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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
DRUMMER PLAYS
JOKE ON THIEVES

LEXINGTON, Tenn, Dec. L.
Thieves entered the livery stable OF
Belew & Wadley, Saturday night, and
secured the sample case of George A.
Thompson, a shoe drummer of Nash
Vile. The case contained a number
of shoes, all for the same foot, and
could be used only for samples. The
thieves carried the stolen property
short distance from town, opened the
case and cut the shoes to pieces, leav-
ing the remnants hanging on cedar
trees IN Christmas fashion.
Entrance was made into the grocery
store of l.. H. Pearson last night
through broken window light In the
back door by burglar. Boxes or
shells, pocketlnives, fancy candy and
other small articles were stolen. Lew
S Harmon and Priest Howard, col
,red. were arrested, confessed and are
n Jail.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
PATENT EXAMINER
TO SERVE 3 YEARS
NED w. BARTON PLEADS GUILTY
TO THE CHARGE OF CON-
SPlRACY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Ned w.
Barton, former assistant examiner in
the United States patent ONCE, who,
with John A. Haney, an inventor Of
York, Pa, and Henry A. Everding, q
Philadelphia lawyer, was indicted
here for conspiracy and forgery in
connection with the granting to Haney
of valuable patent rights for the man
ufacture of "tungstin filaments" used
in electric lights, entered plea of
guilty today and was sentenced by
Judge Gould to serve three years in
the penitentiary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Biting ut q smoky ptIe. But of all the
damnable boys and covers
Rotten said Mortimer thickly.
"Ferrall, you're all calf and biceps,
and it's well enough for you to go
houndering into boys"
ooh, go and pot Beverly Plank's
tame pheasants," retorted Ferrall ami
ably. Captain Voucher had a blank
day, but he isn't kicking"
mot l." said Voucher THE sport is
capital II one can manage 10 hit the
beggars.
"Oh, everybody misses in snap shoot
ing" observed Ferrall-"that is, every
body excep Stephen Siward with his
unholy left barrel. Crack, and" turn
ing to Alderdene, tits like taking mon
ey from you, Blinky, which reminds
me that wee time for little prefer
ence before iressing."
His squirting lordship declined an.
took an easier position In his chair, eN
tending a pair Of little handy legi
draped in baggy tweed knickerbock
ers and heather spats. Mortimer, IN
dustriously distendlng his skin with
whisky, reached for the decanter. The
aromatic perfume of the spirits aroused
Siward. and he instinctively nodded
his desire to servant.
"This sail air keeps one thirsty he
observed to Ferrall Then something
In his hoes expression arrested the
glass at his lips He had already been
using the decanter a good deal. Ely
,ept Mortimer, nobody was doing tina
sort or chin as freely as he.
He set his glass on the table though
'ully. A tlnge of color had erept into
his lean cheeks.
Ferrall. too. suddenly uncomfortahle
tood up saying something about
lressing. Several men arose trife
tifiy. feeling In every Joint the result
4 the first days shooting after al
hose idle months. Mortimer got NJ
With IN unfeigned groan. Slward FOL
owed leaving his glass untouched
one or ~ other men came In from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

the billiard room All greeted siward
aniably, al excepting one. who may
not have seen him-an elderly. pink
soft gentleman with white downy
chop whiskers and the probe OF a be-
neyolent buck rabbit.
How do you do. Mr.. BelwetherY
said Siwari in a low voice without
Offering his hand.
Then Major Belwether saw him
bless yOu-ves. indeedl And, though
siward continued not 70 offer his hand
Major Belwether meant to have &c.
bless your heart, and be fused and
fused and beamed cordiality until he
secured 1t in his plump white fingers
and pressed # eGfusively.
There was something about his so-f
warm hands which had always TO-
Siward Of the temperature a. I
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
JOB FOR M0RGAN'S
YOUNG SON IN-LAW
HERBERT L. sATTERLEE OFFERED
POST or ASSISTANT sEcRE-
TARY OF THE NAVY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Herbert
L. satterlee, Of New York ii is under
stood. has been rendered the position
of Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, to
take the place OF Truman H. Newber-
~. who today becomes Secretary Of
the Navy, succeeding Victor H. Met
calf, whose resignation becomes effect
i've then.
Mr.. Satterlee is a Republican, and
has been identified with naval matters
for some time. He is a lawyer and a
member of the Bar Association of
New York. His naval connections are
as general counsel of the Navy
League of the United States and Pres
ident of the Naval Reserve Associa-
ton. During the war with Spain Mr..
Satterlee was a Lieutenant and served
as chief of staff to Capt John r. Bart
lett. He belongs to the naval order
Of the United States, the Seaman's
Institute and the Society of Naval
Architects. He was born in 1863, and
S son-in-law of j. p Morgan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
CHAPTEQI&II
THREE MEi
THE first person he encounterel
in the gunroOm was Quarter,
who favored him with an ex-

VIE first person he encountere
In the gunroom was Quarter,
! who favored him with an ex-
\ pressiOnless stare, then with
bow, quite perfunctory and noncon.
initial. 1t was plain enough that he
had not expected to meet Siward at
! Shotover House
/ Kemp Ferrall. d dark, stocky, active
man of forty, was in the act of drain
Ing a glass when through the bottom
he caught sight of Siward. He finish
ed in gulp and advanced, one muscu-
lar hand outstretched. Hello, Stephen!
Heard you'd arrived, tried the Scotch
and bolted with Sylvia Lands. That
all right, too, but you should have
come for the opening day. Lots of ma
tive woodcock -eh, Blinky?" turning
to Lord Alderdene, and again to 81
ward, You know all these fellows
Mortimer yonder''- There was the
slightest ring in his voice, and Leroy
Mortimer, red necked, bulky and
heavy eyed, emptied his glass and
came over, followed by Lord Alder
dene, blinking madly through his
shooting goggles and showing all hi
teeth like pointer with a tick. Cap
tain Voucher, a gentleman with the
vivid coloring of healthy groom on
cold day, came up, followed by the
Page boys, Willis and Gordon, who
shook hands shyly enchanted to be on
easy terms with the notorious Mr. ST
ward And, last of all, Tom O'Hara al
rived reeking of the saddle and clink
ing pair of troopers spurs over the
foor--relics of his bloodless Porto Rico
campaign with Squadron A
: 1t was patent to every man present
that the Kemp Ferralls had deter
mined to ignore Siward's recent fool
ishness, which indicated that he might
expect the continued good
will of several sets the orbits of which
in the social system of his
native city. Indeed, the few qualified
to snub him cared nothing about the
matter, and it was not likely that any
body else would take the initiative in
being disagreeable to a young man
The fortunes and misfortunes of whose
race were part of the history of Man
haitian Island Siwards, good or bad,
we're matter of course in New York.
So everybody in the gunroom was
sivil enough, and he chose Scotch and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
FIVE PERSONS
BURN TO DEATH
WHILE ANOTHER is MISSING AS
RESULT or DISASTROUS FIRE
IN ALABAMA.

HARTSELLE, Ala, Nov. 26.-The
home of Tom Richardson, of Wood
land Mills, seventeen miles east Of
here, was burned to the ground last
night, and Richardson's wife, mother
and three children were burned to
death. The remains of the children
were found in the burned barn, which
adioined the house. Several theories
have been advanced, one Of which is
robbery. -.
Richardson is missing, but his body
was not found, and the Coroner has
instituted a search for him
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
Another Account.

DECATUR, Ala, Nov. ga tele
phone message from Somerville says
that in the southern part Of this coun
ty, near Woodlawn Mills, last night, a
man named Edmondson, his wife, his
mother, and his three children were
burned to death, and his house and
barn also. One theory is that it was
case of robbery, murder and arson.
Another is that coal oil lamp ex-
ploded
The charren remains of one of the
children were found in the barn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
SOME POSTMASTERS
MAY BE DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The start
ling prospects of fourth-class postof-
fees being presided owed by democrats
under republican administrations was
opened up today by an order OF the
President placing the fourth-class Of
fees of Pennsylvania and thirteen 9th
err states east of the Mississippi and
north Of the Ohio under civil service
regulations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
MRS. McRANEYs EXPERIENCE.

Mrs. NJ. McRaney, Prentiss, MISS
writes: Il was confined to my bed
for three months with kidney and
bladder trouble, and was treated by
two physicians but failed to get relief.
No human tongue can tell how | suf-
fered, and | had given up hope Of ever
getting well until | began taking Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy. After taking
two bottles ! felt like a new person.
and feel it my duty to tell suffering
women what Foley's Kidney Remedy
did for me."-GEO. s. ALCORN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

] you before dinner now-just
down and with that internal facii
of yours make sketch of man chas-
ing a gun shy dogW
"Why, yes, if Mrs. Ferrall wishes
| He walked over to the desk in his
! shirt sleeves, sat down, drew blank
sheet of paper toward him and dip
ping his pen, drew carelessly "A gun
shy setter dog rushing frantically
across the stubbe and after him. bare
! headed, gun in hand, the maddest of
men.
Put a Vandyke beard on him."
grinned Ferrall over his shoulder.
''Therel o Lord, but you have hit it!
Put licked saddle on the cur-there,'
'Who Is this supposed to be?" began
Siward looking up. But WATT" chuc-
killed. his host, selling the still wet
sketch and making for the door
StWard StroIled into the bathroom,
washed spot or two of ink from his
fingers, returneds and buttoned his
waistcoat, then, completing an unhur-
ried toilet. went out and down the
stairway to the big living room. There
were a number Of people there-Mrs.
Leroy Mortimer, very fetching with
her Japanese-like coloring, black hair
and eyes that slanted just enough;
Rena Bonnesdel, smooth, violet eyel.
blond and rather stunning In pecul-
iarly innocent way; Miss Caithness,
very pale and SHINY attractive, and
the Page boys, Willis and Gordon. de-
llghtfully shy and interested and hav-
ing a splendid time with any woman
who could afford the intellectual lei
sure
Siward spoke pleasantly to them ALL
Other people drifted down-Marion
Page, who looked like a schoolmarm |
and rode like demon; Eileen Shan
non, pink and white as thorn bios !
som, with the deuce to pay lurking in
her gray eyes; Kathryn Tassel and |
Mrs. Vendenning, whom he did not
know, and finally his hostess, Grace
Ferrall, with her piquant, almost boy
Ish, freckled face and sweet, frank
eyes and the figure of an adolescent.
She CAV Sivard one pretty sun
Drowned hand and laid the other above
ais, holding 1t moment In her light
,lasp.
stephen, Stephen" she said under
Ter breath, its because I've q few
Kings to scold you about that I've {
lsked you to Shotover."
Il suppose ! know" he said. ,
Il should hope you do. I've a letter
onight from your mother"
From my motherT
81 want J on to go over it-with me-
we can find minute after dinner"
he released his hand, turning partly
round. Kemp, dinners been an i
so cut that dog story in two. fl
viii you give me your arm, Major Il
Howard" to her cousin =
IT. Quarter, who turned from Miss
andls to listen. will you please f.; :
} recolect whom YOU are to take in II
nj do it1' And as she passed Slward e
low voice. mlschicvous and slangy, n
sylvia Lands for yours. as she says r,
he didn't have enough of you on the
ifs,
r., hn FNnpttpund
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar, as it soothes inflamed
membranes, heals the lungs, and ex-
pels the cold from the system.-GEO.
S. ALCORN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

found a seat be
side Alderdene,
who sat bitin6
at a smoky pipe
and lingering a
tumbler of smOk-
Ter Scotch, blink
ing away like
mad through his
shooting goggles
at every body.
9Th csc little
brown snipe you
call Woodcock,"
he began 1--WE
b a g g e d nine
brace, d'you see?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

II suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels. so that they
have been regular ever since."-A. -.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Feel languid, weak, rundown?
Headache? Stomach "off?"-Just q
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
promotes digestion. purifies the blood.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

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.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
Cnu4ue
cnayright iNs. b The cnrtis Publisl. ing COMPANY
Con- -i-lt'. iaa ht a-crf vs. raer7bers

tunes, wells r11.J; man or two {
shooting tvge or khaki
As they entered the hall togethe
she turned 70 him. an indeEnabIe smile
curving her lips; then. with a little
nod. friendly and sweet. she left Iii.
standing at the open door OF the gun
room.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

WOULD MORTGAGE THE FARM.
I"Imer on Rural Route 2. En-
''a., w A. Floyd by name, says:
hIens Arnica Salve cured the
,,.' worst sores ever saw; one on
"' mana and one on my leg II is
wy n more than It's weight In gold.
, would not be without Il II had TO
..' sage the farm TO get t." Only
.'' ai GEO. s. ALCORN'S drug store
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
Large Oaks

from little acorns have grown and are
now ripe on the Everett lawn to be
auctioned Court House, Dec. T. lot
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
Ito be Continued
A Healthy FAMILY.

Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, three years ago." says
H. A. Bartlett, OF Rural Route l, Gull
ford, Maine They cleanse and tone
the system in a gentle way that does
YOU good. 25c at GEO, 8. ALCORN'S
drug store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Attend the Auction Sale of the
Everett farm at the Court House next
Monday, December 7th. SO-6t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

you before dinner now-just
down and with that Internal facili
of yours make a sketch of man chas.
ing gun shy dogY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
KEEPER MISSING,
ASSISTANT KILLED
Mutilated Body Of Latter Found in a
Boat--DoubIe Murder.
Feared.

Mnnising, Mich, June 16.--George
Genery, Keeper Of the North light on
Grand island, Is missing, and his al
sistant, whose name cannot be learned.
is dead, his head beaten to a pulp.
officers have gone from AIunising 10
search for Genery.
The patrol Of Ausable life saving
crew between Mlinising and Grand Ma
rais discovered boat ahoat. Invest
gstion proved it To be from the North
light of Grand island, and II contained
the body Of d man whose head was
aisfgured beyond al recognition. later
identified as that Of the new assistant
who had been on duty at that light
house only a short time.
Genery was IN Munising on June 9
for provisions and Gbarted back for
re light, intending to return June 13
70 move his family there. The provia-
.ons were found til the boat house near
The light but both boats are missing
and nothing more can b learned.
The lighthouse il on the extreme
north point Of Grand island, seven
miles from the home OF the game keep
% OF the Cleveland Cliff game preserve
and JIG miles from A1unising. 1t is al
Isolated spot upon rocky coast. Il
If said that the light was not seen on
thursday night, but this report can
not be verified.
"a double murder Ii feared, as both
men are said to have received their
pay the day Genery was here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
Rural Telephone Service.


Under new plan for rural telephone
service proposed BY the Vermont Tele
phone and Telegraph company. owners
o. farms, country homes of city business
people, cltbaeoaMps stores etcs III places
having \ population Of 10000 III less. raa
have telephone connections with the ceis.
eral system of New England AZ VeFg
moderate cost, The principal features
OF this plan are the construction ol Aeea
hines By subscribers themselves anH e1ns
nection with the nearest central 9lHes s.
the Vermont Telephone and Telez s
company which makes 4 charge 81 81
cents per month for residences an A
cents per month for places ii buAHs.es.
90 cover the cost 81 operating
subscribers get unlimited colnIAsss
tions with all the subscribers Of the 81
change with which they are eonnesls
and access to the toll lines covering Ill
New England and the eastern pa1 8.
the United States This arranaAfasaS
is Of peculiar advantage to subscribe
for this class Of service Hall dozen S.
more neighhors may club together -
their own poles, do their own waEk
construction, buying only Wire ria
suiatUrs and brackets, purchase theza ~.
struments outright or lease them IEaEa
the company if preferred. This plaH sas
ables residents Of localities too FeIzs8s
for remunerative Developments 81 -
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph s9zs
pany to obtain telephone service IS .aaz
as that Of nearby towns and cities.
at moderate cost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
ARREST DANGER
in CREDIT BETTING
If New York BOokmaIrers Make Pay
ment Of wagets They Break
the Law.
ARREST DANGER

New York, June lett II possible
tlat the English system 81 credit bet
ting may solve the problem which CON
fronted the bookmakers following The
passage Of the anti-race track gambling
laws by the legislature last week. This
cannot be done without risk OF arrest
but Il will be only in the payment Of
wagers that any danger win be EN-
countered.
Asst. Dist. Atty Elder Of Kings coun-
ty said yesterday that while he is al
determined as ever to stamp out ganlh.
ling at the race tracks, still there are
some points which cannot be ignored.
He said that to get clear case against
bettor or q bookmaker there must
Z posting Of odds, the passing Of
e oney or the contamination of some
sort of contract
Asked If this would not permit credit
betting at the tracks, Mr.. Elder said
IT probably would, but would not per
mt the payment Of wagers anywhere
else at any later time and that II such
payments were made, they very likely
would be taken cognizanee OF by the
officers and prosecutions follow
MT. Elder was in conference with
Deputy Police Commissioner Raller
yesterday. Ike denied that theFe hail
been any trouble between himself and
Che police department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
KAISER PREVENTED
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Skiff Rowed BY Girls was in Yachts
Path ana He Acted Quickly.

London, June According To Der.
Iin dispatches the Kaiseris presence of
mind ayerted what might have been
a serious accident while the imperial
yacht Alexandra was carrying him to
Berlin from the annual regatta at
Gririau. The yacht was threading its
way up the Spree among the densely
crowded boats when a sldff rowed by
girls and steered by man attempted
tn cross its bows.
The emperor was the first aboard the
Yacht to notice the danger and prompt
Ii signalled: stop; revert engines. =
At the same time, BY the Kaiser's or
dera, sailor lowered himself overheard
and pushed of the boat with his foot,
to the great relief Of the occupants,
who seemed paralyzed with fright.
The Alexandria proceeded among the
uproariaus cheers of the crowds on The
river bank who had noticed the incl
dent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
RICH COAL FIELD
ON BEHRING RIVER.
alaska Beds Range in Thickness Non
Twenty Inches TO Thirty Feet.

Washington june 16.--That the d.
yelopmenf Of the Bhering river coal
field is destined to be Of far-reaching
Importance ia the future naval opera
.Sons on the Pacific il contended in a
b3Iletin issued by the Geological Surevy
living the results Of the first detailed
smyey made 81 any Alaskan coal field
The bulletin was prepared by g. q
Martin, and deals with the geology and
N neral resources Of the Controiiey Be- I
region. :
sOur warships are now dependent for
first-class smokeless steam coal on
shipments from Atlantis ports the bul
letin says. AFhen it shah be possible
te obtain AT Controller BAY naval
fuel as good AS that now shipped from
eWst Virginia, Maryland and Vale \
the movements Of our feet on the Pa
clfc will be much more easily accom-
p'ished than they are undec present
conditions"
The bulletin estimates thaet approx
niately forty -sesen squares Of the area
shown on the maps are underlain with
lcorkohle coal deposits, and that the
measured sections given in Lis report
show coal beds ranging in thickness
from 20 inches To more than so feet.
Field tests indicated that much If not
an Of the semi-bituninous coal VIII
yield, By proper treatment coke of
good quality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
SILENT GUN FEARFUL
WEAPON OF WAR.
-----~---
Maxim's Invention Likely to Necessi.
tate a Revision Of Military
Tactics.

washington, juno 16.--It IL expect
ed here that q government test Of Hi
ram p. Maxham's noiseless gun viii be
made soon.
adoption Of a noiseless gun said
Cne Of the experts Of the ordnance bu-
reau, would neeessitate the solution of
4 number Of entirely new military prob
LIENS. II would add tremendously to
the horrors Of war.
'sAny one must be able TO realize
that noiseless weapon viii add an
element Of terror impossible to de-
scribe adequately. Smokeless powder
robbed the soldier Of the sense Of
sight in connection with the discharge
of firearms Now it is proposed to rob
him Of the sense Of hearing With
two senses rendered useless IL Ia easy
to see that his mental attitude will be
one Of greater helplessness
Assuming both armies in given
conflict we're armed with noiseless
gums, would say the advantage would
lie with the attack. Were only one
side armed with the weapon, the adj
vantage would rest with the side so
equipped.
I'm case Of a night attack II might
BID that the introduction Of the new
weapon would necessitate an absolute
ly new plan of defense Under cover
Of darkness outposts could be snot down
from distance without raising an
alarm, and it would be easy TO surprise
the camp.
"Sharpshooters would be placed at o
greatly increased advantage were the
n, Useless gun used Always gravs
danger, they would become positive
peril. They would shoot men down
with slight chance Of their location be.
ing noted and the sense Of terror this
would inspire in the enemy would be
+ nnd to have a demoralizing effect.
t1f the test made was as successful
as has been declared, Mr.. Maxim has
made discovery which viii necessi
tate much study on the part Of military
experts"