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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
IMPROVEMENTS
COMPLETED
BETHEL PRACTICALLY NEW
THROUGHOUT AND rs ONE OF
MOST COMPLETE HOTELS
IN THE STATE.

After an expenditure OF over $4,000
and months of work and careful su
pervision the improvements at the
Bethel have been completed, and
Mine Host Deduian now has one OF
the most complete, comfortable and
convenient hotels in the state.
The Bethel is practically new
throughout, and already its reputation
for comfort and service has gone
abroad. There was a marked in
crease in patronage. Formerly few
drummers spent Sundays here. Now
there are twenty-five or more each
Sunday, while the general patronage
and the patronage of the townspeOple
shows a large increase, so that Mr..
Dedman is another Columbia man who
does not find that the abolition of the
saloons has injured business.
The entire lower floor has been
handsomely tiled, the walls have been
decorated, the wood work reprinted,
new closets and toilets with all the
late equipments installed, handsome
new barber shop established so as to
open into the lobby, the cigar stand
improved and supplied with a large
line of goods, including all the daily
papers and periodicals..
Up stairs the corridors have all
been painted, decorated and re-car-
peted. The parlors have been hand
somely decorated and supplied with
velvet carpets. Every room in the
house has been reprinted, repapered,
screened, re-carpeted, supplied with
new iron beds and new felt mattress
es. The dining room has been deco
rated, supplied with a handsome new
ceiling and fitted with new furniture
and new table service. The new
steward is giving entire satisfaction
and there has been marked improve
ment in the cuisine.
More than dozen new bath rooms
have been installed in the hotel with
handsome tile flooring, porcelain tubs, |
laboratories, etc. Every room in the |
second floor is supplied with porce-
lain laboratories. The building was
been fitted throughout for steam heat.
In the lobby the old, unsightly settees
have been removed and handsome
leather settees fixed around the col
ums
Mr.. Dedman extends a cordial invi-
tation to the people of Columbia to
visit the hotel, and will take pleasure
in showing them through.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
PICKETT DYING IN
MASSACHUSETTS
CIVIL WAR VETERAN HAS BEEN
UNDER ARREST FOR FOR
tn YEARS.

WORCHESTER, Mass, July 20
Gen. Josiah Pickett, the eighty-ive
years old civil war hero. is dying
here-a military prisoner. He has
been under arrest ever since the bat
tie OF Cold Springs Harbor in the civil
war, and says he will die under ar
rest. Pickett was colonel of the IA
nous Twenty-Fifth Massachusetts,. in
Cold Springs Harbor, and in fit of
anger during the battle replied rough
ly to General Stannard of Vermont
The latter promptly placed him under
arrest and took his sword. Pickett
took part in the battle, however, and
was commended by Stannard for gall
lantry at the head of charge.
Pickett was promoted to general,
but the record of arrest was never
changed, and Gen. Pickett has off,
cially been under arrest for over for
ty years, since that date.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
FAIRGROUNDS ON ROOFS.
New York Correspondence Pittsburg
Dispatch.)

New York Correspondence Pittsburg
Dispatch.)
Roofs of the downtown business
houses have become recreation Gen.
tiers for thousands Of, men, boys and
young women, whose luncheon hour Is
guaged by the IL o'clock whistle and
the chimes on Trinity and st. Paul's
churches. The little time left after
the. monday meal IL passed. In differ
ent ways. Downtown one might see
the boys perched high on the tops of
pitching ball or playing
cards, while the older men loaf in
the cool breezes that blow across the
city from the bay and rivers. Then
during the noon hour one might see
hundreds of persons seated on the
grass and on the fallen and disinte-
grated tombstones OF some of the ear.
ly settlers of New Amsterdam, placid
ly eating their lunches. Among this
strange aggretion of diners may be
found pretty girl stenographers,
clerks and messengers from the finan-
cial district and laborers representing
every type and nationality.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
BABBOON
SEXES CHILD
CARRIES. LITTLE BOY UP POLE
AND SINKS TEETH IN
YOUNGSTERS FACE.

Logansport Ind, July 29.-While a
group Of laughing children were
watching the antics of animal
performances with the Gentry shows
tonight, Gallagher" a big babboon
used in a circus act, broke from his
keepers and seized Clyde Edwards.
aged seven. The babboon carried the
child to the center of the ring and
began to climb a pole. When the
frantic mother rushed after the
child, the babboon sank his teeth into
the chiId's face, then released his vic
tim and was about to spring upon the
mother when knocked senseless, by a
club in the hands of circus attache.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
LIVES WERE CHEAP

In ancient times the great engineer.
ing works were costly In human lives.
The making of the Red sea canal is
said to have involved the loss Of NO
fewer than 100000 Egyptians. Buck.
les examination made him believe the
number to have been somewhat exag.
gerated, but he gives 1t as still a guide
to the enormous waste of human life
in those days. The men who kept two
thousand slaves engaged :. for three
years bringing stone from Elephan.
tine to the Pyramids did not care
great deal SO long as in the twenty
years- In which one Of; the pyramids
was buiidtng there were Forthcoming
the 100000 men required for the work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
TYLER
SEEKING PROOF
VISITS PADUcAH TO LEARN
FACTS CONCERNING MRS.
LATHAM.

Gen. H. A. Tyler, who is in Paducah
to vindicate himself in stand taken
in controversy regarding the al.
legged Punishment of Mrs. T. j. La
than, now of Memphis, from Padu-
cab in August, 1866, by Union sol
diers, is slowly fortifying himself be-
hind a breastwork of affidavits and
statements from some of the oldest
residents of the city, who remember
the details of the Punishment, says
the Paducah Star. He is eager in
his work. yes, sir; | have been sue
cessful in securing the desired infor-
nation he declared today, "and
when / finish my work, shall have
some interesting facts to relate. j
have been busy seeing old residents,
and | have secured the statements of
several who know about the. affair,
and the evidence in my favor is over
whelming. | contend that Mrs. T. J.
Latham was not banished from Padu-
cab, but was a Union sympathiZer,
and Lam prepared to prove it. There
are five survivors of the entire num-
Der of women banished, and | feel as
sured that will secure a statement
from each to bear me out"
General Tyler secured a statement
today from one resident who was a |
boy and was with his mother when
she was banished. He remembers,
he says, those in the party, and
General Tyler says this mans state
nent bears him out in his conten-
ion.
81 shall be in your city for some
ime yet, and shall finish my work
before leave" he said. II shall have
very statement drawn up in affidavit
orm, and will settle this controversy
nee and for all, and to the satisfac-
ion of myself and friends" ,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
AT THE RACKET
HORTS SLEEVES
BARRED
(Kansas City Times.)

mo woman should appear in Sc
sacred place as a church, the hol!
Of holies, and in the presence of the
Blessed Sacrament, with arms barred
above the elbows"
The foregoing words set forth the
reason given last night by the Rev.
Father Anton Kuhls, priest of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic church in the
West Side, for the announcement that
he will place a ban on one summer
fashion fad-short sleeves.
The announcement of the venerable
priests edict followed, last Sunday, a
few words of kindly admonition to his
parishioners on the duty of appearing
in church with becoming dignity.
1T is inconceivable," Father Kuhls
said, how woman of modesty can
enter so sacred place as church
with bare arms. There is beauty in
the chubby arm of the little child, but
it is different with older people. Short
sleeves are all right in their place,
but their place is in the kitchen and at
the washtub. Even then the discreet
housewife will roll down her sleeves
when company comes.
1T is the province of the church to
each modesty and humility, and I'M
ess the offense is taken in the start |
t would be next to impossible to |
stamp out a practice that is, to say |
he least, reprehensible But mind, /
I'M not assuming to speak outside of
ny parish, or to dictate what society
hall wear. To me it is seemly that
he women should come into church
With becoming dignity"
Father Kuls doesn't object to wom-
n wearing long gloves-that is, If the
loves meet the short sleeves.
But" says the priest, long gloves
hould be discouraged. They are too
Expensive for church wear, and be-
Ides they make a woman miserable
n warm days"
Father Kuls has for an example in
his movement against short sleeves
le Archbishop of Toronto, who has
issued pastoral letter to all
the clergymen in his Jurisdiction
them to forbid women In
tort sleeves entering their churches.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
ONE TRIP ON
SLEEPING CAR
UNCLE JASPER REMAINED
AWAKE TO WATCH HIS
BOOTS.
Chicago Record Herald.)

Chicago Record Herald.)
Have you ever Travelled in a sleep
ing car, Uncle Jasper?"
Yes, once. But | didn't sleeL
any"
What was the trouble?"
You see, I'd just creased my boots
and I'd heard tell about them porters
always takin' peoples shoes out and
blackin 'em, SO l had to keep awake
all night so he wouldn't git a hold
of mine, for / knew if he done it he'd
want extra on account of the hard
job. Blamed If l can see why the
company allows them kind of things
to go on"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
MARKED FISH IN SEA.
Philadelphia Record.l

/ " hhdOCtphld 1eOOOl w.
Catching fish, measuring and mark
ing them and then returning them to
the sea, with the chance of retaking
them later, is part of the work carried
on by the Marine Biological Associa.
ton of Great Britain.
BY means of a steam trawler the
fish are caught the usual way
Each haul is carefully recorded, the
fish are counted and measured and all
details of locality, time, number, spe-
cies, sex and size are put down, to-
gether with accurate observations on
the water, the depth and bottom OF
the sea, the kinds and quantity OF
food available, etc. These data are
subsequently tabulated and charted.
The method OF marking Ash is In.
teresting and has been attended with
valuable results. The fish chiefly
used in the few years the experiment
has been In progress have been the
plaice, because the proposals which
have been made to interfere with the
catching of them were based on in
adequate knowledge.
The fish are marked on the dorsal
surface with very thin, convex metal
disc bearing number. This is at
tached to fine silver wire, which Is
passed through. the thinner part oil
the fish near the fin and secured on
the under side by a small bone but
ton. The fish do not appear to SUI
fer inconvenience, and their growth
is not interfered with In any way.
The thoroughness with which the
North Sea is swept by the nets OF
the fishing fleets is demonstrated
says Discovery, by the fact that out OF
5,039 marked place OF all sizes, ssz
we're recaptured within a year This
represents 1877 per cent. or nearly
,ne-fifth; but for the medium-siEed
ish the figures are far higher, rang
ng from 1874 to 80 per cent for the
whole of the North Sea and to 43 per
,ent. In the more northern portions
The men OF the regular fishing fleet
cooperate by forwarding to the labo'
atory Of the association at Lowe
toft all the marked fish they catch
1t the laboratory reference to the
ecords easily establishes how much
he fish has gained in size and weight
ince the previous catching. More
yer, the distance between the spot
here II was released and the place
there It was again caught gives an
lea as To its movements.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
MURDERED WIFE,;
$HOT HIMSELF
TERRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY At
CHARLOTTE, COMMITTED BY
PROMINENT MERCHANT.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July 81
Case Of what appears to have been
murder followed by attempted suicide
has developed at Charlotte. Tenn.
Harry t. Powers. a merchant of that
place, killed his wife, Margaret Pow
ers, and then shot himself with the
same weapon he had used 10 commit
the murder The bodies of both were
found on their bedroom floor this
morning. She was dead with bullet
hole through her head and he in a
semi-conscious condition, a pistol
wound behind his left ear and half
empty flask of whisky on the floor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
RURAL CARRIERS

have received notice from our
State President stating that he has
appointed w. E. Kennedy of this city
a delegate to the National Convention
that meets in Atlanta, Ca, some time
IN October, and has also made w. S.
Crawford member of the Executive
Committee. am sure the Maury
county boys will appreciate this hon.
or. Respectfully,
JAMES w. TANNER, President
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
A Cordial Invitation
Is extended
ALL SOUTHERNERS
to visit
The JELL-O Booth
at the
Jamestown Exposition

Located in Food Products Building at en-
trance to Horticultural Court.
We have provided spacious Rest Room
especially for your convenience, where you
may meet friends, write letters. read your
favorite magazine, etc., etc.
Our demonstrators will be glad TO serve
you with JELL-0, the dainty dessert, and
Ice Cream made from JzLI-0 ZOE CREAM
Powder, free, and explain how easily they
Oan be prepared for the table.
Ths esNssss Pure Feed Co., 10 Rey, n. ".
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
DANGER OF DEFECTIVE TEETH
british Medical Journal.)

How grave national risk defective
teeth may become was sufficiently evil
denced by the enormous wastage dur
ing the South African War. owing to
the number of men who lacked sum-
Client teeth to mastIcate ordinary food,
and to the same cause is due large
proportion, II not the majority. OF the
reflections OF otherwise suitable army
recruits at the present time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
HELD WITHOUT BOND
5UFoRD HOLLIS MUST ANSWER
FOR KILLING JOE 5ELEW.

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn, July 20.
-Buford Hollis, who is charged with
the killing of Joe Belew. at West
Point, Sunday afternoon, July IA, was
arraigned before j. NJ. Gilmore, JUS
tice of the Peace, Monday, and held to
the, grand jury without bail.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
OLD NAME FOR SOLDIERS.

Jack Tar, as hearty and pleasant
enough name for sailor, may remind
us that the soldier was Jack Firelock
before he was Tommy Admission.
don Chronicle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
COUNTY SCHOOLS
TO OPEN

The public colored schools OF the
various districts of the county will
open next Monday, All the white pri.
mary schools OF the districts will open
the second Monday in August.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
GAS ENGINES

Feed Cutters.
Pumps-Hand and Power,
Steel Stock Tanks.
Feed Mills,
Hay Ballers,
At q. A. sattsrneId a co's.
24wed&fri-w2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
NEW BUGGIES

Surries, Runabouts and Buck Wagons
arriving every day, at
3. A. SatterfieId & Cos.
24wed&fri-w2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-02
Not Spoiled.

Are you hurt, John?r
Yes, dear am afraid three OF
four of my ribs are broken
Well don't feel bad; 1t doesn't
show."-Houston Post.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York sept. &.-AIorey on call was quoted
nchUaiy az Per cont to-day. Rates during the
week Aa7c ranged between and pr cent avcrar-
/ ng about g. There not mrch Of a demand for
ST ok exchange leans. On Monday loans were made
az 81 and ! per cent TF5day. at and 2lz Wed
Eeaslay. al and ~ Thursday at ( and 2'1 and
Friday at aud "a
Time money throughout the week remained fairly
tasy- OtGmgE while not large easily s7JrTlicd
the demand. which was If moderate proportions
Rate TO 81 pr cent for thirty and sixty days;
s., fer ninety days. ande Ter cent for four. I've AID
six months.
Mercantile paper has been very duh this week.
There is Practically 80 demand from the larger
money centeTs the sales made to the country banks
Utre fCT small amounts and the volume 0f business
IS consequently light Although quoted rates remain
unchanged. FgTy few slles are made below Per cent.
Rates. 6is to per cent for four six months bills
receivable aud prime single names. aId : peT cent
and uiwarl fer Uthtss
Sterling % POINTS lower to-day fer sight drafts.
There were heavier offerings q cett0n bills. Rates
f0T actual busEc-i were. Sixty days iSls5ai ESQ
| demand. 4.S525a4.s53l cables. Lssl5al.s62l.
] Commercial bills were 4Sia4eISs. The supply u
gain and cotton bills vas good.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
COMMENT ON MARKET.

q. Bowie Chapman. OF +. r. Chapman
& Co: During the first hour the drive
against the leaders continued taking most
an the active issues. particularly St Paul,
the Hartman stocks Reading. A. G. p.
A. r. and the Steels into new low terri
tory. During the last hour the market
showed some steadiuess. and In the rail-
way list and Amalgauated Copper some
first class buying made its appearance.
the result being a closing level about
midway between last night and the low
points of the mOrniGg-that is, the mar
ket rallied about half its early loss. It
may prove that reelection over sunday
will cause some further short selling and
liquidation the first part of Monday morn
ing, but signs now point toward some i'm
provement. and it would seem as though
conservative purchases should be made
on further weakness.
Benjamin Woodruff, Of Post & Flagg:
The market to-day was again discoUr-
aging, not that it exhibited any great
degree Of weakness. but because Of the
absolute lack OF support and interest
manifested. The bears have been a little
more careful than recently ia putting
out new commitments, and a reasonable
amount OF aggressive buying would
doubtless soon put them on the run.
Unfortunately this is lacking, the only
support nQted in the DAYS transactions
being in Stbel common The bank state
ment was better than expected, and prices
closed with fractional losses in most cases
from last night without feature, except
for aforementioned lack of support"
Z. w Crew. of Henry CIews & Co:
London seems to be imbued with a more
pessimiStic feeling regarding what Mr.
Roosevelt may say next week than even
the home talent. Foreign houses not only
cabled over considerably lower prices for
American stocks but also sent d number
Of selling orders. AS far as the home
situation is concerned the good feeling
of last week has been entirely dissipated.
The change In sentiment has been brought
about by the fear that the steel and
| iron trade will undergo a considerable
reaction in the future Pig iron is now
quoted at SIS a ton. and that the price
viii be reduced to Sl5,is admitted by peo-
pie who ought to know With the closing
Of many copper mines in various districts
and the shutting down OF Bessemer Mills
az Pittsburg, it is hardly 10 be expect d
that the outside public. or those on the
inside viii be anxious TO make new in
vestments. The professional element al
most to a man = bearishly inclined
/ This is the brightest feature, as there is
always such a thing as OVERRIDING il wher
/ there Is too much company on one side
/ More than occasional rallies cannot be-
| expected"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Washington Gas Reaches a
New High Level.
MITCHELL HAS BIG SALES
Prices sag sn Trzding, but Come UP
strong on eloSing Bids-RaiIVvay
shares ga GOOd Form on Small
TrHdiEg-sgock Exchange PreDar-
ing to Amend Constitution.

Operations On the Washington Stock
Exchange yesterday were more lively
than upon ary Saturday for several
months There WAS good trading in sav-
eral issues OF the local bonds, Washing
ton Gas developed new strength, large
sales were made in Mitchell Mining. and
a good number of orders were filled in
other issues. Transactions for the day
were 5000 in bonds and 1873 shares Of
stock.
Capital Traction IS were strong among
the bonds. selling in S1,OO1 and $50 lots
at ll0i4. There was much bidding for
these bonds, which could not be satisfied.
though the price remained firm at Hos
bid and ll02s asked. The stock Of the
Capital Traction Company rose more
than a point on the first sale, which was
closed at 1904. The closing bid was 80
with 132 asked.
Gas Again I'm the Lead.
Washington Gas was again the leader
among the stocks. Sales followed one
another fast, the price sagging of from
70 to 7424 until the stock in sight was ap-
parently exhausted. when the bid went
above %, one broker taking ar option
for sixty days on % shares at 759s.
Much interest arose when the call
reached Mitchell Mining. from the fact
that the broker who has chiefly sup
ported the stock recently turned seller.
parting with some $50 shares at Sl-5O
/ down TO $13S a share. This was taken
/ as a sign of weakness, and Immediately
a block OF 1000 shares was offered at the
| low price The first broker Immediately
| took it. netting nearly 6)0 shares on the
/ deal, at one-eighth below the price OF
the past few days. On the supposiuOn
| that the beating down of the price was
| to uncover the stock, the TUse succeeded.
After call 100 shares Of Washington Gas
were sold at 10 and 1d0 at - IA. showing
| that the weakness Of the earlier sales
! did not prove any unsteadiness IN the
situation and that this stock is wanted
at prices above IS.
VIII Amend Constitution.
Thomas Hume. president of the Ex-
change. and William Mearns compos-
ing special committee to revise the con-
stItution. by writing into it the various
rulings made by the governing committee
during the past five years, will submit
their report to the board for action next
Tuesday.
The time for submitting this report was
postponed early in September to the later
date, so that a greater number Of the
members might be present to participate
In the discussion. expected TO arise over
/ several rulings. which ii Is understood
some members OF the board want euali-
aed before they are finally placed IN the
constitution
The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
OPENING THE FALL SEASON.
Carroll Institute Resumes Gymna-
stun Classes and Evening school.

sium Classes and Evening SchOoI.
The Carroll Institute Gymnasium re-
sumed its classes In physical culture on
Tuesday evening last with a very large
gathering Of the members. under the di-
rection of Instructor Maurice A. Joyce.
Prof Joyce will hold his senior classes
on Tuesdays and Fridays for regular
class work. beginning promptly at S
o'clock.
The basketball team viii be practi-
cany the same as that Of last season.
which won the championship.
The evening school will resume its ses-
sions tomorrow at 7.30 o'clock. Glasses
will be held from 7:3O to $3.50 o'clock, with
instructors as follows. L. G. Graesle,
bookkeeping, business practice, arithmc-
tic, English. and correspondence r. j.
Service. steuography and typewriting, on
Monday. Wednesday. and Friday even
ings; @. w Childs. mechanical and archi-
tectural drawing and machine design, on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The annual election will be held on
Thursday evening, October 10. The COM
mittee on nominations, consisting of
AIessrs. James L. Smith. Mathew Brady,
James \. Hannah, Joseph T. Ferry. and
Arthur l. Clark, are receiving noIAina-
tions fer the several Offices, and these
nominations close October g.