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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02
Experience Bold Pol of Poplar Lake in Maine

! Wall. l think orter be-druv an OK
team all over it for seven winters.
Pilot for Poplar lake! Why, they
amt stump nor rock nor mush-
rat house that l can't find with my
eyes shet."
The inspector looked very weary, but
continued: Can you box the COM
pass%
The would-be pilot looked puzzled,
scratched his head and finally allowed
that he wasn't much of a carpenter,
but if any one wanted a box made
for one of them ere little brass ma
chimes what the greenhorns lugged
around to git lost with" he "sposed
he could knock somethin' together
that would hold, if it want very ham
some"
What do you do in case of fog?
What is your mode of procedure when
the weather is thick?" was the next
question.
Don't do nothin'. Jest keep 'er a.
goin'. If she snubs up git out and
shove 'er off," was the cheerful re-
ply.
Il suppose you have signals to your
engineer, do you not?"
-'Wall. not adzactly signals. Jest
holler. that's all. Smart 'er up Bill
to start 'er and whoa to stop 'er
an"
Yes, yes" and the inspector grew
pale.
How about life preservers. / sup
pose you carry something of the sort?"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02
Headaohes From BID Hats

A distinguished English physician is
authority for the statement that many
a headache from which woman suf-
fers upon returning from shopping
tour, walk, or ride. is due to the
strain upon the leverage of the roots
Of the hair. caused by the action oi
the wind upon large hats. Headaches
hurt, but hats are handsome. Possibly
some millinery genius viii invent
feminine headgear in which it win be
possible TO take a double reef when
the winds blow high and low and call
for undue strain upon the hair roots
that make for womens crowns Of
glory. Cleveland Leader
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02

and catch some respectable elderly
beau this summer? 1t wouldn't be
worth while to try to cut out my
charges which l am sure could do
easily enough! Their friends are mere
tadpoles and would bore me to ex-
tinction. But good hearted bachelor
or a middle aged widower would suit
my purpose admirably might put in
a very agreeable season myself, and
II / had some one to '--op me company
the chaperon business would not be
so unbearable. 1t is an inspiration.
shall follow it up.
What a surprise for the girls to see
the griffin sitting out dances with a
beaming smile on her face and urging
them to stay little longerl Then of
disappearing herself into dark corners
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Mr. B. G. Mockbee has arriv-
ed in the city for the purpose of
putting in the new switchboard
which is to DE installed by the
Cumberland Telephone Co.. and
work will begin tomorrow. 1t
will require about nine months
to make and install the new
equipment which has been or
dered for this company, and in
the meanti me the company will
make an earnest effort to give
the best service possible under
existing conditions.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

The Pictorial and Industrial
Edition of The DISPATCH Is
broadening in scope and magni-
tude and it promises to be the
most pretentious and imposing
publication OF its kind ever Is.
sued in this State. 1t viii place
the advantages of this section be
fore hundreds and thousands of
prospective investors and will
result in vast increase to the
wealth aud population of this
city. Orders for it are pouring
IN and if you have not placed
your order you had better do so.
It will be valuable souvenir OF
greater Columbus.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Mr.. r. L. Simpson, who for
several years was com mere ial
agent of the Southern Railway in
CoIum bus and who now holds a
similar position with the same
road in Chattanooga. has been
spending the past few days in
the city, having come to join his
wife, who for the past week has
been the guest of Mrs. T. L.
G limbaugh at her home on
North Seventh street.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
HE ABERDEEN GROUP CASE.

It is learned that the Railroad
Com mission has postponed action
upon Com missioner Kincannon s
resolution to give the cities Of
this section rates on basis with
those enjoyed by Meridian, for
period of three months. It is
intimated that this was done that
the railroads might take time to
consider the matter with a view
of accepting this scale of rates
without further litigation.
1t seems to THE DISPATCH
that this is a flimsy pretext upon
which to base the postponement
of so important a matter. If the
railroads had an idea of putting
into effect this scale of rates from
Greenville to the cities of this
section they would have done it
at the recent meeting. for Mr.
Kincannon gave them thirty day S
notice that this resolution was to
he presented and they had full
time for it's consideration.
The postponement really looks
like a move in favor of the roads.
It will give them ample time to
hatch up some scheme to defeat.
circumvent or nullify the meas
ure and it would not be surpris-
ing to see that done even before
the thirty days is out and then
the commission would be placed
in anything but an enviable light.
The people of Mississippi, that is
the people of this section, are en-
titled to lower rates. This fact
has been determ mined by the
courts and they are going to
watch and see who is responsible
for their failure to get them.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22


The reelection of Gen. Steph-
en- d. Lee to the position Of com
mander-in- chief of the veterans
of the South is an honor richly
deserved and merited by a life
time of devotion and loyalty to
the cause of the Confederacy.
1t is in keeping with the custom
Of the old soldiers to continue one
of their members in harness un-
til the "bivouac Of the other side
and no doubt Gen. Lee will serve
as commander IN chief until his
brilliant career is closed and end
ed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
A Card

Having severed my connection
with the Forbes Piano Co, I
take this opportunity of stating
that [ now represent the Bailey
Co., of New York, and will as
sure my friends and patrons
that no effort will be spared by
me in justifying their extended
patronages in selling the Beau
tiful Bailey Piano. | am placing
on the market an instrument of
unique excellence and true mu-
steal value, whose intrinsic
worth and beauty shall command
the admiration and endorsement
of the most critically inclined.
Pianos on 10 days trial free. All
orders intrusted to my care will
receive personal and prompt at
tention. Pianos and organs on
hand at all times. See me before
you buy.
5 24-tf p E. HINES.
220 5th N, Colum bus Miss.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

The oft-repeated charge that
there is leak in the government
bureau estimates of the cotton
crop and the recent developments
which tend to confirm this charge
are doing much to impair the
efficiency of the service and to
DESTROY confidence in it altogeth
er. Where such great stakes are
at issue the greatest precaution
should be preserved in the matter
of dealing with cotton statistics.
or else the bureau will lose its
prestige altogether. The people
of the South cordially endorse the
work of the cotton growers asso
citation in bringing this matter to
the attention of the proper au
thorities and securing suspen-
sions which practically mean that
their charges have been sustained
and that there has been a leak,
If the association has done moth
ing else this entities it to the
support of all the friends of cot
ton.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
THE TELEPHONE MERGER.

The meeting of the citizens of
Columbus last Monday night TO
hear President Caldwell, of the
Cum berland Telephone Com pany,
discuss the situation was about
as harmonious a body as one
cares to see. The people of Co
lumbus went to the meeting pre-
JUDGED against the Cum berland
and its officers but the president
of this com pany. called the tele
phone trust of this State, was
there with the goods and he made
such plausible and convincing
talk that the people readily prom
ised him everything that he
wanted.
Insofar as this meeting binds
the people of Colum bus it can be
said to haye no legal force in
committing our people to any
proposition which the mber-
land people have to offer. 1t is
valuable as an expression of
opinion and that was all. Rely
ing upon it, however, it may be
expected that the Cumberland
people will come before the legal
representatives of the people of
Columbus at an early date, that
is the Council, and will ask for
authority to increase the rates
here and other privileges and i'm
munities.
1t is here that THE DISPATCH
would urge the members of the
Council to be careful and to use
the maturest judgement and de-
liberation in granting the Cum
berland favors. While tits true
that the people here want better
service it is also true that the
city is now at the mercy of the
Cumberland company and the
experience of other cities in this
State would counsel extreme
caution. The Cumberland is lay
ing the foundation for all future
operations in this section and
with rights and privileges once
granted the city may be involved
in a telephone dilemma from
which it is impossible to extri-
cate itself. Be careful, go slow,
Messieurs COuncilmen, and pro-
tect the people before the oppor-
tunity for protecting them is
passed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Gov. Vardaman has paid a
handsome com pliment to Hon. d.
w. Houston, of Aberdeen. in his
appointment to the Sup r IN e
bench of this State to take the
place of Chief Justice Whitfield,
who retires temporarily for rest
and recreation. Gov. Vardaman
believes in young men for places
of responsibility and power and
his latest selection is among his
best.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Have You a Cough?

A dose of Ballard s Horehound
Syrup will relieve it. Have you .
cold? A dose of Herbine at bed time
and frequent small doses of Horehound
Syrup during the day will remove it.
Try it for whooping cough, for asthma,
for consumption. for bronchitis. Mrs.
Joe McGrath. 327 E. 1st street, Hutch
inson. Kan, writes. 4 have used Bal
lard 5 Horehound Syrup in my family
for five years. and find it the best and
most palatable medicine I ever used.
25c, soc. sl.00.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Huge Task.

1t was huge task, to undertake the
cure of such bad case OF kidney di-
sease as that of c. F. Collier, of
Cherokee, Ia, but Electric Bittters
did it. He writes: My Kidneys we're so
far gone. | could not sit on a chair
without a cushion: and suffered
from dreadful backaehe. headache,
and depression. In Electric Bitters,
however. [ found cure, and by them
was restored TO perfect health. /
recommend this great tonic medicine
to all with weak kidneys. liver or
stomach, Guaranteed by Chapman 4
Mayfield, druggists; price %.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Dying of Famine

is, in its torrents, like dying Of con-
sumption. The progress of consump-
ton, from the beginning TO the very
elid. is lung torture, both to victim
and friends . When 1 had consumption
in its first stage. writes VIM, Myers,
of Ceafoss, Nd, after trying diff
ferent medicines and a good doctor,
in vain. I at last took DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which quickly and perfectly
cured me. Prompt relief and sure cure
for coughs, colds sore throat. bron-
chitis. etc. Positively prevents pneu-
monia. Guaranteed at Chapman &
Mayfield s drug store. price SOC and
81 90 bottle. Trial bottle free.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Lodge Lore.

The meeting of Union Lodge
No. 35. [. O. o. F. TO morrow
night promises to be an impor-
tant one. The semi annual NOM
ination of officers occurs and it
is hoped and expected that all
mem bers will attend.
There will be a meeting of
Queen City Camp No. %, Wood
men of the World, at 8 80 o'clock
next Wednesday night. The
question of giving a barbecue
and other important matters will
come up for discussion. and a
large attendance is urged. The
camp is growing very rapidly,
there now being more than two
hundred names on it's mber-
ship roll
The meeting of Colum bus
Lodge No. 555, B. P. O. E. held
last Tuesday night was a large
one and two of the leading citi-
zens of this place, MeSsrs. Simon
Loeb and Battle Bell, were made
N % b ers being initiated.
Messrs. w. J. Mcclure, Sam
Schwab, jamie Billups and G. G.
Pope of this city aud Ben Allen,
of Macon, were elected to take
the degree of the order.
Lowndes Lodge of Pythians
No. III. located at Artesia, Miss.
will give dinner and barbecue
next Wednesday at that place and
a cordial invitation is extended to
the people of this city and sec
ton TO attend. One of the at
tractive features of the day will
be a clay pigeon shooting match
and it is expected that a large
number of the best shots of the
county will be present to take
part in the matches. The enter
tainment is for the benefit of the
Pythian lodge at Artesia and
this fact should insure a gener-
Gus share of the public's patron
age.
Hon. John G. Conan, Grand
Master of the Odd Fellows of the
State, has redistricted the State
and has announced the distl let
deputy grand masters for the
ensuing year. Lowndes. Oktib-
beha, Noxubee, Monroe, Chicka
saw and Clay counties are made
the second district of the State
and p w Maer, Of this city. has
been appointed District Deputy
Grand Master for this District.
Several new lodges are to be or
gained in this district and the
degree team from the local lodge
will assist in the establishment
of these lodges.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
For Rent.

Two vacant cottages. Five
rooms each. City water. Ten
dollars each. For further infor-
nation apply
) 28-1m. No. 1416 3rd Ave. n.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Treasurer Miller has figured
out that the State will be able to
pull through without the aid of
borrowed money. the esti-
mate being made at the sugges-
ton of the Governor who wanted
to know where we were at as
a State financially.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Bonds Made.

American Security Company,
of New York, will make bonds
for those required to furnish
bond and security. Apply to
LINTON D LANDRUM.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

To build or not to build. that
is the question. With no money
in front of them and Supt. Joe
Cook behind them, the lot of the
Councilman is not a happy one.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
Mr.. Banks Mcdowell.

Mr.. Banks Mcdowell. a for
mer citizen of Columbus, who
now holds a lucrative position
with the Republic Iron and Steel
Co.. IN Birmingham, has been
spending the past few days in the
city with relatives
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
For Rent.

One nice five room house on
South Seventh st. Both rooms
and kitchen good located. Apply
TO Fl. B. ELDER,
6-f4 1t. At Gunter Bros.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Do you want pair of Shoes Free
Read our Special offer for the month
of June.
Beginning Monday, June 8, 1905,
we will give away absolutely free, ev-
cry twelfth pair of Shoes sold for spot
cash.
We will register the name of every
person who buys a pair of Shoes and
pays cash for them, any kind and any
price and listen, the lucky purchaser
of every twelfth pair will receive them
free.
We are doing this to stimulate you
to buy from us.
Offer holds good until June soth.
Terms Cash.
Say" suppose I should be the pur-
chaser of the finest Shoe in your store,
would I get it free ?'
You would.
We simply give away every twelfth
pair sold, regardless of price or quality.
No lottery, no grab game; simply
a method to stimulate trade; nothing
less nothing more.
Sale opens Monday June 9TH and
will be operated until Saturday, July
1, 1905.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Mr.. Hervey Lanier and bride
have been in the city for the past
week on a visis TO relatives and
friends here.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22

Gun repairing. pistol work.
typewriter work, etc, is Free
man s speciality. Shop near M.
& o. depot
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
TIE COLUMBUS DISPATCH.

Entered a. the postonice ia Columbus, Miss.
as second class mai matter.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-22
DEPARTMENT STATEMENT
sHoWINe THE CONDITION oF THE

SHOWING THE CONDITION or THE
Columbus Insurance and Banking Co.
Of Columbus Miss. on May 20 1905.
Published by direction OF Chapter u Of the
Annotated Code OF 1892.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06

five were operated at the school. These
included, besides the widely known
King drag, the v drag, the Stevenson
ditch cleaner" the Russell road lev
eler and the Smith steel road drag.
These drags were all shown and oper-
ated by the inventors, themselves, and
it was made plainly apparent that all
can do first-class work. So much in
teTest was aroused in these road drags
that the commission has decided to
thoroughly test each kind on q section
of earth road and to report the results
in bulletin. u-... z.
'No feature of the many demonstra-
tons in road construction attracted
more attention than the building of a
reinforced concrete culvert. At the
present. time many road experts in
Iowa are carefully considering the adj
visibility of displacing expensive and
unsatisfactory wooden culverts with
durable structures of concrete reen-
forced with steel. The commission
has prepared standard plans and speci-
fcations of simple = and Inexpensive
concrete culverts !. for distribution
among Iowa road Officers"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06
CHANGES IN BRITISH. DIET.
Statistics on Food Strffs Gathered by
London Medical Jour-
nal.

According to the British Medical
Journal, there have been several
changes in the diet of the inhabitants
of the British Isles during the last so
ears. DR.. Chalmers Wilson, writing
upon this subject, says:
"The two most striking changes are
enormously larger consumption of
meat and increased use of the food
stuffs classified under confectionery
and succades.
In the year 1853 the amount Of
meat imported was three pounds per
head per annum, or 742.13s cwts. for
PTS millions of people. In 1909 this had
increased to so pounds per head per an
mum, or 1888 ,944 cwts. for 43.3 mill
lions of people.
"The significance of this increase is
enhanced by the fact that in the past
80 years more land-24 per cent.-has
been permanently devoted to pasture
for rearing cattle for home consump-
ton.
Facts equally interesting and curl.
Gus are that in the past 20 years there
has been no considerable increase in
the consumption of tea, ana that a
string decrease has been shown in the
consumption of coffee"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06
The Sick Cow.

The sick COW should not be permit
ted to remain with the other cows,
for in many cases the disease with
which COW is sick Is a contagious
one, but this is not always discernible
ut the time the COW is first taken sick.
Milk from sick COW should not be
used, even for the feeding Of farm an
finals. Give the animal the benefit of
free air and moderate sunshine and
deprive her Of food for awhile. unless
It be some sickness whose character
is known. Often the sickness is merely
the result Of too high feeding. II the
ailment is 1 very serious one it will
pay letter to call 4 veterinarian than
to risk not doing the proper thing for
the rllfef Of the animal. -Farmers' ke-
view 49, =s 80
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06

on her own young man as an escort,
and Violet and her young man soon
joined the girl, and everything was as
lovely as could be.
Graham remained in the cottage all
day long. After his flannel suit had
been dried in the sun he found that it
had shrunk so he could not possibly
be seen in it, for the trousers came
nearly to his knees, and the coat
sleeves stopped short at the elbows. 3"
Poor Graham was compelled to re-
main indoors all day, while the other
members of the party had a great
good time. Finally when night came
on and it drew near train time the
poor, unfortunate young man, under,
cover of the darkness, sought the
train, and hid himself away back in a
dim corner, where he nursed his dis
appointment and chagrin.
Now and again he could hear the
laughter of the merry crowd in the
other end Of the car, and it cut him to
the quick to find that the one he wor-
SHIPPED was the merriest of them all.
He could not hear what they were say
ing, and it was we'll for his peace of
mind that he could not, for most of
the merriment had him for its butt.
How did Graham happen to fall
overboard?" asked a member of the
party.
HE tripped over my foot" giggled
Violet.
MY, but didn't his flannel suit
shrink, though exclaimed the girl.
1T was fortunate accident, though,
wasn't it," quob!ed Violet, with a
roguish twinkle in her eye.
II do remember now that you told
the girl you would see her out of
her difficulty" remarked Violet's
young man. And I'm not so sure but
that accident was we'll planned"
well, told her I'd help her out,
and it seems that I helped him out,
too," said Violet.
And Graham does not know till this
day how much mischief there was in
that accident-Chicago Chronicle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06

fOrefathers did upon the sea, for they
are mere: bunglers compared with
them. s-sss-:s:1s :zr~ys $3.50 :: 81 3D..
The advance of civilization has
made the pirates trade upon the sea
unpopular. This has reduced those
In whom the old spirit still lives to
work in the mines Of the island as day
laborers, just as the naughty old Cas-.
lillian used to Cypress the poor ma.
tive West Indian. 5s.&:,s.5 .~ss. i .r::,ts.,s
That the old spirit still lives in Cuba
was shown most forcibly to Mr. Ju-
lian Cendoya on Sunday, July g.. when
he was seated at his table with his
family and two cousins enjoying his
evening meal. The party was inter-
rupted by the entrance of eight, armed
men who demanded that Cendoya de-.
liver to them $50, 900, or 80 with them
AS their captive. Mr.. Cendoya is Span
ish born, but is naturalized Amer
lean, and is married to an American
lady, who was Miss Julia Lane, of
Brooklyn, Ny. He ia. the agent for
the Ward line steamship company,
and is a well.to.do merchant in the
eastern capital Of Cuba. ~ i. IN: :S1ls
The story Of the way the bandits
conducted themselves is best told by
Mr.. Cend0ya, who was sufficiently col.
lected during the trying interval In
which the bandits guns were pointed
at him and his family to study the
faces Of each one with the idea OF be-:
/ &~nr -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-06
Sheep IN the Orchard.

If the trees are protected BY some
means, sheep are as useful for picking
up fallen fruit as pigs are, perhaps
more so. They are on hand when an
apple falls, while the hogs may be
asleep in the shade. The apple ought
to be devoured promptly before the
worm has had time to crawl out. It is
nearly ready to do so before the apple
falls, and does not lost much time az
forwards. This will suggest the inn
portance of prompt action II the cod
ding moth is to be kept down. Give
the animals a chance at the little fruit
that falls early, and so dispose OF the
greater part Of the insect crop. BY
these means the number Of the moths
can be greatly reduced, but the fight
must be kept up every Ohio
Farmer, ">s7 + : ~. - ,'.@'@> ~