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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
NATIONAL GINNERS ASST'N.
THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT
Issues a Strong and SenSi-
BILE Appeal to the Farmers
of the South

thrown away.
Which do you prefer? To plant
your present acreage and get z
to 8 cents per pound or reduce
it and get ii to II cents and pos
sibly higher. The present con-
templated acreage and good
weather means a return to the
old days of cheap cotton of ten
years ago while reduced acre
age means a continuance of the
prosperity of the past few years.
Let every planter that reads
this at once make up his mind
that he will not be the cause of
Wall Street Bears fixing the
price for your crop as they will
do with a large crop. Go to work
at once to reduce your own acre
age and see as many of your nei-
ghbors as possible at once and
get a united action in this mat
ter as this is the only way we
can be Independent and prospe-
Irous.
] urge every merchant and
banker throughout the South to
advise their customers to reduce
! their acreage as it means a loss
to you as we'll rs to the planters
to return to the old days of low
prices again. 1t will pay you to
write a circular letter and send
it TO every planter you have deal
ings with urging a reduction in
acreage. Don't delay but get
busy as there is no time to lose.
, We must have reduction in
acreage to save the South. 1t is
as much your duty as mine to
help in this work. | get nothing
for it.
| again urge the members Of
the Farmers Union and South
ern Cotton Association to work
together for a reduction in acre
age which means much higher
prices for the balance Of this crop
and all Of the next one, as well
as an influence on future crops.
/ want to hear from every sec
ton of the belt as to what you
are doing in the matter. Write
me and j will give you all the
assistance / can. Don't delay
but get busy now.
J. A. Taylor, President,
National Ginners Association.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1st, 1908
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Cars viii Probably Run Today,

The Columbus Street Railway
Company's new line from Col
lege and Market streets to Park
Place has been completed with
the exception Of a small switch
on Main and Market streets.
The cars. however, will proba-
bly, be running on this track to-
day.
The cars which have been make
ing runs from the Mobile and
Ohio depot to Lake Park will be
turned back at the Hotel Gilmer
corner until the above mentioned
switch has been completed, and
as soon as finished will run west
on Main to 3rd street, thence
south to College, then to Market,
and will turn north and back to
Main, then East to Lake Park.
The new line will make a COM
plete run from the Mobile and
Ohio depot to Park Place.
Transfers will be given pas
sengers ON both lines and cars
have been scheduled to meet
every fifteen minutes at switches
due.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Office.

Notice is hereby given that
the Industrial Institute and Col
lege needs the following build
ing materials. All prices quoted
should be Tor supplies delivered
at the College. Bids should be
in the hands of the undersigned
by May Is.
The following amounts are ap-
proximate:
$50 tons of best plaster mater
ial and enough plaster of Paris
for finishing coat.
Ten thousand #. of e d G c
grained flooring of standard
thickness, b. Grade.
Fifty thousand fit. Of flooring,
standard thickness, B. Grade.
$50 loads of sharp sand free
from clay or loan.
Bids will also be received fol
paints, nails and all finishing
materials.
Plasterers, carpenters a n
painters are hereby notified tha
the work will be awarded OF
| May 18.
/ The College reserves the righ
to reject all bids and to max,
tits own distinctions as to qualit.
of materials.
| Address all communications t,
| H. L. WHITFIELD,
President
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
S266 RAISED FOR
OLD LADIES' HOME

Tag day, which has become
so popular throughout the South
was observed on last Saturday
by the local Auxiliary and proved
to be financial success. A
score or more matrons and maids
were detailed to tag the pedes-
trians and from early morn till
late at eve the good work went
on and resulted IN the following
collections.
The Misses Gunter, who were
at the postoffice turned in $35. 10
Mrs. J. R Albright, Laura
May Ramage, Sarah Sale, Bette
White and Mrs. J. p Mayo,
$29. 81; Misses Folsom, Archer
and McWilliams. S18.65 at the
baseball park; Mrs. Lee Game
S15. Is at Johnston K Game S
drug store; Misses Hawley Sen
ter and Eugene Moody, ol3. 90
at Lide's drug store; Mrs.>B- J..
Owen and Miss Mary Harrison,
S11.70; Miss Laura Young,
S11.41: Misses Lizzie Whitfield,
Hattie Woods and Elonia Hutch
inson. So. so: Misses Emmie
Power and Aanie Lee Senter,
$1,000; Mrs. John Smell, little
Sarah and Annie Mosby, 1882.
Tie management is to be con
graduated upon the success OF
the day, not only from fnan
cial view point but the very
pleasant way in which every one
came across, making it pleas
ure for those who undertook TIN
unselfsh task. The konors o
successfully managing the de
tails of the day belong to Mrs
Claude Ayres and Mrs. Il +
Simrall.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
To THE COTTON PLANTERS:


/ have received so many letters
endorsing my efforts for a re-
duction in acreage from nearly
every section of the South that |
have decided to continue the
work and by request write ano-
ther article on similar lines that
will be carried by the Southern
weekly papers all during this
month SO that every planter will
have chance to read it. Cotton
for October delivery sold this
week at eight cents per pound
Can you produce it at a profit at
this price? No. Then in order
to get a profit on what you raise
this season you must plant less
than you intended planting at
first. Report on the acreage is
sued s. far show that the acreage
will be about A per cent. larger
than last year. This is probably
due to the new farmers that have
settled in Oklahoma and West
Texas putting in so much new
land. We must more than offset
this increase by reducing in the
rest of the belt.
| again state that the main
cause for the decline in prices is
lack of confidence caused by tht
fear of a large acreage which
means, with good weather con
ditions, a large crop and ever
lower prices than at present. Dt
you want to growa Gro , at al
actual loss? If not reduce you
acreage; then if your neighbo
persists in planting a large acre
age and you have to sell you
crop at a loss you lose less thar
he. If by reducing you ado
$500, 100000 to the wealth of tn,
South you VIII not only receiv'
part of this but you can fee
) that you did your part to add t
the prosperity of the country
Is it good business to plant
crop where there is no profit il
it? No Then let every reader a
once plant part Of his presen
acreage intended for cotton i
some feed crop. or let the Ian
lie idle one season as you can ge
more money for the crop grow
: on the part you do cultivate.
you have it already planted d
not work it out as it will be labo
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
The Normal Music ReCiTal
At |. |. ann c.

A large and appreciative audi
ence attended the music recital
on last Tuesday evening in Music
Hall given by the Normal music
pupils.
Miss Poindexter is now begin
ming to realize her fondest hope
of a department which prepares
students for the teaching profes-
sion. Miss Alma Hills, a grad
uate of the New England Con-
servatory of Boston, is director of
this Normal work. She has been
specially trained under Mr.. F.
A. Porter, one of the best known
teachers of childrens' work in
America, and it is to her indie
fatieible effort that this depart
ment has attained so great an
excellence.
The pupils who played had been
taught by the Juniors and Sen
iors of the music department un-
der the direction of Miss Hills,
and reflected credit upon their
teachers. This is a great oppor-
tunity for the children of Colum-
bus to be trained by a teacher
whom we know is thoroughly
competent to deal with young
students. Perhaps we fail to
realize that this is the only de-
partment of its kind in Missis-
sippi and it means much for fu-
ture development of Music-Edu-
cation in the State. The time
has come when people realize
that their children must be
trained by teachers who have
made a special study of this
work.
Another Innovation is the Nor
NAL Violin department, which
though small, is being success
fully carried along in the same
lines by Miss Edith L. Winn
who has recently published il
New York book on musi,
study for children.
Mention must also be made o
, the Normal Choral work unde
Miss Gertrude Crawford, VIII
has accomplished great thing
, , for the l. /. and c.. girls ant
! who will present her chorus o
! two hundred students at Com
mencement.
!, These three lines of work re
lcently added to the music de
partment. will go far to max
our College the strongest of it
kind in the South.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Notice to Contractors.

The Board of Supervisors at
their regular meeting on the
First Monday of June A. D. 1908,
will receive sealed bids for the
building of concrete bridge on
Tuscaloosa Road near the resid-
ence of ]. n. Morton. This bridge
to be built according to specifica-
tions on file in Chancery Clerk s
office. The Board reserves the
right to reject aIy and all bids.
d. d. Richards Clerk
B. A. Lincoln d. C.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Hattie Stone. negro woman,
whose occupation is a thief, was
arrested Tuesday for stealing
a large amount of goods from
various people of Columbus, late
ly. She was tried before Mayor
Donnell, yesterday morning and
in one case was fined ninety days
and cost, and in another thirty
days and cost was given her.
Other cases will be brought
against her today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
LOVERS.

of good health should prevent sickness
instead of letting themselves get sick
and then try to cure it. So long as you
keep your liver, bowels and stomach in
healthy and active condition you
won't get sick. Ballard's Herbine re-
lieves constipation, inactive liver and
all stomach and bowel troubles. Sold
by Lide & Booth.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Mr.. Joseph d. Barry, Of Hum
boldt Tenn, representing the
Armour Refrigerator cdr Line, is
in the City for the purpose of
assisting in the shipping of the
first cars of cabbage raised in
this vicinity by the Truck Grow
ers Association.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Mr.. STEWART WRITES
ABOUT OLD LADIES HOME

An eloquent and Inspiring ap-
peal in behalf of the Old Ladies
Home appears in the current
issue of the Yazoo Sentinel from
the pen of Mr.. George T. Stew
art, and it is reproduced here
with in full as follows:
A short time ago | boarded the
West End car in Jackson and
was put off where a home for
needy Old Ladies has been COM
menced. There among the ce-
dars stands an unfinished build
ing which God grant some day
may be completed. All, how
sad it made me feel as | strolled
alone in the deserted vicinity.
We hear of mans inhumanity to
man. In heavens name, what
about mans 1nhumanity to wo-
man? We all know that in cour-
age, loyalty and devotion from
1861 to date we men have been
pigmies in comparison to what
the women have been. Can
some one tell me why the two
past legislatures failed to donate
what was asked for by the
worthy women who have in
charge this labor of great love.
Not only that, but some of the
solons were insolent enough to
assert that the home was wanted
for broken down aristocracy.
This was adding insult to injury,
and why this very unkind re-
mark? Have there ever been
m or worthy women in the
worlds history than were the
aristocrats of the south? While
men were idle the Spartan wo.
men, from Mrs. Gen. Robert E.
Lee to the humblest, was work.
ing in many ways to add to the
| comfort of the soldiers. Greaf
as was the Confederate soldier
| (those who did their duty wha
: he did pales into insisnificanc.
, when compared to what a woman
of the Confederacy did. Tel
me of a woman who even los
t heart or faltered in her grea
/ loyalty to the stars and bars an,
| will show you one hundred mel
who desei ted the Confederat
: army and yet many of thes
J same deserters are being careC
for by the state. In fact, every
} body is provided for except tn
women of the Confederacy.
Surely this is disgrace to civ
ilization. These women hav
done everything for us and wha
D have we done for them. Won
this distinguished body of womel
IN their great influence in aidin.
the people who stand for justic
see to it that not one member 0
the legislature shall come
Jackson who shall hesitate t
donate any reasonable amoun
noted for this most noble pun
! pose. Just to think that all ar
Z provided for except mother. /
: heavens name let all of us bucl
: lie on our armor and go forth
) battle in behalf of these womel
; Sure, nearly four years will hay
: to be passed but It's not too SOC
: to organize. We should let tt
) enemy know in time that I
: quarter will be shown him, bl
: the people everywhere unde
Z stand that no member will |
: tolerated who would dare oppo
3 a liberal donation for aiding
: caring for our mothers. sister
8 daughters and all worthy o
4 women who are needy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
a Smile

is a pretty hard thi g to accomp-
ish when you're blue, bilious
and out of sorts. There is q sure
cure for all kinds Of stomach and
liver complaints--constipa ion
and dyspepsia. Ballard $ Herbine
mild, yetabse | utely effective
in all cases.
Price so cents per bottle
Sold by Lide & Booth.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

"Doan's Ointment cured me OF ecze-
ma that had annoyed me "A long tune.
The cure was permanent. Hon s w
Matthews, Commissioners Labor Stats
tics, Augusta, Me.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents,
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name-Doan's-an take 40
other.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Female Help Wanted

Wanted-Ladies to make aprons,
$500 dozen. No cost to get
workt. Materials sent prepaid
Enclose stamped addressed en-
vnlope. Home Apron & Dress
Co.. Los Angeles, Cal.
5-10-1t.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Mayors Court.

Francis Neal, carved her hus-
band with a pocket knife Tues
day night, and she was fined 81.
so and cost. by the Mayor yes
terday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14
Too We'll Prepared.

Knicker-P Preparedness is the bes4
preventive of war Booker Nonsense
When a girl engages herself to ten
men it doesn't ward off matrimony.--
zarper's Weekly.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

William Poe, and wife Mollie,
had a scrap the past week, and
were taken up, but were released
on certain conditions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Be careful about that little cough.
Get something right away; some good
reliable remedy that viii move the bow
els. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently yet promptly on the bowels
and allays inflammation at the same
time. 1t is pleasant to take and is es-
pecially recommended for children, as
it tastes nearly as good as maple sugar.
sold by L. E. Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Rings Little liver Pills for bilious
ness and siek-headache. They clean
the system and clear the skin. Price
25c. Try them. Sold by j. w. Jones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

The friends of Mr. Gordon
George are glad to see him out
after several days illness.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Two white boys were before
His Honor. yesterday for steal
ing, and we've fined several dol
lars.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

Be sure and 90 to the Vau-
dette t1day and tonight.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-05-14

It doesn't. cost anything tt
keep a COST about the house.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
UMBRELLA IS MANS ONLY ROOF.
Astranse Mode Of Life Adopted by Ee-
centric English RecIuse,

In a wood about 30 miles from Lon.
don, Eng, lives an old man who for
20 years has known no other roof
than an umbrella. Twenty years ago
/ took to the woods he said. Dur
ing the great snow storm last winter
/ slept soundly, and when ! woke up
in the morning was covered with
snow many inches deep. But ! am
never iii. / have not had days III
ness IN my life. have lived simple,
single life, and have no more worry
than that tree~has. | have no rates
and taxes to pay, have no wife TO
bother me, and / have plenty Of
friends. No one ever interferes with
me. never light FIRE, ana ] never
AK for money, When darkness comes
on ! put up my big umbrella, take my
boots Oh, put my legs Into sack and
cover myself up with clothing. "a ton
81 which / place this macintosh
II
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
Namlnu the Baby.

The naming of baby is considered
important even among people whom
we are apt to regard as uncivilized,
And, curiously enough, these very
folk contrive to avoid the arguments
that SO often ensue when father and
mother disagree over whether the lit
tie stranger shall be called Jack or
Marmaduke, Priscilla or Jane.
The Mahometan father and mother
each write the choice Of name on a
slip of paper and place both in the
Koran. Whichever slip is drawn first
is the name given to the child
A pretty Egyptian custom is to light
three candles, naming each after a
god or some exalted parsonage. The
child is called after the candle which
burns longest.
Hindu mothers name their children,
psterfamilias not having a word to
say in the matter The naming cere-
mony usually takes place when the
baby is about IL days old, and a flower
name is usually chosen.
Chinese girls are simply numbered
one, two, or three, until they reach
years of discretion, when they are al
lowed to choose name for them
selves. The boys, however, are given
a temporary name until they are 20,
when pa decides what magnificent APP
pellation they shall rejoice in for the
rest of their lives-N. Y. Weekly.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
CRAZE FOB Tlr-l0 HUSBANDS.
: Cynical Bachelor Criticizes Aims Of
Average Rich American Mother.

Not only an English earl, but an
Italian prince and German coun'
proposed to my daughter while we
were abroad. but
That is the sort of thing" said a
cynical bachelor, that we hear on all
sides from the average rich mother on
her return from Europe. What does
1t denote? Why, hang it, it denotes
that the average American mother
feels actually ashamed nowadays If
her daughter doesn't marry into no.
BILE foreign family. To marry into the
foreign nobility is the correct thing to
do, and the girl who doesn't land a
duke or count or something feels
ashamed and her mother feels more
deeply ashamed STILL
y don't want to boast, but, consider
ing the quality of us American men,
! think it's terrible that American
heiresses only marry US as a last re-
sort when they are ashamed of their
failure to get duke or marquis.
IF you think I'm exaggerating, lis
ten to the shamefaced mothers of mar
riageable daughters who have returned
from Europe without title in tow.
Like parrots they say nothing but
Yes Prince Petit and Lord Lac
land and Count Sage all proposed to
Mamie, but"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
c AIRING FOR CHILDREN

the care Of children is the most i'm
portant duty that older people ever
have thrust upon them, for upon these
little ones depends he future Of the
world. Health is the FIRST requisite to
later success. SO be careful regarding
the health Of your children. For con,
stipation, Indigestion, liver trouble, loss
Of appetite, sleeplessness, nervousness,
ETC., you will FIND nothing better than
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It's ab-
solutely guaranteed to do what we
claim. and if you want to try it before
buying, ssnd your address for a flee
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup CO.. 119
Caldwell Bldg. Monticello, Ill. 1t is
sold by all medicine dealers at SO and
5! bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
IN MILL ee RALpA AEReAfrER.
q Youngsters outspokenness That
Taught Grandpa q Lesson.

There is a very well-known man In
Brooklyn who is particularly proud
Of his grandson, bright boy of four
years and few months. But, like
all fond grandpas, he believed teas
ing amusing to the child as well as
to himself--and he recently received
the shock he deserved. The little lad
was playing industrioqsly with doll
when the proud grandpa said:
my! playing with doll-why your
name must be Susie-not Ralph"
No word from the boy, who kept
right on playing with the doll
Susie said the grandpa, Just rush
ing to his fate, do you like dolls?
The boy moved perceptibly, but
chung to the doll
Dear little Susie-you used to be
a boy"
The boy lifted his head indignant
ly and with deep pathos, said: Grand
pa, hate to tell you SO, but you're a
D. fool"
Great was the CONSERVATION OF the
grandfather and amaZement OF tne
mother, who tragically ordered the boy
to his room, while she called atten-
ton to the tears that rolled down her
cheeks at such a fearful offense. FL
nally she told the little fellow that he
might be forgiven If he begged his
grandpas pardon. But the boy be-
lieved his grandpa the offender and
said so. His mother sternly read him
a lesson against profanity, and espe-
cially about disrespect to grandpar-
ents. The little fellow was touched,
and going over to his grandpa said,
compromisingly:
81 am sorry l called you a d
fool-but if cannot call you fool
can call you lemon?"
Hereafter grandpa will call Ralph
by his right name.-Brooklyn Eagle,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
The Hen for Matching.

Ia these days when the hen has
nearly become back number as an
incubator for her own eggs, being
superseded by the wonderful handt'
work of man, it is refreshing to note
that there are a few who still appre'
ciate her services. c. s. Gorline, in
the Desert Farmer, writes.
Hens are generally regarded by
most breeders as of little value for
Matching purposes, owing to the great
or number of chicks that must be got
ton out at one hatch by means OF
a good incubator, but inquiry develops
the fact that breeders in America
and in England who desire to attain
the greatest success with special mat
ings will retain the hen Tor Matching
and brooding, claiming that where quail.
ity rather than quantity is desired
there can be no more improvement
upon the natural method.
Americas greatest Brown Leghorn
specialst-the man who has done
more perhaps than any one else to
raise the standard Of beauty Of that
variety--has repeatedly averred that
he has never seen an incubator to
which he would be willing to entrust
his choicest sittings of special mat
ings.
New York's most prominent Barred
Plymouth Rock specialist is OF the
same opinion, and the New England
breeder whose genius has made the
White Wyandotte famous, while using
the incubator freely for general pur-
poses, still retains the hen for his
choicest matings.
The hen for Matching is still In use
on the town lot and on many farms
where only limited number of chicks
are desired each season. In such
! cases the best results may be had from
old hens for brooding II we'll feath
cred. the older and more experienced
the hen the better mother she will
prove Young hens and pullets should
be avoided
Plymouth Rocks and 0rpingtons
make the best mothers as rule, the
Asiatics are too large and clumsy
Occasionally an old common hen will
be found that cannot be excelled as
a mother, and she should be held ir
priceless esteem. A few such hens
about the place will more than pay
for their feed in the extra number Of
chicks which they will bring up tx
maturity