The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-04

An organ recital will be given
on February 10 at the St. Paul's
Episcopal church by DR.. VIM.
e. Pitcher under the auspices of
the young ladies of the Altar
I Guild. DR.. Pitcher is considered
one of the best organists in
America and the recital will be
worth attending. The price of
admission will be 80 cents and
tickets may be secured at Mayo
I & Weaver and III. Osb0rne's drug
stores after Tuesday.
Mr.. W. n. Dale, editor of the
West Albanian, died at his
home in Carrolton, Ala, last Sun
day, after a lingering illness of
consumption. Mr.. Dale had
been editor of the paper for only
a few years, but was a man who
had won for himself an enviable
reputation throughout his native
! State as a man Of high integrity
and was a writer of no mean
ability The paper will continue
under the management of his
brother, who comes from South
Carolina for that purpose.
The Senate has passed a bill of
much interest to the educators
and school teachers of the State.
Tt changes the time for holding
the examinations of teachers to
the Fridays and Saturdays of the
last two weeks in October, to the
Fridays and Saturdays of the
first two weeks in October, and
the same days of the first four
weeks in April. This makes all
examinations held, both for
white and colored teachers,
within a period Of two months,
instead of having the dates
scattered about through the year.
Rev. D. Ell. Ogden's subject for
this evening, Is Christianity the
only True Religion. is the last
of the series of sermons on the
religions of the world which his
congregation has heard for the
past month. In his talks touch
ing on COnfucianism, Buddhism
and Mohamedanism, Rev. Og-
den has chosen a subject partic-
ularly fitting to the present mo-
ment when all eyes are turned
on the East, and in his talk this
evening it is his purpose to com
pare Christianity with these
other religions which have gained
such stronghold in the Eastern
countries.
President Roosevelt has at
last declared himself beaten.
The IndianOla pOstoffice has been
re-Opened and a white man is to
be the postmaster The matter
has given Indianola an almost
world wide reputation and it has
been the means of conveying to
those high in power that the peo-
pie still rule. During the time
it has taken Mr.. Roosevelt to de- |
eide as to the better course to |
pursue, over year now, In
dianola has been without postal |
facilities so far as the Govern
ment is concerned, and they say
that Mr.. Roosevelt is an expo
nent Of a strenuous life.
In the Palace of the King"
was a disappointment to those
who went with the expectation
of seeing the best on the road
and a pleasant surprise to others
who expected to view bum
play Miss Helen Grantley as
Dolores was placed at a disad-
vantage by a severe cold. The
scenery was not as new and
handsome as could rightfully be /
from a play with the ,
this one his made and
pet there were parts that almost ,
the perfect. The /
character of Don John was well
played by Mr.. Marshall Welsch,
While Mr. John j. McCowen as
lis brother, Philip IL, repro !
uced the character of jealous /
yrant and coward admirably :
)ona Inez, the blind sister of {
Dolores, Captain De Mendoza, her |.
ather, and Adonis, the court I