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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
THE ENTERT AINMENT
AT COLLEGE
Last Evening Drew Large and Attentive
Audience.

The entertainment at the Col
lege last evening drew large
and very enthusiastic audience.
The Vision of Fair Women, writ
ten by Miss Winn. was one cf
the finest spectacular perform
.ances ever given here Miss
Pennell, Miss Joyce and Miss
Ward of the faculty superin-
tended the costuming. Miss
Joyce was the moving spirit in
the stage decorations. Miss
Frances Jones as the Dreamer"
displayed marked talent. The
tableau at the close of the Dream
was very artistic. The second
part of the program included So
los by Miss Windham, Miss Winn
and Mrs Dashiell, These were
thoroughly enjoyed and were
of musical excellence.
A MonOlogue entitled Colds"
was one of the most humorous
features Of the evening. Miss
Margaret Jarnan as Miss Honny-
bee, was perfect. her enunci-
alton and acting being thorough
ly in keeping with the text.
Miss Butterfeld as Mr.. Young
love, kept the audience convuls-
ed with laughter.
The College Orchestra furnish
ed several selections during the
evening, and as usual contributed
no small share to its success.
Mr.. Champneys assisted The
proceeds of the entertainment
We're devoted to the College An
nual and we understand large
sum was realized.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

will run its first train into BiIm-
ingham on the same date with
the Illinois Central. will accom-
plish its entrance without build
ing any new track. 1t will use the
New Haleyville branch of the
Illinois Central from Corinth to
Haleyville, eighty miles; North
ern Alabama, Haleville to Par
rish, fifty miles; Southern rail
way, Parrish to Birmingham,
forty-two miles, making a total
of one hundred and seyenty-two
miles. The Mobile and Ohio is
now building freight terminals in
Birmingham and for passenger
business will use the new termi-
nal station.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
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TRUCKERS ASSOCIA-
TION MET YESTERDAY
GOOd Attendance and Everything Promising
For Profitable Season.

The Lowndes County Truck
ers' Association convened in the
city hall Saturday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock with President Fri
day and Secretary Hudson at
their respective places.
The attendance was g4od but
quite a number Of the members
had been kept away for various
reasons. Mr.. T. b. Blair, Trav-
cling Freight Agent for the M.
and O. Railroad and Nc. J. ID.
Barry. agent for Fruit Growers
Express We're present and gave
the Association the benefit of
their splendid judgement which
has b5en gained by many years
of practical experience in hand
ling horticultural products. The
talks of both these gentlemen
were very interesting and highly
instructive.
The Lowndes County Truckers
Association has in cultivation
this season, which is the first
effort, about forty acres in cab
bage which are said to be very
fine.
The Growers expect to begin
shipment within thirty days and
the outlook now is promising for
good returns.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
Baseball.

That Columbus has a good ball
team no one will decay, but the
positive evidence of the fact is a
source of very great annoyance
to the old hump" who stands on
the street corner twelve hours
every day except Sunday and
then fourteen, with nothing else
to do K ,ept kick.
1t is a pity he cant kick him.
self out of existence for the
world would soon get rid of his
and her kind of cattle This is
foreign to the subject. however.
We are fixing to talk about base
ball, matter the writer does
not know a measley thing about.
He does know a BALI from a
strike" and a bat from a base
but after witnessing two games
with the new team knows that
the Columbus pitchers, catchers,
first, second. third and eve
started to say fourth baseman)
the other players are A. l This
means good deal. The games
since Thursday 5 issue are as fol-
lows;
THURSDAY
Columhus-0 Meridian 0
FRIDAY
Columbus 5 Meridian
SATURDAY
Columbus @ Meridian 2
The old Athletic Club ball
team got together the past week
and measured strength with the
Franklin Academy boys in q
game which resulted b Y 3
score of 3 TO 2 in favor OF
the former.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
INITIAL FIELD DAY
NEXT FRIDAY
Under Direction Of the School Master S
Club of North East Mississippi.

The initial Field Day under
, the direction of the School
Masters Club of North East
Mississippi will be held next
Friday, Arpil, Gath at Tupelo.
The pupils of the public
schools of this section are assem-
bling and competing for honors
in deelemation, elosution, and
music. also atheletic stunts.
Deep interest is being manifest
ed not only by children but
grown people as well are looking
forward to the results of this
Field Day. Prof. |. T. Gilmer,
manager, is exercising every en-
ergy to have Columbus take OFF
all honors while Prof. Frierson,
Jr., is coaching the athletes
which is a guarantee that the
boys will be in good trim.
The Franklin Academy held
comparative exercises Friday to
decide who would go to repre-
sent them on this occasion. The
following were chosen:
Elocution; Miss Mamie Liss
Savage and Miss Miriam Sykes.
Judges-Miss Mary Billups, Mes
srs. D. r. Saunders and w. Fl
Carter.
Music Misses Helen Hamp-
ton and Frances Dashiea. Judg-
es-M Misses Hills, Windhan and
Moore.
Defamation M ssrs. Jim
Hewlett and Selvin Tennyson.
Judges-Hon. z. P. Landrum,
Col. William Baldwin and Mr..
Beverly Matthews.
One-hundred yard dash Mes
srs. Franklin and Drake
One-mile race-Messrs. Frank
lin and Rhett.
Shot put-Messrs. Beckwith
and Hewitt.
Hammer thrI w-Messrs. A. B,
Lawrence and Beckwith.
Pole yault-Messrs. Drake and
Harper.
Running broad jump Messrs.
Franklin and Jones.
Running high jump-Messrs.
Franklin and Rhett.
A basket ball team was select.
ed yesterday composed of girls,
and they will play game
Friday with the Tupelo high
school girl team. The pro
fessional base ball team is
expecting to win from h {
Tupelo boys by a large score.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

c. Gunter, William Campbell,
William Saunders, G.. N. Smith,
James Irion. Misses Alyda Carr,
Sue May Lincoln.
COMMITTEE TO GIVE BoQUETs
TO MILITARY.
Mesdames Lee c in e, Jack
Evans, w. H. Brooks, I. J.
O'NeilI, John Stinson, E. c.
Tonsmire, S. b. McGee, j. A.
Eddins, Misses Irene Robert
son, CorneIia Hudson, Mary AS
kew, Augusta Sykes,
COMMITTEE ON Music.
Mesdames w. J. Mcclure, j.
P. Mayo, Willis Garth, Harry
Dashiell, Miss Edna Johnston.
COMMITTEE TO DECORATE
SOLDIERS, GRAVES IN
CEMETERY.
Mesdames K. I. Sykes, Hamp-
den Osborne, Jonn Smell. w. E.
Muslin, E. K. L;de, George
Banks. Willis Banks, Lilly My
ers. Sam Harris, Z. o. Burris,
Clifton Ottlev, B. l.. Owen,
Donoho, Watt Hairston, Alice
Young, John Maxwell, Oscar
Quinn, w. G. Richards, Frank
Leigh, Nettie Whitfield, Hugh
Hairston, G. P. Young, Matte
Mann, Lucy Sparks. Misses
Edna Johnston. Anna Banks,
Mary b. Harrison.
This Committee will meet on
the oath, at 4 O'Clock p. m, to
mark each grave with a Confed-
crate Battle Flag.
FORMATION AND PROCESSION.
The program for the formation
and line of parade as given by
Capt. w. E. Pope, Marshall and
major Thomas Harrison is as
follows:
Isham Harrison Camp, United
Confederate Veterans and mem
bers of other camps will form in
front of the Mayors office at
1870 o'clock Saturday morning,
May 10th, the orator of the occa-
sion Hon. and the
Chaplain, DIR. j. w. Shoaff, in
carriage to right. The band wag-
on and the furniture wagons of
Messrs. Gunter Bros and the
City Furniture Company reserv-
ed exclusively for the veterans
to the left; the other formations
and positions in the line of
march being as follows:
Columbus Rifiemen.
A. and NJ. Cadets.
Mayor and City Council in car
riages.
Daughters of the Confederacy
in carriages.
Citizens in carriages.
The students of the Industrial
Institute and College will form
on pavement from Mayors Office
to Presbyterian church facing
south,
Capt. w. E. Pope as Marshall,
with his aids will form the pro-
eession promptly at 10 80 o clock
and all are requested to be in
readiness at that time.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
C0MM|TTEES AND PROGRAM
FOR DECORATION DAY
Occasion Promises to Be of Unusual Interest. =
Everybody Should Observe II Sacfedy
SATURDAY MAY THE SECOND HAS BEEN SET APART As Time

The Daughters of the Confed-
eracy under whose charge the
arrangements for Decoration
Day have been placed have com
pleted the work of selecting com
mittees upon whose shoulders
will now rest the responsibility
Of making the occasion all that
is intended for 1t.
Columbus having originated
Decoration Day, it is peculiarly
appropriate that it should be
sacredly observed by her cltl-
zens.
There will be so few flow ers
il is urged that only soldiers
graves be decorated; thus carry
ING out the purpose for which
me day was set apart. There
fore all are asked to save their
flowers. Every school child IS
requested ID bring a flower, or a
piece of evergreen, and put.lt on
a soldiers grave.
COMMITTEE ON MAKING BOQUETS
Mesdames J. o Banks, Sue
Chambers, J. I. Searcy. j.. j.
Whitfield, Peter Weir. Charlie
Garner. Lucy Lowrey, Will OF
tley, George Boyd, Henry Wad-
dell + 3. Waddell, T. B Frank
lin. John Billups. Mary Stokes,
Thurston Bland, Sarah Sheffield.
W. d. Humphries, Dabney Lip
.scotab. Ii. r. Simrall, John Laws,
Eugsnia Moore. Ledyard Vaughn
Ben Erwin, Fenton Robertson.
Jane Fontaine, A. c. Halbert,
C. L. Lincoln, James I. Harri-
SOP, Joseph Peacher. William
Winston, DR.. Mae f. Jones.
Misses Mary Stokes, Bette Whit
field. Maggie Campbell, Jennie
Vaughn.
Each member is requested to
make ten (10} bouquets the size
of her hand and send them to
Mrs. C. Fl Ayres' residence on
the afternoon of April gath.
Mrs. Lee Game will divide them
with her.
COMMITTEES TO DECORATE STAND
Mesdames T. w. Hardy, Laura
Ramage, J. NJ. Morgan. I. G.
Owe. Leopold Loeb, S. F AL
bridge. Misses Anita Bell. Ruth
Kennebrew, Annie Peyton.
COMMITTEE TO DECORATE
SOLDIER.
MesdAmes J. I. Gunter, Har-
ison Sykes, A. a Breast. W K.
Mckinley. Lilly Maxwell, John
Laws,
COMMITTEE TO DECORATE
MONUMENT.
Mesdames j. I. Sanford, K.
c Belts, z. P. Landrum, Tom
Stinson. Misses Fannie Worth
ington, Annie Peyton.
COMMITTEES TO DECORATE GATE.
Mesdames William Hamilton
Beverly Matthews, George Sher-
man, w. B. Hopkins.
COMMITTEE TO GIVE VETERANS
BOUQUETS.
Mesdames Claude Ayres, W.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

The procession will start from
the Mayors office and GO to Mar
ket street; thence to Third ave-
nue. South, thence to Fourth
street and on that to the ceme-
terry.
On arriving at the cemetery
the Confederate Veterans will
march in two ranks from the
gate to the monument where
they will form right and left.
The ceremonies then will be
turned over to the Daughter of
the Confederaey and the pro-
gram, which will appear later.
will be carried out.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

ManZan Pile Remsdy comes ready
to use, put up in collapsible tube with
nozzle attached. one application
proves its merit. Soothes and heals,
reduces Inflammation and relieves sore
ness and itching. For ali forms of
Piles. Price SOC. Guaranteed. Sold
by J. w. Jones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

Mr.. VIM. H. Anderson, M. D.. OF
Soda Springs, Ida, says that Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup has relieved
coughs and colds where all other rem
edies failed. Its gentle laxative effects
especially recommend it for children
1t is pleasant TO take. For coughs
colds. hoarseness whooping cough
Money refunded II not satisfied. Sold
by ]. W. Jones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
MASONS ATTENTION.

There will be a Fellowcraft
Lodge at the Temple Tuesday
night. Masons are urged to be
present. Visiting Brethren cor
daily invited.
w. IL. Carter.
w. M.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

A Big cut or a little cut, small scrat-
ches or brusies or big ones are healed
qucikley by DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve. 1t is especially good for
piles. Get DeWitts. Sold by L. Z.
Mayfeld.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
FOR RENT.

The corner store room in mas
onic Temple. Apply to
4-19-tf ID. FL. Bowlin.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
OCEAN To OCEAN
Via. BIRMINGHAM
Plans of hartman. fostered For Years,
About to be Realizsd---Tke illinois
Central and Mobile and Chic
Into the Iron City.

information:
The official announcement by
the Illinois Central that the
new Birmingham division will
be opened for traffic April 19
calls attention to the completion
of the last link in the great Har-
riman trans-continental route,
for by controlling the Union Pa
cific, Illinois Central and Central
of Georgia. this system will ex-
tend from the Pacific to the At
lantic. In addition, to supply
the last link in this chain the
opening of the Haleyville branch
will give the Illinois Central an
inlet to the great coal and iron
fields of Alabama with their i'm
mense annual tonnage.
The Central of Georgia sermi-
mails at Birmingham connect with
those Of the Illinois Central thus
giving a direct connection from
all Illinois Central points with
the seat at Savannah over the
Central of Georgia. Connection
| of the Illinois Central with the
Union Pacific thus gives a COM
plete system from one ocean to
the other. The connection is
expected to benefit the South
eastern states and to increase
Savannah's Importance as sea-
port, for in addition to making
| it the terminal for much of Ala
bama's coal and iron it will re-
ceive much of the P-ain and
other traffic of the Mississippi
valley.
The MOBILE & OHIO.
The Mobile & Ohio will open
it's new Birmingham branch on
April 20 and present plans con-
template having the first trains
over both lines reach Rirming-
ham the same day. To this end
the commercial organizations of
Birmingham have planned an
elaborate reception. The new
train officers of the two lines
will be guests of honor at big
banquet to be on the night OF
April 20 and presidents and high
officials of all the railroads en-
tering Birmingham have been
invited.
The entrance of the Illinois
Central has been accomplished
by certain traffic arrangements
and by the building of an entire
new line from Corinth, Miss.
to Haleyville. Ala. a distance
of eighty miles. Leaving the
main line at Jackson, Tenn, the
Illinois Central will enter Bir-
mingham by the following route,
Mobile and Ohio, from Jack
son to Corinth, Miss, fifty-seven
miles; Corinth to Haleyville,
Ala, new line, eighty miles
Northern Alabama (owned by
lSouthern Railway Haleyvllle
to Jasper, Ala, forty-ona miles;
Frisco system, Jasper to Bir.
mingham, forty-one miles: Ala
bama Western, (owned by iii.
nois CentraD into terminals 2. 7f
miles, a total length Of about
| 220 miles.
/ The construction of the New
Haleyville branch has been diff.
ficult and expensive because OF
the rough character of the coun
Itry. The route follows q water
/ shed most of the distance, S,
that but one bridge of any i'm
portance had to be built. This
however, is one of the larges
in the southern states. 1t is l,23
feet long and III feet at the high
est point.
LOW--GRADE--ROAD.
Although the country through
which the new branch passes i
very rough the road has beel
built with the low gradient O
0.5 per cent. on tangent and
maximum curvature of 313 de
grees.
The Mobile and Ohio, whicl
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

80 Days Trial si.00 is the offer oD
Pineules. Relieve Backache, Weak
Back, Lame Back, Rheumatic pains.
Best on sale for Kidneys. Bladder and
blood. Good for young and old. Sat
isfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Sold by j. W. Jones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

SCHOLARSHIP FOR SALE.
A $45.0 90 Scholarship in the Co
lumbus Business College for
sale at a bargin. For price add
ress.
0. F, Lawrence.
Editor Sentinel
Grenada, Miss.
4--19 If
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19

Mr.. /. A. DeHeart. the
efficient and popular Route Ag-
ent for the Southern Express Co
with headquarters in Birming-
ham spent Thursday in the city
and was warmly greeted by his
many friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-04-19
FOR SALE.

Good talking parrot, 1117 Col
lege Street.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

This schedule Of work is prepared more
especially for the benefit of the inexperi-
enced and those who have recently come to
the state, and is intended to apply in a
general way to the latitude of 27 or % de-
grees but is adapted in some measure to
like crops in the entire state Of Florida. ]
In farm work, continue the direc-
tons given for January, as to blowing,
fertilizing and otherwise preparing lor
the coming crops. I would suggest as
all experiment in preparing for corn in
light Florida soil, the plan followed by
some good farmers who contend that
better crop can be raised by blowing
the ground as late as possible, say, the
first Of April, and planting it the same
day. The time to begin planting corn
in this latitude is usually about Feb
ruary 18th. Of course farther south
it may be we'll to plant earlier. Say,
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
FEBRUARY IN FLORIDA.
Calendar of Work for the Month Of February the Farm
the Grove, Orchard and Garden.
Bv w. II. Haskell.

at least three varieties White Florida
Flint, OF Poor Land corn, also one Of
the many-eared varieties, and one OF
the yellow grained kinds. Plant about
three by four feet, one stalk to hill.
Or you might plant in wide rows, and
thicker in the row, to be followed later
with a row of peas between these wide
rows.
If you have stock, plant some cas-
sava Plant this about three and one
half by three feet Don't plant the
canes too deep, four to six inches is
about the right depth. Use some fer
tilizer, after planting.
Plant also some Japanese cane, and
put in some of the other kind for the
cl1i]9ren to chew, ard for making the
best syrup you ever ate 1t is almost
equal to genuine Ohio maple,
when we'll made. The Japanese cane
Continued on page 6.)
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Possibilities of the Cactus.

The people Of this state will be some
what interested in the results of ex-
periments with the prickly pear, which
are about to be undertaken by Mr. w.
n. Mason, Of the Agricultural Depart
ment, on the Federal Experimental
Farm, at San Antonio, Texas. Should
the experiments prove successful, this
hitherto worthless plant may prove to
be a valuable asset and the waste land
suited to it's growth become immensely
valuable.
Mr. Mason believes that the prickly
pear is excellently suited for the manu-
facture of certain quality of fbrous
pulp, which can be used in making
water buckets, kitchen utensils and a
great variety of useful articles.
His idea is not new one, and he
has experimental with great success
on the Federal reservations in Arizo-
ma The officials Of the Agricultural
Department are so impressed with his
plan and the undoubted value Of his
work, that he has been permitted to
abandon all other work in order to
carry on his experiments.
Mr.. Mason claims that he has
demonstrated that the prickly pear IS
theF most valuable plant in the world
for the manufacture of pulp articles
and coarse, tough paper. The only
question remaining to be solved is the
economical method of handling the pear
into the manufactured articles at little
cost.
His discovery is of two-fold value,
as he claims that the green pulp left
after the fiber is extracted is the
finest stock food obtainable. The hills,
da1es and plains of Southwest Texas,
now covered by vast fields OF cactus,
will become as valuable as good farm
ing land Rocky hills and land where
crops can not be grown can be utilized
as prickly pear pastures, where the
fbrous plant may be grown for the
market.
It"is Mr. Mason's plan for the farm
efs to -scorch the plants with gasoline
torches, thus removing the thorns, and
then pack the leaves in bales and ship
them to the factory.
The cactus has been used by the
Mexicans for many years in making
superior quality of candy, greatly re-
sembling, in taste and appearance,
candied pineapples, and 1T is also
to make excellent preserves.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Prices of Oranges.

The fruit trade papers seem to be
standing in with the commission men
i'll their efforts to depress the prices
of oranges by publishing very dis
couraging reports concerning the
markets. Growers should note the
fact that these papers get most of their
patronage from commission merchants
advertising and not rely too much OH
these discouraging reports. B. w.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Established 1874.
The Camphor Industry.
By Geo. H. Wright.

have read in several periodical:
within the past year, that the Govern
ment of Japan controls the manufac-
ture and output of camphor gum, as
we'll as fixing the price for the same
which may possibly be true. While
the territory under the Japanese control
is the principal producer of the gum
now the day is not far distant when
the Americans will produce the greater
part of what they use, and the supply
from the Island of Formosa will be
very materially reduced. The method
of cutting down the trees to secure the
wood and leaves for distillation, with
out regard to the growing season, is
fast depicting the native groves of that
island, and were it not for the other
territory that is giving the subject
serious attention there would soon be
a dearth of wood for the production of
camphor. More than fifty years ago.
[ saw that the groves OF tormosa were
being slaughtered without any regaF1
to the future supply, as tree cut dur
ing the growing season very seldom
puts out suckers, and hence becomes
a waste, and as the Island of Formosa
is so far south that the growing season
is much longer than in more northern
latitudes the loss is much greater.
Hence if it were not for the islands of
Sumatra and Borneo and the mainland
of some parts of China, and latterly
in a small way in America, the supply
would ultimately be exhausted.
There are two varieties Of the cam
phor tree that produce the gum-the
one that is produced by the distilling
Of the chips, roots and leaves of the
tree above mentioned, and another tree
that the gum is procured from by
splitting the bodies into small portions
and taking out the gum from pockets
and crevices. This tree is found be-
tween the equator and three degrees
north, and grows to an immense size,
often attaining one hundred feet IN
leight and six and seven feet in diam
eter, and one authority said trees had
2een found that measured fifty feet IN
circumference Some Of these trees
lave been known to produce as much
IS twenty pounds Of gum, but none OF
his is sold outside Of China The
Chinese seem to place a very high
,alue on this gum, as they do on Gin
eng, and they pay enormous prices
or it, as high as $1,000 to $1,000 per
'icul, (I33 pounds).
Why worry or lose sleep over the
destruction of the camphor groves of
he Asiatic islands, when we have here
II Florida, so much available land that
viii produce as fine trees and as good
sum as any land beneath the sun? 1t ]
las been thoroughly demonstrated that
he south half Of Florida has as gooa
and for this purpose and at as chez
,rices as can be found anywhere,
he time to grow trees of sufficient
o begin the distilling Of the WOO
O short that but small capital
uired to start in the business.
ore the man or men that strl
will be the first to win.
Orlando, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

CONTINUED on page 6.)