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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
IoN. L. p. PADGErT, Columbia.

Hon. l.. p. PADGErT, COIumbia.
DEAR SIR:--ln reply to your favor of
the 10th, | beg leave to say that, accord
ing to my information, the creamery at
Pulaski is regarded almost as neces-
sity by the farmers of Giles County. In
conversation with one of the most
enterprising and successful ones, few
days ago, he informed me that his re-
ceipts from sale of milk averaged about
fifteen dollars month. | think he
keeps about ten COWS, and he SAYS they
are very little additional expense, as he
raises the feed on the farm, and the
hands who do the other farm work
attend to the milking.
The business of the creamery is
steadily increasing, and each wear adds
to the number of farmers who find it a
profitable market for milk. The money
distributed monthly among them by
this institution, is in many instances
enough to pay the ordinary running
expenses of the farm.
Very truly your friend,
T., ID. PATTERSON
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ENTERTAINMENTS.

The Ladies Parsonage and Home
Mission Society of the First NJ. f..
Church met with Mrs. H. p. Figuers
last Wednesday afternoon. After
the business part of the program, an
elegant menu was served.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla--for the blood
guaranteed tocure. A. b. RAINS
Columbia Creamery Co.

To the Public:-
This is to give notice that the
Creamery Co. will begin work on
Monday, Feb. 10. All who desire to
furnish milk can make arrange
ments accordingly. The Co. will
purchase all the good milk offered.
We think this will prove II bene-
fetal and profitable business to the
farmers and those who will engage
in the business properly. Below l
publish letter from Judge Patter-
son as to the Giles County Creamery.
We have other such letters, but this
will suffice. We hope the farmers
will take advantage of this oppor-
tunity and help make it a success to
all. l.. p. PADGETT, Prest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
Lewis Drug Store
Is the Place to Buy Drugs,

We will sell them cheaper
than any house in Columbia.
Call on US and get our prices
before you buy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
Wanted.

A toll-gate-keeper; must be intel.
ligent, courteous and well recon-
mended for honesty; a widow with
small family preferred.
1t HORACE RAINEY.
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J. ROSenthal.
Strike-~m~

zvAile the iron is lot!
Buy 7yAiIe goods are lO7y!
Our "6et7yeen seasons"
sale is dju7yiR9- to a
close. In a .fe7y days or.
buyer 7YiH Ieave for
Eastern markets. Until
that time ne 7viH con-
time our reduction sale.
We must haze more room
for ne7O goods, and 7vith
that object in 0ie7v, no
reasonable offer 79iH be
refused. Wise and eco
n0mical buyers 7yiH not
FORGET this last call.
In ad1ance Of spring
ne7v goods are a'71ving'.
See our Beautiful line o.
Ne7v Hamburgs and
Silks. Ne7v ar911aLS in
Carpets and Mattings,
A pleasure to show goods.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

Mrs. Elvira Mayes, wife of the late
Whitfield Mayes, died at her home
in the Zion neighborhood on Thurs
day, Jan. %, at o'clock p. m, in the
S3rd year of her age. Mrs. Mayes
was the mother of eight children,
three of whom preceded her to the
grave; her surviving children are A.
w. Mayes, Mrs. Robert Moore of
Nashville, Miss Alice Mayes, Mrs.
S. r.. Watkins, and Mrs. Mary Hen
drick. Mrs. Mayes had been a de-
voted member of Zion Church for
more than half century, and her
life was a pure, noble one, eXerting
an influence over all with whom it
came in contact.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

Mr.. Marvin Pickett died at his
home near Water Valley on Tues
day, Jan. 26; his remains were in
tered in the new cemetery at Mis-
sion Chapel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
The Good Times,

they say, are coming,
and everything is going to be higher.
But coal can be bought of
w. A. RUTTLE
at the same old prices. Give me
your order for Mud River, Jellico,
Hecla, and Monarch, the best coal
on the market.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
MARRIAGES.

Bob Luckett to Miss Mollie Potts.
]. Thos. Lunn to Miss Ella Mar
tin.
c. H. Warheld to Miss NJ. f. Jar
rett.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
The Maury Dry Goods
and Shoe Company.
New Opening, Spring Dress
Goods, Advance Styles, Prices
% to 4SctS.
NEW OPENING

NEW OPENING
Spring style, new penangs
SIC up.
NEW OPENING
New Opening, English per-
Gales.
NEW OPENING
New Opening, India cashmere
tllumines.
NEW EMBROIDERIES-
Hamburgs and laces.
NEW WHITE GOODS
Dimities, India linens, main
socks and mulls.
NEW SPRING PRINTS
Sheetings, bleached muslins.
New line embroidered handker-
chiefs l0c.
STOCK TAKING is OVER.
RESULT-Too many winter
good, too much wool under
wear, too many wool hose,
too many lined gloves, prices
cut to summer standard.
The Winner in COrsets
The Famous ArmOrside.
Warranted not to break down
at the hips. Perfect fitting,
easy and pleasant to wearer,
two weeks trial and money
refunded ifnot perfectly sat-
isfactory.
ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY
1000 yrds India cashmere illumin,
30 inches wide. ...............9c Gets
1000 yards spring penangs, this SALE
only ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .71acts
1000 yards soft finish bleached do
nestle yard wide ......... l@cts
l,000yrds white check nainsook SIC
A few genuine ostrich boas, price
were $500 and $500 now .....$2.8E
A few velvet collars, braided an,
embroidered ....... ........ .25ct
Ladies union suits were $1.5C
now. ................S0 cts
POO pairs gents fine shoes all size
and styles worth 5000 for thi
sale only. ...................$3.9i
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James F. Lewis,

Prescription Druggist,
North Side Public Square.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

A good blacksmith and road work
man. HORACE RAINEY. II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
Cast of "The Silent Slave"

There will be short vocal concert
for the second part of the programme.
The admission will be 30 cts; at
the Institute, Friday night, Feb. II,
at 8 o'clock, for the benefit of the
Tennessee room at Mt. Vernon.
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w. A. RUTTLE
w. A. RUttIe,

Office IA West 18th street. Phone 81,
seplS 6m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
White { DaimWOOd'S S,
CIRCUIT COURT

North Main Street, near the bridge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
A Dollar Saved
Is A Dollar Made.

So don't forget this when you need
anything in the grocery line. We
will SnIl Won.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
The Price OF Fruit.

The great disparity between the
price received by the fruit-grower for
his product and that charged by the
retailer in the Eastern market has
been the subject Of endless discussion,
but as yet the grower has found no
means of Temedying an evil which
Iobs both himself and the consumer,
says the San Jose Mercury Not only
does the grower fail TO receive his Just
proportion of the profits, but some
where along the lire between the
orchard and the PARKWAY household
such undue profits are exacted that the
ultimate price is beyond the means of
tens of thousands who would gladly
buy, and thus the market is very seri-
ously restricted
AT the recent Farmers Institute
held at Healdsburg, an estimate of
what the fruit should cost the consum-
er was presented by Allen r. Gala
way. Allowing. he said, 4 cents a
pound here for the average prune.
which would be a good paying price,
and adding to that Z. cent for local
freights and commission, and another
cent for freight to Eastern cities, the
fruit laid down there would be worth
81 cents. Allowing the wholesaler
10 per cent on the total cost and an
other = cent for local freight and dis
tribution there, and the retailer .
legitimate profit of 10 per cent on this
total cost, and after going through all
these hands the cost to the consumer
ought to be little less than Il cents
instead of from Is to 20 cents, as now
reported.
Commenting on these figures, the
California Fruit Grower says that til;
grower of fruit cannot receive say
cents for his product and know thai
it sells to the consumer for from o IL
20 cents and maintain a very amiablt
disposition, but adds that the retailer
I cannot handle the fruit for profit o.
only 10 per cent on its cost when i
reaches him. But admitting this, it j!
still evident that at present he is ask
ing altogether too much profit, while
the producer does not receive the share
to which he is entitled. And he will
continue to do so, we presume, unit
such time as the growers shall perceiv;
the advantage of more thorough organi
cation and of adopting more practica
business methods.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

The Farmers Institute that was re.
Gently held i'll Redlands was a very
successful affair, the interest shown
and the attendance of orehardists aud
others being characterized by the facts
as very gratifying. Among the papers
read was one by Professor A. J. Cook,
of Pomona College, on orchard pests.
The gentleman devoted most of his
time TO the different species of scale
insects, describing their characteristics
aud habits and the different ways OF
discriminating them, says the Califor.
MIA Fruit Grower,
Professor Cook paid Redlands high
compliment for its comparatively en-.
tire freedom from these enemies of the
orange grower. He stated that Cali.
fornia has only one of these insect foes
where Eastern horticulturists have a
dozen, citing the case of the State OF
Massachusetts,, which has spent three.
fourths of million dollars in an at.
tempt ut killing off one insect pest,
which the Facts correspondent under.
stood him to name rs the Egyptian
moth. Professor Cook spoke good
word for the Rhizobius Ventralis,
which has frequently been considered
unsatisfactory by horticulturlsts of the
interior. He stated that the work OF
this parasite in the Coast counties has
been very effective, but it does NOT
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Two million seven hundred and fifty
thousand persons are now employed on
the famine relief work at Calcutta,
India.
j. 5. Rice of Tustin says the fruit
raisers of his section are worried by
the slow demand for Seeding oranges
this year.
Riverside now has over 1000 incan
descent lights in use and at the present
rate Of demand the number will soon
be increased to 5000.
The negro Baptists of Southern Cali.
,ornia are III convention assembled at
Riverside. They will form woman's
Baptist missionary society for Southern
California.
The English steel trade has again
received shock through the announce.
ment that an American firm has. in
open competition. secured contract
Tor the delivery of $4,000 tons of steel
rails to the Japanese Government.
The Americans underbid the lowest
English competitor pence per ton,
and is already shipping the rails.
A special to the Detroit Free Press
from Grand Rapids. Mich, says: 1t is
reported here that Edwin f. Uhl, En-.
bassador to Germany, has arranged to
enter the practice of law in New York
upon the expiration of his term. and
that one OF his partners will be Presi.
dent Cleveland. Mr.. Uhl closed his
office here sometime ago. 1t is rumored
Secretary Olney will be member Of
the firm.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
THE MINING INDUSTRY
What they are Doing in the
Mines.
ALL BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED.
Brieiets that Are of Interest to All
CIasses-News from All over
the Country.
Future Of our Mines.

~ Cut
Instead of gold mining being practi-
cally played ont in California, says the
Los Angeles Times. as some folks We're
beginning 10 believe a year or two
ago, it now becomes more and more
apparent from month 10 month, that
the development of the gold mines Of
this State has practically only Just
commenced. The mining editor of
the Examiner belives that the time
will come when a large amount of
mining ground now lying idle in this
State, will be worked for wages only,
and with no expectation of ordinary
mining profits. The multiplication of
bitches throughout the mining regions
is constantly bringing new ground into
use, but there is much of it which
mining companies or individuals will
not work. In most old districts there
is more or less of such ground. mainly
owned by private parties, ranchmen
and others who do not utilize it, As
our population increases, persons with
out steady employment will arrange to
work this character of ground ON royal
ty, or some similar basis, and small
companies of partners will do the
work themselves expecting only days
wages. OF course, on gravel ground,
water is a necessity, but this can gen.
orally be purchased. Small bitches
may be run from main lines of water
supply, and this work the men can do
themselves, also. The Examiner says:
Men who undertake this kind of
work on such ground need not expect
50 and 81 per day from their labor.
but 50 and $3.50 can often be made
where six or eight men work together
To find such places at present it is
necessary to go into the mountains and
foothills of the mining region and
hunt them up. People away from the
immediate vicinities seldom know of
such unused ground. Exact localities
cannot, Therefore we'll be pointed out
but in the older mining counties such
places are to be found. Many have
been overlooked or only carelessly pros
pected others are out of the way of
water and others are generally consid-
cred too poor to work by those who
have mined on different scale. But
poorer ground than usei to pay can
now be worked and wages made out
of it. The conditions have materially
changed. Men are willing to work
at mining as at other occupations for
less money than they used to and will
run the business more economically.
For these reasons more mining ground
Is being utilized each year than was
the case in the previous one.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

seem able 70 endure the heat and alb
senoe of moisture in the air, farther
inland. The same is true, TO a certain
extent, Of the black scale upon which
the Rhizobius feeds. But the scale has
gradually adapted itself to its environ
ment and has worked farther inland
and it is quite probable that the Rhizo-
bius will eventually follow. Professor
Cook spoke strongly in favor Of per
manent agent TO secure additional
parasites such as will help in subduing
scale and other injurious insects.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
RuraIist
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
A Pew Sensible Hints to suit the Busy
Agriculturist.-It Items That May
Benefit our Readers.
Grain Pest Rened ).

Farmers Bulletin No. 45, issued by
the Department Of Agriculture at
Washington. Is devoted to insects in
furious to stored grain, and contains
many facts Of interest and value TO
farmers who suffer largely from the
depredations of these pests. The an
nual loss occasioned by weevils and
other grain destroying insects is very
large. In Texas alone it is more than
a million dollars annually, and it is
estimated that 80 per cent of the corn
in that State is destroyed every year
by weeyils and rats. In eight South
ern States the loss in corn is over $780,
900, 600 a year from insects. and when
other states are taken into account the
total damage reaches an enormous
sum.
Altogether there are more than forty
species of insects that prey upon stored
grain. In the bulletin just issued a
number of these pests are described and
the principal methods and remedies
for combating them coucisely stated.
In the United States the principal
damage is done by two small weevils,
about one-sixteenth Of an inch long,
and little grain moth. These insects
pass their preparatory stages within
the kernels of the grain and in this
way are the cause of great injury to
the seed, sc that it often fails to germ
mate when sown. The other species
are not so detrimental in this way, but
they frequently cause heavy losses to
flour and meal and other milling pro-
ducts, as well as to the grain itself.
The simplest remedy and at the
same time the most effective and
cheapest, is the bisulphide of carbon,
which is colorless liquid with a
strong, disagreeable odor. 1t rapidly
evaporates at ordinary temperature
and is very infammable and highly
poisonous. This liquid is applied
directly to the infested grain by
spraying and pouring. but the bulletin
recommends that the grain be placed in
moderately tight bins and the liquid
evaporated from shallow pans or other
receptacles placed ON the surface of
the grain. 1t is quite volatile, and the
fumes, being heavier than the atmos-
phere, descend and permeate the grain,
killing all insects and other vermin
that may be present. Grain can be
exposed to this treatment for thirty six
hours without injury to its germinat-
ing power. One pound of the bisul.
phide of carbon to 100 bushels of grain
has been found to be sufficient for the
purpose. even in open cribs.
Other measures, principally preven-
tive, are also recommended. If the
methods pointed out are followed by
every grain raiser the result will be
millions saved each year. Every
farmer should avail himself of the use
full and practical information set forth
in Bulletin No, 40,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04


Mr.. Geberding, president of the s.
F. Produce Exchange, has written a
very interesting article on California
beet sugar prospects, i'll which the
profitableness of this industry in Cali
fornla is clearly demonstrated.
Mr.. Geberding tells US that although
the soil and climate of California are
we'll adapted to the production of the
sugar beet only about twentieth of
per cent of the States area is de
voted to its culture, and we are paying
So, 900, 900 annually to foreigners fol
sugar we could just as we'll produce at
home. In the history of the develop.
ment of the industry in Europe, he
shows how carefully it has been fos.
tered by the Governments of the
countries where it hourishes, and
this is the point to which attention
should be insistently called.
1t is well known that we have soil
richly adapted to the root and a big
demand for the product in the HON,
market. These advantages will stay
with us without any effort on our part
There is, however, third advantage
needed i'll order to make the other two
fully effective. This third desideratum
is the establishment of such Govern
ment protection as will leave oul
farmers unhandicapped in the com
petition with the foreign producers
who have such bountiful Government
tai aid.
For the farmer to avail himself Of
his opportunities of soil and market hi
must have the cooperation of large
capital, as properly equipped sugar
factory is a very costly thing. Ii
order that capital may be induced tC
take the risks of vast investment il
manufacturing plants it is necessary tC
put the profitableness of sugar making
on an equality with other great manu-
featuring enterprises by fairly proper
toned protective tariff. Otherwise
the capital, just as naturally as waite,
runs down hill, will seek use fol
itself in enterprises less directly advan
tageous to the farmers of California.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

Fire in the John Hauck Brewery
Company's malthouse in Cincinnati,
Ohio, caused a general alarm to be
turned in and threatened for time to
destroy much property. By vigorous
effort 1T was confined to narrow linn
It's, and the chief loss was 100000
bushels o. barley and malt, which was
flooded. There is also some loss to ma.
chinery, SO that the entire loss may
reach $4,000, fully covered by insur.
ance.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

The map of the town of Johannes.
burg has been filed in the Recorders
office. This place is a mile or two
south of Randsburg. Tho blocks are
22Ox320 and the streets 60 wide, with
the exception Of Broadway. which is
50 feet. The orange shipments from
Riverside this season amount to 275,-
600 boxes. This is nearly half as
much as last years shipments for the
entire season. This seasons crop will
run probably 40 per cent more than
last years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

Carroll d. Wright. of Massachusetts,
has been reappointed Commissioner of
Labor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
Tree Pruning.

Do not get a crazy fit and go into
your orchard and cut and slash the
branches off and think you are prun-
ing, says H. E. Van Deman. every
stroke with tool on tree is a stroke
at its life, unless wisely made. There
need be no elaborate or stylish methods
of pruning adopted. Common sense is
good guide, but if person judges
his knowledge of pruning by the
amount of brush he makes, he is sadly
lacking in common sense and should
never be allowed to prune. All dead
or sickly branches should come off: all
thaG chafe each other should be relieved
by the removal of the one that can best
be spared. Do not cut great open
spaces in the tree tops and so let in too
much hot sunshine. and injure the
limbs that have been used to being
shaded. II is dangerous to prune
cherry trees at all; they are rarely
benefited by so doing, but are often
injured. Train old orchard trees to
have low, broad heads. which will
shade the trunks, lessen the purchase
of winds, and make more convenient
the gathering of the fruit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
Praise For Our Lemons.

huCn has Dttu Sdlu III UHb
press of late regarding the excellence
of California lemons says the California
Fruit Grower, and as long ago as Sep
TENDER, 1892. W. A. Taylor, the then
United States acting pomologist, in a
letter addressed to d. H. Burnham of
Riverside said;
Yours of the 25th ultimo and the
two boxes of lemons arrived in the alb
sence of Prof. Van Den an who is
now in Colorado. These specimens
are very fine. The color is better than
any others that have seen, and better
than many of the imported lemons now
in market. If you can produce this
crop i'll large quantities so as to estab-
lish its reputation in the market, |
think you will find it exceedingly
profitable. We have just made a rough
test with specimens from this lot which
you sent and other specimens secured
at one of the leading groceries in this
city, which cost in the New York
market IS per box of 800 by actual
count. We selected specimens of ex-
actly the same weight and find that the
California specimens yield fully 10 3
per cent. more juice, are much more
free from rag and have thinner skin
than the imported, garden grown,
velvet.skinned, Sicilian lemon. |
think it would be well for you to
place some of your fruit in the Eastern
markets with view to opening the
trade and creating a demand for the
fruit that will stimulate your people
to plant more largely of this fruit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

1t is believed that the war of the
steel.rail makers will cause general
activity in business.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

Take long, narrow glass tube, hold.
ing a pint, and graduated at the upper
end; into this put half pint of milk
and half pint of cold water. In three
hours all the cream will have risen,
and will show on the measure the
quantity Of cream and value of the
cow for butter. The owner may change
his opinion of his herd and find that
the last is first and first last in value.