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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-12-23

CAREER OFFICE SEEhEh.
On the desk of the former were two
letters from his constituents, both about
pension cases. The desk of the Demo
crat was heaped high with letters, and
as the Republican congressman looked
over to his neighbor and smiled, and the
latter groaned and grunted and ejacu-
lated, "All from Office seekers; have
had 600 such letters since l came back
to Washington l thought that all the
Joy is not TO the victors in political
contest. The mail of Democratic SEN
ators and representatives is swollen to
enormous proportions by the influx OF
applications for office. They hire ste-
nographers and assistants and are unable
to keep up with their correspondence.
A nan now III the government en-
ploy in a humble position obtained hif
appointment by taking off his coat IL
President Harrison's room and show
ing the wounds which he had received
in the war.
This incident reminds me of a story
told of General jackson. General Van
Rensselaer,, one of the heroes of the wal
of 1912, was postmaster at Albany. He
belonged to the Federalist party, and
when jackson became president his re-
moval was of course asked for. Martin
Van Buren and Silas Wright demanded
his decapitation. The old general him
self came to Washington and called on
the president. General Jackson" he
said, 1.-The politicians want my office
though they know l have nothing else
to live upon" The president made nc
reply till the old postmaster began TAX
ing off his coat. ''What are you going
to dOy" asked jackson. "Why do yQp
take off your coat hereY' We'll. sisy j
am going to shcw you my wounds q N1ch
received IN fighting for my Ssuntry
against the English" "Put II ON at
once, sir" was the reply. ~ am suF.
prised that . man Of your 1ge should
make such ah exhibition Ol himself, I"
ana ths eyes ellhs Iron psesiasht were
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MY MOTHERS BOY.
IFor the HERALD

For the III ERALD.l
A mother lent her weary head
Ger the cot of her suffering child,
And prayed to God to send her JOY
And spare the life of her darling boy.
As the prayer arose from that aching heart
1t was caught by angels and borne aloft,
And a tender father whispered low
His life is spared, now gIieve no more.
Years passed away, the boy grew up,
But his life was ruined by the 1atai cup
And a mother again in anguish wild
Pleaded for the soul of her wayward child
The sinful prayer prayed that day,
For had thy holy will been done,
My boy would have died when pure and
young.
Forgive me when in ignorance asked
For the life of the child L loved,
For did not forsee this dreadful day,
Or think he might ever go astray.
The fond old mother cried,
And in all things else "thy will be done,"
If thou wilt only save my son.
That dear old mother is now lying at rest,
With the once loving arms folded o'eI
But the prayers that she prayed are re-
corded above
And GOD is still sparing the boy that she
loved.
Mother we know that thou ART now fully
For we have our dear Lords word
That "Dlessed are the pure in heart
For they shall see their God"
But brother. mine, Pm sad tonight
And grieved I've been all day,
In thinking of that mothers prayers,
And how you went astray.
I too have prayed on bended knee
That sainted mothers prayer,
And hope the Lord will grant me joy,
By seeing the return of my mothers boy.
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"Dixie Flyer' and "Quick- Step to
EIOri1a

The "Dixie Flyer" through sleep
ing car line from Nashville to Jack
sonville, Fla, via Chattanooga, Look
out Mountain, Battle Above the
Clouds" Kennesaw Mountain, Allan
ia, Macon, and Lake City without
change, takes up immediate cOnnec-
ton in Union Depot, Nashville,
every morning, of trains leaving st.
Louis, Evansville, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Union City, Martin, and Mem
phis at night. "Quick-Step" through
sleeping car leaves st. Louis in the
morning, Nashville 9:05 p. m, con-
meets at Atlanta with sleeping car for
Jacksonville and Tampa, via Macon,
Lake City, and Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad. This line gives
daylight ride through the picturesque
mountains and historic battIefields of
Tennessee and Georgia. Sleeping car
berths can be engaged through in
advance. ExcuIs sion tickets are now
on sale by this route to all principal
South Georgia and Florida winter
resorts. Further information on
to coupon ticket offices,
or to w. l.. Danley, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Nashville, Tenn.
dec16 tt ~
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ing craze took possession of him and he
came to Washington with his friend, ex-
Governor Click, to get Office under
Cleveland. Mr.. Click wanted to go into
the cabinet of President Cleveland, but
finally accepted a pension agency and
went home. His friend remained, look
ing all the time for some appointment.
When he arrived here he had plenty of
money and friends and good clothes.
After awhile he found it necessary to
leave Willard's hotel and go to board
ing house. He became rather seedy in
appearance.
In this way a year passed, and still no
appointment. For another year he was
supported by the remittances of two old
maid sisters who lived at Cairo, Ills.
themselves poor, but unwilling to see
their brother starve. From the cheap
boarding house the man found it neces-
sary to 90 to cheaper lodgings, taking
his meals wherever he could get them.
Then he failed to pay his room rent.
little as it was, and was on the streets.
He actually begged of passersby and
borrowed dimes and quarters of the men
he had known in his more prosperous
cleaning department shoveliug dirt and
snow. For six months lac slept the
coldest nights in the ten and fifteen cent
lodging houses, and other nights slept
in the parks and lumber yards.
More than two years had passed since
his arrival in Washington, and he was
a veritable wreck in body and mind.
Some newspaper acquaintances found
him n job as assistant janitor in one of
the government offices, but the mans
spirits had sunk so low, he was so timid
in the face of the world that had treated
him so harshly, was SO thoroughly cowed
and crushed, that the chief janitOr, "a
colored man, made his life miserable,
imposed upon him, abused him and
finally drove him away. Nearly three
years after his arrival in Washington
some friera' gave him railway ticket
and sent him west, Where he is grad
ually pulling himself together. don't
believe an olTer of S., 900 job could in
duce that man to put his foot in Wash
ington again. His case is only one of
dozens of a similar nature that l could
mention.
Often the man who fails to get gov
ernment job Is luckier than he knows.
Such case was that of n man from In.
diana who came here four years ago TO
get an appointment under Harrison. He
failed, but having staid till his money
was all gone and he was down at the
heel" he concluded not to return to In
diana. He found friend to lend him
fifty dollars, and with this capital he
started little cheap eating house, called
"The Log Cabin" opposite the Ebbitt
hotel. He sold pies, cakes, milk, sand
witches and batter cakes. Now he is
making profit of 5000 year out of
his business ana will soon be fairly
rich man. 1t was lucky day for him
when he failed to get Il government ap
pointment. WALTER WELLNAN.
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RESI- EoR TIE Weary.
How the Comfort of the Public VIII he
Provided for at the Worlds Fair.

How the Comfort of the Public VIII he
Provided for at the Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-There is-or was
once on a tine-an old hymn very much
in favor with that class of itineruni
evangelists known as Primitive Metho
dists that Swelt III stanZas many inches
long upon the good time coming, when
there would be "Rest for the Weary.
That hymn ought to be very popular at
jackson park next year, for there will
be many and many weary one among
the daily torrent Of Worlds fair sight
seers-weary mothers and fathers and
little ones, weary sweethearts and beaux
weary youth and old age that have
tramped up and down many miles OF
avenues and threaded their way in aud
out a score or more of buildingso Of vaster
dimensions than they have ever seen lie
fore or even dreamed of, and explored
the mysteries of numberless side shows
and skirted the lagoODs on crowtiet.
launches until nature has revolted aEc
soliloquizes with itself. Where was
I at?
Then a place of rest will be in the ma
ture Of friend in need and friend in
deed-a haven Of refuge-where the
wornout sightseers, with minds bewil-
dered and confused by explorations
among the wonders that the nations Of
the earth have gathered together, may
to quote a popular and learned divine.
"Sit twirling their thumbs and gazing
outwardly into vacancy or inwardly
into vacancy, as the case may be-"
And resting places there will be. The
exposition authorities have sensibly de-
creed that the two Rs, Recreation and
Rest, must needs be dependent one upon
the other. Aud so we are TO have a
Bureau of Public Comfort" What "a
world Of memories the name will con
jure mp among old Ceatennial goers!
Who among them is there that has for
gotten the picturesque frame structure
Just back of the main building in tair-
mount park over, which welcoming
legend was emblazoned in letters foot
high.
How many women came here to bathe
their throbbihg bfows; how many lost
children were restored TO anxious pafs
entsl how many missing articles found
theif rlghifal oWhtrAl how many helAt
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THE pEMocRAr1c MEMBERS MAn..

THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS MAIL,
him as have, if you had watched his
sure and swift descent from the tops of
the bright colored clouds to the depths
of despair as l have watched him here
in Washington, you would understand
why l pity him. Nineteen men out of
twenty who start out for an Office fail to
getit. 1t is almost as bad as trying to win
the capital prize in lottery. The worst
of it is the lucky man, the one who out
strips his competitors and comes first
and smiling under the wire, often does
so only to live to rue the day and curse
the fates that they dida't permit some
other fellow to get ahead of him.
At every change of administration the
number of people who start out to win
an Office is something amazing and pro-
digious. If the truth could be told you
wouldn't believe it, but would denOunce
the figures as imaginative and false. Itell
the solemn truth when say that among
my own acquaintances, and l don't know
everybodyin the United States, there are
fully hundred men who imagine they
can get some Office or other under Cleve-
land, and who are guilty of the more
ridiculous supposition that l might be
able to help them. Why, if 1 were to
start out to win for myself - the post of
consul at Hades, a place which l am
sure no one else would want, Mr.. Cleve-
land would set his dog ON me. There
fore i shan't set out for that office or
any other, and my advice to alr my
friends, my personal friends and those
thousands of other good friends who do
me the honor to read and like my letters,
is, don't get the Officeholding craze in
your bonnets. Avoid it as you would
the pestilence. Catch cholera or yellow
fever or smallpox, but don't suffer yo;W
system to be poisoned with the Office
seeking virus. Its germs are deadly; it
blights and ruins.
If there is one man in the United
States who wants an Office under Cleve-
land l suppose there must be 1000, 900
men. This-i Il pretty large figure con-
sideriug that there are only 15,O00,OO0
voters i'll the land, but l don't believe
the estimate is too high. Within the
gift of the government there are about
900 posts, counting everything
(though there won't be that many ap-
pointments by a long ways, and for
every possible hole there must be at
least fifteen or twenty pegs waiting to
see if they can't get in.
In this respect the Democrats are no
worse than the Republicans. -Four years
ago there was the same craze to get pub
lie employment among the Republicans,
and eight years ago the Democrats gave
just such an exhibition as they are Civ
ing now. The office seeking disease is
no respecter of parties or persons. 1t is
funny to note the difference between the
mails received by Republicans and DEM
ocrats in congress nowadays. L was
struck by this yesterday while chatting
with couple of friends on the floor of
the house. One is a Republican con-
gresham and the other Democrat.
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Nnt Exactly.

EYES," said the man in the macintosh,
lighting another cigar. ut was one of
the most remarkable cases l ever knew.
rheumatism for twenty-five years. Both
shoulders. Had to be fed like little child.
knew him. No use of them whatever"
"And he was cured without medicinef"
asked the man who had his feet on the
table.
Entirely without medicine"
'Or liniments2" inquired the man with
the slouch hat.
COR linimsnts either"
"And recovered the use of his arms in
one momentS" observed the man with the
goggles on, incredulously.
''In one moment, as if by miracle"
"Ive heard Of such things" remarked
the man in the shaggy ulster. "It was
under circumstances Of strong mental ex-
element, wasn't it?"
"Yes."
AZ thought So He was Induced to be-
Iieve that he could be cured IL he only
made the effort, wasn't hep'
81 suppose so. Something of that kind. !"
'Then there's nothing strange about it.
The hist Ory of medical practice is full of
such cases. 1t was only an instance of
what they call faith cure"
No. said the man in the macintosh
refiectively; you could hardly call it that.
The cure was effected by man who met
him on lonely road and said, Hold up
your handsr And he held them up."-
Chicago Tribune
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MI. PLEASANT.

Mt. PLEASANT, Dec. I9.-EX-Gov.
Robt. l.. Taylor, (Our BOb) will deliver
his famous lecture, "The Fiddle and the
Bow" i'll the Chapel of Howard Insti-
30 ult. The proceeds will be applied to
the improvement ofthe NJ. L. parsonage
here. All who wish to enjoy the great
est intellectual treat of the season, as
well as to help deserving cause, should
not fail to attend this entertainment.
There is a movement on foot to secure
the location at Mt. Pleasant of the
Orphan Asylum, provided by the
Nashville Synod of the Presbyterian
Churc h for the education, care and MAIN
tenance of orphans within its bounds.
There is no place better adapted TO this
purpose than the beautiful, healthy,
hospitable town of Mt. Pleasant and
the committee would certainly make no
mistake IN deciding upon bringing this
institution here.
On last Wednesday night about
twenty invited friends assembled at the
home of Capt. w. :. jennings to spend
the tieeting hours in pleasant conver-
sation and drink in the rich strains of
music that flOated softly from harp and
guitar, under the talented touch of Miss
Maud Wright.
Misses Birdie Pender and Maud
Wright, after ten days visit to Misses
Carena and Zula Terry, returned to
their homes at Bigbyville, last Satur-
day. Their grace and beauty, gentility
Vi Ildun0F anu SWeeIHHSS OI ulSpOSlJlOQ,
found the penetrable places in the
hearts of several of our most gallant
beauX.
Mr.. Joe j. Jones, of Parks Station,
was here a few days last week.
Master Burnett Anthony and little
Miss Ethel Akin, returned to ThomP-
sons Station Saturday, after spending
the week with Miss Bette Akin
Miss Mary Foster of Union Springs,
Ala, is the guest OF her brother, the
Rev. Sterling j. Foster, at Mrs. L. l..
Frierson's.
Miss Lewis, of N. c., is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Emmett Hogue.
Miss Sadie KindelI spent last week
with her aunt Mrs. r. G. Church, in
your city.
Miss Beaulah Bratton of Water Val
ley is up on a visit to Mrs. Sam Brat
toms family at Porter's.
Mr.. Walter McCandIas, of Charleston,
House" one night this week. He was
on special business trip.
Miss Alice Bond will leave Friday
afternoon to spend the HOLIDAYS with
Miss Ophelia Turner i'll East Nashville.
She will visit Franklin, ere her return.
Miss Octa Beckett, of Bigbyville, is
with Maj. Joe Howard's family.
On Monday evening Dec. 26, there
will be Xmas tree in the NJ. Z.
Church and we hope sold Santa" will
be promptly on hand with his dolls,
bugles, hre-crackerS-and other things
to please the childish hearts.
Tine ladies of the Presbyterian Church
are holding "Bazaar" from now until
New Years at the home of Mrs. John
Goodloe, the profits of which are to go
to a charitable eau, q.
Pork is selling at 81 cents gross and
retails at our butcher shops at eight
cents. ATHENE.
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MAURY COUNTY NEWS,
Gathered bY Our Faithful Corps of
Correspondents.
HAMPSHIRE OR WEST END.

HAMPSHIRE, Dec. I9.-The Thomas
Brooks sale showed that the people are
willing to pay high prices for things sold
on time. Land rented for four dollars
per acre and other things in proportion.
We were inViSed TO eat an OposSum
dinner at Mr.. Hunter Brooks home; and
Mr.. Editor, all we could do was to think
of We and ell hands, and we did this and
ate a hearty dinner.
Xmas will soon be here, and we all
have an influence for good or evil, and
we should be careful that ours is eX-
erted for good. We should carry all the
sunshine and happiness that is possible
into the lives of others. When we con-
slider how ungrateful so many of us are
for the blessings we receive, and how
we go through this life with our eyes
Sshut, we teel like the Lord is too good to
us, and if we received our deserts He
would deprive us of our blessings. The
Lord knows our shortcomings and we
believe He punIshes us i'll this life for
our wickedneSS and ingratitude to Him
in many ways. He atfiicts some with
bodily intirmities, others He keeps
poor, and in some way all of us have
our troubles which are intended to
bring us nearer to God. So my old and
young friends let us do nothing this
christmas that VIII set a bad example
to others. We pray God to help us to
appreciate the comforts of life. May
the Lord bless the HERALD family and
all ltS IrlellIS, especially lGS 0ulJOE anu
his family. Let the people say amen TO
his labors. and help sustain him and the
HERALD family, is our prayer. y happy
Christmas to ali, a prosperous year and
a good fat pie for the editor.
The Baptist people will have preach
ing at their house of worship on Christ
mas day; come and hear His servant
one no Ir, and then go home and enjoy
the rest of the day as becomes Chris
tisns.
Wheat is looking better every day,
and should no accident happen there
will be fine crop.
The market price paid for hogs is too
high, and will and must come down;
not by my say so, but because the DEM
ocrats have both Houses, in Washing
ton, and Turney holds the reins for Ten
nessee, and IA good chance for our Bob
to go to the Senate.
My warmest regards to all the CORES
pOndents of the HERALD; a happy
Christmas and prosperous new
year. j. NJ. A.
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MADE JEST OF DEATH.
The French RabbIe Laugh at the TerrO
ola Wretch Under the GuiIIOtine.

The French RabbIe Laugh at the Terror
ola Wretch Under the GuiIIOtine.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-On the night Of
the 3rd of last IL Onth Eugene Champ
ton killed two men who were trying
to arrest him for rObbing a house.
To-day he paid the penalty of his
crime under the guillOtine. When
CHAMPION, walking between the
guards, raised his eyes and saw the
death machine he fell to the ground
with a shrek, and had to be literally
carried to the block. The rabbke
which had gathered to see the execu-
ticn seemed to enjoy the wretches
terror immensely. Champion strug-
gIed even after he had been bound to
the plank. Then the blade fell
silently aud swiftly, and his head
rolled into the basket below, while
the mOO dispersed, laughing and
testing.
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GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development in t
SVeek Ending December 10th.

The Industrial Development in the
,Ceek Ending December 10th.
The rradesman, Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, in it's review of the industrial
situation in the South for the week
ending December 17th,- calls atten-
ton to the great increase in the num-
ber of important buildings to be
erected for manufacturing, business,
religious and educational purposes
throughout the South such as a $780,,
600 office building at New Orleans, q
$3.50 600 ObseI Vatory at Fort Worth,
Texas, and 1925, 200 Office building
at Winston, n. G.
The Tradesman correspondents re-
port an Increase in the number of
textile mills in process of establish
ment, continued and increasing de-
mand in the coal market where
prices remain firm, and that the
promise of higher prices for lumber
is causing the erection of many eaw
mills.
The industrial situation is st the
present time more encouraging than
ut any previous period of the year.
The Tradesmau reports 80 new indus
tries for the week, together with 5
enlsrgements of manufacturing
plants, and so important new build
ings.
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Silver Wedding.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 20.-On
the evening of the 18th at their hand
some residence on AcaUemy Avenue,
ksviIle, Tenn, Maj. aud Mrs. Jas.
ID. Thomas celebrated in most
charming manner their silver we'd
ding hy a reception held from 8 to Il
o'clock. The chandeliers, pictures
aud walls we're effectively decorated
with eVergreens, flowers and mO.toes.
Over the front door IN beautiful let
ters of evergreen was the word well
come, and ou entering the drawing
rooms the first thing to greet the eye
were the dates lS67-lS92, artistically
arranged in some ivy on the wall
The supper was elegant, and beauti-
fully served in five courses. The
floral decorations We're eXquIsitely
arrsnged by Mr.. Morton of Ever
green Lodge. Maj. snd Mrs. Thomas
were the recipients OF large number
of handsome and valuable gifts, in
silver aud gold, also lovely iewelry,
tokens from their friends who
cordially wished them many more
anniversaries. They were assisted
in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. Bufold,
Mrs. GrAcy, Miss Thomas, Miss
Northington and others. Mrs.
Thomas was attired in a light silver
coIored satin gown, entrain, trimmed
in peail and crystal trimming, and
wore diamond jewels aud white
bridal roses. The other ladies wore
handsome evening costumes. Mrs.
Thomas queenly beauty never shone
brighter. The evening was most
spent and all left with
many congratulations 10 the host and
hostess
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