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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-17

1 and their stock, and cotton has been i their money crop" pure and simple. | Competition Stimulates Corn Growing. KY. w West, Wabhascka mer- hchants.ssome time ago offered g. prize l for the best four ears of corn raised in.stliat section. White and negro farmers entered into the competition, the, prize being awarded to Arthur Sanford. who farms on the Ben Rob-
 erts place. Second prize was awarded
 Jo. Henry Jones. on inc FssG. Bridges .place., SonIe G tnes sothsrs Whn were. in th& &competitfon were NJ. G: Stevenss lon the Altheimer place: P. B. Bogy, on his own place: E. W. Barley, on
 his owgA, place: J. J. Freeman, son the
 Shelby placss sW. -sF. Word, on the
 Dape aycG cGeheesplacess Chas. Rice, OR
 the Shelby place; Obey Jefferson, on
 the Johnson place: Louis Arthur on the Bridges place; Joe McGiil. on the Green place: Louis Smith, on the Aic- Coy place; Thomas William, on the Jordan place; J. R. Jones. on the West place; Cephus Reams, on the
 Elliott place: John Blackwell, on the Johnson place; and others.
 Mr. West sent all the corn entered in the contest to MT. Lambert here, to be judged, and Mr. Lambert has placed 1t all on exhibition in the chamber of commerce rooms, where II has attracted considerable attention nafO saysitnfS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-17

e
 Negro farmers Of the Wabbasekf section will hold a township agricui- tural fair at Wahbaseka beginning lnext Wednesday and ending next Sat ,Nrday, and the indications are the eX- enibits of farm products and live stock will be a most pleasing surprise to the .white business men and farmers of the entire county.
 Arrangements have been perfected to mRke slle fair d real. old tina e agri- cultural fair. Not. having at hand a suitable ehulding for the exhibits, the negroes have rented monster tent from Little Rock. A race course has been preparea on which home grown .herses will take part in tfotting. and nacins races. Particular attention is to be paid to exhibits of poultry and hogs, and it is stated by Farm Dem onstration Agent Joel Lambert that some Of the stock which is to be en- tered at the fair would be considered worthy of entry into almost any ex- hihition.
 The negro farmers Of that section are better off financially this fall than they have been for a number Of years, and they admit that their inn proved condition is the result of the practice of farm diversification. Al most all of them have decided to Tive at home" they have raised large aoantitles Q, toodstdffs foi thenlScls es
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-17


 developing weevils will be killed. Two riashois. Of d astruction are available If the plants can be plowed under to 4f,er , inches this is the most deslr- able imsthei of procedure, otherwise they should be stacked in windrows and burned as, soon. as dry. A>-,.
 After. esroying the plants prepa- ratien. pfl be made for a winter cover, trCp E and for a relation Of cfopsA neStyyear. " -. Y.9F5
 s,:s Iluids Position i'll Arkansas.
 The weevil has maintainea it's posi- tion in Arkansas and has probably ex- tended it's area a little faf.aer north in the western portions. The entire state of Mississippi is infested, and the weevil is now known to be in Me Nairy and Hardin counties. Tenn. Tennessee planters along the :sentire Fssuthern border shoafd take the same precautions that have been recom- na3nled to Oklahoma planters.
 Pfobahtv only four or five counties il the .lnountai9ous sectlans of north astef sS sAl l;shaE.swill ascape 4nfes sa+ tied; by E ls..bplhN lnis year. .aas CT thitisf salEtS5 ii westelh ts5Drgia are alraafy known te be Infested and there is no doubt but that i've more Nill ts recorded soon.
 x sS. sefS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-17
Negro Farmers Will Hold Township
 Farm Exhibit at WabbaseAa This Week
Progressive Colored Men Ge Together Grow Good Stuff
 and Hire Tent to Exhibit Products

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
Ano personals

weeks in this city as guest of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Horn
| :->-ss
Miss Kathleen Sparkman, who has
| been teaching in the consolidated
school near Virgins, has returned to
spend the vacation season with her
parents, in this city.
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Oates-GatIin.
| DR.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Gatlin announce
the marriage of their daughter, Ellene
and DR.. Junius Kennedy Oates, of Bay
Springs, Miss, which occurred in At
lanta. Ga, on the ninth day of Febru-
ary DR.. Oates is a graduate of the
University of Mississippi and is stu
dent of medicine in Atlanta.
49,:
Hoit-GulIy.
A. marriage of much interest to
friends in Hattiesburg was that of
Miss Annie Taylor Gully daughter of
Dr. H. S. Gully and Mrs. Gully, of
Meridian, and Mr.. Julian Wood Holt,
formerly of Hattiesburg, which was
solemnized Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock at the home of the brides pa
rents, Archdeacon De B. Waddell Of
floating. Only near relatives and in
innate friends witnessed the cere-
mond
Mr.. Holt was very much of social
favorite in Hattiesburg during the sew
eral years he was connected with the
Love Drug Co. He is now a member
of the firm of Holt & Cook, druggists,
and we'll thought Of in the business
world Of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs Holt left shortly after
the service for wedding Journey to
Mobile and New Orleans and on their
return will be at home to their friends
at 2610 Eighth Street, Meridian
Review Club.
Mrs. H. Ogden was hostess to
pleasant meeting of the Review Club
Tuesday afternoon, when an interest
ing program upon Scotland" was the
feature Of the meeting.
Mrs. Victor Seaman read a we'll
prepared paper by Mrs. Chas.
Ehlers upon "The Peculiar Music of
the Bagpipes and their Historic USE"
Several matters of minor business i'm
portance were disposed of and the.
routine work of the club.
Mrs. Ogden favored as guests Mes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

Vegetable Compound so threw away
the medicines the doctor left NE and be-
gan taking the Compound. Before /
had taken half q bottle was able to sit
up and in short time / was able to Dc
all my work. Your medicine has proved
itself able to do IA you say it .gill ard |
have recommended it in every Household
Ihave visited. Mrs. MARY JC.IsSTc c.,
210 Siegel Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Another Bad Case.
Platteville, Wis., was nervous,
weak, and all run down. | could not
sleep nor eat, and had such a trembling
through me all the time. / got thin and
poor, could not do any work for almost
two years. / took Lydia l.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and became strong
and fully able to do my work. ] have
told many people how very-very good
your medicine is, and how it has helped
me. / wish every woman who suffers
as | did would try it. Mrs. THOMAS
MORRIS, R. D. No. 1, Platteville, Wis.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY. HAIR
YOU CAN BRING BACK COLOR AND
LUsTRE WITH SAGE TEA
AND SULPHUR.

When you uarKen your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell.
because it's done 80 naturally, so even
ly. Preparing this mixture, though,
at home, is mussy and troublesome.
For so cents you can buy at any drug
store the ready-to-use tonic called
''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy." You just dampen q sponge or
soft brush with 1t and draw this
through your hair, taking enc small
strand at time. By morning all gray
hair disappears, and, after aonther ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully darkened, glossy and lux
uriant. You win also discover dan
drum is gone and hair has stopped fall
ing.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace.
il sign Of old age, aud as We Al de-
sire e youthful and attractive appear.
ance, get busy at once with Wysth's
Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
SUIT AGAINST SUGAR KINGS.

Boston, April 6-Trial of the $780,
900 suit of William J. Lowrie against
James B. Castle and others, sugar
kings of Hawaii, will begin here today.
The suit was filed in 1906, while Castle
was visiting his son, a pitcher on the
Harvard baseball team. Lowrie claims
this large sum because of the breaking
of their contract with him when he
was serving as general manager of
their sugar plantation in Hawaii. Since
the suit was fled, constant stream OF
pleadings has been fled in the casa
1t took zoo days to introduce the evf
dence before an auditor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS

How vinoI Made Her Strong.
Beallsville, Ohio.-'T wish all ner-
VOWS, weak, rundown woman could
have Vinol. I was so rundown, weak
and nervous / could not sleep. Every
thing l ate hurt me, and the medicine
had taken did me no good deeid-
ed to try Vinol, and before long
could eat anything / wanted and could
sleep all night Now I am well and
strong, and in better health than
have been for years. Mrs. Anna Mil
lison, Beallsville, Ohio
We guarantee Vinol for all run
down, weak and debilitated conditions.
The Century Drug Store. Hatties-
burg, Miss. and at leading drug stores
everywhere.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

danes W. o. Tatum. A. E. Hoffman,
r. r .Swittenberg, E. L. Robbins and
Miss Ella Braswell, Mrs Robins and
Miss Braswell assisting her in serv-
ing a delicious salad course at the
close OF the meeting.
The club members present were
Mesdames M. e. Adams, r. r. Akers,
George Calhoun, ]. K. Denham, j. }.
Griffin, w. A. Hamper, v. M. Seaman,
W. S. Temple, Fred Heidelberg, Foster
B. McAllister and Miss Ida Clark.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
ON THE SICK LIST.

Mrs. Chas. Ehlers is seriously i'll at
her home on West Pine street.
49,
Miss Mary Louise Campbell, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. r. l.. Campbell,
is quite i'll this week.
49,
Mrs. w. F. Cook, who has been seri-
ously i'll for the past ten days, is
somewhat improved today.
49,
Mrs. T. A. Hightower has been i'll
for several days at her home on Main
street, but is much better today.
49,
News at late hour today is that
Miss Wayne Thompson's condition is
most satisfactory and that she is rally
ing splendidly from the serious acct
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our many friends
for their kindness and sympathy in
our recent bereavement in loss of
wife and our dear mother, Mrs. Ellen
Smith, and especially do We desire to
THANK Brothef Solomon and Sister
Crawford for their kindness and as
sistance. God bless them in all they
may do. j. S. Smith,
Leon Smith,
Nettie Smith,
olenia Smith,
Tommie Smith.
1t* Carrie Smith. -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
q 4 q O q q q q q . q = . =
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
Thursday, April 9th.

Morning 10 o'clock Morning
usic Club hostess, Misses Lo- =
ana Thames and Marie Oakley, =
residence of Mrs. w. T. Cosby. Z
Afternoon 8 o'clock: Thurs Z
law Crochet Club; hostess, Mrs. =
Stirling McGreagor. .
Afternoon, 4 o'clock: The Art =
= Club, Hotel Hattiesburg. =
. Evening: After Easter Ger .
= man, Elks' Club. =
. Friday, April 9Th. =
q Afternoon, 3 O'Clock: Needle .
= craft Club; hostess. Mrs. F. w. .
. Funk, at residence of Mrs. c. e. .
. Eure.
= Saturday, April 10th. .
q Afternoon, 8 o'clockff Priscil- .
. liam Embroidery Club; hostess, =
= Mrs. Foster B. McAllister. =
= Afternoon, $3.50 o'clock: Mrs. =
. j. Morgan Stevens and Miss =
= Featherstun will entertain the =
Woman's Club and the Sowania =
= Club jointly. .
= Afternoon, $3.50 o'clock: Leo .
= fast Club; hostess, Miss Florence =
. Stollenwerck. .
. Evening, to 10 O'Clock: Rev. .
. and Mrs. G. H. Thompson's 25th =
= anniversary reception. =
90 . . . = = 90 <%<<
Mrs. Weber Wilson, of Laurel, en-
route to Gulfport, spent today in Hat
tiesburg as guest of Mrs. Paul B. John
son.
Mrs. Erie Setliff, who was called
here on account of the death of her
sister. Mrs. Fannie Owen. has returned
to Aer home in St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. II. o. Cook, who have
bees making their home in this city,
i4fs Tuesday for McComb. where they
VIII reside In the future.
49,
Mrs. ID w. Lewis, of Bogue Chitto,
Miss, Is visiting her son and daugh-
tar. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. w. Ball, at their
home on Buschman street
49,:
Mrs. Robert Laird has returned to
Meridian. after spending several
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
METHODIST CONFERENCE
AT BROOKLYN

New York, April 7.-Bishop William
F. Anderson Of Cincinnati Is presiding
over the annual conference Of the New
York East Methodist Church. at Brook
lyn, today. The meeting Ia An i'm
portant one, for there Is q movement
on foot to unite the New York Confer
ence and the New York East Confer
ence into one large body.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

Made Well By Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Philadelphia, Pa. -"I had severe
case of nervous prostration, with palpi-

tGtl0n CT 10 Ec1T !,
constipation, Laa4-
aches, Gizziles
roise IA ny c are
t;mid, ner yo,,9, res;
less &c IS end
slice lessness.
81 read il the g.
re- where a young
w orr an hal been
c,.red {. t., same
troubles By taking
Lydia L. Pilkham's
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

per9.
Zudora ran into the office, threw her
arms around Johns neck and Rugged
him.
And TO think this morning was a
prisoner, wanting to die and be free of
it all. Oh. I've gone through So much
that | never want to hear the word
adventure again"
"And don't blame you"
Mime. Du Val stole in noiselessly and
tiptoed behind the screen.
do you believe that Mime. Du Val
was really made prisoner toow
Temporarily, yes. But 1t all looks a
bit fishy to me. Here's the postman.
Let's see what he brings" He opened
up the letters one by one. why, here's
a letter from that man Marcus villiers
who Is managing your mines In Mon
tanaI"-
(To be continued.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

went back to his own work. ZudoFa
would be along presently.
On going out Of the once madame had
ret the latch 50 that It would clooe but
not lock the door. When she saw
Zudora coming in at the entrance Of
the building she hid herself and fol-
lowed the girl back upstairs The typist
n..s leaving.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
PiIIlpIos RonoVed
with cur sake SaIve

Amherst, Ohio. CT had a pimple on my
face which grew until It was as large as
silver dollar. Doctors said it would have
to be cut out and when my druggist ask
ed me to try Saxo Salve, / made fun of
him but did SO, and it entirely cured me.
I cannot say enough in praise of Saxo
Salve. I'M. r. CRANDALL, Amherst, o.
If we can't cure your skin trouble
with our Saxo Salve and Saxo Soap we
will buy back the empty tube.
Century Drug Store. Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
4
CONTINUED from Page Four.l

mot II you can avoid it." said Bruce.
Make that landing by the old sailhoat.
engineer"
They had six minutes lead when they
landed Ike slipped behind the ware
house. while Bruce. and Gyp ran
toward the road. Through his field
glasses Hunt watched them. carefully
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
CHURCH AND BENEVOLENT
SOCIETIES.
>t>>~>>~ ~>,e~>S
N. 3. Forrest Chapter.

NJ. 3. Forrest Chapter.
The General N. B. Forrest Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy
met at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at Hotel Hattiesburg. Mrs D. B.
Holmes and Miss Mabel Nixon were
elected delegates to represent the
chapter at the annual convention to
me held in Vicksburg on the sixth of
May and the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Holmes;
vice-President, Miss Mabel Nixon; Re-
cording secretary, Miss Vera Gal
breath; Treasurer, Miss Kathleen Gal
breath
Hattiesburg Chapter, U. D. c.
Hattiesburg Chapter, U. D. c., met
at Hotel Hattiesburg Tuesday after
noon with large attendance. Three
veterans were visitors and gave inter
esting wartime talks
Mesdames Welborn and Hays were
elected delegates to the convention
which convenes in Vicksburg early in
May, with Mesdames L. ID. Woodruff
and T. C. Russell as alternates. Mrs
Emma McGreagor, historian of the
chapter, will also attend
Plans were perfected Off Cotton
Tea" to be given in the near future
and routine business disposed of.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

That q one-legged colored man voted
eight times in the Terre Haute cleo
ton IL one Of the entertaining charges
Of the District Attorney at the fraud
sslal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

dent and subsequent operation of Mon
day.
49,
News from South Mississippi Infirm-
airy this morning concerning Miss
Ethel Watkins, was that she was much
better, better than at any time since
she became III and her friends are
much more hopeful as to her recovery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07
Is Coffee
After Your
Job?

The average cup of coffee contains
about w. grains of caffeine, poisonous
drug that handicaps the efficiency and
chances for promotion of many bright
men and women.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-07

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
Rheims BOmbarded.

Paris, March 3. via London. March T..
12:W a. m.--The following official com
munication has been issued by the French
wal office.
From the sea to the Aisne there has
been cannonading of varying intensity.
The Germans again began to lombard
Rheims with incendiary shells.
I'm the Champagne region, or the front
north of Souain, Mesnil and BeauseiouY.
our progress continues. We are holding
on the entire attacking front. that Is to
say, over a distance of over six kolome-
tiers (nearly four miles, a total of Ger
man lines representing a depth of one
kilometer 1.-TWO thirds of a mile).
Our progress to-day has been p~articu-
where we have captured trenches and eX-
tended our position in the woods. We
also gained ground to the north Of MesnN.
Finally, In the same region We nave re-
pulsed several violent ounter attacks.
The regiments of the guards sustained
enormous losses.
made about one hundred prisoners and
ca ptured a machine gun. Several German
attacks were repulsed in the wood of
Consenvoye, north of Nerdun. and in the
forest of lie Pretre. west Of Pont-A'
Moussor.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
RUSSIA.

Petrograd. Russia, March 3.-Ihe war
office issued the following statement to-
day: ''On March / and 2 between the
Ntemen and the Vistula northern
Poland) the Germans delivered attacks
in the region of Ossowe NAM at
tempts of the enemy to approach the
fortress were repulsed.
I'm the region OF Grodno and In other
sectors of the whole front, our troops
continued Is make progress. ct
took by assault the village OF
KeTjen, on the left bank Of the River
Amouleff, whore we took prisoner y
officers n certain numbers or soldl'f
and captured two rapid fire guns.
I'm the Carpathians, between Ondawa
and the san, we continue with complete
success to repulse formidable attacks OF
the Austrian army. The Germans de-
livered fruitless attacks in the region
of koziouwka and Rojanka. At the
latter point we succeeded In envelopine
and annihilating two German companies
I'm East Galicia the Austrians who
were defending the passages of the river
Lomnatxa suffered a new and very ser
ious check, our troops. while fighting
crossing the river and occupying the
village Of Krasna- The following day we
O 5000 prisoners with O. officers and
four cannon, seven rapid fire guns and a
large quantity Of regiment and division
trains, There Is no change on the left
bank Of the Vtstula."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
BRIGHTON MARKET

No permits are being issued for ship
ments Of livestock from nearby farms
to the Brighton abattoir. Further, there
has been a great deal more strictness
In the issuance of permits for interstate
shipments over the railroads. The result
Is very strong market conditions in local
Strengthening yards, At the abattoir
Tuesday morning there was a brisk de-
mand for all kinds of livestock. and
higher prices ruled than n week ago.
Even hogs sold for better prices. though
the packers have not changed quota
tons for dressed hogs.
Arrivals OF livestock for the day at the
abattoir were 10 cars including two cars
from the Boston & ALBANY railroad,
seven AIRS from the West and ten cars
from the Boston & Maine, During the
week arrivals included eight cars cattle
and SIX cars hogs from the West; three
cars from the Boston & Albany, eight
cars from the Boston & Maine and one
car from New York State.
Heavy cattle We're In short supply and
prices ruled firm with best offerings at
~ to & cents and occasionally a frac-
ton more, Ordinary steers brought I
to 7i2 cents.
Cows also We're held very firmly, tops
bringing 8l4 to 7 cents, with good COWS
at 6 to 6H cents, ordinary cows at 9 ia
~ cents and Gamers at Az to AZ cents,
Calves We're higher in price, some fancy
selling a. high as 11k cents. The range
for best lots was 10 to liz cents, with
mixed lots at 9 to 10 cents and small
calves and poor lots at 8 to 9 cents,
p,J,, ,n, a,-, N.ItI h... ,.t.,aI, eli
ing at : cents. The range for the day
was 6 to I cents.
Hogs were nominally UNCHANGED at
to IA cents but In some cases extra
fine lots brought as high as 74O cents.
No sheep and lambs came into the
Brighton abattoir Tuesday and quota
lions are entirely nominal,
Arrivals of hogs from the West COINS
rect into the big packing houses ar,
iairly large. the total XIII for the weel
reported by Boston packers being 2t.UD
hogs. against 2b, 200 for the preceding
week and 1909 for the same week las
year. Since January /, 1915, the tota
kill by Boston packers has been 279,0p
hogs, against 100000 for the same perio'
In 1914.
Exports OF pork products have beel
heavy. the total reported for the weel
by Boston packers being valued at sl95,
900, against sl5, 900 for the preceding weel
and S106, 900 for the same week last year
Since January !, 1915. the total export
by Boston packers have been valued a
81, 3S5, 900, against 81 1877 900 for the sam
period in 1914,
Dressed hogs are unchanged in price
| Al, ,a.la,. ,ttotino ca To a c,nto IA
same as for several weeks