The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-26

the ship arrived at Port Townsend
the news quickly spread that Mer-
GERS girls were coming. When
Seattle was reached the wharf WAS
crowded with men, and there WAS
quite a demonstration. Courtshrps
at once began, but they were short,
for every body meant business. Soon
all the girls were married, and a Sec
oud slip load was sent out with
equally satisfactory results. Some
OF The weaIthiest and most represent
tatiVe women Of Seattle and Olym pia
to-day are these same pIuchy New
EnglsDders; and, although many OF
them are now grandmOthers, the Old
settlers capnever he brought to sneak
OF them except AS "the Mercer girls" "
An Idaho genius has established a
floating bank, which will cruise alor z
the shores OF Lake Kootenai traus-
acting business for towns too small TO
support banks Of their own. 4 happy
thought, indeed! When depoSjtors
take it into their heads to make
a run Oh the estab b,ishment the first
mate will cut the rope aud tie bank
will steam out into the middle OF .he
lake until the furry blows over. 1t is
believed that such an institution
would be able to float almost any
kind Of paper.
HansbOrO, Miss, has mule which
won't work unless bell il fastened
round It's neck. Tue bea4t used to
help haul street car, and becam"
entranc"d with the melodic witchery
OF the bell.
In his will the late Rufus Hatch, OF
New York, warns his children against
the use Of tobacco or alcoholic drinks
in any form and says: II earnestly
desire that my children shall not
! gamble in any way for mouey, ~,
ther father has had experience suili
cient to serve for all his posterity.'
Some idea Of the expense of run
ming the cruiser Baltimore may be
obtained from the report of hercruise
last year. The total cost was 1907,
744 n, or daily average of 1913 l3
Tue salaries of her thirty-one officer,
amounted to $94,946 so, and OF the
crew $l0S, ,l00,50. The latter item in
cluds the expense Of the marines
salaries and allowances. The pro
visions for the crew aud msriu,
guard cost $33 423.54. The Officers
pay for their own prOvi. i'ns. Tn,
coal used by the Baltimore cost $47,
1858 aud the other incidental ex
pense- amounted to $l4 12205-Nev
York Sun.
1t is estimated that 1000 negi Oe
have left Chattanooga within the lae
month. They have gone West I,
grow mp with the country. Rev. g
d. Oiden, a popular coiored ministe
who encouraged the movement, ray
he would be "thankful and woul,
heartily support the movement j
Congress passed law compelling al
the negroes IT, return to AlrIcp
There il no doubt but what Africa i
the place for the negro. 1t is thei
home Just as much as JerUsa EN- i
the home Of the Jews and the negr
race will return TO Africa evea AZ tn
Jews will return to Jerusalem. Yes
| know that some great thinkers 81,
that put the negroes together al
they Will develop into state of baI
bsrism. Every race has been wild II
its Inception and the negro cOuI
not possibly be an exception TO ID
rule. Suppose the negroes did hav
political differences and fight, ever
other nation has fought aud mos
every nation has p1rpetua;ed it
, Government with blood. The negr
ws4 once a great race OF warrior,
, and whenever they fight out the
|. own destiny they will be y g 'od rae
: of people" "