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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15
EARLY DAYS OF BURNS

Retired Printer of Edinburgh Gives
His Father RecoIlections2 Him.
Mr.. Samuel Kinnear; a retired octo-
genarian printer, Edinburgh, is the pos
SCISSOR OF a contemporaries opinion Of
Burns received from his; father, who
was born in Ayrrin 176O, and was thus
only a year the Junior of Burns.
when the poet came first to Edin-
5urgh," states Mr.: Kinnear, .snly faith
er was working as a comp in Smellie's
office and saw. Burns arrive. from AYR
shire with his; copy in, his pocket
for the Edinburgh edition. MY par
ent had expressed himself in regard to
Burns that he was a man YOU might
expect a good; deal FROM. he had
very smart, lively look about him. 2
While his poems were passing through
the press Burns was: an almost daily
visitor at Smellie's, and was in the
habit, Mr.. Kinnear tells, of whisking
his whip about in dangerous proximity
to the pressmen's noses, and seemed
desircus to have it believed that he
was a verdant; country yokel.
This was the, opinion of Alexander
Smellie, who was a lad of about II,
when the poet thraslied his right leg
with his whip as he strobe through
the case room, tie press room being
a portion Of it,. the presses being att.
the end farthest from the door a poor
looking place. Burns, it is said, saw
! compositor. setting up Latin word;.
On which he asked tie man how many
languages he knew: The answer came
7 Wush I Kent my ain weel eneuch.''
Burns, like many others, thought the,
comp must be able, to read and under
stand the languages he composes.
Over half a century ago Mr.. Kinnear.
was himself engaged for a short time.
ia Smellie's, printing office, which stood
on a portion Of the site now covered
by the, Scotsman buildings. 1T was.
much the same; he mentions, as when
Burns first saw it. There was the
lingy room in which Smellie received
the, elite, Of Edinburgh's literary men;
IN, it was still standing the three-l legged
stool on which Burns used to drink
ale; read his, proofs and chaH the print.
or. At this occupation both Smellie,
and Burns We're adopts, though the
Former was a somewhat rude and rough.
combatant. I believe, if had thought
Of it, i might have set up a page of.
the poems from the same old type in 4
which they were printed, for the Office
was still as dingy, dark and musty as
in the olden time, and the materiah
did not seem to have changed much
But. then fMr. Kinnear plamtively con-
.cludesl, Burns in the early forties was
not by any means thought so much of
as Burns in 1896, so the project did not
at the time suggest itself to my mind, z
-Pfttsburg Dispatch. 81
Mere ,Euph ennism
Willie Papa, what does this book
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15
a Great Iceberg

"a 80 $1,000
An Antarctic iceberg has been seen
that is 20 miles wide, 40 miles in length
and 800 feet in height,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15
Mere -Euphennism.

Willie Papa, what does this book
mean by saying that the king toek the
Hons share?
Mr.. Ferry-It is q polite way of says
ng that he acted the hog Cincinnati
enquirer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
THE YALE YAWPERS.

The Yale students insulted a can
didate for President-a man who
has been honored by his country
additional consideration as a guest
of the city. Not one of the gang,
perhaps, ever earned dollar in his
life; not one has the slightest con-
ception of any economic question;
not one could go out to-day and sell
his services for $9a week, except,
perhaps, to some relative responsible
for his keep in any event.-Chicago
Dispatch.
Can it be possible that there is a
mistake as to what section of the
country is the most intolerant and
most dangerous? Isn't there a pos
sible error as to the class that is
most lawless and least considerate
of the rights of others? Perhaps,
after all, the robust West and stall
wart South contain the best man
hood of the nation, and perhaps
among the great middle classes of
the people of this country, who are
not able to send their sons to Yale,
are to be found the flower of the
youth upon whom the hope of the
great republic rests.-Chattanooga
News.
Had such outrage occurred in the
South the Northern and Eastern
press would have teemed with
fierce denunciation of Southern
savagery and barbarism. Much less
reprehensible acts by Southern
whites of the lower class have been
heralded as "outrages by those who
boast of their Southern chivalry."
But the outrage committed by the
Yale hoodlums, who have more
money than brains or patriotism, is
excused as "a college boys lark. Z"
1t is good object lesson, and it will
make votes for Bryan. The offend
ers were perhaps too dull witted to
feel the force of Bryan's rebuke, but
they may feel it some day.-Knox-
vile Tribune.
One would have thought that the
students of Yale College would have
been eager to hear his side of the
case, as he presents it well, and he
has some accredited skill as an ora
tor; but it appears that they
possessed coward intellects. They
were afraid to listen--afraid to let
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laes us. Govt Report
R@!a!!! 9! RskiGs Rskdss7:
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Mr.. Bryan speak--and so they col
lected, several hundred strong, with
a regimental brass band, for the
purpose of bowling down the speak
er and establishing the fact that
they were lot of blackguards. Mr..
Bryan lost nothing by the encounter,
but the stigma of disgrace was
placed upon a college which hither-
to has been symbol of the Ameri-
can spirit of fair play and free
speech.--Memphis Commercial APP
peal.
The Journal yesterday condemned
the conduct of the ruffians in few
backwoods localities in Kentucky
who refused to permit Palmer and
Buckner orators to speak. Even
more reprehensible and contempti-
BILE was the performance of the gang
of educated hoodlums at New
Haven yesterday. 1t is no pallia-
tion of their disgraceful behavior to
say that "bOys will be boys" When
n boy is big enough and knows
enough to go to Yale, the presump-
ton is that he is big enough and
knows enough to be gentleman.
No person is worthy of that title
who acts as did the fellows who
howled down Mr.. Bryan yesterday
They are Yale students, but they
are "toughs" all the same.-Atlanta
Journal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Necessary to nominate, 224.
Republican Reatitndes.

memphis Commercial-Appeal.l
Blessed are the rich, for they shall
inherit the earth.
Blessed are protectionists, for they
shall consume the consumer.
Blessed are the fat, for they shall
be considerably fatter.
Blessed are they who lend, for
they shall receive usurious interest.
Blessed are the plutocrats, for they
are the stay of labor.
Blessed are the bosses, for they
shall give us pure elections.
Blessed are the Hannas, for they
shall save the country from the
people.
Blessed are the deserters and
bounty jumpers, for they shall draw
pensions.
Blessed are they who when asked
for contributions respond literally,
for they shall help to buy a "sound
money" victory.
Blessed are the trusts, for they are
the friends of the people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
NEW TENNESSEE.
That is what They Call Ellis County,
Texas.
A Novel Sight Indeed, the Prearranged
Collision of Two Trains-several
Killed and Wounded.

EDITOR HERALD - Dear Sir:--If
you will allow me space in your
paper, will try to give you a few
items, which may be of interest to
your readers, or at least some of
them.
Ellis County, Texas, might be
correctly called New Tennessee;"
for three out of every five in this
county hailed from old Tennessee,
and Maury and Giles counties are
more strongly represented than any
others; so a person from either
county feels at home here.
WaXahachie, the county seat, is
one of the most promising little
cities in the state. 1t contains about
$500 inhabitants, and is a business
town from the word go.
The city has Just completed new
artesian we'll. 1t is nearly 5000 feet
deep, and will supply the town with
water, as it has flow four inches in
diameter.
The county is just completing a
new courthouse, which for beauty
ranks second to none. 1t is built of
red and grey granite, all of which
came from Texas quarries. 1t has a
cupalo which towers far above every
building in the town; the main
building is three stories and it has a
spacious basement. The cost was
$4,000. Maury would do well to
follow suit, even on smaller scale.
With a new courthouse "Old
Maury" would take the place which
she holds in every other respect, the
fairest spot in Tennessee.
A new cotton seed oil mill is just
being completed here; it has ca
pacity of sixty tons of seed per day.
The driver wheel is sixteen feet in
diameter and it will use thirty
three inch belt. 1t is built so it can
be doubled in every particular and
when this is done, as it soon will be,
twill be one of the largest oil mills
in the world. R. K. Erwin, Secre-
tary and Gen. Manager, is a broker
of our townsman w. T. Erwin.
On the 18th of this month we wit
messed one of the sights which few
people outside of the thirty thousand
present last Tuesday have ever seen.
1t was duel between two trains.
For months the M. X. & T. r. r.
have been making preparations for
this mill, and it was pulled of with.
out being interfe red with by spe.
cial meeting of the legislature as
was done in the Corbet, Fitzsim.
mons case. The trains backed until
they were about two miles apart and
then came together at the rates Of
30 miles an hour, the engineers who
opened the throttle jumping as soor
as they did. There were hundreds
of torpedoes on the track and the
whistles were arranged so they KEPT
blowing all the time as they ap
preached each other; then came &
terrific crash, and all was confusion
for about five or ten seconds, then
both boilers blowed up and the ali
was full of flying iron and steel. Sew
eral people were fatally injured ant
Mr.. Dean, the photographer, had
bolt one and quarter inches IL
diameter and long driven into hi
eye; there are no hopes for his
recovery. / never care to see anoth
er such sight. Hoping l have no
occupied to much space, with bes
wishes to the HERALD and it's read
ers, 1 remain, LONG HORNS"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Sallie A. Harris Tires Of Marital
Bonds.

Mrs. Sallie A. Harris Tires of Marital
Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Charles
H. Harris, son and private secretary
of Senator Harris, was yesterday
sued for divorce in this city by Sal
lie A. Harris. Infldelity is the allie
cation. The couple were married
under most favorable auspices in
Memphis in 1888, Mrs. Harris being
the daughter of Oliver Woodward,
prominent citizen of Memphis.
The pair have not been congenial
for two years. 1t was stated to-day
by a member of the family that
everything possible had been done
to bring about an adjustment be-
tween the couple, but in vain. Mrs.
Harris is given the best of charac-
ter. 1t is understood there will be
no answer to the suit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
WKrNLEY'S INCONSISTENCY.
How He stood in 1891 on the Money
Question.

Question.
The following fragment of a speech
deliverd by the Hon. William Nc
Kinley, serves to show his incOnsIs-
tency on the money question. 1t
shows that several years ago he was
loud In the enunciation of one of the
principles dear to Democracy, and
strong in the denunciation of his
present aid-de-camp, the Honorable
Grover, and the single gold standard.
During all of Grover Cleveland's
years at the head of the government
he was dishonoring one of our pree-
ious metals, one of our great pro-
ducts; discrediting silver and en-
hancing the price of gold. He en-
deavored even before his Inaugural
tion to office, to stop the coinage of
silver dollars, and afterward, and to
the end of his administration, per-
sistently used his power to that end.
He was determined to contract the
circulating medium and to demone-
tize one of the coins of commerce,
limit the volume of money among
the people, make money scarce and
therefore dear. He would have in
creased the value of money and di-
minished the value of everything
else-money the master, everything
else the servant. He was not think
ing of the poor then. He had left
their side He was not standing
forth in their defense. Cheap coats,
cheap labor and dear money. The
sponsor and promoter of those pro-
Tossing to stand guard over the well
fare of the poor and lowlyl Was
there ever more inconsistency OF
reckless assumption?" - Extract
from the address of William Nc
Kinley at the Lincoln Day banquet,
in Memorial Hall, Toledo, o., Feb.
IL, 1891.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Ancient Poetry.

The following fragments of poetry
will serve to show the poetic feel
ings and fancies which characterize
the productions of two of ancient
Greece's celebrated writers of
rhyme, who had their existence
several centuries before the birth of
Christ.
These lines from Sappho, a
lyrical poetess, who was honored by
the title of the "Tenth Muse" eX-
hibit a fair specimen of her genius:
THE ROSE.
"Would Jove appoint some flower to reign
In matchless beauty on the plain,
The rose-mankind will all agree
The rose the queen of flowers should be;
The pride of plants, the grace of bowers,
The blush of meads, the eyes of flowers,
Its beauties charm the gods above;
It's fragrance is the breath OF love;
Its foliage wantons in the air,
Luxuriant, like the flowing hair;
1t shines in blooming splendor gay,
While zephyrs on its bosom play"
The remaining works of Anacreon
consist of odes and sonnets. His
style is graceful, ,sprightly and melli-
fluous; but his writings can only be
considered as the productions of an
inspired voluptuary. A monument
in the shape Of drunkard singing,
was erected to his memory. The
following piece is a fair sample OF
the poetry of Anacreon:
on HIS LYRE.
"'WGke, o Tyre, thy silent string:
Celebrate the brother kings
Sons of Athens, famed afar,-
Cadmus, and the Theban war;
Rapt, / strike the vocal shell
Harki-the trembling chords rebel;
All averse to arms they prove,
Warbling only strains of love.
Late | strung anew my Tyre
Heavenly muse, my breast inspiHes
While the swelling notes resOund
Hercules, for tolls renownedr
Still the chords rebellious prove,
Answering only strains OF love.
Farewell, heroes, farewell, kings,
Love alone shall tune my strings
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
HIS SUPPORT OF WEAVER.

Mr.. Bryan's Action in 1892 Fully TX
plalnej.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Comment
having been made upon the fact
that Mr.. Bryan supported Gen.
Weaver for the Presidency in 1892,
Senator Faulkner, after consulta-
ton with Senator German, to-day,
gave out the following statement on
the subject:
II have submitted the inquiries
concerning Mr.. Bryan's vote for
Weaver in 1892 to Senator German,
who was member of the Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee in that
year. He says that the National
Committee, of which Mr.. VIM. f
Harrity was Chairman, with Mr..
Don M. Dickinson Chairman of the
Campaign Committee, determined
to request all the Democrats in Ne
braska and all States west thereof to
unite with the Weaver people in
carrying these States, so as to pre-
vent Harrison from receiving cleo
toral votes in Nebraska, Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Ne
vada and California, and as rule
the Democrats followed the request
of the Democratic National Com
mittee. In addition to this, the
New York World made an appeal
for a special subscription to carry
out the plan of campaign determined
on by the Democratic Committee /;
therefore whatever Mr.. Bryan or
any other Democrat did in the sup
port of Weaver was at the request Of
the National Democratic Commit
tee. "CHAs. J. FAULKNER,
Ebo ippoop ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Oneer Place for A Pain.

"You are doing nicely" said the
doctor encouraging to an old darkey
patient: Il will call again to-mor-
row, and will leave you this pre-
scription now to save you from pain
in the Interim Then he went out.
"Da's er 'scription dat de doctah
lef', " said the patient feebly to his
wife, IAN L vans yer ter go to de
drug sto' an git it filed. Tell de
drug sto' man dat it's fer my in-
terim, an be sho' AK i'm eff rs ter
take it eternally, or jess rub it on de
outside, an eft so, whar. Texas
Sitter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

WILLIAM ]. BRYAN draws great
many of his most effective illustra-
tions from the Bible. The other
day he compared the gold-bugs, the
rich ones who profit by the gold
standard, to Demetrius of Ephesus,
the silversmith, who acquired his
wealth by making silver shrines for
the Pagan Goddess, Diana. Paul
had pursuaded and turned away
much people, saying that "they be no
gods which are made with hands,"
and the business of Demetrius stood
in danger. So that Demetrius called
the people together to warn them
against Paul and of the danger of
their religion, and they cried out,
Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
So it is, the gold-bugs see their un-
holy business in danger, and they
tell the people, not that their busi-
ness is in danger, but they say,
"Great is the gold standard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
DEMONSTRATIONS.
How "Private" John Allen Thinks tn
States Now Stand.

How "Private" John Allen Thinks the
States Now Stand.
During his recent visit to Nash
vile, Private" John Allen, of Mis-
sissippi, gave to the press the fol-
lowing table as his guess on the
present situation. Mr.. Aliens state
ment is good enough, in that it elects
Mr.. Bryan; though in its conserva-
tiveness it gives Mckinley all the
benefit of the doubts. We believe
that every state named in the Bryan
column will give him its electoral
vote. We believe he will get more
than half of those in the doubtful
column, and we believe he has a
fighting chance in New York, New
Jersey and Ohio. But Mr.. Aliens
table is as follows:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Senator John T. Morgan:

1.-THE decree of the Republican
party at st. Louis, that gold shall
be the exclusive money of redemp-
tion and the sole legal basis of all
contracts, public and private, now
existing or hereafter to exist, sinks
to the hearts of the industrial class,
like a roughly sharpened knife. 1t
seeks to impose upon them addi-
tional burdens of taxation, to pay
unlimited issues of bonds, and as a
part of this trouble it proposes to in
crease the cost of all manufactured
goods that these classes are COM
PEELED to consume through the re-
adoption of the Mckinley plan of
taxation-these twin blunderers." D."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Gem. Sherman Said I'm 1869:

1.-THE contraction of the currency
is far more distressing operation
than senators suppose. Our own
and other nations have gone through
the operation before. 1t is not pos
sible to take that voyage without
sore distress. To every person, eX-
cept capitalist out of debt and a
salaried officer, it means loss, dan
ger, lassitude of trade, fall of wages,
suspension of enterprise, bankrupt
cy and disaster"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
NAPOLEON'S VALUE OF VICTORY.
1t Finds Striking Counterpart in Re-
cent World Triumphs.
Napoleon knew we'll the val

cent World Triumphs.
Napoleon knew well the value of
victory. After Austerlitz the
world seemed his. Fame invited,
fortune favored, everything stimu.
lated his aspiring ambition. With
growing power he gathered the
fruits of victory. And so has it ever
been. Success succeeds. A notable
illustration of this truth is furnished
by the great victories won at the
Worlds Fair in '93 and the Cali
fornia Midwinter Fair in '94 by DIR.
Prices Cream Baking Powder
Ever increasing sales and popularity
have been the result. The people
have promptly ratified the official
verdicts that declared DR.. Prices,
for leavening power, keeping quail
ties, purity and general excellence
the foremost baking powder in all
the world" Quite as quickly as the
great Emperor do they know the
value of victory that means world
wide supremacy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
THE LADIES,

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of
Figs, under all conditions, makes it
their favorite remedy. TO get the true
and genuine article, look for the name
of the California Fig Syrup Company,
printed near the bottom of the package.
For sale by all responsible druggists
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Daniel Webster;

II am certainly of the opinion
that gold and silver, at rates fixed
by congress, constitute the legal
standard of value in this country,
and that neither congress nor any
state has authority to establish any
other standard, or to displace this"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
SAYINGS ON SILVER.
John G. Carlisle Said in 1876:

John G. Carlisle Said in 1876:
Mankind will be fortunate in
deed if the annual production of
gold and silver coined shall keep
pace with the annual increase of
population and industry"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

HON. GEORGE FREDERICK WILL
IAMs, the gifted young silver advo-
cate, has been nominated by the
Democrats of Massachusetts, as their
candidate for Governor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
Returning, Special Train Leaves
Nashville at ii D. m.

Tickets will be sold at one fare
round trip, good going on regular
trains of October 9th and returning
on regular trains Of October 9Th, as
we'll as on special train above.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
FAILURES OF THE WEEK.

Like an Anaconda the Gold Standard d
Does ITS Work.
McTeer Bros, one of the oldest,
largest, and best known clothing
establishments of Knoxville, failed
last Saturday. Liabilities 100000.
They were thought to be entirely
solvent, but slow collections and
other small failures, bankrupted
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02
James G. Blaine Said in 1878:

II believe the struggle now going
on in this country and other countries
for single gold standard, would, if
successful, produce widespread dis
aster in and throughout the COM
mercial world"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

THE Lookout Mountain Co., of
Chattanooga, has made an assign
ment. 1t is thought, however, that
the Inn will soon be opened up in
good style for winter business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

On Boston Commons last Friday,
Mr.. Bryan addressed 10000 people,
and at night in Music Hall he spoke
to an overhowing audience. Verify
indeed, the "silver craze" is dying
out, even in Massachusetts,.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

BISMARCK, the great German,
thinks that the independent action
of the United States will aid the
cause of international bimetallism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

mo state shall make anything
but gold and silver coin a tender in
payment of debts. Congress shall
have power to coin money and regu-
late the value thereof"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

TO him that hath shall be given; to
him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath
Republican motto.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

A. X. WARD, the famous Mem
phis forger, is now in jail, having
been unable to give bond on three
additional indictments recently
found against him. There are about
100 indictments against him.
Twenty of them are set for trial
Oct. 9Th.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-02

The Tiedman Furniture Co., of
Defiance, Ohio, capital stock 500, 900,
failed this week for $4,000. Two
other failures followed this one; the
May Grocery Co., and the Hotel
Russell.