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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March lS.-A
series of terrific windstorms swept
through portions of Alabama, Geor-
gia, Mississippi and Arkansas to-
day, doing an immense amount of
property damage and killing a mum.
Der of persons. The storms covered
"a radius of several hundred miles,
destroying telegraph wires and cut.
ting off communication with large
part of the affected country.
Cleburne County, Alabama, seems
to have suffered the most severely,
the storm there assuming the pro
portions of tornado. At Sellers
and Luverne. Ala much damage l.
reported, and at Rob Roy, Ark, one
man was killed aud several were in
jured. Dumas, Ark, was practi-
cally wiped out of existence, and
several other towns in the vicinity
suffered severely. One person is
reported killed at Hickory Flat
Miss and, as the farmhouses in the
vicinity suffered heavily, it is not
unlikely that many fatalities occur
red which have not yet been re.
ported.
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Nonresident Notice.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS OFFIoE,l
Columbia, Tenn, March 20. 1899.

In Circuit Court at Columbia, Tennessee.
Kelly Hobbs, Complainant, VS.. Sally HOBBS,
Defendant.
1t appearing from the complainant's bill
filed in this cause, which is sworn to,lthat
the defendant, Sallie Hobbs, is a non-resi-
dent of the State of Tennessee. 1t is there
fore ordered that she enter her appearance
herein, before or within the first three days
of the next term of the Circuit Court for
Maury County, to be held at Columbia,
Tennessee, the third Monday in May next,
plainant's bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to her and set for hearing
exparte; and that copy of this order be
published for four consecutive weeks in the
Columbia Herald.
w. F. EMBRY, Clerk.
]. shelby Coffey, Solcito for. Complainant.
march24 At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24
dream of the HOhn.

"rd never 90 to sleep ag'in if 1
thort I'd have mother nightmare
like that" sighed the weary hobo.
"Was it horrible?"
1.-THE horriblest L ever. l dream
ed / wor' a kcg o. hard cider and
wor' a-workin'. detroit Free
Press
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Agriculture.


The same opportunity for speci~
atty farming exists right where you
are which you imagine can be found
only hundreds of miles away. The
chances to make money are at hand,
if we go at it in the right manner.
In the European countries the
complaints of the agricultural
classes are greater than here. They
have the same competition, and are
always calling for Government aid.
We must diversity our products fur
Their, and then we shall encounter
competition less.
We may not be prepared with the
best appliances for saving our ma
nures, but we can at least pile it on
low ground and spread it so that the
stock can run over it; we can con-
trive to save the liquids in some
way; we can sprinkle it with water
now and then if necessary, and we
can sprinkle the piles and the stable
floors with land plaster, to keep it's
value from escaping to the winds.
Shallow stirring of the soil can do
no harm at any time. Let Us try to
cultivate the potatoes and the corn
little longer than we do. Ii no
great results follow to these crops
we shall in any event be making
more plant food available for the
future wheat crops, and shall be
keeping the weeds down.
Let us have method in our attacks
on the weeds, early and late. Do
not let them ripen their seeds after
wheat harvest, but NOW them just
as often as necessary, and do not
forget the fence corners. Such
work, too, will help the grasses.
1t will help winter grain to give it
is out, and before the crust forms.
weeds, and will help to retain the
moisture.
Perhaps the last dragging or har
rowing given a field before plant
ing is worth most to the crop. 1t
does not pay to sow good seed in
poorly prepared land. A fine filth
is essential to good termination of
the seed and to vigorous start of
the plants, and it will pay to with
hold the seed until the soil is in good
shape.
Every kernel of corn which goes
into the ground should germlnate
promptly and grow vigorously; now
is the time to test the vitality of our
seed. 1t is folly to plant corn of in
ferior quality.
Valuable as manure is, it is not a
thing to be boarded in the barnyard.
Put it out as an investment in the
fields at once. There is a loss even
in composted manures, and the
smallest possible loss when spread
as soon as possible upon the sod.
One cure for overproduction is a
variety of crops, for however plenti-
full the harvests may be there will
be scarcity of some product, and
there Is never such thing as the
actual over production of food. The
farmer who grows several kinds of
crops is less apt to feel the effects of
glutted market than he who con-
fines himself to single staple.
By lessening the cost of a hushel
of grain it naturally follows that
there will be larger margin of
profit. In these times the large
crops pay, and the large ones only.
We can snap our fingers at low
prices if we make our land richer,
cultivate better, and reap more
bushels to the acre than ever before.
Well drained land is not only drier
and ready to work earlier in the
spring, but it warns up more quick
ly and ensures an earlier germina-
ton of the seed and more vigor-
Gus growth.
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Nonresident Notice.
CLERK AND MASTERS oFFIcE.

Columbia. Tenn. March :. 1879.
Mrs. Mary Virgins. Complainant, vs.. +. ID.
Virgins. Defendant.
IL appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendant Z. ID. Virgins Is
a nonresident OF the state % Tennessee.
IL Is therefore ordered that be enter his
appearance herein. before or within the
nrst three days of the next term Of the
Chancery Court, to be held at Columbia, on
the Second Monday in April next, lsl4, and
plead. answer or demur 10 compiainhnt's
oil. or the same will be taken for confessed
as TO him and set for hearing tx parte. and
that a copy Of this order b. published for
four consecutive weeks In the Columbia
Herald.
A Copy-Attest:
A.N.AEIN, CLERK and Master.
". -. Gordon. -ul'r for Complainant.
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Any good breed is good enough,
but we should know what birds are
profitable among them. The ques
tion of profit in the poultry business
hinges wholly upon the Individual
fowl.
In selecting cockerel for the
flock, remember that more is at stake
than the mere money paid for him.
Do not let the fowls stand around
in the mornings shivering, just be-
cause they get up too carly to suit
your convenience. Supply their
wants, and let them go about their
work.
There is no question but that
young ducks are less liable to dis
ease when raised in warm, dry, quar-
tiers than when allowed to run at
large and spend much of their time
in the water. Thousands are thus
raised, and they give no evidence of
being unhappy over it.
Proportionately, it will pay just
as well to look after the fowls as
carefully as we do after the cattle.
They should be fed, not only that
they may exist, but for growth and
eggs; that is, for increase in the
value of their products.
The immensely and the intensity
Of our poultry interests are hardly
understood. Though all farmers
keep fowls, there is very little sys-
tematic work. Were we to take
away from agriculture the sum total
of the yearly products of our poultry
yards, We would take away one OF
our great items of revenue, truly.
Keeping poultry is not a little busi-
ness, but we must look after the
small economies. The balancing up
of the profit and loss SIDES depends
altogether upon the summing up OF
little things.
| Do not let the ducks have the run
of filthy quarters; they are fond of a
clean bed and dry straw. Feed them
always at home and nowhere else
and always shut them up at night
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Rare.

Polite Shopman showing goods
Here is something would like to
call your attention to, madam. It's
the very latest thing out.
Mrs. ROundtree (absently)-If
there's ANYTHING out later than my
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stock.


In a variety of food is more likely
to be found all the elements of nu-
triton; and then a variety Is better
for live stock, because they eat it
with more relish.
1t is useless to attempt to keep
we'll animals in healthy condition
where they are compelled to eat and
sleep with sick ones.
First grade up; then you can feed
at better advantage and sell at the
top Of the market. The better the
breed the better the price it is posi-
BILE to prOcure.
There is a general tendency TO over
stock pastures. Think Of this early
enough in the season, and let the
grasses get well started. With the
cheap feed on hands, one can well
afford TO do this.
Timothy lasts but few years, as a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24
Terrible Fury of the Wind.

BIRMINGHAM, March 19.-The cy-
clone began six miles west of Ed
wardsville, near Iron City, and swept
the country for twelve miles. tap
peared to have resulted from two
immense black clouds uniting and
assuming funnel shape. 1t moved
with great velocity and looked like
an immense whirlwind, say the wit
nesses. Its path was from 100 to 200
yards wide. The greater part of the
country it moved over was wooded
land and hundreds of trees were up
rooted or twisted off at the ground.
AT intervals the storm would rise
above the ground and skip from
fifty to 100 feet above the earth with
out doing any damage. Then it
would descend again and lift houses
bodily from the ground and dash
them to pieces. Immense timbers
were carried high in the air and
some were driven through trees.
The residence of Lewis Coffee, Tax
Assessor of Cleburne County, was
in the path of the cyclone. 1t was a
large double log house, located on a
little hill. Coffee, his wife and nine
children were at home at the time.
The house was crushed like an egg
she'll and its timbers blown zoe
yards away. Ten of the eleven &C.
cupants were instantly killed. Their
bodies when found looked as if they
had been lifted high iuto the air
and then dashed repeatedly to the
earth. The body of one of the chill
dren was found wrapped about a
stump like a string. All the bodies
were stripped of their clothing and
all had their brains dashed out.
Rescuers at first were unable to
find the body of the youngest child
1t was finally discovered b1ried be-
meath the ruins of the chimney.
Bessie Coffee, the only member of
the family to escape instant death
was found lying unconscious, cling
ing to the body of her dead father
She is unable to talk, and will die
Sellers, Ala, struck Hard.
SELLERS, ALA, March 20.-Of this
former attractive little village oil
four stores. a gin, repair shop, ten oil
twelve dwellings, depot station and
school house, only two buildings
dwellings-remain standing. The
tornado visited Sellers in the after
noon. A fearful roaring in the pine
forests about the town gave brief
warning of its approach.
W. w. Sellers and family tool
refuge i'm their flower pit just a mo
ment before the whirling wind pill
low tore their attractive residence
into fragments. Mrs. t. A. Pool
with her four little boys, were il
their cottage when the storm stucl
and crushed it to the ground. Al
hour or two afterward they were al
rescued from the ruins, not one o.
them being seriously hurt. Mr.
Pool, who was standing on the porct
of his store, was carefully picked N
by the big zephyr, lifted over the
roof Of neighbor's house and de
] posted, without a scratch, sOml
sixty yards away. Gordon Cawthon
his wife and baby were in thei
pretty cottage when the wind un
lOOsened the rafters from the floor
ing, blowing the superstructur,
away and leaving the inmates sit
ting unhurt aud unscratched in theil
! nnQirz
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24

There is no medicine that has yet been
discovered that has virtues deserving
to be compared with DIR. Sawyer's Wild
Cherry and Tar, for bad cases of chronic
bronchitis, consumption, or any cough
cold. A. b. RAINS,
II Columbia, Tenn.
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DEATH AND
DESTRUCTION
Follow in the Wake of a
Cyclone.
PASSES THROUGH FOUR STATES,

Killing Eighteen Persons and De, troy ing
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty-Ten Persons Killed In One
Family.
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Train of Cars Destroyed.

PINE BLUFF, ARK, March 49,
This section of Arkansas was visited
by fearful tornado this morning
about IL o'clock. The storm was
first observed about six miles north
west of Pine Bluff. AT Rob Roy, on
the Cotton Belt route, six houses
were blown down, and train of
abandoned cars, together with a To-
connective, on the old Swan Lake
railroad, was destroyed. A negro in
one of the cars was killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24

Too often the odor of the milk,
which is usually attributed to the
COW, and denominated the animal
flavor, is nothing else than the odor
from bits of manure and filth of
other kinds soaked in the warm
milk. This is true, however I'M
pleasant 70 think of.
1t is all right to water the milk. if
it is done before it is MIXED; but
until the weather becomes warm a
tank heater should be used to max e
the right temperature. Iced water
should not be given to any stock.
There is so much which can be
acquired only by hard digging with
the brains that the lazy, easy going
plodder can not possibly make it
win. The best dairymay of to-day is
the best educated one, other things
being equal.
The instinct which holds the calf
to the mothers side soon dies out If
it is never allowed to suck, and
there Is no demonstration of grief
very long, on either side. If never
allowed to take the teat in its mouth
the calf will soon drink If its nose is
put into warm milk. 1t is well to
leave 1t a day or two in sight of its
mother.
III the milk strainer can not be
washed at once, in any event put it
under water until 1t can be given
attention. IL scalding water is
poured on the fine meshes before
the milk has been rinsed off, the
strainer will be about ruined; in any
event, the same will result as when
the milk is allowed to dry in.
HumOr the COW in every way, even
to drawing her milk artfully. Not
only will this procure a greater
yield. but, strange as IL may seem,
In such conditions the yield has
proved richer. Let there be no IN
due hurry or hurrah about the
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No more indigestion, sallow skin for
You il you will buy the bakiug powder
named Perfect" which is chemically
pure. l-20-3m
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MEMPHIS, March Reports
from different points of Arkansas,
Mississippi and Alabama indicate
that in the storm which swept over
these states to-day eighteen persons
were killed outright and twenty-one
injured, as follows: Alabama, lG
killed, 8 injured; Arkansas, killed
injured Mississippi l killed, 10
injured.
The property loss will run into the
hundreds of thousands.
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Agricultural and Live Stock Department

grass is excellent because of its per-
manence. A good mixture is five
pounds red clover, four of timothy,
IA of Kentucky blue grass and five
pounds of orchard grass. In the
start, the first two will make the
pasture.
No animal can use its food twice.
If cow converts her provender in
to milk she can not also make it in
to good beef. If you pick your
ducks and geese regularly for their
feathers you should not expect many
eggs. Whatever an animal is doing
for you, it is hard to persuade it to
do something else. Decide what
product you want, and then get that
kind of breed which converts its
food into that product, as a surplus
from what it uses in living. You
never vet got harrow teeth and
buckwheat -four from the same mill.
One hundred stands of bees, an
Ohio farmer says, return him more
money than all the rest of his 60
acre farm, and require almost no
labor on his part. In those States
where alfalfa grows bees should fol-
low; and even for the sake of the
bees it may pay to raise alfalfa, If it
will grow in your latitude.
Bees will work just as we'll in a
hollow log as in bee palace, but
there is no economy in having a lot
of rough boxes instead of movable
frame hives. Unless you have these,
you will have but little chance TO
control your colonies. We should
be able to introduce brood into a
weak colony, to take out or put in
honey at will, and at all times to
have such access as to enable us to
know the exact condition of things
in the hive. Hives can now be
bought cheap, all ready to be nailed
together.
The hay, fodder and root crops
upon most farms can never be dis
posed of to any advantage except as
they are fed to live stock on the
land where produced; it is but plav-
ing into other peoples hands to
make immense crops and then be
compelled to part ownership of them
at whatever prices are offered simply
| from want of market at home
The live stock of the farm must ever
remain the farmers dependence.
There is no best breed. 1t is the
farmers business to select that
breed best suited to his wants. and
then to be satisfied only with the
best, being willing to give it his best
attention. One breed of cattle is
certainly better for some particular
locality, for some particular person
or for some particular purpose
This diversity will make ample
room for all the varieties of stock
which will ever exist.
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Ten Killed in One Family.
BIRMINGHAM, March lS.-It is

BIRMINGHAM, March lS.-It is
known that ten persons, members
of the family of Mr.. Coffey, farmer
living between Hogley and Edwards
vile, are dead.
The house of Mr. Coffey contained
eleven persons when it was struck
by the storm. The building was en-
tirely demolished and ten inmates
were killed outright.
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Spring time calls for new tin buckets. We sell
them. Prices, Of buckets, &c; 4qt. buckets,
&c. at. buckets, Toe; GOT. buckets, l2c; II qt
buckets, zoe. Tin pans for &c. each, up.
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We have few of the damaged Stoves left in
Box Stoves, and they are big bargains Don't
think we have only damaged goods, for are
daily receiving complete stock of new goods in
all our lines, and the low price would surprise
you.
The evening times., 1899-07-03
VENEZUELAN MATCH MONOPOLY
French Capitalists Secure Specia
Privileges From the Government.

French Capitalists Secure Special
Privileges From the Government.
Minister Loomis has sent to the State
Department from Caracas a copy and
translation of the law concerning the cre-
alton of a match monopoly by the Yene-
Zuelan Government A newspaper article,
also sent by Mr.. Loomis, says that it is
understood that French capitalists have
submitted a proposition looking TO the
control for twenty-fv years OF the i'm
portation, manufacture and sale of
matches. These capitalists are members of
the syndicate that has similar monopolies
in Colombia, Bolivia. Guatemala, and other
countries.
The law provides that the prices for
the matches are TO be fixed by the govern
ment never 10 exceed present prices of any
particular brand. The existing factories
will be closed, the government indemnify
ing them in gold. giving them six months
in which to dispose of their stock The
government can lease the business for
period not to exceed twenty-five years
They are to manufacture matches equal
to the best consumed. Until the plant is
installed, the syndicate will be permitted
to import from its shops in Europe. Du-
ties on material imported are 10 be paid in
accordance with the existing tarin sched-
ule. The syndicate is 10 pay the govern
ment 500 600 bolivars (s115.S00) for the
privilege and shall deposit in the Credit
Lyonnais 100000 francs (S19.300) as
guaranty for the fulfillment of the con-
tract.
The evening times., 1899-07-03
The University Gag Law.

Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller's gift of seven
million dollars to Chicago University has
been followed by just what everyone sup
posed would happen. A circular letter has
been addressed TO all the professors in the
university, informing them that while they
are graciously allowed to hold their own
opinions on what are mildly designated as
''controverted questions of public inter-
est" they must not express such opinions
in any way which will involve the uni
Versity "even by remote implication" in
such matters, the authorities expressing
a touching confidence that by such action
real freedom Of speech and Of action will
be promoted" This order is given point by
the fact that four years ago Prof Bemis,
the assistant professor of political econ
omy, was forced out because he spoke
against combines and trusts.
The whole thing amounts to this, that
by his munifcent gift MIR. John ID. Rookie
feIler has bought the university and ex-
poets to have il conducted in a way which
Will be pleasing to him. He will not, of
course. interfere with the teaching of the
professors Of Latin and natural science.
because the facts that the earth is round
that two and two make four, and that
there are five declensions in the Latin
language, are fairly well established, and,
moreover. have no bearing on the inter-
The evening times., 1899-07-03
A BLAZE AT MIDNIGHT.
Woodstock Citizens Narrowly Save
the Town From Destruction.

Woodstock. Va, July 3.-Woodstock mar
rowly escaped being wiped out OF exist
ence Saturday night. Shortly after mid
night the large livery stable attached TO
the Shenandoah House was discovered to
be in flames. and in less than an hour the
building, which was I25 by 10 feet. was in
ashes Two fine driving horses, a number
of pigs, harness, and all the outbuiidings
belonging to the hotel were also destroyed.
The town people responded as quickly
as possible, and the volunteer fire depart
ment placed its hand engine for service,
but despite everything it would not throw
water. Bucket brigades were formed TO
save adjoining property. The large hotel
building was but few feet distant, but
was kept from taking fire. The Jail roof
took fire in almost a dozen places at the
same time. This caused CONSERVATION
among the six prisoners confined therein.
They called loudly for deliyeranee. Jailer
Wenger secured assistance and moved
them TO the county clerks Office until the
danger was over. The county stable
caught several times, but was soon ex-
tinguished. The wareroom Of Kneisley
Bros, timers, was damaged and the stock
injured by water. The law office of Tav-
enner & Bauserman was slightly damaged,
and firebrands were carried the sntire
length of the town. Joseph HoltZman'S
loss lis about 81 .000: no insurance. W. L
Laughlin, owner, McKeesport, Pa, 81 200,
with $3.50 insurance; kneisiey Bros, $3.50.
covered fully.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but is
thought TO have been incendiary.