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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
GOLD NOT USED FOR
MORG1N'S ESCAPE

FRANKFORT, KY, Oct 19,-Em-
pahtic denial of the story sent out
from Toledo about an alleged bride
used to get Gen. John Morgan out of
the Federal prison was entered here
Monday by Charlton Morgan, broth
er of the famous Confederate cavalry
man. Mr. Morgan, who is employed
as a Government gauger in the rev.
enue service here, said that there is
not one word of truth in the story
from Toledo. He said that money was
not used by women or any other per-
son to bride the soldiers to allow Gen
Morgan to escape. Mr. Morgan was
captured with his brother during the
raid in Ohio and was with him in
prison.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
DLEACHED BONES OF
GIRL FOUND IN A
LONELY WOOD
INDICATIONS POINT TO A BLOODY
CRIME ON LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK.
BULLET HOLE II ROOF OF MOUTH
Theory That Murder Was Committed
Year Aso-Woman Was Proba.
bly, a Foreigner-8elieVed That the
Victim Will be Easily Identified.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Around the
bleached skeleton of a young woman
which was found in a clump of woods
Monday, they are weaving a mystery
down at Islip, Long Island, which may
be a murder of more than passing in
terest. Evidence was discovered
Tuesday which seems to indicate that
the girl was shot.
A bullet, discovered on the ground
close to the spot where the body had
been found, was the first clue, and
later a careful examination of the
skeleton showed a bullet hole in the
skull at the roof of the mouth. A
wound in the mouth is often suicide
wound, but no weapon was found near
the bones, although trinkets and per-
sonal effects of the victim were I'M
disturbed These trinkets, it is be-
neved, will make Identification of the
girl comparatively simple.
A number of articles of jewelry, In
Guiding a gold watch with the initials,
"a. L." a gold bracelet gold chain
with pearl pendant, silver thimble
and a pair of scissors which were
picked up near the skeleton, were
turned over to the authorities while
several articles of foreign-made cloth
ing, a bill Of goods sold at delica-
lessen store in Krebel, Prussia, and
folder of a transatlantic steamship
company, found beneath the skeleton,
led to the belief that the young wo-
man had recently come to this coun-
try.
Judging by the condition of the
skeleton, the murder occurred about a
year ago. The victim, according to
the Coroner, was of average height, |
about "a years old and blonde.
Part of the hair has been found.
An effort was made Tuesday to |
identify the girl as Miss May Smith,
a nurse in the State Asylum at Islip,
who has been missing since last
spring. She was believed to be the
fiancee of Augustus Schwartz who is
no win Jail at Riverside, L. l., waiting
trial on the charge of numbering IT.
wing j. Nelson, an Islip politician on
Sept. Is.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
HISTORIC BELLE
MEADE IS SOLD
J. o. LEAKE BUYS SPLENDID FARM
FROM THE SECRETARY OF
WAR FOR $4,000.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Oct Polls
torIc Belle Meade, with its 400 acres
of fertile land on the Harding road
and its stately residence, the home
stead of Judge ]. NJ. Dickinson, Sec
rotary Of War, was sold yesterday to
] o. Leake. a well known Nashville
capitalist, for $4,000 Judge Dick.
inson closed the deal by wire from
the home of Chas. P. Taft, near Cor
pus Christi, Tex, where he is visiting
with the Presidential party. In a few
DAYS Mrs. Dickinson and her son, Ov-
erton Dickinson, will leave for Wash
ington, where they will make their
home during Judge Dickinson's term
of office, occupying handsome resi-
dence on Connecticut avenue.
The sale of Belle Meade is almost
directly the result of young Mr.. Dick
inson's somewhat enfeebled health.
He has been seriously i'll twice during
the recent past, and his father has
made two trips home on the call Of
the young mans physician. He has
now rallied, but is not strong enough
to continue to manage the big farm
as he has been doing. Judge Dickin-
son feels that he wants him near him,
and this has caused him to part with
the ebautiful old place which has been
his home for several years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
INsoLvENT NOTICE.

Having suggested the Insolvanov ii,
the estate Of Albert R. Porter. colora3
deceased, all persons are hereby mott
fed to file their claims duly autbeptl.
Gated, with Hardin W. Thomas. Conn.
ty Court Clerk, on or before April 1e
1910 All persons indebted to said
estate will please call and settle with
ne. KATE PORTER, Admtx
d1t&wkly22-29nov6
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
PROGRAM FOR
The TEACHERS
MAURY COUNTY ASSOCIATION
MEETS SATURDAY, NO.
MEMBER 9th.

The next meeting of the Maury
County Teachers Association will be
held Saturday, November 9Th, at Co.
lumbia. The following program has
been arranged:
Primary Section.
/. MYERS History of England, chap.
tiers 2 and 3, by Mr.. ]. A. Derry.
berry.
?. Tompkins School Management,
PIP. Is to 35, by Mrs. Jesse Tom.
linson.
Secondary Section.
|. Salisbury's Theory of Teaching,
chapters 4, and 6, by Mr.. W. P,
Morton.
). Parkman's La Sale and the Dis.
covery of the Great West, chapters
and g. by Mr.. L. S. Duke
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
BERNIER SIDES
WITH DIR. COOK
CANADIAN BELIEVES THE CLAIMS
HE MAKES AND HooTS AT
PEARS EVIDENCE.

OTTAWA, Ont, oct. 16.-Capt. Der.
nier, Canadas Arctic expert, decided
Thursday that, judging from all the
evidence published, DR.. Cook has
reached the pole and his story was to
be believed.
Speaking of the Paery case against
DR.. Cook, Capt. Bernier said he took
no stock in Eskimo evidence. They
desired to please and would tell any
story which they thought would be
agreeable to their listeners.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
NICHOLS BRANDS
STORY AS FALSE
SAYS THAT he HAS NOT WITH.
DRAWN FROM RACE, AS
REPORTED.

1t has been reported on the streets
of Columbia by some one who is not
a friend of mine, that had withdrawn
from the race for Sheriff. If what
true and without foundation. If what
my friends tell me is true, and l have
every reaosn to believe them, will
win this race easily without a second
run off Hope to be able to see all of
the voters in their home before the
election. Very truly,
d&w1t G. w. NICHOLS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
WELCOME
!. EXTENDED DR.. COOK
BY NEW YORK CITY
GRANTED ITS FREEDOM IN HIS
ToRlc ALDERMANlc
CHAMBER.
CHARGES ARE IGNORED
Explorer Dubs 5arril a PreVariea'
tor, And Says He May Take Legal
Actlon-.TaIks About Mt. Mckinley
Trip.

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Despite re
doubled accusations that in his claims
of having climbed Mt. Mckinley anC
discovered the north pole, he is al
( absolute imposter, DIR. Frederick A
Cook Friday in the aldermanic cham
Der of New York City was given the
freedom of the city.
Because of the flood of new charges
against him, Dr. Cook had asked that
the ceremony be postponed. The al
dermen, however, were insistent
President MCGOWAN and Alderman
Walsh, chairman of the Cook recep.
ton committee, decided that they had
all the proof of the Brooklyn explorers
claims that they wanted. What the
scientists decided do not interest
them; that settled it. DR.. Cook was
accordingly sent for, and through a
cheering, jostling crowd was rushed
up the steps to the city hall. DR..
Cook appeared to be nervous. Short
ly after his arrival at the Waldorf
from Atlantic City he got in touch
with Henry w. Wack, who was coun-
sci for Ferdinand Pinney Earle in the
Earl affinity caess.
Historic was the spectacle IN which
DR.. Cook and the aldermen partici-
pated. Twice was the program broken
up by peculiarly unfortunate events.
AS DR. Stebbins of the Arctic Club
was about to present DR., Cook with
a gold medal the emblem slipped and
fell beneath his feet. Later, when the
photographers snapped shot of the
explorer receiving the casket contain
ing the city's key huge cloth bag
erected to catch the smoke of the
fash light, caught fire, scorching
Stuart's painting of Washington and
filling the room with smoke.
Actually under a cloud, DR.. Cook
made a speech that was frequently
Will NOCllSIOuo CnCCIS.
Only half the aldermen were in their
seats, but the space outside the rail
and in the gallery was damned solid. +
When DR.. Cook referred to the aft !
lavit of Edward ~ Barrill, his only !
on the upper climb of Mt.
Mckinley, who swears they never
we're nearer than fourteen miles OF
he top and that he was told by DR..
Cook to alter his diary to make it APP
,ear they reached the summit, the
Explorers words seemed to work up
he gallery to a frenzy. His denial
Branding the affidavit as lie awoke
umultous cheering.
I'm trying to thank you for the
reat honor conferred upon me today"
)r. Cook began, II cannot express my
| cannot wish for a .
reater distinction than the freedom
f this great city with which | have
rown up. This is the proudest mo-
lent of my life. l have attempted
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22

was the reply. Il have Co..,
with Mr. Waek about the -
and may do something later
Behind DR.. Cook when he rsrair.,
the freedom Of the city sar c.
Borup and Prof. D. B. Mcmillan !,
the Peary party. They left the cbsn
Der hurriedly when hand-shstfr, h
gan DR.. Cook said he expected Hen.
~ Rasmussen in town in two vsaE,
to substantiate his charge thar ~
Eskimos had been grossly misouotss
by Peary. Rasmussen is a half Fsg,
mo of Etah.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
FARMER is KILLED

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct, 19.-W.
B. Davis, a prominent farmer, residing
in the northern part OF Williamson
county, Tenn, was this morning
killed by the northbound Decatur ac-
commodation on the L. & N. railway
at Wilkes Lane. Mr.. Davis attempt
ed to drive across track as the train
was approaching.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-22
"pp RATHER DIE, DOCTOR,

than have my feet cut off," said M. L.
Bingham. of Princeville, III. But
you'll die from gangrene (Which had
eaten away eight toes) If you don't"
said all doctors. Instead. he used
Bucklen's Arnica Salve till wholly
cured. It's cures of Eczema, Fever
Sores, Boils. Burns and Piles astound
the world. 25c at GEO. s. ALCORN'S.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
LANK ENGLISH WOMEN.
How Measurements of Amer
leans and of English Differ.

The searching glare of the law courts
has been brought to bear upon the
subject of the English woman's figure,
says a writer in the Gentiewoman.
During the progress of a case between
a wholesale costumer and a draper ex-
pert opinion was called TO compar the
figures of English women TO those of
the American and French.
1t was discovered hat Americans
lack h Englishwonlan's height,
though their shoulders are broader and
waists larger; the stock shoulder size
for ladies across the Atlantic is six
inches, while madam on this side of
the water can boast but four and three
quarters.
But the length from neck to waist
for the average woma in America is
only fourteen and a half inches, while
in England it is sixteen and a half.
The deduction to be drawn from the
most vigorous legal Investigations on
the subject, in which all the witnesses
appear to have been of the sterner sex,
is that the average or stock size Eng
lish woman of today is with due apol-
ogies to Wordsworth "a noble woman
thinly planned"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
FLOATING TELESCOPE
LATEST THING IN SCIENCE

A telescope that floats in a tank OF
water instead of being mounted on a
solid pier has just been installed at
the Harvard observatory. The instru-
ment is of the rejecting type and is the
largest of its kind in the world. the OBJ.
ject mirror being five feet across.
The instrument proper is mounted on
a Water-tight c%ylingrical steel float,
which is buoyed up by water in a CON
crete tank only slightly larger than the
cylinder and shaped to fit it. The cylin-
der is inclined and serves as the polar
axis of the telescope.
1t e not float freely in the tank,
but has a delicate pivot at each end to
hold and guide il. The water, however.
bears all the weight, so that none OF it
rests on the piyots. All movements of
the telescope are regulated by electric
motors. The great glass mirror is so
arranged that it can easily be removed
and resilvered whenever 1t grows dim,
although its weight is about two tons.
The whole instrument is mounted iii
the open air. but the image is reflected
to an eye piece in an adjoining build
ing, where the observer sits. The tele-
scope is expected to reveal stars of the
seventeenth or eighteenth magnitude
possibly ever fainter ones-and work
may thus be lone with 1t that would
be impossible with any other instru-
ment.-San Francisco Call.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
ROCKEFELLER ON CREDIT.

When asked recently what was the
secret of his success, Mr.. Rockefeller,
the worlds richest man, replied: wv
always had credit, we kept out of COW
enants and we paid on our paper"
Lord ~Strathcona, when Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's maxim was brought under his no
tice, remarked that nc mention was
made of Mr.. Rockefeller's perseverance.
Opportunity comes to some more fre-
quently than TO others says Lord
~Strathcona. There are very few
whom it does not visit at all. You have
got to be ready for it. If you are not
prepared that's your fault. Work
steadily for improvement, but don't
gamble for it, Depend on your own
efforts and don't wait for your friends
Sir John Barker confesses that he
has always held to the maxim, Pay
cash and get the biggest discount you
can" "Pay on the nail and not by
paper arrangements and bills. If bust
ness men accept bills they are doing
you a favor. Don't, as far as you can
prevent it, be under obligation."-Tit-
Bits.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
MORE APPLES E D
Radical Changes Called for in the
Management OF Orchards.

Radical changes are necessary in the
culture of apples on this continent or
the United States and Canada will be
forced in a few years to import apples
instead of exporting them. If it had
moi been for the enormuos crops in the
orchards of the Pacific and Northwest
ern States and provinces this year an
apple famine would have resulted.
Many of the middle Western and
Eastern States reported small yields
this season. due to failures in numerous
instances. but generally because of
pests. Orchards have been neglected.
and in scores of places the trees have
been permitted to die because of the
lack of even ordinary attention.
In 1896 the total product of the crop
of the country was 69,070, 900 barrels,
or III, 675.000 bushels. Since then hum
dreds of thousands of acres have been
added, and methods of fruit growing
have improved. yet the government
reports show that the aggregate crop in
all the States in the Union was not
more than %. 000, 900 barrels, or G2, SOC, 900
bushels, in 1903.
There will always be markets for
apples. There never "a be an over
production of first-class stock. 1t is, in
fact, impossible at the present time to
produce the quantity of good apples
requisite to met the demand. This is
evidenced by the fact that England,
Germany, France, Denmark, Australia
and the Orient are already drawing
upon the orchards in Washington,
Idaho, Oregon, and British Columbia
Horticulture.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
LORD WOLSELEY ONCE
A GREAT ENGINEER,

Lord Wol5eley, whose health Is caus-
ing his family and friends grave
anxiety. was an engineer officer at the
time of Sebastopol, and has made the
interesting confession that they Won
some of their engagements during the
Crimean War simply through shouting.
He had charge of the advance sap, close
to the redoubts. Il don't believe LORD
Wolseley has said, that we had twen-
ty-five fellows the last time we at
tackled. We were shouting, shouting,
shouting, and atterward I could not
speak for four days, while some of the
officers lost their voices for a week,
We fired from behind a heap of dead
bodies, and / told the bugler to blow his
very loudest while we cheered, and sc
the enemy thought we a plenty OF
men in the rear" 1t was during the
Crinea that Lord Wolseley lost the
sight of his right eye. although 1t was
in Burma, when quite a boy, that he
received his first wound. A young
brother subaltern, who had lent a shirt
to Wolseley just before the fight, saw
him fall, and exclaimed Involuntary,
There goes my one change of linenI
Fortunately both shirt and wcarer were
only Slightly danaged.-Tit-Bits.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
WING A WRECK.

What it means to salve a wreck is
something that few outside of practical
seanlen can properly appreciate, says
a writer in Appleton's Magazine. The
wreck is a ponderous, unwieldy noun
tain of steel and oak, weighing between
1000 and 10000 tons, often dangerous
for any vessel to approach, and this
must be lifted bodily and fioated from
the decks of pitching, unstable scows
and barges. The wreck may be sub
merged beneath Is or 30 feet of water
and so stove in that divers must go
down and effect. temporary repairs be-
fore it can be raised. 1t may be a.
wreck so shattered that it is not worth
raising, SO that the wrecker's work con-
sists merely in blowing up the hulk and
removing 1t as a menace to navigation.
Or, the vessel may be fairly intact, but
sunk too deep to make attempt at rails
ing advisa Bile. the wrecker'a work con
sieting in salving valuable. cargo. Often
1.-THE wreck is one not submerged at all.
A ship may nave run onto a reef, whsrs
it lies, nose on a crag and stern af1oat.
rising and falling Din the ocean swell,
pounding, pounding and pounding un-
til the very ocean bottom drones and
she is gradually broken to pieces. Or,
again, the wreck may be that Of a
steamer which has pointed its nose
shoreward in a fog, finding a beach,
blowing a furrow through the yielding
sand and never coming to a halt until
it is stuck fast all but high and dry, a
helpless victim to the next storm that
comes s%creeching up the coast to pile
breakers against her and crowd her
even higher upon the beach.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
THE BLIND SWIM STRAIGHT
Keep Course With Marvellous
Directness, Guided by Sound.

Just as some professional singers
with magnificent voices eve learn to
sing in perfect tune, so do the trainers
of really fine swimmers often find it
impossible that men with every quality
for racing otherwise can be made or
taught to swim even in an approx
mately straight line.
Many a splendid swimmer is beaten
on this account, for his inveterate habit
of getting off his curse naturally gives
him a roundabout journey. But the
remarkable fact remains that blind
swimmers-of whom there are IN this
country d considerable number in con-
nection with various institutions for
persons SO afEiicted-uniyersally and
without exception, swim with marvel
directness; indeed, in as perfectly
straight a line as is humanity possible,
even when the distance covered is
very considerable.
So much is this the case that DIR.
Campbell, of the College for the BLIND
at Upper Norwood. who particularly
interests himself in the physical edu-
cation of the blind IN has noticed this
curious fact. recommends that swim
mers who persistently foul each other
on any course should practise expert
mentally when blindfolded.
Blind swimmers can, it appears, on
hearing a noise in any given direction
not only swim absolutely straight to
the point whence the noise proceeds,
but when left to themselves their steer
Ing is just as accurate. .Ns ~,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
N LOG HARVEST.

Names annual log harvest is now in
progress said Philip d. Farrell, Of
Boston. to a Washington Post reporter.
IAN army of $4,000 or 10000 men is en-
gagged in telling spruce, pine, hennlock
and cedar for the supply of the saw
mills and the pulp mills in 1909.
I'm the olden time the lumberman
used to wait for SNOW to cover the
ground before attempting to haul any
logs continued Mr.. Farrell, who is
registered at the Raleigh, but now the
crews arc sent in months before snow
falls. and millions of feet of logs are
yarded on bare ground. About the mid
die of January yarding is supposed to
be finished and hauling begins.
Q the Penobscot alone this winter
about 5000 men and 800 horses are en-
ployed. Years ago there was always a
good supply OF woodsmen, but lately the
natives have been seeking other en-
ploynent. The young men of this day
do mot care to so into logging camps,
with all sort of associates, to eat beans
and swing axes all winter for $25 to So
a month. Therefore great difficulty is
often experienced in getting crews
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
AMERICAN BOOKS IN ENGLAND.

American books are seldom seen mid
the flood of publications in the English
book world, and some works we'll
known in the United States, partic-
ularly encyclopedias and certain books
of reference, are practically unknown
there.
The cause for this failure of Amer
leans to he properly represented In a
market which, considering the common
English language, should always be
accessible to them, is due, in part, to
certain conventionalities and traditions,
but quite as much or more, it is feared,
70 want of American effort in this di-
rection.
An obstacle of long standing to the
introduction of American books in Eng
land is the objection of many English
people to American spelling, seen in
such simpler forms as color for
colour" program for programme"
check for "cheque,' etc, and it must
be admitted that with thousands OF
readers this objection has not been
~eradicated, although it has been partly
overcome by natural causes. such as
travel and personal contact with Amer
leans.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
II E HE WANTED IT.

1t vas an misunderstanding man with
a grip who approached the ticket-taker
at the train gate in the depot and
asked:
"Sir, will you kindly tell me when
the train goes to Geneva?"
"'Leven-forty," was the reply.
"Eleven-forty this forenoon
yes, sir"
This afternoon"
~"Yes. sir"
There was a second disappearance,
and 1t was just 8 o'clock when the
man with the grip showed up again to
ask:
Twill you please tell me what time
the train leaves for Geneva?"
"Seven-twenty."
Tonight"
mo. sir-Thursday night"
And this is Tuesday. Say. pard,
I've got that old train where l wanted
it. I'll check this grip and go on a
two-days' spree and nave the time of
my life. Thanks for helping me out
50 kindly"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
REVENGE.

This is a story Of revenge. A vender
of plaster statuettes saw a chance for
a sale in a well-dressed, bibulous man
who was lacking down the street.
you buy-a de statuette?" he asked,
alluringly holding III his choicest Of
fcrins. Carr -baldi-I seil-a him
vera cheep. Dc ~gr-reat-a Gar-r-ri-
bal1i-only thirta centst'
oh, tell with Garibaldi.' said the
btbulous one, making a swipe with his
arm that sent Garibaldi crashing to
the sidewalk.
For a moment the vender regarded
the fragments. Then, his eyes flashing
fire, he seized from his stock a statuette
OF George Washington. You t'ell-a
with my Gar-r-ri-baldi?" he Missed be-
tween his teeth. So He raised the
immortal George high above his head
and-crash. it few into fragments
alongside of the Inflated Garibaldi
"Ha! 1 to hell-a wild your George
Wash! Ha, ha!"-Everybody's Maya
zine.