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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
Not on the Shelf.

One of the greatest mistakes in
life is that of "A wOman's sitting down
when she has passed the meridian
of years and quietly waiting for
death. 1t may be exceedingly pretty,
and quite like the action of some
sweet old story, the patient waiting
with pale face and placid smile and
folded hands, playing in way the
part of the old IdreS and pendteS be-
side the fire; but there are much
more effective parts than that of a
statue in a niche, and there seems
to be no reason for going into the
grave before it is ready for us.
1t is not, however, very-long since
this attitude was thought the proper
thing for the elderly. Women with
gray hair not only hid it with a wig
or cap, or both, but hid and eifaced
themselves as well. Age was un-
lovely, they said, and so they put it
out of sight, as far as they could, by
clinging to the chimney corner, OF
course, they were useful there; the
grandmother, the old aunt, is useful
everywhere; and of course they
were in the way of perfecting char
acter, and of becoming saints
through sacrifice and remuneration.
But they did not have much very
vivid enjoyment. What enjoyment
they did have was chiefly vivariOus
joy at seeing and knowing the joy
of others.
1t is fortunate for women of adj
vancing years that nowadays public
opinion has changed, and that it is
expected they shall form a part of
society and of all the pleasures of
society. They belong now to clubs /;
they are engaged in various public
and semipublic work; they are ac-
lively interested in charities; they
are not deprived of any invitation
because of their years; and the
value of their wisdom and mellowed
experience is as fully acknowledged
as the value of youth and sparkle
and beauty.
1t is a pleasant sight now in all
the country towns where the trolley
car has penetrated to see these rath-
er elderly women taking their rides ;
to see their pleasure in what would
have been considered by their
| a w llu
to see them doing their own shopping
in all places, attending to their
checkbooks and bank accounts,
when they have such articles, by no
means relinquishing their rights III
Church management, their interest
in public questions, and following or
adopting the fashions to such extent
as they please.
Not very many years since 1t
would have been thought that a wo-
man at the time of life of which we
speak was neglecting all the affairs of
her soul, and showing a strange dis
regard of her eternal welfare in al
lowing herself to feel very keen inter
est in the affairs of the instant-a
part of the old feeling that we are
placed here to live somewhere else-a
righteous feeling, and one assisting
the souls growth, if not suffered to
eXtinguish natural and normal fea-
lures of existence here. But now
women of advanced years assist at
every function of what is called high
life; their gray hair, covered or un-
covered, as it may be, is an evident
part of the audience at the concert
and only when they are quite un-
able to do otherwise do tt ey submit
to being laid upon the sheif.-Har-
per's.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
Tax Sales Of Real Estate.

Pursuant to a decree of the Honorable
Circuit Court of Maury County, entered
at the January term, 1895, / will sell at
the court house door in the town of Co.
lumbia Tennessee on
Saturday the 9th day of May 1895,
to the highest and best bidder the fol-
lowing lots or pal cells of land, situated
il Maury County, Tennessee.
In case of State of Tennessee ct. al, VS..
A. j. Kirkpatrick and Dave and Joe
Hardison.
Tract of land containing 203 acres ly-
ing in the Dist civil district of Maury
County, bounded north by Akin, south
by Atkison, east by Hays, west by AL
len.
State of Tennessee ct al, VS.. Bette
Gordon.
One lot lying in the 9th civil district
of Maury County, bounded north by
Mack, south by Perrv, east by Booker,
west by Anderson Street.
TERMS OF SALE:-Said tracts or par
cells Of land will be sold separately on a
credit of 6 and II months free from the
equity of redemption. Purchaser to
execute notes with approved security
and lien retained to secure the pay
ment of purchase money. Sale within
legal hours. w. +. EMBRY,
apr17-4t. Clerk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
WATER VALLEY.

WATER VALLEY, May 3.-Rev. Sulli-
van preached at Mission Chapel this
morning at IL o'clock, and Rev. Mr..
Cunningham of Louisville, KY, gave us
a fine sermon at Alexander this after
noon,
SundayIscliool at the Methodist
Church next Sunday in the afternoon at
two o'clock. Bro. Oakley will preach at
O'clock.
Mr.. ]. II. Fleming expects to attend
the District Conference at Centreville
next week he is delegate from our
church.
Mr.. Jessie Brown lost fine mare
recently. 1t fell in gully and broke
its neck.
The army worms are reported to be in
several wheat fields, in this neighbor'
hood, and are destroying them very fast
The wheat is heading out, and some OF
our men are getting quite blue over the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
The Army Worms.

Read our correspondents columns,
and you will learn the extent to
which the army worms have invad-
ed and are devastating pasture
lands, and oat fields, etc, in Maury
County. They are very expensive
pest while they last, but Fortunate
ly they do not live but fourteen days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

prospect for wheat crop.
Miss Emma Hutchinson, after pleas
ant visit here, has returned to her home
at Union.
Mrs. Bell Johnson visited her rela-
tives at this place last week.
Mr.. Allen Caldwell, of Kentucky
visited his relatives here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Climer are re-
ioicing over the arrival of young lady
at their home. They have named her
Elsie Irene.
AS ever the same, ORESTRA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
MELANGE.

Nonsense and News, Odds and Finds,
Wise and Otherwise.
The Bible tells the slu9gard to go to
the ant, but in these days most of them
go TO the father-in-law.
1t takes some men long time to find
out that they can never become rich by
keeping all they get,
The devil wants no better tool than a
mean woman or lazy man.
There is nothing so strong or safe in
the emergency of life as the simple
truth.
A wife has no business sewing for the
heather when her husband wears a
heavy long-tailed coat in summer to
avoid EN- barrassment.
One difference between the leap year
girl and the free silver politician is that
the former pops the question and the
latter questions the pops.
The latest thing with the young man
of fashion in New York is to go out for
a spin on his tandem, HOFFMAN occu'
plying the back seat
The greed of gain attached chris
tianity in its cradle when for thirty
pieces of silver Christ wa betrayed.
The first successful woman editor and
proprietor of a newspaper in this coun-
! trv was, according to the Hartford COur-
/ ant, 100 years ago, She had as a sub
scriber George Washington
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

All our calicoes, consisting of
the choicest patterns, stan
dard quality, none excepted,
go in this sale 1t ....... 5
Heavy Brown Domestic, full
yard wide 5
Elegant quality Ginghams,
worth SC, go now at
Scotch Lawn, fast cOlors, cheap
at 71ac., sell at ............ 3
Challies of unusual pretty
styles, must go .........
ChameleoDs MORE, of the
latest designs, only 49,. 10
Boys Knee Pants, less than
cost of material %
Boys Knee Suits, from to 8, at Is
Childs Wool Suits, beauties 70
Wool Jeans Pants, all sizes Is
Half Wool, good weight, dres-
sy Pants, good material 90
A serviceable good Business
Coat, all sizes ... $l.5
A Business Suit, half wool,
wears and looks as we'll as a
Sl2 suit, go with this sale at. $3.7
Is Fine Coats and Vests, form
erly belonging to $l5 suit,
your choice at .. $40
The best 60c unlaundered shirts
go with this sale ,....... 40
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
LOchridge VS.. LOchridge.

In the divorce suit of LOchridge
VS.. Lochridge. before Chancellor
Alternately last Friday, the wife was
granted a divorce and twelve hun
dred fifty dollars in alimonY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
Changes of Railroad Schedule.

Train No. 3, South bound, arrives
at l0:l5 o'clock in the morning, in
stead of l0:37, as heretofore. Train
No. 2, North bound, arrives at 6:1O
in the evening, instead of $40; be-
ginning next Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

Laundered Percale Shirts, all
sizes and patterns .. ..... 3Sc
Athletic Sweaters, good quail
ty, all shades .. ...... Toe
Strictly all wool, newest
shades and Turtle Neck $1.25
L. A. w. Bicycle Shoe, made
Kangaroo Calf soft, flexible
and in every particular up
to-date ..::... 80. $500
Goth Century Toe, Mons Tan
colored dressy and durable
shoes ...., ...,.......,,.... $l.75
Goth Century Toe, Mems solid
inner and outer, Tap Heel
and Counter, Lace or Con-
gress ....... .... ...... $3.50
100 Pair Mems Shoes, Lace and
Congress, Black and Tan,
solid in every particular 49,, $1.15
Mems two buckle Grain Plow
Shoes, all sizes See. ........ 97c
100 Pair Boys and Buckle
Plow shoes, No. 2, only 54c
l27 Pair Ladies Shoes, in ~,
3, and 80, these numbers
only, formerly sold at from
$3.50 to $500 per pair 80. CSC
goth Century Toe, Ladies Don
COLA Button, to 7........ $1.35
$50 pair Ladies Shoes, Dongola
Button, 3 to Z, at ............ Soc
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

GarwOOd's SarsaparilIa-fOr the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
LOW PRICES =.
FOR GOOD VALUES
Are the Best Statesmen on Earth,

Especially when backed with stock of DRY GOODS
rival for taste in selection
late novelties Our stock of Clothing Hats and Gents Furn
ishing Goods manufactured
O
requirements in style skill high quality
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
LOOK OUT
For popa THE pu' NEW Champion BinderS2MOWerS

They are here and have stay
your wheat barley rye oats and German met viii take
best farmers has to about the New Champon her
49,
machine
did of
Mauy COUNTY JAMES II. PARRISH.
er@ satterfeld g. Dodson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

1t takes some men long time to fine
out that they can never become rich by
keeping all they get.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08

The devil wants no better tool than
mean woman or lazy man.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
The Legislature.

The State Legislature met in Ba-
ton Rouge Monday, and organized
by electing the necessary officers.
Senator Albert Estopinal, OF st.
Bernard, was elected President
pro TEN of the Senate.
Mr.. S. z. Henry of Cameron
was unanimously elected speaker
of the House of Representatives.
The Citizens League members
are with the Democrats, and will
not 90 behind the returns. Eos
tor will be declared elected, and
will be inaugurated.
The Republicans and Popullsts
have showed weakness at the or
ganization of both Houses OF the
Legislature. They are demora-
lied, and all efforts Oh their part
to count in Pharr, will be futile.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
The Mission.

The mission which commenced
at the Catholic church last Sun
day, preached by Rev. Knapp, a
Dominican priest, is very largely
attended.
The exercises and sermons take
place at nine O'Clock in the morn
ing, and at seven O'Clock in the
evening. The morning sermons
are mostly attended by ladies'; at
night an unusually large number
of men attend.
The sermons are good, and are
listened to with the greatest atten-
ton, in fact, the subjects treated
by the preacher are so well word
ed, in a language SO pure and dis
tinct, that he absorbs the atten-
ton and admiration of every one,
and many who are not regular
church goers attend the ser
vices tc hear the good sermons
of Father Knapp.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
WhoOping Cough.

There Is no danger from this disease
when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
freely given. 1t liquefies the tough mu-
Gus and aids its expectOratiOn. 1t also
lessons the severity and frequency of
paroxysms of coughing. and insures a
speedy recovery. There is not the least
danger in giving the remedy to children
or babies, as it contains no injurious
substance. For sale by 7. j. Liable
druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
STROMER -DUCHAMP.

AT ten o'clock Monday morning
the llth inst, DIR. George Stro-
mer, of Broussardville, was mar.
ried to Miss Marie Caroline Du-
champ, daughter of Mr.. E. A.
Duchamp our esteemed Presi-
dent of the Police Jury. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
A. b. Langlois at the Catholic
church, where a large number OF
friends and relatives had gathered
to witness the marriage.
MIR. and Mrs. Stromer left on
the evening train for a bridal trip
to Germany, to pay a visit to the
parents of the groom.
The Messenger is under obliga-
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Stromer, for
a piece of the wedding cake.
May their married life be crow
ned with happiness and prosperi-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16

Some OF our people get turl-
ously mad, when they read such
effusion as published recently in
the New York Sun, written by a
young lady by the name of Null
lett, who visited this town some
weeks ago. The article in ques-
ton is simply ridiculous, and alb
surd, but it looks very much as if
the young lady obtained her stu
pid information from some of our
people, who must have told her OF
such ridiculous tales, as for in
stance, the seeding of cotton by
hand, the spinning of cotton, the
mixing of babies at balls, and the
firing of pistol to announce the
end of the ball.
But Notwithstanding her many
lies and ridiculous report concern
ing our people and their manners.
and ways of living, she has hit
several truthful points. Some of
our 'cajans' do come to town on
creole pennies, that should be a
cause or reason to establish a So
ciety for the prevention of cruelty
to dumb animals. Some of the
ladies of the town do walk the
streets with their faces wrapped
up in double wells, and one of our
bachelors complained of having
made a dudish bow to a black
coon girl, thinking her to be one
of his lady friends. And although
we have some refined and educa-
ted people, who speak English and
French correctly and fuently, we
must admit that we have large
number Of not only boys, but men
and ladies who indulge, unfor-
tunately, too frequently, in that
negro or gumbo French, that moi
even a French man can under.
stand. If our people, and parti-
cularly those who give such in.
formations for publication would
show little more good sense in
giving facts, and do away with
Evangeline and other stupid tales
and reform some of their manners
and particularly the negro French
they would have less reasons tc
complain. .-f d. -.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16

Any one who has ever had at attack of
infiammatory rheumatism will rejoice
with Mr. J. A. Stumm, 22O Boyle Height,
Los Angeles. over his fortunate escape
from a siege Of that distressing ailment.
MIR. Stumm il foreman Of NIerrian's con-
fectionery establishment. Ssme months
ago. ON leaving the heated work room to
run across the street ON an errand, he
was caught out in the rain. The result
was that when ready TO go home that
night he was unable to walk. owing to
lnfianmatory rheumatism. He was ia
ken home. and on arrival was placed in
front OF good fire aud thoroughly rub
bed with Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
During the evening and night he was
repeatedly bathed with this Imminent,
and by morning was relieved of all rheu-
matte pains. He now takes especial
pleasure ia praising Chamberlain Pain
Balm. and always keeps bottle of it in
the house. For sale by T. J. Liable.
druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16

We had occasion this week to
look at the cards of our young
friend, David Duchsmp, son of
Mr.. E. A. Duchamp, which are
very satisfactory and highly CON-
plimentary to the young man.
Young Duchamp is in the Rheto-
ric Glass of the Spring Hill Col
lege, near Mobile, Ala. He has
the first premium cards, in excel
lence, Greek, History, Latin, Tri-
gonometry, Application, Daily ex-
ercise and recitation and good
conduct. His monthly report
reads: Conduct 100, health 100,
application 100, lessons exercises
100, Latin "a, Greek 80, English
81, history and geography 80, tri-
gonometry 100 The highest mark
to be attained is 100. Master
James Martin, son of Senator R.
Martin, who is attending the same
school, but in a lower class, is
also progressing in a very satisfac-
tory manner.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
Special Meeting.

The members of the st. Martinville
Board of Trade are requested to attend
special meeting tomorrow Sunday at
II o'clock a. ~. to discuss the coming
Fourth Of July celebration.
A large attendance is expected.
ALBT. BlENvENU,
Sec. pro tenn.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
State Of Ohio, CITY Of Toledo, !
T,ucas Comfy.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is the senior partner Of the firm Of +. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case Of CATARRH that cannot he
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day Of December,
A. d. 1885.
(~~) A. w. GLEASON,
}sEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the mucous surfaces
Of the system.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
t. Sold by Druggists. Toe.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16
We Must Get Out of the Old
Grooves.

lowing the old routine, producing
semi-tropical crops because it was
a possibility with them, and buy
ing from the other States all the
food articles needed for home con-
sumption of man and beast, pay
ing for them full prices and the
cost of transportation, while they
annually glutted the markets with
their own crops, hurriedly sold to
liquidate pressing Indebtedness
and crop liens. Experience has
shown that this kind of farming
or planting is not lucrative, and
thousands of those engaged i'll 1t
have failed. Were it not for the
extraordinary climatic advantages
of the Southern States and the
great fertility of the soil, such
agriculture could not have been
maintained as long as it has.
The problem that now presents
itself to the Southern tiller of soil
| is, as to how he can make a liv-
ing, support himself and his fami-
lly, old-fashioned methods haying
of recent years failed to do this.
1t is manifest that the farming in
dustry is reasonably lucrative i'll
the Western States, the great
communities there built up hav-
ing been founded upon the agri-
cultural resources of the country.
The South with greater resources
is more sparsely settled, and pre-
sents fewer evidences of accumu-
lated wealth. The reverse of this
should be the case, and the intel
ligent cultivation CT our soil
should quickly make our commu-
nifty the richest agricultural COM
munity in the world. To do this,
however, it is essential that we
should avail of our natural re-
sources, and avail of them in such
ways as are indicated by the
teachings of modern scientific
agriculture. If the farmers of the
South were to produce their crops
as economically as the grain crops
of the West arc now produced,
acre for acre or bushel for bushel,
the Southern States could beat
the world in any competitive test.
We have not availed of machine
cultivation to cheaper our culture
to anything like the extent that
has been done in the West. AT
Grand Island, Nebraska, where
beet culture is now receiving so
much attention, oats were sold
this last season at from 103 to IL
cents per bushel. The farmers
there do not seem to have suffered
specially from the low prices. They
simply consumed for their home
needs what they wanted, and only
sold their surplus crop. Their
crop was produced by machine
culture at a small cost.
The Southern States should be-
come the source of the main cat
tie, hog, horse and mule supply of
the country. Our climate will
produce grass in luxuriant supply,
and it is foolish for us to produce
unremunerative crops, and to buy
those things that we need from
other States of the Union, when
we can produce them more cheap
ly than the other States can. By
utilizing our own resources in
every direction we shall quickly
reach the agricultural indepen-
| 11-oo -. ,,,l,.ol $40 lc-o Loo,, .,~~
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-05-16

For Sale at . Bargain.
A fine Mathushek Piano. almost new
For particulars apply at this Office.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-07-04
4 Bank President.

Mr.. w. T. Nelson. president Of the
Second National Bank. of Jackson,
Tenn. SAYS: For Indigestion and
Nervous trouble. would rather give
up the use OF any remedy ! ever tried
than Kings Royal Germe,Ier. \S Il
nerve trauQuiliA"r and restornte. it is
all tha, can he desired. 1t is not
narcotic in any sense. but produces
the happiest effects upon the disorder
ed nervous system. | consider it ali
invaluable remedy. and have for years
been recommending it to my friends, >
New package. large hottie. los doses,
81. For sale by G. ". i,atman.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy cures
colds. Group and whoopiNE cough, It
is pleasant. safe and "rIiAhIr. For
sale by J. +. HUGHES, Druggist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-19

to show you my curios and tell you
some of the strange things about
them. Amber being electric was called
elektron, and you see how attractive it
becomes with a little friction. Here
is large piece of virgin amber, one of
the largest pieces in the world. BY rub
bing it with this chamois skin it be-
comes heavily charged with electricity
See these bits of paper and cardboard
flying after it as 1 pass it over the
table 1t is not to be wondered that the
ancients regarded it as mystical and
magical. They believed that there was
spirit of good or of evil in the amber,
and that heat melted that spirit to man.
ifest himself. The prevailing impress
sion was that it was spirit of affec-
ton, drawing others towards it, with
out malice. Many, however, believed
that the spirit in the amber was NAL
.evolent, and that it would deceive and
destroy all who came under its infiu-
ence. The human mind is naturally
more theological than philosophical,
and hence we have 40 many religions il,
the world They all seem to arise from
the natural disposition of man to
fathom the unfathoma BILE. and to build
theories concerning the supernatural.
The amber WIS fruitful of much specu-