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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
ABOUT $50 LIVES
LOST IN WRECKS
ON TIE NORTHEAST COAST DUR
INC Asst FALL AND WINTER.
MANY SAVED.

BOSTON. Mass. March IA re-
,-;aw of the marine casualties OF the
coast If New England and British
North America during the fan and
winner seasons just ended shows tnat
about $50 lives we're lost. OF TINS
number. PSI persons persisted in the
wrecks # ten vessels belonging to the
French fishing feet of st. Pierre
Miquelong. last fall. These vessels
foundered in heavy gales which swept
the Grand Banks. About twenty-five
Newfoundland fishermen we're also lost
in these storms.
A notable disaster Of the winter was
the wreck of the British steamer To
lesby. from Galveston, Tex, for HaVre'
The Tolesby struck the rocks at
Freshwater Point. near Cape Race, In
a heavy snowstorm on the night OF
January 10. The steamer broke In
two and the crew was in danger Oh
being swept overheard. They fnally
reached the beach, but encountered
steep cliff 200 feet in height, and ex-
tending for miles. After suffering In
tensly from cold and flying spray for
eighteen hours, all hands we're res
cued.
One of the greatest feats in marine
was the saving Of 500 persons
who were on the Canadian PACING
steamer Mount Temple when sne
struck on La Havre ironbound lodges
off Bridgewater, N. s., on the night OF
December 2, while on ner way to st.
John from Antwerp. The steamer
went on the rocks during a heavy
snowstorm and at the time 1t was
though she would go to pieces. The
women and children were landed on
Ironbound Island by mean OF breeches
lines and baskets, and the men were
taken off in boats from fishing schoon-
ers and tugs. The Mount Temple is
still on the rocks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
SCION
GOES TO REWARD
sENATE's SEVENTH MEMBER DIES
SINCE BEGINNING OF THE
CONGRESS.
SECOND SENATOR OF FLORIDA
Crosses The Bar Within Three
Months.-8urisl at Jack
sonville.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Wiliam
James Bryan, Jr., United States sens-
tor from Florida, died in the Prov
dence Hospital soon after O'Clock
this morning. Senator Bryan had
been seriously III for I'VE weeks of
typhoid fever, and on several COCA
sions his life has been despaired OF.
but each time he rallied in manner
which won the admiration of all who
knew him, and led his relatives to
hope that he would recover.
Senator Bryan was only 81 years Of
age, and, with the exception OF Henry
Clay, was the youngest man ever sent
to the senate. He was appointed on,
December 26 last year by Gov. BroyR
ard of Florida to fill the vacaI
caused by the death Of Senator nj
Tory during the Christmas holidays.
He is the seventh senator to pass
away since the adjournment of the
fifty-ninth congress. and is the fifth
to die since congress convened on
December 3.
Senator Bryan's body will be taken
to his late home in Jacksonville early
tomorrow, accompanied by commit
tee of senators and his widow. His
death will be announced formally as
soon as the senate convenes tomorrow
by Senator Clay of Georgia. and an
adjournment will be taken at once.
Particular attention is attracted to
the death of Senator Bryan in view Of
the fact that, as the youngest senator,
he died within "a few days after the
death Of Senator William Pinckney
Whyte of Maryland, the oldest mem
Der of the senate. Further, Senator
Whyte's death last Tuesday night
made it necessary for Senator LaFol-
lette to delay the completion Of his
speech against the Aldrich emergency
currency bill over one day, and as
Senator LaF'ollette was to have fin.
ished his speech tomorrow he will be
compelled to delay another day be-
cause OF Senator Bryan's death.
Senator Bryan is the second senator
from Florida that has died SO far this
session. He is likewise the second oc-
cupant of desk No. SO, and the second
man in the last row on the democrat
ic side to die since congress con-
vened. He is the fourth democrat who
has passed away since the opening Of
the sixtieth congress, and the sixth
since the fifty-ninth congress adj
journed year ago.
While many OF the aged senators on
the republican side who have served
for many years are very feeble and
scarcely able to attend 70 their duties,
all have been spared thus far, and
younger men, like Senator Bryan, SEN
ator Latimer and Senator Mallory
have been stricken.
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W. &. u. NJ, Department

THE SOUTH is GOING DRY
Lay the jest about the julep in the
camphor balls at last,
For the miracle has happened and the
olden days are passed;
That which makes Milwaukee thirs-
ty doesn't foam in Tennessee;
And the lid in old Missouri Is tight
locked as can be-
Oh, the comic paper Colonel and his
cronies well may sigh,
For the mint is waving gaily, but the
South is going dry.
BY the stillside on the hillside in Ken
lucky all is STILL,
For the only damp refreshment must
be dipped up from the rill;
Not Ca'lina's stately ruler gives his
soda glass shove
And discusses local option with the
South Ca'lina Gov.
1t is useless at the fountain to be wink
full of the eye,
For the cocktail glass is dusty and
the South is going dry.
Oklahoma's won the battle. and her
bitter conflicts past,
Brightly CLEANS another star on our
nations flag at last.
Lone Star Texas shines In splendor
DER her seven-score counties,
where
Not thirst shop wooes the thirsty;
not a dram-shop taints the air.
Alabama sounds the slogan; Missis-
sippi makes reply;
While the Empire State of Georgia
East, West, North and South is dry.
1t is water, water everywhere, and not
a drop to drink;
We no longer hear the music of the
mellow crystal clink,
When the Colonel and the Major
and the Gen'l and the ledge
Meet to have a little nip to give
their appetite an edge,
For the eggnog now is noggless and
the rye has gone awry,
And the punch-bowl holds carnations,
and the South is going dry
All the nightcaps now have tassels
and are worn upon the head
Not the nightcaps that were taken
when nobody went to bed
And the breeze above the bluegrass
is as solemn as is death,
For It bears no pungent Glove tag
on its odorific breath.
And each man can walk chalk line
when the stars are In the sky,
For the fizzle glass now is fizzless,
and the South is going dry.
Lay the Jest about the julep meath the
chestnut tree at last,
For there's but one kind OF moonshine,
and the olden days are past;
Now the water wagon rumbles
through the Southland on It's
trip,
And II helps no ono to drop or to
Pick up the drivers whip.
For the mint beds make a pasture and
the corkscrew hangeth high.
All Ia still along the stillslde, and the
South 10 going dry.
Chicago Post.
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Notice

Having qualified as Receiver and
Trustee of Beckwith Bros, Spring
Hill, Tenn, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against said
partnership to file the same with me
within sixty (6O) days from date or
they will be barred.
E. H. AYERS, Trustee,
Spring Hill, Tenn.
]. H. DINNING, Attorney.
wkly13-4t
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In Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 22.-The
Democratic State Convention will hold
its first session Wednesday morning
at II o'clock. Candidates for all the
State Offices will be nominated, a
platform adopted and delegates to the
National Convention will be selected
and instructed for William ]. Bryan.
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new LAW

passed by Congress forbidding railroad
operators working more than nine hours
day has created demand for about 90,00o
more telegraph operators than can now be
secured. Railroad companies have cut rail-.
rad vviraa into Telegraphy Departments Of
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DRAUG HON'S
Practical Business Colleges.

For booklet, "Why Learn Telegraphyr
vail or address Jno. v. DrauE hon, Pres. AZ
NASHVILLE or MEMPHiA.
BUSINESS men say DRAUGH0N's is THe
REsJ. THREE months Bookkeeping by
DRAU0H0N's copyrighted methods equals
SIX elsewhere. TB% of the y. s. COUNT Ne
PORTERS write tho Shorthand Draughon
teaches. Write for prices on Lessons In short.
hand. bookkeeping, Penmanship, etc, Nv
mAIL or Ar COLLEGE. 40 Colleges in " states.
POSITIONS secured or MONEY BACK. Entee
any time; no vacation. Catalogue Wv"
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DON'T ExPERiME EMIT.
You VIII Make No Mistake If You
Follow his Columbia Citizens
Advice.
Never neglect your Kidneys.

Never neglect your kidneys.
II you have pain in the back, uri-
nary disorders, dizziness and nervous
ness. It's time to act and no time to
experiment. These are all symptoms
of kidney trouble, and you should seek
remedy which is known to cure the
kidneys.
Doans Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use No need to experiment. IL
has cured many stubborn cases In Co
lumbia. Follow the advice Of Column
bia citizen and be cured yourself.
st. L. White, 46 High street, Co
lumbla, Tenn, says; Il have been
troubled with kidney disease for years.
There was a heavy dull pain across
my loIns, and at times, suffered from
sharp, shooting pains through the kid
ney regions. The trouble always
seemed to be more aggravated when
| stopped or lifted anything, and IL
over-exerted myself in any way was
sure to suffer severely. The secre-
lions we're very frequent in action and
caused me much annoyance, especially
at night. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised, purchased box az
Adams & Martins drug store and az
ter using them a few days received
marked benefit I continued taking
them and was soon cured OF every
symptoms. (From statement give on
June End, 1903.)
Tested and Proven.
On May 29th, 1907, Mr.. White con
firmed the above statement saying:
IT gave a statement in favor Of Doans
Kidney Pills four years ago and am
glad to confirm what then said, ~
/ have not suffered from kidney trou-
BILE since that time There is nothing
too strong for me to say in favor Of
Doan's pills and give them my high
est commentator"
FOR sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
lew York, sole agents for the United
States.
take no other.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-19
The Goodwill Habit.

A habit of holding kindly attitude
of mind toward everybody has a pow
erful influence upon the character. 1t
lifts the mind above petty jealousies
and meannesses; it encircles and en-
larges the whole life When we meet
people, no matter If they are stran-
gers, we feel certain kinship with
and friendliness for them, if we have
formed the goodwill habit. In other
words, says the New York Weekly, the
kindly habit, the goodwill habit,
makes us feel more sympathy for
everybody. And if we radiate this
helpful, friendly feeling, others will
reflect it back to us. On the other
hand, If we go through life with cold,
selfish mental attitude, caring only for
our own, always looking for the main
chance, only thinking of what will fur
Their our own interest, our own COM
fort, totally Indifferent to others, this
attitude will, after while, harden the
feelings and the affections, and we
shall become dry, pessimistic and I'M
interesting.
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Kathleen, the Embassadress
By Alan Sanders
Copyright, Ford Pub. Coz

Come in!''
My Office door opened very gently,
and little face l knew well peeped
round. In sheer establishment /
dropped my pen.
''Kathleen!" l said. How in the
world did you get down here? You're
not by yourself, surely?"
"Oh, no; course, nursie's with me-"
and the blue eyes smiled at me so
sweetly; but she's gone shopping
I'm not to go till she comes for me-"
But what will mother and auntie
say? They'll think you're lost"
I'm too growed-up to get lost" she
said, with a dignified little air.
/ could not help smiling.
Now, you little rogue" 1 said,
when I've helped you of with that
pretty blue coat and hat shall expect
to be told why you've honored me
with a visit to the city in business
hours"
She settled herself sedately in a
chair opposite to me. quite uncon
scious of the pretty picture she made
with her mass of fair hair and sweet
little face.
Its most 'portant visit" she said.
I've come to ask you to my party
next We'n'sday."
Indeed? I shall be delighted to
come. So that's what brought you
down here, is it?'
had heard great tales about this
party, but not from Kathleen. This
was evidently her surprise for me.
Shall be expected to do anything
in PARTICULAR" l asked.
You'll have to make believe all the
time, like you always do at our
house"
This was certainly a candid state
ment. 1 wondered if the rest of the
family shared the same view l
hoped not, because / was as a rule
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Drvness of CITY Air

1t might be supposed that the heat
of large towns would hasten evapora-
ton and make their air moister, but
recent observations abroad indicate
the reverse. In northern Germany
city air exceeds country air in relative
humidity by six to nine per cent, &C
cording to season. This diminution in
moisture is most marked in the eve
ming and is more evident in summer
than in winter, so that it can hardly
be due to fires or TO the condensation
by smoke or vapors. The primary
cause would appear to be the general
drainage of the ground in cities. In
the hot summer of 1904 country and
town moisture were practically equal
a result probably due to the excessive
drying of the soil in both city and
country by the long drought.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-19
SURPRISED THE POSTWAR.
Expected a Christmas Present Which
He Didn't Get.

It was the day after Christmas, and
the hardworking postman ploughed
his way through snow and cold winds,
a sack of unusual size on his back.
He assembled the spacious steps of a
West-end residence, and in answer tc
his ring a manservant in rich livery
appeared.
''Wait a moment, please" said the
servant, as he took the letters. "The
mistress wishes to speak to you"
The postman's eye frightened II
was the holiday se2son. He had done
his duty with fidelity. Now, no doubt,
in recognition of his regular and faith
full
81 shall be glad" he said politely,
ito await your mistress pleasure"
In a few minutes the lady appeared.
Are you she asked, "our regular
postman?"
yes, madam" he answered, bow.
ing.
do you come in the morning?"
Eyes, madam"
"And in the afternoon and evening p
Again he assented, smiling eagerly
Then the lady said:
well, was it you who broke ouI
bell?"
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particularly serious after Kathleen
had gone to bed.
'Auntie Merva will be- there, of
course 1 ventured to suggest.
course she WILL" replied Kath-
leen.
Then she made a tour of the room.
came back and resumed her seat, and
asked me seriously: rs this where
you play all by yourself in the day
timer"
We'll, yes, 1 suppose 1 do
do you keep your toys in those
big tin boxes?"
We'll, they're not toys like those in
your nursery"
DO you sit here all by yourself,
them"
nodded.
And never feel lonely?'
Sometimes" said, smiling in spite
of myself at the serious little face
Il heard mummie tell daddy one day
you were lonely man."
obi"
1 was certainly hearing some home
truths.
But you won't be lonely when you
come to my party, will you?"
mo, dear. 1 like to come as often
as can to your house." and 1 spoke
the truth.
BY this time Kathleen's nurse had
returned-I expect she had been wait
ing outside all the time-and with
strict injunctions not to forget the
party next We'n'sday," my little Wis
lit
settle down to work again.
But a pair of blue eyes would keep
dancing in front of me on my blotting-
pad. Sometimes 1 thought they were
Kathleen's, and sometimes 1 thought
they were-some one else's. Kath-
leen's eyes and her Aunt Merva's were
strangely alike. had noticed it be
fore.
The room seemed quite cherries
now that she had gone.
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Folly is fertile plant and bears
fruit for long time. The French are
discovering the truth of this in the
decentralization of their navy. Mons.
CASTOR Thomson, the minister of mar
Inc, has resigned from the cabinet
after the chamber of deputies con-
demned his department because of the
explosion on the warship lena, in 1907,
when more than a hundred officers and
men were killed. There have been
more than 80 explosions on French
warships within the past two years,
and the officers ond men are said to be
completely demoralized. The demon
alization, however, did not begin under
the administration of Mons Thomson,
but under that of his predecessor, who
issued regulations which destroyed
discipline on the ships. For the good
of all. the commander of battleship,
even more than the commander of a
merchant vessel, must be an autocrat,
and any policy which undermines his
authority weakens the efficiency of the
ships crew.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-19
Hope for Central America.

The international bureau of central
American republics announces a COM
mendable purpose. 1t is proposed to
make uniform the civil, commercial
and criminal legislation of the five sig
natory republics, to establish uniform
customs anud monetary system, and to
work for the general development of
commerce and industry. The success
OF the effort would be seriously doubt
ed were reliance placed upon the sta
bility Of central American purpose
alone. But, says the Boston Herald,
back of this is the spirit of the inter
national bureau Of American republics,
and particularly the governments of
the United States and Mexico, each of
which is determined, for selfish as we'll
as unselfish interest, that constant tur-
moil in central America shall be
checked. The five republics will be
given a chance to work out their own
salvation, and good government will
be assured the moral backing of larger
powers and more substantial support
II necessary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-19
Meant to cheat the nons.

In certain part of Scotland, ac-
cording to Dean Ramsey, the shep-
herds used to take their collies with
them to church. The dogs behaved
we'll during the sermon, but began to
be restless during the last psalm, and
saluted the final blessing with joyful
banks. In one church the congregation
resolved to stop this unseemly detail;
so, when a strange minister was about
to pronounce the blessing, all re-
NAMED seated instead of rising as he
expected. He hesitated and paused,
till an old shepherd cried: Say ava,
sir; we're a sittin' to cheat the
dowgs."
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United States Leads the World in the
Fertility of Its Soil.

From the official and trade reports
of various countries a writer has re-
Gently compiled statistics from which
he draws the deduction that the
United States produces annually
larger quantities of nearly all the
staple agricultural articles than any
other country. and in many instances
more than all others combined.
According to the writer, the United
States produces per year more corn
that all other Countries, 927, 900 600
bushels out of 3,sSS.O0O. 5000; more
wheat than any other country in the
world-634. 100000 out of $3.50, O0O, 900
bushels; more wheat -four than all other
countries combined-15, 000, 900 out of
&c 100000 bushels; more oats than any
other country-754. 000. 900 out of
$3.50. 100000 bushels, more cotton
than all other lands-1S. 900 600 out of
2O.000.000 bales; and more naxseed
than any other country oo0. 600
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man left strange notes for me.
Sometimes the missives were stuck
together with jujubes, but l had no
difficulty in deciphering the signs.
They, read: Don't forget the party
next We'n'sday." AS to the crosses
well, the most ignorant person knows
what those mean in a letter
'We'n'sday" came at last, and, of
course. went to the party. 1t was a
great success. The house was turned
upside down by merry crowd of lit
tie folks who kept the fun going until
long after they ought to have been in
bed.
Kathleen queened it all very pref
tily, and after the last little guest had
departed and the blue eyes could
scarcely keep open, she persisted that
she wasn't a little bit tired, "on'y
hungry" That was a subterfuge she
was always guilty of at bedtime.
Next day I saw Kathleen in the
park. and we discussed the party.
You were funny man." she said.
1 was glad to know that had given
satisfaction in this direction.
Did you learn all those stories from
pitsher books, or were they just make
believer"
Both" said
And you didn't cry when you had
to go home like little Charlie did, did
your"
refrain from weeping.
and you liked me the best of all
the little girls there?"
''Of course, 1 did"
Quite sure?" she said, coaxingly.
Quite sure" I repeated.
Then mummie was wrong" she
said, triumphantly.
'How's that?" I asked.
well when mummie and Aunt
Merva came to say Good night
heard auntie say how fond you were
of me, and mummie said: Yes, and
l know some one else he's very fond
of, too, or would be if she'd let him.
and auntie went quite funny, and said:
Don't be ridiklus, Daisy-Daisys what
daddy calls mummie-but mummie
| only laughed and said: I don't think
you're always kind to him.
Kathleen stopped to take breath
after this long recital, and then went
stairs, and auntie brought me a
sweetie fore fell sleep, I asked if it
was true if you liked some little girl
bettern me. Auntie said No., and
then l asked her if she wasn't always
kind to you. Auntie said: 'P'r'aps not,
sometimes Then 1 said she ought
to love you like 1 did, COS you were
lonely and had no nice little girl of
your own like my daddy had. Then
she stopped down to kiss me, and her
cheek was quite wet, just as if she'd
been crying. I've never seen Auntie
Merva cry before"
There was a serious look in Kath-
leen's blue eyes.
What made Auntie Merva cry, do
you think?" she asked, quite dis
treSsed.
Il think I can guess I said, and
with a full heart 1 kissed the little up.
turned face.
Kathleen had told me something !
wanted to know-something that
have been grateful to her for telling
me, all my life.
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Woman,s Education.
KANSAS.


Just as certain college professors
and magazine writer's are well under
way in the work of proving that the
higher education OF women is all
wrong and that the general system of
female education is defective in that
1t does not teach women how to be
good wives and mothers, along comes
DR.. Lyman Abbott with the assertion
that IT is not the proper object Of edu.
cation to furnish a woman with a Ian.
tern wherewith to aid her in search
for a husband. I'VE have now got
wholly away" says DR.. Abbott, from
the idea that the object of a woman'y
education is to make her a better or.
nament for the parlor or a more capa-
BILE hired servant. A woman should no
more be educated to be a wife and
mother than a man should be educated
to be a husband and father. She
should be educated to be a woman,
as a man is educated to be a man."
Evidently, remarks the Baltimore
American, the doctor does not count
the occasional professors and the mag
azine writer's in when he says We"
He means all the rest OF the world.
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FOOD PRODUCTION IS LARGE

1t is also the largest exporter in the
world of oilcake and oilcake meal
2,063, 100000 out of 4,913, 1000, 600
pounds; of rosin-717 ,O0O, 900 out of
S46.O00,000 pounds; and of turpentine
-16, 100000 out of $4,000, 900 gallons.
This country has 22,244,446 more
dairy cows, 23,0OO.5S2 more horses.
4.056, S99 more mules, 1876, 36I more
swine and Except British India) 49,
246,573 more cattle than any other
country in the world.
Among other great crops of the
United States are 30S, OBS, 900 bushels
of potatoes, 529. 100000 pounds of rice,
927. 256, 4S0 pounds of manufactured
beet sugar, and hay to the value of
S74S, OOO. 900.