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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
STOCKS STILL
STANDING
Country Life.)

Country Life.)
There are not a few sets of stocks
surviving in England, but | think not
many are so well preserved or so in
teresting as those at Oldham, says a
correspondent. These have, as you
will see, the old whipping post, with
the iron bands for the offenders
wrists, of all sizes and heights, so that
there should surely be one to fit any
patient, from the naughty small boy
TO the able-bodied rogue or vdgrant
or his. perhaps. equally able-bodied
and violent spouse. who was whipped
here quite as freely as her lord.
1t is not generally realized how re-
Gently well on in the last century
the stocks fell out of use, and though
whipping for women was abolished as
the age began TO grow more sensitive
or squeamish, as some hold tit is
not long since, to the regret of many
the whipping of men became disused.
The stocks, as | can testify from
voluntary experience are a mighty
uncomfortable form of unishment You
ache in every limb and it is impossible
to find comfort or rest for the strained
sinews and tendons of the legs.
Add-what genuine offenders had to
suffer-the jeers of all the evilly dis
posed of the town and possibly blazing
sunshine and a sore back from the
previous entertainment of the whip
ping post, and you have deterrent
and a remedy for lawbreaking than
which surely, our superior age has in
vented nothing better or simpler.
Can any of you readers tell me in
what church it is Worcestershire, ]
fancy where near the West end there
is little combined stocks and whip
ping post in principle stout pillar of
wood with iron rings down each side,
in which the headle or clerk could con-
fine the wrists of misbehaying chill
dren until the service should be over?
| have seen such a thing, but cannot
remember where.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
TO
NORTH POLE
IN THIRTY HOURS FROM WALTER
WELLMAN'S BASE
Firmly Believed in by Him After
Careful MISUNDERSTANDING
Favorable to Balloon Travel.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Belief in the
practicability of reaching the North
Pole by airship has been greatly
strengthened in the mind of Walter
Wellman, leader of the Wellman Polar
Expedition, as result of his observa-
lions last summer at the expeditions
base of supplies in Sptizbergen.
Mr.. Wellman, who has recently ar
rived from Paris. whittier he will re-
turn in two weeks to superintend the
reconstruction of his dirigible bal
loon, arrived in Chicago yesterday.
Mr., Wellman declared last night
that his experiences in Spitzbergen
last summer proved that his scheme
for getting to the pole by the aerial
route was even more feasible than
he had at first supposed. Both he and
Maj. H. B. Herzy, head of the United
States Weather Bureau at Milwaukee,
who alse spent the summer in Spitz-
bergen are strengthened in their
opinion that the airship plan offers
very strong chance of success. Their
observations showed that there were
days upon days during last July and
August when the pole could have
been reached in about thirty hours
from their supply base by the airship,
while the general weather conditions
were favorable in the extreme for the
flight
The airship is now being enlarg,
ed and much improved in Paris, and
will afford even a better chance of
getting to the pole than it did in its
original form.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
FOR THE
PORTO RICANS
CITIZENSHIP WILL BE URGED BY
THE PRESIDENT.
Special Message to Congress on the
Subject Expected Early in the
COMING Season.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-The
President believes the people Of Porto
Rico are entitled to American citizen
ship, and will recommend that this
be granted to them in a special mes
sage to Congress.
The President has expressed the
opinion that it is lamentable that
they do not enjoy this right. In this
connection ne noted that, although
Porto Rico had sent a delegation to
the Pan-American Congress at Rio
Janerio, that delegation could not
even say he was an American citizen.
and this is also the case If he visits
Europe or any other country.
The President was very much pleas
ed with his visit to Porto Rico, which
he says is a fne country, is prosper
GUS and her government an excellent
one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
CIRCUIT COURT

The damage suit of Alvin Daniel VS..
L. & N. r. r. Co., which has been on
trial in the Circuit Court, resulted in
a verdict for the plaintiff for 5000.
The case of ]. w. Hall and wife VS..
the L. & N. r. R. resulted in verdict
of 800 for the plaintiff.
The case of Alvin Daniel by next
friend, Fred Hanson, is now on trial.
The case of T. NJ Voss VS.. the L. &
n. R. r. was continued by consent.
The damage suit of Mrs. M. A.
White VS.. the City of Columbia, A. b.
Rains and w. ]. Cakes was given to
the jury Tuesday evening and the
State docket was taken up.
The first on the docket was the
State VS.. jamie Waldron, colored,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder. The verdict was as
sault with intent to commit voluntary
manslaughter and the sentence was
six months in the work house.
Luke Casey, colored, charged with
horse stealing, did not appear when
his case was called and hts bond OF
$500 was declared forfeited. :.
: T1he court r. wifi~take a Holiday tomor-
row. that all connected with the court
may eat Thanksgiving turkey.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
HIGHEST OF
SEASON
NOVEMBER COTTON SELLS AT
11.7o IN NEW YORK.

Rest of the List sympathizes Only
Slightly, Owing to Heavy ReaIlz-
ing by Longs.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-There was
a sensational advance in November
contracts at the opening of the Cot
ton Exchange this MORNING on cover
ing of belated shorts, who purchased
about 1000 bales and sent the price
up 80 points or $3.50 a bale over the
closing figures of last night. Soon
after the opening, sales were made at
ITO, the highest price of the season.
The rest of the list sympathized
only slightly with the strength of No
vember, owing to heavy realizing by
professional longs. January sold no
higher than 1889 on the bulge, or 9
points net higher. Later all the &C.
tive months eased off to last nights
finals under profit takings under a
smaller demand from outside sources.
Fluctuations were irregular during
the late afternoon. The early bulge
was followed by a reaction to a net
loss of 4@5 points and a subsequent
rally to last nights prices attracted
renewed realizing under which the
market sagged off again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
MIXED RELATIONS.

In a certain Western town there lives
a couple, both of whom, before their
marriage, had been widowed. She had
been left with four children to face
the battle of life, while he had three
to take care of.
Today they have ten children run
ming around the house. and the mother
has hard time to keep peace in the
family Usually the trouble is be-
tween the children of the former mar
riages, but the other day things were
somewhat different, and the woman
knew not what to do in the case, so
she rushed out of the house and shout
ed TO her husband; :,
"Oh, John. come in quick; your chill
dren and my children are whipping
our children. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30

cock, won LIST pullet, tied End pullet
won End pen, tied Bird cock, tied Srd
hen, tied 3rd pullet.
George E. Mann, Nashville-1st
cockereL 4st pen, Srd cockerel. tied
End hen with three, tied 3rd pullet
Eastland Poultry Yards, Nashville
list hen, tied End cock, tied End
cockerel with two, tied Bird hen. tied
Srd pullet.
w. F. Williams, Columbia-tied End
cockerel, tied 3rd pullet.
G. B. Hayes, Columbia-tied End
cockerel
w. P. Erwin, Columbia--tied Srd
pullet with three.
s. c. WHITE LEGHoRNs.
w. P. Erwin-1st cock, 1st pen. End
hen, Bird hen.
R. S. Hopkins, Columbia-1st cock
erel, 1st pullet, 1st hen, End cock
tied End cockerel, won 3rd cockerel
Bird cock, Srd pen.
c. p Hatcher-tied 3nd cock. tied
End pullet, won End pen.
A. ]. Lawson, Cleveland, Tenn
tied End pullet, won Bird pen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
UNCLE SANS
ELEPHANTS
He Has Four and Doesn't Know What
to Do With Them.

to Do with mem.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a
Uncle Sam" has gone into the show
business temporarily He has four
elephants of the real circus variety
that can stand on their heads. fire off
cannons, waltz, and sit around table
and eat a course dinner It's the
dinner part of the elephants training
that is worrying James B. Reynolds,
assistant secretary of treasury, who,
in an unguarded fit of official zeal, or
dered the pachyderms seized and got
them on the governments hands.
As a protection to the American in
dustry in infant elephants duty Of
20 per cent ad volorem is levied on
the big beasts. Four of them were
brought into the port OF New York
some months ago by show man
named Thompson. He put a valuation
of $4,000 on his herd, and, in order to
avoid paying the duty. declared that
he did not intend to keep them in the
United States, but only wanted them
to stay awhile for exhibition purposes
He put up a bond and took the ele-
plants on their way to meet the youth
of America.
The Thompson show got in Canada
and he drew down his bond. But
Thompson and his elephants came
back, this time through the port of
Buffalo Show time was over and the
value Of the elephants had decreased,
and they were declared to be worth
only $4,000 But the memory of the
customs service is long, and the $4,000
valuation put on them at New York
was resurrected, and that resulted in
their seizure.
AS the elephant market is pretty
dull just now, they threaten to eat
up their value before Uncle Sam gets
them off his hands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
GEO. VANDERBILT NOT ALONE.
New York Mail)

Chickens have cost George w. Van
derbilt so much that the famous Bit
more poultry farms will be abandoned.
Past all counting will be the signs
of sympathy for Mr. Vanderbilt from
urban adventurers who have found
the simple life plus poultry delusion
and a costly snare. To the day of
his death the amateur poultry cultur-
list never understands why the seven
plaques of chickendom all fall upon
him simultaneously The stories that
he read of the woman who paid off
the mortgage, educated four children
and toured Europe from the profits
of two pigeons and a setting" Of
eggs gave him no warning Of his
woes To him alone comes the pip
and voracious rat, the squabless pig
con and the eggless hen. He comes
back to the city poorer and poorer in.
pocket and illusions. lucky II his tenn
per is not spoiled and his wife ready
for the divorce court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
S. c. RHODE ISLAND REDS.

Frank Langford, Nashville, LIST cock
ereI tied LIST hen. tied LIST pullet LIST
pen. 2nd hen, tied End pullet, tied Bird
cockerel, 3rd hen.
W. N. Butler, Carter's Creek-1st
cock.
J. R. Pouncey, Birmingham-tied
LIST hen, won End cockerel, End pen
]. p Warnock, Mt. Pleasant-2nd
cock, Bird pen, tied LIST and Bird pullet.
j. W. Black, Columbia-tied End
hen, tied Bird cockerel.
Park Poultry Pens, Nashville-tied
Bird cockerel, tied Bird pullet.
w, H. Shots, Cclumbia-tied Bird
pullet.
Bert L. Sims, Murfreesboro-tied
Bird pullet
No cock scored high enough for Srd.
WHITE oRPINGToNs.
Score not high enough for 1st or
2nd cock, LIST or End cockerel, 1st or
2nd hen.
q. B. Hayes, Columbia-3rd COCK,
End and 3rd pullet
C. P. Hatcher, Columbia-3rd cock
erel, LIST; pullet, best pen.
Walter Fraser, Columbia-3rd hen.
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
Porter Bros, Columbia-tied list
and 2nd cock, lied End cockerel with
=tSssssE9l s24d hs.p,s tied. md. pg!llat ,,
tied 5rd cock with two, tied Bird pullet
with six, won Ord pen.
]. o. Norton, Nsshville-tied LIST
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY

To Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North
and South Carolina winter resorts;
also to Havana, Cuba, and many other
points, on sale daily with stop over
privileges at certain points; final linn
it May 31st, 1907.
For tickets and complete informa-
tion call on any agent of the Southern
Railway, or write J. e. SHIPLEY, D.
P. A., 204 Fourth avenue. North, Nsh-
vile, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
VERY Low ROUND TRIP RATES.

Have been announced by the South
ern Railway to points ia the South
east on account Of the Christmas holi.
days. Tickets will be on sale Deem
Der 30. n, %. %, a. %, 80 81 1906,
and January ] 1907, with final return
limit of January 7th 1907
For tickets and complete informa-
tion call on any agent of the Southern
Railway, or write }. K. SHIPLEY, d.
P. A., 204 Fourth avenue, North, Nash
Vile, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
INCREASE In
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Shown BY Scholastic Census. Maury
Has 1927 School Children
Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, November 81.
The scholastic population of the
State of Tennessee for 1906, as shown
by reports received by State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, s. A.
Mynders, from the respective coun-
ties, is 77S,74S.
The scholastic population for 1905
was 1884, showing an increase for
the present year compared with last
of 1854
The report shows the scholastic pop
ulation Of Maury county to be 1927
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
KNOCKS SHERIFF
MUST PAY $3.50 FOR THE DEATH
OF A BOY.

Or y BOY.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov PA
Circuit Court jury today returned a
verdict for $3.50 in favor of G. P.
Bum against ]. w. Fox, ex-Sherifr,
ct al An 11-year-old son of Bunn's
was accidently shot and killed by a
deputy under Fox, T. G. Phillips, some
three years ago. Phillips was tried
for murder, and sentenced 10 six
months Imprisonment, which he serv-
ed at the county jail A civil suit for
damages was also instituted against
the Sheriff, with the result above. At
the time young Bum was killed Phil
lips was shooting at a negro prisoner
wanted for minor offense, who was
escaping.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30

On score r. S. Hopkins, of Colum.
bia, would have won first pen on s.
c. White Leghorns. Mr.. Hopkins
claims to have entered his birds as a
pen and to have paid the entrance fee,
but by some oversight the books failed
to show it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
Buggies.

We are making some low prices on
Buggies for the next fifteen days,
Come and get bargain.
23-2t SATTERFIELD & DODSON.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
FEATHERS.

W. N. Butler, of Carriers Creek, won
first on his S. c. Rhode Island Red
cock and the award was a most worthy
one. Mr., Butler values the bird at
500.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30
Gas Engines.

Pumps, Pipe and Steel Stock Tanks
See SATTERFIELD & DODSON. 23-2t
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
FIGURES FULL OF HOPE.

The German nationtl tuberculosis congress has received and approved re- turns which show that there has been a decrease of 3S per cent in the number of deaths from tuberculosis in the Ger man empire in proportion to the popu- lation, since 1875. It was also shown that the sanitariums for sufferers from tuberculosis have ben curing 34 per cent of the victims of that disease who have entered those institutions The great majority of these patients have been of the labOring class. and without the benefit of especially favorable con ditiOns of any kind
 These figures deal with many thou sands of cases treated in tuberculosis hospitals and with millions of sufferers from the white plague" in the whole German empire. in the last thirty years The great decrease in the mum Der of fatal cases. in proportion to the population. shows how possible it is to prevent consumption. The records of the sanitariums are proof that large part of all victims of tuberculosis can be cured. Both phases of the warfare which is being waged upon the most destructive of diseases are exceedingly hopeful Both show that science is winning it's fight for the lives of thou sands of men and women who are saved from tuberculosis and given many years of usefulness.-CleveIa Leader
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
NEW YORK CENTRAL
 INDICTED YESTERDAY
Charged With Discrimination and
 Unlawful Freight Rates.

Jamestown. N. Y. Aug. 24-The New York Central Railroad company was indicted by the Western New York grand jury this afternoon on a charge or giving discrim:naY'ng and unla wful freight rates on shipments of oil by the Standard oil company and of unlawfully failing to file a schedule of such rates with the interstate com merce commission at Washington. The Standard oil company was again in dicted on a charge of accepting unlaw- full and discriminating freight rates on shipments of oil over the Pennsylvania the New York Central and the Yer mont Central railroads.
 The indictments are closely related to those found by the same jury two weeks ago against the Standard oil company and the Pennsylvania in the company and the Pennsylvania Rail road in the matter of discriminating rates for oil shipped by the Standard from Clean to Burlington, Vermont
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
CONFUSION OF DATES
 AND LOCAL OPTION
With a General Discourse on Subject
 of Legal Holidays.

Rather an odd case of "quien sabe" developed at the court house yesterday in the giving out of a news item. In quiry was made in the supervisors of flee of the progress of the prelimin- aries for the local option election to be held in the Buckeye section, which includes the precincts of Buckeye. Ar lington and Liberty. It was announced that the notices of the election to be held on September f. had been prop erly posted at the polling places: that the printing of the ballots and the preparation of the tally sheets was progressing and that they would be forwarded to the election boards the first of next week
 Somebody then suggested that Sep tember was Labor Day and the cleo tion would be illegal. It was feared for time that the old-time hoodoo that followed local option elections in this county was again getting in it's work and that all that had been done would have to be undone and a new election project instituted After more or less consultation and telephoning by the working men employed in the various offices of the court house. it was finally established that Labor day was on Monday, September Sd. and
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
FACTS FROM ALL OVER.

 i The city of Berkeley. Cal. the seat
 of the University of California. now
 has more than SO0OO population.
 The Southport CEngland) police of i all ranks have been forbidden to wear finger rings while on duty.
 1 Arthur SUinger. the author. is an ! enthusiastic farmer and has fine 1 fruit farm at Cedar Springs. Ont, i where he spends his summers John Philip Sousa. the American band leader. has been gazetted officer de linstruction publique of France. ! This gives him the golden palms and | losette of the French academy. Scotland's fastest railway point-to- point runs are from Forfar to Perth where the thirty-two and a half miles are traversed twice daily in thirty two minutes, which means mean speed of 60.94 miles an hour
 Denver Stout, a pilot on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers is the first white child born in what is now the city of Denver. He was born there 47 years ago. His parents travelled from Omaha
 by OK team in 1859 reaching Denver
 in six weeks.
 A daily paper is responsible for the
 statement that a single county in Ne
 vada, covering 16.O0O square miles. has
 nowhere within it's borders even a mis- sion hall in which the gospel is preach ed, and yet it has a population of sev- eral thousand people.
 In the six months ending June 3Oth. 2,29720 miles of new railroad track was laid in this country. a greater amount of new construction than any corresponding six months in the last s,, construction aggregated 2.S14 miles.
 One of the national schools of do- nestle arts and science is engaged in showing hOusekeepers how card in- dex system can be used in the home One of the uses of the system is sub stituting for the old scrap receipt book and the big cook book itself box of indexcards
 Robert c. IngersOll, who was born in Peoria, H.. is not forgotten there It will be seven years next August since he died, and when the eighth anni- versary of that event comes around next year, a life-size statue. to cost $1O.0OO and paid for by popular sub scription, will stand at the entrance to Glen Oak Park in Peoria.
 The importance of the worlds dairy industries is attested by the fact that they warrant the calling of interna- tiOnal congresses for discussion of the best methods of dairy conduct. the third of these having just been an nounced for convention at The Hague i during September of next year. The general secretary of the congress is pr. ! A. J. Swaying of The Hague.
 The prince of Wales has several i hobbies. He keeps pigeons and. like 1 the czar of Russia, has a huge col i lection of postage stamps But his ! strangest hobby is the collection of ] of babies. It is said that 1 the more cOmical the faces of the ba- bies the better he likes their photo graphs; and he even includes in his | collection portraits issued as adver- tisements by proprietOrs of infants Democrat and |
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
FOR RENT.

We have for rent 32O acres of culti- Vated land under the Salt River Val ley canal with ample water to irrigate grain and alfalfa. There is already forty acres in a good stand of alfalfa The whole ranch is fenced and cross fenced, and is surrounded by a good range Located on a main road into Phoenix and a telephone line. This ranch can be rented for one or two years. Fine grain, alfalfa and beet sugar land. There is a large amount of pasture now. This is a grand op- portunity. See E. J. Bennitt, 16 North Center street, Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
PRISONERS ESCAPE
 FROM YUMA JAIL
All Were Awaiting Trial for Violation
 of Federal Law.

Thursday afternoon three prisoners in the county jail at Yuma dug their way through an adobe wall and made good their escape. All of them were held on charges of violation of the fed eral statutes and were awaiting trial Two of the escaped were later captured while the third has so far evaded the officers although his apprehension is expected at any time It is know he has crossed the line into California.
 According to the Yuma Examiner the jail break occurred about o'clock in the afternoon. Two escapes-an American named Craig, up for selling liquor to Indians, and an Italian pris- Oner. were taken at the point of a six shooter by Under Sheriff Walter Riley. The third prisoner, Shorty MuIigan, also in for selling liquor to Indians. by Jumping on rapidly moving freight train, made good his escape, and is now in California. He will no| doubt be recaptured, as the telegraph wires are being kept hot. Pilot Knob being the first stop the train will be searched there.
 The manner of their escape was byI means of hole in the adobe wall on the right of the prison. A place im- mediately under d window. had been softened by water from within and a hole large enough for the entrance of a mans body forced through which the three prisoners escaped. The balance of the prisoners made no attempt to follow, and it was several minutes be- l fore the escape was detected, as the men made their exit through hole in 1 the outer wall j