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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06
HEAD LETTUCE FROM Horssps.


Plants were started ABOUT March
in an ordinary hotbed and were well
aired to get hardy plants. The hot
bed into which they were transplanted
was made the last week in March,
making bed of hot manure eight feet
wide and Is inches deep on top OF the
ground. Frames were made as for
ordinary cold frames, except that they
were deeper, Is inches back and ten
inches front.
These frames were set on the ma.
nure. After it had settled well and
had been trampled evenly, five inches
of rich soil was put in, which was COW
cred with about one inch of rotted
sheep manure and thoroughly mixed
with the soil. The bed was then
marked so plants would stand eight
inches apart each way. putting In
about 40 plants to the sash.
Our sashes are made three by six
feet, using two by two-inch stun, with
a crossbar of the same In the middle.
Common sheeting, costing eight cents
per yard, was tackled onto this frame
with large-headed tacks. Plants were
set the last day of March, and it
seemed as II to test the value OF the
plan a cold snap came; on the morn
ing of April 2 the thermometer stood
at 16 degrees above zero. Cabbage
and caulifiower plants set In we'll
protected cold frame were frozen bad
Iy, while this bed. with only slight
protection Of wild hay, came through
without a bit of frost.
The sashes were removed every day,
unless it showed or the thermometer
| stood below 40 degrees. but were COW
cred every night when there was dan
ger Of frost, writes the correspondent
In Orange Judd Farmer. A row Of
Scarlet Globe radishes was sown be
tween each row and were sold at q
good profit ten days before we could
pull from outdoors. A few sashes
were planted to Grand Rapids lettuce
which was ready to cut May 20, while
plants set outdoors were not ready un
til two weeks later. -
We began setting head lettuce June
1, which was Is days earlier thai
from outdoors. where fine. large heads
were set. The lettuce from thu
sashes brought US so cents per dozeI
wholesale and from seven to ten cent
per head from the wagon. On our re
tail route 1t brought about two dollar
per sash, beside the radishes, which
brought one dollar per sash on al
average.
April and May were cold and we
here, SO that with an average season
and by using large, strong plants,
think we could have had heads b.
May 20. Nearly every plant made
good, hard, well-developed head. Tn
varieties were May King, Big Bostol
and Naumberger, new variety whicl
proved better than May King, bot
In the sashes and outside. 1t mad
larger, more solid head that stoo
longer after it was ready to cut thal
May King, and just as early.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06
SPLIT TREES.
How They May Be Treated and Pre-
served.

A kind friend contributes method
for saving trees that split or threaten
to split at crotches. The drawings
show the idea clearly, says Farm Jour-
nal. Any blacksmith can make a
brace of this kind, the desired length.
at small expense. Bore a small hole,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06
Iow.Headed Tree.

Keep your trees headed down 20
that they will not reach up to the
moon. We have seen old apple trees
that were certainly 30 feet tall. It Is
a much a. Q mans life u worth to
nick fruit on such trees.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06

as indicated by the dotted line, insert
the rod, tighten and adjust the attach
ments-and there you are! Surely
valuable trees are worth this little at
tention when It is needed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06

The household tools thai
Tommy makes.
Are wonderful and fearful.
And splinters get in everything.
Unless we're very careful
We have to praise their efforts. too.
Impatience all restraining;
Since sister went to cooking-schooi.
And Tom took manual training.
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MANUAL TRAINING.

IINGS don't seem right
about the house,
I just can't help COM
planning,
Since sister went to cook
ing-school
And Tom took manual
training.
The meals are all expert
ments.
It really sets me quak-
ing.
To taste the queer. OUT
landish things
That sisters always ma
king.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06
zoghurt.

[o9HuTt.
This is a preparation Of goats or
cows milk, for which are claimed re-
markable properties in the way of pro.
longing life. This is the Bulgarian
name given to milk which has beer
boiled to half its original volume and
then left to ferment. II 10 eaten IN
great quantities by the peasants Of
that country, who are said to b. the
longest lived Of any class In the
world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-06
THE WHITE ELEPHANT.

:: !: ]" ! :
o7 81 OU'vE heard of the Mo-
RIM ny gul of Siam who had
VIVA W. A white elephant sent
NIXEX by his neighbor.
A&NNHJ1 And how, to dispose of
WtjLN the troublesome gift.
~ N1 Cost his Mogulship
GNA1y money and labor.
SdS<& But every housewife has
- suffered the same,
- A chatting dish is her
Ia desire.
{B Yet somebody gives her
cast-iron range,
w With far too consum-
ing a fire.
She needs a new table.
she gets a fine clock;
CThough she has not thing that Will
match it,,
And a vase when she needs a new wash
ing machine.
Paper-knife-when she has not
Ratchet
80. reader. in giving. let common-senss
guide.
IT'S a matter of taste, not expenses
The sensible woman. of moderate means,
With white elephants" gladly dis
penses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
A M~acaronI.

The Macaroni" we're exquisities or
tops, who. in England and France, led
the fashions from 1850 to 1885, and
were distinguished by a immense
knot OF artificial hair, worn on the top
OF their heads. A small cooked hat
which perched ridicuIously on their
top knot. satin or brocade coat and
small clothes. fitting tightly to the
body, and silk stockings with ribbon
carriers, composed the costume of
these fashionable gentlemen, who In
variably carried a long walking stick
with tassels attached, and freQuently
a bouquet tied to the handle, and en-.
couraged a mincing and affected gait
and manner. There was, during the
war for independence, a body of Mary
Ian soldiers who, on account of their
snowy uniforms. were called "Maca.
roni."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
Town That Owns Itself.

Fairhope, a small town on Mobile
bay, Is the only chartered city in
America which owns all its land. It
was founded II years ago by three or
four Iowans, who decided to establish
n city without taxes. The land is
owned by the corporation, which is
the community, and is leased to indf-
viduals for SO years. The lessee is re-
CURED to pay annual rem on his land.
II he wants a city telephone, 1t costs
him $50 cash to have it installed and
thereafter his telephone is free. The
rents from the land pay all city ex.
penses and maintain the telephone
besides. Besides the free telephone
system there are three free schools, q
free library, which does not bear the
name Of Carnegie, a free water sys-
tenn and a public dock. Fifteen hum
dred towns and villages of Germany
are supported by the rentals of city.
owned property and the Inhabitants
pay 20 taxes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
Citation Notice.
. State Of mississippi.

The State Of Mississippi.
The Estate In The Chancery
No, 1884, of Court of
Mary A. Graham. Deceased. Noxubee County.
To Fannie E. Meeks, whose postofTice address is
Monticello, Ark, Ike Denton, whose postofice
address is New Orleans, La; b. w. Boswell,
hatchie. Texas
We Command you to be and appear before the
Hon. James F., McCOol. Chancellor of the sixth
District of the State of Mississippi. at
his office IN the Town of Kosciusko, Miss, on the
First Monday in January, 1910. then and there to
show cause. if any they can. why the final account
of w. J. Graham, Admr. of said estate filed on
October 18th. 1909, should not be ratified, con-
firmed and approved and said Adnr. discharged.
Witness may signature and the seal of said
Court affixed at my office in City of Macon.
Miss. this 10th day of November, 1909.
JNO. A, TYSON, Clerk.
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News from Our Neighboring Towns.Q
BROWNSVILLE.

Messrs. T. W. Tate and J. w.
Wooten spent part Of the week
in New Orleans.
Messrs. W. B. Bell and e. JAG
coway are fishing at Reel Foot
Lake.
Miss Mary Deupree and Mrs.
d. T. ST. John attended the Bap-
fist State convention at Winona.
They were delegates from the
Ladies Missionary Union.
DIR. Gus Mcleod and family of
Macon, were with relatives here
Sunday.
DIR. J. S. Stanley spent Sunday
in Macon with his daughter, Mrs.
Patton.
Edwin Madison is at home from
a Columbus infirmary. He is still
having trouble with a dislocated
arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan are en-
joying a visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills of Southern La.
DIR. Patton of Macon spent Sun
day in town with friends.
Mrs. Marion McLemore of Ma
con, visited Mrs. James Nance
the first of the week.
Mrs, Jack Ledbetter and Miss
Edmunds Of Crawford, were shop
pers in town Tuesday.
Mrs. T. j. wilkins, Jr., is still
at Caledonia with her brothers
family.
The w. II. M. Society met
Monday afternoon with Mrs. II.
II. Shull. The meeting was very
interesting and was most hOspita-
bly, entertained.
The lumber is on the ground for
the repairing and mOderizing of
of MI. J. w. WOoten's home on
Oliver St.
Miss Alice Henderson is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. JnO. Henley,
VI CSO AOIAO.
Mrs. Myrick Cox and Miss An
ME Cotton of Columbus, are the
guests of Mrs. Will Walker.
We see from the papers that an
other old NoXubee boy has been
hOnored recently. Rev. 1. d,
Borders has been transferred from
Holly Springs to one of the lead
ing Methodist churches of Los
Angeles.
Mrs. d. NJ. Love is at home
from La, where she has been Wis
iting her son, Mr.. Robert Love.
Prof. Collins and his teachers,
Misses. Louise and Memories,
went to Macon Saturday to the
Teachers Association. Miss Nan
ME Roger was also in attendance
at the association.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
FerVent Prayer That Went UP From
Mar at Bottom of Well, at Mercy
Of Wicked Wag.

An old man in Georgia named Jack
Baldwin, having lost his hat in an old
dry we'll one day, hitched a rope to a
stump and let himself down. 4 wicked
wag named Neal came along just then
and, quietly detaching a bell from
Baldwin's old blind horse, approached
the well, bell in hand, and began to
~ting-aling.
Jack thought the old horse was COM
ing and said, Hang the old blind
horse! He's coming this way, sure,
and he amt got no more sense than
to fall in on me. Whoa, Bali"
The sound came closer.
Great Jerusalem! The old blind
fool will be right on top of me in a
mint! Whoa, Ball! Whoa, haw,
Bali"
Neal kicked a little dirt on Jacks
head, and Jack began to pray:
"Oh, Lord, have mercy on-Whoa,
Ball!-a poor sfnner-Im gone now!
Whoa, Ball! Our Father who are in
whoa, Ball-hallowed be Thy-gee!
What'll 1 do?-name. Now | lay me
down to siege, Bali" Just then in
fell more dirt. ooh. Lord, if you ever
intend to do anything for me-back,
Ball! Whoa, Thy kingdom come
geo., Ball, Oh, Lord, you know I was
baptized in Smiths INFLAMMATION
Ball! Ho up! Murder! Whoa!"
Neal could hold in no longer and
shouted a laugh which night have
been heard two miles, which was
about as far as Jack chased him when
he got out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
NO NEED TO TALK FURTHER.
CoIored Man Recognized That His
L~on0ed-For Affinity Could Not
Wait for Busy Lawyer.

"Uh-well, sah," began a ramshackle-
looking colored citizen, who had per-
colated into the office of an attorney
of Polkville, Ark, 81 des like to extri-
cate a little O. de law fun yo', if yo'
please, sab. Aims to git a divo'ce fun
de wife o. muh buzzom, If yo' has de
time to tend to de 'fictions of a cul-
lud MANI"
"WCll-h'm!" a bit p~onderously re
turned the legal luminary, laying his
hand on certain ominous-lOoking docu-
ments on his desk. at will be some
little while before I can get around to
your matter, Stookey. These papers,
here, pertain to a suit to determine
whether a dependent and supple
mental bill was properly filed in aid
Of a courts jurisdiction upon an
amended and ancillary supplemental
bill which was filed in a suit brought
on a creditors bill to marshal the as
sets for the purpose of enjoining al
action at law in the state courts
and"
"Yassah! Yassah!" interrupted the
caller, visibly impressed and much
disappointed. AN if yo' is bleeged
to scutinize all dat legality befo' yo'
'rives round to my ticky little case.
"a Is MT no use for me to trans
plavicate no fudder, uh-kaze why: By
de time yo'-all gifts th'oo p~e3terin' wild
all dat pomposity o. de lew, uh-good
Lawd, sab. dat yallah gal rs uh-aimin'
to marry when / gifts shed O muh
black wife will bone be mar'd and
rome to de dOOse knows Whuh!
Well-uh, good day, sab! 'Bleeged to
20 for yo' frugality; but, well-uh,
good day, sah!"-Puck.
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Rule for Life.
Be just in business and generous
out of it.-LOrrimOre.
COMMISSIO LERS SALE.
State of Mississippi,
NOxubee County. IN Chancefy Court.

Noxnbee County. OhAncerS OourI'
W. P. Farrar.
No. 1888. VS..
Robert Farrar. ct al.
By virtue of a decree of the Chancery Court OF
said County. rendered in the above styled cause
on the 9th day of October, A. D., 1909 at the
October Term. A. D., 1909 of said Court, !, the
undersigned. duly appointed Special Commission
er of said Court. will on
Monday, the 9th day of December, A. D., 1909.
between the hours of eleven o'clock A. M. and
four o'clock P. M, sell at public outcry, at the
vest dOor of the Court House in said Noxubee
County. to the highest bidder or bidders, for cash
UPON confirmation the following described real
estate. situated in the County of Noxubee, in the
State of Mississippi. to-wit:
West half of northwest quarter of Sec, 8, T.
IA, r. 16. E.; also the southwest quarter of Sec,
l5' T; Ia. R. 16, E.; also the east half of southeast
16. E.; also the northeast quarter Of northeast
quarter of southwest quarter of Sec. 26. T. is. r.
16. E; also east half of southwest quarter and
I. Is. r. 16. E.; also west half of northwest quar-
ter of northwest quarter of Sec. IS, T. Is. r.
16. E.
Also the following described real estate situated
in the county of Lowndes. on said state and in
the town Of Crawford. to-wit.
Lot 8, commencing at a point SO feet north of
the corner of Lot 8 in the survey of lots of which
this is one. and running north q chains. thence
west 5 chains and 70 links, thence south q chains,
thence east to the beginning. all in section q.
IL. range 16 east. less lot in the south
east corner thereof sold to negro ledge and also
less lot in southwest corner of said lands sold to
Larkin Edwards by Mrs. Cameron during her life
time: also lands in section 81. T. II. R. 16. lying
east of above lands and adjoining
same. containing 3 acres, more or less. all of said
lands in Lowndes county being bounded as fol-
On the east by Mobile and Ohio Railroad right
of way and lands of Henry Cannon on the north
by lands known as Wilkins-Brooks property, on
containing in all Is acres. more or less, and be-
ing all the lands in said town owned by the late
Mrs. M L. Cameron at her death.
Dated this 29th day of October, A. D.. 1903.
JOHN A. TYSON, Commissioner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

State of Mississippi, In Cborco- Corr,
Noxubee County. '
I. E. Witherspoon,
No. 2745. VS..
Mrs. Laura P. Gilkey, ct al.
BY virtue of a decree of the Chancery Court Of
said County, rendered il he above STYLED cause
on the 28th day of October, A. D., 1909 at the
October Term. A. D., 1909 of said Court. /, the un-
dersigned. duly appointed Special Commissioner
in said cause will on
Monday the 9th day Of December A. D., 1909,
between the hours of eleven o'clock A, M. and
four o'clock p. M, sell at public outcry, At the
west front door of the Court House in said Noxu-
bee County, to the highest bidder or bidders. for
cash upon conformation the followsnR described
real estate, situated in the County Of Noxubee. in
the State of Mississippi, to-wit:
All of lot 7 in block 10 in the city of Macon.
less % feet off the east side thereof and less five
and a half feet off the west side thereof.
Dated this the 18th day Of October 1909
JNO. A. TYSON, Commissioner.
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Notice To Creditors.
The Estate

No I rhe Estate In the Chancery Court
joel. Stevens. decd Noxubee Co, Miss.
Letters of Parliamentary On said estate
having been on the 1st dav OF Nov. 1909,
granted to the undersigned by Johu A.
tyson Chancery Clerk of said County of
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are requested to have same probated
and registered by said Clerk within one year
from this date,
a failure for one year to probate and reg
lister any claim Will bar the same,
This 1st-day of November 1903.
JOHN Z. CA
Executor of said Estate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
Tresspass Notice.

Notice is hereby givan to all persons
that the following lands have been leas-
ed for hunting purposes, by the Macon
Fish and Game Club; to-wit: The
land of L. E. Eiland, M. L. Hunter,
and DR.. Geo. 3. Clement and any
tresspassing on same with gun or dog,
will be dealt with according to law.
S. M. THOMAS, Sec'y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
TRUSTEES SALE.


By virtue of the provisions of a certain deed of
trust executed by T. ]. Evans on the 5th day of
September 1908 to J. E.. Rives as trustee, to secure
to A. H. Cooper a certain Indebtedness therein
mentioned, said trust deed being recorded in
Deed Book No. 80 p AT in Chancery Clerks office
in said county, /, the undersigned as such trustee,
will on Thursday the 11thsday of November, 1908,
at the west door of the Court House in said coun-
ty of Noxubee, proceed to sell at auction to the
highest bidder for cash that certain store house
and lot in Block No. z in the City of Macon, sit
uated on the west side of and fronting on Jeffer-
son Street 81 feet more or less and extending back
1I8 feet. bounded on the South by the stair
North by the Store house of Z, T. Dorroh. on the
west by a vacant lot. and on the East by Jeffer-
son Street, also the right of way over the Stair
way between said property and the Murphy
drug store being the same property conveyed to
said T.. J, Evans by said A. H. Cooper on Sept.
5th 1908. and being in Noxubee county, State of
Mississippi.
This property mentioned in said trust deed to
satisfy said Indebtedness and the cost of this
proceeding. J. e. RIVES.
Trustee,
This Oct. 18th, 1909.
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Strayed.

A cream (nearly white) mare colt,
about five months old, also mouse-col-
ored mule, with brown head, with
long, bushy tail, about two years old.
A liberal reward will be paid for any
information. Strayed away about
Oct. 24th, JACKSON RUPERT.
Mcleod, Miss.
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The Brlnht SIAe.

A certain lady pr1des herself upon
always looking at the bn9Shs side Of
things. my dear" moARNd her hen
band one day recently 90 no tossed
TestlSsslY on his bed. '1t-a tho doctor
rm thinking CT. What a hlIl hia win
De-" Never mind. Joseph" said his
wife. you know there's the auour
ence mmeney,"-Ralmaa.
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For Rent.

Six o cottage and store, and
other necessary out-building, a good
grist mill, now doing good business,
located in the town of Cooksville, Miss,
For further information apply to
DR.. T. B. PAULETTE,
Cooksville, Miss.
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Feed and Sale Stable.

The Cunningham & Pagan Stable,
opposite the Beacon office, is opened
for business, and the patronage of the
public is solicited for feed and beading.
Mules and horses will be on sale at all
times, Mr.. S. A. Lever will be in
charge. 10000
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Commissioners SALE.

No. 1898. VS..
Matte Hairston.
BY virtue OF decree of the Chancery Court of
said County. rendered in the above styIed cause
on the 28th day Of October. A D.. 1903 at the DC
dersigned' duly appointed Special Commissioner
of said Court, will on
Monday, the 9th day of December, A. D., 1909,
between the hours of eleven O'Clock A, M. and
four O'Clock P. M, sell at public outcrv at the
west and front door of the Court House in said
Noxuoee County. to the highest bidder or bidders,
Nated IN the County of NoYubee. in the State Of
Strobe from Mrs. M. A, Bush on the 9th day of
September 1895 and a part of the homestead of
the said Winston S. Strobe. to-wit:
Comrnlnclng at the southwest corner of the
northest quarter Of section therty-three (33)
township sixteen Isl range nineteen Qg) run
nIng thence east 60 chains; thence north 10 chains;
thence east 4O chains; thence north ID chains;
thence west 100 chains; thence south "a chains to
the starting point. containing 200 acroes more or
less,
Dated this the 29th day Of October, A, D., 1909.
JNO- A. TYSON. Commissioner.
The independent-reporter., 1909-11-04
A Good Corn Crop.

Baker and Priest of Cornville feel
pretty we'll about their yellow corn
crop this year. From q lot Of FIVE
acres of land they raised 844 BUSH
els of first class corn. The stalks
were cut by hand and the corn
husked without the aid Of "bee." II
anyone has done better. they would
like to know where the seed came
from. They were very fortunate In
one respect and that was that the
hail storm of the early summer did
not hurt the piece, end when the corn
was cut 1t had not been touched by
frost. This corn was planted In rows
three feet apart and hills were also
three fest apart. Twenty loads to
the acre of barnyard manure we're
used and fourteen hundred of Brad
ley's corn special fertilizer to the
piece, the fertilizer being purchased
at d. A. & w. e. Porter's at the
electric mill.
The independent-reporter., 1909-11-04
SOMERSET COUNTY POMONA.

Somerset County Pomona Grange
will convene in regular session with
Canaan Grange at Canaan, Tuesday,
November 9, at 10 d. m, with the fol-
lowing program: Opening ceremon-
les; conferring fifth degree; ques-
ton box; noon intermission; song,
choir; address Of welcome, Mrs. Susie
Jewell; response, Mrs. Ella H. Gro
well; music. orchestra; question,
Does the modern conception of crime
lie in doing evil acts or simply in
getting caught at them?" opened by
5. F. Emerson, Sophia B. Marble,
George d. Steward and others; piano
solo, Mabel Decker; Quartette, Mr..
end Mrs. Tibbetts and Mr.. and Mrs.
Weeks; reading, Mary Ann Tozier;
instrumental music, Grace Weeks;
topic, Some experiences of my earl
Ter life which | have never forgot
ten," opened by the executive COM
mittee and lady officers; song, choir;
reading. Eva Shean; violin solo, DR..
Lewis; song. Fay Foster; cornet solo,
Edgar Clifford; closing exercises.