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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Gates MEETING
CLOSES TONIGHT
Great Results From the Two
Weeks Revival.

After two weeks of earnest
work for the canse Of religion,
Rev. George G. Gates will tonight
bring to a close one of the great
est and most fruitful revivals
ever held in this city, over nine
hundred converts being recorded.
Although the weather was very
disagreeable last night, a large
audience gathered at the service
and the usual intense interest
was manifested.
The regular services will be
held at the different protestant
churches this morning at HOO
0 clock by the pastors, when the
converts will be received into the
church of their choice.
This afternoon at 800 o'clock
Rev. Gates will preach to men
only in the main part of the First
Methodist church. At this same
hour the new lady converts and
others will assemble in the base
ment of this church. If the
weather permits all those who
have professed faith at any of
these services will line up and
march to some convenient place
to receive the hand shaking of
the public.
Tonight's service brings the
eventful meeting to close, after
which Rev. Mr.. Gates will leave
for Marshall, Texas, to engage
in a series of meetings.
Rev. r. A. Clark, of the Second
Methodist church in this city,
will continue the meeting at his
church during this week, holding
services twice daily.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
ON WHOM SHALL
The HONOR FALL?
Texas Senate and House Are
Unable to Agree,

An Austin, Texas, special of
March 9th says:
The question as to who shall
introduce William Jennings Bry-
an on his proposed visit to the
Texas legislature on March %
caused spirited contest in the
senate today.
The matter came up when a
special committee appointed to
make arrangements for enter
tanning Mr.. Bryan submitted
their report for adoption: The
house committee report was
adopted in the house, which pro-
vices that Speaker Love shall
introduce Mr.. Bryan. The re-
pot was also amended so that
no one shall occupy a seat on
the speakers stand during Bry-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Mr.. VIM. Fitzpatrick Dead.

Mr.. VIM. Fitzpatrick, former
resident of this county, died at
the Columbus Hospital last Tues
day morning. His death was
the result of complication of
troubles and came as a severe
shock to his friends and relatives,
his condition not having been re-
garded as serious until a few
days before his death.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was born in
Pickens county, having moved
to Columbus when a young man.
He married ssMiss Ellen Puckett,
sister of Mr.. j. c.. Puckett, of
this place. He was a member
of one of the most prominen.
families of the county, his father
and grandfather, having taken a
prominent part in the upbuilding
of the county.
AT the time of his death Mr..
Fitzpatrick was fty-five years
of age and throughout these
years he lived without reproach.
To all he was gentle, kind, sin
cere and none who knew him in
life can breathe one word against
his character. He was mem-
Der of the Presbyterian church
and for years had served as a
deacon. He leaves a wife and
three children who have the
sympathy of friends in this
county in their dark hour OF
sorrow. .-CarrolIton Albanian
Herald.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Notice

This is to inform my friends
and the public that | am now
connected with the CITY
STEAM LAUNDRY as mana
ger, and am better prepared than
ever to do first class work, with
better and more prompt service.
We guarantee TO turn out as
good work as can be done any,
where, and will appreciate your
business. Our wagon will call
for and deliver packages en-
trusted to us. Telephone 325.
e. G.. FOSTER,
Manager City Steam Laundry.
CASTOR e Foster Props. 1m.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

something dreadful was the mat
ter; she screamed for the doctor.
he heard her cries and came and
found the man across the bed.
and | have that physicians tes-
timony that when he felt that
mans pulse, he was as dead as a
hamm er. Brother hear me to-
day, God is not dead, and tell
you this, Gods truth, sHe that
being often reproved, hardeneth
his neck, shall be suddenly de-
stroyed, and that without RENE
dy." | know it Is true, because
God said it, and God said it be-
cause it is true, and | have
seen it SO many hundreds of
times that | know it is true.
How many of you gentlemen
who stood right there in the gal
lery remember the other night,
as a young man stood with five
other men. He seemed to be the
senior of the others, and | said,
"My brother, | am afraid it -is
your last chance, | wish you
would come on and be saved be-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

ans speech except the speaker,
governor and lieut.. governor.
This settled the question as fan
as the house was concerned. It
precludes United States Senators
Culberson and Bailey from sit
ting on the speakers platform.
In the senate the fight was
warm. The senate committee
on the Bryan resolution submit
ted its report and debate on it
occupied all of the morning ses-
sion. The report recommended
that President Davidson of the
senate shall introduce Mr.. Bry-
an.
President Davidson said that
he thought Gov. Campbell was
the proper person to introduce
Mr.. Bryan. Some of the sena-
tors insisted that Lieut. Gov.
Davidson was the proper person.
Senator Chambers declared that
it looked as if Speaker Love had
stacked the committee in his
favor. One of the senator's, in
furtherance of harmony, moved
that Speaker Loves name be
substituted for that of Lieut.
Gov. Davidson in introducing
Mr.. Bryan. Senator Hudspeth
said: Il move that that amend
nent be thrown out of the win
low."
After wrangiing for some time
t was finally decided to leave
he name of the person to intro
luce Mr.. Bryan blank in the re-
port. An amendment then was
adopted that United States sena-
,ors and congressman may occu-
)y seats on the speakers stand. |
The report was then adopted by
he senate.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

SIN 1897 | had a stomach disease:
live until Spring. For four years ex-
listed on boiled milk, soda biscuits, and
doctors prescriptions. I could not di-
gest anything ate; then | picked up
one of your Almanacs and it happened
to be my life-saver. / bought a fifty
cent bottle of KODOL and the benefit
/ received from that bottle all the gold
in Georgia could not buy. In two
months went back to work, as ma
chinist, and in three months I was
we'll and hearty. May you live long
and prosper. &C. N. Cornell, hoding,
Ca, 1906. the above is only sample
of the great good tnat is daily done
everywhere by Kodol For Dyspepsia.
Il is sold here by L. E. Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Spring Examinations.

White teachers, April 9th and
9th and 10Th and Goth 1907.
At Franklin Academy, Co.
lumbus, Miss,
Colored Teachers April 18th
and 18th and 26th and 27, 1907.
At Union Academy Columbus,
Mise.
s. M. NASH, Supt. of Ed,
Lowndes County, Miss.
3-wks.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
REGISTRATION
NULL AND VOID
II The Same is Made By Deputy
Clerks as Registrars.

"A Jackson, Miss, special Gays.
Attorney General Fletcher to-
day rendered an opinion as to
the legality of all registrations
of voters made by deputy Greg
istrsrs," in place Of the regular
ly appointed registrar designat-
ed by the state board Of election
commissioners. Under section
4109 of the code the state board
of election commissioners CON-
posed of the governor, the
secretary of state and the
attorney general are requir-
ed to appoint in the several
counties, on or before the 18th
day of February, succeeding
each general election, "registrars
of elections" who shall hold Of
flee for four years aud until their
successors shall be duly qualifi-
ed. The section then provides
that "the registrar is empowered
to appoint a deputy registrar,
with the consent Of the board of
election commissioners, who
may discharge the duties of the
registrar.
Section 4107 of the code pro-
vides that registrar so appointed
in each county blythe state board
of election commissioners, 'tshall |
be the clerk of the circuit court, |
unless be shall be shown to be |
an improper person. "
The registrars of election thus
appointed are charged with the
duty of registering any one ap-
pearing before him, who upon |
examination by him shall be ad- /
judged entitled to be registered /
as an eIector, upon such PERSONS
subscribing to the constitutional /
oath prescribed for electors.
1t appears that in every case.
possibly without a single excep-
ton, the state board has appoint
ed the clerks of the circuit court
in every county to be registrars
of their respective counties, and
that the clerks in many cases
have turned over to their respec-
tive deputies the work OF regis
tering voters upon the idea that
their deputies could act for them
in this as in all other matters,
and without formally appointing
such deputies as deputy regis
trars" and securing the "con-
sent of the board of election
commissioners" to such appoint
ment. These deputy clerks have
been generally performing the
duties of registrars, and the at
torney general now holds that
every registration thus made by
a deputy clerk, acting as reg
without the consent of the
state board Of election commits
sion ers. is null and void, and con-
every election held on
such registration is illegal. He
holds that in every case where
the clerk himself as the registrar
of the county, cannot act. or
does not act in person, he must
formally appoint a deputy regis
trar, and that such deputy regis
trar must by confirmed or con-
sented to by the state board.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
CONTINUED on pags 81
that's 1t. | I

Cough yourself into of spasms and
then wonder why you don't get we'll. If
you will only try a bottle of Ballard 8
Aorehound Syrup your cough will be
a thing Of the past. 1t is a positive
cure for Couahs. Influenza, Bronchitis
and all Pulmonary diseases. One bot
tie will convince you-at your druggist,
25c, soc Si.O0. Sold by Johnston C
Caine.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

ling that l had been 8 little more
in earnest, that he had repented
before he went away, and
wished today that [ might lay
on these men the Importance OF
repenting now, for "He that be-
ing often reproved, harden eth
his neck, shall be suddenly de-
stroyed, and that without reme-
dy."
In the same town tn ere was an
other man who sang the same
song. He said, "Why." that
minister is beside himself; he
doesn't know what he is talking
about" "Why", he said, .sif
be thinks we are going to be-
lieve him when he tells those
things about Gods sending sud-
den destruction, he is very much
mistaken. The very next
morning he was sitting on a
house-top. He was a contract
ing painter, and he was sitting
there abusing me and abusing
the meeting and criticising the
sermon. Now, | am giving you
just the naked facts. I have
these things down in black and
white, testified to under oath,
and if anybody wants to know
any more | will give you the
rest of it. He had left the meet
ing the night before the same as
did the other fellow, and / had
looked into his face and said.
"Neighbor, it may be your last
chance" / could see on his
face look of-Oh, it was more
than indifference-it was scorn.
Why" he said, "the very idea
of a minister's talking about
Gods doing things like that.
Said he, "That's out of the old
Bible anyhow" as if the old
Bible wasn't just as true as the
new, and as he got up and walk
ed out, / said, " Man, hear my
pleal He that being often re-
proved, hardeneth his neck,
shall be suddenly destroyed,
and that without remedy - but
he would not hear me; he walk
ed out. The next day as he sat
on that building where his men
were painting, just ready to go
to another place, he said, .'Boys,
somehow | feel awfully sick,
don't know what's the matter: II
have a strange feeling about my
head, and it's about my heart
too; I don't know what's the mat
ter; you all go on, I'll be back
He climbed down the ladder and
went home and said, "Wife.
please call the doctor quick, am
awfully, awfully ssick." The
doctor lived right across the
street, and was just starting out
to make some calls. She look
ed into his face and saw that
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
X. of p.

Regular meeting Tombigbee
Lodge No. II Tuesday night,
April 2, at s O'Clock. Brother
Dorroh, our District Deputy, will
be with US on these nights. A
large attendance desired.
LoNEY CASoN, G. c..
LEGARE BAILEY, K. r & s.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Dying.

Thousands of women are dying
from using old style, heavy rum
ming sewing machines. Buy .
SINGER and live long. The
SINGER is the only machine
that gives satisfaction for light
running. See
i. HI. BELL, MGR
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

Ladies' skirts cleaned and
pressed and made like new ones.
Phone 364.
COLUMBUS PRESSING co.
Louis Shull, M anager.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
Sam Jones'.

the Hardie & Erwin Horse, will
make the season at Reder's Hill.
Bradford and Fitzpatrick will
pasture mares free of charge, or
will feed them at actual cost Of
feed. Folding fees $1,000 to in
sure. f-14-2m
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02

they been! | am talking now t.
fathers who have looked int
anxious faces, who have seer
the tears run down the cheeks
of those whom you love, wht
have said, s'Papa please ge
out to the meeting and be saw.
ed" One little girl went home
the other night whose papa
hadn't been to the meeting, She
climbed up on the bed where he
was and woke him up, and.
pressing her little hands against
his cheek and kissing him low
ingly, she said, "Papa, / wish
you would go to the meeting and
give your heart to Jesus, 80 you
could go to Heaven with us. -
She said, Mamma and me will
miss you in Heaven; | wish you
would come to the meeting and
repent SO you can give your
heart to God and go to Heaven
with u.s."
The thousands of reproofs that
have come to you from a hum
dred different sources have been
from God. Not a man under
this roof but has been often re-
proved. Oh, the reproofs have
come in the night time; they
have come in the day time. Of
ten have they been, and the first
part of our text is .He that be-
ing often reproved." That is
you, neighbor. Next, stharden-
eth his neck"
"Oh," you say, I haven't done
that. :" Now, let's see about it.
Are you certain that you haven't
hardened your heart? "Well,"
you say, "I haven't meant to-"
but listen: meaning to do thing
and doing it are different ques-
tions altogether. "Well," you
say, 'I don't know" Well, let
me see if l can help you any.
When God has called, have you
answered? "Well, no, | haven't
answered.. Well, when God
called and you refused to answer,
then you were hardening your
heart. Suppose a boy is
standing here and his Father
calls, "Oh, Henry !" He doesn't
answer. ''Henry!" He doesn't
answer, and he wont answer
when his Father calls. There
isn't a more disrespectful thing
a boy can do. You had just
about as soon your boy would
slap you in the face as not to
answer when you cali, and when
you refuse to answer when God
calls, you are hardening your
heart, and every time God calls
and you refuse to come and
harden your heart, you are nigh
ing the danger line. Listen to
that, "He that being often re-
proved, hardeneth his neck,
shall be suddenly destroyed, and
that without remedy"
You have been often repruved
and have ha dened your heart,
then come to the sad part, ''shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that
without remedy" Men, you
don't know why | am so in earn
est about this matter today. /
will tell you: I have seen SO
many hundreds of men sudden
ly cut down when they would
not lis en- to reproof.
A few years ago, / was across
in Admission, Ala., preaching on
this same text. A young fellow
who thought that he was very
wise said eff that fellow thinks
that he will scare j. III. Palmer,
he's very much mistaken"
Poor fellow, | hadn't meant to
scare him, just swanted to warn
him before it was. too late. It
was at night services and getting
up and going from the building
with scorn on his face, he said,
Il will not repent, / am not un-
easy" This is fact-in less
than five minutes from the time
he made that remark he had q
double barrel shot gun, both bar
rels, emptied into his breast, go-
ing clear through his body.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-02
"The Marriage of Kitty

Jules Murry's newest "find"
is Miss Florence Gear, the fas-
cinating and charming young
commediene who is being featur-
ed this season in the greatest of
comedy successes, "The Mar
riage of Kitty" Miss Gear has
not only youth and beauty and
histrionic talent, but is possess
ed of a charming voice, which
she uses to advantage in the
songs given her in her role of the
irrepressible Kitty. The pro-
duction will be seen here We'd
nesday night.
Boys Clothing when needed is
at Kaufman's; the right kind
and ,oy.ioac
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17

HOW DID YOU COME "
results that l had made a point of
telegraphing to London news Of my
proposed suit. The result was little
trading in textiles over there and a
slight decline in the price. This fact
was telegraphed to all the financial
centers ON this side of the water, and
reinforced the impression my lawyers
announcement and my own bear
letter were making.
Still, this was nothing, or next to
it. What could hope to avail against
Langdon's agents with almost unlimit-
ed capital, putting their whole energy
under the stock to raise it? In the
same newspapers that published my
bear attack, in the same columns and
under the same headlines, were OH
cial denials from the textile trust and
the figures of enormous increase OF
business as proof positive that the
denials were honest. If the public
had not been burned so many times
by '1ndustrials," if it had not learned
by bitter experience that practically
none of the leaders of finance and in
dustry were above lying to make or
save few dollars, if textiles had not
been manipulated so often, first by
Dumont and since his death by his
brother-in-law and successor, this
suaye and cynical Langdon my des-
perate attack would have been with
out effect. AS 1t was
Four months before, in the same
situation. had l seen textiles stagger
as they staggered in the first hour of
business on the stock exchange that
morning, I'd have sounded the charge,
clapped SPURS to my charger, and
borne down upon them. Butt had
my newborn yearning for "respecta-
bility;" l had my newborn squeaIh-
ishness. which led me to fear risking
Bob Corey and his bank and the
money of my old friend Healey;
finally, there was Anita-the longing
for her that made me prefer narrow
and uncertain foothold to the bold
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
MOST uNLApYLIkE.

When l saw l was to have respite
of a month or so, went over 20 the
National Industrial bank with Hea-
ley's roll, which my tellers had count
ed and prepared for deposit | nm
ished my business with the receiving
teller of the National Industrial, and
dropped in on my friend Lewis. the
first vice-president. | did not need to
pretend GOODNESS and confidence; my
nerves were still in that curious state
of tranquil eXhilaration. and felt
master of myself and of the situation.
Just as | was leaving. in came Tom
Langdon with Sam Ellersly.
Toms face was a laughable exhibit
of embarrassment. Sam-really, |
felt sorry for him. There was no rea-
son on earth why he shouldn't be with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
5THEGa
fLEeTMeA
8
LIGHTNING PROTECTION.
Careful Study Of Problems Involved
PURSUED at Washington.

In one OF the laboratories Of the
George Washington university in
Washington stand the models from
which a new system of protection
from lightning has just been adopted
for all the buildings and chimneys in
the various yards Of the United States
navy. Perhaps no better place for
playing with lightning after the sober.
serious scientific fashion exists any
where. Typical among the models is
a miniature brick chimney about two
feet high and four inches in diameter.
bearing four little metal rods whose
most noticeable peculiarly is that
they are not insulated from the chin
ney by any of the ordinary glass de
vices, but are so constructed as TO
allow whatever electricity is induced
on the broad surface Of the chimney
to drain on, instead of remaining
there TO disintegrate the brickwork
should a disruptive discharge oc-
cur.
A copper spider" spread across the
top of the chimney-a radiating net
work of wires connected with the
vertical rods-is another special fea-
ture. Down the interior Of this toy
shaft, and the case applies to the big
real stacks of industrial centers, nc
chance is offered the bolt overhead
to pursue its way dealing death and
destruction TO the engine and boiler
rooms about the base.
That's a vital consideration. also
When a chimney is daily pouring
heayenward column of smoke and
other products of combustion. includ
ing not little water vapor, which al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
Fishino by Wireless.

A large fisheries company operating
along the Atlantic coast keeps track
Of the shoals of fish by means of wire
less telegraphy. The fleet comprises
10 vessels; when the coastwise steam
ships sight the fish they can com
munIcate their movements to the 9TH
err Vessels Immediately. Likewise. a
part OF the fleet finding FISH at one
point may notify the rest Of the feet
and assemble the ships from remote
points without dslay
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17

scribed above, was so marvellous that,
incredible though it seems. the mo
ment the exchange closed, 1 knew ex-
actly where 1 stood.
Like a mechanical lightning calcula-
tor, my mind threw up before me the
net result of these selling and buying
transactions. Textile common closed
eighteen points above the closing
quotation of the previous day; if
Langdon's brother had not been Just
a little indiscreet, I should have been
as hopeless a bankrupt in reputation
and in fortune as ever was ripped up
by the bulls of Wall street
As it was, 1 believed that, by keep
ing bold front, might extricate and
free myself when the coal reorganiza-
ton was announced. The rise of coal
stocks would square my debts-and,
as l was apparently untouched by the
textile furry, so far as even BAH, my
nominal partner and chief lieutenant.
knew. need not fear pressure from
creditors that l could not withstand,
could not breathe freely, but l
could breathe.