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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
ssOur Bob"

Hon. Robert L. Taylor, ex-
Governor and present United
States Senator from the good old
State of Tennessee, was here
last night at the College Chapel
and delivered onesof his lectures,
the name or address we did not
find out before going to press
but we bet it was a good one
and that every body enjoyed it.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Mrs Annie RaWles.

After an illness of several
weeks with rheumatism. Mrs.
Annie Rawles died Friday after
noon st 13O O'Clock at her home
one mile North of the city. The
deceased was 56 years old and
leaves two sons besides many
friends TO mourn her departure.
The funeral was conducted
from the residence Saturday
afternoon by Rev. j. A. Shoaff,
and her remains were laid to
rest in Friendship Cemetery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Don't Be q Business Duck.

A duck who had faithfully
stuck to business during the
summer and laid several dozen
large, fawn- colored eggs, COM
planned that she was not appre-
ciated.
"See that hen over there?"
said the duck, she has not laid
so many eggs as / have, nor SO
big, but she has books written
about her and verses composed
in her honor. while nobody says
q word about me.''
1.-THE trouble with you is''
said q wise cock standing near,
"thatyou do not tell the public
what you have done. You lay
an egg and waddle off without
letting anybody in the neighbor-
hood know it. # you want tc
cut any ice in this community
you must learn to advertise -
FIX.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
SITE IS SELECTED
FOR ENcAMPMENT
National Guard Officers Make
Personal Investigation of
the Surrounding

Adjutant Gen., Fridge, Maj.
Gen. Keesler and Col. w. s..
Vardaman, of the Mississippi
National Guard, spent Thursday
in the city, and with Col. Walter
Weaver. Major John P. Mayo
and Major o. M. Lawrence in
spected the sites offered for the
encampment, which will be held
here the early part of August.
The gentlemensdecided to use
the grounds near Lake Park pro-
vided the Street Car Company
would make certain concessions.
just what they were we do not
know, but If reasonable there is
no doubt but that they will be
granted,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

ing to extend your credit you
shoull give him the benefit OF
your cash trade.
Because your home merchant
pays local taxes and exerts every
effort to nuild and better your
market, thus increasing both the
value of CITY and country proper
ty.
Because the mail order mer.
chant does not tighten your tax
or in any way help the value OF
your property.
Because the mail order mer.
chant does nothing for the bene-
fit of markets or real estate VAL
ues.
Because s'if your town Is good
enough to live in it is good
enough to spend your money in.
Governor Folk, of Missouri.
Because the best citizens in
your community patronize home
industry. Why not be one OF
the best citizens:
Because If you will give your
home merchants an opportunity
to compete, by bringing your
order to him in the quantities
you buy out of town he will
demonstrate that quality consid-
cred. he will save your money
st. Louis News.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

The younger set of Columbus
boys consisting of the Junior
Athletic club, and Franklin
Academy 7th, grades, put up a
very interesting double head
game of ball Friday afternoon
before a small but enthusiastic
crowd. The boys played very
good game and it was enjoyed
by all who witnessed it. The
first game resulted in a score OF
10 to in favor of F. A. 7th,
grade. The latter being won by
the j. A. C's by score of IL to 8.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
The $1,000, 100000 Prize:

Josh Wise won the mollycoddle
contest on the Most Anything
prize of $1,000. 900 for the best
definition of the word.
And iG was a fortunate thing
for the judges that Josh entered
the contest, for without his
answer the work of deciding the
winner would have been task
they would have resigned. But
Josh's definition was 80 far ahead
of all the rest that there was no
hesitation about awarding the
prize to him.
Here is Josh's definition, which
was addressed to the Most Any
thing man: Mollycoddle-You.
There were several hundred
definitions that would have made
a hot fight for the prize if JOSH
had not been sent.
Bingham Bangs, of Cleveland,
sent this:
Anyone who sends in an an
swer in the mollycoddle contest il
mollycoddle. | am mollycod.
| die.
Several score thought that 9
man who sent an answer was 9
mollycoddle, but they failed tt
give their definition the emphasil
that Bingham Bangs gave in il
closing sentence.
s'Little Eddie, six years old,
and several dozen others sen
definitions much alike. Eddi,
wrote:
| ga moIlycoddle is any persol
who believes ST, 900, 900 is ST, 900
OOO."
| L. K, of Alliance, o., sent
warm one. He said:
Everybody is more or less o
a mollycoddle, but newspape
editors are the limit. / could tel
|. why but will leave that to JOS
Wise. /"
E. T. s. wrote:
81 sta ted to write that anyon
who has nothing better to d
than to write definitions for
81, 900, 900 prize is mollycoddle
! but on second thought would So
that the term might be NOR
;; fittingly applied to the thre
: prominent citizens who agreed
decide the contest"
:. Many people thought the ma
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

Mr.. A. B, Smith, OF Carrolton,
Ala, died at the homo of his
brother, Mr.. jesse Smith. in
West Point last Thursday at
$50 o'clock p. m.; the cause of
his death being consumption
from which he had suffered for
several months.
About three weeks ago Mr..
Smith came to Columbus Tor
treatment and the physician
advised him to take out door
exercise as his disease was one
that could not be relieved by
medicines. He therefore went
to West Point with his brother
and to all appearances was get
ting along very we'll, having
taken a drive the day before and
WAS preparing to take drive
when he suddenly became worse
and expired few minutes later.
Mr.. Smith was reared in CO.
lumbus and for several years was
connected with The COMMERCIAL
About three years ago he,
with Mr.. Marion johnson estab-
lished q newspaper in Carroll :
ton, where he has since resided
He was nearly thirty.six yeare
old and leaves 9 wife and four
children to mourn the loss of 9
devoted husband and father.
The remains were brought to
Columbus for interment and the
fLneral services were conducted
by Rev. w. A. Hewitt on ar
rival of the noon train.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Reason for Home Trading,

The merchants of Laingsburg,
Mich, have Joined in the publ
cation and distribution of q card
containing . small advertisement
for each, information about the
religious, commercial and finan-
oial Institutions OF the town and
the following ten reasons whv
the people Of the community
should trade at home:
Because you examine your
purchase and are assured of sat
isfaction before investing your
money.
Because your homo mdrchant
is always ready and willing to
make right anv error or any de-
fective article purchased Of him.
Because when you are sick or
for any reason it il necessary for
you to ask for credit, you oan 60
to the local merchant. Gould
Jog aok Is Of : mail order house
Becanse Il : merchant il will
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
STORES TO CLOSE
AT SIX O'CLOCK
Only Halt a Dozen Merchants
Refused to Sign the
Agreement.

AS has been the custom of q
majority of the merchants of
Columbus their stores will be
closed at 6 o'clock every after
noon except on Saturday in orr
der that the proprietors as we'll
as the clerks may have an hour
or two for recreation.
The public generally is request
ed to bear this in mind when
contemplating purchases.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Notice to Contractors.

The Board of Supervisors of
Lowndes County will receive
sealed bids until May 6, 1907,
for building Concrete Piers under
Yellow Creek Bridge. Plans
and Specifications on file in Clerks
Office. Also sealed bids for re-
covering said Bridge with Heart
Cypress Cedar or Red Wood
Shingles. The board reserves
the right to reject any and all
bids.
d. d. RICHARDS.
Clerk.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

We pay the highest price for
scrap iron, bones, all kinds Of
scrap brass and copper, all kinds
scrap rubber, no matter what
kind, we buy old sacks. Market
prices paid for hides, bees wax
wool, etc, Located Main street
next door to Mustin's stables
Columbus Miss.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Columbus Wins a Game.

The Columbus base ball fans
have been made happy one time,
only. during the past week and
that was on Wednesday, when
the local team beat Mobile 4 to
8.
Thursday no game was played
on account of rain, but on FRI
day the Columbus aggregation
did the raining-this time in
sorrow, for Mobile skinned them
alivei the scure being 5 to O.
The home boys will learn how
it is done, though, before the
sesson is ov or. and we may ex-
peot to see better results,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

What is it that tastes as pleasant as
maple sugar and quickly relieves coughs
and colds? Mothers who have used 10
will quickly answer: "Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup" Tee pleasant
cold remedy that eipels the cold through
its laxative action on-the bowels. Con-
forms strictly 10 the Pure Food and
Drugs Law. Contains no opiates.
Sold by
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Notice to Odd Fellows.

Notice is hereby given that
there viii be an important meet
ing of Union Lodge, No. So, /. O.
o. F.. Monday night next, when
. matter Of vital Importance to
every member will come up for
discussion. The degree team
will also work in the second that
night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

"Good for everything salve is used
for and especially recommend for piles. I"
That is what we say about De Wits
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. That
is what twenty years. of usage has
proven. Get the original. Sold by
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
Knights Of Pythias S.

Members of Tombigbee Lodge,
No. Ia, urged to attend called
meeting, at Castle Hall, Tuesday
night, April, so, at 8 O'Clock.
LoNEY CAsoN, G. G.
LRGARE BAILEY, X. r. and 8.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

When you need pill, take pill, and
be sure it's an Early Riser. De Wits
Little EARLY Risers are safe, sure, salts
factory pills. The pills with reputa-
ton. They do not gripe or sicken.
They are sold here by
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

KODOL digests what you eat and
quickly overcomes Indigestion, which
is..a forerunner of Dyspepsia. IL 10
made in strict conformity to the Ma
tional Pure Food and Drugs law and In
sold on guarantee relief plan. Sold
by l.. z. Mayfiela
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30

STRAYED-ons crooked horn,
light cream and white jersey
COW. Been absent about one
week. Will pay for her return.
JNo. p. MAYO.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-04-30
TEACHERS TO MEET
in CONVENTION
Mississippi Teachers Assocla-
tion to Meet in 6ulfpOrt
Thursday May End.

The twenty second annual ses-
sion Of the Mississippi Teachers
Association will convene in Gulf
port on Thursday May End, and
remain in session three days.
The officers of the Association
are as follows:
Joe Cook, Columbus, presi :
dent; M. Rose, Vice-Presiden Il;
T. P. Scott, Secretary; Jno. R,
Ellis, Treasurer.
The program is lengthy one
and involves some very impor-
tant subjects, too many to men,
ton here.
The attendance this year prom
ises to be greater than ever be-
fore and many of the public
schools will be closed for three
days.
The teachers who will attend
from Lowndes county are as fol-
lows,
From Franklin Academy.
Prof. Joe Cook and wife,
Prof. Ira T. Gilmer,
Miss q. Jane Smith,
IS Miss Ruby Ramage,
IS Mary L. Peyton,
:" Mary H. Mayo,
/" Laura Young,
$ Myra Lumpkin,
8. Laura Kennebrew,
Ella Lou Terry,
/" Mary M. Stokes,
/" Alice Halbert,
t Olivia Leigh.
+" Hattie Leeeh,:.
" Fannie Gore,
!" Nancy Halbert.
From County:
Prof. s. M. Nash and wife,
Prof. j. D. Thixton and wife,
Mrs. c.. V. Ussery,
Mrs. Mae Cook,
Mrs. Nellie Shelton,
Miss Pearl Egger.
I" Mary B. Williford,
" Miss Kittie Grow,
81 Esthe La HATTIE,
/" Sarah Greene,
+" Beulah Smith,
Syddie Lawrence.
f Irma Brasher,
/" Ophelia Egger,
/" Beatrice Dawes,
50 Susie Mcleod,
81 Katherine Shelton,
Mrs. Florence Combs,
Mrs. G.. B. McMichael,
| Miss Lucy s. Littleton,
Mr.. T. B. Brownlee,
Mr.. j. T. Spann,
Mr.. B. G. Hull.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
senator nurton Freed From Jail.

ST. LOUIS. March 22-Former Unit ed States Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas. who has been serving six months imprisonment at Ironton. Mo. was released this morning. He was convicted of having appeared before the postoffice department in behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securities com pany of St. Louis while member of the United States senate and of having received compensation for 50 doing. He stated over the long distance tele- phone that he experts to come to St. Louis today. stop s few hours and then proceed io Abilene. Kan. where he will make B public statement tomor- row night. He promises exposures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
TRIBUTES TO ALDRIcH.
". Dean Howclls Called Him "A Poet the World Cannot RepIace.o

". Dean Howells Called Him "A Poet the World Cannot Replace" BOSTON, March 22.-Tributes to the memory of the late Thomas Bailey Aldrich from we'll known writers which have been received at the Aid. rich home in the form of letters and telegrams are made public here. Talbot B. Aldrich, son of the poet. in giving out these tributes made a state, ment which shows that the famous author approached death with his mind filled with poetical thoughts. MT. Aid, rich said:
 My father died poet. Only little while before the end he said, I regard death as nothing but the passing of the shadow on the flower'
 His last words as he passed away, holding our hands. were:
 Tn spite of all am going to sleep. Put out the lights"
 William Dean Howells in letter wrote the following: We who knew him have lost a friend sueA as the whole world cannot replace"
 The burial service will be at Mount Auburn. and Dean George Hodges of the Episcopal Theological school will officiate
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22

"THAW IS NE.'--JEROME. Stanford White, he is now and for some time past has been incapable of understanding the proceedings against him.
 The court was in session for less than an hour. Dolphin Delmas. for the defense. stating that their answer to the district attorneys proposition was not ready. Justice Fitzgerald allowed both sides until tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock to file such affidavits as they desire with the clerk of the court
 There will be no further hearing in the matter of the appointment of lu. macy commission unless Justice Fits gerald 90 directs after considering such affidavits and exhibits as are to he of. fered. Neither the jury nor Thaw was in court. the jury having been excused. On Monday Justice Fitzgerald is ex- pected to be ready to announce his de- cision as to lunacy commission.
 District Attorney Jerome pleaded for permission to examine Dr. Allan NcLane Hamilton orally. but in the absence of a waiver of professional privilege on the part of the defense Justice Fitzgerald said he would not allow the doctor to be examined.
 District Attorney Jerome occupied most of the time the court was in ses- sion in personal explanation of the reasons which had hindered him from earlier calling the attention of the court to Thaw's present state of mind. He said he had long been convinced that the defendant was of unsound mind. but he had no way of legally bringing the matter to the attention of the court until pr. Hamilton was put upon the stand by the defense. Mir. Jerome said he could not have called Dr. Hamilton on account of the professional privilege which the de- fense could have interposed as a bar to any testimony the learned expert might have to offer.
 Delmss commented but briefly on the situation.
 "I have no means of knowing" he said. whether the court will appoint s commission. But we do not fear one. Harry Thaw is sane He is an ideal client and has done everything possi- ble to aid his counsel-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22

have been paid by Halsey to ten su- pervisors to prevent the granting of a franchise to the Home Telephone con- pany.
 While neither Assistant District At torney Heney nor Detective Burns will admit that the supervisors were prom ised immunity if they confessed, it is virtually certain that they will not be proceeded against.
 Burns refused to discuss a report that even Boss" Ruef had been prom ised partial immunity if he would con- fess and enable the prosecution to trace the bribes said to have been handled by him back to the officials of the public service corporation in such a manner as to secure their conviction Burns. however, vehemently denied that an agreement had been entered into with Mayor Schmitz.
 The indictments returned followed skillful work by Heney and Burns the last week or ten days.
 The entering wedge was driven when supervisors Lonergan and Boxton are said to have been trapped by them in the act of taking a small bribe. Their confessions were followed by that of Supervisor Sanderson.
 Of the seventy-five new indictments sixty-five are against Abraham Ruef, for years political boss of San Fran cisco, charging him with bribing the board of supervisors to grant fran chises to the United Railroads. the Home Telephone company, the San Francisco Gas and Electric company and the so called prize fight trust"
 Ten are against T. V. Halsey. for merly general agent of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph com pany. who is charged with having bribed the supervisors not to grant a franchise to a rival company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
AMERICA STEPS IN
Bluejackets and Marines Are
 Landed In Honduras
TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE AND TRADE
United States and Mexico May Inter, yene tn Stop Petty War Which En- dangers People of Both Coun-
 tries Now In War Zone.

WASHINGTON, March %. - Blue Jackets and marines have been landed from the United States gunboat Ma. rietta at Trujillo and Ceiba and proba bly, at Puerto Cortez. Honduras, in or, der to protect American interests iE those ports.
 AS yet no word has been received a: to whether forces have been landed al Central American ports on the Pacific coast side, but undoubtedly this step will be taken if American interests are considered in danger.
 The navy department feels that the action taken by Commander Fullam brings the situation completely in hand so far as the safeguarding of trade in. terests is concerned. Tn addition to the protection given to Americans it is felt that the action of this government will relieve foreign governments of the ne cessity of taking any steps toward making naval demonstration.
 The landing of bluejackets and ma rines and tke policing of both shores of the Central American republics with United States gunboats before trading vessels had been molested in any man. her or foreign interests jeopardized is regarded here as diplomatic move that will prevent any international complications growing out of the poli- cy of the United States not to permit European demonstrations in Central American or South American waters.
 Commander Fullam landed force of marines from the Marietta at Trujillo and bluejackets at Ceiba and then con- Hinued his course to Puerto Cortez. The Nicaraguan commander in charge of the invading force at the Honduran port. Trujillo, gave Commander Fullam his promise that American interests and all foreign interests there would be protected and that trading vessels would be permitted to enter and leave the port without molestation. the same as before the capture of the port by the Nicaraguan navy.
 Joint intervention by Mexico and the United States in the war which threat ems to involve all Central America is now regarded as probable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
HELD AT MANILA.
T. V. Halsey. Charged With Graft at Frisco, Arrested Tn philfuuiues


 Frisco, Arrested Tn Philippines.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-Ths grand jury again took up the graft charges against Ruef, Mayor Schmitz and other officials accused of bribe giv- ing. One of the most important wit. nesses before the grand jury was Frank c. Brum, who in addition to be- ing director in the Pacific States Tel ephone company is manager for the Tevis interests, which seek to sell to the city the Bay City's water project. After leaving the grand jury room Brum angrily denied that he had been subpoenaed and followed this denial with a violent attack upon a newspa- per photographer who sought to take" his picture.
 Among witnesses called were several officials of the Pacific States Telephone company. which, it is alleged, rendered bribe to the supervisors through T. V. Halsey, who was indicted and is now under arrest in Manila.
 The grand jury made a determined effort to trace the S7O,OO0 alleged to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
A Fake Army Captain,

HOBOKEN. N. l.. March 22.-Butch- CT boy by day, impersonator of an army officer at night and probably q burglar if twenty eight pawn tickets found on him are indicative of such a calling, Roman Simonson. tweSty two years old. is a patient fin St Mary's hospital here. He was sent there a prisoner when he attempted to termi- nate with revolver a career of re- markable interest which stamps him as a youth shrewder than many men twice his age
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-22
Would Put Hartman In Jail.

WASHINGTON. March 22. - That Edward H. Hartman ought to be in the penitentiary is the opinion of Sen ator Shelby Cullom of Illinois, one of the authors of the interstate commerce law and for many years a recognized authority on railroad conditions. Sena- tor Cullom was summoned to the White House to discuss with the presi- dent from legal point of view what could be done by the government in the prosecution of Hartman for the latter's alleged wrecking of the Chi cago and Alton property.