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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
ethan one live burglar. ;.

ethan one live burglar .
Slowly we mounted the crealiing
stairs till just as reached the top "a tall
man, clad in light gray suit stepped
out from the room, confronting me. A
smothered shrek from Anne was for
moment the only sound that broke the
stiffness.
The light from my candle shone full
upon the intruder's face, and l saw that
he was young, good looking and unmis-
takably a gentleman. Anne, too must
have seen rs much, for l heard her scut-
Ting down the stairs behind me much
faster than she came up, evidently
mindful OF her costume.
Curiously enough, did not think of
my own appearance, but stood stock
still, staring at the man, who stared
back at me for fully two minutes, then
lifted his hat and said courteously:
81 beg your pardon, but have L tie
honor of addressing Miss Blake?"
bowed dumbly, wondering what en-
earth he would say next.
"Then, he went on pleasantly, 81
owe YOU an apology for my unceren;o-
nious intrusion, but l have been absent
from the village for several days. l
reached home only few hours ago and
had not heard Of your arrival. You
must have changed your plans suddenly,
for | was not expecting you until next
week, " this with an inquiring glance.
He expecting us! Was the man crazy?
eyes, " stammered, the physician,
Dr. Cross, thought it would be best to
get Bess, my sister-she has been sick
away from the city as soon as possible,
so we came on today.
"And the people told us, " went on
incoherently, that the house was
haunted, and we thought you were a
ghost, and'-
He laughed at this and drew him
self up a little. "a very substantial
ghost, he said lightly, adding more
earnestly:
Il really am so sorry for causing you
annoyance. You see, l have been using
this old house as a kind of a laboratory,
making all sorts Of chemical expert
ments here during the uncanny night
hours, so it is no wonder the place has
acquired an evil reputation. ran over
tonight to put things together bit, to
prepare for their removal before you
came, but you took me unawares, and"-
But who are you?" l interrupted,
unable to restrain my curiosity any
longer.
why, haven't 1 told you? am DR..
Deering at your service. +"
CDR. Deering? Why, we thought
Dr. Cross said-surely DR.. Cross spoke
of you as an old friend" and in my
confusion the candle slipped and went
out, but not before I had caught the
twinkle in his handsome eyes.
81 am his old friend, inasmuch as he
has known me all my life" he said,
STOPPING to recover the candle, adding
gently, "Dr. Cross has confded you and
your sisters to my care, and hope you
are not the less inclined to trust me be-
cause happen to be not SO old in years
or wisdom as the good old doctor him
self. F."
l do not know what reply made;
something foolish it must have been
for 1 suddenly became blushingly con-
scious that l was attired in an old blue
dressing gown, and this man, this stran-
ger, was regarding me with rather
quizzical eyes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
Agricultural and Live Stock Department.

your labor. OverstOcking is as bad
as understanding.
We can not afford to use cheap
bedding freely which will injure the
manure pile, neither anything which
will not add to its value. Again, a
good absorbent is needed that stock
may not suffer in health. Nothing
will clean out stable better than
good absorbent bedding.
Feeding is routine work day after
day, and, therefore, often carelessly
done. One advantage in having
pure bred stock is that it leads one
to practice pure bred feeding.
There is such thing az scrub feed
ing as well as scrub stock.
Bees "are so much trouble"-tO
some people. The same objection
applies to every department of farm
life. Those who find their business
trouble" are not among the sue
cessful ones anywhere. Never admit
to yourself that your objection to
keeping bees is the necessary atten-
tion required to make the business a
success.
The business of keeping bees has
its ups and downs like everything
else, but we seldom have a season in
which a careful and intelligent man
will fail to procure some profit. 1t
is a direct companion industry to
fruit raising, and some of our more
successful small farmers rely almost
wholly upon these two branches OF
work.
Over feeding may develop diseas-
es, A great calf or colt, if very fat
is likely to take premium, but unr
der that load of fat but few are capa-
BILE of pointing out the defects of the
animal. Many common calf has
been awarded the prize, not because
it was the best, but because it was
the latest.
Aside from all feelings of kind.
ness and humanity, there must OF
necessity arise both thought and
anxiety about those animals through
which is obtained, in great measure
the income derived from the soil
yet the interest and care bestowed
are not always all that could be de
sired; not half the stock is managed
nor cared for as it should be.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
HOrticulture.

Set out the strawberries in the
first half of April. They come into
bearing so quickly, the first cost is
so small, and the increase from a
dollar or two is so large, that they
should be freely planted. In any
event, a few hundred will multiply
into thousands for transplanting the
coming season.
Profit in fruit culture has it's be-
ginning in the careful selection of
the best varieties. Investigate well
before you plant. Nothing is more
discouraging than throw away two
or three years of time and faithful
cultivation and care upon trees
which prove worthless at last.
No one need hope for the best re-
suits in gardening without liberal
use of manure. twenty-five to fifty
large wagon loads an acre each year
is none to much. To stint a plot in
the use of this article is to be disap-
pointed. Use all you can buy, beg
or get-somehow.
Most orchards, of whatever age.
need certain amount of pruning at
this time of the year; in fact, prun-
ing should be done frequently, that
excessive cutting may never be de-
manded. To prune heavily is to
debilitate the tree and unfit it to
resist cold weather, dry spells or the
attqcts of fungi and insects.
Chestnut trees should be planted in
groves or rows rather than isolated,
if expected to yield perfect nuts. On
any particular tree the pollen does
not seem to ripen at time when the
stamens are ready to receive it.
When in clusters this defect is not
present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
Stock.

Grain crops sown for pasturage or
to be cut early for hay sometimes
help wonderfully. The wise stock
farmer is ever endeavoring to have
variety of feeding stuff and to
guard against suffering from drouth.
Attention can not be fixed too
intently upon the Importance of
knowing the composition of food
and adopting it to the end for which
an animal is kept. There is no de-
partment of modern farming to
which there is so much difficulty in
making converts as in the rationing
of live stock.
When prices for stock are down
farmers hasten to unload for fear of
lower markets, which their haste
is sure to bring about; when prices
are on the rise their scramble to
stock up is equally great, and they
aid in carrying prices still higher
There are no greater bulls and bears
in the stock exchanges,
A little patience in the spring will
bring its own reward in the greater
sustaining power of the pastures
during the latter season. To turn
on too early is but to deteriorate the
worth of the pasture field through
out the whole summer.
If YOU have had more stock dur
ing the last winter than you could
keep we'll, you have probably
learned that this is the reason you
are to have minimum profit from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
Trustees Sale Of Real Estate.

BY virtue of the authority conferred
upon me by deed of trust executed De-
cember ID, 1895, by Emma f. Williams,
recorded in book IS, p. 1877, r. o. M. c., I
will sell for cash at the courthouse door
in Columb ia, Tenn, to the highest bid
der, free from the equity of redemption,
dover and homestead, on Monday, May
81, 1897, between the hours of 10 a. m.
and II O'clock, M, the following des-
cribed house and lot, lying in the First
Ward of Columbia, Tenn, bounded
North by C. w. Witherspoon, East by
High street, South by CIV. Witherspoon
and west by Frierson street, commence
ing at point 50 feet south from d. c.
Phelan's S. e. corner on High street,
running so feet South with High street
and back between parallel lines l75 feet
to Frierson street, being the place pur-
chased by Emma f. Williams from G.
w. Witherspoon. Said sale will be
made at request of the Maury County
Building and Loan Association to salts
fy balance of its debt and expenses of
sale. H. o. FULTON, Sec. q Treas,
april3O At Trustee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07

With muttered GOOD night" l
fed precipitately, leaving him to find
his own way out, while recounted to
the girls as much Of my ghostly adven-
ture as thought it needful for them to
know.
This was the beginning of our stay in
the old Hardy house. When 1 left, it
was not to return to the city, for DR..
Deering had persuaded me to remain in
Admission. Margaret Foley Blashford
in New York Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
Agriculture.

A little shrewd management is
often better than a years labor.
We should study the soil we cult
vate. Let us always enc eavor to
plant that which the soil will pro-
duce best without robbing it of all
its strength and fertility. 1t takes
brains to farm right.
In the cultivation of the small
grain our hope lies in improved
seed. Let us even select the heads
of barley or wheat which we are to
sow, excluding all other for two or
three years until we fix the type.
A single head Of barley has pro-
duced l,600 bushels in four years,
and this alone shows the Importance
of careful selection.
1t does not cost much in time nor
trouble to keep a farm free from
weeds if it is gone at Systematically.
When they get full possession of q
single field the owner will lose more
there than it would have cost him
to have cleaned the whole farm.
Good farm help can be had, and
we should not let a few dollars stand
in the way of procuring such. He
can add more to a farmers profit
every month than the excess of
wages over shiftless mans hire.
On the other hand, poor hand will
lose this difference quite as easily.
Do not make the mistake of so
carelessly stacking the wheat or oat
straw that much of the time it can
not be used to advantage for either
food or bedding because too wet. 1t
is too valuable a food to waste, and
there is no better bedding if dry q;
but when wet it is of no use what
ever,
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Poultry,


To keep the hen in good condition
for laying she should never have a
full crop during the day. 1t is not
hurtful to give light meal of warm
mixed feed in the morning in the
trough, but such meal should not eX-
coed one fourth the quantity the
hens require. Let them hunt the
rest.
All dealers in poultry supplies and
many country store keepers have a
supply of crushed oyster shells; in
any event, they will if the demand
arises. Get them some way, and
keep a box of them where the hens
can help themselves. They will eat
just the amount they need.
If you get meat scraps from your
home butcher, see that they are
fresh do not feed them to your hens
if you would not eat them yourself.
These, and green bones, when fresh,
make the best of meat food for the
poultry, but if tainted throw them
on the compost heap.
A large fowl needs rooms to move
about and stir his blood by action.
Buff Cochins are especially fond of
range, and do better when given
freedom daily in the meadow or
orchard. They are too cramped if
penned closely in run. They are
the steadiest layers of the large va
rieties of fowls.
Every poultry raiser should have
a Matching house, be it ever so small /;
if little dark, so much the better.
Any place will do where the hens
may sit in peace and quietness, pro-
vided it be clean and the floor COW
cred with loose soil, little moist
rather than dry.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07

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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
he KNOWS NO FEAR.
Senator ]. H. Mahoney's Bravery
Under Most Trying Cir
CumStanGeS
Has Submitted to the Third Surgical
Operation for Oancerous
= Troubles.

To State Senator J. II. Mahoney the sur
geon's knife has no terrors. The third
operation has been successfully performed
on him at the German Hospital within the
last SIX months by Dr.. }. +. Morse.
To the great mass of the human family
the very name OF a surgical operation
sends cold chill down the spinal column.
But to Senator Mahoney it has become of
such frequent and regular occurrence that
he speaks of having his neck cut with the
same indifference as an ordinary man
would discuss proposed trip o New York
or London. In fact, it concerned DR..
Morse more to perform the operation than
II does the brave Senator.
The first operation to which Senator
MahoneY was subject took place in the
month OF April of the present year, when,
on his return from Sacramento after the
adjournment Of the LEGISLATURE he dis
covered a troublesome sore on h is under
lip. An examination by DIR. Morse re-
veaIed the presence of a cancerous growth
as being the cause OF the sore. To relieve
this an operation was suggested to the
sufferer. Without more ado. he presented
himself at the German Hospital and a
piece Of flesh was cut out of the affected
part and he wouad dressed, and in a few
days it healed Up.
q lew DIOnLlS amer IllS the LrOu Die
some cancerOus presence was discovered
IN the neck alongside the wIndpipe. With
cut hesitation Senator Mahoney once more
pre- scented himself at The same hospital
and again Dr.. Morse's knife was set in
molten and an opening made where the
trouble was located.
Another sewing up, followed by rapid
healing, restored the Senator once more
10 excellent health and spirits-but, for
only short time, as one week ago an un-
pleasant sensation in the neck, not far
from where the previous trouble was To-
Gated. reminded him that another visit 10
the hospital would be necessary.
Again DR.. Morse and his knife were
balled into requisition, and Senator Ma
Phoney and his wife were on hand and on
line, and without any delay a third
operation was successfully performed,
With no evil results. Yesterday tie Sem
ator was sitting chatting with few OF his
friends who called to see him. He ex-
poets to be back a. the hotel in few days
as we'll as any man might expect TO be
after his experience with DR.. Morse and
his knife.
+. 1t is hoped by the many friends of the
Agenial Sena or that this last operation
will END III his speedy recovery from what
threatened 10 be serious if not properly
treated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
A LIVELY
COUP D 'EpAq
ON STATUES
Works of Art Destined for
the Museum in Golden
Gate Park.
MAYOR PhELANS GENEROSITY.
Purchase of the Life Interest
Which Mrs. Elisha Cook
Possessed.
DE YOUNG'S REVERSIGNiRY TITLE.
The Mayor Executes Brilliant Flank
Movement and Deprives the Bx-
Director-General of LaurelS.
De YOUNG'S REVERSICNiRY TITLE.
The Mayor Executes Brilliant Flank
Movement and Deprives the Bx-
Director-General of Laurels.

Many San Franciscans who were privi-
legged years ago TO visit the beautiful
home of Mrs. Shillaber on Sixteenth street
will recall to mind with pleasure the
beautiful statuary which afforded so much
delight to lovers OF art. There were three
notable pieces by Story and Rogers.
These were "Delilah," Saul and THE
Lost PleIades."
When Mrs. Shillaber died she left to
her sister, Mrs Elisha Cook. life interest
in the statuary, with provision that the
works of art should revert TO her daugh-
ters when Mrs. Cook passed away.
Shortly after the close of the Mid win ter
Fair, when Director General de Young
was flush, ne purchased from the daugh-
ters the reversionary interest in the beau
tiiul statues. 1t was said at the time that
the general had the purpose in view of
dedcating the statues TO the museum in
the park, but no haste was made to secure
the Iiie interest which Mrs. Cock pos
sessed. Finally some doubt arose as 10 the
real intention OF the director general. He
was known TO have so much admiration
for statuary himself that he employed it
on his paper, and art lovers began to sus-
pect that the Shillaber statuary might
never reach the home Of art in Golden
Gate Park. Some predicted thatit would
eventually grace the generals new home
or his paper.
Yesterday Mayor Phelan, who had been
advised to confine his future die alton TO
his typewriter, decided to dictate policy
in art and public spirit to the director
general, so he purchased from Mrs. Cook
her life interest in the marble. and to-
morrow will convey "Delilah," Saul"
and the Lost PleiaGes" to the PARK Mu-
scum. As Mr.. De Young holds the re.
versionaTy interest be cannot very well
change the bode of the masterpieces.
1t is said that the director general gave
as his reason for not buying Mrs. Cooks
interest that the lady would soon die and
then he would own the works of art by
reason of his title 10 the reversionary in
terest Thus it will be seen that the
recent asperities of daily journalism have
contributed a wealth of art to the Park
Museum.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
COMPLAIN OF
SPRING VALLEY
Property Owners Who Be-
lieVe the Water Is
Not Pure.
The Bacteriologist of the Health
Department Is Inves-
tigating.
Mayor Phelan Submits Two Samples.
An Inspection Will Be
Made.

Mayor Phelan is preparing to address
the Board of Health, of which he is the
presiding officer, on the subject of an in
vestigation of the water supply OF the
Sprng Valley Company with view of
ascertaining whether it Is lit for the use of
the Inhabitants of San Francisco.
The Mayor may not have taken such a
course except for the fact that he is a
complainant himself. The water that
flows into bis residence at Seventeenth
and Valencia streets from the Sprin /,
Valley mains recently became so OBJ
noIious to him that he was com PEELED to
stop its use Tor drinking purposes.
There seemed to be no reason for the
poor quality OF the water except that it
came from a source that was not alto
gether pure and MIR. Phelan decided to
find out just how and why 1t was so.
Two bottles were filed from a faucet in
the house and presented to DR.. Spencer,
the bacteriologist of The board. with the
request that he test it thoroughly and sub
nit a report on the matter. The first
sample was rejected because the fluid was
not contained in sterilized bottles, but
other. that satisfied Dr. Spencer were pro-
cured and the bacleriologist is now en-
gagged in analyzing them.
Nor is Mayor Pnelan the only one who
is complaining OF the water. Almost
daily samples are sent 20 DR.. Spencer, and
the chemist will prepare report, on all
that will be presented TO the board. in the
near future.
The majority of the samples brought in
by those who com plain come from the
Mission. One bottle that was sent to DR..
Spencer yesterday contained large
amount of dark colored sediment that is
believed 10 be organic matter.
Mayor Phelan and some of the me m bers
OF the Board of Health believe that for the
best interests of the health OF the COM
munity the reservoirs of the Spring Valley
pany should be insp cted and samples
OF all water analysed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
STOLE DIAMOND STUDS.

Charles Linehan, Durrant's Friend
Wanted for Petty Larceny.
William Hanna, II Octavia street, swcre
to a complaint in Judge Joachimsen' s
court yesterday ior the arrest Of Charles
Linehan on charge of petty larceny.
Hanna allowed Linehan the use of his
room, and alleges he took advantage
of his kindness to steal two diamond
shirt-studs, one on august II and the
other on August a
Linehan came into notoriety by appear
ing a a witness for the defense in the
Durrant case. He testified that be
pawned a couple OF rings resembling
those worn bv Blanche Lamont with
Pawnbroker 0ppenheim about the time
Durrant pledged her rings. 1t was after
ward proved that Durrant pawned the
rings some days prior to Linehan's visit
10 the pawnbroker.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
SMOKER AND HIGH JINKS.

Continental League Will Give En-
tertainment OH Tuesday Night.
Continental League has issued invita-
tions 10 a smoker and high jinks" at
Saratoga Hall, 814 Geary street, next
Tuesday evening. Dawson Mayer, E. NJ.
Calvin, G. ]. King, A. Sichel and II. J.
higgins, the committee to whom was in
trusted the arrangements for this enter
tainment, have left nothing undone 70
make The affair success.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
Infured at the Tiroli.

Mrs. Bina Rice has sued Mrs. Ernestine
KreIng, owner Of the Tiyoii Opera-house, for
$4,000 damages on account of personal in
iuries. The plaintiff alleges that on the 15t
Of last August she bought a ticket of admis-
sion and entered the Tivoli tor the purpose OF
Witnessing the performance; that while going
10 her seat she wss compelled TO traverse en-
Improperly lighted aisle; that she tripped
over piece OF carpet that the defendant had
neglected 20 tack down and was thrown forci-
bly, to the floor and received serious nurts, for
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
st. Joseph's Fair.

The fair of ST. Joseph's parish, which has
been running SO successfully for the past two
weeks, will be continued ali this week and
c!ose on Saturday night. Tomorrow evening
the special attraction will be a duet by Pro-
lessor r J. OSulliyan OF 81. Joseph's choir and
L. A. Larsen of the Kuickerbocker Quar-
tet. On Wednesday evening a reception will
be rendered the 4. o. H
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

mascot. His side was behind, and he felt
the necessity of doing things Accord
ingly he rose up and shouted in those
justly celebrated stentorian tones the
battle cry of his constituents:
Moulin Rougel Moulin RougeI
Rah Rshi Ran Rah!
Boozel Booze! Booze!~
That settled it. The Hoi Pollois went
to pieces right there and five men trotted
over the rubber. During the eighth in
ming the Moulin Rnuge recovered and
brought their score up TO tw entv and the
Hoi Pollois boasted but nineteen. Mascot
Hopkins said some funny things about
the dinner the Hol Pollois would pay Tor.
In their half OF the ninth the Monlin
Rouge scored not. Then Sutton opened
up the festivities for the Hoi Poil0i with a
home run, which tied the score. Then
Hutchinson hit 10 first, was advanced one
by Ricardo's hit and came home on a hit
by Mckee. That's all there was TO it,
The Moulin Rouce were elected to settle
for the dinner. The score was 20 to 81.
These are the men who played ball:
Moulin Rouee-H. Dimond. center field :;
H. Ii. Smith. third base; Thomas F.
Ruhm, second base; I. L. Owen. pitcher :;
John II. Ruth, catcher; f. E. Beck first
base; S. A. Cloman, shortstop; Z r.
D. mond, lett field; James Graham. right
field.
Hoi PolIoi-John Sutton, second base;
L. c. Hutchinson, center field; Thomas
Ricardo, lett field ". Allen, catcher; J.
d. Mckee. third base; r. ] Woods, first
base; Vanderlynn Stow. right field g..
B. de Long. shortstop; Z. Stevens, pitcher.
mpires-Follansb and Bliss; A. r.
Grim scorer.
*The word "booze," used by the Moulin
Rouge (they the word only. is taiismanic, It's
origin and exact meaning be ng known only to
the Bohe emian owl.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
The Mass-Meetinr To-Day.

DIR. w. D. p. Bliss address before the mass
meeting at the Association Auditorium Mason
and Ellis streets, this afternoon at 3 O'clock
The public invited. The California Male
Quartet will sing several ssiections.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
sudden Death ofM. G Holmes

Michael George Holmes, q cigar-dealer 81
132011 Howard street, was taken sick yester-
day morning, and expired an hour alter a
physician had given him q dose OF medicine.
DQlmes had been ailing with heart disease Tor
II iOng time.