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Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
The Tree Surgeon.

A new profession has recently come
into being. We refer to the profes-
sion Of operating on sick trees in or
der to save their life and beauty. This
ls a much more serious problem than
1t seems to be, offhand, and the vari
GUS state and federal authorities are
spending great deal Of time and
money devising ways of preventing
and curing tree ills,
Private citizens and public officials
have long been awake to these prob
lens in the eastern states, but wide
spread interest in the west is of more
recent manifestation. This is largely
due to the fact that practically all of
the diseases and pests which infest
our ornamental shade trees have first
shown themselves upon the eastern
coast. Nearly all have been imported
from foreign countries on nursery
stock etc.
At the present time large areas in
the east are practically denuded of
trees through the devastations Of the
Gipsy and Brown Tailed moths, San
Jose, Elm Tree and Oyster Shell scale,
chestnut bark diseases, and other Sc
rious pests. These pests are moving
steadily westward and every inch Of
their advance must be stubbornly con.
tested If the trees are to be saved.
One OF the best and easiest ways
to help our trees combat these and
other ills, is to prune them properly
90 rs to conserve their strength aad
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
MORSE .,CODE

for the lever stick to work in. Screw
the wooden button r to strip o as q
means for locking the door.
Communication is carried on by
means of long and short flashes Of
light. A short flash is made, OF
course, by quick tap upon the key,
and a long fish by holding the key
for an instant. Use the Morse tele-
graph code as your signal code, using
the short flashes for the dots and the
long ones for the dashes. The code
is shown in Fig Z. Cut this out and
paste it to the back of the box, as
shown in Fig. 1, SO you will have it
there for reference when operating
the light.
Copyright. 1912, by A. Nicely Hall.)
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20

at the same time get the best posi-.
BILE artistic results.
2 Most of the readers of this column
have to consider trees which are al.
ready planted. rather than newly
planted ones. Generally speaking,
then, your trees should be pruned at
least once in two years and prefer
ably every year.
The tools to be used are thin blad-
ed pruning saw and pair of pruning
shears. Cut of all suckers or water
sprouts. close to the branch.
Remove dead wood wherever found,
cutting with smooth cut as close as
possible to the live branch or trunk.
II the end Of branch is dead or
broken. cut it OF with a smooth.
slanting cut. well back in the good
wood.
To avoid tearing down the bark, al.
ways make an under cut before cut.
ting through a heavy branch from
above. BY cutting of limb as close
as possible and parallel to the trunk.
the bark will heal over it. It is a
good plan to paint all fresh wounds
WILL "Aile leu " pIeNeuI uSSoy oSS
ting in during the healing over proc
ess. II decay has already set in, cut
away the decayed wood as far as pos.
sible and fill the cavity with a good
rich mixture of cement.
No branches should be permitted to
grow low enough to obstruct the view
on deciduous trees. Crossed, deformed
and interfering branches should be
cut as early as possible.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20

Small holes appeared here and there
in the copper sheath skirt and some
of the braces on the steel frame work
came loose. Uncle Sam found that he
must send for the dressmaker.
The copper envelope which forms
the goddess gown was repaired piece
by piece, all the steel work was
painted, all the missing rivets were
replaced, all places where the cop
per was SO badly damaged by corro-
sion that the light could be seen shin
ing through the shell were patched
properly with soft copper. Great. care
was taken that none of the small
holes intended to drain the pockets
formed by the drapery we're closed by
mistake.
The stone work around the goddess
feet has been repaired and two
turnstiles placed in the stairways
leading to and from the head of the
statue. This was found necessary be-
cause SO many persons did not read
the directing signs and went up the
wrong way, with the result that there
was q great deal unnecessary con-
fusion and some anxiety on the part
of persons meeting on the narrow
spiral.
The repair work is now complete
and the goddess is in as fine and
sturdy condition as when she was
first erected.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
interesting Pointers on Garden
ing for the City Man or
Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-straIn Counts In Chick
ens-The Tree suroeon-smaii
Fruit Pests.
BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD soLrE.

BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLTE.
What is the best breed Of chickens? 7?
Easiest question in the world. Ask
your friends and every one OF them
can answer right of hand, but each
one will name different breed or va
riety and when you ask their reasons
for their choice. mighty few of said
reasons would hold in court.
The fact OF the matter is that there is
no one best breed" of chickens. There
are four or five best Breeds" with
from two to seven best varieties" in
each breed. II you don't believe it,
glance through the files Of any poultry
journal and see the number of best
breeds" mentioned in their free read
ing notices.
One man proves that the White Or
pingtons are the best breed" because
he got Nine. Paderewski to admit she
paid $4,000 for five of his chickens.
Another man clinches the pennant for
the White Plymouth Rocks by saying
that pen Of 80 hens earned $3,500
for him last year, their eggs selling
for $50 setting. And so it goes. Ask.
Ing poultry man to name the best
kind Of chickens is like asking an au-
tomobile man to name the best auto
mobile.
AS far as the city or suburban poul-
try keeper is concerned, he can make
his choice of chickens entirely upon
sentimental grounds.
Remember that the breed deter
mines the size and shape of the fowl.
and the variety determines the color
choose the shape and color that you
think Is prettiest and you will have
the best breed for you.
Now. however, comes the really i'm
portant problem Of the individual
strain Of blood within the variety. The
difference between profit and loss,
eggs and no eggs lies In the individual
( and not in the breed or variety. There
Is no marked difference in the produc-
ton, growth and hardness of five or
six Of the principal breeds, and there
| Is the same similarity between their
established varieties, but there is a
tremendous difference between differ.
ent flocks or individuals OF the same
variety. A poultry man who under
stands his business can take an or
dinary flock OF any standard variety
and he can beat any similar flock OF
the same or any other variety, which
ls handled by an inexperienced or
careless person.
Inheritance Of profitable qualities is
of the greatest Importance. For this
reason scrub or cross-bred fowls are
worthless for breeding, because their
offspring cannot possibly improve in
size or productivity for any length OF
time and practically never hold their
own. Never use anything but pure
bred chickens. Get a. setting of eggs
Or a pair of young birds from the
heaviest laying Len you can find In
the variety you elect to keep. and
build up your flock from the start We
have known two puIlets Of the White
Wyandottes, one of which laid II
eggs in year and the other laid 243
You could not tell them apart by
looks, either. Three Of the good hens
| daughters laid over 200 eggs each in
year. That's why strain counts
more than breed.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
Rara Avis.

"A likeable fellow, Wigley. Every
body seems to have good word for
him. What do you suppose is the So
cret charm about him that attracts
so?"
"Oh, dunno. Maybe it's because
he's one of the common people and
Is always SO modest about It."
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
Must Be Reckless.

women like brave man." re-
marked the first chappie.
That's right" assented the other
chappie. "A fellers got to be reckless
where women are concerned. If girl
offers you kiss, wade right in. Don't
stop to ascertain If her lips have been
sterilized."
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
An Object Of Attention.

IT suppose your family will 60 away
for the summer"
"Yes," replied the man in the al
paca coat.
"Oh, I'll have nice time, too. I'm
the one who will sit quietly at home
and look at the pretty pictures on the
postcards"
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
The honesty OF one man is often
good policy-for others.

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
good grocer. Adv.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
Winter Cow Care.

The winter COW deserves good feed
and care for she Is : sure revenue
producer.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
Turn About.

Turn About.
"Mr. Wombat," said the boss, 'you
have been getting on to go to the
baseball a good deal lately"
II know it, sir"
"Then would you mind working at
the office for few extra innings to-
night?"
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20

Pnkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound a. I
found it very good
for organic troubles
and recommend IL
highly. I had dis
placement, ba ck-
a ch 9 an d pains
when standing on
my feet for any
length Of time, when
Il began to take the
medicine, but I am
rRT
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
THIS WOMAN
HAD MUCH PAIN
when STANDING
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound made
Her a Well Woman.

Chippewa Falls, Wis.-"I have IL.
ways had great confidence in Lydia E.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20
Cut Down.

Husbands that pitcher really cut
glass?
Wife-Well, I got 1t at bargain
sale.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-06-20

Large Family Of Beetles.
There are $4,000 kinds of beetles.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
Jewelry at Auction.

A great deal of interest is be-
ing tahen each afternoon and
evening in the auction sale at the
jewelry firm of Alsup and Leslie,
on North Market street. This
store is going out of business and
for this reason remarkable bar
gains are being offered. The
sale is being carried on under the
efficient management of Mr.. Geo.
Hooper, of Dover, Mass. and
Mr.. Joseph Perel of Memphis,
each of whom have made many
friends since they came to Co
lumbus.
Diamonds, watches, jewelry.
cut glass and silverware are be-
ing sold to the public and a very
rare opportunity is given citizens
to buy these things at their own
price.
r,f Sc
Inc saie wnIcIl Viii PROBABLY
last throughout the week will
continue until everything in the
store is sold.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
adjourned until 2 o'elOckr

adjourned until 2 o'cloekr
When the convention recon,
vened there was more interest
shown than at the morning ses-
sion. Everyone, even the en-.
gineers. had caught the enthu-
siasm and all were impressed with
the Importance of the occasion.
The meeting partook of the ma
ture of a national convention
when kilograms were received
and read from John Sharp vii.
liams, Leroy Percy. f. S. Cand-
Ter, b. G. Humphries, T. L. Sis
son, S. A. Witherspoon. r. ?.
Hobson, Collier and Harrison.
Among the prominent speak
ers of the afternoon were: DR..
j. w. Eckford, of Aberdeen: At
torney |. X. Hinton, OF Car
rollton, Ala, Pres. G. r. High
tower, of the A. and Nj. College;
Hon. J. A. Carney. of Carney,
Ala; Hon. f. P. Phillips, Colum-
bus; Hon. GIN Flynn, Columbus;
Hon, X. Nj. Ivy, of West Point;
Hon. X. p. Wilson, of Mobile: DR..
+. N. Lowe. University, Miss. !;
Hon. +. X. Sherman, Columbus.
The meeting adjourned about
$3.50 o'clock, and the delegates
were given a ride over the city.
They later enjoyed a musical pro-
gram at the college. As a finale
a Dutch supper was enjoyed at
1880 o'clock at the Elks club.
The preliminary report of the
engineers In session here
will probably be finished about
April and if this board recon-
mends that a survey be made it
will be considered by Rivers and
Harbors Committee. If it meets
with their approval it will be
submitted to congress to approve
of and if they do so, they will APP
propriate money for a survey.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
BOARD OF ENGINEERS HEAR STATISTICS
REGARDING TOMDlGBEE RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Important Facts Presented and Several Prominent Men Make Strong Talks
On the Advantages Of Nagabs River Between Columbus and
DemOpOIs. Congressman Send Fluctuations

The auspicious hearing by the
United States board of engineers
before an immense crowd at the
court house in this city yester-
day will probably mean asix-foot
waterway from Columbus to
Demopolis. Ala. The events
could not have been carried out
more successfully. The weather
and all conditions seemed to have
been in league to make the affair
an Overwhelming success.
AT ten O'Clock nearly every
whistle in Columbus was blown
for several minutes in honor of
the occasion, and at the same
time to the strains of inspiring
music the A. and M. College
students were drilling upon Main
street while the large crowds as
sembled at the court house.
Hon. P. w. Maer presided over
the meeting and made a short
talk, saying that the people of
Columbus were especially happy
on this occasion to have such
representative men of the great
est army on earth, and so many
visitors, with them. After well
coming the convention and
stressing the Importance of the
gathering, he introduced Rev. R.
b. Eggleston, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, who in
voked Gods blessing upon the
meeting in a very earnest and
impressive way.
Mayor E. S. Donnell made the
welcoming address on behalf of
the city. in which he requested
the engineers to make a report to
the government asking that an
appropriation in proportion to
other sections be made to Column
bus for a six-foot channel to De-
mopolis.
Among the prominent engin-
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

eers who were seated at the
he airing and who seemed to be
favorably impressed with the re-
reports were Col {. S. Richie,
of Galveston, Texas. Maj. Harry
Burgess, of Nashville, Tenn.
and Captain R. T. Ward, of Mo
bile, Alabama.
Mr.. Maer introduced Hon. Jno.
2. Mayo, president of the Tom
bigbee River Improvement Asso-
citation, to whose efforts the hold
ing of this convention is largely
due. Without any formality
Col. Mayo plead the cause of our
great river and spoke in behalf
of the common people. For
nearly thirty minutes he spoke
forcefully of the advantages that
could be derived from having
locks and dams on the Tombigbee
between Columbus and Demopo-
lis. He told of the benefits
to other sections as we'll as TO
the towns along the river. Hon.
Chas. Hale, a prominent local at
torney was called upon by Mr..
Ma, o and presented to the board
tabulated figures of the amount
that could be saved by a naviga-
BILE river.
Hon. w. B. Bankhead, of Jas
per, Ala, next talked on The
Development to the Remote In
terror, " and stated that he was
glad to be at this convention as a
substitute for his father, who
has always worked for the i'm
provement of the Tomoigbee.
Hon. J. @. Poindexter of Ra-
vine, Miss. next tsld of the
effect that all year navigation
would have on farm product val
ue, and his talk, as well as Hon.
Bankhead's, was enthusiastically
received.
After an enjoyable number by
the A. and M. band the meeting
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
World Fight Against Hook,,oa. . Z

New York, Jan. Is. A world
campaign against hoOkworm will
be one of the first uses to which
the Sl00.000,000 endowment Of
the proposed Rockefeller Founda-
ton will be put as soon as it re-
eeiyes its charter from congress.
This statement was made today
BY Jerome d. Greene. Of New
York. trustee in several Of John
ID. Rockefeller's philantropies.
who is now in Washington urg-
ing the passage of the enabling
act.
To wipe out the hO0kworm. {"
said Mr.. Greene, it will be ne
eessary not only to cure the pre-
sent sufferers, but also to incul-
cate and diffuse such knowledge
of the laws of hygiene and sani-
tation as will gradually make re-
infection impossible. But when
that is done in this country the
work will be only partly accom-
plished; for unless the hookworm
can be eradicated from those
points in foreign lands which
now, through the ordinary chan
nels of commerce, are constantly
distributing infection all over the
world, the hookworm is bound
to re-appeal again and again.
The campaign for its eradication
must therefore be made a world
campaign not for altruistion
motives, merely, but because no
one country can be safe until all
have been cleared of this pest, +"
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
DAUGHTERS ENTERTAIN
VETERANS AT DINNER
AFFAIR GIVtHAT GLAER HOTEL
Nearly One Hundred Old Sol
diers are Guests at a Sump-
tuous Meal Served at
Noon Yesterday

One of the most enjoyable af-
fairs ever held in Columbus was
the annual dinner given to the
Veterans of Lowndes county at
the Hotel Gilmer by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
at noon yesterday in commemora-
tion of the birthday of Robert E.
Lee.
Under the command of Judge
j. A. Orr all members of Isham
: Harrison Camp assembled at the
city hall and about eighty strong
marched in a body to the Gilmer
Hotel where an elegant dinner
was faultlessly served.
A musical program was very
much enjoyed while the dinner
was being served. Among those
who contributed numbers were
Mrs. H. ]. Dashiell, Miss
Mary lta Sherman. Miss Anna
Terrell Hamilton and the Princess
Theatre orchestra. Gods bless
ings were invoked by Rev. A. P.
Leech.
The sumptuous meal was serv-
ed on two long tables, which
were arranged in the parlors of
the hotel, and the menu consist
ed of several courses of the most
appetizing viands.
This token of respect to the
veterans by the daughters is
beautiful and certainly helps
brighten the lives Of the men
who fought so bravely for the
lost cause.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
COTTON SEED HOUSE BURNS

A cotton seed storage house
containing about a car load of
seed, which was located about one
half mile west of Columbus on the
Macon road, was destroyed by
fire at a late hour Tuesday night,
the origin of which is unknown.
The building and the contents
were owned by the Mon
roe County Oil Co, of Aberdeen,
and Mr.. f. Z. Carrel of that city
was here yesterday to investigate
the loss, which is estimated at
several hundred dollars.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
Funeral Of Mrs. G. w. Albert.

The funeral of Mrs. 6. w.
Albert, whose death occurred at
her home on Main Street Satur-
day afternoon was held from the
First Presbyterian church Sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, the
funeral was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. X. b. Eggleston.
This death takes away the last
of the Albert family in this sec
tion, and removes from Column
bus one of the most prominent
and cultured women that has
ever lived here Mrs. Albert
was gentle and kind and. her
sweet influence viii ever remain
with those who knew her. She
never survived the shock of her
husbands death, which occurred
about four weeks ago.
The friends who acted as pail
bearers were: Messrs. G.. C. Bu-
der, A. +. Love, F. ?. Phillips,
J. I. Searcy. Harry Albright. T..
w. Harris, s. b. Street, Sr., and
}. I. Wood.
The following ladies composed
the floral committee: Mrs. +. T.
Wilkinson, Mrs. j. I. Parrish.
Mrs. b. X. Sessums and Miss
Mary Lou Peyton.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
In. "!GRO KILLED
At INTERSTATE CAMP
WAS WANTED IN ARKANSAS
Several Employees Of the Lumber
Company Implicated in the
Killing but Released at
Trial Monday

Gus LlghtSey, a negro who was
IN the employe Of the Interstate
Lumber Company at their camps
about nine miles Lorth of CoIum-
bus was killed Sunday night
while resisting arrest. He was
said to to have been under the
influence of liquor and was shoot.
ing promiscuOusly when Consta-
BILE Moorehead was summoned.
Before Mr.. Moorehead reached
the scene a number of men at
tempted to make the arrest.
which the negro resisted. They
at once opened fire and riddled
Lightsey with bullets.
1t is understood that the negro
was of a notorious character. and
came here about a year ago from
Arkansas, where he was wanted
for murder.
Messrs. Jim Myrick. w. Y.
Younger and o. Windham, three
men of the Interstate camp.
charged with the shooting, were
given hearing before Justice of
the Peace Beverly Matthews
Monday morning and were later
released, as they were acting in
self defense.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
Aberdeen Man Commits Suicide.

Aberdeen man Commits Suicide.
Aberdeen. Miss. Jan. Nv.
G. Hatchett, a cotton buyer, rep
resenting J. S. Patte son and
Company. of Memphis. commit
ted suicide this morning by using
l6 ounces of ehloroform.
He was found in his room by a
negro servant with a towel over
his face satuated with chloroform
and parts of a cotton sample
stuffed around the edges.
When the undertaken reached
h m his body was still warm and
he must have committed the act
about three or four o'clock this
morning.
He wrote three notes before he
died, one was addressed TO w.
Fowler, asking him to notify bis
sister. Another was addressed
to I. t. Davenport. from whom
he had rented a small farm one
mile north of Aberdeen. and it
was on that place he died. The
third note was asking that his
chickens be given to his servant,
Nose.
Mr.. Hatchett was on the streets
yesterday afternoon and was ap-
parently all right.
Financial distress is advanced
as the cause of his death.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. Jesse ?. Woodward left
Saturday for Hartfort, Conn, to
attene a convention of the Phoe-
nix-M utal Life Insurance Com.
pany's agents which is in session
there this week. Before return
ing to Columbus Mr.. Woodward
will make short visit to New
York.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
FREIGHT TRAIN IS DERAIlEO

Nine cars of meat shipped out
of st. Louis on second freight
train No. 80. were derailed on
the main line of the Mobile and
Ohio R. R., near Tbbee yester-
day morning about $3.50 o'clock.
Passenger trains No. 3 and 8
were detoured by Columbus via
the Southern R'y in Mississippi.
Traffic was delayed for several
hours on the M. and O.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. Henry Rechtin of Oxford
spent the past several days in
Columbus on business. He was
also in attendance at the conven-
ton of the Tombigbee River I'm
provement Association held here
yesterday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
Gordon-Ta.e.

Mr.. j. l.. Gordon and Miss
Matte B. Tate, a well known
couple of the Caledonia neigh
borhood came to Columbus Sat-
urday morning and were mar
ried in the afternoon at the court
house. Justice of the Peace F.
w. Flood performed the cere-
money.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23
Railroad Wreck Near Brookhaven

Brookhaven. Miss, Jan. 20
Two men were killed and proba-
bly, twenty persons were injured
when the Illinois Central fast
passenger train, known as the
New Orleans Limited, running
three hours behind time, ran into
an open switch one mile north of
the station at Brookhaven, and
crashed into extra freight No.
81, at standstill on the north
bound track at 7:25 o'clock Sun
day night.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mrs. Tom Franklin's countless
friends regret to learn that she
@has heen IL The p.--st f,4s r,.ght at
her home on North Third avenue.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. Claude Christopher of the
New Hope neighborhood was a
visitor to Columbus Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr., John Tanner and Miss
Mary Tanner of Louisiana, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. B.
lines on South 4th avenue.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mrs. Will Ottley and Mr.. Mar
celle Ottley have returned from
Norfolk, Va, where they had a
delightful visit with friends.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs, Howard K. Rob-
inson will begin housekeeping in
one of the Keller cottages on
College street on February first.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

The many friends Of Mr.. M. C.
Vandiver are glad to see him out
after several days illness.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Misses Mary Eta and Lille
Eichelberger returned Monday
from a pleasant visit to friends
in Starkville.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Maj. M. H. Burgess Of Nash
vile, was among the prominent
visitors to Columbus yesterday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. E. L. Vaughn of the Gale
donia neighborhood was a visitor
to the city Tuesday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. Paul Armour of Tupelo
has been spending the past sever
days here.