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Tkc Lexington Advertiser fhe Advertiser Publishing Co.. Publishers. Entered nt the Poetoffice at Lexington. Mis*., a* Mail Matter of the Second Class. . • Editor Managing Editor JOHN KYLUNGSTAD - • B. A POVALL • • FRIDAY : : : JULY 18, 1913 At the instance of Dr. W. H. Rowan, head of the sanitary work in the state of Mississippi, Dr. G. C. Phillips, health officer for Holmes county, went to Tchula Tuesday and caused the over arrest of eight parties for the in fraction of the sanitary laws, of these plead guilty, most of them claiming ignorance of the provisions of the law. Being their nrst offense and in view of their promise never to offend these seven were given the Seven again, nominal fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $3 in all. One proved obstreperous ftnd announced his determination to take an appeal and test the validity of the law, which scarcely will avail him much. Public health should be the highest consideration of any communi ty, and the state and county health authorities are to be highly commended for their vigorous efforts to have the laws of health properly observed. The experience of Tchula should serve to other towns, Dr. Rowan, one else, is liable to drop in as a warning or some at any time and if anything is amiss, prosecution is certain to follow. Attention is called to the statement of the directors of the Pickens Bank the 9th of July, 1913. It will be noted that an oath is made that they made a personal inspection and exami nation of the books, accounts, over drafts and securities of the bank. The haphazard way of merely accepting the cashier's, or any one man's statement, is not used but each director whose name is signed asserts that he has personally made the examiation and certifies under oath that the findings are correct, and is responsible to the stockholders and depositors. The pub lication of such a statement from any bank will have the effect of strength ening the public confidence, and other financial institutions would doubtless find it to their interest to follow the example of the Pickens Bank in pub lishing the directors' statements at certain intervals in the year. Publici ty is a great bulwark as well as a means of holding the public's confi dence. __ The jingo talk about a war with Japan on account of California's ex clusion act has about subsided. Diplo macy will settle the matter without the arbitrament of arms. Neither govern ment is anxious to have the friendly relations severed. During the past few weeks the United States has offici ally welcomed a dozen or more eminent Japanese visitors. The Japanese gov ernment has just presented the United States cruiser Charleston, with a silver lovingcup. In 1910 there was a flood in Tokio and the officers and men of the Charleston and the cruisers Sara toga and New Orleans, which were near the stricken city, raised a relief fund and sent it ashore. The incident was forgotten until Ambassador Chin da sent the cup to the state depart ment with the request khat it be for warded to the Charleston. This does not indicate that the two nations are "snarling at each others heels," and ready to unleash the dogs of war. on In casual conversation with John H. Roach, who travels throughout the state in the interest of the McBea En gine and Implement Co., he informed us that he was greatly impressed by the large number of country homes in Mississippi that are now being provid ed with all the modern coveniences, such as water works, sewerage, elec tric lights, telephoes, etc. Such im provements will soon check the tenden cy of the movement from the country to the cities, as provided with such conveniences, country life would be more attractive than city life. Auto mobiles, which practically annihilate ■distances, are also being added to the farms' equipment, and the monotony, formerly the bane of farm life, is rap idly disappearing. The state of Mississippi has a very sound and sensbile law, the substance of which is that the grower of any vegetable or food products; or the Bank of Holmes County First and Oldest Established Bank in Holmes County, Miss. Courteous Treatment Ample Resources, Conservative Management We solicit your accounts and promise you prompt, courteous and efficient service. grower and butcher of any meat, may sell the same in any quntity,anywhere, without the imposition of any tax or license whatever. This enables the farmers in the vicinity of tne towns to dispose of their poultry, meat, vege tables and dairy products, and enables people to get food stuffs cheaper be cause there is no tax upon them. In Meridian, the other day, some produce men had a farmer arrested charging him with buying up produce from oth er countrymen and then pe idling it out. It was shown that he had a stock of his own products, and had merely bought some stuff to fill out his load, and moreover had gone to the city hall and asked if there was a license for him and was told there was not He was dismissed and the statute granting exemption to the producers and retail ers of home grown foods again upheld. It is a wise and salutary law and one that Alabama could very well afford to emulate.—Mobile Register. The South is not the only section confronted with a pest problem. In Kansas, for instance, the grasshoppers are very numerous and very active, threatening to eat up every living green thing. As a result farmers have banded themselves together and are spreading tons upon tons of poi soned bran over fields in an effort to check the ravages on young trees, alj falfa, corn, cane and other crops. Ex perts estimate that there is enough poison in a single flake of treated bran to kill four hoppers. The insects de vour the preparation with avidity. Its effects are slow but it is said to kill every hopper that eats it. The dead hoppers are eaten by their fellows, which are in turn poisoned and die as a result. Senator John Sharp Williams, in a letter to the press, suggests that as Mississippi was admitted to the union on December 10, 1817, a centennial ce lebration of the fact be held on De cember 10, 1917. It has been the cus tom of nearly all states having reached the century mark to have a "big blow out" over the fact, and Mississippi will prove no exception early to prepare for the event, and the next legislature will doubtless be requested to give official recognition to the celebration. It is not too We publish elsewhere a call for a convention of ail the Sunday schools of Holmes county and the re-organiza tion of the Holmes County Sunday School Association. This organization did splendid work some years ago— which should again be taken up. There are several localities in the county where prosperous Sunday schools could be conducted where there are none at present. We hope that the convention will be largely attended and be productive of much and last ing good. __ The supreme court of the state of Mississippi has decided that the law abolishing Greek letter societies, or ganizations and sororities at the Uni versity of Mississippi, or other educa tional institutions supported in whole or in part by the state, is constitution al. The effect of this decision is to re verse the decision of Special Chancel lor T. L. Lamb, who overruled the de murrer to the bill filed by attorneys for J. P. Waugh, a student, to test the case, declaring it unconstitutional. State Senator Lee M. Russell, of Oxford, is a candidate for lieutenant governor, so announcing himself in a fourth of July oration at his home town. There are charges pending against Mr. Russell for violating the ethics of the legal profession which also involves his personal honor. This, however, will presumably not militate against his chances of election, as it appears of late that the more charges a candidate rests under the more popu lar he is with the electorate. The Mississippi Insane Hospital's affairs and business is also undergoing a probe for grafting. As a result an employe in the dairy and creamery de partment of the hospital, J. L. Klein, has been placed under arrest, the spec ific charge being the theft of a cow valued at $35. It is believed that other arrests will follow as a result of the investigation. Verily, Mississippi has played the role of "E. Z. Mark" good and strong. The departments of Washington are now and then called upon to settle pet ty questions of the most intimate per sona! nature. For instance, the treas ury department recent'y acted judge in a dispute between man and wife. This couple had a spirited strug gle for the possession of several bank notes, each holding fast to the end of the roll. A J10 bill tom across the middle, and each contestant carried off one-half of it in triumph. Just here the treasury department was brought into the dispute. It received half of the bill from the wife, with the state ment that the other half had been de stroyed, and she requested a new bill. In a short time there arrived the sec ond half of the bill from the husband, with a similar statement and request. As the governmeut then had both ends of the bill, it rendered a Solomon-like decision and awarded $5 to each of the claimants._ Talking about technicalities, here's one fresh off the bat It is so clever we wonder that it has never been prac ticed before by criminals who have fear of the law and hope for new trial —hoping to delay justice. We commend it to not only defendants in bad criminal cases, but to certain attorneys repre senting clients in close places: "Be cause Will Thorpe, a negro, convicted of the murder of another negro in Rankin county, Mississippi, was asleep in court when the death sentence was pronounced, the judge granted him a new trial. The judge mistook a snore for negative answer when the prisoner was asked if he had anything to say." —Montgomery Journal. ini The antiseptic action of tobacco has often been affirmed and the fear that tuberculosis tobacco workers might transmit the bacilli through cigars to smokers has been thought to be un founded, since tubercular bacilli perish in a few days, of Wenck confirms the old view in re gard to cholera. Cigars were treated Recent investigation with water which contained innumer able bacilli. Inside of twenty-four hours all of the organisms were killed. In agreement with this is the fact that during the cholera epidemic of 1894 in Hamburg not a single tobacco worker fell a victim to the disease. A recent statement to the effect that English may within^a few years be come the language of Japan makes in teresting some late statistics witn re gard to the use of the leading langua ges of the world. From these it would appear that English is spoken by 130,000,000 persons, German by 100, 000,000, Russian by 70,000,000, French by 45,000,000, Spanish by 40,000,000 and Italian by 30,000,000. For obvious reasons the use of the Spanish lan guage is growing very rapidly among people of commercial countries, espe cially those of Germany, England and the United States. J 1 Years ago lions were pest and a menace intKM0i Frank Selous attained his tkme and fortune by killing nearly a thousand of them. It is therefore surprising to hear that the government of that coun try intends to stop the wholesale slaughter of the King of Beasts. Col. Roosevelt set the pace, and so many are trying to emulate his example that over one thousand lions have been killed in two years. Paul Rauney is there again hunting and has ninety to his credit. The Maharaja of Datia killed thirty-six in a two months' hunt recently. Did you ever wonder what the bank er thinks when he drives past your farm and sees your farm machines standing out in the open? Well, he lets your credit slide down a notch or two. It pays the best returns possible to house your machinery. It will in crease the life of it 50 per cent at least, and you know what that means It means that in some instances the saving in a short time on your farm machinery will pay for the implement shed that will last many years.—Da niels Scoates, in The Progressive Farmer. ___ If our farmers would endeavor to produce more to the acre and not plant so many acres, raise what they need to eat and for their stock, at home, instead of living out of a Westerner's barn and meat house, each raise a few pigs and |another good cow, it would not be long before the farmer could dictate to the world what it must pay for the product of the farm instead of having the buyers in the big cities, who sit in well ventilated and hand some offices, to say what the farmer must take for his own products. —Ex. It is said that when the hot weather is complained of in the presence of Secretary Josephus Daniels he always savs "Think about the cotton." sephus, it seems, has had "One of the re solutions adopted proposed that the newspapers holding membership in the association give S100.000 worth of ad-1 vertising to the various industries and Jo some expe rience as a cotton planter, and hence knows that the heat you are complain ing of is the very thing to make the cotton plant "get up and hustle." Still, thinking about the cotton adds no more to your personal comfort than does that popular query, "Is it hot enough for you?"—Madison County Herald Speaking of resolutions adopted at the recent meeting of the Mississippi Press Association at Natchez,the Hat tiesburg News says: j The People's Drug Store Represents Everything That Is Best Now is the season for Toilet Waters, Face Cream* and Powders, we have the latent creation. We guarantee Penslar's Hair Tonic: examine the formula on each bottle. Moore's Ice Cream unsurpassed in quality; you can get it from the factory within two hours Prescriptions ADsolotely Not Touched Only By a Registered Pharmacist. Nunnally's High-grade Candies, all the ladies recognize its superoirty. Monogram and all the very latest things in Stationery. Ditrtibutors for State Board Vaccines and Anti-toxins. The People's Drug Store Wiliiamt & Johnson, Proprietors Day Phone 40. Night Phone 210. advantages of the state without charge." It is a small matter for Mississippi editors to contribute one hundred thousand dollars for the pro motion of the material interests of the state; if they have plenty of money, or if not they have plenty of space, ac cording to the general way of thinking. But the Dispatch desires to call atten tion to the fact that the resolution was unnecessary. All Mississippi editors are boosters, and they willingly and freely give more than one hundred thousand dollars worth of spaed every year to promote the general welfare of the state. Let others do as much as the editors and the state will in time become one of the greatest and best that is represented on the stars and stripes. Oh, yes, the editors will do their part—they always do.--Meridian Dispatch._ If the people of the South quit rais ing cattle they will have to quit eating so much beefsteak. The West is fyling up with people who consume more cattle-raising space and eat more of that which is raised, thus cutting down the old supply source. Senator A. 0. Bacon, of Georgia, has the distinction of being the first United States senator to be elected by a direct vote of the people under the provision of the newly ratified seventeenth amendment to the federal constitution. Senator Bacon was nomi JPed by a Democratic primary and ^iad no opposition. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels favors the federal government having a factory and manufacturing its own armor plate. Experts figure that a factory costing $8,466,000 would save $140 a ton on armor. This would prove an enormous saving in the long run. "Government ownership" is no longer an iridescent dream but a strong probability in many enterprises. The Magnolia Gazette gets off the following on the fellow who refuses to kill the boll weevils: To be entirely consistent, the man who excuses his laziness by insisting that the boll-wee vil is a visitation of God, and it is a sin to destroy them, ought not to scratch red-bugs off his shins or drive frantically to stop the festive Hea in its explorations of his anatomy. Government statistics show that while full-blooded Indians are fast dis appearing, the half breeds are increas ing at a normal rate in the United States. In certain Latin - American countries the amalgamation of Indian and Spanish descendants has complete ly eliminated the full blooded aborigi nes and produced practically new and distinct race of people. The cases against A. C. Davis, clerk at Parchman, and W. B. Dowdy, man ager of a cotton mill, charged with complicity in defrauding the state in the handing of cotton and cotton seed, were decided favorably to the defend ants under instructions from Judge Henry. There are other indictments against them, but usually the most se rious cases are tried first, so it is un likely that the others will "stick." A splendid ten acre crop has ap peared in Arizona where Egyptian long staple cotton is grown to perfec tion. There i3 no other part of the country where Egyptian cotton can be grown but it has attained perfection in the Salt River valley on the lands under the Roosevelt Dam. The yield will average a bale and a quarter to the acre or 6,250 pounds of lint cotton to the 10 acres. In 1912 the cotton sold for 23 to 23J cents per pound in the Eastern markets netting the farm er 21 to 21J cents per pound. Two good pickers can handle ten acres. The picking season lasts 100 days,com mencing early in September. Add an nother ten acres for a 20-acre farm, where can be grown alfalfa, or some other crop with room for houses and barns, chickens, a cow or two and pas * ture for horses. Eloquent Plea for Bob White. Capt. Ed J. Beale, of Champaign, 111., formerly of Tchula, sends the Advertiser the following article which should meet the approval of every farmer, at least: "Everybody loves Bob White, but unfortunately the welfare of our whole souled little friend of the pleasing whistle, people do not all profess the love in the same manner," thus writes Isaac E. Hess, of Philo. "There are those so wholly devoid of a sense of the heautiful that they destroy with impunity one of the sweetest characters—one of the most innocent and harmless of all God's creatures. "This class of the genus homo loves Bob White only for the zest he adds to their hunting excursions. Another class (and may his number wax less and less) entirely minus the much to be desired quality known as sentiment, loves our little friend only as he graces the frying pan. "With this class I have little pa tience, but what are we to do, for he lives and dwells among us? So long as wrong exists and sordid appetite rules over the higher nature, things distasteful will occur and hogs will eat humming birds. "But Bob White has many friends who wish him well and who love him best in the fullness of life with his brave heart beating in unison with that of his dusky little mate. He has manifold friends who delight in his throbbing throat whistles as he an nounces to the sleeping world the birth of a new day. "Not a sound of nature so attunes a soul to calm communion with the Cre ator as does the sweet whistle of the quail at dawn. "Not a sound so soothes a tired mind and gives a peaceful ending to a strenuous day like the last 'Bob-Bob White' that rings over the meadows just in advance of the manlte of night. "Not all of his supporters are of the sentimental sort. Bob White has an army of followers—staunch friends who believe in him for his practical value. "Bob White ought never to need a pleading for his life, for a more valu able friend of the agriculturist has never existed. "The agricultural department at Washington has found him to be abso lutely the most valuable acquisition (economically) in all bird life. After exhaustive research they find Bob White to be without a fault. "He is 0. K.—A number one—pure gold. "Then why should we need to be eternally fighting for his very exist ence? This is one of the facts unex plainable, for each year his friends en deavor to make the Illinois legislature see why so valuable a citizen should be guarded with complete protection. "The quail is the most voracious eater of weed seeds—he is one of two birds known that will feed upon the de structive potato bug—he eats enormous quantities of the hated chinch- bugs and on Southern plantations, where he is protected, the planter has no fear of his cotton plants being damaged by the ravaging boll weevil. "Why should we annually spend thousands of dollars searching for methods to eliminate the most de structive enemies of agriculture, when the Creator has placed the quail in every state of the union for that espe cial purpose? What fools we mortals be. "Farmers, send to your congress man for a copy of Dr. Sylvester Judd's paper on 'The Economic Value of Bob White.' It is found in the 1912 year book issued by the department of agri culture. "After vou have read this treatise, make up your mind whether or not you will continue to allow a few selfish sports to defeat your desire to protect such valuable friends of your Illinois acres. "Each quail is worth $5 to your farm and you should insist upon a law that will protect for the whole year this extremely graceful, wholly inno cent and ultra valuable friend of your woods and fields. "Fight for him. He came with the pioneer. Side by side with the Illinois yeomanry, who mastered the prairie soil, he has fought and died. He might flee to the wilds and live. He prefers to stay and work for you. "Do not wait until Bob White is so reduced in numbers that we shall need to import new seed from the Southern states to return him to his inherit ance." Strayed or Stolen. From the pasture of N. R. Divine on Saturday, June 14, 1913, one white backed muly cow, red tail, red head and red on sides. Suitable reward to finder, or for information ieading to her recovery. J. H. MALONE, R. No. 1, Lexington, Miss. PROFESSIONALS DR. J. W. JORDAN, JR., DENTIST All Branches of Modem Dentistry Practiced Successor to Dr.' W. F. Stansbury. Office Masonic Bld'g. Phone 44-2, DR. P. D. HOLCOMB Dentist LEXINGTON MISS. Office over Beall's Drug Store, Phone No. 98. Teeth extracted with little pain. W. L. DYER Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office in Court House, Upstairs. Phone 53. P. P. LINDHOLM, Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office upstairs Bank of Holmes County Building H. 9. HOOKER Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office upstairs Bank of Holmes County Building. ■ DR. C. A. MOORE, DENTIST LEXINGTON, MISS. Office in Merchants & Farmers Bank Building. Phones: Office. No. 211. Residence, Nc. 198 H. H. ELMORE Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office Upstairs, rear suite of rooms, Bank of Holmes County Building. E, P. Noel. A. M. Pepper NOEL, BOOTHE & PEPPER, Attorneys at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office in Merchants & Farmers Bank Building; Upstairs. J. B. Bootbe. WM. ARTHUR PIERCE Attorney at Law General practice in all the Courts Prompt attention to all Legal Business Office Upstairs New Beall Building Local and Long Distance Phone 240 G. H. McMORROUGH Attorney at Law Office over Bank of Commerce LEXINGTON, MISS. Office also in Tchula. D. T. RUFF, Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS, Office over Bank of Holmes County. R. W. GULLEDGE Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office, 2d floor. Hooker Building. H. H. JOHNSON, Attorney at Law LEXINGTON, MISS. Office over Bank of Holmes County E. B. SLOSS, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, PICKENS, MISS. Office over Anderson Drug Store. Long Distance Phone No. 10. O. F. HOSEA Notary Public Fire and Life Insurance, Country Risks a Specialty. Office over Postoffice, LEXINGTON. MISS. Notice. The Holmes County School Board is hereby called to meet in the superin tendent's office at 10 a. m.. July 25, to attend to any matters that may come before it for attention. Cordially, J. M. KIMBROUGH.