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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
LIBERTY.'OR RUIN

Boys and girls are often spoiled by
parental gloom. The father never un'
bends. The mothers rheumatism
hurts so she does not see how little
Maggie can ever laugh. Childish curl
osity is denounced as impertinence.
The parlor is a parliament and every
thing In everlasting order.
Balls and tops in that house are
nuisance, and the paper that the boy
is expected to relish most is geometry,
a little sweetened by the chalk OF the
blackboard. For cheerful reading the
father would recommend "Young's
Night Thoughts" and "Haryey's Medi'
tations mong the Tombs."
At the first chance the boy Will
break loose. With one grand leap ne
will clear the catechism; he will burst
away into all riotous living. He will
be so glad to get out of Egypt he will
Jump into the Red Sea. The hardest
colts to catch are those that have a
long time been locked up. Restraints
are necessary but there must be some
outlet. Too high dam will overflow
all adows.-Hohenwal Herald
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
MORAL CONDI-
TONS BAD
so SAYS A PREACHER IN PANAMA
CANAL ZONE.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, JuEe IAN
interesting visitor in this city is Rev
Fred w. O'Donnell, blind minister
who has spent the past fifteen years
in Jamaica He was a railroad con
tractor before he lost his eyesight,
and has been much interested in the
Panama Canal work. He says that
remarkable progress is being made on
the big canal, but he decries condi-
tions in the canal zone. He says
there are too many saloons and broth
els, and that hundreds of Jamaican
women have been sent there as con-
cubines. Rev. O'Donnell was associa'
ted in business with several Knox
Vile railroad contractors who built a
railroad line in Jamaica fifteen years
ago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
HIGH PRICED
VEGETABLES
RAISING GARDEN TRUCK FOR
MINERS m EARLY DAYS
or MONTANA.
(Anaconda standard.)

Ray Woodwork, OF Moscow, Ida,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Dillon during the last week. Mr..
Woodwork was one of the early ar
rivals at Bannack. when the placer
gold was discovered in Grasshopper
Gulch, and also moved near Virginia
City and resided there when that IA
nous placed field was in its glory.
Mr.. Woodwork says that he came
to Bannack from Denver in 1868, and
took up a ranch near what is now
known as Taylor Crossing. between
Dillon and Bannack He brought a lot
of garden seed along with him. be-
lieveing that garden vegetables would
be a delicacy so craved by the miners
that they would pay handsomely for
chem, and that he would make more
money with his spade and garden rake
than with the rocker and pan. He
succeeded very well near Bannack,
and when there was a rush to Alder
Gulch he went there and took up a
ranch in the Madison Valley not far
from Virginia City, where he contin-
ued raising vegetables and selling
them to the miners.
He raised the first wheat crop ever
raised in the Territory of Montana
and sold his wheat for % cents a
pound.
Il lost $4,000 on one load of rusta-
bagas, and it was this way" he said,
Il hired a freighter to haul big load
to Helena, paying him cents pound,
and sold them for 9 cents a pound,
thinking that that was high enough
for them. A few days after ne mad
left the ranch l heard that the vege-
tables were retailing at so cents a
pound, and sent a courier after him
to tell him not to sell for less, but the
messenger arrived at Helena a few
hours after he had sold the load for y
cents a pound The dealer retailed
them at go cents. also lost some
money on a load of turnips. They
froze en- route and | secured only 18
cents a pound for them. | sold many
potatoes to the Alder Gulch miners
for 35 cents pound, after cutting all
the eyes out of them to save for seed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
ARE OLDIITRAITS OH
THE SOUTHEAST?
WRITER THINKS THEY ARE CO.
ING BUT THAT PRESENT CON-
DITlONS WILL LEAD TO
BETTER RESULTS.

How are the fine old traits of south
ern character faring, asks writer in
the World today, in this rush OF money
getting men, Is leisure, is hospitality,
is good talk, Is the gentle art of idle
ness, is the high craft of story telling,
the elaborate Difference to women, are
the charming old idlers and rhetoric
ians with their bubbling, full bellied
good humor-are these good things of
mellower days in the process of pass
ing away? Yes, in sense. INDUS
try is a rude thing, and progress is
cruel. Something is lost in the change
that is taking place. You will now
And. some old towns where gentle
folk once ruled social life, new and
raw company who make society 1t
Is SO the world over.
But the sum Of such social losses is
more than balanced by the genuine
additions to cultivated life and to high
aims and to sterling and even beaaa.laa t
full character that the rise OF the peo-
pie Is bringing-vastly more balanced.
For the most important change that
is taking place is not the develop
ment of wealth--great as that is-but
the development Of the people, the
people who till now have been isolated,
side-tracked, held back, kept out OF
the highways of life. The base OF
cultivated society is now immensely
broadened. More Individuals thou
sand times more-share its Dement'S
than under the old regime.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
STUDENTS EDUCATE
ONE ANOTHER

Co. S. Marden in Success Magazine.)
It is a great thing for hundreds OF
splendid young men from all over the
country to be thrown intimately to-
gether at the age of the greatest ex-
pectancy, when life promises so much,
at an age when youths are full OF
hope and ambition, and feel strong
and vigorous There is an untold adj
vantage in the growth and expansion
winch comes from the constant meas
uring of mind with mind. the attrition
of mnntalities, the measuring of brain
power, the comparing Of ability, of ex-
periences, the tempering, the constant
prodding of ambition, the squirting OF
tagging energy. All these things are
of untold advantage.
| believe that the advantage OF mere
hook learning in college are over-es-
timated That is, l believe that o
great deal of what is attributed to the
studies themselves comes from the as
ISOLATION of the students.
We hear a great deal about the de-
velopment OF personal power in soil
tude; but. while a certain amount OF
this Is necessary, yet there IL no sub
stitute for the growth and education
which come from intimate association
with human beings.
AS a rule, the men who pay their
own way through college are the most
successful because they are the most
practical men. On the other hand.
every man who has 70 devote p grssttt
deal of his time to paying his way SUI
fers an immense loss from the lack
of larger association with the stu
dents.
ManyNof these men who work their
way through college feel obliged to go
directly from the classroom to their
own home. They cannot enter into
many OF the sports with the other
students because they are obliged to
remain In their rooms and study dur
Ing evenings, Saturdays, and holidays
alike.
believe that many college men owe
more to what they got from their f. =
low students tnaa from their stu III IS.
In saying this do not underestimate
the great value of what comes from
lectures and books; but believe 1t Is
impossible to overestimate the value
of the social intercourse Of the col.
1ege.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
VDROKI SAILS
FOR JAP AN
,,vlNe SEATTLE. HE AGAIN tx
PRESSES DELIGHT OVER
HIS VISIT.

orlTTLE. Wash. June 1l.-Gen.
ION Kuroki spent his last day yes
,a,d,v in the Ueited States busily.
- cave a luncheon in a local hotel
0rominent members OF the local
,.,a,sse colony and several promi-
.snt citizens. In the evening the
D,,op and suite were given a recep-
\, by Judge Thomas Burke, OF the
static Society. From this reception
no Baron's party was taken in car
,iages direct to the steamship Kags,
mich sailed today for the Orient.
BEFORE leaving Gen. Kuroki said that
h,s visit to this country had been a
most pleasant one and that he leaves
with the kindest feelings for Uncle
Sam and his people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
CHAPTER V.

HE Canaan Daily Tocsin OF the
following morning ''ventured
the assertion" upon It's front
Il page that "the scene at the
Pike mansion was one Of unalloyed
festivty. music and mlrth; a fairy
bower Of airy figures waiting here and
there to the throb Of waltz strains:
veritable temple of Terpsichore. shin
ing forth with myriad OF lights.
which. together with the generous pro
fusion of floral decorations and the
mingled delights AFFORDED by Minds
orchestra Of indianapolis and Caterer
tones Of Chicago, was In all likelihood
,peysr heretofore surpassed ip elegance
In our city. Only one Incident" the
Tocsln remarked. ''marred on other
wise perfect occasion, and out OF re-
gard for the culprit's family connec-
tons. which are prominent In our So
clal world, we withhold his name. Suf-
fee 1t to say that through the vigilance
Of Mr.. Norbert Flitcroft, grandson of
Colonel A. A. Flitcroft who proved
0lIllSelI luOTOukH lAtCou Ntht "ciN-
brated French detective. the rascal
was seized and recognized Mr.. Fit
croft. having discovered him in hiding.
had a Gordon of walters drawn up
around his hiding place. which was the
charmingly decorated side piazza or
the Pike mansion, and sent for Judge
Pike, whe came upon the intruder By
surprise. He evaded the judges in-
dlgnant grasp, but received well
merited blow over the head from a
poker which the judge had concealed
about his person while pretending to
approach the hiding place casually
Attracted to the scene by the cries or
Mr.. Flitcroft, who. standing behind
Judge Pike, accidentally received
blow from the same weapon. all the
guests OF the evening sprang to view
the scene. only To behold the culprIt leap
through n creylce between the strin-
. ranvas which ln'to@ed the piazn"
a.. sas S..iesi hv 1i. fs.iN'ai t'A"''
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
PROWLING OOGSEKILL
THOROUGHBRED SHEEP

LEBANON, Tenn. June 11.-Last
evening Mitchell Johnson, farmer
near town, had his flock of fine thor
oughbred sheep attacked by dogs, sew
eral being killed outright and others
SO desperately wounded that it is
thought they will die. A watch was
set for the dogs and two were killed,
but it is not thought the real sheep
killing ones have been caught yet
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14

man or the mansion, Sam Wdrtfen. ana
Immediately pOunced upon by the cor
don OF Caterer Jones dusky assistants
from Chicago. who were In ambush
outside. Unfortunately after a brief
struggle he managed to triP Warden
and. the others stumbling upon the
PROSTATE body OF the latter. to make
his escape in the darkness"
Not quite mile above the northern
most of the factories on the water front
there projected into the river near the
end OF the crescent bend above the
town long pier. relic OF steamboat
days, rOtting now and many years
fallen from it's maritime uses Abou'
midway of its length stood huge.
crazy shed. long ago utilized as
freight stOreroOm. This had been
patched AID propped, and dangerous
looking verandd attached to 1t, over
hanging the water Above the door
way was placed a sign whereon might
be read the words. Beaver Beach.
Mixes Place" The shore end OF the
pier was so ruinOus that passage wa
offered by single row OF. planNs,
which presented an appearance so tenn
DOrary rs well as insecure that one
might have guessed their Office TO be
something in the nature OF draw
bridge From these a narrow path ran
through a marsh left by the recedlhS
river to country road OF desoiate ap-
pearance. Here there was rough in
closure or corral. with some tumble
down sheds which afforded shelter ON
the night of Joseph Louden's disgrace
for number Of shaggy teams attached
to those decrepit and musty vehicles
known picturesquely and accurately as
night hawks.
BY 8 o'clock Joy at Mixes place had
become beyond question nnconfned.
and the tokens OF 1t were audible Tor
long distance In all directions. III.
however. there IL no sound where no
ear hears. silence rested upon the coun-
kryside until an hour later. Then
lonely figure came shivering from the
direction Of the town not by the road.
but Sinking through the snow upon the
frozen river. 1t came slowly, as though
very tired, and cautiously, too, often
turning its head to look behind. Final
" It reached the pier and stopped as IL
to listen.
Within the house above piano or
evil life was being beaten to death for
Its sins and clamorlng its last cries
horribly. The old shed ratified in every
part with the thud of many heavy rect
and trembled with the shock of noise.
an lncessant roar of mems voices, pune
tuated with women's screams. Then
the riot quoted somewhat. There was
clapping of hands. and violin De
gan to squeak measures intended to be
d rental. The next moment the listener
scrambled up one of the rotting piles
and stood upon the yeranda. A SMART
Of red light through broken shutter
struck across the figure above the
shoulders, revealing a. bloody hanaker-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
MARRIED ON DOME
OF STATE CAPITOL

ATLANTA, Ga, June 6.--I will new
or marry any man on the face of the
earth" said Miss Pearl Eunice Ivey
a long time ago. She kept her word,
for she was welded to Michael Henry
Gallaher at high noon today on the
dome of the state capitol, far above
the earth.
When GalIaher won the consent of
Miss Ivey and the wedding was set
the bride recalled her vow of years
ago we can get around that" said
her lover, "or, rather, Wen get above
it. Wen climb to the dome of the
capitol
DR.. A. C. Ward consented to perform
the ceremony and, with party OF
friends. the couple climbed to the
dome. AS Mr.. Ward concluded the
ceremony one of the party remarked:
1T will never be said that this couple
is running matrimony into the ground
as it was said of the couple that mar
ried in the mammoth cave
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
THE WATCHFUL WIFE

The agent stepped briskly up to Mr..
Towards desk and laid small article
down close to his busy right hand
Il have here new letter-opener,
he said, "a handsome article, to be put
on the table in your library, and
II have the best letter-opener and
the quickest" interrupted Mr. How
ard, without turning his head.
How long have you had it?" per-
sisted the agent. you know there
are constant Improvements
There's no need for Improving
mine responded the writer. I've
had her about two years-anniversary
,-~- mex. month. Youths Com
psnion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
POLITE COWBOYS

Golfers Weekly says that cowboys
are always glad to practice politeness
when they have a chance. Two ladies
delayed by an accident lunched In a
station of the Southern Pacific road.
Two cowboys were at table, They
arose, bowed and stood until the
ladies were seated. To be equally
courteous one OF the ladies asked,
May pass the butter?" The reply
was immediate. " Idon't choose none,
thank you most to death. man"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14

chief clumslly knotted about the head
and beneath It the face Of Joe Louden'
Joe opened the door and went IN. All
Of the merry company (who were abie'
turned sharply toward the door as "
opened. One or two nearest the door
asked the boy, without great curiosity.
what hau happened to his head. he
merely shook 1t family in reply and
crossed the room to an open hallway
beyond. At the end Of this he came to
a frowzy bedroom. the door OF which
stood ajar. Seated at deal table and
working by dim lamp with a broken
chimney, close cropped, red bearded
red haired man In his shirt sleeves was
jabblng gloomlly at a column OF figures
scrawled In dirty ledger. He looked
up as Joe appeared In the doorway, and
bis eyes showed a slight surprise.
II never thought ye had the temper
10 git somebody to split yer head" said
be-. "where'd ye collect II"
He unwound the handkerchief and
removed II from Joe's head gently.
wheel he cried as long cash was
exposed over the forehead. Il hope 70
left a mark somewhere to pay a LITTLE
on the score o. thisr'
Joe chuckl.d and drOoOeJ dtEsi'v
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A bottle SNAPPED rgure appeared In
the window. and she had no time to
take the plate and cup which were be-
ing pushed through the palm leaves
She whispered a syllable OF warning.
and the dishes were hurriedly with
irawn as Norbert Flitcroft. wearing Il
solemn expression OF injury, came out
upon the veranda.
He halted suddenly whats that"
lie asked, with suspicion.
Nothing" answered Ariel sharply.
'Whereg
Behind those palms"
Probably your own shadow" shl
laughed; ''or it might have bees 4
1raft moving the leaves"
He did not seem satisfied. but stared
hard at the spot where the dishes la /
disappeared, meantime edging barG
cautiously nearer the window.
They want you" he said. aftet Il
pause. "Some ones come for you"
"Oh, is grandfather Nwaltlng?" She
rose, at the same time letting her
handkerchief fall. She stopped to pick
1t up with her face away from Nor
bert and toward the palms, whisper
ing TREMENDOUSLY, but with passionate
urgency, please go!''
1T isn't your grandfather that has
come for you," said the fat one slow
ly. IT Is old Eskew Arp. Some
things happened"
She looked at him for moment
beginning to tremble violently, her
eyes growing wide with fright.
'Is my grandfather-is he sickT'
You better go and see. Old Eskew's
waiting in the hall He'll tell you"
She was by him and through the
window instantly. Norbert did not
follow her; he remained for several
moments looking earnestly at the
palms; then he stepped through the
window and beckoned to a youth who
was lounglng in the doorway across
the room.
There's somebody hiding behind
those plants" he whispered when his
friend reached him. go and tell
Judge Pike to send some of the mig
gers to watch outside the porch, so
that he doesn't get away. Then tell
him to get his revolver and come
here"
Meanwhile Ariel had found Mr.. Arp
waiting In the hall talking in low
voice to Mrs. Pike.
Your grandfather's all right" he
told the frightened girl quickly. He
sent me for you, that's all Just hurry
and get your things"
She was with him again in mo-
ment and, seizing the old mans arm.
hurried him down the steps and toward
the street almost at run
You're not telling me the truth.
she said-"you're not telling me the
truth"
Nothing has happened to Roger,
painted Mr.. Arp. Nothing to mind,
mean. Here! We're going this way.
not that" They had come to the
gate. and as she turned to the right
he pulled her round sharply to the
left. Were not going to your house.
Where are we going"
We're going to your Uncle Jonas"
"WhyY she cried in supreme aston
shment. what do you want to take
me there for? Don't you know that
he's stopped speaking to me?'
Yes" said the old man grimly, with
something Of the look he wore when
delivering a cllncher ut the National
House; hes stopped speaking to ev-
erybody."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14
FOR rALKATlvE WOMEN.
(From I'm Thamesland,' by Henry
wellington Wack.)


wellington Wack.)
In the vestry of the church at Wal
ton Is preserved beautiful instru-
ment-an instrument as useful as 1t
is beautiful-made in 1892 It is
called a scold's bit, bride, and is in
tended as a gag for lady of many
words. II Is inscribed with this
couplet:
Chester to Walton presents a bride.
To curb women's tongues that talk
too Idle.
This charming instrument was pre-
scented to the church by a gentleman
who lost an estate through the loquac-
ity OF q woman
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14

"Doan's Ointment cured ne OF &C.
zema that had annoyed me long
time. The cure was permanent. -
Hon. 8. W. Matthews, Commissioner
Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-14

Baby won't suffer Ave minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclec'
tric Oil at once. 1t acts like magic
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
"A Eiuhtino "Super."

The following little gem was one of
the experiences of Mr.. Benson, the
Shakespearean actor:
Mr.. Benson made professional visit
to Dublin, and the rehearsals included
the due training of body of stage
assistants to represent the hurried
~ retracting supporters of Richard
"Crookback," when that monarch sue
cumbed to the onslaught OF Richmond
on the field of Bosworth. On the night
Of the first performance Of the tragedy
the army that was to fly stubbornly
refused to leave the field or to ac-
knowledge being vanquished. but turn
ing upon the forces of Richmond gave
them severe drubbing. Nothing could
be found to tame them to a proper
submission till one of the rank and
file' said:
Look here, Mr.. Benson. If You want
us to be beaten, you must put O'Con-
nor the leading 'bruiser' of the
party Gin Richmond's army!'-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
SAN FRANCISCO'S SPREE

That commercialism, despite the
anathema of amateur moralists, is
not without value is testified to by
Governor Gillette of California in the
remarks he addresses to San Fran
cisco. San Francisco" he says,
needs eastern capital and eastern
credit; under present conditions it
can get neither The eastern capt.
talist is afraid to invest his money
with u, and eastern commercial in
terests are afraid of the anarchy
that they believe exists here"
AS Governor Gillette says, condi-
tions in San Francisco have become
intolerable. For generation the
most popular of American cities, a
place millions wanted to get to and
few were willing to leave, it has been
reproduced to a state of reproach.
Doubtless it has seemep a merry
thing to elect and re-elect a Schmitz
as mayor and make Abe Ruef super
intendent of things in general; it has
been joyous to suspend the laws and
loud have been the laughs when the
police didn't come to the protection
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
BARRIERS IN DIsMAY.
Paste invented Which Removes Beard
Without Use Of Razor.

Paste Invented Which Removes Beard
Without Use Of Razor.
There Is CONSERVATION among the
BARRIERS vt England over the invention
of q Londoner named Witherington.
says q special cable dispatch to the
New York World. He has made a
paste which removes the beard without
the use Of razor in ten minutes.
The paste makes the hair SO brittle
that It can be rubbed of clean with a
wet sponge. mo skin trouble" is guar
anteed, and the performance is simply
a part of washing the face upon arts.
ing In the morning.
The following advantages are claim
ed for the paste:
no punctilious barber to ask if the
razor is sharp enough, no second man
waiting to brush your hat and ask
with his manner for tip. You rub on
the paste, wipe it off with the sponge,
and, presto, you go down to coffee and
rolls looking like a man fresh from the
hands Of the best barber in London.
The cost is about cent shave-and
tip yourself"