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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
FAMUOS PRISONER
LEAVES PEhITENTIARY
JANUARY SAYS HE WILL NOT GO
INTO THE POOL ROOM
BUSINESS.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, July 49,
1t wouldn't be showing my apprecia-
tion for all my friends in Kansas City
have done for me If / went into the
pool hall business or any other BUSH
ness Of that kind there. I'm going
to tell Fred Altergott, who made me
the offer, that / can't accept"
The foregoing was said by Charles
w. Anderson, otherwise William JAM
uary, who was released from the fed
eral penitentiary here today, as he sat
In the Office of Capt. F. n Walch, at
the penitentiary, here last night He
had been called from his cell by a
visitor from Kansas City. When AM
derson went into the captains Office
there was smile on his face that
stayed all the time he was there.
i guess I'm all smiles tonight" he
said. And I've got q right to smile.
| tell you right now I'm glad ! have
so many friends in Kansas City. There
are not many men who have been
treated as kindly as ] have"
Anderson was released at 5.Se
O'Clock this morning. He was taken
to the depot in the penitentiary car
riage and there put on an early train
for Kansas City
And the minute ] get there I'm
going to start for my home, where my
wife and baby are" he said. That's
all I've been thinking of since / came
here-getting back to them and maxi
ing them happy again"
Anderson said that he had received
an offer OF restaurant in Kansas
City, and that he would probably ac-
cept the offer.
Joseph r. McCaughrey, warden OF
the penitentiary, said that Anderson
mad been model prisoner.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
THE "'RETORT
COURTEOUS
(Harper's weekly


There is an elderly but well-pre
served clerk in one of the departments
at Washington whose extremely mar
tial bearing, together with the red
face and white hair so intimately as
ISOLATED in the popular mind with the
military, has on more than one oc
casion caused the old gentleman to
be taken for some distinguished ON.
Ger or other. This mistake on the
part Of his feilow-citi7ens is a source
OF much qualification to the old gen.
tleman, aud he never loses an oppor.
tunity to heighten the illusion on their
part.
Recently this clerk was In a Pull
man attached to train for New York,
when the usual mistake secured.
Several men saIuted the distinguished
looking clerk. which salutes he re-
turned with military gravity. Finally
a man giving evidence OF having dined
bit too freely greeted the old chap
with: How are you, General?"
The old gentleman did not reply,
but gave the unknown a glance of
great severity. Then. turning to a
trainboy who CHANGED to be passing
at the moment. he called out: Here,
boyl Give me a copy of the Army
and Navy Register"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
WOMEN TO GROW Boards
LIKE PETER OF KANSAS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROFESS
soR THROWS GOODS INTO
HisTERIcs BY DEcLAR-
ALTON TO THIS
EFFECT.

CHICAGO, July 19.-The goods al
the University of Chicago today were
thrown into fits of anger, paroxysms
of grief and bitter disappointment
when Prof. Samuel w. Williams, head
Of the department of pareontology
made the sensational, not to say start.
ling. astounding and amazing state
ment that hair would soon grow on
the faces of women.
Say. but won't John ID. be mad when
he hears that? The day will come
when you will not only have nous.
taches, but you will have full boards"
declared the professor. who has won
a national reputation as scholar. He
was addressing a class OF goods.
Horrors whispered one.
"1ll have mine cut VanDyke fash
ion," said another. Il always did like
VanDyke boards" I'm going to part
mine in the center" ventured a third.
Everything is tending towards
boards for women" continued the
professor. "You girls have more hair
on your faces than the girls Of a dec
AIDE ago. Those who follow will have
more than you until the day will come
when you will have long. flowing
boards like the picture OF Noah and
Senator PETER of Kansas"
when will that be?" queried one
Of the timid ones.
eoh. a few centuries from now"
answered the professor
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
PREPARED TO
TRAVEL

Mr.. J. t. Williams has sold his farm
near Moline to Mr.. Elgie Askins. Mr..
Williams has gone to Birmingham.
From there he goes to Oklahoma. Mr..
Williams worked for Mr. Theo. Har.
ris for three years and during the
time took up three dollars. No won
der he Is prepared to trayel--Lincoln
County News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
TEACHERS
APPOINTED
COUNTY BOARD or EDUCATION
SELECTS TEACHERS FOR
OTHER DISTRICTS or
THE COUNTY.

The County School Board met Sat
urday in the ONCE OF County Superin
tendert Graham and received recon-
mendations from the advisory boards
of other districts and appointed addi
tional teachers. In Districts and 10
the appointments were not made. Dis
tricts 5, 6 and were appointed Sat,
urday, the 18th.
District white: Akin Academy
Miss Ora Sowell; Water Valley, Miss
Brown; Greenfield Bend, EweIl
Church; Bethel, Wesley woolard
Johnson Chapel, Austin Mcknight;
Fly, Miss Josie Galloway; Lockett's
Chapel, Miss Rosa Beard; Santa Fe,
Miss Pearl Gaskill, assistant, the
principal to be appointed; Cooks.
Miss Kate Witherspoon: Pigg's school
house, Miss Fannie Sewell; Forest
Grove, Miss Willie Walker; Dodson's,
Miss Belle Walker. Colored: Water
Valley, Mary Jane Brown, Samaritan.
Lucy Lewis; Chestnut Ridge. Maggie
Dew; Kinder Hook, Fannie Blair;
Santa Fee, Georgia Akin.
District 3-White: Spring Hill, Miss
Zenna Wells, principal, Miss Pearl
Campbell, assistant; Neapolis, Miss
Brownie Giddens; Lanton, Miss Maud
Logan; Lasea, j. B. Overton; Manas-
sa,, r. B. Warren: Rally Hill to be
supplied; Lees Corner, Miss Matte
Ware; Greenwood to be supplied;
Corner, Miss Vera Hardi-
SON. Colored: Spring Hill, ]. w.
Byers; lit. Zion, Annis Campbell;
Greenwood, ]. W. Brown; Flint Val
ley, Carter Campbell; Black Center, J.
NJ. Reynolds.
District white: Groveland, Miss |
Lula Wright; Philadelphia. Miss Della
Leftwich, w. 2. Walters; |
Rock Springs, j. M. Derryberry; On
ion Grove, Miss Birdie Wright; |
Sharpe's Corner, Miss Leota Jones;
]. A. Derryberry; Bryant
Station, to be supplied. Colored:
Park Station, Golden Perry; Rock
Spring, Lula B. Campbell: Center
star, Emma Deane; Mt. Arrarat,
Frank Dobbins; Beech Grove to be
supplied.
District S-White: Zion, Miss
Kate Stephenson; Sawdust, Miss
Nary Russell; Union Valley,
Hiss Parie Beard; Concord,
Hiss Mabel Jones; Williamsport, i
Prof. A. G. Allen, principal, assistant
o be supplied; Fosters, Miss Lizzie
lou Foster. Colored: Salem, Sare
,. Clay; Canaan, Marie ]. Tyler;
iant, Mary Conner; Poplar Creek,
amanda Armstrong.
District 9-White: Mcdowell,
'rofs. L. S. Duke and H. Sewer
barnes, co-principals, Mrs. Jesse Tom
nson, Misses Mary Blackburn and
anie Porter assistants. Colored:
facedonia, R. B. Reynolds and Samp-
on Brown, co-principals, l.. s. Col
IRIS and Mary e. Brown assistants:
.ocky Glade, ]. G. Moran.
There will be public examination
cid by Prof. Graham in Columbia on
ne first Friday and Saturday of Au-
ust for the benefit of those teachers
-ho did not take the first examination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
INTERURBAN
PROJECT
CARNEGIE TRUST co. CONSIDER
ING FINANCIAL ONE FOR
NASHVILLE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Oficials OF
the Carnegie Trust Company are con.
sidering plan to finance an inter.
urban traction enterprise of Nashville
Tenn. Plans have been submitted for
the development of the trolley lines
in that city, and it is understood that
about $4,000, 900 will be involved. The
report of the Carnegie Trust Com
pany's expert who visited Nashville
recently has not been presented to
the Finance Committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
FLUSHED A
CRAP GAME,

Officers Goad and Mclean flushed
a negro crap game up the river Sun
day morning and captured eight bone
rollers, who will appear before Esq.
Guest for trial. During the panic
which followed the appearance of the
officers Stegall Hardison ran into the
river and so badly injured one of his
eyes that he will lose the sight in it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
PRETTY GOOD YIELD

Mr.. John w. Cecil made the best
yield of wheat so far reported this
year Mr. Cecil averaged 81 bushels
to the acre on one field Of thirty acres.
and rs bushels to the acre on another
of twenty-five acres.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26
DON'T EXPERIMENT.
You Will Make No Mistake if You
Follow This Columbia Citizens
Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys.


Never neglect your kidneys
If you have pain in the back, uri-
nary disorders, dizziness and nervous
ness, it's time to act and no time to
experiment. These are all symptoms
of kidney trouble, and you should seek
remedy which is known to cure the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
Ito use. No need to experiment. IL
has cured many stubborn cases In Co
lumbia- Follow the advice of Column
bia citizen and be cured yourself.
St. l.. White, 46 High street, Co.
lumbia. Tenn, says: Il have been
troubled with kidney disease for years.
There was a heavy dull pain across
my loins, and at times, suffered from
sharp, shooting pains through the KID
ney regions. The trouble always
seemed to be more aggravated when
| stopped or lifted anything, and II l
oyer-exerted myself In any way was
, sure to suffer severely. The secre-
items were very frequent In action and
caused me much annoyance, especially
al night. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised. purchased box al
Adams & Martins drug store and ar
ter using them few days received
marked benefit ! continued taking
them and was soon cured OF every
symptoms. (From statement given on
June End, 1903.)
rested and Proven.
On May 29th 1907, Mr.. White con
f,rmed the above statement saying
Il gave statement in favor OF Doan,s
Kidney pills four years ago and am
glad to confirm what ] then said, as
have not suffered from kidney trou-
BILE since that time. There Is nothing
too strong for me 10 say In favor OF
Doan's Pills and ] give them my high'
est recommendation.
For sale BY all dealers. Price oV
cents. Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
Remember the rame-DoAN's--and
take no other.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
OBITUARY MOI ES.
Mrs. Herbert w. ovlatt.

Frances Prince Oviatt, wife of Her bert w. Oviatt, Of 324 Willow street, passed away in her sleep at o'clock Sunday morning, January 13, after an illness of six months. Mrs. Oviatt was born January 12 1879, and was twenty eight years old. She was educated in the public schools of the city and grad uated in the class of 1896 at the Hill- house High school, where she was vice president of her class. She then enter cd the Normal school in this city, graduating in 1898 She was married to Herbert w. Oviatt October 16, 1900. Mrs. Oviatt was working member of Trinity Episcopal church, where she was active in the Sunday school and a member of the Chancel society. She was taken ill six months ago, and sank gradually to her death, though her courage to the end was notable. She was the daughter of Edward A. Prince and Isabella Malt1y Prince of Howard avenue, and leaves besides her hus- band son Herbert Willis, jr, who was born August 2, 1905, and is now a year and a half old,
 The funeral will be held from her home, 924 Willow street, at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, January 15 The interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
INTERESTING LECTUREBY REV,
 LEONARD B. TENNEY.

At Y. M. c. A. Mems Meeting Yesterday
 Afternoon -- Speaker Described the
 Different Tribes of Indians in the
 Above TerritOry-Lecture Finely H.
 Iustrated With stereOpticon Views.
 An interesting lecture was delivered at the Y. M. c. A. hall Sunday after- non on Arizona and New Mexico bv Rev. Leonard Baker Penney, who has already addressed the New Haven Y, M. c. A. on his Trip to Palestine 7 and on Italy and the Italians in the United States" An unusually large number of men were present. MT. Penney addressed in an entertaining manner the usual boys meeting imme- diately before the service named. At both a series of finely colored and at tractive views were used
 The lecturer, who has been resi- dent of Arizona for three years, de- scribed the different tribes of Indians in that territory and In New Mexico, with costume pictures and many plo- tographs, including the so-called ''gar- rat houses where the Zuni and Moqui Indians live. The speaker told how he was driven out from 4he mountains by tApaches, and recounted the success which General Crook had in putting g stop to their murdereus raids in 1SS2-9.
 The subject of irrigation was made very clear, with pictures of desert land before and after irrigation, in cluding some of the Rnest and most productive orchards-10O,000 acres of desert having been thus brought into great productivity by one. canal near Phenix Benevolent people are aiding the New Mexicans and other needy persons in the southwest, including the Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Methodists. More than eighty teachers are supported by these churches in New Mexico Most. beautiful tinted photographs of scenes In the Colorado canyon, petriled forest and other wonders of this fascinating and little known portion of the United States.
 Mir. Tenney's lectures are always welcome in New Haven and he may perhaps be with us in october again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
MRla. HENRY PAuMER.

The death of Irene Averill, widow of Captain Henry Palmer of Fair Haven, occurred at her late residence in Quin- nipiac avenue Monday evening. Mrs. Palmer's death came shortly after her husbands, he having passed away on January last. The funeral services will be held at her late residence at 2 p. m. to-day.
 The interment will be in Branford where she was born seventy-nine years ago, and where she lived until some twenty-five years ago, when she re- moved with her husband to Fair Ha- ven, and had since resided there. Mrs. Palmer was the daughter of Daniel Averlll and Abigail Foote of Branford
 She leaves five children, Ralph A. Palmer of Braidentown, Fla; Mrs, Smith Grannis of Morris, Conn. Mrs. Charles w. Scranton of New Haven, Mrs. Helen Cook of New Haven, and Mrs. William R. Hendrick of Brooklyn, N. i.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
A BRILLIANT PROGRAMME
N II. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S
 ONLY LVENING CONCERT.
Miss Maud Powell, America's Greatest ViOIinist and the Most Noted Woman Player of the Time. to be sOlOist.

A brilliant programme, indeed, is that arranged for the only evening con cert of this season by the New Haven symphony orchestra in Woolsey hall tomorrow evening.
 It is as follows:
 Frank Schubert-Unfnished Symphony
 B Minor.
 Peter Ilytch-TschaikowsM Concerto
 for Violin No. 2, D major, Engelbert Mumperdinek-Dre Pan-
 tomime from Harusel Uud Gretel. Richard Wagner-A Siegfried Idyll. Richard Wagner-Huldigungs Marsch.
 The brilliant young American violin iste, Miss Maud Powell, who is to play the great Tschaikawski concerto, is too well known as a great artist to need introduction, or on whose work any comment is necessary at this time.
 To her nothing is a mystery in the literature for the violin. Works that many men violinists labor over are to her an open book.
 She is not only the greatest woman .violinist of our day, but she stands in the front rank along with the biggest ol the men.
 Her coming to New Haven Is being 4lookel eagerly forward to by all real musi lover.
 Woolsey halls box office will be open from Il a, m. to o'clock, and from 2 to p. m. to-day for the further sale of seats, and tomorrow from il a. m. all day
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
LATEST FAIR HA7EN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

Rev. Frank L. Sullivan Guest of c. G.
 Smith--ReguIar Meeting of the East
 Pearl Street M. ID. Church This Even-
 Three Special MeetIngs-Informa
 Dance of Quinnipiac Canoe Club Fri-
 day--Other Notes.
 Rev. Frank L. Sullivan of Boston, who has been the guest of Rev. Chas. G. Smith the past week, has travelled extensively on the Pacific coast en- gagged in mission work and in canvass ing for denominational papers. For several years, owing to poor health, he has canvassed for the Watchman, the well-known Baptist paper published in Boston, and has secured over five thou sand subscriptions. His wife has also been quite worker and traveller, be- sides an author of much ability, her books appearing under the name of Mary Kellogg Sullivan. She has been to Alaska twice and has published a book of four hundred pages, entitled, "A Woman Who Went to Alaska and has another work Trail Tales" ready for the press. When she first went to Alaska her father and one brother re- sided there and she remained one year in Dawson City, taking the trip of four thousand miles from San Francisco and including the seventeen hundred miles voyage up the Yukon river alone. During her stay the mercury went down to fifty degrees below zero. She mining camps, learned much of the life and customs of the country and did a great deal of good. Her book on Alaska Is illustrated with a number of interesting pictures. MT. Sullivan is much interested in missions and his address on the work on the Pacific coast given last week was of much in terest.
 A funeral of to-day will be that Of Frances E., wife of James D. Storey, which will be held at p. m. at her late residence, 179 Lloyd street, The de- ceased is survived besides her husband by two sons, Walter F. Storey of the Scientific school, and Herbert Storey.
 Under the usual appropriations of the park commission, Fort Hale park gets s1S25, Quinnipiae park SAYS and Fort Wooster park $4OO.
 The quartette of the East Pearl street M. E. church is put out of business for a time, owing to illness. AS stated in this paper, two substitutes were en- gagged to take the place of those who could not attend yesterday and yester- day the director A. B. Clinton, had to procure a third substitute to take the place of the tenor, George E. Loveday, a Mir. Smith filling the vacancy.
 The regular meeting of Fair Haven Lodge, No. ?, Degree of Honor, will be held in A. o. U. w. hall, 25 GGrand av- enue, this evening at eight o'clock. It
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14

Saturday news came of the death of William Galloway at the Soldiers home in Noroton at the age of sixty-six. Mrs. Louise Rose of North Branford was sixty-six. Captain Henry Palmer, whose death occurred in Fair Haven Wednesday, January ?, at the age of eighty-hve, and whose burial took place in Center cemetery, Branford, Saturday January ,, was closely fol- lowed Saturday by the death of his widow, who was formery Miss Irene Averill of Branford. Both lived in Branford for years.
 William H. Frisbie, whose death oc- cured at his home in Milford the first of the year at the age of eighty, was also 8 native of Branford.
 Short Beach, one of the most delight. ful of summer resorts, was thrown into fourning last week by the sudden death of Charles B. Towns at Grace hospital, Wednesday. 4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14

is desired that all members should at- tend, as at this meeting will occur the installation of officers. After the meeting supper will be served.
 Rev. Dr. Sheath, pastor of the Grand avenue Congregational church, has ar ranged to hold three special meetings at the Ferry street chapel this week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30, The week of prayer services at the Grand avenue Congre- gational church were very helpful and profitable last week, and Dr. Sheath is anxious that the people in the neign- borhood of the Ferry street chapel should have the benefit of few special services. There will be good singing each evening.
 Circulars from the two city hospitals, calling attention to the annual offer ings for these institutions, were circu- lated in the local churches yesterday Several collections were taken and in other churches the collection will be taken next Sunday.
 The informal dance of the Quinnipi- ac Canoe club next Friday evening promises to prove interesting and will be well attended. The committee con- sists of D. L. Chamberlain, F. c. Cross ley, Elijah Ball and Walter Ames.
 The special election to fill the vacan- cy caused by the resignation of Alder man A. B. Brown will be held in the Fourteenth ward on February 4, and it is expected that Berne Russell, who was appointed temporarily will be nominated by the republicans. The names of Jacob Frollch and F. H. Far ren are spoken of as democratic candi- dates. It is republican ward.
 The postponed meeting of the Young Ladies Mission circle of the Grand avenue Congregational church will be held Wednesday evening at 7:45 at the residence of Mrs. Eugene H. Rowe, 457 Ferry street.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Foreign Missions will take place in the parlors of the Grand avenue Congregational church on Thursday at 2:30, with social hour at four o'clock.
 The Ladies Social Guild of this church will meet in the parlors of the church on Wednesday at 2:9O p. m. for work, with business meeting at 4 p. m.
 The next meeting of the Mems club of the Grand avenue Congregational church will take place in the church parlors this evening at eight o'clock. Instrumental selections for violin and piano will be followed by the speaker of the evening, Professor William H. Brewer of Yale university, who will vige a talk on his experiences in Green land. A most entertaining and profta- ble evening is anticipated. All men are welcome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
iM-Rq nO0nY

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Ransome Doody, widow of John Doody, will take place at St. Mary's church this morn ing at o'clock, when solemn high mass will be celebrated.
 Mrs, Doody, who, until the time of her husbands death, about fourteen years ago, resided in Cheshire, came to New Haven, where she has since resided with her family, to whom she mother to her deceased sons children. She was a member of St. Marys church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
.rosEPH L noo11TTLE.

Joseph I. Doolittle, we'll known travelling salesman who resided az Woodmont, died on Friday in the Rhode Island hospital in Providence of apoplexy. He was stricken Thurs day evening.
 MT. Doolttle was travelling sales man for the Schwarzchild- -Sulzberger Beef company travelling from the main office of the company In Chicago. He had been travelling man for about ten years.
 The funeral services will be held at the Woodmont chapel to-day at 12 o'clock. Burial will be in Milford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
NEW HAVEN WINDOW SHADE co

Special Sale of Lace Curtains Now On.
 Those who anticipate requiring new curtains for the coming spring will do well to read the advertisement in another column of the New Haven Window Shade company, 75 and S1 Orange street. This firm is well and favorably known for the high class goods carried In stock and the an nouncement of sale at very great re- ductions is sure to be taken advantage of by the ladies of New Haven. The stock consists of Nottingham, Relies, organdy, Irish point lace and Cluny lace. A special lot, including thirty five pairs of scrlm and insertion lace is also on the list for sale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-14
D1En oE HIS rN1rrP1rs

The body of John W. Hart, the brake man on the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, who died early Satur- day morning from injuries, was sent to his late home at Hartford. Both of his feet were amputated, and he failed to rally from the shock. The accident happened at the Bridge street dry bridge while a number of freight cars were being transferred, He was for merly of this city. He was buried yes terday afternoon from his late home in Hartford,