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The morning call., 1891-02-24

Sweepstake of $3.50 each, birds, 30
yards rise; $50 to first, SO to second and
So to third-M. KugarIff and w. j. Golcher
divided first and second money. There
were six ties for third money, which was
decided by a freeZe-out, in which II. Bah
cock was the victor with four birds.
Golcher's shooting in this contest was re-
markable for clean work, as he knocked
over all his birds with single shot The
Senra WAS az fnllnMs.
The morning call., 1891-02-24

. 1t is said that there is no sovereign In
Europe who can equal King Leopold Of Bel
gum IN point of accomplishments, ability
ana breadth oil mind. He is man of tall
and erect figure. with a refined face. and is
81 years of age. He Is devoted to art. is an
elegant writer and splendid horseman,
The morning call., 1891-02-24
DIED OF CHLORoFORM,

DIR. Hodgden Passes Away Suddenly at
His Home.
DR.. Walter Fl. Hodgden of 327 Geary
street died suddenly at his residence last
night. while under the influence of chloro-
form. He had been suffering much pain
during the day and took the drug for relief.
Drs. Eckle and jerks were called in, but
could do nothing for the patient, who died
at 1920 O'clock. The Morgue authorities
we're notified. Deceased was 4 native OF
California and about IS years of age. He
leaves sister, Mrs. Chute, who is now in
San Diego The attendant of the deceased
says that death was purely accidental.
The morning call., 1891-02-24

One of the Supervisors of Tulare County
has been sued by the county to recover $3.50
alleged to have been drawn by the Super
visnr for travelling expenses, when, in fact,
they were not legal charge
The morning call., 1891-02-24

Shower of Hail.
AT :O5 O'Clock this morning there was a
heavy shower of hail.
The morning call., 1891-02-24
Kidney Complaint

~ have taken three bottles OF Hoods sarsapar,,Ia
Tor kidney disease, which has troubled me for some
time. and feel ever 80 much better 1 wouId NOT
De without 1t. never took any medicine before
that did me SO much good. have recommended
Hoods Sarsaparila to great many people. INNS
NELLIE HOWE Channel ST., Stockton. Cal
The morning call., 1891-02-24

ise2 ThsaTutf L II.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
OVER THE STATE.

Nashville Herald: "Memphis has a
Judge, one Dubose, that is no respecter
of persons. Any lawyer who wants to
argue point with his honor, is put in
the "sweet-box." 1t is believed he will
move on the Supreme Court next, to
punish them for overruling all his de-
cisions."
The Jury in the barn-burners' case at
Gallatin brought in a verdict last Fri
day morning. A white man, Tom
Williams, and'six negroes were indicted
for burning Horatio Berry's barn and
other property near Hendersonville in
September of last year. One negro,
Frate Haynie, was hanged by a mob
shortly after the burning. The jury
gave Andy Epps and Abe Youree ten
years and Tom Williams and Aaron
Davis two years. The two Martins and
Arbuckle were acquitted.
There is much citation at Gallatin over
the prospect of the early completion of
road, work on which was suspended
when the laying of rails was almost
ended by the failure of the contractors.
Ouly few miles are uncompleted and
the work will begin at once. The line
will connect Huntsville and the upper
Cumberland with Nashville, via Gala
tin.
A letter has been received at Nash
Vile, purporting to have been written
by Miss Winnie Davis, asking for the
loan OF 81 900 for her mother. Upon Ia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
FACTS BY FIGURES.

OF 10000 persons one arrives at the
age of 100 years, of 500 one attains the
age of 90, and one in 100 lives to the age
of go.
THE population of Paris, according to
the census of last April is Q, 422, 900. In
1886 it was 2,269, Gas. 1t has, according
to this, increased by Z per cent. in the
last five years.
IT is said that in Munich, which con-
sumes more beer than any other Ger
man city, the family allowance of the
amber fluid amounts to sos quarts a
year for every man, woman and child.
THE present population of Helsing-
fors, the capital of FINLAND, is 59,64T,
of whom 30, 7S7 are Firms and 30 $50 are
Swedes. Last year there were only
14,479 Firms and 23,949 Swedes. The
diminishing of the proportion of Swedes
in Helsingfors is due, as Novage Vremya
asserts, to the progressive Russianiza-
ton of FINLAND.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
TOLD BY PHOTOGRAPHERS.

A YOUNG lady in Lewiston, Me-, en-
tered a photographers gallery and,
after seating herself in chair, calmly
informed him that she wanted her
''face drawed." The photographer said
he would draw it.
A CHICAGO photographer claims to be
doing good business among the young
men of that city by photographing the
pictures of their sweethearts on their
arms, when finished appearing similar
to the tattooing process with the ex-
ception of the colors.
AN amateur photographer went thir-
ty miles out in the country to take
some choice views, filed fifty plates
and found when he came to develop
them at home that he hadn't opened
the shutter of his camera He had
pressed the button, but for some reason
1t hadn't done the rest.
A PHOTOGRAPHER at the convention in
Buffalo told reporter of the old days
in the west, when the man at the
camera used to make the subject look
pleasant" by leveling pistol at him and
saying: Look right in the muzzle o.
this yere revolver, my man, and re-
member that haint agoin' to hev this
picture spoiled with any o. your
foolin'."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

AS preparations for next years
great political campaign become more
numerous, the question becomes more
pertinent. as to what part the Farm
er's Alliance will play in it, or wheth-
or 1t will play q separate part at all.
A question that has already arisen,
too, in the minds of good many OBJ
servers of public events, is whether
or not the Alliance is on the decline,
and is likely soon to desintegrate.
Senator John T. Morgan Of Alabama
who has always been friendly to the
Alliance, though he has taken sharp
political issue with its financial plat
an article to the
November Forum, in which he under
takes to throw light on these in
ouiries. He maintains that the farm
ers have q real grievance; he heartily
approves their organization; he had
great hopes that it would at first ac-
compIish much good aud he thinks,
that. IL the Alliance would remain
true to it's original purpose, it would
be a most beneficent organization.
Rut he points out the rise of most
destructive tendencies and of narrow
ideas since politicians have got hold
of Ii. and he sees the great danger
that they will wreck the whole organi-
cation, Senator Morgan points out
the clear unconstitutiOnallty of the
Ananoial demands OF the leaders of
the Alliance, and makes plea for the
conservative msn Of the organization
"a "a II from ltA leaders.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
SAVIOR OF MUTATION.

A TIN Cur (Ariz.) hen recently swal-
lowed peck of toy torpedos, and since
then she has laid cracked egg every
day.
A TEN-YEAR-oLD schoolgirl in New
York city is unable to read unless the
print is upside down. When writing
she forms her letters and figures upside
down also.
A FARMER at North Stonington, Conn,
owns a remarkable pair of turkeys.
The hen has laid ninety-five eggs in
succession and is still laying. AS she
absolutely refuses to set, the gobbler
has taken upon himself that duty and
has already Matched fifteen small tur-
keys.
Z. NJ. HASKELL. was buried in North
field, Mimi, twenty-three years ago.
When his body was exhumed recently
beard twenty-three inches long was
found growing from his face. The Sci
entific American has investigated the
case and vouches for the truth of the
statement.
A sIXTEEN-YEAR-oLD Iowa girl is the
victim of a peculiar habit formed in
childhood. Whenever sent on an errand
she walks to and from the place back
wards. Sometimes she will absent
mindedly walk right, but upon recover
ing her senses will Immediately retrace
her steps and begin the journey over
again backwards.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
Idle Rumors.

People, as a rule, are not as mali
cious as they are gsbby. When they
have nothing else to do, they talk !;
and many of them not having enough
to do, they talk too much. "What is
the news" inquiries one. "Well, I
understand so-and-so," says the
other, and thus idle rumors are re-
peated from mouth to mouth, until the
oft repeated story gains more or less
udence.
These rumors, generally speaking,
are not circulated maliciously, but
they are frequently as Injurious as if
they were, and men and women too,
should be careful what they repeat;
careful not to help circulate an I'M
truth.
These are troublous times in the
business world. A mans credit is Of
untold value to him; his reputation
in many cases, perhaps in most cases,
is one of his most valuable assets.
For, business men all know, that
comparatively few who do business on
a large scale, could meet all the de-
mands of their creditors in day. A
merchants books and accounts are
assets, but by no means are they
available or ready cash; and, at al
times as these) the creditors of nearly
any merchant could pounce upon
him and force him to the wall.
1t is a serious thing, therefore, to
rob an individual or q firm of their
credit by repeating a false rumOr that
So-and-So are about to go under, that
Such-and-Such are going to fail.
You may not intend it, but you are
damaging these men and these firms,
and you ought to know whereof you
speak before you speak. 1t is not
enough that you "heard it," or that
you can name your author; you ought
to bride your tongue until you know
you are speaking the truth.
1t seems that idle gossippers will
never tire of circulating idle rumors
concerning the recent bank failures.
They are not satisfied to allow the
business men in charge of these
banks to proceed in a quiet, business
way to honestly settle up the bank
affairs; they must destroy confidence
and engender doubt and keep up a
little excitement, by the ceaseless
prattle OF their idle tongues.
1t matters not that the assignment
papers show, and the bank officials
will testify that every creditor was
treated precisely alike and that there
were no favored ones at all; the gos-
slipper continues to gossip and thought
less people continue to repeat after
him.
1t matters not that II e Maury Bank
and Trust Co., has nothing whatever
to do with the suspended banks; and
it matters not that the suspended
banks have nothing whatever to do
with the Maury Bank and Trust Co.
and it matters not how often and up
on what good authority these truths
are stated to the public, the busy
gossipper continues to conjecture
and to talk, and thOughtless people
continue to repeat after him.
That is all wrong, and is injurious
to the old banks and the new one, to
business firms, to individuals and to
business in general. Let's all stop
talking until we know what we are
talking about.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
PEOPLE OF LITERARY FAME.

JAMES WHITcoMB RILEY is in England.
Elm GoLDsTUCK" is the title of a
drama written by Marie Valerie, arch
duchess of Austria 1t will be presented
shortly.
JULES VERNE in his younger days was
a devotee of the baccarat table. He
was at that time handsome young fell
low, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Mrs. LOGAN does her literary work in
Gen. Logan's library, and his armchair
is kept in just the position in which he
used it, and the room is filed with me-
mentos of him.
WITH the idea of preserving the Gae-
lie language, the duke of Athole'S
daughter is preparing for the instruc-
ton of the Gaels of Perthshire in read
ing, writing and speaking their native
tongue.
Mrs. MARY ANDERSON NAVARRO has
accepted the offer of an American mag
azine for an article, which she will pre-
pare Immediately, it is stated, and she
is also writing book on her stage ex-
I)erienceS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.

The Bank of Florence, Ala, failed last
not stated, as the officers refused to
make any statement.
The oldest man on earth, Hiram Les
ter, was married on the 4th, in the opera
house at Atlanta, Ga, q fee of twenty
five cents being charged to all VINO wit
messed the ceremony. Hiram is 124
years old, and his bride, Mrs. Mary
Moseley, is 80.
Four of the Kendall boys. Milton,
Jr., George 81. Poppy and r. B., who,
with the assistance of their father, tried
to exterminate the Jarvis family at
Georgetown, KY, about two months
ago, escaped from the Jail at that place
at dusk yesterday. Old man Kendall
is still in Jail.
Candidates aspiring to positions in the
gift of the New House of Representa-
tives are arriving in Washington.
Messrs. Gibson, of Maryland, and Kerr,
of Pennsylvania, have opened their
campaign for the Office of Clerk, while
ex-Congressman Yoder, of Ohio, is the
only aspirant yet mentioned for Ser
geant-at-Arms.
Rsceiver BeaI has made a statement
of the condition of the Maverick Ma
tional Bank, of Boston. He declare
everything to have been systematically
conducted, and that all accounts balance
upon the books. One bad feature dis
covered is the inadequate collateral
behind loans to the directors.
The great electrical storm which
passed over Louisville Sunday morn
ing caused a fire which came near des-
troying the Board of Trade building.
Lightning struck the tower where CEN
ter the wires of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, whose offices are
on the fourth and fifth floors. The up
per stories were soonsin flames, which
were checked by the firemen with the
greatest difficulty. The loss to the
building was about $4,000, which is full
ly covered by insurance. Nearly all
the connectionstand instruments of the
Western Union were burned. The loss
to the company was $4,000, uninsured.
Full details of the disaster were given
in an extra edition of the COurier-Jour-
nal, which was out on the streets before
the flames had ceased burning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

E. C. Mcdowell ct al to J. B. Hsynie
Is lots in Columbia $3.50.
j. b. Haynie and wife to JnO. NJ
Thompson lot in 9th district $40.
g. W. Mack and wife to d. e.. Phelan
lot in Columbia 1857 so.
James Galloway to Rachel A. Gallo
way 90 acres in 9TH district g..
A. G. KinZer to Mrs. NJ. +. KinzeI
70 acres in 14th district, gift.
A. Samuals to Hannah Samuals lot il
Columbi gift.
II GOodloe to Ida Goodloe land in
18th and 18th district, gift.
j. Il. Warfield and wife to John NJ
Hays 70 acres in 1st district 500.
w. p. Kelley and wife to J. j. Kelley
SO acres in LIST. district $40.
w. J. Dale and wife to Frank NJ. dale
81 acres in 9th district $4,000.
r. A. TOpp and wife to w. A. Irvine
lot in Mt. Pleasant 1926.
johnson Davis to James A. Baker
1lS1< acres 2lst. district $500.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
IN UNCLE SANS EMPLOY.

GEN. SCHoFIELD will soon settle down
in Washington in a coy little home.
JUSTICES Brown and Brewer are the
only members of the supreme court
who do not own houses in Washington,
but they will soon do so.
JUDGE WALLACE, of the United States
circuit court, is in the fifties, above av-
erage height, slender and of fine appear
ance. His hair and mustache are iron
gray and his countenance ruddy.
THE life insurance carried by John
Wanamaker amounts to 81, 200, 900,
which is distributed in twenty-nine
different companies. The premiums on
these policies amount to $50, 200 a year.
SENATOR HURST was generally sup
posed to be worth about $40, 000, 900
when he died. The appraisers have
filed their report in the San Francisco
probate court and the estimated value
of the entire estate is SIS, 7ss, 1915.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
GENUINE JOKES.

RECIPROCAL FAYoRs.-"Your back
hair is coming down" Thanks, your
front teeth are dropping out"-Epoch.
BoARDER-"I think your bill of fare
is worse this year than it has ever
been, Mrs. Featherbed-" Mrs. Feather
bed-"Quite impossible, sir!"-Masque
de Fer.
Mr.. PANDY-"What a remarkab BILE
violinist, and only eight years oldg"
Mr.. Blooker-"Very remarkable, in
deed. The little girl has improved
greatly since heard her twelve years
ago."
''YoUR brother, the dentist, is very
slow and torturing at pulling out
teeth" "I know he is; but you see he's
rich and only follows the business for
the pleasure it gives him."-Fiegende
ploff0-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
Thanksgiving Day.

The last Thursday in this month,
the Goth day, is the day Set apart for
general aud special thanksgiving
This is purely an American day, and
is more National in its character than
any day we observe. Take the states
over and it is a day productive OF
more good, perhaps, thnn any other
one day in the year; day when there
is less rloting than on any other
holiday; day more given to religious
worship than any other except Sun
days, and a day of less seltishness and
more charity than other days.
In most cities and large towns there
is generally some public and organ
lied manner of dealing out charity to
the poor and needy. Such an Obser-
vance of the day ought to be seen in
Columbia, and to the christian wo-
men Of all denominations the work
is peculiarly suited. Men who have
the inclination and the tact, have not
the time.
If any one lady will take the initia-
tory step, she will find ready helpers
on all sides. The details they can
arrange better than we can suggest.
They will pardon US for reminding
them, however, that many who are
needy are none the less modest and
timid and shrinking, and it will not
do to rely upon their making their
wants know. A public dinner might
be set for all to come and eat who
will, but in addition to this steps
should be taken to supply, for a day
at least, those who had rather GO
hungry than eat from a public charity
spread.
A canvass of the city and suburbs
might be made for clothing as we'll as
provisions. Hid away in lumber
rooms and gsrrets in the houses OF
the well-to-do, for the rats and moths
to feed upon, there ale enough old
clothes to make comfortable this win
ter the poor of Columbia. A mother
who knows what home and its COM
forts are, when she has patched up
the discarded coat Of her sweet boy,
and sent it on it's way to warm the
shoulders of the urchin who has no
mother at all, may approach Gods
Throne and ask a continuance of His
blessing, with feeling that she has
done a good work in her Masters
cause. A faded shawl that has done
its service in the house of the rich,
would shelter the form of the shiver-
ing widow as she plies the needle in
her fireless room. The cast away
dress of some favored child of COM
fort, would be to some unfortunate
one something better than she ever
had.
Hard times to those who have
plenty, mean harder times to those
who have nothing. When money is
scarce, work grows scarcer, and to
the very poor, no work means no
bread, no fire, no shelter.
Let Columbia have a Thanksgiving
Dav that will make tender and SYM
pathetic the hearts of the rich or the
welI-to-do, and grateful and loving
the hearts of the poor. Let those of
us who can give something to those
who will give in return their conf
dence, their good will and their pray
ers. Let open-handed snd open
hearted charity establish a relation
of sympathy upon the one side and
gratitude upon the other, between the
favored and the unfortunate classes.
All that is needed is q leader.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
ASTRONOMICAL ATOMS.

A FULL moon reflects one three-thou-
sandth part Of the SUMS light.
PROF. MILLosEvIcH has given the
name ''Unitas" to the small planet, No.
800, lately discovered by him at Rome.
PROP. MARY f. BYRD, of Smith coli
lege, has been elected to membership
by the British Astronomical associa-
ton.
THE new equatorial telescope recent
ly mounted in Paris has its tube bent
at a right angle, and the image of the
sky formed by the object glass Il re-
hected 70 the eye of the observer. Il 10
the largest Of its kind Ia the world, IL
optical powers being very Aaa, and the
imAKes 81 the piAastA fasAArkAbly d.
Anet
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

vestigation it was found that the letter
had been forged by II. B. Davis, who
got out of the Tennessee penitentiary
by forging;Gov. Buchanan's name.
In freight accident on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad yesterday
morning a car load of whisky was
wrecked, and men and boys tor miles
around fiocked to the scene and got
drunk.
Nashville, mannfacturersI of clothing,
JAILED last Tuesday.
Pulaski has a new bank, the Citizens
National; capitsIIstoek $4,000. John s.
Wilkes, President j. B. Stacy, Vice.
President; w. L. Alternately, Cashier,
J. II. Cakes, Assist Cashier
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13
DEATHS.

Reuhbon Cochran Nov. 4th.-Diph-
iberia.
Joel G.. Harrison, Nov. 6th.-Ty-
phoid Fever.
Lora Lancaster. Nov. 6th.-Epe-
lepsy.
John w. Witherspoon, Nov. 9th
Old Age.
Jane T. Jordan, Nov. 9th.-Old age.
Angelina Queen, Nov. 10th.-Pneu-
monia.
Augustus RiJgway, Nov. 10TH
Lock Jaw.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5Oc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fyc SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW Y0RK. M
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

A SUCCESSION of defeats meets the
Parnellites in Ireland. The election
Last Friday resulted in the defeat OF
John Redmond, the Parnellite candi-
date, and the election of Martin Flaw
in, the McCsrthyite candidate. We
do not believe in Priest rule; or in
any way mixing religion and politics
But if the priests will take part in
the elections in Ireland, we are glad
they happened to be on the right side
this time
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

THE outlaw miners OF East Ten
nessee are entitled to just this much
more respect than the Governor of
the state-they have the courage of
their convictions and will fight for
what they believe to be their rights,
while the Governor has neither con-
YictiOna nor courage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
has introduced in its Office q Mergen-
thaler Linotype, to set up their paper
by machine instead of hand. This
is one OF the greatest inventions of
the age, aud the Appeal-Avslanche
is the first paper in the So lth to use
one. They cost up in the thousands
aud are rather too ricn for q country
nff3ca
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13

DURING the run Oh the Boston Five
Cent Bank depositoIs drew out $791,-
l76, and then got tired and stopped,
finding there was plenty more left
And now those who drew out are put
ting back in again, and the daily de-
posits are larger than ever before
Confidence, you see, is the main
thing in business.