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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-06
COMING THIS WAY.
A Letter of Inquiry Shows the Work of
Glimpses of Maury.

Letter of Inquiry shows the Work of
Glimpses of Maury.
The following letter was received
yesterday by Mr.. w. G. Jones and
handed TO the HERALD for publica-
ton. Before handing the letter to US
Mr.. Jones showed il to u gentleman
who has farm for sale, and WAS
Offered liberal commission TO make
the sale to- this customer; but he de-
clined, saying he had gotten out the
Glimpses of ALauIy for the benefit OF
the public Ms well as himself, and he
thought the public WAS entitled to the
letter.
We publish the letter n full, that
any of our readers having farm for
sale may address the inquirer in their
OW II behalf. The letter shows what
advertising is worth to a community,
aud it shows that this community
has made a great mistake in not get
ting out second edition of this
pamphlet. We. need more people
and more money in this county. Adj
vertising will bring them. Then we
will have everything under the sun
that the heart can desire. For good
society, for health, for climate, for
agricultural and stock purposes this
is the finest spot on earth. We all
know these facts, and know them TO
be facts. But the world does not
All that is needed TO settle this
county ss thickly as it should be ard
Juadruple the price OF cur lands, II to
advertise and keep advertising to the
world, the fActs-tbe natural honest
advantages and resources. AS Mr..
Jones wrote in answer to the letter:
"This is Gods country. 1t grows
IL, 81, n
that is bad. Small pOX, yellow fever
and cholera have been brought here,
but the germ dies as sCon as it comes
in contact with our climate, our
linse-4EOne a8d our pare wafer. Co
t141diq Aas sapY bad arg S9AtaS3tc
OF 9qs kizp9
The letter reads IS follows:
DAVID CITY, NIB. Aug. 2e
Mr. w. c. JONES - Str:-AsviDg
received q pamphlet, "Glimpkes OF
Maury County" 1 thought 1 would
write to you concerning land and
prices in your county. A little less
than q year ago took trip through
Tennessee and was very favorAbly
impressed with parts OF the state, but
did not look around as much as l
wished, on account OF q severe attack
Of la grippe. Desiring TO locate in q
milder climate than here in Ne
braska, / have disposed of most of
my property here and expect BOON to
take another trip through the South
in search OF q suitable location.
What can good farm lands be bought
for, within from one to five miles of
Columbia? Enclosed find stamp for
reply. Please address
GEORGE H. HUMMER,
box 224 DAVID CITY, NEB.
p. S.-Does malaria or malarIal
fever prevail in your locality?
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Col. Cox's Speech.

Col. n. Y. Cox spoke to large and
attentive audience at the Courthouse
here to-day. He was st his best, and
his speech was able and eloquent,
yet plain, clear and practical. He
began by assuring bis audience that
he had no words of abuse for any one,
that he wished TO address the reason
and Judgment and rot prejud ce.
He then followed with splendid
presentation of the principles OF
Democracy, showing that they Were
the only i.uI.e of the agricultural ele-
ments who comprise the main body
OF our people. Referring II the tariff,
he said some people declared they
ware tired OF having it dI-ruAreu-
He did not believe thy would be il
they realized how they were being
robbed by it.
When man is putting his hand
into my pocktt said the Colonel
"takiug my money and putting it in
TO his own, l never get tired of re-
senting it," The financial condition
OF the country ~aud the Force bill
were handled in very able manner.
The speech gave great satisfaction
and WAS warmly aPpiauded through
out.
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OVER THE COUNTY.

Esquire ]. N. Byers, of the GlantOn
Chapel neighborheJd was right bad
ly, but not dangerously hurt last
week, by his bore falling OH him.
The energetic farmers are busy
about their fall work. Some of the
farmers are cutting and stacking
their corn-others pulling fodder,
blowing up stuble land and sowing
wheat.
Mr.. Hammond, who lives on Car
ter's Creek, near Dark's Station, has
a fine watermelon patch. The vines
and melons are growing thickly over
10 acres of ground.
G. w. MahOn, near CaFter's Greek
Station, sold field of his growing
corn at $1,75 per barrel.
The school at Dark's Mills num-
bers AZ PUPILS.
Howard Institute at Mt. Pleasant
has opened with l12 pupils, and as
many more are expected.
Several new dwelling houses are
being erected at Mt. Pleasant, and a
general air of Improvement pervades
the town. Their New Academy is
the quickening cause. ~
An extra list of premiums for the
Floral Hall exhibits has been added by
the Fair directors to those published
in the catalogues. The ladies are
requested to use their best efforts to
make this department of the Fair the
best we have ever had.
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WEST END NOTES.

Miss Mary Blackburn returned
home Saturday evening. after spend
ing several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. NJ. B. Parham, III Chattanooga,
Col. and Mrs. J. J. Vertreea, OF
Nashville, returned home yesterday
evening, after a short visit to Mr..
VIM. Park.
Lieut.. w. n. Hughes, L. s. A, has
returned from FIT. Leavenworth, Kan,
where he went to take part in rifle
target contest.
Last Saturday morning a pair of
mules attached to a wagon became
frightened on the Hampshire pike
near the Arsenal and ran away. The
driver, Luster Perry, colOreG, was
thrown from the wagon and two OF
the wheels passed over his right arm
and hand. His arm was badly
mashed and two of his fingers were
broken.
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER.

A C5rrespondent Hits the Court House
Farmer Right Between the Eyes.
EDITOR HERALD:-Away with
demagogues who come like wolves
in Sleeps clothing!
To protect the people against .plu-
tocraoy is one thing, and to brighten
away capital that gives life to indus
try is quite another. The needs and
desires of the people are being taken
advantage of to prejudice their
minds as we'll as their votes against
all classes in better circumstances
than themselves. The very money
the masses are working to obtain Is
painted in colors that would make
them hate it. Without the power OF
money all industries and enterprises
for the public good must lie dor
mant.
Capital is the great need of the
South to-day. A very common error
of those who rail against wealth is to
overlook the benefits constantly be-
slowed on others besides the pos
SCISSOR of it. No man can afford to
keep his wealth to himself. To be
productive it must circulate and give
employment to number of people.
Doubtless there are many selfish
''plutocrats :" still we who are poor
would do well to go slow and not
Judge all capitalists harshly becaus
they have wealth.
Will the chronic grumbler-who
saws he is a farmer and spends. three
days of the week trying to hold up
our model courthouse, talking sub
treasury and free silver and who
is posted on all the likes, dislikes
and needs of the dear peOple-tell us
what the South needs more than
capital and plenty of it to develop
our great county, blessed above all
others in climate, water aud water
power, timber, minerals, variety and
fertility of soil?
Think on these things, ye railers
against wealth, and let us do all we
can to make our native land more
pleasant, beautiful and attractive
both for ourselves and for others
We can have capitalists among us
and still be free men, happy and
prosperous. Better be chat than
slaves to poverty, fanaticism, politi:
real cranks, chronic office seekers and
men who would sell their country
for a mess of pottage. G. w. II.
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Andrews Dots.

ANDREWS, Sept. 3.-As it has been
quite a while since we have seen any
thing in your columns from this place,
and thinking it most TOO prominent a
community not to be represented, we
will endeavor TO give few dots to the
HERALD's many sppreciative readers,
though we know we can in no wise
equal our predecessor, "NoVice," who
moved away from US some months ago.
But we will do the best we can at item
iZing.
Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, of Bear Creek,
spent several days of last week with
relatives in this neighborhood.
Mr.. T. w. Sowell and family spent
last Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Estes.
Miss Annie White, OF Columbia, spent
last week with her aunt, Mrs. w. +.
Scott.
Mrs. Mollie Barker spent one day last
week with Mrs. S. +. Dyer.
Mr.. Luther Andrews visited friends at
Pennington the first of last week.
Miss Leah Davis spent last Saturday
and Sunday with relatives OH Bear
Little Florence Ferguson has been
quite sick, but is very much improved
at present.
Mrs. w. H. Davis is having chills, and
we learn that Mrs. John Smith is also
quite sick with chills.
The protracted meeting will begin at
Union Grove the Bird Lords Day in this
month, conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Stephens, of X edrOn.
Mr.. Guss Watson, one of our energetic
farmers, speaks of moving to Texas
SOOH.
Mesdames Birdie Adhesion and Min
ME Watson have returned home after a
weeks visit to X. II. Long and family,
of Pennington. They were called there
to the bedside of their brother Eddie
Long, who departed this life Friday
evening Sept. Ind, after an illness Of
about two weeks. He leaves a devoted
father and mother and two sisters to
mourn his loss. We deeply sympathize
with the bereaved ones in this, the sad
est of all their Affections. Mrs. Long is
at present in our community.
sssGYPsY MAID.
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year,, are equally as bad. \ little
better looking than their Mexican or
TeXss brothers, yet fully rs worthless
and invariably more or less diseased.
Surely q law should be enacted TO
protect US against such evils.
There never WAS II country whose
prosperity depended de-ply on any
one product, but that the people al
that country did not, by legislative
enactment and individual co-Opera-
ton, do all in their power to foster
and protect this industry. On the
Island of Jersey q foreign COW will
not be allowed to land alive-yet we
not only buy, year after year, worth
less stock to nIingle with our own,
but, il the Mexicans cannot bring
them over fast enough, some of our
own people, i'll whom the Natural
law OF like seeking like" is so
strongly imSedded: go over after
them for the satisfaction Of making
n few dollars on them.
This has become serious question.
1t is one which we are inclined TO
believe affects, at least remotely, the
farmer and the stOck-ralser. This
being true, we hope some of our
faTmer-Alliance friends who are anX-
ious to pass some beneficial law on
the class legislation basis, will take
the matter IN hand and rub off, in
this winters session OF the legisla-
ture, the keen and wiry edge OF their
precipitous ambition against the
rear end OF this Mexican scrub i'm
p5rtatiou question. In which event
may heaven he p the best man!
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DepositiOns Adjourned.

No more dispositions will be taken
in the case of J. K. Farrell ct ais
against the Louisville & Nashville r
r. until the 18th inst. At that time
the examination of the numerous
witnesses who have been summoned
will be resumed before II. l.. Hend-
ley. In the meantime the counsel of
the railroad will look up and verify
their schedule of rates and submit
them to the counsel for the plaintiffs
who will submit counter statement
in case they are not s0kisfed: PIOof
will be taken On all .u6ins upon
which an &4aAubs0t 4RsfiftH yet be
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Mexican Stock.

The live stock interests of Tonnes
see have suffered q great deal in the
past ten years by the introduction OF
Mexican and inferior Texas stock in
to the State. Every scrub from the
borders of Mexico that comes into
our midst, sets the value of our stock
back just that much; not stopping
at Immediate damage, it actually
damages the future interests of our
stock by the introduction of this
worthless element into the blood ele-
ments of the future.
The Mckinley Bill made a faint
effort to protect US from Mexican
stock, especially jacks and jennets,
by imposing q duty on all brought in
to this country across the border;
but when it comes to simon pure
diplomacy and q stAtescraft equal to
any emergency, the average Mexican
breeder of diminutive acks and
ponies, whose untAmed spirits the
Judgment Of SOdom and Gomorrah
would fail to subdue, is equal to any
and all emergencies, and instead Of
looking for flaw in the law he ~ex-
ponds the force OF his peculiar genius
in seeking q flaw in the boundary
line somewhere, over which he may
pilot his parodies on nature.
In addition to the breeding back
wardn element in the nature Of such
stock a. this, there is still another
and s more serious trouble in their
Introduction here; and that is the
great danger to the live stock inter-
ests by the contagious and other dis
eases they invariably bring. And in
this respect the Montana and Wyo-
ming horses which have been
brought in here so freely for several
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Death OF G. |. Lane,

Mr.. G. /. Lane died yesterday at
his home near Lasea, in the 18th
district, from heInOTrhAge OF the
bowels. Mr.. Lane WAS n well known
farmer, about 81 years old, and his
loss will be sadly mOurned. His re-
mains will be inferred at the Lee
burying ground this afternoon about
$3.50 O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Derryberry
conducting the religious exercises.
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. Mrs. NaInte B5Nr died at her resi-
'denee on bHA~ EseR S~qIday,
of consumption, Ut &ss advanced age
OF 80 years and g months She was
the sister Of Mr.. Sam Butler, with
whom she lived, and was the mother
of Mrs. Jones Of Pulaski and Mrs.
Augusta VOORHEES,, Her remains will
be inferred at the family burial
ground near her home tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. 7. J.
Duncan will conduct the funeral
services
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COLUMBIA HERALD.
Personal.

Mrs. NJ. P. Branch has returned to
Nashville.
Horace FriereOn is here, talking
insurance.
SaIn Holding went to Nashville to-
>Ny on legal business.
Mrs. Kimberley has returned from
visit to Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Willie Lipscomb is visiting
friends in Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. J. r Adams returned from
Perdita Bay Saturday evening.
Mrs. P II. SOuthail has returned
from u visit to friends III Pulaski.
H. Lipscomb, who is handling
lumber aJ Trenton is at home on
visit.
Rev. ]. r. Goodloe has returned
from n three weeks visit TO Giles
County.
Six young ladies came in from Mis-
sissippi this morning 10 enter The
Institute.
Miss Turney, daughter OF Judge
Peter Turn V, mas entered the Insu-
.uie ii p. phi
Miss Poston, daughter Of the
David PostOn of Memphis. is a pupil
at the Institute.
Miss Maud Walker is back from
Nashville, where she has beou visit
ing for some time.
Adolph Hoover, of Atlanta, Ga, is
visiting the family Of frank Cox,
Thirteenth street.
Mrs. H. l.. White and son William,
have returned from visit To rela-
tives in Nashville.
+. Il. Leftwich and wife, who We're
60, hi l,aN
returned to Memphis.
Mr. john Williams and Mrs. w. P.
Williams, OF Clarksuale, Mics, are
visiting friends here.
Mrs. JnO. Coleburn returned to Mt.
Pleasant this morning, after short
visit to relatives here.
Miss Bessie and Willie Mai Cecil
leave this evening for Nashville, 10
attend DR.. Prices school.
Mrs. E. *. Chapman is very low
with fever at the residence Of her
brother, Capt. ]. H. RUSSELL.
DIR. Beckett has returned from his
Staten Island home, where he has
been spending the summer.
Miss LizziesKey, daughter of eX-
Post Master General Key, is one of
the new pupils at the Institute.
Miss Della Martin returned to
Parks Station Saturday evening, after
short visit to the Misses Barker.
E. D. Gordon, who has been visit
ing relatives here for several days, re-
turned te Memphis this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pe:way left for
Nashville Saturday evening, after
spending several days with relatives
here.
Geo. E. McKennOn, of the firm of
McKeunon Bros, Il Anderson, has
returned from his Eastern trip TO
buy goods.
Mrs. S. w. Warfield has returned
from visit to Florence; she was ac-
colnpanied home by her mother
Mrs. Brown.
@. G.. Ussery has returned from
visit to Kansas City, and has gone TO
Birmingham to resume his business
st that place.
Miss Lizzie Medley, daughter of Mr..
Green Medley, has returned from a
two months visit 10 her uncle at
Lawrenceburg.
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A brakeman Seriously Injured.

Early this morning brakeman for
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
while attempting to couple some cars
in the yard at Franklin, was accident
~ ierked under the wheels, which
passed over his left arm and leg
breaking them both and injuring
him internally.
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School Books Cheap.

HE stock of books and school SUP
plies of the OBJ firm OF Fesey q
Hffsall muse' be closed ouh Pheir
debts must be paid and L have
marked the stock down low. Have
both new and second hand books to
sell and many can be had at less than
half or first cost. Don't buy until
you have priced these books.
&. w. WITHERSPOON,
sept2- wAf-t. Trustee.
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TR0TWO0D'S IALk.
Interesting to Farmer. breeders and
Dairymeh
Facts, Figures and Information o
General Interest to- the Country
SeEtleman.

At the better roads" convention
held at Des Moins, Iowa, the other
day, 800 delegates We're enrolled. 1t
was strongly urged that the General
Government should aid in the i'm
provement of the roads of the coun-
try under the constitutional prOVis-
ion giving Congress the right 10 es-
tablish post roads. 1t was a large
and inf; entail meeting.
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WALKER SUES SHAW.

A Law Suit Growing Out of n Shooting
Scrape.
Sam Walker has brought suit in
the Circuit Court against Tom Shaw
for $4,000 damages. He claims this
amount for the injuries done him by
Shaw in shooting him several weeks
ago. Geo. G. Taylor represents
Walker. The case will come up be-
fore the next term of the court, which
begins here next Monday.
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Died.

Evan Dial died at o'clock yester-
day morning at his home in South
Columbia, of StrangulatlOn aged ten
years. The remains were taken to
Culleoka this morning for interment.
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Notice TO Contractors.

Bids will be received by me until
Saturday September 18th 1892, for
buflding q new. Catholic church in
this city. Plans and specifications
can be seen at the City Hall. The
right to reject any and all bids is re-
served. JAMES FRIEL.
san2 DIT witt
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Farm for Rent for 1888,

1 have q good farm OF 200 acres,
lying one-half mile of Goodwin Sta
ton and same distance from Santa
Fe turnpike, for rent fOrs1S93.
J. T.. VOORHEES,.
aug 80 d wed.fri-w fri.tues.
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while ton OF coal casts alta at five
dollars This j., theoretically. all
right; hut it strikes us there will be a
lot of grumbling in the cold mornings
when the man Of the house, in thin
attire, brings out his pot Of molasses
and kindling-wood and attempts TO
start his fire.
Mighty few city folks know what
real sweet corn il. After il has been
hawked and hauled about for TWO or
three days it is a corn corpse. The
way to eat sweet corn is to put il N
the pot five minutes after il ia pulled
from the stalk. This is one of the priv
ileges enjoyed by the farmer.
Thirty-two of the stalls at South
Side are completed and all the fences.
President Farrell says he has ordered
q covered way built from the upper
promenade OF the grand-etand 70 the
upper story of the floral nall, so that
ladies may pass over without going
down stairs. This is a much needed
addition.
Speaking of the Hal Pointer and
Direct race, the Borseman says:
Hal Pointer and Direct appeared
according 10 programme auQ paced
six heats, one of which was dead
heat. Their performance was the
only disappointment OF the entire
meeting. The association had
strained every nerve TO make the
inaugural occasion a great and sensa-
tiOnal one, and with that emo in view
offered n special purse of So 600 fer
these horses, and it was confidently
expected, considering the msgniti-
cent traCk and perfect weather (cOn-
ditiOns which lowered the records of
many other good ones here), that they
would make not only phenomenal
time, but would lower the worlds
record. To the disgust of 10000 PeO-
pie who witnessed the event they
paced six listless and embarrassing
heats, as the summary shows. The
people were loud in their deuuncia-
ton of such an exhibition for go
liberal purse, and it is the universal
opinion Of all that specials should be
eliminated from the programmes in
the future, as they almost invariably
defeat the purpose for which they
are intended"
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Notes, News ana Comment.
A mOngrel is a mixture.

Clover hulling is now the order OF
the day.
A good many mules are being fat
tened now.
Farmers should keep their barns
insured some.
We doubt if 2:O6 will stop Flying
Jib. says The Hub.
Work is being done on nearly all
the pixies. They need it.
There are a great many thresher
engines now in the country.
Hal Pointer seems to improve with
age, says the Spirit OF the Hub.
Flying Jib got his name from his
owner, who is retired sea captain.
Nature balances herself; last year a
drought, this year too much rain.
Do people have to discount your
promises? If so, at what per cent?
We believe Pointer can go in 2:O3
on the Independence or the Columbia
kite.
Old farmers say it takes plenty of
humble bees to make coed clover
seed.
There is not much improvement
in the price of wheat. Corn holds its
own.
Mr.. J. q. Coates, of DemOpolis, Ala,
is here to-day buying lot of good
horses.
Col. wv. s. Ridley shipped two car
loads OF mules to New Orleans this
morning.
Col. J. w. & Ridley shipped two
car kstis q &ne mNks to NeW or
leBnfs thy morning.
Jhdae Woodland bought sixty head
of fine cattle from Alexander 81
Vaughn this morning.
We are of the opinion that Direct
will pace in 1904 or better before the
season closes, says The Hub.
J.-W. Howard shipped three car
loads of mules to Martin, Thompson
& CO., of New Orleans, yesterday.
The pet-stock business around
Columbia seems to be improving.
There are many chicken and dog
fanciers here.
Mr.. Dock Johnson is doing first
class work on the Bigbyville pike.
1t will soon be well graveled.
Why should a hog be fattened in a |
foul-smelling pen? No need for it. |
This is cholera year.
II some gifted genius will only |
tell us how to keep fresh tomatoes |
after frost, we will be happy. They |
say it can be done.
There has been more rain fallen |
since January first than has fallen in |
the same length OF time in this |
country in thirty years.
1t is feared by some that the !
cholera will interfere with the work. |
ings of the Worlds Fair. The cattle
and dairymen are now ready with
their stock.
A new method for preserving milk |
for shipment to large cities is now |
being used by wholesale dairymen.
1t consists in heating it up to 167 |
degrees and as suddenly cooling il. |
1t u thus sterilized and will keep |
much longer.
Diablo, q three-year-old PAGER by |
Charles Derby, 2:20, took q record OF |
2:l4X in . race out in California re-
Gently. The dam of DIablo is Bertha, |
\ sister to G. P. brakes stallion |
BAyArd Wilkes, trial 2:15L, by
The first Monday of September
this year does not show so many
sugar mules on our streets for sale as
have been seen in former years, but
they are bringing fairly good prices.
They are selling at from $135 to 3165
per head.
Down in Louisiana it is said they
are thinking of burning mOlssses for
fuel. A ton of mOlssses on planta-
ton is said to cost 1888, and contains
~ per cent Of cArbOnaceous matter,