davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30

are dull, aching pain in the back, reten- tfon, excessive flow, disooloration or scalding of the urine. This tells of kid- ney congestion or inflammation. Neglect the trouble and dizziness, nervousness, Pneumatic pain, swollen ankles and limbs, thinning of the eyesight, sediment in the urine, or huttering of the heart will mark the near approach of dropsy, gravel, stone in the kidney, diabetes or Brights Disease.
 Only in one way can kidney disorders be checked and cured-by prompt treat ment of the kidneys themselves with a special kidney remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys only. They cure sick kidneys, clear and regulate the urine, relieve strain upon the heart~end nerves. and cure backache, rheumatic pain and dizziness. They are recommend ed at home by people you know.
 Birmingham Proof
 H. s. Ziegler living at 2426 Fifth ave- nue, Birmingham, Ala, says: Until I tried Doan's Kidney Pills upon the ad- vice of a friend, I had suffered severely from pains through my back. had a severe case of kidney trouble and the phy- sicians were unable to give me relief, neither did the medicines tried help me. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me from the first, and after taking the contents of the four boxes I was cured. Previous to taking this remedy I was so weak that 1 could not arise from my knees with out assistance, and l passed many a sleepfess night, being forced to arise six or eight times on account of the frequent action of the kidney secretions. Thanks to the wonderful curative powers of Doan's Kidney Pills my suffering is now a thing of the past and l feel many years younger"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30

some of the devil worshipers' songs. One of them runs:
 Oh, de debbel's got his eye on de sinner Look foh de breakin ob de day; Ebery day he has one foh his dinnah- Look foh de breakin' ob de day. Another runs:
 Pick ma teeth wid a white oak rail,
 Debbel, oh debbel; Ketch de debbel by de tail
 Hot debbel, hot debbel; Wa'am ma feet at de coals ob hell,
 Wid de debbel, debbel Eat hot sulphur-it tastes right we'll
 Wid de debbel, de debbel.
 One of the chants goes like this. How dye do. ole Uncle Nick? CT nah swaller ob hot lead, quick; Soak me good in blin' ile, An smooth me off wid a red hot file. 'These devil worship songs are mar roW-freezfng as they strike upon the ear, said MT. Ainsley, while the eye of the concealed observer dilates with horror as the gyrations of the dancers are fol- lowed. When the frenzy dies down the women, who have remained discreety in the rear cooking a mess in a large pot start together a shrill chorus to the twang of rib bones''
 The minstrel then started singing in a shrill, cracked voice: Eoun' dawg in de dinnah pot,
 Lick, lick, lick: Chicken on de bread tray,
 Pick, pick, pick.
 The old negro minstrel while singing did not take a breath at the end of a line or verse, but carried over his breath from line to line at the imminent risk of bursting a blood vessel. He held to one note until he had a firm hold on the next one and he turned every monosyl- lable word into two syllables and placed the accent where 1t did not belong, on the last half of the word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
nined nnder the following conditions

tained under the following conditions:
 That the milk supply be certified purity d0,0OO per cubic centimeter) and unpas- teurized.
 That each child be given individual rather than group notifications, pre- scribed by specialists in infant feeding.
 That each case be constantly super vised in the home by trained nurses, working under the direction of the pre- scribing physician.
 That distributing stations be placed as near as possible to the districts of great est infant mortality, and in recognized social centers.
 That the educational aspect of the,w work be developed and the small social group encouraged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
TO LIVE 15o YEARS.
President of Actuaries Predicts Future
 Man Will Double Age Limit.

From the New York Herald.
 When tuberculosis and other preventa- ble diseases of excessive mortality are mastered; when those less than 50 tell the truth about their youth and those more than 80 do the same about their age, it may be possible for actuaries to figure on 150 years as the span of human life.
 The national death rate has largely de- decreased, but the decrease is almost en- tirely confined to the infantie period Above DO years the decrease has been shown by statistics. From 1889 to 1901 there was a decrease of seven in each thousand of population in the total num- Der of deaths, but the rate of deaths from heart disease, cancer, certain func- tional ailments and suicide is 90 per cent higher in the United States than the nor tality from the same causes 90 years ago.
 These and many other interesting facts about the duration of human life were presented by John K. Gore of Newark, N. J., it's president to the Actuaries' So- ciety of America, which held its twenti- eth annual meeting in the Metropolitan building.
 There is evidence,' MT. Gore said, 'that for more than 200 years at least there has been in Europe and America a more or less continuous decrease in the mean duration of human life. In the last 50 years there has been a very de- cided decrease in the general death rate In the United States the only satsfac- tory data are the gross death rate figures in from to IS principal cities from 1851 to 1901. From these it is shown that the death rate of 1851 was 2S to a thousand of population, and in 1901 it was 21 to thousand. Thousands upon thousands of preventable deathS still occur every year, though deaths from tuberculosis have de- creased in our northern cities from more than 30 to less than 20 in 10000 popufa- tion During the same period deaths from typhoid decreased from 5 to 1S in 10000"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
Tennessee Mules.

Supt. John L. Jones, who will have
charge of the mule exhibits at the
Fair, was seen today regarding the
prospects for a representative display
which he said were very promising
When one considers the Importance
of Tennessee as a state, and this sec
ton in particular, in reference to the
mule industry, this Fair is expected to
show the country at large, just exactly
why our mules are so superior. Taken
as basis, the last report shows that
the 275,000 mules in Tennessee, are
valued at upward of 100000, 100000.
The mule of this state is worth more
than the mule at any other state in
the union, the average value per ami
NAL being from $108.0O to $1,000. In
case that this state should decide that
her vast herd of mules were no longer
of value to her (Which case will never
arise), Tennessee could cash in her
mules at market value, and then buy
every sheep, hog and COW in the state
and then have six million of dollars
left, with which to purchase feminine
finery of the latest importations.
Those are staggering figures, but
the Importance of them have already
impressed the outside world, so we
certainly can not afford to discredit
them ourselves by showing less than
the finest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10

The old saying that rolling stone
s.tbers r. moss is about true in all
cases to tfish it is applied, but there
"a things that roll on and with each
revolution gather more force and en-
khpsasm. This latter term can be
nnIied to the Maury County Fair.
y As the time draws nearer and as
mo day for the opening of this great
.vant rolls around the interest among
the enthusiastic people of Maury
.onnty gathers. And it looks now
that this meet of the Maury County
Fair will be the greatest that has
ever been held.
The different superintendent OF
tbe several departments are round
ing things up John L. Jones, the
greatest authority in the world on
lacks and mules is again in charge
Of the mule exhibit and every Maury
eouptian knows what it means to
have Mr.. Jones at the head of this
kind of movement. 1t means that
another eye-opening mule display Will
be thrown upon the canvass of the
world the same as in 1907. Beyond a
shadow of a doubt Mr.. Jones is the
hardest and most effective worker In
these features that could be found
anywhere. In 1907 without having a
dollar of money at his command he
assembled together a bunch of mules
numbering nearly 200 that could not
have been found in any other one
section on the globe. This year he
has money to offer as premiums and
it stands to reason that when they
would come for nothing they will
turn out for the coin, and that is why
The Herald predicts that the show
this Fair will rival if not out-class
that of 1907. IN,
Mr. Jones is also in charge of the
Fruit department, a new departure.
This display will eclipse anything
anywhere else and will surprise the
visitor to this fair.
The baby show is another feature
that has been revived and this year
will be in charge of DR.. Joe l.. Voor-
HES. This feature of the fair is al
ways interesting to the women folk
and to the men as well.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
SPENCE M'FALL
FOR TRUSTEE
WELL KNOWN MAuRY COUNTY
CITIZEN ANNoUNeEs FoR
OFFICE.

w. s. McFall announces for Trus-
tee Of Maury county.
Mr.. McFall does not need any In
PRODUCTION to the people of Maury
county, having lived in the county
all his life and for the past fourteen
years has been identified with some
of the leading merchandise establish
ments of the town in the capacity OIL
book keeper. He is a son OF the
late w. H. McFall, who, during bis
time, was one Of the leading public
spirited citizens of the county. MI
McFall is a man Of high moral charac-
ter and his ability as clerical man
is recognized by all who know him.
He makes the announcement subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary which is to be held some time
next spring. If elected to the place
The Herald hasn't a doubt but that
he will make a good and competent
Official.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10

There is no earthly reason why the
mule display at the Fair this year
should not eclipse that of 1907. Mule
men were heard to remark when this
grand display was pulled OFF that
there would never be another such
showing OF fine mules in Maury coun-
ty. They fully believed at the time
that it could never be equalled again.
but that is an error. 1t can be sur
passed this year and will be. There
was never time in the history OF the
county when there were so many nne
mules in the country as now. They
are in better condition than ordinaTi-
ly They are fat and slick and 1t
only remains for the farmers to bring
them in to make the largest, finest
and most magnificent display OF
mules that was ever collected togeth-
er. And II is the duty of the farmers
10 do this. The world looks upon
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
MULE DISPLAY AT THE FAIR
SHOULD BE EYE-OPENER
mAuRv couNTrs MOST FAMOUS PRODUCT s NvMERous-FARM
ERs SHOULD BRING THEM OUT

Maury county as the greatest mule
producing section on the face OF the
globe and it has gone forth that there
will be another mule show here and
the people who are interested In such
displays will be here from far ana
wide. 1t is one of the greatest oppor-
tunities for advertising the mules OF
the county that the farmers will have
in a long time. Il is not so long ago
that the farmers have forgotten what
a demand there was for Maury coun-
ty mules right after the fair In 1907
but that they can appreciate what an
1t was to them, and II
will be the same way this year. Get
together and bring the mules, boost
the fair, boost your own game and
boost the county.
See John L. Jones, the mule man, ne
can tell you all about II and VIII be
be glad to furnish you with any In
formation you desire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
The Baby Show.

DIR. VOORHEES,, who Will have in
charge the baby exhibition at the
Fair. was interviewed today concern
ing his department.
DR.. VOORHEES, said he had already
has assurances of between so and 70
entries, SO he anticipates very sue
cessful representation of the neighbor-
ing households possessing the pref
test babies" How would you like to
be one of the judges at baby show?
Each one is pretty, many OF them
dimpled besides, every one OF them is
cute" SO there you are. You can't
stick a pin in one, and thus eliminate
the cherub from further considera-
ton, for the fond mother has been
watching you every second, and you
would be sudden victim of falling
hair"
It's up to you Judge, but we had
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
MEETING HELD
HERE MONDAY
PATTERSON DEMOCRATS ASSEM-
BILE 70 RPuRposE OF ORGAN
IzINe-NoTHlNG DONE.

A meeting of administration Demo
Gratis was held Monday In the KING
building on the public square for the
purpose of perfecting a county organ
ization. The meeting was attended
by fifty or sixty persons, and but for
its short duration the attendance
would probably have been larger. DR..
E. E. collins, of Columbia, was called
to the chair and declared the meeting
ready for the transaction of business.
A motion to adjourn was put and was
carried, it being the sense Of the
meeting that organization at this time
was unnecessary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10

The most representative delegation
that ever assembled in Maury county
was present in the Circuit Court room
at one O'Clock Monday in response to
a call issued to all the Democrats Of
Maury county in favor of the enforce
ment of the liquor laws and the cleo
ton laws enacted by the last Gen
eral Assembly of Tennessee. At the
opening of the meeting two hundred
citizens were present and the room
rapidly filed until by actual count
800 citizens were seated and standing
When the crowd reached this proper
ton the representative of The Herald
ceased to make any further count, as
it was a matter of impossibility, so
contested was the crowd at the en-
trance.
Capt. A. A. Lipscomb called the
meeting to order and Maj. ]. T. Will
hanson placed the name of Hon.
George T. Hughes in nomination for
permanent chairman, which nomina
ton was unanimously adopted without
dissenting vote. Cliff Hendley was
then nominated and unanimously
elected permanent secretary.
C. T. Looney rose and was accorded
the floor and made the motion that
committee on delegates be appoint
ed and placed the names OF j. G..
VOORHEES,, Walter Bailey E. N. Wool
ard and G. ~ Pickard in nomination
for the place The committee was
unanimously elected and repaired to
an ante room for the purpose of pre-
pairing the list of delegates. J. G..
VOORHEES, was made chairman of the
committee.
While awaiting for the committee
to report Hon. G. T. Hughes was
called on to address the meeting.
Mr.. Hughes said:
1t has been my custom for years
never to remain silent when such
questions as are now involved are up
for public consideration. AS / stated
few moments ago when stating the
object of this meeting, we are not
here to further the claims or inter-
ests of any individual, we are here
as democrats recognizing that what
are known as the prohibition laws
enacted by our last legislature are
valid statutes upon our statute books
after years of labor and after years
of strife by the people of the grand
old State of Tennessee. We believe
that those statutes voice the senti-
ments of a large majority of the
best people of our State; we believe
that it was a step in the right direc-
ton. at least it was step which
some of use have fought for and have
prayed for during the best part OF
our lives.
We do not desire to see any back
ward steps taken; we will resist with
every power of our hearts any en-
croachments upon that law, every
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
Fruit Department.

John l.. Jones, superintendent OF
the Fruit department OF the Fair. was
seen today and was found very enthus-
iastic as to the outlook. Numbers of ex-
hibitors have given the superintendent
assurance that they will enter va
riety Of products for this department,
and if the people at large display the
proper interest, there will be no doubt
about the success of any of the de-
partments.
Parties making exhibits are espe-
eially requested to enter their pro-
ducts as early as Monday or not later
than Tuesday, as it will be greatly to
the advantage of the Fair management
to have prompt entries. Then, too 1t
will furnish the patrons Of the Fair
full opportunity to inspect them, even
If they could only attend for the one
day
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10

Nick Thomas spent Saturday
night and Sunday and Monday with
his family in Columbia He left Mon
day afternoon for Murfreesboro, where
ne will race this week. Mick was
asked what he thought of the pros
poets for the free-for-all pace and IN
reply stated, Il am In first-class
shape and Geers was never better. IL
Walter Hal wins the race he Will
to lower his former record by
Se-eral seconds, unless something hap
pens to me or my horse between now
and thu or during the race. ! don't
say Y nj will win the race, but l
DO Sa. that there will be some lower
Ing Of records"
Smith was looking fine and felt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
sIcCESS SMILES IN ADVANCE
ON BIG MAURY COUNTY FAIR
DnIcATIoNS POINT TO THE BEST ANNUAL
SHOW EVER GIVEN IN
COLUMBIA
.us DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE VERY sEsT-THEn
THERE WILL THE BABY sHow-couNr
LESS ATTRACTIONS.

Prof. Gordon w. Bentley of the
University of Knoxville, State Ento-
mologist, viii be the judge Of the fruit
department.
At IL O'Clock on Sept. 18th, at the
Floral Hall, Prof. Bentley will give
short lecture on Spraying Fruit
Trees" The importance of this meth
cd of saving the fruit trees from the
ravages of destroying insects, will be
recognized by all growers of trees.
Prof. Bentley would like to have a
representative gathering at the above
place and hour, for his discourse.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
THOMAS SAYS GEERS DIRECT
WILL WIN OR BREAK RECORD
DRIVER OF the FAMOUS MAuRY COUNTY HORSE Is @'E'
mAuRv COUNTY FAIR MONEY

confident of what he was saying and
there was determination written all
over his face. He further said that
from now on it would be fight TO
tho death between the two horses.
when we reach Columbia the hard
est fight of the season will be pulled
off. | know what the Columbia peo'
nile want. They want me to beat
this horse and I am going to do It II
q 10 in me and the horse to do It,
I fully realize that am going up
against one of the best horses In the
country II is the same blood meet
to- on the field of battle. When
Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the
Tug of War. And this is going to
he the tug of all wars ON the 'urf'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
TRUSTEES REPORT
SHOWS TAX LEVY
TO Be insufficient
COUNTY HAS BORROWED MANY
THOUSANDS DURING THE
PAST YEAR.
MORE MONEY FOR The SCHOOLS
Under New Educational Bill Maury
Receives Nearly $4,000 Additional
From the state-compiIed by Pur-
year.

-
The present tax levy Of Maury coun-
ty is insufficient to meet the county's
obligations. This Is the feature Of the
annual report of Trustee Elem Thorn
as, which has just been compiled.
According to the report the county
is now paying interest on $4,000 bor-
rowed money. It is the policy Of the
county to borrow sufficient funds to
keep the county warrants at par,
which explains the necessity that
forced Maury into the money
market. According to the present out
look the only way to make both ends
meet financially is for the county to
increase the present levy.
Another fact brought strikingly to
the front is that the citizens of Maury
county are in excellent financial con-
dition and are not lodging the tax col
lector. Collections have been exceed
ingly good, with the exception of polls,
and this latter fact is attributable to
the transient labor that is employed
in the phosphate fields. The popula-
ton there is shifting and many polls
are levied that cannot be collected.
This shows on the county books but
does not signify any failure upon the
part of county officials to exhibit the
proper energy in making collections.
Perhaps the brightest feature of the
report is the healthy balance shown
by the school fund. With $31.-
600 balance to its credit the school
fund promises longer terms or better
paid teachers, either of which would
be to the advantage of the county.
Under the terms of the general educa-
tional bill passed by the last session
of the legislature rs per cent. OF the
gross revenue of the State is set aside
for school purposes. Sixty-one per
cent. of this rs per cent. goes to the
common schools, and Maury county
is consequently many thousand dol
lars to the good on the fund received
from the State. The general educa-
tional bill went into effect on July LIST,
and it is this bill which provides for
the establishment of the three white
normal schools in the State. The
sinking fund shows a balance sum
Gent to care for the interest on the
present bonded Indebtedness.
The highways fund shows a good
balance.
Tax collections for the past year
are the heaviest in the record of the
county. the total is 1888, 361.99 as COM
pared with $132,394.1s for the pre-
ceding year and $122,40S.15 for the
wear preceding that. This indicates
both increased valuations and better
collections.
In picked-up taxes the volume is
steadily growing. The total this year
is S16,7O6.46 as compared with $l5,-
1851 and $14,233.40 for the proceed
ing two years.
The compilation of the report is
the handiwork of Deputy Trustee W.
H. Puryear, a copy of which can be
seen in the Office of the Trustee. The
original report is gotten up on
sheet OF artist crayon and is drawn
and lined in red and blue ink with
the special departments set in In
plain legible writing. The work does
credit to Mr.. Puryear's clerical abil-
ity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10

Continued on. Eleventh Page.