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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-02-05
For Rent.

A cottage, also new household
goods for sale. Apply 11I5 Col
lege street. If.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-02-05

Use little KODOL, after your meals
and it will be found to afford a prompt
and efficient relief. KODOL nearly ap-
proXimates the digestive juices. 1t di-
gests what you eat. Ii IS sold on a
guaranteed relief plan. Sold here by
L. E. Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-02-05

Mr.. G. 7. Scholar, Of Atlanta,
a former citizen of Columbus, is
in the city on business.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
THE FAIRBANKS HAT.

Up Connecticut avenue about ten o'clock yesterday morning, when that fashionable thoroughfare was lined with the elite taking their matutinal constitutionals, dashed huge mauve- painted automobile with a cream-col- ored top. Behind the chauffeur re- posed comfortably in the enfolding up- holstery of the rear seat Vice-Presi- dent Fairbanks and the handsome statuesque wife, her cheeks abloom with health, denoting that she has re- covered from the indisposition that has kept her from performing her usual functions in society this year. Upon the Vlce-Presidential head there rested a hat that defied at once the wind and dust. Graceful in it's outlines withal, it is in color and shape like unto no other masculine headgear seen in these parts. At first sight it makes the i'm pression upon the mind of miniature air ship of the Knabenshue pattern. It's beauties grow upon inspection. Of pronounced ellipticity, the curves of beauty are perfectly preserved, even at the indentation at the top, where it seems to sink into an abysmal crater Its rim is none to broad. but sufficient ly umbraculate to protect the face from the suns fierce simmer. The general impression of it's color is one of rich cream, somewhat smu9ged with dust.
 That's the Fairbanks hatl" proudly proclaimed a Hoosier pedestrian who happened to be about at that hour among the fashionable folk, the while removing his own and making a low obeisance to the Vice-President and his wife, "That hat will figure a good deal in affairs from now until things settle down a bit. and it becomes the duty of every supporter of Indiana S fayorite son to forthwith invest in one, and wear it everywhere. as the emblem of loyalty, '-Washington Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
AFRAID OF A COMET.

The ignorant negroes throughout In- dian Territory are greatly excited by the reported approach of destructive comet. In many places they have quit work and are assembling nightly in churches and holding religious services.
 It is reporterd at Fort Gibson and at many other points along the Arkansas River where there are large negro settlements that the comet Is the only thing talked about, and the negroes be- lieve that the world is coming to an end. This condition has reached such proportions that the Times-D Democrat, a local newspaper, telegaphed Prof. P. J. J. See of Mare Island asking his opinion about the comet. His reply was:
 The comet Is a ghost of the air. It is going from the earth instead of toward it. There is no danger of con- tact"
 A great many Indians have also be- come alarmed over the agitation. At Westville 1t Is reported that meetings are being held nightly and prayers offered. These reports come from tho smaller towns and rural communities Nnuskogee correspondence Kansas CitY Star
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
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his pet hobby, get him to talking about 1t or himself, and sometimes manage to so interest him that later when there is beauty about he does not de- sert me for her.
 At a dance, when my reluctant partner finds that I do this rather well, he is sometimes nice and atten- tive to me during the evening, but gem orally speaking am Handicapped serl- ously in the race for attention. I have never known single man, not an old friend, to pick me out to talk to or to dance with when there was more at- tractive girl about, one with dimples and curls, for instance. Many times the men who protest at being asked by @ hostess to sit beside me at dinner are themselves homely and awkward be- sides, but sometimes l think that the uglier the man the more attractive he demands that the girl he pays atten- ton to shall be.
 Women are rather attracted to homely women. Men seldom or never are'
 There are any number of the more strong minded sex, who seek the socie- ty of plain women when they are tired or depressed, but generally these same men, going to some place of amuse- ment where there will be great num- Der of persons, ask to go with them the showiest woman of their acquaintance --she of the fuzzy coiffure and the smart frock who is fair to look llDon
 It is no wonder, then, that the home ly woman declares men are slaves. to beauty. News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11

I mail order houses in the large cities to \ control the retail trade of the entire country, the expense of distributing
 merchandise sold by these people being l paid for In a large part by indirect l public taxation.
 In Germany zone system prevails, | the rates being multiplied as the dis | tance increases, but the tariff Is always low Tn England, flat rate prevails, { anl this also Is extremely moderate
 the charge being cents for the first pound and cents for each pound after, up to the limit of eleven pounds, the cost of transportation of an eleven pound parcel being therefore 26 cents
 And low rates prevail in other foreign countries.
 But circumstances alter cases, and with other things we should bear in mind that the total area of Germany is but 2O8,0OO square miles, while the area of the one state of Texas is $265,- GOO; in other words, Germany Is but four-fifths the size of Texas. The area of France is almost exactly that of ! Germany, again but four-fifths the size of Texas. The area of England Is 5O,- 900 square miles, les than one-fifth the size of Texas. There are twenty-six states, any of which are larger than Englanl, and several many times larg- er., The area of Switzerland is just un- der 16,000 square miles, and you can put nearly seventeen Switzerlands into the one state of Texas. The area of Bel gium is but 110OO square miles; you can put twenty-three of 1t in the state of Texas. Again the density of the popu- lation of England is over 80 to the square mile; that of Belgium, more than 500 to the square mile: of Germany nearly 300 to the square mile.
 Moreover, no haul in England can be long and but few hauls in the Unit ed States would be short You may per haps be able to take $50 parcels from a central originating point like London, carry them for an average haul of less than 50 miles, which is the case in that country and deliver then all within one square mile of territory at small tariff per parcel without material loss, though even England is losing money upon this service with all conditions favoring.
 Now. even at the low one cent per poung rate accorded to the monthly magazines and other periodicals, not all l of their wares are sent by mail. There is, you know, no monopoly of carriage. The publisher can send packages of his magazine ahead of time by slow freight at less than the one cent per pound tariff, this freight service being used for the large lots going over main transportation lines between the great cities and without expensive changes of routS- But upon the quarter hundred and half dozen and single copies that go for long distances by expensive changes of route and to remite rural Localities from back of Portland, Me, to back of Portland, Ore, from the upper peninsular of Michigan to the ever glades of Florida and to the cross roads and rural free delivery customs of Ohio, New Yorkxand other states of the union, the government gets the los ing job of carrying the periodicals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
BOY OF TEN HAS ROMANCE
Love Unrequited. He Quits School and
 Wanders Streets.

Love Unrequlteu. ne QultS ocnool anu
 Wanders Streets. For three months Willie Drain, who was 10 years of age yesterday, attend- ed school every day, but two weeks ago he became truant and he was called before Judge Mack In the juvenile court for an explantion. He said his "sweet- heart" Annie Lambkin, S6 years of age, formerly teacher in the Jewish Train ing school, was responsible for his de- linuuency. The court slyly smiled at the boys confession, made in all seriousness, and placed him in the care of the Children's Hospital society.
 Probably Miss Lambkin is unaware of Willies truancy and that she was the cause of It. When she left the school two weeks ago Willie said he stayed away from the room where he had studied in an endeavor to forget his heart troubles. Since the disap- pearance of the object of his affections the boy has spent sleepless nights in the street.
 The boys mother, Mrs, Annie Drain, 1 223 West Fourteenth place, tried to learn the reason for the change in her son, but she was in ignorance of 1t un- til yesterday. He desired to be alone with the memory of his lost love and chafed at the. slightest restraint, While awaiting hearing of his case he tried to escape, but was prevented from do- ing so, and in the afternoon he made several other attempts to leave the room where he was held.
 Willie had confessed to no one that was not heart whole and fancy free. but when he reached Judge Mack's desk he found the burden too heavy. He desired to share 1t with some one so that hls conduct might not be too harshly judged.
 "Tell me-" the court said, "why don't you go to schoolW
 'U don't like to any more," Willie
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
MEN SLAVES TO BEAUTY.
A Woman of Plain Face Says Ever the Plain Men Seek Pretty Women.

A Woman of Plain Face Says Even
 the Plain Men Seek Pretty Women. That men are slaves to beauty Is a fact which every woman who lacks that quality recognizes with pang. Virtue of one sort and another mas culinity dwells upon in its tale of what goes to make the perfect wife Then it rushes out and marries the beautiful creature who lacks them.
 It isn't remarkable that our brother, weak as water and unstable as the wind, should regard good looks as of prime importance in the other sex. What is remarkable is the naive man- ner in which he admits this fact.
 q hate to talk to homely woman" !" said man the other day. "When l do converse with a girl, as she has not sense enough to talk well about the Stock market, politics or horse racing, demand that she shall be beautiful Since I must talk down to her about things which are of no interest to me, I insist that she shall be pretty enough to justify the waste of time.'
 He made this remark to a feminine friend who is not handsome but who has an aundance of spirit, And what about the womans end of it?" she cried. You are not at all good look ing. You are not even particularly en- tertaining. What compensation has she for wasting time on you?"
 It was a new point of view entirely, and 1t irritated his lordship. ''There are some people who think am not so unpresentable," said he, and went away and never came back.
 q don't demand that woman be beautiful" said another man. "All I ask is that she have nice figure, dress well, so that fellow will be proud to be seen on the street with her, have large and expressive eyes and a sweet voice."
 He was commonplace looking man, with no marked Vaccinations. His own eyes were small an@anot particularly expressive his voice was not sweet, but he demanded the best.
 "To be born with face that does not attract is a terrible affliction, , sighed a young woman not long ago. Now, take my own case, for instance When a man is introduced to me at a function he says a few polite words and then edges toward some pretty girl of his acquaintance. Occasionally, if there is no pretty girl or other means of rescue in sight, he has per- force to stop and chat with me, Then l work as better favored women never 5o or, o e fo cni,,o tip1 or oop i,,, agine. play upon his vanity, find out
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
INTERESTING MEETING

Of Winthrop Castle, Knights of Golden
 Eagle.
 Winthrop castle No. 10, Knights of the Golden Eagle, held it's regular meeting Monday night in it's hall, 300 State street. In spite of the unfavora- ble weather, quite a large attendance was present, 8 change in the bylaws of the castle being in order The same subject will be under discussion at the next meeting, Monday, April IS, and it would be very desirable if all members of the lodge would be present and take part in the deliberations.
 A photograph of the present officers of the lodge will alsa be taken and, as usual, the social committee will have a surprise.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11

q suppose" remarked the party in the Green Dragon, as he leaned his el- bow on the counter, q suppose you never heard the story of the man whose wife knitted him a red waist coat?"
 "oh, yes; heard it long ago" said the other
 Well, did you ever hear the one of the bear and motorcoat?"
 "Rather!"
 'Hm," he said, "taint much use try ing to tell you anything new"
 Well" said the other, taint much use trying to tell anything old. ."-Ally Sloper.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
FAST BOUTS TONIGHT.
JIMMY BRIGGS AND ARTHUR COTE TO GO FIFTEEN ROUNDS.

Preliminary Bouts of GreeIeaf Athletic
 Club at New Haven Theater-CarEet
 Bowling Contest-Harvard and Yale
 FootbaH Date Arranged Last
 Nights Bowling Results = Other
 Sporting Notes.
 The boxing bouts given by the Green leaf Athletic club at the New Haven theater this evening have attracted much interest, and will no doubt be some of the fastest exhibited in this city this year Jimmy Briggs. who will meet Arthur Cote in the main 15-round go says that he is In perfect condi- tion to clinch his claim on the New England lightweight championship and Cote is also assertive that that title will be his.
 Jerry Gaines realizes that in out-box- ing Dave Holly in their eight-round go that it will be a big step in his career, the most prominent event heretofore having been his knockout of Walcott in that Holly has gone 2O-rounds with Champion Joe Cans, the proposition Gaines has on his hands may be real ized
 Kid Murphy and Kid Bracelon, both local boys, are certain to furnish a good argument.
 Billy Crowley, the best referee of them all, will conduct the contests. No smoking will be allowed, and with the perfect seating arrangements there is no reason why the entertainment should not be successful.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11

answered. There's no use doing any, thing any more.' And then he told of his unrequited love.
 Two years ago the boy lost his left eye by falling on brick while at play. Judge Mack said Willie should be taken care of by the hospital society and given a glass eye. Then followed a long talk between the csurt and the delinquent, and when it ended Willie had promised to forget his troubles and return to schooI.-Chlcago Chronicle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
FooTBALL CAME NOVEMBER 2a.

2
 Harvard and Yale are to play their football game on November 23, accord ing to unofficial announcement, the place being Cambridge. This means that the Yale-Princeton game, due to be played in New Haven this year, will take place on November 16 IA week before that Yale will play Brown In New Haven, while on November 2 Washington and Jefferson will visit New Haven for a game. It is quite probable that the date of the Yale-W Point game will be October 2s, the Ellis generally meeting the Army the last Saturday in October or first Saturday in November.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
BOWLING.

Last Nights Results in the Individual
 Championship. The results of the individual cham pionslip series at Johnson's bowling alleys last evening were as follows: H. Cox won five out of eight from c. Moeller, The scores:
 cox-2o9, IA, 178, 142, 199, 1SS, 15S, 1S9; total, 1897; average, 174,5. Moeller-176, TO, 15O, 1S4, 1S9. 1571, I'll, 172; total, 1869; average, I'll. o. Huber forfeited five games to E. Morgan.
 F. Beecher forfeited five games to A. Janswick.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
CARPET BOWLING CONTEST.

Ng4A4NI I1 Y IoNg w IlI4NNT COIN T IRo !.
 Clan McLeol. of this city will play a match game at carpet bowls with Clan Gordon of Hartford at it's hall, 400 State street, tomorrow evening. At a recent game played in Hartford recently Clan Mcleod came out the victors. There will be three rinks of twelve men aside. The local skips will be c. Grant, James Mackenzie and James Mustarde. For Hartford c. Pullar, w. Brand, and Charles Henderson. Those interested in the game of carpet bowling are invited to witness the contest Play will start at 7:45
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
NEW CARPET BoWLERs.

The latest converts to the game of carpet bowls are Lenox lodge N. E. o. P, and Columbia castle, K. c. E. Both have secured beautiful new bowls and have formed teams. The New Haven Caledonian club, the champions of the state, also secured new bowls.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
WOOSTER LODGE, A. F. AND A. N

Pleasant Gathering at the Temple Last
 Evening.
 Wooster lodge, A, F. and A. M., had very successful and enjoyable gath ering at the temple on Church street last night. The state grand officers were rendered a reception. The state officers made the annual inspection of the lodge.
 Complimentary addresses were made, and the proceedings were followed by a banquet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
BASEBALL RESULTS.

Baltimore, April 1o.-The game be- tween the Baltimore Eastern league and the New York American league baseball teams to-day was called at the end of the fifth inning on account of rain. At that time the Baltimore team was six runs ahead of the New Workers. The score:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11

Annapolis, April 1O,-In a seven in- ming game to-day the naval academy nine defeated Virginia Military Insti- tute by the score of s to 8.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
585 48s 474 1519

NUTMEGs WON TWO. The Nutmegs won two out of three games from the Corners last night. The
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
AT THE Y. M. R. c. ALLEYS.

A'N A' AA' AN' N' A1@l4IN l Q. The results of the ladies bowling games yesterday afternoon were as fol- lows:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-11
West Sides.

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11
WILL LET CONTRACTS
THIS EVENING

The board of education last night
opened bids on additions to the
Emerson and Bancroft school build
ings. Tonight the board will meet
in special session to consider let
ting the contracts. Bids on the
Bancroft building ranged in the
neighborhood of $1,000 on the gen.
eral work and from s1,556 to
$1,935 on the heating plant Two
plumbing bids Of $40 and 1911
were submitted.
On the Emerson school the bids
ran from s23.S75 to $34 ,201. and the
bids on heating from $4,675 to
$6,275.
The BOARD named text book
commission consisting of Directors
Stewart ana Stone, Professors c.
E. Miller ans J. H. Beare and Supt.
Tormey. This commission will Sc
lect the text book course for the
next 8 years
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11
CITY WILL KEEP
ITSELF CLEAN

The crematory department
scheme of the 10000 club will
come Up before the council tonight
In the shape of an ordinance to put
street cleaning, garbage disposal
and the crenatory plant under ! de-
partment. A sufficient fund is pro-
vided TO carry on the work. The
council will decide the amount of
this fund tonight.
A Superintendent of the depart
ment is also arranged for at a sal
airy of $50 a month. He will have
an assistant at $125 a month and
be authorized to hire what other
men he sees fit.
Mayor Moore spoke in favor of
the proposition this morning. AS
originally requested by the health
department a new site east of the
city was asked for, but Mayor
Moore stated that after investiga-
ton he found the present site of
some Is lots, valued at possibly
$4,000, large enough for an in
creased plant The ordinance au'
thorizes an addition to the plant
but does not state how much money
shall be expended. This amount
will be fixed before the ordinance
has its first reading.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11
SOME sRUBBERNECKS'

Everett True is badly needed
along lower Howard st. Girls en-
ployed in laundries along the river
pass through this section morning
and evening and in so doing are
compelled to run the gauntlet of a
peculiarly disgusting species of the
"rubberneck." Bartenders, dish
washers ami loungers are always
out to see the girls go by, and
stretch their scrawny necks to the
limit rs long as there is one in
sight. And some of the faces COM
prising the "rubberneck" battery
are homely enough to constitute a
breach of peace even when not
thrust out into public notice.
The hope of attracting smile or
sign of recognition setms to spring
up fresh in the "rubberneck's
breast every morning. The atti-
tude of the girls is illustrated in the
action of one the other morning
who ran the gauntlet without ap-
parent notice of its simpering pres
ence and then spoke kindly to a
little cur dog on the corner.
And that didn't seem to flatter
the cur bit either.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11

court after q court martial had ac-
quilted Rim. Grafton's offense was
shooting 2 Filipinos who were
sneaking up on him while he was
on picket duty. Numerous soldiers
have been assassinated In this man.
ner in The islands and Grafton took
no chances when convinced that
his life was in danger.
The army first offered Grafton to
the civil court for trial. This was
rejected, wEereupon military
court tried and acquitted him. The
civil court afterwards tried Grafton
again and sentenced him to IL
years.
The army Immediately took up
the case and subscribed means for
an appeal in order to settle the
point as to whether a soldier could
be twice placed in Jeopardy on the
same offense in courts deriving
authority from the same source.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11
LINEMAN's STR KE

In sympathy with the Salt Lake
operators and linemen who have
been on strife for nearly month,
the district council Of the Line
mems union at Springfield, H., has
ordered the Butte linemen and re-
pair men out
In all about SO men are affected,
and the strike will seriously cripple
the local exchange.
Linemen working for the Bell
Co. in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
and Utah are all out, in sympathy
with the Salt Lake strikers, with
the idea of forcing the company to
pay the Salt Lake strikers what
they ask.
The men at Salt Lake and numer-
Gus small towns in the district COW
cred by the Rocky Mountain Bell
are striking for an advance of SO
cents a day, from $3.50 to $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-11
BOARD AWAITING
BARNHART'S ADVICE

What to dc with the 500 detec-
tive bill contracted on account of
Prof. Cloyd's pursuit of the boys
who threw eggs at him is now up
to the prosecuting attorney as coun-
sci for the board of education. De-
tective Church appeared before the
board last night in explanation of
the amount, and the board listened
to the recital but took no action.
President Phair said today that
nothing would be done until the
prosecuting attorney passed on the
matter. The law forbids the board
paying out any amount over 5000
without advertising for bids.
The superior court has twice
overruled efforts to enjoin payment
of the bill, and whether the appli-
cants for injunction will appeal is
not stated.