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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
THE BIGGEST FAIR EVER
HELD IN MAURY COUNTY
is THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FALL FAIR AT
PRETTY SOUTH SIDE PARK
THIS YEAR
PREPARATIONS HAVE ALREADY DIRECTORS PLAN
MING on A LARGER AM MORE LIBERAL SCALE
THAN BEFORE.

An enthusiastic meeting of the di
rectors Of the Maury County Fair AS
sociation Vas held Friday, and
many new and attractive features for
the fall fair were discussed at length.
The directors believe in progress and
are ably seconded in this view by
Manager McGaw, who believes that
every succeeding fair should be bet
ter than its predecessor.
With this end in view the directors
and manager have decided to have a
greater number of free attractions and
better attractions than ever before,
besides the very large and attractive
premium list. $500 early closing
purses will be offered for trotters and
PAGERS of the 2:3O and 2:25 classes re-
specially, also $500 stakes for 2 and
3-year-old trotters and PAGERS.
Mr.. F. c. Boardman, the architect
for the Country Club, was present and
Joined in the discussion of this now
assured addition. 1t was the sense of
the meeting to construct a building
much better than at first proposed.
Mr.. Boardman was instructed to pre-
pare specific plans and specifications
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
JOHN R. GENTRY
AND The Halls

Having induced the present owner
Of John r Sentry to purchase thi.
Pacing King. 40 years ago.. and hav
ing had the horse under my super
vision all this time, I may presume to
be qualified to say few things about
him not generally known to the breed
ers Of PAGERS in Maury county.
j After a most strenuous and marvel
lOus career-of many years-on the
turf, John r. Gentry was kept as a
Private Stallion till 1903, when. at the
suggestion of MIR. George Campbell
Brown. the horse was brought to
Ewell Farm to cross on mares Of the
Hal family.
The great racing qualities of the
Tennessee PAGERS is admitted by ev-
cry one; their reputation is as vide
as the world. And l will endeavor,
as briefly as possible, to demonstrate
that John R. Gentry is worthy of being
bred to the Hal mares, by narrating
what actually happened to each and
every Hal, when the different mem
bers of this Famous Family met the
Wilkes horse in the fierce battles on
the race-track.
John R. Gentry was really beaten
in just one race, and only once, by any
of the Halls; and this Hal was the
best Halt was Star Pointer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
OLD WOMAN MEETS
HORRIBLE DEATH
WHILE FIXING FIRE HER NIGHT
GOWN CATCHES FROM
CRATE.

FLORENCE, Ala, April 27.-A hor-
rible death by fire occurred at an
early hour this morning, the victim
being Mrs. Charity Bernard, an aged
woman of rs. Mrs. Bernard had been
in bad health for four months, and as
was her custom arose at 2 o'clock
this morning to put fuel on her fire
As she turned from the CRATE her out
ing cloth gown came in contact with
the fire and in a moment she was en-
tirely enveloped in flames, the blaze
reaching almost to the ceiling. John
Garibaldi, her sonin-law, who was
sleeping in an adjoining rom, ran to
the woman and rolled her in a com
fort, and this failing to extinguish the
flames, he covered her over with a
feather bed, receiving severe burns
himself about the hands, arms and
legs. Physicians were summoned and
Opiates administered, which relieved
the agony of the unfortunate woman
until she died at $50 this morning.
The deceased was the widow of a |
Baptist minister and was a devoted |
member Of the Baptist church. Be
sides her daughter, Mrs. John Bari
baldi, she is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Riding, OF Corinth, Miss. The funeral
will take place tomorrow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01

to be submitted to the directors al
another meeting to be held in a few
days. Actual work will begin at the
earliest possible moment.
Manager McGaw will open an up
town office next week when actual
work OF preparation will begin. He
proposed to pay considerable attention
to the agricultural and live stock de-
partments in every class. Provision
will be made to have cattle, sheep and
swine on exhibition all the week in
new and well-kept barns. He will ask
the farmers of the county to cooper
ate with him along this line and make
these departments equal to the State
Fair. The resources of the county
are amply equal to this and a splendid
exhibition should result where all
take and interest and give their assis-
lance.
The ladies departments in the Floral
Hall will have many new features
and the premiums will be liberal Ar
rangements have been made to en-
large the park by the purchase of new
lands, and the entire park will be
beautifed. The track will be resoiled
and when finished will be the fastest
half mile track in the south.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
IN NORTH ALABAMA.
Reports of Suffering Are Pouring Into
Birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 27.-
Late reports from Fridays cyclone
add sickening aftermaths and dis
close wider area of suffering than
was at first reported Near Bangor,
in Blount county, neighborhood re-
porting this afternoon, there are TWEEN
ty-five families homeless. No one
was seriously injured. but they have
suffered much from exposure.
Warrior reports that there are thir-
ty families homeless there. Three
deaths occurred in that vicinity, re-
ported heretofore. II was not known
that there were so many homes de-
stroyed.
A committee came to Birmingham
today from Partridge. in the northern
part of the county, seeking aid for
families. II was not known
that Partridge had been visited. Here
4 number Of persons were injured, but
lone fatally. Such reports are COM
ng In from several points In this and
adjoining counties. A steady response
s being made for aid.
over $4,000 have been raised for
he Bergen people, and similar sums
re being raised for Albertville.
$4,000 will be contributed by
he people OF Birmingham alone. The
wo Reeves children Of Warrior, and
ia Gresham. Of Bergen, are still in
he hospital, with little hope OF re-
,very.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
JOHN FRASER SELLS
FINE HORSE FLESH

John Fraser has made some nice
deals in fine saddle and harness
horses within the past few days. He
sold to Dr. Murphy of Helena, Ark,
a nice team Of horses and a saddle
horse; to L. T. Morgan of Richmond,
Va, a nice saddle horse; to Mr. Cook
of Savannah, a nice saddle horse. He
bought an extra good saddle horse of
Mort McMeen of Carriers Creek.
Hardin Thomas fine Brown Hal
mare has foaled a nice colt by Van
Buren, Wilkes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
LOVE MAKING ON
MOUNT VESUVIUS
DE SAGAN AND NINE. GOULD
WALK THROUGH LAVA
STREAMS.

NAPLES, April 27.-Prince Helie d.
Sagan and Madame Anna Gould ant
her children today went by motor cal
to Boscotrecaz, on the southern de
clivity of Mount Vesuvius. They
walked through the lava streams OF
the last eruption to the ruins of Ottai-
ano and later played tennis in a hotel
garden. 1t is expected that they soon
will go to Rome and Paris, probably
stopping for day or two in Flor
ence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
PRESIDENT ENJOYS
TAYLOR'S LECTURE

WASHINGTON, April 27.-No per
son in the large and distinguished
audience that attended Senator Tay.
lor's lecture tonight in Continental
hall enjoyed II and aplauded more
than President Roosevelt When the
senator concluded the President made
his way to the stage, where he en-
braced the senator and complimented
him highly for his grand entertain
ment, All the proceeds Of the lecture
will be added to the Rough Riders
fund.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
STORM VICTIMS
NEED SUCCOR
FOOD AND ROOFS ARE a CRYING
NECESSITY IN oEVAsTA-
TED COUNTRY.
COOKING STOVES PASSED AROUND
Supplies Rushed Rapidly to Sufferers.
Relief Measures Are Ef.
fective.

NEW ORLEANS. La. April ~
With about 325 newsIy-made graves
distributed broadcast over nearly the
entire width of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, the dead Of Fridays tor
nadoes had been mostly cared for to-
night, and it was possible to say with
accuracy that the death list in these
States would not exceed $50. The
few who may yet be added to the
fatalities are possibly a score of the
200 most seriously wounded in hos
pitfalls throughout these States. The
remaining injured, numbering about
1000, were reported on the road to
recovery.
The gravity of todays situation GEN.
tered in the problems Of the living.
namely hunger and shelter. At least
one stricken town was reported to
have eaten literally its last meal at
noon today, and was relying on chart
ty for its supper. Fortunately the
StCot lCl III ONCI WHICH Tie SlICk6H
districts We're scattered left an oppor-
tunity for the unframed neighbors in
terspersed everywhere throughout
these centers of want to furnish relief
more quickly and effectively than
would have been possible had the
disaster been confined to one place.
Cities, little and big, on all sides of
the tornado belt, made rapid prepare
lions today to ship supplies and money
into the tornado district. New Or
leans started a money subscription
and also shipped food to Amite, the
worst damaged town in this State.
Amite reported its food supply practi-
cally exhausted today Otherwise the
little town was making rapid progress
toward rehabilitation, the primary
feature of the restoration being the
of streets by dragging
trees, roofs and other wreckage off
'oadways. The churches, every one
If which was wrecked, We're among
he first edifices to rise in the form Of
pavilions above the ruins.
At Purvis, Miss, today cook stoves
we're about the most valuably assets
n the community A few of them had
'een resurrected from the wreckage
nd under the direction of the authori-
les their use was loaned first to one
amily and then to another. Purvis
vas one of the few communities still
eporting fresh lists Of injured and
ying, who were found in the outlying
ountry, some of them. in a desperate
tate from lack of care. These unfor-
mates were made as comfortable as
ossible. So far as known all were
egroes. Superintendent of Educa-
on T. w. Davis. in charge of the
elief work at Purvis, said in describ-
g the situation:
What we will do largely depends
pom what is done for u.s. We our
lives have no resources. The debris
ust be cleared away, the dead stock
moved, the injured cared for We
i've put on a small force of workers,
1t will not be able to continue them
less money is rapidly forthcoming"
Amite, Purvis and several other
ricken towns were given bad scares
st night by heavy winds. but the
ly fatalities reported in this second
1rm were near Selma, Ala, where
lr negroes persisted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
A PERFECT MODEL

Those who admire a perfect-moving
filly should go to the race-track and
see Smith Thomas step Marie Nc
Even. Here is another Anita; if pos
sible more perfect-gaited trotter
McEwen will not always be on this
earth. When he is gone, every one
will wish for one of his daughters.
Breed to McEwen now and get Marie
McEwen.
GEO. CAMPBELL BROWN.
Spring HILL April TO-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01
BITE OF SPIDER
FATAL TO GIRL

MARTINS FERRY, o., April 2S.--
Miss Minnie Cox. a prominent society
girl here, died today due to a spider
bite suffered three days ago The
girls body became greatly swollen
soon after she was bitten and she SUI.
fered intensely.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03
HOW TO TAN SHEEP SKINS.
Method Of Handling Them SO az TO
Fit Them for Home Use.

The Country Gentleman gives this
method Of tanning sheep skins which
any farmer could easily follow In tan
ming the skins wanted for home use;
Wash the hide In warm water. re-.
move all fieshy matter from the inner
surface and loose dirt from the hair
side Now wash In strong. rather
warm soapsuds. The oldtime soft
soap made from wool ashes Is best,
Either rub by hand or gently on wash.
board. As soon as thoroughly
cleaned and rlnsed, press as much Of
the water out as possible. Add the
following mixture TO the flesh side
Common salt and ground alum, one.
fourth ounce each. and one'half ounce
Of borax dissolved In one quart Of hot
water when sufficiently cool TO work
with the hand add enough rye meal
TO make a thick paste, Spread the
mixture on the flesh side; fold and let
II remain In shady. airy place for
two weeks: remove the paste and
wash. when nearly dry scrape the
flesh side thoroughly with n dull
knife; rub with the hands until skin
Ia soft and pllable.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03
WHERE THE FARMER WINS.
NJ Mistake Made When He Gives Lots
Of Room 10 Hens.

The cheapest eggs. like the cheap
et butter and cheese. are made by
Dc man with plenty Of land, The
hrmer who will pay due attention 10
are OF his poultry and to marketing
Ae product need not fear the compe-
ttion Of the village lot and the city
backyard The farmer lays out no
money for fancy buildings or fences.
His birds forage part OF their own llv.
,ng and improve In yigor. They ind
Tor themselves wiint the town rs'si,sy
keeper has TO buy at much expense.
only 10 find his flock surely losing VI
thllty after a year or two In close
quarters. Yet some farmers continue
to throw away their advantage by
treating their pens as II farm land
sold at about 81 a foot Thus on one
farm the 75 pure bred hens brought
In over $500. or Just about the same
Rs the seven cows on the farm. yet
the farmer grudged the hens the
ANAL haif.acre they received out OF
the so. With two acres set with fruit
trees. says the American Culuvator.
the hens and chickens would have
done stlll better and the cows scarcely
have known the difference.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

courteous on my part TO fall asleep in
my chair. ! am very hard TO awake"
The English girl poured out the
wine and passed the goblet TO me. |
touched my lips to the glass, and bent
my head politely. Then | resolutely
proceeded TO attack the pheasant and
nam ! must prove 10 these women
that at least was honest in regard to
my hunger. | succeeded In causing a
formidable portion OF the food TO dis
appear.
And then ] noticed that neither OF
the young women seated herself while
! ate. understood There was no
hostility In this action; nothing but
formality. They declined to sit ln the
presence OF an unwelcome stranger,
thus denying his equality from so.
cial point OF view. 1 readily accented
this decision on their part. They
didn't know who | was. They stood
together by the fireplace and carried
on a conversation In low tones.
How shall | describe them? The
elder OF the two, the one who seemed
10 possess all the authority. could not
have been more than 20. Her figure
was rather matured, yet II was deli
cate. Her hair was tawny. her skin
olive In shade and richly tinted at the
cheekbones Her eyes, half framed
by thick, black'arching brows, remind,
ed me OF woodland pools In the dusk
OF the evening, depths unknown, cool,
refreshing In repose. The chin was
resolute, the mouth was large but
shapely and brilliant, the nose pos.
sessed the delicate nostrils character.
lstic OF all sensitive beings-that 10 TO
say, thoroughbreds; altogether a con.
fuslng bewildering beauty. AT one
moment believed her to be Latin. at
the next | was positive that she was
Teutonlc. could not discover a sin.
gle weak point, unless impulsiyeness
shall be called weakness; this sign OF
impulsiyeness was visible in the Inns.
CTO RE CONTINUED,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

offer hospitality to a strange man this
night OF all nights. Think OF what Is
to DO accomplished"
$50 something was 10 be accom-.
plished? | was right, then, In deceiy,
Ing them. To accomplish something
on a night like this, far from hablta,
tlon. had all the air OF a conspiracy
Feed him and his horse, and III
undertake to get rid OF him before that
detestablo Stelnbock comes. Besides.
he might prove a valuable witness In
drawing up the papers"
(PapersO
II never thought Of that II will not
do to trust Steinbock wholly" Crotch.
en- turned her searching eyes once
more upon me, | confess that had
some difficulty In steadying my own.
There are some persons to whom one
can not lie successfully; owe OF them
stood before me- But rather fancy |
passed through the ordeal with at least
half victory, win you go your way
after an hours rest?" she asked, speak
ing In the familiar tongue.
II promise" II was easy to make
this promise. wasn't diplomat for
nothing knew how TO hang on, to
dodge under to go about.
Follow me-" Gretchen commanded
briefly,
We passed through the gloomy
salon, A damp. musty odor struck my
sense OF smell | was positive that the
castle was uninhablted, save for this
night Three candles burned on the
giving to the gloom a mystic.
rlous, palpitating effect. The room
beyond was the diningroom. richly
paneled In wine,colored mahogany.
This was better; It was cheerful. A
log cracked In the fireplace. There
were plenty Of candles. There was a
plano, too. This belonged to the cas-,
tie; a heavy tarpaulin covering lay
heaped at one side. There was ma
hogany sideboard that would have
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03
FARM HINTS.

A we'll kept lawn reflects the good
taste and nature Of the owner
An ounce Of reconciliation over a
line fence Is better than a lawsuit.
Don't forget that the barnyard ma
nure is the best allnround fertilizer
you can obtain,
Pasture makes the cheapest hog
feed on the farm and clover makes the
best hog pasture.
Don't let money act ms paddock on
your heart. and shut In all the kind
ness and happiness,
The animal that has a full, bright
eye is apt to be healthy, And a moist
nose is another indication OF health.
Every farmer should have a pair
Of scales. II is the only way for the
farmer to know exactly where he
stands In his buying and selling,
Don't borrow too much. II is more
satisfactory both to yourself and your
nelghbors to have tools OF .'our own.
Indiana Farmer
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

PARDON mo- have been ln tho saddle
.iN hours have ridden nearly 20
"'"s since noon ] lm dead with
WNsu" At least give me time to rnst
a hit before taking up the WY again.
admit That the manner NJ nv cu
trance WAS informal bw how was 1
'n know Then" was NOT even "a
NuucEpr ON Oh. door by which tp make
known my presence tu YOU The
truth is. did not want To go az once.
No one likes fu stumble into AN aiycu.
inro- enchanting a. this promised to
hc and Immediately Pop out uf II. An
idea came 90 mo. soryiccahlr rather
than brilliant II am an American
Ny German is poor speak no
French ] have lost my way. 10 would
seem. ] am hungry and tired To ride
SIX miles farther nov Us q physical Inn.
possibility. and am very fond Of my
horse"
'llc says he is hungry. Gretchen. d"
said the English girl. dropping easily
into the French language as a vehicle
uf speech a was a wretch. know.
Dat ! simply could not help telling
that lie. ! didn't want To go. and they
might be- conspir1'orsl "Ucsidcs. DO
went on the girl he looks like gen.
ilyman
We can not always toll gentle.
man Boo the cundlp.llrht" replied
cycling me critically and
shrowdly and suspiciously
As Tor me. gazcd from one 10 the
other inpulringly, after the manner NJ
one who hears a tongue not under.
Btaudablc
Hes rather nice" was the English
girls comment. and his eyes strike
me as being too steady to be dlshon.
est"
had the dcccncy to burn In the
ears. ! had taken the step, 80 now
could not draw back | sincerely hoped
that they would not exchange any en-.
barrassing condolences. When alone
women converse upon many peculiar
topics: and conyersing IN a tongue
which they supposed to be unknown
TO the. these two were virtually alone.
"But. my dear child" the other re-.
turned argumentatiyely. I'VE can not
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

f., It, . 49,,
..', '..' , ,. 's'''"E"', "n',' o'e'u
''' "'S"'''u ou'''r an ai'ohoI burner
over which hung teapot. and besides
''l 'hls there was pint Of La Rose
which was hui hslfemptied. Have
luu ever been In the saddle half "a
day" 10 yuu have. you will readily
sent a collector of ,ptiou,s int, ram.
,urcs and ,,i,i, y,,r ..,t,t i,, p,,
r.r,ins ,, , p,, -. a.. -.
-, '' "'''' y
.,,.-' '"""''" oN'r Iho s"'u
''''''''' '"'s' pheasant PINK nam a
appreciate the appetite that was war.
ring with my curiosity
Eat babe she who was called
Gretchen. shortly.
And my borscs-
Where Is IT,"
Tiled 10 a fro. bv tho ,,,.-
She struck a chimes. gnng rror
the kitchen appcarod an elderly scryt'
tor who looked 4, IN, moe 0,,od :,
handle a sabcr than a carving Init
al lcast. tho srnr n, bis ch,or a.,
pressed mo win mia tI., ~ ,,unJ
ont lntpr that no 90 ,,, ,,t, .,i,ia.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

RESTING against the tree Is n rod. from
wtch IL suspended n cord. At the
cti Of the cord IL an adjustable clamp.
&c which one end Of the saw Is 80.
crcd' Al the other end Of the saw ~
asandlc In operating the saw 10 cut
N tree the end opposite the handlc
Il supported by the cord In tho same
psitlon ~ n operated by hand. with
" employment " this guide the ne.
oaslty Of an extra man to manage
ne end Of the saw IN eliminated.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03
e,ROAD AND %
~ ~.
llPRl5O( .
GUIDE cor pRAe SAWS.
oneNan only Required to Operate
II Instead Of Two.

Aery simple method by which ono
ratcan manipulate drag saw to
nt own trees has been devised by u
renrn timber man In using these
aw two men have heretofore been
fecsary. one at each end Of the saw
The Arrangement OF the drag saw
cuIt IL shown In the illustration
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

SYNOPSIS.

The American consul Co Blrsrheit u
prin iptlty " Europe. tells how uln
roigning grand duke had tried 20 mud
a husband Tor liH rvhrllInua niece. the
Princess llilduEardr. finally drprprluF
that she We'd the Prince 81 Duppelkinu.
an ugly old widnwpr ruler 81 me neigh.
boring principally Though be- had been
~ ~" country for six months the Amer.
l.nu consul lHd never seen the princess
While hurHuhnUk riding In the country
night oNcrtnkcH him and he seeks accom-.
mediation IN dllapldntcd old castle
while seeking admission he Ii startled
by beautiful voice breaking into song