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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
MAY QUIT
BUSINESS
Philips, Webb & Co., Will Prob
ably Not Resume Opera
tons as Firm is Now
Constituted, 1t Is
Said.

at meeting of the members Of the
firm of Philips, Webb & Co., wholesale
grocers. Friday, it was decided that the
firm will be no more; at least it will not
resume business under the present or
ganizatioI, according to two members
of the firm. There are different reasons
for this action. So far the firm has been
unable to secure suitable building for
reopening, and 1t is also understood that
at least one member Of the firm does not
wish to GO back in business For the pre-.
sent it is not k1own what the plans OF
the firm will be. A meeting will prob
ably be held to-day ir which these mat
ters will be decided, but so far nothing
definite has been given out.-Nashville
American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOL
AT LAWRENCEBURG

The Lawrenceburg Summer Bible
School, which is now being organized
by The United Brethren, will open its
first convention in Lawrenceburg Aug.
9th and continue eighteen days. Mem
bers from this district have been
attending the Monteagle meeting, but
that being little incoDveuient 10 get to,
it was thought best to organize one at a
nearer point. The United Brethren are
erecting new Tabernacle in Lawrence
burg, which will be completed by the
opening of the convention.
Senator e w. Carmack, of Column
bia, ,ex-GoV. Robt. l.. Taylor of Nash
vile, Capt, j. H Russell. of Columbia,
DR.. Ira Landreth. of Nashville, and
Bishop P. G. Carter, of Chattanooga,
are on the program for addresses dur.
ing the convention. Col. Robt. Cow
den will lecture every day on Bible
Studies, and Rev. F. j. Tyler will have
charge of Bible work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
KINDLY READ SAME:

You all know rendered my resigna-
ton to Mr.. w. P. Woodbridge, June Is,
1905, to take effect July LIST, 1905, land
had at that time three offers. l have
considered all fairly and find consider.
ing all things that Mr.. Geo. s. Alcorn
has offered me the fairest proposition
| ever had and it is this A good salary
for one year and then optional for us to
decide if am to get an increase in salary
or a partnership.
To my friends, acquaintance, tran
sient world, little folks and enemies, l
wish to say l am going head long for the
partnership and l hereby personally re-
quest all to give all the aid and assist
ance you can possible give me, to that
end. Respectfully your friend,
w&w 0. L. BRAsHEAR.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
AT DICKSON
DR.. E. w. RIDINGS SHOT
AND KILLED BY J. E.
FOWLER, A ME-
CHANlC.
"YOU HAVE RUINED MY HOME,
You Die Like a Dog" Were
the Words Preceding
the Shooting.
"YOU HAVE RUINED MY HOME,
special to the Herala

special to the Herald
Dickson. Tenn, July 9.-A terrible
tragedy was enacted here this morning.
j. f. Fowler. mechanic and musi
clan. shot and fatally wounded DR.. E.
w. Rulings, Dickson's foremost ply
siclan and surgeon, five shots being
fired. all taking effect
The tragedy occurred on Main street
in the heart of the city, where Fowler
approached his victim just as he was
passing from his Office entrance to
Main street, and said, lyon have ruined
my home You die like dog. With
these remarks the shooting began.
DR.. Rulings fell to the ground cry
ing, 81 have been killed for nothing.
am an innocent man"
Fowler Immediately gave himself up
and was taken to some unknown place
of safety, the authorities fearing mob
violence. Fowler IS believed TO be in
sane and suffering an hallucination of
the mind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
A GRACIOUS
REMEMBRANCE
Mr.. o. P. Rutledge Expresses
Deep Interest for the
"Home Folks"

One of the most admirable of all the
virtues ls that of loyalty. Every man
despises the man who goes to the city
and soon learns to look with contumely
upon the little town. or the told
folks :" Every man admlres the man
In whose mind and heart. where 'eIe
ne may roam. there yet remains a
tender, loyal interest for the friends of
his earlier days and the home of his
youth.
Mr.. 0, P. Rutledge, of ST. Louis,
formerly of Columbia. keeps IN touch
with the ''old town" by being regu-
lar subscriber of ''the old home paper. -
And reading it his heart was stirred
with fond memories when he read the
list of subscribers to the Y. NJ. q. A.
fund; and yielding to the good i'm
pulse of a loyal nature he does a
gracious act by enclosing his check
with the following note, addressed
personally to the secretary of the com
mittee:
st. Louis. Mo-, July 5, 1905.
Dear Frank
Have you ever spent July Fourth IN
st. Louis? There's more kind of noise
made here on that day than any other
place on earth; at least so it seems to
me,
Reminds me of the seaman's reply
to the Secretary of the Navy, respect
ing the bursting of the big gun on the
battleship Massachusetts last year:
L really can't tell you much about
it Sir. ~ was standing with me back
to the gun, looking toward the ship.
when ell of sudden heard hi of
a noise, and the next thing l knew the
ships physician said, sit up and take
this.
L am so glad that am alive today;
and feeling a deep interest besides tor
| have concluded to send check for
$40 for the Columbia Young Mems
Christian Association.
Better be sure of enough money to
employ a Seer etaIy for his entire time.
Remember our failure In Y. NJ. T.. A.
work in Columbia fifteen or sixteen
years ago After spending S3, 600 OF
$4, 900 the association died. Hope the
members will take enough interest In
the one now organizing 60 make sue
cess of 1t. Love to ALL
Yours Truly,
-. L. hUTLEDGE.
The Herald returns the thanks of the
committee ana the best wishes of
many of his old friends to MI. Rut-
ledge for this manifestation of his
abiding interest in Columbia; and we
hope some day he will visit the old
home again, and we promise him that
he shall not leave without many cor
dial hand. shake while guest OF honor
of the Columbia " M. 9. A.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
MARTIN AND
PROF. CODY ARRIVE.

Major r. j. Martin, of the Virginia
Military Institute, of Lexington, Va.
and Prof. G. G. Cody, of Southwestern
University, Georgetown, Texas, reac he'd
here Saturday. Major Martin will
be Commandant at the Military Acad-
|emy, and Prof. Cody will have the
chair Of Mathematics Profs. Hardy
and Edgerton ana Major Martin will all
leave this week 90 canvassing trips for
the school. During their absence Prof.
Cody will have charge of the grounds
ane superintendence of the work being
done Oh the buildings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
CUMBERLAND
PARK SOLD
Noted Race Course Will Be
Used for Annual State Fair.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Nashville, Tenn. July s.-Cumber
land Park, the noted race course il
the suburbs of Nashville. was sold to-
day to the Retail Merchants Associa.
ton of this city. The park has here
tofore been the property of the Tennes-
see Breeders Association, who made
the sale.
The price paid was $500, 900, which
is considered sacrifice. The improve
ments at the Park are said to have cost
$3.50, 600. and it contains 112 acres of
valuable land.
The new owners will use 1t for con-
Quoting an annual Tennessee State
Fair. The sale of the property by the
Breeders Association was occasloned
by the new Tennessee law prohibiting
betting on race tracks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
JEROME
AND TOM LAWSON
They Come Together at the
Banquet of the Knife and
Fork Club.
JEROME TAKES A FLING AT
AUTHOR OF "FRENzIED FINANCE"

Kansas City, Mo-, July 9.-The Knife
and Fork club held the greatest of all
it's monthly banquets at the Midland
hotel. Four hundred guests were pres
ent to hear Thomas w. Lawson OF Bos-
ton and District Attorney jerome OF
New York. The speakers were: c. S.
Nusbaum secretary of the Ottawa
(Kas) Chautauqua assembly; e. j,
Ridgeway editor of .Everybody's Maya
zine; S. s. Mcclure, editor of McClure's
Magazine; w. T. Jerome, district at
torney of New York, and Thomas w
Lawson.
Mr.. Jerome said, in part:
Every time | come to this great
country of yours l go back hcme lit
tie better and with a wider perspective
Much of dear old Puritan blood thai
once furnished the fiber of this or a.
country has drifted away. In the olden
days New England was the vital spot
and from it flowed out the streams OF
moralism. And to-day you people mus
help find the men who will carry on
this work of reform.
81 didn't come TO the west to learn
to be planted In your magic coil.
want to take them back with mei
we need them in our business.
came to meet good fellows. l came
predisposed to like these good Gel-
lows, and my every predispasitiOn
has been realized"
Mr. Jerome spoke jestingly of Mr..
Lawson and his writings. At the out
set of his speech Mr. Lawson addressed
himself directly to Mr.. Jerome in a
most imprisoned manhei, because OF
the latter's references to him. Mr.. Law
son said. in part:
my story is a simple one. take the
theme: Truth; the Wrongs of tn
American People and Those Who Com
mitted Them. | came here to lay at
your feet in my simple way the magic
kernel of truth. 1t was not given to me
to do things, Mr.. Jerome, as it has
been given to you. 1t is my mister
tune and your good fortune that You
do things and can only talk.
al would rather be you and have
your position than to be the preSi
dent of the United states or John ID.
Rockefeller with his $500, 900 ,eGO.
81 can bring only my simple story Of
truth, and am sorry that l can not do
more. l have as much respect fer your
honesty, ability and honest intentions,
Mr. Jerome, as any man has, Tut am
not going to apc,oGizc to -c4 &. = iav
one else for my efforts in trying to tell
the American people about frenzied
finance. The people of the west sent
for ne; m here, and l am not going
to apologize.
Mr. Jerome. the people Of New
York are going to give you second
term. and it is your good fortune and
my misfortune that you, and not |. can
put several directors of the Equitable
Assurance society in stripes-and you
will do it.
at is your opportunity to drag the
directors into prison, and
you are going to do IL.
81 am sorry, Mr.. Jerome. that you
did not see fit to give me 'send-of
here tonight, when am in the most
embarrassing position ever expert
enced IN my life. Your words struck
me to the heart on the first occasion
in my life when / ever addressed
large body of my American fellow-citi-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
5000 Distinct Languages.

Mr. ] Collier is authority for the
statement that there are no less than
1.oQ2 distinct languages spoken by
mankind The number of separate
haleCts is enormoCs. There are more
man 60 distinct voeabularies in Brazil
4ha in Mexico the Nahua language has
been broken up into 700 dialects.
iRere are hundreds in Borneo. The
complexities are beyond classification
n Australia, and generally the num-
ger Of dialects decreases with the in
.elleetual culture Of the population.
there is an average of so dialects
. every language we still have the
enormous total of $50, Rehohoth
Sa"llY Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
!, & n. ROUND
HOUSE BURNED
Road Suffers $4,000 Loss
At Nashville.

AbOut one.half cf ! Re Louisville &
Nashville RaIlrosI shops and Iounn.
house at Nashvill :, wss DESTROYED by
ETe Thursday afternoon, q loss of about
k59 900 heIng sustained
The fire originated by the explosion
If gasoline tank attached to tire
heating machine. about midway the
8Test shed of the round house, at
clock and spread so rapidly that
En- efforts of the company's fire depart
&npnt and that of the city could not
6rbprk il or get it under control until
about half of the big shop haa been
destroyed.
The damage, however, is by no
means as heavy as at first thought, for
|nIne engines caught In the fire were
moi ruined. The machinery in the
main machine shops was badly dam
r0ed, and much of 1t destroyed, but
Ne total damage to that department
was less than 500
ENGINES IN THE FIRE.
When the fire broke out there were
twenty engines in that section OF the
round house, but eleven of them were
removed before they were badly dam
Iaged only the woodwork on the cabs
|being slightly harmed The other nine
|enp1nes renamed IN the fire, and were
|bsdly crippled. Of these seven were
road engines and two were switch
Engines that were in the shops for re-
|ualIs. OF the road eng ines three were
passenger and four were freight loco
motives.
Much other material, such as tools,
bill, packing, etc, was desti Dyed, but
the loss was insignificant.
The lound- house building was one of
the finest or the Louisville & Nash
willie syste ana while much of it was
wood the 1. ain portion of the building
was brick, and the font posts were of
steel. The principal damage to the
building was the loss of the roof, floor
and the supports, which were entirely
destroyed. The damage on the build
ling viii probably be something like
s2O, OCO, running the total loss to about
Sj0, 600.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE
CO., EMPLOYEES
Arrested on Charge of Cutting
Wires of a Rival Company.
special to the Herald.

Nashville, July IA Hopkinsville,
KY. dispatch says that the local man
ager of the Cumberland Telephone
Company and eight members of con-
stIuction gang of the company, have
been arrested on warrant sworn ont
by the Home Telephone Company on
the charge of having persistently cut
wires of the latter company. Each
man was allowed bail of $3.50. Which
was furnished by the Cumberland
Company. The crime of wire cutting
is felony, punishable by enc to two
years imprisonment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
M 0 N u NJ E NJ T S

The Roberts Marble Company of Ball
Ground, Ga. are manufacturers of high
grade Monuments, Headstones and
Steel Fencing All work guaranteed.
Call on or write to our agent. Rev. J. w.
Patton, R. r. 8, Columbia, Tenn. Bell
Phone 1922. Citizens Phone 1902
-23. BIN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
WHAT STORAGE.

Storage charges on wheat free this
year. This enables farmer to put his
wheat on the market ANY DAY, thus
avoiding hauling or any possible delay
on account of weather or necessary
farm work. Sacks furnished also.
Call on US or telephone. Both phones
No CO.
COLUMBIA MILL q ELEVATOR co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
LAUGHS at e5 Each.

Insulting behavior is very elias
'fe charge in Australia. 1t may cover
aWtaiag from pitch-and-toss to man
Slaughter It's latest application
s5#aes from Bendigo. IN that golden
III wAsrQ the late marquis of Sails
bury ~ luck as a digger, the
authorities vi a Methodist church de-
Aaed 10 suppress juvenile giggling
They introduced policeman in plain
eothes, and he detected a couple of
small Boys laughing during the even
US service. The boys were brought
INTO court on charge of insulting
behavior and fined So each.-London
Chronicle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
PROLIFIC MOTHERS
Four Sisters in Kentucky
Present Their Husbands
With Twins.

PARIS, KY, July 9th Berry, in
Harrison County comes to the front with
perhaps the most prolific family in the
State Mrs. +. w. Walden recently gave
birth to twin girl babies. Her sisters,
Mrs j. W Haley, Mrs. Eli Miller and
Mrs B HaIey,are each the proud mother
of twins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
WHERE ROMEO MADE LOVE
Home in Which Juliet Lived at
Verona Sold at Auction.

Verona, July 8.-The house IN which
Juliet is said to have lived ana in
which she received Romeo has been
sold at auction. The bidding began
at 81, 200 and the house was finally
bought in by the city of Verona for
So. 900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
NEW WHEAT
COMING IN
Market Opens At 90 Cents
And May Go Higher.

The fret new wheat reached the mills
today and the market opened at 80
cents The sample is light and tough,
but will probably improve with more
dry weather Millers say the market
will probably not decline from present
prices
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14

A little life may be sacrificed to an
hours delay. Cholera infantum, dy-
sentery, diarrboea come suddenly. Only
safe plan is to have DR.. Fowler Extract
of Wild Strawberry always on hand.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14

Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks, and TO some cider ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure. At
any drug store, 80 cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14

Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Almost miraculous. DIR. Thomas Elect
rc Oil At any drug store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
LOW SETTLERS RATES
TO POINTS ~ THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.
VIA COTTON BELT ROUTE.

On first and third Tuesdays of each
month round trip tickets will be sold to
points in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
and other Western territory at rate of
one fare plus So. Stopovers allowed on
the going trip; q days in which to re-
turn.
Cotton Belt Route trains leave Mem
phis morning and evening, making con-
nection with all lines, and carry sleep
ers, chair cars and parlor cafe cars.
Write in tor literature describing the
country, for maps, time table and infor-
nation about rates, etc.
w. G. ADAMS, T. p. A.,
Cotton Belt Route, Nashville,
Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
WHEAT! WREAI! WHEAT!

Highest market price paid for Wheat.
Sacks furnished. j. b. ASHTON.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-17

the boom, seized the giant by the col
lar and dragged hiIn through, the wa
ter TO safety,
"Run!" he shouted run for yonr
lifer
The two started desperately back.
skirtng the edge Of the logs which now
the very seconds alone seemed to hold
back They were drenched and blind
ed with spray. deaIened with the crash
of tilnbcrS settling TO the leap. The
men on shore could no longer sec them
for the smother The great crush of
logs bad actually begun its first majes-
tic sliding motion when at last they
emerged to safety.
At first Il few of the loose timbers
found the opening. slipping quietly
through with the current. then more
Finally the front of the jam dove for
ward, and an instant later the smooth
swift motion had gained its impetus
aud was sweeping the entire drive
down through the gap
Rank after rank IKE soldiers charg-
ing. they ran. The great tierce wind
caught them up ahead of the current
In II moment the open river was full
of logs jostling eagerly onward, Then
suddenly far out above the uneven
tossing sky line of Superior the strange
northern loom" or mirage. threw the
specters of thousands Of restless tim
bers rising and falling on the bosom Of
the lake.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-17

things. Success was q little thing. the
opinion of men little thing. Instantly
he felt the truth of it.
And here was love in danger That
1t held its moments habitation in clay
of the cOarser mold had nothing to do
with the great elemental truth of it.
For the first time in his life Thorpe
felt the full crushing power of an alb
straction. Without thought. instinc-
lively, he thew before the necessity of
the moment all that was lesser. 1t WAS
the triumph Of what was real in the
man over that which environment,
alienation, difficulties had raised up
within him.
At Big Junko's words Thorpe raised
his hammer and with one mighty blow
severed the chains which bound the
ends of the booms across the opening.
The free end OF one Of the poles i'm
mediate!y swung down with the cur.
rent in the direction Of Big Junko.
Thorpe, like "A cat. ran to the end Of
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-17

ana Glu IlOt lOliOW MN.
ut was just plain foolishncss, but
1t was great" said Shearer. That no
account jackass of Big Junko aint
worth as much per thousand feet as
good white pine"
Then they noticed group of men
gathering about the office steps. and
on it some one talking. Collins. the
bookkeeper, was making speech.
Collins was little hatchet faced
man, with straight. lank hair. near.
sighted eyes. q timid. order loving dis
position and great suitability for his
profession. He was accurate. unemo-
tional and valuable. All his actions
were as dry as the sawdust in the
burner. No one had ever seen him ex.
cited. But he was human. and now
his knowledge Of the company's affairs
showed him the dramatic contrast. He
knew He knew that the property OF
the firm had been mortEaged to the
last dollar in order to assist expansion.
so that not another cent could be Dor.
rowed to tide over present difficulty.
He knew that the notes for S60,OOO
covering the loan to Wallace Carpenter
came due in three months He knew
from the long table of statistics which
he was eternally preparing and com
pairing that the seasons cut should
have nettel profit of 100000, enough
to pay the interest on the mortgages.
to take up the notes and to furnish
working capital for the ensuing year.
These things he knew in the strange
concrete arithmetical manner of the
routine bookkeeper. Other men saw
a desperate phase Of firm rivalry. He
saw a struggle to the uttcrmost Orn-
er men cheered rescue. He thrilled
over the magnificent gesture of the
gambler scattering his stake in largessc
to Death.
1t was the simple turning of the hand
from full breathed prosperity to life
less failure.
His view was the inverse of his mas
ter's To Thorpe it had suddenly be-
come very little thing in contrast to
the great, sweet elemental truth that
the dream girl had enunciated. 10
Collins the affair was miles raster than
the widest scope of his own narrow
life
The firm could not take up its notes
when they came due; it could not pay
the interest on the mortgages. which
would now be foreclosed; it could not
even pay in full the men who nad
worked for it--that would come undcr
courts adjudication.
He had therefore watched Thorpe's
desperate sally to mend the weakened
chain in ali the suspense of a man
whose entire universe Is in the keeping
of the chance moment. 1t must be re-
membered that at bottom, below the
outer consciousness, Thorpe's final de-
cislon had already grown to maturity.
On the other hand no other thought
than that Of accomplishment had even
entered the little bookkeepers head.
The rescue and all that it had meant
had hit him like stroke of apopleXy,
and his thin emotions had curdled to
hysteria Full of the idea he appeared
before the men.
With rapid, almost incoh.eren'speech
he poured it out to them. Professional
caution and secrecy were forgotten.
Wallace Carpenter attempted to push
through the ring for the purpose OF
stopping him. A gigantic river man
kindly but firmly held him back.
Il guess it's just as well we hears
this" said the latter.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-17
CHAPTER XXXIV

-HIIEY stood and watched them
"Oh. the great man. Oh. the
great man" tnurmured the
writer. fascinated
The grandeur Of the sacrifice had
struck them dumb They did not un-
derstand the motives beneath it all. but
the fact was patent. Big Junko broke
down and sobbed
After time the stream Of logs
through the gap sIackened In mo-
ment more. save for the inevitably
stranded few. the booms were empty
A deep sigh went up from the atten'
tive multitude.
shes gonev' said one man. with the
emphasis of novel discovery. and
groaned.
Then the awe broke from about their
minds. and they spoke many opinions
and speculations Thorpe had disap.
peared. They respected bis cmotiop