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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

sides of the road, could be purchased
at about $3.50 per mile, and $20U
per mile should be sufficient to lay
the tile and plant the Bermuda
roots. This would take the surplus
water from under the macadam road,
which is most essential, especially in
soil that is anyway springy, and from
what | have seen, believe would add
enough to the life of any hard road
on almost any type of soil to pay we'll
for the extra cost.
We must make up our minds to
spend some money, If we are to have
favorable roads in the South and this
is one of the many reasons why l am
urging our farmers in season and out
to get down to business and put their
lands to work in business way pro-
ducing the revenue that it is possible
for them to produce if handled with
intelligence, as over much of the
South for years to come the burden
of taxes for internal improvements
must come on the land.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

ly, are inclined, l
believe, to be a
little too slow to
see where dollars
S p e n t are as
bread cast upon
the water" they
return to us after
many days a n d
bring, generally,
b | g interest, if
spent for things
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Winners in Our 25-Cent Contest.

Daily Prizes.-Aug. Is. J. P. Row.
land, Crenshaw, Miss; 16. w. J.
Carter, Billingsley, Ala; II, J. c.
Cockrell, Double Springs, Ala; Is.
ID. NJ. Pyburn, Dodson, La; 10, w.
j. Carter, Billingsley, Ala; 20, d.
M. Pyburn, Dodson, La; %, T. b.
Wood, Croveton, Tex; %. f. A. Hip
olite, Devalls Bluff, Ark; "a, J. F.
Sharp, Sturgis. Miss; 25, Fl. w. Bal
lard, Troy, Ala; 26. H. A. Gatewood,
Harperville, Miss; 27. /. j. Chisney,
Demopolis, Ala; 30. T. C. Moore,
Salisbury, Tenn; 81. c. II. Var
nado, Osyka, Miss: September 1, L..
p. Myers, Raleigh, Miss; 2, VIM. r.
Yeager, Grenada, Miss; 3. B. F.
Brown, Escatawpa, Ala; 4, NJ. l..
Wells, New Albany, Miss; 6, j. p.
Taylor, North Port. Ala; Z, w. w.
Faris, Union Church, Miss; 8, w. J..
Reid, Wilizenski, Miss; 8. J. H.
Weed, Troy, Ala; 10, J. S. Buchan-
an, Meridian, Miss.
Weekly.-Week ending Aug. 90,
d. M. Pyburn, Dodson, La; week
ending Aug. OF, II. w. Ballard, Troy,
Ala; week ending Sept. 3, VIM.
Yeager, Grenada, Miss; week end
ing Sept. 10, M. l.. Wells, New AL
bany, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
66S (16)
One of the First Things Do Provision for the
Surplus Water-Ting Suggested Pre-
ventves of Washing.
By A. L. French.

CONSERVATISM is a wonderfully
good trait of character some
~ times, and then sometimes it
isn't. We farmers, because our dol
lars have been and are coming slow
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

s spent for things
that go to build up our communities
In some sections of the South We
are cursed with bad roads, and no,
only bad roads but a bad foundation
on which to build roads because of q
soil that lacks tenacity. Especially
is this the case over much of the
Piedmont section. This road nues.
ton is a live wire in the writer's
nome county in North Carolina. and
as member of the County Board OF
Commissioners for the past two years
| have puzzled much over the dirt
road problem. 1t has occurred to me
many times that we ought to devise
some means,-before we spend too
much money in permanent hard
roads,-to keep our side bitches from
washing. Many times we spend hun
dreds of dollars to grade up fine
piece of road and the first torrential
rain that comes will tear the bitches
all to pieces and eat great holes into
the sides of the grade. have thought
that if we would tile the side bitches
and at intervals fill the bitches to the
top OF the ground with broken rock,
making places where the water could
get down into the tiles quickly, then
plant Bermuda grass over the bal
ance OF the ditch, that we could per-
haps stop this destructive washing of
the sides of our grades and thus lay
the foundation of a permanent road
bed. Then by the use of the King
drag keep the surface of the road in
condition that would make for a
fairly good permanent dirt road in
the less travelled sections of our
county.
The great trouble is as vet.
where we have such large floating
tenant population, to get men enough
along the line of travel to do the
dragging at the proper time. This
is where the need comes in again
the crying need, over much of our
country-of men living on their own
farms SO that the interest in good
ROADS may be every farmers problem
all the time. | have thought foo
tnat when we are constructing hard
ROADS, as We are beginning to do in
our county and as is being done in
many counties of our State. that we
should tile the side bitches after the
above or some other method. for
nnd in going over the country that
IN many places where stone or sand
cay roads have been built deep gull
hes are forming down many of the
slopes and threaten in time to nm
dermine the road-bed, or at least
make driving alongside them very
dangerous. And these open bitches
are going to be a continuous bill of
expense anyway, SO believe some
means must be devised, even at con-
siderable present expense, to make
thelr forming impossible. The til
ing and Bermuda should do the bust
ness, | think, as my friends every
where state when | advocate Rer-
muda for pasture, that the "Old
NICK" himself and ten yoke of cattle
can't get rid of it when once it has
got foothold.
Inc tile, using 3-inch size on both
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE
The Gin that Does Perfect
Work Under All Conditions

weather always IDEAL there several systems
could handle cotton and produce fair sample But ideal
exceedingly trashy and much ofts wet ordinary system
do anything with requires the exceptional systenhe Munger System
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
FOR THIS WEEK

Head Light Flour, the best on the
market, at less than mill price. E.W.
GAMBLE GROCERY co. 6d&w
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
SUPREME COURT
WILL NOT ADJOURN
FOR MONTH MORE
NOT EXPECTED THAT THE NASH.
VILE TERM Will END
UNTIL MAY 2.
HEAVY DOCKET CAUSES DELAY
Probable That the Cooper Case will
Not Be Decided for Some Time Al
though Decision Might Come Sat
urday.

Special to The Herald:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April April
was the date on which the Supreme
Court should have begun the call OF
the West Tennessee docket at Jack
son, but it is learned that instead the
court will probably remain in Nash
vile for another month or until about
May 2. This is brought about by the
heavy docket and the many important
cases. There are still fifty-four cases
that are undecided and many of these
are most important. Many OF them
have records containing thousands of
pages, but 1t is learned that the Su-
preme Court before leaving Nashville
will do everything possible to clean
the docket and get every case out OF
the way.
This probably means that the Coop
err case will not be decided for some
time vet although a decision Saturday
would not cause surprise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08

will be fenced with woven wire, and
it is here that the fowls of all kinds
will be exhibited, instead OF in floral
hall as formerly. The water fowl
will be given the privileges of the
lake, while other fowls and the pet
stock of all kinds will be shown in
this fenced enclosure, which will be
covered with canvas.
Expert Judges.
A reform that will be inaugurated
will be the installation of the single
judge system. Heretofore all the
judges have been local, and usually
there have been three or more judges.
In future all judges will be experts
and will be imported. This will re-
move any possibility of partially in
making awards, and will prevent any
criticism. The judges will be experts
in their special lines.
Many other plans are under way
which will be announced later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
INDICATIONS POINT
TO LIVELY SESSION
OF COUNTY COURT
AT The QUARTERLY SESSION TO
BE HELD ON NEXT
MONDAY.
THE ASYLUM PROPOSITION UP
Report Of Tax Levy Committee Will
Be Presented-cIaims FOR Death
Of Tubereular Cattle to Be consid-
cred.

Il When the Quarterly County Court
meets in adjourned session on next
Monday morning the magistrates will
face a strenuous program-one that lie
calculated to cause much discussion.
The committee appointed by the
court to investigate the county asylum
will report, asking for further instruc-
lions. AS the county asylum is live
issue with the court, and is always
more or less ready for an explosion,
It can be safely forecasted that there
will be some excitement on this score.
Another live question to come before
the justices is the report of the tax
levy committee. This committee will
submit a unanimous report, one in
which the tax levy is rearranged and
additional money appropriated for
school purposes. It is safe to predict
that the report will be adopted, but
not without some fireworks, as there
is always opposition to increased ap-
preparations for educational purposes
What will the county do about pay
ing for tubercular cattle killed by or
der of the state inspector? This quer-
ry cannot be answered until the sub
jet is threshed out In court. It is
good bet that the court will turn down
the claims for damages, as there is a
general belief that such claims as q
rule are exhorbitant Furthermore,
the court is not disposed to set prec-
edent in a matter that is likely to de-
plete the county excequer in I'M
known sums in the future.
OF course, there will be other live is
sues up. A new revenue commission
er is to be elected. Many things not |
now on the program will be sprung
The magistrates no doubt will have a
busy day
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
SIXTY GALLONS
WHISKY CHEAP
SELL FOR 81, FIVE BARRELS OF
BEER, BRINGING 1925 AT
MURFREEsRoRo.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn, April s.
| Whisky and beer in Murfreesboro to-
day brought a price never before re-
allied. Sheriff ]. T. Mcknight, act
ing by authority Of the Circuit Court,
sold at public sale six kegs of ten gall
Ions Of whisky and five barrels Of beer
that had been seized and confiscated
by the city authorities three years
ago.
The Sheriff stated that the law re-
CURED him to sell all of the whisky
to one purchaser, and also the FIVE
barrels of beer. Although there was
large and interested and seemingly
thirsty crowd present, the sixty gal
Ions of whisky were knocked of for
81, and the five barrels of beer only
brought 1925.
The purchaser of the beer invited
those present to help themselves, but
only one or two persons accepted the
invitation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
GAME BOOKED
WITH BOWEN

Athletic Director A. A. stone, OF Co
lumbia Military Academy, this morn
ing booked a game Of baseball with
Bowen School, of Nashville, to DC
played here on Thursday, April H.
This is an extra game and was not
included in the original schedule Bow
en- has a fast and hard playing team
The locals go to Lawrenceburg satur-
day where they play the High School
On the following Saturday they play
Battle Ground Academy at Franklin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

For Circuit Judge
w. BRUCE TURNER.
For Attorney General
HORACE FRIERSON. Jr.
For County Judge
]. TRIM MCKNIGHT.
For County Clerk
HARDIN w. THOMAS
For Circuit Clerk
SAM A. HAYES
For Register
SAM ]. TAYLOR
For Sheriff
CLAUD GOODWIN
For Trustee
W. SPENCE MCCALL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
MANCHESTER JOINS
HER SISTER CITY
VIRGINIA CAPITAL TAKES IN NEW
TERRITORY AND INCREASES
POPULATION.

RICHMOND, Va, April 4.-By a
majority of 900 in total vote Of 7So,
Manchester, across the river from
Richmond, decided today&o become a
part of the latter municipality. This
is the final step in the consolidation
OF the two cities, and is not likely to
be disturbed by legal contest II will
give Richmond in the approaching
census approximately a population Of
from 100000 to 10000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08

Any skin itching is a temper-teste
The more you scratch the worse II
tches. Doan's Ointment cures piles
skin itching. At all
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
CHANCELLOR.

We are authorized to announce
WALTER s. BEARDEN, of Shelby
Vile, a candidate for reelection 10
Chancellor of the Fifth Chancery d.
vision, composed Of the counties OF
Maury, Marshall, Rutherford, Bedford,
Moore, Lincoln, Giles, Lawrence, Lew
Is and Wayne. Subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
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HON. LEMUEL p. PADGETT. OF
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ton as Representative in Congress
from the Seventh Tennessee District.
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FINE PAIR OF
HORSES BOUGTH

The well known undertaking firm OF
Fox g. Derryberry have purchased
from w. T. Sowell, handsome pair OF
roam horses for use in their business.
The horses match nicely and are being
much admired. The price paid was
not made public but was said to have
been a fancy one.
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SUPT. GRAHAM
MAKES REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING WITH
MARCH TO THE QUARTERLY
COUNTY COURT.

The report of County Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction John p. Ora
ham to the county court for the past
quarter was made Monday
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
CHAUFFEUR, NOT
ROCKEFELLER, FINED

BY United Press Leased Special Wire,
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 9-John d,
Rockefeller remained at Forest Hill
to-day while his chauffeur, II. J. Bene-
dict, and A. Knapp. his grounds sup
erintendent, rode to South Euclid ca
plead guilty to a charge o fexceeding
the speed limit last Thursday. Bene-
dict was fined IS.
John D's limousine stayed home
too Knapp and Benedict drove tf
court in a one-horse rig at a speed
of about four miles an hour. Squire
J. w. Dean came from a cellar digging
to receive the visitors.
Benedict said his machine, which
Rockefeller purchased some time ago
would not go at the rate Of 80 miles
an hour as charged by Marshal j, H
Bilkey.
Benedict then pleaded guilty, and
was fined and with Knapp drove back
to Forest Hill.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
NEW YORK WANTS MAN
WHO SHOT THE MAYOR

refused to allow the man to be taken
into the sick room, declaring his pres
ence might excite the wounded man.
The officers declared the Identification
was unnecessary. as there had been a
number OF eye witnesses, so Gallagher
was taken back TO his cell.
AT noon Mrs. Harry Kermit Vingut
daughter Of the wounded man. reached
the hospital in an automobile. but was
not allowed to see her father How
ever. Dr. Lederle and her brother,
Rufus Gaynor, came down and told her
that her father was cheerful, that the
prospect was most hopeful and that
his vitality was counted upon TO pull
him through.
DR.. j. II. Fielding. assistant pastor
of ST. Johns Episcopal Church. reach
ed the hospital shortly afterward. He
is connected with the church Mayor
GaynOr attends, but was not allowed
to enter the sick room. DR.. Page, the
pastor of the church, is out OF the
city on his vacation.
AT 1890 Mrs. Gaynor, the wife of
the wounded man, had not reached the
hospital, though she was momentarily
expected.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
FOR
COUNTY FAIR
Many Exhibits Promise to
Make Farmers Show
the Best Ever

Much interest Is being shown by
farmers and the public in general in
the exhibition which will lbe made by
the Delaware College Experimental
Station at Newark at the New Castle
County Fair. beginning August 80, and
continuing four days. A COW, pre-
sumably healthy, one that will look
all right TO the eyes of the farmers,
will be exhibited on Tuesday, the first
day. On Wednesday morning she
will be slaughtered and the carcass
will be exhibited This will be done
for the purpose OF demonstrating that
although a COW affected with tubercu-
losis may look all right to the eye
germs can be disseminated through
her milk.
Pennsylvania farmers will carry of
the blue ribbons for sheep unless the
Delaware soil tillers get busy. The
largest list OF entries Of sheep ever
filed at the. fair has been turned over
at present
The Delaware Industrial School for
Girls has entered an exhibit. An eff
fort has been made, but without sue
cess, to get the Ferris Industrial
School to send an exhibit. II has
l some Cnoltt tdAAic. ne htnhol tpult
also show a splendid exhibit of tn,
work of the boys IN the manual train
ing department.
Delaware College Experimental Sta
tion will be I'm the educational depart
ment showing the existence. treatmen
and cure OF hog cholera and anthrax
All entries Tor the live stock mus
be fled on or before next Satur
day.
There will be no exhibit Of bees thi
year. Dr. Gilhllian has been unabl
to get his bees collection rearrange,
Last year a small hoy let the bee
out of their hives and'as a result con
fusion prevailed i'm the colony.
The attendance promises to o'surpas
all former years Delaware this yea
will have an exhibit Of fruit that wi
hold its own with that OF any station
the country.
-SThe closing OF the contract 70
Sureno, the guideless wonder add
another very fine attraction TO the lis
of free attractions. Sureno's eXhib
ton on the local track on Saturda,
making a mile in PIG and without
break. caused every man connecte
with the fair to be elated.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
GAME WARDENS GET
FISHERMEN'S CATCHES.
By unlted Press Leased specIal WIG

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
JOLIET H.. Aug. 9.-Some in the
Businesses of the wilderness owned by
II. n Higinboth. near here, five men
in natures garb are lodging chance
observers and game wardens, especi-
ally the wardens. as it is to the latter
they owe their predicament.
The five men stripped OFF their
clothes and were busily engaged in
seining for fish in Hickory creek
when Deputy Game Warden Werner
and his assistants came along. The
men took to the woods and the war
dens took their clothes.
All of Sunday afternoon, Sunday
night and Monday the men stayed In
the woods with the wardens keeping
vigllant watch. but the naked men
are too fleet OF foot to be captured.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
MURRAY
WAS ACTIVE
Had TELEGRAM Sent to Congress-
Urging Approval Of
His Contracts
WANTED INDIANS TO
SEND SUCH MESSAGES
BY United Press Leased Special wire. I

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
McALESTER. Okla. Aug. 9.--The
congressional committee probing the
charges of bribery brought by Sena-
tor Thomas p. Gore learned to-day
that the kilograms which poured into
Washington last May urging the ap-
proval OF the McMurray contracts,
calling for a S3O,000,000 sale Of In
dian lands were prompted by J. Il.
McMurray. who would have received
S3,00O.000 I'm commissions had his con-
tracts been approved
A. L. Watson. a telegraph operator
at Kinta, Okla, was called to the
kinta Office showing that McMurray
wired George Scott ,son-in-law Of
Chief Green McCurtain, to induce the
Choctaws to send such messages
The congressional committee prob
ing the charges made by Senator Gore
that he had been offered $4,000 TO
withdraw his opposition TO the con-
/ tracts now has before Il evidence
showing an unusual state Of affairs.
The testimony showed that it was
the bird in the hand" theory that led
the Indians readily to agree to pay
McMurray ten per cent commission
if he would get a settlement for
them. There had been great delay
and they believed McMurray could gel
their mOuy quickly.
Congressman Miller tried to argue
with Charles Lehore. a battle-scarret
warrior, but Il was useless. He sait
he would be willing to pay 25 PEI
cent. II he could get his money. Don
YOU think" asked Miller. that th'
whites are interested in the Indians
being paid promptly as much as tbs
Indians Themselves
No" answered Lehore.
"Well what has been your expert
ence about how long il take the white
man to get the Indians money one,
the Indians do get possession OF ity
asked Chairman Burke
Sometimes white man gets 1
pretty sonn," said Leflore.
or nearly a score of witnesses eN
amined yesterday all believed II
per cent commission was about right
ID. c. McCurtain was the only one
who did not believe In the contrac
scheme. w. r. Halleman, testifyinI
that he circulated contracts on
commission basis, said all were freel
signed.
} The committee may rule to-day a
10 whether Congressman Creagor ma
, be examined by Jacob l.. Hamon as
his alleged attempt 10 collect none
E from McMurray in the guise OF loan
as stated by Hamon yesterday.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
FIGHT GAME DEAD
HERE, SAYS JOHNSON

by United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Aug 9.-Jack Johnson is
OF the opinion that the fight game I'm
America is about finished and that the
next time he defends his title the bat
tie will be fought either in England
or Australia. Johnson declares that
SO much adverse criticism has devei-
oped since the Reno fight that there
will never be another heavyweight
battle in Uncle Sans territory. Hog
gish promoters and crooked fighters
are blamed by Johnson for the prac-
tical death of the game In the United
States. Johnson says England and
Australia will hang up just as large
purses as America, so that the game
will not be entirely dead.
Johnson was out I'm his racing car
yesterday and narrowly escaped bad
accident He was speeding at forty
miles an hour when a team swung
into he road Unexpectedly. Johnson
turned a corner just ahead OF The team
sSnd narrowly missed going into the
kAifch
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
WANT THE new
ROAD OPENED

Petitions are now I'm circulation
favoring the opening Of new road
from Foulk Road to the Boulevard
extended The application for a
commission Will be presented to the
Court Of General Sessions at the Sep
tember term. The Holy Oak Associa-
tion is opposed 10 the cfe.ing Of this
road. believing that the old rods in
the hundred should be improved be-
fore new roads are opened.
James Comfy said today that the
Brandywine hundred people want this
new road and will fight hard for the
legislation that will empower the
opening of the piece OF road. 1t
means a shorter route to the city and
no tolls to pay.
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
ACTING MAYOR
ASTOUNDED

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--John Purroy
Mitchell. acting mayor OF New York,
to whom Mayor Gaynor had turned
over the conduct Of the city's affairs
before starting on his vacation, heard
the first news of the shooting over the
telephone. Mitchell reached his office
late and was astOunded when friend
called him up and told him of the
affair He hurriedly called for an
automobile and rushed to Hoboken.
He was plainly agitated and could
only express his sorrow at the occur
renee.