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John Trotwood Moore has returned
from his famous hunt down Duck RIV.
or, and when asked if he saw any geese,
replied IN sepulchral voice, which
showed several degrees of cold. ANY
geese? Young man, l saw only four on
the river, and they were all In boats,
floating down the Duck. Horace Rain
ey, IN his little skinny hunting cap, and
his duck legs, makes handsome gan
der as leader, ana Porter Irwin, John
jackson and | we're right behind, and
equally as pretty
"Yes. " he went on with becoming sa
tire, III have had enough of Duck Riv-
or after it geJs out Of Maury county land
after | got back home l saw additional
beauty in Gods country. 1t was sim
ply awful. We made several fatal mis-
takes to begin with. My good wife
made me twelve delightful pies for our
first days lunch. l made the mistake
of putting these pies 10 the same boat
with Porter Irwin. We didn't have time
to stop till we reached Williamsport at
two o'clock, and then l was so hungry l
could have eaten the iron bridge. All the
other commissary, which was a side of
fatty bacon and lot OF bread, was un-
der Thousand pounds of luggage in
the big boat. l had told the others
what fine pies my wife made, and we
started to eat them. But Porter Irwin
had done that as he hoated down. He
wasn't hungry any more, of course, on
the trip, and we had to rub him with
coal oil to get him out of the boat, and
il we ever do go on another hunt with
Porter, he'll have muzZ!e on till feed
ing time.
A deluge of rain struck US in the boat
after we had pulled one beat over that
accursed nuisance known as the Big
dam-and l Say it is named right--so
we had a greasy supper on the bank, at
which Horace Rainey got the best Of
our remaining side of bacon, and then
foated until midnight, and saw nothing
but bull frogs, and they all had cold
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-26
CROSSES CONFERRED
ON OLD VETERANS

The Daughters of the Confederscy
celebrated the Goth birthday of the
great Southern leader, Gen. Robert E
Lee, Saturday by comforting crosses
of honor on four veteran wearers of the
grew. The exercises took place in the
Bethell parlors and were in charge of
Mrs. Robert Pillow and that noble bano
Of ladies of which che is president. The
address was made by Capt. j, II. Fus
sell, the many present listening with
deep Interest to his remarks. Mr.. u. M.
Hosea played selections-principsi ly cd
Confederate music. Croests were tht
conferred upon W. J. Cox, ". s. Mo
Candlass, s. s. Porter snd j. W. Will
kins.
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feet We slept on the ground some
where in Hickman county, very wet and
hungry. But that WASH the worst of
it. Did you know that Horace Rainey
walks in his sleep? Don't care any
thing about his walking, but he eats in
his sleep, too. About two o'clock he
had one of those spells, ana cleaned US
up, and if we hadn't got out at Miller's
Branch and shot some rabbits, we nev
or would have got to Centerville. On
hunt John jackson lives on shells,
nitro-powder and barrel slaves, and
when | grumbled about having nothing
to eat, they told me poet should livs
on inspiration. How | longed for DIR.
Timmons-ttink | could have eaten
him. By that time l was so near dead
that whom did see the geese | was too
weak to hold up my gun. At Center
vile | deserted them to get something
to eat. Ever been to Centerville? Well,
take your dinner when you go | don't
think they eat but once week there
Sunday mornings. They told me |
would have TO go on to Dickson to get
supper So | took the train for Dick
son. When / reached that classic spot,
found restaurant and ordered large
beefsteak, half dozen eggs, and a pot
of coffee. | ate till verybody left the
table, and when the man came round
offered him fifty cents. He handed me
back quarter. "Is that sll?' asked.
He nodded. swell, just keep it, and
bring me another supper. He laughed,
but soon hal me another just like the
first, coffee and all, and ate that as
easily as the first. still felt hungry,
however so l took the train for Mach
vile, and wired William, at the Univer
sty Club, to have me real supper by
the time l got there. ate that about
ten o'clock, and have been feeling com
Portable ever since, and don't think
the Dimple ever looked so beautiful as
it did when | reached home-where
am going to stay.
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DR.. LEON Shed
DAMS INVENTION.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 49,
DR.. L. l.. Sheddan, well-known ply
stefan of this place, is the inventor of
an air cushion for use on automobiles,
buggies and other vehicles. Assoclat-
ed with him are a number of local peo-
pie and a few citizens Of Baltimore,
Nd, at which place the factory is To-
Gated. The company, which is known
as the Sheddan Manufacturing Com
pany is capitalized at $4,000, Dr.
Sheddan being the president. The
company is meeting with success. The
invention will be exhibited this week
at the New York Automobile Show.
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WORKED THE
CHECK CAME.
UNKNOWN MAN RELIEVES THE
MITCHELL-ASHLEY HARDWARE
CO. OF FOUR DOLLARS.

A stranger worked the check rack
ct on the Mitchell-Ashley Hardware
Co. Friday and got away with four
dollars. :
The man was tall, had red mus
tache and red complexion and wore a
white, broad-brimmed hat, the brim
Tapping down. He gave his name as
George White and presented a Maury
National Bank check for $40 in pay
ment for stove worth SIC, promising
to come for the stove this morning
The check was signed John B. Cox"
and was endorsed by the man. Inves-
tigation at the bank showed that
there was no customer on the books
named John B. Cox.
The man appeared at the store with
a companion about five feet, ten inches
in height of dark hair and dark COM
plexion. He first bought a stove and
some vessels from clerk for $19 and
presented the check. The clerk re-
ferred the matter to Mr.. Sim Ashley
who looked at the check and thought
it was signed by John r. Cox, of
Maury county, and told the clerk to
give the man the difference in money.
The man had changed his mind about
the vessels, worth SO, and was given
four dollars in change. The officers
were informed about the matter after
the mistake as to the signer of the
check was discovered, but failed to
find the man or his companion
Local officers received a card Fri |
day night offering a reward of $25 for |
the arrest of man who had been |
working the same game in Murfrees-
boro. The description given answers
that of the companion of the man, who
worked the game here.
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ton. Anyway, it all means broader.
better things for our community, in
the proper development of it's re-
! sources.
The soil here is varied and the high.
er lands are especially adapted for
the growing of orchards and melons.
The continent elements of the sandy
soil and the flint rock soil are very
suitable for the growing OF
canteloupes, while the tincture of
iron present in some places
is fine. or course some fertilizers,
potash possibly, will be used to in
sure uniform sweetness, flavor and
irmness in the melon and some exper-
iments must necessarily be made The
first year or two. Already 100 acres
have been pledged and daily the acre.
age is increased. Seeds have been or
dered, as well as 5000 crates, with 9th.
er orders to follow. OF course the
Rocky Ford melon will be pla0.ed.
The melons grown here promise to
he of better quality, and can be grown
at much less cost than in the remote
West, and the shipping facilities are
better, with no necessity for the re-
packing of melons at market.
The several associations in this Sec
ton are so organized that they work
together, and all arrangements for
cars and shipping made and insured,
the association at Lawrenceburg pos
sibly having this in charge.
We have noticed that writer's state
that "cantaloupes must be eaten fresh,
as they can neither be dried nor can
ned" We refer them to the Culleoka
Association for the recipe for ripe
cantaloupe sweet pickle, the best of
sweet pickle.
The association will pay much atten-
lion to fruit trees and small fruits.
There are two or three good nurseries
ere that won highest praise from the
tate Inspector, and from these will be
btained the best varieties of tested
rees AMI plants.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-26
A HOPELESS CASE.

Bill Jones, he is a regular freak;
Clean through the country you might
seek
And never find in all your days
A Teller with sech curious ways.
You tell him how this country's bound
Fur ruin, cause finance amt sound,
Likewise deficient in the law;
Bill simply laughs an says ooh,
Pshaw!"
He amt afeard of germs an things;
He says the daily sunshine brings
Its remedy for every woe
Until it comes your time to go.
/ amt like that, my stars, thank!
How ken you argue with crank
That lets you stan aroun' an jaw,
An simply laughs an says ooh,
Pshaw"
Washington Star.
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THE LITTLE
DUCHESS"
LARGE AUDIENCE WITNESSES A
DELIGHTFUL PERFORM
ANCE.

There are doubtless better attrac-
tions on the road than The Little
Duchess which held the boards Fri
day night at the opera house, but it
! is rare occasion indeed when Column
bit theatre-goers have an opportunity
of witnessing performance nearly
| approaching this one in merit.
All in all the large audience present
spent several pleasant and acceptable
hours under the playing of Miss Flo
Berry as the Countess Olga Won HAITI
field and her delightful company. The
scenery and the costuming of the en-
tire production was handsome indeed,
the music, especially the singing of
the star and the choruses, was good,
the comic features were new and were
really comic. Holding equal promi-
nence in the cast with the star was
Mr.. Robert Lett, who played the part
of Gustav, the bathing master, and
with whom all the ladies fell in love.
He was omnipresent and with each ap-
pearance brought smiles and laughter
to his hearers. 1t costs more to bring
an attraction of the character of the
Little Duchess to Columbia, but we
believe, not only the temporary, but
the permanent increase in patronage,
would pay Manager Wilkins in large
measure.
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CULLEOKA, Tenn, January 90
Time and tide wait for no man.
In years past this was true, wher
time and tide moved with the rising
and setting of the sun. Today our cal
endars are but convenient markers OF
dates, for. time flies so rapidly in the
affairs of men that a day means not So
many hours, but so much accomplish.
ed
A man once raised his crop Of wheat,
corn and cotton and harvested them.
Then he sat him down to await the
season for planting a new crop of the
same, each year virtue passing out of
his soil. Slowly he awoke to the con
ditions, and diversified his crops. The
Western farmer harnessed the
streams, defying drouth, used fertiliz-
ers and made the desert to blossom
as the rose" and gold piled into his
Golfers.
1t has taken forty years for the
Southland and her people to overcome
the fatal effects and influences of her
civil strife, and now that she is fully
awake and ready to cope with condi
tions, new era has dawned for her
In our own Middle Tennessee oppor-
tunities are rich for the man who will
work with both brain and Drawn.
What natural advantages exist in
other counties Maury has in rich
abundance. But tbs not of Tennessee
nor Maury county that we wish to
speak. We have a little universe all
our own out here, and we consider
Culleoka the hub" In churches.
schools, business, fair, intelligent wo
men, noble, progressive men, we
admit no superiors. We are aboard the
Dixie Flyer of Time, and we will get
there, on the frst-seetian.
Our recently organized Fruit Grow.
ers' Association" with C. S. Colvert,
Pres, r. A. Wilkes, Manager, and w.
H. Wilkes, Treas. and Sec, is on
board too, and with the aid and power
of sunshine and rain will soon be
serving choice canteloupes to all here.
and yonder. Mr.. R. II. Lister and 9TH
err representative men have addressed
the men here from time to time They
were pleased with the enthusiasm and |
interest shown and possibly increased !
that zeal by their words of praise of |
he intelligence and even the good |
looks of the members of the associa-
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STEEL IN HIS BRAIN.
POWERFUL MAGNET TO BE USED
IN EFFORT TO ExTRl-
CATE 1T.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia pow
erfhl magnet will be used tomorrow al
a hospital here in an effort 70 draw a
piece of steel from the brain of John
Nail, of Winston, N. G.
While Nail was at work in a ma
chine shop six months ago piece of
metal penetrated his skull over the
right ear. 1t was drawn out, but a
splinter of the steel remains in the
brain.
Recently he arrived here and ply
sicians with X-rays found the bit of
steel. The skull was opened and there
were hemorrhea. That made it impos-
sible to proceed. Nail will be etheriz-
ed tomorrow and the magnet will be
applied to draw out the piece of steel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-26
HUMOR COVERED -.
HEAD AND SCALP
Bothered With Itching for a Long
Time Found No Relief Until
Cuticura Was Used - Kentucky
Lady Now Completely Well.
WISHES SUCCESS TO
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"After using Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment, and Pills, l am very glad to say
I am entirely relieved of that itching
humor of the head and scalp which l
was bothered with quite a length of
time. l did not use the Cuticura Rem
edies more than three times before I
began to get better, and now am COM
pletely we'll suffered with that humor
on my head, and found no relief until |
took the Cuticura Remedies. l think
l used several cakes of Cuticura Soap,
three boxes of Ointment, and two walls
of Pills. l am doing all | can to publish
the Cuticura Remedies, for they have
done me good, and know they will do
others the same. With best wishes for
your success" Mrs. Matte Jackson,
June IL, 1905. Mortonsville, Ky.
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GOV. TAYLoR's DATES.

Gov. Taylor has announced the fol
lowing East Tennessee appointments:
Cleveland, Feb. 3; Benton, Feb. 5;
Athens, Feb. g. Madisonville, Feb. Z;
Loudon, Feb. s.. cambridge, Feb. 9;
Morristown, Feb. TO-. 1t is probable
that the Ex-Governor will continue the
canvass in that section of the State
until he has covered practically all the
counties. All the above speakings will
begin at l O'CLOCK
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IL YEARS. SUFFERING
Cured Sound and Well By Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment at Expense of 75c.

at had been suffering for twelve
years with sore on my limb, and had
physicians give me treatment, and none
gave me any relief until got hold of
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and
l was cured sound and well with one
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of
Ointment. Ihave confidence in Cuticura
and would not take ten dollars for one
box if I knew that / could not get any
more" D. M. Robertson,
Sept. 90, 1905. Newton, Miss.
CompIee External and Internal Treatment for every
Hnmor from Pmples to Scrofula from Infancy 10 Age,
consisting Of Cuticura Soap 25c Ointment SOC, Resell
vent Soc lin form Chocolate Coated Pills. Sc vial
of co., may be had Of all druggists single set often cures.
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Propss Boston, Mass
-Aailed Free elbow to Care for Skim Scalp, and HAM,
and . Low to Cure Torturing Eczema"
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James K. Polk, a great-great-grand
son of the president, is one of the
championship whist team of Wash
ington. His partner is Francis Nye,
the assistant district assessor. A few
evenings ago they defeated the cham
pions of the house, Congressman
Bowie, of Alabama, and Loundsberry,
of Minnesota.
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and is the synonym for
strength and purity. 1t is sold
in almost all the civilized coun-
tries of the globe.
If the cod fish became extinct
it would be a worldwide calam-
ity, because the oil that comes
from it's liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing and.life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors of Scott's Emul-
sion found a way of preparing
cod liver oil so that everyone can
take it and get the full value of
the oil without the Objectionable
taste. SCOTS Emulsion is the
best thing in the world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions of
wasting and lost strength.
1 Send for free sample. 1
SCOTT q BOVINE, CHEMISTS
| Aos-z1S PEARL STREET, NEW YORK
SOC and 800. An druggists.
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TO JAPAN.
HON. LUKE WRIGHT GIVEN THIS
DESIRABLE POSI-
TON.
Special to The Herald.

The President has appointed Hon.
Luxe Wright. at present Governor
General of the Philippines, Ambas-
sador to Japan.
General Wright is the first TO fill this
important position.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-26
IAN A FH I'll 1U9tL AWAKENING,

RECENTLY ORGANIZED cANTELouPE ASSOCIATION AT cUL.
LEokA MARKS AN EPOCH IN FARMING AFFAIRS OF
THE COUNTY,
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"A WILD GOOSE CHASE

DEPICTING SOME DELIGHTS THE COLUMBIA PARTY
HAD FLOATING DOWN THE CLASSIC DUCK.
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WILMINGTON n. c., APRIL %. 1905

ed out spaces beneath thick shrubbery
and semi-tropical plants for which
Golden Gate Park is famous and un-
der these found some sort of protection
from the chilly night air.
AS yet there has been little sickness
aside from nervous shocks and physi-
cal exhaustion and from these most of
the people have recovered. The efforts
Of the military authorities today were
all in the direction of improving the
sanitary condition and guard against
any possible epidemic that may result
from the exposed situation of so many
thousand people. All refuse must be
deposited in trenches dug for that pur-
pose. and the park has been divided
into various sanitary districts, over
which military officers have been given
command and which are patrolled by
regular soldiers or by municipal police
Information bureaus have been
established, and telephone service is
being provided by the signal corps of
the regular army. At the entrance
of the park, known as the panhandle
district. an enormous bill board has
been erected and is being used as
directory by those who wish to desig-
nate their location in the camp for the
benefit of seeking friends. All vehicles
that enter the park are cOnfiscated by
the military authorities. and are being
used to deliver supplies to the various
points, as we'll as to remove refugees
desiring to reach points beyond the
jurisdiction of the authorities All
those who desire to leave the park, and
go to any point in the interior of the
state, are encouraged to do So.
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Area of District Sweptby Flames
Estimates on the Financial Loss Vary From $500 600 TO
s5oo,oo0 oo0-A Multitude of Destitute People
Remain in the City.

/ San Francisco, April 21.-Agair
came the appearance this morning
that the fire had burned itself out
Last night the flames came from Mob
Hill ridge, making their way to the
| big sea wall sheds. docks and ware
houses, but reports of damage done
| are conflicting. One statement is that
| most of the valuable property on the
East Shore line escaped A "Bulle-
tim reporter, who had skirted the wa
ter front in tug, this morning SAYS
that everything except four docks had
been swept clean from Fisherman s
wharf at the foot of Powell street. to
point around westerly, almost to
the ferry building This means that
nearly mile of grain sheds, dock $
and wharves have been added to the
general destruction. The reporter al
so declared that he saw fire blazing in
|South San Francisco last night. and
that spots in the suburb were smouI-
"Si1nS ILLS oi0uOoA ACcOTuluS 10
his account the fire was still burning
at the foot Of Powell street early to-
day, but there was no possibility of
its going into the presidio district.
Fire broke out in the southside Fer
ry building last night, but fire tugs
did effective work, and saved the
building from damage in that direc-
ton
In the section north of Market
street, the ruined district is practical
ly bounded on the west by VanNess
avenue, although in many blocks the
flames destroyed squares to the west
of that thoroughfare. The VanNess
avenue burned line runs northerly
to Greenwich street, which is a few
blocks from the bay. Then the boun-
Diary goes up over Telegraph hill and
down to that portion of the shore that
faces Oakland. Practically everything
hn the district bounded by Market
street, VanNess avenue, Greenwich
street and the Bay is in ashes. Oh
the east side of Hyde street hill the
hre burned down to Bay street and
avenue, and stopped at
that intersection. All south of Mar
ket street, with perhaps some excep-
tions in the vicinity of the Pacific
Mail dock is gone This section is
bounded on the north by Market street
and runs out to Guerro streets, goes
out that street two blocks, turns west
to Dolores, runs west six blocks to |
about Twenty-Second, taking in four
olocks on the other side of Dolores.
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A PROGRESSIVE FIRM
Messrs. Leitner & wilkins, Architects.
Doing Large Business in This State
and Also South Carolina.

In the daily bulletin of the Manu-
facturers Record of the 18th, under the
head of Building Notes. is found six
buildings for which the we'll known
firm Of this city, Leitner & Wilkins,
architects with rooms in the Southern
building, drew the plans. Three Of
these buildings are at Florence, S. c.,
two at Sumter and one at Conway.
the cheapest of the buildings is
$4,000 and the others are far more
costly
This firm opened an Office in Will
m1ngtOn but a few months ago and
from the beginning they have done q
most gratifying business. Plans have
been drawn by them for several i'm
portant buildings in this city. They be-
lieve in advertising as can be seen by
a glance through this paper and they
find that it pays. Their business is
already Of considerable proportions and
it is credit to the city Of Whining
ton to have a firm of architects that
do such an extensive business not only
in Wilmington but in other states
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BARACA RECEPTION
Members of the Class Entertained by
Mrs. G. 0. Byerly in a Most Enjoy
able Manner

A very enjoyable reception was
given by Mrs. C. O. Byerly, teacher of
the Baraca class of the First Baptist
church, to the members of her class on
last Thursday evening There were
about 35 young men and several young
ladies who enjoyed the hospitality of
Mrs. Byerly at her resident No. 40,
Dock street
A very nice program was arranged
and carried out perfectly Miss Jennie
Stanland entertained the party for a
while with several select piano solos.
Messrs. Claude pss and and f. G..
West then sang ve:- 0ffectively several
of the latet and be songs.
Mrs. Byerly favored the party
with very interesting Cost story
which was greatly enjoyed by ALL
Messrs. E. L. Hawkins. 7. A High
smith, H. E. Merritt and r. A. Pyke
were then called on for talks.
Ice cream, cake and other dainties
were then served. All seemd to enjoy
the occasion to the utmost