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Evening star., 1921-04-03
THE RETURN.
By Edmund Haraucpurt.

dering. confused and infinite, unlocal-
lied and indistincr. rose up TO her.
like the noise of mobs on the march
or of trains which cross a plain at
night. on the distant horizon.
Finally there came the gentle Swash
of moving boat. the fiapning OF sails
and the dull thud of oars tossed on
the landing place.
The wife arose and made her way
down toward the jetty. The husband
heard the sound OF her sabots on the
rocks. He listened. He was sure
He cried. Marie Celinc,"
She cried back. Jean Marie"
Then they lapsed into silence with
their stole modesty. not wishing to
show before others their emotion or
their love. In the soft night only tho
tread OF the sabots on the rocks an
swered the noisy slowing away Of the
boats rigging.
The air was humid. The crescent
moon disappeared behind . cloud
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BI H. O. BISHOP.

N AN has passed through the
hn stone age, the bronze age
VI and the iron age and is now
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lSE ....-............... J,6lS. 900 tons
1911 S.432,No tons
Although the south has been and is
the principal user of fertilizer, in the
last few years having taken some 10
per cent of the total production, the
middle west has shown the largest
rate of growth from 1910 to 1914,
and since 1916. and now uses over 10
per cent of the total. New England.
which uses about per cent, has
shown the next most rapid growth.
and the middle Atlantic states. using
a little less than 20 per cent. have
a growth slightly greater than that
of the south.
This very rapid growth in the use
OF fertilizers in the United States is
only repeating what has taken place
in Europe. AS the land has become
depleted. the crop yields have fallen
on. and to bring the soil back to it's
original fertility it has been neces-
sary to supply fertilizer to make up
the deficiency.
But despite this forced increase in
the use of fertilizers. the United
States is far behind other countries
in both fertilization ard acreage pro-
duction of crops. European soils are
than the soils of the United States.
yet in Europe some countries get
crop yield per acre of more than dou-
hle the same yields in the United
States per acre, and the difference is
very largely due to the difference in
the heavy use of fertilizers on Euro
pean farms.
Germany has only one fifth the culti-
waited acreage but uses 40per cont more
fertilizer than the entire United States.
The average fertilizer consumption per
acre in Cermanv is seven times that
IN the United States, and it should
not be forgotten that the German
farmer does not use fertilizer merely
to please or accommodate the German
government in respect to the need of
growing largo crops in Germany. but
the German farmer uses fertilizer to
the extent he does because it pays
him a profit to do SO. and large one
on his fertilizer investment.
= United States has given the sub
ject of nitrates and fixed nitrogen.
for use both in times of war and
peace. more careful study than Col.
J. H. Burns of the nitrate division
of the ordnance department of the
United States Army. Here is a re-
markably interesting statement from
him. in which he covers the subject
of gunpowder:
ne statement Ras peen mace that
nitrates and fixed nitrogen are in
dispensable for strictly military pur-
poses in the manufacture of powder
and explosives, and for peace pur-
poses in the manufacture of fer
tilizers and chemicals.
'It is believed to be of interest
and Importance. in order that this
indispensability may not be under
estimated, to outiiae in general
way, how nitrstes and fixed nitrogen
have helped to develop and now
fit into these various activities. and
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AROUND THE CITY

was round. With his small student
between his knees. he had drawn a
circle in the gravel with his cane
and placed a pebble in the middle
with the lesson about like this:
This pebble is our home. Now. if
you want to journey around the globe
you will go out by this front door
and travel until you come to noun
tains with their peaks in the clouds"
tains. dady."
Then you voyage over oceans
them. daddy"
And across wastless tracks of
Where I'll die of thirst If 1 lose
DADDY" hy ~" But won't get lost
And go through jungles-"
FulI OF lions and tigers. But l
won't let them get me. I'll fool them,
And then you keep travelling and
travelling until you have gone around
the world and come home through
"Oh. no. daddy. I couldn't get in
that way because mamma keeps it
Licked, Licked; and it's too high for me to
The sentimental journey had struck
against the snag of reality and the
man laughed and patted his little
daughter and said it was time to be
getting home to supper"
And now she has started on her
greatest adventure of ALL" he said.
with a lightsomehess that is a mans
way. of hiding the sentiment that
would make q women cry.
Except one" said the friend. But
she said 1t to herself. Death is not
a welcome guest at a wedding feast.
y
A BAND was passing. Two men
paused to take in the music and
line Of marching youngsters. and one
OF them lifted his hat and held it
on. 49,.
Say. man, where's your patriotism? :?
aloft, with a military Strengthening
of his body. The other kept his hat
Why the first note of the national
anthem makes me feel like following
wherever a flag leads the way-yes.
sir"
The other man doubtless had the
deepest sort of respect for his COM
panion's loyalty, but, all the same, he
grinned. Possibly for the reason
that the band was playing Aud Lang
Syne."
A SHABBY old couple stood ON the
4 = Avenue side Of a magnolia tree
in the'White House groundA Some Of
the creamy leaves had drifted through
ths Eailinss to the pavement, and tho
mas. with the slow oaumstnsss that,
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kH FACE is better than war. but
- 1t isn't half ~ interesting"
/ You have agreed with the


/ You have agreed with the
man who said It, as far as
appearance gees, aayhow. Take any
young soldier when he first came home
from France. . victory medal Of living
bronze aAd in his eyes IN inscrutable
something that seemed to be forever
yisiening. say. Flanders field where pop.
pies gFow-and look at him now!
One will do for Illustration: His
clothes are as fine as tailor car
make and his job carries a fat check
Cor every week in the year Also, he
has the best wife ever and lot OF
dandy children-he will tell you &C
himself.
"Ali pleasant and prosperous enough
and ! realize my good fortune, but
veil. it's this way, Miss Ann: Peace
is better than var. but It isn't hall
who cane home with 4 whole body
and hs viii tell yen that IL 1sr was
to happep, temorrov at II o'clock he
would be In IT. before noon."
That vas abeYt eli you could ex-
Hoors-counting BY an elevator going
up-and when the ex-off1cer got out
another man. old and gentle Of voice
said to the woman:
.'Hs will get over his restlessness
when gray hairs come. Universal
peace 10 bound to rule for the reason
that It Is only youth that wants to
fight" -
gested the woman.
The old and gentle one only shook
his head with smiling indulgence
women are such foolish thtngv-and
the woman let II 60 at that. All the
same, as she stepped out Of that ele-
vator she said to her own dear self
without fear Of contradiction
"Yeuth is youth-thsvsfore:. Man
peace pntil he attains the peacs that
pssseth undeFstsnding."
I. !: elysys satisfactory to have
CHE was 40 daintily sweet in her
~ wedding Anery - that other
bride that the witch turned into an
apple blossom. And when everything
The reminder sent the friends
memory barking back to a day she
came across the man and his little
bit daughter on q bench in 4 park.
He had told her about the apple
blossom. giPl. and then came a play
lesson to teach her that the world
was ever and the father had waved
to her last signal ~ she entered the
Pullman. he said to q friend. who
Vas staAsiag sexs At ths gate.
.AG kssstsst aevsstprs sf. ALL
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use first occurred about the year 1850.
1t was revolutionary in its effect
upon munitions. The chemical de-
Velopment was at first slow, but
gradually increased until today. The
strength of an army is not measured
by its man power alone, but in great
measure by its power to infiict dam
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age through the intelligent and up
to-date use of chemical ordnance.
To-day the various branches of
the Army, or the infantry. artillery.
cavalry and air service. all rely in
great measure for their offensive
Evening star., 1921-04-03

A SHABBY old couple stood on the
Avenue side Of a magnolia tree
in ths'White House grounds Some Of
the creamy leaves had drifted through
ths Failtnss to the pavement, and tho
mas. with the slow caumstnssut that,
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amounts in 1904. According to census
authorities. the number of tons of
fertilizer manufactured in the United
states during certain years We're as
follows:
1899. .................... .SS1 600 tons
lT4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,592 Uni tons
I&H Observation-Disclosures. J,6lS. 900 tons
1914. Observation-Disclosures. SAB, 600 tons
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Drastic Law Needed

A truck pulling a trailer. loaded
with human beings. tried to beat a
train across a grade crossing near
Anguilla. Sharky county. last week
1t failed to get across, but succeed
ed in killing two white men and
three negroes and wounding three
white men and nine negroes.
Such heedlessness and reckless
ness is becoming all too common
in Mississippi and other states, and
drastic laws are imperatively de.
manded to protect the lives of in
nocent people against the foolhard-
mess of some automobile and truck
drivers.
There onght to be state law,
and perhaps the government may
also have the right to enact safety
laws. where interstate railroad
crossings are rushed by people who
are at the wheels of motor cars
who seem to care nothing for their
own lives or those in the car with
them, or on the trains that may be
wrecked.-Hinds County Gazette.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Pays to Advertise

That it pays to advertise" was
thoroughly demonstrated here yes.
terday in the returns on the Mer-
chants Bargain Day.
In spite of the fact that the sea-
son is too late for the purchase OF
summer goods and too early for
the purchase of fall and winter
goods, the returns for the whole
day were exceptionally good.
There were twenty-five of the
merchants who put their ads in the
Bargain Day circular and Register
page ad against forty-eieht who put
their ads in last Bargain Day. The
twenty-five who advertised for yes
terday's Bargain Day show returns
for the days trade equal to the re-
turns of fine forty-eight advertisers
on the former Bargain Day.
1t pays to advertise. -Clarksdale
Register.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Stephens Calls Til Henry Down

Hon. Hi Henry, editor of the
Jackson on-Ledger. has issued
an address from his summer home
on the Gulf coast, calling upon the
SimOn-Pure. Unembroidered and
Unfrilled Democrats of the State
of Mississippi to have mass
meeting in the city of Jack
son, in the early days of Septem-
Der, for the purpose of endorsing
the candidacy of Hubert d. Ste-
phens as a candidate for the United
States Senate, and to devise ways
and means of securing his election.
Col. Henry fears that a reign of
demagogic bolshevism" threatens
our state; hence he calls upon the
answering democrats of Missis-
sippi to put their hearts and heads
together and check this dangerous
propaganda. "-Prentiss County Ad-
yocate.
Since Col. Hi Henry issued the
above address, Hon. Hubert Ste
phens, with astute political Judge
ment, has condemned that appeal
to the preiudices of the faction
that opposes James K Varda man
for the United States Senate. 1t
is awfully painful to see the other
wise dignified editor of the Clarion.
Ledger become so inflated with i'm.
agined leadership that he ventures
too far. and then has to be uncere-
moniously called down by another
who stands higher than himself in
the councils of the anti-Vardaman
faction.
This Mr.. Stephens had to do in
order to save himself from the con.
sequences of his overly preiudiced
friend
Evidently. Mr. Stephens thinks
the Simon-Pure, Unembroidered
Unfrilled Democrats of Mississippi"
might not prove numerous enough
to elect him to the United States
Senate
Possibly, the election OF 1919
opened his eyes and taught him
that the "Simon-pure bunch will
need recruits to elect him or any 9TH
er man to any office in Mississippi. |
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Want Gambler to Run

Corinth, Misa. Aug. 23.-Hon.
E. s. Gambler of Corinth, Miss.
who represented the First Con-
gressional District in Congress for
20 years. is being strongly urged
by his many friends throughout the
state to enter the race for governor.
While he lives in the mighty
east" where there is large voting
population. among whom he is
popular. it is predicted that in case
he decided to enter the race he will
at once become one of the formida-
BILE candidates for the nomination.
Little Zeke." as he is affection
ately called by his friends. is a
great campaigner.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
HAD Been CALLED
FOR JUROR SERVICE
Jackson Hears Tale OF indignant
Woman.

Jackson. Miss. Aug 23.-Possi-
bile complications attendant on the
service of women as jurors are IL
Illustrated in an alleged true story
going the rounds here.
A Mississippi woman had been
called for juror service and was
sworn. The question propounded
in accordance with the statute,
was: Are you a male citizen?"
A contagious laugh rippled
through the court room and the
woman became indignant. 1t is
said the attorney who put the ques-
ton was called to account by a
relative of the woman and that a
killing was narrowly ayerted after
a heated argument.
The attorney generals office has
definitely announced that women
are not eligible for jury service. al
though they are qualified electors.
The constitution specified unless
a qualified elector. thus leaving
the other qualifications to the leg
islature. The code provides that
male citizens" are competent ju-
rors.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Ouietus ON Sales Tax.

The ways and means committee
of the House of Congress has actu-
ally agreed on one thing the masses
of the people may applaud-put a
quietus on the general sales tax.
This tax was suggested by a lot of
big fellows in the east with the pur-
pose in view of shifting much of
their own taxes on the consumers of
the nation, north, south, east and
west The plan was to force every
purchaser of goods by retail to pay
one or more cents in addition to the
general taxes paid. This would
have made every consumer direct
tax payer and every retail store
keeper, every where government tax
collector without remuneration and
yet subject to penalties for failure
to perform the duties imposed.
1t is well that the ways and means
has squelched the gen.
eral sales tax in its incipiency -
Democrat Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Henry Ford Prophesies

Henry Ford prophesies city of
100000 at Muscle Shoals. Ala,
should the government accept his
proposition for development. A
city of that magnitude in northern
Alabama would create business for
the farmers of that section. make a
market for their produce and bene-
fit the nation in general. Mr.. Ford
proposes to make his new city a
bright spot in the industrial sys-
tenn of this country He proposes
a fertilizer plant, cotton mill that
will turn out ait least 100. 900 yards
of cotton cloth weekly, and foun-
dry for the casting OF machinery
and parts of his automobiles. -Tu-
pelo Review.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
PROVIDE GOOD SHELTER
AND SANITARY FLOORING
Constitution of the Duroc-Jersey
Hog

One of the most successful pork
producers in Iowa says the reason
he prefers the Durocs is because
they will stand little more grief
than other breeds" The reason is
tersely stated and truthfully. The
fact that the Duroc will put up
with lot of grief" is the reason
that red hogs predominant on the
farms of this country.
The breeders of purebred Durocs,
on whose shoulders the future of
the breed depends, should be very
watchful to see that the type OF
Dnroc they produce. retains the
size, the vigor, the ruggedness and
the stamina demanded by our
farmers.
The average hog raising farmer
does not give his hogs the best care
in the world, and very few of them
give a balanced ration. Most of
the farmers in the corn belt pro-
duce pork on corn and corn alone,
with probably little forage in
pasture season. This average farmer
does not provide good shelter and
sanitary feeding floors. He does
not have artificial heat i'm cold
weather, and he does not sit up at
night with the narrowing sows. He
wants hog that will take care of
itself and at the same time come
through with profit. The breed
that produces this kind of hog is
pre- eminentlY the DurOc and it is
the chief reason for its popularity
and great numbers.
The main essential in producing
a sturdy. vigorous big type hog is
width and depth OF chest constitn-
ton. The big hog with big capac-
ity the hog that will put up with a
lot of grief. is one with plenty of
room in the chest. where the vital
organs are housed. The heart and
lungs must have room to function
properly. and the chest is where
these organs are located.
E. B. HELLER,
Secretary Mississippi Duroc-J Jersey
Breeders Association.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

Sister Bell Kearney Gays: Var
>daman and Russell both belong to
the Methodist church. but that don I
mean anything" Whether she
means to speak lightly of the Meth
odist church or question the piety OF
the statesmen We do not know. This
naturally leads ne to ask: What
church does Miss KeaFney belong
to anyhow Perhaps the editor of
the Grenada Sentinel can give us
the dope" on that question. Rip
ley Sentinel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
OIL NEWS

The pulling ont of the drill stem
and bit" which had been buried
in the deep hole at Billups we'll for
exactly forty-fiye days, since July
2. were pulled ont this week, and a
small but happy crowd of specta-
tors witnessed the last and most
important part of the successful en-
gineering feat performed by the
drIllers. This morning actual drill
ing was started again and interest
ing developments may be looked
for almost any day.
1t has been a hard fight for the
drillers and a most trying ordeal for
the drilling company. tedious and
expensive job we'll performed.
Hundreds of wells are wrecked
every year by just such accidents.
Whatever the final results of Bill
lups we'll will be, the local people
should feel satisfied that they have
received fair and square test by
the drilling operations and have
earned honestly any cooperation
given them.
The depth of new we'll is now
l $50 feet and many feel that oil
will soon be shooting forth.-Co-
lumbus Commercial.
HOUSTON OIL WE'LL.
This we'll is now nearing 1000
feet. getting now to the interesting
stage. it having been said by geolo-
gists. who have looked over the To-
cation, that if oil is to be found
here it will be between two and
three thousand feet. II is said by
those interested in the test well
here that the formations passed
through down to the present depth
have been very encouraging Hous-
ton Times-Post.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
600 cures Malarial Fever.
Out of Work.

The following reprinted from
the Ripley Sentinel truthfully
presents the labor situation in the
United States:
The labor department of the
government has given out the state
ment that there are now in this
country in round numbers 6 900, 900
people out of work. That don't
mean 5000, 900 women and children
that are not at work, but means
that 6 900 900 laboring people, men
who make their living by the sweat
Of their faces. are unable to get work
to do at living prices. Last year it
was very difficult to get hands for
the labor, now it is equally difficult
to get labor for the hands. Last
year common labor got SO day
and sometimes more. Now all over
the country, big stalwart men are
begging Tor work at from 81 to 81 on
a day for ten hours work.
The men who are suffering most
in the labor situation are the COM
mon laborers. Many lines of expert
labor are still paying high prices
The high price. then of expert labor.
the enormous freight rate charged
by the railroads, the big war tax
and the profit made by the retailer
all together make the price of things
almost without the reach of the COM
mon laborer. and especially so when
is scarce and prices for his
labor is very low.
Some system must be worked
out to put things on a more just and
equitable basis that people of all
classes may have fair chance in
Iife.''
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Important Meetings

Attention is called to the series
of farm bureau meetings to be held
in this county, beginning August
%, and extending through Sept
Is. We desire to stress the import
ance of these meetings and to urge
every farmer and stock man to at
tend The nearest one that will be
held to his home. The farm bureau
and the county agent have a pro-
gram that will help farmers and
stock breeders immensely if only
they will co operate. Already. the
farm bureau has organized a live
community club at Hamilton, one
at Gibson and another at Strongs.
1t plans to form others at various
points in the county, and through
these community clubs. which are
the strong arms of the bureau. it
will function and achieve benefits
for all our agricultural people. The
object of the meetings to be held is
to perfect the marketing program
which has been mapped out by the
bureau. Attend as many of these
meetings as Won can. and if you
can't pull. push. If you can't do
either. your presence, at least, will
be inspirational and encouraging.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Clay County Agricultural High
School Opens Sept. 9th

Announcement of the opening OF
the Clay County Agricultural High
School, located at Pheba. Miss,
will be found elsewhere in today's
paper This school is under the
supervision of Prof Thos. @. Hub
bard and will be conducted along
lines Of the Smith Hughes plan
which affords young men and wo-
men exceptional facilities to pre-
pare themselves to enter college.
As will be seen by reference to the
announcement. the course of study
is complete and the expense of
students attending this school has
been lowered to figures that are
most attractive.
Prof. Hubbard writing the editor
states that several pupils from Mon
roe county are expected this ses-
sion and cordial invitation is ex-
tended other Young men and wo-
men from Monroe to join them.
Agricultural high schools embody
features not afforded by high
schools of the towns and villages,
and appeal specially to young men
and women who want an education
that is balanced with agricultural
and domestic training. where they
learn to do. as well AS learn to
know. If interested. write Prof.
Hubbard. Pheba, Miss. who will
furnish further information.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

Since the United States has be-
come a credit nation instead of a
debit nation, it is nothing but nat
ural that the surplus of agricultural
products be carried over in this
country instead of in Europe as
heretofore. The European coun-
tries have not the money to buy a
large amout of our products; con-
sequently. they take them only to
fill Immediate demands. Export
marketing organizations properly
financed are the means by which
credit can be extended to the for
sien counties. 80 that our surplus
products may be moved Credit
will stimulate buying and quicken
the step to narmalc5. ~ Progress
siye Farmer.