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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07
GENERAL NEWS.

The cattle quarantine line has been
moved as far south as the southern tier
of counties in Tennessee. This will be
good news to the stock men of Middle
and Northern Tennessee, as their en-
terprises were materially injured by
the former order from the Department
OfAgriculture.
Walter Ii. Ellis Of Birmingham was
arrested Monday last for blowing up
the Alabama Great Southern Depot.
This is by odds the worst crime com
mitted in Birmingham since the Halves
tragedy. This crime is capital offense
in Alabama.
This week at Chattanooga expert ac-
cOuntants announced that Vernon s..
Whiteside, ex-City Auditor, who alb
seconded during his term of office, was
indebted to the city in the sum of 3d.
200, in addition to the SD, 856.2l already
paid by his family on his shortage.
The balance was at once paid, and the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen formally
declared Whiteside and his bOndsmen
legally and equitably discharged from
all liabilities OH his account. The max
ing up of deficit of this sort, the only
question being as to the amount, is
more out of the common than the short
age itself, which was the result of an
infatuatiOn for a handsome blonde,
married woman, for whom Whiteside
forsoOk wife, friends, home, position
and fortune.
The q. A. K. meets this week in De-
troit, Mich, and mirGbiLe dictu the
question of paramount Importance
seems to be the Negro question. Some
of tho Southern posts are threatening
to withdraw unless the Negroes are
formed into q q. A. Il. of their own,
while the Northern posts are inclined
to treat the matter with Indifference. 1t
would be a remarkable thing for the
Southern members to Withdraw on ac-
count of tho Negro, who were their COM
rades-in- arms, and equally remarkable
for the q. A. II. to organize them in
little g. q. r. of their own.
Another big fire in Chicago last Sun
day night destroyed over 100000
worth of property.
The White Star Line steamer, Ma
jestic," which left Liverpool July %, ar
rived in New York August 3, breaking
the record from Queenstown to New
York. Her time was five days, eighteen
hours and eight minutes.
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WilliamspOrt.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The meeting which
was held at the NJ. 4. Church last week
closed Friday afternoon; with no addl-
tiOns to the church, though we think
were the promises made by those who
attended to lead better and more use
full lives in the future. Bro. Ramsey
deliver ed excellent sermons, ana we
can't see how those out of the church
of God resist ed the propositions made
by him to become Christians. This
meeting was largely attended; several
| different communities being repre-
sented.
Rev. G. d. Byrne is now holding a
protracted meeting at Nebo, which
most of our young people attended last
Sunday.
Rev. Joshua Delk held services at this
place last Sunday night. Bro. Byrne
will preach neat Sunday night.
Among those who attended church
here last week were Bros. Bolton, oil
Franklin, BlackwOod, of Shady Grove,
Cherry and wife of Santa Fe.
Mr.. J. v. Delk is at home from Mar
shall county from visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. S. A. Baker and wife are visiting
relatives at PinewOOd.
Misses Minnie Bolton, of Franklin
| and Fannie Banks of Spring Hill, are
visiting friends in this neighborhOOd:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otey Walker, and
daughter Bessie, are here on visit.
| DIR. Collins we are sorry to state IL
! numbered with the sick.
Mrs. Sam Gray and children of Nash
Vile are spending few weeks with her
mother Mrs. T. j. Dor sett.
Misses Annie FOrgeY and Bratton oil
Water Valley, attended the meeting
aud were the guests of Miss Pattle
| Moore.
Mr.. r. L. Porter of Cartor's Creek was
calling in the neighborhood Sunday. ..
Mr.. Tom Walker and family left
Tuesday for their home in Texas, after
an appreciated visit to relatives and old
| friends here.
Mr.. M. r. Porter, of Nashville, came
out to see his parents Saturday and re-
| turned Monday.
Mr.. Ernest Estes was in the "Port''
Sunday.
We can say nothing of business, only
that it is very dull here at present
Mr.. j. +. Il. Jones is able to be out al
| ter five weeks illness.
Just think of it, If all reports are true,
| and nothing happens, they say we Will
have a marriage in the sport" soon
Widowers are the lucky ones.
EUNICE.
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SInw Mails

There is some neglect somewhere
in handling the mails between here
and Mt. Pleasant, or at one of the
offices. We cannot locate the neglect
exactly, but we do know that several
times lately it has taken letters two
days to travel from there here.
Nearly every week we leave out some
one or more of our correspondents
letters because they reach this Office
too late, aud the next week our cor
respondents will want tt know the
reason, and when we give it will re-
ply, "we mailed it on time" TIE
HERALD has endured and explained
in silence until patience has ceased
to be a virtue" Hereafter the com
plants made to us and our replies
will be published in these columns,
and marked copies of the papers will
be mailed to the Postmaster General
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

Mr.. BEN TERRILL challenged
Josiah Patterson, Joe Washington, or
anybody else to meet him in public
debate at Clarksville. He knew Pat
tersOn would not, and thought Wash
ington could not get there in time.
But little Joe surprised him by being
present and then Benny backed "a usu-
al. He spoke two and a half hours and
then invited the Alliance members to
leave the speaking and go with him
into secret caucus. But they didn't
go worth a cent, and Washington got
in some very good work, though he
had only little while to do it in.
But the next time you hear from the
Texas buffer he will be challenging
the world at large again. The ALI
ance of Montgomery showed the true
meta; by refusing to follow him to
the secret chamber.
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OR AIG WILKINS 81 MARTIN.

Sunday night caused one of our bcauti-
full lasses to leave us; sho said she
rosurrected the old custom of our grand
mothers, that of walking and carrying
her shoes. Come back Miss e., and we
will try to get you something to ride.
Messrs. j. b. Wiley, Il. G. Brook, w.
A. J. Morton, A. J. NOblet, and Nolney
bingham, ali gallant beaux of Isom's
Store, were out among our girls Sun
day. Come again boys we think you
have made an impression.
Misses Jennie and Lettie Bingham
and the two little sons of w. p. Morley
are suffering with measles at this time.
Mr.. C. l.. Brown and Miss Samaria
Dicus of this vicinity were united In
marriage on last Thursday.
Mr.. +. s. Whitesides started to-day on
prospective trip to the Lone Star
State. -.
Professor Ayers opened school at
Cathey's Church last Monday; Miss
Alice Cathey has charge of the school
at tho Kettle, Miss Ella Nixon at tho
Strayhorn SchoOl-hOuse and Mr.. Il. N.
Love at Mt Pennington.
Crops are looking fine.
If this escapes the waste basket we
will write again. RATrLE-TRAP'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE election in Kentucky last Mon
day resulted in grand victory for
Democracy. The victory was the
more complete and significant be-
cause the third party leaders had
made strenuous efforts t. make n
showing in this State, and being
Joined by the Republicans and non
Democratic Alliance men had hopes
of making great inroads in the solid
phalanx of Democracy. But they
struck snag, and were swallowed
up in ignominiOus defeat, the regular
Democracy carrying the State by
from twenty to thirty thousand major
ity. Tennessee is only waiting her
time to do likewise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

OUR friend James A. Sanders, Esq.
has another communication in this
issue, touching the sub-treasury ques-
tim. Mr.. Sanders says he cannot
comprehend or understand our pre-
vious arguments on this subject.
Whether that is because Of the dense
ness OF our arguments or the dull
ness of Mr.. Sanders brain, we cannot
tell; but at least we have done the
best we could to save him from an
egregious error. He cites in this last
article q number of unconstitutional
presidents to show why the sub-treAs-
ury scheme might become q law.
There Is no difference between our
friend and US upon these questions.
They are the defOrmed offspring Of
republican administrations, and we
have no part or parcel in them. We
will passingly remark, however, that
to argue for the constitutiOnality
of one law, upon the uncOnstitutiOn-
atty OF a similar law, is rather poor
logic. The argument the gentleman
makes only serves to show what q
bad thing bad precedentis, and how
the masses of the people are now
suffering from class and uncOnstitu-
tional legislation. The question he
asks us at the close of his article, to
answer without evasion, we cannot
answer, because we do not know, and
have not the statistics wherewith to
inform ourselves. But will say that
the gentleman supposes a morally
impossible case; for whenever the
Democracy, with Harris and Bate as
its leaders, get the power to control
legislation, they will make no half
way job of it; whenever they have
the power to abolish the National
Banking system they will also have
the power, and will speedily exercise
il, of reducing the tariff. Since we
have been unable to make ourselves
clear upon these questions to Mr..
Sanders, we cite him to q clearer and
ADLER argument than we can make
the argument made by Josiah Patter.
Hon at Gallatin-which he Will find
ON our first page. II that does not
Dersuade, convince and enlighten
him, then indeed will we give him
over to hardness of heart, perversity
of spirit and stupidity of mind.
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Hone for the Public Servant.

Edward p. Clark in the August Forum
The colonies inherited from Eng
land the tradition that the conduct OF
public affairs should be committed to
a class OF men who had shown especi-
al qualifications for the task aud had
been trained for it; and that such
men, when they had proven their fit
ness. should be kept in office indefi-
uiteiy. This was particularly true OF
New England. With the de-
parture from the stage of the genera
aticn which carried through the Rev
olutiOn and established the new
government a change came over the
public mind. 1t was now established
that zone man was as good as anoth-
err at the polls. The next step was
easy and inevitable. IfOne man were
as well qualified for the suffrage as
another, why not as fit to hold office ?
The old theory had tended
to keep the statesman long IN Office.
Such individuals as Strong and
TrumbuII were regarded as men who
were Infinitely better qualified to gov
ern Massachusetts and Connecticut
than Smith or Brown, and therefore
il seemed obviously the best policy to
keen them in the executive chair year
after year. But when it came to be
accepted as q fact that Smith or
Brown was really as fit to be governor
as Strong or Trumbull, it naturally
followed that neither Smith nor
Brown had any claim to hold the
Office long. In truth, it seemed only
fair that Jones and Robinson should
also be given a chance, and the short
| er the time that Smith and Brown
served, the better would be the oppor-
tunities of the rest.
All of the present tendencies are in
the direction of greater stability in
public life. The man who enters a
| Washington department through one
of the lowest clerkships, after passing
q competitive examination, can count
upon keeping his place indefinitely If
he continues efficient, with the pros
pect of promotion to higher grades
rom time to time. The man who
aspires to a congressional career, il he
once secures an election to the House
from q district controlled by his
party, may in most of the States eX
pect q series of reflections as the re-
ward of conspicuous merit, with the
chance OF some day changing his seat
to the Senate chamber. The man who
would leave q name as judge may
reasonably hope that, If he reaches
the bench o. Ian inferior court, he will
not suddenlySe turned adrift after a
brief term, but that he will be adj
| vanced to q higher rank as vacances
occur, and so be able to spend all his
active Kyears in Sthe Employment
which he would most enjoy. In
short, the Republic seems to be stead
lily fecoveting from Its strange delHa
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07
Convict Labor.

"What will you do with it," is the
question agitating the public mind
n great many maudIin sentimental
lists have been clamOring for a re-
peal of the entire lease system.
Some labor organizations, whose
leaders didn't know what they We're
talking about, have been demanding
the same thing. Now the legislature
Is about to be called together for that
supposed purpose, there is very sud
den change taking place. These over
philanthropic friends OF the cOnvicts
are something like the sub-treasur-
yites,-when they are brought to face
the "Details" they wilt.
1t is very plain, when you figure
OH it, that the state cannot and ought
not to support the cOnvicts in idle
ness. The "honest laborer," whether
he is a farmer or merchant or me-
chanic, when brought to consider this
phase of the question, very quickly
and naturally rebels. He does not
wish to be taxed for any such pur-
pose.
Again, when you talk about work.
ing them on public roads, and
the people begin to ponder the ques-
ton, they generally conclude that
while the public road will do for him
who has robbed hen roost, it will
not do for the murderer whose deeds
of crime, together with his life sem
tence have made him desperate.
The talk now is beginning to re-
solve itself to the proposition that the
objectionable" features of the lease
system-and there are many OF them
must go.
THE HERALD announced last week
that for the high grade, long term
prisoners, the dark, damp, coal mine
was the place. 1t was the first paper
in the state to take the stand; they
are rapidly coming our way now.
COnvicts of lesser grades will be kept
somewhere else; some of them In the
penitentiary walls, others Of them on
the public roads perhaps.
No immediate change, however, is
prObAble. From the fact that the les
SEES, as business men, would not have
leased the cOnvicts unless there was
money in the contract; now they
nave q six year money making con-
tract, as business men they are not
likely to abandon it. Besides, the
state has no penitentiary building
worth mentioning, and they do not
want these fifteen hundred cOnvicts
on their hands until they have made
some provision to take care Of them.
This question is not fraught with 80
many difficulties as we heard 1t was.
What IS most needed is courage upon
the part of he law makers. Courage
to say to the miners that it Is necess-
airy for the bookkeeping and employ
ment OF certain class of convicts
that we work them in the mines
where the work is hard and they can
not get away. Say to the other hOI-
est labor OF the state, 1t Is absolutely
necessary to employ these cOnvicts at
something; to do otherwise would be
cruel in the first place, and too bur-
densOme upon the tax payers besides
At what, yer we employ them, they
will compete, more or less, with hon
est labor, but you must leave that fol
us to regulate as well as we can
This is "a condition, not a theory; !
this is business proposition, not 6
political question.
Then say to the people of the state
this Is the law of the land and you
must obey it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE per capita alarmists, who have
been painting such wOful pictures,
may take the following news item
from Washington and chew on it
awhile: Statements have been
prepared at the Treasury Department
showing the amounts of money in
circulation on the first day Of July of
the wears 1860, '65, 'S5, 'S9 and '9l
from which it is apparent that the
assertions 50 often repeated of late
that there has been since the war a
ureat reduction of the amount OF
money in circulation, are entirely
without foundation: To state all the
facts in a few words, the amount of
money in circulation in 1860 was
about $435 900, 900, and the amount per
capita was $l3.S5. In 1855 there were
1873 ,OOO, 900 in circulation, and the
per capita amount was $20.82. Twenty
wears later the circulation was over
al ,592, 900 900, and the per capita
S22.O2, while on July l, last, the
amount was nearly 81 1929, 600, 600, with
a24l0 rs the per capita allowance, the
highest In the history OF the United
States"
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Now PUT I'm Shut Up

NOW PuC UP or SnuI Up
II the McDowellites are indeed so
anxious that Justice may be done"
perfectly fair opportunity Is given
them. If it is justice they do not
want, then they will continue to do
the martyr act and hold up Holy
John as Patron Saint and pass reso-
lutions den0unclng the vile and SLAM
derous political press" But if they
want Justice, here is their chance. II
they do not accept 1t, they had as well
shut up, for their words will be as
sounding brass or tinkling Gym
bal" Following is special telegram
sent to the daily papers, last Monday,
from Dumas, the county seat OF Desha
County, Ark. Read it and answer.
What could be fairer?
"At the County Court meeting here
to-day, nearly all the signers to the
RedfOrk resolutions are in attendance.
They had read to them McDOwell's
second answer to The Americans
charges, and on suggestion the gentle
men present resolved mselves into
convention, with L. f. Burnett, Jr.,
Chairman, and r. NJ. BlakemOre,
Secretary.
1.-THE following resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, John II. Mcdowell
makes a second reply to the charges
appearing in the Nashville Daily
American. denying their truth there
fore,
Resolved, that we repeat our in
vItatinn to a committee OF good men
to come to our county and decide the
truth or falsity of The Americana
and our reiterated charges as to his
character while resident of Arkan-
sR5.
"R.solved, that this be given the
widest publication
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

You must not read this. 1t is GU
mulative evidence against Holy John
and a part of a profane conspiracy.
But il you will read, why then the
fact is that John NJ. Elliott, Judge Of
the Eleventh judicial Circuit Court
of Arkansas, and s. NJ. Taylor, Dis
trict Attorney OF same Circuit, which
Circuit includes Desha County, have
given public testimony endorsing the
character Of the men who held the
reeent naass.meeting at Dumas. But
OF course you must not believe these
,lislnterested witnesses. You must
walt until you hear from Johnny and
ala ToIler, and believe what they say
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Cathey's Creek.

Mr. EDIToR:-It has been some time
since saw any news from this place,
so thought would jot down a few
items.
Brother Whitaker of Snow Creek be-
gan a series of meetings at the q. Z.
Church at this place Sunday last with d
large attendance; those present from a
distance were MIR. and Mrs. ). q.
Weatherly, Mr.. Tom Mavfield OF Swan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Patton, Misses
Mamie Patton, Willie and Nora Pogue,
Henrietta Dicus and Lula Farris.
Messrs. Sam Dicus, Allie Pogue, Pat
Patton, and many others.
Mr, John Delk q young knight of the
vardstick OF Kettle Mills was Al our
meeting Sunday
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07
aprill0 ly

tions to the sparkling "V. W" for the
adjective she annexed to our name,
some weeks ago, and then we will ejac-
uiate "qndWm tam Sa.Dfcit." We surmise
however, that could she behold the COB
ject" she presumed to call "fair" she
would blush in "hOly horror" and
realize how utterly devoid of "cOrrect-
ness" were her words. Any way you
have won our gratitude, Miss Verna.
More anon, ATHENE'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE Alliance editor and the other
editorial writer of our conservative"
neighbor, are :having quite an ami
mated discussion over the sub
treasury. The point OF difference is
not very clear; it seems that one is
trying to say something and the
other trying not to.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

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-
TEN efectually, 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 ac-
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 Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SK9UP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. cAG.
LOUISVILLE, ~ NEW EDRk. Nv
jAhliS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE Madison County Alliance met
at Jackson last Monday and rescinded
the action of the Friday before, at
which first meeting they had passed
resolutions condemning the American
and the local press.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE interesting correspondents OF
our esteemed contemporary tina
MAury Democrat, will have a re-
union at SummertOwn on the 27tn of
this month. We wish them fair
weather and a merry day.
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Sold by
K. w WATKINS
fnIy3 SIN
Chancery Sale Of Land.

]. G. Davis, VIZ. q. w. Gordon.
DURSIJ A Mt to a decree OF the Honorable
4 Chancery Court at Columbia, Tennessee
entered at the April term, 1891, at page 63l
/ will on Monday the Slst day OF August
1891 sell TO the highest and best bidder al
the Court House door In said town of Co
lumbia, the following described lot or par
eel oI Iand situated in the ath Civil District
OF injury County Tennessee on Colunbis
and Rock Spring Turnpike road; Begin
ming at a stake in edge OF said PIKE thence
r. 2Ol[ poles to 81 ako, thance N. 10 T.. 49,.
poIes To a stake In edge of laid pike, thence
Containing pa acres be the same more OF
less.
and eouity of redemption upon crt dit al
ak months. Note bearing Interest from day
of SALE with good security VIII be required Ol
The nurchaser aud lien retained 20 secure
pay 'i''''' " A. n. Akin, G q N.
auR7 At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE Carroll County Alliance has
endorsed Mcdowell and denounced
the American. The Alliance MEM
bership in Carroll is largely republic
can, and the resolutions were drawn
IN by a republican.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE new Governor of Kentucky
when he reads his Maury Democrat
of yesterday will be very much sur
prised to find that his name is John
II. Jones. The twin brothers THE
Weekly Toiler and Maury Democrat"
just for the sake of correctly giving
the news of the country, ought to
keep better posted concerning Demo-
cratic candidates. For they must
remember that they and "that per-
son" have resolved that the "truly
loil" will not open the prOfane pages
of anV other sheet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

A ''feller" in Nashville had young
lady arrested this week for striking
him with her fan. Somebody ought
to take him out and bump him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

A STATE Democratic Club will soon
be organized In Nashville, looking to
the organization of subordinate clubs
throughout the state. Maury county
will be ready to fall into line.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-07

THE endorsements Farmer" given
the HERALD, in another column,
comes from a source we least ex-
pected; coming as it does from a
gentleman who was not q subscriber
to the paper, and with whom the
editor of the HERALD had not the
pleasure Of personal acquaintance.
We return our prOfOundest thanks