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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
YELLOW PINE MARKET
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Mississippi LnmbeTmen Are Hold
ing Their Products.

The past week developed little II
any change in the yellow pine mar
ket. Demand is still poor. Prices
are at low ebb and rather uncertain
because Of concessions. Any move
in prce lists, however. except for
stock which Sont ni.IS wishes to
turn over. Is not expected as the
lowest figure las been quoted. il is
generally believed.
Lumbermen report they are stiIl
receiving some orders, nothing to
compare with ordinary business. but
enough to keep the wheels turning.
The adjournment Of Congress and
the passage Of trust legislation is ex-
pected to help matters to a certain
extent, some hmbermen believing
that the delay in passing admins
tration measures having more to do
with present conditions than the
European war. Chaotic financial
conditions were reported before the
European war s.arted, some lumber
men argue. because business was
generally upset because Of pending
legislation; fnanciers fearing to put
out their money not knowing what
kind Of law was going to be passed,
and the declaration OF war in Europe
only aggravatedan already sore place.
The Mexican situation has also
affected this territory to some extent,
hopes being held out that business
could be resumed in this direction
with the end Of "watehful waiting. T"
This has not materIaIized, however,
and lumber is still held in allegiance
pending the outcome Of the Aguascal-
tents conference.
Prices are holding up well, lumber
men refusing to sell at sacrifice in
many instances, preferring to hold a
stiff front and gel a profit on their
product rather than scare a prospec-
tive purchaser off Of with offers Of
concessions.
CurtaiIment continues and will
continue until the outlook is better,
The optimistic feeling that better
times are in store still prevails.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
One Lump Instead OF Two.

The best sugar factories through
out the country are facing a peculiar
situation. After working at full ca
pacty to meet a supposed demand
for high-priced sugar, they find that
there is no such demand. Although
the sugar is offered at six cents per
pound, wholesale. sales are slow.
The jobbeS and wholesalers, il
seems, stocked up heavily when the
war broke out, and with warehouses
loaded 10 the raiters, they are not
eager to put more money into the
product. So sugar is going begging
at six cents. How long this con-
dItion will last is a question The
consumer, however. as long as he
uses the usual quantity Of sugar,
may rest assured that he will not
profit. The retail price Of sugar has
advanced to about eigh. cents per
pound and it is likely that il will be
kept there, indefinitely. The old
law Of supply and demand ap-
pears to haue been repealed m this
century. The only way to touch
the spectators is through the pocket
A lack Of demand or a falling off ir
demand is likely to result in a re-
ddction in price, for the jobbefs vii
not care to carry big stocks that ar
slow sales. Therefore, if every
American would cut down bis allow
anoe Of sugar, just a trihe, WI
would see the prices tumbling in
few weeks. One spoonful or on
lump, instead Of two in your coffe
every morning for a month woul
result in a return Of five cent suga
: before Christmas.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Odd Bits OF News

Louisville Ey.-Two Slaughter
house rropriftnrs 0f louisville have
been faei si00 each and sentenced 90
CITY DAYS 10 jan Tor selling horse meat
f1r frd
Frederick Md.-A negro Ia me laiI
refused tu escape when three uther
tugitives effected llll delivery Satur.
iay night because Che warden had
Promised he prisoner, chicken f0r
dinner sunday.
heldtug, Mich.-A SILK thread Man
uitctuflns Company N this city, Is
supplying the United States with
crochet cotton, product, which un-
ul che hrcnking out N the European
var WAS made exclusively Ia Alsace.-
L1rrllu The demand Tor the cution
Is cuormuu, and the manufacturer,
are putting 10 new machinery 60 meet
&c.
ST Louis, No The war revenue
tax ~ approximately $50 100000 on
the annual output u beer Is agreeable
% the brewers % this city, although
this Industry already pay. ayeirly In.
ternal revenue tax oi tlb5 900, 600 The
new beer tax viii yield revenue
more than ten times greater than
that NJ auy uther single commodity.
Grand Island, Nth-1 D. swan.
bock ~ GreenWuud Mu, although
aged 100 years, Wis an active piftiei.
rant iu the meetings ~ The state
lodge ~ o, o. b. held here last
week. lie claims 10 be the oldest
living odd Fellow as we'll as the
oldest in polnt u membership, hoylug
lined the order 10 HAMBURG, Germ,
any, sevcuty>one years ago
sullivan, Ind MtS Eleanor
Cuml es The oldest living white wuman
iu Indiana observed her l0jth hlrths
day anniversary sunday az the home
VI Her son Wiley Glmhlf she ls the
mother of eleven children, siS boys
and nve girls, 81 grandchildren, IA
great grandchildren aud II great
great grandchildren Mrs. Combes is
apparently In her usual good health.
Buneetown, No In 1882 y. y
stephens, iaihsr ui J y stethen., -
Wnoiiaad, Calf lnHrnep a aenlss tue
continent IN prairie schooner H.
tuk just 100 DAYS iof the uxen ~
haul he slowly mivinv wagon. Il
Gently thls old seutlemin hid tHe
pleasure NJ going over The same route
in an automobile driven hy hts sun.
Just fourteen days elapsed from the
time that the eugin started 10 Wurd
land until the machine va. brought
tpa stop at tht dpor step OF the old
homestead Ia iiuneetnsn.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06

took possession Of the most cemfort-
able rocker in the living room. When
YOU look at that rocker in the future
it 0iB not bring a pang to see i
empty, for If will be full Of little old
Benjamin B. Father. Your ma and
| stayed by you through teething,
collie, measles, Group and whoopIng-
cough and we are going to see you
through this If We have to take turns
at spanking you. Take your eyes
off the moon, daughter and look al
the dust around you.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06

acres Of corn, oats. pels, peanuts,
and sweet potatoes, together With
an kinds Of vegetables. sach as
snap beans, peas. mmIrs andUaSt-
ing ears.
GetlIngblck 10 the hogs. After
grazing ms o1t crop until April !
harvested forty bushels per acre. I
then soVej the land broadcast in
peas. picked the pcas, and moved
the vines for hay, I also have a
fine meadow Of Bermuda, from
whice cut the finest OF hay. We
have an abundance Of grazing for
hogs and cattle. With regard 10
prices. Our peanuts bring 500
per bushel, peanut hay 6S cents per
bale, Bermuda and peavine hay so
cents per bale, sweet potatoes 81 .6S
per buShel. Besides We have at an
times some vegetables to sell at
good prices.
last, but not least, is the poultry
from which we derive a neat sum
every week. ship my hens and
they bring me so cents apiece. |
sell my eggs on the local market and
guarantee them strictly fresh, there
by getting from 5 TO 10 cents more
than market price.
We have a nice little herd Of
Jerseys, from which we have all the
butter and milk we can consume at
home and giltedged butter to sell.
Thore is no other section Of the
cotton belt that is more adapted to
the growth Of cotton than east Tex
as, in a great many instances maxi
ing two bales per acre. Today !
wouldn't get back into the old ruts
with the assurance Of Is cents per
pound for cotton. Those not hav.
ING aecesa to market as We have
can at least live at home or come
over IN old east Texas, the garden
spot Of the world. .-Timpson, Tex.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Hogs, Corn, Peanuts.
BY L c. N.

BY L. 9. NJ.
For the past three years ! have
advocated the idea Of more hogs,
corn and peanuts, and in that time
bought a threshing machine, which
| have run at quite loss until the
present season, when the people
have become convinced that there is
more money in growing grain crops
than there is in cotton. Those that
grew the largest fields Of cotton are
giving the most patronage.
| have now on hand more than
two hundred bushels Of peanuts,
also more than that amount Of bay,
and in addition about fifty head oi
hogs.
Ny crop consists Of about twenty
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
What The Farmer Did.

A city man recently visited his
country cousin" The man from
the city, wishing to explain the Joys
Of metropolitan life, said. We
have certainly been having fun the
last few days. Thursday We autoed
to the country club, and golfed un-
iii dark, then trolIied back to town
and danced until morning" The
country cousin was not to be stump
ed in the least, SO began telling Of
some of the pleasures Of the simple
life: I'VE have had pretty goood
times here, too. The other day we
buggied out to Uncle Ned's and went
out to the back lot, where we base
balIed all the afternoon. In the eve
ming we sneaked up into the attic
and pokered until morning. A
sturdy old farmer who was listening,
not to be outdone, took up the con
versation at this point and said: "
was having some fun aboutthis tint
myself. muled to the cornfel'
and gee-hawed until sundown
Then | suppeTed until dark, an'
piped until g o'clock, after which
beadsteaded until the clock fived
after which / breakfasted until it wa
time to 90 muling again.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Blow Mel

90 tbe battle Geld Islt
RIoomiu ready tor 90 quit,
I've been chasin' and been chased Or
futty days,
First slmc Fritz pursues me 'rouud
fhen lrun 'im olt thcsrnuut
til bath me aud 1m Is in hleedlu'
d4Ta.
Tramp, tramp tramp Che blys are
marchin'
Buck up, comrades, all is we'll.
hut N tanXi1us tn Dad 0ut
Wut The bloumin' ruNs about.
llihe bleetin, b.lnsin, hlnwed lfI
can teIl,-E y, MCINTYRE.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Seyen-POund Potato Shown At
Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Oct. IA
yellow yam weighing seven pounds
and one ounce, said to be thelargest
ever displayed in Hattiesburg. was
brought to town by J. L. Denham,
a farmer living near Hawer. Another
potato in the same load weighed
four pounds and two ounces. The
potatoes are Of rhe Triumph variers
andlwere grown BY Mr.. Denhsm OF
his fam.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Mississippi Archaeology.
lBy Calvin S. Brown, Professor OF
Modern Languages aud Literaturesl

lBy Calvin S. Brown, Professor OF
Modern Languages aud Literaturesl
Mississippi is one Of the leading
states in the investigation and pre-
servation Of historic records, yet but |
little has been done in the study Of
its Indian remains. Almost every
part Of the Stnte was either inhabit-
ed by Indian tribes or used as hunt
ing grounds for them. Their re-
mains are everywhere encountered
in the form Of mounds and graves;
and in the artifacts which they have
left, such as arrow-heads, spear
heads, stone hammers, axes, beads,
grinders, pipes, banner-stones, per-
forators, discoidal stones, and pot
terry. Some Of the mounds are very
large and some Of the graves yield
interesting finds.
Several good collections of archeo-
logical material have been made, yet
much remains to be done. Untor-
tunately some Of the best material
has already been taken out Of the
state before our own museums are
supplied.
The Peobady Museum Of Cam
bridge, Massachusetts,, has done
some exeavating in Coahama Coun'
ty and has published record of it,
work. Mr.. Clarence B. Moore O
Philadelphia has written valuable
book entitled Certain Mounds i
Arkansas and Mississippi. Tn
Mississippi Historical Society ha
also published several brief paper
relating to the ancient inhabitants
It's coped that in the future W
shall take more interest in the pre-
servation Of these prehistoric rt
mains and in their accurate an
scientific study. No importar
mounds or other significant archet
logical works should be ruthlessl
destroyed, and none should I
opened except by trained invest
gators. The University will |
glad 70 have notes on mounds, ei
closures, and other remains. and :
all collections in the Stale.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Jackson County.
OCTOBER TERN, 1914

An members aod unleets present
Report ~ sheriff relative 10 prison.
er. received durng October received
aud approved
Report ~ convict foreman showing
Work performed aad expsu.e account
80 tl362i received ana approved,
Report of y. y Roberts. game war
den, i0r month ~ October received
and approved.
Reprtt ~ eletk relative a. warrants
ISSUED duriag month NJ Octuuer re.
ceiyed and appryed,
Oniclal band uf W h. Herring,
Notary p1ulic Cor city NJ Moss puint,
approved.
Plans and speclaniiuns for ruad IN
district leading ff'm near the gate
~ J, a. Garmrds 5 4 of Ocean
springs ea>tSaftly "a point near
q y Biluu's, miles, adopted.
Messrs Denny & Denny allowed
aum oi $500 as attorney fees Ia case ot
Jackson CuuUty Versus Aelna Fire lu
surauee Company
, lltli, St allowed go tur services
rendered In esse ~ lsrksnn Cunty
versus AetnA Fire Insurance Com
pany
Proposition " employing a proper
person tn cnniuct drm1nsirutiuu aud
extend work 10 agriculture on a
more extensive scale denlrd for lack
ot funds TO carry on such WORK.
Geo. Robinson. J Fletcher, J A.
Ramsay aud John Robinson, appoint.
ed committee 10 Inspect conditions
At Blun Creek bridge aud take such
action as they deeul necessary
Report ~ cuunty health officer for
October received and approved
VIM Kithpath, " Hurley Miss,
admitted % caunty home
Clerk of board % supervisors author.
ized 70 have cerlaln repairs made on
+. j johnson residence property
CLERK " board pfsupefyislfs authnf'
ized 10 publish notice ~ sale NJ all
timber On See 10 rp 7R5and See d
II or 6ta highest hiGder December
Term 1914
Petition ~ W. W woudmau ant
Others iur dipping vat 10 district
c1utluucd until sufficient funds afi
received 90 increase watts m cuuniy.
Rad cOmmlssluners district M
authorized tu construct road to Lainl
schuu hluse.
Petition u o. /. Simpson and other
Tor change In route " road IN distric
1 referred tu road commissioners o
district fpt examination. tepurl, etc
Road 10 district leading ifum W
r.. Dayld'- residence on Rad 9 10 fnai
3 near Gays stu, distance ibiut twl
miles, decisred public, upon niiol
. deeds fur rights.0i.way.
Bond u }. A Furry, contractor f.
building Gautier-O Ocean Springs ruat
In sum ~ 81, 600 withJ " Cox + }
Krohn, Geo. l.. Mallett 1bo4. !
Ramsay, V Carter and SAM 4
: Fairly sureties, approved
; Tax collector directed 20 e0llectio
4 OF the regular Communication road "a
Of 50 flom all persons residing 10 q
town of East Side
Personal assessment ~ Mclnn
Bros reduced from 81 $50 e. 81 ,320
Ordered that 5000 u district
road b0nds be sold for road improy
ment work
specifications iUr shelling old "Gh
o an Road adopted, and commissione
e directed 10 let egutraes therefor.
is tAllomaaces to follow Next Weekl
y r A. ROBERTS, Pres.
Is FRED TAYLOR, Clerk
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Benefit Of Roads To EOnahuttlng
Property Owners.


Washington, ID. g., Nov. g.
The road building specialists Of the
Department Of agriculture, II Bull
etin No. l5s, entitled Highway
Bones" have the following to say
about the benefit Of q well construct
ed highway to property owners
whose property is nor directly on
the read to be improA ed:
In planning the hphEay system
OF the main market loadS, il viii be
found necessary to omit many roads
the improvement 9f which is greatly
desired BY abutting landowners. Tie
fact that such property holders must
pay a tax for the bon1 issue is only
an apparently justice, tor II the high
way system is well planned the en-
tire county will feel the benefits Of
the Improvements. As arule, main
market roads reach TIE majority Of
producing areas. and when they are
improved all land values tend to in
crease.
The fact that cities and larger
towns are frequently taxed for bond
issue to build highways outside Of
their own limits is sometimes made
a point Of debate in bond elections.
It is argued that because a large
part Of the county wealth is within
the corporated limit Of such cities
and towns, highway bond money
should also be used 10 construct
their streets. 1t is even urged that
the expenditure should be made
proportionate to the assessed yalua-
ton within the city limits. II the
proceeds Of highway bond issues
were distributed in this way, their
purpose in many eoSes would be de-
feated. The primory object Of the
county highway bond stae is TO
build county market roads and not
to improve city streets, although a
high percentage Of the assessed val
uation may be city property. Il is
now known that the expenditure
Of city taxes on country roads is a
sound principal and that il is one Of
the best features Of State aid ioi
highways. In Massachusetts, the
city Of Boston pays possibly 40 pei
cent Of the total State highway fund
but not a mile Of State-aid highway
has been built within its limits,
New York City also pays about q
per cent Of the cost Of the State
highway bonds. Some State laws
prohibit the expenditure Of proceeds
Of State highway bonds within cor
porate limits Of cities or towns.
The improvement Of market road
results in improved marketing con
ditions which benefit the city. Nos
cities are essentially dependent up
on the surrounding country for thei
prosperity and development. Tn
development OF suburban property
for residence purposes is also De
pendent upon highway condition
and it is becoming evident yearl
: that whatever makes for an intreas
in rural population must be en-
eouraged. Since the introduction
Of motor traffic, country highway
E are used to an increasing extent b
e city residents. In tact, the cost
? maintaining many country highway
e has been greatly increased BY II
: presence Of city-owned motor "
q hicles. The general advance
G facilities for doing country busine.
i from town headquarters when ros'
o are improved is no inconsiderab
y factor in the commercial life Of Il
d community.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06
Growing WlntstOats In The South

washington, ID. C., Nov. o.
Every southern farmer should grow
enough oats to feed his work stock
during at least a portion Of the year.
In addition to furnishing feed grain
at less cost than il can be purchased, +,
fall-sown oats prevent the washing
Of the soil by which much fertility
is frequently lost. There IS still
time to sow winter cats in the Gull
States, though this work should be
done at once if good results are to be
obtained. According to specialists
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture, oats Sown in the South
ern States during October or the
first half Of November may be ex-
pected to produce at least twice the
yield Of grain obtained from spring
seeding.
Winter grain may be Sown on land
which produced a crop Of cotton,
corn or cowpeas the past summer.
II this land has not already been
plowed, it will be better to make the
surface soil soil fine and with the
disk or drag harrow than to delay
seeding by plowing now. Better
results are obtained from sowing
with the drill than from broadcast
seeding, though il drill is not avail
able sowing the seed broadcast on
well-prepared land usually results in
a good stand. II the preceding crop
was well fertilized, 100 to 200 pounds
Of acid phosphate will be all that the
oats require this fall, though a little
nitrate Of soda will help the fall
growth, especially if the soil is not
already we'll supplied with nitrogen
from the growing Of cowpeas or some
other legume. A top dressing Of so
to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda ap-
piled when growth starts in the
spring will greatly increase the yield.
The variety Of winter oats most
commonly grown in the South is
Red Rustproof, Appler, Lawson,
Hundred Bushel, Bancroft and Cook
are selections or strains Of Red Rust
proof which are said to be particu-
larry valuable in some localities. The
Fulghum is a promising new variety
which natures a week or TEN days
earlier than the Red RuStproof, and
usually produces as much or more
| grain. As the kernels Of all these
varieties are large, from 2 1-2to 3 IL
bushels should be sown to the acre
The smaller quantity is sufficient 4
the seed are drilled early on we'll
prepared land, while 3 bushels o.
more are needed when the seed {
sown broadcast late insthe season
| The Winter Turf or Virginia Gray 1
a very hardy variety which is valu
able for pasture or hay production
.tbut which does not yield as mucf
grain in the Southern States as tn
Red Rustproof. On account Of tn
small size Of the kernels, only 1 l.
bushels of seed Of this variety ar
required.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06

Renewing fhs Rust Prem esssl
Rust can be removed from steel b.
covering It with sweet oil for . day,
then rub Il with q lump Of fresh lime
aad poiish ii ths ordinary way.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-11-06

FRED TAYLOR, cierE
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-21
SPORT.

Freddie Welsh, the English light
weight champion, effectually eliminat-
ed Joe Rivers from the first division
of lightweight contenders at Los An
geles by winning his 20-round battle
at Vernon in hollow style.
Blain Wallace, candidate for the po-
sition of third base on the varsity
baseball team at Boulder, Colo, broke
his left leg above the ankle in an at
tempt to execute the famous hook
slide in a dash for third base. He
was removed to st. Luke's hospital at
Denver.
Benny Chavez, the Trinidad Mexi-
can, outclassed Patsy Brannigan of
Pittsburg in a 15-round bout at Pueblo,
Colo. Referee Byrnes gave the ver-
dict to Chavez and the decision met
with the hearty approval of the big
crowd which witnessed the fight in
the Rex arena.
Immediately upon the close of the
Juarez, Mex, racing meeting. March
%, there will be shipped to Denver at
least 110 horses, the twenty-four own
ers of which animals have already
signified their intention of sending
their stables to Denver at once to rest
up in preparation for the nineteen-day
meeting opening Saturday, June 13.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-21
FOREIGN.

King Christian of Denmark has con
ferred the Grand Cross of the Dame
brog order on Andrew Carnegie.
st. Petersburg dispatch to the
London Times says it is estimated
that 5000 persons perished in the
storm and that $50 boats were sunk
in the Black Sea.
Sir John Murray, the celebrated nat
uralist and oceanographer of Edin-
dent in London. His daughter was
seriously injured.
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh, Wis,
was given the decision over Jeff
Smith, another American fighter, at
the end of hard fought twenty
round bout at Sydney, n. S. w.
Pancho Villa has confiscated the
estate of Manuel Gomero in the state
of Chihuahua. This is worth at least
$1,000 900 and the Gomero family is
second in importance only to the Ter
razas family.
Dr. Joseph A. Blake spent an un
happy hour in London trying TO dodge
American newspaper correspondents
who asked him if he was going to
Paris to join Mrs. Clarence H.
Mackay.
/ Oscar Allen, an American, was
| found dead recently at Pearson, Chi
huahua, with his head split. by an axe
/ This was reported to Consul Thomas
/ Edwards at Juarez, who at once be
I gan an investigation.
Southwestern Europe was swept by
a terrific storm which practically
paralyzed telegraphic communication
Wires between Paris, Berlin, Brussel;
and Amsterdam We're down and com
munication with London was badly
interrupted.
The famous Thirteenth Century
church at st. Quirinus at Neuss, foul
miles from Dusseldorf, Germany wa;
partially destroyed by fire. St. Quiri
nus was begun in the year 1909. The
tower which collapsed was recon
structed in 1741.
The Mexican foreign office an
nounced that there was a likelihood
that Judge George Gray of Whining
ton, Del, and Richard Olney, formerly
secretary of state, of Boston, would
visit Mexico to investigate conditions
there. Jose Lopez Portillo y Rojas
the foreign minister, said that since
the two men named would be acting
only in an unofficial manner, the
Mexican government would be glad to
receive them.