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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
MONEY In MARKET
GARDENING

Those, who require proof of the
things being done in the market gar
dening line are requested to read this
item from the Shelbyville correspond
ent of the Nashville American:
"E. s. Kirk this season has sold
$4,000 head of cabbage, for which he
was paid $1,O37. Some of the heads
weighed Is pounds. From 1880 to-
rlato vines he has realized $3.50 al
ready, and is still selling From green
corn he had already received $11535,
and from one-sixteenth of an acre of
onions he has received thus far $40,
while from beets he has already real
ized SS5 He is now marketing canta-
loupes from eight acres, and is re-
ceiying excellent prices He will be-
gin marketing vans early in August,
and of these he has five acres Mr..
Kirk came here from Indiana some
Years ago, and at once began truck
farming and fruit growing. He is now
mighty well-to-do. and is proving
every day that there is big money in
the business"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
GEN. LEE HAD
NO SLAVES

Washington Special to st. Louis Re-
public.)
Col. John S. Mosby, the famous Con-
federate guerrilla and commander OF
the Mosby Rangers, now special at
torney in the Department OF Justice,
is authority for the statement that
Gen. Robert E. Lee never owned
slaves in contradiction to the state
ment recently made at Richmond, Va,
that Lee had freed his slaves before
the end of the war.
Col. Crosby declares that those
slaves had been the property of Mr..
Custis. Lees father-in-law, whoe died
in 1852, and who provided in his will
that his slaves be manumitted. MOS
by says Lee was the executor.
Lee was at the front in 1863 and
there issued his order of manumission
in compliance with the provision OF
the Gusts will" says Mosby. But
the war had already freed them. AT
the time the order was Issued the
slaves were in Father Abraham's
bosom in Washington, They were
far freer than Lee"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
In THE COURTS

officers Whitley and Goad raided a
crap game Sunday and captured eight
colored bone rollers. The same Off
GERS brought crazy negro named
Jack Jackson up from Mt. Pleasant,
and also arrested Jim Ray, colored,
On a charge of carrying a Winchester
rife in the open air on Sunday. This
act was made a misdemeanor by the
last legislature and the fine for the
offense is not less than $25 nor more
than $50. Ray was landed in jail.
Ed Hart, arrested on charge OF
vagrancy, was fined $40 and costs by
ESQ. Fariss and will probably go to
the road gang. Frank Arthur, ar
rested on the same charge, will be
tried later.
Irish Taylor, who got into trouble
some months since in connection with
an alleged lemon extract drunk, de-
cided to clean out the baggage room
at the depot Saturday of all occu-
pants. and put his decision into ef'
feet without delay During the scrap
he skinned up the head of a negro
pretty badly He left town and has
not been apprehended.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
RAILROAD MAN
BADLY INJURED
HENRY COOK or DECATUR. sUs-
TAlNs FRACTURED SKULL.
BROUGHT TO CO.
LUMBIA.

Henry Cook. a fireman on the Deca-
tur division Of the We n. was in
jured Thursday while his train was
near Lynnville and his wounds may
prove fatal. Cook was riding on the
engine when one of the big levers
connecting the driving wheels broke
loose and began to strip" the cab.
Cook jumped and evidently landed on
his head as he has a fractured skull
and is otherwise badly bruised up.
He was brought to Columbia and ia
ken to DR.. Pillows Infirmary. An
will be performed in hopes
of saving his life. Cooks home is
in Decatur and he is married man.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
In NINE
FOR TWO YEARS

(Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Special to New
york Times.)
After spending two years in the
depths of coal mine a cat owned by
James Warke, of Ashley, has returned
to him. The cat was such an invet-
crate thief that Mrs. Warke insisted
two years ago that it should be killed
or lost. Several attempts to lose 1t
failed, and Warke, who is miner
then put him in bag and took him
to one of the lowest levels Of the No.
20 colliery. There he fiourished and
grew fat There wa slime hunting.
the big mine rats being numerous and
daring.
Recently the mine was shut down,
and as there was no more grain in
the stables the rats left. Now there
is no more hunting, and the cat made
its appearance at Warke's home. How
it got out of the mine is a mystery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
Robert William Smith.

Capt Robert D. Smith received a
telegram Thursday afternoon from
Mr.. Frank H. Smith announcing the
death of Robert William Smith, the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H.
Smith at Atlanta, Ga. The news will
be a shock to the many friends of the
young man and of his parents. 1t
was not known that he was i'll until
Wednesday afternoon when Mr..
Frank Hs Smith received telephone
message from Blue Ridge, Ga. sta
ting that Robert William was serious
ly i'll with appendicitis and would be
taken to Atlanta that an operation
might be performed. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith had only time to catch the
train and were presumably with their
son at the end. The remains Will
reach here this morning and the fun
eral will be Immediately afterwards
at St. Peters church, services to be
by Rev. w. B. Capers. The interment
viii follow in Rose Hill. Robert VIII
liam Smith was an unusually fine boy
and his death will bring deep sadness
to the home and the community.
Courteous, manly, intelligent, he was
of noble character. His rise in the
railroad world has been remarkable.
After only a few years he had risen
from a minor position on an engineer
ing corps to be Chief Clerk to the
Division Superintendent on the Mari
eta Division of the L. & N. Ry
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
REGISTRATION

Each voter in Maury county should
bear in mind that this is the time for
general registration and that no voter
will be allowed to exercise his fran"
chise without a registration certificate.
There are only six more days within
which to register and only small part
of the voters have SO far registered.
In the Ninth district about 375 out or
a possible 1900 have registered, and
there is little time left Attend to
this important matter at once and
place your certificate where YOU can
easily ind it on election day
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16

Upton. Tenn. Aug. 12.-The
angel OF death called at the home Of
Mr.. M. J. Sullivan near Upton at $500
o'clock p. m. the 18th inst. and claimed
for its victim, Mr.. J. A. Brooks. Mr.
Sullivan's step-father. He was in
tered in the Bethel cemetery. He
connected himself with the Methodist
church about 40 years ago at Hayes
chapel in Madison county, and has re
NAMED a Methodist since that time.
Mr.. Brooks was born near Spring Hill
in Maury county, Dec. 26, 1880, max
ing him in his 18th year He removed
from his native county when young to
Madison county, from thence to TIP
ton county, where he spent the last
"a years OF his life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
NEAR BRIDE ELOPES
WITH ANOTHER MAN
MISSISSIPPIAN BEATS TEXAN TO
HAND OF FAIR KENTUCKY
GIRL.

BOWLING GREEN, KY, Aug. 10
Mr.. E. E. Mckinney of Leland, Miss,
and Miss Mary Sledge of this city,
eloped to Gallatin last night and were
married The groom has been stu
dent of the Bowling Green Business
University. The bride is the daughter
of ]. j. Sledge, a well-to-do tobacco
man.
Miss Sle6ge was to have been mar
ried to Mr.. Robert Floyd OF Dallas,
Texas, a wealthy young farmer, on
next Thursday, who had already ar
rived in the city to take his expected
bride back to the Lone Star State.
They will reside at the home of the
groom.
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WENT TO COOL OFF.
NEVER RETURNED

VICKSBURG, Miss, Aug. 14.-Tell-
ing his friends that he intended going
to the banks of the river to get cool,
L. Brame, one of the most prominent
attorneys in the state, son Of Judge
Brame, of the supreme court, has dis
appeared entirely, and although search
has been going on two days no trace
has been found No cause is known
to warrant belief that Brame took his
own life. The river has been dragged
for the body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
NEGROES ORGANIZE
TO CONTROL VOTES
THE CONSTITUTIONAL BROTHER
HOOD OF AMERICA is
FORMED.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Con-
stitutional Brotherhood of America" is
the name of an organization Of negro
men with headquarters in Philadelphia
which is working to secure the votes
of negroes for candidates who pledge
themselves in a way satisfactory to
the brotherhood. Circulars telling OF
the purposes of this organization have
been distributed broadcast.
1T is an organization" the circular
declares, founded for the purpose Of
organizing the Africo-American voters
throughout the country, and especially
in the doubtful States, where the ne
groes hold the balance of powerS and
have them to exact a written agree
ment from all candidates who desire
to have their votes that they will use
their influence, if elected, to have the
Constitution of the United States, and
especially the Fourteenth and FIJI
teenth Amendments, enforced to the
letter: also find out what part they
are willing to take in restoring to the
negro his equal rights, whether North
or South, and especially the doing
away of the Acknowledgement, lynch
law and other caste legislation in the
South
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
ALETTER FROM
GRANDVIEW, TEX.

Editor Herald:
IL has been eleven years since
lived at Grandyiew. and there has
been quite a good deal Of improve
ment since then. 1t is a nice. neat
little town of about fifteen hundred
people. II has two. banks, ice factory,
oil mills, FIVE churches and twelve
thousand dollar college building; and
splendid cotton country to back 1t
up. l have met quite a number OF
old friends: but some, whom | knew.
have passed over the dark river and
many new ones have moved in. We
have met kindness and hospitality on
every hand
Our meeting is nearly two weeks
old. but we have set tonight MONDAY,
18th to close and tomorrow morning
to board the train for home. We have
had a glorious meeting and last night
We were greeted with the largest
crowd Yesterday the late Senator
VIM Bates wife and daughter, Mrs.
Martin. were in our audience, and af-
ter services they made their way to
the pulpit to shake my hand, and in
formed me they would leave this week
for Columbia and would visit the Dun
nington home Mrs. Bate looks we'll
for a woman Of her age; and Mrs.
Martin is a typical specimen o fthe
Southern woman.
Last week we visited Cleburne, and
were pleased to meet 4. number of
friends. We visited the home and
of DR.. VIM. Yater. The
doctor said in the last three years and
a half they had operated upon about
one hundred patients and hadn't lost
one The Sanitarium is nicely ar
ranged and neatly kept and every
thing encouraging and. hopeful for the
sick The doctor is one of my best
friends in Texas. We had indeed a
pleasant stay in his home. We drove
round to the home of Mr.. Cyrus, and
met him, his good wife and one of the
sons, Stratton. They informed us
they had a boy quite ill with fever
and | trust that the Advise may give
10 him health again. Cleburne is a
nice town of about ten thousand.
This country is getting quite dry.
No rain has fallen for several weeks
to amount to anything. Corn is al
most dry enough to put into the barn.
Cotton will be cut off wonderfully,
out the people are expecting fancy
price.
| am limited in time and must close
or this time We hope to reach Co
umbia Wednesday or Thursday.
F. C. SOWELL.
Texas, Aug. IL, 1907.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
FRANK ARTHUR
DISCHARGED

Frank Arthur, who was arrested q
few days since on the charge of vag'
rancy, had his preliminary trial be-
fore Esq H. F. Fariss Thursday
and was discharged. 1t was shown
that he had recently been at work
and drew money from the pay car
Wednesday. Even had he had no en-
ployment, it was shown that he Is a
minor, being nineteen years OF age,
and his father is both willing and able
to take care of him. Young Arthur
was represented by H. P. Figuers,
Esq.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
Mrs. Cynthia Parsons.

Mrs. Cynthia Parsons died Tuesday
at the residence of Mr. w. N. Murphy
on the Mooresville pike, aged sixty
eight years. The funeral and inter
ment were at Campbellsville, Giles
county. Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. services being"conducted by
Rev King. Deceased is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. w. n. Murphy, and
two sons Messrs. Oscar and Newt
Parsons.
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r.
Mrs. Amanda Irwin.

Mrs. Amanda Irwin, widow of the
late Rev. J. w. Irwin died very sud-
denly of heart trouble at the home of
her niece, Mrs. R. c. Church Monday
morning at $50 o'clock. Mrs. IT.
win was in her SIND year and up until
after breakfast was seemingly as well
as she ever was. Deceased was a
good woman and a devoted christian
and was greatly beloved in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Church where she
had made her home for a number of
years. There was short service
at the residence Tuesday morning at
$3.50 o'clock by DR.. A. g. Dinwiddie.
The interment was at Goshen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
REWARD FOR
NIGHT RIDERS
LARGE AMOUNTS OFFERED FOR
CONVICTION OF MiRAUDERS.

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug 15.-Com-
mittees from Montgomery and Robert
son county waited on Governor Pat
terson today and he offered reward
of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction
of the night riders who have been
destroying tobacco in the GAINESVILLE
district and a $4,000 reward for the
arrest and conviction of persons
charged with burning the store of w.
S. Wall near the Fredonia Montgom-
cry county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
Another Fake.

A Connecticut hen helped thief to
conceal a watch. When the police
found the watch the hen was setting
on It.
During its absence from the owner
the timepiece lad lost its usual regu-
larlty and when picked up was an hour
slow.
That shows that nature occasionally
fails to make preparation for emergen-
cles.
Although the hen was a setting hen
she failed to set the watch.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
SOCIETY.

Misses Maud Haley and Fannie
souser OF Columbia and Miss Roth Of
At pleasant, left Manday even
ing for Nashville to join the Nashville
Ranner's jamestown party The par
~ left Nashville at o'clock
Monday night and will go via Chatta-
nooga. Knoxville. Asheville and Rich
mond. AT Richmond they will take a
steamer and go by water to James
tovn. where they will remain about
ave DAYS. They will then take boat
and go up the Chesapeake to Wash
ington, where they will remain several
days taking int he sights, and the par
~ will then re- IN home. Miss Haley
will not return with the remainder of
the party. but will go to Charlotte, n.
r for a visit of several weeks to her
sister.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
Rare Old Cabinet.

An old japanese cabinet, brought
direct to Noank, r. J., from Japan
more than 100 years ago by Noank
sea captain is being exhibited there.
1t is a remarkable piece of workman
ship, as not Joint can be seen in the
whole cabinet, which looks as IL 1t
we're made OF one piece Of wood
Boston Globe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
TOBACCO PLANTS
PULLED Up

Mr.. Will Daniel, Jr., of Clarksville,
suffered from the9 Night Riders
Tuesday night, about eight acres
of his tobacco plants being
pulled up. Mr.. Daniel has never
Joined the Tobacco Association and
was warned some time since to look
out for trouble.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
DEATHS HARVEST.


The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Brown died Wednesday night at the
parents home in South Columbia
Services were conducted at the resi-
dence Thursday afternoon by Rev. Cot
ton and the interment was at Rose
Hill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
LlMEKIL N'lMPR0VED

Mr.. T. C. Simpson has purchased
the old lime kiln east of Columbia
and has recently refined the kilns and
increased their size. He is now burn
ing as good lime as can be found in
the state and his output is sufficient
TO supply all demands
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
4sSSSsOesSSSSS
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
. eaoA4NAaMNNNal

Hume Sisk to Miss Ethel Goodman.
VIII T. Parsley to Miss Flora !.
H. r. Wakefield to Miss Brownie
kshworth..
a. II. Fraser to Miss Hattie oneal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
again" or "Yst."
Eraser-Oneai.

Mr.. G. H. Fraser and MISS Hattie
oneal young people of the Bear
Creek neighborhood, drove to sulphur
Spring Tuesday evening, accompanied
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16

Honesty is our policy Give us your
trade and your confidence. You will
always find us worthy of both.
wkly&fri-1t Bogatzky & Bauman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16

Society can never rise to any great
heights so long as it is controlled by
little. narrow, selfish spirits. The pre-
tensions of self-important folk may
have influence with the vain and the
ignorant. but social leadership that is
taking society somewhere must show
more than mere pretensions. Men
and women who mold society to high
and estimable ends must have within
themselves the exalted ideals by
which they may hope to fashion their
associates. The social life of any
community will be held in subsection
to the thought and purpose of those
who by common consent are given the
Mace of leaders. If these leaders set
the chief emphasis upon amusements,
without regard to any deleterious eff
fects. the whole life of the place will
lose the capacity for serious applica-
ton: and those who mature their
lives in such an atmosphere will soon
find themselves incapable of helpful
entertainment or even of noble serv-
ice. Society in many towns and cities
has lost the power of worthy effort
and high intellectual and moral en-
tertainment. The lecture, to hold an
audience in such a community, must
be ridiculous, the sermon must be a
travestry on preaching, the library
must furnish the faddist's novels, and
all social gatherings must have re-
freshments as the only hope of keep
ing up conversation to reasonable
hour. Society today is suffering from
the lack of competent leaders. Only
men and women with moral fibre,
mental endowment, and social equip
ment can lead the young life out OF
the barren waste into which 1t has
been plunged by the reckless leader
ship of incompetent social guides
Nashville Christian Advocate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
cIaxton.Harris.

WAVERLY. Tenn. Aug. IA pref,
~ wedding took place here at the home
Of the brides mother. Mrs. N. H.
Ewin, at 10 o'clock this morning,
uniting Mrs. Susie E. Harris, OF this
city, and J. ]. Claxton, Of Maury
county, Elder J. d. Evans, of Nash
vile, performing the ceremony. The
bridal gown was Of dainty blue woul-
ard. with baby Irish lace, and for the
wedding journey was exchanged for
becoming suit of black wolfe with
black hat. Miss Wena Ewin, sister
of the bride, and Joe Fall. of Nash
vile. were the attendants Mr.. and
Mrs. Claxton will reside in Columbia.
Mr.. ClaxtOn is an employee Of the
Century Phosphate Co. and is popular
with his associates, and besides has
a host of friends. here in Columbia,
who will rejoice in his happiness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16

by a few friends, and were married by
Esq H. F. .Fariss.
Mrs. +. r. Gamble will entertain
the Girls Card Club and a few married
friends, Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock, complimentary to Miss Hole
man OF Kentucky.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
ParsIey-Cassidy

Mr.. Will T. Parsley and Miss Flora
Cassidy, of Summertown, were united
in marriage at the residence OF Rev.
Cochran Preston Sunday morning at
nine o'clock. Miss Title Johnson &C.
companied the couple to the manse.
After the ceremony the young couple
left for Summertown, the home OF the
bride. Mr.. Parsley is connected Win
the United States Fire Insurance Co.,
and came here several months since
from Nashville. Miss Cassidy had
been in Columbia for several weeks
under treatment for her eyes, and this
was the elimination of a very snort
courtship.
An ice cream supper will be held at
Union Grove Thursday night, the pro-
ceeds to be used in improving the
road from Corinth to Negro creek
13-3t
"Acain" or "Yet."
And you saw Muriel2"
81 did"
Tell me, is he married."
eyes"
"One question more: Again or
yet ?"-Washingto Herald.
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the portrait and holding II for ransom.
He managed 10 get into the room
where tho big picture was hung, slash
ed the canvas from its frame, rolled
Il up and carried It away.
For twenty-five years the detectives
Of Europe and America searched In
vain for the portrait. Worth was liv-
Ing under an assumed name as q fash
ionable London gentleman. In the
course OF his career be had met Pat
shoedy, The gambler was widely
known as square In his profession
and In all bis dealings with men, good
and bad. Worth had confidence In
him. sheedy learned that Worth had
stolen the Gainsborough.
William A. Plnkerton was a friend
OF Sheedy. The gambler ARRANGED
with the detective to restore the por.
trait on the payment OF the ransom
money demanded by the thief. $4,000.
The transaction took place In Chicago,
whence the picture was shipped to the
Agnewa. Then j. Pierpont Morgan
bought II. paying $4,000. and the
Gainshorough 10 now In London, along
with many other high priced works Of