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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31
JUDGE JEFF TRULY
DELIVERS ADDRESS
THE CANDIDATE FOR GUBERNA-
TORIAL HONORS SPOKE AT
COURTHOUSE IN THIS
CITY WEDNESDAY.
Was introduced by Hon. j. l. Sturdi-
want, who EulogiZed Him Very
Highly-The Address was
Favorably Received.

Judge Jeff Truly, candidate from
Jefferson county for governor, deliv-
cred an address at the courthouse on
Wednesday morning last, and the ex-
hortation was listened to by large
and rather demonstrative audience
Judge Truly was introduced to the
audience by Hon. J. l. Sturdivant,
who was unstinted in his application
of encomiums. He eulogized Judge
Truly as a lawyer, as a circuit Judge,
as a justice of the supreme court,
and as a friend of every good cause.
Judge Truly is facile speaker,
and his address was cogent, erudite,
logical He reviewed at length the
issues of the impending campaign,
and made plain his attitude on every
people of the State.
Judge Truly said that he did not
share the opinion of some of the can
didates, who maintain that platforms
are constructed merely as a means
of attaining to Office, only to be aban-
doned after the Office has been Sc
cured. Beginning with the question
Of public schools, he said that he
was in favor of liberal appropriations
for eleemosynary institutions of all
kinds, and took occasion to remark
that he had always been a staunch
friend to the Industrial Institute and
College. Passing on to the common
schools, he declared himself to be in
the apportionment of the State school
fund, saying that the fund should be
distributed in such a manner that
the public schools in all the counties
of time each year. AS far as the ed
ucation of the negro is concerned,
Judge Truly said that he favored in
struction along industrial rather than
classical lines. He said that every
negro should be taught a trade, as
members of the race are better quail
flied to become good brick masons
and good carpenters than they are to
become doctors, lawyers or scientists.
Touching the question of railroads
the speaker averred that sweeping
reforms are needed along this line.
He said he had no fault to find with
the railroad commission, as he be-
lieved that they did the best they
could under the existing laws. He
said that they should be given more
power and should be willing to tax
the railroads in accordance with the
value of their franchise and their
earning capacity, rather than upon
the actual property which they own
within the borders of the State. AS
an illustration he presented statistics
showing that in Massachusetts, where
the plan outlined by him is pursued,
the average assessed value of rail-
roads is s1405 per mile, while in
Mississippi it is only $3.50 per mile.
Passing on to the subject of immi-
grafton, Judge Truly declared him
self to be unalterably opposed to the
introduction of Italian labor in Mis-
sissippi. He said that if we could
secure intelligent, trustworthy, in
dustrious men and women, he would
welcome them with open arms, but
that he deemed the poorer class of
foreigners undesirable, as, in his
opinion, they made anything but
good citizens.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

The fact that a great manufacture
ing enterprise has been secured for
this city in the past week and that
others are about to be reorganized
and started again has had a fine ef-
feet on the real estate market, and
as a result there has been a fine
demand for good property, and where
offered at anything like a bargain
there have been eager purchases. The
past year the closing of the factories
here has demonstrated that Colum-
bus is not entirely dependent upon
her factories for the stability of her
values, and this fact has done more
than anything else to inspire conf
dence in the local situation. Shrewd
buyers are buying now before the
advance comes, a number of sales
having been made the past week.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

A very badly needed improvement
way in its ticket Office at the depot.
For some time the quarters of Mr..
w. A. Suber, the clever ticket agent,
have not been large enough to give
him sufficient room in which to easily
perform his duties. The Office has
now been enlarged and other needed
repairs made.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31
POSTOFFICE SITE
STILL A SECRET
SECRETARY SHAW SAYS THAT
SITE WILL NOT BE DETER
MINED UNTIL THURS
DAY. FEBRUARY 81.
In the Meantime Citizens are Invited
to Write Secretary Shaw and
Express Their Preference
Regarding Location.

Postmaster Wood is in receipt of
letter from the secretary of the
treasury at Washington stating that
the site for the Federal building to
be erected here will be decided on
Thursday, February 21st. In the
meantime the matter is open to dis
cussion by the people, and the sec
retary invites the citizens of Co1um-
bus to write the department and ex-
press their preferences regarding a
site. He assures them that all let
ters received will be carefully read
and duly considered, and that in the
final selection of the site due regard
will be given the preference of the
people, as expressed in these letters.
Not in many years has there been
a question which SO universally in
terested the people of Columbus as
the selection of a site for the pro-
posed Federal building, and Secre-
tary Shaw will doubtless receive nu-
merous letters setting forth the ad-
vantages and urging the claims of
the various sites that have been Of
fered the government. For the in
formation of the public, it is peril
nent to state that all letters on the
subject should be addressed to Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury, Washington, d. c.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31
WILL INVEST one
HALF A MILLION
INTERNATIONAL LUMBER COM
PANY WILL INVEST LARGE
SUM IN GIGANTIC LUM-
BER DEVELOPMENT.
Company Has Recently Purchased an
Immense Tract of Land in this
Section, and this City will
be its Headquarters.

a deal was perfected last Friday
by which Columbus secures a gigan-
tic enterprise, an industrial plant
that will cost one hundred thousand
dollars, will employ hundreds of lab
orers, and will have a weekly pay
roll running well into the thousands.
The concern in question is the Inter
state Lumber Company, which has
| its headquarters in Pennsylvania and
which has capital of three millions
| of dollars. This company recently
! purchased an immense tract of land
in this section, the deal having been
engineered by Mr.. John A. Stinson,
Mr.. II. Rechtin and DIR. J. d. McCul-
| Tough, and the mill to be built here
will be used for working into the
finished product the timber which
this vast body of land contains.
Ever since the timber deal was
consummated, the Progressive Union
and a number of enterprising citi-
zens have been in correspondence
regard to securing the large mill,
which they knew would be built in
some place adjacent to the timber,
for Columbus. Their efforts have at
last been crowned with success, a
deal having been closed on Friday
whereby the company agrees to erect
its mill here. The plant will be To-
Gated in the northeastern suburbs of
the city, tract of land for the pur-
pose having been purchased from
Mr.. Jno. A. Nelson. This tract en-
braces about fifty acres, extending
from the northern boundary line of
Lake Park along the banks of the
Luxapalila to the Jameson bridge.
This is an ideal site for the mill, as
the Southern Railway passes through
the land, while the proximity of the
Luxapalila makes the floating of logs
on that stream from the forests to
the plant in every way practicable.
Most of the land owned by the
company, which in all is about twen-
ty thousand acres, is located in La
mar county, Ala, and railroad
about thirty miles in length will be
built through the heart of the forest,
intersecting the main line of the
Southern Railway at Steenston. 1t
is understood that the concern has
entered into a traffic arrangement
with the Southern whereby its log
trains will come from Steenston to
Columbus over the tracks of that
line. Every stick of timber that is
cut will be brought to Columbus and
will here be sawed and worked up
into the finished product, ready for
shipment. The general offices will
initial point of all shipments.
This industry is the largest that
has ever been secured for Columbus,
and both the Progressive Union and
the public spirited citizens who have
worked SO valiantly to that end are
to be congratulated upon the success
which has crowned their efforts. The
establishment of this vast enterprise
means that there will spring up in
the northeastern part of the city
be just as prosperous as the sec
tion known as East Columbus. The
past year witnessed a slight depres-
sion in local commercial and indus
trial circles, but the crisis has passed
and the future of the city is assured.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

Mrs. Julia Meek Gerety left last
week for Jasper, Ala, where she goes
to accept a position as stenographer
in the Office of Judge Ways.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

DR.. J. B. Long, of Pickensville,
was in the city Thursday.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

Mr.. Sam Rose lbaum, who has been
spending the past few days in the
city visiting his cousin, Mr.. Henry
Kaufman, left for his home In Gads-
den, Ala, on Thursday.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

Miss Anice Shelton spent Thurs
day in the city as the guest of Mrs.
T. o. Burris en- route to her home
in Birmingham. She left for her
home on Friday, aud was accom-
panied by Mrs. E. W. Burris, who
will visit her for a few days.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

Mr.. Lee Pistole, of Mobile, has
been spending the past few days in
the city as the guest of his brother
in-law, Mr.. w. E. Kennedy.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-31

Mr.. S. s. Hairston, who is now
farming down in the Delta at Dun
leith, Miss, spent several days of
the past week in this city and county
mingling with his old friends
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
BABY lTcHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with Infiamsd
skin-Doctors No AvaiI-Cured
by Cutlcura Remedies.

my baby's face and neck were ccv-
cred with itching skin similar to ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
year. l took her to number Of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
did not use 1t at first, as had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last tried Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an Improvement.
After using three boxes OF the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills, am pleased to say she is
altogether a different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. C. Brestlin,
Ill N. Lincoln St., Chicago, ILL.,, Oct.
20 and 80, 1906"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
SAHARA GROWING DRYER.
French Observer Says the Gases Are
Shrinking and Will Disappear.

c. F. Gautier, French explorer. Is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara Is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the GASES are
percepubly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether In q relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that springs
were at one time more plentiful than
now. and that the extent of the
patches where vegetation fourishes
were much greater even 50 to 100
years ago.
As the climate Of the region has ur-
dergone no change in perhaps thou
sands Of years. he believes that the
disappearance Of the water must be
due to purely mechanical causes. He
considers that 1t is due to the con-
tinual advance of the great sand
masses to the north, thus forming an
lmpenetrable barrier against the wa
tershed of the Atlas mountains.--N. 7.
Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

d. e. Southworth gives the fellow.
Ing recipe for patatas con queso (po-
tatoes baked In cheese sauce): Put
two tablespoonfuls of crumbled
cheese. or potted cheese. in q sauce
pan with two tablespoonfuls OF but
ter: when melted add two tablespoon
fuls Of -four and rub until smooth
and creamy. Season with salt. pap
rica, and dash Of tabasco. and then
add slowly one and one-half cups Of
milk. stirring until thoroughly blend
ed. Remove from the fire. Peel six
large, firm potatoes. and slice rather
thin and chop one sweet bell-pepper.
Put layer Of the potatoes in baking
dish, and sprinkle with the chopped
pepper, then another layer of pota-
toes, and SO on until the dish is filed.
Over all pour the thickened cheese
sauce. and sprinkle broken English
walnut meats and bits Of butter on
top, and bake until the potatoes are
thoroughly cooked.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually ueces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

In the great basin between the
Rockies and the Sierra Nevadas lie
the ghosts OF many dead lakes. Riv'
ers still flow down to the dry edge Of
these one-time great reservoirs and
are licked up by evaporation and the
chinook winds. OF all the lakes that
once lay there. only Great Salt Lake
Lake Tahoe and Bear Lake are left
The Southern Pacific rolls for les
miles across the bed Of what was once
Lake Lahontan. and the passenger
gazing idly from the windows may see
the terraces and wrinkles In the crust
Of the fossil lake which nature robbed
and defrauded Of its crystal treasurer
ages ago.-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
sTurs.No NEEDLE CUSHIONS.
Weel Cork Dust, Bran or Human Hair
Will Do.

Weo1 Cork Dust, Bran or Human Hair
Will %.
Fortunate does that woman consider
herself who has a bit Of clean wool
with which to stun her new needle
cushion. 1t IL so nice and light and
lends itself 90 readily to manipulation.
1t makes such smooth, neat cushion.
It fills in at the corners so easily and
nuns out in the middle so beautifully.
All. yes! It does all these pleasant
things. but 1t Is a delusion and a
snare Just the same. for it absorbs and
retains moisture. Therefore needles
that are kept in q wooIstufYed cush-
Ion rust sooner and worse than In
any other kind.
Very fine cork dust IL good because
Hight and nonabsorbent. Bran is good,
but not light Sawdust IL heavy and
absorbent. Bran or sawdust are good
for large cushions for the bureau,
where one is constantly changing the
pins, because 1t Is heavy and does not
permit the cushion to slide around
very readily.
But for small cushions that are
needed In ones work basket and In
which some one needle may not be
used for months the mo- satisfactory
stufing is human hair. It neither alb
serbs nor retains moisture and it Is
light and springy. Many women save
their ''combings" to be made over into
some article for the couture. These
same combings may be thoroughly
washed with little ammonia in the
water) and as thoroughly dried and
they will be ready for use. Or the
clippings of the children's hair may be
utilized. Once having used cushion
stuffed after this fashion one general.
ly cares for no other kind.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
the NEW INSURANCE AGENT.
He Comes In With the New Law-Paul
Morton on He Opportunity.

The new insurance law of the State
Of New York has opened up q promis-
ing field for both men and women
with brains and energy In the sale OF
life insurance. The law now provides
standard forms Of policies, each OF
which practically bears the hall mark
Of the State Of New York, and this new
order Of things has established the
sale Of life insurance on q correct
basis.
The prohibition against rebating and
extravagant allowances to agents has
driven out Of the business the old
type of insurance agent, who in many
cases virtually bought business, with
large rebates. instead Of selling It,
His place IL being taken by profess
sors. lawyers. school teachers of both
sexes, and others. who ind that being
q life insurance agent under the new
system offers greater reward than
their previous vocations. The law has
reduced commissions but all Of the
commission now goes to the agent.
Life insurance IL something that
everyone needs and under the pres
ent system its sale is being conducted
with becoming dignity and propriety.
Paul Morton. president of the EQuita'
Bile Life Assurance Society, has taken
the lead In building up an agency or
ganixation that is In keeping with the
demands of public sentiment, and the
standard he has set for his company,
He says: I'VE want new agents, both
men and women, but none except en-
ergetic. able and truthful people need
apply. For such there is splendid
opportunity"
Mr.. Morton's policy of injecting new
and vigorous blood into the agency
force of the Society is meeting with
success In all parts of the country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

Gen. Zebulon Pike was discovering
the peak that bears his name. "The
reason why know I'm the first white
man that ever saw It," he said. is
that It hasn't got any patent medicine
signs on It," Regretting that he
couldn't spare the time to stop and dis
cover the gold that lay hidden all
around him, he took . parting look at
the snowy summit Of the peak and re.
sumed his toilsome march.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

There was 30 much ceremony con-
nected with q church cornerstone lay.
Ing In New York city q few weeks ago
that the moving picture machine man
felt warranted to. take . couple OF
miles of Photographic.
These pictures proved to be very
good. and large crowds were delight.
ed with the exact reproduction Of the
dedicatory exercises.
Il like the moving pictures better
than did the original service" con.
fessed a prominent member Of the
congregation.
"You do" gasped . devout elder
I'm surely panied to hear you say so
Why should you prefer the pictures?'
Because the picture man." an
swered the prominent member. pleas
antly. "cut out all the sermons"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
DR.. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres. Of Board Of Health.

what shall eat?" is the daily in
uuiry the physician is met with. do
not hesitate to say that In my judg-
meat, a large percentage of disease is
caused by poorly selected and improp-
erly prepared food. My personal ex-
perience with the fully-cooked food,
known as Grape-Nuts, enables me to
speak freely of its merits.
FROM overwork, l suffered several
yea with malnutriton, palpitation of
the heart. and loss of sleep. Last
summer / was led to experiment per.
sonally with the new food. which I
used in conjunction with good rich
cows milk. In q short time after !
commenced its use, the disagreeable
symptoms disappeared. my hearts &C.
ton became steady and normal. the
functions of the stomach were proper.
~ carried out and / again slept as
soundly and as well as In my youth.
Il look upon Grape-Nuts as per.
feet food, and NO one can gainsay but
that 1t has q most prominent place in
q rational, scientiflc system Of feeding.
Any one who uses this food win soon
be convinced of the soundness Of the
principle upon which It Is manufac'
tured and may thereby know the facts
as to its true worth" Read. THE Road
to wellville." IN pkgs. There's q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
,rAr. OF ONO: CTR. a 9, TOLEDO. %.

szAr. o. L Ga,0; S corrs o. TOLEDO %.
FLANK J. CHKxRY makes oath that he 10 eeo1ce
partner Of the arm Of +. ]. CuxuHY = Co., doing
business in the City OF Toledo. County and state
Aforesaid, and that aafd drm will pay the sum Ut
case Of CArARRG that cannot Be cured b. the uss Of
HALx's CArA1RR CURE
sworn TO before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9Th day Of December, A. D., 1854.
MI serA.1 rssl.o.
Hairs CatArrh Cure 70 taken internally and act1
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces q tn
uyytem. Send for testimouials free.
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo O
Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
FLOWERS IN wlNDow.soxEs.


To the fiower-Iover, who has no gar
den - porch. window-boxes offer ex.
cellerk opportunities. Nothing can
give more pleasure to one who lives
in fiat or house. II you have sew
eral boxes to I'LL, and want something
new. try filing each with flowers of
one color. with just enough Of some
other to relieve the monotony. A
charming box is one filed with either
pink or red geraniums. These are
easy to grow, and they bloom con-
stantiy. A box is also attractive when
filled with yellow nasturtiums of diff
ferent shades, and of the climbing
and dwarf varieties. Petunias, sweet
alyssum, mignonette. heliotrope, and
many other flowers may also be
grown.
The chief requirement for boxes il
that they be Of suffcient size to hold
. quantity of dirt that will not dry
out too quickly. Filled with rich.
loamy soil that holds moisture well,
and watered regularly. good results
should be obtained. Too much sun IL
a. harmful as too little.
Any carpenter can readily make .
box to fit the desired place. II one
must think OF economy, there are
many packing boxes which are the
right size for the purpose. They
should. however, be fortified in the
middle with cross cleats, but need not
be lined. They should be well paint
ed. dark green. or q color to match the
house. 1t Is good plan to I'LL the
boxes with about two inches OF
broken charcoal before putting In tho
coil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
Mock sisque Soup.

One-half can of tomatoes, warmone
quart of milk, then add the tomatoes,
one-haf cup butter, one tablespoon
cornstarch dissolve conrstarch into .
little OF the cold milk before adding It
TO the hot milk, one teaspoon salt,
one-half teaspoon pepper. Serve with
croutons. Croutons are made by cut
ing your bread into little cubes about
one-half inch square and fried In but
ter until brown.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22
stuffed Cabbage.

Select head Of cabbage, not too
hard, boil for half an hour, put upon
a platter to cool, them separate tho
leaves and I'LL with the following: One
pound Of chopped beef. one pound Of
chopped pork, three or four slices Of
stale bread soaked In milk, two eggs,
one onion, onehalf cupful of milk.
parsley, salt and pepper.
Fill in leaf at time and fold.
When finished tie the whole tightly
with wrapping cord. boil slowly for
two hours. When ready to serve. pour
over melted butter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-22

1t has been calculated that the cost
Of muddy day In London Is some
thing like $4,000. This IL not sur.
prising. says Tit-Bits. when one re-
members that no fewer than 81 tons
OF mud are carried about from place
to place on the wheels Of carts and
carriages and horses hoofs. After a
wet day the dry mud brushed from
peoples clothing amounts to IL tons.
and a very similar amount IL shaken
out OF the door mats. City mud,
however, has its good points. The
shoeblack increases his earnings In
the muddy weather, and new silk hats
and dresses and boots and shoes are
each and all the direct outcome Of its
destructive qualities.