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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
ToUcHNEsS OF CURRENCY.
Single Treasury Note Will Sustain
Lengthwise a Weight of Forty
One Pounds.

That Uncle Sans notes stand .
great deal of rough and careless han
ding is a fact that impresses itself
upon anyone who has ever CHANGED to
note the manner in which the average
cashier pulls and jerks the bills before
he pushes them through the window
TO the waiting patron, says the Phila-
delphia Record.
A single treasury note measures 3H,
inches in width by tn inches in length
It will sustain, without breaking,
lengthwise, a weight of Al pounds;
crosswise, weight of 81 pounds. The
notes run four to sheet-a sheet be
ing 81 inches wide by 1871 inches
long. One of these sheets lengthwise
will suspend 108 pounds, and cross
wise 1T pounds.
1t will be observed that a single note
is capable of sustaining crosswise .
weight of 81 pounds, which is twics
the amount by nine pounds, of the
weight the note can sustain length.
wise; while in the case of the sheet
the crosswise sheet lacks 80 pounds Oh
double the sustaining power of the
lengthwise sheet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
OUR SHARE OF sIMPLoN.
Drill That Made the Plan Possible
Was Invented by an
American

To the great Alpine tunnels we have,
of course, contributed nothing in
money and probably nothing in labor.
1t is not probable that an American
was employed in any Of them. But
we did contribute the original inven-
ton which enabled the Mont Gents to
get through even in 10 years, the st.
Gothard in nine, and the Simplon in
less than seven, says a writer in the
Chicago inter Ocean.
j. ]. Couch, an American, in 1849
made the first machine rock drill. He
was the first man in all the world to
substitute steam or other mechanical
power of human muscle in such work.
The use and adaptation of his inven-
ton was slow in spreae.ng. In 1857
1t was so little known that work began
on the Mont Gents tunnel with hand
drills, and machine drills were not
used on the Italian end until 1860, or
on the French end until 1862.
The American inventor made the
Mont Cents tunnel commercially prac-
ticable. He shortened the time OF
such works all over tie world. He
made the Simplo1 tunnel possible in
less than seven years.
That is the American share in the
great engineering work whose COM
pletion Europe is now celebrating.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
cHIcAoo's FREIGHT SUBWAY
Will Furnish Facilities for the Best
Underground Mail Service
in the World.

Far below the surface of Chicago's
streets scores of electric locomotives are
pulling freight trains that are taking
thousands OF tons of coal into the boil
er rooms of skyscrapers, without dirt
noise or sign of effort in the street, says
the Scientific American They are re-
moving tons of ashes, and caring for the
excavations from the tasementso OF build
ings in course of construction. More
than this, they are haulng daily thou
sands of tons of IreIs1t " hich was Tor
merly carried over the pavements IN
wagons. On February 10, 1905, the COM
pany entered into a contract with the
government under which all Chicago's
second, third and fourth-class mail mat
ter will be transferred from the rail-
way stations to the new post ONCE
through the tunnels. A further plan
20 utilize the tunnel for mail purposes
involves the building CT chutes connect
ing the street corner mail boxes with
boxes in the tunnel, where the mail
can be collected by cars. When the
new schemes are perfected and added
to the present pneumatic tube service
for first-class mail, Chicago will have
the most perfect underground mail IA
cilities in the world. Eight hundred
and eighty tons of mail will be handled
in the tunnels daily, in special locked
United States cars. The system will
be in operation by June l.
Without noise, dirt. smoke or the
slightest delay to traffic, the central
business district of Chicago has been
honeycombed with these tunnels. Twen-
ty-eight miles already have been con-
structed, and extensions are projected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
IMMIGRANTS IN GROVES
Nearly 10000 of Them Land
ed in New York on Friday.

NEW YORK, April 21.-Four trans
Atlantic steamers which arrived at
this port today hrought 8, 675 Storage
passengers-the largest number ever
pasesd in quarantine in one day.
1t was Impossible to handle the
great throng in one day, and at least
4, 600 would be citizens had to remain
over night aboard the ships on which
they arrived, az 6, 900 IS the limit of
Ellis Islands clearing capacity.
Until last night 62,791 immigrants
had been handled this month COM
pared with AZ, 447 to the same date in
April last year. The figures indicate
that in May, the banner month of the
year, the Ellis Island record is likely
to be Ont(lOne.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
DIVORCE IN ENGLAND.
Report of Consul General Evans Shows
That It Is Increasing
Rapidly.

Interesting statistics concerning di-
vorce proceedings in England and Wales
aer contained in an official report from
United States Consul General Evans. al
London. The number of petitions for
dissolution of marriage filed in 1902
was 1,050, as against 900 filed in 1901.
OF the petitions filed in 1902, 609 were
filed by husbands and AL by wives
The prompt action of the courts is
shown by the fact that of the total num-
Der of petitions filed, $50 were set for
trial during the year Judgments were
rendered as follows: For husband,
plaintiff, in 397 cases; for wife, plaintiff.
in 2S4 cases; for husband, respondent,
in II cases. and for his wife, respondent
in ten cases. The annual number OF
petitions filed during the past five years
was 853.
The population of England and Wales
is about 33,000,000 showing, says Con-
sui General Evans, that there was one
petition for dissolution of marriage in
some form filed in the courts in 1902 for
about each $4,000 population. He adds
that experimental or trial marriages.
seemingly, are not encouraged by the
ease Of securing divorce, and that the
sentiment of the people, sustained by
the courts, is clearly against divorces
or the divorced. The established church
he says, is against performing the mar
riage ceremony where either party to
the proposed marriage is a divorced
person
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
STRIPED oRuNTs KISSING.
Little Fishes in New York Aquarium
Afford Amusement to
Spectators.

In one of the tanks at the aquarium is
a lot of striped grunts, handsome little
fishes from Bermuda. which do one thing
that is peculiar and different from any
thing done by other fishes in the aqua
rum. relates the New York Sun.
If the outside of the glass frout OF he
tank is stroked softly and repeatedly
downward with the finger tips. the
pretty fishes will come swimming toward
it. opening wide their mouths, which are
within of a beautiful red.
When rtar the glass two OF them
each with its mouth wide open, viii ap-
proach each other and gently lock jaws
in an attitude of kissing. Sometimes
when the glass has been stroked as
many as four pairs of the striped grunt
have gone through this performance
at once.
Why the striped grUnts do this no
body knows. 1t may be due to some
sort of hypnotic influence exercised by
the moving finger tips; but men expe-
rienced in the care of fishes in cap
tivIty have observed that all the species
of the grunt family do the same thing
In like circumstances.
Little Plume. chief of the Blackfoot
Indians, of Montana, in company with
another Indian chief and an interpreter.
visited the aquarium one day recently
and viewed all the other exhibits
with interest, though with all of the
Indians traditional immobility. But at
the exhibition given by the kissing
striped grunts Little Plume laughed
outright.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
MODERN PHILANTHROPY.
from the Chicag Tribune ]

Gentlemen, said the multi million
are, II have given a great deal OF mon
ey TO other enterprises. but the interests
Of the enc with which you are con-
nectel have been nearest to my heart
always 1t is my intention to make
yours the best endowed institution in
the world. with fund of $5OU. 900, 600
at it's dis 0sal
The trustees could scarcely believe
their ears. They broke forth IN wild
incoherent EXPLANATIONS of delight.
Eut he interrupted them.
ITO that end, he went on, Il have
set aside the sum of $40. 900, 600, to be
made over to you absolutely when you
shall have raised from other sources
the remaining $500. 0O0, 000. i"
Then followed silence so dense that
the hopes of the trustees could be dis
tlnctly heard falling. falling, with
muffled thud, upon the mosaic floor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
HANGED HIMSELF
Thomas Dixon, a Marshall
County Farmer, Commits
Suicide.

LEWISBURG. Tenn. April 21.-
Thos Dixon, of the Tally Station COM
munlty, committed suicide by hanging
himself. II seems that MIR. Dix n
went to the field as usual, but failing
20 return, his son, who had been In
the field with him. went i'll search of
him, and found him hanging in stall
at the barn.
The deceased had bought farm and
had been worrying over paying for it.
He had been mentally unbalanced
for some time. He was about 80 years
of age and leaves a Wits and three
children. u
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
Riblical Arithmetic.

To the number of times Paul was
stoned add the number of times he was
shipwrecked; add the number of times
he was beaten with rods; multiply by
number of times he received 40 stripes
save one; add the number of fathoms at
first sounding when Paul was ship
wrecked; add number Of days they
sailed; multiply by number of anchors
cast out and the result will be number
of persons on board the ship that was
10 carry Paul to Rome.-Ram's Horn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
FLAGMAN JAMES
BARBER INJURED.

James Barber, flagman on passenger
train No. 7, which arrives in Columbia
from Nashville at $3.50 a. M, was Sc
verely injured at Brentwood this morn
ing while alighting from the moving train
TO, the purpose of throwing switch.
His foot slipped when he struck the
round, and he was thrown violently
down, the result being badly mashed
right leg, with slight scratches about
the body, Mr.. Barber formerly lived
here but now resides in Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
WALDORF sandwiches.

Toast slices of bread to a nice
brown; while hot spread with butter
and put between the slices lettuce
leaf. some cold chicken UT in thin
slices, a few chopped olives and
pickles, some slices of hot, crisp bacon.
a layer of salad dressing, another let
tuce leaf and the other side of the
toast.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
MUST RUSSIA'S
FATE Be OURS?
From the columbia Is. c. State.


Win it be the fate of the United
States to suffer humiliation and dis
aster IN precisely the ssme way that
Russia has suffered both IN the present
war? The ship of state seems to many
observers-who are not, however. the
men at the wheel Il be driving on the
same rocks upon sIich Russian hopes
were hatteIed-0isrant possession and
an "lmperlallstic'' pride that would
hold them at any and all costs.
The one great and untorgetable
lesson OF the war has been that remote
possessions are fatal weakness.
But the lesson will not he mastered
by us OF by any other 'ImpeIialistic'
nation. we will all of US, hold on to
our colonial possessions, and some of
us shall be dragged under the waves
bv them. The remote "naval hase'
will long be the fetish of imperialism
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
A rood Nights Rest.

The greatest tonic on earth is good
nights rest. Restless nights and the ter
ribIe exhaustion of q hacking cough are
DIRE d dangers of the poor consumptive.
But why this fear OF the night when few
doses OF Dr. Boschee's German Syrup VIII
insure refreshing sic, p, entirely free from
cough or night sweat? Free expectoration
in the morning is made certain by taking
German Syrup. II has cured consumption
+ riorty years. Trial boItle, 25c-Big bottle
75c For sale by w. p. Woodbridge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
English Village Life.

A writer in Cornhill says of villagt
life in England: "The plain and ter
rible truth of the matter Is that, in dis
tricts far wider and more numerous
than the kind jewellers in towns and
casual visitors to our pretty villages cal
be expected to realize, the agricultural
laborer, his wife and his children are
half-starved from the beginning to the
end of life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
Bulls Killed in Spain.

A Spanish contemporary says that in
1904 nearly IL 900 balls were killed in
bull fights OF the country. The bulls
killed about 10000 horses. The best and
most valuable bulls for the arena are
raised on the vast estates of the duke
of veragua, in Andalusia. who has
made a fortune out of this business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
rlaatio nut Not stretchy.

r.ustomer-I thought you said that
last pair of rubber shoes you sold me
were elastic?
salesman--So they were; what was
the matter with them?
Nothing. only couldn't make them
stretch from one end of the winter to the
other."-Chicago Journal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
rhat inherited savagery.

Gladys-Let's go over here and see
them loop the loop.
Archie-O. there's nothing in that.
I've watched it thousand times. and
never seen anybody get hurt.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
CUT DOWN
HIS FEES
Virginia Mine Disaster Nets
The Coroner Only
Fifty Dollars.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 30
The County Board of Revenue his cut
down the bill of the Coroner for inves-
tigating the Virginia mine disaster
from $500 to $50. paying him for only
one inquest instead of the Ill which he
claims to have held, VIZ, one for each
man that was killed in the mines. The
Coroner is thinking of appealing. The
case attracted much interest locally.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
Skilled.

Carriagemaker-You've never ham
died brush; what makes you think you
could decorate carriages?
Applicant for Job--Yousforget that
I'm a politician by trade, and am used
to trimming. Detroit Free Press.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
Furniture Polish.

A good furniture polish consists of
two parts of raw linseed oil and one OF
turpentine Mix thoroughly by shak'
ing. Apply a thin coat with flannel
cloth and then rub thoroughly and
briskly with dry cloth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
wou,dn,t Look Well in Print.

Henderson-Let's see; they call the
man who runs motor car chauffeur,
don't they?
Uncle Joseph-Well, in our village
they call him worse names than that
Stray Stories.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
Vinegar Candy.

Put half a cupful of vinegar in
saucepan; when boiling add one cupful
of sugar let boil five minutes, then add
a second cupful of sugar, and let boil
slowly for half an hour; cool little and
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-28
PAPOOSE POPCORN
A New seed Discovery for
FORAGE, POULTRY, POPPING

A subscriber to the Southern
Agriculturist seeured the origi-
nal seed from an old Indian In
Northwest Texas. After expert
menting with 1t seven years he
wrote that paper: with good
ground and care II will make
from 80 to 100 bushels to the
acre, and planted thick and cut
stalk and all II will make more
feed and better feed than any
thing ever saw. The old In
dian said poultry fed on 1t would
never have the cholera. have
not lost . fowl with cholera
since ! have been raising II. It
also pops beautifully" This ar.
..tfcls brought hundreds Of re-
quests for seed. and now only .
few bushels are left. Send Toe
for a months trial subscrip-
ton ~ Southern AariculturIst,
80 c. p. Bldg, Nashville, Tenn,
and you viii get 100 seed by re-
tas. MAJ. also details Of $50
prise seed-growing contest.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
Vanderbilt CUP
COURSE CHOSEN

While the commission in charge OF the
bilt Cup has not yet divulged the course
enough has leaked out to enable the
probable contestants to get a fair idea
OF the route selected for the race.
It Is just north of the course used last
yea in Nassau County, and only one
portion Of last years course will be
used.
The Jericho turnpike, which last year
was the nor<herly boundary OF the
course. Is the southerly boundary on
this occasion. The curse selected is n
quadrangle twenty-five miles around.
The start and finish will be at New
Hyde Park. Beginning at Hyde Park
tho course runs seven miles on the
Jericho turnpike TO the village OF
From Jericho there is a four-mile run
oyer a winding road to East Norwich.
Then q turn to the west is made, mud
the north turnpike road Is followed 10
Roslyn. where a dip Is made into the
Rpslyn road to avoid the large town OF
The Jericho Turnpike is again reached
over the Glen Cove. Middle Neck and
Hyde Park roads. Lake Success II
passed. on the Glen Gov road. It Is
o much more billy course than that OF
last year, but on the whole. batter
suited FOR racing.
can team as well as the race Itself will
probably be held over this route. Tiers
are several dangerous turns, but there
will be nc controls this time, as M
largo villages are In the way.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
M ORAK To FIGHT
Walsh AT BUTTE

Tho nc1t fight Owen Moran, tho Nj
tie English bantamweisht, will figure in
will DO at Butte, Mont. Tom O'Rourke.
manager of Moran. a received an Of
fer from tho matchmaker OF tito Butte
a. c.. offering him a good inducement
to let Moran fight Jimmy Walsh, the
New England boxer, for twenty rounds
at a show to be brought on by the clue
the latter part OF this month. o'Rourke
is perfectly willing to let Moran meet
Walsh, but is waiting to hear from
Wulsh's manager as to making q stde
bet on the result of the contest Ir
these youngsters meet they ought TO
put UP one of the BEST fights between
little fellows ever witnessed. O'Rourke
is willing to bet $1,000 on NLoraa's
chances OF winning the decision.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
CORBETT May
FIGHT ATTELL

Nsxoms corbett'' n not afraid to night
- Atts1. as some people claim. Tho
pWvedts n ready 30 sign articles OF
anvssEent 70 box just as soon as the
dpio promoters OF Philadelphia offer
bay. hrEe enough Inducements to make
Il \ orth while to traan for the contest.
George Weldon. manager Of Corbett, IN
apsaldng OF tho match to an Evening
world Reporter last night said:
,SCorbstt Is willing to fight Atten ny
s4x rounds in Philadelphia IL the club
will give him enouga
bwpusy. Corbett does not fear Atten
afy more than he does n other light.
q. Tho only hitch in the clinchine OF
tn match Is the fact that the matoh-
maker OF the club wants TO charse %
cents for admission to SEQ the mill. II
The amount is raised to 81 then Coroost
Will nght Atteil and box him at I8
pounds, weigh in at ) p. M. as early az
Srhy 10"
Corbett received an dc from. Spo!
kane, wash. last night to fight Kid"
0oodnnn on July %. COrbett will ao-
cept II the club offers him a big enough
purse.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
CANS TO train
KID SULLIVAN

Joe Cans, the lightweight champion
OF the world, Will leave for San Fran
cisco in a few days. where he will train
and second KID" Sullivan. the Wash
ington lightweight, for the latter's
twerty-round bout with Jimmy Britt,
which Is to he brought OFF In that city
on the night of July q. Cans received
a telegram from Al HEREFORD. his nan
ager. last n!sht. stating that the match
between Sullivan and Britt had been all
arranged and asking him TO start for
the a as soon as possible. AS Cans
has already fought Britt aud alec knows
the latter's style OF fighting, he should
be a great help to Sullivan Sullivan
ought to give Britt a hard battle. He
a good beating and also hand out one.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
CHAMPIONS WILL COMPETE IN
GAMES At CELTIC PARK GROUNDS

lovers OF. field and7tracls athletics will
have a treat on July 4 NJ Celtic Park,
Long Island City. where the greatest
athletic meet of recent years will be
held. Moro h 2o entries have been
received for the different events sched-
uled, AND they include every one Of the
Metropolitan champions. Competition
runs high among the local athletic c!uos,
M almost all of them, from the large
Irlsh-American Athletic Club and New
York Athletic Club to the smallest clubs,
have sent In the entries for their entire
track teams. There are so many en-
tries in zach event that the contests are
bound to be close and exciting.
The proceeds of the meet Will be used
for the Deneit OF the O'Connell Memoir
ial Church at Cahtreiveen, County Ker-
ftla Endorsement o. the Ancient Order
of Hibern!ans. THIS In itself has Gre
ated great interest in the meet, but out
side of that interest is naturally aroused
because of the remarkable gathering OF
prominent amateur athletes there will
be thero.
Many Champions Entered.
1t is many years since seven men Of
championship caiibre have been en-
tered hereabouts for a five-mi!e race;
many years since all of the prominent
hammer-throwers have come out a.
once for a contest, and 1t Is only at
that such a large number Of crack
sprirters eurn out as are entered ro-
the various abort races TO be decided.
The New York Athletic Club has SEM
in the entries OF It's entire track team
of thirty men. This includes such we'll
known men as p. J. Walsh. Pat Gala
han. Frank Rickert and Harry Sediey
for the 100 and 3o0-yard handicaps, Paul
Pilgrim, v. Valentine and c. Crane in
the sSo-yand run, and Robert Edgren.
II. V. Connolly n Jim Mitchell in the
weight-throwins contests.
The Irlsh-American Athletic Club
/ team Is also entered. and thirty OF its
men are in daily training now at Celtic
Park. The battle for points between
these W clubs is going to be a bitter
The evening world., 1905-07-01
new BOXING CLUB
IN Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July Tho
Century Athletic Club at a recent meet
ing decided to proceed at onco with
the erection of a club building on q lot
at North Main and Corrollo streets, id
Joining the Fulton Iron Works.
The building will be 80 by ITO feet,
and vii! sea 7,2co people. It will be
constructed in regular 2:cHa style. with
NIL seats facing a Stage in the centre.
where there VIII be 1 S2-foot stage and
a 2i-foot ring.
The building will cost $500. and 7. J.
McCarey. the president of tho Century
Clue. say It Will be ~coHaplased SO shat
a SHOW Will be given in 1t about
July %.
The evening world., 1905-07-01
ATTELL TO BOX
IN ENGLAND

A1orner American pugitst who Will
gnor1y make a trip to England for the
purpoec Of beating all h best fighters
at his werSts: IN Johnny Bulls country
y Aba Attell. OF California Attell has
oome 10 the conclusion THAT taere Is not
enough money on this side OF the water
M o. a o~oreeouerce has practically
decided 10 20 abroad, where there are
three or four fighters at his weight for
INN to box. He sees considerable
money h. DIT II he is successful In bent-
fnG ttem- Unless something unex-
pectad happens that will compel him to
CHANGE his plans. Attell will sail for
EndRnd either the LATTER part OF this
month or some time IN August, A
match between Attell and Ben jordan,
the English feathenweight, wouli dra "
big crowd in England and besides,
there would bs plenty OF money wag-
<rsd On the regult-
The evening world., 1905-07-01
CORONA'S ATHLETIC NJ

The athletic games Of the Corona
Catholic Club will be held to-day In
Norris Park. Van Nest. The events,
which Will begin at Q p. NJ, will be
governed by the rulns ID the A. A. u.
and will consist OF the following: 100
yard handicap, .+ot-yard handicap, i-m,le
pound shot handicap, RUNNING high
jump handicap. Handdcapping by the
chhcial- hapdicapper, Special events;
b0-yard suck race for men, 60-yard egs
Tor young ladies. potato race for girls
ana shoe race for boys. The Leo Base
ball Club and rho Coronas play o gasns
OF ball tor a handsome bannsr