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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
CARMACK IS
SUES CHALLENGE
Wants To Meet Taylor In Joint
Debate. Latter Is Nom
COmmittai.

Senator Carmack, according to expec-
tations, has challenged Ex-Governor
Taylor to joint debate, asking fer sixty
meetings. The Senator'S challenge is as
follows:
Nashville, Tenn, Sept 9, 1905-To
Hon. Robert L. Taylor, Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Sir: | have the honor formally TO
renew the proposal | have heretofore
made to you through the public press
that we agree upon list of not less than
sixty appointments for joint discussion
in as many countiess of the State, one
half the places to be named by you and
half by me. | further suggest that
these debates begin early in the month
of October, and continue until the
meeting of Congress in December, and
be renewed from some further date
hereafter to be agreed ugon.
IF this proposal meets with your
favorable consideration, | am ready to
designate a friend to confer with any
friend selected by you to arrange all fur
Jner details. Very respectfully,
"E. w. CARMACK. "
The above was presented to Governor
Taylor in behalf If Senator Carmack
by Mr.. George II Armistead.
Ex-GovERNoR RETICENT.
Governor Taylor was seen at the
Maxwell House by Banner reporter
this morning, and ASKED if he had pre-
pared any reply TO the challenge from
the Senator. He replied that he had not
81 am going to leave the city today, to
be absent for day or two remarked
the former Governor, "and it will be
few days before | will be able to prepare
my answer to the challenge"
"There will be joint debate between
you and Senator Carmack, will there
not, Governor?" asked the reporter.
THAT depends" replied the Gov
ernor, with one of his characteristic
smiles, as he turned to meet some
friends
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
USED KNIFE ON HIS WOMAN
Wess Cecil, Colored, Gets Bad
And Is Now In Jail.

Because "his woman deserted him
and took up with another coon, Wess
Cecil, we'll known negro around town,
went on the war path Sunday, and as a
result got in bad to the extent that he is
now behind the bars of the county Jail
10 answer several very serious charges.
The aforesaid woman. one Dollie Street,
deserted Wess. with whom she had been
hymg, and the latter became so enraged
that Sunday night be went to her house
10 Black Bottom smashed out the win
doWs, and set fire TO the building, with
the aYowed intention of burning both
house and woman up. The flames were
BKtinguished, however, before either
we're destroyed, and Monday Cecil was
arrested and bound over to court on the
charges of house breaking and lncendia-
rism Not being satisfied with the ex
tent of the crimes already committed the
negro asked Policeman Moody to accom-
paDy him a short distance down the
street TO his house, as he wanted to get
some things before gong TO Jail, This
the officer did, and as they we're return.
ing, they passed the negro woman 8
house, the woman being near the door
as they walked by. Cecil suddenly
jerked loose from the officer, sprang at
the woman, and very seriously stabbed
her IN Che breast before the officer could
interfere. Mr.. Moody succeeded in
knocking Cecil off the woman, but could
not subdue him until he brought his
pistol in evidence. IL is very doubtful
II the Street woman will recover, and
Cecil will probably have to answer the
charge of murder.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
NO DEATH FROM
YELLOW FEVER
IN NEW ORLEANS YESTER-
DAY. NEW CASES
THIRTY-EIGHT.

New Orleans. Sept. 1.-THE follow
ing is the official yellow fever record to
g p M. Monday:
New cases, 80.
Total cases to date 2.321.
Deaths today, more.
Total deaths to date, 316
New toCi, IS.
Cases under treatment, 800.
Cases discharged, Lii.
The fact that the general mass of the
people are not working with the same
zeal that marked the earlier stages of
the fight is given by the authorities as
one of the reasons why yellow fever
here is not declining as steadily as 1t
was couple OF weeks ago. The death
rate continues to be exceedingly low,
because the fever is now only oc.
caslonally found among the Italians,
but there are more new cases reported
daily than the Marine authorities ex-
pected would be the case at this time.
over confidence is responsible for [ he
check IN the excellent progress here
tofore made. People in some walks
of life drew from the fact that Sep
tember marked an improvement rather
than an increase in the severity of the
disease the conclusion that the fight
was won, and that there was no need
TO keep up the high pressure of the
past, and the result has been to eel
tain extent disappointing to the au-
thorltles. Screens have been per-
mItted to become damaged without
being promptly repaired; water con
talners have been allowed to fill with
out being emptled; there has been re
ductlon IN oiling, and with the steady
rains that have prevailed there has
been natural increase in the ste
The consequence has been
much sickness that could have been
guarded against if ordinary precau-
tions had been taken. Appeals are
made to the people to arouse them
selves from position of false security,
with the assurance that if every man
and his neighbor resume their former
energy there will be no doubt of the
antire eradication of the fever before
frost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
COLUMBIA HERALD. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is. 1905
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Wheeler have re-
turned from visit TO Pulaski.
Mrs. A. S. Allen left Tuesday for a
two week visit to her sister, Miss
Grace Thomas, at Wards, and her
brother, Mr.. John Thomas, of near
Nashville.
Rev. A S. Allen and Mr.. S. II. Good
loe left Tuesday for Pulaski, and will
attend the Columbia Presbytery at
Brick Church, which is in session there
this week.
Mr.. II. d. Ruhm left TUESDAY for
Cookeville, where he will take the initial
step toward erecting fertilizer plant,
which will be branch of the CloveriLe
Fertilizer Co. of this city.
Mrs Robert Ricketts, and children,
who have been spending several weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ricketts,, have
returned to their home in Memphis
Miss Virgie Sherrod has returned to
her home at Florence, Ala, after visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Rick
etts.
Col. Nat Jones has returned to his
home at Nashville, after brief visit to
friends and relatives here
Mrs. Bessie Terry has returned from a
visit to friends and relatives ia Nash
Vile.
Miss Mary McCurdy goes to Lynch
burg, Va. to attend the Randol phi Ma
con College, instead of to Nashville, as
heretofore stated.
Miss Florence Regenold left Monday
for Florence, Ala, to attend school this
session.
L l. Frierson was in Nashville Mon
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, of Cen
tu1y, are with Capt. j. I. Craik at the
Freeman hotel.
Miss Gertrude Craik has returned
from visit to Century.
Miss Walton visited Nashville friends
Saturday and Sunday.
Attorney Brown was here Sunday
from Hartman, Tenn, with his friend,
z. S. Chandler.
Judge Leon Frierson has returned
home after a two week s visit with rela-
tiyes at Zion.
r. |. PEBBLES is now assistant book
keeper at the Bank of Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Nathan P. Bryan left Tuesday for
her home in Jacksonville, Fla, after
visit to her father, Mr.. Mumford Smith.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Business is becoming furnishing
again ia Black Bottom Another ne.
gro cutting scrape occurred there Mon
day afternoon.
Repairs are now being made on the
sidewalks on Columbian avenue by the
city authorities.
All the good stock in this section, at
least a good portion of 1t, is at the Fair.
Considerable damage to fences, bridg-
Is, and roads is reported in this section,
rs result of the heavy rain Sunday af-
ternOon.
Owing to the threatening weather, no
services were held at the Methodist
Church Sunday night.
A movement is on foot among some of
the young society people to organize
chatting dish club.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
WILL CLOSE FOR THE FAIR,

We, the undersigned, agree to close
our respective places of business from
one o. clock till five o'clock D. m. on
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday of this week en- account of the
Fair. This September 18th, 1906:
Harlan 4 Evans.
I. n. Flguers.
McKennon, Anderson & Foster.
Adkissoa Bros.
Bogatzky q Baunan.
]. Rosenthal.
Joe Ritt. Clothing House.
Joe Ritz, Produce House.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
GOV. COX COMING TODAY

A telegram from Gov. John |. Cox IN
response to an invitation to attend
the fair, states that the Governor will
be here today, and expresses his
thanks for the invitation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-15
Just Received

A new lot of tlanneletts, outings,
penangs, covert cloth and ginghams for
school dresses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
POISONED BY MISTAKE.
James Murphy Dies as Result OF
Drinking Whislley Contain
ing Fish Berries.
Especial to News and Observer)


Washington, N. c., May "a dis
tressing accident happened here
Sunday resulting i'm the death of
James Murphy, an old man who had
charge of a restaurant on Water
street. Murphy was importuned by
a man named Bell for a drink Of
whiskey, which the former gave Bell
from a bottle he had in the rear of
the restaurant. They separated,
each going to his home. Within a
short while, Murphy's wife sent in a
hurry call for a doctor to attend her
husband, who had been seized with
commissions. Before the doctor could
arrive the unfortunate man was be-
yond assistance. 1t developed that
he had already taken drink or so
before Bell came along. The latter
was very i'll from the effects of the
drink, but was given an emitis and
recovered. The bottle contained a
deadly poison, derived from fish ber-
ries, and had been used to kill
reaches. The dead man was a
former resident of Greenville, and
leaves q wife and several children.
Mr.. e. j. Hocott. manager of the
Western Union at this place, has re-
signed his position and will accept
another with a Greensboro Life In
surance company. He will enter on
his new duties as soon as he is sue
ceeded here. Mr.. Hocutt has been
in charge of the Western Union office
for years, and has been an obliging
and able official.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
AT PILOT MOUNTAIN.
state Superintendent Joyner Speaks
Close of Graded Schools.

4 (Special to News and Observer.)
Pilot Mountain. n. c., May 3-The
commencement exercises of the graded
school closed tonight with an excellent
entertainment by the young ladies'
The address by Prof. j. Y Joyner
on The Power and Importance of
Education" yesterday evening was one
of the most mastery discussions ever
heard at this place.
lie complimented this town and sur
rounding community for voting for
graded schools. Westfield, small
village seven miles from here. voted
graded schools some months ago, and
Pennace. the adjoining town, by al
most unanimous vote declared for
graded schools yesterday. Prof. JOY
ner seemed very much pleased with
the prospect for education in this sec
ton of the State and closed his address
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
A BIG INSTITUTION
Tremendous Circulation
of Department of Agri-
culture Bulletins.

The circulation of the monthly bulle-
tin, issued by the State Agricultural
Department, is increasing every month
and in only a few years the mailing
list has increased from 5000 names
to $4,000, and only since January LIST
about 5000 names have been added
to the list the bllletin going to these
people every month.
The bulletin gives life to the depart
ment work, and without it the results
obtained from experiments and analy
sis of all sorts would be of little value,
and information sought by farmers
could not be given. The publication
is costly the paper, printing, pictures
and postage of the 10000 copies sent
out each month amount to a large
yearly sum. When the bulletin was
established it's cost was limited to $50
per month but this sum now hardly
pays the postage on an issue.
In speaking of the evidence to show
that the efforts of the department
have borne fruit commensurate with
it's expenditures. Commissioner Pat
terson said that he annually sends
thousands of letters in answer to com
munications of farmers and others.
asking for information on all sorts of
subjects, to the WideaWake interest in
the results gathered at the test farms,
to the requests from other sections
of the State for the establishment of
such farms to the more intelligent use
of fertilizers to the raising of home
supplies, to the conspicuously evident
improvement in farm methods, and to
renewed interest in farming.
Continuing Mr.. Patterson said:
81 might justly claim for the De
partment a share at least in the great
er prosperity of farmers ali over the
State | might refer TO the current
and generally accepted saying that
North Carolina is far ahead of Vir-
ginia, where no department of agri-
culture has existed until in very recent
years; and in South Carolina, where
the so-calIed department has been
swallowed up by the Clemson A. & M.
College But to one who will come
and acquaint himself with the work
done, it will not be necessary to refer
to any of these things
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04

EVENT IN RACING
Metropolitan Handicap
to Be Run Today.
Also There Will Be Opened the Finest
Race Course in America, Bel
mont Park. Starters and
Weights.
lRv the Associated Press.

New York, May 3.-With such twin
events as the fourteenth running Of
the rich Metropolitan handicap with
$4,000 added and the opening of the
finest race course in America, tomor-
row promises to be memorable day
i'm the annals of American racing. Full
ly so. 900 people are expected to throng
the course when the handicap cand1-
dates are called to the post and the
initial meeting of the West Chester
Racing Association in its new home,
Belmont Park, is fairly under way.
The Metropolitan will be run as the
fourth race on the card.
The Inauguration of Belmont Park
tomorrow is looked forward to as
marking a new era in American rae
ing. This great course which super
cedes Morris Park in the Eastern CAL
endar, has been built at an outlay OF
nearly $3,000,000 and is declared TO
be the equal if not the superior OF any
of the historic racing plants OF
Europe. 1.-THE New Market of Amer
ica'' is the sobriquet which has al
ready been applied to the Belmont
Park by those familiar with the
worlds race courses.
The Metropolitan handicap, run at
a mile on the main dirt track, has
a field which is giving the students
of racing q difficult task or selection.
1t is believed tonight, however that
the James r. Keen's pair, Delhi and
Sysonby will rule as post fayorite.
Delhi has worked faster than any of
the candidates, it is said and is
snartly fancied. For Sysonby, Mr.
Keen is said to have refused an offer
of 100000 when a two year old
last year. August Belmont's Beldanie,
the champion filly of last season, is
also named to go and will unques-
tionably be one of the choices. The
starters and weights for the Metro
politan are as follows:
Delhi 1924; Sysonby 107; Ormondes
Right los; Beldame 1922; Wotan So;
Joaquin 100; Dolly Spanker ia;
Roseben III; Leonidas 1885, Passe-
dena 104; Oxford 100; Kehailan 95:
First Mason III; Colonial Girl III;
Siglight 90; Tanya SO; Santa Catalina
SO. Race King "a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
STABBED AT A FISH FRY.
Mark Skidmore at the Point of Death
and RoSser Wolfe in Custody.
fspecial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Charlotte, N. c., May 3.-At a fish
fry down on the Catawba river yes
terday evening, Mr.. Mark Skidmorc
a we'll known young man eff Fort Mill
S. c., was dangerously, if not fatally,
stabbed by Mr.. ROSS. :, &c, OF this
county.
The two men engaged in fight
caused by a trivial matter They were
separated and the differences We're
adjusted. Later Skidmore knocked
Mr. ID. =. Lee down and was handling
him roughly when Wolfe went to his
assistance He pulled his knife and
commenced cutting right and left. An
ugly wound was inflicted in the throat
and several gashes on the head and
shoulders. The attending physicians
took eighty-six stitches in closing the
wounds of the injured man. Wolfe
is now in the custody of the sheriff
of this county, and Skidmore is lying
at the point of death at his home in
Fort Mill
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
CATARRH,
FOUL BREATH
CURED THROUGH THE BLOOD BY B. B. B.

Is your breath foul? Is your voice husky?
Is your nose stopped? Do you snore at night?
Doyou sneeze asgreat deal? DO you have FREE
quent pains III the forehead? DO you have
pains across the eyes? Are you losing your
sense of smell? is there dropping in the
throat? Are you losing your sense of taste?
Are you gradually getting deaf? Doyou hear
buzZing sounds? DO you have ringing in the
ears? DO you suffer with nausea OF the
stomach? Is there constant bad taste in
the mouth? Do you have hacking cough?
DO you cough at night? Do you take cold
easily? If so, you have catarrh.
Catarrh is not only dangerous in this way
built causes alterations, death and decay OF
bones. loss OF thinking and reasoning power,
kills ambition and energy, often causes loss
of appetite, Indigestion, dyspepsia, raw
throat and reaches to general debility, idiocy
and insanity. 1t needs attention at once.
Cure it by taking Botanic Blood Balm
(B b b. . 1t is "a quick, radical, permanent
cure because it rids the system of the poison
germs that cause catarrh. Blood Balm
1B.R.B). purif1es The blood, does away with
svery symptom, giving strength to the entire
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
A BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
The Fisher Estate-A Sketch of the
Litigation in Which il Has
Been Involved.
Especial to News and Observer.

(Speclal to News ana observer
Greensboro, N c.. May 3.-The
biggest real estate deal of city prop
erty. was consummated here last
night, when receiver for the Fisher
estate, A. l.. Brooks, sold to Sheriff
j. +. Jordan. ninety-six acres of land
lying on both sides of North Elm
street, just on the boundaries of the
city limits, near the Finishing Mills.
The amount involved in the purchase
is something over 800, 900. 1t means
the opening up for settlement of a
fine class of property in a good resi-
dence location. Sheriff Jordan will
put the lots on the market. and it
is expected that i'm q short time the
whole tract will be thickly settled
With nice residences. 1t was owned
by the late b. j. Fisher, a wealthy
Englishman, who invested here, and
had made a contract for it to be
handled by the Southern Loan and
Trust Company, the agents to receive
one-third of net profits as commission.
Upon the death of Fisher. suit was
brought by A. l.. Brooks, receiver, or
administrator for the widow and
heirs for the property but the agents
claimed that the contract did not ex-
pire with the death of Fisher. The
Supreme Court decided that it did
expire, anu the receiver was emDOW-
cred to make the sale, subject to the
confirmation by the court. The deal
last night will be presented to Judge
PEBBLES when he opens court here
next Monday for confirmation.
decision by the Supreme Court
yesterday in another branch of this
same litigation, created much inter-
est here. The Fisher estate brought
suit against the agents above mem
toned for an accounting with Fisher
alleging all Kinds of frauds as having
been Dracticed on him in the sale of
properties, even charging that he was
made drunk in pursuance of designs
i'm enveigling him into making losing
bargains, inuring by a cicuitous
route to the benefit of the agents.
The amounts claimed as being due the
estate by reason of these frauds so
called. are said to reach over $4,000.
The defendants demurred to the COM
plant for misjoinder of parties and
of actions, but the Supreme Court
decided yesterday that the judge be-
low was right in overruling the de-
murrer.
The case will now have to be tried
on its merits. unless there is a COM
promise, which is predicted, and by
many earnestly desired. aus much
feeling has been aroused over the sem
sational allegations made in the COM
plant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
Memorial Day at Kinrell.
Especial to News and Observer


Kittrell n. c., May 3.-Memorial
day will be observed at Kittrell as
usual Major w. b. Shaw will deliver
the Memorial address in Continental
Hall at 2:30 p. M The Confederate
graves will be decorated at $3.50 p. m.
The Henderson and Kittrell Chapters
Daughters of the Confederacy, will
affiliate in decorating the graves on
this as on so many former occasions.
Mrs Blacknall will then entertain
her friends of the Henderson and Kit
trell Chapters at Blackenhall till the
departure of the trains. Visitors from
Henderson can leave there at 2:10 p.
m. and return on the "Shoo Fly
train leaving Kittrell about p. m.
Visitors from Raleigh can leave there
at 1850 a. m. Train No. As, south
bound, passing Kittrell about p. m.
will be stopped for the convenience
of those attending from Raleigh and
Franklinton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04

with a strong appeal for the people
to go out and help bring in their
neighbor's children and give them life
and knowledge.
DIR. r. r. Vann greatly pleased the
large number of people that gathered
in the warehouse to hear his sermon
He preached a great sermon on
Things Unseen., He declared that a
man who would not believe in things
unseen would not believe in his own
brain.
Mr.. H. G.. Connor. Jr., accompanied
Prof. JOINER and will remain in the
county for few days in the interest
of education. Prof. Joyner will return
to Raleigh today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
Tell About It.
A RALEIGH CITIZEN rs PLEASED
TO Do IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF
OTHERS.

OTHERS.
When you know good thing, tell it.
1t will not lessen its goodness but
will do good to others.
There's more misery just like it.
There are lots of lane backs in
Raleigh.
It's busy place and backs are used.
There's urinary trouble to large
extent.
Colds affect the kidneys.
The kidneys are the cause, not the
colds.
Keep them i'm shape and life is life.
Doan's Kidney Pills do perfect
work.
Are for kidneys only.
Raleigh people testify to their merit.
Here's case of it:
J. HI. Crawford, dentist, of 116 Fay
etteville street. says: IT suffered
from pain in my back almost continu-
ously until I learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and procured them at Bob
bitt-Wynne Drug Company store
They relieved it entirely and you can
say for me that / consider them a good
remedy and from the great benefit
received | am glad to let others know
about Them
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo.
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-04
Hyde County Telephone Line.

Washington. N. c.. May 3.-The
Hyde County Telephone Company has
been organized here by the election
of the following officers:
President A. d. MacLean; Vice
President, B. l.. Susman; Secretary,
Charles Harding; General Manager,
II. Susman. The capital stock is
$1,000.
The head office of the company
will be at Swan Quarter The line
will run all around the county, in
Guiding Mattamuskeet Lake, the
whole distance being about sixty five
miles