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

A time of charity. Let those who are
warmly clad and have good and COM
Portable homes, remember, as they sit
down to their sumptuous Christmas
dinners, that right here in Columbia
perhaps under the shadow of their own
elegant homes-are deserving objects
Of charity. Christmas is time of Civ
ing and receiving. Let not the objects
Of giving be confined to those from
whom you expect to receive, but make
glad the hearts and homes of those VINO
are no. able to give. "The greatest OF
these is C harity."
With Christmas also comes season
Of social gaieties. No doubt during
the HOLIDAYS there will be several ger
mans. A word in regard to the social
of the society young men OF
Columbia will not, believe, be amiss.
It is a fact we'll known that in every
town that is large enough for society to
be divided or classified, there are, OF
course, in the upper circles, very proml-
nent favorites, as there are also, In the
same circle those who receive very III
tie attention--far less than Is their due
In Columbia these are called 81 onahs."
1t is an unjust discrimination, but has
arisen, probably from the fact that there
is plentitude OF young ladies and
scarcity OF. young men. Nevertheless
the young men are under social obIga-
tions to all the young ladies, and they
are obligations of which many OF the
young men are forgetful or indifferent
The former is the more charitable view.
The conduct of some of the young men
in this respect is the talk OF their town.
Let this be remedied during the holl-
days. Give every young lady an oppor-
tunity to attend the social affairs OF the
holidays.
Perhaps no attraction at the Opera
House in years has been greeted win
a larger, more enthusiastic and appre-
ciative crowd than that which
assembled there Thursday night Dec
10, to hear ex-Gov. Bob Taylor in his
famous lecture, "The Fiddle and the
Bow" From the graceful and appro-
Observation-Disclosures of the lecturer, by
Hon. James A. Smiser, to the Govern
or's glowing and eloquent apostroPhe
to Music at the close, the audience
thoroughly enjoyed itself. There are
not few in Columbia ana
Maury County who, while admi-ing
Senator Bate, would delight to see Bot
come out victor in the coming Sena'
torial fight.
fl were Santa Claus L would make
a great many people in Columbia
glorlously happy. NObody's stocking
would be found empty on Christmas
morning. 1 would have an eye especl'
ally for some of the mambers ana
habituees of the Century Club L would
forget none of them-not one. L would
give Messrs. J. G. Wooten and j. M
Mayes annual railroad tickets to the
fishing grounds of Florida and furnish
them in advance newspaper accounts OF
their before-dinner fishing exploits
and charter train of refrigerator cars
to transport home their enormous
catches. To the Opera House Syndi-
cate-J. NJ. fowler Jr., Jno. Cox, w. M
Chaffin and T. G. Settle-I would give
whole bundle of contracts with com
panies who would put in their appear
ance on the day specified-but L would
leave out the Swedish Concert Com
pany, for private reasons, not deroga-
tory to the company. To Kirk PrewItt
L would give piece of sand-paper thai
he might reduce the size of his head
and a razor with which he could shave
the whiskers off his voice; also
;AI
on the porter at stated intervals
To Sam Ashton 1 would give a
photograph with ten cylinders, eact
repeating verbatim Bob Taylor's lee
ture on seThe Fiddle and the Bow" alsC
a girl who would never, no never g
back on him. To Frank G.. Smith
would give a book entitled, Irish
When They Bite and When They
DON'T" DR.. ]. d. Smith would receive
a map of the various pixies leading from
Columbia, and a thrilling novel entitled
s'The Decayed Tooth; or the Dentists
Revenge" Willie Williams would no
be overlooked, for would give him {
new face-one that would grow a nous
tache; also a tabulated pedigree of every
horse, mule and jackass in the country
John T. Wooten would receive new
pipe-one that was not old enough tC
vote. To John F. Walker 1 would give
a bushel of oat meal and a digestion
that only needs employment. To Yves
Evins would give bran-new, 2-for-a
nickle moustaohe, and a book on the
rules of Euchre, which might be read t.
advantage. S. T. Collins would get 6
bran, spanking new pack of cigarettes
and Charlie Gamble a ditto. To FREQ
Gamble would give the right to make
out list of the "40O' of Columbia. To
Munford Kuhn 1 would give passport
to Prices College for Young Ladies, ano
A. e. Floyd would get a book on "Bill
isrds How They're Played" L would
give Eugene Anderson an automatic
self-acting, non-explosive yard-stick fol
the Measurement of Calico. To Joe
Afford, John Cox, Will Chaffin and Joe
fowler would give Llaps of the quick.
est route to Mexico. would give DR.
Robt. Pillow lots of patients, and to his
patients lots of patience. To jim
Smiser L would give clients, although
the clients would be the real objects Of
charity. Pat Southall would receive
the best in my shop and A. B. Rains
would get a chess board with directions
as to how the game Is played. Between
Morgan Frierson and Bob Mckinney
would divide the earth, and semi-divide
it into corner lots. Sam Holding would
get Old Pete's place on the Supreme
Bench, and Edwin Blackburn a
Job (after the 4th of March.)
would give Joe Anderson slice
of green cheese from the moon
To Lee Epperson would give a mind
that wouldn't change with the weather
and Sam Powell would receive trea
tise on "Bashfulness-Its Use and
To A. P. Morgan l would give
my congratulations. In fact, 1 would
forget none, from the President down to
the porter. If were Santa Claus I
would be liberal not alone to those 1
have mentioned, but I would make
everybody in Columbia happy if in my
power.
Freddie Evans writes that he will be
nome during the holidays. He says the
lNxness of things at Union City is APP
1asaeSQ, and that he is homesiok and
on9sA Se more to place his number