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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-08-05
PLANS FOR The
INTERURBAN.
westinghouse Electric & Manuiactur.
no Company Getting Out Estl-
maIes for Columbia &
6alIatIn Line.

tbe following is special from New
NJ 10 Wednesdays American:
T.Tbe Westinghouse Electric g. Man
Iil,,cturing Company. is getting out
'.,;matss. specifications and plans for
rsw trolley line TO be built between
Nashville and Franklin, with a proba-
NJ extension to Columbia. Wall
s,ysst reports Fl. NJ. Gross and f. j.
Hawkins as heading the syndicate to
mild and finance the enterprise.
1T is stated the engineer report
from surveys just completed will
resnIt in the work of construction i'm
,nejiltely beginning. No details.
Mans or figures on estimates are given,
as thev are not yet completed, and will
moi he disclosed till the contracts are
accented and executed. stated the
syndicate. Wall street and Pittsburg
capitalists are interested in financing
the road and will close contracts and
begin work as soon as satisfactory esti-
mates are received and plans are APP
proved.
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
GULLEOK A.

Culleoka, July 27.-The revival will
begin at the Cum berland church the
fourth Sunday in August, and at the
Methodist the first Sunday in Sept
Rev. Lem r. Long will assist Rev. w.
H. Beasley in the Methodist meeting.
| Mrs. Bette Hewlett is visiting Mrs.
Margaret Ramsey at Paragon Mills
Mr.. Will Calvert is sick with chills
and fever.
Mrs. Beasley went to Pulaski We'd
nesday to attend the funeral of her
sister in-law, Mrs. AL Owen.
Mr.. Will Latham spent part of his
! vacation with Marshall and Giles Co.
relatives.
After several days illness with a
broken collar bone, Mr.. Collier is able
to again do his work as mail carrier.
John Wilkes spent day at home
last week, and was able to go to work
Monday.
The Ladies Aid Society meets Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Clarence Cal
vert.
Mr.. John P. Graham will again
have charge of Moore Institute, with
Misses Charlotte Smiser and Loutie
Tomlinson as assistants.
The Methodist Sunday school pic
nickers were driven by the storm
Thursday from the Moore grove to the
school house. But for the temporary
fright and confusion the day passed off
pleasantly, and all had a, good time.
The Cumberlands will have their
picnic Thursday of. this week in Mr..
kaunon s grove, where they will be
Joined by the Glendale and Pleasant
Mt. Sunday schools, and any one else
that cares to join In the merry making.
Thursday lightning struck large
oak tree on Mrs. Abernathy's farm,
when the chain-gang had not advanced
moro than fifteen steps from the tree.
They had sought shelter from the rain,
and, left when the lightning played so
near Them.
Mrs. Y. p. Wooten, of Lebanon, Is
visiting the home people this week. |
Misses Estelle and Hattie FollisI
have returned to Buford Station, after
4 visit to Misses lomlinson and Ater. /
nathy.,
Rev. A. r. Walker ran, down from
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Heating Of English Houses.

The average house in England is de.
pendent for its heat upon CRATE fires In
parlor, diningroom and bedrooms. The
halls and bathrooms are cold and un.
comfortable. It is true the temperature
rarely falls below 80 degrees An the mid
die and southern portions ~ the king
dom. yet the houses are the reverse OF
comfortable. Many of the large Office
buildings have no system Of heating in.
stalled and the occupants must rely on
small crate fire and gas stove
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ner best man TO run for President
was glad 10 see in the Ameriran
recently a strong. splendid art;rla
signed by ID. B. Cooper. in which 10
SAID a good word for David b. Hin
ana b. X Tilman. Hill Is one of the
best equipped politicians and sneaker
IN the country, and so is Tillmsn
newspapers say unkInd things of these
TWO great champions of Democracv
out when they strike, il is AT The
opposition party. and not apy Demo-
crat. Col. Cooper deserves thanks for
breaking his long silence in so good >
cause in behalf of two of the ahIest
and strongest Democrats at the 81
Louis con fentiOn. / hate TO see
strong, able men like Hill and Tillmsn
CRITICISED. And IL does me good TO
see man like them, in quality and
vital power, Col. Cooper, defend such
noble men, who cannot defend them
selves. That is where I. true friend
comes in.
John NJ. Dillon says Mike Holoran
big Mike as the old soldiers call
MIN. looks like Pat Hand looked.
ABOUT the time he shot and killed
Anthony Lincoln. Big Mike" brings
into camp ali the hickory sticks used
here by the suck sellers. He brings
them here In cold weather, and
totes. as Gen. Forrest would say il.
as heavy load as horse.
AUTOMOBILES go by here every day.
Some are very handsome.
Mrs. Aleck Donelson, who lives in
sight OF the Confederate Home, and |
who is one of the Trustees, gave a !
evening tea to several of |
her neighbors recently; it was
rechearche affair. She was Miss
Mizell. Esq. John Henderson's wife
Vas Miss Sawrie, daughter of VIM
'awrie, of the First Tennessee Regi-
nent. and grand daughter of Rev. D.
". +. Sawrie. LYLE.
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counterfeiting in Korea.

Mr.. Hamilton says the emperor oil
Korea has great difficulty with his
finances, which are increased by the ex.
tensive counterfeiting Of money-even
of nickels. To such pitch has this
condition of affairs attained, says the
author, that In Chemulpo quotations are
current for ~ government nickels, t2)
first-class counterfeits, 90 medium
counterfeits. "a those passable only
after dark.
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Editor Columbia Herald =

The best looking corn in this section
is said to be the celebrated Hocket
farm, one owned by Gen. Andrew
jackson, and where Dickinson made 8
sighting remark about Gen. jackson &
wife, which brought ON the duel in
which Dickinson was slain, and in
which Gen. jackson received a wound
which, it is thought, finally killed
him. 1t is river bottom, soil thirty
feet deep, black as crow. The rains
have been almost incessant, and the
corn has almost Jumped. . 1t is
great corn, but not as good as the
prize corn in S. G., which was forty
by five committeeman, and published
have been told on Andrew jackson by
old Wings and Reaches than Col.
Colyar could answer in hundred
years. And yet Jim Parton, in his
large book, says there Is absolutely
nothing against Andrew jackson s
private life and character. And Par
ton was Yankee.
One of the Nashville papers con-
tanned during Centennial week the
speech of a soldier belonging to a
North Carolina Regiment, but | have
forgotten the speakers name. He
halted his regiment or company, and
rising in his stirrups said: II want
to show everybody the bravest man
who ever wore Confedera., uniform
from North Carolina. Anere he is,
DR.. j. L. Gaines want to add a
little to that statement. DR.. Gaines
was Colonel of North Carolina Cav
airy Regiment. In the terrible lighting
at Fine Forks, l believe it was called,
Col. Gaines was badly wounded IN an
arm, his arm having to be amputated.
Lieut.. w. r. Webb, of the same reg
iment, had lost his own horse by it
being killed under him. He asked
Col. Gaines to let him have his fine
horse, one of the finest in the army.
webb, - said the Colonel, L will let
YOU have my horse, if you will solemnly
promise me you will not let HIM be
captured. - Of course, Webb made
the promise, and the wounded man
was taken away in an ambulance.
Lieutenant Webb was on Gen. Bar
ringers staff, and while the General
and his staff were in group watching |
the fighting, about dozen splendidly |
dressed officers rode up and asked for
Gen. barringer. They were shown
Gen. Barringer, and Immediately two
officers put pistol on each side OF
his head, and asked him to surrender.
Every member of Barringer' staff
lrew his pistol, and each one OF these
we're covered by two yankee pistols.
And so the cavelcade rode off with
he General and his staff in full view
If his Brigade. The Confederates fol-
owed the yankees and their prisoners,
md threatened to kill them. But the
,ankee officer cried out in bold load
-oice, SAT the first shot fired, we will
ill Gen. Barringer and all his staff.
And SO they carried off the General |
nd his staff. This was not long before
he surrender. 1t was during the re-
reat from Petersburg. Lieutenant
Webb always hated to see Col. Gaines
fter that, but he could not help it. /,
'en Yankees had disguised them
elves as Confederate officers. gotten q
trough the lines somehow, and rode
own upon Gen. Barringer, and re- n
Gated Col. John s. Cosby's tactis and $
acceeded.
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WILLIAMSBURG.

Williamsburg, July 28.-Miss Carrie
Walker has returned home after spend
ing sometime with Nashville friends.
Mrs. Sallie Jones has returned home
from Thompson's Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Vestal are receiv-
ing co, ordinations over the arrival Of a
little blue-eyed gisl.
Mrs. Dixie Cummins has returned to
her home at Fogg, after visit to her
brother, A. j. Williams and other rela-
tives.
Miss Willie Walker, after q pleasant
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A new telephone company, known
as the Consolidated Telephone & Tele,
graph Company, has just been granted
q charter at Huntingdon. The incor.
porators are j. X. Barlow and j. f,
Barlow, OF Savannah; 7. s. Hughes,
Of Clifton; F. L. Schwab, of Nash.
vile; Fl. B. Stubblefeld, of Densons,
and w. N. Sloan, of Linden Tha
capital stock il $50, 200. The company
will operate lines in Perry. Wayne.
Hardin and adjoining counties.
The Western news., 1904-06-29


of offending many loyal tribes. He
nad no other course with American,
French and British warnings in his
ears. The bandits new demand was
to be governor Of four large tribes. He
treated his captives kindly
Canada's New Governor.
Earl Grey, lord lieutenant of North
lumberland, has been appointed to sue
ceed the Earl Of Mimic as governor gen
eral Of Canada when the latters term
expires In October next Earl Grey is
brother-in-law of Lord Mimic and
was associated with Cecil Rhodes in
promoting the South African company.
The earl is now fifty-two years old.
Germany Bars Woman Suffrage.
On the very day that the internation-
a. women's congress assembled at Ber-
lin the government rejected proposal
adopted by the reichstag that women
should have the right to vote in the
election Of arbitrators Of the courts
which are to settle labor disputes.
Two South American Elections.
Manuel Quintana has been elected
president Of the Argentine Republic,
and Jose Pardo has been elected presi-
dent Of the republic Of Peru.
Finland Governor Slain.
! 1t was announced at st. Petersburg,
June 16. that Viceroy Bobrikof of Fin
land had been shot twice and danger
ously wounded by the son of Sena tor
Schaumann. The assailant then COM
mitted suicide. The governor was
hated by the people for his many op-
pressions.
Anglo Brazilian Arbitration.
The king Of Italy. June 10, rendered
his decision as arbitrator between
Brazil and England regarding the
British Guiana frontier. The disputed
territory is given to the British.
eubonie Plague In Peru.
A great panic has been caused by
the outbreak of bubonic plague at Pal
Ia, Peru, near the border Of Ecuador.
Ecuador has established a quarantine
against the affected port.
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THE RIBBON WORK STITCH.
lSewing the ribbon on.]

ment perfectly. 1t is very simple, and
the illustrations give clear idea of it.
The stock in trade is to be found in
nearly every wor.lbasket
A needle with rather large eve and
an embroidery frame are perhaps the
most important items. With the frame
one can use materials that would with
out it be too thin to worn on with
comfort and accuracy. For back
grounds the choice is unlimited. vary
Ing from satin and silk to coarse linen
OF sufficiently open texture to permit
ribbon to be drawn through. The rib
bOns themselves are various, one much
used being the thin pompadour kind
one-eighth OF an inch wide. This is
suited to fine and dainty work. A
wider ribbon. sometimes variegatcd or
crumpled. is employed for bigger un-
dertakings. as it produces bold effects
without very much stitching. A fancy
edged ribbon. such as shown in the
second cut, is suitable for other STYLES
of work.
The work with the thin baby ribbon
and with wide. soft silk or Grape rib
bon is the same and is done in two
ways. The ribbon may be drawn
through the material with the needle.
rs in the upper figure of the first cut,
or it may be stitched into position
with silk. as in the lower figure. The
sketch shows purposely the very SIM
plest flower forms, but much more
elaborate effects may be obtained.
The use Of fancy edged ribbon is diff
ferent. 1t is never drawn through the
material The first step is to run
thread through the plain edges, as
shown in the second cut. on which to
gather 1t up, and the next is to sew ii
on.
Some flowers can be worked without
once cutting the ribbon. Others, owing
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General.
Hearst Carries Illinois,

0earst CarrieS Illinois.
By a vote Of 936 to 3S2 the fifty-six
delegates from Illinois to the national
Democratic convention We're instructed,
June II, to vote for Hearst for presi-
dent as long rs his name should re-
main before the convention. The H.
Hnois convention was under the control
of John T. Hopkins. and all of the Har-
rison delegates were thrown out. Law
renee b. Stringer was named for gov
ernor. The platform refers especially
to the failure of the attorney general
to prosecute illegal trusts.
iTyner's Plea For Justice.
Former Assistant Attorney General
James n. Tyner, who was dismissed
from the postoffice department under
a cloud and was recently acquitted of
charges of conspiracy. has addressed
an open letter to President Roosevelt
asking, as matter of justice, that the
president retract the structures made
by him upon Tyner in his Endorsement
of the Bristow report.
Moody to Succeed Knox.
AS soon as Attorney General Knox
had informed the president of his in
tention to retire Immediately, in view
of his appointment as a senator from
pennsylvania, the report was current
at Washington that the president had
rendered the attorney generalship to
Secretary Of the Navy Moody. Secre-
tary Moody is known as an able law
yer and brilliant orator He had in
tended to resign the navy portfolio.
Two More Parker States.
Democratic conventions in both Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas June Is instruct
ed delegates to the national convention
to vote for Parker Of New York.
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POLITICS and GOVERNMENT

periodical issued at the Carlisle school.
the direction Of Indian affairs was
vigorously criticised by Captain Pratt.
ana this Is thought to have brought
matters to an issue. Secretary Of War
Taft at once detailed Captain w. A.
Mercer of the Seventh cavalry. now in
charge of the Uintah Indian agency. in
Utah, to take charge at Carlisle.
We Are "Americans."
The practice quite common. but by
no means universal, of designating citi-
zens of the United States as "Ameri-
cans has been emphasized and stimu-
lated by the action Of Secretary Of
State Hay. who has just ordered all
our diplomatic and consular officers
abroad to use the word American" on
their record book and seals instead Of
the initials ~. S." This is following
the precedent made by himself when
he was ambassador to Great Britain.
The fact that a dozen or so countries
use the designation United States
has led to a great deal of confusion
abroad
The Edison Patent Dispute.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
announced that the commissioner Of
patents would be left to deal with the
claim of Thomas A. Edison on it's mer-
its without being subject to special SUI
pervision by himself or the admins
tration. A special rehearing of Mr..
Edison's charges was recently made by
President Roosevelt's order. Mr.. Edi-
son claims that the patent on a re-
versible galvanic battery granted to
Ernest w. Jungner was extended to
cover points in the Edison battery by
collusion with patent officials.
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Recreative Sports
To Return Palma Trophy.

~ V0tOTO rama 1FOPnys
BY unanimous vote the National
Rifle association decided to return to
England the Palma trophy, which the
American team won at the Bisley shoot
last September, because of the charges
made tl.at the American team violated
a rule of the contest in using rifles
slightly different from those used by
the regular army of the country. 1t
was also decided to withdraw the Pal
ma trophy from this years contest.
Schaefer Billiard Champion.
The billiard match for the worlds
championship between Schaefer and
Cure held at Paris June II was won
by Schaefer by II points. He ran out
with break of G3, and received tre-
mendous ovation.
Hermis Wins Suburban.
The $4,000 suburban handicap was
won Oh the Sheepshead Bay track, June
16, by E. r. Thomas 100000 Hermis.
who made the mile and Il quarter dis
tance In 2:O5, the fastest time on rec.
ord for the race. with The Picket Sec
ond and Irish Lad third
Frenehman Wins Auto Race.
Thery, the Frenchman, driving
Richard-Ora car. won the 352 mile
James Gordon Bennett auto cup race
starting at Homburg, Germany, June
16
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survey. In 1899 he was made profess.
or Of theology at the Catholic univer-
sity, Washington. He was born in
London in 1899.
Gibbons Favors Mixed choirs.
Cardinal Gibbons. in speaking of the
musical part Of the commencement pro-
gramme of the Baltimore Academy Of
the Visitation, said he was sure it
would be Il regrettable move to Danish
women singers from church choirs. as
Is the desire of the pope, and he hoped
that it would be long time before
such course was followed in this
country.
London RepeIs Dowie.
The popular feeling against Join
Alexander Dowie. the leader Of a mod
ern Zion. was so strong in London
when he arrived there from Australia
last week that hotels refused to enter
tain him, and he went at once to Il
French port to take ship for Amer
lea. The London press expressed sat.
isfaction at his speedy departure.
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SCIENTIFIC
New Miracle Of Surgery.

New Miracle Of Surgery.
Henry Rodio. fifteen years old and
blind from infancy, has undergone an
operation ut CoOper's hospital, Camden,
y. j.. in which his head was opened
ana the nerves to the eye We're relieved
of undue pressure, resulting in the COM
pete restoring of his sight.
Heredity Discredited.
The closing session Of the American
Medical association at Atlantic City. a.
j., June 10. was marked by brilliant
paper from DR.. James J. Walsh of New
Haven, Conn.,. who said that within
two years the scientific world had been
forced to change front on the question
of heredity. He boldly asserted that man
the next generation. The child of Il
consumptive was not born with the
tubercular taint. but soon caught the
disease by breathing from the bed or
floor the infection left about by care
less parent.
A Cheaper Radium Process.
DR.. George Il. Lee, Philadelphia
chemist, claims to have discovered an
electro chemical process for producing
radium at $5OO,OOO a pound The price
at present is $16.OOO,OOO. His method
is based upon statement made to him
by Professor and Nine. Curie, the dis
coverers Of radium, that particles of
barium and thorium rock cling to
radium.
The Western news., 1904-06-29
RELIGIOUS
New Head Of PauIists.

New Head Of PauIists.
The general chapter of the Paulist
Fathers met at New York June Is and
chose the Rev. George NJ Searle SUI
perior general to succeed Father De-
shon. Father Searle is a convert to
the Roman faith and has written Il
book, plain Facts For Fair Minds
an exposition Of the Catholic religion.
He is noted astronomer and served
the United States government as pro-
fessor at Annapolis and in the coast
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IncOn venfenE,

James Payn recalls that when young
and romantic he agreed with friena
to ascend Helyellyn from Thirlmere to
see the sun rise. The guide called them,
as it seemed to Mr.. Payn, in the mid.
die of the night, and he quite agreed
with his friend when the latter persua.
siyely asked the guide, who was expa.
tiating on the beauties of the dawn,
Don't you think that the sunset would
be almost as beautiful?' This recalls
the undergraduate who when rebuked
by the dean of the college for not com.
ing to morning chapel replied: "But
o'clock is such an inconvenient hour,
sit up for it. u
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st. Louis and Return $Sl.lS- Chicago and
Return $S6.1S.
On every Tuesday commencing this
date, May 10, the N. P. Ry. will sell
round trip tickets as above up to and
including October 1904, also June 9.
10 and II, 1904. Limits going transit
10 days. Going passage begin date
OF sale, final return 80 days from date
OF sale but not to exceed Dec. 81
1904. Stop over allowed within
limits. Valllation fee 25c on St. Louis
and return tickets. 5. r. WILSON,
NOV. |, '4. Agt.
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Legal and Criminal.
Rights of Husbands In Ohio,

ni9hts OF Husbands In Ohio.
The Ohio supreme court has rendered
decision in the case of Oscar w.
Green to the effect that the husband
of family may decide who shall be
the visitors at the home, even If the
wife owns the home, and may choose
any reasonable place or mode of living,
which the wife must conform to. The
case grew out Of the objection Mr..
Green had to visit from his mother
in-law.
Not to Try Cattle Kings Now.
Attorney General Knox has decided
that the prosecution of the Nebraska
cattle kings under indictment for yio-
lation of the land laws would have to
be deferred owing to lack Of available
funds. The juries at Omaha were
therefore dismissed.
Notes.
Nan Patterson, the actress who was
when he was shot and killed at New
York, has been indicted for murder in
the first degree. A plea Of not guilty
was entered by her counsel pending a
motion to see the minutes Of the grand
jury.
Three men We're killed and two
wounded as the result Of feud pistol
fight in the streets of Bryantsville,
Ind, June IA. Members of the Tow
and Rout families engaged in an open
battle.
Charles X. Cannon, the wealthy IIo-
boken (N. j. lawyer, was sentenced.
June 16, to fifteen years Imprisonment
and $1,000 fine for improper conduct
with thirteen-year-old girl.
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and his Brit
/ s h nephew,
Mr.. Varley, in
creased his de-
mands on the
s u | t a n last
week, after all
the six original
demands Ii a d
been granted.
The sultan was
compelled to
gr II t all,
amounting to a
virtual abdica-
ton of authOri-
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Executive.
Captain r. II. Pratt Removed.

On recommendation Of Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock, President
Roosevelt has ordered the removal of
General r. II. Pratt from the position
he has held over twenty-five years as
Pa. He is better known under his
former title of Captain Pratt and has
frequently been at odds with his su-
'periors in regard to Indian policies.
In recent issue of the Redman, q
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RAPID FANCY WORK.
RIBBON EMBROIDERY FOR DRESS
GARNlTURE AND DECORATION.

4 Simple Process Requiring Only
Needles, Thread and Rfbbon-A
Deft Hand and Good Taste the
Main Essentials.
Now that all sorts Of garnitures-
motifs, beadwork, embroiGeries and
the like-are in such high favor in
dress, ribbon work comes in also for
Its share of popularity Nowadays we
want to do things that give best effect
with least labor, and the sort of ribbon
work in question answers this require.
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to their shape, require the ribbon to be
cut at the end of each row of petals,
the end of the ribbon being turned un-
der Stems and usually leaves are
worked in filoselle
1t is not possible to instruct the
worker where and how to give all
those little underturns and folds that
go to give the exact formation of flow
ers, but practice and experiment soon
make them clear
MARGARET FRENCH.
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Foreign.

erigand Holds Up Sultan.
Raisuli, the brigand chieftain Of
Morocco who kidnapped Mr.. Perdicaris,
1.-THE wealthy American Of Tangier.