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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
MOROS HARD TO KILL.
(Chicago News.)

Experience In the Philippines ha s
taught American army officers that the
thirty -elg hit calibre revolver now IN
use is too lint and that the Moro on
the waIpath is hard to kill. They
think torty-fve- calibre is needed in
place of the lighter thirty eight cali
bre. Maj. Robert l.. Billiard. Twenty
eighth United States infantry, relates
the following story: I'm fight by
boat last year with the Sultan OF
Toros. on Lake Lanao, I suddenly
heard death groan and a fearful
struggle behind me. turne1 to find
an my boat a hostile Moro, kris In
hand and the awful fire of murdt I
blazing IN his eye. One stroke of his
deadly knife had half severed the head
from the body of my soldier steeIsman.
and the flashing blade waning blows
/ into the bottom of the boat at the
soldier oarsman who had occupied Il Q
place between me and the steersman.
The latter. .is head fallen sadly for
ward on mis- breast, sat bolt upright IN
his place. dying.
TOO fast to ell poured four shots
into the mad Moro. but to my con-
sternation they seemed wholly without
effect. In desperation and bitterness
of heart, cufsing such an arm and the
fato that had given it to the soldier
to fail him in his hour OF need, spared
the last two shots, sprang forward in the
last hope of showing the revolver 8
muzzle against him, and so to blow
out his brains Oh heart. In that hun
dredth part OF an instant he stopped 10
clear a bamboo that looped the narrow
boat over the body of the fallen oars
man. thrust my muzzle against the
top of his close cropped head and fred
Then at last he felt the thirty eight
and sunk forward upon his own
weapon.
Capt Carter, Fourteenth cavalry,
had to fire three shots irto Moro tea
fore he could kill him, although the
first shot hit him In the head. Be-
tween the three shots the Moro cut the
facs of woman and badly wounded
man who would have been saved
from these injuries had the revolver
carried forty hve-calibIe projectile
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
STAMP ST, LEMON 81.

A dispatch from Fairbanks. Alaska.
to Tacoma said that com non United
States two. cent postage stamp had just
been sold there fol- 81, and that it was
the last stamp in town. The last
lemon In town had also been consumed.
It sold for 81.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
PAPO0SE POPCORN
A New seed Discovery Cor
FORAGE, POULTRY, POPPING

A subscriber to the Southern
Agrtculturist secured 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 ali 4 will make more
feed and better feed than any.
thing l ever saw. The old In
dian said poultry fed on 1t would
never have the cholera. have
not lost a fowl with cholera
since have been raising II. II
also pops beautifully" This ar
ticls brought hundreds Of re-
quests for seed, and now only q
few bushels are left. Send 10c
for q 3 months trial subscrip-
ton to Southern AgriculturIst,
80 c. p. Bldg, Nashville Tennp
and you will get 100 seed by re-
turn mail. also details Of $50
prize seed-growing contest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
SMALL BLAZE.

Late Thursday night the fire depart
ment was called out to fire. which
had broken out in Cheap Johns store
tJohn SmaIgonsky But little
damage was done. as the blaze was
soon extlnguished.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
LAMP EXPLODED.

Sunday night quite com notion pre-
vailed at the Freeman Hotel, caused
oy the explosion of a kerosene lamp in
one of the private rooms. When the
blaze from the lamp got beyond control
the lamp was thrown out of the window
falling on the porch where the oil began
to burn in great earnest. The blaze was
soon extinguished by throwing on some
w atar
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Deaths.

Mr.. Isaac Graft, who died Wednes-
day. wac buried Thursday under che
auspices of l. o. o. F. Lodge here
He has been very i'll with consumption
for several weeks. He was about %
years of age and a member OF the |. o
o. f.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Sick.

Mrs. j. E. Colvert, Sr. lis laid up with
grip.
Mrs. ]. G. Turner is very III at the
home of Mrs. jackson 10 Columbia.
Mr.. Ben Harris. who has been Sc
seriously ill recently. is thought 20 be
gradually improving.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Social.

Mrs. J. j. Digger gave very enjoy
able entertainment to number OF young
people last night. Several games were
played during the early part of the night
and these were followed by refresh
ments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Locals.

S. Greer & Company have moved
into then new quarters on Bluegrass
avenue.
The Library has heen replenished
recently several neS books will arrive
this week.
The Dramatic Club rehearsed their
play ''Tuiu' again Saturday night In
the offices of the lngrum.
The mem bers of the Episcopal church
are considering the question OF giving
an entertainment following Easter.
The Herald has splendid list here
now. Has added within the three past
weeks over 50 new subscribers In the
city.
Much improvement is going on now
in many different way in Mt Pleasant.
receiying new c,,ats " paint Fences
are being built and repaired, and many
shade trees have beea only recently
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Religious.

Rev. A. s. Allen, pastor at tho
Presbyterian church. Sunday morning
preached an ideal sermon on the sun
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Color Blind.

Clara-Young Sapleigh is unable to
distinguish between green and blue
Maude--tIow do you know?
II Just heard him say he was awful
y Dlue."-Chicago Daily News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-04-07
Personals.

Mr.. H. M. Deakins is here from
Jasper.
Miss Minnie Cooper Is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Cooper.
M. y. Young mas moved to recently
vacated cottage on Hay Long Ave.
Miss Violet Shepherd, of Rockdale
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. john
Chaffin.
Mr.. Tom Mcdonald Is the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Nc
Donald.
Mr.. Ernest Irwin has returned from
a two weeks business trip in Ken
lucky and West Tennessee.
Mr.. Paul Rudwick 'of Chicago. is
here looking after interests III tho deve-
lopmont OF some new phosphate open-
angs
Mrs. Jno. s. Frierson, Jr., spent Mon
day night ard Tuesday III Nashville
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ruhm, Sr.
Mr.. Arch Cra.ge, OF this city, Is on his
way to New York where he will accept
a position ON the road for large con-
Germ of that city. He will probably De
assigned territory in Mississippi, Ala
bama and Arkansas.
-. Mrs. Nettie Lsudermilk returned
r. Fay to her home in Mercury, Texas,
M a thlee months visit with her
parents, Mr.. anu Mrs Simpson irwin.
MIS-. Laudermilk was accompanied
by her mother and also heI brother.
Gillie Irwin.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
PASSING -1vALs.

It is said tlyt Seer 's-y Taft is the
weighties; man VII. -ys..-,-,d a cabinC,
Office.
Gov.-elect Hoe Il -7rsts. has re
Neicas scruptes ara. ;hnc.ngraadtha
inaugural hali-at Ilp IA 2ss.heen callei
IN
W. B. TRASH, iBcsJar 1rtiqT2r,2n and
an authority OF oCs al ne Hub, has
Just passed his Llaels =sccond birth
Iay
William Bowers, one cf the two mer
who voted for Lincoln IN Georgia in
1864. is still living at Franklin, that
state.
Frederick Vanderbilt seldom goes any
where In society. He dislikes it ex-
tremely, and it is said that he frequently
absents himself when his wife has house
ypArtieS.
James ]. Roche, Of Boston, who has
'oeen appointed by the president as con
sui at Genoa, Italy, was the associate and
Is the successor of John BoyleO'Reilly
N the Boston Pilot, and is his biog-
:apher.
Clarence FL Mackay, who since his
sAther died has been tie heed Of the big
telegraph and cable ST. tom established
BY his father, is another en- ,6usiast about
AL sports. He ie foud II horses and late
b has taken a grea fancy 10 yachts
He used TO be an expert shot and is very
lond Of hunting biggame.
OF the many wOme- who are getting
zp IN the world, & areer Of Miss An
lie s. Peek deserve 'e.attention of the
women's clubs. NJ Peck has recently
slimbed n 900 fee I'd the summit
of BuaScan noun IN Peru, and has
the worlds most srccesstul mountain
climbers. Ruascau Is about % 900 feet
high. according q The books but $4,000
according to a Peruy.a engineer
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
oE PASSING INqEREsT.

A 6O-foot section OF an Atchison
bridge in Indian territory, washed away
turing the recent haDd, was found in
tact 800 miles down stream.
Tho W. ma lnai bank Of San
francisco acn v'H proceed upon a
snevsr clio, h. All classes of It's
business. ina that OF its safe de-
posit vau llbe carried on night and
day.
Recently the Southern Pacific COM
sVany cut Wsdsworth New. of its main
hne, and since then inc re dents have
oeen abandoning the town, the Piute
Indians taking possession. Now they
are threatening to burn the place unless
she remaining white residents furnish
them With food and money
In ordRF that the cid soldier who en-
ters the National Soldiers Home need
aot be IS -parated from mis- wife, II she
still lives the Ladies OF ,he G. A. r.
in California have Undertaken to erect
numher OF cottages at Sawtelle, near
sthe home which will be turned over tO
the maTFied soldiers for their occupancy.
The New York Historical society was
100 years old on November 20, and an
anonymous gift Of 100000, just re-
zsssea rlaees Il IN position where IL
ian progress IN its work IN a more sat
llsfactogy manner thar before Few. .peo-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

patent for the James Piuder lede
aiming elam THIS DESCRIPTION
is accompanied by a map giving
the true location Of the Slip ioda
but tie defendants hold that since
The description places the Slip
1oae several miles from the Pen
der lode, they are entitled to
judgement. The other point in
volved is whether a mining claim
whose discovery is on patente
ground is, or is not, invalidated
by reason Of such point Of discov-
cry beng on ground OF prior To-
cation, not only with reference TO
that part of the claim, bat with
regard to the entire claim itself.
The court hrld that it was not.
The plaintiff won the. case
Mining Reporter
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH NOTES.

The Reno University of Nevada has
.acreed that students who miss drills
sae do not pass in military tactics will
va set their degrees.
-. regents OF California Stale uni
.uy nave decided to buy 200 acres or
50 "a rouhG cut the present irregp-
.zy aa1ed tract on which the Lick
a1-gyAlCty now stands.
Rev. Charles RI. Staekpole pastor OF
ae girst Methodist Episcopal church,
as MelIose. Mass, has sugs ---l-' TO his
oneresatlon the advisabiity Of in
-iuus tc-,phcnes IN every pew in.
,hulch 80 that those hard. Of heai.Ag
a.sy he able to hear the sermon without
,5lLle-
ar. Francis calton, F. r. s.. has
ded in London university fellow
saip sor the promotion Of the study OF
"l-lional Gugenics, the study Of the
20 nries upder social control that may
d prove oc impair the racial qualities Of
nture generations. either physically er
rnlAly-
e7y heartily welcomed, the Brothers
cAs tldullel-a 4A5ulules AHIi4b Us ifI
cir success. in the education Of deaf
and dumb boys. has settled 81 BeaCons,
H9!d House. near Plymouth, ENGLAND on
heir expulsion from France under tha
associations law They are about 10
,1mmence there the education of the
'7eaf and dumb boys irrespective oi
,feed
US special Invitation John r. Mott
o4s oxford and Cambridge Univer-
eg ex1 February TO hold conferences
th tlo students on matters touching
saual Christian life. Mr., Motifs
Aca has been profoundly telt in
,ean r0lleges, and it is not snrprs-
2t neish universities should de-
feel the touch OF his strong per-
.toy
v resignation has been mostly
4sht about by the gossip at after
o, sss said Rev. H. de Trevelec,
acAng at Holy Trinity, Claygate.
from which Living he has re-
resigned The text of his fare
1on was this: "And withal
10 be idle, wandering aioY
7e to house, are rot cr'~ .l.e.
ers also and busy bod as. spees-
ns tai-gs Which they ougtt ao:.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

The people of Colfax county are
still murmuring over the reprieve
of Jose Vigil the wife murderer of
Ration. They feel life is very un-
certain in New Mexico when such
criminals can command influence
enough to have thir sentence chang
ed. The flimsy excuse given that
the woman was OF a loose character
is the rankest Of nonsense. What
if she was is that any excuse for a
man with a character as black as
hers, in fact blaeker, for she never
would have committed murder in
such eardly manner.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
Naiaing DcSiiSion.

Upton VS.. the Santa Rita Mir
ing Company, New Mexico.-The
case of j. N. Upton VS.. the Santa
Rita Mining Company recently
engaged the attention Of the Dis
trict Court at Silver City, New
Mexico, for over a week. The
plaintiff prayed for possession OF
that part Of James Plader lode
which overlapped the Slip lode
mining claim, together with
$1,000 damages. Some import
ant points ia law were brought
up.
A point brought up was a clei-
ical error IN the description Of the
Slip lode mining clam, accom-
pangniug tie notice Of adverse to
he defendants application fol
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan,
often told story of a very rich lumber
man who came to congress from the lake
region and rented the furnished house
which belonged to a senator whose term
had recently expired. The house was q
palace and was completely furnished all
except the library, for the senator had
taken his books with him True to the
instincts Of lifetime Of carefulness, the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. surveyed the
library, then accurately measured the
empty shelves and telegraphed a promi.
nent house in Chicago: Send me at
once 216 running feet of books" That
was his idea of furnishing library.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

La Jara ClNou:cl 1t seems TO
os thar ita- about ume % mo pipe
dream arii,ts- on some If our
iaetgopol.l4n daiiies to drop that
iok emt either l}eli or Prn1ody's
apro.ntuaut TO the 4 49verno ship
Of New h Nico and land ON me-
thing loaie more humorod--tl
the territory OF New Mexico.
Nei;her of ,ge-e wor Vi . is ia The
rumdog vvp 5yna'or I'~rela and
he stands no mue show for the
place tlau he does 81 becoming
president of tha .Unted States To
err is lgmap, lnf uobvd) save
.lhose hoa smoking reporters ever
suggested that Pre- leut r ,o4-velt
might mae All ASS u himself.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

The statehood question is still
one Of the leading topics, being
discussed by the papers of tie ter
ritory The Albuquerque papers
favor joint statehood with Arizona
but most Of the other territorial
papers favor seperate statehood for
each territory The people may
accept jointure bnt this paper
doubt it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

- ,Arz~4.,~ - <1+.,..-s+.
Magazines should have well9efnod purpose.
Genuine entertainment, qpsepenr and mcual rec cation
arc lhe motives Of =. z5~4< ~ e,s
@oar sU2cGasSUl a. EaAcAziYgs
Its novels "a compia in each nonhey) ere h Il n,st
Brilliant authors Of 10th henispheres
interest
Its poetry cqjng the entire field Of veepatos Io,e
h"mor e"d-r"es-is by the most popular poets neo and
women, Of the da},
i's jokes vaas sketches, etc. admittedly the most
mirth pvoyokmgg
teOpAcEs oELIcHreUL a1aDiNc
No pages sge wasted on cheap illustrations editorial
vaPorinGs O wearyag essays and idle discussions
Every page VIII interest charm and refresh vos.
ESubscribe now-g25o per year. Remit ip cheie = i.
pteis order or egister.d letter to tn SM ARr Ysr
So Fifth Avenue, New oYrk
y. B-sampe Copies Sent Fee On o,lic.,iop.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
ie know that tbs society possesses one

5e know that this society possesses one
tue finest art galleries in America.
aI collection q Egyptian Antiquities
eeb Miss Amelia B Edwards pro
5smed O. the finest outside of Egypt
ana surpasslng lem in some lines.
The most unu5,ai Wedding ceremony
4ar performei in the county took
place in little sA- Alphcnse church in
ew Munster Wis. when Miss Rose
0ss and Joseph KePkman were united
!. marriage. Before they entered the
church they were forced to pass between.
a baud Of eight N en- armed with shot
guns, who kept up a continual fire as
the wedding party passed into the
church. the strange ceremony was IN
keeping with an old custom which is
still practiced in CID Munster. Germany
ODD OCCURRENCES ABROAD.
One Of the guests at aareeent golden
Wedding al Danzig Germany. was the
brides mother, aged 81.
Ending lorg, rusty nail in his
morning roll Yienuese citizen charged
Ills baker with endangering the public
safety. The baker was fined four dol-
lars,
birmingham tin worker attempted
to commit suicide the other day. by,
drinking hydrochloric acid A police
man4 concocted an emetic by scraping
s1ms. whitening from the ceiling and
mixing t with water. 1t saved the.
man's life
a disastrous fire occurred at the
winery of Thomas Hardy & Sons, who
owns the oldest vineyards in South Aus
traiia. The nearest water mains were
faif a mile away so che fifemen played
.sts Of wine on the burning buildings
for al hour and half,
A. recent number of the Cape Mer-
cury contained this advertisement:
Wanted. for German West Africa, a
u 81 10 look after one horse, two cows
and three pigs. One who can impart tho
Iudimerts Of French singing and the
piano to children preferred.
A blind man made curious defense
at Birmingham, England, to a charge
Of smashing plate-glass window worth
G1S He had been blind. he said, for
, seven years. On the night in question,
/ lie cried for assistance to cross the road,
| hut no one came Then he heard some
one at a distance and struck at what
used, when he could see. to be boards
4 surrounding waste ground. He was
I astounded when he heard the sound of
/ broken glass The jury acquitted nm
and he was discharged.
! An engineer named Knorr a German
/ who has become q natnralized Russian,
built four of the great bridges on the
! Trans-Siberian railway, including the
big Yenisei and Obi bridges, which cost.
/ respectively, S2350 600 and S20O0,0O0.
! They were great engineering feats. and.
/ brought him International fame in his
/ profession. But he was pursued by a
/ curious fatality A writer in ct. A. IT,
says, He had I'VE daughters, who were
famous i'm Russia for their beauty, and
! whom he loved dearly Just after his
first bridge was completed one of them
( died; and as each Of his three succeeding
bridges was built another died. He
would not build fifth bridge.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27
Washing Oh Loticr.

The supreme Court has rendered
IFS decision in the. cases of George
w. Beavers, the Indicted postal
official, and of Henry p. Diamoud,
indicted in connection with the
land fraud scandals. Both men
have now exhausted, their last re-
source in their efforts to- escape
trial IN the District of Columbia
and government Officials predict
that the time is not far distant
when one more postal "Grafter"
will behind the lars.
The Supreme Court has rendered
this week what Jnstice Harlan de-
clares to be the most important de-
eision rendered by tnat august tri-
bunal in century. In effect, the
Court has declared that the hours
of labor cannot he fixed by law ex-
cept in those industries where it
cal bo clearly shown that the occu-
patton is unhealthful. The case
on which fbe Court was called up.
on to pass involved the New York
State law fixing the hours of labor
in bakeries and confectionery shops
within that State at n0t to exceed
ten hours a day The Court declar-
ed the law unconstitutional IA that
it couAicled with the right of indi-
viduals to make contracts wIth each
other. OF course the Sepreme
Court never commits itself beyond
Ghe question at issue, but from the
tenor of the opinions, as well as
from a previous opinion upholding
Of the constitulonality oe Nebras-
ka law fixing the hours Of labor in
mines, it is evident that the Court
holds that in those occupations
where the heal'h OF employees Is
Jeopardlzed the state, by yIrture of
It's right to protect the health OF it's
citizens, GAN Emit tho hours Of
labor.
Ths important feature Of the
recent decision is that 1t necessarily
follows that Congress could not
prescribe a limit to the. working
day without violating the constitu-
zion and this dIsposes ~ the pro-
ioug-i agipton Of the labor unions
winch gocght 20 md o Cor
grass TO enact statute limiting the
hours for labor in all manual en-
T. u
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

BIIIIUI NUHVI 'H9 +VV'I0 y"
Suffering frightfully from the
Airulen, poisons of undigested food,
@. G. Graysou, of Lula, Miss, took
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, with
the result" he writes, "that | was
cured. An stomech and bowel dis
orders give way TO their tonic, lax
ative properties. 25c at e. O..
teyens store, anietd,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

A company composed Of r. Fl.
Pierce, A. A. Jones, A. r smith,
j. Fl. steacns and H. w. Kelly,
leading business men Of L We
gas, are making arrangement to
build hundred thousand dollar
hotel tor that city.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

In the last few days, May wheat
droped % cents bushel on the
exchange, at Chicago. Some Of
the stock gamblers got badly bit.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

Victory won by dishonest meth :
o6@ will sooner or later come back
in no uncertain way. and turn VIC.
tory into Overwhelming defeat.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

If Russia and Japan don't look
out the rest Of the world wsIl get
tired waiting for that naval battle
tlose country have promised us.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

U. S. Senator 0. H. Platt, of
Connecticut, is dead at the age of
rs. He was, according to service,
as- we'll aa to age one Of the oldest
members Of that body.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

Artesia, a new town in Eddy
county, is building "a $4,000 sbool
house which will be ready to occu-
py at the beginning Of the coming
schsol year.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

The Department of the Grand
Army of the Republic will hold
their 22d annual epcRmpment at
Albuquerque on May 9Th and 9th.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-27

Joseph jefferson, one of the
greatest actors of America, is dead.
He had but few equals on the stage.