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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
Agriculture.

The small farmer soon gets out of
ruts, for he can not complete with
the thousand acre farmer. He soon
gets more from his few acres than a
larger farm would have yielded him
titled in the old way.
Navy beans is a neglected crop in
this country, although one which
can be made profitable on almost
any farm. 1t pays better than many
field crops, and yet we do not sup
ply home demands.
A firm, rich piece of land on which
stock has been pastured and fed is
far better for potatoes than dry,
light loan or sandy soil. Then the
seed must be good and the cultiva-
ton faultless.
The man who is entirely content
with present methods never makes
progress. He who finds question
in prevailing modes is in fair way
to flnd better. 1t is the doubter who
makes intellectual growth.
Farmers must learn for them
selves what the needs of their acres
are, and there is no escape for it. 1t
is lesson which no vender of fertil!-
zers can learn for him.
1t is not good farming winch eX-
hausts land, butpoor farming, and it
is not accomplished so much by
taking out the elements of fertility
as by locking them up and rendering
/ them unavailable.
The wasteful system of putting in
large crops and raising low averages
] boC OroInnaH tba oonHitiOn Of = n m orc
kof which we most complain; it has
/ deteriOrated soils and ruined thOus-
ands of farmers.
Flax comes in nicely in rotation ;
it is well to SOW it on corn land and
before wheat. Excepting beans,
nothing better fit a field for good
wheat crop.
Put off until tomorrow what you
can not do well today. Drive your
work, and do not let it drive you,
but do no more than you can do well.
If your neighbor puts in 20 acres OF
corn roughly, you would better put
in 10 properly.
The more we can cover the ground
with mulch the nearer we can come
to putting it into the condition Ma
ture does for growing her heavy crops
of forest timber or prairie grass.
Science and skill employed in agri-
culture Lave served more to draw
fertility from the soil by thorough
tillage and persistent cropping than
they have to our lands.
Nature teaches us the lesson Of
rotation. Where crop of deciduou:
timber is removed it will often grow
up again in evergreens, and certain
prairie grasses disappear to give way
to others.
There are cases where the farmer
accumulates money by practicing tn,
skinnlng process on his land, but ne
wealth is created in this way; anC
he must buy and sell his farms a
suitable prices and at the right time
The soils fertility is the farmer
true capital; the use, or interest
legitimately belongs to him; tina
only is profit. The principal is helC
, in trust by him for posterity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18

In England early vegetables are
grown in large forcing houses, while
America is slow to adopt this meth
cd because of supplies from Southern
States. Hot house vegetables bring
higher prices, and are more and
more in demand.
The statement was made at a
farmers club in Great Britain that
the income from one garden of 10
acres, covered with glass, exceeded
that from 900 acres of the best farm
land of the country.
Grapes seem to ripen better with
an abundance of heavy foliage. No
one now thinks of trimming off the
leaves of grapes in order to assist in
the ripening of the fruit.
The blacklist grapes are frequently
under the deepest shade of leaves
this will also be found true in the
blackberry patch. Chemistry, and
not sunlight only, is the chief factor
at work.
1t is we'll in the early sowing of
peas to put in a little nitrogen in the
form of nitrate of potassia or soda,
While peas are nitrate producers,
they seem to need some nitrate with
which to make beginning.
Wherever apple branches are like
ly to be thick and struggle with each
other FOR light, they should be
thinned. In the management of the
orchard pruning is essential to the
life of the tree and to good produc-
ton.
Strawberries grown in sandy soil
are not so easily thrown out nor hurt
by the frost as are those grown ON
heavy clay soils. On sand, some OF
the finest are grown without any
! winter mnlCh as a protector.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18

venient to city market, the raising
of them can be made decidedly pro-
fitable. A good early lamb, in a
marketable condition, will bring a
higher price than a matured sheep
at any time in the year.
Sheep are manure spreaders rather
than manure makers, and all depends
upon the supplies given them. We
feed them material from which they
take their toll and give us back the
remainder, transformed into a sub
stance of almost equal value with
that which they received, and they
get fat, meanwhile, doing it.
Sheep can not be always held
down, for wool is one of the necessi-
ties of life, and it can never be kept
so low for any great length of time
that it must be produced at a loss.
Even fine wooded Merinos will be
soon again in demand, and fortunes
will be made on wise fore-thOught in
this direction. Beside, it pays to
keep them as scavengers and removal
tors.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
How to Remove Warts.

A miserable impositor is working
his game on some of our neighbor
cities, selling from house to house
salve which he guarantees to cure
warts, says the Johnson County
Herald. All sensible people know
the way to remove wart is to rub it
with half potato which is after
wards to be buried by a cross eyed
negro in the northwest corner of a
graveyard at midnight during the
dark Of the moon. AS the potato
decays the wart will disappear.
This wart salve in tin boxes is a
delusion and snare.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
Sheep.

A yearling sheep which has had
the proper attention will sell in the
market with as much profit as any
other animal which is kept on the
farm.
A small sheep which is fat will sell
for more than larger one which is
thin. Whatever we have to sell, let
us present some inducement to the
buyer.
In order to bring good prices it is
necessary that the lambs come early,
make a good growth, and are ready
for market in good season. A little
delay may make considerable differ
ence in the price obtained.
The time for lambs to come should
be carefully considered, for, if con-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
BEFORE THE MINISTER.
How the Host Blundered in His Efforts
at Good Behavior.

How the Host Blundered in His Efforts
at Good Behavior.
"You must be on your good be-
havior this evening, George, for the
minister is to take dinner with us
said a Hyattsville lady to her
worser half, as he got home from his
office in the city last Thursday, says
the Bristol Courier.
"What have you for dinner" in
quired the husband.
"Well, | know he is fond Of fish,
so l bought quite a string of small
river fish, and several large ones
from the dam.
I'm not much at doing the
honors when we have a minister at
the table" said George; "but I
guess we can get through with it all
right
Half an hour later they were seat
ed at the table and a blessing had
been asked by the minister. A little
nervously the head of the house
began dishing out the vegetables,
and, turning to the guest, said:
Twill you have some of the little
river fish or would you prefer some
of the dam big fish,"
The warning kick from under the
table from his wife was unnecessary.
He knew he had blundered, and
cold beads of perspiration started
out on his forehead.
"Oh, [ mean'-trying to repair
the error-'will you try some of the
dam river fish or some of the big
fish,"
Worse and more of it! His daugh-
ter slyly pulled his coat tail to bring
him to his senses.
THAT is, would you like some of
the river fish or some of the other
dam fish,"
The deep carnatiOn spreading over
the good lady's face didn't mend
matters a bit, and with gasp he
plunged once more.
"Abem! Which of the dam fish dc
you prefer, anyhow"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
Horses.

Many good colts are injured by
feeding which tends to keep them
soft. They do best on dry food.
Ground oats and milk or slop of any
kind make growth and flesh rapidly,
but bone and muscle do not keep
pace.
Now that the good borses are gone,
we will have to begin again and lay
our foundation work over. Breed
ing must be resumed, but our brood
mares have been sold off.
Farmers have got rid of their pre-
JUDGE against draft and coach horses
of large size, but it will require man.
agement to meet future demands.
Fortunately the experience is left,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
Items of Interest to Farmers and
HOrSemen.

Star Pointer 2:O21a was opened
out for the first time this year at
Pimlico last week, when McClary
stepped him four miles in 2:1S, 2:l5,
2:l6 and 2:2O. 1t was the first time
that he has been asked to beat 2:2O.
Byron McClelland, the widely
known turfman, of Lexington, KY,
is dead.
Complex 2:l41a, by Duplex, the
property of Chaffin Bros, died Mon
day morning from pneumonia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
.FIELDEN BROS,
PHOTOGRAPHERS

West Seventh street, Next TO Methodist
Church, COLUMBIA, TENN
Allwork aud perfect satisfaction guaranteed
novS0lY
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
Young
People

college or literary school in the L. s. can be Sc
cured by doing little work at home for the
Youths Advocate, an illustrated semi.monthly
journal. 1t is elevating n character, moral in
tone, and especially interesting and profitable to
young people but read with interest and profit by
people of all ages, Sample copies sent free.
Address Youths Advocate Pub, Co., Nashville,
Tenn. (Mention this paper when you write. }
iunell pm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18

Putting it delicately: ~ hope
you appreciate the fact, sir, that in
marrying my daughter you marry IA
large hearted, generous girl"
II do, sir with emOtion), and hope
she inherited those qualities from
her father
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18

The man who possesses the funda-
mental virtues of truthfulness,
honesty, and purity should be
judged very leniently for minor
shortcomings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18

When you hear a man say that
every man has his price, you may
depend upon it that he at least is on
the market.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
MELANGE.

Nonsense and News, Odds and Ends,
Wise and Otherwise.
Economical and Wealthy Father
DO you know, my son, what strict
economy would do for you?
RObert-I know what it has done
for me, father, and respect you for
II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
TITCOMB'S DRUG STORE.

And don't forget that we are h aad
quarters for
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-18
FREE: $1,000 IN GOLD.

INLE. S<o .OO IN OOLDi
scholarship in Draughon's
Practical Business College,
Nashville, Tenn, or Texar-
kama, Texas, or scholarship in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
tocaI BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Jacob schrelber. dealer In clothing at No. l9
Canal-st IS reported to have given bill OF sale
IN Phillip II. Samilson. to whom he owed $500 for
merchandise and borrowed money and all the stock
has been removed. Two u the creditors. whose
claims aggregated $50. had The Sheriff searching for
the stock yesterday. but he could not locate 1t def-
niely.
Dcnu;y Sheriff Loub has received an attachment
agalns, the Richmond Bicycle Company. OF Rich
n,ond Ind for 81. 49, in favor OF Allan J. Gray. on
n note IL was served several persons here 70
attach accounts. The Sheriff levied also on Nv
wheels in the New-York salesrooms. at NO -
Chambcrs-st. g.. -, an
nointcd John Delahunty receiver for stone MINI
ball book publishers. OF No: 1879 Flth-ave on me
Application OF Luther c. White. 1r ana Wl.lhin
i Kirk directors Of the corporation. The COMPANY
has been in financial difficulties for some Time.
was Incorporated on Narcn last win oapitaii
stock OF $4,000. The iilhties are S-il'' no''iH"'
assets SLIP: actual assets, t2.0i2 ,.
The Sheriff received an execution y'S VI
W.ms, sor go les in favor OF j. Kennedy Tod
Co on a note OF Mr. Collins dated tp,i H. 80, as.,
TO the Washington and Chesapeake DeAch Runway
Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
MMERSTETN MUST STAND TRIAL.
CHARGES AGAINST HIM OF ILLEGALLY SELLING
LIQUORS At OLYMPIA SUSTAINED.

CHARGES AGAINST HIM OF ILLEGALLY SELLING
LIQUORS AT OLYMPIA SUSTAINED.
Magistrate Mott announced his decision yesterday
on the charges OF Illegally selling liquors in tho
Olympia Music Hall brought against Oscar Ham
rncrstein. The decision is adverse to Hammerstein.
who will now have TO stand trial for violation Of
Sections .99S and 900 Of the Consolidation Act.
which relate TO the sale of drinks in theatres and
concert halls.
Hammerscin was arrested September %. and
the came before Magistrat" Mott, In the York
Vile Police Court and later In the Centre Street
Court, where Hammerstein's lawyers. Wise &
Lchtenstcin. moved to dismiss the complaint The
Magistrate reserved his decision. and II only
filed yesterday. II was while the play OF THE cat
and the Cherub" on the boards at Olympia
that he alleged violations Of the law took place.
The proceedings. which resulted not only in his
but IN the arrest Of several nall pro-
prictors. instieated by Charles Frohman.
whose Chinese play. The First Born" Hammer
stein had fofestalled with THE Cat and the
Cherub."
Tho law In the case makes distinction between
music halls where only singing and dancing are
carried on on an open stage, and theatres In which
dramatic performances arr given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
A BIG PRICE FOR AN OLD HAT.
WHAT IT COST YOUNG MAN TO DEMONSTRATES
HIS SKILL. As A MARKSMAN

WHAT IT COST A YOUNG MAN TO DEMONSTRATE
HIS SKILL. As A MARKsMAN
Eleven dollars was realized by an enterprisng
Young man one day last week on an old felt hat
which probably cost him about 81 when new Inc
Young man OF party or four or hVe 'ha'
went on a hunting expedition In the WHO'S OF LONG
Island.
Tho hunters had flushed considerable game Oh
the morning Of their first days shoot. pu' hau
killed little Of H. In the mean time however theS
had cultivated great appetitcs. After nearly
dinner at tho hotel at which they were staying one
Of them proposed that they make ano'her Shor'
tour Of the surrounding country before nigntia'''
As the members OF the party were leaving the
hosiery one Of the Young men began 10 oa"'''
the others on their skill as marksmen'
"Why | don't believe you could hit that cow ou'
there he exclaimed. .
Just give me a crack AZ your hat. VIII you
asked Of the Indignant marksmen' 49,.
certainly I will" replied the first speaker !.
you will agree to the following terms. l Will
throw my hat up in the air and you can shoot a,
It all you like but you must pay me 30 cents ever!
time you miss it."
The Young man threw up hi; hat ard b the S Ssmr
whether the shooter had hit Il or not
% am sure PePP " SAD dac ing 1 tsr
and YOU me - cents. DO you want another
You can bet do. and I'll MI It so fun Of lead
this time YOU won't recognize it,
l'p went the hat again. and again the hunter
fired at g. when the hat was examined II was
found 10 he good ever a.,
Tho laugh was now the shooter ana he ola
rot relish n n bin. He insisted on having another
shot. and still another. uniil ne had ht',i lMrn1
three times al the vic OH felt hat dispute
arose at the end OF the twcnty-ihird shot 49, 10
whether the hat had been hit or not. The owner
OF IL declared that the small puncture found ln tho
rim had been caused by the hat falling on sharp
twc Tho shooter. on the other hand Insisted
that he had hit the hat and that he would have
hit 1t before II there had not been something the
matter with his cartridges.
The committee that had been chosen 10 judg
the shooting went into solemn conclave, and after
due dellbcratlon decided 10 give the shooter tht
benefit Of the doubt. especially az his sport and
his endeavors to create a reputation a. a marks
man had cost him 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
ABOUT READY FOR THE HORSES.
MANY FINE ANIMALS ENTERED FOR THIS
YEARS SHOW.

The preparations for the Horse Show are already
far advanced at the Madison Square Garden so
far advanced In fact. that the big arena VIII De
ready to turn TO the directors OF the National
Horse Show Association tonight. Since last
Tuesday morning n large force Of workmen mas
been engaged In preparing the entire structure TOT
the occupation OF the equine arstocrats who are
take possession of 1t the coming week. As usual
the work has been carried under the eyes OF
SUPERINTENDENT Frank Clark OF the Coney Island
Jockey Club. whose work in past years has proved
so satisfactory to the exhibitors and the spectators
alike
One OF the first things done 10 erect the
temporary stables that are built each year on the
southern sidewalk Of Twenty -seventh-st., from
Fourth-avc. to Mad!son-ave. This addition enables
the show TO furnish accommodations to many more
horses from out Of town than could otherwise be
cared for although the association refuses to care
for horses whose owners live In this city, and recon-
mends all the out-Of-town exhibitors VINO can DO
so to secure quarters for their horses IN adJaceht
stables The entry list is larger this year than
before. and there will not be an empty stan III
the Garden Monday morning
The horses from out Of town will begin 10 como
in to-day. and from this morning until the last
ribbon has been awarded the Garden VIII be fuil
OF fine horses. their lovers and those VINO want 10
see and be seen. 1t has been pointed out that the
list Of box holders this year does not contain as
ce sny as here S oPw Re3her this that
ciety will not support the show TINS year 80 s,iomS
" as before, or whether IT means that society VIII
not appear conspicuousy as before may DE
only con iectured and not asserted until the show
itself arrives. That the show VIII be pc, a success
from horsey point of view Is conIien,iiy Ic
dicted. Not only is the entry list larger IMAM De-
fore. but IL contains the names OF NOR VII" VII
known and finely bred horses than las! year. ne
roadster class is particularly improved III quanIy
and there will also be more horses VIII EeGoi ,s
Of 23o or better. The saddle horses. WHICH nav ~
always been greatly admired by thousands OF
people who know nothing OF the good points or
horses but who like handsome nors", III his mos o
becoming garb. Will be more numerous ms year
than ever before.
post the carpet Of tanbark, and this VIII be done
to-day. -, ,,,,. -. a..
Horse show in Glass No 49, OF their hand
some delivery wagons and horses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.

The number OF people in this city VINO are
trying all the while to reduce household cares
to the minimum is greater than most suppose
and is constantly increasing To cut down
the expense and the bother Of all xmas OF
domestic service-to make living simpler
cheaper and more CONFERENCE.-The is the end
for which mutitudes are striving. Many OF
them have found out how greatly they are
helped in this laudable purpose by the use OF
gas tor heating and cooking AT one stroke 1t
ehaoies them to get rid Of much Of the dirt and
rouple ana expense of housekeeping. Servants
heeG NOT be so numerous are made better nat
uIeu II you Keep them, and can be dispensed
WIN altogether more easily. Take the typical
case OF u small family desiring to economze.
Inc nash OF match in the morning gives
Warmth IN the gas-grate. and almost without
effort can coffee and toast be got ready on the
eas-range. The head OF the house lunches
downtown, leaving his wife Just the chance she
wants 10 whip up some little dish on the gas
range Tor her own lunch. Then dinner is got
outside at restaurant or clearinghouse. There
Is housekeeping reduced to simplicity; and II Is
lhc serViceablc gas-fuel which alone makes 1t
possible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
LITTLE HOPE or RELIEVING WHALERS
CAPTAIN FUTILE. OF THE REAR. SAYS HE Ex-

CAPTAIN FUTILE. OF THE REAR. SAYS HE EX-
Poets TO RE- CAUGHT ~ THE ICE HIMSELF.
Seattle Wash. Nov l2.-Captain Tut;le ~ tho
United states revenue cutter Bear expects 70 re
ccive orders to proceed to the Arctic and cndenvor
to relieve the ice-imprisoned whaling fleet. He
has received the following telegram from the
Treasury Department:
Can beef rice. beans. canned goods and card
bread be obtained IN large quantities. in Seattle
Hurry repairs on the Bear.
Captain futile sent the following answer:
Supplies can be bought here in any quantities
II is said that the Bear VIII boz ready to start
the latter part 81 next week. she Will carry one
hundred tons of provisions Captain futile said
to-day:
81 do not see Of what avail my going viii De. as
there is hardly remote chance Of the planned OK
pcdition reaching the wnalcrs until next August
As | have said. think the whalcrs will be able 10
nlnch through short rations. SNAIL TAX" Il
years provisions for the Bear as We might our
selves be caught In tho ice In fact | look for
that very thing to happen ~
Captain futile did not think that the proposition
to sled relief parties In by reindeer ana dogs W"u'd
be practicable -, ,., -.
alaska ard thence proceed up the straits between
Nunivak and St. Matthews Island. until stopped
by ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
MRS. HAMTLTON'S SUIT AT TRIAL.

SHE DEMANDS A FORMAL SEPARATION ORDER
AND FINED ALLOWANCE FROM HER
HUSBAND. THE ALIENIsT
The suit for a separation brought by Mrs. Flor
enCe c. Hamilton against her husband DR.. Allan
McLane Hamilton. the alienist. came UP for trial
yesterday before Justice Beekman in the Supreme
Court, but went over until Monday. when II Will
be heard. Mrs. Hamilton also demands alimony
aid counsel fees.
Mrs. Hamilton. in her affidavts. says that she
was married TO DR.. Hamilton In May. 1874. In Bati-
more, and that they have had one child. Louis,
who is twenty years old. She says that, al
though the doctor paid her $3.50 month last year,
and despite the fact that she has an Independent
income of $40 year. she Is not receiving enough
to maintain her In the position in life TO which
she has been accustomed. The son. Louis she
admits Is being supported by Dr. Hamilton, 1nde-
pendently of the monthly allowances made 10 her
DR.. Hamilton, in an opposing affidavit alleges
that Mrs. Hamilton deserted him, and that he has
made several overtures to her. which she has re-
iected He declares that his income last year was
$7.025. that Of this he paid Mrs. Hamilton Se1.
the sl,5Oo. and all but 800 OF the remainder
paid out In necessary expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-13
COLLECTOR BIDWELL RETURNS.

He SAYS HE HAS REASON TO RELIEVE HIS
CHARGES AGAINST DEPUTY COLLECTOR
HAWTHORNE WILL. RE APPROVED.
Collector Bidwell returned to his post at the
Custom House Yesterday after an absence Of three
days in Washington The primary object OF the
Collectors visit TO the National pital was 10
consult with the Treasury officials in the matter
of drawback regulations concerning which there
have existed some misconception and consequent
dissatisfaction among customs brokers'. The Col
lector submitted certain recommendations which
in his opinion will be entirely satisfactory to i'm
porjers and brokers while thoroughly safeguard
ing the interests OF the Government. II is said
to be probable that the recommendations will be
adopted.
About the OF Deputy Collector Daniel O.
Hawthorne the Collector said: 1T is true that /
have recommended the dismissal OF Mr.. Haw-
thorne. ! do not 10 state the exact nature OF
the charges preferred against him. but he is ac-
cused, among other things. OF inattention 10 his
duties. Mr.. Hawthorne's reply TO the charges Is
already in the hands OF the Secretary OF the Treas
ury."
The Collector said he had 10 believe that
his charges against Mr.. Hawthorne will be ap
proved by Secretary Gage. who promised 10 give
the matter his early consideration.