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Words Failed Him,

W IT was a cowboy, and some COM
parative strang er had stolen his horse,
anxious to give him every chance. trun-
died up q barrel for. him to stand on
while he gave out his views on the
matter. He was known as a gifted
sembled In the hope Of hearing some
thing special, He got up on the bar
rel and looked round him. Then he
drew a deep breath, and. with q sigh.
sadly, tits no use. Isl I can't do JUS
Itiee to lt.."--Dundee Advertiser Ii
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An unfaithfil husband can be turned
Hdrift by HIS life, who retains all HIS


An nfaithkul husband can be turned
adrift by his wife, who reta itls al hill
property. . THEY 80 ono hotter, and
make drtnkennessa also an oflenso for
which divorce can be obtained ~
Tho savage tribes whom we striya
ITO convert llava apparently o. miicli
clearer idea OF the roal basls OF mar
ridge, THO ofid for which 1t was or
daaihed. han. we. Wiio seem Ito marry
offspring Is the main purpose or we'd
lock ! Married couples 4, some tribes
before or sonietimcs actually after tho
birth OF the first child. and In some
cases the marriage js not binding until
g e a, is born. Among others q child.
less wife can at any time Quit. her
husband, but may not marry again.
aWostermark gis my authority, but
cannot recall the names OF tho tribes
from memory. These poor lieatllens
recognize, II will be seen, that clll.t
bond-thnt tinites "a man and worinn
permanently-.in short, that "narriage
in marriage. London Chronicle.
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pass ], Ear and Power Company, WINCH

said: Ss e
In view OF tho unsafe condition sof
the bridge, the receivers feel 1T their
duty to make sueh Temporary repairs TO
the bridge hs to guarantee It's safety
,,. i. and therefore Suggest that lu.
lthority be given the receivers, without
delay, to proceed with the work, SUD SUD
iect to the approval OF tho engineer.
OF the commission, at an estimated cost
OF $500.
4 There appears to be a difference OF
opinion between the commissioners and
the traction company as to the SAFETY
OF the Free Bridge. Is 1t possible that
the traction corporation has been been
.'alarned by sensational newspaper re- re.
ports" into superfuous desire to ex-
pend $4,000?
on July 9th Tho Times Dispatch pub
lished q portion Of the report Of En ing
!neer r. w. scarborough, who. at the
suggestion OF the bridge commission
ers' consulting engineer. Mr.. i. B.
Isaacs. had been retained to make an
examination OF the Free Bridge. In
this report Mr.. Scarborough said:
such n loading might at any time
come on the bridge, in the case OF fire
In the vicinity, an leo gorge, or IN any
event that would attract large crowd
Under this loading, which, as said
above, may at any time be placed upon
the bridge, the bridge Is positively un-
safe, and steps should be taken at
once to remove the structure.
There appears to be n difference OF
opinion ms to the safety OF the Free
Bridge between Engineer Scarborough,
who reports that, under conditions
which "may at any time" arise, the.
bridge is positively unsafe" and the
commissioners. who are ordering re-
pairs chiefly because Of sensational
newspaper reports that the bridge is
unsafe, and not because the commits
sioners believe 1t Isl
The Times-Dispatch is Of opinion
that Mr.. Gordon has not accurately
diagnosed the origin of the wide
spread alarm" existing about the Free
Bridge. The sensational reports" OF
which he complains were not sponsored
by the newspapers. They are the re-
ports of the competent engineers which
the commissioners themselves retained
to make technical examinations and
render authoritative advice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

Sir James Crichton- Browne says that
the doctrine Of abstemousne and un-
derfeeding Is bally nonsense. or words
to that effect Sir James talks like a
man who has had a few passes at the
grand and glorious grub Of Old vtr-
Einia. zoe sEA II A}5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

We sincerely trust that the Clint
wood, Va. Journal, which was, in its
own words. launched upon the sea
of journalism" on July L.. will have
a long voyage and a prosperous one.
and will never either capsize or trim
Its sails to the winds. IN Il 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
our Four Time sectIons.

ard, but the United States has. four.
These time sections, as they are called.
chiefly ie FOR the benefit Of the ralroads
and are known az the Eastern. Central,
Mountain and, Pacific. Tho Eastern
section extends from the Atlantic coast
troit to Charleston, S. c.: the Central
Includes all between this line and an
other extending from Bismarck. N. o..
to the mouth of the Rio Grande; the
western boundary OF Montana. Idaho.
Utah and Arizona. and the Pacific in
cludes all the remainder OF the country
to the Pacific coast.
The difference In time between I'D
when It Is IL o'clock In New York
City II is u o'clock at Chicago. 10
place Is slower or faster than the
standard time according az the place
is west or east OF the time meridian;
teen minutes faster, than Eastern
standard time. while at Buffalo 1t is
sixteen minutes slower.--Harper.s
Weekly
A New Method of Thoracic surxery.
Professor Ernest Snuerbruch OF tho
University of Marburg, Germany. re-
Gently read paper before the surgical
loeSklOA Oltatuc lChu MEDICAL ASbO.
citation, in which he described a new
method OF performing operations on
the organs OF the chest without SUBJ
jecting the patient to possible death
bruch performs his operations within
a cabinet from which part of the ALI
has been exhausted. the object being
to preserve SO far as possible the ball
ance between the air pressure in the
lungs and that without the body. Nor
| mally, the air within the lungs Is light
or than the air OF the outer atmosphere,
because of the difference in pressure.
When the lungs are exposed they ara
subjected to an increased pressure,
which flattons them. with the result
that the patient is exposed to much
danger. Professor Sauerbruch dem
onstrated the efficiency OF his method
by operating on dog. Only the pa
ltient's body Is confined within the cab
| inet, so that he may breathe the outeI
| air. The operation Is said to have
been successfully used In twelve in
misunderstanding American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

Brussels sends out news Of ru-
mored plot to assassinate King Leo
pold. At the hour of going to press
the assassination- rumor score stood !:
Leopold, 80; Mohammed All. 43; Alfonso
(handicap 800, Ill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
.HnrTrah for Seattle.

The daughter OF q representative. IN
Congress from the State 81 sW3ashingt !Ef
lately returned from g prof. nged tour
on the continent 5iit5,a5 &. !, Is
ii In conyersatio with frten Eluss ~ shes
gave some interesting accounts OF her
Impressions OF Europe. becoming es.
ftnecfally enthusiastic with ference to
the French ca ptta " 1
3R.d irls,H said she, with a sWeepingg
gesture, sa1Payis Us all right! TO my
mind 1t is the Seattle. OF Europe "
Lippinoott's Magazine. ME-
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We have no doubt, however. that
Judge Taft VIII IN time resume his
quondam habit OF handing down opin-
ions without first retaining Oyster Bay
counsel. sa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

Country Life In America offers an in
structive article on "How to Walk"
What Tom Watson and Gene V. Debs
are looking for, however, is some in
side facts on how to run. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
Literature to Order,

want 5yol.''s said thes publisher, "to
5nBut," inquired the author, IVY here
III have lust bought a auction q job
lot of paper les. which, can. be used Y 9
for window displays all 20 YER MS
broad laQd III psas City. ouynal, Il s Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
would Rnle Llke : Tltnn.

q "Nfy 1councils"E a phrase in ME-,
Bryan's Guffey front-porch speech that
seems to have caught attention for
much the same reason that Mr.. Roose.3
did Many people see in it egotism and
a domineeringf spirit. hey are not far
wrong. Bryan In the White House
would fairly rival, II mot surpass It's
present occupant in these sweet quali-
ties of dictatorial leadership. With his
long and strenuous struggle for a new
lease of power In his party the Me-
ibraslkan has developed traits naturally
iGonal absolutism In his management Of
affairs. He would rule like a II tan
and either, succeed or fall like one
Springfield Republican. Il ES55 s sIS
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Apathy in that quarter is pardonable
when you remember that there will
hardly be even a fourth,class post1nas-
ttershlp, In II Tor Guttey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
THE uNrERRT1ED PARAGRApHERs

A PROPOs OF the Presidents literary
~ price 1t may DO conflded that many a
man has paid over a dollar a word for
saying That's .good."-Ncw York Mail.
X
president Cleveland established thirteen
national forests says an exchange. He
evidently suspected that for years to come
the leaders OF his party would be taking 10
the woods'-Washin ston Post.
A New York girl has married a man she
met In an automobile smashup. Glad to
see an occasional reckless driver get what's
coming to flim.-Washington Post.
"The crowds broke the first record at the
Olympic games. There were 10000 OF
them" says the Atlanta Journal. Ninety
thousand what? Crowds or games?-Wash-
ington Herald.
Delaware will turn out 100000 bushels
of peaches this season. Delaware is small
but luscious-Norwieh Bulletin bulletin
At the beginning of the first national cam
paign. and redhot one at that, the editor
OF the Mangum tOkla.) Star writes two.
column editorial on Carlyles French Revo-
luton" There's calmness for you.-chicago
Tribune. l(EF
Tie Gear was content with. three cheers
eral hours of applause.-Washtngto Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

Things have come to pretty pass
when good Democrat has to come
across with II slol contribution to get
his name In the newspapers ,sf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
MARRIAGE AMONG HFsATHEN.F
In Some II cspect. Higher Than With
%5aN ssgi Christians. y

In SOME ItcsFect. IttRHer IIHHHH VIII
335 IA Christians. s ~
h The more one studies the problem
come that many OF the heather ideas
on the subject are Infinitely superior
to ours. One Of the dreams ofBSoctaltsc
reformers, for instance, Is the endow-
as a utopian vision OF the far future
not llikely to- be fulfilled for years to
come. Among the Mohamlnedans this
dream Is a reality. The maintenance
the father that the mother Is entitled
toE claim wa ges for nursing them. The
Importance OF her services to the state
lin rearing healthy citizens 81 Isl thus
|8recognlzed In the most fpractica man
nef. 81 ss I 81 ~ @ - sig
We hear a. good deal Il OF agitation
nowadays q hou i making the Econd tions
OF divorce equal to both sexes. Among
the shRWanese this is 4 alEeRdX dona.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
Foolish Fun,

Why in the world should any man a,
fire at a balloon? If9it were deserved
we cannot ina CINE the fun o.. Nouns
at 1t when the nlarksman could never
t nMT u Generally SO mebody in a bal
loom loon We tax take great satisfaction IN !;
noting that Vermont man VINO tree
at SNIr Gid dents balloon has been sem
fenced to not less than sig m n, ! nor 7
more than two years :, hT T1,ri MT that
time he can think up s. ONE {other sway to
have fun,-Philadelph r ORD. i
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3 y !. 4
Tt is difticult to understand the pre-
tensions Of young Louis Joseph Paul
de Montcalm. native ofsgHackensack.
N. T., where he lived atss8 River Street.
to be the descendant Of the French
Marquis de Montcalm. who fell In bat
buried in the church Of the I, Ursuline
Convent at Quebec: and the announce
ment that the youth has left Hacken-l
sack to attend the tercentenary cele-t
the least, amazing, for the last authen-
mander. at the battle Of the Heights
Of Abraham and to bear his title OF
heritance was the old MARQUIS de Mont
calm, one OF the most popular menu
bers of8the Union Club at Paris. who
died about fifteen years ago, le,aying :;
the last of his race. His demise TOOK
place at Montpelier. Is true that
he had an adopted son, who was mo
May re dasng the m ana ~ MhG od
marquisIby the name OF st, Maurice.
The marquis left him all OF his prop :, =
erty. and on the strengthen this St
quis de Montcalm He Is married to
Mile. Pozzo di Borgo, Of the famous
Corslcan family OF that name, and
bears the title OF Marquis de Mont.
Sf or "a nsms 81 pa. II ea
too. is a member Of the Union Club.
the most exclusive and iariatocratic
IN Paris, and, will doubtless be-, Ike
| the other members OF that ganizatton,
especially the old friends OF he late
Marquis de Montcaln1, astounded to
hear. the story published in man of
last Mondays America papers, accoN :
ing to which the young sot-disant
Montcalm, 81 Hackensaek, ls tbs. gree g = Z
scendant OF the celebrated MARQUIS de
Montoalm; that his father, having been
cast into prison In France owing TO
tt ouble In connection with contracts.
ned to this country for the sake J. J, OF }!
also Marquis do Aontcalm, was tan
army contractor. The young mans
mother seems to have been q music
teacher and accompanlst. W no styled
erself .countess Lodomlla,a Counties
nee KrolllSowska. widow, Of Ghar Y es
Edwarl de Montcalm, etc.
Considering the fact tina when tbs
last Marquis of Montcalm died fifteen
years tho Trenoh
Lite. publish the Alstorx of h!s fami |X'a-
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B|'o'r ], owed Jinglcs
sExTETs or THE sYNONYMBLE.
stItoyolsed by a reading OF two shor.
forieh In n recent Yf1Ara xifie.1 =. "a

sExTlsTs or THE sYNoNYMBLE.
g tf'tovolted by a. reading OF two short
stories In n recent rnagaxine.]
She "greeted,,3 ana he "voltnteered,,
She "giggled', he .'asserted';
She "queried" and he Tightly veered';
fi9e She i'drawle e and he 9hhycrtcd,;
She "scofred,"', she laughed" and she
II. ''rna ans5ssa "parriea" and "d.murrea.',
She "languidly responded; he
assented'; s9 IA
Doretta ''profered lnzily'';
VIII speedily Invented; !.
She PARTED "whisperod." 'bade.' and
q, .pr ,'ma.sd; ana .,e,,,.., {,
shs "sS sUnye; sSaiS ins ss alle
She then correc,ed'.; William .'hedged';
She "prettily recited';
She "rodd ed. J" i"stormed"s and '.acquiesced":
He promised, ''hastened" and Confessed
Doretta "chided";; "cautioned'' Will,
She. voiced, and no defended
sho ..!;S%!lsSs,s she "twi''ed'' ana she
and "nared.'
He waived" believed" Explained and
She csssssas She ss al she
He "venturei' and he "stuttered";
She spoke" Suggested" and pursued;
He pleaded, ]" ''pouteds' H"called" and Views
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h I...Yes, dear. and that reminds me.
asked June Smiley yesterday why she
was marrying so much sooner than
she intended when ] last saw her. She
said;a oh my visiting cards are almost
gone and lido no scare to order another
hundred OF these, so am hurrying up
getting my new name to have, en-
grayed on them."-Baltimore America
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Delaware will turn out 100000 bushels
of peaches this season. Delaware is small
but luscious-Norwich Bulletin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
A womr,lnnn's Re as Q ", n

"Of all the foolish reasons girls give
for wishing to marry. or rather not
to remain SINGLE" said Miss Afternoon
Tea. IT think because she wants Mrs.
on her tombstone Is the most inane.
Why should she want 1t there. where
she cannot see It? would much ratli-
or have Mrs. on my visiting cards than
on my tombstone. wouldn't you. CAR
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

o synonynible writer's, ye .G
Whose work is SO hIgh- pricey,
Think we not that variety
May happy be too spicy?
Meseen1B that In an elder day
They had thing or two to say.
s9 Life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

why Bryan Il Feared.
we would like to know whether assaults
upon crookodnebs LIN high finance 10 so iI,
would ike TO know whether tho presence Of
rich indicators behind prison bars and IN
striped clothing. Is going to produce I'M an .
ciai d lsastcr? For II this be the reason that
Bryan is feared, by the eternal truth we be-
iIeve he is Justly fcared.-Lynchburg News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
Protection and Coal.
Good for Roanoke.

Good Tor KOanORe' IS "a! 80 M u Is IA
Post -officc receipts. than which there Is
M better trade barometer, Indicate a re-
mnrkable growth for the city OF Roanoke.
There has been a steady increase since lOo !
from less than $4,000 to moro than Siot,ooo
in 1907 That Is showing evidently not
duplicated elsewhere In Virginia. and per-
haps nowhere In the south.--1tarrlsonburs
News. 2 az f{sit IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

r Tie crypt OF st. Peters contains lie
remains Of a number Of other pontlffs
of olden times such as the only Eng
lish Pope, Adrian W.. who. previous
to his elevation to the chair Of st.
Adrian VI. who was a Dutchman,E and
OF Nicholas ", the founder Of the Uni-
versity of Glasgow. Their bodies con-
stitute, SO to speak, a species OF guard
throughout Christendom to be the last
resting-place OF the apostle st. Peter.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15
COLUMBUS U. D. C.
TO HELP CAUSE
GENERAL STEPHEN D. LEE MONUMENT
TO BE ERECTED SOON.

An effort is being made to
erect. in the Military Park at
Vicksburg, a monument to the
memory of Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
which is to cost $4,000. 1t is
hoped that So, 600 of this can be
raised in this state. Gen. Lees
son will defray half the cost and
the othar $1,000 will be raised
outside the state.
At the reunion of the Confed-
crate Veterans at Greenwood,
Miss, on the 7th and 9Th of Oc-
tober a resolution was adopted
asking the Daughters of the
Confederacy to unite in the effort
to raise as much as they can
conveniently do towards this
So. 600. The Vicksburg Chapter
at once appropriated 800.
The Columbus Chapter feels
interested and hope to
send a handsome donation. There
was a call meeting yesterday
afternoon at the home of the
First Vice President, Mrs. B. L.
Owen, at which time arrange
ments wsre perfected to have
Mr.. f. M. Henser of South Car
olina, deliver his famous lecture
in Columbus, at the Court House.
on the night of November oath.
His theme is A Knight of the
Invisible Empire" or The Rise
Reign and Decline of the Ku
Klux Klan.' . Mr.. Hanser is en-
route to Mobile, A a., where on
the night of November 25th, he
v i'll deliver the anne lecture on
the occasion of the Convention
of the S MS of the Confederate
Veteran. He has the best of
recommendations as to his knowl-
edge of the subject and his abili-
ty to deliver it in an everlasting
ly manner.
There are some historical facts
connected with the Kd Klux tnet
be known by all and Mr..
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15

with the history of Mississippi,
and of the Southern States gen
orally, were marked with fervor
and ability, with a discriminat-
ing sense of justice that entities
him to the gratitude of lis fel-
low citizens. His conduct as a
man, dealing with his fellow
men, measured up to the highest
standard of integrity and honor
Resolved, That the director of
this department be authorized to
offer a copy of these resolutions
to the papers for publication, and
to send a copy to Blewett Lee,
ESQ.,, of Chicago, Gen. Lees only
son.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15
HmuSemenfS.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Henry Miller's production
of The Great Divide, which
will be seen in this city tomor-
row night at the Columbus The
ater, two picturesque and decid-
edly unusual scenes are disclosed.
One is a cactus farm in Southern
Arizona and the other is a gold
miners hut built of rude stone
on a plateau high up in the Cat
alma mountains. These scenes
are veritable triumphs of art and
form a striking contrast to the
one in which the final act takes
place, typical New England
home of the better class. No
expense has been spared TO make
the production perfect in every
detail and the cast selected and
rehearsed by Mr.. Miller give a
perfect performance Of this truly
great American play.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15
ASKS BRYAN TO PREACH.
Evangelist Urges Hin TO Emulate the
Apostle Paul.

A dispatch from Burlington,
Kansas, says: The Rev. French
e Oliver, who is holding a re-
vival meeting here has issued an
open letter to William j. Bryan,
urging the Nebraskan to bscome
an evangelist and predicting that
he would become an equal of the
az ostle Paul.
Twelve years ago." writes
Rev Oliver, I wrote you a let
ter in which | stated my convic-
ton that you should preach the
gospel, and added the statement
that if you would consecrate your
wonderful talents to God-as an
evangelist, the Bryan of the
twentieth century would equal
the Paul of the first century as a
champion of the cause of Christ.
Personally, your three defeats
have been three sources of sor-
row to me, as | have hoped to
see you elected to the presidency.
Who knows? Perhaps God has
withheld the presidency from
you in order that you may be-
come more to your country than
president. l am firmly convinced
that one ambassador of Christ of
your calibre is worth more to
this nation than ten thousand
presidents.
This impression regarding
your fitness for the great work
named has besn strong in my
heart for twelve years, and |
pray God that it may become a
fire in your great soul. ;"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15
Mrs. Sallie Petty.

On Friday morning, Novem-
Der 13. 1908, at 6 o'clock, Mrs.
Sallie Petty, nee Beckwith,
daughter of the late Judge B. F.
Beckwith of this county, died at
her home in Phoebe, Miss. She
was the sister of mrs w S. Mus
tin and Mrs. John A. Smell of
this city. Her girlhood days
were spent in Columbus, Lown-
des county, and she was extreme
ly popular with all who knew
her.
Mrs. Petty's death is deeply
mourned by a large circle of
friends. The funeral was con-
Quoted and the interment was
made in Phoeba, Friday after
noon at five O'Clock.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-11-15
.L0WNDES CATTLEMAN
CATCHES THE PLUMS
GETS EVERY THlR6 IN SIGHT At STATE
FAIR AND WINS MANY PRAISES.

The following from the Jack
son News of recent date will be
read with pleasure and pride by
the friends of Mr.. w. S. Turner
of this county:
1t is a great pleasure to the
many friends of Mr.. w. S. Turn
er of Crawford, to meet him
here again, and to see his magni-
ficent COWS. This stock of his
brought from his farm at Craw-
ford is one of he wonders of the
Fair, and should be seen if moth
ing else is. His manager, Mr..
Tebbs, is as proud of his beauties
as if they were indeed his chill
dren, and delights to show
them. The display of butter
made at the Turner place, is the
finest thing of the sort seen
here in many a day. 1t may be
seen in the dairy department in
the big building. The dairy
products viii be judged this
afternoon, and the premiums are
worth going after, all right. I"
Ihe Red Poll cattle exhibited
by w. S. Turner won all the 1st
premiums in their class. The
highest award in the dual pur-
pose (butter and beef class, and
the highest award in the beef
class.
In the butter scoring contest,
conducted by an expert from the
dairy department of the ---
Magowah Meadows butter
was awarded the End highest
honor.