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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
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"And now, little children, said
the Sunday-school superintendent,
"if you are good children, some day
you may wear a golden crown"
Paws got one on his tooth now"
chirped the smallest and newest
boy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

The greatest secret of beauty is
health, and unless each organ of the
body performs it's functions there is
not perfect health. If one part of a
machine refuses to do its work, the
entire machine is thrown out of or
der. The stomach is in great
measure responsible for many de-
fects. No beauty is perfect without
a good complexion. BY this we do
not mean a fair complexion, but a
healthy, elastic, clear one. with a
luster. The lack of such complex
ion is due to number of causes,
prominent among which is the i'm
perfect action of different organs.
If the stomach is not doing its work
properly, the food is not digested
AS natural consequence the effect
of this is shown in sallow and
lusterless complexion.
Personal beauty should be sub
ject of consideration to every girl
and woman and should lead her to
make herself as attractive as posi-
BILE. When we speak of assisting
nature by improving the personal
appearance, do not understand us to
refer to the use of artificial means,
powders, washes, dyes, lacing, etc
We are far from advocating these.
Cultivate beauty, real beauty, and
its underlying principle is "Plain
living and high thinking" The
essentials of true beauty are temper
ance, purity and exercise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
TOMMY.

If You meet little barefooted lad,
Whistling a tune that is merry and glad,
With an old straw hat pushed back on
his head,
With his lips all stained with the straw
berries red,
That grow on the five-acre lot; with
eyes
That are blue as the bluest of April
skies,
With mite of nose that is upward
turned,
And cheeks by the suns fierce kisses
burned
That's Tommy.
If You want to know where the May
flowers hide
Meath the dry, dead leaves in the glad
spring tide,
Where the violets dance meath the pine
tree brown,
Or Jack Frost shakes the first chest
nuts down;
Where the trout bite best, or the wild
grapes grow
In purple clusters hanging low,
Where the coast is longest, the ice most
clear,
When the happy holiday time draws
near,
Ask Tommy.
With hands thrust deep in his pockets
small
He trudges away when the cow-bells
call;
Fathers "right-hand man" he is called
at home,
Though he'll not be eight till the snow
fakes come,
And mother smiles over the work that
would be
Both hard and wearisome, were not he
Ready and willing on errands to run
From the peep of the dawn to the set Of
the sun;
Dear Tommy.
When the wood-birds are grooming a
low goodnight,
And the haycocks have put on their
nightcaps white,
When the purple shadows enfold the
hills,
And down in the meadows the whip
poorwills
Lift up their voices, tired boy
Creeps into the arms that knows no Joy
Like holding him, and fond lips press
The tangled curls, as they say, "God
bless
Our Tommyw
-Mabelle C. Clapp, in lions Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
A Comfortable Sort of Woman.

Said homely, bent little man
patheticallv, when speaking of the
mother of his children who had
done her life work: 1T comforts
me awfully to know that Sally would
allus lie down every afternoon an
sleep a bit. Some folks thought
twas dreadful lazy habit an twas
no wonder we didn't get rich faster,
but she suited me just as she was.
Sally was a comfortable sort of wo-
man to have around, never frettin at
a fellow or faultin him when things
didn't go right. When feelin'
troubled she'd often say, Father, 1
believe I'll lie down for a few miu-
utes, then back she'd come, spry
an clipper as canary bird. Sally
didn't drive an scold, but she wasn't
lazy, an she brought up the young
sters to do their part. 1 don't see
that drivin' women get on one mite
better than she did. 1t does comfort
me to know that Sally would take
her rest. Selected.
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The Scotch cap is much worn by
little misses from eight to twelve
years of age. The felt sailor, with
plaid ribbon about the crown, is, the
thing for misses little older.
Plaid silk boleras are extremely
stylish. Indeed it seems that any
goods almost is suitable for the
irrepressible, stylish, convenient
little bolero.
Gowns of velvet are preferred by
all ladies for their most elegant
toilettes. Nothing can equal it in
richness and the soft surface effect
is becoming to all.
The pearl-grey hat is a beautiful
and popular fad.
MOire poplin is very popular, be-
ing at once durable and glossy.
Velvet for gowns and for trim
ming is much used this season.
Venetian cloth is the thing for
street and calling.
Tea jackets are to be worn to a
greater extent than ever before.
Tea gowns are not so great Juror as
they were few years ago, yet no
lady thinks she can get along with
out one. The jackets are handler
and easier to move about in, and
are quite as dressy as the tea gowns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE entire novelty of many of the plans
L for 1897 is noticeable. For instance, the
series devoted to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
She Accepted.


Young Mr.. Dusenberry asked Miss
Lucretia Elphinstone to marry him.
Miss Elphinstone was the daughter
of candidate for office, and she
shared her fathers cautious nature.
She told her lover that she would
consider his proposal and send her
answer in few days. Within a
week the young man received the
following letter:
"Mr. Thomas Dusenberry-Dear
Sir-On last Thursday night you
notified me that l had been honored
with the nomination of queen of
your heart and wife of your bosom
and you urged me to accept. 1 re-
piled then that would let you know
my decision in few days. I have
now the pleasure of informing you
that l accept the nomination, and of
setting forth the platform of princi-
Piles upon which l stand.
II unhesitatingly arraign and
condemn the practice of too many
men in doing all their love-making
before marriage. 1 shall accept as
much kissing and petting after the
honeymoon wanes as while it is at
its full.
"My position on the tobacco ques-
ton you already know. 1t is most
pronounced. The parlor curtains
must and shall be protected from the
fumes of pipe and cigar.
~ am unalterably opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage of eX-
cuses for remaining out late at night.
The night key Is an article so liable
to misuse that the only safety is the
entire adjustment of that cause of
so many domestic disagreements.
II believe in the utmost freedom
of the American wife in regard to
her own actions, and unhesitatingly
assert that every husband should
esteem it privilege to supply her
with necessary funds, not only for
housekeeping, but also for the pur-
chase of articles of apparel and
adornment, for religious and charit-
able uses, and for pin money. 1t
should never be necessary for the
wife to ask her husband for money.
He should turn over to her, oD salary
day, his entire receipts, deducting
only the small portion required by
him for car fare and lunches for the
current week.
ut is the wife's privilege to in
vite her mother to make visits OF
any length, and also to extend occa-
sional invitations to other mem
bers of her family, without waiting
for the consent of her husband, and
it is the duty of her husband to treat
such relatives of his wife, while un-
der their roof, with profound con-
sideration.
1.-THE wife's right to maintain and
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1t is always in the coolest part of
necked gowns, but as that is on a
par with all the rest of woman's in
constituencies we will make no re-
marks upon the foolishness of it.
Anyway, the dresses are quite
enough excuse for themselves-they
are so very pretty. There are very
few dresses cut in such a way as to
call forth invidious remarks this
season, the most of the corsages be-
ing formed on the pompadOur and
Marie Antoinette lines, and they
are made square across the bust and
high on the shoulders-that is to
say, nearly all are-and the pulled
sleeves begins above the round of
the shoulders and end about half
way to the elbow. The exceptions
have the sleeve fall below the
shoulders and have fancy ribbon or
jewelled straps above. This is done
only when the slope of the shoulder
is exceptionally symmetrical and
dimpled. This style is one that
has remained in vogue since last
winter, and many Of the handsomest
of the new evening gowns are made
in this way.
For the youngest ladies who are
"out" the very delicate stuffs are
most stylish, and are generally
made in the simplest fashion, with
infant waists and sashes and full
gathered skirts over some light
silk. White lawn null, crepe lisse
tulle, fine sheer lawn and several
sorts and styles of dotted and plain
meshed nets are all suitably offered
for the young. Pale pink, water
green and soft, delicate blues, with
maize, make up the list of colors fol
girls. A very few soft and light
Indias are worn, but it is best tt
stick closely to the thinner goods
Sashes and artificial flowers are the
only trimming deemed fitting fol
the buds.
The young matrons are permitted
all the richest material and most gor
geous colors, and nothing is too ex
travagant or sumptuous for them
The young ladies who have beer
"in the swim three or four season,
are allowed silks and fine laces
though even they stop short of tn,
magnificence of their married sis
tiers.
Bengaline, armure taffeta glac,
and plain grosgrain belong to then
by natural selection. Very prett!
and becoming gowns are made o
those silks, draped with lace il
festoons or with tablier drapery il
beaded net. Beading with imitation
jewels is popular fancy.
The advocate., 1896-02-12

FNVCDED&lR cured sure, simple, safe rec
DIOTE Ct ObA ipe . dime; plain English.
Melvin Beverage, Howell, Ksa
The advocate., 1896-02-12

car &c. / car SIC, car 55c; No 4, cars soc. l
car 47c car 45c; rejected, nOminally 80 4Ic;
no grade nominally $500 Soft, No red, 8
cars 76c, 2 cars 75c; No, 3 red, car roc | car
Csc; No red, nominally 6OG6jc rejected, NOM
inally 5O055c. Spring No, 2, l car t6Hic, cars
Gee; No. 3, 3 cars Csc, cars &c; rejected nomi.
nally 50655O white, nominally 55@65c
The corn market was weak because Of the
improved weather conditions which are ex.
pected to cause great increase in receipts,
Futures were weak White corn for February
delivery sold down y to &c, though the cash
price held up.
Receipts of corn to-day, 81 cars year ago
81 cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
. mixed 5 cars 2S14c cars 2Shc, z cars 23c;
No. mixed, cars 221ac; No. mixed nomi.
nally 2lD2lhc; white, cars 25c.
Oats were firmly held. Receipts were fair
but the offerings by sample were not numerous.
Receipts Of oats to-day, 10 cars; year ago
cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
mixed, nominally l89l9c No 8, nominalIy
l7Dl7hc; No, 4, nominally l50l6c no grade
nominally l4hc; No. . white, 5 cars zoe No s
white, car lSAc
Hay-ReceiptS 81 cars; market steady Tim
othy choice, SllOO0ll.5O; No. L. slOOO6iO5O;
No ?, $3.50 1900 No. 3, 85.OO965O; choice prairie
&6 256DL0O; No. /, S5Od6OO; No GA5Oa,5.OO;
packing hay, S3.0004O0
The advocate., 1896-02-12
Kansas City Produce.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. l0.-Butter Creamery,
extra separator, 1880; irsts, lie; dairy fancy,
l5c; fair l3c; store packed, fresh, 10 q i2c; Oh
grade, &c; country roll, fancy, 12hc; choice,
lie.
Eggs-Strictly fresh candled stock, lie per
doZ.
Poultry-HenS, &c springs, 7h9sc; roost-
ers, l5c: young, l7hc; turkeys, hens, sho; COB.
blers, &c; ducks S6Shc geese, fat, 5h06c;
pige ons dull, 6Oc per doz.
Fruits-Apples, fancy 25O6275 per Dbl ;
choice, sl75- ZOO common to gooi, 800 lLjO
per bbL
The advocate., 1896-02-12

Charles A. Fitch, who formerly ran the
Sherman County Farmer at Goodland,
Is now Populist National Committeeman
from Oregon and publisher Of the Leader
at Oregon City. A great effort will be
made to carry that State this year, and
those who wish to keep track Of the fight
there can do 50 by sending % cents for his
paper for the campaign.
The advocate., 1896-02-12

W. S. Hanna, Of Ottawa, Kas, breeder
Of Poland-Chinas, reports twenty six
breeders sold for December, twenty for
January and six for February so far. A
few good boars for service will be closed
out for $40 each tnearly pork prices) which
he has hitherto sold at SIS. Sales to Texas,
Colorado and California are noted. figs
nearly the identical blood of Woodburn
Medium have been sold at $40 instead Of
500.
The advocate., 1896-02-12
The accompanying cut represents the VOL
VERNE bog Ringer and Ring, as patented

and manufactured by Heesen Bros & Co.,
Tecumseh, Mich, whose advertisement
our readers will see In another column.
The manufacturers of this ring claim they
have devised means which entirely obVi-
ates the danger Of setting the rings too
deep, and thus permanently injuring the
nose and hog as well.
The advocate., 1896-02-12
Sc. Louis Grain,

ST. LOUIS, Feb lO.-Receipts wheat, Sl.I6i
bu.; last year. 1870 bu. corn, $1,000 bu.; last
year. 30, 100 bu. oats, $500 bu.; last year.
none; shipments, wheat 10000 bu.; corn, 4,2sC
bu.; oats, 1910 bu. Closing prices Wheat
Cash, 72c; February, 6SMc; May, 66Xc bid;
July, 63Ac bid. Corn-Cash 26Ic; February,
26Ac May, 27]G927%o bid; July, 2shc bid.
oats-Cash, 1850 bid; February, lO16c; May,
2OKA2lc
The advocate., 1896-02-12
stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Advocate Publishing Company will be held
81 the ADVOCATE once, Topeka, KAg., on March
(, 1896. 8. McLALLIN, President
The advocate., 1896-02-12
st. Louis Live Stock.

Chlcago 1raln and ProvIslon.
The advocate., 1896-02-12
MARKET REPORTS.
kansas CITY 1.-Two stock.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 10. - Cattle Receipts
since Saturday, 66Ss; calves, 1885, shipped Sat-
lrday 1850 cattle; calves The market was
generally 591Oc lower The following are rep
reSentatiVe sales:
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Advocate" List Of Premiums, Books and
Periodicals.
Value. Yearly
subRcPibers,

Whoever pays cash for one Of the
above articles gets the ADVOCATE one
year free.
We are offering tho following liberal
The advocate., 1896-02-12
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY Feb. 10-Wheat was about q
cent lower here. Receipts we're somewhat
larger than expected-about the same as Q
week ago. There was moderate milling de-
mand for good wheat, but low grades were very
hard to sell
Receipts OF wheat to-day, 81 cars year ago,
nothing.
Sales were as follows, track, Kansas City:
Hard, No 2, cars Ooc, 2 cars c5he; No 3, !
The advocate., 1896-02-12
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Feb. TO- -Cattle-Receipts 230OO;
market for steers l0a2Oc lower, cows, 5GDl0c
lower fair to best beeves $34O0460; stock
ers and feeders, 82.75G390 mixed cows
and bulls, si.5O926O; Texas, S2.9O0Ss).
HOgs-Receipts, $1,000: market SC lower;
light, SLO)G4SO rough packing, $3.50 4 90;
mixed and butchers, "a OO0427h: heavy
packing and shipping, a42O0425; pigs, So 259
425.
Sheep Receipts, 10000; market 1O0l5C
lower; native, S25C036j western, So OO035O;
Texas, 81. 25029O; lambs, &325045O
st. Louis Live stock.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. O-Cattle-Receipts, 5000;
market lower; native steers, So 1904 25; Texas
steers, g. 3OG36 90; Texas cows, Sl7O0250
Hogs-Receipts, 5,OOO market SC to 100
lower; heavy, A0O042O; mixed, $4,000 IS;
light, $39Oa4l5.
Sheep-Receipts $1,000; market slow.
Chicago Grain and Provision.
The advocate., 1896-02-12

Saturday, SO2. The market was slow and 100
lower The following are representative sales:
lambs. ITO S4.2j 237 N. NJ ...... 100 49, 20
265 N. NJ 80. % 325 30 Ar. cav. 98 200
Horses-Receipts since Saturday, 583; shipped
Saturday, 1871 There was very little going on
at the horse and mule market to-day. A short
sale was in progress this afternoon with a
limited number OF buyers in attendance, who
paid about steady values for what they took
The receipts are very heavy OF both horses
and mules, and good attendance is expected
at this weeks market.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04

composed OF a number of young ladies, who
are doing a valuable work among the poor of
that ward.
The collection of the funds for the Linden
street opening commenced last week. and up
to now $3.50 has been paid in. There is still
due $51l4, and after tomorrow this sum will
be augmented by 5 per cent.
Deputy Coroner Quellin has filed his report
for the month of March 1t shows that seven
teen inquests have been held There was one
murder, that OF Diana Pacheco, four suicides
and twelve deaths by accident.
Robert Starkey, the clever Acme Club bar
performer, left yesterday to embark in
business as companion of Wilton, who is con-
sidered the greatest bar performer in the
country. The men went direct to Chicago
where they have an engagement
Henry Varley, the English evangelist who
was in this city year ago but who resides in
Melbourne, Australia, was expected on the
last steamer, to take up q residence in this
city, having received such a favorable impress
sion while here. Just at the last moment the
arrangements for the disposal of his property
fell through, and he will now have to await
the final disposal of 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04

crossing would be exceedingly dangerous.
Consequently the people of West Alameda
propose to demand that in the contem-
plated change the plans should be made
SO as to lower the railroad and run 1t
under Webster street instead of across 1T at
grade.
The principal opposition to the main
tenance of the Webster-street bridge, while
the Alice-street bridge is also in use, IS
expected to come from the shipping men,
who have long clamored against having
the harbor locked up with the two draw
bridges.
Captain Won Schmidt and other Ala
media citizens who are specially interested
In the matter declare that the removal OF
the Webster-street bridge would be very
great Improvement to the harbor. The
two bridges are so close together that It is
not an easy matter to get through them
with large craft, and, on account OF the
heavy traffic, it is difficult to get the two
drawbridges open so as to permit a vessel
to go right through.
The yachtsmen favor the change from
two bridges to one, and the California
Club would derive special benefit from the
opening of the estuary where the Webster
street brigde now is. The clubhouse is right
near the bridge, and yachts are sometimes
anchored SO close to the structure that a
railroad-car tumbiing from the bridge
would fall on them.
Alameda people who own real estate in
the MCPHERSON street district are eager to
have the railroad plans carried out, as a
new development of their region would
result
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04

and as representative body of the State
University to make their exit under flying
rather than under dropping colors.
This is to be the first intercollegiate
game Of the kind ever held on the Pacific
Coast, said the fairest maiden Of the team
to-day, land we can by no means afford to
lose it, though we will admit that we will
enter the game contending against fearful
odds. The Stanford team has been play
ing the game much longer than we have
and consequently are in better form. They
have doubtless been looking forward to
this contest for year or more and no
doubt knew what they were doing when
they challenged us. That they were think
ing Of challenging us some time or other
was known in Berkeley six months ago.
That doesn't make any difference either
way just now. What is foremost in our
minds is to win the day, and we will enter
Armory Hall with that single purpose in
mind. We are as much interested in the
outcome OF our game as any of the boys
are in the result of the annual football
contest or the other yearly intercollegiate
meets. The athletic conduct of the game
and its outcome then are of the greatest
concern to US.
Taking the team as whole they may
be said, in athletic parlance, to be in the
pink OF condition, though two or three of
the players seem slightly overtrained,
Judging from their worn expressions and
medltative mood. To say that they are
filled with excitement and fear would be
putting it lightly. They are affected with
| that extreme nervousness which often
overcomes veteran athletes on the eve of a
great battle. All they can talk about is
the basketball game" and what they
will do If they win it. They only wish
that the diam mond-studded trophy which
Duke Oldenburg is said to have offered to
the winner would materialize. The sin Gle
topic OF discussion among the co-eds as
they went about through the corridors of
North Hall was the basketball game. In
most cases the first thing that was said
| when two co-eds met was, "Are you going
to the game tomorrow"
| Among the men all was silence, save an
occasional reference to the contest in a
cursory manner. To them there appears
to be little of interest in the contest, which
fact seems to be due to the wording OF
the announcement placards, which saw,
Women exclusively admitted"
The new costumes of the team have ar
rived. They consist of white sweaters
with blue "tI" and gold "C'' interlaced
upon them, blue bloomers with trimmings
of gold braid. Their tennis shoes will be
laced with golden cords.
The following are the California players
and their positions: Home, Miss Brown
sill, '9s; right forward, Miss Jones; left
| forward, Miss Edna Robinson, '9S; center,
Miss Griswold, 98; right center Miss Nc
Cleve, '98; left center, Miss Terrill, '99,
| Miss Hanscom. '99; right guard. Miss
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04

Christian Church of this city, is at Woodland
assisting his brother in revival services there.
Fred L. Button, the prominent attorney, and
family are passing few weeks on the ranch OF
County.
The Reliance baseball game to have been
played Sunday has been postponed for two
weeks owing to the Acmes having to go to
Santa Cruz 10 play local team.
Jonas Bros. are reported as having COM
pleted a settlement with the creditors of the
firm and 1t is expected they will reopen their
store on Broadway Monday, ii not sooner.
At the meeting of the Lathers Union last
night the success OF the strike was announced
amid quite an ovation. John Johnson was
elected vice. president, vice Louis Hemphill.
Porter Lodge will celebrate its eighteenth
anniversary on April Is, at which time they
Will tender P. G. NJ. Charles n. Fox a recep-
tion. The Veteran Odd Fellows will also be
present.
The next meeting of the Library Association
of Central California will be held on the 10th
OF this month at the rooms of the Alameda
Free Library. The May meeting will be held
in Oakland.
cent to the Telegraph-avenue electrician
tracks has been commenced by the company
A patent machine for melting the bitumen
has been secured.
The Oakland Oratorio Society is now rehears-
ing Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise " as well
as the Light of Asia" The former will probably
be rendered in conjunction with the sStabat
Mater" at future concert.
George Liant and Martin Wheeland, inmates
OF the inhrmary, ere committed to the insane
asylum to-day. The former tried to kill him
self with poison and the latter tried to commit
suicide by cutting his throat.
1.-The Eutopia Club of San Francisco will give
a concert next Friday evening at the First
Bapti Church of this city under the direction
OF Professor Pasmore for the benefit of the
Seventh Ward Benevolent Club. This club is