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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

Mr.. ]. S. Farmer died of paralysis
at his home in South Columbia last
Tuesday evening at o'clock, in the
Goth year of his age. The funeral
services were conducted at the resi-
dence yesterday morning, and the
remains were inferred in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

WHAT 'stale, fat and unprofit-
able business this Congress is to
the country. They are doing moth
ing, are not intending to do any
thing, are not expected to do any
thing, except kill time and draw
their salaries. In the meantime
written above the office door of the
Advance Agent of Prosperity, is the
following: mon est inven tus."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

BRAVE little Cuba has stubbornly
refused to be whipped by Spain, but
whether she can stand the tedious,
tiresome talk of the American
House of Lords, is another and more
serious question. We have read in
holy writ of the terrible devastation
wrought by the jawbone of jack
ass,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

SHOPPING is science; those who
study it, save money, and the best
way to study it is to first read the
advertising columns in the HERALD.
In these columns you will find the
most reliable houses, and the ones
who best keep up with the times,
and who sell the best goods on the
closest margin. You may not have
thought of it before, but this is
strictly true.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

NORTH POLE, December, Is, 1896.
To the Columbia, Tenn, HERALD:
1 will visit Columbia to-day week,
and to every one of your subscribers
who has paid all arrears, l will give
a rich Christmas gift-an easy con-
science.-SANTA CLAUS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
Santa Claus

has made his headquarters this year
at Bucks little fruit and candy
stand on corner of South Main and
8th streets. He keeps the incest,
finest candy and the freshest fruit
in town. Full line of figs, dates,
prunes and raisins. % 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

JUST as the subject begins to grow
real interesting our neighbor, the
Maury Democrat, suddenly stops its
fight for the Nashville Centennial.
Our bright and crist, fresh and
newsy contemporary is very disap-
pointing at times.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

Upon the Cuban question as upon
all other questions, Grover Cleve-
land, when weighed in the balance,
is found wanting. He is the most
chronic, constitutional, habitual,
all-round disappointment, glaring
failure and gross fraud that ever
encountered a great office.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
The Columbia Creamery.

J. G. Hart has contract to dig a
well Oh the vacant lots Just north of
of South Side Park, and if water can
be found in sufficient quantity the
will be located there.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

MosT likely Evans, Case and
Warner invented that war scare just
to turn public attention from the
query, "what became of that
boOdle?n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE latest dispatches tell us that
the Advance Agent of Prosperity
has mired in the Slough of Despond,
but that old Santa Claus will come in
on time next Friday, alice samee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

NEXT week our regular hour for
going to press would fall on Christ
mas eve, but to accommodate our
printers we will try to go to press
about ten hours earlier than usual.
Our advertisers will please bear this
in mind and send in their copy a
day earlier than usual.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

JUAN RIOS REVERB has been
chosen to succeed Gen. Maceo, as
the Cuban commander in Pinar Del
Rio.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE columns of failures, foreclos-
ures and shut-downs since conf
dence has been restored, are "too
numerous to mention"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

If America had man instead of
a stuffed prophet in the White
House, Cuba would start the New
Year free Republic and an indie
pendent people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
RAINS, THE DRUGGIST.
Is MACEO ALIVEl
Passengers Arriving at Key West From
Havana Report the Cuban
Chief Still Alive.

HaNHha REPORT the CUBAN
Chief Still Alive.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 16.-Passen-
gers arriving here tonight from
Havana report that Antonio Maceo
is alive and we'll and is in the
Province of Matanzas. The passen-
gers say that all of the festivities
that are going on in Havana to cele-
brate his death have been ordered
stopped since it has become known
that he is alive.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

CONGRESS should say the word
and stop the butchery of patriots
fighting for freedom and their ma
tive land.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

No SOONER had Growers belated
war on trusts been. read, than the
white paper manufacturers smiled
derisively and concluded their COM
bine. Then Grover went a hunting
and the 'people paid the freight"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

IT is very generally believed that
the McKinley-Palmer Advance
Agent of Prosperity has been decoy-
ed to some other country and shot.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

AFTER the war is over we hope
patriots Evans, Case and Warner
will resume the thread of the nara
tive and tell us where the unspent
balance of Hanna's money is sat" or
why they didn't deliver the goods,
or words to that effect.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
Toys! TOys!! TOys!!!y

We have determined to close out
our line of Toys. Come quick
decd st DOBBINs u EWING.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

CLEvELAND's yawp against the
trusts was generally understood to
be mere words "full of sound and
fury, signifying nothing"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE lights were burning this
week, but there is talk of darkness
hereafter. We hope the Board and
the Company will get together and
give the town and the people steady
light. This is too important bust
ness to be run in the slipshod fash
ion it has been running.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

MAY the blood of murdered Maceo
incite to righteous indignation the
hearts of all christian people and
rulers of christian nations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE London Globe suggests that
some of our Senators should be
restrained in their speech concern
ing Spain and Cuba" Perish the
thought Talk is all they do. Re-
strain them from that and their only
occupation would be gone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

WHILE Cuba bleeds, Grover, with
a party of congenial comrades and
convivial spirits, is enjoying hunt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
Candies, Etc.

Before you buy your Xmas candies,
nuts and fruit cake material call and
examine my stock.
decl8-2t GEO. P. FRIERSoN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

THE robber dollar continues to APP
preciates.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

ALEXANDER SALvINI, son of the
great actor and himself an actor Of
some merit, is dead.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

The press ought to choke the
paper trust.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18

CUBA must be and will be free.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
Fine Table Linens for Christmas G

56nch beached and half beached Table Damas from 65
72inch fine Bleached Damask, from SIPS, down csc the
72nch extra quality beached Table Damask from $3.50 dc
WHITE CROCHET and MARSEILLES QUILTS-L
hemmed ready for use, from SIPS, down e8c each.
Elegant Marsees Quilts that have been $27s $500 EACH
Not bad gift idea, these fine quilts.
ANOTHER CASE Of that heavy unbleached Canton Fl
This the fourth case of about yards each that have
mel this
HANKERCHIEFS for NEXT SATURDAY and ALL Nj
five dozen ladies fine embroidered handkeche c and 4oc kin
day at each.
Twenty-Five dozen ladies all linen hemstitched handkerchief
mencing Saturday at each.
Twenty-Five dozen mems hemstitched white Jap silk handke
pie size and 4oc to soc value
Mems Fine Silk Puff Ties your guess would be 75c each
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
We've Passed all Previous Records

cloak selling this
upset
hundred half
Only off
selling them yesterday all Sold
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-18
MISSES JACKETS,

for ages I2 IA, 16 and IS years, that were So
CHILDRENS JACKETS, for ages to 10 years, that
A LITTLE FAC END of FINE DRESS PATTER
Scores and Gag end applies to prices well quantities.
Suits, that were $3.50 the pattern, Now $675.
SEVEN fine Dress Patterns that 5000 and $500 e.
TWENTY styles of all wool fancy Dress Goods, SO to
down to 25c the yard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

the person to whom | have referred
draws about 900 valentine pictures
every year, and each of them is printed
in editions of $4,000. Most of them are
sold In this country, but there is also
quite an export trade with Europe. The
most popular OF them run through many
editions. But let us suppose that each
OF them has two editions. That will
give total of q 1000 900 a year. Now,
reflect, further, that everyone of them
Is designed to make somebody swear,
ana you begin to get an idea of the ter
rlple business in which this artist is
engaged. Let us suppose that 10000
ooo OF them reach their destinations,
ana that each individual recipient
swears only five times. We have a to-
tai or 10000, 900 cuss- words, for which
my friend. the artist, is directly respon-
slnie' every year. Suppose, further,
that the artist holds his job thirty-six
ana half years, and afterwards suf-
lers In purgatory one day for every
piece OF violent language caused by
nim' as computed above, he will be
there 100000 years, and do not call
u enough, writes Howard Fielding in
New York paper of recent date.
These mathematical operations are
rounded upon exact facts. In this let
ter am simply trying to state a matter
OF news In plain words
/ have known the valentine artist for
a long time, but never suspected him
of doing anything OF that Kind. It was
only yesterday that l learned about it.
l went into his work shop just as he
finished a drawing. looked over his
shoulder expecting to see a pretty pic
ture designed for one of the magazines,
with the familiar signature, c. Howard.
Instead / saw horrible freak wearing
a white apron and engaged in pouring
cas- into sausage-mill.
That's a sweet thing, Howard" said
l. What's it for?"
For butcher" said he. Its in
tended to be slight token of some
body's regard on Feb. IA. I've made
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

left nothing whatever to be desired.
OF course, there were many other dude
caricatures that year, but this was the
most offensive by long odds. 1t hap
pened that young man of Mr.. How
ards acquaintance got three valentines
that year from three different cities,
and every one Of his unknown admirers
picked out this identical valentine.
What could a man think under such
exceptional circumstances except that
there was a distinct resemblance be-
tween himself and the fellow in the pic
ture? 1t must have been deeply de-
pressing. / learn from Mr.. Howard
that this gentleman did not commit sui
eide, but he would have committed
murder under favorable conditions.
One OF the most successful valentines
ever sent out was entitled The Slug
gard" 1t represented a man in bed
A pair of naked and gigantic feet hung
over the footboard, which was in the
foreground: and the sun, with a smile
OF derision on his countenance, was
seen looking in through an open win
uuW. NIL I1UWdIu gave tulS W ulc III
philosophical spirit as a sample OF
what is considered a rare joke by many
thousands of persons. Perhaps the
richest thing-if popular applause be
the criterion-in the line of comic val
entines for women was a picture en-
titled Going to Seed" 1t represented
a particularly ill-eonditioned plant in
large red flower-pot, and the flower was
the typical head of an old maid. Thou
sands upon thousands of these were
sold, and they served, doubtless, to en-
bitter the thoughts of a corresponding
number OF women who ought rather to
have been congratulated While many
Of these valentines are used in malice,
the real reason why they sell is that the
people think that they are funny.
There's a very deep theme. l have
made a special duty of the problem,
What do people laugh at? And have
partly solved it. / have learned what
myself laugh at-but the remaining
persons mentioned in Mr.. Porter's CEN
sus have thus far eluded me. And even
in my own case the result is not con-
slant. One day, perhaps, l can laugh
at one of my own jokes, and few days
later, when run across it in a copy OF
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

The readers of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there is AT least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in it's
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. f. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo %.
C35 Sold by Druggists, 7ic.
Halls Family Pills, 25c
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13
SCIATIC RHEUMATISM AND It's
cIIRF.

Prom the Gazette, Burlington. Iowa.
The story OF Mr.. Tabor's nearly fatal
attack OF sciatic rheumatism ID familiar
to his large circle OF acquaintance. but
for the benefit OF others and those F'm-
llarly affiicted The Gazette has investi-
gated the matter for publication. Mr..
Tabor In Secretary and Treasurer for
the Commercial Printing Company.
with Offices in The Hedge Block. and re-
sides at AIT Basset Street, Burlington,
Iowa. A Gazette man sought an inter-
view with Mr.. Tabor at his place OF
business to-day, and although he was
busily engaged with imperative duties.
he talked freely end feelingiy on the
subject OF his recent severe sickness and
subsequent wonderful cure.
Yes" said Mr.. Tabor, II can safely
say that i am a well man, that is. my
old trouble with rheumatism has en-
tirely disappeared, but / am still taking
Pink Pills and will keep on taking them
as long as l continue to grow stronger
and healthier, as have been every day
since / began to use them. You will not
wonder at my profound faith in the
merits of Pink Pills after you have
heard what l have to tell you. About
one year ago / was stricken suddenly
with sciatic rheumatism and was con-
fined to my bed. 1t grew worse and
rapidly assumed the form OF inflamma-
tory rheumatism. SuIltItu constant
and acute pains and all the tOrtures
which that horrible disease is capable Of
infiicting. At length under the constant
care of local physician L was enabled
to return TO my work, but only al inter-
walls. Severe attacks would appear reg
ularly In my back and descend into my
leg and foot, and threatened TO make me
a permanent cripple. / tried various
remedies for rheumatism, but without
hanafiOi91 ragnlfG "a Z
and haggard, and my family grew
alarmed at my condition.
About eight weeks ago my mother
induced me to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and you know the
result. Before had used one box | felt
greatly relieved and much stronger.
continued their use and improved rapid
ly. i have now taken eight boxes and
feel like a new man and completely
cured
In reply to inquiries Mr.. Henry, the
druggist. stated that DR.. Williams Pink
Pills were having a large sale, that IL
was particularly gratifying to him TO
know that the customers themselves
were highly pleased with the benefits
they had derived from their use; that
many Of them stated that the pills were
the only medium that had done them
any good; that they not only gave
them quick relief but permanent bene-
fit. That the pills do sell and that the
pills do cure is certainty.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements nee
essary to give new life and richness to
the blood and restore shattered nerves
cents a box or six boxes for $3.50. and
may be had of all druggists or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Co,
Schenectady, n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13
LET THE EARTH REJOICE AND

farmers sing. With our new hardy
grasses, clovers and fodder plants ths
poorest, most worn out, toughest, worst
piece of land can be made as fertile rs
the valley Of the Nile. Only takes n
year or so to do SO! At the same time
you will be getting Big crops! Teosints.
Giant Spurry, Sacaline, Lathyrus, what
a variety of names! Catalogue tells
you!
IL you will cut this out and sen1
it to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with loo. postage, you viii
get free their mammoth catalogue and
ten grass and grain fodder samples
worth $1,000 to get a START. Wa
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

THE BABoON VALENTINE.
nearly a thousand of these things this
year. What do you suppose ON Saint
Valentinus, patron of the pleasant occa-
sion, will do with me when he gets hold
of me ?'
That naturally led to a discussion of
The whole subject. 1t appears that
Howard does not allow these drawings
to interfere in any way with his art
work. He has a very nice way of get
ting the time to do them. In those
moments of dissatisfaction which an
ordinary man would waste in swearing
or in throwing a fellow creature down.
stairs Howard simply draws valentines.
1t relieves his feelings perfectly. / was
glad to know this, for / had bean at a
loss to account for the exemplary mild
ness of his disposition. 1t would be
unjust, of course, to compare so favor
ed person with ourselves. We do not
have the opportunity of insulting 81
600, 900 strangers every year. We must
do the best we can with only our fam
lilies and friends.
1t appears that comic valentines are
all offensive. They are divided broadly
into two classes, which are known tech
nieally as the Hit -Hards" and the
Long Jokers." BY the rules of ordi-
nary social courtesy person may reply
to Long Joker with club; but If he
gets Hit EN- Hard he takes down the
old musket from the wall.
The enormous sale of these things
proves that they must Au longing OF
the human heart. The two sexes feel
this want about equally. Just as many
are painted for men as for women. l
regard that as an interesting fact which
might easily escape the notice of less
acute student Of human nature than
myself. Just how badly you have to
hate person before you feel impelled
to insult him pictorially on the 14th of
February | am unable to state. But
there must be good many million peo-
pie in this country wSo COZ Id tell from
their personal experience. This prac-
tice shows the general recognition of
the artistic value of contrast. An
added charm must cling to the pic
ture Of jackass labelled This is You"
when is received on the day sacred
to lovers tokens.
Mr.. Howard tells me that these valen-
tines are all directed to the pictorial
exhibition Of some human fault or folly.
If they were confined TO any other field
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13
r,r,,..t R.d,shos ana Peas.

The editor urges all readers to grow
the earliest vegetables. They pay. Well
Salzer's Seeds are bred to earliness.
they grow and produce every time. None
so early, so fine as Salzer's. Try his
radishes, cabbage, peas, beets, cucum-
hers. lettuce. corn, etcl Money in Ii for
YOU. Salzer is the largest grower OF
vegetables. farm seeds, grasses, cioyers'
potatoes. etc.
III you will cut this out and send
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with 10c postage. you will
get sample package of Early Bird Rad
ish rea dy in 16 days. and their great
catalogue. Catalogue alone sc postage.
W.n.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13
he might find 1t difficult to draw al
many as 900 in a single year.


many as 900 in a single year.
A considerable number OF the vaien-
tines intended for women satirize &C.
centricities of fashion. This winter
there is great field for that sort OF
work in the prevailing style OF capes.
The preposterously broad and stin
shoulders with their convoluted EDGES
turned up, make a woman look like the
head OF John the Baptist on charger.
Mr.. Howard tells me that he has trieu
to exaggerate the absurdities OF tnis
kind Of cape and has failed.
II can't make IL look worse than IL
really does when see 1t on the street.
he said, land so have to make up ior
IT by drawing a cross-eyed woman IN
side the cape The worse the face LOOKS
the better the valentine sells. l snouio
think it would make poor girl VINO
had put all her cash into one OF those
capes feel pretty good to be tenderly
remembered with one of these cape
valentines on the 14th. / understand
that they are already in great demand
Which SHoNS lne sldtS VI Sh'AS
sentiment among the girls who are
wearing their last winters capes.
Passing to mems attire, the dude In
caricature of this order has changed
very little in the past five or six years
In this connection the artist told me
one of the toughest experiences that
ever | heard. 1t appears that he once
drew a particularly offensive dude val
entine. The absolute idioey OF the
countenance which he put on the dude
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

The great need of the times Is a con-
dition whereby the producer and con-
sumner may deal with each other with
out the Intervention of the middle
man. The common carrier should be
the only middle man. The Elkhart
Carriage and Harness CO., of Elkhart,
Ind. deals directly with the consumer.
Their goods are shipped anywhere for
examination before sale. Every car
riage, every set of harness, every ar
ticle sold, warranted. One hundred
styles of carriages, ninety styles of
harness and forty-one styles of riding
saddles. Send for their 112 page cata-
logue. This concern does an extensive
business throughout the United States.
ON ,,o,rn, 20 no -, ~. a., l,l,,n,,,rs fnohlnr
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

The mayor and eight OF the alder
men of Dubuque, Ia, have been in
dicted for voting themselves more sal
aries than the city charter allows.
The collieries of the Reading, Pa.
district have shut down indefinitely
to restrict the anthracite output and
$4,000 men are out of employment.
a gigantic railroad and anthracite
coal trust has been formed by the
Nanderbilts. the Reading system and
j. Pierpont Morgan, of New York. TO
raise the price of coal 81 per ton. The
trust has 81, 800. 00o,O0 capital, and
1870 miles OF railroad. They have
already pushed coal mp 80 cents and
have ordered 10000 coal miners To quit
work 20 restrict the output The
trusts profits will reach $4,000, 900
to be divided among II parties or com
panies.