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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

Aunt Jane tied an cid green barege veil
round her head and lay despairingly
down upon the lounge with her smell
ing salts.
She took heart of grace, however for
she still believed little in her bargain,
and begged her aunt to let her display
one Of the parasols-only one-in the
shop window Aunt Jane said she
should expect TO be sent to the insane
asylum, having a parasol in her shop
window in December, but she was so
discouraged that she did not care.
The parasol had been in the window
only an hour or two when Aunt Jane
was thrown into a 1utter by the sight
of a very stylish young woman cross
ing the street
Its Miss Betty Armstrong;" she de-
clared. Il heard the family had come,
with lot of visitors, to spend the holt
days. That great house on the hill is
where they spend their summers. I'll
leave you to wait on her, because
ain't dressed up" Aunt Jane hurried
into the back room, but she left the
door ajar
4 want 10 look at that parasol-it's
such a lovely shaded" said Miss Betty
Armstrong, who had come rustIing IN.
accompanied by a tall young man. And
what a delightful handel" she added.
as Judy passed it across the counter.
Judy was glad Aunt Jane had left the
door ajar
We ought to have decorations like
this for the girls to carry in the min
strel show" said Miss Betty It's too
bad We didn't think of It."
Il have a few more" The color
rushed to Judys temples and her heart
thumped as she drew from the packing
case under the counter one after an
other, the parasols she had thought she
would never care to look at again.
They'd be lovely for favors, Aft"
murmured Betty, admiringly. And to
give the girls who take part in the tab
leaux"
Seven dollars-wh-e-w!" The young
man had seen the price marked or the
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

away Miss Nab summed herself IN the
JOYOUS warmth of fellowship. The gra-
cious wood fire wrapped the little group
in it's friendly glow and the very spirit
of Christmas seemed to hallow the
homely. coy living room.
II was a wild. cold winter with great
snow storms whirling over the country
and city streets blocked with huge
drifts but there were no more lonely
DAYS for Cynthia. The room in the desc
late boarding house was almost deserted
between morning and night The
radiance of gracious friendliness and
bIissfuI warmth constantly awaited the
child in the house across the street.
MaItie's welcome was as cordial as that
Of his mistress. Every morning, after
he had eaten his comfortable breakfast.
he jumped in the living room window to
curl himself up in a gray ball with ex-
Dectant half shut eyes fixed on the brick
building across the street He watched
till the door was opened by tall man,
who carried a lunch box and a little
elineing bundle wrapped in a feecy
brown shawl He always chose the same
path: he came striding across the street
to the red brick house set in the wide
ward. Then Matte with a sudden eager
leap went to find his mistress. and fol-
lowed her. purring loudly. to the front
door. He could scarcely wait for the
little visitor to be unwrapped. Miss
Mab's hunger for fellowship was no less
ardent than that Of the gray cat Then
what days followed. It seemed like
sudden hurst Of sunshine come into
Cynthias lonely life.
The careworn look seemed to be fad
ing from her fathers face. When eve
ming came and he stopped at Miss Mab's
door to gather the little girl back in his
arms. there was time for few moments
cheerful conversation. Cynthia's fare
wells were always tempered by the as
surance of her return in the morning.
One night the child. tucked in q
blanket. laid her cheek against her
fathers. when their bedtime talk was
nearly finished She whispered: Don't
YOU love Miss Nab. father?" Il do" he
said in a low voice.
She's just as good as a fairy god
mother. isn't she?' questioned the
child: almost as good as the gOdmother
who came to take care of the poor little
pink princess
Twice as good" laughed the father.
81 couldn't have her for really. truly.
own godmother. could u" she asked,
anxiously.
at would be very nice
And then she makes such good
things to eat l could have a ginger
bread man for tea every night"
And what could we offer for all Of
that. the home and the goodness and
'eWhy. we could love her" said the
child: you and ! could love her with all
our hearts: that would make her very
happy"
Would it. really?"
81 know it would. Won't you ask her
if We can Gomez" Cynthia pleaded
"Only We have so little to offer" said
he father.
Loving people isn't little is it?'' in
sisted the child.
No" The mans eyes were fxed on
the cheerful red glow in the window of
Miss Mab's living room. mo, dearest.
I somebody has said that love is the
greatest thing in the world"-
Very handsome. stylish hand
bags, the very latest as to shape
and make. Buder Brothers, All
Main street
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

all of chiTon-~oId rose" the clerk
called the color Git was unknown TO
Crow HID. Its handle was of twisted
wood that gave out faint, delicious
perfume.
Selling at retail for a song Don't
want to keep them over because white
is going to be the rage next year" ex-
planned the clerk to some one who re
marked that it was unusual to see para
soils at Christmas. six and seven-dol-
lar parasOls- for a dollar and a
half"
Judy tried to be practical-not to let
her esthetic sense run away with her
business bump" She knew her weak
ness for a parasol and a fam they had
laughed about it at home But other
people liked beautiful parasols They
would add the touch of color and grace
that it was always impossible to obtain
with Miss Pringle's sternly useful com
modities She believed, too, that they
would stand her aunts crucial test of
values, that they would sell,
A crowd of women was collecting
round the parasols, which the clerk
was still hanging up.
I will take -" said Judy. firmly.
and her heart beat like a trip-hammer
The crowd gazed at her; even the clerk
looked astonished.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

"Parasols Thirteen parasols in the
dead of winter! Susan Jane Follans-
bee are you crazy?" cried Aunt Jane,
shrilly. 4 couldn't sell a parasol any
way unless it was a good. stout black
one"
But Judy felt that even the little up
braidings were not so hard to bear as
the gloomy silence that ensued when
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

HAT PINS,
OPERA GLASSES.
LEATHER HAND BAGS,
LEATHER LITTER BAGS,
LEATHER CARD CASES,
LEATHER CIGAR CASES.
GOLD PINS,
FOUNTAIN PENS.
STATUARY,
BRONZE.
CHATTING DISHES,
GILT PICTURE FRAMES.
GILT MIRRORS,
SILVER WATER PITCHERS.
SILVER WATER SETS,
SILVER TEA SETS,
SILVER CHOCOLATE SETS,
SILVER COMMUNION SETS,
SILVER BUTTER DISHES.
SILVER SYRUP PITCHERS.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

FRUIT FORKS.
SOUP LADIES.
GRAVY LADIES,
CREAM LADIES.
SUGAR LADIES,
BONBON DISHES.
FRUIT DISHES,
WALKING CANES,
CHILD s KNIVES AND FORKS.
CENTS UMBRELLAS,
LADIES' UMBRELLAS
CHILD'S FEEDING SETS,
CUT GLASS,
CHINA WARE,
MANTEL CLOCKS.
BRASS CLOCKS.
CLOTH BRUSHES,
HAT BRUSHES,
TOOTH BRUSHES,
NAIL BRUSHES,
ATER, The JeWeler
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

SILVER BREAD TRAYS.
SILVER JEWEL BOXES,
GLOVE BOXES.
FRUIT BASKETS.
FERN DISHES,
ICE Tt BS,
NUT BOWLS,
PICKLE DISHES,
CASTORS.
CANDELABRAS,
CIGAR SETS,
SHAVING MUGS.
TABLE KNIVES,
TABLE FORKS.
TABLE SPOONS,
TEA SPOONS,
NUT PICKS,
NUT CRACKS,
COFFEE SPOONS,
OYSTER FORKS.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10

After the dinner had been cleared
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
WHAT SCIENCE TELLS US.
Left-Handed Children Should Not Ba
Discouraged in Following
Dictates of Nature.

D..
/ have never seen anything but bad re-
suits from the attempt to train children
to use the right hand instead of the left,
when there is a decided tendency or
habit to be left-handed. Moreover, the
attempt is never successful. The best
consequences are poor, and are only
awkward mixtures of the two forms,
which yield confusions and indecisiOns
during the entire subsequent life. One
is that of a naturally left-handed friend.
who, by arduOus and continuous train
ing during his childhood was compelled
to write with his right hand For all
other acts he is left-handed, but he can
not use his left hand in writing. AL
though now past so years, he has al
ways hated any writing, the mere act
Of doing so, and he cannot do any orig
inal. thinking while writing He is for
this purpose compelled to rely on
stenographer, and then his ideas flow
freely and rapidly. If he tries to think,
plan or devise and to write at the same
time, there is positive inhibition OK
thought, and he must make sketches.
epitomes, several efforts copyings. ETC.,
in a painful and most unsatisfactory
manner The attempt at ambidexter-
ity has been lifelong obstacle to him
in his professional progress, The chiet
centers most closely interrelated in
writing and thinking are thus demon
strably better harmonized when in one
side of the brain. The mechanics Of
neurology are plainly less difficult than
successful ambidexterjty.-Dr. Gould.
in Science.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
WORKINGS OF HUMAN MIND.
Experiments with the New Mays
Result in Some Amazing Scien-
tific Demonstrations.

All scientific Paris is discussing the
recent remarkable researches made by
Prof. Blondlot, and especially the ex-
traordinary results of his experiments
with the newly-discovered N-rays.
With the aid of these the professor
has demonstrated that it is actually pos
sible to look into and through the skull
OF human being and witness the work-
ings of the mind.
1t is matter perfectly simply, the in
strument employed being nothing more
complicated than a small rectangular
piece OF pasteboard, the size of playing
card, one end of which is spread with a
paste Of phosphorescent sulphate of call
clum. This substance, it appears, is
made luminous by the presence of rays
OF the IN" description.
When such a card in darkened room
is applied to mans head it does some
very remarkable things. The person
under experiment is told to talk, and
keeps on talking. while the bit of paste
board is brought into contact with va
rious parts OF his Uranium. 1t shows no
change until certain area on the side
OF the head is reached, when, suddenly,
the luminosity of the paste becomes
greatly increased, and why? Simply be-
cause this is the area of brain service
which controls vocal speech. In work.
ing 1t gives. off a flood of N-rays which
cause the sulphate of calcium TO shine.
But this is not ALL Prof Blondlot
has found that by passing the card slow
ly over the head and watching the varia-
tion of the luminosity he can outline
with perfect accuracy the speech area Of
the brain surface
When about century ago Beichen-
bach, scientist of high reputation,
claimed that he could sometimes see a
sort of aureole or halo about the heads
OF people in the dark, it was suggested
that he was the victim of an hallucina-
ton, but it is possible that the phenom-
enon was due to an emanation of X-rays.
which may, under certain circum-
stances, become visible to the eye
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
FELL FROM HIS HORSE.
President AIights on, His Back and is
Slightly Injured.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 25.-It was
learned Sunday that President Roose-
welt met with a painful accident here
last Wednesday by being thrown from
his horse and he himself as well as
his friends realize that the injuries he
received could have been more seri-
Gus. if not fatal
President Roosevelt is congratulate
ing himself that he was fortunate in
escaping with only slight blow on
the back of his head.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were out riding when the horse he was
astride stumbled over a stone and the
animal fell to its knees. The affair
came SO suddenly that Mr.. Roosevelt
was thrown with full force over the
horses head, alighting in the road on
the back of his head.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
HUMAN AND ANIMAL oDoRS
Europeans and Americans Have One
Unenviable Trait Not Pos
sessed by Orientals.

1t is well known that various animals
notably the horse, dog and cat-have
each characteristic odor by which
they can be recognized. Hunting dogs
follow rabbits, hares, deer and other
game by the sense of smell, which would
be impossible but for this fact The
dog doubtless has a keener perception
Of odors than most other animals, be-
cause it will follow the trail of particu-
lar person, though that of dozen or a
hundred other people cross it. There
is reason to think that a dog identifies
his owner or friend more quickly with
his nose than with his eyes.
A Japanese physician, DR.. Burtaro
Adacki, declares that some human be-
ings also have so keen sense of smell
that they can occasionally tell the ma
tionality of a stranger thereby He
goes so far as to assert that Europeans as
a class emit faint but perceptible odor-
an odor which he says is not altogether
agreeable-and that his fellow country
men quickly recognize it. The Chi
nese, too, are credited with possessing
this perception. When a Chinaman or
a Japanese first comes to live in Eu-
rope (and perhaps in America) he finds
the odor almost intolerable, but in time
he becomes accustomed to it. The yell
low races do not appear to have any
such unenviable physical trait them
selves.
The opinion prevails that the odor by
means of which dogs identify their mas
ters proceeds from the mans perspira-
ton, and that people of the most fas-
tidious cleanliness can thus be recog-
nized. 1t is likely that the smell to
which DR.. Adacki refers has the same
source and is affected by diet 1t has
been asserted that even among the
white races observers who possess an
acute sense of smell distinguish solely
by this means those persons who follow
vegetarian regimen and those who
eat meat, at times the difference be-
tween these two classes of persons being
very marked. The individuals who
nourish themselves on meat exhale, un-
der the influence of the fermentation of
cutaneous secretions, much stronger
odor than vegetarianS. Experimenters
in ethnography know that there exist
provincial odors the odor of Brunswick
being different from that of Bavaria,
that of Savoy different from that of Nor
mandy.
The Japanese are chiefly vegetarians,
and for this reason their skin exhales
odors which are scarcely perceptible;
but here clothing plays its role, for if we
superimpose many layers of tissue closes
ly around the body, perspiration is >iso-
duced. The race and individual color
may also have a certain influence, since
brunettes, blondes and red-haired peo-
pie are said to exhale very different
odors Of the body.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM FLAMES

dows, and thus compelling those per-
sons attempting to escape from a fire
to pass directly through sheet of flame
pouring out of the opening made by
the breaking of the glass. To avoid
such an emergency as this a Chicago
man has designed steel curtain for
use in conjunction with all fire escapes
which must of necessity pass in front
of windows. The idea is to so place the
curtain that it will not obstruet the
light which enters the window and will
at the same time be ready to close the
outlet the instant a fire breaks out and
the necessity arises for using the fire
escape This curtain is hung in fold
ed position directly over the window
and is suspended so that a slight touch
by any person descending the fire es-
cape will cause it to fall and shield the
people from the flames Chicago Amer
ican-
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
AN ABDUCTED GIRL.
She Recovers Consciousness and Tells
of Her Adventures.

indianapolis, Ind, July 25.-Inez
Record, the 1S-year-old girl who was
found in an unconscious condition BY
a searching party at the side of a
country road last Tuesday night, re-
vived sufficiently Sunday to give her
father a detailed account of her ad-
venture
Her story repeated Sunday supple
ments the statements made on last
Thursday to her sweetheart, when she
temporarily, revived from long period
of Inconsistencies. Immediately
after making the. statement she suf-
fered relapse and since then, until
Sunday, no one has been allowed to
question her.
+ She reiterates her first story that a
white man accompanied by Negro
entered the house while she was writ
ing letter., Selling her they bound
and gagged and placed her in buggy
where she says she tainted. When she
revived she was being carried into
the woods
There the men told her that she
must so to st. Louis with them and if
she refused she would be killed.
While telling her of their purpose, the
white man, who did the talking, held
a revolver at her temple Miss Rec
ord says she told the men they could
kill her, but she would not go.
She was then carried to the buggy
and driven by circuitous route, she
thinks, until within short distance
of where she was found. Again she
was taken into the woods, where the
white man renewed his threats to
take her to st. Louis. Finally, the
girl says, he offered her $1,000 if she
would go. When she refused knife
was drawn across her throat, with
the threat that. it would cut deeper if
she did not consent to go. On hear
ing her refusal she was carried for
some distance and lowered into water,
waist deep, several times. After this
she says she remembers nothing.
She describes the white man as
| large and powerful, and wearing a
slouch hat Her recollection of the
appearance of the Negro is vague.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
A FIRE CURTAIN SHUTTER.
Chicago Inventor Has Designed
Unique. Contrivance to Protect
People from Flames.

1t is the law in nearly every large
city that all buildings over two stories
in height must be provided with some
approved form of fire escape. If it
were necessary for occupants of burn
ing building to await the arrival of the
ladders carried by the firemen many of
them would perish before they could
be, reached, or in their torture would be
forced to jump to the ground below.
Hence, the wisdom of compelling own
ers of tall buildings to supply perma-
nent ladders as means of escape from
the flames In many instances, how
ever, the fatal mistake has been made
of placing these structures across win
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
coRMAN DECLINES.
1t Is Now Thought Taggart Will Be
Chairman of Democratic Committee.

New York, July 23.-The announce
ment from Washington that Senator
German had reiterated his declaration
that he could not be chairman of the
democratic national committee has
simplified the situation, according to
the views Of those who are earnestly
urging Thomas Taggart, of Indiana,
and they express the belief that he
will be unanimously chosen chairman
by the national committee next Tues
day. When the latest declaration of
Senator German was communicated
to Mr.. Taggart Friday he showed that
the news was gratifying, although it
coincided with his previous informa-
ton.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
FRUIT PAIRING MADE EASY.
Little Machine, Invented by New
York Man, Peels All Sorts of
Things at the Table.

A New York man has just secured pat
ent rights on a machine for pairing and
peeling fruits and vegetables, which
should find its way to the hearts Of those
who ever have this task TO perform. A
pair of revolving arms, whose ends are
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
Peculiar sartoriaI Ideas.

Butler, N. ", July 2o.-The good
people here are being startled by the
peculiar sartorial ideas of Joseph Sol
omonson, former Belgian consul to the
Island of Java. He appears on the
streets day and night with no cover
ing but nightshirt of coarse duck.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
Excursion Steamer Took Fire.

Clayton, N. Y, July 23.-The Wis
ger Co.'s excursion steamer Castanet,
with $50 passengers on board. took
fire below Kingston, Ont, at go Fri
day afternoon. All the passengers
were safely transferred to q passing
steam Yacht
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
10 lntercent Trade.

London, July 25.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Times, in a dispatch
dated July "a, says he believes that
the object of the Vladivostok squad
ron is to intercept trade between the
United States and Japan.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
steamer scandia Released.

Port Said, July 25.-The Hamburg
American line steamer Scandia has
been released The Russian crew
which manned her has landed here
and will proceed to Odessa by the next
mail boat The Scandia is awaiting
orders from her owners.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
Heavy Registration.

Yankton, S. d., July 25.-The total
registration at the Yankton Office for
Rosebud homesteads was 57,434. At
Chamberlain it was 6,138. The crowds
Saturday were small at both places,
and all had been entered on the lists
hv noon
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
Restaurant Keeper Kills a Customer

Fort Worth, Tex, July 25.-W. K
Logan, restaurant keeper, shot and
killed an unknown man who had re-
fused to settle for a meal and who
was advancing on him with knife
at the formers place of business on
Main street.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
For Ianan,s War Fund.

San Francisco, Cal, July 25.-Mrs.
Stanford has purchased from the Ja-
panese government for 100000, Ja-
pans best collection of art treasures.
The money will go into the war fund,
and the works of art will be donated
TO the LELAND Stanford university.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26

fitted with sharp knives, are operated
by means of a crank. The article to be
pared is held firmly by a pointed shank.
and as the knives pass over its surface
clean, even peel is removed. 1t will
thus be seen that, besides doing its work
in the most expert manner, and the
shortest possible time, there is a great
saving in having the peel of regulaI
thickness and without unnecessary
waste.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
American BattIesbips Leave Trieste.

Trieste, Austria, July 25.-The AM
erican battleship and European squad
-r0ns, which have been here for several
days. under the respective commands
of Rr Adm. Barker and RI. Adm. Jew.
ell, sailed Sunday for Fieume.
The Bourbon news., 1904-07-26
Piles . riaos j: rsses /:

DR.. Williams Indian Pie Ointment is
prepared to cure Plies and DOES IT In
short order. Easy to apply. every box
guaranteed, SOC and 81 0O. All druggists
or by msil.
WILLIAMS MFG CO.
Cleveland. O.
Co Said by W I. Brooks.
(6may-sys1
Holbrook argus., 1904-10-29
Mrs. I. H. Richards is visiting with Mrs. Boyer.

Thursday, Lee Newman met with an accident that will lay him up for a long time, if 1t does not prove fatal. He was hauling logs for the Dennis Lumber Go. at Rhoades when the loaded wagon turned over and a project ing log struck him, knocking him from his horse. lie was riding one of the who'll horses. He re- ceived a blow above the heart and three ribs were broken.-- Coconino Sun.
 His brothers, Zeke and Wallace were telegraphed for, the messen- ger found them at Heber Sunday and next morning they were here and boar rded No. 1 for Flagstaff.
Holbrook argus., 1904-10-29
Tax Collectors Notice

In accordance with Par. 3SS7 Sec. 57 Revised Statutes of Ari- zona 1901. Notice is hereby giv- en that the Duplicate Assessment Roll of the County of Navajo for the year 1904 is now in posses sion of the Tax Collector for col lection of the taxes therein levied. That said taxes will be delin- 4uent on the 12th day of Decem- ter of said year 1904, and if not Laid on that date or prior there to, penalty of s percent and costs will be added thereto.
 That the time and place for the payment of said taxes is at the Tax Collectors office in the Courthouse of Navajo County during office hours.
 Sept. l9, 1904. F. M. ZUcK,
 Tax Collector.