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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
Harry frost browns Himself.

Yesterday afternoon Harry
frost, son of Mrs. j. frost. OF
this city, walked down the Mar
xet street embankment, on the
iron bridge crossing the Bigbee.
When he arrived in the center OF
the stream, he took off his hat
and glasses and leaving his ad-
dress on a paper with them laid
them on the floor Of the bridge.
He then plunged into the water
below. Forty-five minutes later
Joe Johnson's graphing hooks
caught the body and it was
tenderly carried to the bank
where physicians worked some
time with it in an effort to rescus-
itate life. Failing, the body was
turned over to the undertaking
establishment of Loeb & Nc
Gowan who prepared it for inter
ment and carried IL to the home
of the deceased mans mother IN
this city.
The sudden death of Mr.. frost
was a great shock TO the entire
community. But few moments
before he was on the streets of
Columbus shaking hands with
and greeting his friends. He
appeared to be in good spi s..
Soon after he started toward the
river. AS he approached the
gas works he was greeted by Mr..
Ed Waring but the man hung his
head and appeared to be crying.
The next seen of him was when
he walked on the bridge and
deliberately took his life. The
report soon reached the city and
the river bank was thronged by
interested friendsand spectators.
Drags were started and volun-
teers were many who attem pied
to recover the body. It was
found about fifty feet below the
spot where he plunged In and
was at the river 5 deepest point.
Absolutely no reason can be
assigned for the suicide. Mr..
frost was prospering and happy
and a few moments before he
took the fatal plunge he was on
the streets greeting his friends
ia the best of spirits. All of his
affairs we're in the best
Of condition and he was happily
married with a devoted wife and
two affectionate children. The
enly reason which can be as
signed for his rash act is that he
WAS mentally unbalanced at the |
lime. About two years ago he
aad slight stroke of paralysis
md some claim that he had /
leyer completely recovered from
t. Occasionally he became de
pressed and it is supposed that
n a sudden fit of dependency
le resolved TO end his life.
His family and friends are
Frustrated by the awful shock
:aused by his distressing death.
The remains will be taken to
Birmingham today for interment.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
mississippi Matters.

An earthquake shock was per-
ceptibly felt last Wednesday at
noon along the Mississippi val
ley. At Oxford the walls of the
court house were cracked by the
shock. No other damage in this
State is-reported.
Gov. elect Vardaman has been
at Jackson the past week study
ing the condition and needs of
the State from a financial stand
point. 1t is more than probable
that some financial legislation
will be needed at the next legisla-
tive session and the new COVER
nor was studying the situation
with a.view of making intelligent
recommendations to the next as
sembly.
Ex-U. S. Senator William Van
Amberg Sullivan is to be made
the defendant in another sensa-
tional suit. It is a sequel TO the
case now pending in the District
of Columbia courts fled by May
Lucille Leaton and this time Mr..
Sullivan is being sued for dam
ages by Mrs. NJ. L. Amis, who,
before her marriage, was Miss
Leaton, for alleged libelous and
slanderous remarks made about
her. Damages in the sum of
$4,000 is to be asked and the
case will be tried in Memphis.
Congressman Gambler has re-
turned to Congress to be ready
for the extra session of Con-
gress which convenes to morrow.
the measure which he
will present before that body at
the regular session is the bill for
macadamizing the road from Cor
lnth to the National Cemetery at
the bill for the improve
ment of the Bigbee and he will
continue his work in behalf of the
extension of rural delivery. Mr..
Gambler now has in his district
- free rural routes. a record not
equaled by any other Congress-
man ia the country considering
lis period of service.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

Judge Niles has just handed
down a decision making per-
manent an injunction restraining
the railroad commission from
interfering with the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad in the max
ing of rates on the ground that
the latter's charter exempted
them from the commisson's S su-
pervision. Now the question oc-
ours, if charters grant authority
to do things which the commits
sion was created to prevent of
what use is the latter? Between
the Injunction and the circum-
vention practiced by the rail
roads, the dear, common people
are having a hard time.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
Star Routes.

Mr.. w. J. Carr, Assistant Su-
perintendent of Rural Mail SER
vice, spent several days of the
past week in the city in his off
cial capacity. Mr.. Carr was here
preparing to advertise the let
ting of the contract for carrying
the mails on the star routes be-
this city and Caledonia; also be-
tween Columbus and Dunbar.
With the installation of the
free rural delivery routes the
star routes have almost disap-
peared from this county. Only
two run out of this city now, the
two above mentioned and Mr..
Carr was here for the purpose
of advertising the fact that the
bids for carrying the mails on
these two routes must be in the
hands of the postmaster general
on or before the 1st day of next
Decem mber and to inform the peo-
pie interested that all informa-
ton relating to the same could
be obtained by applying to Post
master Wood. The period for
which the next contract will be
made is for four years from next
July and it will be for double
daily mail service to Caledonia
and for one mail service to the
Dunbar route. The carrier on
the latter routes is to make a
$500 bond while the carrier to
Caledonia is to make $1,000 bond.
Mr.. Carr stated that the de-
partment is doing everything in
its power to improve the mail fa-
cilities of the people and to bring
the Federal government closer to
it's subjects. He cited the free
rural delivery movement and re
ferred to the fact that Caledonia
W onld receive two mails day
after next July instead OF one.
He is a most engaging and affa-
BILE gentlemen. thoroughly i'm
bued with a love of his work and
the call he paid THE DISPATCH
was most pleasant.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
FOOT to HE AD

We can fit you from Head to
root. More than twenty years
as clerks has taught US valuable
lessons. We know that the best
goods a d lowest prices ON A
CASH BASIS is the proper way to
do business this twentieth cen
tury.
No sooner do the new styles
and creations in Mems Wear APP
pear on the horizon of the Cloth
ing World than we get them for
our customers.
We have lately added to our
stock the famous HESS SHOES for
men and boys. So. so, S. and So.
Yours for Good Clothes,
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

Good Brother Loyett. of the
Dixie Press of Worst Point, in a
recent issue gives his readers a
half column of comment on cur
rent expressions and credits
them to Hon. William Ward. of
Starkville. After reading his
effusiou we are not surprised
that he denies their paternity
and credits them to Ward, al
though we did not know there
was such deadly enmity between
the two. Lovett's effort to get
funny at Columbus expense
should not he discredited, how
ever. This is the first time he's
felt the least bit gay since the late
primary and in time, no doubt,
he will be his brilliant self again.
In the meantime let's be charita-
ble-he means no harm.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
A startling Test.

To save a life, DR.. T. G. Merritt, oi
No. Mehoopany, Pa, made a startl-
ing test resulting in wonderful cure.
He writes: "A patient was attacted
with violent hemorrhages, caused by
liberation of the stomach | had
often found Electric Bitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver troubles
SO | prescribed them. The patient
gained from the first, and has not had
an attack in IA months.'' Electric
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation
and Kidney troubles. Try them Only
50c
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

with it. Columbu has abund
ance of capitol; is a fine moral and
physical risk and the organization
and oper alton of a home com pany
would esta blish a community of
interest which would be invinci-
BILE. 1t would save the people OF
the city thousands of dollars an
nually in premiums and once
more would proclaim to the world
as we did in the Standard Oil
fight years ago that we stand to-
gether.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
The forthcoming meeting OF

The forthcoming meeting OF
the State Business League, an
organization composed of the
commercial bodies of Mississippi,
at Jackson is an important one
for several questions of vital con-
cern to the welfare of tine people
are to be considered. 1t is there
fore well for Columbus 10 be rep
resented and the president of the
board Of whatever that
organization is-should appoint a
strong delegation of our leading
business men to visit the capitol.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
THE INSURANCE MUODLE.

1t has been suggested that al
the forthcoming meeting of the
State business League in Jack.
son a conference of the inSur
ance men and commercial inter
ests be held with view of re
ceiving from the trust such sug-
gestions of legislation as is need
ed in the State at the present
time We must conf IS that we
do not take kindly to the sug-
gestion. Just why we should
want to ask the insurance trust
for laws which will enable them
to more effectually hold the peo-
pie of Mississippiin their clutches
is beyond our comprehension. 1t
is a confession of commercial i'm +
potency which would be humiliat
ing for a great people to make
and it would do no possible good.
To begin with the first de-
mand to be made upon the peo-
pie would be for the repeal of the
valued policy law, and in this
connection, lest we forget, it is
we'll to recall the action of the
trust few years ago when it as
sailed the States greatest in
dustry and through it attem pied
to force an extra session of the
legislature to repeal this meas
ure. 1t will be recalled that the
trusts edict went forth that cot
ton could only be insured by
marks and numbers. This was
a direct attempt to crytalize the
vast cotton interests of the State
into sentiment antagonistic to
this measure, but it failed. For
tunately the members of the leg
islature refused to agree to a re-
peal and the extra session fell
by the way side while the trusts
bluff went to pieces.
Again what would such a con-
ference result ia. Nothing. The
companies would not enter into
any agreement to abide by any
schedule of rates because they
claim that such an agreement
would yiolatiye of mississippi s
trust law and would subject them
to Indictment and prosecution.
The antitrust law is a measure
for the companies to hide behind
when the people are seeking re
lief but it is powerless to obtain
what it was designed for. relief
from the extortions and rob
berries of unlawful com binations.
We doubt, indeed, if representa-
ton of the South eastern Tariff |
Association could be secured at |
this meeting while individual
agents actions would not be
at all. Therefore, the
conference would be |
futile, resultless. a failure.
The only relief in sight for the |
people of the State is in co-opera-
ton and organization. If there is
money in the insurance business
of the State for outside corpora
tions, there is Ger rtainty of reward |
for home companies, while if no
other boon followed save in the |
decrease of the rate the end |
would justify the means. Re-
Gently Meridian organized home
company and her rate was re-
duced. The trust said it was be-
cause modern fire equipment had |
been installed but they never dis |
this fact until home |
Al
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
Quick Arrest.

J. A. Gullege, of Verbena, Ala,
was twice in the hospital from a severe
case of piles causing "A tumors. After
doctors and all remedies failed. Buck
len s Arnica Salve quickly arrested
further Inflammation and cured him.
1t conquers aches and kills pain. 25c
at Chapman 81 Mayfield's, Druggists.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
WORM DESTROYER.

Whites Cream Vermifuge, not only
kills worms, but removes the mucus
and slime, in which they build their
nests; it brings, and quickly, healthy
condition of the body, where worms
cannot exist. 25c at Curry & Caine s.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Williams, of Greenville,
Miss, parents of Mrs. l. FL.
Sykes, were brought to this city
last Thursday night and inferred
in Friendship Cemetery.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

Go to Donoghue's and try a
barrel of the finest Ambrosia
flour on the market. Put up
in paper lined barrels. 1mo.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
The Banner Week.

This has been the banner week
of the DISPATCH voting contest.
Ali Of the candidates have been
hard at work and the result is
that tremendous vote has been
pOlled. The vote this week will
decide who are the leading can
didates up to the present time
and will record the full October
vote as by the rules of the con-
test all of the October ballots
must be in by next Sunday, the
18th.
Miss Minnie Smith still leads
by a handsome majority this
morning. This fact would be
discouraging but for the fact
that there are twelve prizes and
there are several very handsome
ones which the leading candi-
dates will secure. A mum Der of
the candidates have developed
unexpected strength this week
and they are rapidly clim bing up
into hundreds. The extra con-
test which is to decide the thous-
and ballots has interested num-
Der of the candidates and one of
them, little Allie May Jordan
turned into this officee the past
week nearly twenty dollars on
subscriptions. As a result of
her splendid work she is fourth
in the count this morning. Miss
Jordan, Miss Juanita Wood and
Miss Lillian Scott, of this city,
are all over seven hundred votes
and under eight hundred. Miss
Annie Lance is fifth with 634
votes TO her credit and Miss Ra-
nah Stanley is close sixth with
631 to her credit.
Watch for next Sundays DIS
PATCH. Something in it for the
candidates and their friends.
The vote to yesterday was as
follows:
Mrs T. A. Wharton, City -. ..324
Miss Annie Ferguson. on........... SO
Miss Columbia Wells, Caledonia. .225
Miss Minnie Smith, Caledonia. 1889
Miss Annie Stinson, Steens. 1886
Miss Rama Stanley, Caledonia. !. +. .63
Miss Myrtis Hughson, Steens .470
Mrs. J. Ell. Lance, Wood 1880. .536
Mrs. d. r. Groves, Caledonia. 1868
Miss Nettie Ellis, Dow. .701
Miss Annie Lance, Wood. ..... .634
Miss Lillian Scott. City ........790
Miss Juanita Wood, Steens. .754
Mrs. II. L. Cain, Caledonia. .448
Miss Essie Egger, Caledonia. .-...333
Mrs. j. W. Caldwell, Caledonia. .387
Miss Willie Partain. Caledonia. :. SO
Mrs T. w. McCrary, McCrary -. 65
Mrs. Bette CASTOR, City -. 45
Miss Ellie May Jordan. .704
Miss Jennie May Vaughan .104
Miss Vera Sharp ...... ...- 81
Mrs. G. A. Cox. 48
Mrs. r. Z. Butts. 50
Miss Bette Whitfield d...... 56
Mrs. Matte Miller. $50
Miss Mary Mayo ........... 16|
Miss Idylette Watson. 4SI
Miss Fleta West. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
Miss Adrienne Johnson q
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
The Old Question Still With Us.

When early one Friday morning
Jesus was thrust before the tribu-
nal of Plate, the Roman Governor,
the most perplexing and urgent
problem of his life confronted him
What shall l do with Jesus who is
called Christ? Plate appealed to
the multitudes in the streets for
help, and received answer: Let
him be crucified; and thus all was
lost. Millions, since that fatal
hour, when facing the same ques-
ton, have appealed to God and are
saved. 'For neither is there any
other name under heaven that is
given among men, whereby we
must be saved" This question can
not be settled once for all, and si-
fenced by such settlement. 1t
meets the Christian every hour with
the most solemn obligation to pass
the question on to his neighbors.
No man has right to the Christian
name who does not feel impelled to
urge the claims of Christ upon his
fellowmen. Many hearts in Mt.
Sterling today are feeling the
gracious spell of this divine i'm
pulse, and are uniting in an effort
to press upon the attention of
friends and neighbors the good
news of salvation through Christ.
That is what they are doing with
Jesus now-urging his infinite
claims upon one another, and upon
ali ami offering MS infinite bless
ings for this life, and the life to
come. A large committee COM
posed of leading members of various
churches has secured the services
of the most efficient evangelist
known in America, together with
famous singer; chorus choir of
about one hundred is being orga-
nized a capacious tent has been en-
gagged the city has been districted
for cottage praYer-meetings in
every section during the next three
weeks; numerous committees of
business men are busy with special
details in the interest of the coming
meeting. The insistent and deci-
sive question is not: What have l
done with Jesus?-but: What am
l doing with Jesus now? Here is
an hour for work. Join hands in
this great movement.
w. L. TIBBs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
BIG BUILDINGS
For Live Stock at the Kentucky
State Pair.

The preparations now in pro-
gress both at Louisville headquar-
tiers and at Greensboro indicate
that the State Fair, which begins
at Greensboro on Sept. 81, will be
the biggest event of the kind ever
attempted south of the Ohio river.
Aside from the long and splendid
list of free amusements, to which
has been added the famous DR..
Carver and his show, and also
races without pool selling, the
Fair will be an education to all
persons interested in Live Stock,
Agriculture, Horticulture, Mining
and Household work.
Contracts have just been let for
nine cattle barns with capacity
of 500 cattle; five stables with a
capacity of 500 horses; two build
lngs with capacity of 800 sheep
two buildings with capacity of
400 swine; one poultry house with
a capacity of l, 800 birds; one min
eral exhibit hall, which is a new
feature, and one office building.
The amphitheatre as a capacity
Of 10000 and is one of the largest
in the Uuited States.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
The Big MeteOrite.

Squire Thos. j. Pergram, of the
Darlington neighborhood, says that
besides Prof. Oliver G.. Earring
ton, Curator of the Field Column
bian Museum, there have been
three other men from a distance
to see his big meteorite: Writ Tas-
sen, of the Washington City Ma
tional Museum; a Mr.. Kunz, of
of New York City, and Mr.. Col
Inns. of Pennsylvan Squire
Pergram thinks of sending it to
the st. LOUIS Exposition. 1t
weighs over 200 pounds.-Owings-
vile Outlook.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22

So Mems Fine Shoes
reduced to SI.5O
SOC Hatchets reduced to Zoe
25c SIX Fabor's Poultry
FOOD reduced to loo
= 5QcBtl Smiths Linim't
, reduced to 35c
Sc. SO Mems Smith Clothes
reduced to S4.75
81 Mems Hats rcducedto Toe
S1.5O Mems nice Pants
reduced to CSC
zoe Boys Cotton Hose
reduced to loo
S1.5O Mems Heavy Plow
Shoes reduced to 9Sc
25c Bleached Sheeting
1914 wide reduced to zoe
pc Brown Sheeting
F 1914 wide reduced to i &c
6-qt covered tin bucket lOc
t1setfiolin or banjo strings SC
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
IT. FLANDERS, JUDY, KY

of the city-133 feet square and
% feet deep, is where King David
hanged up the hands and feet of the
two murderers of Ishbosheth, his
competitor for the throne of Israel.
Luxuriant fields of grain dappled
everywhere with brilliant flowers
carpet tiie lovely vale; ana terrace
gardens extending to the summit of
the enclosing mountains with har-
monious groups of figs, olives, cher
ries, pomegranates and the famous
"grapes of Eschol," form a pictur-
esque landscape whose charms
grow more captivating to the ling
ering gaze. In the vine-covered
plain mile north of the city is a
sample of the ancient oaks, live oak,
that is, evergreen-that sheltered
Abraham and his angelic guests.
This one measures twenty-three
feet in girth, and it shades an area
ninety feet in diameter. From this
hallowed plain the angels descend
ed four thousand feet to Sodom to
rescue righteous Lot from the flag
itious society of rich and rancid
Sodom.
Although situated deep in val
ley, the elevation of Hebron is an
eighth of a mile above that of the
temple mount in Jerusalem. Here
King David reigned seven and a
half years; and his rebellious son,
Absalom, organized here his ephem-
eral kingdom. History is busy with
the thrilling narrative of Hebron !;
but all other pages pale beside the
stories of Abraham, Sarah and
Jacob. How delicately pathetic is
the burial of Sarah in the face of
the cliff in front of me-the love of
Machpelah And the annals of
human history furnish no parallel
to the scene once witnessed in this
green valley when all the power and
pomp of Egypt in grand procession
walled through pilgrimage of 200
miles to lay in this cave beside his
sleeping kindred the embalmed
body of an old Syrian shepherd who
inherited the everlasting cove
nants" of Abraham, and believed
N Jehovah. Somewhere in this
emerald vale now covered by my
vision lay the old threshing floors
of Atad where the splendid Egyp-
tian cortege halted seven days
to water it with unaffected tears,
and relieve their bursting breasts
in passionate lamentations that
shook the hills and smote with awe
the astonished tribes of Canaan.
And Joseph went up to bury his
father, and with him went up all
the servants of Pharaoh, the Off
GERS of his palace, and all the Off
GERS of the land of Egypt, And
all the house of Joseph, and his
brethren, and his fathers house.
And there went up with him both
chariots and horsemen and it was
very great company. And they
came to the threshing-door of Atad,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-22
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