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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19

so that all conditions will be as nearly
alike as possible.
! BY following out the above method
for several years a number of expert
ment stations have found corn that
would produce from a bushel or two
to eight bushels per acre more corn
than the ordinary seed of the variety
being improved. Some private breed
/ ers Of corn have followed these meth
DDS for number of years and now
have for sale a pedigreed seed corn
| 1t is truly pedigreed because it is
known what the parentage is for sew
eral seasons back. 1t is known what
the parent ears produced and that
they produced better than ordinary
corn of the variety.
Although some farmers are produc-
ing pedigreed seed corn, the work in
wolves too many details for the aver
age farmer. Atsthe same time all who
grow corn should know what is meant
by pedigreed corn and should have at
least a general idea of how it is pro-
duced Prices ranging from $3.50 to
IS per bushel for superior corn do not
seem high when the methods of its
production are understood and when
it is realized that it may give an in
crease per acre of from two to eight
bushels over. common seed of the
same variety. A bushel of corn will
plant eight acres. If the better corn,
the pedigreed corn, gives an increase
of three bushels per acre, the total
increase will be twenty-four bushels.
AT sixty cents per bushel this is worth
$14.4O. 1t is apparent that the bushel
would have come cheap at IS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19
KINDLY OLD BAvARlAN RULER
Ample Reasons Why Duke Max Was
Popular Within and Without
His Domlnions.

Duke Max of Bavaria had no greater
delight than leaning over the counter
of some small shopkeeper, talking COS
sip or purchasing toys for his great
granddaughters In Austria. Innumer-
able stories are told illustrating his
character. r. H. Goldschmidt. n
wealthy banker of Frankfort, was once
tourneying to Vienna. Opposite him
on the velvet cushion of the first class
car sat an old gentleman, whose dress
and looks betrayed no uncommon
rank. Are you on a pleasure trip?"
asked the bankers vis-a-vis. Eyes"
answered the latter, 81 am going to
visit my daughter, who, thank God.
fortunately married the Banker VIE
ner in Vienna" "How strange" re-
piled his companion; "the incentive
to my trip is the same. l am going
to visit my daughter in Vienna. Thank
God; she, too, is rather fortunately
married to the emperor of Austria"
The dukes pocketbook was open
to ALL Many poor creature in that
Catholic city told off beads for good
Duke Max" and blessed his name.
A disciple of old Baltazarina, whose
art had once charged the ballet low
ers of music, having grown old in her
profession, was unable to get employ
ment. In despair she wrote to Duke
Max, giving an account of her situa.
ton. His secretary handed him the
letter with the remark: She deserves
nothing; she has lived a fast life."
"Then," answered his highness, "she
will miss her former splendor so much
the more" and, sitting down, he wrote
her letter, enclosing money, and
signed From an admirer of your art"
The Argonaut.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19
AVOID SCRUB SEED CORN.
(By L. II. Neel.)

There is scrub corn just as there are
scrub animals. 1t is as important to
avoid the one as the other The in
ferior steer makes poor use of the feed
given him and the inferior seed ear
does not make proper response even
to fertile soil.
This year | found that while one ear
OF corn from the crib gave a yield Of
upwards of thirty bushels per acre, an
other gave a yield of less than half
that much. All of them looked good,
but some were scrubs. Some just
would not make the bushels that 9TH
ers would.
The lesson is that all ears Of Mosby,
Hickory King Henry Grady or Tonnes
see Red Cob corn are not alike. Some
are scrubs, some are good average
ears and some are superior. 1t would
<mean millions of bushels of corn to
the country if the American farmer
would plant the superior ears and
eliminate the scrubs.
1t is not an easy task, but one of
wonderful possibilities and one that
will pay big. The farmer can not go
to his crib and pick out the best ears
by outside appearance. Any selection,
If intelligently done, is better than no
selection, but it is time for us to be
thinking of the best. The. best ears
are the ones that will give the highest
yields and these can be discovered
only by planting ears side by side and
weighing results. The work. of
course must be very carefully done
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19

One does not look for literary men
among tailors, but none the less the
profession can claim some illustrious
names. John Stow, the antiquary and
author of the Survey of London" for
instance, began life at tailor. and an
other famous tailoring antiquary was
John Speed, one of our early map
makers and member of the Society OF
Antiquaries.
And then there was Robert Hill.
"the learned tailor" of Birmingham.
who contrived to teach himself Greek
and Hebrew and became famous as q
writer of theological treatises. And
George Meredith was born over The
tailor's shop.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19
WEDDING IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLE

Washington, Dec. ia wedding
that attracted large representation
OF diplomatic and official society took
place in st. Matthew'S church this
morning, when Senorita Malvina de
Pena, daughter of the Uraquayan min
lister and Sonora de Pena, became the
bride of Senior Alexandra Herquiniego,
who holds the position of second sec.
rotary of the Chilean legation. Cardi.
nal Gibbons of Baltimore attended the
ceremony, which was followed by a
large reception for members of the
diplomatic corps and of official and
resident society at the new home of
the Uraquayan legation in N street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19
HOw'S This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY CO.. Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
NAT. BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Han's Ca'arrh Cure is taken internally acting
Directly uuon the blood aud mucous surfaces OF
fe system, Testimonials sent free. Price rs
: nt~ Ter hntflc. Sold by all Druggists
1see ILL aniiy r.lls for constipation
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-19
EolLs A FOUL PLOT.

When a shameful plot exists be
tween liver and bowels to cause dis
tress by refusing to act, take DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and end such
abuse of your system. They gently
compel right action of stomach, liver
and bowels, and restore your health
and all good feelings. 25c at all drug
gists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
Imprisoned Is Hours.

After having been imprisoned
for Is IL hours at the bottom OF a
25-foot caisson beneath the surface
of the Illinois river in excavations be-
ing made for a new railroad bridge
near Peoria, F. J. Smith was hauled
to the surface with derrick yester-
day evening, and expired within five
minutes.
Thursday evening, Schmidt, with
three other men attempted to leave the
caisson, where they had been work.
ing. His companions reached the
surface, but before he could get out
the caisson sank into quicksand, pin
ming his legs beneath it as it went
down. All Thursday night and all OF
yesterday rescuers dug at the shift
ing earth. Schmidt was given nour-
ishment. At times he chatted with
his rescuers, and once he smoked a
cigarette. Late yesterday afternoon
it was decided to use a derrick. His
limp body was torn from the trap
and hauled to the surface. Both legs
were terribly mangled and lacerated,
and several ribs were broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION.
WELLINGTON VILLA READY.
Work on New Subdivision is Nearing
Completion Property Opened

The work of laying off the SUBJ
division at Wellington which was
formerly known as Belmont is near
ing completion and it is expected that
within another week the work will be
entirely completed, and will be de-
veloped into the handsomest property
ever marketed in Real Estate history
in this section.
Mr.. George L. Appich has not been
endeavoring to push the sales Of this
property until this week, announcing
that all but two of the Villa Sites on
the East Side of Southdown Road have
been sold The property will be open
tomorrow all day for the inspection
of all those who desire to look over
this beautiful situation
The new station which will, during
the coming week be named Yelling
ton Villa, adjoining the site OF the
present Belmont Station, which will
will be abandoned within the next
few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
BLAZE IN COUNTY.
Three Houses and Barn Destroyed
Entailing Loss of 100000.

A conflagration broke out at Clark
Station, on the Falls Church hne' 8
miles south of Washington, at ll:So
o'clock last night, which ragged for an
hour and a half and was only brought
under control after it had destroyed
three houses and barn, entai!ing a
loss of $4,000. Troops from Fort
Never and citizens of the countryside
fought the stubborn blaze with buck
cts of water. The occupants OF the
houses escaped in their night clothes,
and were uninjured with the excep-
ton of one man, who was overcome
by smoke.
The fire started in the two story
barn of John Nelson, and quickly
spread to his three-story residence.
The flames extended to the homes OF
George w. Kemp and Mrs. Ada
Stoneburner and they burned like
finder.
So effective was the work of the
soldiers and the bucket brigade that
they succeeded in saving the homes OF
James Burke, Robert Housemann' and
Jerry Nash, which were dorectly IN
the path of the fiames.All were badly
damaged, however. In order to les
sen the hazard to his store, H. Levy,
and other residents Of the village
tore down a barn near the store.
Raymond Chefs. residing at lol9
King Street, Alexandria, saw the
blaze as he passed through the village
on his way from Fort Meyer, to AL
exandria. Without waiting for the car
to stop he leaped out and ran to the
Nelson residence and awoke the oc-
cupants who barely had to time to es-
cape in their night clothes. They saved
few effects.
Robert Newton, Of Alexandria, was
overcome by smoke, and was taken
to the home of Mr.. Levy, where he
was give nattention. He was able to
60 home last night.
With the fire under control, citizens
turned their attention to search for
tramp whom it is believed started
the fire. He is said to have been seen
to leave the barn as the flames shot
up and to scurry across the hills to-
ward Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
PRIMITIVE BApr1sTs CONVENE.
Sect Opposes Sunday Schools, Mis-
sions and Instrumental Music.

Luray, Va, Aug. 23-The Ebenezer
Association of the Primitive Baptist
church convened yesterday Al
ma Church 10 miles south OF Luray.
The session will last three days.
The association is composed OF
churches in Page, Fauquier and Prince
William counties. This annual gather
ing is a notable event. The denomina-
ton is bitterly opposed to Sunday
schools, missions and the use Of in
strumental music in church worship.
For indulgence in these things by
an element of the denomination the
question arose several years ago as to
which element was the rightful owner
of Broad Street Baptist Church, Luz
raw, built in 1949. To settle the
knotty question the Page County
Court was called upon. The wing OPP
posing instrumental music and the
like was awarded the building. The
session now being held in a piece
of woodland, the scene OF the muir
der of Miss Fannie Stroop by her
lover, Peter Good, who was hanged in
Luray a few years ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
Putting Baby 10 Sleep.

Putting babies to slepe by singing
lullabys to them over the telephone
from bridge whist parties is the new
est thing in social circles at Stuben-
vile, Ohio. This method was intro
duced by Mrs. Harry G. Zanier,
while she attended an Afternoon bridge
game at a neighbours home. The
nurse telephoned Mrs. Zanier that the
baby had been crying for an hour,
and that she could not quiet the child.
Mrs. Zanier gave few hurried in
structions to the nurse and mo-
ment later the guests were surprised
to hear Mrs. Zanier singing softly
into the transmitter. the baby had
been placed in a basket on stand
near the telephone, the receiver to it's
ear, and it was lulled into dreamland
by the mothers voice. In five min
utes she had resumed her place at the
card table.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
Young Woman's Mysterious Death

New York, Aug. 24.-1nvestiga-
tors working for the District Attor-
ney, tried today to learn why Miss Julia
Curran, the highly educated Irish girl
found murdered in the Hotel Boule-
ward, on upper Broadway, abandoned
an automobile trip to Canada with
her wealthy employer, Mrs. James D.
Smith and returned mysteriously to
New York Thursday without the
knowledge of her sister, Mrs. John
Kinnears.
The district attorney wants to
know, because for sixteen hours af-
ter the nude body of the dead girl
was found by a hotel waiter, the po-
lice gave out the report that the
death was from natural causes while
hospital physician, DR.. Fisher and
Coroner's physician, DR.. Otto Schulz
TIE, asserted that it was plain even to
layman that Miss Curran was
choked and beaten to death.
It was learned that Miss Curran,
who was employed by aristocratic
families in Europe as governess and
companion, and who spoke five lang
uages, landed in America July 7, and
at once became the salaried compan-
| ion of Mrs. Smith, whom she met on
the boat.
According to Mrs. Kinnears, the
girl started last week with the
Smiths for Canada in an automobile
and wrote several post cards along
the route, telling her sister what a
good time she was having. That was
the last Mrs. Kinnears knew of the
girl until Thursday night when the
police notified her that Miss Curran
was dead. They obtained the Kin
near address from card in the
young woman's handbag found in the
room.
The body when found was without
clothing and the clothes the young
woman wore into the hotel were miss
ing. The attache who saw her male
companion leave, said he did not no
tice that the man carried package.
Widespread search is being made Tor
this man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
SWAN Bros
King and Pitt Streets

Small lots of summer
merchandise at quick clear
ance prices
One Misses white lawn
dress size IL reduced from
$3.50 to $l.25
Two ladies cream all wool
serge dress skirts reduced
from $500 to $3.25
One ladies white pique
dress skirt reduced from
s2,9S to S1.e5
One ladies white cannon
cloth dress skirt reduced
from 81. 25 to Sl4s
One ladies tan all lin
en- dress skirts reduced
from 1913 to $1.25
One ladies all linen tan
dress skirt reducee from
$3.50 to $l.69
Ladies white and tan can
non cloth dress skirts re-
duced from 81. rs and S1.5O
TO CSC
Ladies co1ored lawn dress
es reduced from $1-OO to
75c
Ladies long lawn Kimonas
reduced from $500 to 75c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24

The annual meeting OF the Stock
holders of the Arlington Brewing
Company will be held at the Office of
the company, Rosslyn, Va, on Tues
day, September 10, 1912, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose Of electing d.
rectors and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
be brought before said meeting.
ARLINGTON BREWING CO.,
ABE KING, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN RE.
Schedule in Effect Aug. 4, 1912.

Trains leave Union Station:
For Washington, and points north,
daily at sos, S:23, 1881 and 1926 q. m,
1901, 1:18, 2.30, 8.1S and 11.3S
.. m. Week days at OF and 10
p, m; Sundays only, S OF p. m.
For fredericksburg. Richmond and
points south at 81, So QocaD and
1922 a. m, 1916, 3:47, SIT QocaD
8.27, 9.57, 1880 p. m. daily; and 6.55
D. m. week days.
Accommodation for fredericksburg
at II 10 q. m. daily. On week days thia
train runs through to Milford.
NOTE:-Times of arrival and depart
ure and connections not guaranteed.
". P. TkTLOR, Traffic Mgr.
Richmond. Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
President Signs Bill.

Washington, Aug. 24.-President
Taft signed the sundry civil appro-
priation bill shortly after 10 o'clock
today. The measure is the largest of
the supply bills, and contains the
provision abolishing the tariff board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
Blew Open Postofiice Safe.

Staunton, Va, Aug. 24.-Safe blow
ers Thursday night entered the post
Office at Middlebrook, a town. near
here, blew open the safe and robbed
it of it's entire contents, including
stamps and money amounting to Site.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
Masons Pay Tribute.

Christiansburg, Va, Aug. 24.-W
L. Andrews, grand master OF the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia
assisted by Willis Lodge of Masons
of Floyd county, officiated at the fun
eral of DR.. Andrew ]. Hoback, a prom
inent physician and Confederate vete.
ran, who died in Roanoke Monday, al
ter long illness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
BY Samuel n. Lunt, Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE OF 81 ACREs
OF LAND ADJOINING GUM
SPRINGS

SPhiNGS.
I will offer for sale at Public auc-
ton on SATURDAY, August, "a
1912, at ~ o'clock, in front OF the
Market Building in Alexandria, 81
acres of land adjoining the Gum
Spring, near the Mount Vernon road
About one.half of the land is clear
ed; balance in pine wood. Two ~
small stables on the place; fine
stream of water through the place.
Adjoins the land Of Wheat and
Blunt.
JAMES H. PECK.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24

vast amount of III health Is due TO
Impaired digestion. When the stomach
fails to perform it's functions properly
Few doses OF Chamberlains Tablets Is
ali you need. They will strengthen your
digestion, invlgorate your liver and reg
ulste your bowels. entirely doing away
with that miserable Keeling due 10
faulty digestion. Try 1t. Many oIneos
You? For sale by all dealers. Adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The annual meeting Of Che stock
holders of the Braddock Light and
Power Company, incorporated, for
the election Of Directors and the
transaction Of such business as may
properly come before said meeting
will be held at the Office Of the Com
pany, LOT North Fairfax Street, Alex
andria, Va, on Tuesday, August 20,
at 100 o'clock P. M.
S. r. BOWEN, secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
WELL.BU1LT AND CONVENIENTLY

sItua,c6 house Of six rooms and bath;
hot water heat; city water; electric
lights: cement cellar: laundry tubs;
chicken house; on same lot good store
Iains hin front salesroom, rear stor-
are room: wagon sheds, etc: house
rented at 500 per month. store at $50
ner month: permanent tenants, If de-
sired: lot 5Ox1S4 feet; thickiy settled
Community: close to station; 20 min
ntns ride from city: price for both,
$4,000. Alexander Suter. 312 Evans
Bldg, phone Main 1922.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24

WANTED-A loan of 100000 on i'm
proved city real estate worth $780,
900 for three years at six per cent.
Apply to Thompson & Appich.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24

Ou1 low shoes are beauties and pro
nounced SO by good judges. Examine
our line before buying elsewhere. Jno
A. Marshall & Bro adyt-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24

LOST.-Spectacles. Finder will re-
turn to 1912 King street and get re-
ward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-24
CLASSIFIED ADS.

WANTED-Young lady to clerk in
our flower store. Kramer Floral Co.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-16
Smashup Tuesday Evening.

Tuesday evening a lively smashup
occurred between a team of horses
and an automobile which might have
proved fatal had not the occupants of
the buggy jumped TO safety.
A team from the Musson ranch
driven by Harry Law was leaving
town about nine o'clock and when
they neared the Oelke corner the
team started to run away. Just at
this critical moment two automobiles
were turning the corner toward town.
The one in the lead was able to get
out of the road, but the last car own
ed by John Griffith was not so FORUM
ate. The team and the horses collided.
There was a lively scramble for mo-
ment but when things We're straight
ened around it was found that no
one was injured. The buggy and the
auto were badly damaged. Those in
the buggy saw their danger and jump
ed for their lives. Those in the auto
were terribly frightened. The front
of the car was badly demolished but
was not put out of commission, for it
was run to the garage for repairs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-16
Commandery to Observe Ascension Day.
April 20. 1911,

Godfrey Commandery No. A will
observe Ascension lay with appro-
pirate exercises today They will
leave in body this morning at nine
o'clock, in autos for Extra, where they
will decorate the graves of the deceas-
ed Sir Knights. They will return at
noon and at 400 O'Clock will continue
their pilgrimage to Arlington Heights
and Maple Grove Cemeteries. At six
thirty this evening dinner will be
served in the Masonic hall to the Sir
Knights and their wives. Following
the dinner comes the social hour
The graves of the following Sir
Knights were decorated at Extra: F.
j. Stranger, VIM. Walker, Jas. F.
McAninch, G.. w. Guernsey, o. j.
Houston and Geo. Hardenbrook. The
graves of L. A. ngledecker, j. H.
Jones, Thos. Walker, j. B. Doak and
F. NJ Jones were decorated in the To-
cal cemeteries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-16
PRICES Low SIXTY YEARS AGO
In the Good Old Days" in Iowa, Land,
Corn, Hogs and Whisky Cheap.

William McLaren, Sr., of Audubon,
Iowa, an extensive land owner and re-
tired farmer, was a visitor at the South
Omaha exchange recently. Mr.. Nc
Laren, in recounting some of his exper-
fences as pioneer in Iowa stated that
when he decided to come from Vermont
and settle in Iowa for home, land was
worth $40 an acre; the same land is now
bringing $50 an acre with lots of buyers
The first corn | raised, said Mr.. Nc
Laren, brought &c on the market. My
brother advised me not to sell it at that
price but to buy some pigs and feed
them, so l bought fifty pigs. When it
came time to butcher, the men insisted
that buy gallon of whisky, not the
kind that is to be had nowadays, but
the pure quill, and the gallon cost me
II cents. The hogs cleaned and dressed
brought in the large price of $3.50 per
100 pounds.
All this took place ten years before
the civil war, and when there was no
Chicago market, and South Omaha was
still happy unting ground. Mr.. Nc
Laren stated that the first stock he
shipped went to the old Michigan &
Southern Yards and to st. Louis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-16
Modern Ladies Tailoring College.

A representative of The Republican
called at the Kester Ladies Tailoring
College conducted by Mrs. w. w.
Smith the latter part of the week and
there found a number of lady stu
dents doing all kinds of fine tailoring
under the direct supervision of Mrs.
Smith. The students were fast be-
coming familiar with the plan as
taught in this college and all seemed
greatly pleased with the new method.
More students are enrolling every
week and as fast as a student COM
pletes her course others are ready TO
take their places. Mrs. Smith has
brought d great institution to Audu-
bon and the women folks of the COM
munity are ayailing themselves of the
splendid opportunity that is now be-
ing presented TO them.