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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
NIGHT RIDERS
USE BIG WHIP
LASH Piled WITH VIGOR ON THE
BACK OF INDEPENDENT
GROWER.

AUGUSTA, KY, May Sat mid
night last night thirty-fve masked
men visited the home of Henry Gross,
near Gertrude, this county, three
miles from Augusta, called him forth
and asked him his intention in regard
to raising a crop in 1908. Mr.. Gross
replied that he and his father had
three plant beds sown and that it was
their intention to raise tobacco this
year. The men led Gross a short dis
lance from his home and administered
a severe thrashing with blacksnake
whip, admonishing him to tear up his
tobacco beds, sign up his 1907 crop
and quit talking against members OF
the Burley Tobacco Society before
next Saturday night.
The men then repaired to the home
of his father, George Gross, who lived
but a short distance away, called him
forth. repeated the warning they mad
given his son, and Mr.. Gross agreed
to destroy his plant beds and cut out
the 1908 crop. 1t is said that the men
visited Henry Gross because he re-
marked that there were only two
things that man had to do-die and
pay his taxes-and he was going to
use his own pleasure about raising a
crop this year"
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WILL KING ENDS
HIS OWN LIFE
RESIDENT OF MT. JOY SECTION,
COMMITS SUICIDE, BUT NO
CAUSE is KNOWN.

While Mr.. and Mrs. George W. King
were at the breakfast table at their
home in the Mt Joy neighborhood last
Saturday morning, viii, an unmarried
son of about 81 years of age, shot and
instantly killed himself, says the Mt.
Pleasant Record.
Only a few minutes before he had
called to brother on the second floor
to get up and dress himself for break
fast, and these were the last words
he was heard to speak. Not until the
report of the gun had anything oc-
Cured to mar the pleasures Of the
household, and upon investigation the
parents were Mortified and made fran
tic with grief over the awful sight
which met their gaze as they beheld
their son gasping in death, close by
the door Just outside the house.
From the course the shot had ia
ken, entering under the chin and rang
ing upward, and the fact that a stick
of stove-wood lay by the gun, which
is supposed the man used in touching
the trigger, it is certain that he de-
liberately took his own life; but no
one can account for his reason in so
doing.
The family is very highly respect
ed family of the Mt Joy neighbor
hood, and the deed is a very severe
shock to the entire community. He is
survived by his parents, brother and
sister at home, and two brothers and
three sisters in the West.
Mr.. King was thrifty, industrious
and prominent young man, and well
thought of by all his friends, who were
as numerous as his acquaintances.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
PRODUCT OF THE
NOXIOUS WEED
INDUSTRY is ON INCREASE, AS
SHOWN BY REVENUE coLLEc-
TORS APRIL REPORT.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 5.-Below
is given a report of the receipts in
the internal revenue Office in Nash
vile for the month of April. Local
revenue officials say there has for
some time been a steady increase in
the receipts on tobacco and snuff, and
that the tobacco industry in this Sec
ton seems to have been given de-
cided impetus within recent months.
During April taxes were paid at the
local revenue Office on 442,225h
pounds of snuff and on 387,562 2-3
pounds of tobacco, considerable in
crease over corresponding items in
previous reports for several months.
The total receipts in the local office
for April amounted to $1S5,S72.17. The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
COMMENCEMENT OF
GLENDALE SCHOOL
SERMON TO BE DELIVERED SUM-
DAY BY DR.. THOMAS CAR
TER, OF VANDERBILT.

Commencement exercises of the
Glendale Training School will be held
next week, on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday On the first day there
will be a declamatory contest, on
Thursday a musical and miscellaneous
programme and on Friday the annual
debate will take place.
The exercises will really begin next
Sunday when the commencement ser
mon will be preached at the Glendale
Methodist church by DR.. Thomas Car
ter, of Vanderbilt University. The
public is invited to witness
these exercises which mark the close
of most successful term of this
splendid institution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
SPLENDID WHEAT
CROP PROMISED
PROSPECTS WERE NEVER BET.
TER FOR A FINER YIELD IN
MAURY COUNTY.
COLD WEATHER HURTS CORN
But Warm Dry Spell viii Bring II Out
in Good condition.-Fruit
Safe.

Prospects were never better at this
season for a splendid wheat crop in
Maury county than they are now. Re-
ports come from all sections of the
county to the effect that the yield
promises to be record breaker. The
crop is well advanced everywhere
and if the weather is favorable until
harvest time the average yield per
acre in Maury county is sure to be
equal to the best ever known. The
acreage is not quite up to the average,
but the improved yield promised will,
it is believed, make up in the total
product for the deficiency in the acre
age.
The grain is growing rapidly in
many places, wheat being knee high
and above that Especially fine is
the crop in the great wheat producing
sections in the western portions OF
the county, the plant in many places
being as high as the fence Wheot Is
one of the chief agricultural products
of the county and a fine crop means,
if prices are anything like what they
have been, prosperity for a majority
of the farmers.
The weather during the winter has
not hurt the wheat at any time and
very little of the fruit has been dam
aged, but the cold of last week did
harm to the young corn.
On the cold nights the cut worms got
busy and a good deal of replanting
will be necessary. However, much OF
he corn area OF the county has not
yet been planted, while other corn
that has been planted has not yet
come through the ground. What is
most needed now is week or two OF.
dry warm weather and at the end OF
that time the corn will be all planted
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
CLAN
IN SECRET CONF ABB
MEET AT OFFICE OF THoS. II.
PEBBLES, BUT BAR DOORS
TO THE PRESS.

There was secret meeting Of the
Patterson leaders in this county held
Monday at the offices of Thomas H.
PEBBLES, but nothing would be given
out to the press. The Patterson con-
tingent evidently believes in working
under cover because they promptly
barred a representative OF The Herald,
who sought admission, from the room
and stated that the meeting was pure
ly private. There were probably forty
or fifty OF the leading spirits of the
Patterson clan in the county in at
tendance and Hon. j. H. Russell was
one Of the chief orators.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
MANY DEGREES
TO HAND DOWN
CHANCELLOR BEARDEN HAS SEW
ERAL BIG CASES UNDER AD-
VISEMENT.

The suit of the Tennessee Fertilizer
Co. vs. A. ]. Fly ct al, on trial in the
Chancery Court for the past few days,
has been completed but the decree
has not been delivered by Chancellor
Bearden. The decree in the suit OF
Harris G. Cole Bros. VS.. the Columbia
Water & Light Co. has not yet been
delivered.
In the suit for divorce filed by ]. c.
TAILOR VS.. Mrs. Maggie Taylor, the
defendant filed cross bill and was
granted a divorce under this cross
bill. and her name, Mrs. Maggie G.
Brown restored to her.
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ED CALLAH IN
FATALLY CUT
CHIEF LIEUTENANT OF NOTED
kEN1e 4cKY FUEDIsT, BITES
MTHE DUST.
WAS Pl. ksR OF JUDGE HARGIS
Murder Occurs on Anniversary OF
Death Of James 3.
Marcum.

JACKSON, KY, May ed Gala
han. the chief lieutenant of Judge
Hargis in the Breathitt feudal wars,
is living mortally wounded tonight at
his home. twenty miles from Jack
son. while his life blood GIBBS away
from a CHASTITY knife wound which
ripped through the big arteries and
almost severed his left arm from his
body.
Like the fate which overlook his
colleague. Judge Hargis, Callahan
meets a bloody end at the hands OF
member of his own family, John
spicer. a brother of Callahan's erring
wife, welding the bloody knife which
will send Callahan to his grave.
Before Spicer could quite complete
his deadly work, shot from Galatians
17-year-old son, Wilson, avenged his
father and laid his uncle lifeless in the
same pool Of blood in which his VIC
tim lay weltering.
strange fact in connection with
the tragedy is that five years ago TO
dav James B. Marcum was shot 10
death in the court house door at jack
son by Curtis Jet, and Jett in his con-
fession said that Ed Callahan gave
him the pistol with which he murdered
Marcum and told him to go on and 90
the deed.
The tragedy occurred in Callahan
rtore on Long Creek. near Crocketts-
Vile twenty miles from Jackson Car
Iaban and Spicer we're partners IN a
country grocery about half mile
from CalIahan's main store, and had
several times had business disagree
ments Several months ago they mad
nuarrel and Callahan proceeded 10
give his partner and brother-in-law
a sound drubbing. When he was re-
leased. spicer started away, declaring
he was going after his pistol when
callahan drew his revolver and swear
ing he would kill him. held his antag-
onist prisoner until he promised not 10
renew hostilities.
Recently conditions at Spicers store
had not been satisfactory to Callahan
and about noon today he sent his son
Wilson to tell Spicer to come at once
over to Callahan's store to settle up
Spicer responded in person and on MS
arrival went into a review OF their
partnership business, which became
hot discussion. in which Callahan vio-
lentlv abused Spicer for his short
comings.
The men were standing facing eacn
other as Callahan poured out MS
wrath. when suddenly Spicer, so quick
Iv that Callahan did not have time to
oct weanon or retreat, whipped out
a large keen-bladed clasp knife, such
as the mountaineers usually carry
and sprang at his enemy Callahan
was taken by surprise, but threw up
his arm in an instructive movement OF
defense. but the heavy blade silclng |
through cloth. flesh and sinews IKE
q razor sank to the bone of the arm,
seyering the large arteries which feeu
rho limb and almost hacking the arm
from the body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
FIRE DESTROYS
BARN AND CRIB
M MANeRUM SAVES HIS STOCK,
BUT LOSES FEED STUFF
INSURANCE $175.

A barn and crib belonging to Dr. l.
H. Manerum on the Nashville pike
were DESTROYED by fire Saturday night
al about 9 o'clock, together with a
small amount Of feed stun, Inc OH
gin Of the fire is unknown. The fact
Arat IL occurred early in the night
sbs fortunate, as Dr. Mangrum was
able to get his stock out safely There
was s175 insurance on the property
carried by Hendley, Frierson & Coon
ran.
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MISS COWSERT
KILLS HERSELF
YOUNG LADY TAKES HER OWN
LIFE WHILE FAMILY is AT
CHURCH.
RESPONDENT FROM I'LL HEALTH
Army Pistol instrument of Death.
Terrible Shock to the
Family.

While many of the people Of Column
bia were at church Sunday morning
sad and terrible tragedy was
enacted at the home of Mrs. Cowsert
near the corner of South High and
Eighth streets, the spirit of her daugh-
ter. Miss Bertha Cowsert going out to
meet its Maker, death being self-in-
ficted.
The Cowsert household consisted Of
the mother and three daughters, Mrs.
Ida Jackson and Misses Bertha and
Ora Cowsert Miss Bertha Cowsert
has been in i'll health for some months
and under medical treatment, She
had been nervous and suffering with
insomania and very respondent over
her condition Sunday morning she
felt so much better that she persuaded
her mother and sisters to go to
church. and it was during their abb
sence, while no one was in the house
except the unfortunate young woman
that the terrible deed was committed.
Mrs. Cowsert and Mrs Jackson went
to the Methodist church and Miss Ora
Cowsert attended the First Cumber-
land church. A cook at neighboring
house claims to have seen Miss Cow
sert come out on the back porch and
sit down with her head in her hands
and remains for a short time, then go
back into the house. She repeated
this performance. A few minutes
later another woman claims to have
heard a muf1ed pistol report, but
thought nothing of it. The First Cum
berland church turned out before the
Methodist church and Miss Ora Cow
sert returned home. She was horri-
fed and terribly shocked to find the
BODY of her sister lying on the floor OF
one of the rooms with a pistol on the
floor nearby. Neighbors were hastily
summoned and surrey was sent for
the mother and other sister at the
First Methodist church and they
reached the scene in few moments
A number of neighbors soon gath
cred and everything possible was
done for the comfort and relief of the
sorrowing family. 1t developed that
Miss Cowsert had fred two shots, the
old army pistol used for the deed
containing two recently fred car
tridges. The first shot evidently did
not touch her. The second passed !
entirely through her body near the
heart. entering from the front and
passing out under the shoulder on the
opposite side. Miss Cowsert was ~
ing on the floor near bed and the
pistol was just under the edge OF the
bed.
Miss Cowsert was between thirty
and thirty-five years of age. Her
family came from the Spring Hill
and had been living in
Columbia about two years. Besides
the members of tht family living here,
one brother, Oscar, lives in Nashville,
another brother. Charlie, at Neapolis,
one sister. Mrs. Frank Henderson, at
Spring Hill and another sister, Mrs,
Sumner Armstrong, in Texas.
The funeral was conducted at the
residence this afternoon at clock
by DIR. T. A. Wharton. The interment
followed at the family burying ground
at Spring HILL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
DELEGATES TO THE
M. E. CONFERENCE

At the District Conference of the
Savannah district held at Cross
Bridges last Saturday the following
were elected delegates to the Tennes-
see Annual conference to be hell at
next OCTOBER H. H.
Hill, r. r. Patton, L. s. Haley and A.
A Patterson. Alternates: w. j..
Ruffell and w. p, Anderson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
H. P. FIGUERS
SPECIAL JUDGE

H. p. Figuers has been appointed
Special Chancellor to preside over
Chancery Court at Waynesboro, ana
left Monday for the place. Court will
be in session all this week.
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Total for the month. :. .s1S5,S72.27
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30
LABOR LEADER HERE
TO SEE GOMPERS
NJ. Grant Hamilton Brings
Glowing Reports of West
ern Political Situation.

NJ. Grant Hamilton. said to be one of
the ablest organizers of the American
Federation OF Labor. has been ia Wash
ington for a day or two in conference
with President Gompers ana Secretary
Morrison on the political situation,
Mr. Hamilton was In Illinois for sew
eral weeks looking over the political
field. and ii is sa;a that DE brings a
glowing report of what he considers la
boris opportunity to rebuke It's euem.es.
II is understood that President Com
pers is planning To put practically the
entire machinery of the American Fed
Grafton TO work along political lines. and
that every organizer on the pay rolls of
the organization will be expected 10 de-
vote most of his time to campaign work.
There are a number of conferences
planned with Federation organizers at
the headquarters IN Washington, and il
is said by well posted local labor lead
ers that President Gompers viii soon
have a line on the national political Sit
uation second only to Chairman Hitch
cock with his card index system.
Close friends of President Gompers are
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FIRE DISCOVERED
IN STEAMERS HOLD
Smoking Pile of Rope Causes
Baltic Crew Much Trouble
to Extinguish.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Fire was dis
covered In the hold Of the big White
star line steamship Baltic. which is
locked at the foot OF Bank streot, Hud-
son river, today. when smoke was seen
pouring out OF hatchway No 9, amid
ships. oy one of the stewards.
The can to Gre quarters was sounded
and the trained men of She big liner
were at their posts iu very few min-
utes. under command Of Caltain Ran
son
The Baltic arrived from Liverpool yes
terday morning with fulI passenger
list and large amount of cargo, bat
the officers said the fire started after
the ship reached her dock and that il
had not been smolderfng at sea.
With the smoke rolling about them
the dremen clambered down into the
hold and finally located the cause OF
the trouble IN a pile of rope in the low
or hold il was ext:uguished by a few
buckets OF water.
Officers OF the Baltic are at loss 10
account for the FIRE.
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ATTACKS SWEETHEART
IS HEAVILY FINED
Man Engaged TO House of Deten-
ton Maiden Threatened TO
Kill, 1t Is Claimed.

For attacking his former sweetheart
because she refused to marry him bume-
diately, Robert c. Greenwich, formerly
a driver of the House OF Detention van.
was sentenced to pay a fine OF $50 OF
serve six months in the worlhouse. in
Police Court yesterday. on "a second
charge Of threats. Greenwell was placed
II he fails 10 secure a bondsman he viii
have 90 serve an additional six months.
Greenwich was engaged TO Miss Lucy
Bernsdorfs, matton of the House of
Detention, and Friday he threatened TO
KIN her.
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MELBOURNE CHEERS
ADMIRAL SPERRY
Crowds in Streets Voice
Welcome as American Goes
to Call on Governor.

MELBOURNE, Aug. 29.-The first day
Of the soiourn of the American fleet Ina
this port has seen little official cere-
mony, as Monday IS The day set for the
formal landing and public reception.
40 entertainments or calls are sched-
uled for Sunday.
Some hours after the imposing prog
ress of the American warships through
Port Philip bay early today to their
anchorage in Hobsons bay, Admiral
Sperry, with his star, landed at the St
Kilda pier.
The Americans were escorted 10 car
riages, and driven four miles through
the suburbs into Melbourne proper. The
streets were lined with crowds, who
cheered them all the way
Reaching the city boundary they
crossed Princes bridge. which is orna-
mented with a statue of Queen Victoria.
over the Yarra into Melbourne proper.
Here is the beginning of the profuse
and effective street decorations.
Crowds Cheer Admiral
The admiral proceeded, To the con
tinuous cheers OF the crowd, along
Swanston and Collins streets. past the
town hail, TO the treasury building,
where ne called formally upon the gov
eTnOr of Victoria, Gibson Carmichael
who, on behalf of the state, cordially
welcomed the party.
This f0rmaIity over, the admiral re-
turned TO his flagship by the same route
The governor later I'm the afternoon
returned the visit and was received
with appropriate hOn0rs.
An Australian official who went down
the bay on the government steamer 70
meet the warships says their sight
steaming slowly forward in perfect for
nation was one of surprising grandeur
Smoke Heralds Approach.
First a dense volume of smoke herald
eel their approach over the horizon.
Then in the course of twenty minutes
or half an hour their cleaning white
hUlls were I'm plain view over the sum
lit sea. The distances maintained be-
tween the ships throughout the evoIu-
tons were perfect and never varied.
After their stately progress mp the
hay these sixteen warshlps, represent
ing degree Of sea power never before
seen in the southern hemisphere, an
Ch0red in a double line off Melbourne.
As soon as they were at rest the gov
eminent and other steamers that had
taken part in the marine welcome cir
cled around them. their bands playing
the American national anthem.
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~ HONORs FOR AMERICAN.

LONDON. Aug. 29-sir john Lister
Kaye has been appointed groom-in-wait-
ing To the King This is "a coveted
position at court and the appointee
must be a personal friend of the King.
Sir Johns wife is an American. She
was Miss Yznaga, of New Orleans. a
sister Of Consuelo. dowager Duchess Of
Manchester. ana one of the few Amer
lean women in the Kings set"
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SMART YOUTH.

"If an first YOU don't succeed what
should you d02i
What, me?
Yes"
III ] don't succeed first time trying?"
yes"
Make a kick to the management -
Exchange.
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responsible for The statement that he
realizes that ne Is making a fight that
means his ndoing unless the cause he
is espousing triumphs. and that he is
determined that it shah be a hgfht TO
the finish.
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BERLIN'S HEAVY DRINKERS.

BERLIN. Aug. 29.-Dr HirsohheId, a
noted statisticiau, announces that each
Berliner drinks annually 236h lsues of
schnapps-aJ a cost Of 100 marks or
about $25. The average income of Ber-
liners, including women and children
IS about 6S3 marks, or about 500 a
year.
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CAMPANILE ALMOsT DONE.

VENICE. Aug. 29.-Work on the new
campanue is progressing SO rapidly the
builders hope To finish the new tower
in the plaza of St. Marks in 1910. The
tower has now reached a height of
eighty feet. The 'Losgietta" OF San
SAVING, destroyed by the fan Of the
campanHe, is almost finished.
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some peopie have queer IDEAS O SEN
timent."
For eXampleF
81 know man who treasures the
slipper his mother used TO spank him
with. Birmingham Age-Herald.
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CYNICAL SAYINGS.

A womag's idea OF a perfectly awful
thing Is to have some one call WlCl
she is washing her hair
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At the Stations.
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.


Tho v-ael- fe 4,.. dow 1-.-,- .,, 1,,f.,-
1-' wen 10 awe u0S9 io"6 d" lloe'-
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''--'- -l----s7 1--i'''S i--'ooo i"1I''
.,.lt lle pop lltIl9h or l1iS country in
l''17 ''iN anu a. i-el't I'iilioi's per pear
At, al 60 - ,.. ,...-..-
.-,Ii-,f go n .,.5 ,,..''-..S o,lo,.L $1,000
''' anu IT 'l''l' MN >-'i' Do ''e'''7'
A,DTa4ies is fo,f,i7,4.,, n, E,,-.,..7.... .t..
sraIE
e+srr,, ~ = i,t.s-- 81 -. d., ..,-.-.7 ..
{ T-,.5-,,-.+oi3+ 49, 49, - l'- rs. .5'
D''-' ''i -'A
Tn rv-a,-.- +f,,,a, ,-.s,s Of Admit
e.faor,,T,,,r r.. t7-its5,,i- r.,,,r,1 80 S'.,
IONS mi coal
Good beet roof Yields an aysrsr,s ,f
u Uer cent of smear
THE Argentine PsD75f,If. contains moro
horses man any ofIsr rat5ntry The nro-
NORTON being = h0ur no 10 every 10i ef
the UOpulatf5u
British India has $3.50 miles of reIa-
graph and cable wires. which are
worked al a very nice uroft
OF an the gold i'm the possession Of
man. 20 DER cent Is iu the shape OF coin.
Next 10 mining, the greatest industry
Of South Africa is sugar-gT0wiug- The
al TT 81 tad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30

Very few old people commit suicide
After n man reaches old age he wants
10 live as long as possible.
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A SMILE OR TWO.

Siilicus-What do you consider IS the
proper time for man 10 marry.
anything else to worry him--Philadel-
phia Record
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30

The Argentine Republic contains mora
horses than any other country, the pro-
portion being about IL TO every 100 of
the population
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30

Good beet root Yields an average OF
j. per cent of sugar
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A statue OF L.iebig is TO be erected m
DarmsJadt where he was born, In 1865.