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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy
will soon be three years old. want
a little red wagon a little knife with
chain on it, some oranges, bananas
and candies of all kind. Your little
friend, Herbert Parrish.
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Dear Santa Claus-Will you please
bring me a toy cow and coffee mill
and trunk and all kinds Of nice
things to eat like you brought last
Xmas. | will appreciate all that you
bring me. l am s years old and live
on the Bear Greek pike. From your
little friend, Alleen Marshall.
Route No. 9, Columbia, Tenn.
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(To be Continued.)

II suffered habitually from consti.
patton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels. 30 that they
have been regular ever since."--A u.
Davis, grocer, sulphur Springs. Tex
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Carter's Greek, Tenn.

Carriers Greek, Tenn
Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me
some apples. nuts, candy, raisins, ba-
nanas and anything else you think I
would like to have. Don't forget my
twin sisters, Grace and Doris. Your
little girl. Elmie Flowers.
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Dear Santa ClaUs-I am going to be
in Franklin Christmas morning and |
would like for you to stop at my
mama's and leave me a nice ring and
some vases and some good things 10
eat. Goodbye. Ludie Garner.
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LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS


boy just s years old. | go to school
and learn my books we'll / wish you
would bring me toy pistol, foot ball
and drum, some candy, apples, or
anges and nuts of all kins and some
Roman candles. Don't forget ma, pa
and Aunt Rosa. BY by. Your little
boy, Gilbert London.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18

Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic
constipation and stimulates the liver
Orino regulates the bowels so they
will act naturally and you do not have
to take purgatives continuously
GEO. s. ALCORN.
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CulIeoka. Tenn.

Dear Santa CIaus-I am a little boy
just five years old. Please bring me
an air gun, some oranges, some ba-
nanas, candies of all kind, and other
nice things to eat Your little friend,
Curtis Parrish.
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Spring Hill. Tenn. R. F. D. l.

Spring Hill, Tenn, X. +. D. l.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy,
7 years old. Please bring me an air
gun or rifle. and anything else nice
that suits boys. Don't bring me doll
but save one for my little sister. And
bring me lot of nice things from
Mr.. Ritter's store to eat. live at
Kedron and my papa is ]. w Watson,
Jr. Be sure to bring the rife.
Fred Watson.
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Spring Hill. Tenn. R. F. D. /.

Spring Hill, Tenn, R. F. D. l.
Dear Santa Claus-Me widdle dirl
4 months old and we wants ON to bling
me a doll and do-tart to wide in and
Santa pease sir bling me a name.
Baby Watson.
or. ]. w. Watson, Jr.
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would bring ne little wagon with two
horses 10 II 50 il rolls on the floor.
Please bring my grandpa something
Madaline Trimbls.
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Dear Santa Claus-T want you to
bring me doll, and table, and some
little dishes and pot and skillet. /
like oranges, apples, bananas and lem
on candy | would be so glad if yoU
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Williamsport, Tenn.

Dear Old Santa Claus-Here come
begging again. | want you to bring
me a doll and bed, stove and nice
lot of fine candies, and bring little
sister doll and a doll buggy, ba-
nanas, apples and candy Your little
friends,
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Culleoka, Tenn, r. r. No. 4.
Dear Old Santa Claus-I am a little
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and, half encir-
cled by his arm,
she found her
self drawn back.
Neither spoke
Two things she
was coolfy aware.
of-that, urged
dra wn by some
thing subtly ir
resistible, 5 h g
had leaned too
far out from the
cliff and would
have leaned far
Their had he not
taken matters In
to his own keep
ing without apol
ogy.
WAS / in any
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Eunice and Clara May Gray.
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The Fighting
Chance. sSss + y.
CspyriSAL ~ ne Garth Puhr-Aa-S oenp-nE
Copyright W cnAnbers

CspyriEht. lisa ~ ths Czrsh RAh1i-ht-g comp~ny-
Copyright 1904 By Robert W. CnAmbors
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
EACH THOUGHT
OTHER A TURKEY
ARKANSAS HUNTERS EI-
PERT GOBBLERS.
Weak an Natural History, Though
Treed Coon That PrOUed To
Be UIdcQt.
Norman II. CroweH. in Outing.

When Uncle Ezra entered the store Lish TreEo
halted lamely in the early stages of the yarn he
was telling and coisred rosily IN confusion But
after BcgEs had selseted a chalE and adjusted
himself comfortably thereto without exhibiting
any symptoms of hostility. the speaker felt en-
boldened to pick CD the thread OF his narrative.
As ! was a-sayin." he continued, "nothin' IS
snar e. or cutter than Wild turkey Down
where l was brung up, in Arkansaw, they are
thick They're tn steady diet down there. bat
they're mighty hard TO get. OWN to their natural
brains an agility. IelIers'd lay down behind
log an call EN- through q hoer canestalS. Some
times call half dag before any turkeys showed
up
Sam Tate an JED Button was III chamPeen
turkey callers in or section an I've known them
fellers to celi turkeys right Up N log an
grab EN- by tn legs when they hoped up 10 see
what was goin' on Va ordinary man could ever
CO that one day sam an Jed was out hsntin'
unbeknownst TO each other an they got behind
logs about half mile apart. Both Of 'em could
hear tn other calm en- each one thought il was
real turkey tn way them feIlers worked trytu'
70 lure each other M Ia his log was a caution
Sam Tate stood it bout four hour an then got
mad an begun snealin' up on jed-s log Course
ne KEEP on callin an did jed. who was feelin'
tickled all over an 7xin' his fingers 10 do tn
grab act
After long time Sam got right up next to
Jeos log an rested with his ear agfn it He
knoTed tn game on tn other side o. that
Jog. an he thought maybe he could reach over an
get il by III neck After waitin' A decent spell
Sam slid his head up slow, keepin' his eyes peeled
away back tn limit Bout IN same time Jed
begun TO think Il was time 10 give another call an
he raised up careful an cautious. tn next sec
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

I'm sayin they're mpossible-jest remarkin
that I don't call tc mind similar experience
But ny old sdes swinder, Bill Fixes, had coon
hunt over in Pike County once that was about as
amusin' as gettin tn wrong tooth pulled. Men
Bill handlin tn culinary end of big lumber
camp out there an -runnin' mighty shy on
fresh meat Some of TIL men was ofern nan
their wages for a O fried animal. an 1t set
US 10 thinFin. We knowed there want nothln
much in tn country bat 'coons an chipnunks an
an occasional dear. but tn natives was attendln 10
them so close that tn chances was slim
"One night tn dogs got to barKin' an ho"lln
an otherwise raisin' especial bedlam, an after
standn' it a while Bill grabbeds tn fire shovel an
started out to wreak vengeance. He hadn't Deen
wreakin' moren three minutes till he come plungih
in with both eyes stickn out about several inches
Hi, Ez. econ up tree! Biggest coon ever
see. Get tn gun an come on he yells.
Il got tn gun-it little twenty-five pistol
that wouldn't make a dent in wall paper al nfty
feet. Then 1 reached for my clothes, but Bill
kicked EN- clean across tn room.
No primpin', Ez, says he, or well 80 with
out coon meat for breakfast. We've got to move
We did. Bill had lantern, an that PINK an
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

sumed. Furthermore. the Spanish officers to
surrender their horses. but they turned in only a
few. The understood that their
mounts had all been killed for focd.
while ! my second dinner Colonel Roose-
Welt came in. He asked the landlord for some
chicken The Cuban threw up his hands All the
poultry had been killed in the siege, he explained
Just then of the scrawniest. dirtest. most
miserable looking chickens I in my life
hopping into the dining room They had evil
IDENTIFY been hidden somewhere the second floor
prevent their being stolen AMI to keep them out
OF sight of guests who might insist having them
for dinner.
Their appearance just in time to cCnfomd their
raised a great laugh I'm the cafe. Colonel
Roosevelt laid hold of the big navy revolver with
which he had killed Span!ard Kettle Hill and
pretended that he going to slaughter the birds
The landlord broke out into the most eloquent plea
for their lives. AS his words translated by
Of those who understood Spanish he de-
clared they the sole survivors or their species
in the city of Santiago. II they were spared they
would become the proaenitors of (which
would be q comfort and blessing TO mankind.
Colonel Roosevelt willing To relent He
showed his revolver back into the holster and sat
down hoIsehesh the rest of us were
doing"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
SPARED THE BROILERS.
Colonel RooSeUeIfs Mercy Assured
SANTIAGO OF Future Hens.

THAT President Roosevelt has sense of humor
I know from an incident of the Cuban campaign,
said an army man The day after Santiago SUI
rendered a kind of reception given in the
governors palace. sampson, Schiey and Iot OF
other naval officers were there. sPiCk and span
in their white duck as if at Newport. The army
men looked like tramps in comparison. Colonel
Roosevelt present in his suit OF war-statned
khaki and wearing His red .kerchief about his neck
"A bout noon I went for some dinner to the only
available Mace the Cafe Venus. The lower part of
the house was locked and ! had trouble getting
in The restaurant was on the second floor. Din
ner consisted of soup. a Dit of fish. little meat,
bread. guava jelly and coffee It was so good
and so scanty-that l second one without
getting up from the table, The meat was labelled
beef but ! quite sure 1t was horsefesh. II
didn't taste like beef or anything else had ever
eaten. During the siege the beef had all been con-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

yeer nightie of his certainly did look awe-inspir
in as he sprinted through them woods. He looked
like evil spirit runnin' down tall shadder.
When got to Tn tree found every able
bodied dog in Southwest Arkansaw linsd UP an
howlin' ht to give man brainstorm. U2 in tn
tree could big hunk % fur an yelisr eyes
." YOU shoot, Ez. an I'll catch i'm in my apron
as he comes down.
You'd better get a clue says I, If one o
them strange dogs gets TO feedi off your leg itn
be difficult oapersuade i'm
Bill got a club an I took steady en- begun
pesterin that animal with soft solder. After keep
IN UP rattlin fire o musketry fer five minutes
my ammunition petered out. Tn eyes UP tn tree
was Jest as yeller an a whole lot bigger than when
l started In. Then I happened to notice Bhl-he
was gittin' ready 10 climb tn tree
II had busy time keepn TIL dogs from sampn'
Bits underpnnin he went UP, but he finally got
onto tn first branches an asked for his club.
which passed up
IN jest crawl out ar hit tn crltter stunnin'
lick, an when he fails you can finish i'm says
Bill. That's til way tn niggers co it
When Bill started out on tn coon's limb tn
crtter backed away out an began to swell hike
pickaninny eatn watermelon He jest growed an
expanded an protruded till h looked like cleo
trined hedgehog, an tn way he spit an sassed at
Bill surprisln'.
This coon's got tn influenza or somethin'.
says Bill Dye hear i'm wheeze?'
Yep says I. He must he sick
After O bit | heard Bll swear, an tAen ne
begun climbin' backward
what's tn natter ! asks.
My coronation robe is caught knot, he
says
After he'd got ii loosened he started ahead
again an got ready fer tn grand finally. Bill
was about six foot off when tn riz up
al four feet an his back arched up like a big
terbaCco worm hurryin' 10 catch a train Bill
stopped an looked down.
Say, he says. Notice that there coon?
never see d like this one-he's all eyes an
teeth an whiskers.'
II eoin' to say something back but Jest
then Of tn dogs stuck his cold nose right up
agin my exposed knee an I jumped about six feet
Jest l lit l noticed something hit tn ground
where I'd stood an heard Bill yellin' in seven
languages for help Every dog in tn circle took
a fyin leap tn bunch tn ground an by tn
time Ia made up my mind It was BIZ an IN coon
they buried under about hve layers Of canine
"As Bill still doin mighty strong work
with is vocal organs selected sizable club an
got to work on them dogs, but 1t was n good long
time before I'd dug down 10 Bill an yanked i'm
out. He was dressed I'm tn closest 70 nothin'
that has ever come under my Observation on-au
that was visible TO tn eye ben' tn collar OF is
nightshirt which still stuck to is neck Bfl's
frame looked like IL had been laid out for a city
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

Pat and Mike were obliged TO halt their heav-
lily loaded cart to make way for funeral. Gaz
ing at the procession. Pat suddenly remarked:
mike wish knew where | was goin 20 die.
I'd give a thousand pounds TO know the place
where I'm eoip' to die"
"WcI Pat, what good would il do if yez
knew
Lots said Pat. "shure, I'd niver 90 near
thot place. Illustrated Bits.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

chin whskers. They fit about half an hour before
they seen til folly of it an then they laid back an
laughed 'emselves blacl; in tn face-iest cackled
till they was sore for a week. After that. when
them fellers went huntin' tl same day they'd give
each other diagram Of their route sos to avoid
any misunderstanding They were experts"
Lish paused and inserted his dead cigar between
his amber teeth After sample puff he removed
it with an expression Of wounded friendship on his
mobile features. Deity he pressed me weed
against live coal in the stove. and moment after
it was calmly replaced in its owners mouth. while
he sank back with a sigh Of luxurious contentment.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
SECURITY IN BANKERS NAMES.

The big banking house OF Kuhn. Loeb & Co has
retained its name unchanged. although tins has
removed both Messrs Kuhn and Loeb. For some
years Jacob H. Schif and Otto Kahn have been
its most active partners. In the panicky DAYS
OF 1907. when banks and trust companies we're
threatened right and left. Wall Street men
were discussing financial affairs In general Said
one OF them:
"A German friend OF mine has been telling me
a queer thing about Kuhn. Loeb & CO. The trans
lation of schih is ship and OF Kahn Is boat odd
coincidence, isn't it7''
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
FISHING.

park or minin camp. an he shiverin' like
he had til ague bad.
That blame coon jumped all over me, Ez,'
says he.
"'Did you hit i'm with tn club?' l asks
Sure, But he jest sneezed an sprawled onto
me like he'd located long lost brother
I'VE Iugged tn crtter back 70 camp an huns
IT to rafter Next mOrnin' we was sleepln
peaceful when old Jim Phelps come ransackin in
an III thing.
".sufferin tugboate" he wells That's tn first
wildcat I've seen since tn fall O 'G3r
An, by gum, IT was.'
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
The sketch


dured the stupidity OF a recruit for many ca "
one day the rookie thus greeted WhsH -
had violated the sergeant'S orders. -
SAY dcn-s ever come At the horses from ben,s,s
VIII aout speakln to them exclaimed she serseS-s
THEY'LL be kicking in that thick head or W, =
Then the first thns. YOU know. therein be q S. y
lame ho.ses in the uadronr-Harper's "eeAs'
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

ond them two fellers again each other
plumb in tn eye an never DRAWN breath
FINALLY sam Tate give little cough an says:
Hello, you wall-eyed slab O ignorance an
disease.
Hello. you brndle-maned poorhouse dodger,
says Jed.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
NOT TO BE oUTDoNE.

"Th' mention Of Arkansaw reminds me that I'm
an Arkansaw man myself" said Unce Ezra after
brief interval Of thought; but I'm free to confess
that I don't recall such stunts as tn one Lish
has jest had tn kindness tn audacity to relate
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

Yes" replied his friend He n,rs.a g., -. .,
slant and then burst forth:
FOR Schin means ship. and Kahn means boat.
guess kuhn-Loeb viii keep anoat
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
Col. Wiley breeds Race Horses

We are pleased to note that in
the 2:35 pace at Springfield, O.,
George W. Jack, bay gelding, by
Monos 1882, won in straight heats,
in 2:l3I, 2:l54 aud 2:l44. This
is the first to take record in stan
dard time for the big son of Robera
McGregor 2:l74; first dam Axtella
by Axteu 2;l2; second dam Viola
Medium 2:25 by Happy Medium
4OO, then Topsey Taylor, great brood
mare. by Norman %. This is the
stallion owned by w. w. Wiley,
Holly Colo, now at work over the
Topeka track in charge OF w. L.
Pugh, who drove him a mile last
season in 2:23, aud could cut that
or faster if it was wise to do so
now. A trotter by the same horse
has been close up III heats faster
than 2:30 and will take IA record
barring knock out of some sort,
Nodaway by Monos was second
in two heats at New Hampton
Iowa, time 2:264 and 2:25i.- Spirit
of the West.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
A Great Combination.

To the poultry yard let us add the
orchard. They work in perfect har-
mony. They supplement each other
perfectly, and the orchard can be plan
ned to be the main thing in the future
or permitted to remain always In Sec
ond place, according to ones predilec-
tions. Poultry. besides being money
makers. are to the orchardist money
savers. They are of great value. inas-
much as they destroy myriads Of in
sect enemies, many before they are
born into their fruit destroying stage
Of development They are death on
borers; hence are time savers. for bor-
ers let go for man only by strong per-
suasion. They furnish much fertilizing
material and keep down weed growth
They eat fruit falling from insect at
tack and destroy the pests. Therefore
from every point Of view fruit and
poultry is great combination.-H. B
Fullerton
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
KILLING WEEDS.
Government Experts Claim That Iron
Sulphate Will Destroy Them.

At last weeds may be eradicated
without the trouble of pulling them up
by hand at the expense Of time and an
aching back. The magical eradicator
of these pests of the gardener and
farmer is sulphate Of iron or green
vitriol This will shrivel up the rank
growths. while the grass will thrive.
The sulphate, which comes in the
form of green crystals, is dissolved in
water for application to the pernicious
weeds. A couple Of pounds to the gal
Ion is said to be about the right guam
tity to settle the fate Of the most de-
termined lawn dandelion that grows.
Wild mustard requires a stronger dose.
and the farmer who goes on the war
path after this common destroyer is
advised to use from IS to 100 pounds
Of the stuff for each fifty-two gallons
of water and then so forth for a
wholesale Staying
The solution Is not to be applied
with an ordinary sprinkling can. 1t
probably would eat the can with more
II SulS NecuS even. "A
spraying machine is necessary. The
Introduction Of MIR. Sulphate to Mr.
Weed is performed in the tender youth
Of the latter, when he Is unsophsticat-
ed and about four inches high The
presence of u good. bright sun is said
10 help the matter along. and If it hap
pens to be in the early morning when
the dew is still on the ground. why. so
much the better. The sulphate works
in slow and leisurely fashion, and
for the first day or so the lntruders
continue to stand up and pretend they
like IT. On the second day. however.
they lose heart and ambition. They
become mourning weeds. the chief
mourners at their own funeral.
The process has been tried on the
wheatfields at the North Dakota ag-
ricultural experiment station as well
as in fax culture In Minnesota Some
remarkable results are said to have
been obtained at the Cornell university
experiment station at Ithaca, N. Y.
| Sulphate is said also to have esta blish-
| ed its usefulness In the oat fields of
| Wisconsin.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07

panying illustration. The smokehouse
may be of any shape, but it should be
provided with cleats fixed to the sides.
upon which the hanging bars rest.
A pulley is fitted inside to the top Of
the building, and hoisting rope IS
passed over it. The hanging bar is
fastened to the rope by two spreading
ties, SO that IL will not easily tip when
loaded. The hams and meat are hung
upon the hooks fixed In the bar. and
the whole is hoisted to the cleats.
when the bar is swung around SO that
the ends rest upon the cleats. The
rope is then released from the bar by
means Of small rod. and another bar
may be loaded and raised in the same
way.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
How 10 Cure
Your Piles
nue Oftea To Csreiesssess a. Neglect
asi Stubborn to Care

..,rh. knife Is not always necessary to
.ure oven desperate cases of piles" says
a physician whose years and experience
make him an authority. Indeed. he
saws further: 81 have known some very
aorravated cases of long standing cured
10 simple home remedy that restored
to the bowels easy natural daily move
ments."
from cured people in various parts OF
the country prove. II sufferers from
niles. rectal tumors and ulcers would try
Dr, Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin they would
often save themselves the terrible pain
and danger and the heavy expense OF
severe surgical operation.
piles are often due to constipation
and are always aggravated by 1t. Easy
natural movements of the bowels such
as are invariably produced by this fam
Gus laxative without pain or grippe do
much to restore normal, healthy condl-
tion 10 the bowels and thus cure piles.
M, H. Miller. Moweaque. H., says: I
have been troubled all my life with piles
brought on by constipation. l tried many
doctors and numerous remedies. but
found no relief until used DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin. / have used 1t as lax
ative and stomach remedy for the past
nine years and have no more troubles WIN
piles" H. N. John. Minneapolis. Kan, says
he suffered for four years with piles which
were so bad that he could not work.
-Four bottles of Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pep
sin cured him. and he says he has not
been bothered since.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is safe
sure remedy for constipation. restoring
easy natural daily movements In the
worst old chronic cases, yet SO mild ana
pleasant to take mothers give It TO tneir
babies with splendid results. 1t Is sold
nv all druggists at SOC and S1.O0 per
bottle. Pepsin Syrup Co. so2 Caldwell
Bldg. Monticello, H.. will send a free
sample to anyone who has not used 1t
and will give 1t a fair trial.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
MISS GRACE KILELMAN
Is Voted The Most Popular lounf
Lady in Holly

Miss Grace Ikelman, the accom-
plished daughter of Druggist Geo.
Ikelman, was the successful con-
testant in the Nye popularity con-
ties, last Wednesday.
At the close of the Nye engage
ment the respective contestants
stood as follows:
Miss Grace Ikelman Clio
Miss Susie Medlen $3.50
Miss Mollie Slavin 2,ll0
Miss Philancy Robinson $50
The voting was spirited, each
side backing their choice until the
end. Both Miss Medien and Miss
Slavin appeared to have friends
without number.
The ever-popular Nye theatrical
company in repertoire of unusual
merit has been holding forth here
the past week, and the receipts
have been most gratifying to the
management. Mr.. Nye considers
Holly good show town.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-08-07
Notice of Application 10
Lease State Lands

Office !, of the State Board of Land
Commissioners, Denver, Colo, July
", 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Thorn
as NJ iWilsin. whose postoffice ad-
dress is Holly, Colo, has made APP
plication No 52o3 to lease the follow
ing described school lands, situate
in Prowers county, Colorado, to-wit:
All of Sec, 90, Twp 20 S. R. AZ w.
No other application to lease the
above described lands will be con
sidered after August I3, 1903.
JOHN F. VIVIAN,
Register State Board Land Commis-
sioners.