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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
CAUGHT SCHOOL
GIRL SMUGGLING
AND THE YOUNG LADY's FATHER
HAD TO COME
ACROSS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.--Miss Hor-
tense M. Harder, who returned from
schol in Palis on the Kaiserin Aug
uste Victoria on Saturday, accomran-
led by her mother, was involved In
customs inVt stigation today because
she igaored the advice of her father
to declare everything dutiable. The
fataer, Vic'cr A. Harder, a wealthy
Brooklyn contractor, went to the Gus
TOM house today and Strengthened out
the tangle is far as possible.
81 wrote my daughter to declare
everything sent her copy of the Gus
toms regulations and received her
reply before she left Paris" said Mr..
Harder at the hearing. He exhibit
ed his daughters reply. II will go
to the customs officials with my wife
and declare everything"
NotN ithslsnding this, the custom
officers found seven undeclai ed
gowns. Thry were seized and to OBJ
tain thom today, Mr.. Harder was
forced to pay their full value in add.
ton to GO Der cent duty, yS63 IN all.
In view OF the fathers attitude, no
further action will be taken in the
case.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
CAPTURED 'POSSUM
EARLY LAST NIGHT
WAS AFTER T. N. FIGUERs' PoUL-
TRY AND WILL BE SERVED
FOR SUPPER.

A 'pOssum, which must have heen
the oldest inhabitant" of the pos
sum world, was captured about 8
O'Clock Tuesday night by Cheairs Fig
uers, son of T. N. Figuers, in the hack
yard of the Figuers' residence, in this
city. The family were disturbed by
cries of distress from the chicken coop
and a hurried visit to the coop result
ed in catching the 'possum in the act
of helping himself to fat hen, while
a splendid rooster had not escaped his
delicate attentions. On reaching the
COOP Cheairs lost no time in going
after the marauder and grabbing him
by the tail and held him so firmly that
he was unable to escape under the
house for which place he started as
soon as he saw danger was near.
Later the 'possum was killed and
dressed, and the family will enjOJ a
:" possum supper" tomorrow evening,
as a possum is not cooked until some
time after it is dressed.
Mr.. Figuers stated that the 'possum
was the largest specimen that he ever
saw, and he thinks that 1t has resided
in Columbia long time. He says a
large number of these animals have
taken Rp their abode in town in pref
erence to the country, and live prin-
cipaly under houses and sheds. Mem
bers of the family have seen a rum.
Der about the Figuers home, and they
have been seen about other homes in
this city. A number of chickens have
been killed by them, and they lave
robbed the hens of many eggs.
This old patriarch had lived long
lime about Mr. Figuers' premises and
had become very bold.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04

would have been proud to honor. But
these great moral questions effect ev
cry phase OF our life. They should be
determined TO. by party bias, nor in
factlonal anger, bu' in cool judgrL ent
1.-THE first reading Of this article will
probably n.ak5 some Of our subss'ib
ers very m1l with lis. But our re
quest Of you is, to take up the paper
again noxt day and read tine arGlcle
again liter your passion has cooled,
and see IL our appeal is not to your
reaso,?"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
CENTRAL
LOSES CIVIL SUITS
STATE SUES FOR $4,000 900 BACK
TAXES AND WINS
DECISION.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Oct. 30.-The
Illinois Central Railroad company.
sued by the state for back taxes,
tentatively placed at $15.O00.00o, was
defeated in preliminary of the case
by a decision Of the state supreme
court today. The effect OF the decis-
ion is to send the case back to the
circuit court of LaSalle county for
hearing on its merits. The court
lays down a rule for accounting by
which the state, 1t is estimated will
receive s2.oGO,OO0 revenue annually
from the road, instead of $1,000
r less, as ct present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
INDEPENDENTS OUT FOR
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES HERE
tContlnaed from First Page,

Senator Is a comparatively uninror
tant matter. That the new Senator
will be Democrat goes without say
ing-whsthSr he be McMillin or stahi
man, vertraes or Gates or any other
of those who have been mentioned
makes hut little difference to US as .
commonwealth, Tor every one OF them
is man OF strength and one who--uT
to the beginning OF the presnt family
ly quarrel IN the Democratic party Of
the State--has been = man his rarty
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04

favor Of honest elections because he
would not allow Tillman to contest .
paIpable fraud IN the election Of 1886.
He quoted from the speech Of Har-
vey H. Hannah a. Columbia In the iu-
dIcial campaign and eontrasted It With
his present eourse. greatly to the de-
light Of the large crowd He said
that Harvey, the little black bull
from Roane had Joined the brindle
steer Of Giles. and had taken over half
OF his yoke, and had them both hitch
ed to the harmony band wagon with
a very light Duroen for the load"
He referred to the bitter. SANDER
Gus speech Of Judge Joseph E. Jones,
Of Dresden, az Columbia, and declared
that he no longer drags his judicial
ermine in tho mire. he gets down ana
wallovs in It.
He declared that Bob Taylor had
laid tho Foundation for the Patterson
machine when he sigLed the election
law Of 1896, giving the Governor the
power Of appointing the election COM
He said that doubtless Bob Taylor
would he greeted by large crowd on
Tuesday, when he would be giving his
sweetened wind instead Of selling 1t
at one dollar per head.
He said that weherever the English
tongue was sloken, the name OF Ed
Ward Carmack shines like q star, and
the sentence was greeted by prolcng-
ed applause.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
CIVIL WAR BOMB
ExPLODES AT LAST

DALTON. Ca. Oct. ss.-A bomb
shell which had lain half buried s'nre
tho civil war days In the yard G.
negro. George Towns, within a short
distance Of the old breastworks, eS'
ploded today when struck with a piece
OF iron in the hands of Towns grand
son. The child's mother was Slightly
hurt and clothing OF two boys nearly
caught Ore.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
HAMS CANDIDATE DODGES IS
SUES OF THIS CAMPAIGN
tcontinusd nom First PAss.I

ponents. All this notwithstanding
that he aided the Union soldiers In
the Civil war against the very men he
claims to<have built monuments 70.
The question OF law enforcement
was never mentioned; the prohibition
laws were NOT spoken Of; the present
fair election law was slighted: rome
Of the other live issues received sen
tence in ths harangue which Is ex-
1ected to win votes to the Patterson
machine ticket The only live wire OF
which he spoke during the entire hour
was when he was slandering and
abusing some Of his opponents.
He opened with history Of the two
great political parties, starting with
the days Of Alexander Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson; he came on down
to the Civil war; he said Tennessee
lad tried Republican rule once, and
that they nsver would have It again.
He did not mention that Tennessee
has voted fo- = Republican for Presi-
dent, in the person Of Horace Greeley;
he failed to state that Tennessee has
had two Republican Governors, one
of them the lRte Alvin Hawkins. who
gave the State a cleaner administra-
rion than any which Tennessee has !
ever drawn nom the Taylor family.
The speech was cut short Ola &C
count of tho late arrival of the SPEC !
ial, as it went to Mt. Pleasant at night. |
A brass baud was brought out from
but It became separated |
from the Candidate-Senator immedi-
ately sitter it left the Punch and Judy |
special at the union station; the band
came to town OIL Main street; the can
didate and his followers who met him
1t the depot came down Garden The
band did not stay to hear the speech
Or to furnish the music while Bob was
tuning his harmonica-they folded
heir tents like the Arabs and silently
'tole away.
The crowd. while very fair sized,
vas hardly up to expectations.
Although Taylor did not arrive until
IN hour after the appointe dime
cry large majority of the country
,eople in the city waited until he
anne and considerable proportion
t them rema ined until he had flush
d. There was a good deal of Gisor-
er at the beginning of the speech
ne to some of the too enthusiastic
artisans of the Patterson candidate
ut these subsidized and Taylor could
. distinctly heard by all of the audi.
nee. The crowd already here was
cry much augmented by the towns
eople when Taylor arrived and he
spoke to az many as 1000.
A notable feature of the crowd from
lie country was the unusually high
roportion OF non-voters. 1t is doubt.
IL If the Senator-Candidate will strike
mother crowd in his tour OF the State
here so large proportion of the au-
ence will be boys. Then many wo-
en- aud some children were In the
'owd.
The audience was less than thnt ex
scted. Bob Taylor has always prov.
i rival OF Ringing Brothers a. q
awing card and estimates OF the
ovid before Tuesday ran as high as
,O00 That number. 1t 10 claimed,
nd him here N 1906.
The Senator-Candidate was intro
ICED by w. u. Gordon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
Ladies Goats, New
And Stylish

We have a nobby and up-tod date
line of Ladies Coats in Meltons,
Scotch Tweeds, Diagonals and
Bl DAD Cloths, from . 81 to $15
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
COL. B. A. ENLOE
GETS ENTHUSIASTIC
RECEPTION MONDAY
FUSION NOMINEE FOR RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER SPEAKS TO
PACKED HOUSE.
SHOWS UP TAyLORs RECORD
Tells That He Has Committed Six
Colossal Jokes Upon the People
Since His First Entry Into Politics
As an Enemy Of Isham c. Harris.

In speaking OF the nominations Of
che JuBebug primary, Col. B. A. Enloe
On his speech here Monday afternoon
said that they were counterfeit, and
that this was proved when all OF the
candidates but two handed the nomi-
nations bach to the machine which
gave. Frank Dibrell came first and
then the case of Benton McMillln was
taken up. Benton, however held on
60 his az 1t was the tirst one that he
ever had. and even . counterfeit Ia
Better than mono at all, in the opinion
Of Benton McMillin. belong ldce
also handed back the nomination. but
the man who Ii running for railroad
commissioner said that 1t had cost him
$50, and he wax determined to get
eli his moneys worth.
'"The man who was hailed as An
drew Jackson, Napoleon Bonaparte
and George Washington all In one,
has fallen from his high estate az no
ONAcE mVlt d1 Ahoh AoS AoAACA'
"From MON to noon, from noon to
dewey eve ne fell"
Col. Enloe said that Taylor had
written q letter tc the late unlameAted
Nashville American, ON May :, urging
ell to stand 0y the machine ticket, but
that after tile Junebug primary he
ran away. lie then told Of the huge
1ekes that Taylor has perpetrated on
oAe people OF the State.
His frst was when he entered the
race for Representative from Carter
county az an Independent, and issued
n circular In which he attacked Gov.
Hsham G. Harris. Later, when he
wanted some of Gov Harris appoint
lments, which he sucuered by the aid
OF George G. Dibrell, he thought 1t nee {
essary to explain to the Governor that {
he had said 1t when he was boy and &
did not mean 1t. He was somewhat {
disappointed when Gov Harris told {
him u have never heard of you or q
your eli cula, either" That was Joke b
No. /. b
dis second joke was when he fid- b
aled his way into Congress. and while s
here made one great speech, of one /
duration, saying that Tennes. d
nee had not been disloyal to the i"
Onion. a
His third monumental joke vas tt
when he refused to allow George @
Dibrell to be nominated Governor, and "
ock the plur himself s;
His fourth vas when he ran for Gov. In
against his father and his brother, la
md denounced the Blair educational ia
ill, which Enloe fought, and recon- ell
nended after he was elected. CT
The next Dig joke from the machine b,
onlines was when he ran against b.
Ienator Bate-this was one on the old h;
After the election Bob tn
declared that he vas not born In time b.
0 be shot ut Shiloh. re
Col. Enloe read extracts from the
Times and the Memphis til
Appeal, which denounced hi
'aylor an n coward.
He declared that the tight must go r
N until the power of the infamous =
'atterson liquor machine was de-
troyed and the power OF liquor driven
rom the country forever.
He showed that Taylor was not IN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04

"Dr. Thomas Electric OIL Is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
Group. Has zee: "ss1 w::..A SIC
cess in our family for eight years.
Mrs. L. whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
WEIGHT OF SWEET
POTATO 2 POUNDS

The largest sweet potato yet report
ed was grown by Porter Brothers. on
the Pulaski pike. It Is the Queen va
rie;y and weighs seven pounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
PAYMENT OF
THE PENSIONS

The payment Of Confederate pen
sions d now being made on the 0rvt
Of the month Of each quarter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
BOOKS

Tho window at the White cat, by
Narv Roberts Rinehart, illustrated by
/ Keller The Bobbs Merrill COM
pany, Publishers. ~,
the author Of when a Man Mar
-" uTho Man in Lower Ten and
"The circular staircase, mas steaolS
grown in public favor until she Is nov
The most popular writer OF mySttl
storias in America The announcement
~ n new hook from her pen is there
fore one Of extraordinary interest
,.Tbo window at the White cat does
not disappoint the high expectations,
The host seat in the house, IN the
,,,iddle Of the parduet with no posts or
bobbins heads between him ana inc
stage and the performance ensrosslhs
from the start-that is the privilege al
forded by Mrs. Rineharts new novel
From the outset the reader Is put mo
evactlv the right relation with the
a,,tbor characters and story. There ~
a sharp brisk start, a robust inpehe
trahle plot and there are people that
must be either liked or dishked' TOT
thew can not he escaped, fortunately
most OF them. including charming Mar
eery Fleming: Knox, the young attor-
nev. Miss Ietitia Maitland, dear, per
sr,ptorV and interested in colored or
nhans. Miss Jane. timid and mousy ana
used AT the age Of TO- to being sent
from the room: Margaret knoN's nome
keeping sister-in-law; Burton, the gay
and genial reporter, are extremely
lllyable and the best Of company. inc
story is compounded after a recipe that
Mrs Hinehart has already made "a
nous. take one absorbing mystery, tdo
an equal quantity Of humor to tighten
s,veeten to taste with love; stir the
whole briskly until It is well mixed and
puffv-light. In this case she has been
especiaiIy generous and has provided
Two full sized mysteries-for the dlsap-
pearance OF Miss Jane is Just as par b.
ding as that Of the state treasurer-but
as humor has also been provided IN
double measure. and the ingredient or
romance Is not scanted. the result Is
sim happily proportionate
Spontaneous. irresistible humor Is
Mrs. Rinehart's distinctive contribu-
ton to the mystery story. Hitherto y
has been supposed that the tale or
mystery must he ready serious, that
in order 10 grip II must also be grim
but Mrs Rinehart has conclusiVely
proved, to the enjoyment Of many
thousands Of readers. that fun and
thrills may be combined In the most
successful and charming fashion. the
result IL new. different piquant.
The dialogue is light, smooth and
pleasant. running on entertainingly, ana
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

Houghton Mitnln company in attrac-
tive holiday form.
The technique Of prayer is an un-
usual phrase upon which Eleanor Har-
ris Rowland in her The Right OF Re
licve" (HouEhton Mfnn company
LAYS great stress. We have probably
been accustomed 10 look upon prayer
as something entirely spontaneous but
the author brings strong arguments to
prove that II may be cultivated from
little or no talent or immensely en-
pobled In those 10 whom IT is a natural
gift. as IN the ease Of any art. Il can
not think" she writes, "of any more
striking spectacle than an assembly
OF people in the conventional attitude
Of PRAYER but manifestly not praying
MANY OF them are conscientious about
trying. but they have not the art The
book contains innumerable practical
suggestions for a working religion.
That some prophets are not without
honor In their own land IS attested by
the success Of Washington Gladden's
"Recollections" in Columbus, O., where
about 500 copies have been sold.
Maybe you didn't know that some
authors today got so popular and write
so faSt inht Inc pubilHUtiN ia W ~
make two persons out Of them says
writer I'm the New York Herald. For
instance. II a popular writer like r.
Philips Oppenheim gets UP steam and
nuts two OF his thrills on the market
nearly together. II spells the sale Of
one or the other. person who Is
unwilling to buy more than one Open
helm book a a time may be glad to
take that other cash and buy one by
Anthony Partridge. Well Mr. Part
ridge and Mr.. Oppenheim are one ana
the same person. as Is we'll known In
the publishing houses, but not else
where. Try them both and you'll find
that the rose bV another name would
smell as sweet Many naive ana un-
suspecting reviewers have remarked
that Mr.. Partridge strongly resembles
Mr.. Oppenheim In style, etc.
Then I suppose YOU know that Kate
Douglass Wiggin has two names. How
ever. I suppose all trades have their
little secrets
How about the methods Of some OF
these writer's" ] asked.
Il suppose you. like most persons,
thought highly NJ .. Henry he said.
His methods OF work, as he desCrib-
cd them, were simple enough. Rule
Write stories 10 please yourself.
Rule There is no rule
ellis Parker Butler recently said
something I came across the other
dav II struck my funny bone just
right and | remembered IT, II can
something Ike this: My method OF
producing literature is more or less on
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turning to Italy from Constantinopie
and Spencer suffered serious loss hy
the shpwTcck of "a servant who was
crossing from Ireland with the last
six books OF the "Faerio Queene' and
a number OF other productions.
Domestic servants have been respon-
siblc for the loss of q good many works
Several plays wore destroyed by serN-
ant of Marburton, who used some To
light the FIRE and others To- make into
pie crust frills. while "a servant ot
John stuart Min consigned to the
flames part OF the first manuscript OF
Carlvlp's French Revolution Moll-
cre's translation Of "Lucretius' was in
udvcrtsnty used by one Of his servants
to make curl papers.
There are some instances on record
Of authors who have destroyed their
own works Among these may be men
TONED Pope and George Grape. sam
uel Rogers burnt his drama The Vim
tag &c OF Burgundy" and Hawthorne Is
said to have made a holocaust Of GER
tain Of his tales. Tracastor. an emil
nent scholar OF the sixteenth century
wrote in Latin remarkable History
OF Venice" which, II Is said, he burnt
while In a fever.
Tennysons In Memoriam' narrowly
escaped being lost TO the world The
author had given mp his lodgings IN
con sequence Of disagreement with MS
landlady. but he forgot to take with
him the manuscript and nothing could
induce him 60 go back \ friend, how
ever. returned to the lodgings and
found the poem. which had already
been thrown into a drawer NJ rubbish.
In the middle ages manuscripts were
50 carelessly preserved that they IRE
ouentIy fen into tho hands ~ those
| not approaching their true value and
| so met with all manner OF curious fates.
Aubrey. the historian Of Wiltshire, gives
"a notable instance Speaking Of the
rector of Yatton Keynel, MalmesburN,
ne SAYS: "A proper rector he was ana
| ~ good follow When he brewcd "A bar
| rel If special ale his use was TO stop
| the bungholc under tho clay with a
sheet Of manuscript He said nothinb
did so well'
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there is q generous measure OF H. as II
Mrs. Rinehart believed that grown
readers as well as children like plenty
OF talk" in their books A remarkably
original feature Of the plot Is the USE OF
the scientific word test TO determine
whether or not one Of the characters
has committed murder. The solution OF
both mysteries is satisfactory. while
that regarding Miss Jane is, we'll u rs
delicious. that Is the only word for H.
The mystery Of the plot grips the read
er'a interest. its humor amuses ana us
romance charms. The new story ~ de-
signed for gayety OF the nation. eN-
ccllently framed 20 take the mind Oft
the weather dyspepsia ana duns.
Every reader becomes a detective on
his own hook, sure that he has the
one correct solution OF the douhle-bar-
relied mystery Mrs. Rinehart, sitting
hack. with her quiet, subtle smile, lets
hin, think So her fun comes IN when
he sits up with jerk ~ surpriso1 as
she discloses the double -decker secret In
the last astonishing chapter The
window at the White Cat charms
cheers and absorbs
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NOTES

The autumn publications or Hough-
ION MifAin company, include En-
chanted Ground "a novel by Harry
lanes smith; THE Weddings Of Eve
In which william j. Hopkins tells more
about THE Clammer' and his wife: a
ropular holiday edition OF Mrs Gas
seirs CRAWFORD. Letters to a sal
mon Fishers sons" by A. H. ebay
tor: Young Americans in the British
Isles" by Everett r. Tomlinson;
Ethics for Children" by Mrs. Ella
lyman Cabot Of the Massachusetts
state board Of education and Mel
odles Of English Verse" by LOWS Ken
nedy Morse In the Riverside Educa~
tlonal Monographs series, three new
volumes are ready: THE Problem OF
Vocational Education" by Dr David
snsdden. THE Ideal Teacher by Prof.
George n. Palmer. and The Teachers
Philosophy in ana out Of Industry
and Macsulay's Essays on Lord Give
and on Warren Hastings
josephine Preston Peabody had a
genuine triumph recently when her
prise MAY. The Piper" was produced
AZ the Memorial theater, Stratford,
England. II was enacted nv the Ben
tNN COMPANY NNN W 10 fiNA''il'N'f' 80 80
sides 10 be a drama of unusual merit
constructed with womanlike skin and
nlvened with a pretty play OF fancy.
Miss Peabody. after waiting since May
'or the deferred production Of the play,
earned not only a handsome money
award but the hearty congratulations
II the audience. The Piper is pub
lshed IN book form by Houghton Mif-
an company.
An article In one OF the current mag
azInes on san Francisco I'm Fiction
says Bret Harte's San Francisco was
a different san Francisco from that or
Norris or stevenson. Harte wrote Of
tte days when Rincou hin was the
'Ocalite aristocratique Rret Harte
knew old Rincon Hin very well. In the
days Of his literary ascension, after
the wide acceptance Of his Luck Of
Roaring Camp Miss and the stories
that followed them. he was often q
guest at the great homes there. For
Francisco. literary to the core, WAS not
slow 10 appreciate him and even To
ionl2e him on occasion, while he was
he editor OF the overland. To be sure
he afterWard found al arger life In
he east and i'm England, but, all cavil
70 the contrary. he had no need II
depreclate California appreciation OF
him. one Of his most characteristic
stories, "Salomv Jane" which has
never before been published separate
~ Will he brought out this season by