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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
How TiIIman Lost an Eye.
(Pearson's Magazine.)

Although his brothers were old
enough to serve in the Confederate
army, Benjamin r. Tillman was a
schoolboy of Is when the great strug.
gle began. He knew that at 16 he
must join the Confederate forces, and
his brothers wrote back from the field
entreating him to get as much educa-
ton as possible, because the war might
last so long that he would never again
be able to go to school,
Even at night young Tillman would
continue his studies, frequently car
rying a lighted knot into the woods
and lying down with his books beside
it. He was tall, lank, silent boy,
dictatorial and brusque, but a natural
student, The heat of the pine torch
injured his left eye, and plunge in
cold water brought on a tumor that
destroyed it. 1t was almost two years
illness following this mishap that pre-
vented the youth from serving in
arms against the Union.
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Birds Nest On Freight Car.
New York Tribune.)

A curious story of a nesting place
chosen by birds comes from Germany.
A pair of redroats, so a correspondent
says, have built their nests upon a
freight car running between Marbach
and Hebron. It contains four
eggs, upon which the female is now
brooding. The curious part of the
story is that the wagon is in daily
use, either in transit or in loading or
unloading. The male bird feeds his
mate, flying to and from the truck
while in motion, and, unlike some hui
man travellers who pay for their
tickets, he has never been known to
miss his train. The starting signal
invariably finds him at his post near
the nest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
COLORED SOCIAL
CLUB RAIDED
And Esq. Ricketts, Fines The Pro-
prietor OF The House $50 For Dis
pensing Liquor On Sunday.

Policeman Pack of Mt. Pleasant, is
said to be a terror TO the lawless and
has his class under better control in
the Phosphate City than for a num-
Der of years.
Sunday morning officer Pack raided
the home of D. Jones, colored and
found the host dispensing the cup
that inebriates to ten sable citizens.
The entire gang was arrested and APP
peared before Esq. Ricketts, Tuesday
morning for trial They claimed that
a colored social club had been formed
with headquarters at the Jones home
and that it was their custom to pur
chase beer and whiskey on Saturdays
and to assemble at their club on Sun
days to drink it, Jones acting the part
of barkeeper
This explanation sounded fishy to
Esq Ricketts, and he assessed Jones
$50 and costs on a charge of selling
liquor on Sunday and turned the GUS
toners aloose. Jones appealed to the
Circuit Court.
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sister, Mrs. Stubblefeld in Nashville
Mrs. Walter Forgey has returned
to Mt. Pleasant, after a visit to rela.
tives in Columbia.
Mrs. F. ]. Evans and Mr.. and Mrs
Ninian Evans have returned from
Nashville, where they have been visit
ing Mr.. E. R. Blackman aud family.
Mr.. Robert Swan has returned from
Nashville, where he was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swan.
Mr.. Emory Harper, of Gray Dudley
Hardware Co., of Nashville, visited
Mr.. T. G. Hughes several days this
week.
The will of the late D. j. Church,
of the Theta neighborhood, has been
filed for probate.
Mr.. Eugene Younger has returned
from West Tennessee, where he has
been teaching school
Miss Isabel Coulter has returned to
Santa Fe, after a visit to her sister,
in Watertown, Tenn.
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sOe0ssss0oeosooes
o ROBERTS BEND AND
Q KNOB CREEK. (
ssssoeeeoosoOseoC

ROBERTS BEND AND KNOB
CREEK, June AIR. R. H. Black
well continues quite ILL.,
Miss Lucille Roberts has returned
home from Elkton, Kentucky, to spend
vacation.
Miss Bessie Hull, of Goodwin, is with
relatives at Williamsport this week.
Mrs. VIM. Reece, of Williamsport,
spent last week at the home of her
father, Mr. Frank Hull, at Goodwin.
Mrs. James Beasley and baby, of
Aspen Hill. Giles county, are with
relatives at Roberts Bend.
Misses Pearl, Bessie and Winnie Al
len and Mildred Gregory went last
week to visit the Misses Walters, of
Carriers Creek and attend the closing
exercises of Theta school and Bran
ham & Hughes this week.
MI. Edgar Page and sister. Miss
Aline, attended the closing exercises
of Theta school last Thursday.
Mr.. Zollie Walters closed a very
successful school at Athendale last
Friday. We hope to have him as
teacher again next fall.
Miss Ophelia Page and little niece,
Albertine Page went Sunday after
noon to be with relatives at Jones'
Valley this week.
Mr.. Wess Roberts and little daugh-
ter, Louise and Mr.. Maury Vestal, of
Columbia, Mr.. Walter Church and
family of Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Burr
Church of Santa Fe, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Marshal Roberts family
Miss Mildred Blackwood, who has
been attending Soule College, attend
ed church at Goodwin chapel Sunday.
She and Miss Pearl Roane go today
to attend exercises of Branham &
Hughes.
Mrs. E. H. Garner is at the bedside
of her father, Mr.. Francis Miller, of
Shady Grove.
Miss Francis Garner has returned
from the Institute to spend vacation.
Miss Louise Fraser of Columbia, is
with Miss Maggie Hendley this week
Mrs. Ernest Timmons and baby, of
Goodwin, are with relatives in Nash
vile this week.
We were glad to see Miss Maud
Dawson able to be out at church Sun
day.
Chloe" anticipates a visit to Cul-
leoka relatives latter part of the week.
CHLOE.
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BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Holds an Interesting Meeting-All
Teachers Must Be Examined.

The city Board of Education held an
interesting meeting Tuesday night
at the City Hall.
The matter of chief interest was
in regard to the selection of teach
ers for the next year. Judge E. E.
Erwin made a motion, which was sec.
onded by Mr.. Ashton, that all teach
ers, who were not willing to rely on
their examination papers of the past
two years, be re-examined This
brought forth considerable discussion,
and on the vote, division was called
for. Messrs. E. E. Erwin, Lynch Per-
ry, j. B. Ashton and j. H. Digger vot-
ed aye, and Messrs. Jno. A. Cakes,
w. A. Provine and ]. F. Wiley, no, the
motion thus carrying 1t was decided
to hold the examination on June 18th
and 18th, and on June 14th to hold a
meeting of the Board for the cleo
ton of teachers.
1t was decided to employ a male
principal of the Grammar School at
salary of $3.50 per year, who shall
have charge of the 9Th, 9Th, 7th and
Sth grades. It was also decided to
employ one additional teacher and
one paid substitute.
1t was also decided to move the LIST
grade from the rotunda building to the
room now occupied by Mrs. Mitchelrs
classes and to move the 9Th grade
from the Andrews school to the Athe-
naeum.
The committee appointed to make
an estimate of the repairs necessary
at the Athenaeum, filed it's report and
was continued for the purpose of COM
pleting plans and specifications.
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FIRE ALARM
INEFFICIENT
And The Board Of Mayor And Alder
men Will Investigate The Matter
OF An improved System.

The present fire alarm system is r.
effective and failure and it looks as,
II the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
will have to take steps to install a
regular electric system, a telephone
system or return to the old system of
ringing bell by hand.
The present system is ineffective
for several reasons. First, the mech
anism is faulty and can not be relied
on. Second, if it happens that the
alarm is turned in from both tele-
phone offices at one time or from one
telephone Office and the court house
alarm, the mechanism is so arranged
that no alarm will be sounded. Third,
If an alarm should be turned in Just
when the clock is sounding the hour,
the operator would have to wait till
the hour had been sounded, and then
turn in the alarm, to prevent a con-
fusion of sounds. Fourth, the bell is
the same used to sound the hours and
when sounding the fire alarm gives
forth no dissimilarity of sound, which
is necessary to attract the prompt at
tention of the firemen.
A number of business men have
signed a petition asking the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen to install an
electric alarm system, but many of
the signatures are rather In the ma
ture of protest against the present
inadequate system, than an indorse-
ment of a regular electric system.
The city received some months
since proposition at an initial cost
of $1,000 for eight boxes scattered
over the city connected with a CEN
trail alarm. This amount looks rather
steep. especially when it is taken into
consideration that both the telephone
companies would probably be willing
to have the wires strung on their
polls without charge. There would
also be the annual cost of main
tenance.
In talk with a well-posted tele-
phone man this morning, the gentle
man stated to a representative of the
Herald, that while he had not made
any figures, he was satisfied that a
telephone system with say twenty
boxes could be installed for one-half
of $1,000 and could be maintained at
a small cost. That if one man was
kept constantly at the engine house
the system would be entirely effective,
and a sirene whistle or a bell could be
installed at the engine house by which
the firemen could be notified.
The Board however, will doubtless
go into the matter thoroughly before
going to any extra expense.
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eeoese . . Q . . . ees q
OVER THE COUNTY.
0 Q 0 go . ssso sesee 9

Mr.. ]. A. Timmons and wife, of
Goodwin, are spending several days in
5hville. Mr.. Timmons is attend
ing the Convention and Mrs. Timmons
is visiting Mrs R. A. Coleman.
Mr.. Murray Armstrong, who has
been visiting his father, has returned
to Jacksonville, Fla.
DR.. E. E. Collins, who has been at
tending the Convention at Nashville,
has returned to Williamsport.
The family of Mr.. H. J. Hill, of God
win. is visiting relatives in Nashville.
Miss Kate Sowell and her guest,
Miss Mary Bell Gray are visiting the
latters grandmother at Williamsport
Miss Susie Bell Moore, who has
been visiting in Nashville, will return
to Spring Hill this evening.
Miss Evelyn Watkins is visiting
friends in Spring Hill.
Miss Sale, of West Tennessee, is
the guest of Mrs. William Hughes at
Spring Hill.
Mrs. Nettie Hunter and daughter,
of Texas, are the guests of Mrs. Annie
Stephenson at Zion.
Miss Mildred Gregory is visiting
friends at Carriers Creek.
Miss Annie Bratton has returned to
Shady Grove, after a visit to Miss
frankie Lipscomb.
Mr.. Robert ]. Overall of Nashville,
is visiting his sister Mrs. James Fitz-
gerald at Theta.
Miss Addie Woodland has returned to
Nashville, after visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N Woolard.
Prof. r. L. Harris, formerly Of this
county, now of Oxford, Miss, is visit
Ing in Maury.
Mrs. A. p Gregory has returned
home. after a visit to Cincinnati.
Miss Mary Trousdale, who has been
teaching school at Olmstead, KY, is
at home for the summer.
Miss Dixie Watkins is visiting her
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
THROWN FROM
BUGGY
Squire 5ostick Very Seriously In
jured Near Mt. Pleasant.

MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, June 5.-A
serious and what came very near be-
ing fatal accident happened today
to Esquire ]. C. Bostick, of this place.
He was driving on the pike about one
mile north of town, in a buggy with
his little grandson, when the horse
wheeled suddenly and turned the bug
gy over. Mr.. Bostick was thrown
violently to the ground, causing pain
full Commissions on his head, face Shout
ders and back, and owing to his adj
vanced age his condition is extremely
serious.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Q . ee . Q . Q . Q . . a0O0e
. AROUND TOWN. Q


The sewer down South Main street
from the square to Helms branch is
being laid.
The j. A. Sloan warehouse near the
freight depot is nearing completion.
One of the prettiest sights near
town is Mr.. Horace Raineys cherry
orchard. The trees are loaded this
year and so thick is the, fruit that the
leaves are almost entirely hidden and
/ the trees appear from a distance like
immense crimson flowers
"Beauseant," 2:061a arrived Friday
and is at South Side Park under the
management of trainer Harrison. This
is one of the finest horses in the coun-
try and Maury county stock raisers
are fortunate in getting the privilege
to breed to such an animal.
There is a movement on foot by the
property holders on West Seventh
street out side of the corporation to
extend the sewer as far out as Tuck
er's store
Mr.. w. G. Salmon has closed up the
trusteeship of the M. B. Crosthwait
stock, and was most successful in the
undertaking.
Mr.. ]. w. Howard is having extern
sive improvements made on his coun-
try home, the Sam Taylor place on the
Mt. Pleasant pike.
The foundation of Mr.. G. A. Parker's
residence on West Seventh street is
completed This will be one of the
handsomest residences in Columbia
when finished.
The usual first Monday crowd was
absent to large extent, due to the
fact that farm work is pressing.
Wheat harvesting will begin this
week and the prospect is for a fair
yield of good quality Prices will
range high and so cents a bushel is
already being paid for future deliv-
cry.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Church have
moved to their country home to spend
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Roberts, of
Riverside, are receiving congratula-
tions over the arrival of a young gen
tleman at their home.
Paul Brownlow, of Mt. Pleasant, has
accepted a position with the Farmers
& Merchants Bank of Columbia dur
ing the vacation.
Judge w. O. Gordon has ordered
the lights in the clock tower at the
new court house cut off Twenty-four
incandescent lights were required to
light the tower and the cost to the
county was $24 per month. Judge
Gordon thought this too expensive,
hence the order.
Mr.. ]. B. Armstrong, degree captain
of Woodbine Lodge, Nashville, came
out Monday night and instructed Hope
Rebekah Lodge in some new floor
work in the comforting of degrees.
Woodbine Lodge has captured the
first prize for the best degree work
for several years, but has decided not
to compete hereafter and Columbia
lodge will likely try for the prize.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08

No woman ever really respects her
husband unless he shocks her once in
while by using cuss words.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
TEACHERS IN
SESSION

The Maury County Teachers Asso-
citation held their regular monthly
meeting in the County Court room
Saturday Arrangements were made
for the teachers institute to be held
in Columbia this summer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08

Trouble For Some Man Later On.
Pittsburg is worrying over a girl
baby with two tongues.-MiIwaukee
Sentinel.
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Miss Irene Williams left Tues
day for visit to friends in Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York From
the latter place she will sail the last
of the month for Europe where she
will spend the remainder of the sum
mer with her sister, Mrs Hamerik,
who resides in Copenhagen, Denmark
The closing exercises of the school
of Prof. A. c. Allen at Williamsport,
were held at the school house Friday
evening Quite an interesting pro-
gram was carried out, and the pupils
showed very skillful training in their
work, the musical contributions be-
ing especially enjoyed.
The Mt. Pleasant Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
present the District Singing Skule in
that city on Friday evening the eighth
of this month. The proceeds of the
entertainment will go towards the
monument in Mt. Pleasant which it is
proposed to erect to the memory of
the Confederate soldiers.
The many friends in this city and in
Lawrenceburg, the former home of the
bride elect, will be interested in the
announcement of the approaching we'd
ding of Mrs. Mary Higdon and Mr..
Garnett RaineY of this city. which
will be very quietly solemnized at the
home of the brides uncle, Mr.. Sam
Davis of Lewisburg, Tenn, on Tues
day the twelfth of this month.
The election of Mr.. Ed J. Hamilton
to the Bachelor of Ugliness at Van
derbilt which by the way, is not
awarded as the name would Indicate
but always falls to the lot of the most
popular student, will interest many in
this community as Mr.. Hamilton will
be stationed at the Columbia Military
Academy next year. Mr.. Hamilton in
addition to his record as a student,
possesses the fame of being quite an
athlete. being a good football player,
fine basketball man, base ballist, a
good track man, holding the Southern
intercollegiate record for broad jump.
Miss Susie Parks, of Atlanta, Ca,
who has been the recipient OF many
social attentions since her stay in this
city, was given a very delightful bridge
party Saturday morning by Mrs.
Bruce Cochran. The spacious par
lors, where the game was played at
eight tables, were fragrant Will, the@
perfume of lilies and jassamine, which
were profusely used in the decora-
lions. Mrs Henry Evans, of Mont
gomery, Ala, making the highest
score. was awarded the prize, hand
some plate. At the conclusion of the |
game luncheon consisting of many
tempting u6llCdCISS was SOINSus
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. I
and Mrs. Arthur Wellington Hart, of
Baltimore, to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Annie Chambers
Czapski, to Haynes McFadden, very
popular and well-known Nashvillian,
the ceremony to take place in the
presence of a small company in Christ
Church Cathedral in Louisville on
Saturday afternoon, June s16, at $50
o'clock
The brides brother, B. B. Czapsk,
of st. Paul, will give her in marriage.
There will be no reception, the bride
and groom leaving Immediately for
Chicago and a Northwestern trip,
from which they will return about
July to Notwithstanding Amer
can.
Additional Society Page Seven.
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IN SOCIETY,".

Miss Mary Barrow left Satur-
day for Horn Springs to attend a
house party at that place given by the
young men.
Many friends here of the family of
Mr.. John Bose, now living in Sheffield,
Ala, will be interested to learn that
his daughter, Miss Theta Bose, was
so fortunate as to win the medal given
in the school of that city by the
Daughters of the Confederacy for the
best essay on the Reconstruction
Period.
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He Is the Mr.. Plat Of Austria.

Emperor Francis Joseph is forced
repeatedly to deny rumors of his con-
templated Washington
Star
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04
Temperature of Milk.

This is the season Of the year when
extreme care is required in the keeping
of milk and its products. 1t greatly
simplifies the problem of the care of
milk during the heated term, il one will
consider that in 80 far as any distinction
obtains between summer and winter re-
quirements, it is all involved in the one
word, temperature. Cleanliness is al
ways in order whether in winter or in
summer, but cleanliness without control
of temperature will not preserve milk.
Hence the control of the temperature of
milk and cream is the chief concern OF
the dairyman, through the heated term.
1t il to the good fortune of Maine dairy
men that the ice crop never fails, and
that it is easily accessible to all dairy
farms. With plenty of ice at hand, the
tenn perature of the milk and its products
is easily and chsaply controlled. Tenn
perature is the one condition that has
made possible the building up and sus.
tanning the extensive cream trade now
carried on with Boston and vicinity.
Thus it is that the severe cold Of the
Maine winter is closely linked with the
success of summer dairying.-Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-04

would have weakened nad he seen II.
Still, after we laughed. we fcit nj the
better disposed toward Jimmy. so l
don't know but 1t WAS good FORE or
introduction. after oil. Jimmy was
looking for work. Il subject OF research
not general to the lnjun. but by no
means SO rare us his detractors would
make out. Ike got 1t. The job was to
clean out Billy Bucks corral. Steve
found employment for the hands close
to home for tue day, that no one s.Ioa'G
miss the result 1t is always business
first on the ranch, and practical joke
takes precedence over other laDors'
Steve hung around the corral. where
he could peek through the chinks.
Hoarse whispers inquiring. Anything
I'D YETI? were for SO long answered IN
the negative that 1t seemed the day
hud been in vain. At last the welcome
shout rang out: "Injun and deer fight!
Everybody runl" We flew. breathless
with anticipatory chuckles. We landed
on top of the shed to witness an in
spring scene-one long legged. six
foot and half Injun. suitably attired
In a plug hat, cutaway coat. breech
clout and moccaslns, graphing In NOR
tai combat large and very angry
deer.
Splendid was the exhibition of
strength and agility we looked upon;
but, alas, its poetry was ripped up ths-
back by the cutaway coat, the plug
hat and the unrelated effect Of those
long, bare red legs twinkling beneath.
Indirectly it was the plug hat that
ended the battle. At first II Jimmy.
Hit.ths- Bottle felt any emotion, wheth.
er Joy, resentment, terror or anything
man can feel, his face did not show
1t. One Of the strangest features OF
the show was that Immediately calm
face suddenly appearing through the
dust clouds. unconscious Of storm and
stress.
At last, however, yank Of the
deer's head-Jimmy had him by the
horns-caused the plug hat to snap of,
and the next second the deer's sharp
foot went through 1t. You will remem.
Der Achilles did not get excited until
bis helmet touched the dust. Well,
from what the cold, pale light Of fact
shows of the size and prowess Of those
ancient swaggerers, Jimmy.Hit-the-Bot-
tie could have picked Achilles up by
his vulnerable heel and bumped his
brains out against tree. and this with.
out strain, SO when the pride Of his
life, his precious plug hat, was thus
maltreated bis rage was vast In pro-
portion.
His eyes shot streaks Of black light.
ming. He twisted the deer's head side
ways and with a leap landed on his
back. Once there he seized an ear be.
tween his strong teeth and shut down.
We rose to our feet and yelled. 1t was
wonderful, but chaotic. would defy
a moving picture camera to resolve
that tornado into Its elements Of deer
and Injun. We were conscious of curl
Gus illusions, such as deer with
dozen heads growing out OF all parts
of a body as spherical as this our
earth, and an lnjun with legs that We
toed all laws Of gravltation and anat-
omy.
Poor Billy Buck! He outdid the
widest of our pitching horses for q
half minute, but the two hundred ana
odd pounds he had on his back told.
He couldn't hold the gait. Jimmy