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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22

was only TO meet present requirements
and needs and was not built with :
view to the future. The probability
was that when the city did finall,
start to establish system that parI
of the present system would have rc
be destroyed
| Dr. Porer said further that ii the
people only realized the cost OF Til
healthful conditions and of sickness
they would be more than willing q
incur the expense necessary to build
ing a complete system of sewerage
He told OF one family that had used
water from cistern, into which the
surface water drained, and said this
family had paid enough by cause OF
sickness to lay sewer along the en-
tire street on which they live and TO
furnish water TO run it for some years.
Cistern water, as a rule, Is healthful,
DR. Porter said, but no one should
think of drinking water from springs
and wells located in town.
Judge Erwin said the mater of a
sewerage system had been taken up
when DR.. Pillow was Mayor and an
engineer had been brought here to
make an estimate of the cost. This
man estimated that it would take
800 900 to build the system and the
matter had been dropped as being too
costly Recently Alderman Cameron
had taken the matter up and had had
an engineer look over the grounds.
The Board of Mayor and Alderman
had recently appropriated $1,000 for
a survey, estimates and the inaugur-
alton of Mr.. Cameron's plans. Judge
Erwin said the city was not allowed
to assess more than tax OF $3.50
on the 500 for general expenses, but
under the law could assess a tax for
special purposes, and he thought a
sewerage system would come under
that head. He estimated that tax
of rs cents on the 500 would be all
that is necessary.
Mr.. Sloan said that the time had
come when the town, If 1t expected to
grow, would have to have sewerage
system. That it would cost money,
of course, but would be worth the
money spent in better sanitary condi-
tons and better town, even from a
business standpoint. That every Ia
payer should be willing to pay his
part and when the matter did come
up he did not want the members of
the Board to hold up their hands and
cry High Taxes" but to encourage
the matter and talk for II and meet the
increased taxes cheerfully.
On motion the President was re-
quested to appoint committee OF Ave
to meet with the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen at their next meeting and
use their influence and give their ef-
forts for a sewerage system.
The Board adjourned to the second
Thursday night in March.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22
VALUABLE HORSE
INJURED

Mr.. Gentry McAdams' fine horse,
which he valued at $500. was very
dangerously injured at the Columbia
Military Academy Thursday afternoon.
The horse was hitched to post By
a strong rope and was feeling high
spirited and playful, George Sloan
drove by with his pony cart and the
h,vse reared up. He fell with his
head under his body and his knock
was so badly sprained that he suffered
a stroke of paralysis,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22
OLD JAIL
BRINGS $500

The old Jail property at the corner
of Sixth and North Main streets, was
sold at auction at the court house
door at noon Monday by the commits
sioners appointed by the County Court
and brought $500.
There were three bidders, Mr.. j. G.
PARKS, Mr.. W. 8. Fleming. who repre-
scented the Riverside Planning Mills,
and the City. The property was final
ly knocked down to the city at the
price named. 1t will be considerably
improved and viii be used by the city
as a city hall, police headquarters and
lookup.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22

Do not borrow trouble. The inter
est u too high.--Dallas NewH.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22
BRIDGE BURNED,
TRAFFIC DELAYED

The railroad bridge on the l.. q N.
over Rutherford creek, about one and
one-half miles beyond Goodwin was par
TALLY destroyed by fire Thursday night
and traffic was greatly delayed FRI
day. The bridge caught fire at about
/ o'clock and the sound-bound acco-
mediation passed over while the bridge
was in flames. The pine timber was
destroyed and the iron was somewhat
bent. For time passengers and
mails were transferred, but timbers
were, soon placed under the bridge,
bracing &c snffcientiy for trains to pass
over.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22
SMALL BLAZE.

The home of Mrs. Lonnie Cook. in
South Columbia was discovered ON
fire at an early hour Friday. The
fire company was called out and the
FIRE was put out with small damage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22
RESIDENCE BURNED

The residence OF jeremiah Choate,
located about one and one-half miles
from Theta, was destroyed by nre last
week. The IRE started from spark
on the roof and the residence was
total loss, but the greater part Of the
furniture was saved. There was no
insurance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22

CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE
co.-When It comes to insurance
the Best is the Cheapest, irrespective
OF cost, but the Continental charges mo-
more for its policies than agents OF
many less responsible companies ask
for theirs. Farm business solicited.
FARRELL q LIPscoMH, Agents.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Hard Mouthed Horses.

Here Is something of practical value
10 any one driving horse that pulls
on the bit: FNstcn small ring to each
side Of the bride and as near the
brow band as possible Pass the lines
through the bit rings and snap them
into the rings at the brow band. This,
with a common jointed bit, will enable
a child TO hold puller or hard mouth
ed horse with ease under almost all
circumstances. 1t can be used on a
fast horse in double team or on both,
rs desired. 1t is cheap and easily APP
nlied. and it won't make the mouth
sore. 1t is better than any patent BIT
Farm Press.
AZ the Breakfast Table.
.yhat a lovely morning" said MOTH
=, "a she seated herself behind the
coffee cups "And Yesterday Tue
weather man prophesied rain'
Bobby nged four)-The newspapers
dop,t always know what Gods gong
70 do. do they, mamma? = WomanS
Home Compap!9r'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
ELLENsBURG. K1TT1TAs County, WASH, JUNE. FL 1907
Offered Choice of Seats.

When she entered the car it was
easy to see that she was angry. Her
chin was high in the air, and her lips
were set in rigid line. The car
was crowded and every seat was &C.
cupied, so she pushed her way UP
front with a determination that
gave further evidence Of her vexa-
ton. She reached the front end of
the car just as IA tall, good looking
man rose and, lifting his hat, asked
in a pleasant voice, "Won't you have
this seat -
"No, WON'T" she snapped. The
young man was surprised, but sat
down again without speaking. For
about five minutes she rode along,
hanging on to the straps. Then the
car gave sudden jolt, and she was
thrown uncercmoniously into the
young mans lap. She flushed
vivid red and, struggling to rise,
was almost on her feet when an
other lurch threw her back again.
"Madain," he said quietly, in the
came good humorcd tone, 'if you
prefer this seat to the one | offered
before YOU are quite welcome to it."
Baltimore Sun.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
To Avoid Getting Stung.

A beckeeper Of New Hampshire
was showing a city man his apiary.
The hives were ranged in line on
the side OF a mountain and the air
was sweet with the smell of clover,
pine trees, carnations.
A bee lit on the keepers hand
angrily, and the man held his
breath.
"Becs can't sting you if you hold
your BREATH" he said afterward
"To hold the breath closes the pores
Of the skin, or something like that
At any rate, if bee goes for you
hold your breath and I'll guaran-
tee YOU won't be stung, though the
bee iabs its sting at you till the
thing breaks"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
An Awful Shock.

The deputy stage manager at the
Theatre Royal, Dublin, at one time
was a little man named Linders, who
had a strange dislike of the ladies of
the ballet and treated them rather
harshly. He wore Il wig, but the fact
was not generally known. On one oc-
casion, however, an enraged colyphee
seized him by the hair, and off came
the wig, exposing shiny eXpanse of
Uranium. lie at once dashed off to
complain to Mrs Harris, the managers
wife, but the good lady could only
gasp in stupefied tones, Good gracious,
Mr.. Lnders, why. you are bald.' To
which Linders instantly replied: "No,
madam, no. My hair became loose
with horror"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
THE FUNNY PUFFER,
Fish That Blows Himself Up Into .
Round Ball.


The funniest little fellow in salt wa
ter is the pulfer or swell fish. Fisher
men call him the blow fish.
When he is swimming around at ease
with nothing to alarm him he looks
queer enough, for the skin of his abdo-
men is all loose and wrinlled, and he
has such Il funny little tail and such
ridiculous little fins and such a big,
Ilree cornered head that he looks en-
firely absurd. His mouth, instead Of
being big and gaping, as most fish
mouths are, is only tiny round hole
at the end of pointed, conical snout.
Out of this circular mouth protrude
his teeth, like those of a rabbit
He would be about as homely a fish
as could be made if it We're not for
the beautiful orange and yellow and
silver colorings that play all over him.
But queer as he looks when he is at
ease 1t is only when he is frightened
or excited that he becomes really fun
ny. If he is hooked, for instance, he
comes to the surface grinding those
protruding teeth SO that the sound can
be heard Il good many feet away. And
then as soon rs the hand touches him
he begins to grunt hoarsely, and with
each grunt he swells bit till within a
few moments he has puffed himself so
full Of air that he is quite round and
firm like a ball. So thoroughly doe8
he dstend himself with air that when
the fishermen hurl him at the water
with all their force, as they often do,
he will bounce just like a rubber ball.
If he IS dropped into the water after
blowing himself full of air he floats
on it as lightly as thistledown, and he
will stay that way until he has assured
himself that danger has gone by. He
does the same when he Is pursued by
other fish. And as he floats almost en-
tirely out of water, with only little
bit of his hard spiny body sunk under
the surface, very few fish can hurt
him once he is inflated.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
VOL. XIV.


"A clergyman was about to leave
his church one evening when he en-
countered an old lady examining
the carving on the font Finding
her DESTROYS of seeing the beauties
of the church, he volunteered to
show her over, and the flustered old
lady, much gr&tifcd at this unex-
pected offer of personally conduct
ed tour, shyly accepted it. By and
by they came to a handsome tablet
on the ri ght of the pulpit. "This,"
explained the good man, SIS a me-
mortal tablet erected to the memory
OF the late vicar" "There, now!
Amt it beautiful" exclaimed the
admiring old lady, still flustered and
anxious to please "And Pm sure,
Sir, ! 'ope it won't be long afore we
see one erected to YOU on t'other
side "-ScQtch-American.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
r,4.1i4x Of AIfaIfa Seed.

Tests made at the Color"uo $50
eoe,n 70 indicate that good, plump
mature. clean alfalfa seed does not loss "n
IFS vitality rapidly when kept WIN VI,
binary precautlon to prevent anJuts
frnn1 MOISTURE" The Oldest sampie
had terminating power OF 93 per
nant when six years old, of u wnen
ten years old and of CD w u r, s,a,S
Years old. Professor W. r; heauu ,'.n
believes that the limit for the vi.ai.,.
Of good. mature alfalfa SEED eAce'o'
sixteen years.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
SHOCKING WHEAT.
. plan For Setting Up IA Shock Most
satisfactorily.

Most people are probably familiar III
n general way with the principles and
methods used in wheat shocking. Yet
There are details the conformation to
or neglect of which makes all the diff
florence between first class job and a
moor one. l wish to show here some of
The details which make for convenience
and excellence in the work, says Ru-
raj New Yorker writer.
find the following plan of setting up
n shock most satisfactory: Set down
four bundles in d row and follow with
one in the middle on each side. Now
Mace bundle in each OF the four va
cant places and put on two caps. For
CABS select bundles with long straw
above the bands. They will cover the
shock better and will not fall off so
easily. Place the heads Of the caps in
the direction from which the strongest
winds blow. If the heads face the
wind the caps will not blow off as
readily as they will If the butts face it.
General Suggestions.
Here are 4 few general suggestions:
II the shock has been set up as here di-
rected it will contain twelve bundles
Experience teaches that this is very
nearly the right number. Some little
variation, of course, is allowable. But
If shock is much smaller it lacks sta
bility, and the same IS true If the shock
Is much larger, especially IL the wheat
Is dead ripe. When the wheat is dead
ripe the heads stand out, and, especial
ly in a large shock, the bundles are la
bic 10 fall down. If the heads stand
out Il Is a good plan to hug the shock
tightly before Gaping. In large
shock slightly green wheat Is apt to
mold. When starting shock If con
yenent start it In the middle Of the
bunch Of bundles. This will save the
time and labor involved In carrying
bundles around the shock.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
GIANTS OF THE PAST.
Some That Were Thirty or Forty
Feet High, So 1t Ii Said.


Feet High, So 1t Is Said.
The past was more prolific in the pro-
ductlon Of giants than the present. In
1880 one Of these giants, who was ex-
hibited at Rouen, was ten feet high,
and the giant Galabra, brought from
Arabia to Rome In the time Of Clau-
dius Caesar, was the same height
Fannum, who lived in the time Of cu-
gene H., was eleven and one-half feet
In height.
The Chevalier Scrog IN his journey to
the peak Tenerife found in one Of the
caverns Of that mountain the head Of
giant who had sixty teeth and who was
1ot less than fifteen feet high. The
giant Faragus, slain by Orlando, the
nephew Of Charlemagne, according to
reports, was twenty-eight feet high.
In 1914 near st. Gernad was found
the tomb of the giant Isolent, who was
not less than thirty feet high. In 1890
near Rouen was found skeleton
whose head held bushel Of corn and
which was nineteen feet in height.
The giant Bacrt was twenty-five feet
high.
There is no better ballast for keep
ing the mind steady on its keel and
saving il from all risk Of crankineSs
than business.-Lowell.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
News and Notes.

Profit in poultry as side issue is
illustrated by the statement that the
bulk of the eggs, 70 per cent of the
whole amount, comes from small dOcks
owned by wage oarncrs.
Comparatively few Of those who pay
daily visits to tho grocer and the mar
are engaged in supplying the other TO-
100000 people of the United States with
food.
Roberts suggests $3.50 as a conserva-
tive estimate of the value of the ma
months ON small farm carrying four
horses, twenty cows. fifty sheep and
ten hogs.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
kbsentmindeG.

An absentminded man was COM
planning Of his infrmity when a
friend said:
"You are like the old father at
the wedding, ch? a young bride
groom, after the wedding was over
and the brides old father had gone
off to the club, began to search anx-
iously among the wedding gifts.
"'What are YOU looking for,
dear said the bride.
"That $4,000 check of your ia
ther's,' he said anxiously. 4 don't
see it anywhere
"Toor papa is so absentminded,'
said the bride. lie lit his cigar
with it,"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
THE GARDEN KEYBOARD

Bet the main crop of celery. If the
soil Is rich and can be irrigated try set
ing the plants seven inches apart.
AS soon as crop OF beans IS off pull!
up the vines and plant sweet corn, late
cabbage Or turnips.
Radlshes for winter use may be
grown and stored in the same manner
~ turnlps, according to Professor
ureen OF Minnesota The seed Is sown
In June or July.
warfare with weeds should be siren
uous and incessant at this season, as It
means SO much for peace in the future
set out peppers, elephants, tomatoes
ate cabbage and caulihower.
rant cucumbers for pickles and
DEANS for the main crop.
satisfy needs long season, and one
gardener claims that the soil must be
ou'y moderately rich If long, straight
roots are desired
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
The Unitarian Ace,

The more picturesque the country
the more inevitable it appears to be
that its beauty must be menaced and
in most instances eventually much inn
paired by the erection of Il hideous line
of telephone posts, with their relent-
less reminder that we live in an age
in which the beautiful has constantly
to he sacrificed to the useful.-Country
ifp
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Merely ObIiaina.

Aiagistrate-You gave this young wo-
man such a hit on the face that she
can't see out of her eyes. What
have You to say for yourself? Accus
ed-Wcll, she often told ne she didn't
want to see Inc any more.-MegSen-
1orfer Batter.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
The first English work on anatomy
wos nv Thomas Weary. in 1o4S.
Would Cremate All Autos.

A petition has been presented 10 par
lament asking that every motor Veni-
cle in the country he burned IN one
rraot bonfire before 1908, the resultant
scran metal to be sold for the peuen'
of those who have been manned by the
accused automobiles.-brusseis w.
New York Sun.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Raising Potatoes In Colorado.

Al colorado common practice III
.a'Silg potatoes Is 10 grow alfalfa for
Two years. then plant to potatoes for
e~o years and at the beginning of the
rl'n year seed to wheat and alfalfa.
w.. turning down alfalfa in the spring
%'oie planting potatoes the field should
US. De irrigated ana aftcrward plow-
y. ~. from six to eight inches deep when
sno SUI Is dry enough to crumble into
ma, .,i particles as It falls from the
Aold board.-S. Eostiar
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21

young man, you are better fed thah
taught" said the professor angrily.
"Ouite right, sir. Ny father feeus
me-" answered the student.-London
Tit-Bits
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Generous,

"You said that when we were ,li"''
riod Won would refuse me nothing"
I'll be still more generous. III ho'
even refuse you nothing. I'll give 1t To
cou."
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Homemade Kerosene Emulsion.

The amateur can make kerosene
emulsion very easily. Take OF hard
soap half a pound and dissolve In one
gallon of boiling water; then add two
gallons of kerosene and chuyn thor
onghly for ten minutes. The efficiency
Of the preparation depends upon thor
ough mixing. This stock mixture is
diluted four times for scale or up to
twenty times for lice. The stronger di-
luton will have one gallon ~ Kerosene
10 six and half OF water. Where the
water Is very hard use ono gallon Of
sour milk to two gallons of Kerosene
Exchange.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
row to Ebcnize Wood

nituro ir"ihes, chairs and other fur
them ,o nuay be ebonized by washing
tween 't tl. lllnes, thoroughly drying be
stronn ,lmes, in a boiling mixture Of
iron | v.S, IN solution of acetate OF
and vi hn,cn Is mixture of iron filings
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21

A let % 70 Seal a Letter Securely.
eeY can er closed with the white Of an
boIlhe,w..tpe opened by the steam of
n ar n mssef' >asAt1s.Aaat only. adds ts
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONIONS.

maturing early, long keeping variety
and very firm in texture 1t is highly
recommended.
These onions We're sOwn in boxes
Date of sowing. Jan. %; date of plant
ing, March 81; date of harvesting, Aug
81; yield per acre, GAS bushels.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21

The Australian brown onion, as
shown in the cut was grown from seed
raised by the Oregon experiment sta
ton 1t is Il variety that is becoming
we'll known, being of medium size and
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21
Social Danger.

So long as we have at the bottom OF
our social fabric an army of vagabonds'
hand to mouth livcrs and Stun dwell
ers. half starved, dirty, foul moutheo'
SO long are we in imminent danger
And it is want of work which makes
recruits for this army.-Mirror'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21

Diligence increaseth the fruit OF TOLL
A diiatory man wrestles with losses.-
Ues:sd. .,.... -..-.--.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-21

Grief hallows hearts even while it
ages heads Bailey.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07

Died, Friday night Mr. John
Healey. at the home of his son
William, in Miller. Mr. Healey was
a pioneer resident of Highmore,
where he buried his wife some
years ago. A few months ago his
sons William and Daniel purchased
the Miller Gazette and he moved here
to make his home with them. He
died at the age of rs years from a
complication of diseases, including
Bright's disease and heart trouble.
He leaves only the two sons above
mentioned to mourn his loss. The
remains were taken Monday to High
more where burial services were
conducted by the Rev Father Fox.
The PRESS extends ~fraternal SYM
pathy TO its fellow craftsmen in
their hour of loss and sorrow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07
LIGHT
ATTRACTIONS
A Variety of Entertainments Past
And Prospective

Miiier's public entertainments have
been more plentiful this season than
ever before, but the patronage of
the public keeps up, notwithstand-
ing predictions of OVERRIDING it. AS
a result this town is being placed on
the list again by show people as one
of the best small towns in the state.
At any rate the class of shows now
visiting Miller r as good as any town
in the state has received this season.
With the completion of the Black
Hills railroad, Miller is located right
to catch the best public entertain
ments that travel through the west.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07

"A rathur snug winter"-remarks
the old timer. With the thermomet-
Ell at 20 to rs below, and an occas-
sional whirl of snow, seems if we're
getting a touch of the winters of
long ago. There is one thing about
these cold waves, however, that is
common. They are no respecter of
localities. Newspapers report two
men frozen to death in Kansas City,
two near Rapid City, one at st. Paul
and loss of stock in many places
throughout the west.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07

Miss Lucy Steele has gone to Aber-
deem to enter the Business college in
that city. She and her sister, Miss
Jane, are both taking courses in
shorthand, the later studying in this
CITY.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07

Robert Brown, a farmer of west
Miller township, had the misfortune
to fall from a load of ice Friday and
break a leg. His team was going
some," and on a swerve he was
thrown off of the wagon, and a big
cake of ice fell on top of him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-02-07
NJ. b. A. Initiation

The order of M. B. A. held a meet
ing Friday night and a local lodge
was organized with over fifty mem
bers. The initiation was conducted
by Messers. Stegner and Allen, of
Sioux Falls. Refreshments were
served and a social time enjoyed by
all,