter this week formally an
nouncing his candidacy for the Office
Of State Insurance Commissioner. At
the same time he is having cards
printed to be posted in various coun-
ties. While he is getting into the
race quite early, Mr.. Bagnell believes
that this is the way to get anything
worth having. His letter is as fol-
lows:
To the Democratic Voters Of Missis-
sippi Ladies and Gentlemen:
am taking this method Of making
my first formal announcement as a
candidate for the office Of State In.
surance Commissioner subject TO the
action Of the Democratic Party, at tbs
next Primary Election for State Of
ficers.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
INSANE MAN ASKS TO BE
CONFINED.

This week young white man nam
ed James Miller arrived here from
Clarendon, Texas, and met with some
people who were related to others
whom he had known. Afer being
here a few days he showed signs Of
mental arrangement, and on being
questioned by officers stated that he
was sure his mind was failing and
wished to be confined He was ad-
judged insane and was taken TO jack
son this morning.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
BISHOP BRATTON TO
PREACH IN PORT GIBSON

Bishop Bratton will make his regu-
lar visitation TO st. James church, Port
Gibson, next Sunday and the two
days following. There will thus be
three days. Services win be held on
Sunday morning at eleven, and on
Sunday night at eight. On both Mon
day and Tuesday there viii be an af-
ternoon service at four and a night
service at eight. Thus the whole visi-
tation will be Of the nature Of short
mission for the spiritual life Of the
parish.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the warmest and most general invita-
tion to the people Of the community
is extended.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
CONDENSED NEWS TOPICS
OF GENERAL INTEREST

The House passed bill which car
ries sss5,OoO 900 for naval expendi-
lures.
115,163 people flew 3,136,550 miles
in commercial airplanes during the
past year without a single life lost.
II is reported that approximately
100000 Germans expect TO leave
their native land for the United
States Mexico and South America.
News from China states that nearly
10000 people starved to death before
food could be gotten to them,
The total cost Of the European War
is given at the enormous sum Of $685.
000,000,0O0.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BOR.
ROW MONEY.

Notice Is hereby given that the
Board Of Suepervisors Of Claiborne
County, Mississippi, intends TO bor-
row the sum Of FiveT housand Dol
lars on It's negotiable notes, bearing
Six per cent. Interest, &C the March
meeting Of said Board, A. d. 1921.
Said loan Is made In anticipation OF
taxes, for the purpose OF repairing
the Suspension Bridge at Port Gibson.
B. III. MOREHEAD,
Clerk Of the Board 70 Supervisors Of
Claiborne County Mississippi.
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ExEcUTRIx's NOTICE TO CRED
ITORs.

Letters testamentary were granted
to the undersigned upon the estate Of
Omar A. Cason, deceased, by the
Chancery Court Of Claiborne County,
Mississippi, upon the 18th day Of Feb
ruary A. D. 1921. All persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to have the same pro-
bated and registered by the Clerk of
said Court within one year. A fail.
ure to probate and register for one
year viii bar the claim
JESSIE N. CAS0N,
lfelz-4t Executfix
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
NOTICE To cREDroRs.

Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary on the estate Of +. II,
Patton, deceased, have been issued by
the Chancery Court Of Claiborne,
State Of Mississippi. All persons
holding claims against said estate are
notified TO have same probated accord
ing to law in said court within six
months from January goth, 1921, or
same win be forever barred.
This the goth day Of January 1921
M. T. PATTON,
L. B. PATTON,
Executors.
ja20-4t
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If you have never bought from me,
cut out your bias you never know
what | can do until you try me. Look
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while the children stand around anu
look on expectantly.
The Norwegian peasants make a
similar kind of fiat bread, the baking
generally being done on a sheet OF
iron placed on top of a heap of stones
which are kept hot by means OF q
nest of glowing embers underneath. A
little roller, with notches, something
like miniature carpet sweeper, Is
used to fiatten the dough and give
the cakes of bread an ornamental ap-
pearance.
Different Places. Different Bread.
In Lebanon, Syria, the native bread
is made in tile street with the neigh
bors looking on. Much the same sort
Of utensil is used as in Norway and
the baking likewise is done on sheet
of metal with fire underneath. The
women of the family attend to the
mixing Of the dough and the baking,
while the job of the man is to keep
up the fire with twigs and chips Of
wood gathered wherever they can be
found. So
In Southern Europe young boys are
the principal vendors of bread, carry
ing around large baskets filled with
loaves of rye bread which the natives
consider delicious. In San Salvador.
Central America, the natives make
tortilla, a thin, unleavened cake of
maize, rolled out with stone in the
shape of our own familiar rolling pin,
and baked on heated iron plate.
In Caracas, Venezuela, the universal
food takes peculiar form. The rolls.
which the city baker distributes. car
rying his load around in two barrels
swung across sleepy-looking donkey.
look like tiny canoes with one end
missing.
The Peruvian Indians have queer
little booths along the roads for the
convenience of the hungry traveller,
who will find there loaves shaped
something like English mullins and
which are better to eat than their ap-
pearance would indicate.
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THIRTEEN AIR
MAIL DEATHS.
Laid to Negligence by Lieut..
Eyers0Ie in Charges
PILOTS AFFIDAvITS' SHOWN
Alleges Attempt BY Field Officials To
Force Christensen From
service-charoes
Intrigue.

Chicago. Charges that Is men
have been killed in the air mail serv-
Ice because of what he termed gross
mismanagement, ineficiency and Grim
NAL negligence were made by Lieut.
c. C. Eversole in testimony presented
to the Government through Federal
committee which has been conducting
. secret investigation of air mail con-
1itions.
Lieutenant Eversole's testimony,
which has extended over several days,
made statement of more than 100,-
300 words.
Included in the evidence were af-
fidavits from several pilots and me
chanics now in the service, all Of
which correlated Lieutenant Ever
sole's charges, and a statement writ
ten by Pilot ]. P. Christensen pre-
vious to his recent death in fall at
Cleveland.
Eversole's testimony went into
detail as to the deaths of the 10
Rviators, and gave his explanations
for these fatalities He listed: Pilot
Carl Smith, killed at Elizabethtown,
N. j.; Pilot Stoner, killed at Goshen,
Ind; Pilot Bryan McMullin, killed
at Batavia, Ill.,; Pilot Sherlock, killed
at Newark. N. j.; Pilot Max Miller
and Mechanician Pierson, killed at
Morristown, N. j.; Pilots Stevens
and Thomas, killed in Ohio; Pilots
Rowe and Carol and Mechanician
Hill, at Lacrosse, Wis; Pilot Stew
art, killed near Minneapolis, and
Pilot J. P. Christensen, head of the
Air Mail Pilots Association.
The testimony and evidence pre-,
scented by Lieutenant Eversole alleged
that attempts had been made by field
officials to get" Christensen and force
him out of his service because of work
in organizing the Pilots Association
and because he was known to be
gathering proof of alleged negligence
by officials.
A pencil written statement from
Christensen naming the other twelve
pilots mentioned as men whose death
ne believed to have been due to negli.
gence of officials was presented by
Lieutenant Eversole, who said Chris
Jensen gave 1t to him few days be.
fore his death.
Concerning the rules that pilots and
mechanics must sign statement that
they had inspected their ship before
going up, Lieutenant Eversole testified
that the men either had to sign the
statements or lose their jobs, and that
1t did no good to protest that the ships
were in poor condition.
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Product Is Highly Esteemed In China
and Its Cultivation Is Well
Worth While.

When a product has no market value
for food, medicine OF. other use in this
country it is surprising to find it rep
resenting an export value Of more than
$2,0O0,000 year, with an established
market extending back more than half
a century.
Ginseng is such a product. Ameri-
can medical authorities have never
recognized it as having curative value,
but for more than q hundred years its
root has been highly esteemed in
China, and the 1919 shipments of 282,-
600 pounds sold at from So to $23 a
pound.
American ginseng was taken to Chi
ma Nby early traders, and formed the
principal part of the cargo taken by
the first American ship that visited
China. This ship, the Empress of
China. sailed from New York for the
celestial empire on February %, 1884.
Decrease. in the available quantity of
wild ginseng has led many American
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his own son in compensation. Subse-
Quently he had the misfortune to dis
patch, the daughter of another couple
and was obliged to give them his own
daughter to make good the loss. He
was now alone with his wife. They
were feeling lonely and miserable one
evening, when again some one knocked
at the door and asked for the doctor
He went out himself and inquired of
the man who 1t was that needed him.
The man said that 1t was his wife.
The poor doctor went back into his
room and. shedding tears. said 10 his
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to Scotland, Sweden, Norway, North
ern Russia, and Siberia, and continues
through October, November is divided
between South Africa and Peru, and
December. between Uruguay and Aus
tralia.
All Nations Eat Wheat.
While bread, in one form or another,
is the chief food of all nations. they
have various methods of making it..
Even the japanese, a rice-eating
people, make bread-nice snowy loaves
and many of the loaves are used
only in festivals and at feasts. In
Eastern Poland, where bread is a
very important food. it can be pur-
chased in almost any size or shape
big loayes and little, large rolls and
small, and multitude of fancy
shapes. The vendors of bread in this
country display their wares out .of
doors. in baskets and on tables.
The big rye loaves sold on the East
Side of New York, in the crowded
tenement districts, are so large that
they are frequently cut and sold by
the pound. It is almost as much as
a small boy can do to lug one of these
loaves home, and if he is required to
carry two he generally impresses his
little wagon or the family baby car
riage into service.
Many Styles In Bread.
Every nation makes its bread some
what differently In Berkovitsa, Bull
garia, for instance. the people hold
a regular bread-making fest in the
street. The women employ curious
bread boards about feet In diameter
and supported on other boards a few
inches from the ground. The dough
is rolled out on these boards with
slender wooden rods and the result.
after baking, Is kind of gigantic
cracker an inch or two thick. The
women laugh and gossip as they work,
making sort of holiday of the affair.
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Good Market For Ginseng

farmers and gardeners to undertake
the domestic culture of ginseng, and
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture has issued a new bulletin,
Farmers Bulletin No. 1884, outlining
the best methods of culture. The de-
partment previously issued Farmers
Bulletin No. 736 on diseases of the
ginseng plant.
Ginseng culture is a long and pre-
carious process, requiring six years
from seed to marketable root, with the
most particular care during the entire
process. The market also is limited to
such an extent that it is estimated 100
acres would furnish continuous SUD-
ply of all that is needed. In the mid
die of the last century exports to
China were eight times what they were
in 1919. The price at that time aver
aged "a cents pound. In 1919 it av-
eraged $7.20 per pound.