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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR NEW RAILROAD
TO MT. PLEASANT
HOWARD & CARPENTER SUBMIT
PROPOSITION TO PHos-
PLATE CITY.
MUST SUBSCRIBE 10 STO IMPRESSED WITH GRAND CANYON
Would Extend to Franklin And Con.
meet With Interurban For Passen.
ger Transportation to Nashville.
Won't Sell to L. & N.

The Mt. Pleasant Record prints the
following story of the proposed extern
sion of the Middle Tennessee railway
to that city:
The proposition made by Messrs.
Howard & Carpenter regarding the
subscriptions to the stock in the Mid
die Tennessee Ry. has been received
by the Committee of our Commercial
Club and the work of canvassing for
the subscriptions will be begun at
once. A canvassing cammittee will
be appointed, the territory will be
divided up and they will give to every
one an opportunity to subscribe 10 the
stock.
The subscription paper is in the
form of contract to which the sub
scribers, the firm of Howard and Car
penter and the Middle Ry. are all par
ties.
This contract provides that the sub
scriber agree to purchase from How
ard & Carpenter the amount of capital
stock of the Middle Tennessee Ry set
opposite his name, and Howard &
Carpenter agree to sell to him that
amount of the said stock; that the
stock thus contracted for shall be put
in the hands of D. w. Shofner, as trus-
tee: Howard & Carpenter next agree
to complete the line of r. R. from
Franklin, Tenn, to Mt Pleasant,
Tenn, and after its completion to
transfer said line of r. R. free from
any Indebtedness, to the Middle Ten.
nessee Railroad Company, within 10
months from the date that the $780,
900 of stock is contraced to be taken
by the subscribers, and rights of way
furnished; the Middle Tenn. Ry. Com
pany agree to issue and deliver to
Howard & Carpenter it's bonds at the
rate of $4,000 per mile, and its stock
at $500 0per mile, and to accept the
railroad from Howard & Carpenter
when completed and to operate the
entire line from Franklin to Mt.
Pleasant for at least three years af-
ter it's competition as an Independent
R. R.; it further agrees that an equita-
BILE traffic arrangement shall be made
between the Middle Tennessee Rail-
road and the Nashville Interurban
Continued on page Eleven.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
HARRY PORTER
HAS TROUBLES
coLoRED YOUTH TRIED ON THE
CHARGE OF SWEARING-WIT-
NEssEs DIDN'T AGREE.

Only one case came up in the City
Court this morning and that was con
tinued after considerable contradic-
ton by witnesses. Harry Porter, a
young colored boy was charged with
using profane and offensive language.
It seems that Harry and negro man
both had wagons in the street and
that the negro man not being able to
pass asked Harry to drive up a little.
Harry did not move and there fol-
lowed some pretty extensive swear
ing. The witnesses could not agree,
however, as to who did the swearing,
and Judge Erwin continued the case
until Tuesday morning when other
witnesses will appear.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
MASS MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
SEVERAL HUNDRED CITIZENS
CLAMoR FOR PROTECTION AT
HAMPSHIRE CROSSING.

Several hundred citizens crowded
the Circuit Court room Monday in
attendance at the mass meeting called
for the purpose of considering the
building of an underpass at the Hamp-
shire crossing of the L. & n. railroad.
This crossing is an extremely danger
Gus one, and the citizens of the Will
Transport and Hampshire neighbor-
hood. together with patrons of Column
bia Military Academy, are especially
anxious to have the danger alleviated
by the building of an underpass, or by
some other effective means. At the
meeting yesterday, which was the Sec
ond that has been held, the committee
appointed to confer with officials of
the L. & n. read a communication in
which the road stated that as 1t pro-
posed to move the roadbed the build
ing of an underpass at this time
would not be feasible. The meeting,
however, was not content to let the
matter pass this easily and resofu-
ton was adopted authorizing another
committee to again visit the railroad
officials and confer regarding the
placing of a Waterman at this cross
ing, or of taking some other effective
measure to remove the danger tenn
porarily.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
NO RACE SUICIDE
FOR THIS PAIR

SKOWHEGAN, Me, Aug. Am
nouncement was made Tuesday that
a daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dickey, of Canaan, their TWEEN
ty-second child in twenty-seven years.
Mrs Dickey was married when four
teen years of age, and Mr., Dickey was
only a few years her senior. OF the
twenty-five children not one has been
sick, except with childhood ailments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
BIGBYVILLE TOOK
X AN EASY CONTEST

A game Of ball played at Godwln
Saturday between the STRAY Bullets
of that place and the Bigbyville team
resulted in a victory for the latter
the score being IA to 2. Erwin ana
Wilbun, Bigbyville twirlers, were
found for but one hit each. Mccall
and Sellars, who pitched for Goodwin
were hit for sixteen clean ones.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
ADHESION
DESCRIBES HIS VISIT
TO PACIFIC COAST
TELLS or THE BIG ELK coNVEN-
TIoN AND SEATTLE Ex-
POSITION.
Climate at Los Angeles Is the Finest
in the WorId-HaIf the Population
Lives Without WOrkine-5ie Fair
Has Striking Features.

Raymond Adkisson, who has just
returned from the annual meeting OF
the Elks, held at Los Angeles, Cal,
and from an extended trip which In
cluded the Alaska-Yukon Exposition
and a portion of Canada, talked inter
estingly Wednesday to a Herald re-
porter regarding his trip.
THE attendance at the Elk Conven-
tion, said Mr.. Addison, was not as
large as that at the Philadelphia meet
ing. This was quite natural as the
location of Philadelphia, which is &C
cessible to all the big lodges Of the
East, accounts for the record break
ing attendance there. However, forty
three thousand Elks registered at Los
Angeles, and there were from seven
to ten thousand who did not register.
The parade was decided success, but
was eclipsed by one given the follow
ing day which was in the nature OF
a flower parade, with the labor organ
izations, the manufacturers and many
others taking part The parade was
unique, unlike anything of the kind |
ever witnessed before, and impressed
the visitors immensely.
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Adkisson was enthusiastic in
his praise of the climate of Los Angel
es, and described it as the finest in
the world. This city has more than
three hundred thousand inhabitants,
not including many populous suburbs.
At least half of this population is COM
posed of the spending classes-peo-
lie who go there to enjoy the climate,
and who are wealthy. The balance
Of the population is made up of the
middle and working classes, the rail-
road shops, street car system and 9th
er lines of trade furnishing employ
ment. A remarkable thing about Los
Angeles is that while it has the most
beautiful and gorgeous flowers in the
world that no grass grows there un-
less it is watered by artificial means
and is carefully nurtured.
Los Angeles is preparing to spend
$23, 100000 for the purpose of bringing
owens River. a stream about half the
size of Duck River, down from the
mountains distance of ninety
miles by means of aqueducts.
When this colossal enterprise is com
pleted the whole valley will be irri-
gated.
At Seattle.
AT Seattle" he said, Il was i'm
pressed by two things. The exposi-
ton buildings are not spread out over
hundreds of acres of ground, as at
many expositions, but are punched SO
as to permit sightseeing without the
tediousness of much walking. The
buildings are not so huddled as to
spoil their architectural beauty but
are erected reasonably close together.
,,,ou4tr,,aa an EyIovanth pnOA
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
BIG PRICE PAID
FOR PAIR MULES

Matthews Bros. sold a fine pair of
mare mules Monday to Claud Estes
for which Mr.. Estes paid $500. The
mules weighed 1850 pounds. Mr.
Estes says that he viii exhibit them
ct the coming Maury County Fair.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Fungicides and Insectides.

To successfully combat any disease
or insect depreciation the first essen
tial is a knowledge Of the nature of
disease or the life history and feed
ing habits of the insect. This knowl-
edge is necessary in spraying in order
to properly fit the remedy or spraying
mixture to the needs of the case. In
the preventing and checking of most
plant diseases by spraying the well
known Bordeaux mixture is used. In
combating insect ravages it is neces-
sary to know how the insects obtain
their food. There is one general
class that by forcing their mouth
parts into the interior Of the plants
suck the juices and in this way obtain
their food and cause the destruction
of the plants. Such insects must be
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
A Ton of Peavine.

Even if the local demand for hay
is than supplied, and the price
falls to $40 per ton, as it probably
will in such case, the growing Of
these legume hays will still prove
profitable If they are fed to good live
stock and the stable applied
to the land.
A ton of peavine hay has a fer
tilizer value Of about $40. One-fourth
that amount, or $3.50 worth of fer
tilizer materials, is left in the stubble
and roots. This gives a total fertil-
izer value of $3.50 to the crop of
peas producing one ton Of hay per
acre, and for that purpose alone it
is worth that much. But this ton
of peavine hay may be fed, and with
reasonable care, three-fourths of it's
fertilizer value, or $3.50, saved in
the stable
It's feeding value is at least eighty
per cent. hat of wheat bran. That
is, five pounds of peavine hay are
worth about four pounds of wheat
bran. Wheat bran is easily worth
$3.50 a ton for feeding, and cannot
be bought in our territory for much
! less than double that amount; which.
on the basis stated, makes the pea
vine hay worth SO a ton for feed.
| ing. This means a total feeding an6
manurial value for a ton of peavine
hay of $3.50 plus SO, o. $3.50.
While our lands need stable ma
nure% so badly, and we spend million:
for commercial fertilizers, who viii
say that peavine, crimson clover o,
vetch hay is not a good money crol
at s17.5O a ton?-Progressi7e Far
mer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Sore Shoulders, Backs, Etc.

0~AS A2ANe
Spring is approaching, and the
horses will Don be put into the col
lars for hard work. The shoulders
and the neck will be tender and, as
usual, the horse in every respect will
be in poor condition to go into the
hard work Of the soft fields so sud-
denly. He has probably not been
grained much in preparation for his
task Of putting in the spring crop.
His body is covered with a heavy
winter coat, which causes him to
persp1re easily. The first farm work
in the spring is the hardest of the
year, and at this time a horse is in
the poorest condition to do the work
without injury to himself. The
shoulders, the neck and the back be-
come bruised and sore.
Too much are cannot be exercised
in seeing that the collar is a perfect
fit. A collar which is too large is
more likely to injure the horse than
one that is too small. The collar
carefully cleaned before it is again
put OF the horse. Before the spring
work begins, it is well to Oil the har-
ness and have it soft and pliable. For
the first few days of hard work on
soft ground. the shoulders of the
horse should be bathed in cold water
every night after the harness is re-
moved. The horse will be very tired
and sore for a few days, and should
be given every kind of attention.
Watch the names to see that the draft
is at right angles with the shoulders.
If it Is too low, the collar will be
constantly kicking up" at the top
and the horse will o have a sore
neck. If the draft is too high, the
collar will not rest securely on the
lower part of the shoulder, where the
horse Is best prepared to throw his
weight. If there are any calloused
Jumps on the horses shoulders or
back, they should be removed care
fully during the winter when his SER
vices are not much needed. If the
collar is put on over one of these "sit
fasts," it will have the same result
as a man trying to walk with a button
in his shoe or a bunion on lis foot.
This story is not for the purpose OF
suggesting treatment for bruised
shoulders and sore neck, but just
simply to remind you that as spring
approaches, an ounce of prevention
(by having the horse and the harness
in good condition before beginning
the spring work) is often worth
pounds of cure later on when the
horse is disabled and you are de-
pr1ved of his services, for weeks, right
in the busy season.-Geo. H.. Glover
D. V. S., Colorado Agricultural Col.
lege, Fort Collins.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
To Get Rid of Hog Lice.

To clear hogs Of lice, I know of
nothing better than q mixture of
hogs lard, pine tar and sulphur.
rubbed into the hair until the whole
body is creased from head to foot.
Equal parts Of lard and tar mixed
with enough sulphur to give it all
a yellowish color is a panacea for
all lice and ticks. Coal oil may be
substituted for lard or mixed with
the other ingredients to great adj
vantage.-J. r. McLendon.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03

The inventor of melinite, M. Tur.
pin, has offered the French Minister
of War a new powder which he has
just invented. M. Turpin claims that
his new powder has certain qualities
which make it much safer than the
powder now used by the authorities,
and he asserts that if it we're used
there would be fewer accidents.
The electrolysis Of water mains in
Boston and vicinity is said to be pro.
ceeding at a greater rate than ever
before. The investigations made in
1907 by the Metropolitan Water and
Sewage Board show that the pitt1ng
and di%sintegration Of the pipes by
| electric action have been serious, and
| that the destructive process is cont1n.
uing ever in places where insulating
| joints and other devices have been ap'
piled as a remedy.
The astronomer Gaillot announced
| before the Paris Academy of Sciences
he had discovered two planets be.
| yOuu IN0pCuuS, Wu1CA Il ~ uGO ~
known planet of the solar system
Gaillot said he had used the methods
which had enabled Leverrier BY
mathematical calculation to assigt
to Neptune a position within the
boundaries of a certain region, which
permitted Of it's discovery in 1S46.
In connection with his new sys
tenn of wireless telegraphy, Professor
@. Majorana uses a liquid micro
phone. This consists Of a small tub
which is attached to the diaphragm o
the microphone and through which
la stream Of water flows between
pair of platinum electrodes. Tn
water is slightly calculated SO as t.
complete the circuit between the cleo
trodes. When the microphone Is vi
brated by the voice the stream Q
liquid fluctuates, varying the electri
col resistance in accordance with tn
sound OF the voice.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Rugosa Roses.

In thinking what to put IL the gar
den, do not omit some of the Rugosa
roses. The great advantage of these
roses. besides their absolute hardi-
ness, Is that they seem to have abso-
lutely no insect enemies. The COM
fort in this is evident to the rose
grower who has seen the foliage of
her ordinary rose bushes fairly
riddled with the ravages of various
insect pests. Besides the large, fra
grant blossoms and rich, green foliage
the %golden-red haws in autumn are
very lovely.-Indianapolis News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Some Bulbs You Should Put Out.

In some place where the soil is
rich, loamy and well drained set out
a border or a bed Of gladiolus bulbs
right away. Set them eight or ten
inches apart and cover about two
inches. A row of the mixed varieties
along a fence or against a back
ground of green will furnish you a
profusion of brilliant flowers next
summer, equally beautiful when
growing or after cutting.
Cannas should not be planted un-
til the ground has thoroughly
warmed; and the first of June is
early enough for dahlias. For late
fall blooming the dahlia is without a
rival. Indeed, no other flower rivals
it in the richer hues of yellow and
brown; and you will make a great
mistake If you do not have a few
clumps to brighten up the door-yard
Or garden next October.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Proverbs and Phrases

The ability to learn marks the
limits Of actual living.
Too many men lay to a gentle
heart the faults Of a soft head.
You cannot improve the breed by
polishing the brass on the harness:
It's no use paying for plush IN the
pews if you've got putty in the pull
pit.
No man is master Of himself VINO
ian not control the guests In hlA
heart.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Sentence Sermons.
By Henry F. Cope

By Henry F. Cope.
No man ever overshoots his own
moral aim.
ALI worthy education is training Of
will
The dogmatic are always strong on
barking.
Counting your blessings discounts
your burdens.
No one was eve left sad by giving
HAPPINESS awav.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Opportunity.
az The Gate Senator Qohn 9. QgrallS.

Master of human destinies am I!
q, Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps walt. .
Cities and fields I walk: I penetrate
Deserts and fields remote, and passing by
Howell and mart and palace, soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!
II sleeping, wake: II f~easting. rise before
I turn away. It is the hour of fate
And those who follow me reach every. state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain, uselessly implore-
I answer not and return no more.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Making Grain: Oats, Corn and Wheat

The corn field, too, should have had
a sod to turn under, and If plenty Of
forage had been made and fed, there
would be manure for the corn.
If you have a field Of oats or wheat
that does not grow off as well as you
wish, give it a dressing of 100 pounds
per acre of nitrate of soda when the
leaves are dry. Then follow the grain
crop with peas and get feed to make
manure
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Scarcity of Manure

The scarcity of e is one great
drawback in the way of better farm
ing in the South to-day, and every
opportunity should be taken to in
crease its amount or 70 use it where
it will do the most good. The land
cannc. go on feeding the owner If he
will not feed 1t.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03
Raise More Mules.

VAOAO Nxu1CSe
There is no reason why the farmer
should not raise more mules. The
present prices are good, and the in
dications are for a higher market,
thereby assuring a good profit to
those engaged.
Good farm mares mated to a good
Jack preferably mammoth) and
worked through the cropping cas-
will be a source of evenue to the
farmers.
We occasionally hear the idea adj
vanced Of the country being over
stocked. But a trip recently through
Mississippi, where cotton is king"
by the writer showed an enormous
demand for mules, there being none
raised in that country, and they de-
pend entirely on the Northern pro-
duction. The Mecca of the South
ern mule market seems to be Mem
phis. They r collected there in
great numbers from the Northern
States, and then shipped to the dealer
in the small cities further South, and
Themes to the planter. There his mule
ship spends the remainder of his I'M
eventful career, raising cotton. With
this trend Of the mule to the South,
year after year, as long as the sup
ply is not greater than the demand
"a thing which I cannot recall in my
r~ecollection), the producer has a
guarantee Of good prices in the South
ern market, as well as from home de-
mand.-Abraham Bros, in the Indi.
ana Farmer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-03

Modern Methods That Are Helpful to
Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stockman.

sprayed with some mixture that will
kill the insect by irritation or by
closing of the breathing pores of his
body. For such purposes the STAN
dard kerosene emulsion is most COM
monty used.
On the other hand there are in
sects which destroy foliage and 9th
er parts of plants by actually eating
them, and for these the spraying mix-
ture must contain some poison: such
as the arsenical compounds, of which
Paris green Is the best known and
most generally used.-Prof. Soule.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-11-26
"Out of Order"

The familiar cry of FFOrder, Or
derY' was once ruled SSout of Or
der" by Mr.. Speaker Peel, On April
16, 1885, Arthur O'Connor was
speaking on a motion relating to
the postoffice, and as members gen.
orally were not paying attention to
his remarks his colleague, T. NJ.
Healy, endeavored to recall the
wandering thoughts of the house
by persistent cries of *'Order, Or
der!"
'sThe honorable and learned mem
Der should not be so demonstrative
in his remarks" said the speaker.
cam l to understand that it is
out of order to cry Order! in this
house?" asked Mr.. Healy.
"The tone and the way in which
the honorable member expresses
himself are out of order," answered
the speaker.
'1n that case," said Mr.. Healy,
but the speaker pulled him up
sharply with the reproof: ''The hon
orable member is not in order in adj
dressing the chair in that way. If
the honorable member continues, I
shall have to take notice of his in
terruption."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-11-26
A Provident Plant.

There is a plant found in the
Mexican desert of Sonora which is
stated to surpass the camel in its
ability to husband its supply Of
moisture. This is known as the
quarequi, relative of the pumpkin,
and it inhabits a locality in which
practically all the rain falls within
a period of six weeks. The base Of
the stem of the plant is formed by
a hard, woody structure, which is
really nothing more than a vegeta-
bic reservoir designed to hoard up
the scanty moisture received with
the greed of a miser, exercising all
miser's thrift in doing out the
precious fluid to its own advantage
in time of need.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-11-26
Too Costly.

When Stephen Massett, so well
known years ago as "Jeems Pipes"
was the editor of the .Marysville
(Cal.) Herald, Mr.. Hittell, the well
known California pioneer and au-
thor, engaged him in argument on
religion, which Mr.. Hittell attack
ed, finally winding up by saying,
"See here, Massett, you ought to
get my book on Evidences Against
Christianity That will convince
you"
every we'll" said Massett, 'eI will. :"
So the next time he entered book
store he asked for it. The clerk
showed him the work in two vol
umes. GLOW much is it?" said
Massett.
''Three dollars" replied the clerk.
"Whatw exclaimed Massett.
"Three dollars! Take it back, sir /;
take it back. I prefer to remain q
Christian"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-11-26
What Would You Do?

In case of burn or scald what
would you do to relieve the pain?
Such injuries are liable to occur in
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlain q
Salve applied on soft cloth will re
lieve the pain almost instantly, and
unless the injury il very severe one.
will cause the parts to heal without
leaving scar. For sale by the Fri
day aarbor Drug Go.