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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
A Splendid Salary
. Working for Uncle Sam,

The Columbus Bushes College
of Columbus, Miss, makes a
speciality of preparing young
people to pass the Civil Service
Examination as stenographers,
typists and bookkeepers. These
examinations are held in the Fall
and Spring and a number of our
students pass them each year.
So far as we have been able to
ascertain, every one of our grad
yates who has stood the exami-
nation has passed. and every one
who has passed has received an
appointment. This class of
Civil, Service work pays 5000 a
year and upward; our students
seldom start at less than $1,000
for the first year. This line of
Civil Service work is about the
safest work that a young person
could pursue. With us they are
sure of being able to pass the ex-
animation; when they have
passed the examination, they are
sure Of a position; when they
have the position, they are sure
of a good salary; they are also
sure of easy hours and good pro-
motion. Make your arrange
ments now so that you can be
ready for the spring examina-
ton. Write for full particulars.
If you cannot enter in person to
take the work, take our course
by mail; it is practical, it is
thorough, guaranteed to be as
recommended or it costs you
For full particulars
address Civil Service Dept Co.
lumbus Business College. Column
bus, Miss.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
COTTON REACHES
FOURTEEN CENTS
NEW HIGH RECORD OF THE SEASON IS
MADE ON REPORTS OF BAD
WEATHER IN TEXAS
END OF ADVANCE NOT YET

The seasons high record for
cotton was reached Tuesday
when spots in New York were
marked up to fourteen cents, and
futures a trif1e below that level.
Cotton sold in Columbus for
1318 cents. The prediction of the
bulls of IA cent cotton before the
first of November was early real
lied, and they say the end of the
advance is not yet. Many look
for repetition of the Sully year
in the matter of price. but not
in ultimate outcome. That the
crop is much shorter than had
been thought few weeks ago is
now the general belief.
The movement of cotton is said
to be heavy, but is offset by large
exports from Southern ports. 1t
is a matter of wonder to the
trade that exports can be so
heavy in the face of reports of
small demand.
The immediate cause of Tues
days advance is ascribed to Sc
we're rainstorm in Texas, which
was thought likely to interfere
with the movement and hurt the
grade.
The market yesterday showed
a decline of some ten points from
the top of the season, but bullish
expectations as to the ginners'
report acted as a check.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
Pardon for C.. r. Smith.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 19.-
There is every reason to believe
that in a comparatively short
while some concerted effort will
be made or started by sympa-
thizers with Charles r. Smith,
both on his own account and that
of his daughter, Miss Estelle, to
secure his pardon. 1t may not
be this year or next, or even
during the term of the present
executive, but the impression
prevails that the movement for a
monster petition will be started
during the next five years, at
any rate. The application for
pardon will be based very strong
ly on the conflicting features sur
rounding the tragedy in which E.
A. Laurent lost his life at the
Artesia depot, which were so
much so as to create A very much
divided appellate court, bringing
forth from Chief Justice Whit
field one of the strongest dissent
ing opinions which has been
handed down for years. 1t is
learned that the feeling of hos
tility toward the man, which was
so pronounced during the court
trial as to bring forth overt mani
festations of approval of points
made by prosecuting counsel in
arguing the case at Columbus,
has already subsided, and very
little adverse comment is now
heard. Meanwhile Smith is pur-
suing the duties assigned him by
the penitentiary management,
and from penitentiary officers it
is learned that he is working
hard, silently and diligently, and
giving general satisfaction.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
Mr.. H. F. Zorn Dies.

Mr.. H. F. Zorn, an old and
highly respected resident of Co.
lumbus, suffered a stroke of apo
plexy Monday afternoon and died
a few hours later.
The deceased was about 20
years of age. For a number Of
years he was engaged in the mer-
chandise brokerage business and
was we'll known here.
Mrs. Jack Henderson of Merid-
ian, the last surviving of three
daughters of Mr.. Zorn died about
a week before and it was while
mailing to a friend a newspaper
notice of her death, that Mr.. Zorn,
standing at the mail box on the
corner of Third street and Sec
ond avenue, was stric k e n.
He was taken to the
home of Mr.. Richard Lamb, on
North Third street, where he was
staying, by Mr.. Brooks and Mr..
Sargent, of that neighborhood,
and he never regained conscious
ness.
A short time ago Mr.. Zorn
moved to Meridian to live with
his daughter, and after her death
he returned to Columbus, staying
at the home of Mr.. Lamb, an old
friend.
Geo. Zorn, the only son of the
deceased, a railroad engineer,
lives at Greenville, Miss.
The funeral was held from the
residence of Mr.. Lamb Tuesday at
4:30 p. m.
Services being conducted by
Rev. j. j. Hill, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. Interment
in Friendship cemetery.
The pail bearers were: Messrs.
T..J. Locke, Sr., R. Lamb, John
Burns, John Swanzy, Ed Pogue,
j. L. Summey and DR.. Jno. A.
Brown.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

My child was burned terribly about
the face, neck and chest. [ applied DR..
Thomas Ecectric Oil. The pain ceased
and the child sank into restful sleep"
Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson, Hamburg,
n. Y.
For sale by all dealers, price so cents.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y,
sole agents for the United States. Re-
other.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
NEWS OF THE COUNTRY :
IN A CONDENSED FORM
SHORT ITEMS OF MORE OR LESS INTEREST GATHERED FROM
HERE AND THERE BY OUR SCISSORS EDITOR

the cemetery the Masons, con-
Quoted the last sad rites with
their impressive service.
The many and beautiful floral
offerings attested the love and
respect. of many of his new
made friends and admirers.
The pail bearers were, Messrs.
A. T. Barkdull, Hal. Packard, B.
A. Davis, Robert o. Huffman,
R. P. Butler, J. E. Williams.
The remains were laid to rest
in st. Johns cemetery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

Don't use harsh physics. The reac-
tlon weakens the bowels, leads to chron-
ic constipation. Get Doan's Regulets!
They operate easily, tone the stomach,
cure constipation.
For sale by all dealers. Price 25c.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name-Doan's-an take
no other.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
FOOTBALL GAME To
BE HARD FOUGHT.
MATCH BETWEEN A. AND N. AND
S. P. U. TOMORROW At THE
FAIR GROUNDS
MANY RIOTERS COMING

The football game to be played
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
between the A. and NJ. and the
S. P. u, at the fair grounds will,
from every indication, be as hard
a fought contest as was ever
witnessed on the local field. The
teams are reported to be in ex-
cellent working condition, and
being fairly evenly matched,
with old scores to settle, there is
no reason why the game should
not hold all the interest the sport
affords. At last years fair these
two teams played and the S. P.
u. won, to 5. This ktime the
A. and M. is confident of victory,
but, for that matter, so is the S.
P. u. All things considered, it
is pretty hard to pick the winner.
This game is one of the most at
tractive features of the fair, and
it is expected that many visitors
will come especially to see it
Both teams will arrive in Co.
lumbus Friday morning. The A.
and M. aggregation will come
over on a special train, bringing
several hundred students with a
band. The S. P. us will bring
a good crowd of rcoters.
Coach Chadwick of the A. and
NJ, a Michigan man, has been
putting his players through the
forward pass trick work for all
they are worth. In this years
game the forward pass is even
more of a feature play than last
year. The game now is much
open than ever which means
acre VIII not be so much line
plunging, and consequently less
rough.
Williams, who will either play
half back or quarter for the
A. & NJ, is one of the teams
star players. Jones, who will
likely play one of the ends, is a
fierce tackler, and Pollard and
Savely, two of last years men,
greatly strengthen the line.
Pollard is a good speed tackler
and carries the ball well.
The A. & MS first game of
this season was played with Bir-
college, Birmingham
being defeated q to 0. The
next game was with Cumberland
University, the A. & NJ. winning
by "a to 6. A game was lost to
the Louisiana University, Is to
0, the star quarter of La,
Fenton, making all fifteen
points.
The S. P. U. was badly beaten
by Sewanee, but it has some
victories to its credit, and is
coming confident of defeating
the A. & M. The rivalry be-
tween the teams insurse a good,
hard fought game.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

may all be very well so far as the trusts
are concerned, but not when it comes to
chills and fever and malaria. Quit the
quinine and take real cure-Ballard's
Herbine. Contains no harmful drugs
and is as certain as taxes. If it doesn't
cure, you get your money back. Sold by
Mayo Drug Co.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

Prices of work in the Dress
making Department of the Wo-
mans Exchange are as follows
Silk shirt waists S1.50 up.
Plaiz washable waists 75c up.
Street dresses S5. 90 up.
Evening gowns $500 up.
Plain wool skirts seams fin
iShed So. 90
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

| The exhibits of cattle, poultry
all sorts of country produce,
handiwork and other things are
a credit to the fair and this Sec
ton of the country. Experts in
all the lines pronounced the
things displayed of the first
class.
Races were the first thing on
the program in the way of
sports.
Two harness races and two
running events took place.
The first, the half mile Road
Race-time 113, was won by
Declair, owned and driven by
Capt. T. H. Sharp, Martin
Spike, owned and driven by Mr..
Sanders of Starkville, was sec
ond, and Pat Henry, owned and
driven by Mr.. Reeves, third.
Declair had no trouble in lar ding
the purse in two straight heats.
2:20 class, pace, mile heat,
time 2:26, won by Mississippi
Belle, driven by Eugene Egger.
Bruce, driven by Colson, was
second, Sporty B. driven by DR..
John Oliver, third.
The Quarter mile dash, time
|. % seconds, won by Stella,
jockey, Chiles, Mamie, second,
jockey Harden, Harry, third,
jockey. Seargant.
Half-mile dash, time 81 sec
onds, won by Adam, jockey,
Smith.
First Lika, second, jockey,
Chiles; McGraw, third, jockey,
Mcdonnell.
The horse show opened brill
iantly Tuesday enening, and
every event proved a decided
suceeas, winning he appIaaso e
the large audience present.
The boxes occupied by the
chaperones were beautifully deco
rated. The chaperones were:
MIS-. j. M. Morgan, Mrs. John
Oliver and Mrs. r. E. Johnston.
The first feature was the pref
ty drill on horseback with Ger
man figures introduced and ad-
mirably given by the following
couples: Mr.. Jamie Billups, Miss
Fannie Cady; Mr.. Henry Sher-
rod, Miss Christine Rodgers; Mr..
Ballard Blake, Miss C0rnelia AL
drich; Mr.. Fernandes Pope, Miss
Annie George; Mr.. Bailey
Hardy, Miss Vesta Wood; Mr..
Drew Foote, Miss Lenore Hardy.
These couples then went through
the Maypole drill, with the vari-
colored ribbons held by the rid
ers and woven in and out in a
graceful way. A huge bonfire
produced a light effect which
gave unusual picturesqueness to
the scene.
A hard rain interrupted the
program of the second day, after
a heat of two races had been
pulled off. The automobile pa
rade, the feature of the day, was
postponed to this afternoon,
when it will be the first of many
attractive events.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

The fire department was called
to a negro cabin, in ward 4,
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. The
blaze which was supposed to have
started by a spark from a train
on the M. and o., was quickly
extinguished after the arrival of
the firemen.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
A BANQUET

spread before you would do you no good
if you couldn't eat. What good can
food do child when as soon as it enters
its stomach it is eaten by worms. That's
the reason your baby is ailing, cross,
pasty faced and thin. Give it Whites
Cream Vermifuge. 1t will expeI the
worms ane act as tonic to the child.
Sold by Mayo Drug Co.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21
FAIR BRINGS BIG CROWDS;
EXHIBITS AND EVENTS GOOD
OPENING PROVES A SUCCESS, BUT RAIN STOPS EVENTS
AUTO PARADE POSTPONED TO TODAY

The Fair opened Tuesday with
everything in order, races on the
cards, the Patterson shows, with
their biggest, newest and best, in
full blast exhibits all properly set
up attrachvely in the various
booths, ferris wheels filling the
air, and peanuts filling the people,
who were out i'm numbers to take
1t all in.
II was "A good opening and
throughout the afternoon things
grew livelier and the promise of
the management was made good.
The fair grounds, down among
the dozens of shows, theatres and
circuses, gayly colored booths,
frisky dance places, down where
the lions roar and the monkeys
blink at you, the Theatre de Paris,
and the pale pinlness thereof, the
Hero OF the Plains, the elephants,
the Merry Widow, Wild Zoe, the
strangest creature in all the world,
Lovers Lane, and all the rest,
were good to see, clear up to the
other end, where Mai. DumOnt,
who makes a whirlwind finish with
a ferocious lion that almost tears
him limb from limb, almost, where
Maj. Dumont stands alone-er, the
onlv livi~ OH the face of
s,ceu earth-er, who would
beard the King of the Jungles-er,
Cand it a lady lion, too in that
barred arena-er, as the speiler
said. But anyhow the wild ami
NAL show is calking good. They
are all good every one of the doz-
ems of shows.
Most anything you want in the
way of breezy attractions and
comical amusement may be found
there i'm one if not the other if
not i'm the Model City, then in the
Devil and his Imps, or the min
strels, dispensing mirth, melody
and music, or somewhere else.
The smallest Man in the World is
there, so the Largest Girl. She
is eighteen and weighs over six
hundred real pounds, and he is
about as big as your fist. Some
body looking at the two said,
that's a pretty good picture of
how the women feel aboutit.
There is one attraction there
that calls for special mention. 1t
is called the Hero of the Plains,
over the front of the theatre, but
il is the Drama Of Seville that is
given inside, one of the best
moving picture shows to be seen.
The pictures are bold and vivid,
but the remarkable thing about
these Drama of Seville pictures,
they actually were taken of a bull
fight, when the bull, after a long
and terrific struggle with mata-
dors, cores one to death. At last,
before the eyes of thousands of
spectators, all Of which is shown
in the pictures, the man is inn
paled on the horns of the enraged
beast. These pictures have been
written up in the big papers of the
country. Capt Porter who runs
the show, is one of the oldest
moving picture men in the busi-
ness. Before motion pictures
came in, he was with Bostock, at
Coney Island, the greatest Of
living amusement men.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

L. B. Harris, formerly of the
general freight department of
the Southern Railway in Atlanta,
has been transferred to Colum-
bus, as claim clerk in the office
of ]. L. Cox, assistant general
freight agent of the Southern.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

Mr.. Simon Meter of Mobile,
representing the Sterling Brand
Clothing of Cincinnati, Ohio, was
in the city this week visiting his
customers, Kaufman Bros.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

S. S. Selig, Jr., general agent OF
the West Disinfecting Co., of At
lanta, is in Columbus for several
days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

Mr.. Sam A. Waxman, repre-
senting Rotchschild Kaufman C
Waxnan of Chicago, jewelry
manufacturers, was in the city the
past week visiting his many Gus
toners.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-21

The Woman's Store received
late Saturday afternoon another
shipment of Ladies Fall Hats.
On sale Monday morning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
HINTS ON FARM WORK

Fowls showing symptoms of tubcr-
culoslS should be killed and burned or
buried away from where the rest Of
the flock wanders.
When selecting eggs for Matching
choose those of medium size perfect
shape and having shells that are evenly
colored. instead OF spotted or streaked
with two shades. as this denotes un-
even thickness of the shell
The washtubs should be cmptied
around grape vines or bush fruits on
wash day. The dirty wash water con-
tains a considerable amount of fer
tilizing matter which is lost il the
water is poured into a drain to pro-
duce foul odors In It,
To plow deep Is all right If it is
stubble land: but in plowIng sod for
corn four inches is plenty deep. This
leaves the grass roots in the best
places for corn TO benefit by the plant
food they contain, and when the land
is plowed the next year, by plowing
six or eight inches deep the richest
part OF the soil Is not on top where the
roots can reach
Carrots and mangel- or man.
colds, are two neglected crops that arc
valuable and easily grown. Either OF
them produces heavily on good corn
land and makes excellent winter feed
for all kinds of live stock and poultry.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
YARD AND GARDEN

IL your lawn Is larger than Won car
care Tor properly. plan now to have n
OIL suitable size by filling in with hardy
thriity growers that viii take care OF
themselves
Don't neglect to drop a few seeds q,
perennials i'm tho bare places This
month for boomers next year. Seed
hnSs cost but little, while plants arc
expensive Many beautiful things can
be raised from a package of mixed
seeds of perennials
NOW IS a good time to plan changes
}" 'no border and the flower garden,
and do not make tho same mistake his
year and plant the tail growers in front
OF INC low ones; in grouping III
matched plants and mixing inharmonl-
Gus colors. keep a notebook and pon-
Gil i'm hand
In arranging the homo lot. whether
Tor iruit. shade or ornament, plant the
tallcst growers well to the rear. grad
ing down To tho lowest or crecpinp
things. letting the rows run cast 10
west that all may have the sunshine
Ihey can thus be seen TO the best adj
vantage and prove a joy forever.
rant crocuscs anywhere; they arc
never out of place. Many of tho
cheaper bulbs are very hno for bor
ders and for the house. Send for the
catalogues And then send for tho
bulbs.
Don't buy spongy soft bulbs il YOU
want good results The bulbs worth
having arc solid and heavy. Heavy
Dutch bulbs of the single variety mako
hne plants and give fine spikes of
no"ers' but many prefer the double
lowered ones for the house Insist on
having good. fresh stock. Send Your
order carly,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
BILL OF FARE FOR HENS

Monday - Morning grain, wheat;
mash gluten meal. shorts, ground
oats cut clover, meat scraps, ground
charcoal; afternoon grain. barley.
Tuesday-MorninG grain, barley:
mash, corn meal. shorts, cut clover
cut green bone; afternoon grain. buck
wheat,
Wcdncsday-MornIne grain, wheat;
mash, cornmcal. shorts. vegetables.
ground oats. bone meal; afternoon
grain. corn.
Thursday-Morning grain. scratch
ing food; mash, cornmeal. shorts. cut
clover. cut green bone, ground char
coal; afternoon grain, barley.
Friday - Morning grain, wheat:
mash, cornmeal. shorts, Vegetables
cut green bone. ground charcoal; after.
noon grain, barley,
Saturday-MorninG grain. barley,
mash, cornmeal. shorts. Vegetables
cut green bone, ground charcoal: after
noon grain, corn.
Sunday-MorninG grain. scratching
food; mash. gluten meal. shorts. out
clover, ground oats. bone meal: after
noon grain, wheat
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
THINNING PLUM TREES

We have small Burbank plum tree
in its third year OF bearing from
which we thinned two bushels of young
fruit last season to prevent the break
ing OF the limbs Fully as much fruit
remained and rIpened beautifully.
This plum tree bears q very heavy
crop every year That is its only
fault-settng such heavy crop that
it causes the death OF the tree unless
severely thinncd. Those who do not
have the courage TO properly thin the
trees often find them dead the fol-
lowing spring. IL is Japanese plum
originated by Luther Burbank of Cali
fornia, and though he has originated
many remarkable plums this seems to
be The best, all things considered. 1t
is perfectly hardy everywhere, Ic-
quirinG little except close care and
pruning and thinning the fruit. The
tree is not handsome. being of sprawl
ing growth and long. slender branches.
and being fiat ON top and broad rather
than tall, When loaded with fruit,
however. ono might even call 1t hand
some.
The fruit grows I'm clusters, six OF
seven ,,lums frequently being found
together 1t Is a copperyred color
with yellow spots showing through
and the side towards the sun takes
on a decided purple shade if left TIL
fully ripe. Tho pulp is deep yellow,
coarse but juicy. and the pit is very
small The plums are fine for use
when fresh. but also can we'll the
pulp adhcrinG To the pit so firmly that
they retain their shape well when
cooked.-Mrs, IL. H. Woodward, Mich
igan.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15
STANDARD cULvERT OF MAssACHUsETrs sTATr RoADs

enough to permit the occasional pas
sage OF wheels over them.
Until within comparatively recon,
years it has been almost ,miyorsaIIv
the practice To build thick macada m
roads. Roads less than eight inches
'nick We're rarely heard of. and often
tnlckneSS OF at least twclve inches
ol macadam was thought TO be neces
sary for good results.
Inc moro recent practice is to make
inc macadam surface AS thin as nos
siole. yet with sufficient body to sta,
IN place. the theory being that ihe
lnacadam is only a wearing surface
BY lesseninE the thickness OF Tho
nlacadam much expense may be saved
S'nce tho foundation materials ,re
usually less costly than broken stone
INC macadam should be hard. smootI
ana imperSious to water. Much at.
lehtlon must be given TO the founda
tlon- II should be composed of porou,
material Tree from clay or loan, firm
ana sufficiently strong to sustain an,
load likcly to como upon the road al
any time of tho year.
IN now work. where no macadam ha,
oeen laid before. three inches of ma.
eadam after rolling is tho least thick
ness which is practicable: and. oxconl
III unusual cases. depth greater thar
SIX Inches after rolling is rarely necos.
sary II the foundation is suitable
The ordinary macadam road Z.
usually from twelve Ia siytoon foo,
wide with shoulders three to five fec,
In width on each side of tho broker
stone The thickness of the macadan
is usually six inches at the centor anC
four inches at the sides, or A uniform
depth OF six inches throuchout