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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08
SECOND GOUKIi INA MAUI Il
IN PIANO CONTEST
MISS MUHRAH WINS $1,000
Second Prize Of $500 Won by
Miss Esther Hobbs in Count
on Thursday Night Spec
ial Count July 1.

Great interest was shown by
the contestants and their friends
as the time for the second count
drew near and which after the
votes were counted resulted in
awarding the special prize to
Miss Maggie Murrah. she having
received the next largest number
of votes since the last count. and
the special prize Of $500 in gold
to Miss Esther Hobbs. she hav-
ing received the next largest
number of votes.
The winning of these two spec
ial prizes will in no way have any
bearing as to who will receive
the piano at the time of the final
count at which time the votes OF
the entire contest will be counted
and the winner announced.
If you have not as yet given
your subscription to your favor
ite in this contest, now is the
time to do it. Also bear in mind
to trade with the merchants who
are giving 25 vote coupons with
every dollar cash purchase.
For the benefit of the contes-
tants and their friends we will
have a special count on July 1st,
and will give the following bo-
muses. from now till that time:
For every seven new subscrip-
tons: a bonus of 10000 extra
votes, making a total Of 1920.
For every seven renewal sub
scriptions: bonus of 8, 900 extra
votes, making total of IL, 500.
For every seven back subscrip-
tions a bonus of 5000 extra votes,
making a total Of $500.
For every forty mercants' cou,
pons brought to this office, and
counted by the publisher or one
of his assistants: a bonus of SOC
extra votes will be given. max
ing a total of 1.500. These cou'
pons may be collected from any
and all merchants who are in the
contest.
To the contestants: DOM
wait! Keep right on hustling.
While you are laying off some
one else may be working AMI get
ting the subscriptions and mer-
chants coupons that you might
of had if you had kept going
Your friends will see that yor
are doing your best to win anC
will all turn in and help you al
the more.
There is no reason for any o.
the contestants to get discour
aged, as there are other prizes be
sides the piano that are wei
worth working for, and each still
has a chance for the first prize
as only the second count has
been made.
The following is a list of the
merchants who give coupons OF
dollar cash purchases. be SURF
and tell your friends to ask fol
them:
l.. E. Lide. druggist.
r. Z. Leigh.
A. j. Rombach.
Gunter Brothers.
Columbus Clothing Company.
Miss Parsons, photographer.
Banks Hardware Company.
Miss Neva Turner, milliner.
The standing of the contes
tants at the last count on June s
was as follows:
COLUMBUS.
Miss Maggie Murrah 22 05
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

What about that wedding pres
ent you are going to buy?
Haven't selected it yet. Well you
are in luck. Leigh's big cut glass
sale starts tomorrow. Read
what the store offers in the finest
cut glass. Cut glass is always
correct things for weddings.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

Mr.. Earl Burris, who has been
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
7. G. 3....:s, returned yesterday
to his home in Atlanta.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

A big reduction in all Millinery
for the next 20 days, at the Wom-
ans Store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

OH YOU CALOMEL ! Get out
of the way and let LIV-VER-LAX
do the work. Purely vegetable.
Ask John R. Laws.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

Brocaded Silks and Foulards
in all shades just received al
Llpsey & Chapsky's.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

NO, out you can save moaey
here. Loeb's Shoe Dept,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08
For Milady

Correct footwear at Loeb's
Shoe Department.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

Mrs. 7. E. Stewart and daugh-
tiers, Misses Mamie and Alma, Of
i'ickensviiie, Ala, are ine guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gunter.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08
Right There

The Leaders" Shoe Depart
ment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

5onn 4. Laws is the neaaquar.
ters for LIV-VER-LAX.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

see ane new Foa;asd SILKS i;
Lipsey & Chapsky's.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08
Soul Mates.

Sole Mates. Laeb's Sine De-
partment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Standing of Teams.

Yesterdays Results.
Columbus 18, Jackson A.
Selma 4, Pensacola 0.
Clarksdale 8, Meridian l
Ga mes Tomorrow.
Pensacola at Columbus.
Selma at Ciarksdale.
Meridian at Jackson.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-08

This is an Opportunity for You
We mean to purchase extra fine
wedding gifts at a great bargain.
Buder Brothers,
House Of Quality.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
The Ace Of Fishes.

Until within recent years there had
been asccrtained no trustworthy way
Of finding out the age of fish. says the
Fishing Gazette. Ii has been shown
that mere size does not indicate the
age. Reiblsh. lleincke and others
have discovered that many Of the
bones. scales and otoliths of fishes
have annual age rings. resembling
those in tree trunks. and by means of
these Wallace and others have deter
mined the rate Of growth of place.
showing that some specimens attain
the z of twenty-five or even as much
as Twenty-Five years. Age can now
be correlated with size and weight.
although 1t appears that the sexes
have a different rate Of growth.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
FICTION WRITERS WHO FAIL.
One Class Has No Talent; the otner
Won't Develop Theirs.


The old saving. MANY are called,
but few are chosen" Is applicable 10
fiction writing, according to the state
ment of the editor OF me Of the lead
ing magazines i'm IL Philadelphia ciuD'
a V the Ledger. He said few people
have any idea Of the number OF per
O who imagine they can write great
short stories or novels. Because they
never land their manuscripts they
consider the editors and publishers u
cruel. heartless lot. who have no de-
sire TO find the real stars of b WRIT
ing game and who simply open their
doors to those writer's whose names
appear on the covers of the big sellers
or on the title pages Of the leading pc
riodicals.
These contributors are divided into
two classes. who u the publishers
more wakeful nights than any Others.
The one class is made up of those peo-
pie who neither have talent nor prep
aration for the work and waste reams
of good paper and hours of time. The
other-and the II causing h most
worry-is made up of the many peo-
pie who do have some talent and sufh-
cient education to make n but
imagine that they can sit down any
time and hammer on a prize yarn that
no editor should refuse. The result Is
that they never take time to develop
themselves into smooth clear writer's,
and their work is always so full OF In
accuracies and technical errors that 1t
is impossible to use 1t.
Every publisher and editor OF ffc-
ton, he said, will welcome the new
writer's who write clearly and tell In
teresting stories. even though they
may be of the simplest kind. Every
editor and publisher is trying to find
capable writer's to replace those who
have died and to make up for the In
crease in the amount of material In
demand.
Wonderful opportunities" the ed
itor said. ARE extended in the fiction
field for such people if they will awak-
en- to their weakness and Will not be
come discouraged. but will study and
write and write until they do some
thing worth while. Rome was not
built in n day. and neither vas n for
tune nor n career in any other bust
ness or profession. Why should PEG.
pie expect 1t in the fiction writing
world"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

~ EAREST, Sweetest Ethef-oh
that | had you with me this
minute that | might rest my
head on your bosom and feel
your dear arms about me! On. now l
need your comforting caresses! why
will girls separate themselves from
their own loving girl friends to place
themselves in the power OF a rough
harsh. generou irritating. annoy
ing man? To what a situation nave l
~owokenedl Married but three weeks.
I have discovered that my husband. IN
stead Of being the kind. considerable
devoted creature / thought him. Is bru-
tal-positively brutal. oh. how II pains
me TO confess 1t even to You. my own
true. best and only friend!
1T all came about In this way: On
our wedding trip Bert received n teIe-
gram calling him back to the city on
business. We had been travelling three
weeks Of the honeymoon and were to
spend the fourth week with mamma
before leaving my home forever.
| When Bert's telegram came told him
that We could have but n honey
moon and he should not permit busi-
ness to interfere with II. He replied
| that the matter In question might In
iuence our future comfort. since 1t was
of great Importance. He positively re-
fused to disregard the summons. Then
| told him that he could do as he pleas
ed: | would carry out the arrangement
we had made and go home. He asked
II | considered II a proper act for n
wife to leave her husband for the
| fourth week Of the honeymoon. That's
lust how reasonable men are. As III |
were leaving him. not he leaving me
What do You suppose he said to mel
"'If you're going TO commence run
ming of to your mother ut the end of
the third week after marriage you'll
probably keep II up so long a. she
lives Could he have made a more
horrid speech? just walked out of
the room and left him. The same
afternoon | came home he wen to the
city. Mother had one away for the
day when | arrived. and | must walt
till evening for her return. Since !
can't tell her OF my ~frightful treat.
ment must tell It TO the n love
next best. DO write me by return
mail. giving me that sympathy of
which | stand so much In need. Your
loving MOLI1E.'
The next day Albert Goodwin COMES
home from business. opens the front
door Of the house prepared to receive
him and his bride. puts his hat and
cane In the hall closet and goes up
stairs. signing heavily goes into a
bedroom. where he is surprised to find
his wife.
why. Mollie.'
No reply.
what has brought you home?
thought you were not coming for a
week"
well. mamma. She
"She what"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
SETTLING A QUARREL


"She sided with You about our l,t.
disagreement"
Little disagreement"
Yes. feel perfectly satisfied M.
that mother thinks | should he ha,.
with you"
''Oh. it's your mothers view Of |,
that has converted you"
4 few gulps and n burst OF tear,
Young husband clasps wife in n.
arms. She pillows her head OF ri,
shoulder. and he kisses away the n,
drops. An hour of exquisite hanu'
ness. and the couple 20 down to am.
ner. When coffee is served there i .
ring Mt the doorbell. and the postma.
leaves n letter for Mrs. Goodwin. Sis
scans the superscription. frowns ana
laws IL on the table unopened.
From homer asks the husband.
"No. It's from Ethel Beech"
your bosom friend. And you layk
by to finish your dinner with me-
That's lovely of you"
''Oh. | Fan read II at my leisure"
Come, sweetheart. This is all I,
sacrifice for me. Read your lette,
I'll look ut the evening paper"
He takes up the paper. She opens
the letter. reads II few lines. tears h
In bits and throws 1t into a waste
basket. This is the letter;
my poor. dear. suffering MollIe. Ca,
you doubt that II | We're with you d
this. your great life's dlsappoIntmen
and aiiiiction. | would take you to M
heart? Who ever heard Of q man a.
lowing business 10 separate him from
his wife during the honeymoon? And
how selfish I'm him To .grudge you /,
week in that home where you hayl
been born and reared by loving ni
ents before leaving them To live vii.
a comparative stranger, | hope tbs
by this time your mother Is with you
that her arms are about you and sh
is sympathlzing with You In your mi,
fortune. 10 write me what You Il
tend to do. VIII you get n divorced
II must tell you how beautiful n
new pink silk looks. l hunted all ors
town for n shade Of trimming I
| match and It last found II at Us.
"Goodby. precious. How | pity go
poor dearl | hope your mother vi
keep you with her always aud you
never have 10 go back to your nhgsl
erous husband. Your loving
ETHEL
Ethel been saying anything u
pleasant" asked the husband. sa
priSed ut the tearing mp OF the letter.
well, Ethel. She
"She WHAT
"She hasn't any experience in mair
mony nj an. She doesn't understan
how married people feel about son
things"
"Oh, These people called me hon
on n fools errand. II you like we
spend that week in your home aft'
an
NO. Wen stay here. The house
! lovely. Isn't IT,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
THE WHITE sox STAR PAIR

Moran TOOK part In lou games, was
at bat sos times, made 40 hits for n
total of 1S1 bases, scored ~ runs and
stole 2S bases. His batting average
was PIG. In the field he had 213 put
outs. "a assists and II errors for an av-
erage of .9G1.
The Chicago Americans were lucky
in picking up a crackerjack pair of
youngsters In Rath and Weaver 10
plug the gaping holes in the old cham
pionship machine.
Weaver was a coast star and per-
formed at shortstop for San Francisco,
while Rath was the batting and field
ing sensation of the International
league. playing second for the Balti-
more Orioles.
Rath kept up his speedy pace in the
majors and led the league in fielding
his position. with a percentage Of .963.
He batted at .212 and made 1Gl hits
for a total Of 17S bases and 104 runs
out of 591 times at bat. He also stole
30 bases.
Weaver was a very poor sticker, hav-
ing an average of .224, but he covered
a great deal of ground Oh defense and
made 342 putouts, 425 assists and II
errors. an average of .915 for the sea-
son
Shanks of Washington and Mattick
of the Chicago White Sox were two
of the leading Outfielders discovered
last year. Both are fast and batted
| and 6al1a1 NTH nof,roI oIfI;t. -
was Mattick's first year in the majors.
although he had been on Comiskey's
list for a number of years. Burns Of
the Giants, Compton of the Browns
and Eddie Murphy of the Athletics
also showed promise as gardeners.
OTHER PROMISING MATERIAL
There were several other players
who gave promise of being made of
exceptional material. Hamilton and
Baumgardner Of the Browns pitched
sensationally. as did Baskette of Cleye-
land, Robinson of Pittsburgh and Benz
of the Chicago Sox. Ray Schalk. the
young catcher from Milwaukee. came
to Jimmy Callahan in Chicago with a
big reputation.
There Is an army of others who are
waiting for their chance to break in.
Some of them eventually will rise to
the pinnacle of fame astride the shout
ders of the frantic fans. while others
will hang on the ragged edge for
months and finally lose their grip and
sink into the Oblivion of the bushes,
The schoolboy looks forward to the
fun of baseball and has visions OF a
rosy hued career in the "big show"
hut the old campaigner knows the
game and shakes his head. for the
baseball world. like every other phase
Of life. has its seamy side. and woe
betlde the rookie" who fails TO mind
the old mans cry Of ware holes"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Advertising Pays.

A LADY OF advanced age required the
services Of n page boy ana advertised
Youth wanted"
One Of her dearest friends sent her
by the next post n bottle OF Blanks
celebrated wrinkle filler and skin tight
cncr, a pot of fairy bloom. a set Of
false teeth and n tiaxen wlg-L0ndoa
opinion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Then He Was Picked up In Pieces.

Wlfe-Why did you tell the Batsons
that you married me because | was
such a good cook when you know /
can't even boil n potato?
Hubby had to make some excuse.
my dear. and didn't know what else
TO say.-London Opinion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
A Substitute For COL.

Brown wish | belonged to a golf
club. Jones-ion don't need to. lust
walk five miles or 50. and every twenty
or thirty yards hit the pavement n hard
whack with your stick and swear.-Ex-
change.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Those Jobs Away. Did Bore u.
as he musicale

With the additional privileges. Of
course. come additional responsibilities.
II mother insists on wearing trousers
she Will have to put out the eat and
wind the clock before going to bed
Chicago News.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

"Say. pa. what Is the difference BE-
tween n visit and a visitation;'
Fond Parent-A visit. my son. Is
when you 90 TO see your GrandmotheF
Jones. and n visitation is when your
Grandmother Jones I'M 10 see u.s.
New York Times.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

Mother (after reading pathetic stof''
Now. Reggie. wouldn't you Ike y
give your bunny to that poor little ",
you saw today who hasn't any fathe..
Reggie %(clutching rabbitECouid"'
we give him father lnstead-Punch.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
A STAR NINE MADE UP OF
LAST SEASONS FINDS"

tight contests, and his pep" kept the
men on their toes all the time. 1t may
be said without exaggeration that the
credit for the wonderful showing OF
the team last season should go to this
youngster more than TO any other one
! player. with the exception of Walter
Johnson.
In III games or 443 times at bat Gan
dill made 135 hits for a total of 19l
bases and 50 runs, a seasons batting
| average of 800. He also stole 81
| bases. In fielding he led the league
with 1.1O6 putouts, &c assists and II
errors, an average of 900 per cent.
BosToN's "PHENoM BATTERY"
The Boston Red Sox ''phenom bat
terry" which made its "big time" debut
last year, was also picked from the
International league.
Cady came from Newark, n. j., where
he caught and played first base. The
early games last year were taken care
of by Carrigan, but the strain of the
pennant fight began to tell on the vet
eran backstop, and Cady got his
chance behind the bat, making good
with a rush. Although weak with the
stick. his hits were timely and usually
had an important bearing on the final
score. In 135 trips to the plate he
made thirty-four hits, for n total of
ffty-two bases, an average of .259 per
cent. He showed the way TO all the
veterans with the mask and mitt and
led his league. with $50 p%utouts, So
assists and 3 errors, an average OF
800 per cent.
Bedient. his battery mate, is a prod
uct of the Providence team. He pitch
ed steady ball throughout the season
and finished with n record of twenty
games won and ten lost. an average of
.667. He had 122 s~trikeouts to his
credit and issued % free transporta-
tions. In the worlds series he won
one game, tied one and lost non
PRATT's SUCCESS IN ST. LOUIS
The st. Louis Browns unearthed a
bush league prodigy to play at second
alongside of the veteran, Wallace. His
name is Pratt. and he halls from
Montgomery of the Southern associa-
ton, where he was a star performer
and led the league at the bat.
He proved of great help TO "Prexy"
Stovall In his task of rej~uyenating the
Browns and got into every game with
both feet. In so times ut bat he made
1T2 hits, for a total of 243 bases and
16 runs, giving him an average of
500. He succeeded In stealing twenty
four bases during the season. His
work in the field was equally con
sistent. having to his credit 2I3 put
outs. 336 assists and 80 errors. His
average was .943 per cent
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Pert Paragraphs For the Peeved
Modest Profits.

Flows the sale of stock coming
onE' inquired the first promoter.
Sold 5000 shares this morning.
said the second promoter.
That must mean n good deal OF
money
about Sc. Come on. and I'll blow
you to lunch" - Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

The Brooklyn Superbas started the
a with Il very promising bunch of
colts. two of whom developed into
players of merit. Allen in the box and
Moran in the outfield are the men in
question. Allen won only three games
and lost nine. bat this was due to
faulty support, as shown by his record
of earned runs. In 100 innings pitched
he allowed 40 hits. gave 80 bases on
balls and struck u IS for n total of
A earned runs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Now. That's MAJ

do you think women VIII ever no
successful on the police ~force?"
Not In the secret service den,r,
ment"-Judge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Rather Ambiquous.

Mother acknowledging Don't let w
men come too near you when eourlins.
Daughter-Charles and ! have enA'
between us.-Judge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Borne Out by Event.

DID they dance the latest dance nj
your partyi" They must have" 70.
pied Mr. Cumrox: lit didn't break nm
I'LL nearly 3o'clock. Washington Star
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Iiuas ON Ills Wits.

What are your assets?" they asAeu
the professional witness. "fhey as
my disabilities" he answered proudp'
baltimore American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Snappy Humor.

II hear Crouch received Il consign-
ment by parcel post yesterday"
''He did"
'Then ] suppose, as usual. there was
a growl about it,
There certainly was. 1t was a bull
dog."-Baltimore American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Naturally So

Ihings are just hummins in my
business"
What is it?''
publishing popular airs."-BaItimore
American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12
Its Nature.

That poultry continuance oyer tbara
Is q thoughtful thing. isn't it,
How do you meant
i notice 1t is a Observation-Disclosures
American.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

WEARS ago Henry Wadsworth
" Longfellow wrote that oft
quoted poem in which he
C1VS.