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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-04
Orerd0se 0f Rrnmidia.

DIR. Seth Kittrell, a young ply
stefan at Mt. Pleasant, died Monday
from an overdose of bromidia ad-
ministered by his own hand. 1t APP
pears that he had been drinking for
several days, but, feeling better
Monday, came down from his room.
Meeting one of his young friends, he
entered into a playful scuffle. The
violent exercise brought on heart
failure, and he died shortly after
wards. His remains were buried
Tuesday.
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Have You Heard HDQbOdQ

say anything about COFFEE
lately? If you haven't, why lis
ten: We will sell you coffee at
from l5c per pound for a good,
strong drink, to 25c per pound
for the finest green coffee; one
that is good enough for a kings
beverage.
In canned goods we are right
up-to-date. We are expecting
every day shipment of fresh
figs, dates and cocoanuts from
New York. We go to head
quarters to buy and get the best
"See?"
oct9 3m w. E. McKENN0N.
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Board of Education Meeting.

At meeting of the City Board of
Education last Tuesday night, w. S.
Fleming was unanimously reelected
President, Lynch Perry, Vice
President, and e. Yoest, Secretary
and Treasurer. The report Of Mr..
w. E. Bostick, principal of the
white school, shows an enrolment of
397 pupils, and that of j. II. Kelly,
principal of the cOlored school, an
enrolment of 527 pupils.
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DEATHS.

REPoTED BY BARR & CAKES.
A. J. Kuhn, died Nov. %, aged SO,
consumption.
J. M. Parker, died Dec. 2.
[REPoRTED BY JOHN WEST.
Mrs. Caroline Yancey died Nov.
"a, age IA years, dropsy.
Mrs. Rode Griffin died Nov. 80,
age q years, dropsy.
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Warming to MaurY County.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. 1.-The
courthouse of Randolph County,
Ala, situated at Wedowee, was
burned to the ground last night
with all of its contents, consisting of
all of the records of the county fol
fifty years past. No details of the
fire are known. The building was
worth $4,000.
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Notice.

All persons having claims against
Richard r. Cook are notified to pre-
sent them to me duly authenticated
on or before the 1st day of January,
1897, for pro rata payment under his
deed of trust. l.. p. PADGETT,
Nov. II, 1896. Trustee.
noV20 2t
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IfYNnr Money

is just little scarce and you need a
hat, don't fail to see our line of pat
tern hats, which we are selling at
half price. Sailors and walking hats
at the very lowest figures. These
low prices will prevail at our special
sale on Saturday and Monday.
1t Mrs. H. F. FARIss.
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>J.
ROSENTHAL

The continued warm weather has
thrown damper over the demand
for winter goods. The result is that
stocks in every department are larg-
er than they should be. Time is fly
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-04

Last Tuesday night the Odd Eel
lows elected the following named
officers for the ensuing six months:
Mike Winegartner, n. G., j. r.
Dowell, Vice Grand, H. L. White,
Secretary, Ben Lazarus, Treasurer.
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Farmers !!

we exchange -four and meal for your
corn and wheat, or buy it at high est
prices. Send us your grain to the
elevator.
If COLUMBIA MILL IL ELEv AToR Co.
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We have placed lot of. odds and
ends in Dinner and Tea Sets on
center counter. First class goods at
prices lower than the lowest.
decd 3t DoBBINS d EWING.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-04

Our blue SeaLn flour knocks the
persimmon. o its tout o. sight. :"
Your grocer has it.
If COLUMBIA MILL Il ELEVATOR Co.
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TOYS! ToYs!! TOYs!iI

We have determined to close out
our line of Toys. Come quick
decd st DoBBINs q EWING.
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MILL1N cry.

Our stock is complete and up-to-
date. Walking hats and sailors re-
ceived daily.
Misses CARROLL & MANGANG,
Entrance through McKennon, Anderson
4 Fosters store. march29
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Cash Buyers

Will find some interesting prices
on dinner and toilet sets for the
next 30 days. DoBBINs & EWING.
dpo4-2t
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White & DaimWOOd,
Always on Ton!

North Main Street, and see the result
You will be satisfied to come again.
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MURDER
That Is What this Means to our High
Priced Councillors.

IITOVW OVHIPVIIVVIo'
"a lbs. fancy straight -four ... soc.
20 lbs. granulated Sugar, 80. $l.00.
81 lbs. good green coffee go. 100.
2 ID. package Scotch oat flakes, .10c.
Special for Saturday and Monday
only:
4 ounce Bruton snuff. .10c,
only one to customer.
Bring your cash to
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Hot Water Bottles.
WOODBRIDGE & IRVINE,
DRU GGISTS
DEATHS HARVEST.

Andrew j. Kuhn was born March
20, 1927, and died in peace at h is home
in South Columbia last Sa turday
night, November 2S, lacking only u
few months of reaching his three
score. years and ten, mans allotted
time on earth. Monday morning at
10:30 O'Clock, his funeral services
were preaced in the First Methodist
Church by Rev. ID. G. Kelly, and his
remains were inferred in Rose Hill
Cemetery. The pall-bearers were,
Messrs. John Latta, Ed. McKennon,
John B. Ashton. H. p. Figuers, G.
w. Hays and Thos. H. Williams.
Mr.. Kuhn moved to Columbia, Oct.
Is, 1873, where he has lived since; he
never made any profession of
religion until the Sam Jones meet
ing which was held here in May,
and was not entirely converted un-
til few weeks before his de ath.
DR.. Kelly, who was often with him
during his illness, in his sermon
beautifully portrayed the working
of Gods power in his soul; he died
converted man, fervently de-
claring his faith in God, and went
to possess a grander, sweeter life
than Adam lost in Eden. His wife
survives him. They had no chill
dren.
Wednesday morning Mr.. G. A.
Parker received a telegram calling
HIM to Lawrenceburg and ANNOUNCE
ing the death of his father, Mr.. j.
Milton Parker, who died at that
place Tuesday evening. The re-
mains were carried to Giles County
for interment Thursday morning.
Mr.. Parker lived in Columbia for
number of years, and had many old
friends here who will regret to hear
Of his death. We extend our
heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved
family.
After a long and painful illness,
Mrs. James Griffin died Monday at
her home on School street, in South
Columbia, in the 9th year of his
age. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Advent Chapel Tues
day at IL O'Clock by Rev. A. G. Kill
heffer, and her remains were inter-
red in Rose Hill Cemetery. Her
husband and two step-children sur
vive her.
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Our Opening,

Monday, Tuesday and w ednesday
nights, 18th, Sth and 9th. Don't fail
to see it. JAMES BROS.
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Ashton Bros.

Want to buy your wheat and corn
shelled or in the ear at the mill or
any r. r. Station. If.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-04
You Can't Make

white bread from inferior flour. You
can't make poor bread with blue
Seal" flour. You house-keepers or
der the "Blue Seal" the cook will
do the rest All grocers have 1t.
Made only by the
If COLUMBIA MILL 81 ELEVATOR Co.
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A WELL STOCKED
GROCERY STORE

is the place where you will save the
most money. 1t pays to be econom-
ical in buying groceries as well as
buying anything else. You may not
save fortune here on every article,
but few cents every now and then
counts in the long run. 1t will pay
you to try our blend of roasted coffee
at 20 cents per pound.
Respectfully,
E. W. Gamble Grocery Go,
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Special Cloak Sale
For Saturday, Monday and All
Next Week,
We are Going to Make Low
Prices.
FORCE SALES.


FIRST
Cloth capes at. .........$1 so.
worth $3.50
SECOND
Cloth Capes at. ~. .... so so,
worth $500.
THIRD
Cloth Capes at ....... SO 80,
worth $500.
FOURTH
Astrachan, Boucle, and
Cloth Capes at,.......$4 so,
worth $3.50.
FIFTH
Astrachan, Boucle, and
Cloth Capes at .......$ 6 90,
worth $3.50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-04

GarwOOd's SarsapariIla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS
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New Goods,
odd Fellows.

Opened daily, a grand display.
1t JAMES BROS.
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MARRIAGES.
WHITE,

WHITE.
Floyd Richardson to Mi SO Flor
ence Shaw.
James Eugene. Jackson to Miss
Mayme Irvine Latta.
H. w. Akin to Miss Sue Brooks.
j. NJ. Taylor to Miss Eta Bur kett.
COL0RED.
Edmond Thompson to Margaret
Lamb.
Bose Virgins to Rebecca Edge.
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Two Cold Feet

are common affl 'ctions; so common,
in fact, we have lbil II IN extra sup
ply OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
HE SPOKE A WORD FOR GOD
Man Who Raised the Hair on the Heads of
several AGnostics

Chicago, H., April 2S.-"I want TO say
a word for God" was the rather startl-
ing remark made by II. 5. Wilcox yes
ferday afternoon. II was not in a re-
Igious gathering, but in the meeting OF
the Chicago Anthropological society.
There was a fiutter Of excitement, as
the speaker was sitting in the rear. end
of the room, and two or three women
applauded Mr.. Wilcox as he walked Ia
the aisle. and the remainder of the all,
dience Were 80 much aStOnished at the
holiness of the speaker to do ANYTHING.
save look at him and wonder what was
coming.
The society is holding the last of its
meetings for the season, and J. ]. NJ.
Angear had lectured on The Impera-
tive Forces in Nature" The meetin.
was held in the club room of the Great
Norohern Hotel. When the lecturer
had concluded, one after another his
statements were attacked by \. G. Vog>
Ter, DR.. c. a. F. Lindorm, DR.. A. c. Rob.
erts and Or. ]. c. Lewis. They thought
the lecturer was assuming a supram,
being. directing hand in the laws or
nature. and they attacked ridiculea
all ideas of God or Providence. or any
other moving and creating cause.
Ex-Judge J. c. Baker replied N The
critics, and defended the idea Of a su-
preme being. His argument was greet
ed with Interruptions, and the ready
questions which the antagonistic hs
at hand, until Mr.. Baker became en-.
tangled In the meshes. much 10 the
amusement Of the greater part of The
audience. which was apparently not IL
harmony with him. The titterinE tina;
followed the exUltation of the antago-
nlStic was quickly suppressed by the
ringing tones Of Mr.. Wilcox. u want IL
say word Tor God
You can say a dozen" answered
President TYllotSon.
Then Mr. Wilcox, having reached the
presidents table, turned TO the critics.
who were examining him in a auizzical
way. and said:
Il am astonished that You talk as Won
do You announce yourselves as an
tagomstic, materialists. and free-think-
ers. You deny God. am here 20 defend
Him You ridicule the supernatural
What are YOU? Who are you2 How
do you exist? There IS the superantur-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
"a HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO
SHAVE WITH"
SAPOI 10
Is THE PROPER THING FOR HOUSE-CLEANING.

owners wife ignorant and he away.
The scene was a spectacle, curious. in
teresting, sad. The fire was a consum-
ing demon; it roared and cracked; the
boom of exploding giant powder and
| dynamite made the strong a little TO
fear; above all came the occasional
sound Of the stentorian human voice
like the ships captain in a strom, or
the commanding officer in the din Of
battle; there were evidences of self
sacrificing bravery but never of unec-
essary fear.
Six blocks were swept away and
among the losses many were total
Where house rents were high or not
attainable many lived where they did
business and on every hand could be
heard: Il lost everything except what
have on my back" 1t took less than
three hours from the alarm of fire for
the flame TO do its work, hence it may
be imagined how general was the loss
in the burnt district. Next to if not the
best business block on Bennett avenue
was burnt. Dry goods, groceries, fur
nfture, jewelry, drug, boot and shoe
stores were burned. Butcher shops,
bakeries, eating and rooming houses
were burned. The mining stock ex-
change, the postoffice, the First Ma
tional bank. law offices, doctor and
dental offices, real estate and brokers'
offices, saloons, laundries, bath houses
and churches were burned. Thirty
lawyers without offices, four preachers
without pulpits. merchants without
business, residents without homes.
These are some of the results of yes
terday's fire. The hand of Providence
was laid heavily upon the Tenderloin
district but there are few pulpits left
in the city, where the matter may be
proclaimed.
During the fire thieves did their ne
farfous work-even attempted TO fire
the town in other places. The police
did their duty. Regular and extra po-
licement patrolled the city effectively
But the man who will attempt TO burn
up millions of property. render thou
sands homeless, that he may have a
chance to steal a few dollars IS an in
conceivable human monstrosity.
What will be the effect on Cripple
Creek? L cannot now guess further
than TO say the burnt district in so far
as rebuilt, will be covered with sub
stantial brick buildings. This is only
the experience of mining camps-they
must be burned before they will learn
to build TO avoid fires. Carpenters are |
every where rushing work today to get
new buildings ready for rent
BRUCE KEENAN,.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
SECRET LETTERS MAY BE SHOWN
Gowdy of Indiana Accused of Abusing Har-
rison's Chances

indianapolis. Ind. April 2S.-The I'M
earthing OF some Of the correspondence
that has been passing between Chair
man Gowdy Of Republican state COM
mittee and Mark a. Hanna Of Cleveland
McKinley's chief mana ger. has caused
a big stir not TO say an explosion, in
Indiana politics. Gowdy's oppOnent IS
who have possession OF the letters de-
clare that the time is not ripe for their
use, and GowGy, on the other hand.
declares that the letters viii never be
made public because. in that case. those
who have them would be compelled 70
explain how they got them II Is his
impression that they were stolen from
the mails, and that whoever committed
the offense has 70 be protected. Those
who have the letters do not seem to be
alarmed on this subject. They declare
that the letters are OF a character 20
demonstrate that Mr.. Gowdy. as chair
man OF the state committee. Is directing
the Mckinley campaign in the state
upon lines distinctly inimical % Har-
TisOn. and that they show a mean ef-
foTt 70 break down his political pres
ugs N this state by the dissemination
OF newspaper paragraphs derogatory
10 him.
The incident has aroused great wrath
upon the part % the Harrison men. 20
whom the letters have been shown. and
they VIII Be- more determined than ever
IN their opposition 70 Mckinley instruc-
lions in the state convention. Three OF
the delegates 70 whom The letters have
been shown have vowed that. unless
Governor Mckinley disayows such me-
thots. they shall never vote for hin az
s.. Louis After Harrlson's letter. In
diana was unani nous for Mckinley.
and his interests here needed 40 mana
ger
State Senator Newly pointed ont the
chief cause OF The weakening q The
Mckinley sntimea; here the other day
when ne said
some persons tried - make i appear
hst they were mainly instrumental
in working up Ihe Mckinley boom 10
this state, while The facts are TIA; The
state was Tor Mckinley wfthous their
interference An impression aoE PEE
walls sa2t their work for Mckinley szs
from interested motives. and that ihsy
zee patronage so- themselves IN The ar
4 As should Be nominated Ta.s IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29

al You may analyZe your body, de-
compose its elements, speak glibly OF It's
composition. The carcaSSes OF the live
man and the dead man do not differ in
their material constituents, but can you
define yourself? Is not that the super
natural? You can assemble the chem
ical constitutions of an egg, but can you,
by subjecting il 10 heat, make flesh, and
bone, and blood and feathers? Is not
this thing We call life supernatural? 1t
presumes a Coda directing force !
believe that God not only calls these
laws into existence but that ne still d.
reefs them"
"Who created your God?" shouted G.
W. Scott
Ct don't know any more about that, "
replied Mr. Wilcox, than you know
what makes your heart beat. You can
stop its beating. but you can not make
il beat It beat before you were con-
scious Of it's beating, it beats while you
sleep, and il may beat long after the
little intelligence in your head is gone.
If you do not know what makes that
heart beat, why do you deny a God be-
cause you do not know how he was
made?"
Which one Of the Gods is yours?"
asked some one in the audience.
II do not care what you call him-Je-
hovah. Mohammed, The First Cause, or
The Supreme Being. He is the motive
power OF this universe"
The members Of the society piled Mr..
Wilcox with questions involving a de-
scription of the Supreme Being, and he
replied by saying he was supernatural.
and so long as man could not fathom
his own nature, he told his questioners,
they were not in position to deny
the existence of the supernatural.
Mr. Wilcox was warmly applauded at
the close of mis- contest with the scien-
tific end of the society.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
Is THIS REALLY FACT
Reported Discovery of a CURIOUS Cave Near
Perry, o. u.


Perry, o. T, April 2S.-The Enterprise
says:
Two old Colorado miners. who have
been prospecting about Perry for two
months, and who have made some good
discoveries. were south of hte city Sat
urday, down in the deep ravine, through
the bottom Of which flows the peaceful
waters Of the classic Rio del Bovine
prospecting along the ledge of rock
which overhangs it, when they came
upon an opening in the rock, almost en-
tirely concealed from view by the heavy
underbrush, but by making a more
careful examination, they found that
the opening was but the beginning of a
long hall or avenue which led into the
hillside.
Lighting their lanterns, which they
always carry with them, they entered
the long hall and began tour of inves-
tigation. After they had picked their
way along the damp, narrow passage for
some fifty feet il widened into a large
room or cave, so wide that they could
not see across it with the light of their
lanterns and with a ceiling so high it
seemed fifty feet above them. When
they spoke aloud their voices seemed to
echo through vast caverns and the sill
very HOIeS OF running water could be
heard below them
The men, Injured to all kinds of
experiences, hesitated but few minutes
when they proceeded with an investiga-
ton of what they believed and after
ward found, 10 he a large cave covering
many acres, and has, from evidences
found within it, been the habitation of
bandits and land pirates.
They came upon human bones scat
tered about, and found a very well
formed human scull, which they believe
10 have been woman's There ere
some evidences too of this having been
the den Of some large gang of counter
feiters
After a general inspection Of this
large secret underground chamber they
withdrew with the determination to re-
turn soon and make a more thorough
examination of what may prove 10 be
a wonderful cave near our city. They
ieft the human remains where they
found them, as they felt it would be
sacrilege 10 disturb them or move them
from the place where they have so long
dWeh in peaceful solitude
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
JESSIE Is IN DANGER
Oklahoma Citv's Fair Prisoner Comes Near
Being Poisoned.

Guthrie, Q. T., April 2S-The Oklaho-
ma City Journal has the following:
Jessie Finley and Bette Blackford
inmates Of the jail here were drugged
by some person giving them a bottle
OF spiked beer. AT first it was suppos-
ed the girls had taken too much cocaine
which they are in the habit OF using
but this they deny. Jessie Finlay saws
some one came TO the jail window and
called her to come TO the window and
get bottle Of beer. She went to the
WINDOW and got the beer but there was
no one there, so she does not know who
gave It 70 her. She and Betty Black
ford drank il and il affected botb of
them.
Jessie Finley thinks some one
tried 10 kill her and if she had drank
all Of the beer they would have sue
ceeded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29

preston has gained such Roadway and
been strengthened to such an extent
that it has materially dampened the
ardor for Mckinley If Mr.. Mckinley
loses any of the Indiana votes at st.
Louis ii will be owing more to this
| cause than TO any other"
| This correspondence, coming as Il
1 does, has greatly increased this feel
ing until now it is doubtful whether the
, state will instruct for Mckinley, while,
| had the convention been held two or
| three weeks after Harrisin's letter. the
instructions would have gone through
like a whirlwind.
The Matthews presidential boom is
| suffering from a bad case of lassitude.
| Ihose close to him are complaining that
the Indiana Democrats do not take hold
OF 1t with becoming vigor and enthusi-
asm, and the thing seems to languish
| almost at the point of death, just for
want OF attention. The first cause OF
this lack of interest is the general de-
bility of the Democratic party. The
feeling that they cannot possibly win
| makes it impossible to arouse any great
interest among Democrats here or else
where as TO the matter of candidates
Every effort in this direction is met
with the query: Whats the use?-
And then the man spproacned goes
about his business or busies himself
thinking how Their liver flows
But there is q secondary cause in the
fact that the governor is playing hide
and-seek with the currency question,
and is thereby satisfying neither the
free silver nor the sound money eIe-
ments of his party.
we shall favor Matthews candidacy
said one Of the leaders of the silver
movement when asked about the mat
ter, but we should have done so with
a heap more enthusiasm If he had stood
pat on his free coinage speech in the
convention of 1874. instead of giving out
interviews TO the effect that he has mod
flied his views. and trying to make the
gold bugs believe that he is rapidly
coming around their way Of thinking
We don't want a straddle. When the
state convention comes we shall adopt
a straight l6 10 plank, and If Matthew
wants TO go 10 Chicago as the exponent
of that sentiment. We shall be enIhGsi-
astically for him"
The expression Of a prominent Fed
eral office-holder differed materially
from this.
The trouble with the Matthews
boom" said he. is that the people have
not much use for man who is chang
ing his views every few minutes Who
can tell you whether Matthews would
be for sound money or for the silver
heresy by the time election day rolled
around? II our people try 10 make the
on a free silver platform.
we'll lose the state by $1,000 votes. I
don't fear this, however. but I am
afraid that We VIII emerge from the
60
that viii mean everything 10 everyaod.
and nothing 10 anybody. That would
be nearly as bad as a free silver dec
laration."