The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17
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FIRST MONDAY.

EDITOR HERALD:-When a boy
often wondered why it WAS so neces-
sary for all men to go to town on first
Monday. And ] frequently wondered
why Ibis day was more important thu
second or third Monday. This thought
again suggested itself last Monday
while watching the busy throng upon
our streets. 4 few moments study will
solve the question and give us all an
additional interest in the day. 1t is
not one of those days made sacred by
some great deed or mighty change or
revolution, but day mutually agreed
upon by sober-minded citizens to tmeet
Tor the purpose of trading and putting
shape 10 business. This custom OF
meeting on first Monday is not con-
fined to Maury and her sister counties,
for south OF the line that once divided
the North from the SOuth-the ice from
the Sunshine-the custom is prHcticed
by all. Columbia being larger than any
of the county seats near us and enjoy
ing the reputation of being the best
mule market i'll the world, lends adj
ditIonal attraction to men of means,
seeking profitable investments. Last
| Monday we had an annual gathering of
farmers, merchants, mechanics, traders
and in fact every avOcatiOn aud pro-
tession was well represented. | will
not attempt to estimate all the good
done or detail the drawbacks of the
day. But just here | wish TO notice Que
sale that was OF considerable be neiiU, al
though only one mule was sold at a very
reasonable price. The mule changed
hands about O'Clock, and by 4 o'clock
| / learned that the money for that mule
had paid six debts; and l am satisfied
it did not stop there. If this is an aver
age case-and | believe it is-there
were enough mules and horses here
Monday 10 pay off all our debts aud
place us on Il secure, financial basis
/. Besides being a day important TO the
dealers of the long cared kind ana
fancy saddle horses, the owner Of til,
common pug was here trying to drive
a sale ana feeling that the day belongs
to him as much as the other fellow
The jockey ON his three-legged, on,
eyed, spawned "tang," the ever wei
come (?) book agent, the patentee o
some indispensable machine, the office
with property under levy for sale, TIL,
managers of church fund with din
ner for the benefit of the cause, the
auctioneer with his stock, the appli
can's for the p st-ofhce, the eally can
didates and last and least the beautiful
peanut vendors, all here, making the
Jay Ou6 VI Unusual llll DOIldDct.
should not, in this list of professionals
leave out the ever-present and Away
to Je despised, dead beat. On such Oc
Casirs he realizes he has a fresh field
and gets in some of his best work. An(
az long as we are cursed with loafers W
will hear the old monotonous cry o
"hard dimes"
The numerous sales made last Mon
!, day give considerable encouragement
! to all conservative men and puts TO S
l5nce the croakiugs OF those who hav
nothing to loan or to give but thei
! doubts and evil predictions and enable
I us TO predict that better times are clos
at hand.
This first Monday meeting serves t
give more strength to All kinds of bus
ness connected with tho farm and in
/, great measure keeps all posted as I
. The prices of the stock or stuff The
, wish to dispose of.
!. Quite long article could be write
n on the happenings Of the dav, also
4 long list OF names of visitors from on
side the county and the State could b
y gathered together that would probabl
be OF interest TO our readers, bu
enough this time. RICHARD.