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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Alabama University
.GIee Club Here
Made q Splendid Impression
And Words Of Praise Are
Heard Everywhere.

The Glee Club of the Universi-
ty of Alabama on last Saturday
evening gave one Of the most en-
ioyabIe entertainments Of the
season in the College chapel,
The club is an organization
composed of % University stu
dents, all of whom have remark
ably good voices and sing with
the fire and spirit 50 characteris-
tic Of the typical college boy.
They were at their best in the
college songs although the SOLO
lists, Messrs, Chapman, Marechal
and Chapelle are worthy of speci-
al mention.
DR.. Hope, the flute soIoist scor-
ed. a great success in the Gounod's
Serenade and was very liberal in
his selections of encores.
The club received numerous
recalls and each time reflected
great credit upon the director
Mr.. Tom Garner.
Any town may consider itself
fortunate in securing a date with
the Glee Club and we hope they
will come to US again soon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

of the Mississippi Cotton Oil Co..,
and who resigned a position of
S12, 500 per year with that cor
poration to become one of Dowie S
deacons in Mexico.
Although it was generally
known among the personal
friends OF Mr.. Lewis that he was
a Dowie convert, profound sur
prise was caused when he desert
ed business pursuits to follow the
Chicago prophet, and mis- friends
engaged in some very general
prophesyiug on their own ac-
count, venturing the prediction
that he would soon come to grief
in his new career, aud that with
in a short time Dowie would have
all the Lewis coin. and the afore-
mentioned gentleman would have
nothing left but experience.
Whether or not this rather
cheerless forecast made for Mr..
Lewis by his friends has been
verified is not positively known,
but as Dowie seems to be very
much up against it the inference
follows that Mr.. Lewis is in the
same boat, so far as the Zion
City work is concerned. How
ever, he appears TO be sticking
faithfully by the prophet, but if
Dowie attempts to carry out his
threat when he enters the temple
Wednesday night and uses his
fists to secure a restoration of
power, Mr.. Lewis will not be of
notable assistance. for he is not
a man of physical prowess, and
would doubtless fare badly in the
Kilkenny cat fight that's promis-
ed the residents of Zion City.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Clark on Crops.

President Walter Clark of the
Mississippi Cotton Association
reached the capital last night,
having spent several days on as
sociation work in the delta.
Regarding crop prospect Presi-
dent Clark says that cotton
planting will be generally in pro-
gress over the State during the
next week, if weather conditions
permit. The ground through the
delta section, however, Is in a
rather bad condition, and in tho
northern part Of the delta there
was havy rain on Thursday
which will render it impossible
for the farmers to get their plant
ing under way until the latter
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Home Grown Tea.

This year u 600 pounds Of
choice tea viii be shipped from
what is at present the only tea
farm i'm the Western Hemisphere.
This farm is at Summerville. 5.
Q. In the face Of difficulties that
at times seemed insurmOuntab.e.
but on the other hand, with the
kin y assistance of the United
States Government, the sumner
vile tea farm has grown 20 a
point where it can offer serious
competition with the best grades
Of tea shipped from China India,
FormOsa or Java. But, above
ali 1t has been demonstrated that.
barring the question of labor, the
finest tea can be successfully
grown at home, and there is
nothing that gladdens the heart
Of an American more than the
discovery that he can enter into
competition in u field hitherto de-
MED him. Technical World
Magazine.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Five Alaskan Tours

From Pacific Coast points on the
superb steamship, City Spokane,
Pacific Coast 8. s. Co., during
the summer months. Special
low rates via the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway from all
points. The steamship ride
through the hords and islands
along the beautiful Alaskan
coast provides one of the most
beautiful trips in the world. For
folders with maps and full par
ticulars send &c stamp to w. B.
Kniakern, p. T. NJ, C. C N. R'y,
Chicago.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
DoWle Stops
in Chicago
To Size Up the Situation Before
Going to ZION.

The eyes Of the world just now
are turned toward Prophet D5wie
the founder of Zion City, whose
wife and son made serious
charges against him and assisted
in the election of his successor
while ne was building another
city in Mexico.
Outside Of his followers there
are very few people who care
whether the "First Apostle" is
6ethroned or no. but to an it j.
amusing to see such "a Kilkenny
cat fight among a people who
claim TO be perfect.
Dowie has been iourneying
from Mexico for several days and
reached Chicago Tuesday morn
ing, He did not go 70 Zion City
but took apartments at the Au-
Iitorium annex. lie announces
that he would make a legal tight
to regain his prestige.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
To Make Final Test
of Barnett Oil Wells

News from Hattiesburg. Miss,
is to the effect that this week Is
expected to witness the triumph
or despair Of those who arc stalk
ing their fortunes on the oil and
gas prospects at Barnett, Miss.
Persons in from that place to
spend Sunday here report that
ali arrangements have been
made for making the final dash
for a gusher through the thin
stratum of rock that IS believed
to overlie the main deposit of pc
troleum. Officers Of the Barnett
Mineral and Oil Company, which
is sinking this big well, and the
experts express no doubt what
ever of the success Of their ef-
forts, and have gone SO far as to
prepare the cap ready to confine
the flow should it prove to be q
manageable gusher. Their con-
fdence is shared also 10y proper
ty owners in that vicinity, and
there is no purchasable land in
the vicinity.
Barnett is merely a way station
on the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad. and heretofore
has attracted but little attention
from the outside world, but now
it is well patronized and two new
hotels have opened in the past
week, both of which are crowded. i.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
GOT Arrested
INSTEAD OF MARRIED
WOuId-Be Young EIOpGrS Come
To Grief at Meridian.

\ Meridian, Miss, special says:
w. L. Spinks, of Kewanee,
this county, was arrested last
night and placed in The city Jail
on a charge Of kidnapping Miss
jamie Shamberger sixteen
year-old girl of the same place.
The young couple eloped from
Kewanee, coming to Meridian.
Relatives of the ejrl took the
same train and searched for
them, but failed to find them, as
a sympathetic train crew came
to the aid Of the elopers and con-
cealed them.
The girls relatives appealed 20
the police, and special Officer
Van Hand went to the depot and
found them in an unlighted car
which had been brought in.
The young man was arrested
and put in Jail, and the girl sent
to the home of friend.
The father Of the would be
bride arrived IN the city today
and the girl agreeing to go back
with him, the charge Of kidnap
ing was withdrawn and the young
man set free.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

part Of Tie week, even if good
weather prevails.
President Clark has visited
several sections Of the State dur
ing the past ten years and can
find 10 reason to change his
views regarding the general out
look. He believes that the farm
ors are going to plant about the
same cotton acreage as last year,
with a much larger acreage of
diversified crops, such as corn,
peas, potatoes, hay, etc. Re
planting Of corn will be necessary
in quite a ndmber Of counties,
and in the delta much land pre-
viously plowed viii have to be
again broken before planting can
be attempted, owing to hard
packing resulting from the heavy
rains.-Jackson, Mics, special to
News -Scimitar.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Addition to Long List Of Con-
sumption Cures
ONIONS DO THE WORK
New YORK Woman Has Been Trying Them
And She Says That Tkey Done Her
A Great Deal Of Good.
\ New York special says:

A New York special says:
Two weeks ago Miss Johnstone
Bennett was an emaciated, dying
copsumptive, despaired of by
many eminent physicians and
hopelessly resigned to death.
At her country home near
Bloomfield she is apparently re-
covering, ali through the Won
derful discovery and application
of the Bermuda onion by Mark
GoIIinsky, a scientist who has
made an exhaustive study Of
tuberculosis.
81 have decided tC live," said
Miss Bennett. "For a while
prepared myself to die. It seem
ed inevitable. Today believe
I could walk with a little effort.
And it is only two weeks since l
was taken from q train in a semi
conscious condition to die in my
old home"
DR.. Gollinsky speaks with the
confidence Of one who has tested
his own theory in practice. He
AYERS that he can cure tubarcu-
Iosis in the first stage within 20
days, in the second stage by the
end Of four weeks and any case
within six weeks.
Dr.. GolIinsky declares that
within the short time that he has
been practicing the onion treat
ment he has not had q patient
die and he has taken them in
every stage of the disease, even
when death seemed to have
claimed the victory.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Old Time Dances
For Confederates.

The entertainment committee
OF the u. C. Y. Reunion to be
held in New Orleans April 25th,
26th and 9th has issued a call to
veterans from other cities to ar
range their "sets" for an old
time Southern cotillion and Vir-
ginia reel which will be led by
General Stephen D. Lee and Mrs.
General Braxton Bragg on the
night of Thursday, April 26gh. 1t
is de ired that each locality make
up its own set 50 as to be prepared
to participate in the biggest
single dance ever given in the
South. The old ST. Louis Hotel
which is Immediately opposite the
reunion hall has been fitted up
with 5000 cots, withelectric lights
and other conveniences, all oI
which will be free to the veterans
The railroads have made reduc.
i ed rat to New Orleans for tht
/ occasion and from the presen
outlook the indications are thaf
the attendance will exceed ever
that of the big reunion held her'
in 1904.
Yours truly,
GEO. H. SMITH,
GanaraI Pasaap ornr a OF.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Asks For Receiver
For Underwear Mills

Hon. z. P. Landrum has filed
a petition with Judge Niles of
the Federal Court asking for q
receiver for the Columbus Under
wear Company. Mr.. L4andrum
represents several creditors
whose claims, it is said amount
to about $23, 900.
The plant of the Company is
valued at about $1G0, 900, and is
we'll worth the money but for
lack Of operating capital was
/ compelled to close down two
weeks ago.
The three banks Of the city
hold $780, 900. worth of first
mortgage bonds and they kept
the business going for severa
Weeks but in justice to all con
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
WALTER WEAVER
MADE PRESIDENT
Of the Columbus Under
wear Company.

At a meeting of the directors
of the Columbus Underwear
Company held Monday morning.
Mr.. Walter Weaver was elected
President of the concern to sue
ceed Fred W. kavanaugh.
The affairs of the company are
in bad shape but it is believed
that Mr.. Weaver will find a way
to pull the plant out of its troub-
les. At least this outcome is
hoped for.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
A Pathetic Scene Witnessed
in Capitol
WITH FEARFUL EYES
Old Man SuHeRieTS Two Battle Scared
Flags of the Civil WaT--MOre
Mement0eS.

One Of those pathetic Incidents
that so often spring up in con-
nection with the late war be-
tween the States occurred yes
terday afternoon in the offices Of
the Department of Archives and
History, when two battle Scared
veterans of the Civil War turned
over to the State the flags under
which they had fought so valiant
Iy and which they had preserved
with so much care for over forty
years.
The mementoes of that tragic
conflict were secured by John w.
Broughton, Confederate history
commissioner for Jefferson cOun-
ty, while the tive men who re-
leased their much priced banners
were Joseph King Of Jefferson
county and A. NJ. McCallum Of
Union Church.
The flags were of the most
magnificent design. The first
was that of the Rodney Guards,
which was made and presented
during the early part of the war
by the ladies of Rodney, to whom
it was returned when the regi-
mental flag was adopted.
The other is that Of the Charles
Clark Rifles, which was made by
the ladies of Union Church, and
which represents the first nation
al flag of the Confederacy, known
as the Stars and Bars, with seven
stars in the blue field represent
ing the number of States then in
the newly formed republic. The
flag was presented by Mr.. Nc
Callum, and had been preserved
by Mrs. Bette A. Galbreatb, wife
of Capt. John a. Galbreath Of
the Confederate Army.
The most pathetic feature of
the presentation came when Mr..
King, who had been desperately
w1unded at the battle of Shiloh,
gave up his old company flag.
The old man, now fast approach
ing the allotted three score and
ten years, made a striking figure
with his lcng, wavy hair, which
time had changed to q silvery
gray, with his eyes moistened
with tears at the thought Of part
ing with his much loved flag, and
with voice throbbing with emo
tion and feeling.
He stated to Mr.. Rowland, in
charge of the department, that he
had intended to die and be buri-
ed with the banner by his side,
but after much persuasion had
been induced to donate it to the
collection being gotten up by his
State for the preservation Of the
memories of that noted conflict.
A strange coincidence is the
fact that yesterday was the-fifth
anniversary Of the wounding Of
Mr.. King at the battle ST Shiloh,
while it was also exactly forty
five years ago that the ladies of
Union Church presented to their
boys in gray the flag which will
now be preserved forever, as
that of the Charles Clark Rifles.
-Clarion-Ledger.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Candidate For
State Auditor
E, ]. Smith viii Shortly An.
nounce For This Import
ant Position.

Within the next few days E. j..
Smith, now assistant deputy au-
ditor, will announce himself as a
candidate for auditor, subject to
the action of the next Democrat
ic primaries.
Mr.. Smith has been employed
in various capacities in the audi
tors office for something like fif-
teen years, and is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the duties which
would devolve upon him in case
of his election to the position
which he aspires to occupy. He
was appointed by Auditor w. w.
Stone.
During the many years which
he has been connected with the
office, he has made d host Of
friends, and he will no doubt
prove d strong candidate in the
race. His administration of the
affairs entrusted TO him has been
above reprOach.
The above taken from the Jack
son Clarion Ledger will be read
with interest by the friends of
Mr.. Smith throughout the State
but more especially by those Of
East Mississippi where he. IS
known best and greatly beloved.
Mr.. Smith is a Monroe county
boy and his conduct in office has
been such as to bring credit upon
him and his people. East Miss
issippi should give him solid
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

cerned decided il would be bet
ter to close down until the affairs
of the company We're straight
ened out.
In view of the fact that there
are no suits pending against the
company the concensus Of opin-
ion IS that the petition for re-
ceiver viii be denied.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Members Of Congress to Have
Easy Sailing
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
PHnsGsS Dsiag ths AlsEslsaifg SsnztI
W.ll ssi siisst liI 1rslhsi o.
Aeeeall .i llca si e.saSS.

Preparatory o tHs congress
i0nal primaries during the ap-
preaching summer. and tue staie
election to occur next year. nepr
registrations - quite = number
lot counties are being taken. and
heavy additions are being made
% the lists of qualified electors.
The congressional primaries
will Of course attract very hsiie
attention owing co the lack of
contests. Thus far noe = siug.e
member oI the MissIss.ppi dele
CATION iu the lower house ~
Washington has been positively
assured % opposition, slthough
several prominent citizens ars
threatening ta run. and may
make their aauouncemeuts short
ly after the adjournment &c the
Legislature.
It Is quite probable that Hon.
~. Nixon. of Pike. viii be in the
deId against Congressman r. A.
NcLa,n in the seventh district.
and that he viii announce about
the first GO May.
Hon. =. =. Ham, 90 C1ah1ma.
has stated sha. he wiIl enter ths
lists against Congressman Benj.
Humphreys, oI the third district.
but the friends 90 .the sweet
singer of Coah1ma" are unable
t0 determine whether De is iu
earnest or only josinE. lion. "a.
A. Alcorn, Jr.. one Of the abirss
members in the lower branch &C
the legislature. has bsra qu5s
iavorably mentioned as good
congressional timber. and the
name ol Judge p. ~. Wynn. 1f
Greenvi.Ie, has Alse been IRE
qUeutly suggested.
The friends SO state Senator
O.. r.. Higlt1V-r, 60 Lafayette.
wouij iiAe t1 see hiu enter ih-
race iu tae second distr5c. against
Congressman Spst. but 6 g. uat
likely that he UllI consent o. e.
se.
Representative MeAl=trr. aE
Wayne, has been suggested 49,
an opponent 90 CouEreszEAn D.
T.. Bowers iu the sixth district.
uuy he has u1t canseatel ,a ran.
and there ls n1t much likelihood
,hat Ee wal G1 s1. especially
since Mr.. Bowers has been se-
lected as chairman e tte demo-
crauc caupAiEa uua.lre, ara
it is regarded s- q1i-e a.l.us tHa-
he should s.aia g given the er-
dorseu-lt &C hls constituents.
Hon. =. A. NuarFspa1e. rf
LaCler8aIs. esuaIs a z-a.le'f suI
politely declined when TIE EFFORT
was made t1 bring h.n lat
against Cougre=smar Byrl in
the NTH district There have
been n1 candidates suggested
against Messrz. Chandler. h.A
and Williams. and even if sCEe
. aistinEuls citizen W.as trrar-
ed 20 oppose either uG taess tlree
. gentlemen he would have lr tAks
several liberal doses rf political
nerve tonic t1 screw ur mrs ccur-
age t1 the point Cf announce
ment- jackson News.
-...t- Al r-ffe. n.e....
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
Bernhardt'S Sweetheart Died
in Little Rock
SINGULAR COINCIDENCE
Connected With The Early Love Affairs
OF the Greatest Of All Actresses.
An Interesting Story.

Special from Little Rock says /:
Perhaps few people were aware
that one month ago, while Sarah
Bernhardt was playing Camille"
to applaudjng thousands at For
est Park, the first sweetheart of
her childish love lay dying in
this city. In fact, Nine. Bern
hardt was ignorant Of it herself
until long after she had left the
City of Roses far behind. At
Nashville, Tenn, a message from
her girlhood lover was handed
her.
This former sweetheart Of
Bernhardt died in Little Rock
last Thursday, and was buried
in Cavalry cemetery. He was
Charles B. Sutter, known in
Little Rock for the past twenty
five years as Charles Sutton.
For a mum Der Of years he oper-
ated a little hardware store on
the northwest corner of Seventh
and Chester streets. He is sur
vived by his wife, who was for
merIy Miss Rosa Nussle, and one
little boy, Albert, 4 years of age.
Sutter was born in Chaldon sur
Marine, France, the site Of the
celebrated training camp of Ma
poleon H., in 1847. At the age
of Is years he was attracted by
the gaiety Of the Paris theaters
and entered the employ of the
management of a second grade
playhouse in the capital.
1t was there that he first met
Bernhardt and later acted a part
with her in several dramas, in
Guiding 'Le Bossu," the "Two
Orphans" etc. The two formed
an intimate acquaintance and
were much together in Paris.
This was during the first days Of
Bernhardt on the stage. She
was about Is years of age.
Shortly afterward she removed
to Southern France and Sutter
came to America and enlisted in
the Union army and was for a
time with Gen. Custer in the IN
dian country. In 1872, directly
after his release from the army
in the West he came to Little
Rock and for a number Of years
was employed as clerk and Iin-
ner by Ostrander &c Hagan hard
ware men, and with others. La
ter he established the little store
which was his pride. There he
continued until he was stricken
with his last illness
1t was while approaching his
dissolution that the old friend
ship reasserted itself, and he was
hoping, up to the night of her
appearance here, that he might
recover sufficiently to witness
the artistic triumph of his ancient
sweetheart.
But nature had done its best,
and the end finally came, 1t
was on his death bed that the
last message was sent, and the
Divine Sarah, when its import
dawned upon her, closed her
doors to visitors and remained in
seclusion all of that day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
RhaumasIe Pains carsa.

The quick relief from rheumatic pains
afforded by ChambeElain's Pam Balm
has surprised and delighted the rlous-
ands Of sufferers, lt makes rest and
sleep possible. A great many have
been permanently cured 0i rheumatism
by the use Of this liniment. For sale
by Johnson & Game.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
He STICKS TO
PROPHET DOWIE
Former MisSisSippian With The
Zion Leader.
a Jackson special says:

4 JaCksOH sptCIaI Says.
Mississippians generally are
very much interested in the de-
posal Of Prophet Dowie. and the
controversy raging at Zion City,
on account of the fact that
Dowie's right hand man in his
Mexican work is Mr.. John A.
Lewis, formerly one of the lead :
ing business men of this state,
for several years vice president
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

What good does it do you to eat II
your stomach fails to digest the food?
None. Itdoes you harm causes belch-
jng, sour stomach, flatu lenee. etc.
When the stomach fails a little Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure after each nlss1 will di-
gest what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet.-Chapman 6 Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

Buder Brothers is headQuar-
ters for the most exclusive line
in Cut Glass and Sterling Silver
for Bridal Gifts. Don't fail to
see them.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17
WANTED.

Everybody to know that RE.
SUITS are obtained by Adver-
ising in THE COMMERCIAL.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

The stock of Mis- T.Ge BaIes
VIII compare ln prlle and quality
with other houses Et
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-17

General Passenger Agt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-18
.D0PEY WELLS CAN'T
STAND KIDDING

All you've got to do is to go down
10 the lower floor Of the county jail
and casually mention something
about the penitentiary or Mounds
vile, Tom Wells, the colored citi-
zen who is in jail accused of having
stolen a bunch Of fine chickens, will
DO the rest. He hasn't been getting
Ihis dope regularly of late and any
time some one suggests the penal
institution to his disordered brain
he asks you kindly to please nix ON
that argument. Fred Monroe, the
principal witness against Tom, is in
the second cell and he keeps telling
Tom that he is mighty sorry but
that he is gaing to tell the truth
about chem goslins," and he's
mighty afraid that it will necessi-
tate Toms absence from tow1l-for a
spell. That's when the boy gets a
real artistic cussing.