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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-11-18
sHELBYvILLE NOTES.

Shelhyville was shocked and sad
dened last week by the news of t. e
death of the wife of DR.. ]. O. John
son, pastor of the A. M. e. Church
DIR. ]. A. Jones, of Turner Normal
filled the pulpit IF the A. NJ. E. Church
last Sunday all day, in the absence Of
the pastor.
The Allen Troubadours were in
town this week and filled two-night
engagement at the City Opera House
under the auspices of Turner Normal
College. They played to good houses
both nights and gave good satisfac-
ton.
Mrs. G. c. Jones, marron of Turner
Normal, spent few days in Nash.
vile last week on business trip.
She returned Monday night
Rev. j. A. Crump, of Haley Circuit,
who resides in this city, has been
confined to his bed for several days,
but is some better at this writing.
The boarding department of Turner
Normal College is filed to overflow
ing, and students are still coming in
from all parts of the state. The lat
est arrivals are Misses jennie Clay
borne, of Shelbyville, and Miss Fran
ces Commons, of Fayetteville.
DR.. Jones states that cots are now
being provided for the additional
students as they come IN. Three 9th
ers are expected this week.
Foot ball has been cut out of Tur-
ner Normars schedule this year, and
military tactics have peen substituted
instead. The boys will soon don
their new suits.
Miss Eva Pattengall and Miss Ma
bel Mckay were the guests Of Mrs
Crowell on "the Railroad" last Sat
urday. They report having had a
most pleasant time.
Miss Ruth ALISON leaves this week
for Nashville to ATTEND the Young
Women's Christian Convention, which
is being held in that city. She goes
as a representative of the A. G. e
League of Turner College.
! Dame rumor has given it out tina
tintinambulations of nuptials signif
canoe are being heard, calling togeth
er two hearts that now reside in tht
two extreme ends of town-East EnC
and West End. Cupid cuts some pc
cul' ar caners sometimes.
The county teachers are preparing
for the closing of their schools.
The Misses Daniels entertained a
their home Sunday evening Messr
Ewing, Bell, Hunter and Miss Bul
keen.
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MELVILLE (Mo.) NOTES..

Er. Louis Laws, the efficient clerk
Of the Educational Board VAS on last
Tuesday elected judge of tile Western
District Of Butler County.
Rev. Jackson Is off TO- st. Louis
10 the annual conference. Rev. ]. G.
Turner will also CO.
Mrs. Mary A. Walker was the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan ] nas Iset
Sunday.
Mrs. Dinah WOODS, m0thec Of Mrs.
Will Ward, died last We lnesday
morning. Mrs. Woods had been an
invalid for three years.
Mrs. Mary A. Walker, nf Center
vile, Tenn, who is here visiting her
children, will leave the later part Of
next week. She goes from here to
Longview, Texas, where sue VIII Ie-
main two weeks, and from there to
Ser home.
Prof Davis. principal of Wheatley
High School, Poplar Bluff, Mo, will
deliver a lecture to the students of
the NeelyVille Training School
Thanksgiving Day. Prof Walker AMI
the members of the M. D. Brooks
Rhetorical are sparing no pains in
making this great event.
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OUT IF TOWN NOTES.
DICKSON NOTES.

The Rev. Mr.. Dean, Of the A. M.
=. Church. preached his first sermon
at the st. James A. NJ. e. Church
last Sunday.
N. Miles, M. D., PHI. c., delivered
an interesting lecture at school con-
cert in Colesburg last Friday night.
DR.. Miles is building up a good prac-
tice here and is doing nicely.
The Rev j. H. Thompson, B. D.,
the popular pastor of Bowman Chap
ell, held quarterly conference at Cum
berland Furnace last Saturday and
Sunday for the Rev. DR.. S. M. Utley.
Mrs. John Oneal, of Colesburg, who
has been under the treatment Of sew
eral physicians, is much improved I'M
der the treatment OF DR.. Miles.
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cENTERvlLLE NOTES.

Rev. w. H. Shelby, the new pastor,
came Friday morning and preached
his first sermon Sunday morning. He
also preached Sunday night to a very
crowded house He made very good
impression and every one is expecting
great work from him this year.
Rev. M. A. Halerburton, a local
preacher of this place, and who was
ordained at the last West Tennessee
Conference, was given Dean Switch
and Gray's Bend. He preached his
firts sermon at Grays Bend Sunday.
All wish him success
Mrs. Matte Russell, of South Co
lumbia avenue, IS visiting her parents
in Maury County. While away Mrs.
Russell expects to have her eyes treat
ed by DR.. Edwards, OF Columbia
Mr.. and Mrs Charley Hannah had
the sad misfortune of losing their in
FAINT son Thursday Of last week.
Messrs. Earnest Walker and Percy
Hurt, who are working at Gordiug
burg, spent the weekend in Center
Vile.
Miss Luella George ls visiting in
Columbia this week.
Miss R. B. Meriwether spent Satur
day and Sunday visiting Miss May
berry, who is teaching at Grays Bend
Miss Josie Easley, who has beer
sick for a week. is able to be up ant
resume her work as teacher on Rob
erson HILL
Mrs. T. 8. Crimson, who has beef
teaching at Mt. Pillow, was forced t,
close school on account Of whoopini
cough
The members Of Richard Allel
Lodge No. "a will have their fifth an
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MuRFREEsRoRo NOTES.

The members and friends of Key
Chapel NJ. e. Church rendered their
pastor, Rev. D. T. Burch, grand re-
ceptiNn Thursday night, November &c.
Of all the receptions ever gwen our
pastors for many years. the one given
our present pastor by the members
and friends Of the church will long
be remembered This was the grand
est of them all DR.. G. G. Harden,
master of ceremonies, acquitted him
self as never before. The following
sneakers had words Of cheer and en-
couragement: A. Simmons, represent
ing the class leaders; A. McGregor
represented the Sunday-school; Daniel
Cuiren represented the Stewards;
Rev. H. Prim represented the preach
ers' Alliance; Rev. p. r. Woodson, so
called good natured sunshine; Rev
=. F. Anderson repres ented the minis
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eRAYTowN NOTES.

Rev. M. A. HaletpurtoA, the new
pastor Of the A. M. r. Church
preached his initial sermon to the peo
pie at this placc Sunday.
Miss Regerta Merriweather, Of Cen.
treville, was the quasi Of Mrs. Fannie
Chavers and Miss Saphronia Mayberry
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Eloise Nunnelly Long, Of Cor.
donburg, spent last week with home
folks.
Mrs. Thos. Gray. who has been very
IL, is rapidly improving.
Miss Helma Gilbert is visiting rela.
tiveS near PinewoOd. Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. CaxtoA Gray are the
proud parents Of fine son. Mother
and baby are doing we'll
Mr.. Eli NunnelIy and Mr.. Frank
Towmey will leave Tuesday for Okla
homa.
Several Of the yOuAg people Of this
place met at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor ChaverS Friday night to prsc-
tice for d concert t. be given by Miss
Saphronia Maybery. Those present
were Mrs. Joanna Brodie, Misses Pa
! ralee Crothers Sarah AMI Rosette
Gray, Ora, Carl and Inez Walker,
Messrs. Dallas, Douglas, Nunnelly, An
! drew and Harry Crothers, Rivers,
Gray, Edward Nixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Nunnelly enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Rev. M. A.
Halerburton, Mr.. Ward, Mrs. Amanda
WALKER and Mrv Joanna Brodie.
Miss Lottie Tottie spent Sunday af-
ternOon with Laticia Wharton.
Mr.. Redrick Wharton Is on the sick
list
Miss Minnie ToWmey left Tuesday
for GOrdenburg.
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ALeoop NOTES.

The county teachers meeting con-
vened at Algood, Tenn, last Saturday,
in which there was great interest
manifested. The audience was enter
tanned in the evening by the parents
of Algood. The program consisted Of
interesting subjects. Mrs Ida B. Bur
CESS gave an interesting talk on
Home Training" w. H. Young,
."Uuion One with Another" c. N.
Smith, "Brotherly Friendship" +.
r.. Burgess, uplifting the Negro
Race" Miss Daisy M. Roberts. Reg
ular attendance in school and num-
Der OF other interesting subjects fit
ting much to the occasion. The pro
gram was rendered under the mango
ment Of Prof b. T. Hill.
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BRENTWOOD NOTES.

Mr.. r. e. Hunt is somewhat indis-
posed this week.
Mrs. Hortense Owens, who is teach
ing at Westwood, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Maggie Turner, of Nashville,
was the guest of Mrs. H. Owens Sun
day.
The members of Brooks Chapel are
much pleased with their new pastor,
Rev. MosIey.
The quarterly meeting of the Won
ems work of the Stone River Asso-
&kihn will meet here this month at
ME- lebanon Baptist Church.
Mr.. Reuben Dobson was out Sunday
and spent the day.
Rev. L. Morton, of Franklin, spen:
Sunday here.
The entertainment at Mt Lebanon
Church last Saturday under the ap-
spices Of the WOmen's Missionary so
oiety was success.
Mr.. Abe Gray spent Sunday here.
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tiers Of the city; Rev. T. D. L. Led
better, so-called the mocking-bird
evangelist Of the A. M. e. Church; DR..
g. G. Harden represented the physi-
clans Of the city; Rev. D. T. Burch,
the pastor, responded in few fitting
and timely remarks. The choir fur
nished most excellent music for the
occasion. After the doxology the au-
dience was invited 10 the basement,
where they were served to an elabor-
ate menu After pledging their sup
port to the pastor all retired to their
respective homes.
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nual banquet Saturday night, Novem-
Der 10Th.
The members always look forward
to these events as the most enjoyable
Of the year
The Hooper and EnIoe club, which
was organized before the last election,
will meet Tuesday night of this week
for the purpose of organizing a civic
league. The promoters of the move
ment hope that this league will ac-
complish much toward the uplifting
of the general condition Of Center
Vile,
Mr. Lenard Crosby left last week
for Dickson to work in the tailor shop
with Mr.. John Dunn
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attended the funeral from here last
Sunday.
A very sad accident happened at
the home Of Mr.. Jim Haddox on
Eleventh street; he upset a coal oil
lamp, and had it not been for the
prompt action of neighbors he would
have been burned up. Mr.. Haddox
has been an invalid for. several years
Miss Scottie Foster, of Theta, was
the guest of Miss Mary Bradshaw last
Sunday.
Prof. j. H. Kelly spent the week
end with his grandson Charles Win
frey Kelly, In Nashville.
There was a grand reception at st.
Paul Church last Monday night, given
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There was good attendance at the
A. M, e. Sunday-School Sunday.
Miss Callie Murray spent last Sun
day evening with Mss Elaine Nixon.
The $50 Different Club" met at the
residence of Miss Wooley; they had
pleasant meeting.
The First Baptists are preparing
for rally next Sunday.
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coLuMRlA MorEs

Mrs. Quinetta Hall Johnson, wife
of DR.. j. @. Johnson, died at the
home of her father in Mt. Pleasant
November the 18th. DR.. Johnson has
the sympathy of many friends here
which was shown by the number that
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-10
IN DANGER OF BE-
ING SNUFFED OUT
Noted Astronomer Says Haley's Comet Con.
tains Sufficient Deadly Yapors to
Kill Every Living Thing

BERKELEY. Cal, Feb. S.-'If the
astronomers are right in their esti.
nations of the amount of cyanogen
gas in the tail of lIal,ey's comet, and
II that body's vapors do envelope the
earth we may have Il chance to feel
the sensations of the bugs and insects
which are killed by the use of this
deadly gas as an exterminator"
Such is the cheerful opinion express.
ed by Professor Edwin Booth OF the
department of chemistry at the Uni.
versity of California. and well known
expert on spectrum analysis.
Well all be snuffed out" he said,
"lf sufficient quantity of this cyanogen
gas unites with hydrogen of this plan.
cts atmosphere.
Their union" he continued. would
form a deadly So known as hydro.
uyanic acid the most deadly poison
known to science and which means
death for all animals"
Professor Burckhalter of Chaboc OBJ.
ser5atory, Oakland, maintains on the
other hand. that there is very little
gas IN the comets tail and that the
earths people have nothing to fear
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-10
CONCENTRATES.

The climate of Holland is damp and
rainy the year round.
Wireless telegraph apparatus is pro.
hibited in British India except upon
government license.
Austria is to develop $4,000 cleo
trical horse power from the River Gas
ka. which win be used for lighting and
industrial purposes.
The production of mercury at the
Almaden mines, Spain, was 1.O17.023
kilos. or 29,472 TASKS. In 1908. At Mi.
cares 1t was 50,6S5 kiios.
The estimate for dividends In the
United States in 1909 is 1896 700 900.
gaiu of $4,000. 900 over 1908. The
largest dividend payers for the year
are Standard Oil. $s5,335.353, anil the
United States Steel. $50 ZOO. 1896.
Berlin, with G population OF 1900. 900
has an annual fire loss OF less than
$4,000. Its fire department costs a
little over 5000. 600 Chicago's fire loss
is over 100000 and It's fire depart.
ment costs over $3.00O.0OO. Chicagos
population Is two-thirds that of Berlin
Mrs. David e. Lucas and Mrs. Mary
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-10
THE KLINE BRIDGE.

The petition filed with the county
commissioners yesterday unfolding the
position of Mr.. Relster In connection
with the Kline bridge contained 1903
names. This is the petition circulated
by Mr.. Reister and one or two others
The Herald viii copy the petition and
give the signers of both petitions In n
few days.
We do this in order that the people
may be fully informed. Mr. Reister
stated to The Herald that all he want
ed was justice. This The Herald Is
willing to do at all times. Now on
the other hand. is Mr.. Reister willing
to do justice to the taxpayers Of La
Plata county and without being com.
PEELED by the courts save the county
$500 to $500? We await his answer.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

NEW YORK-Unless all signs fail.
the tourist season of 1910 viii surpass
all records in the number of FIST and
second cabin passengers crossing lie
Atlantic, although the number of steer
age passengers may not be so large
as in 1905 and 1906, when the total
passed the million mark, and in 1907,
when 1,2S5.349 Immigrants were land.
ed at Ellis island. After the panic of
1907 the volume of ocean travel di.
mlnished very rapidly and some of
the steamers went TO sea almost
empty in 1908. 1t is estimated that
the revenues of the transatlantic com
panies fell off 5000, 900 in 1908, but
there was a recovery of $6,697,765 in
1909, and it is expected that in 1910
the receipts from passenger tickets
will equal If they do not exceed those
of 1907.
There are now twenty-seven differ.
ent companies operating about 200
passenger steamers between New York
ana Europe. Last year they made
z'o44 voyages and landed at the port
OF New York l,06s.649 passengers. OF
these 1907 were first cabin. 1867 ,252
were second cabin and III $50 came in
the steerage.
The new White Star steamers. the
Olympic and Titanic. now being built
at Belfast. will be nearly twice as
large as the Mauretania and Lusitania.
The Olympic will be ready for launch.
ing next August, the Titanic about
the end OF the year. Both steamers
are $40 feet long, or 7s feet longer
than the Mauritania and Lusitania,
and their displacement is 10000 tons.
or nearly double that OF the Maure.
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tania and Lusitania, which have dis
placement of 81 $50 tons. They will
be able to carry 5000 passengers and
will require a crew of 600 men to
handle them. They will be propelled
by turbine engines of $4,000 horse
power, and under pressure can make
twenty-one knots an hour, although
they will not be built for speed, but
for comfort and cargo and will carry
one-third more freight than any other
steamer ever built. They will cost
about ten million dollars each and will
be fitted up like floating hotels, with
gardens of living roses and carnations
arboTs covered with natural growing
vines, all of which will be turned into
hothouses in the winter. There will
be swimming pool, roller skating
rink, cafes that will be open day and
night and suites of cabins equal to the
finest roo as in the finest hotels in the
world. There will be four dining
rooms on each steamer on both the
American and European plans, and the
main dining room, where table d'hote
meals ale to be served, will seat 600
people.
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River Seine Rising;
Building Collapsing

PARIS, Feb. 9.-The Seine is rising.
Rains fell and when dawn broke today
the flood was again en- croaching on
Paris. Just when all thought danger
past a new menace has developed and
today the river inundated tie district
back OF Qui Dauteuil. A large hotel
building collapsed today with a roar
that was heard over a wide area,
spreading panic among the frightened
inhabitants of the quarter. The col
lapse of other buildings that we're
left in a precarious condition by the
recent flood is imminent. The streets
are again collapsing and the Gays of
the disasters climax are being repro
duced in many quarters. On Quail
Dauteuil pavement between tho Rue
Wilhelm and Pont De Jeur gave way
today.
The river which had fallen below
the vents of the sewers again covers
them and many of the conlults are
choked with debris and water.
All Paris is discouraged.
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POPULATION, PRICES AND CROPS.


Minneapolis Journal
II is a singular thing, however, that
the world has never gone entirely
short of foodstuffs. The estimates of
the pessimists are, of course, based
upon the solid fact that the new land
of the world is coming to an end
America is nearly through with hers.
Canada has developed rapidly and sur
prisingly wheat area in her north
west, but It is OF limited extent, and
II American experience is a guide we
may look for a rapid decrease In its
productivity per acre.
The alternative 10 finding new land
is to find new ways to use the old
land. There is nothing In the nature
fthe soil OF America to make us give
way to hopelessness about 1t. The
oldest land in America is young COM
pared with the Oldest land In Europe,
but the oldest land In Europe is still
in use. Why should not the American
lands prove as reliable?
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IGNORES IDLE RICH.

Mrs. H. o. p. Belmont has certa My
thrown off the yoke with which so
many well meaning American women
have encountered themselves. She
has sold her big Newport residence for
a hotel, and no wonder the idle rich
are mad about it. Frederick Towns,
end Martin is, however, propnesying
about them in his Passing of the Idle
Rich in which he maintains that
the American rich man. and pres INA
bly, woman. las ceased to be willing TO
remain idle and has awakened to his
responsibilities to his fellowmen
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Senators Will
Make Investigation

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9-There will
be only one investigation into the high
cost of living and this will be made
by the senate.
Such was the decision reached by
the ways and means committee in the
house today after going over the va
rious resolutions that had been pro-
posed, including one by the commit
Tee itself. The leaders of the house.
who are also leaders on the ways and
means committee do not relish the
statements made In papers all over the
country to the effect that Payne's com
mittee would only attempt to show
that high prices of the necessities
of life are not due to the Payne tariff
bill If the investigation is TO be dis
credited on the start, they say they
don't want to embark on It.
A story from the White house sew
eral days ago to the effect that the
president felt this way about an in.
vestigation by the ways and mans
committee partly influenced the com.
mittee In reaching its decision 10 pass
the matter up to the senate
The finance committee which has
reported favorably on the Elkins-Lodge
resolution. providing for a special com
mittee of seven members to conduct
the inquiry.
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MORGAN AT THE TOP
OF ART COLLECTORS

NEW York; is pity that every
collector of rare books. autographs
and treasures of art and antiquity
cannot be so generous I. sharing is
enjoyment Wiz; ;1e public as ]. Pier
pont Morgan lie is the lortunt tie
owner of the largest and most cost
ly. and. from an artistic ana edu,,a.
iicnai standpoint, the most importa Mt
private collection In the world. 1t has
cost him several millions of dollf RS
and be intends 1t ultimately for the
public: and. In the meantime. he keeps
certain rooms at the Metropolitan Nu.
scum of Art the library of Columbia
university and other exhibition plat es
that are always open to visitors filled
with selections from his collection.
which are changed from time to time.
he .is equally eensids4ate- Of the-ly,u,
pie of England, and certain rooms In
the South Kensington museum ere
given mp entirely TO objects loaned by
him for exhibition Similar loans ire
made to the museums of OF Ter co,ta.
tries. and thus Mr.. Morgan confers a
great benefit upon the world at larse.
nut there are private cole ,tions OF
great value in New York, Chicago. 81.
Louis and other cities which their
owners selfishly keep for their own
qualification and the entertainment of
their friends. without allowing the pub
lie to see them.
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h. lde are the leaders in movement
TO put married convicts at work on
forms and to apply their earnings to
the support of their families. Mrs.
acres of land In Colorado for the use
of convicts for five years
An exhibition OF agricultural manu-.
featuring and home industries Ia to
be held at Ekaterinoslav, southern
Russia. from July IA to Oct s. to which
special invitation has been issued
to Arle,icans 20 participate by Prince
Nicolas Ouroussof, grand marshal of
nobili y, the president of the associa.
ton.
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WHERE PERFUMES ARE MADE.

Most of tho altar for perfume is
made In France, but American dealers
buy it and make their own perfumes
from it. The output of domestic per
fumery is now sS,Oe0,0O0 year. Oils
of wintergreen. peppermint and spear
mint are made in this country. but
animal perfumes. Give, musk. amber
girls are all imported They are used
to give permanence to delicate vege-
table perfumes. Flower farming Ia II
staple Industry in France. -mose lhan
100000 acres In the valley of the Var
being used for that purpose.
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The improvement in roadbed, rolling
stock and protective signaling on
American railroads is shown by the
bureau of railway news OF Chicago,
whose returns show that $40 roads
operating over $4,000 miles OF rail.
way have not killed a passenger dur
ing period of one year, 1t is true
that towards the close of 1909 there
was one OF those curious epidemics OF
accidents which cast a shadow over
this record; but the immunity men
toned above shows how vastly We
have advanced over conditions OF ten
or fifteen years ago.
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MEN
KILLED
Coal Miners Run Into
Pocket Of Gas
Which Explodes

STEARNS, Ky, Feb. Am explo-
sion in mine No. ] of the Stearns
Coal company today killed six men
outright. 1t is thought the victims ran
into a rocket of gas which ignited
when 1t came in contact with their
lamps. None of the other workers in
the mine were injured. The explo.
sion took place in one OF the inner.
must recesses of the workings and
expended IFS force ppon the men in
the immediate vicinity The hoistiug
machinery was not damaged and "
difficulty was experienced in recov.
eiine the bodies.