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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-20
! he Fair and the Farmer.

Do not stay at home and stagnate.
The times are hard it is true, Tut hard
or not, the day will soon come when
it will make very little difference to
you whether you worked yourself to
d-ath or worried yourself to death.
Therefore add some pleasure to your
Life while you perform your other
and more earnest duties. 1t Will pat
new life in you, and in the long run,
il selfish enough to look at it that
way, it will be money in your pocket.
Greek civilization, so far as we
know, the most perfect ever attained
by man, got its first impetus and
made ITS sWiftest strides, by a ma
tional patronage OF fairs. There the
peope miNEd and learned, and ce-
mented union which million
Persiaus could not overthrow.
Fairs are the life of All agricultural
and stock raising country. Other
countries may do without them more
easily than we can. With us they
add thousands of dollars to our farms
and our stock. They are our great
marts for new ideas, for observation
of the methods most needed i'll our
business, for progressive ideas in all
that pertains to farm life and the
farm, and for sale of much OF our
surplus stock.
Children ON the farm see very lit
tie of the progress of the age COM
pared to those in towns and cities.
Once year at least they they should
be allowed to so to the fair, mix with
the world and see and absorb of good
all that their young minds so ma
turally desire. "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy" In adj
dition to this the farmers children
should be taught to love the farm and
stay on it and be contented. Moth
ing is more fatal to the development
OF such a sentiment than the idea
which many have of keeping them
always at work-On the farm or i'll
school. Such relaxation as a weeks
attendance at their county fair, tends
to make them better satisfied rs they
grow up and grow older. 1t there
| fore behOOves US all to attend and
| benefit ourselves while we encOur-
age the upbuilding of our county and
| it's resources.
The Maury County Farmers and
Breeders Association met with Sc
rious loss lately in the destruction
| by fire Of their stables. But the Off
! GERS of the Association have gone
gamely to work and replaced all, and
| it is now a duty our people owe to the
county to turn out in large Numbers
to encourage them by their presence
and aid. The attractions this year
will equal if not exceed those of any
] year and by Monday evening every
| thing will be in readiness.
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70 CArsE FOE FEAR.

No case of cholera has ever Origi-
mated in CClumbis. Tennessee has
AaG several visitatiOus of the plague
Ia former years within the memory
of even middle-aged people in our
midst, tho last one having been in
1873. Other points in this county
were attack ed, but this place escaped.
Columbia did not even quarantine
against the plague and many of its
victims were brought here 10 be
nursed. Some OF them died, but the
disease did not spread.
These facts prove that the con-
ditiOns then existing made it impOs-
bible for the disease to propagate
here, and aftJrd strong ground for the
belief that we should escape again,
even if the scourge should invade the
State this year. The vigilant care
with which the New York health
officers have prevented the spread of
the disease, leads to reasonable hope
that il will not reach this State at all.
There is, at least, no immediate cause
for alarm and we should not give our
selves needless uneasiness. Let US
prepare for the danger, but let us keep
up feeling of hope and courage even
if II should come upon us.
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catastrophe which for ten years past
hr has been GreadinC, aud upon
whose very verge ne stood four Years
ago. Health of body aud health nt
mind returned. aud the black shad
ows that TIN eatHned to enguf him
faded before hopes glorious dawn
but since then domestic troubles
have fallen so thick upon him that
'one woe doth tread upon anOther's
heels, SO fast they follow The
shadows returned, he cast hope be-
hind him and retired to private
life. His horror ia the madhouse, and
I have it upon indisputable authority
that rather than end his days an OBJ
iect of pity, with hands confined and
mind CENTRALIZED, he will, like another
Brutus, destroy himself. 1t is said,
by those who should know, that he is
never without poisoned dagger. pur-
chased in Italy of a professional as
sas-in, and when be realizes that the
crisis has come be will turn 1t agains.
himseIf. He is not Il man to wear his
heart upon lIi- sleeve; hut he realizes
only too well that his life's work is
done; that there are none to minister
to mind, diseased. He is sick with
many griefs; the future is Cimmeria
in whiUh blsZrs not one star of hope.
How long will that poisoned piece OF
-teel sleep harmless in its Venetian
scabbaId? None can tell. l pick
up the paper every morning with
fear and trembling. | strain my ear
to catch the newsboy's cry Of extra,
expecting to hear that the bolt has
fallen; that friend and foe are alike
mourning at the bloody bier of the
nOblest Roman of them all"
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THE ME-. PLEASANT PIKE AGAIN.
\ Patron of the Road Expresses His
Views Very FOrcibly.

Patron of the Road Expresses His
Views Very Forcibly,
Mt. PLEASANT, Sept. I5.-The Mt.
Pleasant turnpike is much out OF re-
pair-in bad tiX-too bad for Il toll
road. The late owners did little re-
pairs on it during the year 1891. The
present management has done some
work with the county cOnvicts on the
end near Columbia, but on our end
they have done almost nothing. So
that the road is now in much worse
condition than 1t has been since the
war. If the late owner could not
take toll because Of want Of repairs,
cow can the County Court charge toll
IN its present condition.
We DO not know what the law is !;
it may be the county has the right to
charge toll over any sort Of road.
II so, we submit, as we wish to obey
the law.
Will the editor be kind enough to
inform us by what authority the
county is running this pike rs u toll
road? II under the old charter the
Supreme Court has decreed that no
tolls can be taken under this charter.
Ii under a new charter, does the new
charter allow them, to take tolls over
u very bad road? IL under no charter,
and they have the right To- run 1t and
take tolls without charter, then
common jnstIce demands that they
fur. ish US good road in compesa-
ton for our nOuey.
The old company required us to
pay tolls. Our people reOelled on ac-
count of certain defects in the road.
The court SUSTAINED Us. All these de-
fects still exist and the county re-
quires us to pay the same tolls we
paid the old company. The same de-
fects not only still exist, but the
road Is in worse repair than it ever
was under the old management.
Why has the road not been re-
paired2 OF course we must take =
for granted that the income is not
sufficient to pay expenses and repair
the road. Expenses must first be
paid. The 5000 saIry paid to three
bosses who manage the road must be
paid; the gate-keepers must be paid ;
the overseers for the cOnvicts must
be paid the rent for the tOll-hOuses
must be paid, and other leakages ln-
cident 20 such enterprises must be
met. If the county will require US to
pay tolls, we respectfully call upon
the Justices to give US better road.
We understand that the county
cannot be held responsible for the
management of a turnpike. They
can neither be indicted for bad roads
nor made to pay damages for injuries
to travellers resulting from bad roads
and defects in bridges, culverts, etc
II this is so, we, who travel the road
daily, would be much letter off under
a chartered company. Since the for
| fixture of the old charter, two new
charters have been procured-One by
parties here at Mt. Pleasant and the
other by the old company.
We think that the county, the gen
eral public and we, who travel the
road, would be better off il the county
would turn the pike over to one o
these companies or some other com
pany. We could hold a charter com
psuy to a strict accountability anC
could force it to give US comfortably
good road or cease charging toll.
| MtF PLEASANT
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An Old Mare.

"Mrs. Gaines" an equine heroine
of the late war, is still living in Len
OK, Mass, at the advanced age of
thirty-six. She was captured by a
scouting party belonging to the
Fourth Michigan volunteers at
Gaines Mills, Va, in June, 1852. Some
months later she became the prop
erty of her present owner, Col. Rich
ard It. Auchmuty, of Lexon. Mrs.
Gains" witnessed the seven days
battle around Richmond, and was at
charlottesville, Gettysburg, and
BristOe station She was at Fort
Stevens during Early's attack on
Washington in 1864; and the follow
ing spring followed Lineoln's body
from the white house to the capitol.
being in the escort detailed to guard
President Johnsop's carriage After
the war she was taken to New York,
and then spent q year at Hyde Park
on the Hudson. In 1865 she was
taken to Lenox, where she has since
remained, having been ridden by her
owner until two years ago, when her
appearance OF age rather than her
lack Of activity prevented her use.
The mare has never been in. harness.
She occupies a spacious box stall,
from whichSafteF consuming pail
of milk mfxedIwith oatmeal and bran,
she is let out every morDiDg-Ex-
change
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CULLEOKA NEWS.

CULLEoKA, Sept. 15.-The sun has al
most set. His last golden beams, strik-
ing thrO' the trees make a yellow streak
across the lawn. 1t grows fainter and
fainter-nUw it is gone. Fhe green grass
looks as cool and dark, and the perfume
of the geranium blooms is so sweet.
All! how sweet are these September
evenings. AS l sit here and enjoy this
one, my thoughts fly past the green
lawn with its dropping trees, and vines,
and sweet flowers, and inger with I'M
seen friends whom l love. But, for fear
of making my letter too long, must at
once to items, and if L must, reckon l
must.
Revs. Sherman and Frierson occupied
the puIpits of the Baptist aud Presby-
terrain Churches Sunday. Rev. Lewis
Powell, of Elm Street Nashville,
preached at the Methodist Church in the
morning, and Rev. S. G. 'EVinS con-
Quoted the evening service. The series
of meetings at the Methodist Church
continue. Revs. Collier and Anderson
were compelled to return to their work
for the Sabbath, but Rev. Lewis Powell
is still with Bro. Patty, and Rev.. W. X.
PEBBLES, of Gallatin, came in last even
ing.
Amos Vaught is sick with fever, Miss
Maggie Hewlett and Mrs. Capt. Love
are also OH the sick list. The rest OF our
sick friends are almost well, tho Mrs.
Lewis Powell is not yet able to be out.
MIR. John Andrews supplies the Gull
ieoka market, weekly, with beef now.
He is liked very much as a butcher, for
his beeves are always fat, juicy and ten
der.
DIR. Jim Hughes, who owns one of the
prettiest places in the centre of our vii
fage, has distigured his home by selling
the dirt off the beautiful grass lot in
front of his residence, to tho railroad, to
fill up the embankment, on each side of
our new iron bridge, across Fountain
Creek. A whole regiment of hands and
teams are at work hauling off the soil,
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The Executive Committee.

During the recess of the convention
to-day the Executive Committee met
and organized. w. 7. Galloway was
chosen temporary chairman and w.
P. Morley temporary secretary }.
A. Smiser and Maj. ]. T Williamson
were nominated for chairman for the
ensuing two years. Mr.. Smiser wa
elected by vote of % to Il. His
nomination was made unanimous.
w. P. Worley was elected permanent
secretary and J. G.. VOORHEES, Assist
ant secretary OF the committee, both
of them by reclamation. Maj. Will
hanson moved that the chair be
authorized to appoint campaign
committee of seven to whom should
be added the chairman aud two sec
retaries. Motion carried. On motion,
the chairman was authorized to fill
by appointment, vacancies now eX-
listing in certain districts or which
should hereafter occur.
The char was also authorized to
appoint a sub-ca:npaign committee
of three for each district aud such
other committees as should here
lowing is the list of committeeman
who were elected in the respective
districts last Saturday.
District No mo election.
d strict No Wv. H. Edwards.
District No 3,-H. ]. Hardison.
District No 4.-P. NJ. Wilkes.
District No 5.-W. T. Galloway.
District No 6.-J. L. Williamson
and w. A. Hubbard.
District No u. b. Galloway and
J. w. B. Thomas.
District No 81. w. NeeIey and
n. f. Dew.
District No 9.-W. f. McKennon,
T. NJ. Voss, J. A. Smiser, +. J. Ewing,
J. T. Williamson, J. e. VOORHEES,, and
E. YOest.
| District No l0.-Chas. d. Williams.
District No 11.-Albert HOge.
District No II +. NJ. Ricketts, and
| @. n. Pickard.
District No I'D. w. Harris and
s. n. Fleming.
District No 14-John e. Sowell.
! District No 15.-John Z. Akin.
| District No lew. p. Worley.
| District No III. T. S. Greenfield.
District No 1S.-No election.
| District No led Babb.
! District No 20.-T. G.. Hughes and
J. J. Parish.
District No 21.-G. G.. Daimwood
| District No 22-Orville McKissa tx
District No 23.-J. J. Martin.
District No 24.-J. f. Smith.
District No st. ID. Grove.
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THERE have been no more cases OF
cholera developed at New York since
last SATURDAY, neither have any sus-
pected cases in the city been reported.
This is strong ground for hope that
the plague has been stamped out and
will proceed no further. The news
has a reassuring effect upon the
country and everybody will breathe
ireer.
1t Is predicted that frost will very
soon make its appearance, and that
will soon put an etfectual stop to the
scourge for the present season and
our greatest danger, if danger there is,
will be in a renewal of the attack
next year.
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A Sensatlon About Blaine.

r g. w. King, of Augusta, Me, now
in st. Louis, is thus reported by the
GIobe-Democrat: 'sThere will be q
sensation one OF these days that will
surpass that created by the tragic
death of Alexander Hamilton, 1t
will be nothing more or less than the
America has produced. Never mind
who I mean; YOUR know soon
enough. Like Dean Swift, he fully
expects to "die at the top" He is a
man who would like to be President,
but fears that the onerous duties of
the office would precipitate the
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F'Or Representatives,
~. II. NELSON.

HON. a. T.. cTEV ENsON, our Demo-
cratic Nominee Tor Vice President, is
over in North Carolina cunning for
the Republicans and P"pulites. His
great speech at A-heviile winged
many of their soaring y Mons, and he
will proceed through t"- tate bring
ing them down from every stump.
He is decended from one of III"
Mecklenburg heroes, aud is, there
foIe. a blood relation to the best stock
in the "Old North State" They will
listen to him as a brother and his
campaign will insure the state to the
Democracy.
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THE BUILDING AND LOAN.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
Election Of -Oficers.


Thursday night, the stockholders Of
the MaulylCounty Building and Loan
Associations held their eleventh an
nual meeting for the election of di-
rectors OF 21OO shares of stock in
force, 1886 shares were represented.
p The following were reelected di-
rectOrs Icy large .majorities to serve
the ensuing year: A. S. James, w
d. Cameron, John a. Cakes, w. f.
Embry, Joseph fowler, John H.
Thomas and ]. p. Street.
The Board then organized by the
election of J. P. Street, President; G.
w. Witherspoon, Secty and Treas
urer; VIM. S. Fleming Jr. Atty.
The Association is in most excel
lent condition, and is gradually grow
ing in strength and Importance, haY-
ing now over $l25, 600 Of assets, and q
reputation for good, safe manage
ment not excelled ~ any financial
institution in the State.
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HIS THROAT CUT.

Robert Dark FouIly Murdered by Negro
at Nashville
NASHVILLE, Sept. 19.-[Special.l !
Robert Dark, an aged white man, was
foulIy murdered by an unknown ne
gro early this morning. Dark keeps
a fish store in North Nashville. The
negro came in and bought some fish
and while being waited on drew his
knife and cut Dark's throat from ear
to ear and robbed the store Of s.. II
caught the negro will be lynched, as
his victim died in few minutes.
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MIR. CLEvELAND's ACCEPTANCE
His Letter Will Be Given Out Between
September 26 and 80.

september 26 and 80.
New YORK, Sept. ia we'll
known Democrat, who returned from
GRAY Gables says that Mr.. Cleveland
has not yet written line of his letter
of acceptance. He has thought it all
out, however, and told his visitor
that it would be short, less than 1000
words in length, and would discuss
tariff reform as the great issue be-
fore the country, just as it was in 1883,
while paying due attention to the
Force bill. In other words the letter OF
acceptance will follow the lines OF the
speech of acceptance made at Madi-
son Square Garden in August. Mr..
Cleveland al-O said that the letter
would be given to the public between
26 and 30th.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-20

ALT. Nicholson JT., of West End has
a very pretty four months old Red
Pilot colt that he has placed in the
hands of trainer, Cazey Young, col
Ored to be entered, at the fair. next
week. Cazey says if he and the colt
don't get the blue ribbon it wont be
because they are not the best looking
and the most stylish pair of colts in
the ring.
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use, lie france sept. 4 "
John Moore Jr,


DEAR TROTwOOD:-I am now en- route
home with fOrty-eight head jacks and
jennets and they are grand lot too. /
know it is a very common error FOR par
ties to say this is the best animal or best
lot of animals they ever saw, but with
out any prevaricatiOn or eXaggeration
whatever, they are the best lot of stock
( have ever seen together. But it has
taken a lot OF hard work to get them; i
have hunted them in mountains and
coves, where other importers have been
unwilling to go, frequently footing it
six to eight hours through the noun
tains, where l could not go on a mule,
and OftGner than once had to- make a
meal on wild strawberries alone; and
Notwithstanding the trip has been a
hard one, am quite satisfied with the
result. But don't think ! shall ever
make another trip to Spain, because
with the best blood and individuals of
Spain, and our climate and winter oats,
/ think Tennessee will grow the best
lacks in the world. If the cholera
doesn't catch me, viii ship from BOr-
deaux on the Sth for Liverpool and
from Liverpool on the 10Th for New
York, and with good luck, hope TO get
home the lst to the 5th of October.
I / have received several copies of the
HERALD and am rather ashamed to adj
init that have been so long in cOmpre-
hendin2 or appreciating, what glOri-
Gus good paper it is. Now / suppose
'twouId be superfiuOus for me to say
that I have seen any country that /
think equal to Maury County.
+ ~ Alb. HARLAN.
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J.J. MCCALLUM, J. P.
DIR. JIG. ROBERTS AFFIDAVIT.

Weaver was terror to all men, wo-
men and chill 1ren in this region around
about our town and cOuntry-especlally
to those who were known to have
money. He arrested me and tried to
eXtort from me $500 for my release, but
when he found 1 could not be bull
dozed he turned me cut without charge.
He extOrted i'll that way from many OF
our best citizens money and everything
else.
on another occasion Weaver had me
arrested and forced me TO receipt $1,000
due me on a farm I sOlCf before the war
on a credit. All this money proved a
dead loss to me. l regard him a. a
: amp or photo. of the old arch Demon
himself ). I. toBERIS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Sept. s, 1892.
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Jim Goodrum says Mascot ls the
fastest PAGER living, or words to that
effect, and that he doesn't even bar
Esquire Huckaby's horse.
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WEAVER AT PULASKI.

We clip the following extracts and
affidavits fro IL an extended statement
published in the Giles County Demo
crat of the Nth They are self eX-
planatury and cannot be successfully
CONT addicted:
Believing it du" the people OF the
South that Gen. Viewers conduct to-
;, i,rus our people, while commander of
post at Pulaski, Tenn, in the latter part
Of 1863 and 1864, should he known AMI
exnosed, the Giles County Democratic
Executive Committee a. regular
meeting August n, 1892, decided to have
the following atfidavits OF some OF our
most worthy aud reputable citizens
published. These are mere sample OF
ID. +. Harrison, an old citizen of Pu-
laski Tennessee, was here while j. Is.
Weaver was commander of the post.
D.T.H ARRIsoN's AFFIDAVIT.
He states of all men he ever knew
Weaver was the worst that he seemed
to have Il perfect hatred for the South
eru people, and took Il delight III aDus-
ing, prosecuting and robblng them
that he had no respect or feeling for OLD
defe1seless men, women and chlldren.
Mr. Harrison also states that Mr. La
nier of Nashville, Lad given him CHAR
risOn) $I,!l34 with which to buy some
cotton, but as soon as Weaver found II
out he had Harrison arrested and took
1885 of the money, and then added false
hood to robbery by reporting to Mr.: La
nier that Harrison had made way with
the money. =
Weaver staid in Mrs. a. NJ. Ballen-
tines house down in town and not on
Harris premises.Outside of town.
ID. Il. II ARRISON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
August %, 1892.
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Democratic Electors.

State at Large,
ROBERT L. TAYLOR,
Washington County.
JOHN NJ. TAYLOR,
Henderson County.
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COLUMBIA HERALD.

Tuesday September 2O,:1sS2.
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National Democratic Ticket.
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For Vice President:
ADLAI =. STEVENSON,
OF Illinois.
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For President:
GROVER CLEVELAND.
OF New Yorh.
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Letter From France.

We publish the following letter
from Allen Harlan Esq. who is on
the way home from Spain. We wish
him pleasant voyage and a short
quarantine in New York, for he may
rest assured he will have to stay
there a bit.
Toulouse, lie France Sept. 4 49,.
Tohn NToOra Tr