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Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08
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Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

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itropbe psrurfaht babe.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

Sn feinsm umiangrsidsn sSu6res6es
ridte bebauptet 6loiteniecretdr Mets
calf, Der aaerOings bic 5tdrte isoer
5lotte mad Dem Sonnenge6ult ibrer
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600. elm 3erit6rer fir $500, 900.
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Munitionsiaiff fir $1.750.0OO, Elm
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lSufjs nidt 81 erfa5rsn. n~eni1fteng
bat Der 6Iotteniecreidr o1rii6er tsin
Wcrt 81 idgeH.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08
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The p. V. Deuster Co..
90 Mason St.-AILWaukee, Wis.
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ard admitted for Transmission through tue mails
NJ eecouda elnagF ateel
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08
The p. v. Deuster Co..
90 Mason st.-AIlwaukee, Wis.

tFntefeo az the p0st-omcs ~ Milwaukee, Wis
ard admitted Tor Transmission through tue mails
~ sec0nd-class rates9
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

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lpiro an tinOerlOie CUTE 9eute Al pers
identen 8siuht. Rur Qihtreifauras
teure nit grimarefsren3sn ipeqen i'd
msIoeH BEL 5rdulein Siftslmann.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

Der qrofsFor 5o6o DerF6er. uns.
oaB Die MdrsconGls snau5ia Meilen
brett uno oreitauIenoWeilsH lana lino.
nus mag od bic GanaIeORmiFion TO.
ten!
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

0ura feline esnaue uleTuno oss
8sf6DiHbisseit oes 9ihts BAT Der
9rofeHor Ri9slion ben R%obelprsis
%aeppnnsH. ginen speiten R~u5eIprsis
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St6Uin0istsit 6ereans.e. NIT psI,
1sr man6s MeRldsn Gin gssebsnss
0erfDrehen oeraeiiep.
Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1907-12-08

Der pisosr6olt ongstinOiste Rid
gang Der 6lsii6preiis iteint nun fir
bic Sintdufe Der 9roBI9Id9ter gu gsls
ten. 0as pu6Iicum merit nod bIiss
penig oapOH.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
HAD COMMITTED
OBJECTIONABLE SIN
HOLINESS WOMAN THOUGHT FOR
HAVING PHYSICIAN IN ILL.,
NEss.-JUMPED IN
CREEK.

FAYETTEVILLE. Tenn. June II,
Mrs. Rossie Hall Kilgore, wife Of Rev.
Jesse Kilgore. a holiness preacher,
attempted to end her life this morning
about 4 o'clock. by jumping into Nor
ris creek. in East Fayetteville.
Mrs. Kilgore was a firm believer In
divine healing, and because a physi-
clan was summoned during her recent
illness she concluded that she had
committed an objectionable sin, and
brooded over the matter until her
mind became unbalanced. Al an early
hour this morning dressed in a wrap
per. she wendell her way to the creek
and probably would have drowned had
it not been for some colored people
who saw her act and rescued her.
Mrs. Kilgore, before her marriage
was Miss Bessie Hall and was noted
for her kindness to the sick and I'M
fortunate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
= ~ As s0E 4 ~ elR3Y ,ilJ0A BIS
MANS RIGHTS
VS.. A HENS

In England a bicyclist is liable for
damages IL he runs over a hen, says
the New York Evening Post, but 1t q
hen runs over him he can recover
nothing. In a recent case the plain
4fT sought damages because a hen
had wrecked his wheel by flying be-
tween the spokes." In the county
court the Judge decided in favor OF
the defendant, observing that there
was no evidence before him that IL
was the general habit of hens to do
as this one had" On appeal the judg-
ment was affirmed The plaintif's
counsel contended that ut was mat
fer Of common knowledge that 1t was
the disposition OF hen to get in the
way and therefore the owner should
have kept her in restraint. 1t APP
reared that she had been frightened
into the highway by dog, and the
court wisely decided that this fact
was not a matter which the owner
of the fowl was bound to contemplate,
nor was he bound to contemplate that
after being frightened by dog, the
fowl would fly into the bicycle"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
A STRONG
ENDORSEMENT

Columbia, Tenn, June IA, 1907.
B. A. Satterfield & Co.,
Columbia, Tenn.
Agents for International Harvester
Gentlemen:
The Keystone side delivery Hay
Rake and the Keystone Hay Loader
we bought of you this season has done
all you claimed it would do. We have
given both machines a thorough trial,
and are delighted wit hthe workings
of both. We consider them great Ia
Dor saving machines.
We can put good load OF hay on
wagon in seven to ten minutes.
Neither machine leaves any hay
wasted on the ground Takes it up
perfectly clean. Hay will cure
quicker and enable you to put it in
the barn in much less time than you
could have handled it in the old way.
We heartily recommend these ma
chimes to the farmers.
d&w1t w. ]. HOWARD & co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
SWEET DAYS OF
A FURLOUGH
SEEN IN A PERSPECTIVE FROM
THE FRONT AND REAR.

But 1t Is while the cadet is perform
ing sentinel's duty in the dead hours
of the night, while there is around
him the mystery Of darkness, says a
writer in the Atlantic, that he dwells
on his coming furlough most fondly.
He clothes every hour of II with the
light and beauty OF dreams. In his
fancy he hears the timber and the
fields welcoming him home again; he
feels the paws of the old dog he hunt
ed with. as he leaps upon his breast
to kiss him; h" secs the plain. coun-
try church srire reverently pointing
starward: and soon in his uniform he
is walking up it's aisle, and his mother
is at his side. Yes, yes, furlough
days! you are lifting again through
the mists, and with all the freshness
and spicy odor Of blooming sweet
briers And yet no old graduate ever
looks back to them that smile does
not gather. And why? oh, because
he sees not the visions of his boy
hoods fancy, but youth gloriously
unsconscious OF his rank callowness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
FAVOR CROSS
SADDLE RIDING
PRACTICE IS GIVEN A FRESH
BOOM IN LONDON.

Cross-saddle riding in London for
women seems to have had fresh
boom recently, carrying along with 1t
many prominent women who have
hitherto been all in favor Of the side
saddle, says an exchange. It has
been found that one learns in much
less time to ride cross-saddle than
side-saddle, and this argument, un.
aided by any other, is almost suf-
ficient to coax all beginners and a
good many practical ones into the
newer saddle. But it is further found
that a rider acquires confidence and
skiiT In riding cross-saddie that stands
her In good stead in times Of danger.
She Is more easily master of an I'M
pleasant situation riding as her broth
er does than when seated on horse's
back after the manner her grand
mother approved Besides, clever
tailors have succeeded in building a
divided skirt that makes 1t next to
impossible for any but the rider to
know what style of saddle is used.
So. what is the use in waiting for fur
Their news in the matter, say the
Duchess of Westminster and many
followers as they ride cross-asddle in
Rotten Row of a bright morning?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
WITH A FORTUNE
ON HER
WOMAN FALLS INTO THE HANDS
OF A Ro5RER IN TEXAS.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June a.
Charged with assaulting and robbing
Mrs. Sallie Gibbons, of Columbia, s.
c., of SOL 900, Rufus Williams last
night confessed the crime in the coun-
ty Jail. He was caught yesterday on
an eastbound Southern Pacific train
on his way to New Orleans. Mrs.
Gibbons and Williams arrived in the
city yesterday morning from the East,
the former coming for the purpose of
investing in Texas lands. She had
on her person $51 900 in bills and the
balance in gold coin. At noon Will
liams obtained local livery rig and
suggested a drive into the woods.
Mrs. Gibbons was struck on the head
and an attempt was made to drown
her. Williams stated he took the
money and fed back to this city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
SOME REMARK
ABLE HORSES
WONDERFUL STORIES ABOUT
THE STEEDS or FAMOUS
MEN.

In his letters to Lord Granville, pub
lished by the Royal Philosophical so
ciety, who was also greatly interested
in natural history. Smithson, the foun
der of the Smithsonian institution in
America, relates how the horse Of
Alexander the Great. Bucephalus
would at night. on hearing q blast Of
the trumpet from the soldiers on
guard showing the approach OF the
enemy, run at great speed. 10 his mas
ter's tent and with his teeth grab the
sleeping monarch and shake him un'
til he sprang into the saddle and gal
loped toward the enemy.
Also that the great Caliph Haroun-
el-Raschid in the eighth century in
marching toward the forces Of Queen
Irene of Constantinople constantly
had a number Of trained Arab
ian horses direct descendants of
the famous horse owned by Ishmael
1000 years ago. thrown forward as
scouts, who from time to time re-
turned to camp and by peculiar
whinny and neigh reported the prox-
unity OF the enemy.
But, to come down to the present
day, It Is related by retired New
England clergyman, whose sands of
life had nearly run out, that one day
on leading his horse down through a
lane to a brook for a drink the anil
NAL suddenly halted and, turning its
head round, grabbed up with Its teeth
one Of its hind shoes which had just
dropped off, and. holding 1t in Its
mouth with the nails dangling, 1t
backed UP against stone wall and
clapped Il on its hoof and with a few
violent kicks nailed II on again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
SMITZ FOUND GUILTY
SAN FRANClSco'S MAYOR MUST
PAY THE PENALTY FOR RE-
cElvING BRIDES.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-The
jury in the case of Mayor Schmitz to
night returned verdict of guilty.
When the jury brought in its yer
dict Schmitz sat unmoved with his
left hand to his chin. He apparently
did not understand and asked Barrett
his attorney, What is it?"
Guilty" said Barrett.
Schmitzs hand dropped to the Ia
BILE, but he showed no other signs OF
emotion.
The morning of the last day OF the
Mayors trial was taken up with Mr..
Campbells closing address to the jury
for the defense. a speech Of great
vigor. The afternoon was consumed
by Assistant District Attorney Heney.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
AGED EIGHTEEN
CENTURIES
ONE or THE OLDEST RELICS IN
THE WORLD BROUGHT
FROM EGYPT.

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Theo. II
Davis, the archeologist who has ar
rived from Europe on the steamer
Carmania. brought with him one Of
the Oldest relics in the world. This
is an alabaster statute of Queen Teie
a famous Egyptian. whose tomb DaV'
is recently discovered. The statue
dates from 1900 B. C. 1t will be pre-
sented to the Metropolitan Museum OF
Arts
Davis said that they had worked
three years excavating the tombs OF
the Kings of Thebes and that it would
take two years more before they are
completed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
FACTS OF
NATURAL HISTORY
TRAITS or TWO ANIMALS NOT
GENERALLY STUDIED.

The giraffe, according to the Chi
cago Post, is noble beast, and is
native of Africa. There the animal
is trained to be helpmate to the ma
tives, and frequently it is induced to
i join others and permit tent to be
raised over their necks to shelter its
master and his family, who then wit
tily refer to the giraffeters of their
home. The giraffe is provided with
long neck So that 1t may devour the
heritage of the palm tree, which does
not decide to grow any leaves until 1t
has attained a considerable height, 1t
being deciduous tree. perhaps. II
the palm trees that provide sustenance
for the giraffe were ported palms, the
giraffe would have to stand on Its
head to eat, which would be a ridicu-
lous spectacle, indeed, and one worth
going miles to see. The giraffe is
gentle brute, but 1t objects to having
twenty-foot ladder leaned against
It's head In order that its master may
bridle IT, II has a head like a tack
hammer but It is not good driver.
The hippopotamus is something the
shape OF fogshead on piano legs
with an old-fashioned cellar door for
mouth. 1t lives In the swamps ana
eats grass like a lawn mower. ley9
hide Is so thick that It could run on
four political tickets at once. 1t Is
difficult to account for the thickness OF
its hide, because 1t would be OF no
practical use when skinned anyway
When a hippopotamus joins a circus
its name is changed to the bloon'
sweating behemoth of holp writ, ana
the inside of its mouth is painted red'
and the impression Is given that It
subsists on natives, one OF whom Is
generally pictured disappearing IN us
porte cochere, shouting last word Tor
the loved ones at home.
Any one who has ever seen h''
tive of that country will agree tha'
the hippopotamus. weakminded though
II may be, has better sense than 10
eat one. The hippopotamus has ne'.
err been converted to any. practice
use, but for the people whose yaros
overflow with every rain 1t might
make good watchdog.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
1000 CONVERTS
REV. GATES CONCLUDES GREAT
EST REVIVAL EVER HELD
IN DELTA SECTION.

YAZOO CITY, Miss, June 9.-The
revival of Rev. Geo. C. Gates closed
tonight after holding two weeks and
four days. The number of convers-
ions and church renewals are over one
thousand. After the service this af.
ternoon more than five hundred of the
converts lined up on the west side OF
Main street, the line extending FIVE
blocks. The right hand of fellowship
was extended by over a thousand
people, as many more standing along
the street to witness the impressive
scene
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
MAURY STILL LEADS

"Maury county is raising just as
many mules today as in the long ago"
said r. B. Gray of Theta, at the Max
we'll Columbia you know, is the
biggest mule market in the country.
Car load after car load of mules are
shipped from there weekly. The ami
mails go to all parts of the world and
are bringing excellent prices. Several
raisers have made big shipments in
the past few weeks and the stock
yards at Columbia have been kept
busy. Nashville Tennessean.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
CIVIC I'M
PROVEMENT
COLUMBIA SHOULD JOIN IN THIS
MARCH or PROGRESS ALONG
WITH OTHER CITIES.

There never was a time in the his
tory OF America when the city" wai
a subject OF so much concern as ii is
today. Conscientious thought and
hard practical work are going hand in
hand through the municipalities seek
ing to solve the many difficult prob
lens that arise as natural conse-
quence OF city life.
City government, city reform, city
prosperity-city improvement along
all lines are questions of such vital
Importance, that the welfare of the
city has well nigh become the para
mount question of the day.
This great impulse to civic improve
ment has arisen because the tide OF
population flows towards the city and
it is necessary to prepare the city Tor
the citizen AS a large per cent. OF
the citizens of America are dwellers
in cities, the city must have chance
to show that it can be as wholesome
and beautiful as the farm. 1t is the
people who make the soul of the place
whether it be city or country
City-making in the sense of citizen
making is new art, but could there
be a more laudable undertaking?
Well may it occupy the earnest atten-
ton of men of intelligence of business
capacity and statesman-like quality.
A most significant factor in the move
ment for civic improvement now pulls
ing through the country, is the desire
to enjoy the beauty bestowed upon
us by a beneficent God, who in the
dawn of creation looked upon His
work and saw that ii was good
There is a stirring among our law
makers at the dissertation of the
money changers who would destroy
Niagara Falls, cut down primeval
forests and impede the progress OF
mighty rivers. 1t is the same prlde
of country that prompts the allow
ance of large sums of money for the
of the nations capital.
To preserve and enhance the natural
beauty of country and city is true
patriotism, and it is a hopeful sign OF
he times that calls for more beau |
.ifnl city. Americans are proud OF
the pre-eminence of Washington
among the worlds beautiful cities and
hey should be equally proud OF MAX
ne their home cities beautiful. Pa
,riotism and progress can and Will
,eautfy every town and village and
hamlet
While the cities of the north and
vest are more actively engaged In
.iyic Improvement the cities of the
South are awakening to their oppor-
unities Texas is leading the way
mong the Southern States. Column
ia South Carolina, has retained the
eryices of an expert in city making
q remodel and improve the city. our
city of Nashville, is NOV
ng with the procession, and now let
IS see Columbia fall in line and I'M
rove her natural advantage by some
imple and effective work.
Students Club Member.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
CATHOLICS GREAT
MEMORIAL

A movement for a memorial at 81
Mary's Md. to commemorate the land
ing there in 1884 of Lord Baltimore s
Catholic colony and the establishment
Of the Roman Catholic church In Eng
lish America was begun at the conven'
ton of the Catholic Benevolent Legion
in Baltimore recently. A motion was
adopted providing for the appoint
ment OF a committee to take charge
Of the work. and the project will be
made national In It's character
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
SOME time
OR OTHER
JAPAN WILL PRONOUNCE UPON
THE PHILIPPINEs.-wAR IS
INEVITABLE THINKS
AMERICAN OF
FIcER.

LONDON. June 15.-A gentleman
who has just arrived from the Philip
pines, where for several years he was
closely associated with American Of
ficials of the highest rank, said to me
today:
The general expectation in Ma
Mia seems to be that Japan will. soon-
er or later, come into possession OF
the Philippine islands. A good many
of your people wish that it was posi-
BILE to bring about the transfer at
once, and so save the piling up OF ex-
pense which your country is subjected
to the maintaining its control OF the
islands.
Il found very few alarmists among
American officials in Manila with re-
spect to the present relations OF your
country with Japan, but think
should be justified in saying that the
prevailing belief is that some time or
other Japan will pOunce upon the Phil
ippines and hold them, in spite OF
every effort of your country to GUST
them.
American naval and military ON
GERS have told me that the one thing
constantly in their minds, as they con-
template the future of the islands, Is
the probability OF Japan seizing them.
That. they say, would be her hrst
move when war breaks out with Amer
lea. Down would come the American
flag; up would go the banner OF the
Rising Sun.
why do you say, When war
breaks out'?" I asked one OF our
naval officers. THAT seems to as
sumo that war is inevitable In course
of time"
"T am afraid it Is the officer re-
piled. 1T may not come for years but
somehow / don't believe it possible
that my country will forever avoid
coming in conflict with Japan. Per
contra, | don't doubt that the Japa-
nese expect to fight us some day,
and that it is part of their program to
pounce upon these Islands. japan,
I confidently believe, has marked the
Philippines for her own on her map
of the future.
at should cav these words express
fairly we'll the view entertained by
the majority of American officials In
the Philippines If. somebody could
manage to get your country out OF
those miserable islands with honor,
he'd do the American people an ines
Unable service"