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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

whether the use of the powder is
a success or q failure. Applica-
tons of the powdered lead arse
nate made, for example, by dust
ing the poison onto the cotton
from a sack, as is done in poison
ing the leaf worm with paris
green, always prove to be failures.
The authors think they have un-
earthed a new principle in the ap-
plication of insecticides and par
ticularly in the application of this
poison for the boil weevil. The
applications, in all the expert
ments, were made with dusting
guns, machines which force the
powder into the terminal buds of
the cotton plants with powerful
blast of air. By this means the
poison is made to reach many of
the feeding places of the boil Wee
vii that could not be reached by
and other means.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
HONOR PRIZE WINNERS
OF BOYS CORN CLUBS
DIPLOMAS At WASHINGTON
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SIZES MIS-
SISSlPPl BOY AND THREE 0IHE7S
PL0hAS; PLANTED ACRE 0f c1F

There was al interesting e..
sion in the Office 0f the S
tary Of Agriculture Decemter Is
1909. at $3.50 o'clock. Sler.ar.
Wilson presented diploma ..
Bascomb Usher OF South Cam
lima, Dewitt Lunds of A.s
pi, Elmer Halter ct Arklns.
and Ralph Bellwood 0f NrE-
These boys were amare
L, 500 in the BOYS Deu1rsr
ton Work In the South
planted one acre of corn aH
and worked it under ius-rulH
from the United States uera
ment of Agriculture Dr. S.
Knapp. who has charge CE
Farm Demonstration Wors-
fered a trip 20 WashIuE.1u q. ..
boy in Mississippi who should
get the best results. THE
Bankers Association iu Ars
sas offered a similar prize Iu ..
State. Citizens of South g.r.
lima and Virginia dupl.lllel
offers there.
The above named BOYS a
der eighteen years Of aFe. r
listed the Department 81 a
culture and other intera
sights of the Capital and
received by the President
In a brief address t0 che .
Secretary Wilson declared @
they and the boys engaged
like work are "the 1n.y h1r.
have for the continued Erl..re.r
and prosperity OF the country
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
BOIL WEEvIL PROBLEM
ENDS WITH NEW PLAN
POISON USED IN LOUISIANA
POWDERED ARSENATE OF LEAD SkOT
OUT OF DUSTlRG GUNS PROVES EF-
FEGTIVE IN MANY EXPERIMENTS

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 22.-
That a long step toward the final
solution of the boil weevil prob
lem has been taken, is the frank
opinion of the few who have been
permitted to examine the manu-
script of a large bulletin shortly
to be issued by the State Crop
Pest Commission, under the
authorship of Entomologist Viii
mon Newell and his assistant, g..
d. Smith. The bulletin comes as
the sequel to many months of te-
dious investigation and expert
ment, in the course of which
Messrs. Newell and Smith have
developed asuccessful method of
poisoning the Over-wintered boil
weevils in spring and early sum-
mer. The bulletin in question is
Circular No. SO of the State Crop
Pest Commission, entitled Pow
dered Arsenate of Lead as a prac-
teal Boil Weevil Poison"
A long list of experiments. in
different parts of the State, are
described in detail. All were so
arranged that the production of
cotton treated with powdered
arsenate of lead in a proper man
ner could be accurately compared
with that of the same kind of cot
ton not treated. In some expert
ments the cotton production was
more than doubled by the intelli-
gent use of powdered arsenate of
lead. In others the margin of
profit was small, but a definite,
unquestionable profit from the
use of the poison was obtained in
twelve experiments out of thir-
teen. The average increase in the
crop where the poiSion was used
was II per cent. The average
production of the cotton, all ex-
periments, which was treated
with the poison, were 663 pounds
of seed cotton per acre. The
average production of all similar
cotton, not poisoned, was 392
pounds per acre.
The bulletin makes it clear that
success does not depend alone up
on the use of this poison. As
much, or more, depends upon the
of application to the cot
ton plants. The amount applied,
the time of application and the
carefulness with which the work
is done all go toward determining
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
Christmas Honor Roll. 2nd
Grade, Franklin Academy.

Ethel Berke, Irene Burdette,
Beatrice Cook, Jenette Croy,
Tommie Lee Cribs, Annabel
Dotherow. Edna Ezelle. Matha
Frazee, Frances Griffin. Ange-
lique Higgins, Lettie Jones, Lee
ma Emerson, Elizabeth Love.
Mary Alice Lawley, Margaret
McCann, Juniata Mullen, Teresa
Mullen, Pattie Moore, Nina Nc
Cullough. Pauline Nix, Georgia
Philips, Marie Street, Gertrude
Redus, Lille Welch, Louis Trib-
bic, Dudley Devilbiss, Lipscomb
Beard, Lawrence Kidd, Emmett
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
the largerS interests bought

heavily.
A message from New York
states that C. G. McGhee and
W. P. Brown were the best buy
ers. Before the close prices had
advanced twenty points, closing
at the top. Mr.. McGhee is said to
have been buyin! largely for
the Texas bull
Some of the leading spot men
say that there will be no break
of consequence this side of 20
cents. The small crop is being
fully appreciated by the trade in
general, and on the firm showing
of raw material. it is believed
that mills cannot fail to shortly
enter the market. The exchanges
will be closed Friday, Saturday
and Monday. New York spots
were marked up yesterday 35
points to 1875.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
COTTON AGAIN PASSES
SIXTEEN CENT MARK
COLUMBUS MEN PROMINENT
Me6HEe AND BROWN ARE HFAVY BUY
eRS AND MARKET GAINS A DOLLAR
A BALE DURING SESSION

The cotton market added seven
points yesterday to the gain of
about a 81 bale the day before.
scoring an advance of thirty
points since the issuance OF the
census bureau ginner's report
last Monday, showing 1852, ,222
bales ginned to Dec. IS. This is
1000 bales less than the Ma
tional Ginners' Association and
is taken as confirming the small
bureau crop estimate. The bull
ish meaning of the census was
recoo nized, and the market
gained some six or eight points
following its publication, but
owning to the nearness of the
holidays, substantial buying
power, it was reported, was
lacking, and the market closed
Monday practically unchanged.
However, the strength of the
bull position, based on the strong
est of arguments, a very short
crop, most likely under 10000
600, began to tell Tuesday at the
opening when short covering
came into evidence and some of
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The Columbus Clothing Co. is
prepared in all departments with
the swellest and most up-to-date
stock holiday goods suitable for
Christmas presents they have
ever displayed and at reasonable
prices. They never go up on
prices of goods because it is
Christmas and always meet com
petition from a pair of socks to a
full dress suit.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
No Paper Next Sunday.

Following its custom The Conn
mercial will skip an issue after
Christmas. to allow its fol ce time
to enjoy the holidays and to set
things in the office in better
shape for the coming year.
There will be no paper issued
next Sunday, the day of publica-
tion following this being Thurs
day, Dec. 80.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
ST. EImo,s Fire.

st. Elmo's fire is a peculiar condi-
tion of low electric intensity in the
atmosphere, such as often occurs in
fair weather, when by supposed In
duction and insulation, pointed objects
projecting high above surrounding OBJ
jects become surcharged With the cleo
trio fluid, and a brush discharge takes
place, without audible noise, but with
a feeble luminous glow. II has been
observed on spires, on the masts and
spars of ships.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The manager of the Columbus
Theatre takes pleasure in an
noucing the appearance of Jo-
seph Weber's 'The Climax" on
the evening Of Thursday, Dec.
30. This is one of the real sue
cesses of the present year and
will be presented by the same
company as seen in Atlanta,
Montgomery, Memphis and every
southern city of Importance.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
Mennonites, Founder.

The Mennonftes take their name
from Menno Simons, born in Wltmar.
sum, Holland, in 1892. He entered
the priesthood of the Roman Catholic
church, renounced Catholicism early
in 1886. A severe persecution began
to make itself felt against his follow
ers. and having heard accounts Of the
colony established in the new world
by William Penn. they began TO emil
CRATE to Pennsylvania near the end
of the seventeenth century.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
Notice of Dissolution.

Columbus, Miss, Dec. II, 1900.
By mutual agreement the firm
of the Adams Realty Co. and the
Adams Printing Co. have this
day dissolved business. All ac-
counts due the Adams Realty
Co. are payable to j. w. Adams.
All debts contracted by the
above company during the month
of November are assumed by ].
w. Adams.
E. II. SLAUGHTER.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
On KILLING Snakes.

The fact that some snakes eject
poison against their enemies is held
to Justify their indiscriminate extinc-
ton. We fail to see how They did
not have the choice of their means
Of defense: they necessarily took
what the Lord gave them and they
act as instinct directs
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The elegant line of Holiday
Box Paper, Powder Jars, Hall
Receivers at Johnston 6 Gaines
Drug Store are offered at very
rose margin Of profit.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23
Southern Railway Co. in Miss

F.. Effective Dec. 8, Pullman Draw
ing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars on
trains II and II will run through
between Greenville, Miss, and
Birmingham, Ala. For time of
trains and all other information,
apply to nearest Agent, Southern
Railway Co. in Mississippi.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Miss Tillie Bailey will close out
her entire stock of trimmed and
untrimed hats, flowers, ribbons,
fancy feathers and ETC., at and
below cost. Sale begins Mon
day the Goth December and last
until Xmas. Come early and Sc
cure the bargains. Phone 701.
215 N. Market st.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The biggest stock of Xmas
Handkerchiefs, the biggest as
sortment of Xmas Handker-
chiefs and the best value in
handkerchiefs are to be found at
the Woman's Store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Mr.. W. L. Love 0f UrIe#
was in Columbus Festerll. -
business and paid this
short visit
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The Philathea class dE .
First Methodist Sunday t
called to meet in the cHlr..
3 d. m Friday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Among the many pretty .1....
dar advertisements for 1870 II.
that Of the MAYO Drug e.
resenting the head OF Cd sGllH
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Buy her Kenyon rubberized
silk rain coat at Leigh's. Can be
worn the year round. Price SO.
and up. The Woman's Store,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

The very prett.esl or
gifts in town are found
Woman's Store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Mr.. VIII Conn of C.e.
spent yesterday iu ere e..
business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Mr.. Y. Birney lines is assisting
at the postoffice during the heavy
rush of Christmas mail.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

UncultiVated Land In Japan.
Three-fourths Of the area OF Japan
IS mountainous, and less than sixteen
per cent is under cultivation.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-12-23

Mr.. J. P. Stansel has been
sick for the past few days but is
improving rapidly and hopes to
be out soon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22

the Register and Leader Office and
is bearing out the reputation he made
as hand compositor as being one
of the fastest men in the business.
When connected with the Herald 2S
years ago he won the championship
for fast composition among the print
ers in Iowa, and held it as long as
hand composition held out against
the modern way of casting. type. Mr..
Nichols is now past . 66 years of age
and is the aoldest tmanu in point9 OF
years connected with the Register
and Leader. : He lis, also the oldest
printer in Des Moiness and has been
at the business. longer than anyone
connected with the craft in the Cap
itol city. But Notwithstanding his
years he is still a. iboys and he can
make any fellow hustle to keep up
with him. A days work is still play
for him, and he gets recreation by
running foot races and wrestling with
his boys, one of whom has quite a
reputation on the mat as an anna
teur. Mr.. Nichols is a living excep-
ton that proves the rule that the
printers trade is not conducive to
health and longevity. He has taken
good care of his body and has found
that right living pays big interest in
the way of health. he has apparently
caught onto Prof Warman's idea that
man is not fully developed until he
is eighty years old and that his use
fitness should continue until he is
at least 40. Johns old-time friends
here, who are legion, will hope to
see him continue IN active life for at
least So years more and "Jeffr with
st! Peter for a front seat in the land
beyopd. e.' s.. 49,. a.s-.. ,sEa 1T z.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22

taught that prosperity is possible up
on lower basis, a condition which is
really more desirable because more
stable and also more equitable when
the necessities of life can be had at
more reasonable cost. The tariff
question is now out of the way as a
stock market factor, and cannot even
disturb general trade very severely
as no harmful changes in the sched-
ules ara expeeted.ad' ts~
Our foreign trade, returns for
March wereonate without encouraging
features. The total.yalue of merchan-
disc imports last month was $133,4OO,-
900, probably the largest March on
record. Importatiops were somewhat
stimulated by the desire to antici-
pate the tariff, though in some in
stances they were checked by expec-
tations of lowering of rates. The
satisfactory feature of our imports,
however, was the large increase in
the arrivals of raw materials, indicat-
ing that our manufacturers are pre-
pairing themselves for business re-
covery Our exports of merchandise
in March were valued at only Sl39,,
200, 900, the. smallest March since 1905.
This decline was due to the falling
off in our shipments of agricultural
products, which is 70 be regretted.
In this connection the speculation in
wheat and cotton is also unfortunate.
Unless we have good crops this fall
and can export either farm products
or securities we must expect to lose
considerable sums of gold during the
current. year. Our excess of ner-
chandise exports in Marcn was only
IS, 70O,O 900 compared with. $50, 400 900
same time last year. Meanwhile,
our net exports of gold during the
month We're $16,OO0.0p0, against net
imports of $2,O0O,000, year ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22
FOR DEDICATION DAY
Commercial Club Will Aid In Big
Undertaking. . .

A special meeting of the Commercial
Club was called Monday evening to
consider matters in connection with
the unveilingt Of the statue OF CHIEF
Mahaska. The ceremonies and the
celebration ofithe day Will cost some
money. The Red Men have taken the
work, in connection with the affair up
considerable cash in connection there
with, but there are other expenses that
should be met by the city of Oskaloosa
and the business men and people will
be canvassed by committee of the
Commercial Club within few days for
the necessary funds with whinh to
meet the expenses for decorations, mu-
sic, carriages and other items. Sew
eral hundred dollars will be necessary
to defray the expenses of the day.
A committee was appointed to nave
this work in charge and r. X. DAVIS,
|. w. Clendenon and E. A. Lewis were
named. These members will select
other Commercial Club. members as
assistants and they will Immediately
proceed to get busy with the solicita-
tion of funds. o. 49, "'.'7.
The Merkelbach casket case matter
was brought up for consideration and
explanations followed. 'h The club has
eveny reason 10 believe that the organ
ization OF the Oskaloosa company will
proceed within short time, work to-
ward that end being in progress.
The club INDUCED in considerable
talk about the Mahaska Day celebra-
ton and the disposition to make it a
gathering'of old time residents. This
inclination of the old settlers of the
county is to be given recognition on
the program and to that end the club
will appoint honorary vice presidents
from the townships. Announcements
of these appointments will be made in
a short time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22
NEWSPAPERS ARE BEST.

Because the Herald Was one OF the
first papers in the state 20 suggest and
|urge that the State Fair management
should quit. spending. great sums oi
money on expensive. Autographs and
calendars in. advertising. exhibitions
and instead spend the money for ad
yertising space in Iowa newspapers, il
was dubbed a .'knocker,'" and was
even charged with being unfriendly
toward the State Fair, Nothing could
have been more erroneous. The Her
aid has always been a friend of the
State Fair and believes it the best pub
lie institution in Iowa for the benefit
and pleasure of the public. But like
all pioneers in any change OF policy,
it was misunderstood, and because it
took the position that of all that is
good in advertising Iowa papers afford
the best, it had to suffer until the man
agement caught up with the process.
Sion. II is therefore especially graft.
flying to know that the Herald's idea
mas at last taken root and is bearing
good fruit. The Des Moines Register
and Leader of last Friday contains the
following announcement: ...
because they are convinced that
Iowa newspapers offer the. best medi.
UNI OF letting people know about the at.
fractions of fair week. directors of the
Iowa State Fair have decided TO spread
very little paper on billboards and. in
stead will make more extensive use OF
newspaper columns in advertising the
big show this year than ever before.
I'VE experimental last year with
newspaper advertising as compared
with billboards.' said Secretary John
Simpson yesterday. The results were
so successful that we have decided to
cut out billboard advertising almost
entirely Instead we will use the Iowa
newspapers, which we have proved to
be the one best bet in the publicity
lIino'v
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22
NATURE STUDY TALKS
James Speed is Delighting Children
of Public Schools.

The pupils of the Oskaloosa public
schools are being given an. unusual
opportunity TO hear an entertaining
and instructive descriptive talk on
nature study and the use of the senses
given by Mr.. James Speed who is de-
livering his nature lectures in Oska-
loosa this week, He was, one of the
lecturers at the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers Association meeting az Iowa
City last week and having this week
free was secured by Prof. Else to give
his series, of talks in Oskaloosa. Mr..
Speed is an enthusiastic lever in
the theory and pactices of teaching
the school children to connect their
every day life and habits with their
school life. He encourages them
especially TO make use of their eyes
and ears in observing the lords and
animals. He made a tour of the ward
schools Monday and today stopping
for a brief visit in several rooms in
each building, entertaining the chill
dren with tests of their knowledge of
the birds and animals and Initiating
the songs of the common birds. The
speaker is a southerner, his home
being in Louisville, KY, and by his
clever storytelling and wonderful
ability in mimicry he at once fascin-
ates his hearers. by some interest
ing Illustrations OF the language OF
the dogs and cats he showed plainly
how their language, If understood, is
as interesting as our own. He is a
born naturalist and speaker.
Some years ago Mr.. Speed found
the nesting place of a number OF
great blue herons and for a long time
he enjoyed its beauties and the odd
nesting habits of the birds when he
visited them season after season
without realizing what a rare spot
he had found. He will describe some
of the things he observed in his lee
ture, 1.-THE Haunt of the Great Blue
Heron"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22
LECTURE ON HEALTH
Prof. Warman Tells How to be Well
by Living Right.

At the First Presbyterian church
Monday night Prof. Edward B. War
man, A. NJ, of Los Angeles, CAL, gave
the first of his six free Lectures ON
"The Gospel OF Health" or the bene-
fits obtained and retained by taking
his only medicine, right living and
twenty minutes exercise daily. Prof
Warman is too well known in Oska-
loosa to have needed any introduction.
Every citizen who has heard his war
whoop" while on his morning bicycle
rides knows that. in him is the embod-
iment OF his own. theories. He has
had forty years or more OF experience
as a physical culture teacher and ex-
poets to continue his work for forty,
fifty, sixty or seventy years more. AS
ne says, What is the use of dying
when you have learned how to live,
II you have something to live for?"
Prof. Warman was for many years ed
itor of the Health department OF the
Ladies Home Journal, and is still an
occasional contributor to the leading
journals and an author of several pop
ular books. The first lecture or lesson
which was given before an audience OF
about two hundred and fifty interested
people, was on the Basic Principles
Iof Health The various subjects
covered were standing, sitting, walk
ling, resting, and stair climbing, and
IProf. Warrants three pet exercises
no On
err The talk was very popular be
cause OF it's practical nature and the
professors entertaining manner OF
speaking There is, he says, but one
cause of illness-incorrect living; and
but one remedy-correct living. Spe-
cial emphasis was placed upon the
fact that the chest is the. seat Of hon
or and that it should always be held
in the lead. Whether walking, sit
ting, going up stairs or resting, the
chest should always be held'in prom
inent position. The professor showed
the difference between Strengthening
up and Strengthening back; between
walking with the legs and walking
with the chest; and between relaxing
and collapsing.
The only way to keep from getting
tired is to rest before getting tired
He recommends climbing" the stairs
as an excellent exercise for every one
and especially the women, Urging the
school teachers to go early to school
so as to be enabled to go through the
exercise four or FIVE times. The lee
ture was unique and full of good COM
mon sense which, appealed to every
one. The next one of the series will
be given by Prof. 'Warman in the
presbyterian church Wednesday even
ing on the subject of breathing for
Health. :.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-22
A CASE OF NFLAM.
MATORY RHEUMATISM

Some ten weeks ago, a sudden pain
came in my right arm" writes Mrs.
Marguerite Rau, 623 Franklin St.,York.
Pa. The doctor called it infiamma
tory rheumatism. For about seven
weeks | Goctored with different rene
dies without getting any relief. My
arm was swollen from the elbow to
the tips OF my fingers and was all black
and blue and looked as though there
was something drawing at the elbow
and as if it would break open. The
pain was so great that could not
sleep. | finally bought bottle of
Sloan's Liniment and that gave me re-
lief at once. ! have used three CSC
bottles and am now using a SOC bottle.
81 feel that my recovery is due to
Sloan's Liniment. 1t did more for me
in three weeks than all the other doc
toring | ever did"
Before it slips your memory buy
bottle of Sloan's Liniment. There
are three sizes, Csc, so c.. and $1.00,
Every druggist carries it in stock.