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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
OUR PROPOSITION.

Briefly our proposition is this:
We will offer one Scholarship to
the Columbia Military Academy, for
the term beginning next September;
and the conditions are these:
The contestants must all be boys
or young men residing in Maury coun-
ty. and acceptable to the faculty, and
the successful ones must be subject
to all the. rules of the school Every
subscriber to the Herald, either the
Daily or Weekly Herald, will be en-
titled to one vote for every dollar paid
in between now and September the
first, on subscription For illustra-
ton: If a subscriber pays one dollar
for the Weekly Herald for one year,
he is entitled to one vote for some
candidate for the Scholarship. Or II.
the same man is willing to pay for a
year he already owes for, and for the
present year, and another year IN adj
vance, making in all three years, and
paying three dollars, he will be en-
titled to three votes. Or for as many
dollars as he pays for subscription to
the Daily Herald, he will be entitled
to as many votes for his favorite can
didate for the Scholarship. He may
pay for as many years as he pleases,
either to the Daily or Weekly Herald,
and will be entitled to one vote for
every dollar paid; but no vote will be
allowed for any less sum than 81 paid
at one time.
The polls are open; the prize, rich
one, like all the rich prizes OF life,
will go to the most active, energetic
boy or young man who gets out and
hustles for it.
GET BUSY BOYS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21
READ THIS BOYS
AND GO TO WORK

The Herald thinks it knows a good
thing when it sees it, and so, with
apologies to McKennon, Anderson &
Foster, we intend to infringe upon
their Scholarship" idea, bein' as how
they did not copyright it, 1t is fair
to ourselves to say, however, that we
have their consent to do so, our lines
of business being so entirely different.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

While I am the most skepticai man
on earth, am at the same time the
most optimistic believer in progress. IL
the world doesn't improve, where In
the name of the nine muses. are we G.
Ing tor Today we can buy for less
than dollar a watch that will keep
as good time as a echronometer worth
$1,000 The chronometer must be
wound daily. The cheap watch must
also be wound daily The only difCerli
ence in the winding Is that the chfo-
nometer polite term only requires a
few short turns Of the stem. while the
other thing occupies few minutes az
your time The watches made by NJ
M. Of Havre seventy years ago wersi
hermetically sealed before they left hlss
establishment and probably worked I'M
a vacuum. The secret of their manu4
facture died with him. = New Yors1
Press. ~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24
me Artistlc vitrinoFnasor.

sVitrinornator."
Ever see one?
Do you know what it is?
What would you do If some one
should call you vitrinornator?"
And yet the name, mysterious as it
seems, applies to very inoffensive and
honorable calling.
A vitrinornat0r is simply a humble
decorator Of shop windows. Every one
else calls him window trimmer. But
he calls himself "a vifrinornator be-
cause the name sounds big and i'm
pressive. They say that the name Is
derived from two Latin words. wi
trum.n meaning glass; and ornate, y to
adornser decorate.
There Is school In this city which
teaches how to decorate and trim shop
windows. And magazine Is publish
ed here In the interests OF those who
follow that trade. It is called the
vitrinornator.
Among other sayings in the number
Of the Vitrlnornator is this one:
window trimming is not trade; II
is profession It is the only pro
fession that is not overcrowded today
Window rimmers who are we'll vers-
ed In their art receive from $40 to SAC
a week. Kansas City Star.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24
REFUGEES COMPLAIN.
American Visitors to Kingston Say Of
fcIais Treated Then, With Cruelty.

American vlsttora 10 Ntn1stoH Gay VI
ficIals Treated Them With Cruelty.
New York, Jan. %. American refu-
gees from Kingston, arriving at New
York on the steamer Prinz Eitel Fried
rich. which sailed from the stricken
city on Thursday last. the third day
after the earthquake, were unanimous
in condemning what they termed the
inactivity and utter inefficieacy' Of
the English authorities on the island
during the first days following the dis
aster.
It is asserted that men and women
who sought shelter on board the Brit
ish steamship Port Kingston, which
was chartered for Sir Alfred Jones
party from England, were put ashore
and that the plea of the American ref
ugees that the women of their party
be allowed at least the privilege OF
sleeping on the open decks of the Port
Kingston was refused with great In
civility." The wounded who had been
taken on board the same. steamer for
an asylum were put ashore the day fol-
lowing the earthquake, Tuesday, and
were left on the railway wharf until
cared for by the American naval au-
thorities on Thursday.
The Prinz EItels passengers told OF
the great relief the arrival Of the
American squadron brought to the ter
ror stricken people and were amazed
to hear Of the rupture between Gov
ernor Swettenham and Admiral Davis.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24
.THAW'S TRIAL BEGINS
New York Court Examining TaIssnnen
In Effort to Secure Jury.

New York Court Examining aleanten
5 In Effort TO Secure Jury.
New York, Jan. 2s The trial Of
Harry X. Thaw for killing Stanford
White commenced before Justice Fitz-
gerald In the criminal branch of the
supreme court Two hundred tales
men had been summoned. and from
that lot the twelve men good and
true" are being selected who will say
finally whether or not Thaw commit
ted crime when he killed Stanford
White.
In ali interview the Countess Of Ya--
mouth, Thaw's sister. is reported as
saying that he was justified in shoot
ing White and that he avenged deep
wrongs by his action.
SO far as known emotional insanity
will be the defense. 1t will be al
legged that at the time of the killing
Thaw was not Of right mind, but la
boring under nervous strain that
temporarily unbalanced him. It will
also be asserted, In order to save Thaw
from an asylum for criminal insane,
that since the killing his mind has be-
come normal.
If such proves to be the defense, Mr..
Jerome and his assistant Mr. Caravan,
will insist that Thaw was sane when
he killed White and has been sane ever
nfpoo
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

llis * ua.sl we had paid him On addi-
tionsl 50
be next day we had to pay SIS for
eigll soiIed eggs. On the night of the
earthquake we slept in a tent at race
truck with $500 blacks,
Food was scarce. and we had to pay
SIS for a basket Of oranges, which or
finarily would have cost 20 cents
After the earthquake several hum
dred negroes began pelting Ie whites
with stones and beating them with
clubs. They seemed to think that the
whites were responsible for the earth
quake
1--WE went to the 4iolise Of friend
who lived on the outskirts Of the city
the next day, but found the house in
ruins We eagerly Watched for the
coming of the America warships The
people Were without food until the
warships came
Women hay in the streets. calling
piteousIy to be. taken away, but they
were allowed to remain there until the
American marines came and took them
Oh board the Missouri
mo discrimination was made in col
Or or nationality by the marines or
sailors. Fully 800 whites and many
negroes were taken on board the Amer
lean battIeships."
One American survivor of the earth
quake said:
There were many heartrending
scenes, but one of the most pitiful came
beneath my immediate notice. We had
found mother and FIVE children buried
beneath the ruins of cottage. While
efforts were being made to get the
woman aud little ones from beneath
the wreckage soldier came up and
shouldercd his way in between the
workers 1t was the fatbsr and hus-
band. When he saw his wife and chill
dren lying in the wreckage of the
house he stepped back and, drawing
revolver, sent bullet into his head,
killing himself instantly"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

Washington, Jan. 23-An interesting
chapter was added to the Kingston
case when it became known that on
Jan. 20, after Admiral Davis and his
ships had sailed from Kingston, Brig
adler General Whit, commanding the
army of paaitication In Cuba, on the
request of the acting British minister
at Havana. transmitted through Gov
ernor Magoon, had sent to Kingston
FIVE hospital tents and dies. twenty
eight wall tents and dies and ifty-two
conicals wall tents. These had been
reported By the British authorities as
urgently required Wlnts action has
been approved.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

King Friedrich August Of Saxony has
given to the Germanic museum at Har-
ward full size reproduction of the
sandstone pulpit Of the Church Of
Wechaelburg, near LAipsIc. This gift
Is regarded as the most important
made to the museum since the fine
collection Of casts was sent by the
German emperor. The pulpit belongs
to the beginning OF the tkirteenth cen
fury and Is massIye structure fifteep
test high. resting on Romanesque col
uzana' A. 49,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24
Stocks IN WALL STREET..


/ The Machinery That StANe~ WneA
BroIxer Gets nm Order.
! It is SO easy to buy stocks II one haI
the money that few persons realize
the wonderful machinery that is set II
! motion when such purchase is made
| 1t Is interesting to trace the stock
through ali the channels of Wall street
| The best way TO get this before the
outsider is to take an imaginary case
Jones, In Buffalo. goes into the branch
Office OF a Stock Exchange house. ZIG
| is met at the door by boy, who takes
him. to the manager. Jones says. q
want to buy 100 shares Of Steel com
mon at 40.n and gives bis check for
| $4,012.50. The order Is sent to the
| bookkeeper, who checks 1t 0. K; then
| to the order clerk, who sends It to the
| telegraph room. whence 1t Is sent over
the private wire. engaged at $4,000 a
year, to the main Office In New York
city.
There 1t Is received and sent to the
bookkeeper, who o. KS 1t, sends 1t to
the order clerk, who gives 1t to teIe-
phone boy In the Office, who telephones
1t to the Stock Exchange to a boy
there, who carries the order to the
broker, who rushes to the 'Steel post
and buys the stock. He gives record
OF the purchase to page on the floor,
who carries 1t to the telephone and re-
ports to the office Another page takes
a report to the telegraph operator, who
sends 1t out on the ticker A report
also goes to the exchange register,
where the sale is recorded in a great
book for future reference.
When the report is received In the
brokers office, it goes to the order
clerk, who reports 1t to the telegraph
operator, who wires the notice of the
purchase to the branch office, where
the customer is notified. Then he re-
ports 1t to the record clerk, who re-
cords it in the proper book. Then 1t is
reported to a clerk, who writes out a
notice, which is mailed to the custom
er. Then the notice of the purchase Is
sent to the stock clerk, who records it,
Next day the man who sold the stock
sends 1t to the purchasing broker.
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nouse "nose sysse = ss'Aples anu
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lfelaeS ~ $500 !, gag. a. ~ - ous VIZ
-, - 1v'eises ssosA, " suas az .ne Nc
nssl's e ~ sDs,.'.na,p y D0 '''a'e' Dus
my 'ns y oaialoes uue III.
~ n0n sA10 s'v.A ~ $3.50 o4s " Pay.
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LON = s'ne D'osee. Ws.io sepn1VoA a''''
u,sn posassu ~ .ns ielsel' E
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.R''nslet aseas' sneleese Aem ssis'AtSa'o
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s.,Tu ~ anss ptln.s1' wno cosAV'esss =. :
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E,sfaio ac go a'sd GOES throuah Ina
c,aay,rr house there ia ha returned
s. tha hank ,unon which n ia drawn.
ma manaaer u The branch office
a-aws hla chack and sands n ia New
yhrs n tho main once r. is denosit-
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

Washington. JAM IS. The house
passed an emergency bill for the re-
lief of the sufferers from the earth
quake in Jamaica. clothing the presI-
dent with power to send the supply
ship Celtic loaded with supplies to the
relief Of the stricken inhabitants OF
the island. The senate passed the
bill and 1t was signed by the president.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

& b are almost unanimous in
ing Governor Swettenham.
ss;dsnta Want Governor to Quit.
a. ,srnor Sweltenham's attitude to-
/k. frikndly American officers as
,'.'azs. ~ Us (tealiy deplored by many
4 I'm Ssdlnsssof Kingston, some Of
s, 8 sggssting that the govern
4 tefitlolied to resign His action
bnstiued by some as inspired by re-
Ftment OF President RooseyeIt's atti-
bward Jamaican negroes on the
HI "a canal. Others rldicule the
Il ,0vA hrs objection to the landing Of
american sailors armed or not armed.
#The Insecurity of the city is evidenced
y by the attempt on Friday night by six
Z negroes to waylay a midshipman from
the Missouri, who drew his revolver
and put his assailants to fight.
j The streets of the burned district still
reek with the stencil OF decaylng bod
es The burned ruins were illuminat-
ed only by the balsful glow of the
corpse fires lining the roadways.
Clearing Up kinsston's Streets.
The work or clearing the streets Of
Kingston Of debris and recovering the
corpses OF the victims OF the earth
quake and conhagration is proceeding
rapidly.
The southwestern portion Of Kings
1 ton looks exactly as did st. Pierre aft
er the eruption of Mont Pelee.
Fully 1000 persons have been MAIN
ed for life, their legs or arms having
been amputated, and those who sus-
tanned lesser wounds are counted By
| the thousands.
On the whole, the conduct of the pop
ulace has been admirable. There have
been only a few attempts at looting,
| and these have been confined to rum
shops and provision stores.
Many bodies are recovered through
| the aid Of the yultures, which perch in
focks on the ruins beneath which their
prey is buried. AS fast as they are I'M
covered the bodies are thrown on the
funeral pyres and slowly consumed.
The total known dead is about $50,
and it is believed there are at least $50
persons who have not been accounted
| for.
City Fears Famine.
Food is coming into the city from the
country districts, but famine Is great
ly feared.
The filthy condition of the camps on
the parade grounds and race course
where thousands Of persons are hud-
died under improvised tents rooted
over and, sheathed with palm leaves,
causes grave apprehension Of an cut
break OF typhoia fever
At present there is a most urgent
need for tents for several thousand
persons, but the government Ii not
supplied with these ana is not making
endeavorw to obtain them Rain Is now
thyeatenings and II 1t should come IL I
viii involve zntold suffering to homes
less th0usands.s
The business section of the city has
been wiped out, and the estimates OF
damage range from s10,00O,00O to $685.
100000. s.sf III fs$# ea@F;A s1s
The citizens Of Kingston are greatly
discouraged. The fear Is growing that
In view OF the enormity Of eadisaster
there is scarcely a score of houses
capable OK restoration-ths rsbuildies
of the city will prove impossible
Among the dead and injured are a
number of prominent English parsons.
Several Americans are recorded to be
missing. and it 10 said that many tour
lists undoubtedly were crushed by fall
ing walls in the shopping district.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

Some timely advice IS given by tn
Cri de Paris. s'Frenchmen." 1t ex
horts, drink only boiled water" This
advice sisssgood, but the following y
even better, Before stepping into
train make sure that no Russian gran
duke travels In It,, Further, sBefor
stopping at q hotel make sure that !
does not harbor some Russian gran
duke" There is today nothing NOR
dangerous than hotel In which 1
member OF the czar's family has tax
en- quarters. A patron sits In the read
ing room or IN the dining room when
bangl the shattered wndewa panes fly
about and the ceiling tumbIes down
In justification Of this exhortations te
precaution the paper calls attention
to the fact that the train between Dor
deaux and Cette In which RussiaT
grand duke was travelling to Biayrits
ran on ihe rails. and two passengers
lost their lipesi that simultaneously 4
bomb exploded IN the simplon tunne
after grand te bad NJ se'
through
The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-01-24

~ DE Aevaa " oAsuo ch ~
esstance.
Admiral Davis mission Of mercy to
stricken Kingston has come to an alb
rupt ana painful conclusion in conse-
duenee of Governor Swettenham's OBJ
lection to the presence OF American
sailors engaged In the work OF clearing
the streets, guarding property and sue
corinR che wounded and sick on the
xround that they were not needed.
Governor Swettenham's objection cui-
minated In letter to the admiral per
snapfoYHy requesting him to re-embark
iii parties which had been landed. The
letter was couched In sarcastic and in
sulfine terms.
Admiral Davis was greatly shocked
and nained and paid a formal visit to
Gcyesnor Swettenham, Informing him
that the United States battleships Mis-
souri, and Indiana and the gunboat
yankton would sail from Kingston at
ones. They then left for Guantanamo,
Cuba.
Admiral Dayis when interviewed
later said that immediate compliancs
with Governor swettenham's request
was the only course consistent with the
dignity Of the United States.
Governor swettenham when asked
about the Davis incident said he had
not invited Rear Admiral Davis to land
sailors. Asked If he Endorsed the action
taken by Rear Admiral Davis, the gov
erner replied, THAT is q matter be-
tween myself and Rear Admiral Davis.
to whom must refer you The gov
ernor said his reference in his letter to
Rear Admiral Davis to a tramp pill
Laying the house Of a New York mil
* ~ Z merely iocular parallel
q $3.50. g4 r.n,,
g. ..' .'.ss'', -. AZ ..,a.,,.o,
80, Az
ana .ne aoinlral Dssan WIZ 'ue -. 6 :,
q 1ne Alnsfieah .Was $500, m''a
fns governor op1eesed 70 ene nllns y 2 2
saiuta 1n nisa honor 0h tnss 4SouA'u s.see
the ciflzens might mistake tne nrins
for new earsnquaks- ne also decias-
90 there was no necessary iof American
cid, that az govcrnme1t was Iully
able % preserve order tena sne wound
Cd and euccor ne homeless.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-16
PERSONAL MENTION
i++++++++++++++++++++++++'

Miss Callie Fooshee OF Nocona, Tex,
is in the city. She was called here
on account of tho death of her broth
err Irb H. Fooshee.
Mrs. c. c. Jones. who is in charge
of the Carnegie Library. will depart
onight for Oklahoma City to attend a
meeting of the Oklahoma Librarians
association there tomorrow
w. A. Ledbetter and F. c. Dings de
parted today for Kansas City where
they will meet members of the Ard
more Heat and Light Co, in business
consultation that may mean much to
Ardmore.
Val Mullen has just returned from
Mexico and says he would not give one
acre of land on the Arbuckle noun
tain for one section in Mexico and
nine people out of ten vino go there
will return in a year or two without
penny.
MIR. and Mrs. George Fooshce OF
Coalgate. are in the city, having been
called here on account Of the death OF
Mr.. Fooshee's brother. Mr.. FoosheC
is an attorney and he and the law
firm of Brown & Turner, will assist IN
the prosecution of lrb Fooshee's slay
or.
C. p. Whiteman is in the cit,
from Oklahoma City. Mr. Whitemar
formerly lived here and is still II
love with Ardmore. He says thii
town will grow to $4,000 people in LEST
time than Ardmore people think for
In his opinion Ardmore real estate Il
cheaper than in any other town in th'
new state and that the opportunities
here for money making in realty arr
greater than at any other time In th'
history OF the town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-16

your limited amount Of transVor-
tation facilities is well to be- spoktn
Of. AID when you have more railrOads
and some water facilities tas we feel
that that will be necessary In the near
future). your lands viii be worth
much more money and will invite a
greater influx OF capital to your coun-
try from the older sections Of the
country.
Another thing that impresses me
is the need Of more skilled and un-
skilled labor. In travelling in many
european countries my observation
has been that the wages In all classes
Of labor are alyut the same per month
that they are in Oklahoma per week
when you have an increased immigra-
tnn Of the laboring classes you will
also have additional prosperity
H. L. Taft. secretary and treasurer
of the Pearsons-Taft land Credit Co,
speaking for the banking interests OF
Chicago said:
/ There are two things that astonish
us IN our trip: not only that which
/ your people have accomplished. which
| is extraordinary in itself considering
the few years that have been used in
bringing about these results, but
more particularly that you shouid
have accomplished them under the
conditions which have confronted
you. Left, It would seem. almost en-
tirely without the assistance which
you might reasonably have expected
from congress. you have proceeded on
your own way irrespective OF them.
with a result which even that con
gress might have been proud Of had
they been in anywisc responsible for
or help in securing.
What you may be expected to do
when the instructions have been re-
moved and you are left free to work
out your destinios without handicap
Is beyond the ability Of one t1 propn'
ecy today. Your territory itself In as
boundless in its possibilities as your
citizens in their energies; and this
combination will produce result that
will attract the attention OF the en-
tire country.
The personnel OF the Trades Excur-
sion party is as follows:
w. ID. MNNdy, chairman.
II. l. Taft, treasurer
w. H. Bush. president Bush Hat
Co, hats. caps and gloves.
John Cox, general manager Benz.
Allen 4 Co. jewellers.
j. II. Richardson, sales manager
| SidweliDe windt Shoe Co.. bOots and
shoes.
I B.H. Heide, general Superintendent
. Union Stock Yards and Transit Co.
; live stock.
: Ell. Hicks, Sales manager Carson
n Pirie. Scott 4 C5., dry goods.
[ Lewis Lepman, Lepman a Hegsie
I produce.
3. J. T. Leimert. sales manager Cao''
| Company, manufacturers pianos and
:. organs.
n W d. Moody sales manage Gage
Y Bros & Co. millinery.
A T.. II. Pltkins. Pitkins & BrJoki
/. crockery and glassware.
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