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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-29
CHAT OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Library. At the next meeting
TO be held the first Friday in No
vember, plans will be discussed
and formulated so that soon the
nucleus of what may develop into
into valuable III useum will be
on exhibit. Mum bers OF those
who cherish relics of the sixties,
reco. MIXING that in this way they
may be best preserved, have al
read = made handsome donations,
others unwilling to part with
their treasures have cheerfully
cons 1ted to loan them for an in
defn e time to the Chapter, a
meth d frequently noted in the
lead art galleries of the coun-
try. A collection of volumes
dea. z with the Civil war and
the IN whose names are a part
of it history will also have a cor
ner the library.
TT engagement of Miss Isa-
bel sngaix, of Birmingham, to
Dr. 7 liam Allen, of New York,
has II IN announced and is re-
.cieY { with interest in COlum-
bus ? here Miss Dangaix was so
GEM i ely admired during a visit
to y S Sheriff. a few years ago,
and where she is recalled with
M pleasure. DR.. Allen is the
cor aspondent of sociology for
the University Of Chicago, a man
of rare talents and ability and a
student whose educational and
philanthropic work has made
him prominent figure in this
and other lands. He was for
merly memb Der of the faculty
Of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, out is now connected with
the Chicago University, and. is
general agent of the New York
Ass citation for improving the
condition of the poor. Miss Dan
gaiX com Dimes with pronounced
social charms unusual culture
and the gentle qualities of mind
and heart that have caused un-
selfish devotion to the work of
the United Charities and the
lofty movements with which they
are connected.
Co'um bians have long felt a
warm pride in the splendid
achievements of Judge ]. M.
Dickinson, and were much graft
fed by his appointments as a
mem Der of the Alaskan com mis-
sion, in which position he has
more than justified high expecta-
tions. The decision Of the Chief
Justice of England a few days
ago, granting America almost
every contended point. is signal
victory for the com missioners.
and gives new laurels to Judge
Dickinson, who has been a DO
tent factor in the success gained.
Miss Lucille Banks has in prepa-
ration an article upon Success
ful 4 ississippians" in which is
conta ned an account of his I'M
usua career, as we'll as honora-
BILE II ention of surprising num-
Der o our own sons who deserve
a pie in such a sketch.
IT. College, in it's onward
mare /, has introduced two new
depa' ,ments which furnish en-
larg opportunities for the
youn, women of the State, do
mest ; science and millinery. +
The rmer is in charge of Miss
War, of St. Louis, and has al |
read begun active work with an
enrol nent of sixty pupils; the
latter has at its head Mrs. Will |
son OF New York. an efficient mil
liner. well known in Columbus.
and vii be opened Monday.
Mrs. John A. Nelson was the
1ostess of the Reading Circle
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-29

A com parison of the strenuous
days of the fair and the excite
ment that followed in it's train
with more recent days in which
were resumed the pleasures that
regularly attend and brighten
the winter season. serves to en-
phasize the charm of both. 1t is
good once in a while 10 experience
the enthusiasm, the verYe as the
French would say, that this an
nUal merry making wakes, then
the crowds departed, to return
to round less varied. perhaDs.
but none the less attractiI e.
And so last week held place with
its predecessor, and stored aW Y
its full share of happy memories.
Tuesday was especially dist l.
guished. In the morning 9
presentation of the crosses #
honor to the veterans was an =
pressive ceremony which tOuo ?
the hearts of the many assembI I
to witness it. The early aft
noon of the same day brought i
delightful luncheon enjoyed y
the mem bers of the Ahdeek CT =
and arranged as a graceful co j.
pliment to Miss Harriet Hay6 I
Miller, Of New York. Miss L !
Franklin wGs the hostess on { ;
occasion which in it's entire =
displayed the cordial hospital W
and complete artistic taste THAT
always characterize d welcOi .
to the Franklin home The dec
OratiOns Of autumn leaves were
lovely, the dining room, where
red was the prevailing tOL e,
being particularly noteworthy.
The table was overlaid with an
exquisite cloth of Mexican dras ~
work, it's elaborate center piece
bOrdered on either side by sily T
candelabra and with mirror pla-
teau resting thereon. The plf &c
cards were crims son autumn
leaves upon which wereinscribed
in clear white lettering appro-
pirate verses from Shakespeare,
cleverly selected. Covers we e
laid for ten, and gathered around
the festal board were Miss Mil
Ter, Miss Gray Irion, Miss Ida
Billups, Miss Cornelia Hudson,
Miss Marianne Bradford, Mrs.
r. E. Johnston, Miss Annie Lou
Use Lee, Miss May Richards.
Miss Katherine Nelson and Miss
Franklin.
A beautiful entertainment ard
one about which fingers the
pleasantest of recollectiOns, Yves
the meeting of the Ladies Whist
Club with Mrs. John P. Mayo
Wednesday afternoon. Cosmos
appeared as the favorite flowers
in the decorations, and were en-
ployed most effectively in the
parlor. where quantities of pin 4
blossoms we're in evidence, Civ
ing an exceptionally pretty coli
motif. In the reception hall
more brilliant result was obtai
ed by wealth Of white cosm
and crimson dahlias, cOnspicuol
amid background of palms az
ferns. Two elegant meat cours
were served at the conclusion
the games, played with a spin
and skill that added anew to
afternoon wherein perfection IL
detail rendered so charming
whole. The guests were Mr..
MaZyck, OF South Carolina, Mrs
Ayres, Mrs. George Banks, Mr..
Brooks, Mrs. Mamie TaylCr
Franklin, Mrs. t. w. Hard, |
Mrs. Rhett, Mrs. Osborne, Mr.
Donoghue, Mrs. Sherman, Mr.. |
r. E. Johnston, Mrs. Will !
Banks, Mrs. D. P. Davis, Mrs. /
Walter Weaver, Mrs. John Z
Sanford, Mrs. Simran, Mrs. /
Howard Teasdale, Mrs. Winston |
Mrs. Wiley Banks, Mrs. P. ". /
Maer, Mrs. Belts, Mrs. Lucy I
Lowry, Mrs. j. M. Morgan, Mrs
Frazee, Mrs. Mckinley, Miss /
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| teresting programme was en-
braced in papers upon The Life
of Livy and Extracts from his
history, "a Description of Rome
architeeturally IN the Angustan
Age" The Elegiac Poets and
Ovid" Miss Worthington = class
will be reorganized sometime
within the next fortnight, and
will study the great historical
novels this winter.
Mrs. Early aud Miss Birdie
Early have countless friends here
who are always glad to have
news of them. After spending
the sumner III Kentucky they
visited relatives in Lynchburg,
Va, and expect to leave this
month for Florida, where Miss
Early has accepted a fattering
offer to teach art. Their contem-
plated stay in New York was
abandoned on account of Mrs.
Early's health, which necessita-
ted milder climate.
Little Miss Passie May Ottley
is congratulated by her large
circle of Columbus admirers up
on being a prize winner at the
Atlanta horse show last week.
Little Miss Ottley drove tandem
and her entrance into the ring
elected a shower of compliments,
a tribute to the winsome little
maid and to her skill in handling
the ribbons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thomp-
son of Raleigh, n. c., who were
in Colum bus the greater part of
last winter, made sincere friends
who learn with regret that they
will not return. Mr.. Thompson
will engage in business in Dur
ham during the cotton season.
/ Mrs. Weir. of Macon. has ar
rived in the city and will become
permanent resident. Many
who remember her pleasar tly as
Miss Sue Lee Cavett, daughter
of Hon. Emmett Cayett, of Nox-
ubee, will accord her a generous
welcome.
Miss Bessie Wilkerson left
Tuesday for visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Shackleford. After
months stay in CORTLAND, Miss
Wilkinson will be the guest of
Mrs. Robert Simpson in Chatta-
nooga and will be absent several
weeks.
Mr.. John B. Sale, who has been
the representative of Knoops,
Frerichs & Co. at Hattiesburg,
has been promoted to the Selma
Office of the same firm, and passed
through the city recently en-
route to his new home.
Miss Marcie Billups and Miss
Irene Robertson are visiting in
Birmingham. Miss Lizzie Whit
field is another absentee. Miss
Whitfield is the guest of friends
in Starkyille.
The Pey6on Society had a pub
lie meeting in the College Chapel
Friday evening, and the exer-
cises were much enjoyed by an
appreciatiye audience.
Miss Poindexter, mistress of
instrumental music at the /. I. |
& c., has recovered from an at
tack of Ia grippe. and has re-
sumed her duties.
Miss Barnes. of Macon, and |
Miss Carl Molloy, who have been
the guests of Miss Margie West
moreland. returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Willis Garth returned
to Prairie View" after
a two weeks visit to her mother,
Mrs. John NJ. Billups.
The Tuesday Whist Club will
be entertained by Mrs. George
Y. Banks on the afternoon of the
twenty seventh.
DR.. Herr was absent last week
ia Huntsville. Ala, where he
went to oficiate at the marriage
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09
New Year Resolutions.

To borrow more money than
trouble.
To give more advice than help.
To bear patiently my neigh
boris suffering.
And to be courageous in his
defeats.
To sit quietly while others
stand.
To drink while others thirst,
and to eat while others starve.
In short, to live along the lines
of least resistance, and die com
fortabiy.
This is my symphony.-Life.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09
Pointed Paragraphs.

1t manages to get very late
now adays.
1t is all we'll enough to Judge
a tailor by his clothes.
The more you pelt a tanner the
better he seems to like il.
Never cOntide a secret to
woman with pedigree. Blood
will tell.
Ask a conceited man a question
and'he will never say Il don't
know"
Ii man always pays cash he
is entitled to a lot more credit
than he ever gets.
The easier it is for a man to
run into debt the harder it is for
him to get ahead
A woman who has false teeth
likes to pretend that she has the
toothache occasionally.
When you meet a worthless
man it's doughnuts to fudge he
can.tell you sure cure for corns.
A mule imagines he has a
musical voice-and a good many
people seem to be built on the
same mistaken plan.
The average wife dislilles to
ask her husband for money
almost one-tenth as bad as he
dislikeS to have her do it.
When some men give a dollar
to charity they manage to get
two dollars worth of satisfaction
from the contemplation of their
generosity.-Chicago News.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09
A CITY OF SALT.
Kelburg, Holland, Beauti-
and Healthful Place.

Kelburg, near Cracow, Poland,
is a city underground and is ex-
cavated in rock salt. There are
5000 inhabitants, all salt miners,
and the houses and streets are of
the very purest white. The
Cathedral is the most beautiful
feature Of the city carved in salt
and lighted by electric lights.
Infectious diseases are unknown
in this underground city and
most of the population die of
old age.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09
Wisdom's Whispers.
Many men

Many men
Talk about their home affairs
asthough they were subjects for
public discussion.
See the bright side Of life on
an exceedingly limited income.
Pay their debts as grudgingly
as though they were being
tleeced.
Find satisfaction in telling how
well they would live if possessed
of wealth.
Show the most agreeable side
of their disposition when at
home.
Fail to find contentment even
under the most favorable cir
cumstances.
Make use of every man with
whom they come III contact.
Easily make friends and just
as easily lose them.
Talk about themselves as no
one else should be discussed.
Are selfish in small affairs and
generous where commendation is
sure to follow. Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09

Clara Ware, a deaf-mute, 19
years old, who had never spoken
a word from her birth, was sud-
denly gifted with the power Of
speech before she died at her
home in Madison county, and
called to the members of her
family to come to her.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09

stalled in Mississippi's capitol;
with the chief executive of the
executive of the nation openly
ind detiantly announcing his
championship Of social as we'll as
p olitical equality of the races.
A picture is nothing but piece
If inanimate canvass, yet be-
heath it's coIors may lurk a senti-
nent as deadly to the manhood
If Mississippi as the asp that
clung to the bosom of Egypt's
queen.
In 1862 when Lee had defeated
and routed Mcclellan in front OF
Richmond, driven the federal
forces across the Potomac and
carried the war into the enemy's
country, thus strengthening the
anti-war spirit in the north and
frightening the hopes of the con-
federacy, Mr.. Lincoln, thinking
to weaken the sinews Of the war
in the south. issued his emanci-
patton proclamation.
When Mr.. Seward, who had
lived in the south did not under
stand the fidelity and docility Of
the negro as a slave. warned him
that the proclamation Nigh lnclte
general insurrectiOn, and mas
sacre of women and children in
the rear Of the confederate army,
Mr.. Lincoln promptly and
resolutely replied: The time
has arrived when we must know
whether the slave element is for
or against us.
Mr.. Lincoln's admirers ought
to be willing for him to stand on
his record and if his portrait
must go into the new capitol, we
insist that there should be writ
ten above. in letters Of glistening
steel, his famous utterance:: The
Time Has Arrived When We
Must Know Whether the Slave
Element is For Or Against Us"
When the confederate soldier,
whose life is interviewer with the
history of Mississippi and whose
sacrifices and achievements are
a part of greatness, her grandeur
and her glory, visits the "Hall
of Fame and salutes the celebri-
ties assembled there. when he
faces the great destroyer of the
constitution, like the old Earl of
Scotland, he will gather around
him the folds Of his martial cloak
and say, Us Lord Angus to Mar
miOn:
! Nv manorS. halls and bowers shall still
Be open at my Soycreign's will.
To each one whom he lists. however.
Unmect to be the owners peer.
MY castles are my ki3g'S alone,
| From t,lrret to foundation stone
The hand of Douglass is his own.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09
And His Picture i'm Mississil :
pi's Capitol.
The Letter From DR.. B. +
Ward Which is Attract
ing Attention, And
Which Receives
Endorsement
of u. G.. v.
Veterans.


that distinguished gentleman, DR..
3. +. Ward, of Winona, is inter
esting reading just now:
Col. John Cussons i'll his ad-
mirable little book, "Glance at
Current History" describes an
element of Southern citizenship
which, for more than three
decades, has persistently and in
dustriousiy sought ''reconcilia-
ton" at the hands of the northern
brothers from whom, however,
these overtures have received
scant recognition.
Col. Cussons further says. IN
speaking of these ''chronic recon-
cilers,'' that people who are
overhasty to forgive their enc
mics may be equally ready to
forget tneif lI1eLuS.
Director Rowland's feeble and
awkardly arranged scheme for
securing his gallery of Mississip,
pi's "greatest men, was by most
Mississippian, generously re-
oarded as an innocent blunder,
but when in the multitude OF his
own council he suddenly leaped
to the conclusion that Mr.. Lin
coin was the one and only presi-
dent of the United States whose
portrait might fifty adorn his
Hall of Fame" presumably in
tended for Mississippians only,
he thrusts, in a vital spot, the
historical proprieties of the State
and deals a blow to her dignity
and manhood that elicits a pro-
test not unmixed with tinge OF
resentment.
The merits, capabilities and
achievements of Mr.. Lincoln as
q man are not called IN the ques-
ton: as one OF the greatest figures
of his age. his record has passed
beyond the limit of Legitimate
discussion
History, and especially nor
thern history will abundantly
take care of him. The present
and future generations Of Mis-
sissippians should be permitted
to study him in the facts and
philosophy of history by the
light of matured intelligence, but
it is not sound dietics nor civic
sanitation that should be dis
pensed to their teething intellects
as the only reliable baby food
for infantile patriotism. In all
the ages of civilized man the
ethics of combat have contem-
plated that when individuals,
parties of governments appeal
their issues to the arbitrament OF
physical forces, the vanquished
should accept, in good faith, the
terms of the victor, but the
.olive branch of courtesy and
cancellation should always be
first extended to fallen foe by
the magnanimity OF his triumph
antagonist. 1t carries with 1T,
then, the aroma of true valor;
but when these amenities come
ever unsolicited and always un-
required, from the weaker party
they reak with the odor OF syco-
phancy and chill like the cold
and clammy hand OF inslnceflty.
When any northern state shall
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09

Justice Fitzgerald holds that
the Governor had no right to call
in outstanding bonds and the
case will go to Supreme Court
for settlement.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09

courtesy TO place MIR. Llncolns
in ours.
Some of the chronic ''recon-
Oilers go into ecstacies every
time a northern writer or speak.
AZ tenders II cramped and crum
oled compliment to Lee or Jack
son.
1t ought to be apparent to any
southern man that in limiting
aheir expressions OF esteem to
Lee, the ulterior purpose Is
gradually but effectually obscure
md minimize Mr.. Davis and re-
tire him as far as possible, in the
estimation of his own people.
By continually denouncing and
ignoring Mr.. Davis while pre-
tending to respect and admire
others, they hope ultimately as
the wave Of generations recedes
from the war period, to promote
decay and disintegration Of the
love and admiration for Mr.,
| Davis which the south has thus
far cherished.
They would let his memory die
of neglt ct at his old home.
To our shame, be it said, the
deadly process is already at work.
It is not unusual now, TO hear
from the lips of southern orators,
the progressive representatives
of the ''new era the names of
Lee and Lincoln associated as
the highest types Of Americans
to the utter exclusion Of Jetfer
son Davis.
This pattern of eloquence is
gradually being installed not
only in the acadamies and col
leges, but also in the pulpits Of
Mississippi.
It is Legitimate and rational to
draw comparisons between Lee
and Grant as great men and great
commanders, but it is historical
absurdity to associate Lincoln
and Lee. They have absolutely
nothing in common. Davis aud
Lincoln are the conspicuous
tragedians between whom history
and posterity must decide.
Lee was simply one Of Mr..
Davis lietunants, just as Grant
was one of Mr.. Lincoln's lieuten-
ants.
Davis and Lincoln were head
and front, the embodiment, the
respective representatives and
exponents Of two antagonistlc
and hostile theories Of govern
ment.
Mr.. Davis was a statesman.
Mr.. Lincoln was q fanatic. Mr..
Davis learned. liberal. scholarly,
comprehensive. majestic and
national. Mr.. Lincoln was strong,
conscientious, illiterate, dogmat-
| ic, narrow and sectional.
MIR. Davis placed the organic
law of the land above the will of
the maiorities. Mr.. Lincoln ac-
cepted the higher law of the
abolitionists as superior to the
constitution and the deliverances
of the supreme court.
Mr.. Davis addressed the intel
ligence, the sense of justice, the
honor, the pride and the patriot.
ism of the nation.
Mr.. Lincoln spoke to the
hereditary prejudices and the in
famed passions of a dominant
| faction. Mr.. Davis asked for
peace, Mr.. Lincoln rendered war.
Mr.. Davis appealed to the law.
Mr.. Lincoln appealed to the
sword, and thus the issue was
Joined. Viewed in the light OF
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-01-09

army, in his review of the con
federate war, says the confed.
eracy was two or three times
within stones throw of success
However that may be, no ques-
ton involved in that contest was
adjudicated .Dn evidence or ad-
justed on merit. 1t was solely
md dislinctively test Of physi-
,al strength and endurance.
The forces OF democracy were
vanqu;shed and subjugated by
she legions Of imperialism.
Democracy accepted in good faith
the terms of surrender and will
render faithful allegiance to the
powers ''de facto." Physical
force merely determines con-
ditions and is utterly powerless
to destroy or reflect the everlast
ing parallels of principle.
If, then, the placing OF Mr. L.
Lincoln in the new capitol is in
tended only to emphasize the fact
that we have accepted the arbitra-
ment of battle it is superAuous
and silly.
If it is lifted up as a signal to
the world that, entering upon a
new era with the foundation Of
our million dollar capitol. we
have abandoned the theory and
principles Q government to
which the southern peolpe have
adhered for more than a century
and for the maintenance Of which
they sacrificed everything save
honor and virtue and valor, then
it is discreditable to the man
hood of Mississippi and carves
upon monument to her dead
soldiers the mOurnful and tear.
stained epitaph:
"These men were valiant but
wrong"
With MIR. Lincoln as a man we
have no controversy. He was
the logical offspring OF hereditary
and environment. According to
his most authentic genealOgy
every fibre of his being was de,
rived from southern loins. The
blood currents OF the patrlcian
and the plebian found their con
fuence in the masterful physical
mould of this remarkable man.
Biologists will tell you that the
product Of such TRANSMISSION takes
it's intellectual caste from the
stronger and its moral complex
ion from the weaker.
If the people of Mississippi
feel that it is incumbent upon
them to reciprocate courtesies
extended by northern states to
Gen. Lee, who was citizen OF
Virginia. then let them associate
together the portraits OF Lee and
Grant, the rival knights upon the
chess board of war.
Grant was not only a great
soldier, but magnanimous man.
He was slave holder and disre-
garding Lincoln's emancipation
proclamation, continued to enjoy
the hire of his slaves till the
close of the war.
Neither he nor Lee were states
men. nor we're they ever expo
nents of any theory OF govern
ment and they might without
serious shocks to the most deli
cate sense Of propriety, consti,
tute twin adornment of every
capitol ia the government.
Mr.. Lincoln was the man who
by armed force abrogated that
clause of the constitution which
provides that ''That powers not
The Washington times., 1903-06-16
DAILY STOCK MARKET REVIEW
Market Again Shows Decided Weakness-Notable Re-
cessions in Both the Railway and Industrial Lists.

NEW YORK, June 16. The opening
stock market was decidedly weak and
generally somewhat under London prices
Norfolk and Western lost 2s, Canadian
Pacific IA, Reading TX Rock Island IA
and Manhattan, Missouri Pacific, and
500 common lost per cent. In the later
dealings Sugar was down IL, and Atch-
ison rs. A large majority of the list
was lower by IS and q. Pennsylvania
and st. Paul showed about the best sup
post, losing only fractionally.
IL a m.-There were no developments
In the line of news this morning to fur
nish plausible explanation OF the stream
OF liquidation which flowed upon the
stock market throughout the first hour.
Some nervousness was felt with regard
TO the labor situation in the anthracite
regions. and fear of a strike appeared
TO be the incentive to weakness in Lon
don. The speculation was disturbed for
time by rumors of the suicide of a
large operator, but these were soon as
certained to rest upc2 the suicide Of a
bank officer whose accounts. however.
with the bank have been found to be COR
rect.