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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28
LAND SALE.


J. M. Mayes, use DC, VS.. w. r. Mitchell.
In obedience to decree of the Chan
Gerry Court at Columbia, made at the
August term, 1893, in the abovestyled
case, and revived at October term 1897,
at page 500, 7 will, on
Saturday, the 10Th Day Of Jdnly, 1925,
in front Of the courthouse door. ia Co
lumbIs, sell to the highest and best bid
der the property in said decree des-
cribed, being tract Of land lying and
being in Dist civil district OF Maury
County, Tennessee, bounded and des-
cribed as follows:
Situated In the 2lst civil district Of
Maury County, Tennessee, and begin
ming IN the western boundary OF the
Wilson tract at a bush marked az. & al.
1885," and running north l02 poles and
q links to bush, the northwest corner
Of the Wilson tract; thence with the
north boundary of the same east 1863
poles, 8 links to stake in large gully;
thence south S5degrees west l06 poles, II
links to a stake and small rock fence,
from south 50 degrees east at 20links Is
q sugar-tree pointer; thence north 88N
degrees west 10 poles, links east to q
poplar stump with walnut pointer;
thence west 1915 poles to the beginning,
containing lQ3s{ acres, Including and ox-
GLIDING 60 acres Of said tract; the guam
tity being excluded by this conveyance
beginning at stake, formerly beech
marked 8P. j. A.'' on the west bank Of q
branch; running thence north l02 poles
and 81 links to dead stump; thence
east 92l1 poles to stake; thence south
IO4 poles to rock with peachtree point
ofs; thence north So degrees Is minutes
west 70 poles to stake near poplar
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GarwoOd's SarsapariIla--for the blood
guaranteed tocUrel A. B. RAINS


BETHEL, Jan. 2i--It is with pleasure
that enter the circle OF the county
correspondents, and thank our Kind
editor for admittance. 1t is great
pleasure to me to read the correspond
ence from the different communities.
Farming is progressing nicely; con-
sideripg the rainy weather A great
many Of the farmers have got most Of
their land turned for corn. Wheat is
looking very fine throughout the COM
munity. The farmers are becoming
elated over the cattle business, think
ing that raising cattle Is the thing for
the present and the future.
There was q large crowd at Bethel
sunday.
Miss Annie Harris, OF this place, is
spending the week with relatives on
Quality Creek.
The matrimonial fever has about sub
sided, and but few fell victims to IT,.
will close for this time.
FILIUs FIDUs.
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Mr. Aubrey de We're contributes to the
biography Of Lord Tennyson report Of
some conversations with tho poet, in
which was disclosed his singular freedom
from the spirit Of rivalry.
In these conversations be never uttered
a word that wns disparaging or tainted
with the spirit of rivalship. The only poet
/ heard him criticise roughly or unfairly
was himself Compare, he once said
to me, compare the heavy handling Of
my Workmanship with theeKquisite light
ness Of touch in Keats =
Another time he read aloud a song by
one Of the ohiyalrous poets Of Charles rs
time, perhaps Loyelace's Althea, = which
Wordsworth also used TO Groom in the
woods, and said, There, would give all
my poetry to have made one song like
that
Not less ardent was bis enthusiasm for
Burns. And here an incident with no
small significance recurs to me- Read
the exquisite songs Of Burnsp' be ex-
claimed. In shape each Of them has the
perfection OF the berry, il light che radi-
ancc Of the aowdrop, You forget for its
sake those stupid things, his serious
pieces"
The same day / met Wordsworth and
named Burns 20 him. Wordsworth praised
him even more vchomontly than Tenny-
son had done as tho great gonius who had
brought poetry back to nature, but end
ed: "Of course I refer to bis serious ef.
forts. such as the Cotter's Saturday
Night. Those foolish little anatory songs
Of his one has to forget.
told thotnle TO Henry Taylor tibet even.
ing, ailQ MS iaiir, Il as. -isi1liS
songs ana Burns serious Efforts are to me
alike tedious =ad disaeroeahie reading.
Somuch for ths snfallibility Of poets u
their own ort.
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A slnaer,a cold.

A striking example Of Charles Dickens
chivalrous regard for an absent friend Is
recalled by Dean Farrar. Mr. Sims Reeves
had been announced to sing at small
public dinner at which Dickens presided,
and, as happened not infrequently, Mr..
Sims Reeves had something the matter
with bis throat and was unable to attend
Dickens announced this and the an
nouncement was received with a general
laugh Of incredulity. This made Dickens
very angry, and he rose manfully to the
defense of the delinquent My friend
Mr. Sims Reeves, he said quietly, ''re-
grets his inability to fulfill his engage
ment owing" be added, with caustic Sc
verify, to an unfortunately amusing and
highly facetious cold. ~ ookman.
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"The salutation. How do you dof'n ex-
planned a state Departments lingbist toa
Star reporter Is general throughout civ
ilization, though Americans boil It down
more than any other nation In their one
word, Howde? The Fronchman, to TEX
press the same idea has to use, How do
you carry yourself2' The German sa~s--
that Is, he uses German words which mean,
How does it go to your Likewise, the
Spanish, Como esta ustedf which means
How do you standY The Chinaman,
when ho wants to say How do you dof'
uses words which mean, How do you run
along todayg The italian Is almost in
the same fix, while the Arab uses words
which mean. Do you stand or do wellf'
The Portuguese says In his own words, of
course, 'How'sy your good health nowg' and
the Indian goes step furthera and says:
You look we'll Do you feel sov' The
Americans 'Howdeg is as expressive as
any Of the others, as we'll as the briefest.
Washington Star
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Monday with friends here. She is de-
lighted with her new home.
Miss Julia Vance, from Union CITY,
recently visited her cousins, Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Irwin here, and is now with
relatives in Columbia.
Miss Floy Adhesion returned Satur-
day from 8 visit to Columbia 1rienus:
Miss Annie 0verton Is with the
Misses Adhesion for few days
The chlldrenof Mr.. w. F. Scott and
Mr.. Walter Irwin are on the sick HIST;
also little Carrie Voorhies.
Mrs. Humphrey Hardison and babe
are recovering from their recent illness.
lone sowell is able to be IN school
ED. Anthem Derryberry preached
for the congregation at Corinth sum
day, much to the editication OF those
present. ~,
Irene. went to Williamson county tesp
week to oliiciate at the warrington MISS
Artie Evans to Mr.. Fred Spratt.
Messrs. Charley and VIII Gordon are
no longer keeping bach, as their moJh-
er and father have moved over with
them also their brother Robert.
Miss Emma SOwell Is making q pro-
tracted visit TO her grandmother near
I.eftwich.
Mr.. WIZ. Sowell passed through 9
few DAYS ago with fine lot OF nogs,
which he delivered TO MI. Hilary
Wright at Hurricane for shipping, ana
again Monday with pair 0filne mules,
which he sold to Mr.. George Fergueson'
Jr.
We hope to hear often from komoia,'
the Shady Grove correspondence.
Respectfully, MRS MoCAwBER'
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NEAPOLIS.

NEAPoLIs, Jan. 25.--News is very
scarce but will give what few items
have gathered.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Tucker are with
relatives in Columbia at present.
Miss Pnss Butts was the guest OF Mrs.
Davis recently.
Miss Genie Cosby spent last week
with Miss Mary Price at mallard.
With best wishes, X1NA.
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LAND SALE.



w. j. Scrlbner et al. VS.. w. J. Hun 4
ter ct ais.
IN Chancery Court at Columbia, Tenn.
In obedience to decree Of the Chan
Gerry Court at Columbia, made at the Oc-
tober Term. 1897, at page 432, In the
above styled cause viii.
On saturday the 20th Day Of Jan'y, 1895,
in front Of the Court-house door in Co
lumbia, Tenn, selitO the highest and
best bidder, the property Ia said decree
described. being two tracts OF land
known ae lots Nos. and 3. lying and
being 10 the 18th Civil District OF Maury
County. Tenn, described as follows;
Lot No. 2, A tract Of hill land Ia 10Th
District, Of Maury County, Tenn, con-
tainIng 100 acres and bought by said
Hunter In 1856 Of J B Hamilton, g. 4
NJ deed recorded in Book X, Vol. 2,
page 226 aud to which reference Is mado
Tor metes and bounds.
Lot Nc. 8. 200 acres Of hill land In same
dist, BOUGHT Of r. r. Cross etl ~. Sec
deed in Book ". Vol s, page 54l. and to
which reference Is made for particular
description and metos and bounds.
TERMS or SALE.-Said sale will be
made on credit OF Y and q months,
except one-third IN cash which viii DO
| required on day Of sale. and bar Of eqnl-
lily OF redemption. Notes, drawing in-
terest from day Of sale, with good per-
sonai security viii be required OF tho
( T5rlr &C =, -. -, 'ff''' ttt
The property sold. as further security.
/ This 5th dayol January. 1885
! lan.7-A a.. n. AKIN, g. q n.
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MT. NEBo, Jan. q. Rev. H. $. Nc
Bride, of Nashville, will occupy the
Nebo pulpit next Sunday morning. All
come out TO hear him:
Prof. Rheims has charge OF singing
class at Fosters Chapel
Mrs. Hester Estes, who has been quite
sick, is greatly improved, altnougn sun
feeble. Her daughter, airs. James Me-
Kennon, has been with her during her
illness.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Jasper
Carrigan, Of the Foster Chapel VI
cinity, who has but recently undergone
such n painful operation, Is now doing
nicely.
Mrs. Mary GRAY is still very low. Her
daughter. Mrs. Minerva Johnson, Of
Santa Fe. Is with her. Mr.. A. N. gray
came down from Mt. Pleasant few
DAVIS ago to visit her, and spent awhile
with friends here before returning.
NJ. q. White Kln1er has-gone TO West
Tennessee to visit his SON. Or. John
Mr.a~d Mrs. Henry Kinzer moved
last week to the DR.. Davidson residence
in the Zion neghbornood'
Mr.. Charley Gray or LaWreuceQut,ti
was In our midst rev Gays teSen-l1 :
The funeral aud burial Of Mrs. George
T.enf1 took place at Nebo on Ihursday
~ 1.'' Last wee weel1 Rev. Mr.. Harris oiica-
NE family Of Mr.. w. +. Temple are
moving 10 the Polk farm at Ashwood
this week. We regret to lose them from
cry t.idst
The school at Sawdusi acasi7''iT is -
charre of Miss Russell. Of Hampshire,
who comes recommended as cempe-
fenf teacher. She Is boarding at Mr..
Winfield Danes.
Miss Annie May hlnzcr spent rev
DAYS recently with -1ef orot1eT near
Zion ~7'.ti'
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The Youths Advocate. Nashviile Tenn.
a sixteen page Illustrated journals paper
that is ro0d with interest and proht by peO-
ln OF ali aGes-oiIefs One Hundred Dollars
On Gold IL The rlrson who VIII form the
,1r,.,,it.,f iiltfli,.ef * lem
IN the name DRAu9HoN. 10 also offers
free. bicycle. gold watch scholarship IN
almost any business college OF literary
school, and other premiums. Every persoa
who enters the contest VIII get premium
81 some kind. send az once for sample
conp Of the uan0f. which Will cNnl1in nil.
contest closes April 90. 1875. II
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Nonresident Notice.


Petition for divorce.
In the above styled cause itappears to
me from the petition OF the plalntiff,
which is sworn to, that the Defendant,
Myrtle Williams is a, NONRESIDENT Of
the State OF Tennessee, and that her
whereabouts are not known to plaiptin
and cannot be ascertained after Che most
diligent inquiry, 1t Is therefore ordered
by me, that publication be made in the
Columbia Herald, a newspaper publish
ed in the city of Columbia for four con-
secutive weeks, the last OF which shall
be five days before the LIST Monday in
February, 1898 requiring said defendant
to appear before the Judge Of our Cir
cult Court at session thereof to be
held IN the city OF Columbia on the first
Monday in February, 1898, and make
defense to the suit of the plaintiff,
which Is ain application for divorce
from her, or the same will be taken for
confessed against her and set for hear
ing exparte. Witness my hand at Office
ia Columbia, this Dec. 81, 1897.
WI. EMBRY, Clerk.
J. B. Bond, Atty.
Jan. 7th-4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28

The pupils in school were asked
to give in writing the difference be-
tween biped and quadruped.
One boy gave the following: "A
biped has two legs, and quadruped
has four legs; therefore, the differ
ence between a biped and quad
rnped is two legs. "-Tidbits.
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MELANGE.

Nonsense and News, Odds and Ends,
Wise and Otherwise.
A kentucky man has married the
granddaughter OF the girl who re-
fused him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28

In the Klondlke regions in mid
winter the sun rises from $3.50 to IL
a. M, and sets from / to 3 p. m.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28

Want a situation as errand boy,
do your Well. can you tell me how
far the moon Is from the earth, el2n
Boy Well, guv'nor. I don't know,
but I reckon il am near enough to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28
interfere with me running errands. .
He got the job. --Tit-B Bits.

Willie" Mamma, can people
leave parts Of themselves In differ
ent placer" mo; don't be ridicu-
lousl" Well, Uncle Tom said he
was going to South Africa for his
lungs. "-rit-Bits.
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"Depend upon it, where there is
smoke there's fire."
''Why do you say that?p
tive proved it. It was against
the rules to smoke in our office. ]
smoked, and was fred"
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An Arkansas hotel was adver-
tised as follows: 'This hotel will
be kept by the widow of the former
landlord, Mr.. Brown, who died last
summer on new and improved
plan. ~ Milwaukee News.
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Luther said that II man were
not strong at 20, handsome at 30,
learned at 40. md rich at so, he
never would be strong, handsol inc,
learned or rich.
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Ignatius Donnelly, the sage Of
Nininger. Is to be married in about
six weeks to Miss Marion Hansen.
The great populist leader and
Baconian is now 66 years old. but
does not look his age by fifteen
years His prospective bride IS
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The Oldest married couple in the
United States are Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Manuel. OF Cape Porpoise,
Mass. She is SO and he is 10l years
of age, and they have been married
n years.
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A .l0ng-suffering listener, after
hearing from a youth his account Of
how he and two companions kept
five hundred Indigns at bay for
twenty-four hours. asked: edo you
know why the Lord said to Ananias,
stand forkh2n Upon receiving a
negative reply, he continued:
ssWell, / don't either, unless 1t was
SO that you and your two compan-
ions could stand first, second and
thirdrp
Good literature Is as necessary to
the growth Of the soul as good air to
the growth Of the body, and it is
just as bad to pnt weak thoughts in.
to child's mind as to shut it up In
an unventilated oom.-Charles
Dudley Warner.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29

the conduits are all ready for the turning
on of the water. 1t is expected that the
company will be ready to supply electric
ity by the first of October, when the 1rst
of the generator, will be in place with
capacity of 12O kilo watts. The poles
have been eet for seven of the fourteen
miles Of the way to Portland.
At the next meeting of the city fathers
the Portland Electric Light company Will
be petitioner for the privilege OF erect
ing poles. This petition will come from
a Portland company, and it has the assur-
anoe that large number Of Portland
citizens favor the granting Of the petition
The present scheme is but the forerunner
OF the development Of the power at Great
Falls. It's promoters say that they have
all the financial resources needed to carry
out their present plans and they predics
in the future a development on the
Preumpscot which will be worth hun
bred of thousands of dollars to the cities
and towns of the county.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29

of a house to faucet in the lower. Inc
water runs from the faucet with force de-
nondent on tho size Eof the cistern and
the capacity of the pipe. If there were
inserted in the faucet number OF steel
blades shaped something like the places
of the propeller of steamboat the water
in running through the faucet woulo se6
the blades revolving. That is IN eHect
the nrinciple of the turbine wheel. AT
Great Falls the cistern is represented ny
the pond formed by the widening OF the
river above the dam and the pipe is IN
the shape fof great structures OF neaVy
timbers extending from the dam to
point below the bridge and ~ feet lower
than the level of the water above. Inc
| upper end of this timber pipe is known as
the forebay. Into it the water will rush
| through gates in the dam. The forebay
| is "a feet long, Is feet broad and 10 feet
| high. 1t extends from the dam nearly to
| the highway. Under the road comes the
next section of the great pipe of timber.
| 1t is known as the penstock. A penstock
is described in the dictionary as a closed
conduit for conducting water to mill
wheel. This one is 80 feet long, 10 feet
broad and nine feet high, or somewhat
smaller than the forebay, so the water as
ii uears the wheel will rush along with
greater force. The penstock opens into
the fume. another structure Of massive
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Elliott (nee Preble
of Kichmond), are now nicely settled at
their new residence, Bean street, where
they are at home to their friends. Mr..
Elliot is very popular South Portland
young man, was formerly clerk on the
ferryboat Elizabeth City, and now in the
employ Of the Lowell Cycle factory.
The Fletcher property at South Port
land Heights is reported sold to Capt.
David d. Poor of Portland, when 1t is
understood will reside there.
Henry Wass of Pleasantdale. until re-
Gently with Small & DAILY, is working
at the Portland, and Cape Elizabeth rail-
way company's power house at Knight
vile as fireman.
Louis Phinney, formerly of Deering, and
recently in the employ of the West End
company of Boston, who has been work
ing on the Portland q Cape Elizabeth
railway as motorman, Is now running
as conductor.
The many friends of James W. Craig
| of Kuiehtvilie will be sorry to hear that
he lies dangerously i'll with typhoid fever
He left his position as clerk in the Port
land post office, where he has been en-
| ployed for several years. and enlisted II
| Co. 3, First Maine, and went to Ghicka
manga and returned in the hospital trair
! two weeks ago. He is young man who
| is loved by all and hopes are entertained
| for his recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29
AT GREAT FALLS.
How Electricity viii Be Generated for
Transmission to Portland.
The Company About Ready to Operate IN
This City.

The Company About Ready to Operate IN
This City.
Fourteen miles from Portland on the
Presumpscot river there Is picturesque
spot where, short distance above a nieh-
way bridge spanning the strea"' a
masonry dam zigzags across the river az
the head of little gorge. The WAFER iaiis
in sheets over the dam and TWISTS anu
turns among sthe rocks under the run
bridge, Below. it races through level
stretch of country and is lost to slgnt
around a bend about quarter OF mile
away. The river above the dam broadens
so that 1t forms large pond set in
framework of green hills. On the banks
orc tho ruins of a number of mi Is and
away I'D stream there are several lum Der
mills still in operation. just below the
highway bridge is large mill, partly
removed to make room for new struc-
ture on which large number OF men
are at work. The place is Great Falls OF
which Portland people have read great
deal during the last few months, for 1t is
hsre that ii is proposed to generate cleo
tricity for Transmission to this city. The
little iron bridge separates the towns of
Gorham and Windham and the hamlet on
the further side is known as North Cor
ham. The old mills which We're destroyed
BY fire some years ago were used in the
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29

timber construction. 1t must be strong
for tho weight Of the water 1t will contain
will be one hundred tons. The hume Is
IS feet in length, 10 feet broad and II Feet
in height.
Iuto this lower section of the wooden
pipe the water from the cistern mace py
the dam will plunge with tremendous
force. Behind will DO the weight OF the
water in the cistern pressing down
through the fall of 80 feet. To escape
from the f1ume the water, pushed on by
the mass behind, must fnd Its way
through the turbines. There are eight OF
them looking like great barrels Of steel
laid on their sides, four in a row, end to
end. Through each row of four there
passes o shaft. The turbines attached to
one shaft are ~ inches in diameter. Those
ON the other have q diameter of "a inches.
These wheels are Of new pattern here
abouts, where most of the turbines in use
are those which stand in an upright
position, like barrel on end. The new
form gives greater power. The size of the
turbines is shown by the illustration and
so is the massive construction of the PEN
stock and flume with the heavy iron rods
running back and forth on the inside to
brace the timbersswalls. The shafts Of the
turbines extend through the end of the
fiume, which will be covered by the power
house. On the end Of each shaft there
will be fly wheel over seven feet in
diameter and over this wheel belt will
be run. This belt will be monster, the
leather Of which it is compose being over
three feet in breadth 1t will run to its
generator fifty feet away at the other end
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29
THEY KISSED sOHLEy.

Washington, August 9z.-Admiral
Schley received great Demonstration at
the navy department.. He came to the
department. quite early and altar q call
upon acting Secretary Allan, he emerged
from the main door of the secretary's
office.
His presence in the buildinghad become
known, however, and as soon as he was
seen cheers rent the air from the clerks
whe had assembled to catch . glimpse
of the hero of Santiago
The officers and clerks from the navy
and state and war department. crowded
the corridors leading up to the navy de-
partment until it was impossible to pass
through.
They crowded around the admiral.
eagerly reaching forward to shake his
hands.
The lady clerks were even more demon
strative and the admiral was kissed Dy
old and young without discrimination.
II was finally necessary TO form limo
and mass the crowd around through the
large rooms of the secretery's Office IN
order to give them chance to Stake
hands with Admiral Sckley. Many
nvon inent army officers took part in tae
demonstration.
The admiral finally ESCAPED into Capt
Crowinshield s office