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The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
Fanny. my dear wife. "


Whether these words written by the
mate merely expression of affection while
thinking of home. In a moment OF panic and
despair when about to abandon the vessel, can
only be conjectured. There was nothing else
about the vessel TO Indicate the state OF mind pre-
vailing on board when she was abandoned. The
date Of this last entry In the mates log No
vember "a When ten days later she was board.
ed by men from the Del Gratia her stern boat
was gone and It appeared that some food. prob
ably canned goods, had been taken from locker.
Otherwise everything was In such shipshape
that but for the date OF the last entry In the log
the Deb Gratas men could have sworn that the
vessel had been abandoned within an hour. Her
running rigging all properly made fast and
the slack coied neatly deck or over the pins.
The companionways were open, halfturned music
lay upon the rack Of the little cabinet organ in
the cabin and children's toys were scattered upon
the floor. In the captains stateroom his gold
watch hung at the head of his berth and in his
wifes room the impress OF a child's head was dis
tinct upon the pillow.
In the cooks galley the coppers were on the
stove. and meat in process OF preparation was on
the table. In the forecastle the men had not dis
turbed their chests. clothing was missing and
even money had been left behind II was plain
that the crew had left her very suddenly That
the boat was lowered away in a barry and with
some confusion indicated by q broken davit
In the IS years that have elapsed since the
Mary Celeste was abandoned coTEtless stories all
more or less fancifdl. have been written about
her. and numerous theories have been advanced
in explanation OF this greatest OF sen riddles Mu-
tiny disease and piracy have been suggested In
1877 a story circulated 10 the effect that
Mate Richardson had been seen hiding IN the
West Indies and that he and members Of the
crew had murdered the captain and stolen many
thousands Of dollars that the vessel was carrying
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
certainty as the richest acre in the great
Ynzoa !Jelfa
SUGGESTIONS ON REMOVAL OF
STUMPS.

Circumstances should govern farmer
in adopting method of removing
stumps. The most economical method
for one farmer would be the most ex-
! pensive method for other farmers. II
! the timber will readily rot, and the land
is adapted to pasture, it is advisable to
cut away the timber and pasture the
land utnil the roots and stumps decay.
If this method is adopted, the timber
should be cut close to the ground and
all cut timber burned during dry
time. The sprouts and brush must be
kept down with an ak.
A steel stump puller can be used to
good advantage where there are con-
siderable number of stumps per acre. A
heavy wooden stump puller built to
stand over stumps is SO heavy that a
crew Of men with team will spend
most of their time moving the machine
from stump to stump ana adjusting it
in position to pull A steel machine that
winds the rope low down, so that the
team can cross under any conditions with
perfect safety, and that can be easily
anchored to stump or tree, and that
will clear as much land at one setting az
the cord will reach over, is the machine
to buy.
Stumps van be burned out very easily
by removing the dirt from around theH
for twelve or fifteen inches deep, and by
applying chunks or logs to keep the fire
burning day and night. Where there is
considerable timber standing on the land
the burning process is no doubt the most
economical, and by far the most prefcra-
BILE for men inexperienced in the use of
explosives. The dirt may be removed
from around the stumps at any time
and the timber cut and sawed into
blocks, say, five feet long. Two or
three of these blocks may be placed
against each stump.
| advise the use of blasting powder
when the farmer prefers to lift tho
stump entirely out of the ground. The
blasting powder costs much less than
dynamite and is fully as effective,
pound for pound. / just simple bore
under the stump with two-inch augur,
insert an ordinary tin fertilizer distrib
utter into the augur hole, and pour one
pint or more of the blasting powder
through it under the stump. | take one
fourth of stick of dynamite and in
sert dynamite on top of the blasting
powder. The dynamite "touches of"
the blasting powder.
A method of burning stumps has just
been patented that is giving great satis'
fatcion wherever tried. BY the use Of
this method very little timber is nee
essary to burn the stumps.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
Their Last Hope Gone.

When the minister praised the rasp-
berry jam at Mrs. Green's bountiful
Saturday night supper, hs could not
imagine why Angie and Horatio. the
twins, gazed at him so reproachfully.
Don't you like raspberry jam, my lit
tie man?" he asked Horatio.
Eyes, sir, do, and Angie does"
said Horatio in distinctly resentful
tones, and mother told us that she
was afraid the last she made wasn't
quite up to the mark, and If you didn't
praise 1t, Angie and could have it for
luncheon on our bread, for Mrs. Willis
and Mrs. Shedd never said a word
when they ate it, and you've made the
third; but now she'll use It for the
church sociables," and Horatio looked
gloomily at his twin, who returned the
look in kind.-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
OLD COMMON SENSE.
Change Food When Yeu Feel oes Of
Sorts.

"A great deal depends upon yourself
and the kind Of food you eat" the
wise old doctor said to a man who
came to him sick with stomach trou-
bic and sick headache once or twice a
week. and who had been taking pills
and different medicines for three or
four years.
He was induced to stop eating any
sort Of fried food or meat for break
fast. and was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream. leaving on all medicines
In a few days he began to get bet
ter, and now be has entirely recover.
ed and writes that he is IN better
health than he has ben before IN
twenty years. This man is IS yaars
old and says he feels like a new man
all the tine
Read The Road 10 WeIlviIle.- IN
pkEs There's a Reason"
Ever read the above lefterf a new
enc appears fron time 20 tine. Theg
are Eesziae, trues ana full % hszHH
hnteresG
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
TICK ERADICATION.

This is the time of the year for the
farmer and cattle owner to take ad.
vantage of natures delay in the devel-
opment of the tick, by building a dip
ping vat in which his cattle may be dis
infected with arsenical solution, the
most successful tckicide in use.
In Northern Mississippi and Alabama
the tick disappears about December 1st.
During the winter it lives either as a
seed tick or in the egg stage, and re-
appears about March 1st.
In the central and southern parts of
these states, especially if the winter is
mild, the tick may continue to infest
cattle. It's development is slow, how
ever, and an occasional dipping keeps
the cattle clean and prevents mature
ticks from falling to the ground.
From March 1st the cattle should be
dipped every two weeks for at least
three months after ticks have been last
seen.
How simple a plan it is to eradicate
ticks from farm if the owners prepare
to conduct the fight by putting in a
small vat at nominal cost; or COM
munity of farmers club together and
contribute one or two dollars each.
Now is the time to prepare the cam
paign against the tick. It il your
brains and resolution versus the little
blood-sucking, pocket-rifiing, disease
carrying, quarantine-producing tick. II
you work they lose, if you lie idle or
work indifferently they win, for every
large tick that falls to the ground lays
from 1900 to 1000 eggs, which hatch
in about one month, and from each egg
comes forth a seed tick. Let ten large
ticks fall in March and the possible
crop in September might be six thousand
million ticks. Prevent any of the spring
crop of ticks from falling to the ground,
and you have won the fight.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
THE Bahsrn

The Bahamas have no descendants
nov Of the Indians vaom Columbus
found there. They we're carried away
By the sDznsards to work In mines
and pearl fisheries elsewhere. when
they we're not ruthlsssiy exterminated.
OF the white population many are the
descendants of the Loyalists Of Ceor-
Ga and South Carolina Who ned hith-
er when the United States became IN
depsnds1t Tie blacks speech pre-
ssnts enc specially curious feature:
thsy sEchangs their 70 ana ~ IN
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

Tr-r-rr.- sounded the tail. a. Trah
lay coiled ready TO strike again
Into the air bounded the szgle. uAs
rattler rafting his challenge to q see
end bout For. ten. for twenty min
gtes Tzzh remained aroused. Half n
mile up In air q speck began to de-
scribe crazy gyrations. Drunkeniy n
scared. Il fell. wings closed. only to
catch itself once n-ora Then q ton.
pied. head foremost IN inAninAfs
mass Of flesh and bone. sinews ana
feathers.-Philadelphia North Amer
can
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

altitude to sea level proved too much
for me and became afflicted with ca
tarrh and cold in the head and general
debility to such an extent as to almost
incapacitate me for attending to my
duties.
Il was induced to try Peruna, and
after taking several bottles In small
doses am pleased to.say was entire
ly restored to my former normal condi-
ton and have ever since recommended
the use OF Peruna to my friends"
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruna
Almanac for 1911.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
Victory With The Rather

strength Of his own sturdy three and
half feet; on the contrary. he did
as do all other creatures IN the pres
ence Of danger. he Lid himself In this
case, be thought be hao hidden him
sell. but ,ne telescopes. sharp eyes Of
the bird miles above spied his head
protruding from beneath the palmetto
leaf
The rattlesnake lay. unsuspecting.
1Ot seeing that the speck above had
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

might shoot away fully rs per cent. OF the steel
latticework comprising one Of the new cylindrical
towers without putting 1t out OF commission In
deed, tests have proven that enemy would have
TO at least 46 of the steel tubes comprising
one of these style masts It would topple
over The average mast or tower as installed
one of our battleships is 80 feet in height and
stands 12o feet above the water line. The base
of the mast is circular ranging In diameter from
20 to 26 feet, but all masts have uniform diane
ter OF feet inches at the top. Each mast is
crowned with platform 10 feet square. the 100
square feet of space thus provided being ample
for the observers and the electrical and mechan
ical signaling devices which enable these look
outs to communicate vita the officers on the ship
below.
The tower Is circular in form-or, to be exact,
the shape of the tower might be designated as
that Of a truncated the exterior surfaces.
being slightly concave the top This outline
not only helps the tower to withstand wind
strains but makes It possible to employ what is
known the double spiral construction. which
makes for stability in the highest degree. BY
this scheme the steel tubes are arranged In such
that half of them slant from right to left,
while the remainder incline In the opposite direc
tion. Each individual tube terminates at the top
platform exactly the opposite side OF the tower
from that at which 1t started at the base. Fur
ther stability is contributed by steel rings
double rows of them encircle the framework at
intervals from the base 20 the top. These rings
act as braces for the double spiral network OF
tubing and to insure uniform distribution Of all
strains the tubing is fastened to each row OF
rings
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

come nearer and nearer until Il had
grown into a gigantic eagle measur-
ing the length Of a man from tip to
tip. Within $50 yards OF the earth.
SCARED the gigantic bird Head first.
Ike bullet out Of a gun. be dropped
The fraction Of an instant and all
would have been lost for Tzah- But
the eagle darted between the sun and
the snake-its shadow touched the
viper. To coil and to strike was c=c
and the sane: with a scream the eagle
iell back. feathers rIfied IN his breast
where the fangs had struck home.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

First Of all an Experimental mast was riyved
mp on the monitor Florida, and in order 10 try
out the new invention under actual war condi.
tons the monitor anchored in Hampton
Roads and shells were hurled at the mast by the
huge guns ON warship stationed some distance
away Inc new Kind OF tower withstood the gun
IRE well enough to justify many of the claims
which had been made for the invention theoreti.
cally. Thereupon Uncle Sam went ahead and
ordered such masts installed on a number OF the
old battleships of navy and on those then
building. total Of 22 masts were thus put In
service and then halt was called In order TO
make thorough exhaustive tests OF the new masts
under every imaginable condition of sea service
II Is this period OF probation which has but Just
now come to an end There were rumors at one
time that the new style mast had been pro-
nounced failure and would he discontinued but
this proved unfounded. The new invention has
been oficially endorsed and now the work will
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

proceed OF not only providing such masts all
our battleships but also the armored cruisers
The new woven wire" or "peach basket
mast as they are famliarly called, are primarily
observation towers and their function is an inte-
gral part OF the modern "hre control system of
our battleships-the system for directing and
governing the gunnery fire In time of battle. The
peculiar construction OF the new structures is to
be attributed to desire to safeguard the cleo
trical and other communicative lines upon which
the greatest dependency is placed in time of
battle-the nerves Of the battleship, 1t were.
For years there was a constantly increasing
storm OF criticism against the taperhg steel
tubes known as military masts. with which the
battleships were formerly fitted 1t claimed
that single well-placed shot from enemy's
12inch gun would that style mast and in
addition to heavy loss of life would rob the ship
OF Its observatory and searchlight station.
On the other hand It is claimed that an enemy
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
csstiovs In His Answer.

Uncle George Snow. an old ante
oeilun negro. was giving testimony.
The counsel asked Uncle ceonrs
which side Of Souchatouchee Greek
be lived cn. to which he repliel:
Which side pf the creek do live on
ooss' -YeA- -Gvins ~ or dow1
the creek, bossr-
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
The Pronouns.

I'VE must economize." said the
man Of high financial authority.
"Your grammar is at fault" replied
the ordinary citizen. why do you
insist on using the first instead OF the
second person plural?"
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
honsreh of the Air Meets Defeat and
Death IN lts Contest With
aeptiie.

The event of the first year Of TEsh.
ne rartlers life. vas an attack out of
The sky High up IN the iimpid azure
% The desert sky the rattlesnake saw
q black speck grating All morning
Il had SCARED n gigantic circles. u
WAs Dot that TzAh oFer-estimated he
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
BiIiousness

ST have used your valuable Cascarets
and / find them perfect. Couldn't do
without them. ] have used them for
some time for indigestion and biliousness
and am now completely cured. Recor.-
mend them to everyone. Once tried, you
will never be without them in the
family. Edward A. Marx, Albany, NY.
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or GripeA
lOc, 2Sc Soc. Never sold In bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. w
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
u.rx ninerent Matter.

She-Yes, like Ted; he is so ex'
travagant
He-That is hardly the best quality
for husband, Is it?
She-Of course not; I am not go
ing to marry him.-Stray Stories.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
PROMINENT
odd FELLOW
Bad Case Of catarrIi and Other
Complications Fully Re-
stored BY PeYuna.

Mr., Chas. I.
sauer. Grand
Scribe. Grand
L ncampmant n
J. O. o. r.. OF
Texas. writes
from San An
tonic. Texas:
Nearly two
y e a r 8 ago I
a c ce pit e d a
sition as
secretary and
tr e a surer Of
on e Of the
lie a d ing dry
goods estab-
lishments of
G. alv e 3 t on.
T e x a 8. The
. u d d . n
change from a
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

During 1909 the Montreal markets
disposed of more than 100000 worth
of frogs legs, of which more than so
per cent. were produced in the provinces
Of Quebec.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
Parliamentary ouarr.l.

Il, sir, aim always at the TRUTH
well, all have to say is. you're
a very bad shot. lie Sourire.
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22


control towers" as they are techni-
cally termed. which have been In
stalled on most OF the United States
battleships and are now being
placed on the others. The govern.
ment has been experimenting with
these new peach basket" masts for
several years now, but It is only
lately that there has come evidence
that the new wrinkle has been final
ly and definitely adopted as an ad-
junct of Uncle Sans approved type
Of warships.
The new masts are so unique and
30 radically new that It is small
wonder that the other powers have
been prone to go slow in introduc-
ing such an innovation. No other
nation In the world has anything OF
this sort on its lighting craft and
so naturally Uncle Sam could not
profit by the experience OF anybody
else. Then. too. IL costs thousands
and thousands OF dollars to build
and install one OF these great skele.
ton steel structures and naturally
the navy department wants to be
right ere II goes ahead in the mat.
ter. This stage has now been
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

Too much patience is awfuIy hard
on a certain portion Of = mans trousera
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

actly as the Londonsr did when Mr..
Weller insisted upon spelling hI.
name with a We
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
l0[iIfR -yN0IQVl /zl5Z5 ~ Wz<za$M

FIFE officials who
have the say OF
things at the u. s.
navy department
have evidently be-
come thorough con-
verts to the aivan-
tages of the new
STYLE masfS or "fre
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22
FARM DEPARTMENTS

All Questions
Jackson Miss w be Gladly
The Columbus commercial., 1911-01-22

Disappearance of
Captain and Crew
Never Was .Satis-
factorily Explained
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-27
Board, However, Receives
One From Architect
Hopkinson, Sealed.
MEETING WAS HELD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF RECEIVING FINAL
REPORT FROM Mr.. BENZ AND
THE MEETING ADJOURNED
SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF TIE
CHAIRMAN OR WHEN REPORT
is READY TO BE SUBMITTED.

Architect Benz. employed by the
county of Escambia county on the new
county Jail building. failed TO submit
his final report TO the board yesterday
morning, when a special meeting was
neld for the purpose of receiving IT.
The meeting was held at this time on
request of the architect who at the
last meeting requested until Tuesday
in which to prepare his report and
check up the building. Not only did
the architect fail to submit the
promised report, but he was not
present.
However, Architect Geo. M Hopkin-
son, of New York. employed to go over
the work and file report, presented
one to the board in executive session.
and 1t was read, but the commissioners
after the meeting declined to discuss
any of its contents. 1t was announced
however, that the report had been
sealed and fled with the clerk. and
that its contents will not be divulged
until after the report from Architect
Benz is received. 1t was also an
nounced that the chairman had been
requested to notify Architect Benz 70
submit his report without delay and TO
call another meeting OF the board as
soon as Mr.. Benz complies.
1t was stated by parties unofi cially
that the report Of Architect Hopkinson
will prove Of much interest and there
viii be some revelations when it IS
made public Mr.. Hopkinson leaves
Pensacola within a few days tc re-
sumo his work in New York, which he
left to come here anG make the in
spection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-27
BY Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 26.-Close on the
heels of one great peace meeting
which was broken up by disturbances
opposed to the ratification of Presi-
dent Taft's proposed treaties with
England and France, disagreements
have arisen over what is being
planned as one of the greatest peace
dinners the country has ever seen,
and which will be held Saturday
night.
1t developed today, according to one
of the committeeman in charge of the
dinner, that former President Roose-
welt had replied to a semi official in
vitation to attend the dinner, where
President Taft will be the principal
speaker, with letter declaring his
sentiments are wholly at variance
with those to be expressed at the af-
fair. In an interview Roosevelt to-
day implied he has no intention of at
tending. Temple Graves was select
ed today as toastmaster and 1t is ex-
pected that eighteen hundred promi-
nent persons will attend, including
special trainload of diplomats from
Washington. President Taft agreed
10 attend and deliver an address.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-27
ANNULLMENT
Of MARRIAGE
REFUSED BONI
VATICAN DECLINES TO GRANT
PETITION OF COUNT DE CAS-
TELLANE TO HAVE DECLARED
VOID HIS MARRIAGE TO ANNA
GOULD, NOW THE DUCHESS OF
TALLEYRAND AND SAGAN.
By Associated Press.

Rome, Dec 26--The vatican has de-
clined to grant Count De Castellane
the annUllment of his marriage with
Anna Gould. who is now the Duchess
of Talleyrand and Sagan. Countess
De Castellane was granted a divorce
from her husband and given the Gus
tody of their three children on Nov.
14th, 1906.
About year ago Count Boni ap-
piled to the vatican for the annull-
ment of the marriage. Count Boni
came here on Dec. 20, using all posi-
BILE influence. to obtain his object. 1t
was not opposed by the duchess. The
decision of the congregation was COM
municated to, him yesterday. 1t re-
jects his petition for the annullment
and says that certain impediments if
they existed before the marriage can
prevent it's celebration, or, If celebrat-
ed in ignorance of them, can proclaim
that the union of the parties never. in
reality existed. but that the argu-
ments by the count show such i'm
pediments do not exist. s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-27
BY Associated Press.

Mexico City. Dec. 26-Death may be
the penalty of Gen. Bernado Reyes
viii pay for his effort to overthrow
President Madero. The least he can
expect is ten years Imprisonment. The
Mexican law provides these extremes
for the crime of melting rebellion. II
is not generally believed the extreme
penalty will be inflicted but the prison
term for the venerable prisoner with
his seventy four years viii doubtless
be equivalent.
A military court, drawn by lot from
those who are eligible for service, will
pass judgment upon him.
The question of Re! sssss surren der.
and the consideration and disposition
to be made of him were discussed at
a meeting of Madero's cabinet this af
ternoon. At the conclusion the min
lister of the interior announced that
it had been determined to have a mil
itary court to try him. The court will
consist of two generals of the division,
and five brigadiers, with Gen. Pezo,
who was chief of staff to Reyes when
he was minister of war under Diaz, as
the presiding officer. Orders were sent
to Monterey to have Reyes brought
here as soon as possible. The trial
begins soon thereafter.