The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-21

/ man is abused the more he doesn't I
amount to?
Mr.. L. c. West will leave soon for
Fort Worth, Texas, to visit his
/ brother William, who lives there.
Mr.. c. A. Goolsby, of West Point,
brother of z. P and ]. J. of this
county, recently sold his first cutting
/ of alfalfa for s250.O0. It will be
ready TO cut again by June 1st. Or
dinarily four cuttings may be made
| in year Where it can be grown it
is more profitable than cotton, better
for the soil, and takes II or II
months less time. DR.. Thomas says
/ it takes 13 months TO raise and mar
ket a crop of cotton-the whole year
and an extra month that is put in
coming home from market after
night. There is more truth than po-
etry in the doctors statement. Why
! not experiment a little with alfalfa,
Mr.. Farmer? 1t will mean some
thing like 500 per acre if your land
will grow it, and you can follow it
NTH a bumper corn crop. johnnie"
says it will grow here, and we believe
it; for there is just this difference be-
tween johnnie" and George Wash
;ngton: George admitted, at an
early age, (when he was cutting
cherry trees), that he could not tell
Johnnie" can, but won't
Trouble leads some men to drink,
but there are many others that beat
trouble to it.
Messrs. E. L. Stanley and Flem
Goolsby made a flying trip to Colum-
bus On the 10th inst.
Maj. o. NJ. Lawrence returned TO
Columbus last Monday after spend
ing a week with relatives here.
As we write this news comes to US
that Mrs. James L. Smith, who was
q resident OF this place two years ago
and of the Flint Hill neighborhood
later, has passed to the better world.
Interment at Egger cemetery on Mon
day afternoon.
The husband has lost his best
earthly friend, and the children have
lost
"A mothers love-how sweet the
name!
What is a mothers love?
A noble, pure, and tender flame,
Enkindled from above,
TO bless a heart of earthly mould;
The warmest love that can grow
cold"
Our heart goes out in sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Willis have
visitors this week from SulIigent,
AIa.-Drs. Willis's sister, Mrs. NJ.
". Cribbs, wife of one of Suligent's
prosperous merchants, and a step
sister of Mr.. Willis, Miss Minnie
Hollis.
Master Dupree Goolsby, of West
Point, has returned home after
spending a week very pleasantly with
relatives east of Caledonia.
A young man can't make the
mare go'' by investing money in wild
oats. The text which gives Satan the
most trouble, because it is absolute
Iy unanswerable, is, Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also reap
We want a news gatherer in each
community around Caledonia. We
will furnish stationery and postage
if you will signify a Willingness to
send in such news as you have at any
time that you have news. l would
like to serve your community better
Can't some young persons send me
the raw material? How about it,
young people?
The Caledonia Rifles had a meet
ing last Saturday, and forty answered
to roll-call The company is grow
ing rapidly, and has passed the sew
enty mark Major Lawrence gave
them a good lesson in how to drill,
after which their captain took them
through the elementary exercises.
We notice that they are a ine-Iook-
ing lot of young men. and that they
have the ability to learn quickly. The
next meeting Will be held on May
30th in the afternoon.
DR.. Frank Bragles came in from
Greenwood Springs on the 14th on
his motorcycle, riding a distance of
20 miles in % minutes. This makes
walking look rather slow.
Bro. Galceran has been sick for
the past week. He has fever and is
confined to his bed. We hope for his
speedy recovery.
We have a letter from DR.. d. NJ.
MolIoy stating that he will be home
soon. His health is somewhat broken
down by the hard work of final ex-
aminations. and he has remained in
Nashville TO recuperate before again
entering on active practice.
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