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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19
Gunter Bros,
FURNITURE AND UNDERWRITERS
Main and Market Streets.
For Rent.

Five room cottage in North
east Columbus convenient to
Southern Railway and College
Possession given at once. For
terms and particulars apply to
z. Y. MAER.
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Proposed Amendment of the Charter
of Incorporation of the Columbus
Chair Company.
Chair Company.

That Section No. Five 10 of said
Charter be amended SO as TO read
Fifty Thousand Dollars $50. 000.00)
instead of Twenty Thousand Dollars
(S20, 10000.
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For Rent.

Nice new cottage on North
Fourth avenue. All modern con
veniences. Apply to
7-51m j. S. MOORE.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19

The April term of the Misslss-
ippi Supreme Court will adjurn
sine die next Monday. The dock
ct has been practically cleared,
only four or five cases remaining
to be disposed of.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19
LauderdaIe SPRINGS, Miss.

On line If Mobile & Ohio r. E.
Low round trip rates daily. APP
ply to M. & o. r. r. Agents for
particulars.
JNO. NJ. BEALL,
General Passenger Agent.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19
For Rent.

Three connecting rooms for
light housekeeping, good shade
and good well water Apply to
Mrs. REDITT,
6-28 If. 4th Ave. south.
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Wanted.

Several collectors, men be
tween % and 35 years old. Mar
ried men preferred. Apply at
0npn IN
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19
NATIONAL TOILET CO., Paris, Tenn.

Sold in Columbus by Mayo & Weaver. Chal
man & NJ ayfeld and all leading druggists.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19

- win be IN his office at Caledonia on he
second and fourth SATURDAYS OF each month
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-19

wll do a General Practice in All the Courts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
LOUISA JUVENILES
TILT IN FINE STYLE
Hold Tournament and Make a
Fine Exhibition Of Horse
rnanship.

FREDERICK'S HALL VA, December
2s.-One of the most enjoyable events OF
the holiday season took place "Wednesday
afternoon in the Crank Fields. when
the youth in knee trousers We'd with
each other, as to who should be crowned
queen of love and beauty. The tournament
conducted entirely by juveniles was large
~ attended by the elite Of tho community
and was n complete success, and credit
to themselves in eyer respect.
Tho Coutcsying Knights We're as fol-
lows: Knight Of Fredericl1's Hail."
Emmett II. Poindexter, Jr., J. II. Crank,
Jr. knight of Chester" knight of the
Silver Ring" Henry Crank, Knight of
Locust Grove Louis NJ. spicor, Stan
ley Maurice francis county. The sue
cessful knights we're Henry Crank.
'Knight Of tho Silver Ring" who crowned
Queen of Love and Beauty. Miss Mar
CARTE Spicer, First maid. Miss Marian
Spicer, daughter of Mr.. Wade Spcor.
Of Richmond, by Emmett II. Poindexter,
Ir. Second maid, Miss Louise Garrett, by
Maurice Francis. Third maid, Miss Fam
ME Crank, by Chester"
One OF the most marvellous features
In the contest was the superb horseman-
ship and artistic handwork rs demonstrate
ed by Henry Crank, lad of scarcely q
dozen summers, who In four rides, LOOK
every ring, twelve in all, feat seldom
performed by his elders.
George Goodwin, Jr, acted as Marshu'i'
r, p. Waller delivered the charge TO the
Knights, also delivered the coronation
address, after which the little folks
wendell their several ways homeward'
having thoroughly enjoyed themselves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
Race Questions Here and There,

Senator Gearn, of Oregon, tells our
Washington correspondent that the peo-
pie on the Pacific Slope are peculiarly
welded TO the iden Of allowing the people
OF the South to settle the negro problem
among themselves In their own way, "for
YOU know" said he, 1--WE have the qucs-
ton OF Chinese immigration always with
us and we ask to be allowed to settle II
for ourselves We want national aid in
the matter OF legislation, bu, we do not
want such legislation framed to meet the
ideas of the people who are not familiar
with the condition OF our territory"
Precisely. If the northern people had n
negro question at home, they would take
the same view.
II is one thing TO deal with a problem
from afar; 1t Is another thing to deal
with 1t at your own door How absurd
it would be for the Southern people to
undertake to settle the Chinese prob
lem" for the people OF the Pacific slope.
We have Cinnamon IN the South, but
they are few and far between. Ono
Chinaman does not solve problem, nor
Il dozen or hundred Cinnamon here
and there, WhereupGn there is no
| "Chinese problem in the South. But the
people Of the Pacific Slope have the cell
estals IN thousands ana grouped in coli
on!es, They contribute n large element
IN the nopplation-lhey make n probleri.
| Hence the ltberalty OF The Senator from
Oregon, towards the South and the negro
problem The northern people have a
handful of negroes here and there. and
they think that the Negro problem
Is easy enough to deal with, So it is from,
| their point of view. for there arc not
/ enough negroes In their section to make
problem, It is simple enough 10 deal
WIN the negro as an Individual Tho
problem arises when the whites OF any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
The Ethics Of Consolidation

In another column we print commu-
nication from Mr.. David H. Fulliam, in
which he raises the point that If Man
chester should he consolidated with Rich
mond. there would be no means of COM
polling Richmond to carry out her agree
ment tproposcd) to build II new school
house. and expend $4,000 year for n
term of five years In improving the
streets OF washington Ward"
The point seems 10 US not to be well
taken. We pass over the moral status
of the case. II Is inconceivable that
Richmond would act in bad faith and
fail to comply with the letter and spirit
OF her agreement. But laying that aside
We are quite clear that under the terms
of q legislative enactment which would
be necessary to consolidation. Tie Council
could be forced. If tie occasion should
arise. TO comply wish all the terms Of
tie agreement under which consolidation
should be effected. Mr. pulam contends
that the General Assembly cannot enact
q law that would bind Richmond TO her
contract. for the reason that The Con-
Etitution prohibits a special act on this
subject. Very true as to the consCtu-
.tional prohibition, but the Constitution
does not prohibit the enactment Of Il
GENERAL law to cover the case and
such general law would contain clause
providing for every contingency. In the
Anderson Annexation act, Il Is expressly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1905.
Everything opens when one has a
key, Victor Hugo.
Mr.. Roosevelt's Future Career.

When Mr.. Roosevelt shall have retired
from the presidency he will be only fifty
one years of age, and in the very prime
" Of his intellectual vigor. He is q re-
markably well preserved man, and there
will be no sign of old age upon him ut
the time Of his retirement unless disease
d should In the meantime afflct him. Such
a man is not willing to retire TO private
life. We have no idea that Mr. Roose-
Welt will stand for third presidential
term because he has given his word
that he will not do So and the unwritten
law must be rcckoned With There IS
somo talk of his going into the Senate
but tho Senate is too prosy body for
Mr.. Roosevelt. He is too strenuous
4 to use his own favorite word for service
in that inert and sober-sdcd assembly.
What will Mr.. Roosevelt do? We would
doubt il he himself could answer the
question ut this time, but 1t would not
surprise us in the slightest If he should
3. 20 into the Christian ministry. He is
one of the greatest preachers the world
has ever known, and he loves to preach.
Never does he make a political speech
o. an educational address or Il deliver
ance Of any sort; never does he write
4 public document. that he does not
preach andS he breaches good doctrine.
IL His last message to Congress was q great
sermon and a timely sermon, notwith-
standing that some folks were disposed
TO ridcule 1t. Mr.. Roosevelt is an In
tensey religious man. and his sermons
have the force OF conviction. If ever
man was called to preach the gospel,
we believe that that man is Theodore
closing days of his life to that noble
calling he would possibly bring about a
great religious revival throughout the
n United States, for no "pent-up Utica
could contain Preacher Roosevelt He
would be the pastor of some church, but
his sermons would be published in the
newspapers OF the land, and they would
! be- power for Righteousness Possibly
Z. he would fourth a religious denomination
to suit his own peculiar views, for. he
Us u IIee IaHCe ny 'ihtuie. out III any
event, he would be powerful foe to the
powers Of darkness. and would give them
the fight Of their lives.
Probably this subject has never crossed
the Presidents mind; possibly It has.
No matter, he is a great preacher. as
we have more than once observed, and
st. Paul did not receive his call to
preach until after he had had much
training in athletics and political life.
1t Is not too late for Mr.. Roosevelt TO
be called to the ministry. 1t is a most
inviting field. even for an x-President.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
OLD LANDMARK GONE.
Grand Old English Oak Falls
Prey to Roman Candle.

Especial 10 inc Ilnles- Dlspatcn,)
CUMBERLAND, VA, Dec. 2S.-Rather nm
unusual celebration happened here Christmas
day. A massive old English oak tree. which
has stood here through many generations, and
there being none other like it In tho county,
was burned and fell to the ground. Some boys
flred n Roman candle at the tree, and the old
caught on fire on the inside, and notwith.
standing fire cxtinguishers were used could
not be put out. This old landmark. which had
defed so many storms and given shade for
the village benefit was regarded as the friend
OF tho town. The late Judge Dabney tried to
serve this old relic of early days.
Mr.. j, b, I'lippen, clerk of the. County and
Circuit Courts, VIII turn over the office to
Mr. G. r.. Sanderson on January tho first. MI.
Flipen has been clerk Of the county for cigh-
teen years, and has made most honorable.
every way, and has also made many friends
He will, In tho future, devote his time to Ills
other business interests here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
SHOOTING a MYSTERY.
Call Of Committee to Consider
Vacancy in Swanson's District

Especial TO The Times Dlspa ,ch)
DANN1JLE, VA. Dec. 2S.-The coronor..
Jury ,empanclled to Investigate tho death OF
Tom Kelly, tho sxteen-ycar-oll boy. whr, ues az
shot while hunting Tuesday afternoon near
the City, returned verdict this afternoon ihat
Young Kelly met death as the result Of hs,n,s
shot with a rifle In tho hands OF an ,Intnowo
party IL was nj Hrst thought that Frank
brlshtwell aged about sixteen, shot Kelly
but there was no evidence to show that such
was tho case.
i appears that crowd OF boys. armed with
rifles. were shooting on the river banks al
birds. TN cans or anything In sight ana IL
was suddenly discovered that Kelly was fatally
wounded. 1t was conclusively shown, however.
that there was no ill-feeling between the
boys but who inflicted tho wound Is n mystery
r. A. James, chairman OF the Democratic
Executive Committee OF tho Fifth Congressional
District, has called meeting Of that COM
mittec TO DO held at MartinsylIe January 9Th
FOR the purpose OF taking such action as neces-
sary In anticipation Of tho vacancy 10 be MA CO
by the resignation OF Congressman Claude a.
Swanson. OF this district who was recently
elected Governor OF Virginia Mr.. Swanson
has not as yet rendered hIs resignation, but 1t
is understood Will do SO February LIST
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
A LAWYERS VIEW.
Some Of the Legal Aspects of the
Consolidation.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-We nave heard much talk about
the seXpediency of consolidation, and the
picture has been painted in tic fairest
colors by Its advocates. Tho plan agreed
upon by the committee. on the face. an
pears simple and alluring to all who
have not carefully considered the legal
difficulties In the way Of its practical
contamination and the ultimate results
of consolidation.
But, when these difficulties and results
sdercd the glitter of the gold" van
ishes, and the fine vision becomes n hard
reality
The prime question is: Granting that
annexation Is accomplished. and the
promises" of $4,000 per year for five
years on the streets of Manchester a
$50, 900 schoohouse and a new Free Bridge
are sanctioned by tho Councils OF both
cities and put into tho form of an ordi-
nance (or ordinances), how is a law to
be passed making these promises" bind
Ing on the city of Richmond? This can
not be accomplished by an ordinance or
ell OF the city Of Richmond can, at its
Will, change or abolish such an ordinance.
After the. consolidation Of Manchester
with richmond, Manchester loses IT'D
ceases TO DO n city. Richmond becomes
"IT," and tho Council of that city can
do away with any ordinance, or ordl-
nancess, now passed. and thus defeat this
bind the city OF Richmond to fuiHll these
''promises. The gentlemen who now
enter into. these arrangements, If the
Council Of Richmond should agree 10
power to carry them out. because a
majority of the members, acting. as they
may think best may In the future de-
termlno differently, and especially is this
to the Council.
But. the quaere Is made, Cannot the
General Assembly pass law that will
bind the city Of Richmond2 No. Be
hibts special act on this subject be-
Ing passed, and it cannot be accom- plisll-
cd by general act, The 12Gth section OF
the Constitution reads: 1.-THE General AS
for the extension and the contraction
from timo to time, OF the corporate linz
It's Of cities and towns. and no special
act ,sd for such mn, purpose shall be valid"
], p: 2a2. art VIII, paragraph 1873 which
IS the only section bearing on ibis sub
This is conclusive ms to the special act
A general act TO nut this constitutional
enacted, This the General Assembly viii
have to do; and they will doubtless nc
complish this important function with
due regard TO the general interests OF
the cities of the State and general con-
ditions, and cannot and will not EN- brace
special conditions or legislation in a gem
eral statute This would cause confusion
and intrlcacy. aud would initiate against
the uniform and general administration
Of such an act by tho courts. It IS m-
practicable to include NIL the details and
agreements nrade by cities In an act Of
this nature; that is. perforce general to
he constitutional. Therefore. It Is not
and agreements ("promlses," as above
set ouD will be embodied in n general
statute enacted by the General Assem-
bly, to effectuate the. said provision Of
the Corctitution, as this would be with
out warrant OF Law or propy!ety, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
TREASURY Lacy
A VERY I'LL MAN
Governor Glenn to Address the
Cotton Farmers at Char
lotto
CAPITOL CLUB GIVE SMOKER
The Spring Term Of the 4, & NJ.
College, Wedding Outof
the Drones.
CAPITOL CLUB GIVE SMOKER
1snocinl 10 The 1imeg-Dlspatch.l

| +.
RALEIGH. N. O., December Sat
tending physicians report no Improvement
| in the condition of state Treasurer y. II.
Lacy. who has been Ill OF pneumonia
since sunday. He had q very bad night.
The pneumonia is as yet confined 70 one
lung. lie is having trouble with his
chronic asthma trouble also. HIS friends
are very apprchensiye.
A number OF important corporations
werc chartered this morning: Inc NC
Alistcr-Ross Lumber Company, OF LII
!nrton, capital $4,000. by Thomas u
! McAlistcr and others; The Daughtridsn
supply Company OF Rocky Mount capi.
tai $4,000, by +. Il. Danghtridge ana
others; The Boylin Grocery Company. o.
Wilson, capital $1,000, by ID. ). BoyAil
and others: The New Rover Lumber Com
pany. of Godsboro, capital slo'W,o' by q.
Edwards, II. Wei and others INC :. \.
G.. r. Rhyme Company, Dallas hhsto''
county, capital $1,000
The Capitol Club of Raleigh gave an
elaborate smoker last night, the first
the club has ever held. They usually
have big Christmas or New years
ball. Elaborate preparations ore being
made for the latter event Mon!ay nlEht.
The spring term of the Asricuiturai
and Mechanical College here opens
Thursday, January 4th, and PRESIDENT
Winston says the Indications are that
there Will be an unusually large enroll
mcnt Of students for the short nidwinter
courses in agriculture, dairying, textile
work. There will also be number
of new students for the regular college
courses Some additional room Will be
made in the college by the failure OF
number of students to pass the examina-
lions Just before the holidays. Students
viii be dropped from all the classes. from
tho seniors down. President Winston
says, though, that It is nothing more
than the usual wedding out OF the drones.
Governor Glenn will go to Charlotte
tomorrow TO deliver an address before
the cotton farmers Of that section.
State Superintendent Of Public lnstrnc-
ton J. Y. Joyner has gone to Green's
boro to attend meeting of the executive
committee of the State Normal and In
dustrial College.
Arrangements are being made for the
annual meeting of the North Carolina As
ISOLATION of High School Teachers to be
held in the representatives hall of the
State Capitol Friday and Saturday. Pro-
fcssor Martin Holt, of Oak Ridge Insti-
tute. is the president of the association.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
[KH2NE,1S'i;5i TO-DAY !

The Silence of Jim McPhoys.
And as we troi them dusty ways,
How times has changed, OLD Jim, I
"TheY amt now as they wasn't.
You take forninst this bloomin' dust;
1t either lays there cause 1t must,
Or else because 1T mustn't;
And 'ere's the thing that gets me FUSED:
Why don't what mustn't doesnt?"
And earnin no response from jim,
J. flung suudlnt glance at him,
And him was glancin' inc.
And, look ere, chatty jim McPhoys,'
] says. sarcastic. STOW your noise
Quit shoutin' out at me;
Quit yellin' like 81 school O. boys
But not word says he.
Then fcarin' all warn't VOL with jim,
/ crossed and uppercutted HIM.
And stretched him in the dust;
And laSin' by him very near,
holered in his dyin' ear;
that's what has got me fused
Just this, McPhoys--Hcy, can you carr
Why cant what doesn't must?'
And while stares OF him, see
mat ne was starin' hard at me.
And winIlng sly and cute.
Il thought" he says, you sholy knew
know told 1t wunst to you
Why can't talk 10 suit;
I'm deaf-dumb. Jim the Hebrew Jew,
Him as was born a mute"
II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
Religious Stiinulants.

wandering evangelist recently con
Quoted series Of religious meetings In
the city OF Bristol and in reviewing his
work In the Christian Advocate, Rev.
DR. r. N. Price uses this languaga:
During the meeting an operate troupe
showed but sold less than twenty tickets;
SO much for the influence OF the meetings,
and the ridicule hcaped rpon our "two-
by-four opera house." The evangelist
denounced cards. theatres. gambling dcns.
blind tigers. clubs ESPECIALLY female
clubs). until these things are likely to
roost lower for some time to come. Some
OF the preachers tolerated his TRADE
against these thlngs--dclivered as they
were in slnng and billingsratc-as ncces-
sarN evil--as something necessary to got
us out of the ruts. And if he has cut
some OF these things out OF the lives OF
the people of the place, he has done good.
We do not like to criticize Mt this dis
tance, built may be that the evangelist's
meeting was more largely attended than
the theatre, because II was the more nt-
tractivc show. This is said in no spirit
OF irrevercnce Or rediculc. but 1t is n
fact that evangelists usually give n very
attract entertainment. They have n
large building, either q tabernacle or n
tent, they have a choir Of one hundred
voices or so, with piano, organ and some
times other instruments In nccompani-
ment, they have good solo singers, and
the evangelist himself is sure to make
his sermon sufficiently sensational TO
draw. IT Is hurrah occasion and the
people become intensely Interested, not to
say excited. In the smaller twons business
is frequently suspended during service
and everybody talks about the big meet
ing.
We shall not say that such meetings
do no good, but we do say they do some
harm. If the world is TO be converted 10
tho Christian faith It must be done
through the systematic work OF the orga-
nZcd church and not by spnsmodic re-
vvals, conducted by wandering evange-
lists Now, the harm comes in Just here.
After the people have attended for ten
days a series of sensational meetings such
as we have described, the little church
meeting, without the attractions of the
tabernacle or the tent, Is very tauc
affair, and the othodox preaching of the
paStoI IS very tame uS SoiNpt!tu WIN
the cut 'em and slash EN- oratory of the
evangelist. The big meetings act as
stimulant for the time, but after the
stmulnnt comes the ineritable reaction.
The effect of all this is to discount and
impair the work OF the church, and It
takes a long time for the people at large
to recover from the effects Of the stimu-
liant.
Moreover. we cannot believe that re!i-
glon which is Gignined and of all things,
clear and sweet ana clevating is to be
promoted by tho slang and bilingsgate."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
THIS DAY in HISTORY
December 10Th.

1e74-Batle of Mulhauscn; the French
under Turcnne, gained a victory over
the Germans.
17e4-The town OF Grave, considered a
masterpiece of fortiflcatlon, surrcn-
dercd to the French, under Pchegru,
after q blockade of two months.
1eo4-English ships captured Sapnsh
vessel with 100000 and valuable
cargo Of indigo.
1e54-Prussia decided to open Its coasting
trade to England.
1860 Ohm +. Floyd, Secretary OF war.
resigned.
1852 The Confederates. at Vicksburg at
tackled General Sherman with their
whole force and drove him back to the
first lines of defense.
1914 ood's army crossed the Tennessee
River. thus ending the Tennessee
campaign,
1e64-The Juarez government OF Mexico
offered Il large bounty to volunteers
from other countries who would enter
It's service.
1s69-Mosby Clark, an old Revolutionary
soldier. died at Richmond, Va, at
the age of 121 years.
1s74-Alfonso MI. proclaimed King of
Spain.
1B77---The President and Mrs Hayes cell
obrated their silver wedding in the
White House.
1ss4-Earthquate shocks experienced In
Austria, Spain and other portions of
Europe.
1eO4---Lord Roberts shocked England by
declaring British army unfit to engage
In war with any modern power; points
out deficiencies and tells what army
needs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
HARD EXPERIENCE.
Mailcarrier's Horse That Would
Not Stay in the Ferryboat.
ial tn The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

nv lSnecial to INC Times- DisDNtch,)
f IEATHsVILLE, VA, December 2S.--Mr,
Tholnas straughan, the mail carrier on
vi,io and ferryman at Conn Wharf, both
had a narrow escape from drowning a
fan mornings ago, while ,r crossing nng coan
dnniv became frightened and ran hack
With the mail cart hilched to him and fell
overheard, carrying beth Mr.. srap EaIa,
and the fefryh some VIII me '' theY ' manased
to reach ra the shore in an almost exhaust
cd condition, Mr.. strauehan then pro-
ceeded on his route to Heathsyllle:; ne;
thie horse before entering the boat.
The animal again went oyerhoald when
within about ten yards OF the Bundisk
some means tho cable was broken, and