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Was Matrimonial Mistakes De¬

livered at the Courthouser

Mondy Evening

Tlaecta in the Coit house Mon-

day eVetJgby 13ishop C Carterof Chattanooga on M rimonial Mistalsfes was a treat to all Who heard itFr m beginning to clos the lecture wasone of sound logic interspersed withhumor and adorned with sentimentThe many mistakes th jr origins and

i farfUIconsequences w are vividly pictiired but the crownin feature thelrg t of the discourse was di ¬

rected to a higher and broader cenceptibn oiJlntrimonial relations the wis-

dom displayed in choice and the bless ¬

ings that reign over the homes of thefortunate in wedlock J

If this lecture couI d be deliveredthroughout the country it would prove

a great blessing and would doubtlesssave many an erring one from a fatalstep disperse misery and install happi ¬

ness in mauy homes The lecturer wasV introduced by Gov JI lv Hindman in

Jlis usual happy mannfll after listen

ijigiv rjispinrgunjiKWTOiaae by the Co

lumbia Babd In closing Bishop Carterdwelt on the tender memories of earlylife and paid a just tribute to homeone that impressed his many hearerswith its in ny blessings after wnicli

the Band played Home Sweet Home

BUTTER UNDER PURE FOODj

Under tjhe Pure Food Law whichgoes into effect September 1st thefollowing butter should claim the at¬

tention of All who sell the articleAll butter sold by dealers in this com ¬

modity must not contain more than 15

per cent of moisture For selling thesame with more than that amount offinedWin each amd every case The word

moisture im the above case simplyWorkxyour butter till it is hard and firm andthere will b no trouble Too test fordeterminingl the amount of moisture isVery simple and any one can becomean expert a ter a few trial Take anickle plate knife cut in half a poundplate of butter On examination ofthe knife if small globules or drops ofbuttermilk appear on the knifes sur¬

face or each of the divided halves of

butter it contains 15 per cent of mois ¬

ture and is not up to regulations Butthese regulations will not beenforceduntil September 1st next so everyonewill have time to learn how to makebutter according to requirements formerchants will have to test it after

I that date to protect themselves

MURRELL

The death angel visited the home ofMr and Mrs E C Murrell of PortalesNew Mexico on the 15th of Marchand tookfljfl jm theirjorecious littlegirl D8iothyto that fond where painand 5rrow never enter She vas bornitjairfield Iowa 10thmi diedMarch 1907and Jiuarytheagtf3 Years daysDeath resuii rom Shewas the firs titer of her arentsformerly of Hnis county an whosemany friends zhd kindred she withthem the t sympathy in the loss

t of their precious child whos bright

I mind and swee disposition held out thefondest of ho es but whos suddentaking has left i vacant place hat cannever be filled A sweet little irl thepride of the par nts A precio is childtaken from this worldof sin i nd sor ¬

row only remi Is us all of the uncer-tainty

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of life t e certainty oj deathand the unchan eableldecree pi Prov ¬

idence May th restupon the sorrowing parents may theysee and realize hat their littlJ one isfar better off dy her removal fromearth to heaven n the budhood of life

It is with plea ure pat we announcethe fact that within a1 few more weeksthe News will beienlarg rdt0 its forme-rsizea 6 column paper he pre-sent size seems to met the den ands ofits many readers yet ye are no satis1fled with it and too ol en are fo ced toleave out interesting common catibniOur purpose is to ma e it arid eep its

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the best local paper in Southern Ken ¬

tucky and at present its space is toolimited to meet the requirementsofad ¬

vertisecland give the amount of localnews we are capable of giving pellyour friends that The News will soon

be larger and better and the same price100 gets 52 issues We have in stock

about 40 reams of paper and when thatis exausted it will appear in its old size

KILLING IN METCALFE

Word was recieyed here Mondaymorning of a killing in Metcalfe countySunday We were unable to get fullparticulars but learn that a man bythe name of Pierce and another manwere in a difficulty when a young manby the name of Dilley attempted to actas peacemaker As is usually the casethe participants turned on the youngman and the father seeing his son wasin danger attempted to interfere whenhe was instantly shot by Pierce SheriffPatteson was notified and is on thelookout for the murderer

NEW POSTMASTER

Mr J N Coffey recently appointedpostmaster in Columbia took chargeof the office Wednesday Mr Coffey istoo wellknown to need any introductionto the people of this vicinity He is abusiness man thoroughly capable of ren¬

dering efficient service and that it willbe done is not a doubtful propositionMr George Nell is Mr Coffeys deputyand a man experienced in the businesshaving been postmaster here under theHarrison Administration Mr PeteConover will be retained as clerk and hisknowledge and adaptation to the workis a further guarantee of satisfactoryservice With good will to our retiringpostmaster and good wishes for the newone his deputy and employees theNews cheerfully accepts the change

In another column will be found theadvertisment of Young Coffeys stockwhich your attention is directed if youare interested in the propagation ofgood horses and mules These gentle¬

man are so thoroughly known to thepeople of this entire country as not toneedany introduction from this publi ¬

cation but in justice to them and injustice to their stock and the peoplewithin this section we feel that it isour duty to say that they are men whoknow the value and importance of wellbred stock as truly as the make up ofan ideal individual In offering whatthey have they feel that they are giving the best service in this line ever of¬

fered to the people in this immediatesection Any business entrusted themwill show up correct Call and exam¬

ine their stock if you are interested inwhat they offer

Mr J H Young returned from theIndian nation last week where he andA Hunn purchased boundary of tim ¬

ber land Mr Young is well pleasedwith that section and Mr Hunn is alsodelighted Mr Hunn is now engagedin the manufacture of the timber intostaves and headings One of attractivefeatures was the charms attached tothe names of the native redskins withwhom the aforesaid gentleman metAs we get it a few are as follows EliBot Ed Blackfox Thomas SourjohnJim Youngpuppy Luny GoingsleepBetsy Gallcatcher John DirteaterJim Goose Tom Bigdrum Jake Yellowhammer Tom Mankiller CharleyBob Tail Joe Hogshooter GeorgeDragon Daniel Bearpaw Ned Bull¬

frog Thomas Toadfrog Abe SquirrelSol Bigdrum Tommy Littledrum AbeEaglefeather Sam Wildturkey Abra ¬

I ham Owl and Bill Red Bird The abovenames are Cherokee

OFFICIALIi

Mr J M Russell who has been hand ¬

ling our mails for several years retiredfrom the service Tuesday morning en¬

joying the good will and wishes of theduringhisofficial accommodating pleasant tocustomers and accurate and painstakingin business So far as this communityis concerned Mr Russell was entirelysatisfactory and his many friends re ¬

gret that political fate has swept himfrom public position but while he didhis duty well yet the powers wereagainst him Y r4 i t

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LAYINGOFCORNER

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Of The United Brethren Church in

Columbia Last Monday After ¬

noon at 2 Oclock

At 2 oclock p m April 1st thecorner stone of the United Brethrenchurch to be erected in this city waslaid with appropriate ceremonies byBishop T C Carter of ChattanoogaTenn The Bishop was assisted byRev J F Claycomb of the Presby¬

terian church who read the scriptureand Eld Z T Williams of the Christ¬

ian church led in prayer There werealso present and assisting Revs C RDean J F Turner J M Turner andRev Marion Antle

The Bishop held up a neat tin box inwhich were deposited a New Testa ¬

ment a United Brethren DisciplineThe Religious Telescope the AdairCounty News and the Columbia Specta¬

tor These were placed in a square ex¬

cavation in the stone and sealed andthe cap stone placed upon it BishopCarter made a short address on thesignificance of the occasion giving ahistory of the United Brethren churchand thanked the pastors and churchesand people of Columbia for the val¬

uable help rendered in money and co ¬

operation in the enterpris-

eBEAUTIFUL EASTER

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At the Presbyterian Church Last

ISunday MorningBishop T C

Delivered Sermon

A very large audience greeted BishopT C Carter of Chattanooga Tennat the Easter services at the Presby¬

terian church lr st Sunday morning Theroom was handsomely decorated andthe special music was beautiful and inperfect harmony with the day TheColumbia Band rendered sacred mnsicand acquitted itself in an admirablemanner considering that this was their

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first attemptthisIall for their attendance The master ¬

ly manner in which his subject washandled the clear and consise presenta ¬

tion of Gods words showed conclusive-ly

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that the Bishop is one of the mostgifted and learned divines that hasfilled a Columbia pulpit for many a dayA man of scholarly attainments mag¬

netic pesonality his coming will beheralded with delight by Columbiachurch goers-

SERVICES AT DISAPPOINTMENT

Mr Moorman a student at the Lind ¬

sayWilson and a young man who hasdedicated his life to the service of hismaker will preach at DiappointmentSchoolhouse 3 miles from Columbia

next Sunday the 7th at 3 oclockIon

IDIVIDEND NOTICE

The Directors of The First NationalBank of Columbia have declared a semiannual dividend of 4 per cent payableApril 1st to stock holders of March 30th1907 A D PATTESON Cashier

Mr R F Paull has decided to re ¬

model his dwelling and work will be ¬

gin at once He will build an addition19x26 feet two stories high and changethe interior of one or two rooms of thepresent building Mr E G Shaw hascontracted to do the entire work Thewalls of the new structure will be brickand in keeping with the present build ¬

ing and when completed will present asattractive appearace as any home inColumbia

Mr F B Waggener returned fromNew Mexico a few days ago He foundthat his claim was no good and made anexchange while there for another thatsuits him to a finish Mr Waggener isinclined to the opinion or rather a fearthat the rainfall in that country willhardly be adequate to meet the de¬

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mands of good crops until the countryis fairly well broken

The Band boys desire to returnthanks to Rev and Mrs J F ClayIcomb and Mrs W W Bradshawdelightful treat served in the bandroom Monday evening Also to Mr WR Myers for a nice lot of fruit thesame evening

The second Quarterly Conference ofthe Methodist Church will be held thisafternoon at 3 oclock There will bepreaching this evening by the PresidingElder Rev W A Hines Communionwill be held at the close of the eveningsermon

Commonwealth Attorney Durham ofGreensburg bought 87 acres of landIfrom James B Burton for 650 Thistract adjoins the one he purchased fromW E Frazer last year This purchaserounds up 500 acres for Mr Durham

Miss Emerine Lapsley who has beenvisiting for the last three months inDallas Texas returned to her home atEsto Ky last week Miss Lapsleyspent a few days visiting in Columbiaon her return

Rev J C Cook preached to a largecongregation at Providence Baptist

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Church last Sunday and baptized threewho had joined that congregation underthe preaching of Mr Cook in a seriesof meetings held there the first ofMarch

Particulars concerning the death ofWill Hudson which occurred in Mich¬

igan several weeks since have not beenrecieved except the telegram whichstated that he died of Pneumonia Thefamily are corresponding with partiesin the town where Will died and as soonas definite information is recieved wewill give it to his friends-

NORTIWEST TEXAS

100000 acres of rich Texas land con ¬

venient to railroads produces finest al ¬

falfa cotton corn also a goodstockcountry The climate is ideal and thealtitude about 2500 feet All kinds offruits do well Price from 10 and upper acre J cash and balance to suitpurchaser Any one desiring to inves ¬

tigate this proposition writeT L INGRAM Camp Knox

or call at the News office 21tf

LECTURE TONIGHT

Southern Mans View of Abra¬IThe for the benefit of theI Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterianchurch Admission 15ctwo for 25cchildren 10c

GREENSBURG TURNPIKE

Eld W K Azbill who was invited tomake a horseback survey of the routefor a turnpike from Columbia to Greensburg made the trip last Saturday andMonday He returned to ColumbiaTuesday morning and states that a roadcan be built between the two places ona three per cent grade and not increasethe distance over present road Hefound the material for pike building inabundance and believes that a substan ¬

tial road can be built for 1500 per mileor even less He further states thatbetween the Russell Creek bridge andthe bridge at Greensburg there will be

HutchinIsongrades of ordinary turnpikes will al-

most be entirely eliminated From the i

fact that the survey will approachthese two summits along the course ofstreams the rise and decline will be

gradualAtrate the lay of the land is

ideal and all parties enthusiastic inGreen county for its building Thereis scarcely a doubt about the people ofGreen county building to the Adair coun¬

ty line and the proposition will be upto the business interests of Columbia

See my Spring and Summer Dressgoods silk and silk waist patterns justreceived W L WALkER 21tf

Attend Bishop Carters lecture to¬

night at the Court House SubjectThe Southern Mans View of Abraham

Lincoln

MURDER OF FATHERI

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Plea of SelfDefense Will Be Enter¬

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Marrowbone Ky March 30Spec-ialThe

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April term of the MonroeCircuit Court will begin at Tompkinsville Monday April 1 The civil docketis light but the criminal docket con ¬

tains several very important casesamong which is that of ClarenceNuckols charged with the murder ofhis father Henderson Nuckels It ischargen he killed the old man two yearsago at their home on Meshack creek bybeating him over the head with a gunbarrel Young Nuckols plea will bethat of selfdefense When first ac ¬

cused however he stoutly denied thathe killed his father at alland claimedthat he found him at their barn withhis skull crushed in and in a state of unconsciousness

It is said that Mrs Henderson Nuck ¬

ols mother of Clarence Nuckols andwife of the dead man will testify inbehalf of her son who she says wascompelled to kill his father in defenseof his own life She too claimedatthe start that her husband was foundat their barn in a dying condition andthat she did not know who had assaul r

ed him i fHenderson Nuchols the dead man

was about fiftyfive years of age afarmer and had the reputation of beinga quiet peaceable citizen ClarenceNuckols his son and slayer is about j

twenty years old unmarried and is trsaid to be almost overcome with grief I

over the slaying of his father Sunday ttpCourier Journal f

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NOTICE

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Young Bros of Joppa have purchasedthe McFarland big jack the 1

noted breeder and sure foal getter 7years old 155 hands high He willmake the season of 1907 at A 0Youngs barn 1 mile north of Joppa onRussells creek They also have a finebred horse Rex Peacock a perfectmodel He is a dark bay 4 years 16

hands high sired by old Jordan Peacockout of a registered marefYOUNG BROS Joppa Ky

PREACHING NEXT SUNDAY

W H C Sandidge UnionA R Kasey ColumbiaJ A Johnston MilltownG Y Wilson Picketts ChapelT J Campbell GlensforkF J Barger Beech Grove 1

Z T Williams Cane ValleyH T Jessee White Oak

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News Honor Roll Is Your NameWritten There

J W Burdick S H Rexroat G ABault C M Walters T G Dillon NJ Davenport T J Campbell D Wil ¬

son Lilburn Phelps Mrs Olga GoochDrW G Flanagan Geo E WilsonJ A Vaughan J M Russell W T °

Walker Wm Mack J F PendletonOwen Giles Luther Maupin Geo HSquires P C McCaffree J J Allen

DOWN GOES FLOUR

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willbest grade 220 wholesale We

pay 60 cents for merchantable corn

at exchange or mill and 85 cents forwheat BURCHETT SMITH

I offer the services of my beautifuyoung horse Fayett Artist for 1250to insure a living colt He will bg lim ¬

ited to 20 mares If you like him nowis the time to make engagement AtCoffey Bros stable213t A S CHEWNING

The Columbia Band is receiving manycompliments on the excellent grade ofmusic now being turned out

Rev J Frank Turner will preach atHutchinson School house next Sundayat 11 oclock v

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