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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Colors for 4ouses.

The safe colors for a house. besides
red, are white, gray, yellow and
brown. Yellow or gray, with white
trimmings, suits many a plain pitch
rooted or square colonial house. Grays
and browns are good for ugly. monde
script ones; the grays always being
pleasanter on the yellower shades
than on cold blue tones White sug-
gests the formal type again. It is
very good color for a country house,
showing it UP from a distance in fas-
cinating glimpses. for it needs trees
about it and flowers to sparkle against
it's walls. Such house win be at
tractive when the leaves are gone
from the trees. for the bare boughs
will serve to soften the efect-Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Mr.. DudIy Watson Dies.

Mr.. Dudly Moore Watson,
brother of Postofice Inspector
w. c. Watson, who was with
him at the end, died yesterday
morning in Colorado Springs,
Col, after long illness
Broken in health. about a year
ago, Mr.. Watson then on the
New York Times, went to Colo
RADIO in the hope of recovery.
Though he made a brave fight,
he was scarcely able to leave the
sanitarium, and last Sunday un-
derwent a surgical operation,
from which he never rallied.
AS a newspaper man Mr.. Wat
son possessed talents of the first
order. From star reporter of
the New Orleans Picayune, he
easily made good as one of the
best men on the staff of the
Times. 1t was his story of the
steamship Gen. Slocum disaster,
when hundreds were lost, that
won for him instant recognition
as a writer capable of tenderest
pathos, rare description and
fidelity to truth. A message
from W. G. Watson yesterday
stated that funeral services
would be held in Holly Springs,
Miss, tomorrow, interment being
in the family burial ground there.
The deceased was nephew of
Mrs. w. w. Humphries, and
Mrs. Chas. Evans. Mr.. Edward
Watson of Honolulu, is a broth
er, and Mrs. B. H. Mcfarland,
of Aberdeen, and Mrs. R. K.
Hines. of Macon, Ca, sisters of
the deceased.
Mr.. Watson leaves a wife and
three children In New Orleans.
Members of the family will at
tend the funeral services in
Holly Springs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
PRODUCE EXCHANGE
To Be ESTABLISHED
NEW BUILDING TO GO UP
IN CONNECTION WITH TRADE DAY PRO-
MOTERS EXPECT TO PROVIDE PLACE
FOR SALE OF FARMERS PRODUCE

In connection with Trades
Day, what may be called a Pro-
duce Exchange or market, will be
established in Columbus with
the turn Of the New Year. 1t is
the purpose of Mr.. C F. Sher-
row, owner of the McQuoWn
shops on College street, to re-
move the building to the rear of
the lot and erect a large struct-
ure, where farmers may bring
whatever they have for sale and
dispose of it. Sales will be made
both by auction and private pur-
chase. Capt. Joe Peacher will
have charge.
The new building will be COX
100 feet and will be so construct
ed as to admit plenty of light for
the display of produce. There
will be driveway through it so
wagons can be unloaded inside.
The promoters of the enter
prise believe that with a monthly
Trade Day established, a place
of this sort, will be AN attractive
feature for farmers.
Work on the building will be-
gin early in the year.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
COTTON SHOWS LOSS
ON BRITISH AFFAIRS
$3.50 DOWN THIS WEEK
BULLlSH ESTIMATE OF CROP IS PRAcTI-
GALIY WITHOUT EFFECT. UNSETTLE-
MERT IN ENGLAND CAUSES WEAKNESS

The cotton market yesterday
lost about ten points. and show
ed a decline since Monday of
81. 80 a bale. Weakness in the
stock market is ascribed as one
of the causes of the decline, but
the unsettlement attendant upon
the British financial budget IS
said to be the argument most
used by the bears. The Com
mercial Appeal yesterday issued
an estimate of the crop of 10,-
157, 900 but this seemed without
effect.
Foreign houses are reported to
be strongly against further ad-
vance.
Middling cotton in Columbus
brought IA IA.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
The Lodge of Sorrow

Columbus Lodge No. !555, Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks will hold it's annual Lodge
Of Sorrow, Sunday afternoon,
Dec. S, at the First Methodist
church. The ceremonies, as usual
will be impressive. Hon. G. G.
Lyell of Jackson. will deliver the
Grafton and a splendid musical
program has been arranged by
Mr. Teasdale, who will render
the opening organ solo, after
which a quartette composed of
Mrs. j. T. Champneys, Mrs. II.
j.. Dashiell, Mr.. z. w. Maer and
Mr.. Ira Castor, will sing 1.-The
Golden Leaves Are Falling" !"
Following the Memorial exercises
Mr. John Warren will sing,
The Old Sexton" this being
followed by Mr.. Lyell's grafton.
Mrs. Dashiell will then sing
Hear Me, o Father" After
praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow" the congrega-
ton will be dismissed by Rev.
w. +. Dakin.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
a sm all fire.

A cottage on South Fifth street
between Twelfth and Thirteen
occupied by Mr.. Peter Taylor
and owned by Mrs. Sheffield was
damaged by fire last Monday.
Damage amounted to about $500,
partially covered by insurance.
The fire is said to have originated
in defective fiue.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25

a. & M. Worth Million.

The appraising committee of
the A. & NJ. college has COM
pleted its inspection of the prop
erty at Starkville and report that
it is valued at 1913, 072. 81.
Three branch experiment stations
not covered by this estimate will
raise the amount to oyer a mil
lion dollars. The appraising COM
mittee is composed of Senator
Lee of Carroll county, Represen-
tatives Walker Wood, Tate; A.
C. Anderson, Tippah; J. H.
Welborn, Oktibbeha.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
]. B. PROWELL DIES

Mr.. Jas. B. Prowell, aged
thirty-three, died Monday at six
p. m. at his home, eight miles
west of Columbus. after short
illness. The deceased was taken
sick Sunday afternoon with a
chill. to which he succumbed.-
He had been in apparently good
health, Mr.. Prowell was the
oldest son of Capt. w. D. Prov
ell. He leaves a wife and three
children.
Mr.. Prowell was well know
and had many friends in Column
bus. Belonging to one of the
most prominent families in this
section, he was highly esteemed
by all. He was an extensive
and successful farmer. Besides
a wife and three children, the
deceased leaves a mother, father,
two brothers, Rowland and
Walker Prowell and a sister,
Mrs. DR.. Lindley Irving, and a
number of relatives to mourn his
loss.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday at two p. m. at Friend
ship cemetery, conducted by Rev.
T. w. Lewis, pastor of the First
Methodist church. Messrs. T.
L. Lawrence, T. A. Perkins, P.
T. holland, M. D. Morton, S. B.
Bradford, L. Z. Mayfield, S. L.
Caine and w. NJ. Cox officiated
as pail bearers.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Fluffy Ruffles is Good.

Breezy Fluffy Ruffes as pre-
sented by Miss Florence Gear,
vastly pleased a crowded house
Tuesday evening at the Colum-
bus Theatre. From the Breath
takers of the first scene it was
bright airy fun to the finish,
pretty costumes, we'll trained
chorus and good singing. Ac-
ton, the very life of musical
comedy it had in abundance.
The Aerial, Fluffy fitted from
engagement to engagement. the
loss of one job as maid to anoth-
er behind quick lunch counter,
and so on, all the time scheming
and being pursued by a various
assortment of marrying-minded
men. At last, in a gorgeous
gown, she announced she was
going to be the wife of Noggie
NCggles, he of the colorful Ian
guage. Noggie Noggles as done
by Mr.. John J. MCGOWAN was a
finished piece of work. He was
a whirlwind sporting editor to the
last word and is an actor of abili-
ty. The rest of the support,
notably Harry B. Roche, as
Augustus Traddles was high
class, Fluffy Ruffles was an ex-
ceptionally good show.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
OBSERVE THANKSGIVING

In observance of Thanksgiving
the stores and banks of Colum-
bus will be closed today.
Union religious sevices will be
held at the First Presbyterian
church at d0:30 this morning.
The sermon will be preached by
the Rev. M. H. Wells, of the
Second Methodist church. Spe-
cial music appropriate tothe day.
has been arranged b. the organ
lst, Miss Annie Nelson
At 10:30 also the usual Thanks
giving service will be held at St.
Paul's Episcopal church, con-
Quoted by the rector, the Rev.
w. E. Dakin.
At the Catholic church Father
Yeorg will celebrate mass at 10
a. m.
Various charity organizations
have provided for the poor in or
der that they may feel more
fully the spirit of the day.
In many parts of the country
football will afford entertain
ment for thousands. With ideal
weather here, many will answer
the call of the field and stream.
A number Of the college girls,
having holiday until Monday,
have gone to their homes for the
interval. and a number of Co
lumbians away are expected
back to be with their families
and friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY Is
PURPOSE OF LADIES
PETITION SENT TO MAYOR
LADIES DESIRE TO OPEN At ONCE THE
LIBRARY NOW IN THE
CITY HALL

The need of a public library in
Columbus is generally recog-
nized and with numbers of vol
umes already in the room at the
city hall, where the library was
for a time conducted, it would
seem not a very difficult matter
to supply the reading public with
books. With the consent of the
mayor and board Of aldermen
this is what the Ladies' Reading
Circle proposes to do. At a
meeting Of the Circle held last
Monday plans to this end were
outlined and a petition put for
ward for the sanction of the
authorities.
Another meeting will be held
next Tuesday at 3 p. m. to go in
TO the details of the work.
1t is the wish of the circle to
take charge of the library as it
stands, get things in sfa ape, open
it to the public and then take the
proper steps for its maintenance
and enlargement. 1t is believed
that the mayor will grant the
Circles petition.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
McCiung-P ennington.

The many friends of Mr..
James McClung and Miss Beulah
Pennington were surprised when
they learned of their marriage
last Sunday afternoon, at the
parsonage of the First Baptist
church, North Second avenue.
Rev. w. A. Hewitt performed
the ceremony. The groom is a
promising young man of Colum-
bus and the bride is an attractive
and pretty young lady who re-
Gently moved here from Arkan-
sas. The Commercial extends
best wishes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Football Championship.

At Jackson today the premier
gridiron contest of Mississippi
will take place between the A.
& NJ. and the University. The
rivalary between these teams is
at white heat always, and this
year they have worked even
harder than usual to get in shape
for victory. AS far as can be seen
the elevens are pretty evenly
matched and the game ought to
be a fine exhibition. + lthusiasts
from all parts of the state are on
hand in Jacdson to witness it.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Swearlru a Sc nedr.

Science runs TO simple remedies
these days Since Metchnikof dis
covered the fountain OF perpetual
youth in a bottle OF buttermilk ali who
viii may be centen2rtans To rid a
com1aHhity of yellow lever il is Only
necessary TO Xii enoJgl sauitoes.
and in Hine cases out OF ten probably
tuberculosis can be cured by the cheap
epen-air treatHent TIE discovery OF
a London doctor that swea' ing is help
ful to hea ia Is in line with the up-to-
date medical methods New York
World
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
True to Memory Of Beau Nash.

fFuS u WtNHI|tJ VI AF-lA fHSf1fts
The famous Beau Nash was al. one
time extremely fond of beautiful
girl called Juliana Pap5oy. sometimes
known as the Bishopstrov belle. She
used to ride about the streets of Batn
on a fine gray horse carrying a EslD
with many thongs. a fad which gained
for her the title of Lady Betty Bosom.
Juliana was very kind-hearted and
during the last five years Of the
beau's life she nursed him devotedly.
After his death she vowed that she
would never again sleep in a bed and
took up her abode in a large hollow
tree, where she lived for many years,
earning a scanty livelihood by sell
ing herb medicines and fetching and
carrying. At last Juhana became very
i'll ard. knowing she could not possi-
bly, recover. she felt an intense long
ing TO die IL her old cottage home at
Bishopstrow. More dead than alive,
she set out on this last journey. aud
managed to reach the house where
she was born in time TO die there.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Ynn.I.fl.t can;,a

At 21 Beethoven was tanned as a
musician, Alexander stood at the head
of his army on the PLAINS of ThessaIy
and Tasso had begun his immortal
poem of Jerusalem Delivered At
p Paul Potter painted "The Young
Bull. now in The museum at The
HaShe. said. to be one of the finest
ANIMAL pictures on canvas. At the
same age Campbell wrote his pleas
ures Of Hope" the work on which his
fame as poet rests.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Grading second avenue HilI.

In accordance witha resolution
recently passed by the city coun-
Gil. Street Commissioner Childers
went to work several days ago
grading the hiil-on North Second
avenue between Seventh, and
Ninth streets. From Seventh to
the crest of the hin at Eighth
street about three feet of dirt
was rem owed and dumped at the
foot of the hill.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25

Doan's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach. stimulate the liver,
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passages of the bowels. Ask
your drug ist for them. 25 cents q
box.
For sale by all dealers. Price 25c.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
sole agents foi the Urited States. Re-
no other.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Growth of a Business.


Down about the M. C. o. depot
there is a plant which, being
smaller than a cotton factory,
would strike the casual observer
as not so important in the manu-
featuring world, but as a matter of
fact, this plant turns out more
pounds annually of its product
than any manufacturing outfit in
North Mississippi Nearly a mill
lion pounds of material yet to be
fashioned into shape now lie in its
yards, only awaiting the busy
hands of the artist and the artisan.
This plant, operated by electricity
and supplied with compressed air
appliances, is where flowers are
made to blossom in Carrara mar
BILE and classic Inscriptions adorn
time-defying shafts. It is the home
of the Columbus Marble Works,
which owns three branches in the
middle and western portion of the
state and represents half the mar
bic industry of Mississippi. The
branch houses are at Winona,
Greenwood and Eupora. Besides
these there are a half-dozen dis
tributing points.
The Columbus Marble Works,
employing fifty men, is the growth
of nineteen years work. About
About 1890 Mr.. John A. Stinson,
who now has as a partner Mr..
J. A. McGahey bought the old
Newlands marble yard, which Oc-
cupied the corner Of Third Avenue
South and Market street, where
the Stone hotel now is, and had
for its combined office and work
shop a very small, one-story frame
house. Two men then did all the
work. Across the street from
this site, on Market street, now is
the handsome office building and
show rooms of the Columbus
Marble Works, itself a good many
times bigger than the whole of the
former plant. In these show
rooms now may be seen fifty vari-
etieS of. monuments and tomb
stones, and innumerable samples
of marble work, and if the kind
you want isn't there, it can be
shipped Immediately from one of
the three branch houses, where
large stocks are kept. Or, if if is
a special design, it can be fash
ioned at the works by the NJ. &c o.
depot, where pneumatic hammers,
striking 1,500 blows a aminute, take
the place of the slow work of the
hand hammer, which at best could
count no more than eighteen blows
in the same time. A part of the
force there is working on two
Confederate monuments, one for
Grenada TO cost $4,000, another
for Winona to cost $1,000. An
other part of the force is working
on marble for a handsome bank
building at Pontotoc, while others
are at the routine work of turning
the capacity output of all kinds of
marble work.
Seeing the tons of marble lying
about the yards, you wonder how
these giant slabs are handled, but
when you see an immense over
head traveller busy swinging them
in from cars on the private tracks
of the concern, you understand,
and when you enter the works
and hear the hum of the pneu-
matte hammers, the electric en-
gineS, and see the busy air Of the
place, you understand how this
plant can turn out work to sup
ply three branch houses. half
dozen distributing points, and take
care of one-half the marble indus
rtv in the state of MiSSiSSinDi.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Football at Aberdeen.

The Franklin Academy team ac-
companied by Prof. Frierson and
also a large crowd from the city
will leave this morning for Aber-
deem, where they go to win their
second game from the High
School of that place.
The following is the lineup:
F.. A. G.. A. II. S.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25

Woman loves a clear, rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters purifes
the blood, clears the skin, restores
ruddy, sound health.
Fol sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster MIlburn Co., Buffalo, n Y, sole
agents for the United Statse. a Remem-
ber the name-Doan's-an take no
other.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25

Roentgen RAYS are used TO examine
insulated cables. eveF=s air bubble.
particle OF foreign substance or i'm
perfection casting its shadow on the
screen. This is especially useful for
ocean cables. where faults would
cause serious trouble after laying.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Something % coaitate.

Nothing in this world" says the
Philosopher of Folly. would be such
perfect happiness as love would be, IL
it were"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Electric Fans IN Church.

Nearly Io0 electric fans are en-,
ployed to Keep the air cooi. IN st
Thomas cathedral. Ho'rbay. probably
the only place of worship in the
world so equipred
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
One Idea Of Happiness.

What is your idea OF happiness?"
To be able to spend my own money
Just as If 1 were going TO turn in an
expense account when got home"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25

Him-You're wrong, and I've proved
that you we're wrong. But only a fool
would argue with a woman.
Her-Tnat's what I've been think
Cleveland Leader.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Lived Lono with Broken Neck.

A Rugby England laborer named
John Rimmer is stated to have gone
about with his neck broken for mors
than three months.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Expression of plsapprovaI.

When a Japanese audience wishes
to express disapproval OF play II
turns is back 10 the stage.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-11-25
Lead n Deep-ssa r6essur.lfe. :

Great Britain ard Amer!ea do iLore
deep-sea measuring nan ail The ether
nations put together
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-27

stronger the sentiment in favor of
Dali. Sumter will not surrender the
franchise in the State League at pres
ent and until April 18th no action
Will be taken one way or the other
Mr.. j. L. Alnut has decided to re-
new his application for a franchise
ior installing a modern heating and
hghting gas system in this city. He
mas interested syndicate of Florida
capitalists in the enterprise and If
the franchise is granted by council
they will deposit the required $1,000
to guarantee the completion of the
system within the franchise period.
1t really begins to look as IL Sum-
ter will be in the State League again
this year. The fans who started out
on collecting tour Tuesday Sc
cured about $500 and there are many
more people to be called on. A thou
sand more will put the local associa-
tion on its feet and 1t is up to the
fans to say whether they want base
ball that much.
The directors Of the Baseball Asso-
citation have an offer to take the lease
of the Ball Park OF their hands and
another party offers to buy the build
ings and fencing at a price. II the
efforts to revivify the moribund Sum-
ter Baseball Association fail the lease
of the ground will be disposed of and
the fencing and buildings sold. This
would dispose of the only suitable
place within the city limits for foot
ball, base ball, horse shows open air
festivals and other athletic or public
gatherings. The need of such place
Is strong argument for the main
tenance of the Ball Park even though
Sumter withdraws from the State
League and goes without professional
ball for year or two.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement Of O'Donnell & Co., today. 1t
Is of especial interest TO housekeepers
and poultry raisers.
The Sumter Ice, Light and Power
Co., seems to have been the only bid
der for the electric lighting contract.
Capitalists are not so greedy after
municipal contracts as they once
were. nor are towns and cities as pre-
cipitate in rushing into municipal
public service enterprises.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-27

at the same time exacting and difi-
cult positions in the Newspaper field
IN South Carolina and the selection
OF Mr.. Green by the News and Cour-
Ter Is proof Of the high esteem in
which he Is held as q rising news
paper man. He has the newspaper
instinct and Is an indefatigable work.
or. a combination that spells success
In the held Of labor he has chosen.
His first newspaper work was done
for the Daily Item and his letters to
this paper while a student at the
South Carolina College attracted the
attention Of Columbia newspaper men
and he was promptly annexed by The
State az reporter at the college. I'm
mediately upon graduation ne was
taken on as a regular member of the
stan and remained with The State
until he resigned to go with the News
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-27
CAPERs ECONOMfzING.
Revenue Commissioner to Cut Douu
Expenses i'm South Carolina.

Greenville, March 24.-InternaI re
venue inspectors, special employees
and raiding deputies, whose services
are not absolutely necessary for the
conduct of offices of reyenue heaa-
quarters in South Carolina, have been
toid that they can take q rest of sixty,
days, beginning with the first OF
April. The information, coming in
the form of letter from United
states Commissioner Of Internal Re-
venue John G.. Capers, in Washing
ton, was conveyed to four men here
this week. They are: Inspector v. b.
McGaha, special employees, ]. c. NC
Cravey and H. B. Hendricks, white
men. and James Bryan, a negro. who
has drawn a salary from the Cow
ernment for looking after denatured
alcohol
In Columbia a like letter has been
received, and there it will effect
eight or ten men.
Commissioner Capers, about whose
position there is some question as to
It's lasting qualities. says in his letter
that the appropriation for his depart
ment is not sufficient to warrant him
in paying the warrants drawn by the
revenue men. He therefore, wants
the raiding Of Illicit stills to cease for
two months. while the deficit in his
department is being brushed aside.