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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
BOY BADLY HURT
Little Allison Murphy Has
Skull Fractured From
Kick of a Horse.

Little Allison Murphy, the
eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. [. Murphy. met with a fearful
accident last Wednesday after
noon. The family live on North
Fourth avenue, and late Wednes-
day afternoon the boy went to
the stable to hitch up a horse
The animal which seems to have
been very vicious one, kicked
the boy in the head. the blow
having caused a com pound frac-
ture of the skull. DIR. v D..
Molioy was hastily summoned.
and after brief examination
pronounced the boys injuries to
be very serious. He decided
that the case could be better TAX
en- care of by a trained nurse,
and the little fellow was taken to
the Colum bus Hospital for treat
ment.
The boy is receiving every
attention at the hospital and is
getting on much better than was
expected, though he is not yet
out of danger. AS stated above,
young Murphy is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. [. Murphy, who
recently moved here from Aber-
deem. He is a bright and manly
little fellow, and the friends of
the family sincerely hope that he
will soon recover.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
A Gigantic Sale.

Messrs. Carter & Chapman.
the enterprising proprietOrs of
the Surprise Store, are prepar-
ing for a Gigantic Sale, which
com menceS next Wednesday.
and continues for ten days. All
goods have been marked down
ridiculOusly low and will be sold
at profitleSS prices. In order to
make the necessary preparations
the store will be closed on Mon
day and Tuesday, and the great
sale will open at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

The Palmer Orphanage Circle
of Kings Daughters met on the
I'd at Mrs. Witherspoon's s home.
They had fine attendance and
a most delightful evening. The
only object of this Circle is to as
sist the Palmer Orphanage, a
most laudable object.
Mr.. Frank Gottselig, the pop-
ular travelling representative of
the Udell-Crunden Woodenware
Co. in this section, spent several
days of the past week in the city.
Mrs. George Foote, of Gulf
port, is the guest of her hus-
band s parents, Capt. and Mrs.
II. ID. FoOte, at their home on
the Highlands.
Mr.. Homer Alexander, of Bel
Zonia, Miss. is the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Alex
ander, at their home on College
street.
Mr.. A. E. Nealy, of Atlanta.
who has been visiting Mr.. Joel
L. Johnson, returned to his
home in the Gate City the past
week.
See 2. w. Maer, real estate
agency, for good investment in
cabin property.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
A NOTABLE EVENT
Will be the Appearance OF
Harold Bauer at College
Chapel on Jan. 18th.

The appearance here Of Harold
Bauer, who is to give a piano re-
cital at the chapel Of the Indus
trial Institute and College on the
night of SATURDAY.. January 18th.
will be one Of the most important
musical events Of tthe season.
Mr.. Bauer. who was born In En-
gland, enjoys a national reputa-
ton, and in Europe is considered
quite as great n pianist az Pad
erewski This IS his fret tour 0f
America, and he has been en-
Enthusiastically received in every
city in which h has appeared.
Mr.. Bauer's recital 81 not in-
cluded in the regular College Ly
ceum course, and the price of
tickets will be $50 for reserved
seats and S1.OO general admis-
sion. Reserved seats e. on sale
at Mayo a. Weaver drug store
at nine O'Clock "Wednesday morn
inc
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
VIII Conduct a Bakery.

Messrs. T. j. Locke & Son
have purchased the City Bakery
on North Market street, and will
conduct the establishment. This
new addition to their grocery
business will be a great conven-
ience to their customers as it will
enable them to furnish bread.
rolls and other bakery supplies
fresh from the oven at short
notice. An expert baker will be
employed, and fine goods and
prompt deliveries areguaranteed.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
Pretty Girls
ing

There Is nothing ike che pic
ture of a pretty girl 10 attract at
tention, except, probably. che
pretty girl herself, remarked
the talkative man. People who
get out calendars seems unan
mously decided on this point
For the past several weeks thg
average office has been receiving
its daily consignment of caIeu
dars. ranging from che vest
pocket cara 90 the railway WALL
MAJ, but every one 81 the thirty
seven varieties has been orua
mented with a head of a girl
There are tail girls and short
girls, coy girls and demurC girls.
winking girls and blushing giris
girls with black hair and girls
with golden hair. IN fact. almost
every conceivable kind Of a look
ing girl, wearing almost every
known expression, and depicted
in as many cOiors as the rain
bow, with all modified combina.
tiOns.
The stock is sufficiently a.
sorted to please every man. Oae
will select a shiny print that
shows girl with an alabaster
brow and flowing locks holding a
rose TO her lips. while another
will choose an imitation water
color of little girl with a big
hat, all done up in an oval frame.
Each no his own taste Some
are good for the office
table, some for the oaice bov.
some TO hide spots on the Office
wall, and some for the Office
waste basket. BY the end of
the month the process Of the sur
viyal of the tittest will have got
Ten IN It's relentless work aud
the annual output Of calendar
distributed according
10 the opinion Of their respective
owners. Then it will be- time
tor the calendar people to make
l canvass to determine how their
have hit or missed the
mark; but right or wrong the
girl idea is likely to retain it,
PERENNIAL popularity.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
Lodge Lore.

At the regular meeting of I'm
ion Lodge No. 35 which was held
last Monday night the following
recently elected and appointed
officer were formally installed
E. G. Grace, N. c.; Warren M
Cox, V. G.; A. E. Love, Secy; E.
Ell. Childers, Warden; Willis
Banks, L. G.; A. A. Breast, O. G.. :;
c. Fl. Mays, r. S. S.; G. Shake
ford, L. S. S.; Ell. l.. Bowlin, Con-
ductor, d. L. Bailey, Organist;
L. T. LOFTS, E. S. V. c.; Perry
Vel non, L. S. Y. G.
The following are the trustees
for the ensuing year;
Trustees Friendship cemetery;
P. w. Maer, J. B. Williams, G. A.
Eubanks. d. d. Richards, Jno.
A. Smell.
Hall Trustees; A. A. Breast,
d. d. Stephenson, Q. p. Brown.
Trustees Widows and Or
phans' Fund; J. T. Gunter, J. L.
Walker, Jno. A. Brown.
Relief Com mittee r. E Cheat
ham, 0. r. Griffin, D. D. Rich
ards.
Com mittee on Com plants: J.
M. McQuown, A. Fl. Pegues, r.
M. Nickles.
Finance Com mittee: L. A.
Vaughn, j. S. Robertson, O. A.
Quinn.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

At the regular election of off
GERS of the local tent of Macca-
bees, which was held last We'd
nesday night, the following of
ficers were elected for the year
1906: G. O. Trull, Commander;
w. FL. Goodsod, Lieu utenant Com
mander; S. B. Schwab, Record
Keeper; Fl. L. Bowlin, Finance
Keeper; B. n. Love, Chaplain;
G. A. Eubanks, Sergeant; J. N.
Stuckey, Master alarms; Jack
Hartsell, First M. of g.; J. w.
Williams, Second NJ. of G.; Sam
Erwin, Sentinel; d. G.. Nickles,
Picket. At the conclusion of the
election the mem bers of the or
ganization enjoyed an oyster sup
per at .Geraud's restaurant On
North Market street.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
Settles Fate of Merger Bill
The House SuStainS
Him.

Southern and Mobile and Ohio
Railroads. The first news of the
governors action was given to
the people of Columb bus by The
DISPATCH in an extra bulletin,
which was issued Wednesday
afternoon, soon after the message
vetoing the bill had been sent to
legislature.
The action OF the governor was
received with applause and ap-
proval not only by the citizens of
Colum bus, but by the people of
Mississippi generally. These
two roads penetrate practically
the same section of the State,
and in several instances enter
the same cities. Colum bus is
perhaps more vitally interested
in this matter than any ~uI' ner
sister cities, as the Southern
and Mobile and Ohio are the only
two roads which enter her con-
fines. 1t is of such great i'm port
ance that the full text of the gov
ernor's message of the veto is
given below:
House bill No. 81, entitled An
act to give effect to section 1917 of
the constitution, by providing
for the organization of railroad
corporations in this state, was
passed by the legislature. ap-
proved by the speaker of the
house of representative Feb. 20,
1904, and by the president of
the senate on March Is, 1904,
handed to the governor on
March %, 1904, and was in his
hands when the legislature ad
journed sine die or March %,
1904
Having considered this bill
purposes and concealed possibil-
titles, the principle underlying it,
the governmental policies which
may grow out of it and the
economic evils which must in
evitable result from it, [ am
driven irresistibly to the con-
clusiOn that it ought not to be-
come law, and [ therefore re-
turn it herewith to the house of
representatives, where it origi-
mated, without my approval.
If the title to this bill indicat-
ed it's real purpose, and limited |
it's scope, [ should be spared the
very disagreeable duty of with
holding from it my approval. But
it does not. Behind this inno-
cent title are things proposed
which shall not with my consent,
become the law of the land.
I regret exceedingly that in
the performance of what [ deed
a solemn duty, to be forced to
differ from the legislature about
the wisdom or propriety of this
or any other measure which may
come from it, and if in stating
this difference, [ go beyond what
the occasion may demand and
call for, | hope to find an apology
in the great i'm mporta of the
subject, an unfeigned respect for
the high source from which it
emanated, and an anxious wish
to be correctly understood by
my constituents in the discharge
of all of my duties.
My objections are: That am
unable to see that any legislation
is needed to put section 1917 of
the constitution into effect. That
section is as follows:
The legislature shall not
grant to any foreign corporation
or association license to build,
operate or lease any railroad in
this state; but in all cases where
q railroad is to be built or oper-
ated, and The same shall be part
Continued on page 5.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

Miss Ruby Mann, of Green
vile. is visiting her brother, Mr..
Robt. Mann.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

Mr.. }. w. Brent, who for sev
eral months has been living in
Jacksonville, Fla, has returned
TO Columbus. and has accepted
a position as manager of the Citv
Steam Laundry.
Mrs. A. a. Woford Ieff Fri
day for PickensviIle. Alabama.
having been called there bv tbr
illness of her mother. Nrr-
Peterson.
Doctors will at all times end us
prompt, efficient and willing -
aid them in their arduOns and
often unrequited labors.
MAYO & WEAVER
Embroideries, 'Embrmdar.
les" at Cheap Joe's. In
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

We have for our large and in
creasing prescription business
three capable pharmacists besides
a large force for general bus
mess. Send us your orders.
MAYO e WEAVER
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11
A Worthy Object of Charity.

Titus Gilmer, one of the best
known colored men of the city, is
in want, and THE DISPATCH feels
sure that as soon as his condi-
tion is made known to his friends
they will come to his assistance.
The old man is blind, while his
wife is in very bad health and is
not able to even do the house
work. The old couple are at
their home in the southeastern
part of the city, and any assist
ance that the citizens of the city
may feel disposed to render will
be thankfully received.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-11

We are friends of the good
physician, ministers to do his
pleasure. MAYO e. WEAVER.
Beautiful line spring EN- broid-
cries now on sale at Cheap Joe S.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Evergreen SuperstitiOns.

There is host or supersutions con-
nected with this sprighuy little ever
green. In ancient times. the old chron-
lclera tell Us. ii WAS a pretty custom,
on Christmas morning, with the most
courtly Of the English gentry to lay
at the feet Of the fairest maid in all
the country roundabout a handful OF
holly. In some parts or England curl
ously enough, 10 this day, it is believed
that II more ivy than holly is used ia
the Christmas decorations. the wife
will wear the breeches" for the ensuing
year. In Rutlaudshire IL is thought
unlucky 10 bring holly into a house be-
fore Christmas Eve: in Derbyshire Il
Is said that the husband or wife Will
be master during the year. according
as the holly brought in at this season
De prickly OF smooth; while in Ger
many the branches used as decorations
for churches are looked upon as a
certain protection against lightning. In
olden days branch Of holly picked on
Christmas Eve was considered z charm
against witches OF evil spells. A twiR
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

! 7 ENRE c. IDE, former governor
r of the Philippines. in an inter
view in the New York Tribune.
says.
When. I went to the Philippines as
n member of the commission in 1900
the islands were in a state of chaos.
War was being waged. government
there was none. and law and order
were unknown quantities. Now human
life and property are as safe through
out the archipelago. with the exception
of certain districts OF Samar and
Leyte, as they are within the bounda-
ries of the United States. In the dis
tricts where trouble is 5,tU expert
enCed with the Pulajanes conditions
are far better than they were before,
and they, too, viii be pacified within a
short time. The JeTrOTs of bTigandage
which are felt in SamaT and LeyUe are
not new. These PUlajanes preyed upon
the natives for generations before the
arrival of the Americans, and will
probably continue TO do 50 until they
are eNterminated. They DO not molest
foreigners, as rule, but choose the
safer victims they find among the poor
people of the native rural districts.
The first task the commission found
10 do upon it's arrival was the estab-
ushment OF order. a complete Ju-
dietary system was founded and put
i'm operation. and now justice is admin
isteTed as regularly as il is anywhere
i'm The States. The ancient Spanish
court system was tedious, dilatory,
and costly. Litigants were held up
awaiting justice for years, while the
lawyers and court officials fed off their
substance. As a result of this system
people were very chary about going 10
court, and would, as a rule, much pre-
fer 10 suffer injustice at the hands Of
the criminaIy inclined to taking their
cases before the Judges. Now it is
safe 10 saw that court cases are settled
or an average-in une-half, or even one
fourth. the time consumed UndeT the
old regime.
"The old Philippine monetary sys-
tenn was based upon the Mexican dol
lar. and the currency of the islands
huctuated with the price of silver.
The commission wiped out the old sys-
tenn and introduced a new one based
on the gold standard. which is as solid
as the treasury of the government
To do this il was found necessary
10 get rid of both Mexican dollars ana
the Philippine pesos and this was ac-
cOmplished in a remarkably short
space OF tine. The Mexican dollars
rapidly as possible by the people them
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

selves, for the commission placed a
heavy tax upon that class OF money.
The old pesos were redeemed and ex-
changed for the new issue of money
authorized by the new government.
Practically all branches of the Phil
Ippine government are now under the
civil service. All appointments. except
the very highest. are made from lists
OF eligible persons who have passed
a satisfactory examination for the
places, and promotions within the ser
vice are made upon the same basis.
II is a fact that politics has less to DO
with appointments or promotions IN
Office in the Philippines than here in
the United States. The officials have
found civil service methods an excel
lent protection for themselves. and
would not under any consideration
have the order OF things changed 10
the spoils of the system. About half
the American judges that have been
appointed happen to be Democrats.
They were appointed not because they
were Democrats, though, but because
they were the right men for the places.
The commission itself has been practi-
cally bipartisan, and of the governors
that have held -onice, two have been
Republicans. and two Democrats.
The educational system established
by the United States. is first-class.
There are trade schools. established by
the government. as we'll as schools for
the teaching of English and the ordin-
airy branches of learning. and many OF
the municipalities have grade schools
Of their own which would compare
favorably with. similar Institutions In
the States. All told, there are between
100000 and 100000 pupils regularly at
tending school in the Philippines. and
every one of them is learning the
English language. The Government
Has sent 500 teachers from this county
TO the Philippines TO instruct the Film
mo teachers in the English language,
and II would do your heart good 10
see the eageTness and earnestness with
which the children. and grown-ups.
TOO, in every town are striving to mas
ter the English tongue. The govern
ment printing office. which is equipped
with up-to-date machinery and appli-
anCes, is a branch of the trade school
at Manila, and the pupils get regular
instructions in the various branches of
the printing and binding trades.
In the line of public improvements
the government has spent a tremen-
dOus amount of money. and viii con-
tinue to spend it, About s., ,O00, 90 has
been spent upon the harbOr at Manila
10 make II safe for the largest ocean
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Dawdling to Peru
Aboard Queer Ark>

y the North Atlantic there is moth
ing quite like the quaint arks that
meauder down the long ocean
highway from Panama 10 Nalpa-
raiso. AS large as our smaller steam
ships, but with an extraordinary
amount of deck space. and the state
rooms all on deck. they carry every
thing from mail TO fresh lettuce, and
perform the functions of a houseboat,
freight steamer. village gossip, and
market gardener.
Your beefsteak Of tomorrow stands
on the hoof gazing up at yousfrom the
hatChway below On the upper deck,
according 10 Golfers, baruyard fowls
housed IN "a doubledeeker coop blink
reproachfuIy through the Stats
The captain is likely 10 be British
coaster, the OmiCeTs English or Chill
can. and the stewards Chilean rotoS,
who look as though they would stick
a hnife through ones ribs Tor halI
a bottle Of pisco.
There are no tourists in the North
Atlantic sense Of the word, and the in
habitdnts of the ship. practically all
OF whom speak Spanish and stumble
along at least in one or two other
languages, are German, Yankee, and
north Of England drummers, engineers
bound for railroads and mines. now
and then some little swarthy army
officer, or a native merchant travel
ing with his wife. pallid in her rice
powder, aWed and quite frightened 10
death when she gees into the ship
cabin with all its strange men.
II is this part OF the ocean, between
the Isthmus and Peru, which suggest
ed TO the old SpaniaTds the name
Pacific. Ii is like a millpond.
And these strange galleOns, with
their chicken COOps and unhappy
steers and unbranded inhabitants.
mosey along through the heat simmer
as -lOugh there were no such thing as
hurry in the world An engaging lax
ity pervades ones ship.
II was always a mystery to me just
how ours was nagigated. There was
tinuOusly. and no matter at what hour
to catch the chink Of chips coming
down through the ventilator from the
bridge
The other officers invariably left
table before the meal was finished so
that they could appropriate the deck
golf implements and keep them until
the next gong rang. We rarely. big
as we We're, did more than eight knots.
and whenever il was found difficult to
make our next port before sunset we
would slow down and come in the next
morning
1t is a triie more than 5000 miles
from Panama down the coast to Val
pareisO and the journey ought TO be
made IN ten or twelve days. 1t now
takes-althOugh the Peruvians are or
ganizing a faster hne-anywhere from
three weeks to a month.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
GA P{E1L1AL/

production and staple articles of sale
at this season
You can now buy such an outfit for
a small trees. one with e3ght lamps,
an neatly packed in a pasteboard box
no bigger than could comfortably be
carried home in ones overcoat pocket.
IL can be bought complete Tor 50 and
would include a sufficient length OF
wire with the lamp sockets all at
tached, ready tp receive the lamps
The eight little ncandescent lamps,
each OF one-candle power would in
lude lamps OF various colors, green
and white, and red and frosted. and
there goes with the Cutnt a little dry
battery that VIII keep the lamps glow
ing for six hours, or an hour day
fJr six days
For bigger trees any number OF such
outfits may be bought as might be re-
qUlreds as, for Instance, with such sets
uee could be provided with forty
lights. And there are 10 be had odd
little incandescent lamps Of one can
die Power each, these coming in sets
OF twenty-four at 81 "A set. which can
be attached 10 the electric wires Tor
their variety. these little lamps being
OF many c0fors and in many forms, as
IN the shape OF fruit. pears. apples
and acorns.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Cut in November.

Early in November the cutting be-
gins. Up In the great North woods the
axes ring out merrily and the trees
sway, and tremble and come crashing
down Ar1er they are fclled they are
tied in buuches-frOm one 10 five trees
in a bunch-and hauled to the nearest
public road, and by that TO the near
est railway station. often many miles
away
Then they are loaded on the freight
cars, 100 20 a carload, and started.
of 10 help make Christmas merry for
the little ones of some far away State,
often, indeed, of some far away land
II is a comparatively short journey
that only leads them to Washington.
Many of them go 10 New Orleans. and
Galveston, TO Mexico. Cuba. and Porto
Rico.
In fact, so great is the demand for
trees, and so ruthless the cutting Of
them. that there has been scme talk
OF the necessity for Government in
reference with the industry. To be
sure they grow in wild tracts of COun-
try, which produce nothing else OF
commercial value but it is estimated
that each year the Christmas tree
traffic costs posterity millions of dol
lars, by destroying trees that If al
lowed 10 stand for fifty years could
be worth fortunes IN lumber. Es-
pecially is the traffic in saplings de
plored. They say that Maine. which
used 10 produce the majority OF the
Christmas trees, is already becoming
exhausted. The Adirondacks are now
being stripped and a good many are
even imported from Canada.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
SapIings Sell Best

More Of the saplings, of course, are
sold than of the big trees. More people
can AFFORD them-the little fellows
from five 10 ten fee. high-than the
towering. stately ones for which the
dealers charge at the rate of a dollar
a foot. For aside from the cost OF the
tree there Is the cost of trimming il.
One can easily put 50 or SO into that,
and can scarcely do Il under 81 or S3.
For they mount up-ths tinsel the
cupids, the many shining ornaments
not to mention the presents, II it is
to be loaded with presents.
Probably the candles cost less in
proportion 10 their effect than ay other
sort OF Christmas tree decoration. But
candles are going out" they are be-
ing supplanted by electric lights, which
are more dazzling. but not to be COM
pared with them for soft radiance.
But they certainly are safer, they
lessen the danger Of accident. which
is probably the true reason for their
growing popularity.