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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
BY COTTON WORM
PLANT is BtINe DESTROYED
Despite Deterioration Suffered a
Fair Crop Is Assured Says
Weekly Report of Com
mercial-Appeal

Within the past few days the
cotton worm has been getting in
some disastrous work on the
crops near Columbus.
Mr.. Will Warnings prospects for
a cotton crop are most fiattering,
but news has been received that
the pest has made its appearance
in his fields and may do great
damage.
Mr.. John Robertson's cotton,
just a short distance out on
the Air Line road, has been COM
pletely devastated by the worm
during the past week.
Mr.. Frank Brown has a fine
crop of cotton just a'mile beyond
Mr.. Robertson's place, and in an
ticipation of the worm has been
using Paris green and arsenate
Of lead freely and hopes to save
his cotton by destroying the
young worms.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

More than fifty students from
all parts of Mississippi are reg
istered in the departments and
schools at the University of Chi
cago for the summer quarter.
Among those from Columbus are.
Miss Effie H. Mecklenberger. as
slstant instructor in English at
the l. |. and c.; Miss Stella Gen.
ter, professor of English at the
|. |. and c.; Mr.. Arthur F. Null
Inns, instructor of English, at
the A. and M. c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

The Columbus Clothing Co. s
Big Stock Reducing Sale closes
August 31st, but all clothing.
spring and summer. will be sold
at our sale price, 1-3 off for cash
as long as they last. Our sale
has been on since June Ito allow
people a chance to get bargains
for cash and settle accounts. We
start Sept. 1st our regular way
of doing business-cash prices
Oh basis of 30 days. Your trade
solicited.
Geo. II. Ezell & Henry Beard.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
To the Public.

Soon after the first primary
election, held on August 1st, the
report was widely circulated that
| had offered my competitor, Mr..
Perkerson, a financial inducement
not to make the race in the second
primary. Throughout the race
| contented myself with assuring
my friends, privately, that the
report was not true. Now that
the election is over, l feel that |
owe it to myself and the people
of Lowndes county to state. pub
licly, that / never at any time
offered Mr.. Perkerson any iu-
ducement whatsoever not to
make the second race, nor did l
ever authorize any one else to
offer him any inducement not to
make the race; nor have l any
reason for believing that any in
ducsment was offered him by any
one not to make the race. The
report that |. directly or through
another. offered. or wanted to
offer. him any indueement not to
make the race, or that /. directly
or through another. sought TO
influence his conduct in the mat
ter, is wholly untrue, and. there
fore. wholly unjust to me. The
elections | have won were won
fairly before the people. and l
cannot patiently endure the cir
culation Of a report which tends
to discredit me. and to er1sar-
rass those who suppFted me.
Respectfully.
R JIGUNrEz.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
New Feature In Beattie Trial
Chesterfield Courthouse, Va,

VI Chesterfield Courthouse. Va,
August 29.--An auburn haired
M Msips. swiftly but clearly.
rey@al9d On the witness stand to-
day to the surprise Of both de-
Tense and prosecution in the
trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.,
for wife murder, that he had
seen several blood spots along
Midlothian turnpike. where the
crime occurred. Hitherto it had
been presumed no blood spot ex-
cept one near the place where
Mrs. Beatties is supposed to
have succumbed existed.
Alexander Robertson was the
boy and what he told the jury
Unexpectedly in response to a
request from coursel for the de-
fense entirely upset the plan of
the commonwealth to rest its
case today. Prosecutor Wen
denberg announced that it would
be necessary for him now to call
at least seven or eight witnesses
to controvert the boys testi-
mony.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

The following is the report of
the cotton crop issued by the
Commercial Appeal Monday:
"The decline in the condition
of the cotton plant, which set in
several weeks ago. has been
checked in the two Carolinas,
Georgia and Alabama, caused.
altogether by more favorable
weather, rain having fallen in
the Carolinas and dry weather
supervened in the two latter
states. Cotton is early in the At
lahtic states and without more
rain VIII now open RAPIDLY. A
fair crop Is assured and a large
one seems a possibility despite
the deterioration that has been
suffered. r." -
In Mississippi, Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Louisiana excessive
rainfall continued during the
week and some of the sections
report a gloomy view of the
outlook, The chief demand has
resulted from shedding of young
forms by reason of the rank
growth of the stalk and from
boil weevils in the southern part
of this valley territory. 1t is evil
dent, however, that bright wealth
er would vastly reduce present
estimate of damage.
In Oklahoma and Texas a
period of extreme heat, accom-
panied by a burning sun and hot
winds, caused a quick setback to
cotton which had but lately TAX
en- on fresh growth from rain.
The plant was being forced to an
early maturity, but rain towards
ciose of week put an end to the
and hold out the prom
ise of better returns next week, |
as most correspondents state
that there is yet time to derive
benefit from the rains.
Cotton is moving very freely
to market where any picking is
being done. $
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

The remains of Mr.. R. B. Hos
kins, who died in Oklahoma City.
Okla, Sunday were brought to
this city tuesday afternoon, and
were inferred in Friendship cem-
etery. Rev. A. P. Leech con-
Quoted the funeral services.
Mr.. Hoskins was a cousin of
DR.. John Oliver of this city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
Civil War News In The Item
Happenings of so Years Ago TO-Day

the great
war between desired easily
Of
The average has not the money ns ns
books which have been
written on New Orleans Iem the
be Accordingly
orteens
oft before
reporting the day after the event
been
newspaper this the papers OF nu
ssss securing the
but both sides in all their re2ort
men rOcd the apers HseI
vln learn sqpslns new about me 80
tnen
their ne
friends
% h VII be Interested Tns
The Orleans Item ana
will Indefinitely
mouth tne have read Of these artes
YOU would try ca Sith events whose N
susssi those q any period IN tns
worlds history u Il. =. -. -
faoteg o--r
of he New
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
A. F. Ferguson Dies.

Mr.. A. F. Ferguson. aged 35
years, who for several months
has been employed BY the Inter
state Lumber Company, died at
the Columbus Hospital Monday
morning from typhoid fever. Mr..
Ferguson came this city from
Hattiesburg, VA his remains
were shipped M thpt place for in
terment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Sewing Machines for Rent
by week or month at low rates.
The Singer is acknowledged the
lightest running and most cea-
venient of any. Try one and
be convinced. Only at the Sim
ger stores.
Look for the red letter S.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

All the candidates in the re-
cent elections are requested to
either write or call at the Office
of the Secretary of the Execu-
tive Committee and receive
their pro rata refund.
Lowndes County Democratic
Executive Committee.
W. B. HARRIS. E. r. SHERMAN,
Sect'y. Chairman.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mrs. C. B. Whitfield who has
been spending some time in Tex
as and Alabama, is now at Mid
dlesboro. KY.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jones
have returned from a short visit
to relatives in Montgomery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Piano tuning and repairing.
Twenty-Five years of experience.
All orders promptly attended to.
L. M. Koblentz, l26 North Mar
ket street. 142-tf
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Messrs. Howard Noland' Joe
Goree. Homer Dobbs and Gracon
Goree spent Sunday at Shin
Springs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Messrs. Grady Stephenson and
Quincy Ayres spent Sunday af-
ternoon in West Point with
friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Lawrence,
with several friends went to
Tabernacle Camp Ground and
spent the day Sunday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Good prices given for old pi-
amos or organs-will trade pianos.
1t will. pay you to come or write
me. Starr pianos are sold on
easy terms if desired. l.. M.
Koble ntz, 126 North Market
street. l42-tf
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bishop
and Mrs. Regina Bishop were
among those who camped at
Tabernacle Camp Ground the
past week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

The many friends of Major r.
c. Belts regret to learn of his
serious illness the past few days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Miss Jessie Norwood of Me-
ridian is visiting the Misses Pen
dleton in this city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mrs. Jake Moore is visiting
relatives at Brooksville.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Franklin
left the first part of the week
for Chicago.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
For Rent

Five room cottage on North
End avenue. Electric lights. gas
and all other conveniences
Apply to, c. II. AYRES.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Go to Rombsch's for wedding
gifts.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
Barbecue Date CHANGED.

The date of the Confederate
Veterans barbecue has been
changed from Thursday, the 18th
of September. to Thursday. the
21st of September. --,-''--' =
Aug. 25. 1911 --~.-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Princess Dimity-A novelty
white corded fabric with a
graceful garland border 25c I'd
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31
- COLONIAL DRAPERY e

Etawine, a scrim Of rich orr
entail design with background
Of ecru and white 25e yd
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

W. E. POPE. Sec.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Gloria Ticking-Demandedb BY
makers Of fancy bags and COW
eringS in pink and green 25e I'd
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1911-08-31

Stenciled Sciims in East In
dia eolors and designs, price
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29

the fence and landed within 2 inches Of
Hyde's foot. Two more inches 10 the
left and Hyde's foot would of been
crushed and horribly mangeled.
Mrs. Wally Peters thinks she has dis
covered what gives her such offal pains
in the head during thunder storms. Mrs.
Wally wears a wire rat in her hair, and
she thinks that when there is a thunder
storm, the electricity in the air gets in
to her wire rat and from there goes in
to her head and gives her headaches.
After this she is going to take down
her hair during thunder storms.
Sid Hendricks shaved off his beard
last wk. and caught a turrible cold in
his head. 1t seems to us that Oct. Is no
kind of time in which to shave off a
beard that has been growing for sev-
veral yrs. NOW AND THEN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
ELEGANT CO. FAIR
Voted by Everybody That Great
Fair at HardscrabbIe Was Aw-
full Nice, A Lovely Time Being
Had by All. Read About the
Horse Raseing and Other Things

The Co. fair to which all the Co. has
been looking forward to for wks. and
wks. and some for a much longer peri
cd of time was held with great eclaw
and elegance and appreciation upon the
Co. fair grounds at Hardscrabble on
Tuesdy and Wensday of last wk, all rec
ords for attendance and everything else
being broke with a good cal of ease.
The totle attendance for the two days
reached the enormous figure of 7o6, 3O2
being present on Tuesdy and 4o4 being
present on Wensday, not counting the
vast number of cows and Sleeps and
dogs and other live stock which attend
ed both days.
The horse raseing was particularly
grand on Wensday afternoon, and arous-
ing storms of applause and interest as
you might say. The 4 100 ninnit trot
for a purse of $40 attracted the largest
number of competitors and enthusiasm,
and to make the day perfeckt for those
who attended from these parts and TO
sort of show that Bingville is the lead
INCEST town in this section of the Co.,
this CRATE rase was won by none other
than Cy Hoskinses littel brown mare
Moving Pikshur. 1t was a acknowl-
edged facl1t in Bingville that this littel
mare was very fast boss, but II was
not generally reckonized that she could
trot much under 4 20. But when she
won the 400 minnit trot handily, and
breezed under the wire in the last heat
in the phenomenal time of 3:4o. she
plainly showed that she was one of the
gratest little mares that was ever foaled
hereabouts. Who knows what this littel
mare may not do If she has the proper
training? Far be it from us TO say that
she could not another year enter and
win with ease the CRATE ? 40 derby over
to the Pottawassie Fair
There was some exhibishions of gar
den truck and such like that beggers
descripshion. There was a cucumber
three #. in. in length that was raised
by Bale Hawkins of here. 1t took a
prize, what the prize was we not hav-
ing yet learned. Also a Cochin China
hen belonging 10 Mrs. Abe Skinner of
here took blue ribbon. Mrs Eph Hig-
gins, wife of our accomodatin P. NJ,
sent over several OF her delishious ap-
pei and punkin pies and had the JOY of
seeing them win prizes for the delish-
iousness of their manufacture.
Practically everybody from here
was represented at the Fair, espeshially
those who have relatives at the Co.
seat Bill Hepburn, our artistick black
smith, who is we'll known at the Co.
seat, although he has no relatives there,
although there are those who think he
is related to the bartender at the Co.
seat, spent Tuesdy and Wensday at the
Co. seat, becoming very intocksicated on
Tuesdy a. m. and remaining in that con-
dishion until late hour Wensdsy night.
He was accompanied by Bill Yates of
here, who also joined him in his de-
bauch.
There was many entertaining shows
at the Fair, in addishion to the reggu-
lar farm exhibits and horse raseing.
There was dsnsing girls WHO had
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
Sick List

The sick list this wk. consists OF Miss
Samanthy Deevers as ushual. Bill Hep
burn, our artistick blacksmith, had his
ushual Sunday morning headake after
his return from the Co. seat, but aiut
quite entitled to get placed on the list.
Miss Samanthy reports that her con-
dishion is satisfactorily low. Some
malignent person, says Sanautl1y, has
spread around a runner that she Is a
hypokondriack, and she wishes TO
announce through these colyumes that
she has never took drug in her life
except maybe a littel whisky when she
has sinking spell, so that the runner Is
a vile fabrikashion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
Country Correspondence
ZION CRossROADs


lurTlble cold these nights.
Bill Hendricks is sufferin from VIC.
lent cold in his head, causing his eye,
to be red and his nose TO be the same
color, only deeper, and fixing him so a,
he can't hear or see much, or even taste
the whiskey which he drinks for same
He took bath last Saturday evg, dis.
regarding the warning of Mrs. Hen.
bricks, and he allows this cold is or
acct of taking a bath so late in the VI
He says he has Termed his lesson, anG
will never take another bath betwixt
Oct. and May /, no matter whether he
needs same or not.
Eb Hoover one day last wk. placed his
old cat Hannah in his corncrib to de-
stroy the rats, which had did lot oi
damadge there, and left her shet up
there all one day and night When he
come TO open the door, he found Hannah
playing real friendly-like with a great
big rat. Hannah is a turrible good
mouser.
Miss Hildy Wade, the bell of the
Crossroads, is sufferin torchures from a
bealin on her left ear, which is so all
fred painful that she amt hardly fit to
talk TO, she is so snappy.
We had hoped to be able TO tell of the
VISIT Of the Grim Reaper to these parts
this wk., but he is still 10th to come for
rard as you might say.
Mrs. Ben Truman is the fond mother
of lovely 61z-lb. baby child, which was
brought by that accommodating bird the
stork one day last wk., we forget which
day, Doc. Livermore, the we'll known
Bingville veterinary and human doctor
being present to welcome the stork. The
sex of the baby child is not knowed by
us at this writing, we having forgot to
ask.
Enos McCracken has took the con-
trackt TO run the snow-plow in this dis
trickt during the coming winter. This
looks TO US a good deal like a gambel.
Enos contrackted to do the work for
$3.75 a mo-, which is all right if it don't
snow more than or times a mo. But
if it SHOES 10 or Is times a mo-, Enos
will be working for ab't cent per hr.
all winter, which amt much to work for,
as we see it.
News are ekstremely plenty this wk.
We could of writ a lot more, but didn't.
VERITAS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29

been brought straight from Cairo,
Egypt, to the Fair. They were adver-
tised as being very beautiful, but they
weren't turrible beautiful according to
our ideas of beauty. They were awful
good dansers, however, and their tent
was thronged all day long by every
boldly who could ger away from their
wives. There was also fve-legged dog
which was very Instructive and educa-
tive.
A man was going to go up in a
balloon, but he did not do 50, because
the wind blew too hard, and besides he
couldn't get his balloon filled up with
hot air. Taking it all together, this
Co. Fair was the most enjoyable ever
had, and everybody left voting a pleas
ant time had been had by all
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
Personals & Locals Mkt

Mel SKINNER ana LlRc Green, VINO
walked to the Co. seat and back for
the Co. fair, are sufferin grately from
their corns, both having a unushual
amount of very large ones.
Uncle Jed Winslow had boil on his
18th birthday last Wensdy. How is
this for boil when we'll along in years
Uncle Jed says this boil which is on
his neck just to the northeast of the
top of his backbone hurts him just as
much as the boils he used to get when
he was boy if not more.
Ras Slocomb has been suffering from
turrible headache, which he says he
thinks he got from listening so atten-
tive trying to locate the quails in the
woods. There may be something in
this. Ras says there is no place where
he wouldn't ruther have a headache
than in his head. He says that his head
is the most painful part of his body for
headache to settle in, and that he
would big sight rather have it in his
feet or somewhere like that.
Miss Phoebe Hilderbrand, our fash
ionable dressmal1er, burnt her finger on
her iron while ironing a dress which
needed ironing. It is now impossible
for her to ply her needle, so to speak
and many may be disappointed in their
fall outfits to hear Phoebe tell it.
Gid Smalley, while engadged in sharp
ing carving knife on his grindstone
tother day, and while holding his face
close to the grindstone to observe the
acktion of the stone on the knife, as il
were, had his foot to slip often the
crank of the grindstone so that his body
descended two or three inches quickly
this bringing his nose against the sur
face OF the grindstone, and grinding
several inches of skin often his nose
Gid can afford to lose little skin often
his nose, say we.
Brad Hinsley of Sorrow Hollow was
in for tobacco tother day, he having
run out of tobacco last wk., and not
had time to come in for same, and hav-
ing smoked dry sweet-fern mixed ir
with few tobacco grains to tide him
along till he could get in.
Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and
trapper, wen. hunting tother day fol-
foxes. He killed rabbit.
Miss Molly Tucker of here purchased
a new pair of oorsets, all the bones hav-
ing rusted outen her old pair, and wore
same to church last Sun. They being
extremely tight, Miss Molly was con,
siderably Inconvenience when it come
to singing, she being unable to draw Z
deep breath. She left the church hur-
riedly and fastened home, where she
Stacked same and felt better.
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gen.
store, found pair of store teeth in
the middel of the road while going tc
the Co. Fair. He busted them of but
was unable to wear same. He is will
ing to sell these teeth for a fair price
to anyone desiring teeth.
Abe Witherow has a iEgrowing toe.
nail which he cannot do anything with
no matter what he does. This hurts
Abe day and night till II seems a. ii
he would almost go crazy. If we was
Abe, we would cut off the end of on
toe ruther than fuss around with such
q contrary littel piece of mechanism.
Bud Hinekley. who amt quite right in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29

It amt often that we get asked a
thing which makes us wonder
whether we know anything or not,
but we got asked something tother
day which made us wonder that
and so we are going to turn it into
a editoriel and write about it edi-
torielly. This question is what
Good is Winter"
Winter is on its way to US, as
anybody can tell by trying to go to
sleep with nothing but a sheet and
one blanket on the bed. Every day
it is getting colder and colder and
pretty soon the littel white snoe-
flakes will begin to come down and
the hens will stop laying and our
hands and Our noses will begin to
git cold, and the world won't hard
| ly be fit to live in.
Now what good is winter? Win
ter is cold and uncomfortable. It
costs us more to live in winter than
it costs US to live in summer. We
have to buy winter underclothes
and heavy plain clothes and we
have to have fires and we have to
light our lights at 4 o'clock in the
Afternoon, and it amt light till after
Z o'clock in the morning. We git
chillblains in our feet and can't
iwear our old shoes belxause they are
too small. We freeze Our fingers
or our toes and they all swell up.
Our water pipes freeze up and bust
on US. We get colds and rheumytiz
and quinsys and sore throtes.
Mebbe you will say that we don't
know what use winter is bekause
we amt ekspeckted to know. Mebbe
you will say that winter was give
to US by power that knows more
about things than we do, so that we
ought to axcept it accomplishing
and believe that it Is some good
even if we can't see what good it is
| If this is the case, then why diden't
the people down in California and
Mexico and Cuba get a cold-weath-
er winter give to them. They don't
never have any snow. Things grow
all winter down there. They can
turn their critters out to paschure
all winter. Also they can wear thin
clothes all winter. They amt never
cold nor uncomfortable. If cold
and snow is Necessary, why wasn't
these people forced to have cold
weather along of US? They seem
to get along all right. Why is it;
We are forced to acknowledge
that we don't know what good win
ter is. 1t is a harder fight for us
Ito get Subscriptions paid in winter
than it is in summer. If there l:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29

any person in Bingville or near
Bingville who knows what good is
winter, we wish he would let us
know so that we can let everybody
else around here, who don't think
winter is any good whatever at the
present writing, know what good il
is.
Winter is coming, and you are all
going to have a heap of troubles
Why be alone in your troubles
Subscribe for the Bugle, and read
about the troubles of others.