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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

ing effect first of March. He expects
to leave in few weeks for Idaho,
where he may locate.
T. N. Figuers has just received his
premium catalogue, illusti atlng the
articles one can buy with so many col
lars worth of his premium tickets. The
list goes all the way from pair OF scls-
sors to a handsome rocking chair.
The Silver Ray Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet this afternoon
at three O'Clock with Miss jamie Elan.
Subject: "Kiudnese. =
Ifyou have not paid your subscription
for 1903 ard renewed for 1904, pext Mon
dav will be mighty good time to do it.
And if YOU do not like to get dnns
through the mails. you had better do it.
If YOU do rot know your date, look at
address on this paper.
A fine BABY girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Mckernon
Wednesday night. Mr. McKennon is
away in New York and telegram was
sent him to lay notifying him OF the
happy event.
Tho Mitchell ashley Hardware 20 /,
IL erecting large warehouse on
the vacant lot on North Main street. Just
above John Vests undertaking estab-
lishment. for the storage OF their
large farming implements. etc. The
new firm is fast getting things in shape
at their new store on the corner
Of the Square and North Main. It. will
be one Of the handsomest business
houses 10 the city. The large plate glaes
front gives the store an exceedingly at
tractive appearance.
Some one priced open the stable door
Mr.. Tom Simpson. in South Columbia
Saturday night. and left his lot gate
open, allowing Mr.. Simpsons team OF
mules to get out aud stray Oft. As the
mules turned 10 again next morning, 1t
is supposed that the visitors we're after
Urn and feed stuff
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

Borum, Frank l.. Smith, Frank Swan, :
burg and Bruce Cochran went up to SET
Grace Van Studdiford, in "The lied
Feather"
Frank McEwen has returned to-
Nashville, after visit to his aunt,
Mrs E. III. Hatcher. He came d)wn
for hunting trip, but WAS called
home on business.
Mr.. L.. w. McClanahan has accepted
a position with Randall q Co., OF Gin
cinnati, and Will sell harness and
horse collar machinery. Mr.. Nc
Cianahan will leave Monday.
Marvin Roberts. Briggs McLemore,
John Brown and VIM, Evans went to
Nashville Monday night in an automo-
bile, to see The Red Feather" The
trip up was made in three hours fiat.
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Choate,of
Willamsport, were the guests of Miss
Annie L. Porter. They left Monday
evening for st. Louis, Mo-, to make
their future home.
Rev. j. w. Cherry went to Fountain
Creek Wednesday to spend the day With
Rev.W. r. PEBBLES. Rev s. l.. Fain and
Rev. w. B Taylor, of Lewisburg, were
also with Mr.. PEBBLES. who is reported
to be considerably improved
Rev. A. P. McFerrin, of GAINESVILLE,
came in Wednesday to perform the mar
riage ceremony of Mr.. N. E. Hendricks to
Miss Martha Porter He was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. + d. Lander and was
entertained at dinner by Mr.. and
Mrs. JohL II. Carpenter.
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DtATH'S HARVEST.
John C. odiL

Mr.. john G. Odil. aged 10 years, one
of the pest known ana most highly es-
teemed citizens Of the northern part OF
the county, died Tuesday night at his
home near Mallard's Chapel. The fu-
neral services were held at the res
dence Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock,
conducted by Rev W. j. Stewart, after
which the interment took place az
the Brick Church burying ground. Mr..
Odil was a member of the Methodist
Church. and for years was one OF the
official members of the Blanton's Chap
ell Methodist Church. he was survi-
we'd by one son. MIR. John Odil.of Spring
Hill. and four daughters, Mrs. John
Parks. of Spring Hill Mrs. j. s. Parks,
Of Lasea, Mrs. George Fitzgerald, of
Neapolis, and Miss Nora Odil.
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Matthias Day.

Mr.. Matthias Day, aged 10 years, died
at the residence of Prof w. +. Bos-
tick, on South Garden street, at ll:2o
O'Clock Wsnesday, after an illness of ten
DAYS with la grippe. He is survived by
one daughter ana four sons, the former
being at his bedside when he died. Mr..
Day had been a resident OF Column oia
only few months. He came here with
his daughter, Miss Fannie, last summer
from Mansfield, Ohio, the latter to be-
come organist at the First Baptist
Church, in which position she has ser
we'd ever since. She also conducted a
class in music. Mr.. Day was born 10
! 1924, ard had he lived two months longer
would have crossed his S0th year he
was educated for the ministry, but his
early preference being for commercial
pursuit, he turned his attention to the
mercantile business after he left col
lege. For many wears be was promi-
nent merchant of his native city, Mans
field, O., continuing until his retirement
few years ago. He was an acquain-
lance and friend of the late Senator
Mark Hanna and Henry Ward Beech
er, all of them being boys together. Mr.
Day was member of the Congrega-
tional church. His four sons live vide
apart, in different parts of the Union.
One lives 10 Alaski, one in Toledo, one
in Virginia and one is major n the
United States Army.
Since their residence here MIR. Day and
his daughter had made many friends
and the sincere sympathy of our people
goes out to the bereaved daughter IN
her bereavement. The remains were
shipped to Mansfield yesterday.
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TO BUILD SPUR TRACK.
Opening of Phosph ite Bed at Spring
Hill Necessitates Quite an
Improvement.

The new phosphate mines on the
Bailey Farm, near Spring Hill. owred
by Swift & Co. the famous packers, has
recently been opened up, and 80 much
good phosphate has been found that i
has been decided to run spur track
from the main line OF the l.. X N. to the
mines. Rights of way are now being
secured, and the work OF construction
will start soon.
AZ the present time about twelve car.
loads week are being taken out, but
this has to be hauled two and one-balf
miles to the railroad A much larger
quantity will be mined ss soon as Che
spur track has been completed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

Ifyou have not paid your
subscription for 1903 and re-
,ewed fo- 1904, next Monday
will be a mighty good time to
10 it. And if you do not like
20 get duns through the mails,
YOU had better do it. If you
do not know your date, look
It address on this paper.
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FIRST BIRTHDAY SINCE 1896.
Mrs. 81 Gross Celebrated First Birth
day Monday She Has Had in
Eight Years.

The Goth Of February has come and
nassed. Monday was the first time In
eight years that the month of February
contained 80 days, and it will be 100
years before another leap year passes
that has not 80 days in February
In the year of 1900 February had only
90 days, and although the year was
divisable by 4, it was not leap
year.
Mrs. II. Gross, of this city Monday
celebrated her hirthday-the first birth
day she has had in eight years. She
was born on the 29th day of Feb
ruary.
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Maury Dry Goods co.
I'M SOCIETY.

The Winnie Davis Chapter. Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. will have a call
ed meeting at the home OF the Presl'
dent. Miss Rebecca William son, tomor-
row afternoon at three o'clock.
The card party given by Mrs. Sidney
Smith at the Arsenal Wednesday
WAS a beautiful one in every appoint
ment 1t was the first entertainment
TO be given by Mrs. Smith since her
acouls:tlon to Columbia's sGial life.
and she proved herself most charm
ing hostess, indeed. The Arsenal
home was artisticaIly decorated in
spring flowers ana carnations, and the
national colors Over the bon BON
table the stars and stripes were draped.
Mrs Smith was assisted In receiving
by her sister, Miss Jackson, and Mrs.
Robt, Pillow. Four tables OF SIX
handed euchre was played. Mrs.
Pillow won tine first prize, handsome
cut glass water bottle, and tho second
prize was won by MRS. Il IL. Hatcher.
Miss Ethel Hsndley won the consola-
ton. burnt wood PLAGUE OF Dutch
girls. ana Mrs. J. M. Dedman was
p1ven the ''Dooby'' Oh cut with Mrs.
Charlotte Whltthorne Hughes. An
elegant three course luncheon, with
cha mpagne, followed the game. Mrs.
Smiths quests were Mesdames Robt.
Pillow, Charlotte Whltthorne Hughes,
w. G. Whitthorne, John Mitchell. J.
NJ. Dedman, h. H. Hatcher, I. IN
Jones' }. A Mccall, \. b. Sheppard,
j L. Hutton, A B Rains Miss Ethel
Hatcher. and her guests, Misses Pride
and McEwen, of Nashville, Misses
Cornelia Jones. Mary Brown Lena
Smith, Ethel Hendley. Rebecca Car
penter.
The Young ladies' of the Bigbyvi!ls
neiphborhood entertained the young
men Of that neighborhood Tuesday
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Henry Murphy About sixty o.
seventy were present and delightful
evening was spent. Choice refresh
ments " ere served.
Mrs. Chas Ferguson entertained
quite a number of married ladies and
gentlemen Thursday night at her nome
on Last Sixth street, complimentary to
MIS-. Eu MOIBhu, Ill honoi u e.Ao
latter birthday. Elegant refreshments
were served and various games were
played.
The Students Club met last Saturday
with Mrs. II. g. Church The play,
1.-THE Merchant Of Venice" was the sub
ject for consideration Mrs. W. ID
Hasting read very interesting paper
on the play, and Mrs. Trotwood Moore
read an excellent paper on the char
acter of "Portia."
Miss Josie Gray and r G Ball. OF
Ashwood, we're married at the Cottage
Hotel Wednesday night.
The Maury Chapter Of the Daughters
of the Confederscy will meet with Mrs.
w 8. Fleming to-day at three o clock.
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Mrs. E. I. Joyce.

Tho funeral services over the re-
mans of the late Mrs. E. /. Joyce were
held Friday afternoon at the residence
of Mr.. E. W. Gamble, conducted by
Rev. Walter b. Capers, assisted by
Rev. w. A. Provine.
The interment followed at Rose Hill
cemetery. Many floral offerings were
laid upon the casket by friends OF the
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To the Public Generally.

Before buying. we want you to cali
and lot Us show you our line OF Flows.
Harrows, Cultivators, Planters and
mplete lire Of garden tools
1t Mitchell. shley Hardware Co.
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See Our Line

or Planters, Cultivators, Ploys, Har-
lows. Double Shovels, etc., ect., before
YOU buy. We can save you money. :.
II Mitchell Ashley Hardware Co. :
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departed, particularly beautiful one
in the shape of large anchor, built Of
Easter lilies. La France and brides
maid roses, hyacinths, carnations ano
ferns. being a memorial of b. T. .. b
Elks lodge, Of which Mr.. Joyce was
member. Mr.. Joyce arrived early
Friday morning from Philadelphia.
The following gentlemen acted al
pail bearers: O. A. Parker, J l.
Wooten. ALI Fleming, Eugene Ander
son, U H Foster, R. G. Sparrow, Gran
vile Coleman.
Mrs. Caledonia Woods.
Mrs. Caledonia Woods died Monday
night at her home near Slnte Fe, ageo
about 10 years She leaves one dangh
ter. Mrs Frank Haywood The fuBera
service was held at Mt. Wesley church
Tuefday afternoon at O'CLOCK, con
Quoted by R,v. Spivey, followed D.
burial 10 the Mt Wesley graveyard.
She had been a member Of the Philip
Cniis tian church for 50 years
An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. w. {
Clayton, OF KNOB Creek, died Thnrs-
da, and was buried Friday at the famll
bur, ing ground.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

Mems So. so, 81. OG and So 90 shoes for
50 SO at L. N. Figuers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04
MAURY DRY GOODS CO.

Our Mr. mo- T. Wooen is in the East buying big stock
of Dress Goods Wash Goods, Notions, Remember,
will have ali of the up-todate things for Spring to
show you, and just received Big Lot OF New
Dress Goods all of the New Weaves and Colors for this
Nezv White Madras tor Shirt Waists 25c $50 zoe, and
SOC per yard
Ne7v GiRgAams fov Spring at roc.
Nad,1S in Stripes and Checks I5c.
IeycaIeS roc, and II I-2c.
Suftines TOR Spring, I5c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

The Maury Chapter Of the Daughters
of the Confederacy will meet with Mrs.
W. S. Fleming to-day at three clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-04

The Winnie Davis Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. will have a call
ed meeting at the home OF the Presl-
dent, Miss Rebecca William son, tomor-
row afternoon at three o'clock.
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Miss Josie Gray and r 9 Ball. o
Ashwood, we're married at the Cottag
Hotel Wednesday night.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
A JOKE THAT DID NOT PAY.
Mark Twain's Amusing Story Of An
Apprenticeship Prank.

Mark Twain at banquet recently,
tod the following story of one of his
apprenticeship pranks: About a thou.
sand years ago, approximately, / was
apprenticed as a printers devil to
learn the trade. in common with three
other boys of about my own age.
There came to the village long
legged individual of about 19. from
one of the interior counties-fsh-eyed,
no expression, and without the sugges
tion of a smile-couldn't have smiled
for salary. We took him for fool.
and thought we would scare him to
death.
I'VE went to the village druggist and
borrowed a skeleton. The skeleton
did not belong to the druggist. but he
had imported II for the village doctor.
The price of the skeleton was $50. We
borrowed 1t about 9 o'clock at night,
and we got his man-Nicodemus
Dodge was his name-to go down out
Of the way. and then we put 1t in his
bed. He lived in a little one-storeyed
log cabin in the middle of vacant
iON VIC iCll il4i W set hpiiit ps
self. We en!oyed the result in the
light of anticipation, but by-and-by we
began to dron into silence.
"The possible consequences were
preying upon us. Suppose that 1t
frightens him into madness, overturns
his reason. and sends him screeching
through the stree.s? We shall spend
sleepless nights all rest of ourr days.
Everybody was afraid. By-and-by 1t
was forced TO the lips of one of us that
we had better so at once and see what
had happened. Loaded down with
crime we approached the hut and
peeped through the window. The
long-legged critter was sitting on the
bed with a hunk of gingerbread in his
hand, and between the bites he played
a tune on a iew's-harp. There he sat
perfectly happy, and all around him
were toys and gimcracks and striped
candy. He had gone and sold that
skeleton for five dollars!
THE druggists fifty-dollar skeleton
was gone. We went in tears to the
druggist and explained the matter.
We couldn't have raised that $50 in
$50 years. We were getting board
and clothing for the first year, cloth
ing and board for the second year, and
both Of them for the third year. But
the druggist foTgave us"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26

their work that colony Of night her
ons, occupying twenty acres Of wood.
land at Falmouth, within ten minutes
walk of an electric car line, enjoy per-
feet security. On Bluff Island near by
colony OF terms increases about 600
a year. Their eggs are so plenty that
one must walk with care to avoid
treading on them.
At Metinic Green Island the only
laughing gulls that breed in Maine find
home during the nesting season.
Thousands of Arctic and common
terms breed there, also together with
sea pigeons and Leach's petrels, all
very tame. The laughing gull was
nearly eAinct in Maine, but Is now
slowly increasing in this refuge.
About this time of the year the war
dens are taking the bird census with
an exactitude astonishing to the lay
mind. The fact that four pairs OF
pufIins have nested at given point
instead of three, as the year before;
that six laughing gulls have appeared
instead of four, is noted with pride
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
The Russian Peasants Dainties.

The Russian peasant, even If the
bread he eats is black, has a bonne
bouche to add TO his meal much
sought by epicures in the western
world--the wild mushrooms which
grow thousands upon thousands on the
steppes of Russia. At any time a full
and savory meal is provided with the
addition of sausage and onions; even
a mushroom alone often contents
them for a meal with their coarse rye
bread. The poorest laborer also has
a luxurious drink always available in
from the ever-present samovar, and
the tea they drink would be the envy
of any American connolsseur of that
beverage, for the best OF China's tea
is found in Russia, and all classes en-.
joy its quality and fragrance. Never
is the water allowed to stand on the
tea over a few moments, so none OF
the poisonous tannin Is extracted, and
a delightful. mildly stim llating. straw
colored drink Is the result.-Social
Service.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
Hogs.
Sheep.
An Ancient Pharmacy.

The Oldest existent pharmacy IN
the world. the fact Of its priority
never having been disputed, is the
quaint and conspicuous building
located in the old town OF Knares.
borough, on the MIDI river. in York
shire. Eng, which pharmacy was es.
tablished in 1920 At the date named
1t was in possession Of James Beck.
with, since which time it has been oc
cupsed by six other chemists in sue
cession, the present owner and occu
pant being William Pierpont Law
renee.
How much older the business con.
du,.ted in this apothecary shop is can.
net definitely be determined by the
present pharmist, but after careful
investigation he has discovered that
the shop Is undoubtedly four or 1--WE
centuries old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
Great Britain to Use Decimal Method.

The House of Lords of the English
parliament recently passed unani-
mously a bill providing for the com.
pulsory use of the metric system of
measures. The law is TO become ef.
fective april 8, 1906, or later, if it
be so determined. Professor w. lie
Conte Stevens takes the period of
duration of a machine as 10 years.
end holds that this gives a space of
time which could be assigned for the
change of system When an English
system screw-cutting machine, for in.
stance, had worked for 10 years and
was in ft condition to be discarded,
It could be replaced by one cutting
metric threads. AS compromises he
proposes the following rather ingeni-
ous measures. The yard is to be
heightened 10 the length of a metre.
The metre is to be divided into four
parts, each of which will be the new
foot. The foot Is to be divided into 10
inches. For the pound the halfkilo-
gram, for the quart the kilogram or
litre of water, and for the ton the
1000 llilogram metric ton are to be
used. The difference of these meas.
ures from the English system meas
ures Is exceedingly small, except for
the yard and foot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
ANIMALS MOST WIDELY SPREAD.
Wherever Man Lives Are Found
Horse. Pin and Cow.


The three animals that are most
widely spread over the earth are the
COW, the horse and the pig. These
animals did not spread through their
own efforts, but were developed by
man. and gradually rendered adapt
able tc practically every place where
man himself can live.
Cattle entered America simultane-
ously with its discovery, for Columbus
introduced Spanish steers and cows
In 1893. In 1925 they were introduced
into Mexico. which offered ideal con
ditions for them. From Mexico they
spread into Texas, where the new con
ditlons of range and feeding developed
a race of cattle that became known
as'Texas cattle, and these animals are
typical of range bred cattle of Amer.
lea now.
The pig had its origin in India,
and its first conquest was that of east.
ern Asia and the archipelagoes of the
eastern seas. China fell an early vic
tim to the love of the pig. Records
show that the cultivation of the grunt.
ing porker was high art in that land
as long ago as 5000 years before
Christ. One of the greatest of the
Chinese feast days is known by the
name, pig
The Koran forbids the use of pork,
just as the Mosaic law does; hence
the pig is not raised in countries
where the Mohammedan law rules.
But in all other parts of the world the
porker is as popular as the COW or
the horse; and there are as many va
rieties of pig, due to local causes and
to- different ways of breeding In diff
ferent countries, as there are varie-
ties of horses and cattle
1t has always been a matter of won.
der to naturalists and economists that
the camel did not pccCiGa so widely
spread as any Of these three animals
in the course of its thousands Of years
of existence as a domestic animal.
The camel combines the advantages
OF OK and horse as draught animal and
burden carrier; 1t is of high food val.
ne; IL gives excellent milk; its de.
mands in the form of food and water
are exceedingly modest. and its hair
Is of great value. While the camel
probably could not bear all the ex-
tremes of climate that the horse or
COW can bear, ii is by no means
difficult animal to acclimate, as is
shown by the fact that it is used as
a draught animal in the colder parts
of Siberia, on the Russian and Turkes.
ton steppes. in the Himalayas, in AT
rica and in Australia.
II is well known that wild camels,
which descended from domestic cam.
els that had been turned loose were
to be found IN some of the western
sand plains of the United States un.
I'll recent years. and occasionally
there are stories that herd of them
exists in Arizona.
The dromedary is the plains camel,
while the beast with two humps Is
the favorite for mountain use. In So.
kotra the latter camel climbs up steep
steps hewn into the face of the rock,
and in all places where they are used
as mountain climbers they are almost
as surefooted as mules. Preshewalslii,
the Russian explorer, found wild cam.
els in the worst mountain regions of
Asia in places so dangerous that the
human foot could not find a hold
Pittsburg Leader
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
Separating Gamblers and Legislators.

Separating Gamblers and Legislators.
"In the old days when the capitol
Of Alabama was located at Tuscaloosa,
there was a good deal of open gam
bling at that seat Of legislation" said
Mr., d. NJ. Lowrey of New Orleans.
1T was the custom In those times for
men of all grades of society to risk
their money at games of chance, and
the lawmakers who gathered at Tus.
caloosa were among the best patrons
OF the gaming tables.
"The proprietor Of one of these re-
sorts, wishing to keep the State So
Ions separated from the ordinary GUS
toners of his place, put up big sign
in the apartment devoted to faro, po-
ker. roulette and the like. which read;
Members OF the Legislature please
take the table 10 the right; gamblers
take the table to the left--it's hard to
tell you apart"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
UNlNTeREsTINe PEOPLE.

1hey live In q quiet sort OF way
In quiet sort Of n street,
They don't meet q great many people,
nor
Impress the people they meet.
The newspapers never mention their
names,
The world doesn't care what they do,
They never go In for anything much,
And their Intimate friends are few.
He never has had n favorite club,
Though somebody said he might,
For Hat little nose OH the window
pane
Awaits him every night;
And eight little fingers and two little
thumbs
Undo all the work OF the comb,
AS he sits In tho quietest sort of q way
In his quietest sort of home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
Debt Of Panama COMPANY.

The Panama company is not yet
free of its embarrassment in the liqui-
dation of its old convention with the
Columbian government. The French
treasury has now put forward a claim
for the payment of sum of 100000
for registration dues on the deeds of
the original concession, and the re.
newal OF NE same.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
An Old Bell Rlnoer.

Austin X. Jones, the bell ringer at
Harvard College. celebrated a double
anniversary recently, 1t was his 10Th
birthday and also the beginning Of the
forty-seventh year that he has rung
the "old bell" Since 1858 be has
missed Iinging but once.