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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-13
Artesia.

ATteSId.
In my last letter I was a little
previous in congratulating my
self on having found dry ground.
This section had six rains on
Monday July 3rd. and if had
been distributed right, was suf-
fcient TO make a crop. From
these rains the ground was made
too wet to pillow until Friday. We
have plowed five days since June
the eight, one month, and but
little grass was killed then as the
showers set it growing again.
The crop situation is growing
more desperate as the weeks
roll by. With the crop that will
be abandoned and the injury of
the stand by cleaning out the
grass and the unhealthy cOndi
ton of the plant. [ would esti-
mate this crop of cotton ia dis
trict five as not over half a crop
com impaired with last year. That
part of the crop that is on high
land and been we'll worked IS
fruiting badly. AS for the corn
crop, it is past all hope. There
are thousands and thousands of
acres of the finest land in the
county that will make nothing at
all. The like has never been seen
IN this county. Our prospect for
corn lies with the Hill BiIlies;
if they fail we are not apt to be
seen at the county fair
After expressing the opinion
that work stock should not be
watered between meals, I read
an editorial in the farm depart
ment of the Memphis CONNER
ciaI- Appeal saying that the
donkey should have water as
often as his master Whether
the editor ever plowed a mule or
ever saw a farm I cant say. but
he had as well say that a cam
Ell should be watered as often
as mule or that a mule needed +
as much sleep as man Isl
would be rather funny to see d /
mule stretched out al noon TAX +
ing his nap as his master does, /
and as a man who is blowing on /
a hot day will need a drink at +
least every hour, he would lose I
quite lot of time carrying his /
mule TO water. A few years I
ago I noticed that all the mules
that suffered with collie We're
taken on Monday or Tuesday |
aud a. they were always salted
on Sunday I attributed the
cause To the salt I have not
sailed my mules ia over two
years. aud haven't had a case Of
collie among them since I left off
the salt, and I find they drink
very little water even at meal
time
Prof. Hull of Rural Hill, gave
lecture in Artesia last Tuesday |
which was quite treat to our
citizens.
Prof. Joe Cook, of the Frank
lin Academy, with his interesting
family are now enjoying country |
life at their beautiful home near
Billups. We are always glad to |
have the Professor and his family |
among US during vacation.
Mr.. V. A. Halbert. of Colum- |
bus, passed through Artesia
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AGENT Wanted.

Agent wanted to represent the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.
in Columbus and surrounding
territory. An attractive contract
is offered the right man. For
further information address,
NJ. 2. FEAzELL, State Agt.,
West Point, Miss.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-13
Attention, Woodmen.

A regular meeting of Queen
City Camp No %, w. o. W., will
be held tonight att o'clock. I'M
portant business and final man
agement for the barbecue COM
pleted. A large attendance is
requested.
S. ScHwAB, Clerk.
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Wednesday enroute to Porter
vile, Miss, on a visit to his
sister. Mrs. j. NJ. Boyd.
Mr.. julius Spann, Of COlum-
bus. was visiting friends at Bill
lups last week.
Masters Newton Gunter and
Gordon Jones. of Columbus were
visiting Master BIedson Cook
last week.
Mrs. L. A. Halbert, of Wood,
Miss, is visiting her daughter
Mrs. G. w. Herndon near Bent
Oak.
Misses Alice and Eta Wilkin-
son of Columbus visited Hard
scram BILE and family last week.
Miss Fannie May Clark, of
Corinth, the lovely young niece
Of Mr. O. w. Mullins is visiting
relatives at Billups.
Miss Irene Pratt, of Macon, a
young lady of rare beauty and
winning manners, is visiting the
family of G. w Mullins at Bill
lups. Miss Pratt's presence in
the community has laid more than
one young bachelor out with
palpetation ia the left side
Prof. Joe Cook spent a few
days last week in Starkville. and
on his return to his plantation
home he was accom- panied by
Mr. John Q. Stone, a distinguish
ed citizen of Y psilanti, Mich. Mr..
Stone is the author of the arith-
metics our children viii use in
the public schools for the next
five years. For the last ten days
Mr.. Stone has been attending
the Normal at the A & NJ Col
Iege explaining the features Of
his arithmetics and the best
methods of teaching them.
Mr.. Stone. y no had never seen
the co5to4 plant growing, was
shown over the farm by Prof
Cook who explained to the visitor
the mode of cultivating. gather
ing. ginning and marketing the
crop. all Of which was very in
teresung to MIR Stone On
Saturday evening Mr. Stone
took his departure for his far
way home in Michigan. with a
favorable impression Of the
South and its people
The Prairie Bucks are getting
rather slim from short rations
and long grass One Of the
Bucks was taking breakfast with
a neigh boring family and it be
ing the custom of the family for
each member to repeat verse
from the Bible, at this meal the
young Buck was asked to do so
and behold, listen at what he
said.
My heart is large.
My body is small.
God bless the girls
l love them all. "
The head of the family fell off
his chair to make the occasion
as serious as possible.
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For Sale.

My home in South Columbus
For further information apply
to DR.. John D. Odeneal.
712-1m. ROBT. L. LEWIS.
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Your Last Chance

We installed FREE One Hun
dred gas stoves at a cost of $500
We have sold and installed 100
stoves for $40 at a cost of $500.
We have done this to get con
sumers. After August first we
are going to turn the gas stove
business over to the hardware
stores where it properly belongs.
We have ten stoves left at $1,000
each, installed. When they are
gone gas stoves will sell 80 per
cent higher. We have sold them
below cost to encourage cook
ing with gas. The hardware
man will not beable to offer them
so cheap.
COLUMBUS LIGHT & POWER Co.
Little William Randolph
Brown, the infant son of Rev.
and Mrs Stephen A. Brown,
died at the home of his parents
in Montpelier. Miss. last Sun
day. The body was brought
here for interment, the funeral
having occurred at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bealle in
East Columbus at ten o'clock
last Monday morning and having
been conducted by Rev. L. NJ.
Broyles, pastor of the First
Methodist church.
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My body is small.
God bless the girls
l love them all
The head of the family fell off
his chair to make the occasion
as serious as possible.
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w1AKMSER \X/lt1ELn FINDS 60
1T IT. HARpfohNtE. tE.N ON p
ee~5Fze3& 18oo000 PERYEAR

devotes large sum every year to
the encouragement of art and of the
drama. He is continually ordering
monuments to be erected at his own
expense, and buys pictures for presen-
tation to public galleries.
The Kaiser maintains the Royal
Opera House, the Royal Theatre in
Berlin. and the Royal theater at Wies-
baden at his own expense. All three
theaters are conducted only partially
as profit-making concerns.
With all these financial burdens the
Kaiser is unable to make both ends
meet on his income, and has been
obliged to borrow money from some
Of his wealthy subjects. The Kaiser
has never borrowed from Prussian
noblemen, but only from great com.
mercial magnates and millionaire
manufacturers,
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7KLMIS1RY ar etas" Msy @ 5ssy he he %
Revealed
- ~ ~ ~ - ~

crooked little fingers denote degener-
acy. Strong, knotty fingers denote
a practical and philosophic mind.
Slender, tapering, small-jointed fingers
denote highly sensitive and artistic
temperament, love of all things
beautiful and noble nature. Such
fingers belong to the artist and the
poet. Long, well developed fingers,
straight and muscular, denote love of
detail and order in all things and
great executive ability.
Long, tapering nails denote grace of
person and innate refinement. The
thin, slender mai! never grows on the
heavy, coarse hand. Short, broad
nails belong to the practical and philo.
sophie hand, and denote strong will
and self-control. The short square
nails, irregular in form-no two of the
hand being alike-denote stupidity,
lack of refinement and taste for the
low and common things of life. Spots
on the nails denote i'll health and poor
circulation
Strength of character is often indi-
Gated by the thumb. In many ways
the hand may point to weaknesses.
but the strong independent thumb
proves the saving power.
The long. broad, muscular thumb,
that opens well from the palm, de-
notes independence and determina-
tion. The supple, loOse-jointed and
tapering thumb denote artistic tenn
perament, but lack of perseverance,
and also denotes that the owner is
easily influenced by others for good or
evil. The large, graceful thumb, firm
jointed and broad, denotes well
balanced and practical mind and a
just consideration of the rights of 9TH
ers. A large thumb. slender in the
middle, denotes great tact.
Mounts on the Palm.
The Mount of Venus mot the same
as shown on the line of Venus) is
shown on the palm as No. l. When
largely developed it denotes love of
the opposite sex, love of beauty. art
and music. If crossed by numerous
small lines it pronounces strong pas
sions and violent temper.
The Mount of Mars tNo. 2)-ot
which there are two-denote, when
fully developed. great courage and he
rosm: when abnormally large they
denote weakness for argument and
quarreling. The Mount of Jupiter
(No. 81 denotes-when large-a fond
ness for display and ambition for
power, also foolish pride in their own
person. Thee Mount of Saturn (No. ~
denotes love of solitude, pleasure in
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T Home of DR.. Manette
E.~tr->.tt~~~ttr-~%a~~
Especial Correspondence) }

There have been many books writ
ten upon Dickens London, the London
which is so rapidly vanishing away,
ard many Dickens localities have been
stactorily identified and described
by the authors. But there seems al
ways TO have been doubt as to the
exact situation of one of the most in
terestine of all the houses inhabited
by the characters of the master-the
quiet lodgings of DR.. Manette, that
wonderfully pathetic figure in the
Tale of Two Cities" Recently one of
the parish magazines of the metropolis
came out with the following state
ment:
Charles Dickens in his Tale of Two
Cities describes Manette street, with
its quaint goldbeater's arm projecting
rom a shop on the south side. We are
sorry to learn from Mr. Dickson, who
has beaten out gold leaf in the odd
papeled shop for no less than forty
five years. that foreign competition
has so reduced business that he is
compelled to retire from it. II is with
much regret that we have to record
the loss Of yet another old Soho trade.
Now, Dickens does not describe
Manete street-Rose street in his
time-in the Tale of Two Cities" nor
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The Patient Waiter,

Bishop Ellison Capers. in an ad.
dress at Columbia, S. w., praised the
virtue Of patience.
We may have industry" he said,
"sobr.cty. ambition-all the virtues
that make for success; and yet with
out patience we will accomplish moth.
ing.
"a Young man was overheard on a
stree corner, the other night, re.
proachins young girl. That young
man was patient. He had so highly
developed this excellent quality that
| shall rot be surprised some day to
see him a millionaire, college presl.
dent, or even a bishop.
"The young man said, as the young
girl drew near him, on the corner.
"'What time you have kept me
waiting
The girl tossed her head.
"'lt is only o'clock she said, and
l didn't promise to be here till guar
ter Of
"The young man smiled a calm and
patient smile.
"'Ah, yes he said, but you have
mistaken the day. I have 1een wait
ing for you since last evening""
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A Lover of Children.

John F. Doyle Of Cincinnati. sho is
soon to open Roosevelt Plaza, an
apartment house from which all fami-
lies containing less than five children
will be barred, has the welfare of
children deeply at heart.
Mr.. Doyle believes in making Sun
day such day that children will
both like it and keep it sacred.
Could there be more eloquent
attack on the old New England Sun
day" he said recently, than that
which little child orce made in
school?"
This child'a teacher said to her:
What is the shortest day in the
year, Nary?
The 21st of December isn't ito
the little girl replied.
And what is the longest day. ask.
e5 the teacher.
Without hesitation Mary an
swered:
Sunday LOS Angeles Times.
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IN A WELSH HOME.
Picture That Would Draw Wanderer
from Gold Mine.

RobeT' Fowler, in a recent book,
"Beaul.iul Wales" makes this pretty
description of an old Welsh home:
"The floor was of sanded slate flags.
and On them a long, many-legged Ia.
Bile, an oak settle, table piano and
some Chippendale chairs. There were
also TWO tall clocks. and they We're
the most human clocks ! ever met
for they licked with effort and uneasi-
row over time. as if they caused 1t.
and did not go on thoughtlessly or i'm
puden'ly, like most clocks, which are
insufierable: they found the hours
troublsSome and did not twitter me-
chanical,y over them. and at midnight
the twelve strokes always nearly
rune hem. so great was the effort.
"On he wall were large portrait
OF SpErgeon, several sets of verses,
prln'oG and framed, in memory of
dead members of the family. an ale
gorica iree watered by the devil, and
photographs of a bard. There were
aboui fifty well-used books near the
fre and two or three men smoking
and enc man reading some serious
book aloud by the only lamp; and a
whit" girl was carrying out the week S
baking Of large loaves. fiat fruit tarts
of blackberry. apple and whinberry,
plain Golden cakes. large, soft. currant
biscuiiS and curled oatcakes.
And outside. the noises of west
wind and a flooded stream the whim.
per Of an otter and the long, slow
laush of an owl; and, always silent,
but never forgotten, the restless,
towering outline of mountain"
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Col. George Drew the Line.

Col. John Fl. George. a very aggres,
sive trial lawyer, who practised in
Concord, \. H., for many years, was
once pitted against Judge Aaron w.
Sawyer. late Of Nashua. The colonel
got his title by being upon the staff
of some New Hampshire governor,
and the judge had a very short and
rather unsatisfactory service upon the
bench. The judge tried his best to
Mathew Temperance Society of that
all sorts of military titles, first cap
tain then major" then general"
etc, 10 all of which the colonel paid
no attention. Finally the Judge said:
BY the way. Mr.. George, what Is
your correct military title?"
The colonel replied: "Oh, call me
but ex-judge."
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no personal eXtravagances, but lives a
simple and strenuous life of hard
work and little luxury. He spends
little money on his table, for the cuis-
inc Of the German Imperial residence
is notorious for its inferiority.
The Kaiser is not dandy, and
spends comparatively small
amount on his clothes. The horses
he rides are not of particularly
good breed, and not unusually expen-
sive. He is not gambler, and does
not indulge in other dissipations
which would be excusable in his po-
sition.
imperial Spiendor.
He is, however, eXtravagant in one
respect, namely in keeping up the
imperial magnificence of his Court on
a scale never previously attempted by
King of Prussia. The support of re-
latives forms a first charge on the
Kaiser's income. He has to provide
an annual allowance for his six sons,
and has to maintain separate Court
for several distant relatives.
The Crown Prince, now he is mar
ried. will be surrounded by his own
Court. comprising marshal, mas
ter of ceremonies, master of horse,
a master of the hunt, lords in wait
ing, gentlemen in waiting, aides-de
camp, and so forth. The mainten-
ance Of the Crown Princely Court is
expected to cost the Kaiser at least
$500 900 per annum. His other sons
are growing up, and it will soon be
necessary to provide for them in the
same way.
The Kaiser has to maintain sep
arate Court for Prince Henry of Prus.
sia, Prince Frederic Leopold of Prus-
sia, Prince Albrecht of Prussia, and
the widowed Princess Frederic Karl
of Prussia. His own Court is an ex.
tremely expensive luxury.
There is minister of the Imperial
house, director of the Imperial
household director of the royal Ar.
chives. and four councillors of the
Of heraldry, a senior lord in waiting.
a Court marshal master of the hunt,
a master of the kitchen, a master of
the royal chambers, house marshal,
a master of the stables, master of
ceremonies, and numerous councillors
attached to all these departments.
Travelling Expenses.
The Kaiser travels in the same
splendor in which he lives at home.
Wherever he goes he is accompanied
by large suite of officers and gentle
men and of household and court Of
ficials. He takes with him his own
carriages, his own horses, his own
coachmen and grooms. his own stable.
men, his saddlers. his smiths, and so
forth. AS he journeys his entire
study Is transportation from place to
place.
Apart from his expenditure for pur-
poses Of royal display. :he Kaiser
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ioes he speak Of the arm-the gold
ocaters sign-as projecting from
ihop. 1t was with a view to throw
iome light upon the situation of DR..
lIanctte's London residence that an
irtist and writer set forth on the
guest, with the result here chronicled
Dy pen and pencil.
Here is what Dickens wrote:
"The quiet lodgings of DR. Manette
Tere in quiet street corner not far
from Soho Square. A quainter
torror than the corner where the doc
.or lived was not to be found in Lon
don. There was no way through it,
ind the front windows of the doctors
lodgings commanded a pleasant little
vista Of street that had congenial
!ir OF retirement on it. The
'ummer light struck into the corner
brilliantly in the earlier part of the
Lay, but when the streets grew hot
Ihe corner was in shadow, though not
In shadow SO remote but that YOU
could see beyond it into glare of
brightness. 1t was a cool spot, staid
but cheerful, wonderful place for
echoes, and very harbor from the
raging streets. The doctor
occupied two floors of large, still
house, where several callings purport.
ed to be pursued by day. In
a building at the back. attainable by
courtyard. where a plane tree rus
tied its green leaves. church organs
claimed TO be made and silver to be
chased, and likewise gold to be beaten
by some mysterious giant who had
golden arm starting out Of the wall OF
the front hall Occasionally a
stray workman putting his coat on
traversed the hall. or stranger peered
about there, or a distant clink was
heard across the courtyard. or a thump
from the golden giant. These, how
ever, were only the exceptions re-
quired to prove the rule that the spar
rows in the plane tree behind the
house and the echoes in the cornel
before it had their own way from Sun
day morning unto Saturday night.
Book H., Chapter g..
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To a New Baby.

Littl kicking. cuddllng thins
You don't cry-you only sing!
Rliking eyes and stubbv nose
Mouth that mocks the budding rose.
Down for hair. peach blows for hands
Ahh-h! or all the "baby-gI anis'
Any one could wish to see
You're the finest one for me.
skin as soft as velvet is;
God twhen you were only hIs)
Touched you on the check and chin
Where He touched are dimpes in.
C"eases on your wrists. as though
Strings were fastened round them so
We could tie YOU tight and keep
You from leaving while you s tep
Onoe I tried to look at you
From a strangers point of vi. ~;
Y.ti We're red and wrinked; then
J Just loved. and looked again.
What l saw was not the same.
Ir my eyes the blessed flame
OF a fathers love consumed
Little squirming. cuddlng thing!
Ere you shed each angel wing.
Did they tell you you were scht
With a cargo of content
To a home down here below
Where they hungclcd for YOU 81!
i" YOU know. you fiawlcss pear.
How we love our baby girl?
S. w. Gillian in Baltimore American.
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One possessing an abnormally large
Mount of Mercury rarely has the
blues" The Mount of Luna CD,
when largely developed, denotes a re-
fined and gentle disposition, often
taking a melancholy turn. 1t also
denotes the dreamer who searches af
ter romance.
Bracelets are circling lines about
the wrists and denote health. If they
are chained" or broken i'll health is
Indicated; if firm and strongly marked
great physical strength is apparent
Two bracelets indicate medium length
of life and three points to their pos.
SCISSOR outliving his three score and
ten-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-08-25

The German Emperor, with an an
nual income of about four millions
dollars is poor man, and has great
difficulty in making both ends meet,
declares the London Express. He does
not receive farthing in his capacity
as German Emperor, but fulfils the
duties of this honorary position free
of charges to the federation of Ger
man states. The Kaiser draws his in
come, first, as the King of Prussia;
and, second, as private landowner.
His income as King of Prussia
amounts approximately to $4,O0OO0O,
per annum. The Emperor of Russia
receives an annual allowance of ap.
proximately $5000,00, and the Emper-
or of Austria an annual allowance Of
more than $4000.00O. Both these mon
archs receive additional allowance for
certain definite purposes, and both of
them own vast landed estates far su-
perior in acreage to the German EN-
peror's possessions.
The Sultan of Turkey receives an
annual allowance of of $10,000,000,
and the King of Italy draws over 3d.
100000 per annum; while the in
comes of several monarchs of smaller
.st,.tes are nearly as large as that of
the King of Prussia.
The amount of $4,0O0,000 granted
annually to the German Emperor in
his capacity as King Of Prussia is
not taken from the national ex
chequer, but from revenues from
state dominions which were formerly
the private property of the Prussian
royal house. The Crown lands were
handed over to the state, and in re.
turn the state pays fixed annual
income to the monarch.
A Large Landowner.
The Kaiser owns eighty-three land.
ed estates, comprising total of
25O,00O acres. He is the greatest
landowner in Germany, and his pos
sessions far exceed those of the three
landowners whose estate rank next to
his own in acreage. These are the
Prince of Pless, who owns 125.000
acres; the Duke of Ujest, who owns
100, 900 acres; and the Duke of Rati-
Dor, who owns $4,000 acres. Some OF
the lanQ OIL tHe haisel > esldte is
rented to farmers; but the Emperor
carries on bushes on his own &C.
count in several parts Of the country.
The Kaiser's workmen are paid
abnormally high wages. and all his
employees receive liberal pensions in
their old age, or in case OF sickness.
He also provides literally for the
widows and children out Of his pri.
vate purse. All these payments con.
sumo a large proportion Of the profits,
so that the Emperor's income from his
estates is comparatively small.
Practically speaking, the German
Emperor is thus obliged to live on his
royal Income Of 100000 per an.
mum, which is altogether insufficient
for his requirements The Kaiser has
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meditation and deep seriousness.
When very fully developed it inci.
Gates great caution and forethought.
The Mount of the Sun (No. 81 de
notes a love of the grand and su-
blime in nature rather than in art
when it is fully developed. The pos
SCISSOR of an abnormally developed
Sun Mount is usually a student OF
nature and is ofttimes recluse-liv-
ing within himself and his studies.
The Mount of Mercury (No. g.. when
large, denotes a restless disposition,
love of change in business and To-
cality and a fondness for making new
friends and forgetting old ones. 1t
also denotes quick. keen wit and a
love for the humorous side of life.