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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
CRIMINAL COURT
WHISKY CASES
SAM FITZGERALD GETS FIFTY
DOLLARS AND SIX MONTHS
IN WORkHOUSE

In the county criminal court this
morning, Judge ]. T. Mcknight SEN
fenced Sam Fitzgerald, alias Sam
Fits, to pay fine of fifty dollars and
serve six months in the workhouse
for selling liquor without a license.
another case against Fitzgerald was
nolle pressed.
The case against Lou Rucker for
selling whisky without license was
uolle pressed because of a fatal va
rance between the roof and the al
legation in the indictment.
Judge Mcknight will convene
court again Thursday morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
NAMED
AT MT. PLEASANT
MISS LUCILLE ROBERTS, OF CO.
LUMBIA, WILL TEACH AT
HAY LONG SCHOOL.

Special to The Herald.
MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, June IL
At meeting of the city board Of edu-
cation, the following teachers Tere
elected for the faculty of the Hay
Long School, of the 1912 term:
Misses Cornelia Edge, Estelle Harris,
Lucille Davis, Minnie Edge and Lu-
cile Roberts, and Prof. c. A. Brooks,
of Alabama Miss Roberts is from
Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
FAIR SHAREHOLDERS
~ ISSUE ADDRESS TO
PEOPLE OF COUNTY
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE
ORGANIZATION ARE FULLY
SET FORTH
NOT A PROFIT ENTERPRISE
All Surplus Money viii Be Used for
the Advancement of the AgricuItu
raj Interests of This Secton-Sup
port of Public Requested.
Saturdays Daily.)

An address to the people of Maury
county setting forth the objects and
purposes of the Maury County Fair
Association, was issued this morning
by the stockholders. This address
shows the purpose of the fair to be
alone the upbuilding Of the resourc ces
Of the county. Whatever profits may
be made will be USED for the advance
ment of the county's interests and
not for personal gain.
The address follows:
ITO the citizens of Maury county:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens Of
Maury county, have organized and In.
corporated the Maury County Fair AS
sociation, an organization for the
purpose of holding annually an agri.
cultural and live stock fair.
"The object, intent and purpose Of
this association is to upbuild the ag.
ricultural and live stock interests Of
Maury and adjoining counties; to
plan and conduct a fair which will
benefit and advertise our lands and
products and last of all bring the va
ried interests of city and county into
one harmonious, working, effective
concern.
THE plan of the organization is
permanent and cooperative. The
profits are to go for improving the
grounds, increased premiums and
greater advertising of Maury county.
We ask for the strong support of
every citizen of Maury county and the
city Of Columbia. We intend to make
the fair appeal to all interests It's
success depends on the active support
of the great mass of the people.
We want your aid, advice and sup
port.
Horace Rainey, Columbia Herald,
]. c. Hardy, Geo. E. McKennon, J. NJ.
Dedman, W. P Woodbridge, McKennon,
Anderson G. Foster, J. W. Howard,
Harlan & Evans Co, H. o. Fulton,
Gotham Bros, G. ". Nichols Produce
Co.. A B. Harlan, E. L. Armstrong,
Jno, L. Hopkins, Alexander & Vaughn
". B. Greenlaw, J. Ripley Steele, NJ.
K. Chapman,W. NJ Cheairs W. P. Rid
ley, F. R. Sheegogg, James A. English,
Jno. ". Shelton. Jno W. Jackson, A.
J. Fly c, A. Parker, Frank Wheeler,
J. C. Sowell, Highland Stock Farm,
Maury Dry Goods Company, +. F.
Moore & Son. D. C. Gardner, J. c..
Long. Joe Hagey, R. H. Wright, w.
NJ. Tolley, Jno. NJ. Buns, Jno. s.
Brown, J. NJ. Cranberry, NJ. E. Allen
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
HOLDS DECISION
In BANK CASES
JUDGE H. p. FlGUERS WILL HAND
DOWN OPINION IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

Judge H. P. Figuers, who heard
the evidence in the Arrowsmith cases
here Saturday, has taken the case un-
der adgisement, and will render YER
dict in a few days. The arguments
were finished Saturday afternoon by
the following attorneys: Ben Chill
ders, E. E. Eslick and Joe Woodward,
Of Pulaski, and Judge W. r. Lamb. Of
Fayetteville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
WOLDRIDGE FRONT
WILL BE CHANGED
ENTRANCE WILL BE IN FRONT
OF NEW BUILDING ON WTsT
SEVENTH STREET.

The work of excavation On the new
buildings in the recently burned dis
trict is going steadily on. Work OF
building he foundations has COM
menced and laying Of brick will be-
gin the latter part OF next week.
The Woodbridge front will be chang
ed and instead of going the corner
as before the entrance will be in the
center Of the building, and the west
side of the store at the front viii
have a large fifteen foot plate glass
window.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
ONLY TWO PER
CENT INTEREST
THAT is ALL THE POSTAL saw
lNGS BANKS WILL PAY TO
pEPOSiTCRs.

1t was inadvertently stated in The
Herald Friday that depositors in
postal savings banks would be paid
three per cent This is an error, the
government allowing only two per
cent. on deposits.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE
DOEEGREATDAMAGE
TWO STORES AND SEVERAL 9TH.
Err HOUSES BURNED AT
THOMPSON STATION

Fire at Thompson Station Sunday
night did considerable property dam.
age to the town. Two stores and sew
eral other houses were destroyed. No
estimate Of the amount Of the loss
can be secured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
LOCAL SHOWERS n
COUNTY AFFORDSOME
RELIEF FROM DROUTH
FAIRLY GOOD RAIN IN AND
AROUND COLUMBIA WHERE
IT HAD BEE DRYEST.
NO GENERAL rain since APRIL IS
Longest Dry Spell for the Period of
Year That "oldest Inhabitants" In
This County Can Reeall-The Long
Hot Year of 1881 is Recalled.

The drouth that has existed so long
In the territory In and around Colum-
b!a was partially broken on Monday
morning and afternoon by a fairly
good shower. The rain did not last
long but 1t came very hard and a
considerable fall during the brief Pc
rod was noted. 1t has been drier
right in aud around Columbia than in
any other part of the county and pas
lures and gardens were almost burn
ed up The shower had a very re-
Ifroshing effect and will do much good.
Showers have fallen in other por-
tons Of the county during the past
few days, but in some there has been
no rain at all. The whole county re-
ally needs a downpour. While the
showers have been of much benefit
the land is so dry and the weather
tas been SC hot that it will require
long continued downpour to do any
lateral lasting good.
This has been the longest drought
tor the period Of year that Middle
Tennessee has ever known. Not
since April IS has there been gen.
eral rain. All the rainfall since
that time has been In the shape Of To-
cal showers and altogether tney
would not equal an inch of rainfall.
There has been deficiency in the
alnfall this year in Middle Tennes-
see of nearly teu inches, The aver
age normal rainfall in this section to
this time of year is twenty-five and
e traction riches he rainfall since
Jan. Of tnls year has been only a
fraction more than fifteen inches.
'rhe resul. OF this shortage of rain.
fall has beer that wells and springs
that ordinarily do lot go dry until
September, if at all, are already dry
arc people AL ever the country are
hauling water 7ust IS they have in
years past done n the autumn. Pas
lures have not reel half as good as
us'ia, and The grain crops, especial
H.: oats, nave heen materially cut
ing clover is al hut killed and the
Potato crop is practically a failure.
Lands that in the past have made
ION fifty to 100 bushels of Irish po-
tatoes are yielding this year from ten
to fifteen barrels
There mas been no protracted Sc
rous droutt In tennessee since the
year 1901 and rnat year the drouth
G. vered a wide area, extending over
the states Of tennessee, Kentucky. In
diana, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa and
all but destroying the corn crop. But
the period of drought was from about
the last OF May until the first Monday
in August The worst .lr " b il the
history of this county occurred In
1881 and covered all the middle states
OF the Union, no rain falling for pc
riod Of about 130 days
This year has been remarkable for
the fact that it is the first in many
that farmers have ever completed the
harvest without being interfered with
by rain. No hay has been lost, so far
as known, because of rain. However,
the hay crop is only about half of the
normal yield. .s.~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
TWELVE GRAINS IN
A MESH OF WHEAT

A. c. Pennington has grown some
wheat on his farm near C1lleoka
which contains twelve grains to the
mesh. which takes the record in this
line. The wheat VII probably make
thirty bushels to the acre.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23

II you haven't the tine to exercise
regularly, Deans Regulets will pre-.
vent constipation. They induce q
Md, easy, healthfuI action Of the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. 25 cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
NEW DISTRICT
DEPUTY CONSUL

Ben L. Bclden has been appointed
as a district deputy head consul Of
the Modern Woodmen of America, for
the Second district, which is Ma1ry
county, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
KIRK GETS JURY'S
VERDICT FOR $3.50

@. G. Kirk wac given a verdict for
$3.50 in the suit brought agsins: @.
W. Kitt-ell for damages in the circuit
court Tuesday morning The case Of
W. c. Salmon, adnr., vs. the l. &
N. r. r. Co., was reset los June -,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
A Gold Piece Slipped Through His
Fingers.

the moist paper an absolutely clear
imprint of the coin in brownisb
black. He describes the print as even
clearer than If he had linked the coin
and applied the linked surface to the
paper by careful. pressure.
Following his questionings he pro.
cured a few linotype lines of print,
assembled them, and placed the type.
face down, on a like sheet of moist
paper resting upon a like sheet of tin.
When the battery wires were connect
ed with the type metal and with the
tin sheet and current applied, every
letter showed from the type lines with
out blur or blemish.
Taking a sheet of zinc in lieu of the
tin, again the electrical influences
brought the same general effect,
though the crudest of hand methods
were used in applying the type to the
paper. Dry paper was not affected;
moisture was required for the proper
conductivity
After proving to his satisfaction
that, regardless of the pressure upon
the paper in contact, the clearness
of the lettering was satisfactory, Mr..
Brembridge sought to discover a
chemical moistener for the paper
which woU+d give the Jet black effect
of ordinary srinter's ink and at the
same time preserve the whiteness of
the paper.
The great trouble vas to secure per.
manency in the electrical imprint
For ten years Mr.. Bembyidge wrest
led with the solution of he problem
Today he announces that esSything
is accomplished and proved. not only
In the matter of Jet black print with.
out ink. but asserts that he is able to
print a newspaper in all hues of the
rainbow and with the one contact
AS explained by Mr.. Pembridge, his
long searchings into chemical com.
binations for producing Jet black
prints led him on into electro-pigmen.
tary combinations producible by oxi
dizing processes. More than. all of
this, however, the assertion is made
that in treating the white paper some
Of the cheapest of chemical elements
serve the purpose admirably and at a
cost far below that of the costly print.
er's inks.
AS for the presses for turning out
the newspaper. they are greatly sim.
plified. the ink troughs and rollers
disappearing altogether The stereo
type plate is used and in position on
the press is thoroughly insulated be.
low, while the roller surface which
guides the moist paper also IS insu.
lated The paper rollers are connect.
ed with the positive magnetic pole.
while the stereotype plate is linked
With the negative and from the electric
power that runs the press the cleo.
tro-chemical action Is set up, making
the imprint as desired upon the pa
per
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20

person has one dominant feature
with Miss Thorne II Is her eyes"
Miss Thorne?" Mr.. Grimm repeated.
Haven't you met herr" the senorita
went on. miss Isabel Thorne? She
only arrived few days ago-the night
of the state ball. She's my guest at
the legation. When an opportunity
comes | shall present you to her"
She ran on. about other things. with
only an occasional remark from Mr.
Grimm. who was thoughtfully nursing
his knee. Somewhere through the
chatter and effervescent gaiety, min.
Cling with the sound OF the pulsine
music. he had singular impression Of
rhythmical beat an indistinct tattoo.
noticeable. perhaps. only because Of
its monotony. After moment he
shot a quick glance at Miss Thorne
and understood; It was the tapping Of
an exquisitely wrought ivory fan
against one OF her tapering, gloved
fingers. She was talking and smiling.
"Dot-dash-dot! Dot dash-dotl Dot.
dash-dotl" said the fan.
Mr.. Grimm twisted around I'm his
seat and RECALLED his listless eyes with
long look into the senorita's pretty
face. Behind the careless ease OF re
pose he was mechanically isolating the
faint clatter Of the fan.
"Dot-dash-dot! Dotdash.doti Dot
dash-dot!"
Did any one ever accuse you OF
staring, Mr. Grimm" demanded the
senorita. banteringly.
For an instant Mr. Grimm continued
TO stare, and then his llstless eyes
swept the ballroom. passing involun.
tarily at tho scarlet splendor OF tho
minister from Turkey.
81 beg your pardon" he apologized,
contritely. There was a pause. THE
minister from Turkey looks like a barn
on fire. doesn't he?"
CTO BIC CONTTNrrEDD
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
REPATRIATED.
HE HAD $4,000 IN CASH IN 1908;
NOW WORTH 100000.

My parents were originally Cana
dams from Essex County. Ontario.
was born in Monroe County. Michigan.
from which place moved to RED Lake
Falls, Minnesota, where l farmed for
% years. / sold my farm there in the
summer OF 1903 and in September OF
that year came to Canada with my
wife and eight children. had about
$500 in cash, team of horses, a COW,
few sheep and some chickens. l took
up n quarter section of land near Jack
Fish Lake. Meota p. O.. and later on
purchased for 100000 an adjoining
quarter section. have now As head
OF cattle. a number OF horses, good
buildings and consider my holding is
worth at least ss.o0000. Ny children
have raised from $500 to $500 worth
OF garden truck each year since we
have been here. / have never had
poor crop and have never had one
frosted. My wheat has averaged from
20 to 30 bushels per acre with one or
two years considerably more. My
oats have always yielded we'll up to so
bushels per acre and once or twice as
stabbed in winter, and do not need II.
1 consider that this country offers bet
ter opportunities for settlers than any
where / have ever been. / am sure
that almost any person can come here
and buy land at say $500 per acre
and pay for 1t in one crop. My ex-
perience is that II a man farms his
land in the right way he is not likely
to have his crop frosted
Most OF the settlers in my district
are Americans and Canadians and I
know lots of them who came here with
little or no capital who are now do
ing we'll, but do not know of any who
have left through disappointment, or
becoming discouraged, have returned
to their former homes.
EUGENE JUBINVILLE.
There are many whose experience
Is similar to that OF Mr.. Jubinville.
Secure Canadian Government litera-
ture from nearest Canadian Govern
ment Agent, and see for yourself.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
PerlIs of MARRIAGE.

Young married people have many OBJ
stacles to overcome before they reach
the smooth pathway which experience
will provide. The young housewife
finds her most difficult problem in
keeping things "ship-shape" for hub
by" returning from his days endeav-
ors.
Hewitt's Easy Task Soap. pure and
white, lessons her labors one-half and
gives the sparkle and glow to the
china, glassware and silver which
gives an impetus to the appetite OF q
man who has forgotten this most Inn
portant matter in his everyday toll.
Try it at five cents a cake. Just "a
cheap as cheap" soap.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20

sion that Spain was anything but a
shell; and France One can't help
but wonder IL the power she boasts is
not principally on paper. But If their
forces are combined? Do you see?
1t would be an enormous power to
reckon with, with a hundred bases Of
supplies right at our doors"
He rose suddenly and walked over
to the window, where he stood for a
moment, staring out with unseeing
eyes.
Given a yard of canvas, Mr..
Grimm" he went on finally, "a Span
ish boy will waste II. a French boy
will paint a picture on It, an Eng.
lish boy will build a sail-boat. and an
American boy will erect a tent. That
fully illustrates the differences in the
races"
He abandoned the didactic tone. and
returned to the material matter In
hand Mr.. Grimm passed him the
despatch and ne sat down again.
VIII soon sign compact in Wash.
ington," he read musingly. Now l
don't know that the signing of that
compact can be prevented but the
signing OF It on United States soil can
be prevented. You will see TO that,
Mr. Grimm"
Very we'll" the young man agreed
carelessly The magnitude OF such
task made, apparently, not the
slightest impression on him lie
languldly drew on his gloves
And meanwhile / shall take steps
to ascertain the attitude OF Russian
and japanese representatives, in this
city"
Mr.. Grimm nodded.
And now, for Prince Benodetto
dAbruzzi." Mr. Campbell went on
slowly. "Omcially he Is not in Wash
ington, nor the United States. for that
matter. Naturally, on such a mission,
he would not come as a publicly &C.
credited agent. therefore. imagine,
he is 10 be sought under another
name"
"Of course" Mr. Grimm acouiesced.
And he would avoid the big ho-
tells"
Certainly"
Mr. Campbell permitted his guile
less blue eyes to linger inquiringly
upon those OF the young man for haIf
a minute. lie caught himself wonder.
ing. sometimes. at the perfection OF
the deliberate Indifference with which
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
What Mamma Said.

When the new minister, a hand
some and unmarried man. made his
first pastoral call at the Fosdicks, he
took little Anna up in his arms and
triod to kiss her; but the child re-
fused to be kissed; she struggled
loose and ran off into the next room.
where her mother was putting a few
finishing touches to her adornment be-
fore going into the drawing room to
greet the clergyman.
Mamma" the little girl whispered.
the man in the drawing room wanted
me to kiss him"
Well" replied mamma, why didn't
you let him? / would If l were you"
Thereupon Anna ran back into the
drawing room, and the minister
asked:
We'll. little lady, won't you kiss
me now?"
No, won't" replied Anna, prompt
ly, but mamma says she will."-Ex-
change.
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Wanted to Wed bv prnxu

Chicopee Mass.-A plan OF stanis.
laus Uadnox 20 marry by proxy the
other day received a setback. stan.
islaus. with a buN nm young woman.
who IL was explained. would inner.
senate the future Mrs. Uadnox. and
with attendants and witnesses. dc.
scended impressively upon the city
hail In taxicabs hired in Springfield.
Uadnox gasped when City Clerk
buckley explained that he was I'm n
fair way to become a bigamlst lie
explained that the idea was his own.
that no had thought to surprise his
sweetheart on her arrival from Eu.
rope with the news that she was Al.
ready married.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
CURED ITCHING AND BURNING

Il was taken with the itch in April,
1904, and used most everything. 1
had friend pay me visit from
Cumberland, and she advised me to
use Cuticura Remedies which / did.
The cure was certainly quick, and 1
use them to this day. / had 1t terri
bly, under my knees. only used one
box of pills, but two boxes OF Cuti-
cura Ointment, and / use the Cuti.
cura Soap all the time. / hope this
will benefit others, as it has me, after
DR.. -- and others could do moth
ing for me-" (Signed) Miss Lu John
son, 1923 Ninth ST.. n. W., Wash
ington, ID. c., April 3, 1910.
In later letter Miss Johnson adds:
THE trouble began with an eruption
under my knees, and extended up
wards toward my waist, until / was
not able to sit down. 1t kept a con-
slant itching and burning all the time.
night and day. / went to my doctor,
but he could do me no good after 1
do not know how many medicines he
gave me, and then told me / would
be compelled to go to a skin special
list, which / positively refused to do. 1
cried all the time. Finally / made
up my mind to try Cuticura Rem
edies, and tried Cuticura Pills, ONT
ment and Soap, and was entirely
cured of the itching three days after
/ started using them. The healing
took about eight days. / consider
Cuticura Remedies marvellous, and
would recommend them everywhere"
Cuticura Remedies are sold through
out the world. Send to Potter Drug
G. Chem. Corp, Boston, for free book
en- skin Affections.
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CHAPTER M.
Tho Language Of tn. Fan.

Tho Language Of the Fan.
Mr.. Grimm was chatting idly with
Senorita Rodriguez, daughter OF the
minister from Venezuela, the while
he permitted his listless eyes to wan
der aimlessly about the spacious ball
room OF the German embassy. ablaze
with festooned lights. and brilliant
with a multi-colored chaos OF uni
forms. Cleaning pearl-white. translu.
cent in the mass. were the bare
shoulders OF woman; and from far on
came the plaintive whine OF an or
chestra. pulsing sense rather than a
living sound. of music. pointed here
and there by the staccato cry Of a
flute. A zephyr, perfumed with the
clean. fresh odor OF lilacs, stirred the
draperies of the archway which led
into the conservatory and rustled the
bending branches of palms and ferns.
For a scant instant Mr.. Grimm's
eyes rested on a young woman who
sat dozen feet away. talking. in play
full animation. with an undersecretary
OF the British embassy young won
an severely gowned in some glitterine
stun which fell away sheerly from her
splendid bare shoulders. She glanced
up, as IL in acknowledgment OF his
look. and her eyes met his. Frank,
bhe-gray eyes they were, stirred to
their depths now by amusement She
smiled at Senorita Rodriguez. in token
of recognition.
Aren't they wonderful?" asked
Senorita Rodriguez with the quick
bubbling enthusiasm of her race.
"What?" asked Mr.. Grimm.
Her eyes," was the reply. Every