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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02
She Screamed Aloud.

lied as she did how frtghtfully cold
sne was. Yet, although she froze
where she was and persisted with cold
sne could not 60 out on the bank to
dress. and it would avail her little,
sne saw swiftly. since the huge mon
ster had fallen a dead heap on her
clothes.
Now al this, although 1t takes min
utes to tell, had happened in but a
lew seconds. Seconds sometimes In
crude hours. even lifetime. in their
brief composition She thought it
would be Just as well Tor her to stink
down and die in the water. when q
sudden splashing below ner caused
her to look down the stream.
She was so agita,ed shat she could
make out little exceli thas there was
man crossing below aai and making
directly toward the sgtJ Il the bear
He was tall black ff.s I'D man. she
saw be carried rite ae ,nsed Meth.
q to the right nor te rs cit. oe did
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

Instant heaven, the appeal went forth
accompanied by the mightiest con,
)urat1on known to man.
For Gods sake, help!"
no" dare poor humanity so plead,
lne ooubter cries. What Is it to God
II one suffers. another bleeds, another
DIES? What answer could come out OF
that silent sky? Sometimes the Lord
speaks with the loud voice OF mems
1asnloning. instead of in that still
whisper which Is his own, and the
sound of which we fail to catch be.
cause OF our own ignoble babble.
Inc answer to her prayer came
with roar in her nervous frightened
ear like a clap of thunder. Ere the
nrst echo OF 1t died away, it was sue.
ceeded by another and another and
another. echoing, rolling, reverberat.
ing among the rocks in ever diminish.
ing but long drawn out peals.
On the instant the bear rose to his
feet. swayed slightly and struck as at
an imaginary enemy with his weighty
paws. A hoarse, frightful guttering
roar burst from his red slavering laws.
then ne lurched side ways and fell
forward, fighting the air madly for a
moment. and lay still.
With staring eyes that missed NO
detalI. she saw that the brute had
been shot in the head and shoulder
three times and that he was appar.
emily dead. The revulsion that came
over her was bewildering; she swayed
again, this time not from the thrust
OF the water, but with sick faintness.
The tension suddenly taken of, un-
strung, the loose bow of her spirit
qulvered helplessly; the arrow of her
life almost fell into the stream.
And then new and more appalling
terror swept over her. Some man had
flred that shot. Actaeon had spied
upon Diana. With this sudden revela-
ton OF her shame, the red blood beat
to the white surface In spite Of the
chill water. The anguish OF that mo.
ment was greater than before. She
could be killed, torn to pieces, de-
voured, that was small thing, but
hat she should be SO outraged in her
nodesty was uncomfortable. She wished
he hunter had not come. She sunk
over In the water for moment fain
. hide In its crystal clarity and real.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02
Gone to Stay.

Booth Harrington was telling stor.
les to group Of college graduates in
a New York club. when one Of the
party suddenly inquired: what has
become Of Davis?"
He has gone out Of town on bust
ness for a few days. guess" ~
piled another Of the party.
He has, gone for a long while" Oh
served Mr.. Harrington, with a smile
Davis is one Of those men who leave
unmistakable evidence Of their Dur.
poses. Whenever Davis goes away 70
stay long period he takes with him
an old mouth organ. which he loves
dearly to play while he occasionalD
nibbles at gingerbread. have MAJ
an investigation Of Davis room. and
have found that tho mouth organ dde
appeared with hip. The presence or ab,
sence Of that instrument IL enough u
tell me what Davis plans are"
The party learned soon after IA
Davis had left for Wisconsin to n
side permanently.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

water dashing against her own sweet
warm young body changed the cur.
rent OF her thoughts-the anticipa.
ton OF 1t rather.
lmpulsively she dropped her rod
upon the grass. unpinned her hat,
threw the fishing basket from her
shoulder. She was wearing a stout
sweater; that, too. Joined the rest
Nervous hands manipulated buttons
and the fastenings. In a few moments
the sweet figure Of youth, OF beauty.
OF purity and of innocence Frightened
the sod and shed white luster upon
the green Of the grass and moss and
pines. rejecting light to the gray
brown rocks Of the range. So Eve
may have looked on some bright Eden
morning. A few steps forward and
this nymph of the woods, this naiad Of
the mountains. plunged into the clear.
cold waters OF the pool-a water
sprite and her fountain!
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

not bestow a glance upon her. She
could have cried aloud in thanksgiving
Tor his apparent obliviousness to .her
as she crouched now neck deep in the
benumbtng cold. The man stepped on
the bank, shook himself like a great
dog might have done and marched
over to the bear. He uprooted a small
nearby pine, with the ease of a Her.
cules-and she had time to mark and
marvel at 1t in spite OF everything
and then with that as lever he I'm.
concernedly and easily heaved the
body Of the monster from of her
clothing. She was to learn later what
feat OF strength it was to move that
inert carcass weighing much more
than half a ton.
Thereafter he dropped the pine tree
by the side of the dead grizzly and
without a backward look tramped
swiftly and steadily up the canon
through the trees, turning at the point
OF 1t and was instantly lost to sight.
His gentle and generous purpose were
obvious even to the frightened, ag1-
tated, excited girl.
The woman watched him until he
disappeared, few seconds longer,
and then she hurled herself through
the water and stepped out upon the
shore. Her sweater which the bear
had dragged forward in It's advance,
lay on top of the rest of her clothes.
covered with blood. She threw it aside
and with nervous, frantic energy. wet,
cold. though she was, she jerked on
in some fashion enough clothes to
cover her nakedness and then with
more leisurely order and with neces-
sary care she got the rest of her ap.
parel In Its accustomed place upon her
body, and then when it was all over
she sank down prone and PROSTATE
upon the grass by the carcass Of the
now harmless monster which had so
nearly caused her undoing, and shiv-
cred. cried and sobbed as II her heart
would break.
She was chilled to the bone by her
motionless sojourn. albeit 1t had been
for scarcely more than a minute in
that icy water, and yet the blood
rushed to her brow and face, to every
hidden part of her in waves as she
thought of 1t. 1t was a good thing
that she cried: she was not a weep.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

as II he did not know quite what It
make Of the white loneliness OF this
unwonted apparition flashing so sud
denly at him out of the water, this
strange invader of the domain OF
which he was sole master and lord
paramount, stood great, monstrous,
frightful looking grizzly bear. Ursus
Horribilis, indeed.
He was an aged monarch OF the
mountains, reddish brown In color
originally, but now hoary dirty
gray. His body was massive and
burly, his legs short, dark colored and
immensely powerful. His broad square
head moved restlessly. His fanged
mouth opened and low hoarse growl
came from the red cavern OF his
throat. He was an old and terrible
monster who had tasted the blood of
man and who would not hesitate to
attack without provocation, especially
anything at once so harmless and so
Whitley inviting as the girl in the
pool.
The girl forgot the chill of the water
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

in the horror of that moment. Alone
naked, defenseless. lost in the noun
talns, with the most powerful, san
culinary and ferocious beast Of the
continent in front OF her, she could
neither fight nor fly; she could only
walt his pleasure. He snutfed at her
clothing moment and stood with
one fore foot advanced for second
or two growing deeply, evidently, she
thought with almost superhuman
keenness of perception. preparing to
leap into the pool and seize upon her,
The rush OF the current as 1t swirled
ABOUT her caused her to sway gently,
otherwise she stood motionless and
apprehensive, awfully expectant. She
mad made no sound, and save for that
low growl the great beast had been
equally silent. There was an awful
hxlty In the gaze she turned upon him
and he Wavered under 1t. It<annoyed
him. 1t bespoke a little of the dom.
nance of the human. But she was
too surprised, too unnerved, too des-
perately frightened to put forth the
full power of mind over matter. There
was ptteous appeal in her gaze. The
bear realized this and mastered her
sufficiently.
She did not know whether she was
IN the water or in the air; there were
out two points upon which her con.
seriousness was focused in the vast
eiipse OF her imagination. Another
moment or two and all coherency OF.
thought would be gone. The grizzly
still unsettled and uneasy before her
a"1ui glance. but not deferred by it,
turned its great head sideways a lit.
tie 10 escape the direct immobile
STARE brought his sharp cIawed foot
GOWN heavily and lurched forward.
scarcely had a minute elapsed In
which all this happened. That huge
threatening heave of the great body
toward her relieved the tension She
found voice at last. Although it was
absolutely futile. she realized as she
cried. her released lips framed the
loud appeal.
Help! for Gods sake"
Although she knew she cried but
10 the bleaA walls Of the canon. the
oroopns pinsk the rushing river. the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02

ing woman, her tears came slowly as
a rule and then came hard. She rath
er prided herself upon her stotcism.
but in this instance the great depths
Of her nature had been undermined
and the fountains thereof were faip
to break forth.
How long she lay there, warmth
coming gradually to her under the d..
rect rays Or the sun, she did not know,
and it was strange thing that
caused her to arise 1t grew suddenly
dark ever her head. She looked up
and rim of frightful black, dense
clouds had suddenly biotted out the
sun The clouds were lined with gold
and silver and the long rays saot
from behind the somber blind ever
the yet uncovered portions OF the
heaven, but the clouds moved VIII
the irresistible swiftness and steaGl
ness Of great deluge. The wal. nj
them lowered above her head nailo
they extended steadily and ra,..Iss
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland. a frank free md 49,
spoiled young PHILADELPHIA eir, ana n .o, un,
g the Colorado mountains BY her n 1asel'
troDert Maitland. James ArInstr"nr
Ma s protege, falls in love with f her
sbs s persistent ss,is woc!ng thrills the giri but
on BUSINESS v, ana Armstrong goes east
En!d hears the story OF a min,n als s~ei
seer' Newbold. whose wife fell off q cir
a anu was so seriously hurt that he was
compelled a to shoot her to prevent her be-
NY S eaIen by wolves while he vert for
s ae,p kiirkby. the old guide who tells the
which he says were found On The 'e deaS
Woman,s body. She reads the letters and
~ hlrkby's request keeps them.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-02
Absorb Water THROUGH tho SKIN

Absorb Water Through tho Skin.
Experiments have been made Win
frogs which tend to show that those
animals rapidly absorb water throurh
the pores Of the skin. Emphasis il
laid by certain authorities upon ths
fact that frogs never take water I,
the mouth. On being exposed for ssv
eral hours to dry air some frogs IN
perimented with lost IA per cent. d
their weight. but this was nearly al
regained within - hours when t1ey
we're placed in dish containing N
ter only one csatimetes In depth ),
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12

at II O'clock the regular Easter mu'
sic was sung with an address by the
rector, Rev. e. B. Andrews, who in
d few selected words and elegant
language explained the Christian re.
lieion as the Gentiles see 1t, and have
seeD It for the past nineteen hundred
years.
The music rendered under the di.
recrolship of Miss Camille Herndon,
the Efficient organist Of the church,
vas inspiring { I'd uplifting to the
iner senses of the soul. The new or.
gan with the blending OF the splendid
voices MADE the difficult program q
splendid treat. The addition Of the
voice C Mrs. G.. A. Forgey to the
choir is an inspiration to the other
singers and all sang with new zeal
and effort The numbers redered
tLat deserve special mention are as
follows: Awake Up My Glory"
sung as ar offertory by Mrs. George
Martin and Mrs. G.. A. Forgey, was
splcndidly rendered, the two voices,
Mrs. Forgey's high, clear soprano,
and Mrs. Martins sweet, mellow con-
traito, blended into the composers
composition and sent forth inspiring
strains of melody. The pre-offer tory
number, Come See the Place." sung
by Mss Bicknell, Mrs. Forgey and c.
A. Parker, Jr, was also an excep-
TOTALLY well rendered piece. The
number that deserves more mention
That possibly any of the numbers that
were rendered by the entire choir,
was the professional, Onward Chris.
tian Soldiers" arranged by Sullivan.
This is one of the prettiest and most
tunetul hymns in the church hymnal
AMI sung to the arrangement of mu-
sic as sung Sunday makes It doubly
tuneful Miss Herndon showed her
splendid taste in selecting a program
for this occasion and her performance
at LIE organ was remarked on by
practically every member of the con-
gregation
The children's services were held
in the afternoon at o'clock at which
time the church was filled to its ca
pacity with the loving parents and
fr ends of the little children that
were to take part in the exercises.
The program was a most interesting
one and was greatly enjoyed by all
prepent. The offertory was an ex-
csptionally good one.
The decorations at the church at
AL of the services were elaborate.
Peach blossoms, evergreens and pot
ted Easter lilies were used in profu-
sion The church is greatly indebted
to c. n. Sharp for the donation Of
severa, pits of Easter lilies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
HEALTH OFFICERS
FOR SANITATION
MEASURES FOR BENEFIT PUB
LIcLY DISCUSSED BY THE
CONFERENCE.

NASHVILLE, Apil with a good
attendance the second days meeting
of the state health conference was
held in the auditorium Of the Y. M
&c. A. Wednesday.
DR., F. B. Reagor, of Shelbyville
was the first speaker, and presented
a thoughtful address upon "Compul
sorry Sanitation" In the paper ii
was brought out that where santa
ton was not voluntary upon the
part of the resident by all means it
should be made compulsory by the
boards of health. DR.. B. w. Eag
well, of jacksonville, discussed the
paper, emphasizing the facts brought
out
Vital Statistics" was the subject
of a paper read by DR.. VIM. R. Coch-
rane, of Knoxville. He urged that
books should be kept regarding the
public health and that enumeration
was necessary and essential for the
knowledge of the peopel and medical
men that they might be able to work
against and avoid the many forms of
disease.
DR.. w s. feathers, state director
Of sanitation in Mississippi, touched
upon the subject of vital statistics
i'll his address upon "Hookworm,"
and stated that it was the business
and duty of the boards of health to
reduce the death rate and prevent
disease. He recommended the PASS
age Of bill providing for a bureau
of vital statistics.
Others discussing the vital Stats
tics question were DR.. Olin West, of
Nashville; DR.. Stanley, of Ripley;
DR. ]. H. McSwain, of Paris, and DR..
Carroll, of Henderson.
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HONORED GUEST
OF THE u. D. c.
DAVID TRoUsDALE WILL MEET
WITH THE DAUGHTERS IN
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.

An honoed guest of the Daugh-
tiers CT the Confederacy at the Shiloh
Memorial exercises at the court
Louise next Monday will be David A.
Trousdale, who is in Maury county
on visit to his father.
The William Henry Trousdale
Camp is named for an uncle of Mr..
Trousdale, and his father is a mem.
Der Of the Bivouac.
The old soldiers and their friends
are glad of this opportunity to hon.
or tie brave son of their comrade.
No one knows as we'll as the Confed.
crate what 1t is to face and overcome
fearful odds. and they can appreciate
the bravery Of this young man as no
one else can.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
ALABRMA'S RATE I'D
cease IS DECIDED
INJUNCTION GRANTED AGAINST
THE 2La CENT PASSEN-
GER TARIFF.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Apr. s.
The state Of Alabama was today per.
manently enjoined from enforcing its
21ac passenger law by Judge Thos
G.. Jones of the United States court
The court accepted without question
the report of Special Master W. A.
Gunter. which says that the law is
discriminatory, confiscatory and Goes
not allow railroads to. earn a just re-
turn on money invested.
The cases have been in the courts
for five years. The state will appeal
to the United State supreme court,
and a final decree will not be return
ed for several years more.
The law was passed by the B. B.
Conner legislature in 1907, and it is
intended to regulate freight and pas
senger rates in all parts of the state.
The cost of proceedings was divided
equally between railroads and COM
monwealth
The decree of Judge Jones Is rem
dereG in the case of the Louisville &
Nashville, South and North Alabama
and the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroads. A temporary injunc-
ton has been in force since the law
became effective in 908.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
HARMON DECLINES
TOENTER PRIMARIES
HEADQUARTERS HAVING BEEN
MAINTAINED SOME TIME, THE
MOVE is A SURPRISE.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Apr. S.-The
failure of Gov. Harmon, to enter the
Illinois primaries was the one big
tcpic Of discussion in democratic pres
ldential politics at the capitol today.
1t was accpeted everywhere as final
ah1 conclusive proof that other candi-
dates have polled their strength in a
last desperate effort to deprive Gov.
Wilson of one-third of the delegates
to the Baltimore convention. There
are no longer denials of the open fact
that it is the field against Wilson.
Tor long time Harmon headouar-
tnfs have cen maintained in Chicago.
from which glowing statements were
issued. predicting Harmon victory
in Illinois, but as soon as the legisla.
tuic passed a law permitting the peo.
plo to say who is their choice for the
presidency, the Harmon headquarters
are suddenly closed. The only can.
dictate left to make the race against
Gov. Wilson in Speaker Clark, who.
it l. conceded, will have the support
of the Harmon forces. The action of
the Harmon forces in surrendering
the field in Illinois to Speaker Clark
is In keeping with the line of policy
pursCed by the supporters of the Ohio
governor in Wisconsin and otbar
states, where progressive sentiment
is strong. The Harmon forces claim.
ed tae Milwaukee congressional dis
trict as safe territory, and yet at the
last moment the Ohio governor de-
ciined to enter the primary, and all
the Harmon crowd at once lined nm
for Champ Clark.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
DECLARES PORTIA
WAS SUFFRAGE TIE
SEN. BAILEY QUOTES SHAKE
SPEARE IN OPPOSING THE
MATCHES BILL.

WASHINGTON, Apr. SIN the face
of bitter attack by Senator Bailey
the senate yesterday passed the
Esch-Hughes house bill to put PRO
hinitive tax upon the manufacture
and importation of white phosphorus
matches. Mr.. Bailey called the meas
ure monstrosity and spoke pointed.
ly of the fact that many women lad
demanded its passage.
When the labor agitators and the
women get through running this con.
gress there will not be a shred Of the
constitution left" he said.
The Senator quoted little Shake
speare, and declared that Portia was
sufragette, who had palmed eff a
suStcrfuge in her argument before
the court which tried Shylock's
claim
Senator Lodge had the bill in
charge, and when Senator Bailey
spoke of agitators he referred to the
friendship between the Senator and
2 former President" and whom he
characterized as the most "perni-
cious of agitators."
It was freely admitted that 1t was
the bills object to tax the white
phosphorus match industry out Of ex-
istence in this country. Many Ills,
among the so-called phossyjaw, are
said to affiict the workers.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
MRS. r. B COOPER
is TAKEN HOME

Mrs. R. B. Cooper, of Mt. Pleasant,
who has been in Nashville hospital
for several weeks, was Thursday car
ried to her home, where she will be
cared for by trained nurse. She
10 a daughter of D. C. Phelan, of this
city, and Mrs. Phelan went to Nash
vile Thursday morning to acc0mpa-
ny her back home
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
CLERK & MASTERS OFFICE.
Columbia, Tenn, March %, 1912
James A. McAdams, Complainant,

oaAhNo "A. uO<tudnC, RldIudut,
vs..
James N. Journey ct al, Defendants
1t appearing from AFFIDAVIT filed in
this cause, that the defendants,
James N. Journey, Omer E. and Wal
ter Journey, Nellie M. Laird, w. A.
Smith and wife, Eff1e Smith, James
Bracheen, Bert. Omer Bracheen, Joe
Bracheen, Ef1e Bracheen, Charley
Bracheen, Rubin Bracheen, Oscar
Bracneen, Andrew Bracheen, James
Bracheen ana wife, Hattie Bracheen,
Clyde A. Journey, John s. Journey
and Marion B. Gates, are non-resi.
dents ct the state OF Tennessee.
1t IS therefore ordered that hey
enter their appearance herein before
or within the first three days Of the
next term Of the Chancery Court, to
De held at Columbia on the Fourth
Monday In April next, 1912, the same
being rule day Of said court, and
plead. answer or demur to Complain
ants bill or the same viii be taken
for confessed as to them and set for
hearing ex part; and that q copy Of
this order be published for four con-
secrtive weeks in the Columbis
weekly Herald
A Cepy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN. Clerk q Master.
JAMES A. sMIsER,
22IA Solicitor for Ccmplalnants.
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EASTER SERVICES At
ST. PETERS CHURCH
LARGELY ATTENDED
MUSIC UNDER DIRECTION OF
MISS HERNDON UPLIFTING
AND INSPIRING.
PASTOR EXPLAINS RELIGION
Chiidrens Services in the Afternoon
attracts Large Audience and a
! Most Interesting Program Is Rem
dered by the Little People.

tie services at St. Peters Sunday
were largely attended and were the
best that have been celebrated in
this church in several years. At Z
O'CLOCK in the morning the feast OF
the Lords Supper was celebrated and