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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

When the white men first arrived In
this country they found an aboriginal
population mainly sedentary aud agri-
cultural The Indians were mostly
farmers. peacefully disposed and dwell
ing in villages Predatory and nnscrnpu-
lous after The mRnnsr Of his kind. the
inrfudiug Caucasian drove them 70 war
and forrrd them tn sdopt rowing and
unsettled mode OF existence.
Corn was their principal ctop-a ce-
real unknown to Europe How ex-
tensively they grew IL may be judged
from the fact that I'm 1855 the British
destroyed 10000 acres OF maize plant
Ell by the Senecas.
The Indians of pre-Columbian days
pursued agriculture on a cooperative
plan. Large fields Of corn We're made
up 81 hundreds Of individual fields
The squaws stirred the fruitful earth
and planted the grain. At harvest
time the men and boys helped to gath
er the ripe ears
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
OBTAIN vAaNisH FROM TREE
China Has Source Of Valuable Supply,
But Its Poisonous Quality Limits
Its Use.

varnish IS produced in China from
tree commonly spoken ~ H. the var
nish tree, but known bOtanically as
rhus vernicifera, which is found in
abundance IN the mountains Of Hupeh,
KweichOw and Szechwan.
The yarnlsh Is taken from the tree
after II is about six inches in diameter
by tapping at intervals Of from five
to seven years. until the tree is fifty or
sixty years Of age. A gOOd-sized tree
will yield from five to seven pounds
Of varnish.
The natural color OF the crude var
nIsh as applied Is black. 1t is coz
sidered the most lndestructible varnish
known One popularity is that II hard
ems only In a moist atmosphere.
In China 1t is enormously known
among the foreign communities as
"Ningpo varnish." probably because
II first came into contact with foreign
trade there, writes Commercial At
tache Julian Arnold from Picking.
Many persons are poisoned when
they come into even atmospheric con-
tact with this vaFnish, which fact I'M
fortunately, reduces its trade posi-
billties enormously. As yet no meth
cd has been discovered whereby this
poisonous quality can be counteracted.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
Hollow Concrete.

According to the Bruckenbau, the
production of hollow concrete bodies
completely inclOsed, which has hither-
TO only been possible within certain
limits, is made easier by the new pat
ent system Of Stefan ROhm of Munich,
who proposes to inclOse block Of ice
of the required shape In concrete.
OF course, small openings or channels
would be left, by means of which the
thaw water could escape. In this way
1t is possible to produce not only
small concrete bodies with hollow CEN
ters but large ones as well. The pro-
eess Gan be Applied to ARTIFICIAL stone
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
indian, Were First psntIst,f

Why do Americans have the best
teeth in the world7 Why did the dam
dified kaiser insist on an American
dentist1 The Indians taught Us.
Dr. Marshall II. Saville Of Column
bus university digs into ruins, discov-
ers Long before Columbus was born,
even fifteen hundred years ago, the
Aztecs had perfected dentistry to an
art They filled cavities, made crowns
and bridge work. Aztec dudes had
conspicuous holes in their teeth filled
with gold "r turquoises- perfect At
ting Job as you could get today.
ven used coca, from which cocaine
Is extracted as local aneslhetic.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
SOME WISE GUY WAS sILAs
Bought Cold Bar Strictly According 10
Tradition, but Ne Wasn't R-'uS
Out MuCt

"S'las. I undcrstan yer WIZ down
ter NeW York Yesterday Wuz yer rob
bed while yer wuz therer
"NOt c.scTy Reuben; not ezac1y.
Yer see. # WIZ this way: wuz up ter
Times square an a young Teller Gums
mp ter me. an says. IL this Mr.. Sllas
from tn Cross RoadsT An ! says
Mebbe An he says, I'm John Doe.
My father KEEP tn bakery up there.
back In tn S0s. Mebbe yer don't re-
member me. but hOw's tn hull fam
ilyr | expected he wanted ter borrow,
an says, 'On account ov high prices,
ever'bOdy's lookin' thin. an seedy. an
no money: an he says he WIZ sorry
as he had jest got back from hIz mine
out west an he'd gold bar wuth sew
eral hundred dollars. which he hedn't
time ter get melted at tn mint an
wuz goln' fer ter let some friend ov
hIz hev II fer $50 cash. Says l. Cum
inter tn doorway AN whips 0ff'n my
roll tibet hunderd-dOllar Russian coun-
terfelt bill them circus folks Civ me,
an says. CIV me twenty in change
quick. which he did
when I got inter tn light. see hiz
twenty wuz same kind as my hunderd.
an ! says ter perliceman on tn cor
ner. Say. by heck feller tried ter
rob me awhllst ago An ne says, Did
he do etT an | says, No an he says,
What yer kIckln' about. by gosh Yer
better on than most peepul in this here
town, believe me. yer old hayseed ~
New York Evening Post.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
Practice Of Laying cornerstonsa.

At the northeast corner Of the Great
Pyramid Of Cheops Is a stone bigger
and more symmetrically cut than any
other in that gigantic structure. II Is
supposed TO have been meant as a
cornerstone"
The practice Of laying cOrnerstones
for important buildings Is certainly
very ancient. and many very old ones
have yielded most interesting relics
coins. documents, etc.-placed within
them evidently as memorials likely
TO be instructive to subsequent gem
eratiOns.
The Great Pyramid, which was de-
signed as Q tomb for monarch, was
expected to endure forever, and so its
cornerstone could not have been ex.
pected TO contain any such memora.
bllia.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
Peculiar Animals.

The rabbit, or hyraX, which is found
in Africa and Syria, is an interesting
and comparatively little-knOwn ami
NAL. Although 1t has hOofs, the sole
OF each foot is cup-shaped, so that
when it presses the edges of hOof
against a smooth surface 1t can form
a vacuum under the hOOf by raising
the center. Thus, using its feet as
suckers, 1t climbs trees with surpris-
ing facility. The large;eyed, lemur-
Ike creature called tarsier, native
Of the Malay islands and of the Phil
Ippines, n equally interesting. Its
toes end in suckers with which It can
climb even the smooth stems Of bam-
boo.-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
Mauld a. Worth Nearing.

Few dog stories would be so well
worth hearing, IL the dog could tell II,
as that Of Shep, a collie that belonged.
and that we hope still belongs, to
a family that lives on the upper Scioto
river, In Ohio. The family moved TO
the headwaters Of Smoky Hill river,
IN Kansas. They went by train to
Kansas City and the rest Of the way
by wagon. After a year they moved
back again TO their old home in Ohio.
but left Shep with q neighbor In Kan
sss. Eight weeks later the dog. "as
thin as a rail- and somewhat footsore,
walked into the house on the SclOtO.
he had travelled 500 miles.-Youth's
Companion.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
LIBERTY.

The health of this community is
very good at present.
The people of this section are
certainly proud of their thew State
high school here at Liberty. 1t is
just about completed and school
win begin October 18th, and on the
14th they will have a program and
will lay the corner stone. Every
body invited to come out and spend
the day and bring dinner and rejoice
with the children. Don't forget the
day, October 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Shelton are
the proud parents of little baby
girl at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Harris and
two little sons, Robert and James,
of near Vernon. spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Ferguson.
Mr.. H. E. Shelton and Mr.. J. X.
Ferguson spent Friday and Satug-
day in Columbus on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hudson and
two little girls, of Ethelville, spent
Sunday near Andrews Chapel with
relatives.
The many friends of Mr.. Dan
Redus viii be sorry to know that
some thief stole a nice young mule
from his barn one night last week.
They haven't found the mule yet.
The young people enjoyed a sing
ing Sunday night m the home Of
Mr., Phillip Shelton.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

There is legend among the negroes
Of South Carolina that hack In the old
pirate days Captain Kidd and Cap
tain Morgan and the others used to
sail up the Savannah river and bury
their stolen doubloOns and pieces OF
eight In the sands Of the cypress
swhmps. A fortune teller once came
through and for consideration NJ $25
each agreed to tell the negroes just
where the gold was buried He COL
lected several hundred dollars, and
then with n great deal OF ceremony
staked out as many locations In the
sand rs he had customers. He then
told them very solemnly to come to
that spot in the light OF the moon,
stand directly over the stake and dig
ut the end Of their shadow Then he
sailed away on river steamer. And
he never came back
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
Perhaps Snakes couIdnt Get rhers

WhS are there no snakes In Ire
land? The answer is: Because
snakes had their cradle elsewhere and
couldn't cross the Irish sea. They
originated, apparently, In Asia and
spread easily over Europe, and got
across in considerable numbers into
Great Britain, by aid of now sub
merged Gland bridge" but the Irish
sea was too deep for that kind OF
bridge. and so snakes and toads never
reached the Emerald isle. and few
reptiles of any kind succeeded in get
ting there. 1t is an old saying that
"God is good to the Irish."-7ChicagO
American.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
lot Weather---ice
Tea.

True economy consists in obtain
u what you want at a fair price;
Ee is no economy in buying cheap,
|, mon stuff, particularly does this
yy to tea. Golden Gate Teas-all
ators-are high grade; full flavor,
cest quality, packed in flavor
I, moisture-tight cartons, six va
.es, Ceylon, Japan, 0olong, Gun
Her, English Breakfast, Black and
n. All make delicious drinks,
her hot or iced.
ae pound Of Japan tea will make
cups; one pound Of Ceylon Tea
make 400 cups; both are good;
er cost to exceed Ia of q cent
cup. II you have not done so,
Ieylon as an iced beverage. You
be delighted; it is flavory, rich,
clean, economical and healthy;
try it as a hot drink; its excel
will surprise you.
, have the sole agency for Co
is Of Golden Gate Teas, Coffees,
S and Flavoring Extracts.
J. H. STEVENS & SON
s93. The Main ST. GrOcerA.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
DISPATCH
REGuLAR ELEcTION cALLED.

REGULAR ELECTION CALLED.
The election commissioners of
Lowndes county have issued a for
NAL call for the regular November
elections in this county, and appoint
ed officers to conduct the same. The
election will be held on the fourth
day Of November 1t will be merely
a formal election of the nominees
of the Democratic party who were
selected in the August primaries,
their selection at that time being
tautamount to election.
Following is the formal order
railing the election:
Pursuant to law, notice is here
by given that a General Election
will be held on Tuesday, the fourth
(4th) day of November, 1919, at
the different voting preciact in
Lowndes County Mississippi, for
the purpose of electing all State,
District, County and Beat Officers
for the quadriennial period begin
aing on January LIST, 1920. At sad
election none but qualified electors
will be allowed to vote and all of the
laws, rules and regulations pertain
ing TO general elections will apply
TO same The following officers are
hereby appointed 10 conduct same:
District l-Caledoria: julie An
drews, r. +. l.. Smith. Jim Dodson,
Jim Baxter and w. M. Ottley,
Clerks.
District 2-North Columbus: J.
H. Beard, ]. M. Morgan, S. M. Nash,
Judges; D. NJ Moseby and Will
Meek, Clerks. South Columbus: r.
e. Mahon, X. r. Banks, r. A. Car
son, Judges; f. d. Ellis, L. C. Flynn,
Clerks.
District 3-0ld Zion: f. M. Vau-
gun, J. c. Golding, S. T. Sparks,
Judges w. c. Boyd and II. L. Davis
Clerks. Mt. Vernon: r. B. Miller,
W. F. Tennison r. W. Reeves, Jud-
! ges; w. d. Bishop, and c. j. Chris
lopher, Clerks; Steens; w. NJ.
Smith, o. P. Brown, Jas. Hughson,
urges; Ross Griffin and H. C.
0dom, Clerks.
District 4-Trinity: J. r. w. Hair
ston J. N. Bailey, j. l.. Pratt, Jud-
ges; r. o, Hardy and p. c. L. Cox,
Clerks; Crawford A. ]. Erwin, Jr.,
j. o. Hinkle, G, W. Hairston, Jud-
ges; G. G. Williams. and p. /. Per-
kins, Clerks.
District D Artesia- N. D. Guerry,
S. 7. Pilkington, Saunders Wilbourn,
Judges, J N. Roberts and Oscar
Mcllwah Clerks. Thomas Store:
7. X. Thomas, j. NJ Salter, T. X.
Swoope, Judges; Albert Herring
and J. d Watson, Clerks; May
hew: n G. Fort, f. c. Smith, w.
Il, Castle, Judges; r B Thrower
and r. f. Askew Clerks.
The Judges of said election are
hereby authorized to appoint such
'fifcers to fill any place that may
e vacant
j. S. Marx,
J. II. Brickeu
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
YOU LOSE MONEY

If you do not read the list of speci-
al Bargains in Suits and Dresses
at Simon Loeb & Bro.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

Dispatch ads are Winrers.
Dispatch eds are winners.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05
See w. L. Holt, expert
n his line-with Robin
on Motor Car Co.
Yor CANNor AFroRp

miss seeing the special, in Sujst
ld Dresses offered by,
Simon Loeb & Bro.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

See j. l.. Mashburn,
xpert in his line-with
ObinsOn Motor Car Co.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

Dispatch ads are winners
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-05

Dispatch ads are winners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08

of the hole Johnston had two strokes
left for half, which meant the match,
but his run-up putt landed his ball di-
rectly behind Walsh's, a dead Stymie,
but when measured, it was found that
the two balls were within six inches and
therefore Walsh had to play out, which
he did, and the match ended Johnston
one up.
This was a very close finish indeed for
a 36-hole match. Great credit is due
Walsh, as he has had hard matches all
through" this tournament, having to 90
20 holes in order to beat his man on the
second round, and also had to 60 10 holes
to beat his man in the semi.final and
then carried his man to the last hole in
the 36-hole finish. Great credit is also
due the champion, for it is not very long
since Johnston returned from France
and of course has not had the practice
the rest of his eliminates have had.
The final of the second eight ended
Saturday also, L. r. Hutchinson being
the winner, having defeated r. Wright
three up and two to play. Wright put
up great showing in this second eight
las he beat ont some players who have
been at the game much longer than he
has, and the scores he made were the
best he has ever done.
: The scores which were made in the
final for championship were as follows;
Johnston 40, 81, 81, 81; Walsh, 81, 81
SO, 81. 1t may be mentioned that 81 il
DOGGY for the Barre course,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
He Defeated Walsh in Sharp
Competition at the Barre
Golf Club Links
MATCH WAS ENDED
ON THE LAST HOLE
Large Crowd of People Fol
lowed the Match With
Great Interest

The annual championship of the Barre
Golf club was brought to finish on Sat
urday afternoon when William John
ston, ex.state champion, defeated Ed.
Walsh, present holder of the Barre
championship, by one up in the 36-hole
final. In spite of the rain that fell on
Saturday, there was large crowd of
people, which goes to show the hold the
game of golf is taking in Barre.
At the end of the first round, Walsh
was two up on Johnston, but early in
the second round the match was all even,
and it kept that way for quite few
holes; then one would take the lead and
then the other Both players were off
on their driving little, Johnston, if
anything, taking little lead on the
drives.
AT the end Of the third round. John.
ston was one up on Walsh; then he took
the first and second hole on the last
round, leaving him three up and seven
to 90. However, Walsh was not done
vet anu tuitlN Dttth w NtlC NAilih iohC hit
sunk l5-foot putt for the hole. John
stbn won the next hole and looked as if
he was to win the fifth, also, but on this
green again Walsh sank long putt for
a two, which won the hole That left
the match, Johnston two up and -four
to 80.
They halyed the next and then also
the seventh. Then Walsh won the
eighth, Johnston having missed a short
putt for the half, which would have fin.
ished the match.
There was some excitement on the
last hole, as both failed to reach the
green on their drive Wash's ball lay
on a fiat piece Of rock and his second
shot just got inside the green. Johnston
pitched his second short Walsh had
only the one chance left, as he had Il
sink about 25-foot putt. Some deep
breaths were drawn by those around the
green as his putt rolled towards the hole
and it looked as if he had done the need.
full, but his ball stopped short on the lip
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
MIGHT PURCHASE PHILIPPINES.
Ianan Could Thus Allow for Expansion
Of Her Population.

Toxic, Sept. Correspondence OF me
Associated Press The suggestion that
Japan purchase the Philippine ISLANDS
from the United States and the Dutch
Fast Indies from Holland az means OF
solving the problem Of Japans ever
growing population is made by writer
in the Herald of Asia, CONSERVATIVE
Japanese weekly journal. The writer
contends Japan is bound to expand ter
ritorially al she is expanding in popula.
zion Pointing out that the population
has more than doubled in the last OF
years. being now over 57000,0OO, he estl'
mates that at the same rate o. increase
tho population will in another % years
have reached ll4,000,0OO.
II is not too much to hope he argues
that "some day justice and destiny vii
decide that ali the islands on this side q q
the Pacific, north of the equator, VIII
come under the jurisdiction OF Japan.
He asks the question whether America
intends to keep out japanese emigrant'
and stilI hold the Philippines permanent
IL. If not, why should she not some
day sell them to Japan! he adds
aHaying closed her own doors to th'
Iapanese. this would be gracious ac'
On her mart and one that would be bu'
naturally expected from country boast
ing Of so much philanthropy ana Chris
tian altruism.'
As for the Dutch East Indies, the ar
ticle contends the inhabitants are more
akin to the Japanese than to HOLLAND
and that Japan could administer tn
islands with greater benefit on the who'll
to the people and to herself than conl,
Holland. which, moreover, is SINAI
country untroubled with surplus popuia
ton.
II is pointed out also that the Dutei
East Indies form the southern line o
.Japan's defenses and that more thai
once the independence of these island
has made them menace to her SAFETY
After remarking that the Japanese a
not like TO settle in cold climates ilh
Hokkaido or Siberia, the writer con
| cludes: Certainly it would be better q
lei Japan have them than to let then
PASS into other hands, contingency tina
Iapan could not contemplate. Their
was no surprise when America purchases
/ the Danish West Indies. There shoul'
he no surprise if Japan should purchas
che Dutch East Indies. Were Japan ono
IN command of the Sunda straits 81
could slacken her naval program and Zee
~ ease both as to defenses and popuia
| ton for all time to come
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
PREHISTORIC GIANT" A FAKE,
Figure of Man Was Made by Prison
Inmate in Spare Time.

jackson, Mich, Sept. S.--Twenty or
20 years ago. when jackson prisons in.
dustries were not so numerous, Jimmie
feathers spent a few years within its
walls and finding time hanging heavily
on his hands, modelled human images for
pastime. AT the end Of his sentence he
had quite collection of dummies" and
these disappeared with him. One of
them, Jimmies prehistoric mar" was
unearthed Friday in Patrolman Oscar
Nierman's backyard.
This was the explanation put forward
Saturday as to the origin of Norman S
find which several persons, after a hasty
examination, declared was The petriied
BODY of man, II feet and seven inches
in height.
News Of the find brought many sci
entists to jackson Saturday, a dozen OF
them from the University Of Michigan,
and one look at the giant" constituted
their investigation. They sought not to
learn more Of the ancient race it repre-
sented. but how it came to be planted
in Niermans yard
Then some old residents remembered
feathers and his dummies" and Prof
Campbell Benner accepted the solution OF
the mystery Michigan's glacial surface
composition, the scientists declared, pre-
cludes "prehistoric finds dating back
more than several hundred years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
APPOINTMENT SATISFACTORY.
H Percival Dodge First U. S. Minister
to New Kingdom.

Belgrade, Sept 7 Correspondence Of
the Associated Press appointment of
H. Percival Dodge as frst minister Of
the United States to the kingdom Of the
Serbs, the Croats and Slovenes, has
caused general satisfaction to members
of the diplomatic corps and Americans
here in view of his handling Of affairs
during the difficult period that followed
the liberation of Serbia and the organ
ization of the new kingdom of Jugo-
Slavia.
Mr.. Dodge, who has been here for some
time as American special agent and
charge d'affaires, has held posts in Al
RIGA. Asia and Latin America, as well as
in Europe. He is 40 years old, grad,
uate of Harvard, and a lawyer as well
as diplomat He was in Berlin several
wears as secretary of embassy Subse-
0uently he became secretary OF embassy
at Toxic and in 1908 was appointed en-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08

voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiarv to Salvador Later he went IN
the same capacity to Morocco and in
1910 became chief of the division of
Latina American affairs in the depart
ment of state. In 1911 he went to Pan
anna as minister In 1914 he was secre-
tary for the United States at the A. B.
c. conference
When the war broke out Mr.. Dodge
went to France as a special agent OF the
state department to aid the American
ambassador in looking after German and
Austrian interests. He was member of
the Breckenridge mission organized to
rescue Americans who were stranded IN
Europe because of the war and which
spent 81 100000 in gold for this purpose.
In July, 1917, he was sent as special
agent and charge d'affaires to the Island
OF Corfu, where the ministry of foreign
affaires of Serbia had located, and re-
manned there until the changing fortunes
of Serbia made possible the return OF
the government. to Belgrade.
Soon after Serbia's liberation, Mr.
Dodge came to Belgrade, travelling by
way of Ragus and Sarajevo, and arriv-
ing in the capital on Dec. 9, 1918. Con
ditions here were very unsettled at that
time. There was a great shortage Of
fuel and food and for several months the
minister and his family lived amid pio-
neer conditions.
Just before Christmas the American
Red Cross arrived from Salonik and
Mr.. Dodge aided in the beginning and
extension of it's relief activities, In the
half year that followed Mr. Dodge wit
messed the birth and growth of the new
kingdom of Jugo- Slavia. He speaks
German, French and Italian fuently and
diverts himself by long walks.
Mrs. Dodge, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral Adams, United States navy IRE.
tired and their l2-year old daughter,
Alice, are here with him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
JAPANESE NOT WITHDRAWING.
Will Keep Troops in Siberia, Says Japa-
nese War Office.

Toxic, Friday, Sept. (by the Asso-
ciated Press Japan is not planning to
withdraw troops from Siberia, according
to an official statement issued at the
war Office.
Far from considering the withdrawal
Of the troops from Siberia" the state
ment SAYS, conditions there may neees-
state the sending OF achievements to
that country"