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..,,.vr he repeated. fearing for
nanment that she had gone out
of her mind.
"your father wants to tell you about
-. she answered tenderly. and led
the way upstairs like Ike t = E,r, OF SIX
"Rob." greeted his father, his voice
unsteady with feeling as he rose
Kindly above his chair, ''mother and
inst realize what a good son God
gave US When Mr.. Granger was
.NTr Graineer." exclaimed the son.
"He came the afternoon of the day
Won left. Mother says he had a big
automobile. He asked her first to
look over the farm. Then he came up
and had a long talk in here.
"But what was he doing here" re-
peated the son. oewiidered ;d hi.
father' very erect. The doctors told
him to work outside ii he wants to
live much longer. He's going to come
out here in his car every nice day.
Together we're going to make Quanty
idea. and says he's almost as enthu-
siastic as when he started his own
business. He thinks the farms done
him good already, and he's glad ne
bought out Squire Meek.
Your eyes, papa" timfdly prompted
the mother.
+ X
A GREAT doctor came to look at
IA me yesterday. Bob" said the
father. "Dr. Suzzleman of Philadelphia.
He's a. friend Of Mr.. Granger. He's
coming again on wednesday. He says
in two or three months my eyes
should be almost normal. It's just the
scab from the disease that's anected
my sight. He can cut 1t away In a
few minutes: OF course. II nave ,,,, 10
especially in the sun, or when there's
"Teil what. Mr.. Granger said about
Robbie! said the mother, excitediy.
SIIe said" continued the father.
story he knew he needed a young
man like you in the business. He SAID
YOU reminded him of himself at your
age. that you understood the secret
of his success in q nutshell. ana nave
the get-up-and-git in you 70 DO
things. That's why he's putting you
through different jobs in the factory.
After you get a practical knowledge
of leather and shoes. he's thinking OF
making you his assistant IN the once
so he can get away more. Ana II
you make good. you're to be one OF the
men who'll carry on the business att
er he's gone"
There was a short, pa1pitating ST.
lence broken by the sudden boiling of
the SON. then the sound Of his hurried
steps on the stairs.
"Why. Robbie!" called his mother.
What's the NATTER"
II want, to telephone my boss" he
answered noisily. 81 want to tell him
what pep I'll have when get back
to work on Monday morning.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

ITO the editor: y VT. ago at
this time. in responses to re-
quests from readers without
number like the Harvard
foot ball team. I give list of ecom-
ical xmas suggestions for the wife,
husband and etc. that vile they
didn't cost much. still and all they
was the kind of gifts that nobody
wouldn't be glad to get them and
not half to force a smile when they
thanked you for them or think to
themselfs what a cheap bum this
guy is.
The watch word was economy then
and it's even worse than that this
VT. and letters has been poreing in
TO the writer hollering for help. the
idear being that vile last VT. most
people felt like wasting up to 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
The Modern Girl.
CONGRESSMAN told at a

A CONGRESSMAN told at a dinner
story about the modern, girl.
zone of these modern girls" he,
said. was praising new play.
But said a young man, coughing
but isn't it rather-fr-rather ul-
trap - : -
- Ultra? Not a Bit. said the modern
girl. as she fixed cigarette in her
long amber tube. It's a play that any
girl could take her mother to- rs
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rhot-;s how the idear come to me
.,d the same scheme will no doubt
a work 'h for s the readers Of this letter
". m doubt all of them has got
dsaE ~ or trunk or something where
thew been parking articles that .h may
Of been useful when they so On, That that
but is now Just t ea seemefhing YOU
e %sne to ee k aseo like l for inst: cork
screw And vile of coarse my read
SCI NAV be entirely different than
me both in regards to the hen a FL ,es
they got slowed away as wen ~ that
needs of the in-laws ana e.c. en@.
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for each and every present, why<this
VT. they haven't even got dime to
throw away on same, and what Is TO
be done in regards to same, because
IL you pass your friends and relations
up entirely what a panning they will
give you.
Well. friends, the wolf amt no
closer to your door than my door and
in fact has all ready begin to eat the
door jam and / been laying awake
nights for the past mo. wondering now
was l going to apease the veracity OF
my own family and friends ana
relations witch mounts up into the
hundreds especially on the wife s
side through no fault of mine, ana
finely have hit upon scheme Wltcn
it looks like it would soive tne
xmas problem without it costing me
q nic,.ie only for postage. and few
cts can be saved even. there by send
ing some of the parcels F. o. =.
This scheme come to rae this Wk.
vile was going through my desk
to look for a rat that hadn't showed
nm for several meals and the lttie
fellow wasn't there, but come
acrost many another article that the
,nosf If them wasn't no more use TO
me than a towel, but when stopped
to think, every one OF them was
things INV friends and relatives
couldn't hardly get along wltnou.
them. So that is how got the idear,
namely why not give away theSe
here articles as xmas presents as !
is selfish to keep a hold OF tn
like a dog in the manager WneH .nes
don't do me no good but Wouio pr"e
xmas cheer into many nome
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less and better food. There wouldn't
be so much wasted in the fields ana
other places"
Good looked unconvinced. All right
my boy. If you want to spend tnou-
sand dollars trying to change the
world. have 1t your way: But you get
the money because you're Jonn Muf-
rays boy. not on account Of your wild
idea. Will you take it for year or on
demand. like your father?"
IF you please. make 1t on demand,
said Bob.
Twenty-four or forty-eight hours
thereafter a definite form of evolution
began overtaking the Murray farm. In
due time a number of distinct changes
might have been noticed. A telephone
the pike. The barn and outbuildings
had been painted clean white with
green Stats and trimmings. The house
and outkitchen had received similar
jackets. The lawn. vegetable garden
and barnyard fences had been labori-
of the wire fences enclosing fields.
chicken yards and hog runways. And
on the green roof of the barn in let
ters that could be read for a half mile
had been painted Quality Farm
When it was finished Bob could not
resist walking out to the big maple at
the crossroads. From here the farm
buildings looked like brightly colored
toys set as II under the Christmas
tree on a rolling strip OF green paper
checkered of with white fence posts
Not a passer by but who could see
where the Murray fields ended and
neighbor ownership began.
Meantime Bob had made two little
visits to Pennver. The second time he
returned with a typewriter and box
| of paper and envelopes under the
buggy seat. Both envelopes and pa
per were distinctive in size and feel.
At the top of each sheet. printed in
| red and black and arranged in pleas
| ing irregularity. were five attractive
two-inch cuts. They were, respective
ly. leghorn pullet, Jersey cow, a
Berk shire hog. an apple tree and a
cluster OF vegetables; Underneath. In
] Farm" and. beneath 1t. address and
telephone number and John Murray,
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y
sSNyO, NO. Bob. excitedly protested
~ the father, trying to rise from
his chair TT isn't worth it. You
mustn't take one day from your
Office"
1--WE had to give up office work for
a while, dad" lied the boy. I'm to
work out in the air, the doctor said"
For a few moments no one said any
thing. Bob felt his mothers work.
beaten hand slip silently into his.
Late in the afternoon. in felt boots
and old clothes. he started on an
inspection of the old place. the now
returned and repentant Rust gallop-
ing joyfully ahead. vision of shay
gy. jolting feather and waving sable
plume. He visited the barn first.
the barnyard six or seven Jerseys
and near-Jerseys gazed at him Curl
ousl.
His heart dilated little as he re-
membered his fathers pathetic efforts
to build up a Jersey herd at the
up some unattractive pure-bred ami
NAL here and some better looking
near-Jersey there. The herd was
complete at last. But his father re-
ceived no more for his butter than
the owners of common stock. The
cows were not registered. 1t was
doubtful whether any OF them could
be registered. Their cash value. as
q consequence, was little more than
the average in the township. Con-
siderable of his fathers time and
some extra money had been invested
in the herd. but what dollars-and-
p cents profit had IL been to him?
Shutting out the dog 30 he would
not convulse the hens. Bob entered
the chicken house. They were a
pretty lot-a jealousy maintained
pure strain of white rocks. His father
had built them a complete home. in
GLIDING muslin lighted scratching
pens and broad wire-fenced yards. II
had cost boeh time and money, but
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THAT night MT. Jones eApidihou
I the nature of the new job. To
Bob's dismay he found it that of fol-
low-up, checking the receipt and
progress of rush orders through the
various departments of the factory.
with daily reports to the chief clerk
of the production department. 1t was
rather a minor position. and required
little ability except accuracy. Its
former incumbents. according to
Bob's memory, were young chaps just
tout of high school. He doubted
whether its salary was more than $50
Ia month.
AS he took up his new duties next
morning his spirits had never been
lower. Mechanically he made MS way
from one foreman's desk to another.
a dull resentment beginning to kfndle
within him against the millionaire
shoe manufacturer who had held the
power to help Quality Farm. and had
instead offered him an an ,nfe error CON- ON
failure of Quality Farm refused to
leave his mind-the thought of what
success might have been achieved for
his father with only little ASSIST
|ance. He visualized the gloating
features of Squire Meek. the dismay
of his father and mother, their pa
thetic leave-taking of the old home
stead. their silent unhappiness in
town. What sort of a house could he
give them at $50 q month!
Late Saturday afternoon. with little
low in his homecoming. he took his
car from the Three Valleys Garage
and drove back to the farm. Rust
leaped up at him in lusty welcome,
but he reproved him. and with heavy
feet went around the house. His
mother was waiting for him In the
kitchen doorway.
She caught his shoulder and began
to sob quietly.
"You mustn't take it so hard.
mother he soothed.
She looked UP. wiping her eyes with
a corner of her apron.
I'm So happy. Robbie" she said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
MRS FANNIE PORTER
ENTERS INTO REST
BELOVED WOMAN DIES AT
O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING AT
HOME ON PULASKI PIKE.

Mrs. Fannie Webster Porter, wife
of T. H. Porter. ST.. one of the old.
est and most beloved women of the
county, died at O'Clock Sunday morn.
ing at her home three miles from Co.
lumbia on the Pulaski pike.
Mrs. Porter was eighty-one years
of age, and had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church prac
tically all her life and was widely
known and beloved.
Deceased is survived by her hus.
band and the following children: Miss
jamie Porter, Miss. Dillies Porter, of
Nashville, T. L. Porter, Jr., of Colum.
bia, Mrs w. y f. Moore. OF Columbia,
and Mrs. John Black The following
brothers and sisters also survive
Frank Webster, of Huntsville, Ala. (,
Mrs. Murray, Of Chicago; Mrs. Kate
Saunders and Mrs. Roe Powell, OF
Nashville.
The funeral was conducted at II
o'clock this morning at the residence
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
WALTER DIRECT
GREATEST SIRE
OF COUNTY DEAD
NOTED VETERAN OF THE TURF
AND THE STUD EXPIRES SUD-
DENLY AT ToLLEY FARM.
he DIED OF HEART FAILURE
Had a Long Number in the List and
Among others Was Sire of the ceie'
brated Napoleon Direct, One OF the
County's Two Minute Racers.

Walter Direct 2:O5&, probably the
greatest sire of sped that Maury coun-
~ famous for it's race horses, mas
ever produced, was found dead in his
stall at the Tolley Farm at an early
hour Monday morning. The horse was
apparently in the finest health when
he was given his supper Sunday night.
He was not off fed in the slightest de-
and his death is accounted for simply
as heart failure
This sire. that has added fame and
lustre to the race breeding interests
Of Maury county for the past fifteen
years, was foaled in 1900 and wa
therefore twenty years OF age. lie
gave promise early in his racing c.t-
reer Of great performance. He made
his record Of 2:05a4 at the Chamber
of Commerce stakes at Detroit. Men,
in 1905 Shortly after that, although
il was certain that he was headed for
a two minute record, he developer
lameness that barred him from the
track. However, his record as a sire
Of speed soon dimmed his great
achievement on the turf. He has a
score or more in the list and was the
sire Of the Great Napoleon Direct. ona
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
CANNES OWNED
LARGELY BY the
NEGROES STATE
ASSESSOR WILLIAMS ESTIMATES
THAT THEY HAVE OVER HALF
OF THE DOGS.
THIRTY IN ONE LITTLE PLACE
Another Family Is Found With Five.
Believed That Tax This Year viii
Very Largely Exceed That Collect.
ed Last Year.

Although the negro population Of
the county is not much more than
half the white population, Tax Asses
sor Williams who is engaged in emu
merating for purposes of taxation the
dogs of the county, is authority for
the statement that half or more of
all the dogs in the county are owned
by the negroes. In his rounds the
other day Assessor Williams found
one country community where every
house in sight of where he stood,
with no less than thirty dogs, every
one the property of negroes. In an
other sections he found one morning
negro with five dogs and going in
the opposite direction the following
day he located another negro FAM
~ with no less than seven CANNES to
it's credit
Assessor Williams has not made a
list Of all the dogs of the county. but
he has already found and assessed
thousands of them. The number, it is
pretty certain, will exceed the mum.
Der upon which taxes were paid last
year Although it is the duty of every
dog owner to report the fact to the as
SCISSOR many have not done this How
ever, the assessor says that when he
finds and assesses dogs that have not
beea reported to HIN the owners wera
; just "fxin' to" tell him all about tn
names, ages, color and breed OF theii
various and sundry CANNES. II is
confidently expected that the collec
i tions from the dog tax this year viii
exceed those OF last year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
APPLE CROP OF
COUNTY WILL Be
RECORD BREAKER
oRcHARDieTs ALL AGREE THAT
PROSPECTS HAVE NEVER
BEEN MORE FLATTERiNG.
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE BY NAIL
Only Sore Unusual Disturbance Of
the Elements Can Prevent One of
the Finest Yields off Fruit That
Maury County Has Ever Had.

PROSPECTS, for Fine Fruit Crop, es.
pecially for apples, have never been
better in Maury county than they are
at this time. Some little scattering
damage has been done the apples by
hail, but nothing of serious conse.
quences and from indications now the
crop will be real bumper one Orch
ardists are agreed that if weather con-
ditions from now ON should be favor
able the yield of apples will equal
those of the best years IN the history,
Of the county.
Horace Rainey, who owns one of
the largest and finest orchards in the
county and one that was in the path
OF the hail storm of last week, stated
this morning that the trees escaped
practically unhurt and there was lit
tie evidence of any damage from the
hail. He says that the indications
are now that the yield of this i'm
mense orchard will be equal to that
of the crop of 1915, which was re.
cord breaker.
Col. Thomas H. PEBBLES, of Culleo
ka. another big apple grower, agrees
with Mr. Rainey's estimate OF the
crop and only hail or windstorm or
some other disturbance of the ele-
ments can now prevent an immense
yield of all the varieties Of the fruit.
Isaiah c. Murphy, of Lebanon Heights
Farm, another scientific apple grower,
is just as enthusiastic in estimating
the crop as the others.
The shipping of the Early Harvest,
the first variety to get ready for the
market, will begin about June 20 and
from then on the orchardists who
have variety of fruit in their ar
chards will be busy marketing the
crop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
ANOTHER MAURY
JERSEY IN THE
Merit REGISTRY
IDA FERN BEAUTY OF SQUIRE
WEBSTER MAKES 6eH. LBS.
BUTTER IN APRIL.
NEARLY 800 POUNDS IN YEAI
Three Day Old Calf OF This Remark
able Producer Sold for $5o--Scores
Ninety. Seven Of Possible 100
Points. ,.s.

Another Maury county Jersey from
whence has come the finest of the
breed outside Of the native home has
attained to the coveted register OF
merit class. In an official test of Ida
Fern Beauty, the great young COW OF
Former Justice OF the Peace Hugh
Lee Webster, a yield of siXty-six and
one half pounds of butter was made
during the month of April. This COW
gets into the fifty pound class with
over sixteen pounds to spare.
Not only is the COW great produc.
er but her milk is of unusual rich.
ness, testing 6 7-1O per cent butter
fat. The COW comes near to being a
perfect individual. She was recently
scored by the agricultural class OF
the County High School under the di-
rection of Prof. Mccormack and was
given score of nearly 81 points out
of possible 100
The yield Of butter of this COW at
the rate of the April test would be
1873 ponds in year. At present prices
OF butter fat it is not much trouble
to figure that Ida Fern Beauty is
some money maker. But that Is not
the only source of revenue from COW
OF this class. Mr. Webster sold her
calf at three days old for $50 a most
unusual record.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
4 I. PLEASANT FOLKS
At RAT1LESNAKE FALLS
LARGE PARTY FROM THE PHOS-
PLATE CITY ENJOY OUTING
AND PICNIC.

Chaperoned by Rev. H. NJ. Jarvis,
the popular pastor of the Methodist
church at that place, large party OF
Mt Pleasant folks enjoyed an out
ing at Rattlesnake Falls in Lawrence
county Sunday. AS soon as the morn
ing church services were over they
went. to the falls where they spread
a dinner that would have tempted any
one unfss much less favorable cir
cumstances DIR. Jarvis was unani-
mously voted the first prize in the
eating stakes. In the party were the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Ward,
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. p. T. Harris. Mrs. Virginia Topp.
Miss Rogan. Miss Wilson. Miss Hewg-
ley, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Duggan.
Miss Bright, Miss Morley, Miss Ar
ledge, Seth Cooper. Rev. II. VI Jarvis,
and Jake" who ministered to the
wants of the party.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
of the only two two-minute horses

of the only two two-minute horses
ever produced in Maury county.
About three years ago Walter Di-
rect was sold by Chaftin Bros, by
whom he was bred and developed in
association with Ed F. Geers, the Gel
ebrated trainer to parties in the
north, but recognizing his worth and
the demand here for Walter Direct
blood, Mr.. Tolley brought him back
to this county Within the past year
the demand for the get of this great
est sire has been far beyond the sup
ply and Mr.. Tolley had booked mares
from all over The country to be bred
to Walter Direct. His loss is a Sc
we're one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
COL. LEA MAPa|ES
MISS PERCIE WARNER

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1.-Coi.
Luke Lea, former United States sen
.ator was married Saturday at 10
O'Clock TO Miss Percie Warner, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Warner.
The wedding was a very quiet affairs.
attended only by the immediate fam
lily. They left at once fer a motor
wedding tour. Miss Warner is tbs
youngest sister of Senator Leas' de
ceased wife.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
new GROCERY STORE
TO Be OPENED SOON
FIXTURES BEING INSTALLED IN
BYNN YANN STORE ON PUBLIC
SQUARE NOW.

Fixtures for the new Bynn Yam gro
Gerry store, which is operating upon
the Cafeteria" plan of wait upon
Yourself are being installed in the
building formerly operated y the
Dimple Cafe on the west side OF the
public square, and it is expected that
the store VIII be in operation here
. within the next few days. The store
is one of a chain, having the main
Office at Memphis.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
YOUNG WOMAN IS
VICTIM OF DEATH
MISS LEoTA JONES DIES AT HER
HOME NEAR ROCK SPRINGS
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.

Miss Leota Jones, aged thirty two
years, daughter of Mrs. Pattie NJ.
Jones, died Friday evening at her
home near Rock Springs after an i'll.
ness OF several years, however, her
condition had not been regarded as
critical for but short time, and her
death came as severe blow to her
large circle of friends throughout the
community
Miss Jones had been a member of
the Baptist church for several years,
and was one of the most respected
and beloved. young women of the COM
munity
Besides her mother, she is surviv.
ed by five sisters, Mrs. ]. +. Fite Of
Sawdust, Mrs. Ray Dickson of Pros
pect, Mrs. J. C..Neatherly of Moores,
vile, Mrs. Lebert Dixon of Grove
land, and Miss Marguerite Jones Of
Rock Springs, and four brothers, o.
H., j. W., H. NJ. and Nathaniel Jones,
all of Rock Springs.
The funeral will be conducted Sun
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock by DR.. J.
H. Barber, interment will be in
Rock Springs cemetery.
The following will serve as pail
bearers, l.. H. Hardison, C. U. Barker,
W. T. Blaylock, A. A. Rummage, Mack
Hardson and John Jones. Funeral
arrangements by the Maury Undertak-
ing Company, T. l.. Cunningham in
charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
HA|L.NSURANCE IS
BEING WRITTEN HERE
NEW FORM OF POLICY IS PROV.
ING POPULAR WITH PEOPLE
or TAtshcoONfT.n'nH !"

A form of insurance practically new
to this section that is being extensive
ly written now, is hail insurance. 1t
is only within the last two or three
years that the people here have been
taking this form of insurance but they
have found that the rate is so low,
much lower than that on windstOf1u
insurance. and when the hail does
strike the losses so heavy that the
agents have in the uast few months
written thousands Of dollars worthy
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
SP|hSTERS RETURN
WOODROW SCHOOL
DELIGHTFUL PLAY TO BE PRE-
SCENTED BY THE PUPILS ON
TUESDAY, MAY II.

On Tuesday, May 18th, at S:15 p. m
at Woodrow school, the ladies of that
community will present the play en-
titled THE Spinsters Return" a Sc
quel to the odd Maids Convention"
which was so successfully rendered
by them two years ago
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07

In the pOpe's treasure house are
two crowns which are valued at sew.
eral million dollars. One of them
was the gift Of Napoleon to Plus VII
and contains the largest emerald in
the world. The other, the gift OF
Queen Isabella Of Spain TO Plus TX
is worth probably s2.0OO,OOO.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07
PAGE THREE

by the Rev. J. w. Cherry, pastor Of
the First Methodist church. The fol-
lowing served as pail bearers; Hon
orary, w. ]. Webster, Tom Webster,
Jonas Amis, Ed Gordon, w. II. WIZ
son, DR., Robert Pillow, ST., and DIR. w.
p. Woodbridge, Active pail bearers,
Seth Warfeld, Elem Sheegog, WIN Al
exander, Phil Dyer, Hugh Lee Web
ster and Looney Walker. Intermenf
was in Rose Hill cemetery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-05-07

The Salvation Army says NO mat
ter if the baby is nameless, it is
worth its weight in gold to the nation
if brought up into a worthwhile cit!-
zen"