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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
PHOSPHATE MEN
ARE INTERESTED
LOCAL PEOPLE GO UP TO NASH
VILE TO WORK FOR PASSAGE
OF PENDING BILL.

A number of the phosphate men
from Mt. Pleasant and Columbia have
gone to Nashville today to appear be-
fore the Legislature in favor Of the
pending bill which permits the sale
of ground phosphate rock in Tennes-
see without an inspection.
This bill Is of great Importance 10
the agricultural interests OF the state
and will result in large saving to them
and will also be worth considerable
to the phosphate interests OF the
state. This ground phosphate rock is
saleable in other states without In
spection and while its properties are
not so readily and rapidly available
as the regular commercial fertilizer,
its fertiliizng properties are marked
and show results on crops for a num-
Der of years following its use.
The ground crude rock can be sold
at a much lower price than the com
mercial fertilizer, and there Is quite
a saving to the farmers in this item
of cost OF course the opening OF the
state to the sale of this rock will re-
sult In much of it being disposed OF
by the phosphate miners and Will
bring quite a large revenue to them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12

The permanent survey for the pro
nosed trunk sewer to run through the
heart of residential Columbia VIII
probably begin during the week. Al
derman Hayes, chairman OF the COM
mittee having the work in charge
stated this morning that the con-
struction Of the sewer was almost
assured, and that the permanent sur
yey would be begun this week or next
According to estimates submitted by
Engineer Akin, who made temporary
survey, twelve-inch pipe Will be laid
from the water works to Galloway
street Three additional lines Will
empty into the main sewer. One OF
these will begin near the depot; one
near the public school and the other
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
NEGRO KILLED
UNDER ENGINE
CASTOR coFFEY RUN DOWN AT
THE COAL BlNS... NOT A
WHEEL TOUCHED HIM.

CASTOR Coffey, colored, was run over
by an engine at the coal bins Mon
day evening and sustained Injuries
from which he died few hours later
The negro was employed by the
railroad at the bins and was engaged
in picking up loose coal and pitching
it back in the bins at the time of the
accident He saw train approaching
on the track where he was at work
and stepped out of the way on TO
another track, failing to notice an
engine which had been taking on coal
and was backing towards him from
the other direction. The engineer
was on the other side of the cab and
did not see the negro and the entire
engine passed over him. Not wheel
touched him, but he was rolled be-
tween the engine and the track.
The remains we're sent to Belfast
for interment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
TRJTNK SEWER LINE TO TRAVERSE
THE HEART OF FAIR COLUMBIA
PERMANENT SURVEY WITHIN FEW DAYs-soo RESI-
ogNcEs IN TERRIToRY-HEL BRANCH ROUTE USED

will probably run up South Main street
toward the cotton factory. While
these plans may be altered some, IT is
considered reasonbly certain that no
material changes will be made. The
Helms Branch route will be used for
the main sewer.
There are now about 600 residences
situated in the territory which the
proposed sewer lines will traverse.
The city officials are strongly of the
opinion that the sanitation Of the city
will be greatly improved by the add
tion to the present system, which Is
somewhat limited, only about one-half
mile of sewer pipe being down now in
the entire town.
The estimated cost Of the new sew
erage is $4,000 in round numbers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
THEPRESIDENT-ELECT
RIDES OCEAN WAVE
ON RETURN VOYAGE
MR.. TAFT NOW EN- ROUTE TO
NE WoRLEANs ON BOARD
NORTH CAROLINA.
WOULDN'T EXPRESS OPINION
Organization Better Than Ever And
Esprit de Corps is Excellent.
Orders Are Issued For Widening
CuIebra Cut.

PANAMA, Feb. S.-Mr and Mrs.
Taft, the engineers who accompanied
the President-elect from the United
States and Col. Goethals, the chief
engineer of the canal, have sailed from
Colon for New Orleans on the cruiser
North Carolina Her sister ship, the
Montana, also sailed as a convoy.
When asked TO make a statement in
regard to the progress OF the canal
and what his opinion of the work done
so far was and the prospect of the
early completion of the task, Mr.. Taft
said:
"As unprepared to make state
ment of my trip, except that the work
is progressing in the most satisfac-
tory manner. The organization is bet.
ter than ever and the esprit de corps
is excellent and it is the determination
Of all even the humblest laboror, to
build the canal | am sure that this
has impressed itself upon the board OF
visiting engineers as it has upon me
AS to the type of canal and the con
tinuance of the present plans the engi
neers promise to hand me report
before we land in the United States
To Express Confidence.
The engineers report, as a matter
of fact, will be most favorable to the
present type and present administra
ton of the canal 1t will recommend
that work of the lock type be pushed
and will express confidence in its sue
cess.
On the arrival of the North Carolina
at South Pass, Mr.. Taft and party
will be transferred to the scout steam
ers Salem and Birmingham and will
arrive at New Orleans on Thursday.
An official announcement is made
of the widening of four and hall
miles of the Culebra cut from Bas
Obispo to Pedro Miguel from 200 tt
300 feet. This will cost $4,000, 00(
and will mean an extra excavation Of
$12, 100000 cubic yards. The widen
ing was recently ordered by President
Roosevelt. The minimum width O.
the canal will be 300 feet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
CELEBRATION AT
LINCOLN FARM
PREPARATIONS ABOUT CONFLICT
ED FOR BIG CELEBRATION ON
NEXT FRIDAY.

HODGENVILLE, KY, Feb. 11.-Tne
closing days in the local preparations
for the centennial celebration at the
Lincoln Farm. February IL, are nnd'
ing the people OF Hodgenville and La
Rue county with their celebration
chores about completed and in a state
Of happy anticipation Of the memora'
BILE event of next Friday.
There are few details to complete
inst now. All the local organizations
headed by the Commercial Club are
working on a systematic basis and by
this method have brought order OUT
of chaos and the old town that boasts
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln is
ready for the reception OF the thous-
ands of visitors who will come within
her gates on the occasion OF the one
buudredth anniversary of Lincoln's
birth into this world
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
PICTURE SHOW
CHANGES HANDS
CARTER BUYS ELECTRICAL AND
CHANGES NAME TO 1.-THE
ORPHYUEM."

N. ]. Carter has purchased the Elec-
trical Theatre on South Main street
and will take charge Of the theatre
next Monday. Mr.. Carter has been
conducting a show at the Gem Theatre
on South Main street further up the
street. Mr.. w. r. Bennington has been
running the Electrical but will leave
the first of next week for Nashville.
where he has an engagement. The
Gem Theatre will be closed for the
present, and will have some business
opened up in the Building withip a
short time. Mr.. Garter will change
the name OF the Electrical to THE Or
phyuem." The bookings OF THE Or
phyeum" will be made by the indie
pendent Theatrical Syndicate, and win
send only the best Of acts to this
amusement house.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
.HE COOPER SHARP
TRIAL WON'T START
TILL NEXT MONDAY
FAMOUS HEARING CAN HARDLY
sEGIN DURING THE PRES
EMIT WEEK.
hurry BOX WAS FOUND EMPTY
...sr Venire Of Five Hundred
Names Are Ordered Drawn BY
r,soe Hart to Report on Friday.
ser Arrives.
(By J. /. FINNEY)
STAFF Correspondence.

Criminal Court Room, Nashville,
rann Feb. Another, the fifth,
nanal was exhausted this morning and
not iuror obtained, leaving the box
with only eleven men in it. Judge
41art at once directed that a new We
,ro Of 500 names be summoned to
reoort on Friday. The jury box was
Oroduced in court and only 200 names
u,are in if. The court ordered 100
names drawn for service in the Circuit
s. Court placed back in the box and
from this 400 names Fridays venire
will he summoned. No evidence will
he heard until Monday, even should
another iuror be obtained on Friday.
The court stated that if the jury
should be finished Friday an adjourn
ment until Monday was almost certain
to follow Attorneys on both sides
are of the opinion that not more than
two weeks at the outset will be neces-
sary to hear the evidence. If this cal
cuIation is correct the trial should end
three weeks from Monday
Hon. James A. Smiser, of Columbia,
arrived TODAY and Joined the counsel
for the State.
Eleventh Juror.
W. A. Adcock of the Fourteenth
district was the eleventh man chosen
and the only one selected Monday.
Five panels of the fifth venire, con-
tanning 221 names, were called Mon
day and out of this number eight men
qualified. The defense was liberal In
its use of challenges, knocking out
six or eight. while the state disposed
of one and one was accepted by botn
sides.
The Juror secured Monday, w. A.
Adcock, was on the fourth panel OF
the venire and was called AFTER 4
o'clock in the afternoon. He Is a
resident of the Fourteenth district,
the Paradise Ridge country, from
which five Of the eleven jurors already
secured have come. He lives near
Joelton, is farmer, % years old, mar
ried and has two children. In his ex-
animation he stated that he didn't take
anv papers and that he didn't know
any Of the Sharps.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
PREACHERS SLAYER
HANGED TO LIMB
BY ENRAGED MOB
DETERMINED MISSISSIPPI clTI-
ZENs TAKE THE LAW INTO
THEIR OWN HANDS.
SPECIAL TRIAL WAS REFUSED
Judge sykes Declined To Hold Court
In Order To Give Negro Murderer
Speedy Hearine.-The Sheriffs
Deputies.

HOUSTON. Miss, Feb. 10-Roby
Baskin, negro youth, self-confessed
slayer of Rev. w. T. Hudson, Tues
day paid the penalty of his crime with
his life at the hands of several hun
dred citizens. The lynching was &C
complished without the disorder us
ually attending the work of a mob.
The prisoner was secured without re-
sistance. and accepted his fate as a
matter of course, sullen and without a
word Of entreaty or prayer. He was
hanged from an elm tree within 200
yards Of the county Jail.
The same mob gathered about the
Jail Monday intent on inflicting sum.
mary punishment. At the entreaty OF
the local county officials, who urged
that efforts be made to secure speedy
trial and the law be allowed to take
its course, declaring that if such were
possible they would protect the negro
with their lives, action was deferred
and a messenger sent to Bonneville
where Judge A o. Sykes is holding
court, with a request for specia
term. This Judge Sykes declined e
call, and the same mob reformed
went to the jail, where the negro was
surrendered and the lynching accom-
plished.
Sheriff Bean, of Okolona, arrived a.
Houston just as the negro was belns
hanged, but too late to prevent the
mob's action. The representatives O
the Sheriff here declare they consider
their action in surrendering the negro
in view of the refusal of the cour
to call a special term, justified in th'
interest OF law and order. Should
their action be criticised they declare
they will resign.
According to Baskin's confession, n
first robbed, and. in fear that he woulC
be arrested for the robbery, shot ant
killed the minister, throwing his bod!
into a pond. where it was found b!
searchers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
LOOKS BLACK
FOR RIVERS
NEGRO ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
LIFTING MEMBERS OF THE
FEATHERED TRIBE.

In the arrest of Dave Rivers, col
ored, today officer Lancaster maoe
what appears to be an important catcn'
As the officer started up town from
his home Mr.. John Colvert reported
the loss of number of fine chickens
Later a coop of chickens, some from
the home of Mr.. Colvert and some
from the home of Mrs. Sarah Holman
was discovered near the Duck river
bridge hidden behind a pile of lum-
Der.
The officer found that the coop nao
been loaned to Rivers by some one at
Barker's produce house, so ne arres'-
ed Dave and lodged him In jail, Dave
thereupon became communicative ana
told OF crap game. which Information
was worth three dollars, at one dollar
an arrest to the officer. One OF the
gamesters was presented with $12.5o
and costs on two charges and the otn-
ers have theirs coming.
Further along the officer learned
that Dave sold a black SOW, Weighing
about 800 pounds to Colvert Bros. last
week. and while Dave claims to have
raised the porcine, his neighbors stare
her "unbeknownst" to them as they
al, Knot see her about his home until
lust before he sold her. Dave is also
under suspicion as being the man VINO
broke into Joe Borum's stable Mon
day night and let all the horses out
but he denies this allegation also. Dave
will face Recorder Erwin in the morn
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
NUMBER OF NEW
BUILDINGS STARTED
CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY IN THE
BUILDING LINE AND MORE
IN PROSPECT.

There is considerable building going
on in Columbia at present Ed Hay
wood has just completed six-room
cottage In the Morgan Addition South
of town. J. M. Bates is building a
cottage on South Galloway street
John Letsinger is building concrete
cottage in Riverside. Will Lansdown
is building a cottage on East Ninth
street, and two more cottages will be
commenced on South School street at
an early date.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS
THAT DIDN'T READ .
RAINEY PHILIPPIC
CALLED UPON BY PANAMA TO
OFFICIALLY DENY RESPONSE
BIIITY OF SPEECH.
ANANIAS CLUB ADDED TO
Secretary Of State Bacon Gives out a
Statement That Practically Places
The Frank Congressman in cIass
of The unveraeious.

WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-By direc-
lion Of President Roosevelt, Secretary
of state Bacon has added a new men,
Der of the Ananias club The victim
was Representative Henry T. Rainey
of the Ninteenth Illinois congressional
district Mr.. Rainey is a democrat
Mr.. Rainey's speech was delivered
in the house several weeks ago. He
referred to President Obaldia in Bit
ter terms and charged that President
Obaldia and William Nelson Crom-
well Of New York, counsel of the
Panama legation and fiscal agent OF
Panama in the United states, were in
league to rob the Panama treasury.
Acting under instructions received
from his government, Mr.. Arosemena
! the Panama minister filed a formal
protest at the state department. com
planning that the allegations made in
| the speech We're a serious reflection
upon the personal honor and integrity
of the president and people of Pana-
ma.
| Mr.. Arosemenas letter called atten-
ton to two public addresses in the
house on January 26 and % last,
which. he said, constitute direct
attack upon the president Of my coun-
try as well as upon the fair name
and administration of the republic Of
1 Panama" and he entered 'the solemn
and emphatic protest of my govern
ment against said attacks and this
violation of international courtesy
Secretary Bacon's reply follows:
The President directs me to say in
answer to your communication of Feb.
/, 1909, that the remarks complained
of were made in the house Of represent
tatiyes. Under our constitution we
have for what we regard as wise
reasons provided that for any speech
or debate in either house, they (the
senators and representatives. shall
not be questioned in any other place.
This provision we regard as es-
sential to secure full liberty of speech
to the elected representatives OF the
people and we feel that such Thirty OF
speech should be reserved, even
though it may occasionally be abused.
1T ought to be understood, however,
! that the utterances of individual MEM
/ bers are not to be taken as expressing
the views either of the government OF
the United States or Of the house in
which such remarks are made. AS re-
CARDS the statements in question made
by Representative Rainey, the Presi-
dent attached so little importance to
them that he had not even read them
until your protest came; he
read them and none of them concern
ing which he has knowledge have any
foundation of fact. The president
wishes me to recall to your attention
that the attack was made even more
upon Americans, including the Pres
| ident-elect, than upon the officials or
Panama. The President need hardly
say that this government disavows all
responsibility for the remarks of Rep.
resentative Rainey to which you re-
fer"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-12
COST TWENTY-FIVE
TO GIVE A DRINK
WILL SPEED CAUGHT IN THE ACT
BY SERGEANT BARkER.-AC-
kNoWLEDGED THE CORN"

Twenty-Five dollars was the price
that Will Speed paid for giving away
a drink of whisky to friend Monday
afternoon.
Speed was arrested by Sergeant
Barker. VIII was an eye witness to the
gift. According to the officers state
ment Speed was setting EN- up" to
friend back of Roberts machine shop.
He wasn't aware that the lynx eye OF
the law was upon him. but when
brought before Judge Erwin acknowl-
edged the corn by pleading guilty.
The tax of $25 was imposed by his
honor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
BLOWING a Rock.

When blasting rock with gun
powder make the drill hole in the
middle of the rock and about hall
way through il. Load with table.
spoonful TO one-half cupful OF blast
ing powder. Embedding the fuse in
the powder.
lamp with dry sand. using wood
en- pin for the purpose. filling the
hole and pounding the material down
hard several times during the pro-
cess. being careful not to disturb the
fuse. Light the fuse several inches
above the charge and the rock will
be more or less split according To the
amount of powder used We find that
a good sized rock may be got out
with a twelve foot lever by hitching
a chain around il and getting a roll
ing hitch with good. strong team.
NJ. c. Stafford, in the American CuI-
tivator.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
AROUND THE FARM.

Keeping up the milk flow Is the
I problem which now faces the farmer.
/ You can't do IL except YOU feed for II
The curtain front TO the poultrv
house provides fresh air without per
hitting a draft upon the chickens.
try II.
Keep close eye on your flock of
/ chickens and mark the ones that are
the best layers for breeding purposes
next spring
Lots ordirt is lirted into the milk
pail from the tail BE sure.and do
not neglect TO brush and clean il with
the rest Of the animal.
Care must be taken in breaking the
colt that proper bit IS used. Many a
horses mouth has been ruined by the
use OF the wrong bit.
Think OF the folly OF trying TO build
up good dairy herd with a scrub
bull. And yet that is what many a
farmer is toying to do.
Tiling not only draws on the sur
plus water from the land. but II helms
TO aerate and warm the soil. Crops
need air and warmth.
Winter the calves well. you Will
see the wisdom of II next srring
"heh YOU turn them out to pasture
and see the rapid gains they make.
~ were almost better to turn the
stock out into the open air as 10
make them stand in the draughty
stable Close up the chinks
The successful farmer is the farm
er who knows what his land will
produce who raises what he can
most readily market and who fol-
lows up his work so that IL Is always
well In hand
When buying a separator never buy
the size that is only barely large
enough to handle your milk. There
= no economy in this. II always pays
to get a machine which has consider
able reserve capacity.
one who does dairy work largely |
by accident will complain that the |
advising Of cleanliness con |
lains much bosh. but cleanliness !
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
Diseases Of Hens.

Alternate doses of one drop OF bella.
donna with one drop of aconite every
four hours have been known to cure
obstinate cases OF roup when all other
remedies have failed. This is what Is
called the homeopathic treatment.
Nearly all Of the chills and fevers to
which the barnyard fowl Is heir may
be treated with the same remedies.
Pneumonia may be very successfully
treated by giving one or two drops Of
bryonia In the soft feed two or three
times each day
NuN vomica is an excellent medicine
for all kinds of arrangements OF the
digestive organs and the liver. Give
one or two drops once or twice each
day In the soft feed. DO not think
that remedies will prove continually
effective when improper feeding is
practiced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
On the Ocean Bottom.

Sitting inside a submarine on an
ocean bottom YOU would be no more
conscious of the enormous water pres
sure without than If you were going
to sleep in your own bed. You might
remain twenty-four hours under water
without coming up, using only the nat
ural air supplied in the boat without
feeling the least uncomfortable VI
you wished you might remain down
-four or five days, tapping the air tank
as you needed a fresh supply Of air
In the meantime you would bunk over
the torpedoes and torture Yourself by
letting your imagination loose 10 your
hearts content, or you might read By
electric light or play cards or dominos
or checkers. the cook serving you with
coffee and canned things that can be
heated on an electric furnace without
causing too much smoke and making
the air disagreeable TO breathe.-St.
Nicholas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
SiIaae for Steers.

The progressive feeder of beef cat
tie will find that silage is lust as i'm
portani In the economical production
OF nesh and Tat as the dairyman does
IN the economical production Of milk
Corn silage Will furnish a cheap sue.
culent winter feed for cattle that will
keep the system cool and the appe.
lite vigorous. The quality OF silage
fed beef is better than on dry rough
age. In the early stages OF feeding a
LOCO pound steer can be fed 40 10 so
pounds of silage and then reduced 10
about one half that amount when on a
full grain ration and towards the end
OF the feeding period. Farmers Home
journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19

larger net profits. ~ and
good dairy COW viii do proot,,,.
dairy work. no matter Via, ape
breed but such COW is mnrh nef
,lkely 10 be found i'm one of tho d l.9.e
breeds than In any other '''iy
10 not wait for COWS 10 beei,
iali on In their milk flow befo,, ~, ~ 10
ing Is commenced. since il is so ,.'..',
easier 10 maintain a good nou , 'l,n
Il Is TO get il back after il b,s "an
lost ~ ""s heen
30 many butter-makers do mn,
alize that some COWS give ric,a. ie-
than Others. and waste tbeir LIN
i ,,i'hihs cows that give sometime bn,
niue better than skim milk wy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19
Farm and Garden.
Blue Monday.

Look a-herc. Mary Ann,
You stop your complainin':
] know it's rainin'
AS hard az IL can.
Bur what are you gainin'?
ls't tn Lord you are trainin'?
Well-he amt explainin'
His reasons 10 Man.
Look a-here. Emmy Lou.
know it's a Monday.
But In six days comes Sunday,
So quit bein' blue,
You'd think by the whinin'
There warn't no bright linin'.
Wasn't Yesterday shinin'?
Amt Zeb courtin you?
LIES chock full o. Sundays
To make up for Mondays.
Emmy LOu-Mary Ann.
Jes' you smile while you can,
-Harpers Monthly.