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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-02-05
OVER The COUNTY.
Pannr Pictures a. Young's.

Penny Pictures at fouhg's Il
Mr.. r. D. Joyce, the wilIiamsport
mule dealer, nae returned from trip
down South.
James B. Hutton. an aged and needy
citizen OF the CampDellsville section.
has recently received back pension
from the Government amounting 10
more tnan $1,000. The old man lm-
medIately Invested the money in a
farm Of 100 acres.
Mr.. A. F. Dortch. of CaTter's Greek,
hood TO z. p. Taylor, for 81, 700. The
farms contains "a acres.
The .Branham & Hughes basket
ball team at Spring Hill defeated the
Battle Ground Academy team from
I. Franklin Saturday by a score of to 2.
Buy Field Seeds OF
% At SATTERFIFLD & DODSON.
Mr.. and Mrs. p Dawson, and their
two youngest children returned recently
( from visit to the r son, j. w. Dawson,
at Cedar Hill. Texas. On their way
going and coming they stopped over at
several places aud saw a good deal OF
Texas, and say it is fine state and
hospitable people, but they found no.
place that suits them better than Maury
county in old Tennessee. We are glad
Of it. Maury county cannot afford to
give up to Texas, or to any other state,
such people as the Dawsons.
Messrs. A. w Pinkston and r. A.
Gillian. two young men of the Bryant
Station neighborhood, will leave in a
few days for Newburg, Indian Terri
tory, where they will make their future
home.
FOR SALE.-White Heath and Ell
berta Peach Trees. Seedlings, one-year
old, with tap roots From acclimated
and successful fruit. Price, $500 per
dozen, with cash. 1t has taken me
nearly l5 years to get this fruit. and L
have sold it in Columbia for SO 90 par
bushel. Leave orders with Charley
Sharp, or WALTER FRIERSON,
ld2t-w2t Roural Route No. |.
Miss Eta Akin, of Hampshire, has
returned from visit to her sister, Mrs. |
Frank Leftwich. at Memphis.
Dyspepsla-5ane of human exIs-
tence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures its
promptly, permanently. Regulate,
and tones the stomach.
Mr.. Walter Frierson has sold to Mr..
Horace Armstrong the old DR.. Theo-
dore Frierson place in the Frierson
neighborhood, containing 100 acres. It
is one OF the best small farms ia the
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Frierson will
leave next week for Nashville, where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. L. R. Farris and little son
Addie, have returned to their home at
Rally Hill, after spending week with
Mrs. Farris' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Owen, of Bear Creek.
s. b. Nichols. the well-known
poultryman at Carter's Creek, made
some big shipments of eggs and fowls
last week. He shipped 5,270 dozen eggs,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-02-05
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Bob Worshing and Frank Lansdown
Get into Trouble While
Drunk.

Bob Worshing and Frank Lapgs-
down, two white men, are in the
city Jail on charge of fighting Henry
Afford, half-wit son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Munsey Afford, who live in south
east Colum bia near the taunery.
IT ia said that the men went to the
Afford home at late hour Wednesday
ficulty with the Afford boy. Mrs.
Afford, it is said, charges that
the men tried to break into her home
and that she thought they wanted to
rob her.
They were served with warrants next
morning by Policeman Dooley, and
went down to appear before Judge
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NOTICE.

BY virtue of the authority vested ia
rs Ms Electfo' Commissioners uaur,
County, Tennessee, we viii cause D.,
opened ..u held an election on
thursday, February z5t 1901 I'm Dis :
tr cts Ms 2, 3, q, I and S,ior u g pUrpo-
Il electing two Justices of Peace
and one Constable for each district. A
CON piete listpf the voting PAGES AM,
off to hold the election VIII De
gwen In due time.
T.G HUaHEs, Cam,
IoHSC ~GwELI,
w. w. YER.
Electi, n ronmissioners.
All parties holding the late position
Of X, gisrtar on the 18th, 29tn and 10th OF
January, 1901, are directed 20 AZ once
file the books with The County Judge In
Columbia, Tennessee. This Is absolute.
~ necessary In order that certified co ..
les may be prepared to be used IN the
election called for Thursday, February
25tb.
7. q HnaHEs. Chm,
JOHN q. SowELL,
w w DYER.
t-3t Election Commissioners.
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We have supply of the best Cotton
Seed, which we will lend to the farmers
of Maury County We also propose to
erect first class up-to date cotton gin
10 Columbia, where we will gin cotton
for the public. either for tell or for cash,
or will pay top prices for cotton in the
seed or lint. Farmers wishing seed
should write or telephone us how many
acres they will plant and have the seed
reserved
COLUMBIA COTTON MILL co.
Both phones No. IS. 4-d4t-w8t
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WIN. C. WHITNEY DEAD.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
succumbs to Appendicitis.

New York. Feb. 3.--Wiliam q. Whit.
ney, former Secretary Of the Navy, un
der Cleveland, is dead. He was taken
i'll at the performance OF "Parrsifal,"
last Thursday afternoon. An operation
for appendicitis was performed on Sat.
urday. night. 1t was at first thought
that Mr.. Whitney had every chance OF
surviving, and the announcement
OF his death was surprise. A state
ment was made that death was due to
peritonitis and hl nd poisoning follow.
INK an operation for appendicitis.
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Erwin, who ordered them locked up
until they got sober ihe men, It
Is said, were well .loaded" Wednesday
last nigh and didn't know what they
were doing. Their tri 81 will be held to-
morrow
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Don't Forget,

The next time you are in Columbia, to
call and renew you subscription, and
get one OF the pretty Herald Calendars
for 1904.
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12

each succeeding day until word came
from DR.. Randall that the young man
was able to sit up and might receive
visitors. They drove to the farm
house and were ushered into the
library--John's study-room for seves
years
General Garden advanced and
grasped Johns hand. my boy, God
bless you! l do not know how to
thank you Jessie, have you nothing
to say to the young man who saved
your lRe?"
81 never thought" said Jessie,
placing her hands in his, that the
boy who taught me how to catch
crabs would one day save my life.
But you know always told Miss Nal.
den that you weren't riffraff, and you
see was right"
John looked handsome as he lay
back in the great armchair. Pm
glad had a chance to be of service
to one had met before" he said, as
Jessie took a seat beside him;
though l confess should not recog-
nize you as the little girl who visited
here several years ago. You are a
young lady now, and 1 should hardly
dare address you as Jessie, and that's
the only name knew you by in those
days"
Il am not yet sixteen, and you can
call me Jessie until tell you not to.
Can't he, papa?"
den. "She is a spoiled child, Mr..
Burt" turning to the old gentleman,
land have ceased making rules, lest
she should break them"
During the hour which followed,
Jessie and Ioha talked of a score Of
topics, John deTtly turning the con-
versation from the runaway accident.
How dainty, yet how healthy, Jessie
looked! The July sun had begun its
etching of tan. The slender neck,
where the brown tresses protected it,.
was dazzling shading away to cheek
and brow IN blendings of cream, pink
and tan, which defied touch of brush
or skill If words. The arched eye
brows ard the dark silken lashes
framed eyes which glowed with the
smouldering fires of dawning woman
hood. The mouth was not too small,
and the lips were rudy as ripe cher
Ties.
And this was the being he had
saved from mutilation against the
cruel rocks! AS he looked at her,
heard the ripping music of her voice
and felt the subtle inspiration of her
presence, the thought came that there
was something selfish in his JOY and
pride.
What was it? Is love selfish?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
WOULD INSPECT SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S EYES AND EARS
St. Louis Medical Society Advises the
Board to Adopt the Rule.

st. Louis: The St. Louis Medical So
eiety wants to institute a system of eye
and ear inspection among the children
of the public schools.
In response to its petition for 4
hearing the Committee of Instruction
of the Board of Education listened to
the statements of Dr. Frank Hender-
son and DR.. Funkhouser, the Coroner,
as to the wisdom of such action. They
described the benefits that We Id arise
from such system, which, th~,7 said,
could be carried out under the direc-
ton of the teachers, with the guidance
of the physicians, without great eN-
pense. This system, they urged, would
go long way to lessen short-sighted-
ness and tend to improve the general
health Of the pupils.
The committee decided to consider
the matter and report to the Board
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
CHAPTER FIVE.
The Runaway.

The Runaway.
Three years elapsed before Jessie
Garden returned to the Bishop farm.
John Burt was now twenty years old,
and had successfully passed the ex-
animation which admitted him to
Harvard. General Garden came with
Jessie, delighted with the prospect of
a weeks rest in the old house.
General Garden was an enthusiast
tic horseman. Jessie was still I'M
packing her trunks when her father
sent word that the carriage was
ready, and that she was to drive with
him. A few minutes later they were
speeding down the old beach road.
They drove for miles along the wind
ing, shaded roads. The breeze came
cool and salt from the ocean, and the
air was fragrant with the breath of
summer.
A bit of the harness had become
unbuckled. Handing the reins to Jes-
sic, General Garden stepped to the
ground to adjust 1t. His feet had
hardly touched the ground when a
proving hunter, a few rods away,
discharged a gun. The report was
terrifying, and the affrighted horses
leaped ahead. Jessie was thrown vi
oIently backward, the lines slipping
from her hands. General Garden
sprang for the horses heads--an in
slant too late He caught one
glimpse OF his daughters white face
as she swept past him. The agony
of years was compressed into the
succeeding moments.
The frenzied team dashed down the
steep grade at appalling speed. At
the base OF the hill. and almost in
front Of the Burt farmhouse, was a
sharp curve. Then the road skirted
the cliffs for a quarter of a mile. Be-
yond lay crooked hill, lined with
ragged rocks--the most dangerous
slope for miles around"
Through the cloud OF dust the old
soldier saw the team as 1t passed the
old house, A few rods beyond. man
lightly vaulted a fence and darted
towards the road General Gardens
eyes were blurred, but he saw a
flash OF blue and white, as II some
thing had been hurled in front Of the
maddened team. 1t chung to the head
of the of horse, and was tossed back
and forth by the frantic animal For
an instant the figure seemed beneath
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Want a auiet sabhath.

Nevada. Mo-: The Ministers Alliance
of this city is making an effort to stop
Sunday baseball in this city, and also
TO stop Sunday excursions. Petitions
are being circulated, asking the Mis-
souri, Pacific and NJ, X. 6 T. compa-
MES to discontinue all Sunday excur-
sions to this city. On account of Ne
vada's Artesian Lake Park excursions
are run to this city during the sum
mer months. Last Sunday one excur-
sion was run from Kansas City, Mon
day morning the Ministers Alliance
decided to circulate the petitions.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
EyeIets Sold by the Million.

"Eyelets,' said a manufacturer in
Centre street, are, like needles. pins
and matches, sold by the million in.
stead of by the pound l don't sup
pose anybody could tell how many mil
lion eyelets are sold every year in
New York, but the number is pro-
digious. Eyelets are made for a
variety Of uses, from the huge white
metal loops sewed into the corners of
ships sails to the tiny eyelets for the
dainty slipper of baby. The great
est number of eyelets made are, of
course for shoes. They are put up in
boxes of 100000, 100000 and 100000.
Only those proportions are packed.
They cost anywhere from $50 to $3.50
million. New York Times.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12

the hammering hoofs. Could any
human being hold fast IN such a pc.
sition.
At the turn in the road the general
distinctly saw a man clinging TO the
horses bits, bruised by the swaying
pole--a pigmy who dared check the
fight Of giants. They swerved
sharply at the curve. The off horse
stumbled, lurched sideways and fell.
There was a crash; the sickeuing
sound of splintered wood and cliuking
steel; then a silence, as the dust lift
ed and revealed the jagged outlines
Oh a mass of wreckage.
AS General Garden neared the fate
full spot he saw an old man mn from
the Burt yard and plunge into the
wreck. A moment later he saw some
thing in the rescueT's hands. A
crumpled blue hat above dark curls
showed plain in contrast to the white
hair of the aged giant, who handled
the little figure as If it were a feath-
er, laid it gently by the side Of the
road, and again darted into the twist
ed mass.
General Garden breathed a silent
prayer. He was a few rods away
when Jessie movqd slowly, lifted her
head and sprang to her feet.
I'm not hurt, rapa!" she exclaimed
bravely. II am not hurt a bit. oh,
what has happened?"
Thank God! Thank Cod!" He
caught Jessie in his arms, gazed
fondly into her eyes, and tenderly
embraced her.
General Garden turned to the aid Of
Peter Burt. Tangled in the harness,
a horse was plunging and struggling
in an attempt to regain his feet. The
other horse was dead, and beneath
his shoulder was pinioned the leg of
a young man. Blood was tTickling
down his face, and he lay in the dust
of the road, limp and deathlike. His
right hand still grasped the bit; his
head was near the hoofs of the fran
tic animal.
Hold that horses head down." or
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
EVIDENCE IN WHITECOTT0N
CASE PROVES CONFLICTING
Dispositions Will Be Laid Before SUI
preme Court About May IL.

Paris, Mo-: Both the state and de-
tense finished taking dispositions
last week in the Supreme Court in
vestigation into the charges that
Speaker ]. II. Whitecotton mutilated
the records in the Sharp case.
The defense claims to have shown
by Judge Smorlk, who was Circuit
Judge at the time the record was
made up, that the record now on file
at Paris is correct, and that no
changes have been made in 1t since
1t was filed. The testimony Of Judge
Eby was rather disappointing to the
State, his memory proving unreliable
on enough points to weaken his testi-
mony on others.
Mr.. Jefries, Assistant Attorney
General, stated at the close of the
hearing that the evidence was so
conflicting that the case was badly
mixed. He contended that somebody
had added two figures to the Su-
preme Court records. This was ad-
mitted by all parties, but nobody
would acknowledge having done It.
MIR. Whitecotton swore that the at
torneys for the other side not only
agreed to the addition, but that one
of them, Mr.. Reynolds, actually lid
the work. Mr.. Reynolds testified
that he had agreed to the addition
of the figures, but contended that 1t
was only in the copy on file at
Paris.
The testimony will be laid before
the Supreme Court about May 10.
The case has excited very little in
terest at Paris.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
ADMITS MURDER
OF STEPFATHER
seventeen-Year Boy Led to Con-
fess Crime Done Near Joplin.

joplin, Mo-: Two months ago j.
H. Kennel was killed in a wood in
the northern suburbs of Joplin. His
body was not found until five days
later.
Thursday night his stepson, Jim
Horton, aged II years, after being
sweated ten hours by Deputy Mar
shall Sowder, admitted completely in
the crime.
He says that he and his brother,
Ollie Horton, aged 10 years, in
duced their stepfather to accompany
them to the woods.
Just as they reached the woods
Ollie Horton is said to have dealt
the old man \ terrific blow over the
head with a coupling pin. AS he
sank to the ground, pleading with
Ollie Horton for mercy, the lad dealt
another blow with the heavy iron,
which brought instant death.
Jim Horton says he ran away as
soon as Kennel sank to the ground,
and was joined a few moments later
by Ollie, who had searched the old
mans pocket and secured 500, $40
of which Jim Horton admits was
turned over to him.
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dered the old man. General Garden
threw his weight on the beasts neck.
Jessie was lowering near, wringing
her hands in pity and excitement.
When l lift that horse will you
drag my boys leg from under?"
Eyes, sir; oh, hurry, sir!"
Crouching down, Peter Burt threw
the head of the dead animal across
his shoulder. He grasped the trace
with one hand and the foreleg with
the other. In his prime he had raised
twelve hundred pounds, dead weight.
With a heave of his massive should
ers he raised the forward part of the
horse clean from the ground, and Jes-
sic quickly released the pinioned
limb of the motionless young man.
The old man gathered the body in
his arms, and carried it to a grass
plot by the side of the road. He rest
ed his gray head for a moment on the
young mans chest, and heard the
faint fiutter of the heart. In accents
which thrilled Jessie Garden he ex-
claimed:
HE lives! He lives! Praise God,
my boy is not dead"
At that moment Jasper appeared
and was dispatched for DR.. Randall.
General Garden cut the traces, and
the uninjured horse regained his feet
Mrs. Jasper brought basin of water,
and when General Garden Joined the
silent group Jessie was washing the
dust and blood from the white face
and smoothing back the curling locks.
why, it's John Burt! It's John
Burt, papa!" she exclaimed, tears
starting to her beautiful eyes. "Will
he die, Mr.. Burt? win he die? Oh,
papa, is there nothing we can do?"
He will not die, my child" said
the old man in a clear, calm. voice.
1T is written that he shall live these
many years"
Just as DR.. Randall arrived, John
regained consciousness and begged a
glass of water. Jessie and her father
waited anxiously for the physicians
verdict. The old man appeared first,
and though he spoke not, his radiant
face told the story.
HE is badly cut and bruised in sew.
eral places, but no bones are broken, {"
said Dr. Randall. Jessie clapped her
hands for joy. "Ie will be up and
about in a week"
Jasper was ready with the Burt
family carriage; and, leaving a kind
ly message for the grandsire, they re-
turned to the Bishop house, Jessie
found that she had a few bruises, but
she laughed at her aches, and talked
only Of the heroism of brave John
Burt. The next day she sent him a
beautiful bunch Of roses, and another
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
CHAPTER SIX.
Summer DAYS.


John Burt sprang into his saddle
with an ease that showed complete
recovery from the runaway accident,
and cantered to Jessie Gardens side.
They waved their hands gaily to Mrs.
Bishop, and galloped away under the
arching naples that formed an ave
nue. before the old mansion. 1t was
Johns fourth visit since Jessie's ar.
rival, and his suggestion of a ride to
Hull had been smilingly accepted.
An hour later they stood on the
heights above Point Allerton. Below,
the wide crescent of Nantasket Beach
swung to the south and east; within
it "crawled the wrinkled sea-" Every
foot of ground was hallowed by his.
tory and legend. From that point
their ancestors watched the Chesa-
peake as she sailed proudly out to
fight the Shannon; there they had
wept when they learned that the
brave Lawrence had gone to his death
shouting encouragement to his crew.
Thence Captain John Smith first
sighted the harbor. The red warriors
of King Philip camped where they
stood. A short distance away the
Mary and John had anchored with
her freight Of pioneers. A mile to
the north stood Boston Light, and
they pictured Lord Howe's feet sail.
ing past it, swelling disdainfully out
to sea.
ITO hn continued
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
Jerre II. hurry.

Columbia, Mo-: Hon. Jerre H. Muir
ry, one Of the candidates for the dem
ocrstic nomination for attorney gen
eral, died at his home here last week.
Mr.. hurry contracted pneumonia
from exposure during the campaign,
and his case was pronounced practi-
cally hopeless on the third day Of his
illness. The deceased was a grad
uatee Of Missouri University of the
law class Of 1898. He was president Of
his class, and while in school took high
scholastic honOrs. Mr.. hurry prac-
ticed law in Columbia, and was three
times elected to the office of county
prosecuting attorney.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-05-12
seIf.wlIIed Heir to Throne.

There has been so much talk of late
regarding Emperor Williams health
that the subject is likely to be mat
ter of moment in the fatEerland for
some time. Collaterally the public
eye has been directed toward his ED
est son, the crown prince, This young
man is almost % years old. credited
with being of a somewhat romantic
bent and not at all disposed to wed
for years. A young bachelor kaiser
who believed in marrying as he
pleased could do so without troubling
about Hohenzollern regulations
framed long ago.