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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
BUSIhESS At THE
EXPRESS OFFICE
AND POSTOFF|CE
ARRANGEMENTS MADE AT BOTH
PLACES TO HANDLE THE
INCREASED PATRONAGE.
HOURS AT POSTAL WINDOWS
City Carriers Will Make Morning
Trip Monday and Rural Carriers
viii Go Christmas Day AS Usual.
Extra Help at Both Places.

Business with the postoffice and
the express Office always improves,
or to use a common term, picks up
just before Christmas, and the pres.
ent is no exception.
At the postoffice the preparations
for the handling of the increased vol
ume of mail have been made in a
number of ways. There will be extra
help in the office, and in addition to
the usual hours matters will be adjust.
ed to the demands of the public and
the requirements brought about by
the conditions.
On Christmas day the rural car
riers will make their routes as usual,
making the regular trip. On Sunday
they will be at their desks at the Of
fee from IL o'clock noon to l p. m.
Ito serve any of the patrons on their
various routes who may call for their
mail.
The city carriers will also open
their windows from IL to l o'clock
to serve their patrons on Sunday.
On Monday they will make the reg
ular forenoon trip and will be found
at the postoffice from noon till l
O'Clock. IS
On Sunday and Monday both the
general delivery window will be open
from noon till 1 o'clock Postmas-
ter Jackson and his competent and
accommodating force are doing ev-
erything possible to facilitate the
handling of the mails and to favor the
public.
The express Office too has had to
make extra arrangements to handle
the increased business. Among the
things done is the securing of aroth-
er building temporarily The build
ing at the corner of the square and
East Seventh street is made a depos-
itory for the wet goods Christmas
shipments and a man is put in charge
there, leaving the office on Garden
street free from the congestion of
the liquor shipments, the building
there being too small for the extra
amount of this goods coming in
Here, too, preparations have been
made to accommodate the patrons of
the Office and to facilitate the hand
ling of the business in the most sat
isfactory way. characteristic of busi
ness like system Of Mr.. Hayes, the
agent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
CHRISTMAS TREE At
ELKS' CLUB ROOMS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BUTTONS WITH THE MYSTIC I'M.
TlAL NOW BEING DiSTRIB-
UTED BY THE ORDER.
Committee REPORTS ARE READY
A Large Number of Children Will Be
Remembered Who Would Other
wise Be Neglected-Three Hun
dred Little Fiks on the Roll.

The Elks will have their Christ
mas tree at the club rooms Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, and already
the committee has reported that it
has assurances of funds sufficient to
make the usual number of little cnes
happy this season.
The order is distributing big blue
buttons with the mystic initials Ell.
Y. G. T. o. C. T." meaning have you
contributed to our Christmas tree?
The memberJ of the order get
their list Of names in a systematic
way, and make it point to get the
names of children who would not
likeely be remembered on Christmas
time from any other source, and this
year will be no exception. The
names of the children are being cat
alogued and the presents arranged
by the committee, and each child will
be notified to be present or have
representative at the club rooms
Sunday afternoon for the distribu-
tion. g..
1t is the purpose of the order to
not allow any child to go away from
the club rooms without receiving a
generous remembrance a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
INJUNCTION FILED
TO PREVENT THE
COLLECTION OF NOTE
w. T. FRIERSON PRAYS WEST.
ERN & ATLANTIC BE
RESTRAINED.
HE ALLEGES MISREPRESENTATION
Twenty Shares of Stock in Company
Negotiated for $5625o-The Nash
vile Agent Mails Out Certificates,
But They Are Returned

W. T. Frierson has filed an injunc-
ton against the Western & Atlantic
Fire Insurance Company to prevent
the collection of a note of $562.50
which said company holds against
Mr.. -Frierson, executed in favor of the
company for stock in said company
The bill alleges that the agent OF
the said Western G. Atlantic Compa-
ny, John G. Cooke, represented to
complainant that stock in said COM
pany was of special and particular
value, that dividends of 80 to so per
cent had been earned by said srock
during the recent past
The par value of the shares was
$40, but the shares were selling at
$3.50 and that he, the agent, was
making his last round offering the
stock at that low rate. The note
was executed for twenty shares OF
said stock on the impression and by
the statement of the agent and an
assistant that the earning capacity
of the stock was as represented.
The complainant went to Nashville
before the certificates of stock were
issued, and went to see the agent
there, telling him of the statements
made by Cooke He was informed
that there was a mistake of the. earn
ing capacity of the stock and there
upon demanded his note, but the
same was not returned. In a few
days the certificates of stock from
the Office were sent to him through
the mail and that he returned the
same and again demanded his note,
but up to the present the company
still retains possession of 1t.
The bill alleges Misrepresentation
and consequent fraud, and prays that
the company be restrained from the
collection of the note
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
ELEVATOR DROPS
FIVE STORIES
TEN PASSENGERS HAVE ExclT-
ING EXPERIENCE AT
NASHVILLE.

4 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 2O.-An
\ elevator dropping from the fifth floor
10 the basement caused panic
among the ten passengers that were
In the cage in the Cole building on
tuesday morning. Although none
We're hurt, all received severe shak-
ina up.
'ohn McEwen, colored, who had
Charge of the elevator at the time OF
'4e accident, said that heavy leath-
e7 glove had in some way fallen be-
tween the cable and the drum and
forced the cable off. The car de-
So.Eded with some rapidity.
here were ladies among the occu-
,aH's, but as these we're not OF the
seecy kind there we're no fainting
SELLS or Mysteries. The cable was
f@wrapped on the drum and the ele-
Fa,or worked smoothly the balance
" the day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
CHRISTMAS NUMBER
OF CADET IS OUT
A BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER THE
NOVEMBER ISSUE is
MADE.

The Christmas number of the Ca.
det is out, and presents an attractive
Santa Claus on the front cover, a
most creditable pen drawing by ].
B. Sharp. This number is filed
with choice bits of interesting local
news, lively comment and select hu-
NOR, together with an original story
for the initial pages.
The matter is handled with more
neatness and with better effect, the
subject matter is improved, and the
general makeup of the monthly is one
of attractiveness. The young men
are certainly to be congratulated on
this issue of the Cadet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
DELAYS TRAINS
IMMENSE TRAFFIC Is REPORTED
ON THE LOCAL RAILROADS.
BIG EXPRESS SHIPMENTS.

Local railroad agents report an i'm
mense travel for several days and the
movement will probably grow until
Christmas. A large number of peo-
pie are coming from. the Western
states to visit their old home and
relatives while many people here are
taking advantage of the holiday rates
to go West. Then there is usually
the daily crowd bound for Nashville.
The trains have commenced to run
late, owing to the increased travel
and the immense amount of express
and it is probable that few of the
passenger trains will meet their
schedules during the remainder OF
the week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
DELINQUENT TAX
LAW ENFORCEMENT
BEING DISCUSSED
CITATIONS SHOWING AMOUNT
OF COST AND PENAL
TIES.
S. ATTORNEY FEE In EVERY CASE
Three Fourths of Suits for Very
Small Sums-State Proceeds to
Take Possession of Property Sold
by Trustee Heretofore.

The recent enforcement of the 1911
delinquent tax law in Maury county
has brought out a more universal dis
cussion than any law of recent years.
During the past sixty days more
than ten suits day for the collec-
ton of these taxes have been filed.
These suits are for the collection OF
taxes that have been assessed
against property heretofore and sold
by the trustee to the State, the suits
being the acts of the State to pos
sess iself of the property, or collect
the amounts.
In the county perhaps more than
three-fOurths of the suits filed are
for small amounts, and the costs and
penalties are very heavy on those
who are forced to pay.
For instance, below are cited a few
cases, the first figures being the
amount of the original taxes, the Sec
one the amount of the costs and pen
alties up to the present, and the third
the total amount if paid now:
/. The first case, s1.57, $8.4S, $f0.O5.
Second, $3.50, $S.1O, 1915.
Third, s1s1, 1874, sS.65. -. =. >.
Fourth, $1,52, $799, 1851.
These cases are selected at ran
dom from the records in the Office Of
the chancery court clerk. OF the
costs in the figures mentioned S. goes
to the attorney who files the suit,
and there is a IS fee in every case no
matter how small the amount of the
original tax.
It will be seen that the amount Of
taxes and penalties runs the figures
up to approximately six times the
original tax assessment. Inasmuch
as a large proportion of these Gclin-
quencies were brought about by pow
erty this multiplied cost is severe in
some cases.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
MRS. {. B. BRALy
IS CARRIED TO ST.
THOMAS HOSPITAL
HAS ATTACK OF APPENDICITIS
LATE SUNDAY AFTER.
NOON.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION MONDAY
Is Accompanied to City by Her Hus.
band and Mrs. w. N. Rambo-Life
Was Oespaired of for Several
Hours.

Mrs. Z. B. Braly was carried to
Nashville Monday evening on the
train that leaves here at 6:15, and
al few minutes after 9 o'clock a
telephone message was received here
that a successful operation had been
performed at st. Thomas Hospital
for appendicitis.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. Braly was
in her ordinary good health when she
was attacked without warning, and
her condition grew serious immedi-
ately DR.. Dake Biddle was called
and attended her during the night.
Monday morning he decided that
if her condition did not improve be-
fore afternoon that an operation
would be necessary. Accordingly
preparations were made, and as the
patient was growing weaker under
the strain and showed no hopeful
symptoms she was carried to Nash
vile as stated.
DR., Biddle, Mrs G. W. Rambo and
her husband accompanied her, to the
rcity, and the two latter are still
with her. DR.. Biddle returned here
on the early train this morning. He
reports that her condition was such
that an immediate operation was de-
cided on, and that it was the belief
Of himself and surgeons that If the
operation had not been performed at
once that she could not have lived
but very few hours.
Mrs. R. B. Braly, from Pulaski, is
here and will remain to care for the
baby which is less than one year old.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
GOOQ WEATHER
BRINGS SHOPPERS
TO COUNTY SITE
MERCHANTS OF COLUMBIA ARE
ENJOYING A GOOD PAT.
RONAGE.
BUYERS AFTER GOOD Thing!
Cold Spell Has Enabled Farmers to
Xiii Their Hogs as Well as to Get
Ready for the Annual Visit of Old
Santa Claus.

Seemingly in an effort to make up
for the bad weather of last week,
the weather man has been dishing
out an exceptionally fine quality of
ozone for the first three days of this
week. This has been about the best
hog killing spell" that the people
have had this winter. The weather
since Sunday morning has been just
about right for slaughtering the fes-
tive swine and the people have not
hesitated to take full advantage of it
with the result that a large number
OF hogs in the county were butchered
yesterday and today.
With the coming. of fair weather
the merchants are taking on more
hopeful air for the holiday shoppers
have commenced to arrive in Colum-
bia. Owing to the miserable wealth
er of last week they will have TO do
two weeks shopping in one and from
the indications Monday they are not
going to be very slow in getting
started. There have been larger
44first Monday" crowds !. here than
were here on Monday Eut there have
been fewer better buying crowds.
ri in hn Two
late hour at night, many of the stores
which make specially of holiday
goods were crowded and some Of
them state that the sales would have
been even better than they were af-
ter dusk had 1t not been for the un-
fortunate accident at the power Plant
that threw the streets in darkness
during the early part of the night
AS it was, however, most of the mer-
chants are expressing satisfaction
with the trade on Monday and the in
dications are that they will have sew
eral more good days barring OF
course accidents to the weather man.
People generally are buying a good
quality Of Christmas presents this
year. There is ever a decreasing de-
mand for the cheap senseless moth
ings and the demand grows for the
more durable and substantial gifts
The grocery merchants are expert
encing a good trade.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
MRS. E. B. BRALY
DOING NICELY
WILL re CONFINED AT THE HOS
PITAl TWO OR THREE
WEEKS.

Mrs. E. B. Braly, who was carried
to Nashville for an operation Mon
dav. is reported as doing nicely. Her
auckland came down from Nashville
Tuesday evening and will make daily
trips for the present.
The operation was performed with
on any previous preparation and that
- was entirely successful is evidenc-
ed bv the fact that Mrs. Braly is
now considered out of danger, and is
exneriencing no discomfort save
from, the soreness resulting there
from.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
FARM PROFITS
BY A WOMAN
RESULTS IN CASH OF ECONOMY
OF A FARMERS
WIFE.

. LYNNVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 19.-As
an evidence that busy farmers
wife can net a neat little sum from
the proceeds of her part of a farm,
w. S. Chilles, a poultry buyer at this
place, reports that from March l to
Nov. l of this year Mrs. s. P. Law
renee, of Robertsons Fork sold
s131.1S worth of eggs, $22.0S worth OF
butter and $12 25 worth of chickens,
a total of s162.52. Her daught@-in-
law. who lives with her, realized
from her eggs and chickens $S6.50,
the two together averaging $252.02.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
HON.L.P.PADGETl
HOME SATURDAY
CONGRESS ADJOURNS AND HE
WILL LEAVE WASHINGTON
CITY FRIDAY.

The members Of the lower house
of congress are getting away from
Washington City for the Christmas
holidays, many of them having al
ready gone to their homes. Hon. L.
P. Padgett has been delayed at the
capital on account of some impor-
tant committee work, but will leave
Friday for here, and is expected to
arrive hme Saturday sight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
SCHOOL,
FUND FOR PIANO
WILL. BE GIVEN
TO OBTAIN MONEY ON NEXT
FRIDAY.

Mcdowell School will give Christ
mas entertainment on Friday even
ing for the benefit of the piano fund.
The cause is worthy one, but an
exceptionally fine program will be
rendered and the patronage of the
public is earnestly solicited.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
VALUATION OF
CROPS FOR YEAR
ESTIMATE is GIVEN OUT BY DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRlCUL-
TURE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Produc-
ton and valuation of crops in 1911
are given in the final estimate of the
department of agriculture as follows:
Corn. 1881, ,4SS.OOO bushels; valua-
ton. s1,565, ,25S 900. Tobacco, $685.
1O9, 900 pounds; valuation, ss5.210,-
900. Rice, 22,934,000; valuation, $751;
274,OOO. s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
DEGREE WORK
BY THE MASONS
CALLED MEETING FOR THURS
DAY NIGHT, BEGINNING At
O'CLOCK.

Columbia Lodge No. 81 A. F. A. NJ.
will have a call meeting Thursday
evening in their lodge rooms for
work in the second degree. Members
of the order are requested to be pres
aDt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
Thackeray'a Satire.

Thackeray created quite eroneous impressions of himself by often indulg. ing in irony in the presence of peopis who were incapable of understanding 1t. One curious instance which he gave was this: Thackeray had been dining at the Garrick and was talking in the smoking room after dinner with vart GUS club acquaintanees. One of them happening to have left his cigar case at home, Thackeray, though disliking the man, who was a notorious tuft hunter, good naturedly offered him one of his cigars. The man accepted the cigar, but, not finding 1t to his liking had the bad taste to say to Thaekeray
 "4 say, Thackeray, you won't mind my saying l don't think much of this cigar?" Thackeray, no doubt irritated at the mans ungraciousness and bear tng in mind his tuft bunting predilec- sions, quietly responded, You ough, to, my good fellow, for 1t was given me by lord" Instead, however, of detecting the irony. the dolt immedi. ately attributed the. remark to snob bishness on Thackeray's part and to the end of his days went about declar- tng that "Thackeray had boasted that de had been given cigar by lord"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
Maternal lnainct.


 Children that yell Nike that ought sither to be gagged or kept at home, l" remarked the irascible gentleman with the white beard to the bus conductor.
 "And faces like the one wot you're scarin' people with," clipped in the mother of the noisy infant, "oughter be made into door knockers or sent ter the chamber O 'orrors."
 The gentleman with the patriarchai face fungus took brick red complex. lon. "I know It's awkward at times"- Se commenced.
 "It's more'n awkward; it's nothiD' short O 'orribfe," snapped the lady, as she once more glanced at the sorry elderly mans set of features.
 When the rest of the passengers tit tered audibly the old gentleman cama to the conclusion that 1t behooved him to speak to the point
 "I mean the child"- he tried once more.
 And you didn't mean 1t no good" :" returned the lady. .'else you wouldn't . looked at it."-LOndon Ideas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
Partners as Household Pe<s.


 "A British official in an out of tAs way Persian district invited me tc stay at his house for night" mar rates a globe trotter. ''I was comfort. ably settled upon a sofa just before diRner when my rest was suddenly dis turbed by loud bang at the sitting room door, which. flying open, admit ted two enormous animals, which I f: irst took for dogs.
 Both of them made at once for my sofa, and, while the larger one curled comfortably round my feet and com, posed itself to sleep, the smaller one seated itself on the floor and com. nenced licking my face and hands. ap operation which had l dared ! should strongly hare resented.
 But those white. glea ming teeth and flashing green eyes filled me with something akin to terror. To my re lief, my host entered at this juncture
 Making friends with the pantbers see.' he remarked pleasantly. They are nice. companionable beasts
 That may have been true at the time. The fact remains. however, that shree months afterward one Of then devoured q native child London Ts. graph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
GRAPHIC PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS TUESDAY MORNING.
GO0DWIN'S EX-WIfE
 SAYS HE'S A FOOL
Edna Goodrich is Served With Papers in Paris is Result of Efforts of Former Husband to Get Control of Property in
 Trust.

Paris, July 10.-Papers were served today on Mrs. Edna Goodrich Good win. in a suit instituted by Nat Good win. the actor, against his former wife. and T. P. Dudley, trustee in the Superior Court in Los Angeles to have the ante-nuptial contract signed in London August IA, 1908. cancelled and declared null and void and an order made for the recovery of the property and to deliver pos session and reassign all stocks. bonds realty and other securities, included in trust. and that Mrs. Edna Good rich Goodwin be adjudged to have no title or interest in the property.
 Mrs. Goodrich said: What a fool Nat is for striving to break trust which is the. only thing that will save him from dying penniless. His half assures him of enough to live on while if he get control it would dwindle to nothing"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

Will the funny man of the Little Rock Gazette tell us what "wam- pus" is. We have been told that he knows everything and has become thoroughly acquainted with one of these mysterious things-Pine Bluff Graphic.
 The wampus is a strange and fool ish fish. He is father-in-law to the &rampus. It is very difficult to catch the wampus, as he never, Nomes, unassisted, to the top of the Water. The only way to capture him As to feed him cake of which he is 8nordinately fond, and put an almond 1n each piece ofscake. The wampus kulps down the cake, almond and all. Iaterl the almond sprouts and, when the almiond tree grows large enough, the buoyancy if the wood brings the wampus to the top willy nilly. There the agonized beast remains, unable to sink Then the man who planted . the tree in him several years before arrives and captures him. Fisher men who went out for wampus in 1872 expect to gather large cror 1f them next year. The name wana- 1nus ie from the Arabic and means 2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
ALLEGED HORSE
THIEF JAILED

Paul Bussey, negro, was arrest ed at his home in Newtown, ne- gro settlement just west of the city last night, shortly before midnight by Constable Frank Stewart, Deputy Dunk Stewart and Deputy Jim Moore. He was brought to this city and placed in the county jail to an- swer a charge of horse stealing Bussey is alleged to be the negro who a fw days ago fleeced Max Schlossberg, well known tailor, out of horse and s15. Mir. Schloss- berg recently purchased horse, and few days ago, a negro came to his home wishing to trade horses. MT. Schlossberg made the deal with him, givirE him Jhis newly purchased horse and s15 to boot. A few days later, another party appeared at the Schlossberg residence claiming the horse.
 Constable Frank Stewart believes in this arrest he has captured ne- gro, who is responsible for large number of horse stealing cases with in the past few weeks. The officers have had about nine cases reported i to them and they believe Bussey will confess to having had a hand in the thefts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
BOTTLE THIEVES
 TAKEN BY POLICE

When Monroe Gordon, B years old and Joe Robinson, IT, both negroes, went into the Iron Mountain freight shed in the yards on East Fourth avenue last night at about e:3O o'clock to get a lot of bottles, which they had stolen and hid there, City Detective w. A., 3ranson and Pa trolman WarrenE Williams grabbed them and marched them to the city jail. The negroes were taken by surprise as the officers had secreted themselves at the shed to wait for their arrival. For some days the Iron Mountain has been missing empty beer bottles, which were placed at the freight depot to be shipped. They reported their losses to the police and the officers have been working on the case without success until last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-11
The Expense of . Wife.

wife is decided addition to the demands upon ones purse. In that sense. however sensible and managing she may be. she Is expensive. Blu: everything worth having has its price of one so1 or another. and there are some things which cost much without which life is hardly worth living.
 Said Thiers: Most men contemplate making some self denial when they marry. They think they will give up such and such expensive pleasures. Later on. when they discover that they cannot do so. and at the same time they lack the means to indulge. they complain that 1t is the extravagance of their wives which causes the incon. yenience."
 Which wise saying is applicable to men in other countries besides that of vrance.-New York American