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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
Meningitis Facts

According to the state department
of vital statistics, there were 349
deaths from spiI al menengitis in
1910, when there was no epidemic,
and during eleven months of 1911
there we're only 261 when there was
an epidemic, which has thrown sew
eral towns into quarantine fconnip-
tons
Which raises the question: When
is an epidemic an epidemic?
The answer is: When people get
scared
1t would seem that we had more
cases in 1910 or more cures in 1911.
II the difference is due to more
cures ii we'll enough that uc have
had the scare, since It brought DR..
Sophian with instructions in the use
of the Flexner serum and taught us
the simple rules OF prevention which
will serve US we'll in the future.
After all, though, in the light OF
the departments veracious figures,
II behooves us to become composed.
We have now learned that the dis
ease can be combated and that 1t
is less damaging in communities that
do not get excited.
II the Record were not afraid OF
the antitrust law It would suggest
gentlemen's agreement among
newspapers to omit menengitis re-
ports "A
The better method, however, is for
the newspapers to continue to re-
port and FOR the people to under
stand that they are unnecessarily
alarmed. Fort Worth Record
Five cases OF meningitis are re-
ported at Midland.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
Pointed Paragraphs.

Chicago News.
II doesn't take a fast young man
long to run through a fortune
It's easy for a man to go wrong If
he has no particular aim in life.
A self-made man nearly always
makes a play for tailor-made wife
II a man could only live rich he
would have no objection to dying
poor.
A woman never thinks she is hay
a good time unless she can cry about
Il.
1t is often difficulty for a man in
love to distinguish between a peach
and a lemon.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
Baptist Ladies' Meet.

The Baptist Ladies' Aid met
Monday January Is. Quite num-
Der was present and after devotion
al services the Aid took up regular
business. Very favorable reports
were given from all the circles. AZ
ter much discussion 1t was decided
to take up some line of study for
the year President appointed a
committee to confer with Brother
Bishop and decide on same.
We we're very glad to have Mrs.
Bishop as a new member.
After discussion on our work in
generl, we adjourned.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
More Fuss Thnn Feathers.

l.. o. Kimbrough came in this
morning from Fort Worth where
his daughter is in a saDitarium. He
says she is improving. He spent
eight or ten days there and heard all
he could about the meningitis stu
alton and he concluded that there
was more fuss than feathers in the
reports He says OF course 1t is bad
and disease TO be dreaded, but the
injection OF the Flexner serum is al
most like killing patient. No
anesthetis Is used and the needle is
inserted and the serum shot into the
spinal cord without chloroform or
anything else.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
strikers Mike Bond.

Houston. Jan. 22-Four Harri-
man line strikers, charged with as
sault with the intent to murder
George Charleton, strikebreaker,
Saturday had their bonds fixed at
$1,000 in the state court, while a
federal court injunction of contempt
proceedings have been made.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26

Pure Food and Dairy Commission
er Abbott, in his campaign for full
weights in cured meats such as hams
and bacon. announces he intends TO
stop as far as possible the present
scheme OF wrapping such meat in
heavy and greasy paper for the pur-
pose OF adding weight and thereby
getting the best OF the buyers. Like
wise he announces that some dealers
in putting up meat are purposly
curing IL without extracting as much
OF the moisture as they should in
order to add 10 the weight by leav-
ing the meat full OF moisture This
practice. too. he says. must stop. for
cured meats full OF moisture are not
proper for consumption. Likewise
Commissioners Abbott says some OF
the dealers are watering their salt
pork 70 add weight and that this
must stop. II is said salt will carry
great deal OF moisture and that
dealers sprinkle their salt pork with
a large amount OF water. the salt
absorbing the water and adding TO
the weight. This he does not think
proper. AS a matter OF fact. salt
pork and bacon should deteriorate in
weight as they dry out. but dealers
are said to be preventing this as far
as possible by the watering process.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
WRECK NEAR wAxAHACHIE.
Freight Crash Causes Blocking Of
Traffic.

waxahachie. Texas. Jan. ga
freight train OF the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas crashed into the rear
OF a Trinity and Brazos Valley RI.
freight car this morning. Seven or
eight cars we're demolished. All pas
senger trains between here and Dali
las were detoured over the Hous-
ton and Texas Central.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
Miners Entombed.

Denver Colorado. Jan. 22-It "a
reported from Kemmerer. WON
ing that ono hundred and twelve
miners we're cntomhei In dus. ex
picsion IN mir, humber 4 OF the
Kemmorer Coal Company last
night.
Six are said to be dead with a nun
Der injured and the fate OF the rest
IL unknown.
Details are lacking.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26
Teachers Must be Paid.

instruction f. NJ Bradley yesterday
ruled that where schools are closed
on account OF the meningitis situat-
ion, or under other similar circum-
stances. teachers are entitled under
the law to their salaries for the time
the schools are suspended If the
trustees close the schools. The
teachers hold themselves In readi-
ness to go back to work at any time,
and the suspension is ordered with
out any fixed agreement between
the trustees and the teachers as to
the salary.
The opinion was written to Coun-
ty Superintendent e. c. Grafton OF
Ellis county and is OF Importance all
over the State because of the fact
that so many schools have been clos
ed Under the State Superinten-
dents construction, II would seem
that in the majority of instances the
teachers are entitled TO their salar-
les where the schools have closed.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26

The Waxahachie Enterprise. pub
llshed IN Jack Beall's home town
makes a big box car headline TO tell
about Jack having questioned Mr.
Carnegie IN the steel trust probe
That vas a very small matter as
-om9ared 10 Senator Bailey's great
stunt last week where be foUnd Nu
eces spelled with an - instead Of
q &C" in the Congressional Record
and proceeded at once TO have the
error corrected.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26

A prominent writer on trade con-
ditions says this will be the best year
for lumber men since 1906.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-26

Five cases OF meningitis are re-
ported at Midland.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
ACADEMY OPENS
IN FINE FORM
ALMOST EVERY ROOM is FILLED
TO ITS CAPACITY AND MORE
ARE COMING.

With simple but appropriate exer.
cises the session of 1912-1913 OF
Columbia Military Academy opened
Wednesday. The term opened
with every room in the main build
ing, in building No. 5 and in build
ing No. s filled to full capacity.
The only vacancies are. in building
seven and these will be filed within
a few days and the principal expects
the school to be run over with boys
by Oct. when 1t will be necessary
to refuse any further admissions.
The local patronage Is also good and
is equal to that of past sessions.
The exercises in the chapel this
morning were brief. Short address,
es were made to the boys by the sew
eral pastors Of the city.
Prof. H. c. Weber, the lessee Of
the school, has arrived and taken up
MS residence at the campus. His
charming family will join him this az
ternoon and become part Of the life
of the community.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
MCDOWELL SCHOOL
WILL make A new
ADDITION At ONCE
INDIVIDUAL WORK BY TEACHERS
BROUGHT OUT A RECORD
ENROLMENT.
GENERAL HOLIDAY DECLARED
Children VIII Be Allowed to Attend
the Fair on Friday, and That VIII
Be School Day-Board to Organ
ize Later

At a meeting of the board of educa.
tion Monday there was considerable
work of importance transacted, con.
sidering the stir in political and 9th.
er matters, and the absence of cne
member from the meeting.
Perhaps the thing that will be
hailed with the greatest delight was
the granting of general holiday for
the children throughout the county
to attend the fair on Friday.
Another matter of perhaps more
substantial importance was the action
of the board in making an appropria-
tion for 2 still further addition to the
Mcdowell school buildings.
There were number of improve
ments added to the building during
the summer vacation, but even these
have proven wholly inadequate to the
demands on the accommodations.
There il now an enrolment Of more
than three hundred. largely IN excess
OF any past record, and there 10 no
way Of taking care Of them With the
present accommodations. The ad-
visory board appeared before the reg
ular county board on Monday and
stated the conditions. and this was
answered by the appropriation, and
work began at the schol this morning
for the addition of room 22x30 ad-
joining the first grade room for the
second grade pupils, TO be completed
as rapidly as possible.
This extraordinary condition has
been brought about by the work Of
the teachers a few weeks before the
opening of the school.
They got together and divided the
district into five sections, teacher
taking a section and visiting the resi-
dents of that section, and insisting
on the parents sending the children,
and the individual work has brought
forth results.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
LARGE CROWD AT
KIRK FUNERAL
pLo SOLDIER Is LAID TO REST
IN THE WORLEY GRAVEYARD
NEAR HAMPSHIRE.

In the death of George e. Kirk al
Hampshire on Monday the communi
lost most useful citizen. Mr.
Kirk is survived by the following
Ehilden: Hugh, Lip, Steve, George
Clair, Cathey and Miss Ella Kirk
lie also leaves one brother at Hamp
Fhire, Sam Kirk, and three sisters
Mrs, Sam Akin. Mrs. Sam Davis and
Miss Tennie Childress. de has three
porthers in Texas.
The remains were buried at Worley
Graveyard on Tuesday, the services
being conducted by the Masons. The
uneral sermon was prea.ned by Rev
v. I. Boaz, who was assisted In the
ervices by Rev. W. T. s. Cook, oi
hampshire.
The following were the active pal
bearers: John T. Akin, English
Ikin, W. Bass Patton, Brown Patton
Hunter Brooks and James Straley
Honorary pail bearers: Ales
Pogue. Andy Dicus, Will Crowder
fck Payton, VIM. Morrison, Sam
kipper. Geo. Raines, Alonzo Warley
as. B. Hines. John J. Stephenson
Inox Bifle, A B. Cathey.
A large crowd attended the funeral
|ervices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
SECRETARY OF THE
GILES COUNTY FAIR IN
CO. UMB|A TODAY
AFTER CONCESSIONS AND 9TH.
Err ATTRACTIONS FOR THE
PULASKI FAIR.
SPEAKS HIGHLY OF MAURY COUNTY
This sounty In Years Past Was Far
Famed for It's Fairs--Ready to Ad.
NIT That Giles Hardly Comes Up to
Maury.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

z
Laps D. McCord,l Jr., editor Of the
Giles County Record and secretary of
the Giles County Fair, was in Colum-
bia today to visit the Maury County
Fair. The Giles County Fair dates
are the week after the State Fair at
Nashville, running four days from
Sept. "a and Mr.. McCord came to Co
lumbia to See II he could not arrange
with some Of the concessions at the
Maury County Fair to 60 to Pulaski
for their fair week.
We believe" said Mr.. McCord in
speaking Of the prospects for the
Giles County Fair, that we will have
the best fair this season that we have
had in years, though we hardly ex-
pect to come up to the admirable
show that it Is your habit to have in
Columbia. We have entirely re-organ-,
led our fair association and In doing
SO we have placed the control In the
the hands Of the farmers, one from
each district in the county. We ex-
pect this Of itself to largely increase
the interest, and that naturally means
larger and better exhibits and con-
tests and larger attendance. We have
also reduced the prices of admission
and, more important, we nave entire-
ly eliminated all entrance fees in all
departments, there not even
being entrance fees in the races. This
itself will no doubt be "a large factor
in the success Of our fair.
But even with the greatest sue
cess for which we can hope we are
hardly expecting to come up to some
of the big Afaury county fairs Of past
years I have not been out to the
grounds this morning and do not yet
know what kind of fair you have,
but l do know that Maury county has
in past years had county fairs that at
tracted attention all over the state
and some time far beyond the limits
of the state. If the one this year is
up to some Of the big ones you have
had here we will have to hand you the
blue ribbon, as Maury county can GER
tainly do things when the good citi-
zens get interested and want to. But
old Giles may out do you after all
We are a. better county than Maury
in many esFects ana we have hope
that some day we may overtake you
in the fair line
I'VE will cordially welcome all good
citizens Of Maury who come down our
way for our fair, or at any other
time, and will try to make them feel
Ike they are at home"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13

DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET NEXT MONDAY
TO NAME CANDIDATES FOR THE
LEGISLATURE FROM MAURY
COUNTY.
STAND FOR TEMPERANCE LAW
No Surrender viii Be Made to the
Advocates of the LawIess Liquor
Plank of the Patterson Party by
the Old Guard Of the Party.

Independent democrats of Maury
county will meet next Monday at the
court house at IL o'clock for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the house of representatives and for
such other business as may come be
fore them. The call for the meeting
was made this morning by Chairman
Smiser, who had been authorizd to
do SO by the democratic county exec.
utive committee.
It is expected that the meeting on
Monday will be well attended. The
majority of the people Of Maury
county have, in every election of the
past, signified approval of the tenn
perance laws of the state and It is
not believed that they will elect this
year candidates who stand commit.
ted to the red liquor plank of the
Patterson democracy.
The following Is .the call for the
K
meeting:
Having been authorized by ma
joirty OF the democratic executive
committee Of, Maury county to call a
county mass convention, therefore
all democrats of Maury county who
believe in the maintenance Of the ex-
listing temperance laws and who are
opposed to the repeal of our present
fair election laws and who are oppos-
ed to the election OF M. r. Patterson
to the senate of the United States,
are hereby called to assemble in mass
convention at the court house in the
city Of Columbia, on next Monday,
Sept. 16, at II o'clock a m. for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the legislature and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come before them.
"This September 9, 1912.
JAMES A. SMISER, Chairman,
81. /. FINNEY, Secretary"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
OPENING WEDNESDAY
MORNING At c. N.
A. WILL Be SIMPLE
NUMBER OF PUPILS FROM CITY
AND FROM DISTANCE EQUAL
TO THE PAST.
CAMPING TRIP IN PROSPECT
Improvements at the Academy Have
Eeen of the Most Beneficial Char
acter-New Swimming Pool, EIec-
trio Light PIant-The Cavalry.

| The opening at Columbia Military
Academy will take place at the chap
, ell Wednesday morning at IL o'clock
and in keeping with the past the
LOPEZ ming. exercises will be very sim
pie. Following the chapel exercises
the faculty will proceed at once to the
classification of the pupils, and ex
pect to have everything in fine work
| ing order by Thursday afternoon OF
Friday morning at the latest.
The present prospects are that the
school will be full, perhaps a larger
attendance than lin former years. The
outlook is that the number Of pupils
from the city will be equal to any
year in the past and boarding pupil
list is fully up to the standard. It is
possible. SO the faculty states, that
it may be necessary to go to the
tents with a number of the boarders
until arrangements can be made for
further rooming accommodations.
The number OF pupils from Central
America is better than heretofore,
and that country has always had a
good representation, while the states
represented in the list already shows
large number.
All the cavalry equipment has ar
rived and the entries that have been
made and are promised during the
coming week indicate that there will
be large troop organized right
away some time during the latter
part of next week. Following the
organization of the troops and getting
the militia into working order there
will be camping trip to point in
Lawrence county for ten days. This
trip, however, will not interfere with
the working of the school or the
classics in any way. The regular rec
itation periods will be observed and
the teaching corps will be in attend
ance and in charge OF the entire
camping party.
John L. (Horus) Craig is expected
in as member of the faculty and
much is looked for from Honus among
the boys.
Mrs. Fannie Smith has arrived and
will as in the past act as matron Of
the Academy and have charge Of the
nursing at the hospital The hos
pital has undergone much improve
ment and is in better shape to insure
comfort and proper nursing of the
patients.
The Academy will this years have
it's own electric lights, the plant hav-
ing been installed in the old swim
ming pool building, while the swim
ming pool has been established at
the old magazine building, where
40x60 pool with tile flooring and
skylight has recently been establish
ed.
The buildings have all been wired
and the lights will be installed with
in a very short time, the generator
not having yet arrived.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
HERALD SERENADED
BY FAIR BAND
SPLENDID oRoANIZA, ION MAKES
MUSIC FOR THE NEWSPA-
PER WORKERS.

Manager Kilbourne and his First
Regiment Band, which is furnishing
splendid music this week for the
Maury County Fair, gave The Herald
Office an appreciate serenade this
morning. A number of popular airs
were played and large crowd assem-
bled to hear the music. This splen-
did organization has played for the
fair here for several years and has
made a most favorable impression.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
AUTOMOBILES
FROM NASHVILLE
"A LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES
in THE SATURDAY RACES
EXPECTED. m

Nashville at the Maury county fair
will bring large number of repre-
sentatives from the capital. A COM
mittee has been appointed by the
Nashville board Of trade to work up
an interest among the former Maury
countians In the city. as wen as to
see automobilists who win come to
participate in the races. It Is said
that several Of the cars that won
races at the recent Cumberland Park
races win be entered.
At o'clock this afternoon there
win be a meeting Of the Nashville
automobile club for the purpose Of
arranging for sociability run here
Saturday morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
WILLIAMSON BRINGS
FINE STRING HORSES
FOUNTAIN CREEK STOCK MAN
HERE WITH GOOD BUNCH TO
SHOW At THE FAIR.

James R. Williamson, of Fountain
Creek Stock Farm at Culleoka, one
of the most enterprising and progress
sive horse men Of that section OF the
county, came in this morning with a
fine string of show horses for the fair.
Mr.. Williamson will spend the week
here and will have entries in several
of the show rings and events. Horses
that distance his for the prize win
know that they have had competition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
FIRE DESTROYS
CAVANAR'S BARN
MUCH STOCK, GRAIN AND MACH
iNeRY LOST IN FLAMES AT
MecAiNs.

John Cavarars' barn at McCains
was destroyed by fre Tuesday after
noon about four o'clock together
with contents. The loss is estimat'
ed above $4,000 with 5000 insurance
In the barn was a binder, wheat
drill. buggy, wagon, $50 bushels OF
wheat, a good lot Of hay and a
quantity of corn. The barn cost to
erect $1,000. Mr.. Cavanar was al
the store when it was discovered
his barn was on fire and the origin
is a mystery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
MARRIAGE AT
COURT HOUSE

Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock
Hubert Perston and MISS vaia Bal
lard, popular young people Of South
Columbia, presented themselves to
Esq. Robert Guest at the courthouse.
and in a few moments were pronounc-
ed husband and wife.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
-FOUR MEMBERS
FOR MAURY COUNTY
AMis, HATCHER, FiNNEY AND
PEBBLES TO SOLICIT FUNDS
FOR WILSON.

X. T. McConnico, member of the
finance committee of the Woodrow
Wilson campaign for Middle Tennes.
see, has appointed Col. Jonas T.
Amis, Charles P. Hatcher, ]. l. Fin.
ney and Thos. H. PEBBLES, as the com
mitteemeI. from Maury county and
they are authorized to solicit funds
for the Wilson campaign.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
|HAMP CLARK HOPES
| PADGETT WILL Be
AGAIN REELECTED
|pEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AP
PROVES HIS WORK.
local MEMBER HAS MADE GOOD

Difficult Position as Chairman Of
The Committee on Naval Affairs
He Has Done Great Work for HIs
Party Says Leader.
That Congressman Padgett's
plendid services to his country are
ully appreciated by the leaders in
| he National House OF Representa-
ives is attested by the letters which
he has received from Hon. Oscar w.
Underwood and Speaker Champ
clark. Both speak in the very high.
st terms of the very capable man
her in which Mr.. Padgett has dis.
harged the important duties of his
responsible position.
In recent letter to Mr.. Padgett,
Champ Clark, the speaker and the
eading opponent Of Woodrow Will.
Bon in the convention at Baltimore
kor the democratic nomination for
Governor; says: Il certainly hope
that you will be reelected to con-
(inue the good work which you have
|naugurated in that committee"
Mr.. Clark's letter to Mr.. Padgett
follows:
THE Speakers Room, House Of
representatives, Washington, D. c..
Sept. 6, 1912.
Hon. l.. r. Padgett. Columbia,
Tennessee.
my dear Padgett: As speaker OF
the house, think 1t my duty 70 say
to you, what / have said to others,
and that is that you deserve the
praise OF all honorable and intelli-
gent men for the way in which you
conducted the business OF the COM
mittee on naval affairs as its chair
man.
II remember congratulating you at
he close of the last congress on your
excellent work as leader Of the min
,rity of the committee on naval at
fairs. also congratulated you on
he certainty that you would be
made chairman of that committee.
81 am delighted that you have
made good In the difficult and impor-
ant position which you occupied. I
hope that you will be re-
elected to continue the good work
which you have inaugurated in the
With assurances of my highest es-
eem, I am, your friend,
CHAMP CLARK"