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Tffft aiumiA nlUlU FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912.
Take Our Advice
When you need legal advice, you (?o to your law.
yer whn you're sicic, you call in your doctor and
you follow their advice, because you have confidence
in them.
Now, our busines9 is buying and selling clothing,
and we think w know as much about it as your lawyer
does of law, or your doctor does of medicine. ,
We want you to place the same confidence in us,
and follow our advice you'll always be well dressed,
and money saved in your pocket. '
Whenever and wherever you meet people, it's a
pleasure to feel that you are well-dressed
That your clothes are stylish, fit right, look right,
and are right.
,- You'll always have that pleasant feeling if you
SOIL COifSl
IS
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GIVEN
T
HOUGHT
AGR
CULTURISTS
GEO
RY COMES BACK
I
TO SUNNY TENNESSEE
10 WAIT LAST TAPS
HOW PLANT FOOD IS TAKEN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FA-
FROM THE AIR AND CONVEY.
ED TO THE PLANTS.
MOUS RACE' HORSES BROUGHT
IN PRIVATE CAR,
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLOWING HAS MONEY ND SERVANTS
The Subsoil Season Is the Best Time Something About the Races He Has
to Prepare for the Retention of the i
Moisture
Spring.
for the Dry Times Next.
Won and the Plans for His Burial
Belongs to Harrman Estate, Twen
ty-Four Years Old.
(By Capt. T. F Pecg, Commissioner! Laura Norvell Elliott has written
(of Agriculture.) I story of the coming of the famous
In every walk In life I suppose you'ohn R Gentry t0 Tennessee, which
will find people with bobbies nod I
wear
Mdsson Bros.
ClottLes
We keep pressed all Clothing bought from us. ,
We have in connection with the store a tailorshop and
do repair work of all kinds.
guess it is just as well, because the
man is going to pretty thoroughly un
derstand his own hobby. I have no
ticed men myself, each with some
particular subject uppermost in their . .
xv. Hr "toT follows:
mmuB uuu mey win uui uu& luug
without reverting tq it. I have been
told that soil conservation is my hob
by, and I guess I have given my as-'
sociates ground for their claim, be
cause I will admit that I have given
will be of interest to every lover cf
horse flesh in Maury county.' This
horse was for many years located at
Spring Hill and many Maury coun
tlans know the horse individually.
He has come back to Tennessee to
die that old vetteran of the race
track, John R. Gentry. Back to the
wanner clime which, it is hoped, will
prolong his life and make his remain
lir Tean hunrvr nnpi Vnr ftr nil
this Question much thought as it is thflre no fl be0d for horg.
the foundation upon which all agricul
tural activity is founded, and I think
YOU NEED SAFE INSURANCE I
t and unless they get a bit of God
aunahlnA ritrht tinrA anil nnw thntr
i is a very weu lounaea noooy IOr ,,fe ,g ft mlght ffa5r
uia luxmer.
The soil is the farmer's capital and
his workshop. He should know all he
. John R. Gentry Is only a horse, bat
so famous Is he among the horsemen
of t.hn vorld that rfurlne? thtt twantr.
- V 1 A 1 It J II . J "
ua uui iv; ouw w, ui.u up .,- year, of h, exlBtence ne
increase lis leruuiy; now 10 Keep u
bad his biography written H as often
a Taiti fr fTha a Pnnaovalt Tn
!ln the soil, and how to prevent Its factf well-groomed heauty of a
W writ Life. Fire. Tornado. Guaranty Bond. Lire Stock. Meat and Grain In """'"6. "uw icuwu iuuidiuib
nnBM ronoanie mat par cash wit-outaiaeountaa toon at tot u acunsna .
KttmZLttY, 8, I n U M A a becoming water-sonred; how to diag- now he U on
CLARENCE POLK IS
SAFELY LANDED IN
r.lAURY COUfiTY JAIL
bEPUTY SHERIFF WILLIS WHITE
BROUGHT HIM FROM ATHENS
TUESDAY" HGHT.
KO REpSmOX NECESSARY
Does Not Deny That Hs Shot Wife,
But Claims to Have Been 8hootlng
- at Man Who Was With Her at the
Time of the Tragedy. '
ENTOMOLOGISTS ARE
MAKING All EFFORT
TO
.note it when sick and pescribe the home 8tretch of tn. nM fce
ngni remeay.
We should
A
' . . will ever run, he is being cared for
know how soils take , v.
plant food from the air and water and than ofte accordjd ft human be,ng
w Wnvey u u, pianw. in thelr Mhljng 7ean.
" " " " T l "No. Indeed," Mrs. Harriman said
matter with our soHs by , the crops when approached on the 8ubect by an
growing on ium. e buuuiu MjrA, hnftma W1V WA 0M no
r nilOr(under,rtaod h0.w to Cttl"vate oup oI1Vmore think of parting with John R.
L UfllluL1 pruuacv uu crups aim Hi a&a
NAMES OF THE CORRESPOND
ENTS OF MAURY COUNTY
ARE GIVEN.
WILL SEND BULLETINS ON REQUEST
All Inqulrie Will Be" Promptly An
sweredTwo Hundred 8ecial Men
Taking Observations Throughout
State Proving of Great Value.
the same time increase their fertill-
we would with a member of the
.family. He Is getting too old for the
. tirw i i .'j.. tv. -
w. ,.u pwi. w iu, Hur tracfc buf hJ Bhal,
MAM t flnllfl Anil itiAlw m i a am e '
v.v -- .' ' "-"""""V remaining: years of bis life In peace
tn a Anil tMAWA la 1 4hnM m n m m mo
"c w r " u, v. uo nd M much happmeai ag can be ac.
tnougnt TOuia possioie ne round Jd ev-'TOrded a horee
erytnmg peruining to tne agriculture
in all its branches. ;
. This week I just want to offer a
, Therefore the . famous , racer has
has been cared for most thoughtful
1t. und not lone Am it was dariifoil
few suggesUons for:falt,plowln?ias 'hat he shouW be eent gOTth for W(
remaining days. Nashville was se-
Clarence Polk, the negro charged The . Tennessee Board of Entomolo
wlth the killing of his wife at Carters gy are making efforts to advance bte
Creek a few months ago, and who cause of entomology in the state, and
-vaa caught at Athens, Ala., Monday have appointed a number of correa
;afternoon, is now safely located in the ' pondenta throughout the common
.Maury county jail. Deputy 8heriff J wealth, and is prepared to send bulle
Willis White went for Polk Tuesday tins of every character on demand to
might, the defendant having agreed
to come without requisition.
Polk, went to the boarding car of
'the I & N. Railroad at Athens and
masked for something to eat, and the
cook on the car recognized him, and
called him by name, telling the white
workmen that Polk was wanted here,
but they didn't heed the cook's ap
peals to assist in Polk's apprehension.
Grabbing a gun he . ordered Polk to
surrender but instead he took to his
heels and a load of small shot were
fired at him, lodging in his arm and
shoulder. After a chase of about a
all parties. These bulletins treat
principally of insect pests and plant
diseases, and can be had for the ask
ing by writing to Geo. M. Bentley,
Knoxvllle, Tenn. '
The state board is sending out let
ters to every portion of the state
making announcement of its wishes
and desires which in part is as fol
lows: "The state board of entomology is
desirous of coming more closely in
touch with the outbreaks of injurious
insects and. plant diseases in the dif
ferent counties of the state. To for-
that subject is now beginning to em
i ploy the minds of up to date farm
ers. -I want to remind you that this
is the very best time to subsoil if you
have any of the hard or prow pan left
on your (arm. You know that it is
impervious to water and,. that while
it remains there you cannot hope, to
retain for your land its share of the
fifty-three inches of animal rainfall
that is Tennessee's greatest' blessing
and is being let go to waste. We have
talked to you in the past about the
importance of ''moisture in , plant
growth. Ton have noticed the ; dif
ference in crops on the -same soil
when we have sufficient moisture and
when there is a drouth. Then you
hear of the wonderful things done out
west where they irrigate and pay
high prices for water and I have
known a few foolish persons to sell
their farms here and go west where
they could irrigate their land. - They
are not to blame.
mile Polk was overhauled and placed! ward this object we have decided to
in the city lockup.
There appears to be a good lively
squabble in prospect for the $250 re
ward offered by the governor several
men already laying claim to the cap
ture, in addition to the negro cook
who first raised the alarm when
Polk's sense of hunger overcame his
prudence and he came out in the open.
He is not badly hurt by the shot in
his arm and body' and will get over t has been of great value to their com
tbe effects of the wounds it is thought munity and to the state board, both
within a short time. Polk does not being materially helped by the infor
deny having fired the shot that killed mation received. The correspondents
his wife, so it Is stated by the officers, J for Maury county are Percy Brown,
but Bays he was shooting at a negro Spring Hill; J. L. Jones and I. C.
man who was with his wife at the I Murphy, Columbia, and R. A. Wilkes,
time. Polk and his wife bad been Culleoka.
separated some time and her people "In the annual reports of this hoard
appoint two or more correspondents
In each county in the state, their du
ties being to report the condition of
crops and injury to the same by in
sect pests and plant diseases and to
distribute bulletins or other informa
tion of timely importance. At pres
ent we have some two hundred per
sons in the state who are acting as
county correspondents. Their work
How to Bankrupt the Doctors.
lected as his Mecca and to Nashville
he came in all the luxury of a private
car and with several attendants. He
is now installed comfortably at Cum
berland park. An expert horseman.
James Thomas, is In charge of his
welfare and two stable men brush
him down several times a day, see
that his food is properly prepared and
that he is given a daily run when the
weather permits, around the track.
Aside from these regular attend
ants, R. Weston, one' of the most fa
mous horsemen in America, is now in
Nashville for the express purpose of
seeing that John R, Gentry is fitted
out with every 'comfort for the win
ter. Mr. Weston Is stopping at the
Hermitage, but be spends a good deal
of bis time at Cumberland park. He
has a goodly fund of horse stories on
hand, all of which are breezy and de
lightful but bis chief interest just
now centers in the horse he has come
to look after. You see he and John
iv. vicuna wen iiieuuB wucu duua a..
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(Easy to Load)
The greatest TRIUMPH since the
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The spreader that has LESS
THAN HALF the working parts
of AN Y other spreader.
Think of the saving in worry,
work and money.
The Beater IS on the axle.
The gears that drive it, work in
2 a Bath of ONE gallon of oil.
Steel Frame can't get out of line.
Roller Bearings light draft.
Everybody knows that a manure
i spreader is the most profitable in-
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For the "Lands Sake" buy the
best. Yours truly,
s "Your Satisfaction is Oor Success."
IIHIIMHIIIIIIIHMIIIItllMMMIMIIIIII
was In his prime. Mr. Weston s'ood
says "If it were not for the thin througn . race putting all he
stockings and thin soled shoes worn had on Wb faTor,te and norBemen ,
by women the doctors would proba-!over tte conB were Btakl thelr
bly be bankrupt" When you contract ja on fte Bame Mghttepplng,
a cold do not wait for it to develop . Bwlft.paclng; Mthe anlmaU And Jann
R. with his head well up and his face
set toward the goal, never failed
them. '
Twenty years age John R,
into pneumonia but treat it at once
Chamberlain's Remedy is intended'
especially for coughs and colds, and!
has won a wide reputation by its
cures of these diseases. It is most
effectual and is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by all dealers.
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state that the day of the tragedy be
had made several efforts to see her,
but on account of her fear of him
mention is made of the county cor
respondents and their observations.
For esrvlces rendered the literature
she had persistently refused to see of this board; bulletins of the U. 8.
him. - department of agriculture and of
. ' : jmany of the experiment stations will
be sent you. Letters of Inquiry from
county correspondents will be an
swered promptly. If you can cooper
ate with the board and act as one of
lungs and caused me a great deal of jits county correspondents in your
California Woman Seriously Alarmed
"A short time ago I contracted a
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annoyance. . I would have bad cough
ing spells and my lungs were so sore
and Inflamed I began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend., recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saying
community we wll Indeed be grateful
to you.
FOUND At depot- In Columbia,
Brown Allgator Pocketbook contain-
he had used it for years. I bought ing nearly $2.00 in cash and some Ro-
a bottle and it relieved my cough the dak Pictures and a cloak button and
first night, and in a week I was rid a shopping list with names for Christ-
of the cold and soreness of m i mas presents. For further inform a-
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era.
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SabeerTd For The RenU.
SAM STOCKARD
JACKSON EDITOR
. . 1 a -i- . -
WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER MAN
AT HELM OF PATTER80N PA
PER IN WEST TENNE8SEE.
Samuel J. Stockard, until recently
the editor of the Trl-CIty Daily, at De
catur, Ala., has accepted the editor
ship of the Jackaonlan, the Patterson
paper of Jackson, Tenn. Mr. Stock
ard has had wide experience In the
newspaper field, having served ' aa
city editor of The Herald, aa reporter
on the Naahvile papers and aa editor
of several papers. He Is a thorough
newspaper man, knows every depart
ment of the business and Is a bril
liant and Tersrtlle writer. Although
a rank partisan of Patterson he has
many personal friends here among
the advocates of good government
who win wish blm success In bis new
home. .
Gentry
ate danger of death. In fact he Is
still very hale and heartyat times
even being lively and a bit frisky. He
is given a dally Jog and comes back
from the run with distended nostrils
and ears well up, looking quite reju
venated and as though be might have
had drink from the , fountain of
youtk. :
But though it is hoped that Jobs R.
Gentry win lire for many years, bis
advancing age aad occasional feeble
ness warrant some plans for his bur
ial. When he dies his body win be
sent to Orange, N. J and buried by
the well known race track in that
city. John It will be one of the few
famous horses of the world to have
the honor of burial at that place.
There will be no monument erected
to his memory. Instead his grave
will be banked with growing flowers
and a fund left to keep them fresh
during the summer months of the
year. Of course John R. knows noth
ing of these sad details, as It has been
thoaght best to keep worry of any
kind whatever from his mind.
In the meantime one of the most
famous race horses of modern times ,
Is spending his days at Cumberland
park, surrounded with all the com
forts that money can procure. He
looks cheerful and Almost as if he
CLARENCE POLK IS
n k TrTTT A TP TITTMTC
UflUUUl Al AinLHJ
NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDER
ING HtS WIFE 18 IN HAND8
OF OFFICERS.
A telegram to the sheriff from Ath
ens, Ala., this morning states that the
officers there have Clarence Polk, col
ored, who is charge with having kilV
ed his wife at Carters Creek about
two months ago, and for whose cap
ture and conrlcttoa the governor hae
offered a reward of $250.
An officer will go to Athens at once
for the prisoner.
MERCHANT ROBBED
THEN MURDERED
took the world's pacing record in;dMn mlnd naylng a Rood tlme
2:04. That was a great day and (rom!aj ajj
then on be became a center of Inter-1 , V
est to the men who followed the race!T
track all over the world. Later In -MEW YORK GIANTS
1896, ne again too- tne worm's rec
ord In 2: 00 W. That was . another
eventful day in his career when he
stood pawing the around with thous
ands of excited men and women wav
ing their handkerchiefs and hats, and
al cralng their necks for a peep at
the proud animal.
John R. Gentry Is the sire of more
turf winners than any living pacing
sire. Sixty-four sons and daughters
of the famous horse have proudly
faced the Judges stand, quivering
from the race while bits of blue rib
bon were pinned to their harness. So
John R. Gentry is not only famouB
for the races he hlmeelf has won, but
as the sire of these sixty-four other
winners, he Is equally as well known.
Mr. Weston Is as proud of John R.
OWNED JBY WOMEN
JOHN T. BRUSH WILLS CLUB TO
HI8 WIDOW "AND DAUGH
; TERS. .
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10. The will
of the late John T. Brush, owner of
the New York Giants, was filed for
probate here this afternoon. It is
shown that the will converts the New
York baseball club into a trust com
posed of N. Ashley Lloyd, of Cincin
nati, and Harry N. Hempstead, o! In
dianapolis, who are to administer the
propertyi for the benefit of Mrs. Elsie
Lombard Brush, the widow; Natalie
Lomnard Brush, hor daughter, and
ED MOOREHEAD, CONFEDERATE
VETERAN, NEAR WOODLAWN,
VICTIM.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10.
A crime of great enormity was com
mitted Saturday night, when Ea
Moorehead, who conducted a tmall
store near Woodlawn, was robbed and
murdered near his home. Mr. Moore
head usually went home from his
store, which is about 200 yards from
his residence about 8:30 on Saturday,
nights. Falling to return at the usual
hour Saturday night and after wait
ing awhile, his wife became uneasy
and calling her little son, went, to
flndr herihusband. Upon reaching tb
store they found the door locked and
no signs of r.ny one near. They
started toward the house and when
only a short distance, the boy stum
bled over a lantern and the next ctep
trod upon the day book used at tbs
store. They then secured a light ani
only a few steps from the place where
these articles were found, was Mr.
Moorehead, dead, with an ugly wound
Just above the left ear.
(
aa I 9m A V. ... ' .
.v wpuuib iu uo no, line norse-jMrs. Eleanor Brush Hempstead a
men everywhere, he feels the beauty daughter by Mr. Brush's first wife,
has more than earned a happy "old ! The three are to ifc.n. tMm.n. i-
age." In talking about him Mr. Wes- the dividends and Ineom fmm . hr hr Ho fri-nrta How mnch wt
ton's eyes light op and he growa gen-' club. One trustee. Harry N. Hmn.; appreciate them words fall to express
! stead, la Mr. Brush's son-in-law and , "d God only knows. May he bestow
. CARD OF THANKS.
To our friends as we bow In be
reavement over the loss of wlfa and
mother, we remember with thankful
hearts the many kindnesses shows
ninely enthusiastic
Whne the famous animal has been. Is now vice president of the Giants.
sent to NashvIUe for his declining j -
years he teems to be in no immedl- ovhscffbe For The HeraM.
His richest blessings on alL will ever
be our prayer.
J. LEM THOMAS AND CHILDREN-