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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
INCREASED AWARDS
FOR FARMERS FROM
MAURY COUNTY FAIR
BOARD OF TRADES EFFORTS TO
HELP EXHIBIT ARE BEAR
ING FRUIT.
Directors Request Joint Meeting
With the Officials of the Tennessee
Fair Association and viii Ask for
Revision of Premium List.

That the Maury county fair this
year will be the best ever held In the
history of the county seems almost
assured now. At special meeting
OF the Board of Trade directors on
Thursday afternoon the most encour.
aging reports were submitted and the
board authorized the appointment of
a committee consisting of Chairman
Horace Rainey, Col. J. G. Hardy and
w F. Anderson to solicit additional
premiums for live stock and grass and
gain exhibits and to confer with the
fair association. Already several
hundred dollars have been practically
pledged.
The board also requested the fair
association officials to pemit it's spec
ial committee to have voice in the
placing and arrangement of the prem
ium lists for live stock and farm pro-
ducts 1t is practically certain that
the association will accede to this
very reasonable request and that
there will be an early meeting Jointly
OF the association officials and the
members of the committee of the
Board CT Trade. At this time the CUES
ton of the revision of the premiums
9TH
ments in the fair will be advised.
The fair association has manifested
a most commendable spirit in the mat
ter and has already indicated that 1t
will increase certain premiums, the
aggregate being several hundred dol
lars 1t is believed that the associ-
alton, will, when It sees the work done
BY the Board Of Trade and the great
public interest, agree to make still
further increases In the premiums.
AS sample of what the board would
Nike to do, !: 10 practically certain
that SUFFICIENT funds will be raised,
which added to the awards offered by
the association, will make the prizes
for the best mules on exhibit upwards
of s1O0 This is an indication OF the
spirit OF liberality that has been man
Tested The Board has appointed a
good committee and splendid results
are anticipated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
INTEREST GROWING IN
BIG CORN CONTEST
OF BOARD OF TRADE
SIX HAVE ENTERED FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTY.
MANY OTHERS promise TO o SO
ANY OTHERS PROMIyE TO 0 so
Expected That Within the Next Ten
Days the Number of Contestants
Will Go to Fifty-AII Districts Are
to Be Represented.

Interest is growing rapidly in the
Board of Trades big corn contest.
It's success Is already assured. On
First Monday inquiring boys and par
ents were In the Office of the Secreta-
ry of the Board of Trade all through
the day asking for details of the con-
test and securing blanks for entries
1t is safe to say that before the next
ten days pass that there will be two
score or more contestants.
Six have entered the contest as
follows:
Bryan Jacobs, age 10, Carriers Creek
c. H. Hickman, age 10, Columbia,
Tenn, r. r. g.
Frank Emerson, age 10, Columbia,
Tenn, r. r. TO-
Robert Leslie Derryberry, age IA,
Columbia, Tenn, r. r. 7.
Bernard Montgomery, age 10, Santa
Fe, Tenn, r, R. 8.
Alex Ashbaugh, age 10, Columbia.
r. RI.
These are all bright ambitious
young Americans who are enthusiast
tic and are determined to win the
prize With them there is no such
thing as fail. 1t Is safe to say that
there will be an appreciate increase
in the acreage yield of corn in Maury
county this year as the result of the
impetus that will be given its proper
production by the contest "
Secretary Finney, of the Board OF
Trade, has sent blanks for the con-
test to various parts Of the county and
Judging from the inquiries that he
has received it is probable that before
the entries close on April there will
not be hamlet or an old civil dis
trict in the county that will not have
one or more entries. II there are any
worthy boys In any neighborhood who
do not see the papers and who have
no opportunity of hearing of the con.
test, the secretary will appreciate 1t
If some friend will send that boys
name to him. The contest Is now on
in earnest and the earlier the boy
gets to work preparing his soil, select
ing his seed and planning for the cul-
tivation of the crop the better win be
his chances for winning the $500 In
gold.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
SPLENDID SALES
OF FINE STOCK
REGISTERED JERSEYS OF HOP.
klNS. SHELTON e. SOWELL
SELL AT GOOD PRICES.

Hopkins, Shelton & Sowell made the
following sales in Jerseys today: One
COW by aptain Mccoy for $4,000 and
two eight months old heifers for S16O.
This stock is all registered stuff and
was bought by G. B. Bryant, of Lewis
burg. Tenn. Mr. Hopkins will leave
tonight for his home in Lexington,
Ky, but will return in about two or
three weeks and will possibly have an
other car load of milk cows ali of
which will be registered stock. They
still have a few cows and heifers left.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
ANOTHER ENTRY
IN CORN CONTEST
c. n. HICKMAN, THIRTEEN YEARS
OLD, WOULD WIN PRIZE OF
BOARD OF TRADE.

C. H. Hickman, thirteen year old
boy, Is the second to enter the lists
of the contestants for the prizes offer
ed by the Columbia Board of Trade, fol-
the best acre of corn grown in Maury
county by boy between the ages oil
ten and eighteen years. The boy Is
a grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Hickman, and will cultivate an acre
of ground of the farm beloging to Mr.
Hickman, near Columbia on the
Mooresville pike.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
Both Phones No 20.
(By Shandon.)

From the day Walter Direct 2:05A
was given his first lessons in colt
hood, the writer has never doubted
that he would some day prove his
worth as a great sire. And now, after
his somewhat unlucky career on the
turf and in the stud, we are pleased
to note that our early prediction has
been verified in every instance. His
turf career, though short, proved con
clusively that he was race horse of
courage, speed and stamina, AMI his
trainer, Mr.. Geers, yet claims that he
could and did show more speed than
any horse that he ever sat behind.
As to his ability as sire, 1t stands In
bold relief and speaks for itself. He
ent John P. Graham, and talke1 for
thirty minutes.
The association adopted the rules
of the contest between the schools as
they were published recently in The
Herald, with the amendment that any
pupils who had won medal in the
primary grades would not be eligible
to enter the primary contests again;
and that a pupil who had won one
medal in the secondary grade would
not be eligible for the secondary con-
test this year. Prof. Leroy Reynolds
proposed that they institute Con
gressional contest, with the winners
of the medals in the county as the rep
resentative of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
FORCED TO LEAVE HOME.

Every year large number of poor
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10

Halle Direct was second
in her race at Lexington
in 1909, separately timed
in 2:O3 IA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
NEAL SPEAKS TO THE
COUNTY TEACHERSON
ORGANIZING CLUBS
ADDRESSES ASSOCIATION AT THE
REGULAR MONTHLY MEET
ING FOR MARI.
Says That Average for Past Ten
Years In Tennessee Was Only q
Bushels Per Acre-SchooIs viii
Help in Work.

Prof. L. r. Neal, editor of the South.
ern Agriculturist, in an address to
the teachers of Maury cunty today,
laid before them the advantages of a
boys corn club in Maury county. He
said that this county was one of the
best farming counties in the State,
that Maury county has one of the
largest farming populations in the
State. He said that there were 200
boys in this county between the ages
of 10 and Is years that ought to join
the corn club, which will be organized
through the aid of the schools. Mau-
ry county ought to have a banner club.
Prof. Neal said that there should
be yield averaging at least fifty
bushels an acre, and suggested as the
motto of the club Let no boy fall
under fifty bushels" He said that a
yield of eighty bushels, would be a
great honor. The organization of the
clubs, while it bars boys over Is Years
old, would nevertheless tend to stir
them to greater efforts along this line,
and to make them try to best the Toys
who were members of the clubs. even
though they were not members them
selves.
The average yield of corn per acre
in Tennessee for the past ten years
has been q bushels, said the speaker.
The average made by over 100 toys
in the South during the last year was
1873 bushels per acre One boy in
North Carolina raised as high as 24S
bushels.
He suggested that there were two
classes of people who must be inter
ested in the work, the parents first
and then the boys. The parents will
be called upon to furnish the boys
the land, and implements with which
they are to do the work.
The winner of the State contest
will be sent to Washington as 4 rep
resentative of the State, at the ex-
pense of the government, and will be
awarded a handsome diploma by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Prof. Neal suggested that the teach
ers communicate with Frank Fuller, Of
Nashville, who is the State organizer,
and secure any additional information,
blanks, etc.
The way in which the government
Judges the exhibits will lbe: Best
yield, 80 per cent; for best exhibit
of ten ears, 20 per cent; for the best
written account of the crop, 20 per
cent, for the best profit on the land,
30 per cent.
Prof. Neal was presented to the
teachers association by Superintend-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
A DREADFUL SIGHT

to H. ]. Barnum, of Freeville, n. Y,
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his life for years in spite Of many
remedies he tried. At last he used
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and Piles like magic. Only 25c at
BROOKS-LATHAM DRUG co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
NOT A WORD OF SCANDAL

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who said: "she told me DR.. Kings
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
uty's First Thanksgiving
D. lie sh.,..r.

KITTY Blair lived "a. one Of the states
where Thanksgiving dawns upon cold
da1a. and, often the roads a4 this time
elistaA With snow. But T~hanksgtving
va not kept In K1tty'o home. Her
sathef was an honest man. but very
sesec& and stern. and he sald that he
ave thank every hour. not Just IN
day n the yoar.
He DID. not believe IN very much
pseeeura tor young people. Tue Mega.
sosU aid: "Juet watt until that young.
- oolld Of hid. Kitty. grows up and
- y b doesn't oot her W3l1 a9aln0t
Aef daehere will In these mAtteya. She
ha1 such . 0etermine0 way With hef.s
ueighbose ere hight. when
lA0ety was nearly fourteen che made
-nae arst attempt 20 oet asloe her
AZ school there was boy named
johnny Martin that KITTY thought very
nSoe. He va her brother Same chum.
Johnny told Kitty that HE mamma had.
Drought him the 0nest new sleigh. ana.
q hs aunt Cross the river Vas 90.
s1e e give . party for the young folks
b night before Th~Anksg1vtng. and {
an going to take you and Gam to the,
pafey q my new Sleigh said Johnny.
Kitty shock her head, aud said: mo,
indeed. you won't, Johnny Martin. be-
eause papa would mover. never let 10
%. You will play games ana maybe
daaee z little. ana that would never do
Rn1 rraN&~ n..,A 80 A> sle.sa.-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP.
How ths Army at Valley Ferps csts.'
brated 0ureoyns's surrender.

How ths Army at Valley Forss csts.'
brated 0ureoyns's surrender.
The nrst national T~hanksgiving day
was authorised BY congress for Thurs.
day. December ls. 1911. In view OF the
surrender OF General Burgoyne. The
manner IN which the day was observed.
aside from religious exercises, By the
the army q Valley Forge. % thus de-
crtbed b. "a ofncer Of Washington's
army:
Last Wednesday was sst apart - I
day OF general rejoicing. when We had
Q feu Dc joie. conducted with the
greatest order and regularity. Tho
army made q most brilliant appear.
ance. after which his excellency dined
In public with all the Officers Of the
army. attended by a band OF music. I
never was present where there was
such unfeingod and perfect Joy az wa
discovered In every countenance.
The entertainment Wa concluded
with . number of patriotic toasts at
tended with huzzas. When the rem
eral took his leave there was q uni.
versal clap. with loud hussas. which
continued till he had proceeded . qua.
er Of q mile. during which time there
were a thousand hats tossed In the air.
His excellency turned around With his
retinue and huxzed several times"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
How Thomasina Earned the Turkey


ny sistse." said Bob. softly. -and
ahe % lame
Then hs told abeut bic little slstse.
and about ThomAAne and Tod6loklna
aud how The tour ltvo1 happily IL III
atttc ol the eooegnont acroso ehe way.
Aud when DoA 0nl1he0,. the old Gen-
tlosnon helo out ~ hand.
"os course yov couldn't sell Thorn
aotna." b aat1. "rtl eeud her over To-
care"
Ths neat uosuine Betty listened With
round oyoo. while Bet told HE tale. Il
seemed @ funny 70 have Thomaoina
whlls To1dloklns mousned sor BID
mother and moved plalntively.
We'll. che can have some % The eur.
ke1 when che comes hack" saiA Betty.
I'm. svfslly se.ssa. y. can. hav.
tint turkey. Betty deef." said Bob. q
he picked up hlo shabby can, II
didn't SNOW a1ter al aud 20 there aro
no pavemento - clean"
Just then The door opened and the
Pc sst:casd sey Cropped Thomas
The cid cat came "a with her head
IN the cir. her tail waving. Around
her neck vas . red Ribbon aud lied
In the ribbon va something green.
'lt'o Q ave 0ollae Ill.," said Bob, won.
defingty. ~ ho unfolded the notN.
Scrubbed on . BIZ of paper was this
message:
'.rhomasins caught ave mics aud
they were worth . dollar apiece, cor I
slept nke . kinG. Please bring little
Betty to . me oometlme and Thomas.
ina and T0ddlokinA for I am Q lonely
old man.
oh" said Betty. b~reathlessly, her
little face agiow with delight: and
nov We have the turkey. and the
AcDougalls. Bob. and q real Thanleo-
swing"
Yea. said Bob. with an affection.
ate glance at the old cat. who had rome
straight to Toddlekins ana was fusoinR
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
GRANDMOTHER AND THE COBBLER
sh. Save Him or DID Il. sav. ,4.r.

scious that this vas to be HE last day
OF life.
But where IL GRANDMOTHER" ssked
Billee. puszled.
Fathers face was white with trouble.
Grandmother must have started he
said. with the turkey. We must nnd
her at once"
It was weary work to dig q path.
blu with horse and shovel Biliee ana
his father broke their way through the
drifts. while all The while the white
world echoed with the cry % the great
gObbler.
At last they came upon q heaped up
mound.
GRANDMOTHER. GRANDMOTHER. are you
under there?' cried Billee. md thea, oh,
Joy. came back the answer IL q thin,
old voice:
Come around to the other side"
And there she was-half- buried UNI
der the snow. covered with biankee1.
n etill hugging the soapst0nA which
had kept her from freezing duriuk the
bitter night.
THE horses couldn't 20 auether
STEP" she said. az they helped her out.:
80 I Just let them loose and they,
was 30 stiR I couldn't move. but 8
had kept the gobbler under the blankets
with me all night and when I let hlmi
out and heard him on top Of the snow
calling 10 loud. I knew you'd Gnd me-.
But 1t seemed pretty long before you
got here"
Father picked her up in his asrns.
You'd better come back Tor the
pies" h said a%nxiously. They amt
hurt a bit. and the beans only need
heating to be az good az ever"
When at last they came to the house,
gobbler was summing himself on the
doorstep, while Baby stuffed him with
corn.
GRANDMOTHER looked at him affection
ately.
1T don't seem as If 1 could hsv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30

Dno had picked cat tho turkey he
wanted. Il hung BIG and white and Int
q II. Bowtes' wlRdow and Nj. BOWLS
AA6 promised 10 keep him Tor Bnh unta1
~ wy last minute.
Z haven't ct but seventy ceotA IL.
Devtea." Bob had explained. but may
b ! can make the toot tonight." (.
nut be made only thirty. cents q
~ pepees thai evsntng and the tuf.
ksy was Z dollar and . hall. - it
va . ed Bob Who Gfoeted hia family
on The top Gsor o< t6e tail tenesnenN.
rue we're 6DNrt Ia Bobfs family-Ntt1e
tame Betty. Thomasina, the Sc cat.
eoA T~houaalna's kitten. ToddleklnA
Thomaeina and ToddlesIins met Doe
welcome With waving tails ana soGt
~puer.e-rupe." while little lame Betty
oeited 70 0m from her chair b., the
wtndow:
-Ds.r hrsthsr Ton. did you st the
MOI yet. he sa!a. trying 70 sesak
e e does. I'll clear or pavssnsnts IL
The moFning ana that VIII help"
ell the httle McDouealls to Tnanks-
Giving dlnner." seid Betty. eagerly.
'ThSyere dreadeally poor and mover
AAve anything rood : Q eat"
O0S u 70 O0OVSOO 80S V0O v0ge
Icy. Betty?' said Bob. dismayed.
"Od. youth set It" said Betty. who
had wonderful fAlth Ia Bob.
Bat Bob va only twelve. aud Il
wasn't easy to mako both ends meet.
That night when Betty was asloep
% hef tiny room. Bob sat- In trout of
the IRE and thought It al out. while
ThomasinA purred q lullaby to Tod
dlekins under the little stove.
Presently she Jumped ON the vinAov
Gill and looked into the night.
You're q good old thing" said Bob,
but you haven't an idea Ia your head
But Just at this moment IN old gen
dosnan across the street glanced out OF
tho window Of his handsome house
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30

sat up straight and stiff while Seth
grumbled at the horses.
I'VE can't get through" he said at
last. when they reached a roadside inn.
the windows and where SAVIOR odors
were waited through the door as 1t
opened to revive other half-froxen trav-
elers.
NOW you 60 right in and get warm,
Seth" said little Grandmother firmly.
you amt 10 we'll. and 1t stands to rea-
SON that you ought not to get chilled.
Mary's. and 1t won't hurt me a mite"
and without much nor urging. Seth
climbed out and plunged through the
snow towards the inn, while little
Grandmother picked up the reins In her
mittened hands. clucked to the horses
and disappeared in thed darkness.
II wonder why Grandmother doesn't
Gomez" said Biilee, two hours later.
"Danmother." piped Baby. and
scrambled up into the window seat and
tried to peer through the darkness.
"oh, I guess she thought 1t was best
not to start in q Storm said Father,
soothingly, but presently he went out
and looked down the long road and
listened for the sound of sleighbells.
All night 1t showed, and the next
morning Father and Billee and Baby
tOOhCO OtSA White OIlltS. 1uG IVAU
was blotted out, and only the tips of
the fence rails showed. A thin crust
had formed on top Of the snow, how
w and the sun was shining.
grandmother won't come.'' said Bill
lee. forloraly.
"Danmother lost" piped Baby. and
tucked ne. small hand into Fathers.
mo. size won't come today" said
Father. She wouldn't start In the
storm"
But Baby cooked her head on one
side.
Il hears something" she announced
gravely.
"Don.t be silly. Baby" said Billee.
ioftily. what could you hear?"
Il hears a turkey. and he's says,
'gobble. sobble,'" said Baby. "Doesn't
I. Father"
They all heard It now. loud and
beating the air like gurgling waters In
the spring.
"By GORGE" said Father. 1T Is q
turkey"
"Whose turkey" asked Billee.
"Oh. It's Danmother dobbler." cried
Baby. jumping up and down and clap
ping her hands. Look. look!"
Sure enough. across the thin crust
OF snow same. the great bird, shining
purple aid green and gold in the sur.
light. his chest flaming redly. and hi,
cry sounding forth triumphantly I ali
the world.
SGotb;.. s,bb'e." he said. uncon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30

him killed." she said. He waa q heap
of company asst night when I WAS all
alone in the Storm"
"oh. Of course, we won't kill him."
said Father, heartily. HE shall live
to a good old age and never be eaten
up by greedy little children"
Nice old dobbler." said Baby caress-
ingly. n gave him another handful
OF corn.
But when Grandmother was warm
and coy In a big chair by the fre. she
looked at the children %anxiously.
You're sure o didn't want that
turkey for dinner? p she asked.
Not a Bit" said Billee. staunchly.
Well have the beans"
And the pies" said Baby. They're
the incest pies. Danmother. Me ana
Billie had q TASTE"
You see he saved me-" said Grand
mother apologetically.
But Billee shook his head. II think
you saved the gobbler. Grandmother"
he said.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
b. fompje 0ailev.

r shall kill him for Thanksgiving."
said Grandmother regretfully. az she
aud Billee and Baby stood watching the
great turkey spread his wings and strut
around the little poultry yard.
The gobbier perked his head on one
side and looked at her out OF his bead.
like eyes Then he pulled himself out
grandly.
hoarsely.
He's company for me- she said.
land ! hate to lose him, but 1t would
be foolish for me to keep him-and you
children coming here to Thanksgiving
dinner. too"
But the children didn't 60 to Grand
mother. for the day before Thanksgtv.
Ing. Mother was taken sick and Father
wrote to Grandmother to come to the
big farm.
I'm afraid We won't celebrate much"
he said. FOR our turkeys all died In
the spring and Mary won't be able to
get up q big dinner. now that she 10
So when Grandmother got the note.
she baked twelve pumpkin pies and q
great pot OF beans and when she
climbed that evening into the sleigh.
there was the gobbler In u great ham,
per with q quilt tied over him I o keep
him from freezing.
Il might have killed and carried him
easier" ahe satd to Seth Mills, who
drove. but somehow I couldn't do 1t,
he's 20 tan. and Tom won't mind do
ing It, INC those children are going to
have Q Thanksgiving dinner. II they
couldn't come to my house." and she
tucked Q hot soapstone down under her
feet, pulled her hood around her apple-
red cheeks. and snuggled down under
the robes.
How it showed! The wind blew
and the horses waded through deep
drifts. and 1t grew darker and darker.
and all the while little Grandmother