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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
Ahout business Profits.


1t is not often anything is written that
will give comfort to the capitalist and
his partner in iniquity, the railroad
president whose salary is $4,000, but
both these wicked individuals may get
a large fragment of consolation from
the argument of Mr. j. B. Mann in The
Popular Science Monthly.
Are business profits too large? No,
says Mr.. Mann, they are not. He di-
vides the factors of a successful bust
ness into four-capital, labor, skill and
opportunity. By skill we understand
him to mean the business ability neces-
sary to seize on opportunity when it
goes flying past a man. In case of ten
boys, say, nine must be laborers and
one an employer, for nature has so man
aged it that in every community the
majority Of men muat be laborers. I'm.
der the strictly cooperative system all
men would be both, but that Mr.. Mann
does not discuss.
The man who has business ability sees
opportunity; the others do not. He in
terests capital to the extent Of utilizing
the opportunity. Capital and shrewd-
ness hire the laJorers and start bust
ness. Profits accrue from it. Mr. Mann
supposes that the money coming in from
the industry is divided equally among
the three partners-capital, shrewdness
and labor. There can only be one capital
ist and one man with business ability to,
say, nine laborers. in the nature of
things. Suppose the proceeds of the in
dustry for given time are thirty dollars.
Let US divide it equally among labor,
capital and business ability, which for
short we may call gumption. Capital gets
its ten dollars, gumption its ten dollars
and labor its ten dollars. But there is
one capitalist and one gumption, and
they each receive ten dollars. If capital
and gumption were united, then one per
| oOu SCOo tWCuIy uOlldlS' lDeT6 are ulH6
laborers, and each laborer gets only
ninth of ten dollars, or dollar and
eleven cents.
But there is no business that pays the
three factors in this proportion. AS a
matter of fact Mr.. Mann declares that
labor gets more than two-thirds of the
income Of most undertakings, while
sometimes capital itself gets nothing at
all and its owner no more than one of
his own workingmen. Business cannot
be conducted successfully. where the
margin of profit goes much below per
cent. That has been proved. When A.
T. Stewart died he left thirty millions.
Counting up the amount of his business
transactions for forty years, it will be
shown that his profits did not average
more than 5 per cent. a year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
After Man. WhoP

When the prehistoric gorilla was the
highest form of animal doubtless he
thought there could be nothing created
higher than gorilla. Was not his arm
stronger than that Of the lion or tiger?
Could not his magnificent teeth crack
cocoanuts, which the lions could not?
He could thrash anything in the shape
Of living creature, from a mosquito to
an elephant. He was handsome, too, in
his own opinion, the prehistoric gorilla.
What creature had such fine fierce wills
kers, such long, graceful toenails, such
a glorious prognathous jaw?
That was what the gorilla thought
million years ago no doubt, for it is
proved Enthusiastically that the gorilla Of
today can think. That is also whatman
thinks today. But may not man be as
widely mistaken as his ancestor was:
May there not yet develop by evolution
creature unlike man and as far su-
perior to him as he is supposed to be to
the gorilla? Evolution has hardly used
up all the patterns in her workshop
After man goes out may there not come
in a gorgeous creature that is dazzliugly
beautiful, that is never sick or mean or
dirty or drunken, that is never selfish or
bad hammered, and never splits? A crea-
ture that can make this earth what it
might be today, ouly for the people in it
"a paradise? Think seriously about it.
Why not? AT any rate we have the
authority of a highly learned gentlemen
that "a psychological differentiation
may commence in continuation with the
Darwinian morphological differentia-
ton" Justso.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

Now and then an incident comes to
our notice, that makes us think that
after all, poor old humanity is not 80
selfish and mean as we generally re-
gard it. The Lexington (KyD Ga
zette gives an account of the act of a
lady, which in this worka-day
world may well be called heroic. A
college student in that city was
taken down with scarlet fever. He
had neither relatives nor friends
in the city, and this lady, Mrs.
MulIigan, having once lost n child
with the disease and knowing its
dangerous character, proposed to
the faculty to take the boy to her
house and nurse him. Their consent
was given aud the lady took him
home aud is now giving him every
care and attention that his mother
would. The lady is the grand
daughter If S4ml d. Morgan Of
Nashville, who gave his whole for
tune to the Southern Contederacy
and who 10y special act Of the Legis-
lature was buried ia the capitol
grounds Tae example OF Mrs. Null
ligsn should inspire others to deeds
Of this kind, which more than suy-
thing else human re AMI Chris;ianize
the world.
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FOR LARCENY AND FORGERY.
Judge w. j. Leonard, of Marshall
County, Arrested.

County, Arrested.
1t is reported from Lewisburg that
Judge w. J. Leonard mas been arrest
ed on a charge OF larceny and forgery
and altering public records. There
have been number of rumOrs cur
rent in regard to these bonds and the
County Court appointed a committee
to investigate.
The committee went to work i'm
meOiately, aud when the court re-
convened on Monday they submitted
an elaborate report, charging Judge
Leonard with the Cline. They re-
ported that q couple Of $500 bonds
had been taken up aud cancelled
twice, and there were still bonds to
the amount of $500 outstanding
The remainder OF the $4,000 the com
mittee was unable to locate. The
fraud is alleged to have been prac-
ticed by altering and erasiug records
of numbers and cancellation. The
committee, it is alleged, also charges
Judge Leonard with putting s., 800 OF
the fraudulent bonds on the market
and further that he WAS the man who
recently placed $3.50 IN the Trustee
office, accompanied by an unsigned
note, explaining that the money WAS
to be placed to the credit of the bono
FUND.
After the committee had reported
Judge Leonard was asked to resign
but he declined to do so for the pres
ent. He gave bond for his appear
ance before magistrate Lext Friday
afternoon
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

MISS CARRIE MARTIN, whose
grandfather was level headed old
American citizen and made ten mil
lions to leave 10 Carries mother, has
Just married sn English Lord, the
Marquis ot Craven. Miss Car ie
succeeded in scoOpiug the bold Brit
ism aIi-tOcrat at one Of the very
swell" entertainments in London,
paid for by her honest graudfathers
shekes. The ehete scion of de-
csyed arislocracy would hardly have
come to America and woOed Carrie
fot herself, but American gold is a
very fetching thing, aud plain Carrie
Martin in exchange, for her money
aud may be for her self respect, will
be called he Marchioness Of Craven.
AS Abe Lincoln used to say, For
the people who like that sort Of
thing, that i the sort of thing
they like but it il mighty
poor trade for good honest Amer
lean girl to make Aud after all,
isn't this thing OF foreign titles
grossly over estimated? Only n few
days ago an EugIi-h Judge locked
up an English duchess IN Jail just
like common mortal Carrie had
better look out; she could at least
keep out of jail in America, if she
kent her money.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

All the world will be glad to know
that at last Virginia has arranged for
the final settlement of the state debt
which has hung like a milestone upon
her, Gripping her resources for half a
century. The commissioners Of the
Virginia sinking fund are now ready to
receive for veIifcation: classification
and exchange" the old state bonds held
by creditors, wherever they may be.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

THE gloom that hangs over tnis
vale of tears is not without ray of
light and the cloud is not without a
silver lining. A ST. Paul Judge has
decided, after much litigation, that a
mans false teeth may not be levied
upon. And now, those who chew
their gum and masticate their beef
steak only 10y the aid of the dentists
art, may go their ways in the conf
dence that their molars may not be
wrested from them. When they 60
to sleep at night, though they ha-
bitually leave wide open the dental
oritice, so as to make sonorous in the
hours of darkness the letting off Of
sleep, they may do so with the con-
tidence that au officer of the law can
not legally enter and snatch from
them their borrowed pearls.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

IT is stated, on good authority, that
Miss Carrie Kirby Smith, daughter
of the late General, + Kirby Smith,
will be appointed post-mistre4s of
Sewauee. Al. who knO Y the moder-
ate. circumstances in which Gen'l,
Smith lived and the poverty in which
he left his family at his death, and
especially all ex-COnfederate soldiers
will learn this with pleasure. The
salary of the office il $1,000 per
annum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
LIVE STOCK.

Mr.. ]. r Patterson he's a mare that
has lust tosled a 3 teet inch mule
colt oy the jack, Black Giant, proper
ty of Messrs. }. 5. " G. A. Wright, of
the Lutte Bigby Stock Farm. AS
mule colts seldom average over 3 feet
/ inches or 3 feet inches, this is an
extra fine colt and Ia a high testi-
monlal to the qualities of Black
Giant. The Mrssrs. Wright are
standing Black Giaut for the low
prlce of $40 for insurance, to Jenuets
only, at their farm. Ali who want to
improve their Jack stock will do well
to cal, on them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
AMONG the unpleasant possibilitie,

AMONG the unpleasant possibilities
growing out of the diminishing gold
reserve and threatened panic there i,
at least one fact pleasant for the
contemplation Of the people. That
is that Secretary Carlisle will not
permit the policy of the government
to be dictated by Wall street. 1t is
stated that he will procede upon the
theory that what is good for the
government is good for the people,
and will ignore the interests and
wishes Of spectators.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

BANKS are run win criminal
ignorance or criminal Indifference on
the part OF the officers snd directors,
as long as it is possible for any one
officer or employe to carry Oh a sys-
ten of stealing for months, without
discovery. A bank is public insti-
tuition; people entrust their funds to
its safe keeping in the reasonable
expectation that every possible safe
guard will be thrown around their
property, and yet banks are continu-
ally being robbed by employees, and
the management is as much sur
prised and shocked 1T the discovery
as the public. There should be law
az well as sentiment to prevent the
robbery and betrayal of the public.
If bank presidents and directors were
clothed with stripes and put behind
the bars for every bank robbery, it
would soon be made impossible for
All official or emplOye to steal the
peoples money placed in their care.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

PUPILS and teachers of the An
drews School are now anxious 10
know wno will get the Carmack and
Harrahan medals. MIR. E. w. Car
mack has for several Years given to
the pupil reschiug the highest gener-
al scholarship average a handsome
gold medal and this medal has been
considered the highest prize within a
pupils reach. The closing days of
each school year thus show Mr.. Car
mack an active friend Of our public
school, Last summer Mr.. J. T..
Harrahar, who is now Vice President
of the Illinois Central railroad q,
offered similar medal for the best
arithmetic average to pupils in grades
from 9Th to 9th. Mr.. Harrahan was,
before his removal to Chicago, a
member of the board Of aldermen of
Columbia, and this proof that his
greater and we'll deserved prosperity
has not blotted from his memory his
old home and friends, is gratefully
received. His generosity brings
good fruit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

y. j. Morgan, ct. al, vs.. W. G. Jones
Pursuant to decree rendered in the
above styled cause at the present Apr
Term of this Court, at page so, add
modified at page GIG, | Will, OF
Friday, May j, 1893,
expose to public sale at the court-h0usG
door, in the town OF Columbia, the utter
est of w. {. Jones in and to the follow
ing described tract of land, subject H.
the prior circumference of Norman
Kirkman. Sand land is bounded and
described as follows: Being part
of the land known as the Maury
Jersey Farm, situated on the Columbus
and Big Bigby Turnpike, about tive
and aquarter miles from Columbia or
the east end of said Maury jersey Farm
in the Ninth civil district of Maury
County, beginning at the southeast
corner OF the tract in the middle of the
Columbia and Hampshire road, this he,
ing E, G. Mack 5. w. corner, and run
ming thence with the middle of the rOaG
y. 3 degrees east "a poles and % links &c
4 stake, Mack'S corner; thence NORTH
46A degree west 10 poles and II LINKS ia
stake, Mack's corner, from which
south 81 degrees east at Az links is an
irOnwOOd; thence north S7A degrees
west poles and IL links to a stake
bliNliNt W lIll AVN = llllt anu lbtNls ia
ing road at about 100 poles, same course
north degrees east, in all l63 poles and
IA links to the middle of Little Bigby
Greek; thence down the middle Of said
creek with its meanderings :. 81 de-
grces w. s poles and + links; 5. % de
grees w. : poles and II links; 5. ~ de-.
grees w. poles and IL links; 5. 2434 de
grees w. 10 poles and IL links; 5. III de-
grees W. poles and Is links; ;. So de-
grees w. s poles and % links; y. Az de
gree w. poles and Is links; n. 81 de
grees w. 10 poles; y. Az degrees W.
| poles and 10 links; y. lO4 degrees W..
| poles; thence leaving said creek and run
ming S.l4 degrees and u minutes w
244 poles to The middle of the Columbia
and Big Bigby turnpike; thence Witt
! the middle of said turnpike y. S1ia de
! grees e. Al poles and links; thence :.
| a degrees +. ID poles ana Il links,
thence :. $50 degrees east 40 poles
thence south 79l, degrees f. 50poles anC
/ . links to the beginning, containing
| l442 acres, more or less.
Said sale will be on a credit Of6 and Z
months, free from the right and equity
of redemption. Notes bearing interesS
from day of sale with approved personal
security will be required of the pueEa~
er, and allen retained TO secure pay
lment of the purchase money.
/ APRIL ids J. &. DENIER, u. G.. VI.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

Mr.. n. +. DEW, the new coal Oil
inspector Of Maury, comes from the
country. He is an eX-Contederate
soldier and brave one. He is a
Democrat with great big d; one
who always fights on the hustingS
and is felt at tue polls. He is a poor
man, and what is worse still, he is
afflicted with very serious lame
ness. Ia short, Old Pete has gone to
the country and picked up a poor
common clod-hopper sort of a Demo
cr.t, aud we are sure that even his
worthy opponents cannot see much
wrong in that.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
Rncklen,s Arnica Salre.

The bestsalve in the world tor Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rbeuu,
Fever Sores, Tatter. Chapped bands,
CnilblaIus, COrns, and su Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
Woodbridge, Irvine s fowler. deco ly
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

THE trail OF the bucket shop will
be seen yet awhile and some defalca-
tions will yet follow, but the PROF.
perity of Tennessee and the happi-
ness of its people will be surer now
that this most seductive OF all gamb-
ling machines is gone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

SECRETARY CARLISLE is again
confronted with the difficulty that
existed when he took charge OF the
Treasury Department. The exports
OF gold have b-en large enough TO
reduce the surplus almost down to
the one hundred million relieve
The balance of trade is against us
and for months to come the exporta-
ton of gold is likely to 60 on. Still,
with a wise and patriotic Democratic
Administration, we do not anticipate
any serious consequence. There will
be no panic unless it is preciritated
by Wall Street for its own selfish pur-
poses. In this country, the fullest in
the world of wealth and resources,
a money panic il crime
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
FIRE AT UNION CITY.
Some Columbia People There Sustain a
Heavy Loss.


Heavy Loss.
On last Sunday morning very
disastrous fire occurred at Uuion Guy,
Tenn. The plant OF the Union City
Grain Company, consisting of mil,
newly and thoroughly equipped and
about 20 car loads OF graiu, -four,
feed &C., WAS tota ly destroyed. Mr.,
H. A. McLemore, of Baird & Nc
B-more of this city, President OF the
Union City Company, states that the
property was worth all told about
$4,000. The building cost $500,
ground $4,000, machinery of all
kind, and mill wrights work $lT 800
Stock $4,000 TO $4,000. He does not
know the amount OF the insurance,
but hopes it Is not less than two
thirds of the loss
This enterprise has been in opera
ton since last December and has
done very large business The mill
WAS run up to II O'Clock Saturday
night. TIE fire is supposed to have
started iu the rear end Of the build
ing. Mr.. McLemore says that the
los OF the Union City property will
not effect his business in Columbia
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

IF these great refOrmers in the city
government would take ho'd OF a
practical thing like the dus-, and
settle it, they would indeed be en-
titled to the gratitude of long
suffering public.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

THAT was timely die OF Cashier
Schardt. Better death than dis
grace. Now that he is gone, for the
sake of his wife aud innocent child,
mantle Of oblivion should be spread
over his grave.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

Mary E. Lease, candidate for United
States senator from Kansas, gives it as
her opinion that the Office should seek
the woman as We'll as the man.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

WITH all the rain last week, the
dust last Wednesday was blowing.
And the city fathers sit smilingly
still and saw nothing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
SDring Fever,

Try our sarsaparilla compound for
purifying your blood and building up
your system.
tt WOODBRIDGE, IRVINE & fowler.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21

THIS year the office has manifested
a remarkable faculty for fin ding
some other man.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
COAL OIL NEWT.
GREASY NEWTON. shake!

COLUMBIA sympathizes with Nash
Vile.
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N. Y. Il ST. LOUIS X. 4.
DUCK RIVER vALLhY DIVISION.

GOING EAST.
No. leaves Columbia. N:2J &. H.
No. leaves Columbia ...............6;l0p p. m
GOING WEST.
No. larrives at ColumbiH..... ......4:5Qp. M
No. arrives al Colum bia ..........6;l0s q. a.
EE~Clore connection is made with through
trains on the LOUISE He, Nashville
0TsstSouthsrn EatlrnAd
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AAeKENNON BROS.
IVI& ANDERSON'S,

==============
The sale Of our spring
dress goods opened up grand
ly and has been going on that
way ever since, Stock re-
duced. That's all right. Tele-
graph wires and express COM
panies are at our service FOR
consideration. It's early in
the season yet. BY coming
here for what you want,
you not only save the trouble
of looking around, but you
get all the advantage in low
prices and new seasonable
goods.
The pineapple tissues were
taken freely last Monday and
it's no wonder either. We've
got to know where they
grow" to sell them at that
price. What was left last
Monday of the big lot we had,
we will offer on next Monday
at same price, 9!c. a yard,
cash.
Two more items of necessi-
ty for next Monday are hint
ed at. One lot of twenty-odd
dozen ladies' full regular made
fast black hose, that are
Hermsdorf dye, and worth at
some stores 4oc., and at near
ly every store not less than
$50. Sizes, s to %. On next
Monday, April "a, our price
will be I9c. each, cash. We
have only about Is dozen, 300
pairs, and they may not last
all day.
For same day we will offer
twenty-odd dozen ladies nice
sheer hemstitched handker-
chiefs at sc. each.
Don't get it into your head
that Monday is the only day
you can find bargains here.
IT'S every day in the week
We have a lot of white coun-
terpanes and MarseiIles quilts
drummer's samples, slightly
soiled from handling. We
have marked them at less thar
wholesale cost, from soc. t.
81 each; worth from ST. to Sc
each. We depend on a watch
full public.
The carpet stock was neve,
:, 1>o++o,. cL,,,o 20 ;,,.o,.o,,4 go,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
Irish Potatoes.

We are prepared to make you the
best and cheapest / peck pOtatoe
barrels. W. f. WILSON d Co.
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Letter List.

List of letters remaining in the office
for the week ending April Il, 1893.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
Chancery Sale of Land.

4. p. Morgan, ct. al, vs.. w. c. Jones
Pursuant to decree rendered in the
above styled cause at the present ApriI
Term of this Court, at page so, add
modified at page GIG. " i'll, OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-07
DESTJTI"TIfN

Augusta. Ga, Sept. Tho negroes
driven to Port Royal by the storm from
the surrounding islands and the rice and
cotton plantations are so destitute and
so badly in need of something to eat
that they have rcSortcd to fighting among
themselves for food. Several were
killed i'll Il fight for provisions Those
who are not given immediate relief be-
come rehcllious and it is Il difficult task
to keep the sufferers in subsection. AS
soon as one negro gets some supplies he
is attacked for his snare. and considerable
food has been wasted by these battles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-07
THE .MAH1<ETs

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Wh,at easy; cash,
81 5-Sc: September, 641-Sc: December.
G2 3+a62 7-Sc. Corn easy; cash, 81 7-Sc;
May, 40 5-Sc. Oats easy: cash, % :.-4c;
October, "a 1-4c; Moy. % 1-4a29 3-Sc.
Chicago, Sept. 2.-Cattle-Top prices,
$5a5.15; others, S4.5Oa49O medium and
common, $375a4.25. HoSs-Rough pack
ers. S4.Wa5; prime mixed and packers,
50. 15a5.35; heavy, $5.+Oa5.G0; light, $500
aG.
st. Paul. Sept 2.-Hogs 10a15c higher:
yards cleared early to packers at $4.S5a
$40. Cattle steady and quiet: but little
was offered; fair demand for butcher
cattle.
Minneapolis Sept. 2.-Whcat-Septem-
Der opened ut 5Sc: highest Csc; lowest,
81 LIE; closing 81 1-2c; December opened
at Csc; highest. G5c: lowest, 62 LA
81 5-Sc; closing, G2 5-Sc. On track-No.
l hard. Gle; No. l Northern, SOC; No. Q
Northern, 81 1-2c.