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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

known in Tennessee with the single
exception of the crop of 1906 when th'
yield was two bushels more than tina
of 1907. The average yield in Ken
lucky last year was two bushels t.
the acre more, but among the South
ern States Tennessee's yield is vel
above the average.
The farm value of the corn crop Of
this State last year was $44, 667 ,OOC
and it is expected to reach $50, ,00C
this year. While the yield per acre
In 1898 was as good as it was last
year the price was only 29 cents so
that the farm value of the crop per
acre last year, when the price was 81
cents, was almost twice that Of 1898.
The crop in 1907 was worth to the
farmers of Tennessee an average Of
$14.S2 per acre, while with the same
yield in 1898 it was worth only $754
per acre.
Last year was the most profitable
one to the corn producers of Tonnes
see that they have known in twenty
years. During the past ten years
there has been an almost steady APP
probation in the acreage value Of the
corn production of the State. The
best price that the farmers have re-
ceived during that period for their
corn was in 1901, when 1t was worth
sixty-ive cents a bushel Owing, how
ever, to the two months drouth that
prevailed in the summer of that year
the crop was short and the farm value
of the crop was S. per acre less than
it was last year at lower price.
Illinois takes first rank as corn
producing State, the crop last year be-
ing 342,756,00 bushels. Iowa, which
for years ranked first, was the second
with production of 27O,220 bushels
and Missouri came third with a crop
If 241, 100000 bushels. Nebraska pro-
luced 179,000,000 bushels; Indiana,
-6S, 100000 bushels; Kansas, 155,000,-
100 bushels; Ohio, 100000 bushels;
Texas, 155,O00,OO0 bushels, and Okla
IONA, 100000 bushels. These
we're the only States where the yield
vas more than 1O0,O0O,0OO bushels.
OF the great corn producing States
illinois and Indiana each with an
verage yield Of thirty-six bushels to G
he acre are first in the point of pro-
uction. Missouri produced an aver. e
&c of thirty-one bushels to the acre Q
nd Iowa was not far behind with t
venty-nine and one-half bushels, but a
he last named States has had an
verage crop of thirty-nine and one. t
alf bushels. p
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

benefit of a common school educa
ton. For this condition the parents
are primarily responsible, that is pro.
vided the county furnishes the means
| for the education of all children of
school age. But parents, many or
them, any way, will not compel the
forced to do SO by law or by an arous-
ed public sentiment. Tennessee is
not ready for compulsory public
school law, therefore the only availa-
BILE remedy is strong public SEN
timent that will compel parents to
send their children to school.
1t is not only a waste of the sacred
school fund to employ teachers to
instruct empty benches but it Is a
crime against the children not to edu-
cate them. Money raised for educa.
tional purposes is dedicated to a
most sacred purpose and parents who
will not give their children the adj
vantages of an education which the
State affords are not only guilty of
treason to the State but they have
a crime against their
children. The child who has to
enter the battle of life these days
without the benefits of common
school education is sadly handicapped.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
- 49, REMnuEn.

During the recent contest for Gov
srnor The Herald did its level best %
convince The people that = vote for
he local option candidate vas a
tote for the perpetuation Of the liquor
/ -raffic In Tennessee. IL insisted that
he liquor question was an issue.-a
ifal issue-in that contest. But there
we're those who were so blinded with
prejudice that they would not see;
others honestly differed with II and in
good faith accepted the declarations
If one Of the candidates. that he was
no more the friend Of the saloon
han his opponent that his only mis-
sion in life was to hold the Democrat
C party 10 the sacred principle Of
'ocal self government" Despite
'hese solemn declarations The Herald
vas not convinced and warned all true
friends of temperance that they
should vote for the Statewide candi-
late; a majority OF them accepted
his advice, but many Of them did not.
Now these prejudiced and misguided
riends of temperance find themselves
delivered unto the hands OF machine
resting upon the perpetuation of the
liquor traffic. The mask has been
torn from the face of the deceivers;
the sacred principle of local self gov
eminent has gone the way that every |
other principle will go If its elimina-
ton and destruction shall be neces-
sary to further the plans OF the whis-
key machine. The so-called local op-
tionists have deliberately and defiant.
" repudiated their platform and re-
fused TO submit the question OF the
abolition of the saloon to the Democ-
'acy of Davidson county. Comment
ng on this action Editor Carmack
makes these observations, the truth
# which no man can deny:
There need no longer be any ques.
ion now as to the character of the ,
Machine nor as to who is its master. ,
t is as ready to Stay local self-govern- ,
pent as it was to Stay Statewide pro-
mission in life is to !
erve the grog-shop and there is no
rinciple of the Democratic party, no
light of the people, mo pledge of its
wn, that it will not trample under s
Dot to perpetuate the infamous dom
nation of the whisk nower. The
asolution proposed to the committee y
as in perfect accord with the State
latform. 1t asked for nothing but
lie right of the people of Davidson to
ecide this question for themselves. Y
hat right was denied them by the
,-called defenders of local self-gov-i
'nment. In that act they dropped II
e mask of patriotism and showed 81
shind it the grinning face of the sa- Sc
on's machine"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
THE SCHOOL AGE.

At the coming session of the Legis
lature the school law should be 81
amended that the ages for enrollmen
in the public schools will be from si1
to eighteen years, instead of from si1
to twenty-one years. There are
comparatively few States where
the enumeration takes In all
persons under tweuty-one years
The result is that Tennessee
makes a poorer showing in its
school statistics than the conditions,
which are none too attractive at best,
would justify. When all persons over
six and under twenty-one years are
included in the enumeration the
scholastic population is made abnor-
mally large and necessarily the en-
rollment and attendance In compari-
son makes most unenviable show
ing.
There are comparatively few per-
sons, perhaps at the outside not over
one in the hundred, who attend the
public schools after they arrive at the
ages of eighteen. And the number is
going to grow smaller every year, for
as the school interests advance and
public sentiment is aroused the chill
dren will come more and more to at
tend in the earlier years OF their
Hxrnn oil mill he
school course by the time they arrive
at the age of eighteen. For these
reasons it is unfair to the school in
terests and unjust to the State to
continue to enumerate as children all
persons who have not attained their ,
majority.
When the school system was orig
inally established in Tennessee the /.
maximum age was fixed at eighteen,
but because of peculiar conditions ex-
listing then, which do not now exist
and will perhaps never again exist,
the age was changed to twenty-one.
The average child begins to attend .
school before 1t is seven years of age
and therefore has every opportunity !
to complete the public school course
by the time the age Of eighteen is {
reached. If Tennessee would make
to the world the best possible showing
for its public education the legisla- t
ture will change the law as indicated. |
Let the official stop charging the t
schools with thousands Of children" a
who have long since finished the public r
school course. s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
GOOD ROADS.

There is nothing that pays like
good public roads. The statisticians
tell us that the average cost of car
rying a ton of goods on first-class
road is seven cents and on the ordina'
ry county road it is twenty-five cents
These facts have been demonstrated
by practical experience, yet strange
to say, there is less general interest
manifested in public roads that in any
other questions affecting the public IN
terests. Next to the public school
there is no institution sustained BY
the government that bears such direct
and important relation to the busF
ness and social life of the community
as the public roads. But while the
world has advanced in almost every
other attribute of civilization It's
roads have not improved. The aver
age country road in Tennessee TO-DAY
is little better than it was quarter
Of a century ago and in many lnstaf
see it is much worse.
Every citizen patronizes the puOn'
road; 1t is an institution that ailecD
the life and interests of every citizen
of the community but there are
questions of much less iW
portance about which ten times "
much interest and enthusiasm can Dc
aroused as the good roads question
Bad roads are endured with compi~
cency. The farmer will malliie'
more interest in the tariff or the cur
rency or the injunction or dozen
similar questions than he does IN g0Ou
'oads. This is remarkable and 10 a.
extent unaccountable but It Is he'''
.heless true. Tennessee VIII he'''
lave the road system, however 'n''
{ ought to have until the olll1eus
give the attention to the ques''''
which it's importance deserves
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
TENNEssEE's CORN CROP.

That the corn crop of TENNESSEE
this year will be bumper one, prob
ably the largest in the history of the
State, is the estimate made by those
who have gone over the crop reports
during the past season. Not only will
the production be the largest known
In the State, but the crop will be the
most profitable ever grown because of
the high price at which corn is selling.
Tennessee is one Of the great corn
producing States OF the South. Tex
rs, Oklahoma and Kentucky are the
only strictly Southern States that pro-
duce more corn than Tennessee and
the margin between this state and
Kentucky is small. Last year Ten
nessee produced 7S,364,000 bushels
while its Northern neighbor raised
100000 bushels. The acreage last
year in this State was 3,014,000. the
average production being a fraction
over twenty-six bushels to the acre.
That is the best average yield ever
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

President Roosevelt is most solic.
itous of the interests of the farmers
If the President really wants to con.
tribute to the welfare of this class let
him urge a genuine revision Of the
tariff which not only levies tribute upon
the farmers by MAXIM them pay more
for everything they buy than people
in other countries have to pay for
the same materials but denies them
the open market Of the world for
what they produce.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

No better indication OF a united De.
mocracy could be found than in the
fact that the Republican press and
leaders are giving voice to a note Of
alarm. They are having much to say
about the dangers of "overconfi-
e;"this is just another way Of
saying that the situation Is not at
all to their liking.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
Four wears ago the Democratic cam

Four years ago the Democratic cam
paign was opened on Sept. 5. Eight
years ago 1t was opened about the
same time. 1t is time the Democrats
were getting to work aggressively II
they are to win great victory in this
State. over confidence is often dan
gerous. It won't do to depend too
much on the weakness OF the enemy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

County Superintendent Graham
annual report, an abstract of whicl
has been published in these columns
ioes not make that showing for tn
school interests of the county which
the patriotic citizen would desire.
this Republic is to endure and its
Institutions are to survive it mus
have an educated citizenship. The
private schools have done and are do
ing much for the education Of the
people but after all it is to the pub
lie schools that We must look for the
education of the great masses of the
future citizens. An ignorant, illit-
crate citizenship is a menace to the
oountry's future more to be feared
than any foreign foe, however well
armed or powerful he may be.
According to the report of Superin-
tendent Graham there were $4,000
persons of school age in this county
on June 80. OF this number less than
1900 were enrolled in the public
schools. A liberal estimate of the
Maury county residents who attend
the private schools of the county or
institutions in other counties would
be 700. Thus of the 10000 persons
of school age only $500 were enroll
ed in any institution of learning The
school census includes all per
sons between the ages of six and
twenty-one years. There are per-
haps 500-not over that number-un-
der the age of twenty-one who have
the public school course.
Adding this number to the above and |
here were 1000 children in the coun-
" last year who did not attend any
school.
The average attendance reported
" the Superintendent makes a miser-
lble showing. OF the 1900 who were
'nrolled in the schools on the aver
ge only 1890 were regular attend
nts In other words there were
900 or more enrolled who did not at
end with any degree OF regularity or
Tho were absent the greater part OF
he session. Every educator and ev- I
ny man of experience knows that a
hid cannot obtain an education un- I
SIS there is some regularity observ- t
/ in attending school 1t is waste {
the public school funds to provide /
achers for nearly 5000 pupils when {
1T little more than half that number {
tend the schools. "
Adding to the $500 who attended
hool the 1000 who have completed
cir education or who attended pri- n
tie institutions OF learning and we Il
I'VE 5000 pupils In school. This is le
IS than half of the scholastic popu- al
lion of the county. In other words al
ese statistics indicate that at the d,
esent rate we are not giving more So
an half Of our future citizens the ial
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

Taft urges as an objection against
the government guarantee of bank
deposits that it would tend to cen.
tralization. This is always the plea
Of those who seek to serve the spec
ial interests. When the Federal gov
eminent undertook to restrain the ra-
pacity of the great transportation mo-
nopolies they raised the plea Of
States rights and as soon as the
states took them at their word and
began to regulate these same defend
ers of States sovereignty rushed into
the Federal courts to restrain the
states from exercising their consti-
tutional powers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

The Memphis Commercial Appeal
quotes Governor Patterson as saying
that former Senator Carmack is hid
ing behind an editorial chair. But
even that is preferable to>hiding be-
hind a beer keg-Louisville Post
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

1t is unfortunate that the Governor
should join his organs in an attempt
to prescribe all Democrats who won't
accept the >Ban-made platform. But
the effort will fail. Democrats are
going to support the party nominees
not because of anything the machine
has done but in spite of the machine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

ban on straw hat reads the head.
line in an exchange. If Bans treat
ment Of the hat was as ruthless as It
was of the rights of the Democrats in
the late lamented state convention.
the owner will have to secure new
wearing apparel for the next season
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

When one goes over the list of ca
lamities, foods, forest fires, earth
quakes, cyclones, storms, drougths
and other plaques that have visited
various parts of this country during
the past twelve months with the con.
sequent enormous loss of life and
property, unless he is utterly devoid
of gratitude, he must thank Provi-
dence that he has been permitted to
dwell in Middle Tennessee. There
may be richer countries; other sec
lions may have advantages which the
people in this community do not pos
sess, but taking all things into con-
sideration we do not believe there is
another spot upon the globe of like
area that has been SO favored by
Providence as that part Of the earth
lying between the States Of Alabama
and Kentucky.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
Next Saturday & Monday

Cotton Suitings & Ginghams.
New Wool Dress Goods.
Ladies' New Fall Neckwear.
Ladies Black Saline & Heather.
bloom Petticoats, 75c, s1.OO, $3.50 &
up to $3.50.
Ladies', Mems & Children's New
Fall Shoes, etc.
LADIES' G. MISSES TAILOR MADE
SUITS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

Geers Direct has lowered W
south's record for pacing. Jus' - :,
other instance OF tn esuperiorlp
Maury county products.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18

A correspondent asks what pleus'
the Governor ever made that ne heP'
We give II up; ask Ban.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18
LcKaaaua, Andersen & Fss.a.

can q trap TIA,
his nsSbOr though build make
a path o
just true
This explains the wen Oddn path that leads values
every different
Departments.
Past performances" to expect here
recurring exception
quota & soon
every department o overhowing
your choosing as for
instance lie following
Next Saturday & Monday
yardwide wasting zoe
yard
SOC Figured Madra Waists yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-18


Size 1887 inches, 1Oc each.
ONE HUNDRED PAIRS NOTING
HAM LACE CURTAINS
in s different designs, extraordinary
values at soc, 75c, s1.OO, $1.25, $3.50
$500, $3.50 & $500 a pair.
This lot of Curtains comes to us
right from the mills, just as they were
packed for big city concern to hold
special sale, & the concern got to
limping badly before the Curtains
were shipped. Hence they come to
you at these very little prices. Ready
Saturday 6 Monday.
ALL WOOL BLANKETS
Very special-Plaids, all white &
solid colors.
$500 a pair for 10-4 size.
$500 a pair for III size.
YARD-WIDE LONG CLOTH OR CAM
BRIG, 7Iac A YARD.
Short pieces, 10 to 20 yards, but
very good 10c quality.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT..
Preliminary showing of Autumn
Hats in Ready-to-Wear Styles, with
special values at $500, $3.50 $500 &
5000.
1.-THE formal showing of Fine Pat
.ern Hats will be announced little
alter, after the dust & turmoil of the
Fair & Horse Show.l
Children's School Hats of Fine Felt,
with Ribbons, Cords, ETC.,
0c up.
WITHOUT GOING INTO DETAIL,
HERE ARE SPECIAL VALUES
FOR SATURDAY G. NEXT
WEEK IN
Housekeeping Linens.
Rugs.
Western Kansas world., 1908-03-07
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Western Kansas world., 1908-03-07
CHAPTER XVI.
Mr.. Hampton Resolves.


Mr.. Bob Hampton stood in the bright
sunshine on the steps of the hotel, his
appreciative gaze wandering up the
long, dusty, unoccupied street, and
finally rising to the sweet face of the
young girl who occupied the step
above. AS their eyes met both smiled
as if they understood each other.
There is nothing quite equal to
feeling well, little GIRL he said, gen.
tally, patting her hand where it rested
on the railing. land 1 really believe
am in as fine fettle now as 1 ever have
been. Do you know, / believe I'm per-
fectly fit to undertake that little de-
tective operation casually mentioned
to you few days ago. It's got to be
done, and the sooner get at it the
easier I'll feel Fact is, / put in
large portion of the night thinking out
my plans"
Il wish you would give it up all to-
gether, Bob" she said, anxiously Il
shall be SO dull and lonely here while
you are gone
Il reckon you will, for fact, but,
Nadia, it isn't likely this little affair
will require very long, and things are
Western Kansas world., 1908-03-07
American Music.

Even the severest critic of American
music-and most of the critics vie
with each other for this title-cannot
deny the presence of an extraordinary
and ever-increasing creative impulse
in American musical art. While, for
reasons to be considered, few Ameri-
can works in large forms come to gen.
eral public performance, and scarcely
to local, every year witnesses a nota-
Bile increase of orchestral works, cham
Der music, piano and vocal works in
large forms, and other compositions
by American composers. OF smaller
piano compositions and songs the sea-
sons bring forth an appalling quantity,
and too often, it is true, an appalling
quality as well; yet in the midst of
this saturnalia, declares Arthur Far
we'll in the Atlantic, appear many
works of true distinction, of breadth
and beauty, works infinitely in ad-
vance of those usually chosen to repre-
sent American music on artists pro-
grams And from time to time an
American opera rises from the COM
poser's consciousness to completion
never to performance-an sinks again
into mysterious obscurity, oblivion,
or temporary neglect-we are fain to
know which.