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Oil King Gives a Party.

LAKEWOOD. y. j., March 2s.-John D.
Rockefeller took seven members OF the
First Baptist Church choir automobiling to
Point Pleasant yesterday afternoon. Two
big white steamers gathered the young peo-
pie around town, and at o clock the party
started for Mr.. Rockefeller's home, on
Ocean avenue, where the Standard Oil king
joined them
Arrived at Point Pleasant. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter invited his guests to walk up the beach
with him. The sea was calm and there
were several vessels in sight. These Mr.
Rockefeller took great delight in classify
ing He asked one young lady II she could
ind her "bearin's," and was much amused
when he found that she could not de-
teIm.ne which was north and which was
south.
Mr, Rockefeller admitted that he was
easily turned around" and always had
difficulty in determining direction.
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Doors Will Be Open.

During the afternoon the three members
of the commission as now constituted took
the prescribed oath and engaged in a pre-
liminary conference of an entirely informal
character. They adjourned at o'clock
without having called on the district at
torney or counsel for the defense for any
specific information. and without having
taken anybody into their confidence. They
authorized the announcement, however,
that the first regular sitting will be held
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Judge
Fitzgerald's court room and that it and the
subsequent sessions of the commission will
be held with open doors.
While the commission is sitting, except
when the defendant himself may be under
personal examination, Thaw will not be in
the court room
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Ocean Liner Wurtzburg Overdue.

NEW YORK, March 2s.-The North
German Lloyd liner Wurtzburg, which
sailed from Bremen for New York on
March II, is four days overdue. The agents
in this city are anxious. She carried 300
steerage, twenty cabin passengers and
eighty OF a crew. The Wurtzburg usually
makes the voyage in eleven days or less
and was expected not later than March %
None Of the German ships arriving yester-
DAY had sighted the Wurtzburg The
agents fear her machinery broke down
and she may haveA drifted out of her
(m.rSN..
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II Was a False Alarm.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2S.-The
early session OF the lower branch OF the
PENNSYLVANIA legislature was interrupted
yesterday by unusual incident. A few
minutes before II o'clock Mr.. Riley of Ale
ghcny county announced the death of Mr..
Murphy. one of his colleagues. Out Of re-
sycct for Mr. Murphy the house at once
adjourned. few moments later a teie-
gram was received from Pittsburg stating
that Mr.. Murphy was alive and that his
condition was much Improved,
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New Ice Machine Patented.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 2s.-Robert j.
bergman, manager Of the Annapolis Ice
Manufacturing Company, has procured a
Iatent for a new invention devised by him
for the making OF ice. The new system. he
says, will mean a great saving TO ice fac
tories and also turn out artificial Ice in far
less time His rev invocation Is a combina-
ton % can and plate ice. II makes plate
ice in cans and, 1t is said, takes only fifty
six hours to freeze blocks ten feet feet
long. forty inches deep and eleven inches
in tM.ckncss.
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To Train Railroad Men.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S-The d.
rectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany yesterday accepted the offer of Anne.
Frank and Clarke Thomson. children of the
late Frank Thomson. a former president Of
the company, to establish the Frank
Thomson scholarship in order to give the
sons of living or deceased employees of all
the lines of the railroad an opportunity for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-28

a technical education so as to enable them
to qualify themselves for employment by
the company.
The directors accepted a fund of $780,
600 and appointed the Fidelity Trust Com
pany of this city trustee. Competitive ex-
aminations will be held, beginning this year,
for two scholarships. each of which
amounts to $500 year. Two will be added
each year, and after four years two stu
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dents will be graduated annually, keeping q
total Of eight In college all the time.

1t is probable that test will be made OF
the Cumberland ordinance which limits the
speed of automobiles to six miles an hour.
An effort will be made to have 1t changed
to conform with the state law. which
limits the speed to twelve miles an hour.
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is unsatisfactory. This is the crux Of the
police situation in New York at present
The bill is demanded generally by the peo-
pie of New York without regard to politics
There is need OF better detective service
in New York, and this bill provides for
reorganization Of the present detective
force.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01
To Advertisers.

Copy for advertisements
should arrive in the Office OF
the GAZETTE several days
before tie date Of issue.
Owing to a failure to do 90,
somebody desiring to id.
ver,ise 10 disappointed
every issue. Advertisers
ia the GAZETTE are get.
ting MORE BUSINESS
THAN EVER BEFORE.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01

Goats The aAoa In now open
~S for planting vegetable
sccds. etc. Ca,a.o1 free.
JSrEckLER sEEDc Co. Ltd,
Nav ORLEANS. La.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01

vii is present or not; ard II fol'
lowed, will increase the produc'
ton of cotton in any event. The
cultural system embodies ADD
de m ands the fall destruction OF
cotton stalks. the planting OF 40
early variety of cotton, the early
planting of this cotton, tho
thorough and frequent cultiva'
ton OF the soil aud the use OF
the proper kinds and amounts
of fertilizer; and just here we
must discuss briefly two phases
Of the life history Of the weeviI
which must always be borne 10
mind aud never for an instant
be lost sight Of. for upon them
hinges al the laws OF the culsu.
raj system. These phases are
The rate OF Increase OF the
weevil. and g. the individuals
that hibernate and pass the
winter successfully. ready to
propagate their kind in the
spring.
4 female weevii lays an aver.
age Of 40 eggs. To be safe. bow.
ever. We shall suppose she lays
only leo eggs. II she com meme
e. layiag by tie middle Of May,
there will easily be four genera.
tons by the first Of November,
and the individuals OF the las,
generation viii reach the cnor.
nous number Of l2,so0.ooo pro
sided half OF each generation are
females. and We know they oc.
cur 10 Just about that proper.
ton. This means that one fe-
male wtevil ia the spring nigh,
produce enough offspring to
furnish three weevils for every
square foot OF ground 10 4 hun.
dred acre held OF cotton. II i.
seli.evidens. then, that IL several
dozen females were TO pass the
winter successfully in or near a
small Geld planted to cotton IN
the spring. there might be aud
would tend TO be. weevils
enough to destroy every form or
square Ia that Geld made after
the hrst OF August; and thereby
greatly iujure the seasons crop.
This insect maintains itself
from year TO year by some OF
the full.grown Individuals OF the
last broods hiding away in pro-
tected hooks and crann,cs after
the frst hard irost and lying in
a dor mant state until the wal N
weather Of the succeeding spring.
"a 49, 49, - 49,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01
The Boil Weevil

ricultural College. Miss.
The inevitable has happened,
and the boil weevil has crossed
the river and entered the State
of Mississippi; and the question
is how to grow cotton in spite Of
it. We have made a rather care.
full survey Of Adams and VII.
kinson counties for some two or
three miles back from the River.
and hnd that the wecvil is pres.
ent ia considerable mbers 10
both counties, all the way from
Natehez south to the Louisiana
line. We find that there are \
good many adults and a great
many Of the larvae, or "erubs".
10 the squares. These will
transform before frost and pre-.
ducc many tull-growu weevils
that will pass the winter ready
for the spring crop. This
means that there will be a seri.
Gus infestation Of the weevil 10
this territory next spring; and
unless active measures are taken
at once, the insect will cause
good deal Of loss next year.
Moreover. il means that the
wecvil is here to stay and will
gradually spread over the whole
State.
End i, a fairly prevalent idea
that the boil wccyii has been 10
Mississippi before; aud that
having since disappeared. il vii!
do the same again. Allow me TO
say 'hA, this is 4 most gricvous
error. and anyone who feds
solacc 10 this idea and thereby
resigns himself 10 inactivity ia
this Eight waiting for the wcevil
to disappear again 10 simply in.
vi,ing disaster TO hin cotton pro-
ducing prospects. The boil
weevil will always be prescn, 10
Mississippi; add i, will have to
be constantly and ,ntciligentiy
fought, because there il no
panacea for its injuries and no
N immediate or remote prospect
OF one being found.
On the other band. the Bureau
OF Entomology OF tho United
States Department OF Agrieul.
ture has wor ked out \ system,
known A. a cultural xystcm,
whereby the injuries OF the wee.
vii may be reduced to u mini.
mum. The cultural mystcm,
like every remedy ever Devised
for an in jurious insect. deminds
thoup hit. De~rsiAtanrr thoroouh.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01
Fine Live Stock

Write me for prices on the
following choice animals:
celding One e-year bay. To-, hands
high. weighs 1850, very stylish. a
fine carriage horse and good saddler.
Stallion One s-year Perchcron ,rom
imported sire and standard bred
mare. A good individual and shows
6nc colts.
Jacks Two black spanish Jacks
from imported stock, one iour and
one six years old. Bred IA we'll a.
the best.
Jennet One imported black Span.
ish jcnnet, IS hands. with a jack
colt by her side. 4 fine speciman
Of the breed.
Shetland pony One black shc,.
land pony. II hands. a perfect beauty
with trap Pony and trap cos, $loo.
will sell At a bargain.
ASA w. ALLEN,
TUPElO, MISS.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-01
DEN
MANUAL

The Gazette can now, for the
6rst time, offer very helpful
guide for Southern gardeners. ir
the new work Of Prof. J. S.
Newman. He has long laugh,
this branch and p~racticed il, and
hin book 10 the only practical
one Of the kind in print for
Southern conditions. Very help.
tut information il given on ali
kinds OF vegetables and small
fruits. including instructions on
com batting parasite and insec,
pests, on what, when and how &c
plant. II its instructions are
followed il will save labor. ia.
crease Yields. give 4 variety OF
wholesome food, make gardening
4 pleasure, and supply fresh
succulent food II months 10 the
year. The price OF the book /.
81, and orders can be sent d..
rect to the Gazette; or IS cents
can be added to what il RENTED
for the Gazette, and the book
will be sent to subscribers.
Both those who have and those
who have not had wide expert.
ence with vegetables and small
fruits will certainly be aided by
the book. The Gazette could
not afford to make these state.
ments without good reasons,
and hopes its subscribers will
benefit by this arrangement to
give them a reduced price on
the book. 1t is not large. but il
pointed. II il not wild tbcoriz.
ing, but a statement Of how good
work has been done with ease
and profit by a practical man.
HAVE GOOD
GARDEN
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
Shooting Burglars

W. a. Ray. IA Carrolltou
business man, TUESDAY, night
of last week thought bun glars
were getting into his house
and on investigation saw one
in an adjoining room and
blazed away at him with his
shotgun. What he took for a
burglar was a mirror in which
he saw his own reflection.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03

some successful solution or the ire.
mcndous problem that must be solved
in the next three months.
Shortly after the October state
ments had been sent out. Bob dropped
In on Kate and me one night. After
she had retired and we had ne our
cigars In the library he said:
"Jim ] want some Of that old.fash.
Toned advice OF yours. Sugar Is sell.
Ing at 10, and Il is worth it; in fact
IL In cheap. The stock IL we'll dlstrib.
utcd among investors. not much OF
IL noating round the street A good
big buying movement, we'll handled.
would jump Il to l75 and keep II there.
Am I sound?"
I agreed with him.
All right. Now what reason Ia
there for a good. big. stiff upllft7 That
tarih bill IN up at Washington. II II
goes through. sugar will be cheaper
at 17b than at no."
Again I agreed.
standard Or and the sugar pso.
pie know whether n Is going through,
for they control the senate and the
house and a induce the president "a
be good. What do you say To thatr'
%. X" I answered.
No question about Il, Is therey"
Not the slightest"
Right again. When .26 Broadways
gives the secret order to the Washing
ton boss and he passes II out to the
grafters. there will be n quiet accumu
lation ~ the stock. won't there"
ts"ss broadway Il. the wall street M.
ure Of speech for STANDARD on" which
has It's home there.D
You've got that right. Bob"
And the man who first knows when
Washington begins TO take on sugar 4,
the man who should load up quick
ana rush II up to n high level. II he
does II quickly. the stockholders, who
now have II, will get n juicy slice q
the ripenlng melon. a slice thar other
wise would 20 to those greedy hypo
critics at Washington. who are arwayl
publicly proclaiming that they ar,
thsrs to serve their" fellow country
nsn, but who never tire OF aIpressin,
Themselves 10 their brokers as not be-
Ing n. politics for their health."
80 far. good reasoning. I com
'msnted. :
tTo be continued
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
HARRY

was bred by w. P. Ijams, Terre Haute, Ind,
who paid $lO5 900 for his sire Axtell 2:l2, cham
pion t~rotting stallion of the world at that time
and stood him at the fabulous fec Of $1,000.
HsrryAxtel's dam, Myra, Dam Of 2 by Elec-
%tioneer, founder Of the .Electioneer family; I'd
dam, Addie Lee; Dam Of 4 by the great old
Morgan horse, Culver's Black Hawk, just
where many of the most famous horses start
from. Every colt you get from Harry has q
chance to be worth a fortune.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
STEVE kEEHART
UMB

u due Euglish,re Stallioa will make
the season Of lon at my farm, I'D
miles southeast of Marshall, on tue
Fisher Farm, better known a. the old
sheridan farm, At " ~ Ia insure liy-
log colt.
JUMBO II q beautiful dark hay
horse, IL hands high, Weighs about
1900 hounds. He ls one Oftnroast ot
breeders, heavy boued, sure ioaI get
ter, and his colts sell at a big price.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
In the Stud-Season of 1907
MOTION TOM 1887.

Having purchased the Toe Eng
lishire stallion OF Mr.. G. &. Run, of
Marshall, Mo | desire TO state that
MOTION TOM will make the
season VI 1907 NJ my farm - miles
northeast OF Marshall on the Slater
road, NJ 80 10 10 Insure living colt
and ss.U by The season.
MOTION TOM Is u dark chestnut
shire stallion and has made n numper
ui seasons and a pair of hts get late.
ly sold for $40 ~, which SHOWS hts
breeding qualities lie IL one 81 Lbo
BEST breeders, heavy oi boue, aod u
tUppy DRAFT horse. Can refer snyOno
10 his former owner, Mr.. q. Z. Ruti,
~ ~ his qualities ms al individual
and breeder. He states there are MOT
good high class colts Ia mis- credit la
the neighborbood where be stood for
The past three years than any one
draft horse that ever made n season
west Of Marshall. See bills for pedi-
gree and number.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
/. tTo be continued.

Ia the treatment OF piles Il becomes
necessary to have the remedy put up
In such u form that II can l., applied
to parts affected. Man Eau Pile rem
edy Is encased In u collapsible tube
with nozzle attached. II cannot heip
but reach the spot. Relieves blind
bleeding, itching and ~protrudinp piles.
80 cents with nozzle guaranteed. Try
10. Sold by T.. II. Franklin.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
CAPT. HARRIS

by the great race horse Surpol 2:l0, bred by
Hon. Leland Stanford, Of Palo Alto. California,
by Electri,lty the champion 2-year-old trotter
al the verdi dam, Sally Benton, the champion
~trottinr 4-yerrSold mare Of the world; ? dam
MidnirLt. the dSNn of Jay-Eye-See, the fastest
double gated hor, in the world, record 2;l0
%trottinr: 2:O6X patang. Capt Harris Dam,
the great race mare, NHallie Harris, 2:l7A dam
Of the sensational ratNs mare. Halle Hardin
g2:i3t; and two other fast ones by CONDENSATION,
who held the state rscofd Of Missouri Tor
years. Dam by Attornss ~, the sire OF the dam
Of Alice, 3 ;034 the gre. West race maze tne
world hans ever seen Ifypu want q high-c'ass
colt breed to the Capt. etf
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
In the Studs Season Of 1907
Elm Grove
Stock Farm

o Hne BeIgtan StsIIiop, BIG
BUMPER, known as the Keebsrt
horse, will make the season of 1907 ut
my farm n miles west of Marshall on
the S~backelford road, at 80 90 to In
sure living colt or IS. 90 by the season.
BIG BUMPER weighs 1900 pounds
and will be 6.years.old In the spring
Of 1907. He 10 q dark dspple bay Ia
color, aud has great action, the best
OF feet and legs and fine eyes and as
m individual be will speak for him.
self. As q breeder, I will say therei lie
nc better OF bis kind. IL is q common
thing for bis colte At weaving to sell
At ass % aud 800 90. For pedigree
and register number see bills of both
horse and Jack.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03

It was no time to give way to emo
tlonal %outbursts, and while Bob was
getting his grip on himself, I went
on:
Come along down to earth now,
Bob; let us hook at this thing square.
Iy. You and ]. with position in
the market, a do lots Of things to
help run that sixty thousand to higher
figures, but six months Is a short time
and a million or two a world OF
money"
"She knows that" he said, 'and the
time is much shorter and the road to
go much longer than you figure" he
replied. This girl is as high.ten.
stoned as the Il string on a strsdi.
varius. and she declares she will have
no charity tips or unusual favors
from US or anyone else. But let us
not talk about that now. or we'll get
discouraged. Let's do as she says
and trust to God for the outcome.
Are you willing. Jim. to take her into
the once as q sort OF confidential sec.
retary7 II, you will. I'll take charge
Of her account. and together we will
do all that two men can for her anc
her father
CHAPTER u.
Tho following week saw Miss Sands,
Of Virginia, private secretary to the
head OF Randolph 4 Randolph. estab.
lished In a little Office between mine
and Bob's. She had not been there a
day before we knew she was a worker.
She spent the hours going over re.
ports and analysing financial state.
nents. showing a sagaclty extraordi.
nary In so young n person. She ex.
planned her knowledge OF figures. by
the hand.work she had done for the
Judge, all OF whose accounts she had
kept. Bob and I saw that she was
bent on smothering her memory In
that antidote for all Ills Of heart and
soui-work. Her ONCE life was sim
plicity itself. She spoke 10 no one ex
cept Bob. save In connection with such
business matters Of the firms us |
might send her by one Of the clerks
10 attend TO. To the others In the
banking house she was Just an uncon.
ventional young literary woman whose
high social connections had gained her
this opportunity Of getting ut the Sc
crcts OF finance. from actual expert.
ence. for use In forthcoming novels. II
had rot abroad that she was the writer
Of great distinction who. under 4 nom
dc plume. had recently. made. quite. a
dent In the worlds literary shells
suggestion that ] rightly guessed was
one Of Bob's delicate ways Of smooth.
Ing out her path. ! had tried In every
way to make things easy for her; but
Il was impossible for me TO draw her
out In talk. and finally I ave II up.
passed her ONCE door | was compelled
by the fascination which had first
felt. and which. instead OF diminishing.
had Increased with her reticence. To
look In at the quiet fgure with the
Sowncast eyes. working away at her
desk a. though her life depended on
never missins Q second. ! should not
have known she was In the building.
Ny wife, at my suggestion. had tried
TO induce her 10 visit US: In fact. after
I let her into Just enough Of Beulah
Sands story 20 that she could see
things on Q true slant. she q de
cided TO try to bring her TO our house
to i've. But though the girl was sweet
" gentle In her appreciation OF katel
thoughtful attentions. In her simple
way abe made US both feel that GU
efforts would be for naught, that he
position must be the same as mat :
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
JOHN L.

I also have Q tine l8.baud black
jack, JOHN L., that will make the
season ON the same terms. This iack
IL s4yesr old In the fail Of 1907, aud
has proven himself a high class
breeder.
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
Seldom (
Wear Out

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only once, but as many
times as it is necessary to
take them. Many persons
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source of great relief from
the suffering which they
would otherwise be COM
PEELED to endure. Their
soothing influence upon
the nerves strengthen
rather than weaken them.
For this reason they sci
dom lose their effective
ness.
81 am 90 years o,d and hsvs sumeyeA
f"r ~ years from nervous troubles.
rheumatism aud neuralgia. psipitstioa
~ the heart. shortneaa Of breath.
rlprpluEsnePa. and pain around the
heart. The Or. Mines Anti. Pain Rms
have been a blessing To me. don't
know what I should do without them.
and they arc the only remedy I have
Ut, In iesE time than Z rave bccn us
Ing them, or else the Injurious results
were such that I would b obliged TO
Mus. n. c. RoprNsoN.
"a Carter 1T. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Or. Miles Arti.p Pair Pills are sold BY
your druggist, who viii guarantees that
The first package Will benefit. u
faiis. he Will return your money.
25 doses. IS cents. Never soid IN bulk.
Miles Medical Co, ElkharI Ind
The Marshall republican., 1907-05-03
SURPRISE

Also have n fine black Jack that
will make the season NJ tS.OO to In.
sure living coli ar 81 On by The season.
This lack Il known thi ougbout the
country by his colt,, being second 10
none.