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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
NO OPPONENT FOR
SUPT. ]. P. GRAHAM
BEFORE COUNTYCOURT
WILL BE THE ONLY QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE AT ELECTION
IN JANUARY.
COMMITTEES JOB An EASY ONE
Failure Of Any Opposition to Material.
ize Is = Well Merited Tribute to
One Of the county's Most Faithful
Officials.

No one appearing to take the exam
ination for County Superintendent, the
reelection of John p. Graham to this
position by the County Court in Janu
airy is assured. The committee ap
pointed by the Judge of the County
Court to examine applicants met al
the court house Monday. The exami
nation is open for three days but nc
one having appeared by this time
means that there will be no examina-
ton.
This leaves Mr.. Graham as the only
qualified candidate for the Office in
Maury county. Mr.. Graham received
life certificate when he took the ex-
animation and SO long as he remains
in school work can be reelected with
out another examination.
The fact that there is to be no CON
test for this office will be very crafty
ing to the friends of the present su-
perintendent who is generally recog-
nized az one of the most capable OH.
cials that this county has ever had.
He has served as superintendent for
two years and during that entire pc
Rod there have been no complaints
upon the part of teachers, parents or
children against the manner in which
he has conducted the affairs of the
Office.
Since Mr.. Graham became superin-
tendent of the county the terms of the
schools have been heightened, many
new school houses have been erected;
strong central schools have taken the
place of weaker ones; a county high
school has Leen established, the tax
rate for the schools has been raised
and better record of the school sta
tistics Of the county obtained. These
are some of the achievements of the
present official he'd of the schools.
The committee appointed to con-
1uct the examination, had any been
was composed of Prof. Jas
A. Bostick, of Mt. Pleasant; Prof w.
}. Branham, of Spring Hill, and Prof !
r. L. Harris, of Columbia |
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
PROSPECTS ARE
EXCELLENT FOR
C. N. A. FOOTBALL
PROBABLE THAT TEAM OF 1919
WILL BE THE BEST IN
HISTORY.
THE NEW CUACH ARRIVES
Hugh Potts, of the Vanderbilt Te@n
Of 1907, Assisting Capt. McGehee
in His classes-8owe Has Advan.
tage of Virginia Play.

VIII c. NJ. A. have a good football
team this year? The answer is yes.
and again yes. For the next thirty
days there is absolutely nothing tOP
the head Of the team to do but coach.
hour after hour, the new plays and for.
nations viii he drilled into the heads
of the entire bunch of players by
Coach McGehee and Assistant Coach
Bowe, Of Virginia Military Institute.
In addition there will be Hugh Potts,
who came here Monday night to as
sist the others in coaching. Potts,
as is MeGehee, is an old Vanderbilt
player, and won his laurels in 1907 by
his magnificent playing in the Wander
bilt-Sewanee championship contest on
Thanksgiving day. His position in
that game was at quarter, and the
tales of his prowess as runner
through the broken field has never
ceased to be whispered by the ambi-
tious candidates who hope in the
games to come to wipe out his MEM
CRY with deeds of greater spiendor.
Coach McGehee is an experienced
football man, having played in the
back field and tackle at Vanderbilt for
three years, where he learned every
phase Of the game. Before entering
Uondorhi1t bo ooaobod tbo +oovo -
Barton Academy High School at Mo
bile for two years
Capt. Bove comes fresh from the
Virginia Military Institute, where he
was thoroughly with the stunts pulled
off in the Old Dominion State. This
knowledge will be useful to him here,
in teaching the C. M. A. some entirely
new stunts.
Potts is expected to be of great as.
sistance to Tolley. as well as the en-.
tire back field by his coaching He
will remain here until McGehee gets
all the kinks Strengthened out of the
.eam.
With absolutely no teaching to wor4
y about, Capt McGehee will be en-
abled to give his entire time to the
ottball team, and 1t is fully expected
hat the team of 1910 will be the best
me in the history of the Academy.
Col. Hardy and Col Edgerton, both
excellent players in their college days,
will be found on the side lines, offer
ng suggestions and helping the
caches out of some difficult problem.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07

lof the first teams. Among the new
recruits that promise well are Miss
Lucy Rogers and Miss Tuggie Robin
son.
The teams are known as the Reds
and the Blues and once each week
they will play match games on the
basketball field, but no public games
will be played until later in the sea-
son. The gymnasium is being fitted
up for games to be played indoors in
case Of bad weather, but all games
will be played in the open air unless
weather conditions are unfavorable.
Miss Hamil is very hopeful for the
team this year and hopes to have
some splendid match games before
the Christmas holidays
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
SAY DRUNKENNESS
IS DECREASING
REPORT COMES FROM ENGLAND,
IRELAND AND WALES-MuCH
IMPROVEMENT NOTED.

Sobriety is gaining across the seas
as well as in this country, and the
following dispatch, which is sent out
from washington, contains much to
encourage those who favor the cause
of temperance:
"Sobriety is In the ascendency In
England, ireland. Scotland and Wales,
and licensed public houses are on the
decrease In number, according to sta
tistics communicated to this govern
ment by Consul-General John L. Grif-
fiths, Of London. The decrease Of
drunkenness Is attributed primarily
to two causes, one, the increase In the
price OF whiskey and the other, the
organization of social clubs where per-
sons may drink without frequenting
licensed premises
In England and Wales in 1908 con-
for drunkenness aggregated
1877 ,s03, while In 1909. the total was
169, 61S, decrease of neary one-tenth.
The decrease in Scotland amounted to
nearly 81 rer cent, while in Ireland
the percentage of decrease from 1908
was 8 per cent"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
JE WISH NEW YER
IS BEING OBSERVED
is AN IMPORTANT OCCASION AND
APPROPRIATE SERVES
ARE HELD.

The Jewish New Year Is being OBJ
! served in this city today by great
many of the people of that race, and
a number of stores are closed. Ser.
vices will, as previously announced,
are scheduled, beginning with last
evening.
The observance of the New Year
takes two days, Monday and tomor-
row.
What is said to be the most sacred
holiday of the Jewish year will be
observed ten days later. The day of
atonement or Yom Kippur is one OF
fasting and prayer. According to the
Jewish faith, prayer for forgiveness
for past sin is not regarded as eff
fective, and on this day the members
of the synagogues gather in their plac-
es Of worship to ask for strength and
guidance to do right during the year
that has begun.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
BIG COTTON CROP
Of MAURY COUNTY
COKINetTO MARKET
GINS OF THE COLUMBIA COTTON
MILLS ARE RUNNING Ev.
cry DAY.
GOOD PRICE FOR The STAPLE
Expected That Acreage Next Year
viii BE Increased to Not Less Than
2,o00-spiendld Yield and Good
Quality Mark the Crop.

One Of the largest crops of cotton
grown in Maury county in many years
isa being marketed now. The gins Of
the Columbia Cotton Mil Company
are running and that concern IL buy.
ing all Of the cotton that is being Of
fered by the local growers. Ofncials
OF the company estimate that between
1900 and 1.4OO acres of the heecy sta
pie have been grown in this county
and that this will yield about 500
bales
The cotton IL being picked now and
brought to market and by the end Of
this month the bulk of it will have
been bought and paid for The com
pany will encourage the planting Of
additional acreage next year and ex-
pet that the crop in Maury county in
1911 will be not less than 1000 acres
frc--- which there should be gathered
at least 750 bales. At anything like
the present price the product will be
worth in the neighborhood Of $40 per
bale making the estimated crop on
1000 acres gring the farmers about
$4,000 or an average of $25 to the
acre. There are few crops that will
yield more than this and the high
price and good home market is ex-
pected to stimulate the planting of
this or an even greater acreage next
year
1.-THE cotton mill is paying four and
one half cents in the seed for the local
cotton which is almost $40 for a bale
of 500 pounds OF lint, four and half
cents in the seed being equal to nefrly
fourteen cents in the lint. The quality |
of the staple is said to be fine and
those who have grown the crop this
year are very much gratified at the re-
turns. They, or many of them, Will be
certain to plant additional acreage
next year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
SAY HORACE HAYES
TRIED TO SELL
HORSE FOR S125
SAYS TWO FELLOWS MADE HIM
TAKE HORSE TO MT.
PLEASANT.
BOY A VERY SMOOTH TALKEH
May Be Proseeuted-Looks Younger
Than He lO-SaId to Be In His Six
teenth Ysar-AIways Has Ready
Story.

Sheriff Goodwin arrived on the thres
o'clock train Tuesday afternoon bring
ing Horace Hayes, the boy accused OF
taking a horse belonging to William
Scott, who lives about seven miles
from this city. The boy had been
caught at Mt. Pleasant, as stated In
Mondays Herald.
According to reports Horace had
tried to sell the horse in Mt. Pleasant,
and fixed the price at 1925, some
what higher price than he had offered
to take for the horse in this city, &C
eording to the story of some boys, to
the effect that he had offered to sell to
them for $11. He found no buyer,
however, but the officials were notified
here of his arrival, and the result was
disastrous to Horace.
He tells another story to account
for having the horse in his possession,
and says ne met couple of young
fellows late Monday afternoon, on the
road, who had the horse, and they
compelled him to take the horse for
the purpose of delivering it to them
at Mt. Pleasant this morning.
Horace Is very small for his age but
is said to be in his sixteenth year,
but to look much younger.
The boy is very smooth talker, al
though some of his stories are very
wierd.. 1t is understood the boy will
be prosecuted.
Sheriff Goodwin who went after the
boy sent the horse back to Columbia,
in charge of a negro, and brought the
boy back ON the train.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
]. R. DOUGLAS DIED
2 P. M. TUESDAY
LIVED ON PULASKI PIKE AND
WAS A PROMINENT CITIZEN
AND FARMER.

James r Douglas died at the fam
lily home on the Pulaski pike Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, his death
being rather unexpected. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Eugene
Thomas, with whom he made his
home.
He was aged GA years, Ave months
and 10 days, having been born March
80, 1916.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 2 o'clock this afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. M. Ashford, and Rev.
Hardy Copeland, and interment was
at Rose Hill cemetery.
Deceased was a prominent farmer
and highly respected citizen OF the To-
cality in which he lived
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
WORLDS SERIES
OF BALL GAMES
BEGINS OCTOBER II AT PHILA
DELPHlA-.THE SCHEDULE
ARRANGED.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 4.-The first
game of the annual worlds champion
ship series of baseball games will be
played at Philadelphia on Monday,
October II. The contending teams
are the Philadelphia Americans and
the Chicago Nationals-the same team
that has four times won the National
league pennant, and thrice been de-
clared the worlds champions. The
only notable change will be the substi-
tuition of some other player for Ev-
ers, the crack second baseman, who
broke his ankle in a recent game with
Cincinnati. This will be severe blow
to the CUPS, and very likely means
that Philadelphia will have a walk
over in the worlds series. The follow
ing schedule has been arranged:
Oct. II, at Philadelphia; October IS,
October 20 and 81 at
Chicago; October % at Philadelphia;
October 20 at Chicago; If seven games
are necessary, the place will be decid-
ed by the tess of a coin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
LAVENDAR CASE
DISPOSEDOF TODAY
BY AGREEMENT NoLLE WAS EN-.
TERED ON PAYMENT OF
THE COSTS.

Criminal court was held Wednesday
by Judge ]. t. Mcknight to hear the
case Of the State va. Melville Laven-
der, but It did not come to trial as the
case was settled and by agreement a
nolle prosequi was entered on pay
ment OF costs, the costs being equally
divided between the defendant and
prosecutor The defendant was charg-
ed with assault and battery
No other business was brought 20
the attention OF the court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
.PATTERSONITESHOLD
CONVENTIONS IN
ALL THE COUNTIES
K. D. M'kELLAR, OF MEMPHIS,
ENDORSED BY SHELBY
FOR GOVERNOR.
SANE Oh CROWD PARTICIPATES
Two Independents Desert and Are Big
Bugs in Davidson and Rutherford
Harmony MeetIngs-M. 3. oehs
Endorsed in Resolutions.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 4.-Ths
Pattersonites Of the various counties
met in mass conventions yesterday to
select delegates to their State conven.
ton which meets Wednesday. Few
candidates were endorsed for Cover.
nor, X. d. Mcclellan, of Memphis, get
ting Shelbys vote. AS a rule the in
structions we're for anybody against
Hooper. Most of the conventions
passed resolutions thanking NJ. B.
Ochs, publisher of the late Nashville
American, and pledging him their sup
port il he would start another news
paper, to be run solely for the interest
of that faction.
The most noticeable feature of the
meetings was that it was the same old
crowd participating, in only two coun-
ties former Independents taking part
in the conventions. These were w.
o. Vertrees in Davidson and Thomas
B. Lyle in Rutherford. In Grundy
county Independents were elected Sec
rotary Of the convention and delegates
to Nashville, but all of them emphat-
ically refused to serve.
In the Davidson county meeting
John McMlllin, brother of the ma
chine candidate for u. S. Senate made
a very bitter speech against Capt.
Hooper. These remarks, however,
were absolutely without point. After
paying his respects to the Tennes-
sean, he put forward the name OF W.
o. Vertrees, late Independent, for Gov
ernor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
DAIMWOOD MADE
GOOD AT KNOXVILLE
is sGlvEN HONORABLE MENTION
FOR PORTRAIT AT THE
EXPOSITION.

w. K. Daimwood, the West Seventh
street photographer, made most
creditable showing in the photo sec
ton OF the Appalachian Exposition al
Knoxville. Competition was open to
the United States. and Mr. Daimwood
cmpeted with many others from vari-
GUS States, and the committee on
awards gavo him honorable mention
for the color portrait exhibit which he
made.
The fine art section of the exposi-
ton proved a great attraction to Wis
itors, and many photographers entered
into competition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-07
MAYOR HEAD CITED
CONTEMPT COURT
FORMER NASHVILLE MAN MUST
EXPLAIN REFLECTIONS ON
MEMBERS OF BODY.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 81. M.
Head, former Mayor of Nashville, has
been cited to appear before the Su-
preme Court on the charge of con-
tempt. 1t is presumed that his re-
cent interview or letter rejecting on
the court charging that the members
had entered into corrupt deal with
the brewers to declare the manufac-
turer's law unconstitutional is basis
for charge.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
LEFT AND RIGHT TELEPHONES
"HelIo" Girls Little Hint May Provo of Value to You in the
 Future.

"Right-handed people invariably put ear and left-handed people to their right" said one of the telephone hello" girls" We girls get to be psychologists in a small way by talk ing over the telephone every day. It is impossible to keep from sizing up and classifying the people on the oth- CT end of the wire. simply on basis of what they say and how they say 1t. There are almost as many ways of talking into a telephone as there are kinds of people who use the tele phone. But it is, nevertheless, rather easy to classify them. One thing 1 have noticed is that the vast majority of people, being right-handed. hold the receiver in their left hand. The left ear, by long practice, thus becomes more acute and we'll trained. Conse quently, when for any reason. man or woman takes the receiver in his or her right hand, it is comparatively easy to sense it at my end. The man is apt to speak nervously and dis jointedly. to talk too loud and to ask me to frequently repeat. showing that his ear-his wrong ear-is not serv- ing him with such fidelity and accu- racy as his more accustomed left. had great difficulty in hearing a wom an once, and so asked: You are left handed, aren't your Yes, she gasped. Then don't hold the tele phone quite so close to your mouth and put the receiver against your other ear She did, and we were able to hear each other perfectly"
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
SPENDS MILLIONS ON HORSES
Germany Leads the World in Impor tation-ChiefIy for Draught
 Purposes.

From some statistics published re.
 gently by M. Ruan, the German min
 ister of agriculture, the land of the
 kaiser leads the world in the matter
 of importing horses. In case of war the Germans are bound that they will be In possession of liberal supply of horses For the last three years there has been a slight decrease, the cause being that home breeders are doing well. In 1909 Germany i'm ported 119, ,000 horses at a cost of $20,- 100000 Most of the imports were made for draught purposes; light draught horses numbered 43, 300 and were of the value of $4,500,000 The heavy draught horses numbered 48,- 500 and were of the value of $10,000. 900. Supplies of the former class were drawn principally from Russia. which sent 30,225 head; then came the Netherlands, with 9,024 Austria and Hungary accounted for 2525, Den- mark for 467, and the rest were drawn from France and Belgium. The heav- fest of the draught horses were main ly supplied from Belgium, 10000 be. ing imported at an average price of $310. Denmark delivered 16,309. France 5,S47, Austria and Hungary 3,369, Russia 2,051, the Netherlands GA and EnglanJ only 125. In 1908 Germany imnorted 267 half-bred sires at an average cost of $1,020, most of them being from Belgium. Saddle .iorses are put down as numbering 6,562. of which Austria supplied 2,946, against 1,227 from England. These latter figures include the thorough breds The favorite market for cheap horses for Germany has been Russia. which country supplied 16,SSS at an average cost of $75.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
Walked to Parliament

All members of parliament did not ride to London from their constituent cles. Tn the old days. Mir. Barclay of try, who represented Kincardine- shire In the eighteenth century. al ways walked the whole way. doing ms oo miles day with ease. Mara mon runners may note that his re- ireshment on the journey was a bottle oi port, poured into bowl and drunk on at a draught, George III took much interest in MT. Barclays achievements and said: q ouebt to De proud of my Scotch subjects when my Judges ride and my members of parliament walk to the metropolis The former alluston was to Lord Monooddo, who always rode to town instead or driving, considering it un- manly to sit on a box drawn bv brutes. London Gazette.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
City Visitor Makes Protest.

"Oc modest estimate" said the irritable man, there are 11,0OO, 900 things about New York that anger me, but the thing that does it most effectively is the waiter at the high, priced table d'hote. To begin with. 1t is somewhat maddening to find fac. ing you on the bill of fare the mes sage; An extra charge of 25 cents will be made for dinners ordered with out wine However, you always or der wine, so that that irritation soon subsidies. But your anger grows when the solemn head waiter approaches and without being asked extends to you wine list carefully opened at the page devoted to champagne. If you fail to order that particular drink, no matter if you order a burgundy that is far more expensive, his nose turns up aGd he departs half angry 1alf grieved that man of so low a caste still lives"
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
RING IS 3,2OO YEARS OLD
Ornament Once Worn by Court Beauty of Egypt-ls Fine Example of
 Ancient Carving.

The Musee Guimet of Paris has just that 1t will bear investigation better than did the notorious tiara of the Louvre a few years ago. M. Guimet whose name the museum bears, Is an antiquarian and voluminous writer on antiquities. He seems quite satis- fled that he has added to his collection a ring of the time of Rameses H., who fiourished about 1900 years before our era
 The ring was acquired from family of Grenoble in whose possession it had been for long years, and the former owners produced documents which sat sfied M Guimet as to the authenticity of his acquisition. The ring bears heiroglyphic inscriptions showing that it graced the hand of Nefritarimeri Mout one of the wives of the once powerful monarch of Egypt.
 The ring is of thick gold carrying a comedian stone rectangular, large and flat. The stone is inclosed in gold and the ring itself is ornamented with a iillet of gold. The stone tells the story in hieroglyphics said to repre- sent the kih, and Nefritarimeri The perfection of the entaillure is consid- cred proof of the genuineness of the ring. for the modern engravei seldom succeeds with that sureness of cut which is the wonder and admiration of all who are familiar with the .ngrav. ing of the ancients
 The ring, we are further told, al though gracing the hand of a court beauty of Egypt in the depths of the past ages. would not be much sought after by fashionable lady today
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
HAD BOUGHT A GOLD BRICK
City Man Found Himself All 10 'ne Bad in His Purchase of Couh-
 try Home.

William Raymond Sill's regular vo- cation, in addition to decorating lhe lobby of the Broadway theater, Is 10 put pieces in the paper about Le" Fields For this he receives a salary said to be larger than-but what's the use.
 Sills most notable achievement to date is bouncing baby from wnom knowledge of his fathers ealing mas been withheld thus far. The need or country air for any reputable on- spring was impressed upon Sill by Mrs. Sill last summer, and one eve ming the head of the household tri- umphantly laid formidable fdocu- ment in the lap of his fireside com panion
 Whats this?" she demanded.
 Deed of the farm," replied Sill.
 Whose farm?" she asked.
 Yours, mine, the kid's," answered her husband.
 Examination of the document proved that it called for II acres of land Subsequent inspection of the property revealed 5000 barrels of the choicest Long Island swamp; 2000 gallons Of malaria and an unlimited supply of eau de board of health. Sill promptly christened the estate Marshmellow Arms and began to cultivate.
 The last time he struck balance sheet he rejoiced to learn that by his ardous toll he had raised half-acre of pond lilies (yellow), six families Of muskrats, and "scab" bullfrog that croaks only in the afternoon.
 That farm would be a great prop osition,' sighed Sill, "if only could get Annette Kellermann to work 1t for me."-From an article in The Green Book Album.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-26
Title of "EsQuire."

Esquire dated back to the days when the Greeks and Romans were in the heydey of their existence. The armor bearers who served as attend ants of the knights by way of body guard were called esquires. Later. in England the king created esquires by placing collars about their necks and bestowing upon them pairs of silver spurs The title has never lapsed in that country. There are now legally esquires by heritage. by creation. or by virtue of the holding of some of flee.
 In this country the title has come into general use simply by courtesy. but 1t must be admitted that 1t Is a very flimsy excuse for Its adoption. In England there is disposition to use 1t as applying to men not engaged in trade.