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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
FROM STEENS.

We want to first congratulate
Venice" Then we would say that
while Venice" won the prize, we
who are younger in the cause should
not be discouraged, for some of Us
have not practiced writing 'the
news" very often nor very long.
Our last letter was not intended
for spanking" Gas the distin-
guished Caledonia writer terms it,;
no, not for any one, but this reminds
us Of the old familiar phrase, Shoot
through the army and the soldier you
hit is the one that yel1s.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the singing at Spring Hill Sunday
and report a pleasant day, large
crowd. perfect order, and a good song
service. Others from this section at
tended at Zion and give similar
report.
Mrs. R. t. Green, who has been
right sick, is improving and her
friends hope she will soon be able to
be out again. There are several who
Ia fC DCCA oANh III ILLS SCGLlOA+
Mr.. Chas. Bennett and Miss Parlee
Mccullough were quietly married on
last Tuesday at the home of Rev. Ed
Younghance in the presence of a few
relatives and friends. Rev. Mr..
Younghance off1ciated The people
here have heard of this marriage
with much interest as Mr.. Bennett
spent many of his early boyhood days
here among friends that wish for him
much success in life. We join the
many friends of the bride and groom
in extending best wishes and congrat-
uations to the young couple.
The warm sunshine for a few days
has improved the appearance of the
crops, especially the cotton, and our
farmers seem to be very much en-
couraged. The peach and apple crop
is also very promising.
Best wishes to The Dispatch and
its many readers. "a"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
MAYHEM MATTERS.

Among the young men who visited
here Sunday exploring 'girldom
were Messrs. L. C. Anderson, Jr., and
Guy Mason of Starkville, John A,
Johnston of Columbus, VIM. Williams
of Macon and jeff Smith of Penn. Is
it any wonder that our young men
like to spend their Sundays away? !?
But, you visiting young men, never
mind that-come again.
Messrs. n. G. Fort and T. B.
Thrower spent Sunday in Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Chapman and
little daughter, Katherine, visited
Columbus last week.
Mrs. d. A. Burgin and daughter,
Miss Martha, visited relatives in
West Point last week, Mrs. NJ A.
Thrower with them.
Misses Mary and Emily Connell
were in Columbus Saturday.
Mr.. S. T. Pilkinton is at home from
Chicago.
Rev. Jas. A. Poe filed his regular
appointment here Sunday evening.
He was to have preached here in the
morning also, but was called to Ar
tesla.
Mrs. G. L. Smith and little chill
dren are visiting friends in Brooks
vile.
Miss Bessie Levy. of West Point,
spent Sunday with Mrs. s. NJ. Rainey.
Miss Effie Upchurch returned Sum
day. after visit to home folks in
Artesia.
Messrs. T. B. Thrower and VIM. G..
Burgin visited West Point last week.
An Interested Mayhewan.'
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
FORT SPRINGS DOTS

Three cheers fer the Steens and
Melborne writers agree with them
about the all-day singings- Z think
the singings are all right. The Meth
odist people call the singings sunday
picnics and the Baptists cali the
camp-meetings a frolie. 50 here it
goes.
Mrs. DR.. Seav and little daughter.
Nettie VIII, have returned 10 their
home near Birmingham
Mrs. Edna Robertson. OF Waverly.
Miss. visited relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Pink Coleman spent last sat
urday and Sunday in West Point.
Messrs. G. W. Jewell and J. p.
Simpson made a business trip 20 Co
lumbus Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Holeombe
spent last Saturday night sc Mrs M.
H. Atkins
Miss Lillian Jewell spent last Mon
day and Tuesday with Hiss AIaggie
Simpson.
Mr.. Dun Holeombe. Jr-, went 70
birmingham Wednesday.
Mrs. Edna Robertson. Misses Mas
gle Simpson. Daisy Jewell. Izen AT
lfns. Bessie and Sallie Blacock and
Messrs. Dun HolcOmbe, RAYMOND
Jew ell, Alvin Atkins. Fred Simpson
and George Jewell all spent q pless-
ant time al Mr.. Daniel McCaIausn's s.
last Saturday night We en1o~et
some fine music while there.
Quite a number OF people went
from here 10 the singing az spring
Hill today.
The farmers OF this section are
making good use Of the pretty wealth
er We have had the past few DAYS.
Miss Dora Holeombe was in Co
lumbus one day last week shopping
Blue Eyes
May p. 1905.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
SATURDAY. Nfar So.


1900 a. m--DevOional exercises
1918 a. m.-Object Of the meeting
w. r. BeaL
1880 a. m--Why I Believe in MIS-
sions-T. A Hancock. ~ w Hef-
lin
1880 a. m.-Life 81 John G. Pa-on
Prof ". T Draper.
2:00 p. m.-Devctlonal exercises
2:15 p. m.-NedicaI 3IissIous-Dr
NJ r. Seay.
2:45 p. Map Studv-N- r. BeaL
3:15 p. m.-Educatioual and SociaE
Value of the sunday School. f.
Morton.
sunday. MAY 81
1000 a. m.-DevOti0naI exercises
1915 a. m.-Sundav school Work tn
Our Mission Fields. e Morton
1O:45 a. m.-Woman as a Missionary
W. ". Heain and Miss Vivian
Seay.
1870 a. m.-Are the Heathens Wh0
Die Without the Gospel Loste-
W. P. BeaL
900 p. m.-DevOtionaI exercises
2:15 p. m.-Education and Missions
Prof. ". T Draper.
2:45 D. m-Why Give the Gospel to
the Heather w. ". Heain.
500 p. m.-The Needs OF the Hour
w. P Beal
May %. 1905 Dan
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
MELBORNE NEWS.

In our last letter we stated that
Mr. Jeptha Seay and Prof. I. G. Rec
tor were in Birmingham attending
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
which was an error. They were in
Montgomery attending the Grand
Lodge.
We failed in our last letter to
make mention of the visit of Mr..
Geta BlaIock and the winsOme Misses
Trudie Ray and Eva Williams TO
Pleasant Hill church last Sunday,
and hope that they will pardon the
oversight
On last Sunday, the 18th inst,
Decoration day was duly observed at
Ebenezer church, near Melborne.
There was also memorial services
held in honor of the late Mr.. John
Delk. The services were opened by
a song led by Mr.. ]. A. Mccain, with
Miss Vivian Seay presiding at the or
gan, after which the Rev. ]. F. San
ders offered a most touching prayer.
Brother w. L. McReynolds then made
brief talk on the life and character
of the late Brother John Delk and
paid a high tribute TO his memory.
Brother McReynolds informed his
hearers that it was Brother John
Delk that donated the land where
Ebenezer church now stands to its
members more than fifty years ago.
Rev. NJ r. Seay, Rev. T. A. Hancock
and Rev. J. F. Sanders then delivered
short addresses on the life and char
acter of the late Brother John Delk,
after which the graves of our loved
ones and friends who are silently
in old Ebenezer cemetery were most
beautifully decorated. Dinner was
then announced. The people ate in
groups of three to five families and
while the services during the day
were shrouded in sadness, everybody
seemed TO enjoy the day.
The evening services were opened
by a song, led by the writer, with
Miss Susie Green presiding at the or
gan, after which the Rev. T. A. Han
cock preached an interesting sermon,
taking for his subject 1.-The Resurrec-
ton of Christ" The large audience
was then dismissed by prayer by Mrs.
Annie McReynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Crawford
and little daughter. Floy, of Star, |
spent few days of the past week /
very pleasantly at Hightogy. as the /
guests of the formers brother, Mr.. |
S. NJ Crawford
Messrs. Luther Johnson and Martin /
Crawford of Hightogy were visitors
to Star last week.
Hon. ]. H. Hill and Mr.. W. L. I
PRESLEY. of Sunnyside, went over to /
Columbus one day last week on bust
ness.
Prof. J. Clinton Green, one of East
most highly respected
young men, who halls from Steen,
was in Melborne last week.
Prof. ". T. Draper, of Star, was
in Vernon last Monday on business.
Our young friend, Prof Brown
Hays. of Star, paid US very pleasant
Gail last IueSudy evening"
Last Tuesday at high noon the
writer and Mr.. r. B. Ray were in
Star and while there we were very
royalty entertained at the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Craw-
ford
There will be a great missionary
rally at Bethlehem church, near
Stacy, on Saturday and Sunday, the
30th and 31st inst. Dinner will be
served on the ground both days. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend. Do not
forget your baskets and good order
Following is the program for the
two days services: !
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

Notice is hereby given the public
that MeCarty's Lake. on the 4 B
MErich place. near Union Blur. +
posted All trespassing viii be pros
ecuted.
W. E Cox.
J. IL Salter.
ID. 4 Hargrove.
5-5-1mo J. IL Bryant
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

Read the interesting ad OF Kauf-
nan.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
$4,000 WORKERS IDLE
Conference in New York Gets
Figures of Unemployed.
Statistics of Those Who Have Suf-
fcred by the Business Depression
Given State by State.

New York NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the Industrial Workers of. the
World and other bodies met in the
Hotel Astor to discuss the question of
the unemployed. Samuel A. Stodel,
who was to have been chairman of
the Union Square mass-meeting, gave
figures showing that there are $780,
600 mel and women out of employ
ment throughout the country.
Some of Mr.. Stodel's figures are
taken from the article published in
the World when the number of the
unemployed in each State was given.
According to Mr.. Stodel the oondi-
lions have not improved, bit wages
OF the employed have been decreased
about twenty per cent.
"Retrenchment," continued Mi.
Stodel, continues to be the policy all
along the line. Industry is being
more and more thoroughly organized
by the employers so as to lower the
cost of products. Where goods were
formerly made for stock in large
quantities to BE- Showed and stored in
warehouses throughout the country,
the system is nov to limit production
to orders only.
Banks throughout the country are
decreasing their loans to manufactur-
ers and new loans are hard to get ex-
cept upon gilt-edge security. This
state of affairs relative to banks usu-
ally occurs only in Presidential cleo
ton years, but the far-reaching pro-
gram as now being carried out is ex-
ceptional.
According to the reports from IL
organizers and representatives in the
various States, the numbers of unem-
nlnvad I'M to dato ara.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
horu and Choir.

The objections raised in n OF the
Methodist Episcopal churches 70 the
presence in it's volunteer choir OF a
good singer because sheis also a mem
Der of a comic opera chorus is based
on neither artistic nor purely relg-
ious grounds, but on a pima prelu-
dice that survives modern enllghten-
ment. Even if the stage were a gate
way to perdition, there seems TO be
no reason why one of its followers
should not be permitted to seek saliva
ton by singing in a churcn. n
hymns belong to the service OF praise.
AS a matter of fact, some churches
have opera singers serve As soloists
in their choirs, and there are not a
few in which the music is frequently
reminiscent of the opera.--New YORK
Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Iron Eaters.

"The first time l ever swallowed a
tack" said a carpet layer, Il jumped
to my feet and TREMENDOUSLY asked the
way to the hospital.
What's the matter?' my mate,
an old hand, asked.
I've swallowed a tack said 1.
Good gracious, what will become Of
me?'
"The old hand sat back on the car
pet he was laying and laughed.
Why, kid he said, it's nothing
to swallow a tack. Every profess
sional carpet layer swallows half a
dozen or so daily. It's a thing that
causes no inconvenience. If it did I'd
know it. I bet I've swallowed a
hundredweight of tacks in my life
"And I'm sure" the carpet layer
continued, "for since then I've swal-
lowed half a hundredweight myself. "
He gulped.
Hang it," he said, there goes one
now. LOS Angeles Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Youngest of Temples.

Youth is, perhaps, the most divine
of all the gifts of the gods, as those
who wore the lo~tus-blossom amulet
believed thousands of years ago, and
Denderah, appropriately, is a very
young Egyptian temple, probably, In
deed, the youngest of all the temples
on the Nile. It's youthfulness 1t Is
only about two thousand years OF
age-identiies it happily with the
happiness and beauty of its presiding
deity, and as l rode toward it or the
canal bank in the young freshness
of the morning, 1 thought of the god
dess Safekh and of the sacred Persea-
tree. When Safek inscribed upon a
leaf of the Persea-tree the name of
king or c%onqueror, he gained ever
lasting life. Was 1t the life of youth?
An everlasting life of middle age
might be a doubtful benefit. And
then mentally l added, "unless n
lived in Egypt" For here the years
drop from one, and every golden hour
brings to one surely another drop of
the wondrous essence that sets time
at defiance and charms sad thoughts
away.-From Robert Hichens' THE
Spell of Egypt" in the Century.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Newsy Condensations.

The return of the Duke of the
Abruzzi to Italy was ordered by King
Victor Emmanuel.
Brigadier-General Vidal, inspector.
general of the Canadian militia, died
at his home in Ottawa.
Burmese amber is in good demand
at fair prices. 1t is rich in color, is
hard and takes on a beautiful polish.
A message was received from the
President in regard TO the reinstate-
ment of the soldiers who can prove
their innocence in the Brownsville
affair, and a bill will be introduced
for the purpose.
Mrs. Matilda F.. Capen, the oldest
resident of Stoughton, Mass, died at
the home of her son. She lacked
only n month of being 104 years
old.
Clinton c. Furniss, nephew of
Grace Livingston Furniss, playwright.
was married to Miss Ruth Watts,
head nurse of Mount Sinai Hospital,
New York City, who had brought
him through a case of appendicitis.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, intro
duced a joint resolution authorizing
the President to relinquish control
of the Philippine Islands in 1913
upon first obtaining a pledge from
other nations to preserve the neutral
ity of the islands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
What a Young Lady Stared AT.

A number of young women grouped
on the pavement on Main street,
above Schoolhouse lane, Germantown,
on Saturday evening, gazing ~intently
at an overhanging sign Illuminated
brightly by encircling incandescent
bulbs, attracted the attention of
some pedestrians. The sign, of
large proportions, was suspended
over the sidewalk from the old-fash-
Toned stone building which a century
or more ago was known as the King
of Prussia Inn, the building being
one of the best known landmarks of
that historic suburb. Part of this
structure is now occupied by a ton
serial artist named Hug, of German
extraction, and his unusually attrac-
tive sign reads, Hug the barber"
The comma after the word Hug
had been Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
BattIeship For Brazil.

Observation-Disclosures will be
launched here in April the first OF
three battleships building for Brazil
She will cost about 100000 wher
finished.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Horses by tire Hundred.

The horse is one of the most i'm
portant factors in modern warfare,
and his education for this purpose is
undertaken at great expense by every
nation in the world.
In times of peace only two-thirds
of the cavalry of the British army is
horsed. In times of war-such as
during the Boer War-as many as
100000 horses have been required at
short notice. Germany would need
about 100000 horses for cavalry
and artillery to put her colossal
forces in the field, while France could
do with 100000.
Britain's bill for army horses is
estimated at about 100000 a year.
France spends upward of $4,000
annually, while Germany, it has beer
calculated, must pay at least $500.
600 on this feature of military life
Answers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Rents in City of Mexico.

"The prices that are asked for
rental of houses in the City of Mexico
are something appalling to Amer
icans," said George T. Leasing, of St.
Louis.
Il expected to remain there the
better part of the year and thought
I'd get a house and send for my fam
lily. With this idea 1 went forth in
search of a domicile, but was stag
gered at the cost. For the common
est kind of a two-story dwelling the
agents wanted from $3.50 to 5000 a
month, and from that up to $4,000
a month for those of more p~retentious
architecture. 1t is true that these
figures are in Mexican money, which
is just about one-half the value of
our currency, but even with this al
lowance the rents are far in excess of
those charged in the cities of the
United States. In many other re-
spects living in Mexico is very reason
able. Baltimore American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
The Deaf and Dumb.

In early times it was an opinion,
maintained ever by philosophers,
that the education of the deaf and
dumb was IMPOSSIBLE 1t was then
believed that language could be ac-
quired only through the medium of
the ear, as shown by the couplet of
Lucretius:
ITO instruct the deaf no art could
eve reach,
No care improve them, and no wis
dom teach"
The first mention of instruction for
the deaf and dumb is found in Bede,
A. d. 685. No other case is met with
for some centuries. Rodolphus Agri-
cola, of Heidelberg, makes mention
of an educated deaf mute in his Ola
lectica," 1880. 1t was not until 1920
that instruction for the deaf and
dumb began to be general. New
York American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
THEY GROW
Good Humor and Cheerfulness from
Right Food.

Cheerfulness is like sunlight. It
dispels the clouds from the mind as
sunlight chases away the shadows of
night.
The good humored man can pick
up and carry off a load that the mar
with a crouch wouldn't attempt to
lift.
Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago 1 was practically
given up by my doctor and was not
expected to live long. My nervous
system was in a bad condition.
But / was young and did not want
to die, so / began to look about for
the cause of my chronic trouble. I
used to have nervous spells which
would exhaust me and after each spell
1T would take me days before l could
sit up in a chair.
Il became convinced my trouble
was CduSSu ny cOueo. i QoClQeQ TO
stop it and bought some Postum.
1.-The first cup, which l made &C.
cording to directions, had a soothing
effect on my nerves and l liked the
taste. For a time l nearly lived on
Postum and ate little food besides.
/ am to-day a healthy woman.
my family and relatives wonder
If l am the same person I was four
years ago, when l could do no work
on account of nervousness. Now 1
am doing my own homework, take
care of two babies-one twenty, the
other two months old. l am so busy
that l hardly get time to write a
letter, yet l do it all with the cheer
fulness and good humor that comes
from enjoying good health.
II tell my friends it is to Postum
/ owe my life to-day"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
son."
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
A Very Old Tree,

Hear about Paul Shoup's
scheme?" inquired a Southern Paci-
fc official, referring to the assistant
general passenger agent of the COM
pany.
"a most elaborate drawing ap-
peared in an Eastern publication re-
Gently showing a tall tree, and on the
sides, from base to tip, scenes of
various great historical events in the
worlds march Of progress. Under
the picture appeared the legend In
the Lifetime of a California Red
wood
"Shoup sent on to the publishers,
Sak1ug permission to use the origi-
L drawing on an enlarged scale
s a California souvenir to be sent
broadcast into all the public schools
of the land. Got to talking of the
idea, and, looking at the dates on
the events, changed his mind. The
Oldest date in the picture was $40
A. D., which would make the tree
less than 400 years old. Well, Jor-
dan and several other scientists claim
that the California giant redwoods
are more than 5000 years old. So
Shoup is trying to get up a picture
that will show the birth of Moses,
the voyages of Ulysses and the rise
and fall of the Roman Empire."-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Fallieres to Visit Gar in July.

Paris.-President Fallieres' visit
to the Gar has practically been ar
ranged for the middle of July. Later
the President will go to Stockholm,
Christiania and Copenhagen.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
HIS SKIN TROUBLES CURED.
First Had Itching Rash-Threatened
Later With Blood-Poison in Leg
Relied on Cuticura Remedies.

"About twelve or fifteen years ago I had
a breaking-out, and it itched, and stung SO
badly that | could not have n peace be-
cause of it. Three doctors did not help me.
Then l used some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent and be-
gan to get better right away. They cured
me and | have not been bothered with the
itching since, 10 amount to anything.
About two years ago l had la grippe and
pneumonia which left me with a pain in
my side. Treatment ran it into my leg,
which then swelled and began to break out.
The doctor was afraid it would turn 10
blood-poison. l used his medicine but it
did no good, then I used the Cuticura
Remedies three times and cured the break
ing-out on my leg. j. F. Hennen, Milan,
Mo-, May l3, 1907"
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10
Japan Publishes Big Figures of
Dealings With the United States.

Toxic, Japan.-The Official Gaz-
cite publishes figures showing that
Japan's imports from the United
States amounted to sos, 899,189 in
1907. Those from China and Great
Britain were next in amount.
Japan's exports to America were
$65,500,000. the Japanese point out
the significance of these figures as an
assurance of peace.
The report that a plot has been
discovered in Korea against the life
of Prince Ito, who is about to return
to Seoul, is without foundation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-10

When I wished to eat my wife had to
raise me up in bed. Physicians were
unable to help me and 1 was going
down fast when l began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. After a short time |
felt a great improvement and am now
as strong and healthy as a man could
be. l give Doan's Kidney Pills all
the credit for it."
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.