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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-30
He Was "Agin" The Dog Law.
IWashington Post. ]


"In one of my races for congress-
said Representative Cox, of Tenn
essee, 1.-The lines were drawn tight
between the competitor and myself
and the partisaHs of both were
worked up to pitch of excitement
in every county in the district. In
some localities good deal of bad
feeling had been engendered and
personal difficulties were daily eX-
pected. One day when | was filling
an appointment to address the peo-
pie, tall, heavy built fellow, with a
bad eye and general look as if he
were out for blood, came up to me
aud said in loud and positive tone:
"'COX, want to have little talk
with YOU.
II knew that he was an active
supporter Of my opponent and also
that he was a man of determined
character. Wondering what he had
to say to me and withal being a lit
tie anxious on account, of his rough,
not to say threatening manner, I
walked away with him to some lit
tie distance from the crowd. Then
l. SIOppGu anu lOlu IlIlll l. was Icduy
to hear anything he had to say.
See here, Cox, 1 am going to put
a plain question to you and if you
answer it square, everything will be
all right between us; if you don't
everything will be all wrong. Now,
if you will promise me to vote ag'in
that d. dog law, I'll vote for you
and make all my friends support you.
Is it bargin?"
II assured him that if there was
one measure that L hated worse than
any other it was that Odious dog law
and that when got to Washington
I'd fight it to the death. He kept
his promise and, as | afterward
heard, work ed Loyalty to help elect
me. ] don't know whether or not he
got more light on the subject sub
sequently and discovered it was the
Tennessee g legislature instead of con-
gress, that had jurisdiction over the
dog law, but, anyway, if he ever
found out his mistake he didn't re-
veal the fact to me-"
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Oh er, says |. "Ye're lucky un,
yer are" says e. MARY ought ter "a
bin my miss!s,' says e. Mrs. Jobson,
if cr pleas, says !, IAN not Mary"
"Well, we're getting damn perticlller."
says e, "but yer wU.. ...u. ave it yer
own way" says e. "All ready! Stand
by, Bracy," sings cat IL stage man
ager. Fright yer are, boss" says Bob,
lookin at me evilhke. "Ting, ting'
goes tn bell. Up rolls tn curtain. TIL
scene, jungle, with ropes O big red
flowers a-climbin up in 'anging from
tn great palms, coccanuts an banana
trees. | must say as ow Bob 'ad fixed
it fust rate.
TIL band strikes up, an tn music
somehow gifts inter ones bioCd. With
Tommy hangin round my neck do a
lot O. turns an jumps an headers an fly
in leaps. Then tn little munk, scream
in, falls headlong an only saves ITSELF
by Catchin Onter my tail. Lord, yer
should ear tn people stamp an rave an
Taught But one woman faints, Then |
takes tn little IN in me arms, an we
swings an swings, an | gives i'm q ba-
mana, an we chatter monkey fashion
chatter, chatter, an g throws a cocoa
nut, an | lodges. Then e bolts, an,
hidin behind tn flowers, pelts me. An
in reg lar rage an 'isSin an shriekin,
does all my big flights an gifts off with
no end of applause
TIL little munk pops out is little
'ead an does is little act on is little
trapeze. Then "cheep, cheep," chat
ter, begins ter whimper an worry an
looks out fer poppa. But poppa amt
there Otis all part of tn play, yer
know, an e leans over an over till all
tn mothers 'earts is in their mouths,
an they 'olds on tight ter tn seats in
front ON 'em. 'E's SIGH little un,
yer see. "Oh, ell fall! An e do fall
an catches with one hand, slips agin an
'angs by one foot, TIL tiny arms is
stretched out; tn tiny body swings. TIL
baby munk chatters an jabbers with
fright.
Ger tn good Lords sake, somebody
catch i'm" cries a woman's voice
That's my cue. Bang! I'm shot up a
trap-shot up 90 feet in tn air. l leap
an fly from bough to bough. TIL little
munk screams. look up an see-what
TIL baby munk swingin in tn air, an
there, among tn gas battens, is Bob
Bracy, lis red, evil face all a-workin,
leanin over-out O. tn flies-a big,
shinin knife in is and Ny God, he's
cuttin tn rope-Tommy's rope. shall
be too late. TIL strength goes cut O.
me. Millions of lights is in me eyes.
There's u red mist an smoke. TIL sea-
millions O. seas-is beatin in me ears
on Inc 'ead-beatin me back. Me breath
stops. choke-suffocate. Me eyes grow
dim. l can't see am blind. Me knees
tremble. l stretches out me arms, but
can find TIL ropes. I try ter speak-nC
sound. tries again-"Dear God, ave
mercy-'is mother-oh, is mother
Then sudden tn strength comes back,
l fly. Tommy falls. AS catches him
there's crash in tn orchestra. TIL
people scream. TIL rope parts, an
down, down inter depths unknown we
go-Tommy an me together.
"Better, ole man?" says a voice.
"'Ere, drink it, up, deary." An WON
an was a-holdin my 'ead, an I could
smell brandy.
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Swine.

Soaked oats promote growth in
young pigs very rapidly, but it
is rather an expensive food, and
we should observe the results close
ly as we go along. We do not care
to raise any stock for market which
will not pay for it's feed.
The demand for fat pokers at all
seasons of the year is gradually
breaking up the custom of feeding
but one lot yearly. This is an adj
vantage, as the work is distributed
and the risk materially lessened.
Beside, it gives an opportunity of
using the feed to better advantage.
Large numbers of growing pigs
should be fed and fattened during
the summer months and sold alive
by the feeder in the autumn, to be
slaughtered at the packing houses,
cured in uniformly satisfactory
manner, suited to the preference of
buyers at home and abroad.
When farmer feeds a pig beyond
nine months, he is needlessly
throwing away his profits. Too
many are slow to appreciate this,
Notwithstanding the fact has been
50 often demonstrated and pro-
claimed.
To get the fullest profit from your
hogs, butcher as many as you can at
home and turn them largely into
sweet country lard and bacon
Many buyers will pay more for these
right from the farm than they
would have to pay in the general
market.
The mistake of keeping and using
cross bred males aids materially in
degenerating the hogs on many
farms. The boar should be a
thoroughbred, or there will be NJ
uniformity in the offspring. There
is little pleasure in raising mon
grels.
Precise experiments have shown
that it is very nearly impossible tt
feed in such manner that pound o
pork can be produced with prof
from any animal over a year old
To keep the hogs through two win
ters is an Anticipated method.
When it is possible to drive out o
the feed lots car load of hogs les
, than one-year-old which will brins
from $500 to 5000 with corn at les
than 20 cents a bushel, it can b
; easily seen that little energy ant
a push are bound to keep the brigh
! side of the picture away from tn
? wall.
: 1t is the fine work of the breeder
, followed close and hard by tn
feeder, which has pushed tn
American hog to his proud position
, and has put some Of our neighbor
! across the waters at their wits end
!, to find some plausible preteXt 70
9 shutting our pork from their shore
! without showing to the world thei
inability to compete with us on eve
;, terms.
The pigs should be taught to ea
as early as possible, and should
q provided with an apartment int
y which the SOW cannot enter. The
>, will begin to eat regularly at fou
= weeks old, and can then be weane
= without any loss. Bran is the be,
r. food we have for developing bon
q and muscle, and little additions
" corn is help.
= There are instances where breed
ing sow has been kept dozen yea
ir or more, but as a rule 1t is believe
# that seven years is the limit of ust
= fulness as a breeder. When ST
q holds up her head like COW
ir feeding it shows that she is losin
IL her teeth, and is not to be kel
. longer for breeding purposes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-30
Agricultural and Live Stock Department.

the soil in favorable condition to
promote the growth of the young
grass during the cool weather of the
late autumn.
With many farming is losing
game. They cannot count on any
material and permanet rise in the
prices for their products. The only
way out of the difficulty is reduc-
ton of the cost of production. By
concentrating their energies upon a
smaller area they may increase the
average yield.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-30

to keep the ground moist and loose
and in condition to encourage growth
than if any man should stand over
them continually with II water pot.
1t is the best method known.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-30
Dairy.

Thorough tests confirm previous
results, that the food of the cow does
not perceptibly influence the proper
ton of butter fats in the milk, but it
does very greatly affect the total
yield of fat and the quality of the
resulting butter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-30

"Gpen yer eyes, dadda." I opened
'em. There was Tommy, dressed ter 90
'ome an is big red comforter round is
neck. There was Bob, with lis right
'and tied up an lookin rather pale,
"Wot's the matter, mate?" says l,
pointin to it.
"Oh, only bit Of a burn. Yer see, a
nipple 'ad fell ont O. tn batten close ter
Tommys rope, an tn scene caught.
couldn cut it away in time, so as ter
tear it an got er bit scorched. But tn
little un's all right-ain't yer, Tom
my? Lord love i'm! I'd "a rather lose
both me arms than anythink should "a
happened ter Tommy-tor Mary's ba-
by" says e, a-pattin tn kids cad.
Well, yer see Bobs and wor wuss
than e thought-'e's bin ''houter" at
tn 'ospital fer week. But it's our
weddin day termouer, an Bob's accom-
in ter pick er bit O. grub with us. Give
us o light, miss, will yer? My pipes
gone clean out Thank yer
My missus cries W Zen she thinks on it
says she's a-goin ter cut up is dinner
fer i'm an kiss i'm COS she was mis-.
took an COS O. wot g did fer Tommy.
Emily Soldene in Chicago Tribune.
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 The End If Books.

What brings about the end of books? Is it fire, water worms? As every ship launched is bound to be wrecked, every theater to Do turned, tho finis of the book is it's reduction to ashes. What be- eame of tho Alexandrian library? Did the Saracens barn 1t ill GAO? There is this question asked Was there any li- hrary at Alexandria containing TOO, GOO books? Gibbon inolines to the opinion that there was no such library. Canon Taylor insists that if thero had been library it was burned in the time of Ju- lius CGsar Tradition seems to indicate, however, that thoro was library in the Serapeum, by no means ] large col. lection, but whether destroyed by The ophilus or Theodosius is not known. It looks as if the charge brought against the Arabs rested on nc foundation. Re. cent explorations of Alexandria, 1S95-6, show no traces of the Serapeum. The seaport of Egypt was built on damp foundation, and, granting that there was library. if not destroyed by fire, then tho papyri might have suffered from decay dne to water Books of to- day taken to India, to the southern states and to the West Indies perish through mildew New York Times.
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MAPPING CROWS.
1t n Not an Easy Mattcr to Net the SYIy

 1t En Not an Easy Matter to Net the Willy
 Hirss.
 Crows ara trapped and sold 10 sports men for shooting matches, usually bring ing St0 per fe0 bat, ike other things, when scarce they bring more
 It is no simple matter to trap crows, for taa crow is T w1ly bird. and to catch him in II t set for that purpose re- quiros skill and patience aa well, but the hunger of the crow is always tho tIapppr's greatest aid. One man alone would mako but little headway catching crows and would probably sit all day in his little bongh house ready to spring his not, but the crows would give his bait wide berth because they would E IVY that ho was there.
 Alter placing the carcass of some ani- maj ou 0eld the net is set close to it by lending poles of saplings, on which the net is hung fiat to the ground, whore they are held down by triggerllke pegs, and line run 30 yards or moro to 8 house built of boughs. where the trap per i8 eeereted.
 Another earGass IS usually laid some hundreds of yards distant on the same or another field, where there is no net set. Tha trappers, usually two in mum ber, go into the bough house together before daylight, and when the crows be- gin to assemble on the fields one of them goes out and walks away. The crows, seeing him leave, grow a little bolder and approach the bait in ones and twos, but stop only long enough to get beak ful of the flesh and fly off again. The carcass where there is no net set is of course the best patronized but the trap per on the outside makes it his business to walk near enough to that to keep the crows from settling on it in numbers and thus satisfying their hunger with out going to the ono where the net is After awhile their hunger gets the bet ter of their judgment or their fear, and they gather on the eareass where the net is. This Is tho opportunity of the man i'll the bough house, who, with a vigorous pull Oil the line, springs the net over them. Quick work must be done then by the trappors, who rush up to the net. to keep the trapped crows from crawling cut at the ends and the front, whore it is not staked fast to the ground With their hands covered with stout bueIyslzin gloves, to keep the crows from Lifting aHd scratching them, the captured birds arc put in bags ready to be carried eff the field From 40 to 50 are frequently caught at one pull, but it is rare thing to get moro than two springs of the not in one day.-Phila. delphia Record
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A STORY OF LONGFELEoW.
Nlrs. Fields Tells an Interesting Aneedote
 of the Author.

Mira. Fields Tells an Interesting Aneed1te
 of the Author.
 Speaking of Longfellow, in her vol ume of literary "reminiscences, Mrs. Jane J. Fields says;
 His kindness and love of humor car ried him through many tedious inte~ ruption. He generously overlooked tl,a fact of the subterfuges to which men and women resorted ill order to get an interview, and, to help them out, made as much of their excuses as possible. Speaking one day of tho persons who came to sec him at Nahant, he said: One man, a perfect stranger, came with au omnibus full of ladies. He descend ed. introduced himself then, returning to the omnibus, took out all the ladies, one, two, three, four and five, with little girl, end brought them in. I en- tertained them to the best of my ability, and they staid an hour. They had scarce ly gono when n forlorn woman in black came up to mo on the piazza and asked for a dipper of water Certainly ] replied, and went to fetch her q glass. When I brought it, she said There Is another woman just by the fence who is tired and thirsty will carry this to her. But she struck her head as sho passed through tho window and spilled the water on the piazza Oh, what have l donel she said If I had floor cloth, l would wipe it up ; 'tOh. no matter about the water, I said, If you have not hurt yourself Then went and brought more water for them both and sent them on their way re- freshed and rejoicing
 It would be both an endless and un- profitable task to recall more of the eu- rious experiences which popularity brought down upon him. There is a passage among Mir. Fields notes, how ever, in which he describes an incident during Longfellow $ last visit to Eng land which should not be overlooked. Upon his arrival the queen sent a grace ful message and invited him to Windsor castle, where she received him with all the honors, but he told mo no foreign tribute touched him deeper than the words of III English bod carrier who came up to the carriage door at Harrow and asked permission to take the hand of tho man who had written the Voices of the Night 7
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The following eheery circular was issued by a prooressiye Chicago firm a few months since and is still appropriate.
 Hard timesl Hard times Come again no morela
 We all sing it, we al hope il, but do we know what hard times are2 We sing it while we eat beef steak at 20 cents Il pound, oysters at 50 cents dozen, and three kinds of bread at the same meal; we shout it while We smoke cigars. two for quarter; We think it while we stretch our comfortable legs On Brussels carpet, before blazing grate, with wetl-groomed boys and eXpensively clad girls around us; we shout it to oul neiohbors across our smooth lawns, or through our plate-glass windows; groan it as we read our morning and evening papers, our plentiful magazines and cur costly libraries; we dream of it in our soft and springy beds, while our coal-red furnace keeps the whole house warm; we meander about it in our we'll equipped offices, shout it through our telephones ring the changes on 1t as we send telegrams and take eX- pensiye summer outings. We meet in our political, s cial, literary and business conventions, and ring the changes on it while we are spending fortunes with railroads, hotels, res taurants and places of amusement.
 And yet, in these days we do hot know what hard times are; We think we do, but we do not.
 The writer knows of a time within his remembrance and he is no patriarch, when, in one of the rich est parts of one of the most favored States in the Union, the whole town of some two thousand inhabitants possessed altogether not ove~ $500 in money, all exchange was by bar ter, there was no cash payment because there was nothing to pay with. Among the best and richest families (and there were many who thought themselves well to-dol beef steak was Il once-a week visitor; round beef was q luxury; oysters were an unheard of dainty; corn bread was the usual, wheat the rare food, the cheapest pipe tobacco was a dissipation; cold bedrooms, sean ty wood fires, woolsey and calico were in the house; 6xS window panes were helped cut by hats, old papers and rags; . weekly paper was an extravaganza, and served several families. Ten books made a good, fair library; beds were slatsed or corded; rag carpets were occas ional, ingrain scarce, and Brussels . tradition; t.le sole vacation was q ride to the annual picnic in the one horse shay nobody had lime, money or heart for conventions or amuse-
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ments We mon worked from ,. a.. m. to D. m Che aristoerats short ened the time by two hours1 and the women worked at all hours.
 And yet it is doubtful if there was in those times such universal spirit of unrest and discontet such q conce of growing, as today
 Is itfair? Are we iusi2 Gan we afford to waste time iu bew3iling hard times, when times are easy on us, and treat as lar better fhan we deserve?
 A manager .once said with | chuckle. 4Fhe mails have been good to our house today; She fest one brought an order in every letter, and the last one brought q remit tanee in every letter
 We all know maghap we are, persons who would have said Alas, we have fallen en evil times3 the first mail brought no money and the Iast mail brought no trade.
 Let us put aside these ugly tenn pers of oars5 look toward the sum smile at the shadow, all sunshine makes the desert, "its a pretty world, seaogs enjoy its beauties, let us borrow no trouble, shed light on our neighbors; quit us like men, and times will seem, as they are. good.
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The Aceentance.

Mr Ntkinson's acceptance of the above call is aus follows:
 To my friends who make the call:
 After advising andconsulting with many of my friends. n q considering the honor you do me, l have con cluded to accept, and if elected to the office Of Mayor. trust you and all citizens of Pine Bluff will never have cause for regret Very respectfully,
 dwtf THos. B. ATKINSON.
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Albert Stockings, the famous tom soriai artist, is now foreman at the tonsorial parlor of Forrest Gay, No.
 Main street, and his old friends and patrons are invited to give him n call 70 d6t
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Meeting Southern LuInber-

Meeting Southern Lumber men Manufacturers Association at Memphis. Tenn, February F and lS. lSaT For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets Pine Bluff to Memphis and return at one telass fare. $510 Tickets on sale February l5 and l6 and for train arriving at Memphis the morn ing of Feb. IT, Return limit Feb rnary 25. IS9f j.. " FARLEY.
 Agent.
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Iluslness Mons Convention.

Little Rock, Af54 Feb. l6. For the above occaslon Che Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets at oue fare ($1.25,l Pine Bluff toIittle Rock and return Tickets on sale Feb. l1, b and l6. Return limit Feb Ia, ls9T.
 E. W. LA BEAuME C. F. < r. A. !. W. FARLEY, Agent.
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PfAF BLUFF. ARK, FEB. 10 1897.
ANNOUNCEM ENTS.
Eor Police .uidee.

We are authorized to announce Mr. r. HITE BROWN Us candidate for reelection 10 the office of Police Jndge of the city of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of tho voters in the Municipal Election. Tuesday Aprile, Isgf
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For Mayor.

Tho GRAPHIC is authorized to announce MR. L. E. G0LDLMITH, as a candidate for recollection to the office of Mayor of the city of Pine Bluif, at the ensuing municipal elee tion.
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Tho GRAPHIC is authorized 10 announce MIR. J. E. JOHNSON as Il candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Pine Bluf, at Che ensuing municipal cleo tfon
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The GRAPHIC Is authorized toannounce MT. r. B. Atkinson as q candidate for the office of Mayor of the city Of Pine Rulf at the en= suing municipal election.
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We are authorized to announce Mr. HUGH F WESTBR00k, IS d candidate for re- election 10 tho office ef City Treasurer ut the ensuing municipal election, April the 7th
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ATKINSON ACCEPTS.
.EE YIELDS TO THE CALL TO BECOME 4 CANDIDATE
 FOisMAYOR.
S5is Acceptance is short anal tO rbe Point aad Purely BEssi-
 ness Like.

Wednesday, $ BAua. GRAPHIC con taiaed rnfl. numeroasly signed by business men upon Alderman r. B. Atkinson to become q candidate for Mayor q He cife af Pinr Bla8 at tIo ea4an2 ei eetiaH. A9nii the z. 59 E. A1tHlSup has had under 8fV5s6meHGl le= 3ase rvo days. aud this moIHiu& nam la. to tn escsa bi@ acceptance q the same. Tae rat $ 5 follows:
 4 Gall.
 PNG laaFF. Ark=, ifeb 2 1897 T5 Mr. f E. Atkinson.
 We, tlIe undersigned voters, eiti- zena and business men Of this city, would respectfully ask that you sub init your name as candidate for the office of Mayor at the April election Believing you have a thorough knowledge of city affairs, and well qualified for discharging the duties. we pledge you our sup
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For City Treasurer.

We are authorized to announe MIR. WAn. NJ. ToNEY, IS candidate for City Treas- urer at the ensuing city election. April the 7th
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