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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Iaaufnlan's Bio SrIn-

The firm OF kaufman Bros, the
Peoples Money Savers, has become
identified in the public estimation as
a place of bargains. 1t is not often
that this establishment advertises a
sacrifice sale, a surrender of profits
on a we'll selected stock. in order to
clear it out of their establishment.
They had one last year about this
time and people are familiar with
the bargains which they secured at
that time
Beginning on tomorrow, July p.
they inaugurate their annual clear
ance sale of spring and summer
goods. This is a distinct event in
the bargain world, as a reference TO
their page advertisement in this is
sue will show. During the ten days
in which this sale will run they will
offer every line of their immense
stock at unheard-of prices, prices
which defy competition and which
will attract trade from every section.
They ask that you read their adver-
tisement this morning carefully, and
that you call this week to look into
the trade opportunities, only a few
of which they are enabled TO pre-
sent.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
District Conference.

The District Conference OF the
Methodist church, South, has been in
session at Shuqualak during the past
week. Among the Columbians in at
tendance We're Rev. L. NJ Broyles,
pastor of the Second Methodist
church: Rev. Robert A. Clark. pastor
Of the Second Methodist church; Mr..
E. E. Buder and Mr.. r. A. Carson
The State Sunday School Associa-
ton met in annual convention at
Kosciusko last week. Among the
prominent speakers at the conven-
ton was Rev. Isaac d. Borders, of
this city, who is the efficient secre-
tary of the association.
Mr.. Robert Hume Gibbons, of Lon
don, England, will sing the offertory
at the First Methodist church this
morning. Mr.. Gibbons, who possess
ses an unusually fine tenor voice, will
render Mr.. Teasdale's arrangement
of Jesus, Lover of My Soul
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

Negro With UnSaYuFy Reputation
Trys His Hand M Chicken ~teai-
ing and H. Caught.

I Harrison Harris. ne-ro who bears
I a reputation which is anythlug bur
savory, and who durns the past few
years has been mixed up ln many
difficulties, is again ftp trouble For
some time past MT Ambrose Me-
| Crary. his mother Mrs McCrry. Mr.
Burlson and several other people liv-
/ ing in thicklv settled neiehhorhood
about two miles east o. this cifF. ou
the Air Line road. have been missing
chickens al freqneut intervals. auf
on last "Wednesday night the fh3ef
made q general raid. in which he
visited nearly every house in the
neighborhood. The people naturally
became aroused. and organized a
party TO search for evidence They
found footprints leading from the
various houses visited. and following
these footprints the searchlne party
found themselves nj the home ~
Harrison Harris. Had there been any
doubt about his being the thief thi-
doubt would have been quickly re-
moved when those ia pursuit of fbe
thief reached the negro's homo for
there standing against the house theF
found a pair of buggy shafts whieh
had belonged to Nj. Ambrose Me
Crary, and which We're stolen from
his yard az the same time me chick
ems were taken.
Harris was arrested. and upou br-
ing tried before Justice of the Peace
Beverly Matthews on the charge of
stealing the buggy shafts. uas COM
victed and sentenced to serve sf1.E
days on the county FARM fn tbc
meantime The chicken -feaiine maI-
ter was investigated. and ir was
found that on tbe day f0u0Wiur tHe
theft Harris had sold cllcseue t0
number of housekeeper- iu Column
bus Some OF these chicken. WeFa
Identified 10y their owners. who h.s-
ing raised them. were lsufliar. vI.h
their appearance It fs known tha.
Harris stole ehockeus from 8r .a.at
three places. and fhre. ee.au... Ia-
dictments We're sworn out aeafa.
him lie Was tried before Iuaf-.
Matthews FRIDAY and r. Frds
afternoon. and Hpou hcinl convicted
was sentenced to SERVE foIf.-ft. aa.
on The county farm I'D .#.h r
Harris was represented q. ST. W
r. Suibbiing. while ur N C. W...
appeared in behalf of taa nrn.arf.
ton.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

Mr.. Il. T. Halbert died at his home,
No. 1901 North Twelfth street, at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. His
death resulted from a carbuncIe,
which had confined him to his bed
for three weeks, and which stub
bornly refused to yield to treatment.
Mr.. Halbert, who at the time of his
death was 56 years of age, was a
member of large and highly re-
spected family, and was a man of
genial personality and unquestioned
integrity. He was for a long time a
resident of the New Hope neigh bor-
hood, but had recently moved TO Co
lumbus, and for several months past
he had made his home here. He is
survived by widow and several
children, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of The Dispatch and OF
numerous friends in the sad aHliction
which has come upon them.
The body will be taken to Beer
sheba cemetery for interment The
funeral viii occur there at 8 o'clock
this morning, and will be conducted
BY Rev. /. NJ Moore. Messrs. l.. W.
Payne, G. D. Mcclellan, J. y. Barks-
dale, ". F. Barksdale, r. H. HaIbert
and r. ]. Gunter viii of1ciate as
pall-bearers.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
The winston-Harris Hardware co

Mr.. Thomas ". Harris. who has
been identified with the hardware
business in this city for the past
several years, has purchased an in
terest in the business heretofore con
Quoted by Capt William Winston,
and hereafter the same viii be con
Quoted under the firm name Of the
Wintson-Harris Hardware Co.
The new firm viii be a strong one
Both OF its members are widely es-
teemed in this county, and they have
friends by the score who will abund-
antly sustain their enterprise with
1heir trade. 1t is a pleasure to know
that Mr.. Harris is again TO be in bust
ness in this city. He is one of our
best young men and his friends re-
joice that he viii continue his resi-
dence in Columbus.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
The Wnman.- -tnrr.


iHe Woman Sfof" begins '..Ir
summer eieaianee sale Tuesday i"'s
"- ihls lS a'o'i moatl
than such sales are usually h"e.u-
nnI Mr. Leigh STATES th Us h
intention 70 SeI out et. dollar
worm ~ summer stHn, .ni Nitl t
IN NINA ne VIII oeFin ".7 e.aHr.r
SAFE "hie thefe i7 te' CON
".iiaHd 'HT si'H He
It is wen known fhat if a. fle #0'-
icy of This store uor fo rsrr u#..
goods from one season to another
rather take UfI. f. tEr .
even than carry them over. TH
a good business policy auH E rH
doubt why you seldom es.r s.e .H.
OF the past seasons etfa. Dn f..
shelves of this store OnI. .r. h..H-
ing Of the advertisement appear. la
the papers. The ad complete o...-
pies two fun pages Ou arcorut uf
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

The death of Mrs. Florence Ran
dolph, which occurred at her home
in Birmingham, Ala, on yesterday
morning, brings sorrow to many rela-
tives and friends in this city. Mrs.
Randolph had been seriously i'll for
some time past, and her sister, Mrs.
H. R. Garner, of this city, only re
Gently returned 10 this city from her
bedside. The funeral will be held
this afternoon, the interment occur
ring in Birmingham.
Mrs. H. r. Gamers friends in Co
lumbus will regret to learn that she
has been quie i'll for the past week.
She was carried to the Columbus
Hospital last night. where she is re-
ceving treatment.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

FORTY THOG SAND DOLLARS IN
CLUDES AMOUNT TO BE EN-
PENDED FOR SITE-TO BE
CENTRALLY LOCATED.
Government Can Condemn, Acquire
by Purchase or Otherwise Sc
Iect Location for New
Building.

The Dispatch is in receipt of House
Bill No. 20,410, Of Congress, kindly
sent TO Us by our efficient and en-
thusiastic representa- tive, Hon. f. S.
Gambler This is what is known as
the postoffice bill, and it contains all
of the provisions and instructions of
Congress to the Secretary of the
Treasury in carrying out the desires
OF the Government in providing its
own postoffice buildings the country
over.
Under the provisions of the bill
the appropriation of $4,000 is to
include the cost of the site for the
building in Columbus, and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is directed to
acquire by purchase, condemnation or
otherwise, said site. The amount of
$40. 900 is to include the cost of the
building, its plumbing and heating
equipment, etc.
While it is the general consensus
of opinion. with the development of
the city in an easterly direction and
the center of population moving IN
that direction, that the building will
be located on Main street, the pro-
visions of the bill suggest another
good location in addition 10 the
Brownrigg property as a fine site for
so handsome a structure, and this is
the site occupied by the Hutchinson
& Castor stable on Main street. This
old building has long been an eye
sore TO the city, and the fact that its
title has been in such a state that it
could not be sold has prevented it
from being improved to this good
day. But with the power to condemn
behind it, the Government can secure
any site available, and it is conceded
that this location would be a mag
nificent one. It is close to the center
OF the city, it is on the principal
street of Columbus, residence and
commercial. and there is ample room
there for not only the present needs
of the postofice department but also
all future needs for the same.
The development of Columbus for
the past several years is towards the
east, and the car line development
in that section within the next five
years viii add thousands of popula-
tion TO this territory. Several hun
dred acres is to be sold in that sec
ton in lots, which will rapidly build
up, and already the manufacturing
industries are seeking the eastern
rubuYb ce T1Itr7,, hYc ac n ,,gaco fr,.
location.
The lease which the Government
has with the city for the present post
Office quarters has about two years
to run, but there is a provision in
this contract abrogaung it whenever
the Government secures its own site.
It is believed that the new building
viii hardly be ready for occupancy
before this date. however.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Kelly Miller Didn't Lecture.

Kelly Miller, professor of mathe-
matics and psychology at Howard
College in Washington, D. c., who
was booked TO lecture at Union Acad-
emy last Wednesday night, did not
give the people of Columbus an op-
portunity of listening to his elo-
quence. The night was very incle-
bled at Union Academy that the ne
gro educator decided not to eluci-
date ideas on the various topics that
are puzzling the statesmen of the
North and South. Kelly left Thurs
day morning for Mobile, where he
had an engagement to deliver a lee
ture Thursday night
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Winston-TibbS.

Capt William Winston on last
Wednesday received a telegram an
nouncing the marriage of his son,
DR.. William Winston, to Miss Carrie
Tibbs, OF Waco, Tex. which happy
event was solemnized at St. Louis
last Tuesday Though the young
people have been sweethearts for
eight years their marriage was quite
a surprise to their friends, and was
consummated under rather romantic
circumstances. DR.. Winston, who
has for some years past been prac-
ticing dentistry in Rome, Ga. met
Miss Tibbs in Texas during his
schoolboy days, and there sprung up
between them friendship which
soon ripened into love. They CORE
sponded regularly, but the years
rolled on without bringing any an
nouncement of a nuptials, and even
their most intimate friends were sur
prised at the announcement of their
marriage.
DR.. Winston enjoys a lucrative
practice in Rome and overwork
caused a serious breakdown in his
health. His physician advised rest
and a change of climate. Knowing
that Miss Tibbs would leave Waco on
a certain day for trip to New York,
DR.. Winston boarded a train bound
for st. Louis, and when the young
lady arrived in that city enroute TO
impatiently waiting her coming. He
begged her to marry him at once,
and after some hesitation she con
sented. The marriage was promptly
consummated, and after spending a
few days in st. Louis the happy
young couple will go to Rome, Ga,
which city viii be their future home.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Cumberland Telephone Improvements

Mr.. w. E. .Maxey, who has had
charge OF the work of installing the
extensive improvements of the Cum
berland Telephone Company in this
city. leaves tomorrow for Houston,
Miss, where he goes TO overhaul the
system at that place. Mr. Maxey has
been here for several months, and
during that time has completely
overhauled and rebuilt the entire
telephone system of this city at
cost of many thousands of dollars.
New poles have been erected, massive
cables have been run and all arrange
ments made for installing the metal
Cumberland service in this city is to
be equipped.
The system which has been ar
ranged for here will be one of he best
in the country when it is completed,
and this will be done just as soon as
the company can secure possession of
its building on Main street, the sec
ond story OF which it is now occupy
ing. All of the outdoor work has
been directly under Mr.. Maxey's sup
ervision, and he general superinten-
dent of the company, who was here
recently, pronounced it one of the
finest pieces of work which the COM
pany has. Mr.. Maxey has made a
large circle of friends since his resi-
dence in Columbus. whose best
;-h1 mill Ta11 - !, Il
goes.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Plant to BE ENLARGED.

The Refuge Cotton Oil Company
will soon begin the erection of build
ings and the installation of machin-
cry that will double the capacity of
their fertilizer plant in this city. The
plant now has a capacity of 100 tons
of fertilizer per day, and after the
contemplated improvements have
been made will turn 200 tons of the
finished product out every twenty-four
hours. The sales of fertilizer for last
season were, SO The Dispatch is in
formed by Capt. Mcclure, the local
manager for the company 125 per
cent greater than those of the prev
ious year, and the capacity of the
plant is being increased TO meet the
increasing demand for Columbus
homemade fertilizer.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

spencer rf. Gamble
Wheeler. p. O'Mara
Thursdays game was, up to the
ninth inning, one of the prettiest con-
tests that has ever been witnessed
here. Reid was in the box for the
locals, while McGhee pitched for Jas
per. These are the same pitchers
who had faced each other on Tues
day, and they We're on their mettle
The score ran 2 to up to the ninth
inning, when by costly errors the
locals let in three runs, the game
having resulted in victory for the
visitors by a score of to g. For
some reason the captain of the Jasper
team took McGhee out of the box at
the close of the eighth inning, and
OMara pitched the remainder of the
game. 1t was suggested that the
locals substitute Wheeler for Reid,
but this change was not made, Reid
having pitched throughout the entire
game.
The following was the lineup of
THURSDAY s game.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Bank Furniture Arrives.

The safe, furniture and fixtures for
the Penny Savings bank have arrived
and are being placed in position in
the Office on North Market street for
merly occupied by the late r. D.
Littlejohn. The stockholders of the
bank are all negroes. and the officers
are: w. w. Cox, president; w. I.
Mitchell, viee-president; S. L. Cole
man, cashier. The capital stock is
$4,000. 1t will probably be the first
of September before the bank is open
and ready for business.
The numerous friends of Mrs. t. J.
Locke, Jr., who has been confined to
her bed by illness for the past ten
days, will be glad to learn that she
is convalescent.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

The many friends Of NJ. Penny
Kaufman, who has been IN bad 2 .Ith
for quite a long time past. are glad
TO note that he has so far recovered
as TO partially resume his duties I'm
the commercial world. For several
days past he has been at the cashiers
desk at the store of Messrs. Kauf-
man Bros, in which firm he is a
partner.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
For Sale.

Fine store on Main street. For
further information apply to ]. I.
SturdiVant. 5-20-tf.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

Mr.. George Buder expects to leave
Tuesday for a visit TO New York,
Atlantic City, Washington and other
Eastern cities and resorts.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

Maj. and Mrs. Martin C. Teasdale
have returned from a visit to Green
wood Springs.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05
Cow for Sale.

A strictly frst-class miIch COW for
sale. Apply to Parker Reeves.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-05

Wanted-500 one-gaIlon jugs
Chapman & Mayfeld. 6-24-tf.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.

Leave Baltimore for Bel Air 80 A.
M, daily except Saturday and Sunday;
1.2O P. NJ, Saturday only; 80 P. NJ,
daily except Sunday.
Leave Bel Air for Baltimore-2.2O P.
NJ, daily except Saturday and Sunday;
2.4O P. M, Saturday only; 7O5 p. NJ,
daily except Sunday.
Leave Delta for York and intermediate
stations at los A. M. Leave York for
Delta at $40 p. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta
and intermediate stations at $50 A. M,
4.O5 and IL. 90 P. NJ. stopping at BelAir
at 1000 A. NJ, SOS and 1910 P. M.
Leave Delta for Baltimore and interme-
diate stations at $40 A. NJ, $50 and
7.1OP. M, stopping at Bel Air at .4OA.
NJ, 40 and s 10 P. NJ.
Additional train leaves Baltimore for
Bel Air at LOO P. Nd. Returning, leave
Bel Air at 2.1O P. M.
CA. FIFER, General Passenger Agent
!. S. NORRIS, General Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01
MARIE ANTOINETTE.
Two Dramatic and Contrasting Epi-
sodes In Her Life.

Two Dramatic and Contrasting Epi-
sodes In Her Life.
Ihistelton-Dyer, in his Royalty In
All Ages" Describes two dramatic
and tragically contrasted episodes in
the life Of Marie Antoinette, the lovely
and i'll fated queen Of France. Once,
in the days of her greatest popularity,
when she went to the opera of "1phi-
genia,' when Achilles came to the line
Let us sing and celebrate the queen"
he turned toward the radiant young
sovereign and sang two additional i'm
promptu lines Of charming compliment.
This graceful and unexpected homage
so delighted the audience that "all was
shouting and clapping Of hands, and
what never happened at the opera be-
fore-the chorus was encored, and
there we're cries of Long live the
Queenr at which expression of feeling
her majesty was so affected that she
shed tears"
On the next occasion, when Marie
Antoinettes sun of popular favor had
set and she was nearing the tragic
close Of her lfe one of the actresses in
Unforeseen Events" bowed to her as
she sang the words "-Ah, how l love
my MISTRESS In moment all was in
uproar, and the theater was full OF
hoarse, angry cries of "No mistress!
No master! Liberty and No master!
No QUEEN and it was some minutes
before the tumult Quieted down and it
was possible to proceed with the play.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01
he Ae!s and IptslllesQcer:
BEL AIR, ND. JUNE 1, 1906.
THE CUPEY TREE.
One of the Most Curious GrOwths of
the West Indies.

One of the Most Curious Growths of
the West Indies.
The cupey. or, rs it is sarcastically
called in the English possessions, the
attorney" Is one OF the most curious,
as 1t is. one Of the most picturesque.
denizens of the virgin forests of the
West Indian islands. 1t belongs to the
parasitical family of trees or plants;
but, terrible TO relate, it invariably,
with the bascst ingr1titude, destroys
all life in the unfortunate tree that
cherishes it in its early growth. The
seeds are borne on the wings of the
wind and deposited on the branches
If other trees, when they burst into
roots, which are dropped toward the
ground all around the nurse" tree.
In time these roots reach the ground
and strike into the soil.
From this moruent the roots grow
stronger and stronger until they resem-
BILE a lot of rope ladders thrown over
the tree Next the parasite sends down
Il great cord, which twines around the
trunk of the supporting tree, at first as
though in loving embrace, but 1t grows
tighter and tighter, eventually Stran-
CHING its benefactor out of existence.
The nurse tree thus killed rots to de-
cay, and from the immense fibrous
roots of the destroyer now springs Il
great funk, which rises high into the
afr. When cupey is full grown it
presents magnificent spectacle, for
the cordIike root rises often to fifty or
sixty feet and supports in midair the
vast tree itself.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01
An Irish Commitment.

An Irish gentleman said TO an Eng
iish officer, DO you know Mr.. y.
Of - The officer disclaimed having
that pleasure. ''Ah. he is very nice
fellow and a good friend of mine. But
he has been dead these six years. An,
shure, you're very like him" The Of
ficer said he had been compared to d
good many things in the course of his
lifetime, but never before to a six
year-oId corpse.-London Spectator.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01
SOUPS AND BROTHS.
They Are Stimulating, but Have Lit
lie NutrifiYe Value.

They Are Stimulating, but Have Lit
tie Nutritfve Value.
Soups and broths made Of the meat
pieces alone and without the addition
of meat substance, eggs, vegetables or
cereals have little nutritive value, al
though they do possess stimulating
properties.
A dog would starve to death in ten
days if fed upon beef broth pure and
simple.
Soup interferes with digestion when
ever Il full meal is eaten. l consider 1t
as being entirely superfiuous and ad-
wise its discontinuance in substantial
dinner menu.
Soup. being practically all wateE
plays an important part in conjunction
with the large quantities of other
liquids injected during mealtime in de-
laying and interfering with digestion
and laying Il foundation for stomach
trouble. Through it and the other
liquids used the stomach is not only
overfilled and unnecessarily burdened.
but the gastric SecretionS are so weak
cned by diiution that they can act but
slowly upon the food mass. Here
again we have the food remaining in
the stomach for too long a period, and
there is likely to be produced all of the
symptoms and signs Of an intoxication
due to the absorption into the system
of the products Of decomposed foods.
Soup eaten by itself or with light
meal. as rule, does not act harmfully.
What to Eat.