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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

virginian Tells Of Fight to Land
Specimen for New York
Museum.
FISH IS IS FEET WIDE
In Its Struggles TO Escape the Mon
ster Nearly Wrecked a Two-Ton
Launch-Lifts Craft Out OF
the Water.

New York.-The king of devil fisher
men arrived here the other day, says
the New York Times. He Is Russell
J. Coles of Danville, Va. Down home
they always cali him Doctor" and
the, title has chung to him, although he
say he has no right to it, because,
while he studied medicine in his youth.
he decided to let his possible vic
Tins live and declined to take his de-
gree. In private life Mr.. Coles is a
leaf tobacco dealer. But for three or
four months every year he gets away
from business, goes to Florida or the
coast Of North Carolina, runs up to
Newfoundland, elsewhere, and pursues
big fish; he Stays them if they won't
bite; he measures them, weighs them,
studies them, indexes a lot of scientific
data out of them, and sends b specl-
mems t various scientific museums
Doctor Coles New Devil Fish.
Doctor Coles was brought to New
York this time by a devil fish. Speak
ing literally. he sent the fish on to
the Museum of Natural History, and
the authorities of the museu were
SO grateful not only for getting the
devil fish, the first of its kind they
have possessed and the biggest known
to have been taken, but for some OF Its
most valuable piscatorial treasures,
| that they made him a life member OF
the institution, a rare honor,
The devil fish is not an octopus.
Fishermen or fish hunters consider
%hovo tho hor1ocf oroofnr09 in tna
world to kill. Though not plentiful,
they exist in tropical waters, and, al
though they will never attack If unmo-
Tested, they become dangerous II at
tackled.
II used a small two-ton launch and
where l landed the big fish was over
one hundred miles south of Tampa,
Fla, in the Gulf of Mexico" he said.
"You can see devil fish as they swim
along, for their big fins extend above
the surface. On the 9Th of April I got
two, after bad fights, but one meas
ured only thirteen and the other four
teen feet across, and they were not
as big as l wanted.
Monster Rushed for Boat.
ut was not until April IL that ]
found the school of devil fish that net
ted me the big specimen. I had as
captain of the boat Capt. Charlie
Wil1es, whom I had brought from
Moorehead City, N. c., and the han
ding of the craft was in charge o
Capt. Jack Mccain of Punta Gorda
Fla. one of the best known fishermen
on the west coast. The devil fish hat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

crop unless certain precautions are
taken. Many influences combine to
reduce the crop of seed. The worst
injuries to the seed are insidious In
their nature, and are caused by In
sects. These injuries are Of three
classes: "a Those of a negative kind,
due to lack of pollination. ca The
positive injuries due to miscellaneous
insects that eat clover heads in an In
cidental way. (3) The positive injuries
caused by insects that feed solely upon
clover seeds or f1orets. The first two
groups are relatively unimportant In
comparison with the last.
The Importance Of the bumblebee in
the p~ollination Of red clover Is so well
established as to need no discussion.
That of the honeybee, however, is not
sufficiently recognized. The hcneybee
pollinizes clover to some extent, even
shorter than the average coralla tube.
A field of red clover is always
thronged with %honeybees if any OF
them are being kept within a mile or
two of the place; and these bees Sc
cure nectar from flowers that are un-
dersized, especially in times OF
drought, when most of the flowers are
smaller than usual; also from flowers
that secrete a copious amount Of nee
tar. "he bees, bumblebees especially,
should be protected always. They are
the best friends Of the clover grower.
Early p%asturing is the secret OF a
good seed crop, as the growers in New
York, Ohio, Michigan and other states
have found. The explanation is sim
pie. The fact is that pasturing gives
a good seed crop for the reason that
it delays the heading Of the plant until
a time when the seed-midges and
seed chalcids are no longer on the
wing and laying eggs. When precau'
tons are not taken against these
pests, they can be counted upon every
year to destroy most Of the clover
seed. In some localities these two in
sects eat from so to Is per cent of the
red clover seed every year without
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
zach Time l Got a Chance ! Used
the Lance"

no fear of the boat. There were six
of them in the school. ] had con-
.structed special apparatus for the ex-
petition, one thing being a drogue.
mistakenly called drag about three
times as big as is used in catching
whales.
1.-THE only thing to do was to steer
the boat after the fish and try to get
upon it. AS we neared it l launched
a spade lance. The big fish rushed
under the boat, breaking OF the
handle of the lance. / had no other
weapon of the kind, SO l was forced
to use an ordinary whale lance.
zone blow from one of those 81
gantic fins-the fish measured eight
cen feet across-would have wrecked
our craft. There vas nothing to do
but keep running the boat up on the
back OF the fish. More than a dozen
times. as 1t came to the surface. It
would lift the boat OF it's broad back
out Of the water. Each time / got q
chance / used the lance, and I drove
it into the region of the brain and
heart twenty-three times before / final
II killed it
You can get some idea Of the size
Of the creature from the fact that II
| took two launches ten and one-hali
| hours to tow 1t twelve miles to my
| camp near Captfva inlet"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
CARE FOR THE LITTLE CHICKS
Especial Attention Must be Given
During First Ten Days-Essentials
for Successful Brooding.

CBy H. L. KEMPSTER, Missouri Expert
ment Station.)
New Matched chicks require special
food and care, especially during the
first ten days. After they are ten
days old the following mixture should
be kept in a trough where the chicks
can run to it at all times. Thirty
parts cornmeal, 80 parts wheat mid
lings, 10 parts pure beef scrap sifted
fine and one part bone meal. and
finely cut green food.
AS the chicks increase in size the
mixed chick food can be replaced by
coarser grains. At this stage it may
be advisable to feed a wet mash once
a day, about 4 p. m. The chicks
should be given no more feed than
they will eat up before going to
roost. As they increase In size they
should have access to dry mash In
a hopper, where they can help them
selves.
Some essentials for successful
/ brooding are, clean food, consisting
| of both cracked grains and ground
feed; animal food. such as milk, but
termilk or commercial beef scraps;
extra bone-making material. such as
bonemeal; clear water: plenty oi
| shade; comfortable dry quarters; free
/ dom from lice, and access to clean
fresh earth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Columbus Want. Library.

Columbus.-At q meeting of the
board OF directors of the chamber of
commerce held June rs the matter of
securing a Carnegie library for Co
lumbus was discussed at length, and
definite steps were taken looking to
a successful termination of the move
ment.
The city council was asked to donate
a site for the library building and ap-
propriate annually a certain amount
for its maintenance.
The city owns vaSuable property cen.
trally located, that would make an
ideal location for a library building.
and it is expected that the city fathers
will donate this site.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

Il. X WEsT1Rook8 o. suMMlT
suRRENDERs AFTER sHooT-
ING AGED MAN AND.WlFE.
COLUMBUS WANTS LIBRARY
ment to Have q Carnegie Library
Established In Their City.
4 News Over State.

Summit.-News has reached herr
that Lem Cleveland and his wife were
killed by their sonin-law. H A. West
brooks, in their field, a few miles west
of here, on June %, the weapon used
being q d0uble-barreled shotgun. Young
Westbrooks went to Liberty. and gave
himself up There had been trouble in
the family for some time. MI. Cleve-
land was a man about 20 years old and
his wife about 60. W~estbrooks is about
80 years Of age. It is said that he and
his wife separated and it is generally
believed that this was the cause OF the
killing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
SAYS MOVIES BROKE UP HOME
First Indian Marriage at Reservation
In iowa Does Mo- Turn Out

Marshalltown, Iowa.-That the first
Indian marriage contracted at the
Iowa Sac and Fox reservation at Tama
is not a success is forecast in q petit
ton, for divorce filed by Josephine
Youngbear, a matron OF copper hue.
from her lawful spouse. John Young
bear.
The couple were married March Is.
1914. Cruel and inhuman treatment.
such as to endanger her life, is the
allegation made by Josephine. John
denies the charge and says he has not
only treated his wife as 9 white man
should. but that he has put up pa
tiently with q lot OF nagging-s
s He also alleges that his wife has be
come addicted to the movie habit"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

"and I sincerely hope you will sue
ceed in finding, her for me. There is
no question but that my mother had
deliberately kept her whereabouts a
secret, as far as I am concerned;
while she practically turned me adrift
in this world.
II was born in Philadelphia, or at
least l was told SO, and while a child
was placed in st. Vincent's home.
After had been sent there, my
mother and another woman, who,~i
was led to believe, was an aunt.
called to see me several times. but
their visits suddenly ceased. My
mother subsequently wrote me, CIV
ing her address as No. AZ Oxford
street."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Murdered His Cousin.

Eliza, Ga.-Austin Wright, who
killed his cousin, John Wright, in this
county 28 years ago, has returned and
surrendered himself to Sheriff Mil
ton Of Gilmore county. The Wrights
were chums and In a scufde Austin
cut John in the leg. inhicting 2 wound
from which he bled TO death Aus
tin Immediately left and had never
been heard from until . few days
ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
More Charlton Cases.

Natchez.-The latest places TO re-
bort Charlton in this district are the
Giles plantation near Natchez q
Ferriday, La, Concordia parish. A
portion Of the ear OF a mule belonging
to the Pittsburgh Coal company b q
died with what was thought to be
Charlton was sent to Dr.. E. M. Rauck,
state veterinarian at Starkville. DE-.
Rauck verified the diagnosis and said
that the specimen sent contained an
thrax. or Charlton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Natchez por Wheat.

Nachez.-D. E. Nicely of Nicely Bros,
who started the wheat growing move
ment in the Natchez district, has gone
to Trimble, Tenn, where he will pur-
chase 10000 bushels of seed wheat for
the farmers of this vicinity. Wheat as
a crop was tried for h first time In
this section this year.. The yield aver
aged SO bushels an acre, and the first
car Of wheat t. arrive in st. Louis from
anywhere was sent from Natchez- Be-
sides the II 5000 bushels purchased by
Mr.. Nicely, it is believed that many
others will put land in wheat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Terrific Storm Kills at Courtlanc

Terrific Storm Kills at CORTLAND.
Courtland.-This section was swept
by q terrific rain and wind storm June
%. Great damage was done to the
timber and growing crops. The tele-
phone and telegraph lines were blown
down.
Two negroes were killed about six
miles west of town. Lightning struck
the house occupied by Mrs. Campbell,
cast of town, and it was burned to the
ground.
At Pope, which is one and a half
miles south, the Methodist church was
blown of its pillars and the store IN
which the postoffice was kept
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Glover Root Borer-Beetle, Larva and
Pupa.

Pupa.
Both the stems and the leaves are
pierced by many hemipterous insects,
especially aphids and jassids, and are
eaten by a great variety of caterpil-
lars, beetles and grasshoppers, as are
also the heads of the flowers. The
ovule is destroyed by the maggot of
the seed-midge, and the developing
seed is eaten out by the seed-chalcid.
Even the hay is the special food of a
certain caterpillar, hence called the
clover hay worm.
Some of the insects of the clover
field are. of course, beneficial. Such
are those that p~Ollinize the flowers
bumblebees and, 10 some extent, honey
bees, as well as those that act as
checks on the injurious insects.
Most of the clover insects are not
limited to clover, but to other food
plants as we'll. The seed-midge and
the seed-caterpillar are, however, con-
fined to the c~lovers, and the seed
chalcid to clovers and alfalfa SO far
as known. The root-borer is said to
eat peas DIS we'll DIS ClONeT. Inc nay
worm has been found only On hay as
yet, but the moth has been raised
from masses of dead grape leaves
taken in a vineyard. The leaf weevil
is reported from beans and timothy,
as well as clover and alfalfa. The
clover louise has been a pest of the
worst kind on peas and has a long
list Of food plants. Of the less i'm
portant clover insects. a few have no
other food plant; but the majority can
easily maintain their existence when
no clover is at hand.
The combined efforts of all the in
sects are sufficient to reduce the hay
crop materially every ear. Aside
from the occasional conspicuous In
jury, there is every year a steady
drain on the plant through the attacks
of insects. This annual drain is not
noticed for the very a that II
occurs every year. If we could keeI
all the insects out of the clover field
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Clear Murder Mystery.

Meridian-A telegram has been re-
ceived from Birmingham announcing
the arrest of Frank Smith, another me-
gro, charged with the killing of George
John, a Syrian merchant, the latter
part of May. The murder mystery was
partly solved in the arrest of David
Bailey, a negro, who confessed that he
and Frank Smith were implicated in
the killing, declaring that the latter
did the shooting. and that they had
gone to the store Ct John late at nigh
for the purpose of robbing him. and
that be resisted and was shot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Statue Will Be Erected.

'Vicksburg.-Gov. Dunno of Illinois
having signed the act which eat
the Hlinois-Vfcksburg Park state COM
mission, it is now assured that in the
near future there will be erected in the
Vicksburg National Park a magnificent
equestrian statue which VIII commem-
crate Gen. u. S. Grant and probably
four or more other prominent Illinois
officers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Laurel Theater Burma.

Laurel.-The Laurel theater was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of June ~
from the dropping Of q lighted cigar
cite in a trash barrel. The Lewis Stock
company had just completed an en-
sagement In the place. Loss, $55. 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Arrested for Old Crime.

Coming back to Jackson after an
absence of more than five years, Law
renee Morson, a white man, about 35
years of age. was arrested June Is at
the union depot on q charge of MUIR
der, an indictment returned by the
grand jury In the early part OF 1910
being served. The Indictment charges
that Morson shot and killed Jessie
lark, a negro woman, in March, 1910.
Morson was recognized by Charles
Ian Buren,, station master at the
nion depot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Rounded Up Fusltives.

]. b. Duvall, travelling sergeant Of
the penitenteiary, has returned from
Chicago, where he went to bring back
Ben Watkins. q negro consict, who es-
capped some months ago from Parch-
man plantation. Watkins was serving
= s-even-year term for highway rob
berry, and had served only part OF q
yearswhen he made his escape Wat.
hins was arrested by the Chicago 20
lice on : tin furnished by the prison
oGicalA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Masons in Picnic.

Oxford.-A Masonic picnic was held
NJ ten miles west Of here.
June "a. Attorney Hutchins, Of his
MACE. presided. Several political
speeches were made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
European Food Supply

European Food Supply.
This year the entire world win look
very largely to the United States for
its supply OF food. Every possible eff
fort SHOULD BE exerted to meet the
needs that will be thrust upon us.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
EIoht on Weed Crop

fJVuS On WS00 OSUps 80
The entire forces Of the farm should
now be ready for an onslaught on the
weed crop. Have the plows bright
the harrows and the disks mended and
al ready TO use.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Daring Attempt to Get Child.

OaFln9 ASIS"pt 10 oSI SsssNs
Using an automobile, a revolver and
three companions in an attempt to
gain possession of a pretty two-year-
old boy, which she left at the Simpson
county hospital, Miss Katie Bennett,
member of a wealthy and prominent
New Orleans family, On the afternoon
Of June "a succeeded in wrestling the
child from the arms of its foster
mother and escaping in the auto, but
her flight overland was stopped short
by Constable Tom Richardson, who
placed the entire party under arrest
near Huntsville.
Accompanied by John Bellew. owner
of the machine, Walter Nixon and
Miss Clemmfe Tillis, the party drove
overland to the Teasley home, where
the child was. and Miss Bennett de-
manded possession of the child. Upon
being refused, it is said that n of
the men drew a revolver. The child
was forcibly taken. from Mrs. Teasley's
arms and hurried to the waiting auto
mobile. Telephone communication
with the authorities gave sufficient
notification to stop the party.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
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Eaas, Larva and Pupa Of CIoversee
Chalcid.


we should get more hay. If we
exclude all except the bumblebees and
the h~oneybees, we should undoubtedly
get an immense increase in the yield
of seed.
Those who raise clover seed on q
commercial scale wv their cce to
methods which operate chiefly against
the insect enemies Of seed-whether
the growers are aware OF 1t or Q
Under the same conditions of soil AID
climate, one man is able to get q good
crop Of seed and his nearest neighsor
s. not
Many fafmers do not attempt to
raisa their hown clover seed. Those
Nh do. get more or less Of n crop
according to circumstances In the
nlack coll Of the orn belt. one and
onehan bushels OF seed Per acre IL
.hout the average yield for clover:
s sofI Is not the best for this crop
frequently TOO little iced 1s sown. and
sfveys the seed insects ravage the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Ask o h D. to Speak.

Ask John D. to Speak.
John D.. Rockefeller may come to
Jackson in the autumn and deliver an
address on thrift and the elements Of
success to the young men of Jackson.
and citizens generally.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

ouPREME COURT AFFiRMs The
PENALTY GIVEN FOR OUT.
RAoEoUs CRIME.
OLD CAPITOL IS DOOMED
City o. jackson Takes Steps 4 Prevent
Injury to Persons Examining An
cient Statehouse.

7JACASOus
The supreme court on June % at.
!armed the sentence Of life imprison-
ment against ]. E. Simmons, of Pike
County. convicted In Lincoln county
on the charge OF a~ssaulting his own
daughter, a girl of Is years. Simmons
is now As years old. The offense was
committed in August, 1912.
Owing to the state Of public feeling
in Pike county. growing out OF the al
legged occurrence, a change of venue
was granted the defendant to Lincoln
county. There it was tried three diff
ferent times, and on the first two trials
was reversed on appeal. owing to er
rors In procedure at the trial, princi
pally on the insufficiency Of testimony
Judge Stevens, who delivered the
opinion, referred to the crime as a most
Hstnous and reprehensible offense.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
INTERNATIONAL
LESSON

0y f. o. SELLERS, Acting Director q
Sunday school Course Of Moody Bible
Institute, ChicAgoJ
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02
Old Capitol Is Doomed.

Old Capitol Is Doomed.
Once more has the state capitol
building, after an existence OF nearly
eighty years, been pronounced not only
unfit for further use, but as having
become absolutely unsafe. The pro-
cess OF deterioration has gone on for q
score of years, and more gradually and
noticeably during the past decade, or
since its evacuation by the state gov
eminent at the end Of 1903. While the
right and responsibility of ownership
of the hoary old structure is vested in
the state, the city Of Jackson, by vir'
tue Of it's ownership of the state fair,
has taken steps to provide against pos
sible danger from the ancient struct
ure. During the recent tempestuous
weather the indications of weakness
| have been manifest, and accordingly g
line of fencing is being built around
the building, in order to keep the pub
| lie at a safe distance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

Room For All on Train.
The promoters Of the Grown IN
Mississippi Special" train, which Will
convey to San Francisco the party of
county sponsors, their chaperons AMI
escorts, a party numbering a hundred
or more, are anxious to assure the pub
lie that there will be room on that
same train for others. The Mississippi
exposition commission is endeavoring
to correct the impression hat this spe'
cial will be exclusively for the sponsors
| and state officials and the s%ponsorial
| party. Commissioner of Agriculture
| Blakeslee is doing his utmost to boost
| the attendance from Mississippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-02

Will Mott IL Pardoneo.
Gov. Brewer on July 26 gave a par
don to Will Mott, a young white mar
from Leake county, who was serving
a nine months sentence for burglary.
He had served about half of his SEN
tence, and in view of the reported pow
erty of his mother and two little SIS
tiers. who need his help, the executive
considered the case n worthy o.
clemency.