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Free press., 1906-09-01
All Like TO Travel.

In fact, the bulk of the summer ex-
odus business is pure restlessness OF
the result of the ordinary human love
~f travel. The practice of going
somewhere" in summer is a mere ex-
cuse in the majority of cases for the
qualification of the nomadic instinct.
We lack the frankness in this respect
that the poor Mexican peon possesses.
Since railroads were introduced in
Mexico. with their amazingly cheap
third-class cars, which the roads are
compelled by law to carry, all Mexi-
cans travel when they can rake or
scrape the price. 1t does not matter
to them where they so. If somehow
the peon becomes possessed of "a
cents. he takes bag of acorns and a
blanket, goes to the nearest railroad
station, puts down the silver and says:
''Viaje por seis reales!" which means
six bits worth of travel," And the
agent sells him a ticket to any point
that he can reach with that amount
OF money. Thither, blissfully, he
goes, and trusts to the Lord to gel
him back again. somehow, some time
We are not exactly like this Mexican
peon, says the New York Mail, be
cause he takes his idle voyage at any
old time. We take ours in the hot
weather and call it q summer out
ing."
Free press., 1906-09-01
OFFICIAL ESCAPED BOMB
An Attempt to Kill Russia's Pre-
mier Caused Death of 81.
The Explosion Nearly Destroyed the
Residence antI wOundcd
Many Persons.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-Four reVO-
lutionists arrived at NJ. Stolypins viii
la on Aptekarsky Island at 1920 D. m,
Saturday in a caoch. Two of them
were dressed in the uniform of gen
darmes, the third was dressed as a
driver and was on the box of the
coach and the fourth man was in pri-
vate clothes. Two of the men entered
the villa under the pretext of making
an important report to the premier
but they were not permitted to enter
his office. One of the men threw a
bomb into the reception room and a
terrible explosion followed. The
house was nearly destroyed and the
man who threw the bomb was killed.
The attempt to assassinate the
Russian premier resulted in the
death of SO persons.
The premier was slightly wounded
about the head by flying splinters.
The premier's escape was almost mi
raculous. Only a moment before the
explosion he had stepped inside his
study at the rear of the salon to
speak to Prince Shakovsky. Al
though he was only slightly injured
he is completely Frustrated by the
calamity.
The bomb explosion occurred while
a public reception was being held at
M. Stolypin's country house on Apte-
kassky island.
The central committee of the So
cial revolutionists has drawn up a
proclamation which declares that
unless the government forthwith al
!ers it's policy such acts as the at
Tempt on the life of Premier Stolypin
will be pursued to the utmost and
government representatives will be
killed by hundreds.
Free press., 1906-09-01
rae French ln the Sahara.


The activity of the French in the
Sahara is the marvel OF recent ex-
ploration- They claim more than two
thirds of the great waste, and the
presen. prospects are that they will
seek out and map every sand dune.
well aud grazing area throughout
their Domain within the next two or
three years. The latest flying trip
has been made by Capt. Flye Sainte-
Marie, who has travelled west and east
through the heart of the desert, his
outgoing and return routes being
from so to 100 miles apart and near
ly every mile of the way leading
through regions never seen before
by an explorer excepting where he
crossed the north and south tracks
of other travellers. He ascerta1ned
the lay of the land throughout this
long unknown tract and discovered
a number of excellent wells that are
believed to have been the source OF
water supply for the nomad robber
bands that have made practice OF
swooping Gown upon merchant cara
vans which had time to wonder, even
as they were being pIundered, from
what mysterious source those fellows
managed to replenish their water
bags. The French have practically
put an end to banditism in the Sahara,
and one of their most effective ex-
pedients is to guard the wells against
all those whose business on the road
is not manifestly legitimate. If the
development of the Amazon basin
does not take more rapid pace, says
the New York Sun, large areas of
1T will still remain untraversed and
unknown when every important fea-
ture of the Sahara will have been
spread out on good maps for the in
formation of the world.
Free press., 1906-09-01
YOUNG COLONEL IN DILEMMA
Ways of War Were New Thing to
His Understanding.

At the Army and Navy club in
Washington a number of veteran Off
GERS were telling stories. when Gen.
Chaffee told this anecdote of Gen.
Carr, who died in New York some
years ago:
1t appears that Gen Carr, at the
outbreak of the civil war, had left
Troy to take command of a regiment
The engagement in which, as colonel.
he first figured was at Big Bethel. His.
regiment had been halted for rest,
and refreshment in a pleasant place,
and had not yet experienced the ex-.
citement of skirmish. 1t happened,
however, that confederates were in
ambush in the immediate neighbor-
hood and from a safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners.
Carr, so the story runs, instantly put
spurs to his horse and dashed up to
a group of officers. Excitement and
bewilderment were apparent upon his
young face as he approached the
party.
"They are firing upon my regi-
ment." he shouted. My God! Now
what is to be done?"-Harper's
Weekly.
Free press., 1906-09-01
GASOLINE AN INToxIcANT.
1t Is Inhaled and Produces n Sort
of Ethereal Drunk-HclDs to
Lift the Lid.

st. Louis, Mo. Gasoline is the
latest addition to the long list of in
toxicants. A number of young men
in the vicinity of Marcus and ST.
Louis avenues, this city, have discov-
cred the intoxicating ingredients of
gasoline, according to Deputy Collec-
tor John E. McKenna. The gasoline
is not used as a beverage. but is in
hailed by the consumer until he has
accumulated enough to produce a sort
of ethereal drunk. A gallon of gaso-
line is sufficient to set a small army
tipsy. Aside from the economy of
the spree is the fact that one can be
gathered on Sunday, as the state laws
do not require merchants selling it to
take out dramshop licenses, neither
has the government included it in the
list of intoxicants.
Free press., 1906-09-01
ERRORS ABOUT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
noticed somewhere recently
would not say positively that it was in
your columns-an article on the White
House which contained several mis-
statements.
In the first place it was stated the
White House was first occupied in
1909 and that its first occupant WAS
President Madison. The fact is. its
first occupant was President Adams,
who took up his residence there in
1900.
The original mansion was begun in
1892. In 1914 it was burned by the
British and rebuilt in 1918.
Another of the errors in the article
referred to was the statement that
ready-prepared paint is used on the
White House to make it beautifully
white.
l noticed this especially because I
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that canned paint
should be used on such an important
building when all painters know that
pure white lead and linseed oil make
the best paint.
1t so happened also that 1 knew
white lead and linseed oil-not ready
mixed paint-were used on the White
House. because had just read book
let published by firm of ready-mixed
paint manufacturers who also manu-
facture pure white lead. In that book
the manufacturers admitted that for
the White House nothing but the
best and purest of paint could be
used" and said that their pure white
lead had been selected.
Above all people. those who attempt
to write on historical subjects should
give us facts. even if it is only date
or statement about wood, or brick,
or paint, or other building material.
Yours for truth,
Free press., 1906-09-01
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes it hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take -tonics and stimU.
lants" under such circumstances il
like setting the house on fire to see,
If you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re-
awake individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way Of
eating. Ic Grape-Nuts, and says:
For about three years 1 had been
a great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medi-
cine. the do<.nr would ask me to drop
of potatoes, then meat, and SO on,
but in few days that craving, gnaw-
ing feeling would start up, and
would vomit everything I ate an2
drank
when started on Grape-Nuts,
vomiting stopped, and the bloating
feeling which was SO distressing dis
appeared entirely.
my mother was very much both
cred with diarrhea before commenc-
ing the Grape Nuts, because her stom-
ach was so weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape-Nuts she
is well, and says she don't think she
could live without it.
sTt is a great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for can sleep as sound
and undistnrbed after supper OF
Grape Nuts as In the old days when
could not realize what they meant.
by a bad stomach There IS no
medicine so beneficial to nerves and
brain as good nights sleep. such az
you can enjoy after eating Grape
Nuts"
Name given BY Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich
Taeesiz eeeeon-~
Free press., 1906-09-01
Rock Island Cars Burned.

Top eka, Kansas. = At an early
hour Friday morning the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific flyer No. 20,
known as the Ell Paso train, west
bound, crashed into the rear of a
freight train three miles east of Alta
Vista, Kan, derailing a dozen cars
of the freight train which were after
wards destroyed by fire. The crew of
the passenger engine escaped by
jumping although the engineer was
injured about the head and shoulders.
An unknown passenger was also Sc
verelF Injured.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Baseball in England.


Baseball seems as slow in taking
root in England as cricket is in this
country. Yet it has a good start and
the prediction is made that before the
summer ends there will be 20 league
clubs in Great Britain. The game
was introduced in England in 1874,
when the Philadelphia Athletics and
the Bostons made a tour of the coun-
try. In 1889 a game of baseball was
played on the historic Kensington
oval, with the present king in at
tendance. Buffalo Bits cowboys
played several games in England
afterwards. Later the National Base
ball association was formed and also
the incorporated London Baseball
association. During the nineties, five
clubs were playing regularly in and
about London. A few weeks ago a
match game was played in London,
In which all the players were English
except the catchers. The American
boys who are in England with Rhodes
scholarships are doing much to de-
velop the game there. AS yet the Eng.
lishmen do not seem able to master
the art of the catcher. Neither dc
they understand the slang of the
game, which adds so much to its en-
joyment. The spectators also miss
many OF the fine points of the sport
says the Cleveland Leader. Baseball
may grow on King Edwards islands
but there is little likelihood that il
will supersede cricket.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Trouble with the Politicians.

New York Harry w. Walk
ar, who has had an active part in
arranging the reception to be given
to William j. Bryan by the CONNER
cial Travellers Antitrust league on
August 30, Friday gave out a state
ment to the effect that politicians
headed by Alexander Troup, of Con
neoticut. and Norman E. Mack, of
Buffalo, are trying to control the
movement and that the league will
control the arrangements for the re
ceptien, even if he has to tell the
politicians to retire
Free press., 1906-09-01
cuba Wants Immiarants.

The Cuban congress, at its recent
session, appropriated $1,OO0,000 to be
used for the purpose of inducing i'm
migrants to come to Cuba from Eu-.
rope and the Canary islands. 1t is
proposed to pay the passage of each
emigrant from his home. The field
hands are to be brought from Sweden,
Norway. Denmark and Italy.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Japanese VIII Invc.tarate.

London, Aug. 24.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says
that the Japanese consul at Vancou-
yer, having reported that it is impos-
sible for him to obtain a satisfactory
or full report of the killing or
the Japanese poachers by Americans
in the A1eutian islands the japanese
government has decided to carry out
it's own investigation of the affair,
and may send a consul to the Pribi-
loft islands
Free press., 1906-09-01

Tunnels continue TO grow in favor
1t begins to look as though the Alps
might be honeycombed. The con.
struction of the st. Gothard. the Sim.
plon AID other sunnels has led to nu.
merous additional enterprises of the
same character. The latest is a tun-
mel through the Bernese Alps to con.
meet with the Simplon bore and to
improve the railroad facilities be-
tween Switzerland and Italy. Science
is rapidly doing away with the natural
obstacles to intercommunication OF
this sort.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Press Clubs to Meet IN Denver.

Denver, Colo. = Royal style fifty
expresses the arrangements which
have been made by the Rock Island
system to carry the delegates to the
Goth annual convention of the Inter
national League of Press clubs, from
Chicago to Denver. The convention
will be held in Denver next week and
leading newspaper men from all parts
OF the United States and Canada viii
be present.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Has Been Buried for Centuries.

The body of young woman has
been discovered in the ancient Priddy
lead mines in Somersetshire, Eng
land, some 16 or II feet deep in the
waterbone slit that has been accumu-
lating since the days before the Ro-
mans came The hair is wonderfully
preserved, and remains in the plait
in which it was worked. Beside the
body were found five large blue and
green glass beads.
Free press., 1906-09-01
wnr Vessels May Visit st. Loui.

st. Louis, Mo. = An effort is
being made to have Secretary Bona
parte, of the navy, address the deep
water convention to be held in this
city November 1917. 1t is probable
that a fleet of war vessels will ac-
company the secretary up the Missis-
sippi river to give an ocular demon
stration of the advantages of a deep
channel from the lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico.
Free press., 1906-09-01
rhe Eirst strikina clock.

According to historians, the first
striking clock was imported into Eu-
rope by the Persians about 500 A. d.
1t was brought as a present to Charlie
magne, from Abdella, king of Persia.
by two monks of Jerusalem.
Free press., 1906-09-01

By following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it. 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Post,nnsters Elect omcer..

Detroit, Mich. = At the final ses-
sion of the convention of the Nation
al Associations of Postmasters of the
second and third class Friday Will
liam Noble, Oklahoma, was elected
president and Hannibal A Hopkins,
ST Clair, Mich, secretary-treasurer
Washington was selected as the place
for the next convention next year.
Free press., 1906-09-01
a Famous Deadlock Broken.

Eagle Grove Ia.-Convening here
Thursday after being in prolonged
eadlock at four previous conven-
lions. the republicans of the Thirty
eventh district nominated Charles
/. Peterson of Clarion, for state
snator cn the first ballot In ali
! ,G99 ballots were taken.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Out in Nevada a man convicted of
having beaten his wife has been SEN
fenced to stand tied to h post two
hours a day for the next two months
with the title Wife Beater" hung
from his neck on placard. Inciden.
tally the plan will give the young un.
married women fine chance to see
what wife beater looks like.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Deaths from Heat in Chicago.

Chicago, IT. = The heat in Chi
cage Wednesday was responsible for
ten deaths and twenty-nine prosIra-
ticn5 As early as II o'clock in the
forenoon the thermometer registered
81 degrees.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Ne,r AUTOMOBILE Record.

Philadelphia, Pa. a new world s
record for automobiles for fifty
miles was established at the Point
Breeze track here Wednesday by e.
p. Kelly Of this city. Kelly covered
the distance in one hour, 5 minutes
and 19 81 seconds
Free press., 1906-09-01

A Chicago professor says that so
ciety in this country will not bea1
close scrutiny. Neither win the col
ssgs professors
Free press., 1906-09-01
rnmmany Has a Candidate.

New York. = In a statement
given out Sunday night ,Tammany
Leader julius Harburger, OF the tenth
assembly district, declares he win be
a delegate to the Buffalo convention
and will take the platform and present
for the democratic nomination for
governor the name of Congressman
William Sulzer of New York Mr..
Hamburger said he made the state
ment in response to District Attor-
ney Jerome, who recently challenged
the leaders OF Tammany hall to ex
press their choice for governor.
Free press., 1906-09-01

"A Flansas County Treaaurer Short.
Concordia, Kansas. II. E.
Wade. county treasurer, cannot be
found. The county commissioners
have taken charge of the office and
yin examine the books a4 once.
Free press., 1906-09-01
waiter WeIIman,s balloon Ready.

London, Eng The Daily Mail's
Christiania correspondent says that
a steamer from Spitzbergen brings a
report that the WelIman-C Chicago
Record Herald North Pole expeditions
shed and balloon were finished last
week and that Mr.. WeIIman intends
shortly to make a trial trip
Free press., 1906-09-01

San Francisco, Calf. = The Cali
prints story Sunday to the effect
that James J. Hill. the railway mag
naxe. Is planning to extend the
Nozfhsrn Paelfie Into Calzfornla.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19
McCrary Notes.

/ Our farmers are making good
use of this good weather, stirring
old mother earth.
Mr.. Ed. Morris and family, Oh
Colum bus, spent last Saturday
and Sunday very pleasantly at
the home of his father-in law,
Mr.. j. w. McCrary.
Mr.. L. B. Sharp was in our
| burg transacting business last
Saturday.
Miss Ethel Mays, Of Colu bus.
is visiting relatives and friends
at this place.
Mr.. Geo. McCrary was with
home folks Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. w. T. Hall made a fying
trip to Colum bus last week.
Mr.. Z. w. Goyne took dinner
at Mr.. 7. ". McCrary's 5 last Sun
day.
We are glad to say Mrs. S G..
Johnson is reported some better.
Mrs. Eddie McReynolds is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. f.
Bel. in Sharp comm unity.
MIR. M. Fl. Gee is having chills.
We hope he will soon be out
again.
The young people had quite an
enjoyable time last Saturday
night at the home of Mr.. @. w.
Sharp. hunting eggs. There
was quite crowd from the
Vernon community in a hay
wagon. Some of those present
were Misses Ophelia Egger, Kate
Reeves. Rosa Reeves, Lena
Reeves. Mary Reeves, Leila May
Dawes. Bertha Dawes, Ola Phil
lips, Tea Phillips. Messrs. Walter
Phillips, Arthur Phillips. Roger
Reeves, Glide Taggert, Frank
Christopher, Prof. Spann, Dr..
McClain and others. All report
ed a nice time.
Messrs. Sehin Tennyson and
Arthur Phillips were the ones to
find the greater mum Der of eggs.
A READER.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19
A Dandy for Burns.

have used Ballard 5 Snow Linnent:
always recommended it to my friends,
as | am confident there is no better
made. 1t is a dandy for burns. >
Those who live on farms are especial
~ liable to many accidental cuts.
burns. bruises, which heal rapidly
when Ballard s Snow Liniment is APP
piled. 1t should always be kept in
the house for cases of emergency. f"
25c, .,o.. and sl.00. Sold by Johnston
Il Cain.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19

Messrs. T. H. Shields, of Vicks-
burg. l.. NJ. Nicholson, of Percy, and
Will Drennon, of New Orleans, La,
are in the city to attend and partici-
pate in the Harrington-Wall< nup-
tials which will be celebrated this
morning in the First Methodist
church.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19
Lost.

One sound mare mule, eight years
old, sixteen hands high, a little thin
in flesh, rubbed by harness, newly
shod Finder will be rewarded by re-
turning to ID. G. Holcome, Steenston,
Miss, or Hutchinson & CASTOR, Co
lumbuS, Miss. 4-1S-4t.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19

An occasional dose of Prickly
Ash Bitters keeps the system
healthy, wards off disease and
maintains strength and energy.
Chapman & Maytield. Special
Agents.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19

Mr.. Foster and his daughter.
Miss Pearl, of West Point, pass
ed through Caledonia Wednes-
day.
/ Mr.. Sam Darnell, of Caledonia,
spent Thursday in the Queen
City.
Mr.. O. NJ. Lawrence, of Co
lumbus. spent few days last
week at his old home in Caledon-
ia.
Dir. d. NJ. Molloy, of Caledonia,
and Maj. F. A. Rowan, of Artesia.
have been selected as speakers
at the celebration on the 26sh in
behalf of Buttahatchie Lodge.
Mr.. Charlie Molloy. of Baxter.
! Ala, was in Caledonia Saturday.
and visited Buttahatchie Lodge
Call again brother.
Miss Hattie Vaughan, of Wood
lawn. is an attractive visitor
among the prairie bucks this
week.
DR.. B. E. Turner. of Sunny
side, reports the health OF his
section good and farming on a
boom.
Miss Ottley Stanley, the ac-
CON plished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Stanley, of Border
Springs, is on an extended visit
to friends in Prairie Station and
Egypt.
Bro. w. NJ. Reese preached an
other one of his splendid ser
mons last Sunday at New Sa-
lem to large audience. Bro.
Reese IL working bard to build
up the cause in his field both in
the church and Sunday school.
and he deserves the support of
every mem Ger of his cnurches.
There will be an all day singing
at Eberneezer church, near
Fern bank, on the first Sunday
in May
MIR. Jack Beasley was quite
sick last Sunday, bot the skill
full hand of DIR. b. f. Turner has
brought him out again.
Mrs. DR.. John Seay. of
Sum pterville. near Meridian,
died last Sunday. DR.. Seay was
formerly a citizen of Lamar coun-
ty, and his many friends there
heartily pathize with him in
his great sorrow.
We can't say as to how the
boys worked last, but Messrs.
Joe Easley and Ed Spencer are
doing some fine work with the
gravel wagons this year. At the
rate they are hauling they will
soon have the Military road in
fine fix.
What is more pleasant than
good neighbors? Last Sunday
was Easter, you know. Well,
the "Johnnies" sideboard had
been exhausted, and what we
would have for breakfast was a
question. No eggs, no chickens.
no butter, no milk, and black Der
ries and plums still in a far away
state. While we were looking
and forsakeu, who
appear but raven with a
bucket of fresh milk, a cake of |
fresh butter and one of the most I
tempting loaves of bread ever
seen in East Mississippi. and !
with them we're the pliments /
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar SwanZy.
But for the kindness of the~r
good neighbors the "Johnnies
would have had a dry Easter and !
a bread hunt instead of au egg
hunt. Many thaukS good friends.
Yours 10 com mand.
JOHNNIE d WILLIE.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19

Mrs r. C. Hearon, of Macon. has
been spending the. past few days with
friends in the city
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-19
Wanted

Chickens, eggs and beer bot
ties. Cash paid for same.
Tom GREGORY,
If Cor. n. 14th St. and 9th Ave.