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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
Nothing Further From Sloan.

The Sloan tragedy is rapidly
becoming a memory. Sloan is
dead and buried. Taliaferro is
makingall of his arrangements to
leave the city and it is reported
that he will locate at Gulfport.
Hattiesburg. or in South MiSsis-
sippi, Miss Laura A. Moore, the
trimmer for the Sloan Millinery
establishments left Friday for St.
Louis: the stock of pianos and
organs which Sloan had brought
here have been sold or account
ed for and his millinery stock,
with the exception of some of the
articles which were sold to local
merchants. has been claimed by
the st. Louis houses and reship-
ped to that city.
Nothing which can throw light
upon the past record and history
of this man can be learned. Capt.
Hudson, of the police force and
Sheriff Armstrong. who have
been at work on the case, have
followed ever V clue which prom
iSed to throw light upon Sloan S
identity or history only To find
that they were unable to learn
anything. The history Of his life
is probably buried with him.
1t seems to be a we'll settled
fact that Sloan had in his pos
session a number of valuable dia-
monds. These stones were loose
and it is presumed he secured
money from time to time for his
operations by disposing of them
What became of them remains a
mystery and upon the solution
OF this mystery it is under
stood that Sheriff Armstrong
is IN Birmingham working now.
1t is limited that the diamonds
were disposed of in that city up
on the occasion of recent visit
of the dead man To Birmingham
and Mr. Armstrong has gone
there in the hope Of recovering
the jewels or learning something
of them.
Sheriff Armstrong returned
last night from Birmingham.
When asked if he developed any
thing he refused to divulge what
he had learned. 1t is under
stood that he had found where
Sloan bad pawned few small
diamonds while in that city. how
ever.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
FIne MiIIlnery Establishment.

Mr.. r. z. Leigh, proprietor of
the Woman 5 Store, who has
been making a study of the mill
inery business for the past few
years with the view Of adding it
as feature of the Woman 5
Store, leaves in a few days for
New York, where he goes to
meet and confer with Miss
Schillinger in the selection Of
the spring and summer stock for
his establishment. Miss Schil-
linger is at present in New York
selecting good and he will soon
join her prepa ratory TO the great
opening which viii occur at his
esta blishment early in April.
1t is Mr.. Leigh's idea to give
Columbus d millinery establish
ment which will bring people to
this city from all points in North
east Mississippi and for the
opening the ladies of Aberdeen,
West Point, Starkville, Macon
and all intermediate points will
be offered inducements to cme
to this city and select their
spring hats.
Miss Schillinger is milliner,
designer and trimmer of repnta-
ton who has studied the art
abroad, under Verat and Rebaux,
as well as this country, and she
has been connected with some Of
the leading establishments of
the East and has been identified
with some of the greatest open
ings which have occurred IN
New York.
The ladies' of Columbus and all
surrounding sections are invited
TO await the spring opening as it
will give them the opportunity
of selecting pattern hats which
have never before been seen in
this section. To maintain this
department. as Mr.. Leigh in
tends TO maintain it, it is hoped
that he will meet with the prop
er encouragement and to that
end the ladies' of this city are
invited to wait for the Woman 5
Store millinery opening. Mr..
Leigh leaves this week for New
York to complete the selection Of
his stock.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Queen City Camp No %,
Woodmen of the World, con-
tinues to grow. At the meeting
last Wednesday night Mr.. Nye
Hearon was Initiated and Messrs.
j. W. Vaughan, J. B. Murphy
and Z. B. Divelbiss were elected
to take the Protection degree.
The local camp will have an i'm
portant meeting on the 25th to
discuss the subject of the pur-
chase OF hall for permanent
quarters.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
what Is Lne7

In the last analysis nobody knows,
but we do know that it is under strict
law Abuse that law, even slightly,
pain results. Irregular living means
arrangement Of the organs, resulting
IN constipation, headache or liver
trouble DR.. King s New Life Pills
quickly re-adjusts this. It's gentle
yet thorough. Only Pc at Chapman
& Mayfield s drug store.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
Baseball.
ever.

AS the season advances it be
comes all the more certain that
Columbus will have the national
game played here this year. To
begin withiwe have the necleus of
a fine team in local players and
with the addition of a few sal
aried men to strengthen it in
weak places Colum bus could
play ball with any Of them.
TO secure these players, to
purchase uniforms, to get equip
ment and to guarantee that the
season will be played out will re
quire money. One plan propos-
ed is that one hundred men be
secured who will take one share
of stock at five dollars, which
would put five hundred dollars
in the treasury to begin with.
This, however, will hardly be
enough The local club after
paying all expenses of uniforms,
equipment, etc, should have not
less than a five hundred dollar
surplus on hand and in place of
five hundred dollars it is sug-
gested that one thousand dollars
be raised for the organization
of the club.
The team could be organized
with the addition of three or four
players. A pitcher or two and
one or two all-round players will
do the work and by arranging
games with towns in Northeast
Mississippi and judicious man
agement the season could be
played out with success. The
movement has begun and every
follower of the diamond is urged
to talk it up, support it and sub
scribe when asked to-
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

The stockholders Of the Colum
bus Insurance & Banking Com
pany meet tomorrow for the
purpose of electing the directory
consisting of seven mem bers.
The books will be opened and all
stockholders are urged To vote.
The directors meet this week to
elect the officers of the bank for
the ensuing year.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
AROUND TIE CITY

Sweet alyssum plants Laws.
Lace hose at 24c and 49c pair.
Surprise Store.
Mr.. Sid Bluhm. OF Birmiug-
ham, is home to spend a few
days.
The season IS latest creations
IN mems oXfords ot Surprise
Store
Mr. T. II. Sykes. who IS travel
ing on theroid, is h1me to spend
Sunday
Mr. Sam Daruell, Of Caledonia.
spent yesterday in the city ou
business.
Miss Pattic Cox. of Delm3ville.
Ala, WIS IN the city yesterday
shopping
Call carly and make yuur ~r-
lection of tine tackle ut Mayo &
Weaver's
Miss NJ. A. Williams is visit
ing Mrs. E. L. Brown iu Gjr-
mingham
Mr.. George McKellar. OF New
Hope, was i'm the city yesterday
on business.
Mr.. A. B. Delk, of Steeus. WAS
IN Columbus yesterday mingIug
with his friends.
Mr.. J. NJ. Streets friends are
glad to learn that be waS much
better yesterday
Mr. Frank Gottselig. OF Stark
vile, spent Friday iu Che city
meeting his customers
Mr. John Tucker, of Memphis
a former Colum biau. is il CuIum-
bus for few days visit
Mr.. r.. II. Huut. the Chaaa
nOOga architect. spent last
Thursday i'm the city ON business.
Mr.. Toll Sduson. of Birmiug
ham, Ala. is in the county ou %
visit to his father, Mr. Thomas
A. Stinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Crawford
have returned from a pleasant
visit to Memphis, ST. Louis au
other cities
We are showing tDe largest
and prettiest stock et nmhrad-
cries ever brought to Columbus.
Surprise Store.
Mr. l.. w. Payne. 8r New
Hope, one of the letdug and u-
fluential citizens of that section.
was in town yesterday.
Mr. Joseph BulupS. General
/ Passenger Agent of Che Atlanta
/ q West Point railway. is spend
ing Sunday at his home here.
There will be au important
meeting of the ElIls ueNt Tues
day night at their Home on NaIu
street. Every member is urged
t. be present as tae auuuaI e.ec-
tiOn of officers wiil occur.
Officer Dad Reeves. fu oitjzu'-
clothes, has been d1iug sue
good work the past weeE u ar-
resting violators of the law
riding on trains I'm tine yards OF
this city Four Offenders iu this
line were tried yesterday by
Mayor Gunter and Will help
Street Commissioner C1i.ders
for fifteen days ON the streets
as a result
Rev. Thomas Lipscomb. wuo
has been attending the Drew
| Theological Seminary Ju New
Jersey for the past three lems.
is home for a few weeks re~t
preparatory To assuming charge
of the MashularviIle circuit
where ne has been assigned un-
til the next Conference when Ha
will be given work commau4u-
rate with his zeal and ability
James r. Meade. ii former
MissisSippjan, who died iu 3fr.
mingham last week was buried
at bis old home at Lexington.
Miss, the past week with dis
tinguished honors, the clergy
the Knights Templar and huu-
dreds of citizens who knew Hul
esteemed him uniting to do hm-
or to his memory. The Announce.
meut of his death caused sorrow
to large circle i'm this city who
knew him and were related to
him
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Local freight No. 81 west on
the Southern had a wreck near
Winona, Miss, yesterday
morning and several cars were
derailed and BROKEN up. The
east bound passenger train was
delayed three hours as result.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
TAX About Your Babies.

Yon ought TO see mine. She was sick
II and weak and had Group all the
time A friend advised Paracamph,
she's we'll and healthy now. Try the
same on yours to-day. You II never
regret the how. For sale by Mayo
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

He did not hear the bell. but Para
camph in the corner store saved lim
from Heaven on welI. This IS 3D. HH.
TO those who are hurt, ParsHHHH.
rem, mber the name. Buy it uoW. aeau
ii at home and like ljm stay iu IL0
game For sale bV MuFo A }Fsa ea..
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
At Work.

Mr.. L. S. Benham, of Petos
key. Mich. who has the contract
for lettering the streets and
numbering the houses of the city
preparatory to the free delivery
of the mails, is hard at work on
his task. Mr.. Benham is max
ing a directory of the city which
will be fled with the city officers
and which will be kept at the
city hall for reference in future
AS soon as this directory is com
pleted the work Of lettering the
houses will be undertaken and
the marking of the streets will
also occur. Mr.. Benham ex-
poets to have the entire city
ready for the government in
spector to pass upon it by the
middle of April.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

The DISPATCH learns that the
establishment of a number of en-
terprises of note is cOntem plated
here. We know that two i'm mpor-
tant enterprises are now being
considered and they will add
materially to the population of
Columbus and will contribute to
her commercial growth and ex-
pansion. Then there are other
movements for the up-building
Of this city which capitalists
here are considering. The
prospect is promising to say the
least and before the year has
ended it is expected that several
additional substantial establish
ments will be added to industrial
Colum bus.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Mrs. w. j. Locke, Of Artesia.
passed through the city yester-
day en- route to her home from a
visit to her mother in North
Carolina.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
Notice.

All repair work which was left
with A. p Taliaferro has been
turned over To Sheriff j. T-
Armstrong, who viii deliver it
TO the proper owners if they viii
call on him. lit
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

With the return of spring ac-
tivity in the real estate market
is resuming. During the past
week the building lot Of Mr.
Robert w Lewis in South Co
lumbus was sold to DR.. James
w. Lipscomb and other deals are
being negotiated. This season
promises to be an exceptionally
good one for the real estate bust
ness
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Fresh Saur kraub at 4c % 10.
and German Dill pickles at 40c q
gallon at Silberberg S. 1-14-tf
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Fountain pens, Waterman 81
pencils, pens, tablets etc. ST. q.
Munroe & Co.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Don t forget we guarantee
each A. A. Waterman S fountain
pen to be perfect. Curry, Lip-
scomb & Caine
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Mr.. G.. B. SGnson was ia the
city yesterday Mr. Stinson is
winding up the work of securing
from the ginners of this county
the third and last report of the
amount of cotton they have gin
ned this season for the govern
ment agricultural department.
Mr.. Stinson has canvassed all
the eastern section Of the coun-
ty and will finish the prairie this
week. There are about 125 gins
in this county and Mr. Stinson
reports that fully thirds of
them are in the prairie. He is
doing this work alone this time
and it will be the concluding gov
ernment report from the gins
which will be secured this season.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19
Seed Potatoes For Sale.

We have a few bushe Is OF choice
seed potatoes for sale.
J. T.. WALKER & Co.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1903-03-19

Smoke Trade Marks and be
satisfied.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

crushes the spirits Of the young and Is
walking obituary notice for the elders
She lacks the buoyancy Of hope. She
views life through pessimistic lens that
raagniies the pleasures of to-day into
evil omens for the hereafter.
She has the soul Of a fish and the
atmosphere of an ice-water spray. Her
pleasures are as lugubrious spent
cannon ball and her morals as oppressive
as a November fog She is good, because
she is too forbidding to be anything else
over and above all. she regards herself
as a model for inventors of not only her
own generation. but of ages to come.
The frivolous woman makes no pre-
lenses. She goes her own laughing way
If she has cares the world is kept in
ignorance Of them. She never becomes
confidential because she is supposed to be
tno transparent to hold anything as
opaque as a secret. If she has ever
known heartaches, or even possessed
sample of that interesting organ, the
world is kept from possession CT the fact
and so it deems her heartless when she
is cnly laughter-Ioving.
Some men may sneer at her and women
quote her as being 80 foolish yet they
seek her preferably to the woman who is
her antithesis.
She is too light-hearted TO be worrying,
and the world hates the worrying woman.
She exploits no grievances, and the world
abhors the injured woman who thinks
the whole universe holds a grudge against
her She is not so overly precise as to be
horrified at Insignificant infractions Of
conventional rules; instead, she laughs
them off and relieves the embarrassment IS
OF the moment.
She is ray Of sunshine in the sickroom
and a tonic to those trying to bear up
against. crushing sorrows.
You rarely find her opinionated. for she
opinions. And she is generally generous
10 fault.
In fact. the frivolous woman is often an
epftorne of negative virtues She is not an
overly pious woman, nor is she irreverent.
She is not always as discreet as she might
be, because she does not take time to
weigh appearances, consideration that
haunts the serious woman. She does not
criticise others, because she enjoys the
foibles that the serious woman at times
construes into harm.
Taking everything into consideration,
the frivolous woman goes through life diff
fusing happiness about her. We may ad-
mire the serious woman and wonder al
her cleverness but after all in the real
enjoyment Of life we are largely Indebted
to the charming companionship of the
light-hearted frivolous woman
COLONEL KATE"
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
CONDOLENCES
TRULY
REMARKABLE

~ ERHAPS nothing could be- more
~ strange Cr inexplicable than the CO.
j incidepces which happen within the
experience of some people.
Last year while giving evidence at an
inquest on the body Of her son. who had
been killed by a reaping machine wo-
man naI.,d Lower. of Piddinghoe. Sus-
sex, England. made most remarkable
statement X was to the effect that sne
had lost two husbands, both Of whom
had been run over by d wagon and killed
and that in each it was the same
wagon which caused death.
A similar coincidence was Brought to
light at the inquest on a plate.ayer named
Dean, who was knocked down and killed
by train at Bromley Station, England
The deceaseds widow informed the Jury
that the unfortunate man her second
husband and that her first was killed by
a train at the same spot fourteen yealS
before.
1t will perhaps be advisable to give the
fullest particulars in the following in
stance for the information Of the skep-
tically inclined. In August, 1894, William
Moses, a Wandsworth clerk. left Water
loo Station, London. by an excursion train
fer DevOnoCTt
When the train reached its destination
he WAS found in dying condition. alone
in one Of the compartments, and few
minutes afCerward expired. AT the in
quest it was discovered that his father
had died suddenly at the same station
three years before, and it the dis
covery of the elder Moses DEATH GER
tificate in the pocket Of his son that re-
vealed the latter's identity to the railway
authorities.
While in Mounts Bay, Penzance, Eng
land, in December, 1900, the Newlyn fish,
ing boat, Dewdrop. gave a sudden lurch,
by which Edward Ladner, fisherman,
was thrown into the water and drowned.
On the same spot. half dozen years
before. another Newlyn fishing boat, the
Arethusa, came to grief, with the result
that the captain, who was the father of
the above-named Edward Ladner, lost his
life in the same way as subsequently did
his son.
Not very long ago q couple Of weddings
were followed by an extraordinary string
of condolences Both were celebrated on
the same day, at the same church, the
contracting parties being two brothers
and two sisters.
About twelve months afterward each
sister gave birth to female child. on the
same day, the two children receiving the
same names and being baptized by the
same clergyman. Both subsequently be-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

You may have noticed that men Of
0eepest erudition often shock their friends
bv marrying what common parlance des-
iErates as silly little fools" The reason
Is Obvious. A man whose profession OF
life work calls for serious thought eight
CT ten hours q day needs relaxation after
the strain. and the silly pratings of A
frivolous companion are a sort Of mind
rest for him.
A lawyer who has spent the day in
hard analytical sitting OF evidence finds
reIsnstion IN the airy nothings OF a wife
who can lure his mind from the stormy
scenes Of musty courtrooms-
He does not want to be met at his house
door by an epitome Of "ologies' and
'isnls" and be required further 10 burden
his mind with dissertation on archaeo-
logical research or the latest discoveries
Of cryptography. He infinitely prefers
meeting wife who can indulge in a lot
of small talk after having been out and
rr,et a number Of pleasant people and who
brings 10 him the refreshing atmosphere
@ the outside world rather than the dusty
revelations OF ages that are past.
A man is always partial to the woman
who can entertain. and the frivolous
woman, for she gathers an invoice OF IN
nocent gossip and retails il in an inter-
esting way. is the woman who Is par
excellence the best companion for mali
whose mind is overburdened with the re-
Ep0nsibility Of professional cares.
The physician. who. perhaps. has
beer beside the bed Ofsintense suffering
and had his every nerve set on edge
docs not want 10 be greeted by the seri-
ous. sour face OF the crank who takes a
hsro-cider view OF life. He wants TO for
SET for the nonce the agony that he was
powerless to relieve. He wants to replace
The memory OF human pain; he longs for
laughter after his mind has been tortured
by tears: he wants the reaction OF the
cheeriness OF a woman who takes him out
Of himself and Introduces a newer, hap
per vein Of thought to relieve the horror
Of scenes so lately enacted.
Il is a mistake TO suppose that the
frivolous woman is devoid OF feeling. She
is a creature OF extremes, and in pro-
porGon as she laughs and ridicules the
imaginary Ills OF life she is frequently
s. ympsthetic and true.
The woman who is too serious has little
charity for those who enjoy life She
wants every one modelled on the same
lines as her own. She has none OF the
brightness Of the present in her veins
End cannot understand the sparkling ef-
fervescence OF the woman who lives in
q lIfes sunglow.
The serious woman is not a pleasant
companion for either young old She
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

~
n 4 purely agreeable standpoint 1
NM think that the majority OF US
really prefer the frivolous wo-
man TO the woman who is 50
serious that she is not only bore, but Is
often inclined to all unchsri,abeness.
The frivolous woman. in a measure Is
harmless She Is free and easy Of gait
and allows every one the same license
that she enjoys. Being fuii Of human d.
hIes. she does not expect to ind periec-
ZION i'm even, one and. in fact, does not
want TO-
She is rarely gossip Her existence IS
% the BUTTERFLY order and she gathers the
honey regardless Of the poison that msS
Underlie Il.
7. is The serious woman. so perfect in
her own esteem. who takes BANNER
snd-anvn view Of life and who is always
On the watch for shocks, which she man.
ages 10 find.
The frivolous woman looks and longs for
the laughter OF life. The serious woman
hunts for the stern realities and views
them from the standpoint Of perverted
morality that sees in every innocent
amusement the Vaccinations Of the Evil
one himself.
The frivolous woman has a word OF
sympathy for human errors. She regards
foibles with pitying indulgence she
laughs of situations that fll. the soul Of
her serious sister with holy horror
She is not susceptible TO shocks IN
fart she rather courts them. and is never
sNerse 10 administering rev in a genuine
solar plexus way Al the same time she
is true. warulhearted and free from small
deceits.
The woman who laughs and is frivolous
is The woman who does not gossip ma
liciousl,. She laughs at the eccentricltes
ana perhaps may ridicule the severity OF
the friend whom she suspects Of trying
O., nose as a martyr. but she is too full
Of The elixir Of mirth 10 trouble her head
about constituting evil motives to what
rnev seem fndiscretion. 10 say the least
she te not deep and thoughtful. ON the
contrary. she often has much vacant
room in her brain that might be hlleo lo
cod advantage. But. shallow as it may
seem. that same little head has often
fair rnodfcum Of solid common sense ana
great charity toward others.
And perhaps It is better so.
The woman who has been cultured and
repressed. toned and tuned down until
ber whole life and manner IS. artificial, IS
the woman who always sits In judgment
on the frivolous woman, who she thinks
Is ripe for perdition-
.Cheerfuluess is q direct road TO gooh-
ness. and the woman who is so precise
s, easily shocked. who thinks everything
IN life should be viewed from funereai
ASPECT. is the woman who will never WIN
love OF bring happiness to her life en-
vironment.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

She Is Harmless, Laughter
loving. Not Easily Shocked,
Sympathetic and Exceedingly
Charitable, Declares Colonel
Kate"-Because She Doesn't
Spend Her Time Over Arch
geological Researches, but. on
the Contrary, Is Bright and
Frothy; a Great Man With
Heavy Responsibilities Often
Marries Her So That BE Will
Get the Proper Mental Relaxa-
ton IN His Home-And She Is
Brewer Of Much Of This
Worlds Charming Compan-
ionship and Happiness.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

- HEN we consider her from
\ n purely agreeable standpoint
NV think that the majority OF US
really prefer the frivolous wo-