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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
JANUARY'S TOTAL is MORE THAN
ONE-EOURTH OF AGGREGATE
FOR PAST YEAR.
MILLION MARK IS DISTANCED
First Time in History That Such To-
tai Has Been Made in Single
MONTH"; Is over Half of Total Of
Three Years Ago.

Real estate transfers in Maury
county during January broke all re.
cords and established a new one that
will probably stand for some time, II
was the first month in the history of
the county when land deals to the
amount Of a million dollars were re-
corded.
During the past month the transfers
in the county totalled $1,1l6,020. This
is more than half Of the total for the
entire year of 1917 when the aggre-
gate was $2,O77,000 1t is more than
one-third of the total for 1913 which
was $3,100.OO0. And it is considerably
more than one-quarter of the record
breaking total for 1919 when the sales
aggregated $4,223,0OO.
While there We're many transfers
of city lots the great bulk of the total
was made up in farm sales. In Jan
uatry of last year, which was the
banner month of 1919 the sales were
$64S,3l0. the increase being $45o.000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
BANK CLEARINCS
near MILLION
DOLLAR MARK
MONDAY POSSIBLY LARGEST
DAYS BUSINESS IN HISTORY
OF THE CITY.
S66, SID OVER JANUARY FIFTH
Ciearln9s for Today Promise to Sur
pass That of the Sixth Of January
by an Even Greater Margin Than
Shown Above.


Bank clearings for Monday with the
tRreef local banks aggregated $S1S,-
5of67 while the clearings for the first
Monday, in January were $751;, o9O.5C:
which Slows ~ i.@Ta..-s fer IL first
MoRHtday in February c4cr tla FIRST
slcnday n January Of $GG.5li.5G.
ThsF clearings for today viii show
an even greater Increase than that Ct
Yesterday, as the bulk of the mule
money does not get into the banks I'M
til after closing hours aud is carried
over to the second day
The business Monday is possibly
the largest in the history of the city,
as 1t shows considerably over three
quarters of a million dollars for one
uay operations, and today win also
show agreat volume of business. As
matter of fact a portion of the clear
lngsof Monday were carried over from
aSturday. as is the case with eyehy
day..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
More Than Third
Of Marriages Of
County Failures

Maury county marriages are being
dissolved, or would be dissolved at
the rate Of a little more than one in
three, according to the record made
in January During the first month of
the year there were fOrty-three mar
riage licenses granted. In the same
month there were no less than fifteen
divorce bills filed, ten in the chancery
court and five in the circuit court.
This means that thirty-hve per cent
of the marriages in Maury county are
failures. During last year the mum,
Der of divorce bills to marriage Al
censes was only thirty per cent. This
shows a gain in the month of five per
cent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
IN COUNTY PAST MONTH.
ESTABLISH new RECORD.
PUBLICITY BRINGS
DESIRED RESULTS
PURE BRED LIVE STOCK PROPA-
GANDA IN HERALD, is DOING
WORK, SAYS M'LEAN.
Although It is etill several days be

Although II Is still several days be-
fore the intensive drive against the
scrub sire begins, the publicity given
the cause has already borne fruits,
according TO County Agent Mclean,
who said today: I'VE are sure to sue
coed in our crusade, another farmer
has just sent me word that he has
Sold his scrub bull out of the county,
and has given me instructions to pur-
chase for him d good pure bred ami
NAL -
From every section of the county
ouch encouraging reports are being re-
ceiyed and when the drive begins in
earnest next week, with County Agent
McLcan and Live Stock Specialist L..
a. Richardson, of the department of
extension at the head OF large commit
Zoe of live wire Stockmen. it is believ-
cd that clean sweep of the county
will be made, and that practically oy-
cry scrub sire eliminated
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
MULE MARKET monday
AROUND half MILLION
DOLLARS, is ESTIMAT tt
FORTY-SIX CAR LOADS LONG
EARED ANIMALS BEING SHIP
PED OUT TODAY.
HEAVY MULES ARE IN DEMAND
Average Price Is Around $500 Per
Head. While Heavier Animals Are
Selling Readily for More Than $500
and Up to $500 Each.

More than half million dollars
worth of mules changed hands in Co
lumbia Monday, mule dealers believe
that this is a conservative estimate.
Although the record breaking day es-
tablished on the first Monday in Janu-
airy was not surpassed, the market
Yesterday evidently ran close sec
ond.
Up until noon TO-DAY thirty-four car
loads of the long cared animals had
been billed out from the Columbia
Stock Yards and some twelve car
loads remained to be shipped. Figur-
ing forty-siX car loads at TWENTY-FIVE
mules to the car, total OF $50 mules
is secured. Figuring these animals at
conservative price of $500 per head
gives a total of $4,000. So much for
those shipped out of the county. It
is estimated that only two-thirds of
the miles sold Monday were to be
shipped out of the county, therefore
SO mules We're sold in the comfy
taken by buyers cross country, etc.
Figuring these mules at $500 a head
gives a total of $172,5O0 and adding
this to the total value of those shin
ped gives grand total value of s517.
900. The big heavy mules were still
in good demand yesterday, and buyers
bid eagerly for all offerings. One man
who stood by while dealers made pur.
ehases said that he was surprised to
md that several pairs OF good heavy
mules sold right straight along for
more than $3.50 a pair. In some in
stances 1t is reported that a pair Of
good mules brought in round figures
$1,000 which a few years ago was
considered good price for a nice
little farm.
There is no doubt about it. Column. |
bia is coming to the front more and
more each month as the greatest
mule market in the South. Already |
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
OLD HOMESTEAD
SALE OF DUROCS
GREAT SUCCESS
FORTY-FIVE HEAD SELL AT JAS.
r. WlLLIAMSON'S FOR $118.50
A HEAD.
THE TOP sow GOES FOR $475.OO
Attendance Good and the Bidding Gen.
orally Spirited, the Sows Bringing
a Very Fine Average, But Gifts Not
Being in Demand.

Forty-fiyc head of registered Duroc
Jersey hogs sold at the Old Home
stead Farm at Culleoka on Tuesday
for $5,242. or an average of $11S.50 a
head, making the sale one of the
most successful ever held in this sec
ton.
Mr.. Williamson offered an eXcep-
tionally fine lot of hogs. A year ago
or even six months ago the offering
would have brought much higher
average because of its unusual quail
ty But due to the mutations of the
hog market IA lower average was eX-
most gratifying to Mr.. Williamson
and the lovers of the breed in this sec
ton
The top SOW of the sale went under
the hammer at $475, being purchas-
ed by Lynn Hobbs, of Culleoka, who
was formerly one of the best breed
ers of Berkshire hogs in the state
and who in recent years has become
interested in the Duroc breed The
bidding for this hog was exceedingly
spirited several buyers having an eye
on her and the bidding ran from 800
up to the selling point
The SOW was one of the prize win
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

A request by a California concern
ior an Investigation to brand walnuts
without breaking them brought thous-
ands Of workable devices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

S~SeoO~~~-~So.~S~S~oS~S~
TINS year, more than a million dol
Jars worth Of mules have changed
hands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

MuSKOGEE, Okla, Feb. 4.-(Unit-
cd Press -Corduroy trousers and
wooden shirts for boys, Bingham
dresses and cotton stockings for girls
is the program adopted by Muskogee
high school students in their fight to
knock the kick out of Old II. C. L.
Not only this but the girls wear
their hair in braids to save hairpins
and rouge, and other aids to beauty
are mot the thing" at all.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
FIGHT To RETAIN STAR ROUTE
MAIL SERVICE MEETS SUCCESS

The splendid fight waged by Colum
bia business men and other to retain
the star route mail service from Nash
vile has brought victory Not only
has the government decided to retain
the service but has extended it from
six days to a seven days week.
This seven days service becomes
effective Immediately. Three routes
out OF Nashville win enjoy this extern
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

Herald Cheap Column Adds Pay.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
TO SERVE LUNCHEON
TO TEACHERS SATURDAY
MEMBERS OF COUNTY ASSoCIA
TON TO BE GUESTS OF DO
MESTlc SCIENCE CLASS.

When the school teachers of Maury
county meet at the Columbia High
School on Saturday they will be the
gucsts Of the domestic science de.
partmen' or the High School for lunch
con. Every public school teacher in
the county is urged to he present An
Interesting program has been arrang-
~ So rI
Mss Annie Grace 0'Callaghan. Of
t county High School. will lead a
ns<.pn on "Pdhlic School Music .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

sion as follows, Nashville to Lawrence
burg. Nashville to Shelbyville and
Nashville to Watertown
As in the past these routes will car
~ only first class mail and newspa-
pers. The trucks leave Nashville at
4 O'Clock a. M and the one which
passes through Columbia enrOute to
Lawrenceburg arrives here before 6
o'clock, and has proven of great bene-
fit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06
BANK cLEARlNGS

Bank clearigs for Tuesday reach
ed nearly the three quarter million
mark. The fetal for the day by
the three local banks being S672,-
o5t. The clearincs for Monday
were $sfs,5o7.67. a total of $780,
558.67, just a few paltry dollars
short of a million and half.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

Educational slides in the public
school library will be exhibited
An interesting feature of the meet
ing will be the report of the delegates
who attended the state teachers as
ISOLATION at Nashville
Prof. .Donnen NJ. Galloway will lead
the discussion on school improve
-ments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-06

Deposits of oil shale in the Rocky
Mountain region lie for the most part
near the surface.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
e,rHHA MARCH.

Synopsis. : John Lsvington, Q
poet. visionary and impractical.
and Mary Martin. the daughter Of
rich and worldly parents, hear the
call Of love and unite their lives.
They 90 to . small Michigan city.
where John nnds work In . stove
factory and On Sundays writes
verses. The Martins Try in vain to
get the happy wife 70 leave her
husband. Mary begins 10 breathe
for two. John loses his Job. He
appeals In vain to tbs Martins.
Mary goes 70 the hospital and
never returns. Thus comes Into the
story Cornelius Lexington. The
father leaves town and the city
farms Out the child. After two
years the father returns and takes
his little son with him on his world
wandsrings The father becomes
the slave Of . mysterious drug.
koresh, with odors OF wine and
cinnamon, and returns with little
Con to die on his wife's grave. Con
10 again farmed out. grows up in
the underworld and ID saved for
better things By Andrew March.
30 much BY way Of Introduction to
the hero Of the strange adventures
Of yellow Men Sleep" These be-
gin when Con takes BY force .
small leather sack from Chez Ming.
the Chinese cook Of IN acquaint-
anca This sack contains Z Chi
ness map Of the 0tbi desert. which
b precious beyond price To Andrew
March.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
OPPOSED TO CHRISTMAS PIE

The Puritans were not alone In
their opposition to mince or Christmas
pie. The Quakers also fought against
1t, and at length even many good peo.
pie Of the Church Of England began
to think that clergymen should abstain
from 1t, against which prejudice Blck.
erstaffe thus demonstrates: "The
Christmas pie Is, In Its own nature
a kind Of consecrated cake or badge
Of distinction, and yet It Is often for.
hidden the druid Of the family.
Strange THAT sIrloin Of beef, whether
boiled or roasted. when entire Is ex.
posed to the utmost depredations and
invasiOns. but II minced into small
pieces and tossed up with plums and
sugar II changes the property, and for
s0oth Is meat for his MASTER"
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23

sorrow was never q blank. He real
lied how completely an Fastener
he was. how Oriental in character.
The blessing was that It gave him q
Chinese patience.
About the time that Con Lexington
was finding the deep places of Amer
lea, and dipping In rather freely for
a young person, Andrew March's at.
tentlon had centered upon Chez Ming.
newly arrived In Dory street. This
Chinese shared his business with no
man. Intentionally. March had been
SO light a shadow upon him that the
attack In the Wedger house was a real
surprise. Lexington had worked deli.
cately. and March permitted himself
to hope as he had not dared hope for
eighteen years. He had seen a pecul-
lar promise In the way Lexington had
made that stampede down the street
In Cincinnati. Con was close to the
elements. had imagination. vigor. and
q laugh. In him were centered now
all the hopes Of an unhappy man.
On the night train, Con secured a
section, and as precaution slept In
tie upper berth. He Inserted himself
between the stiff brown Pullman blan.
kets, and stared for a moment up into
the close curve Of the car roof. he
thought Of the small parchment map
against bis ribs -tissue-thln in Its tiny
leather sack, resembling a Mongol
charm, but in this case utilitarian
rather than religious. 80 marked as to
guide him-and Of the two unusual
men whose messenger he was, and
who had fllled the pouch In his belt
with heavy coins and paper. But the
lull Of the rushing train, the clicking
monotony Of the wheels. the fresh air
that shot In through the ventllatOrs.
and fatigue vera claiming an organ
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
The Heart Of Christmas

II fear we are going to lave q very
poor Christmas at our house." said
Jane to Florence as they were walk.
Ing home from school.
"You know fathers been out of work
on account Of the strike. and mothers
long illness will make II next to i'm.
possible to buy gifts for the children.
And we may not even have 4 Christ.
mas treei" And at the thought Of .
Christmas without a tree. ker voice
which had been tremulous. broke into
o half stifled sob.
Florence looked very thoughtful,
then said In comforting tones. "But
your fathers at work again isn't hei"
"Yes,''
sand your mothers health is much
better"
"Yes, we expect her downstairs for
Christmas day."
well then think, Jane, that you
should have great cause for rejoicing
at your house-C Christmas tree. or no
Christmas tree"
II had not thought Of that Florence
but you are right"
Sometimes. l think we lose the real
spirit Of Christmas" continued. Jane,
"by thinking that Christmas comes
from what we get or give instead Of
realizing that It Is right In our hearts,
BY this time the friends had come
to the parting Of the way, and with .
friendly nod and Goodbye" went to
their homes to vision anew the posi-
billties Of Christmas.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
SANTA CLAUS

Beyond the ocean many q mile.
And many q year ago.
There lived a wonderful queer old man
In wonderful house Of snow;
And every little boy and girl
As Christmas times arrive,
No doubt will bs very glad to hear
The old man 10 still alive. tt.
In his house upon the top Of Q hill,
And almost out Of sight.
He Keeps a great many elves at work
All working with all their might
To make million Of pretty thinga
Cakes. sugar-plums and toys, s.,
To I'LL the stockings. hung up, you know
BY the little girls and boys '
Sunshine Bulletin.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
WONDERFUL SPIRIT OF GIVING

Another year Is nearing Its close and
with Its ending comes that glad time,
the Christmas holiday season. The alb.
sent ones are home again or II they
cannot come there are the letters and
tokens to be sent and received. The
remembrance need not be expensive
as to money value. to be very much
appreciated.
Christmas is .pre-emInently the chill
dren's day. Do not insist that Santa
will not remember them n they are not
good. For we all know that Santa
Claus will surely. come and the chill.
dren know It, too. He did not forget
US in our own childhood whether we
were very. very good or not. Let Us
teach the children about the wonderful
spirit Of loving and giving that brings
q happy Christmas time.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
okD.BLooDED WITH GIFTS
Program for Those Persons Whs
Think Santa claus Deception
Should Come to End,

We have tried to work out 4 little
Christmas program for those who OBJ
ject to Santa Claus. We respect the
opinions Of all who think the decep.
ton should be stopped and feel that
We ought to help them to arrange q
disillusionized and thoroughly harm.
less ChrIstmas-what you might call
Z germless and renovated and disin-
fected and veracious Joy season.
which the children will take hold Of
with enthusiasm without In after days
wishing to upbraid their parents and
hiss at them, "You lied to usi"
We suggest, therefore. that the chill.
dren be called together on Christmas
morning by the governor and address
ed as follows:
"Kids: We shall now enjoy our gift
giving. tore of few scads from my
roll the other day and handed them to
your mother. and she dived headl0ng
into the bargain counter food and for
two whole days appeared not again
and when she did crawl out. battered,
jammed. ragged. torn. bruised and old,
she clutched to her bosom these few
gimcracks. fOi-de-rols and highly un'
serviceable articles. We have placed
them upon these chairs 30 as to dives,
the business Of any stage effects that
might heighten the pleasure In any
way or give a false impression. You
are to understand that l had to give
up for these things, and ! wish to for.
get about II before feel real good In.
side again. and with these few re-
marks we will now fall to, and you
want to be quick about It, for want
to read my paper In peace."-Judge.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23

to do SO without difficulty. but found
to his terror that each rider had taken
q different direction, radIating out
from the point Of attack. He did not
know which to follow. He was alone.
Sanity left him. The camels whlmper.
ed and started back the way they had
come.
Andrew reused from his delirium in
the hot where his baby Helen had
been born. and the familiar bearded
female was watching him. Fever had
held him In this hut for many days.
From caravansaries to the south he
gathered up camels and men and
horses and provisions and started
northward again In search Of bis own.
Most Of the men refused to ride with
him beyond the trees. into the forbid.
den land. Bright.eyed alarm prevent.
ed. although q few consented to ac-
company the white man. Softly moan.
Ing wind covered their tracks as they
went. They moved in large irregular
circles. always northward. searching,
until they deserted Andrew for mad.
man. Stephen March came to nnd
his son, and ended these desperate
wanderings. he pieced out the story
Andrew could not tell. and gently guild
ed him back to Peking.
A ransom was raised. great enough
to impoverish the house Of March.
Now. to carry the ransom to the riders
came the British expedition. and itl
failure 10 still on the tongues Of Ger
tain old.timers. Out Of thirty stall
wart. sweating, sun.helmeted men,
four staggered back to Shan-sung, with
q tale Of skin.wounds that brought
bitter death, and whole mirages oi
hell. Their mouthings were not taken
down ofiicially. The stories were
tinctured with lunacy, 90 decided the
wise listeners at the legation. Eithns
March was never found.
In eighteen years some Of the bitter
ness had faded out Of this for Andrew
March. His ways were a. reconditt
as those Of his father. his desires far
flung In shadowy worlds. To him
Eithna was lost but not forever. Hi
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
A SAFE AND SANE CHRISTMAS

Societies are being organized who's,
members are pledged against givin,
Christmas gifts outside their immedl
ate families. Christmas giving ha.
been overdone, and II the intemper
anee can be checked In that way. wei
and good. But let US hope the 're
formers" will not try by legal enact
ment to Impose their views upon 9th
ers. There are many things In thi,
life to be remedled. and most Of then
should be remedied without resort Il
legislation Tacoma tWash.) Ledger
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
The "feathered needle"
Of Chee Ming threatens
disaster to Con.
(To BE coNTINuED.)
Polar Ice.

Polar Ice.
In the region around the south pole,
Sir Ernest Shackleton found various
kinds of Ice to which he gives inter-
esting names in his new look,
South" Thus one kind he pl res
as "young ice;" another as light
packs" another as drift Ice" Heavy
hummocked pack and close pack are
the toughest in appearance, with rag.
ged little crags covering all the sur
face.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
FIRST CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE

II Is said thai Christmas was first
observed In the year 9S and that II was
not until the year 1877 that II was made
a solemn feast. Pope Telesphorus de.
creed that II should be celebrated by
all Christians In that year. On one
early Christmas day the Roman Elm.
peror Dlocletian. hearing that the
Christians assembled In their church
were engaged In celebrating the birth
Of Christ. commanded that the doors
Of the church be closed and the build.
Ing set on fire. This was done and six
hundred persons lost their lives In the
burning church.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
WHY JIMMY PRAYED SO Lour

Dick and Jimmy were visiting thei,
grandmother. One night when the,
were saying their prayers Jimmy
voiced his petitions for Christina,
presents in tone that could be hear
q mile.
"Why do you pray for your Chris,
mas presents so loud?" interrup.r
Dick. "The Lord amt deaf"
NO." whispered Jimmy. z
grandma is."
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
rhInoe That Ars Never Wasted.

Thinoe That Are Never wasted.
No honest work is wasted Force
Is never lost. You may not see the ~
suits you expect, bat there are a.
ways results when there 10 effort
Never let yourself think that any.
thing you have done has been done
In vain. Effort and achievement are
lliseparable.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
A THRIFTY SAINT

:
Don't you think holidays tempt Us
to extravagance7"
"Not at all. II you will study the
pictures Of Santa Claus, you will Oh
serve he has on the same old clothes
be has worn for years."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
HAD GOOD TIME
Alleged Slayers of Messenger Squan-
 dered Stolen Money
By Associnted Press

Camden, N. J., November S.-More than S,o00 was spent in five days for gay parties in Philadelphia by Raymond W. Schucll and Frank J. James. after they killed and robbed David S. Paul, Cam den bank messenger. according to Pros- ecutor Wolverton of Camden county. who tonight made public additional details of the alleged confessions of the two men. Wolverton announced that s4,600 of the s40,0O0 in cash stolen from Paul was found today in a book case at James home in this city. The remainder. more than s30.000. was buried in two packages at the head and foot of Schucks mother s grave and has been recovered. the prosecu- tor said. Schuck. according to the alleged confession, buried the money in Ever green cemetery on October Il, six days after he and James, riding with Paul in motor car in Camden, killed the aged messenger in order to make better financial showing among their friends.
 Prosecutor Wolverton said James and Schuck, who are locked up in the Bur lington county jail, would be brought to trial in Camden, as 1t had been estab- lished that all the blows which killed the messenger had been struck in this county The men probably will be re- moved to the Camden prison tomorrow. Both prisoners are married.
 James, who is 8 years old. was 8 motor car salesman. Schuck is g and was supervisor for a telephone company here.