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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
GarwOOd's SarsaparlIla-Ior the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS.
Rrran and SewalI club.

The Bryan and Sewall Club for
Maury County met last Saturday
night in regular session in the Cir
cult Courtroom. No business OF
Importance was transacted. On ac-
count of the excessive heat few
members were present. II was
moved and carried that the club ad.
iourn its meetings until the first
Saturday night in September, by
which time it is hoped the hot spell
viii be broken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
The Weather.

The caloric of our Congressional
Convention put to rout the intolera-
BILE heat of the last few weeks, but
the drouth continues. Late corn is
very much injured, and early corn
is beginning to be affected. Grass is
drying up, and the cotton CROP
stands in danger of being cut down
fifty per cent. The days are rather
warm yet, but the nights are COO
and pleasant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
MARRIAGES.

John Chappell to Miss Mary
Brown.
E. w. Craithwait to Miss Gertie
Lockhart.
10. Scotch to Miss Annette l..
Hornberger.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
City Tax.

The tax books for 1896 are now in
my hands for collection. All tax re-
naming unpaid on the first day OF
September, 1896, will be subject to
penalty of interest from August |,
1895. / will be found at the city hall
from now until September l, 1895
Please call and settle your tax early.
aug7 st +. r. ERWIN, Recorder,
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WANTED,

to sell small stock of
goods and rent out store-house in
Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. f. AItmeyer,
aug2l 2t Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
X. X, Cooks

stock of Wall Paper, Stationery,
Books, ETC., is being closed out at
low prices by the assignee. Come
and get bargains in that line. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
Lot For Sale.

Corner Main and Eighth streets,
in Columbia, opposite CANDLES gro
Gerry. Lot 92XS0 feet.
iulYl76t w. d. GILLESPIE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
ENTERTAINMENTS.

Miss May Tucker entertained last
Monday night at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. J. Tucker
in West End, complimentary to her
cousins, Misses Kendell and Booth
and Mr.. Ernest Tucker, of Obion
county. Delightful parl1r games
were INDUCED in until late hour,
when dainty refreshments were
served. All departed with many
thanks and well-wishes to their kind
entertainer, and crowned her hostess
laureate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
DALE BROS,

MINES AGENTS FOR
"Old Cumberland, y
and "Bon Air, also
Red Ash Jellico, y
Providence Lump"
and Poplar Block, "
All for Stoves and Crates.
Pennsylvania "Old
Lee, n"Chestnut An
thraciten and Crush
ed Coke for base
burners.
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. aug7
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1000 for 10.

Two thousand good, full size
for 10 cents, at
If F. w. GAMBLE GROCERY Co
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

Come early and avoid the rush,
for standing room will be at pre-
MUM. and our bargains will 60
like "hot cakes"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
1nnIoo want 1000 barrels Qnnl0C
nppl6O. good hard ......... npplUC
Come and get my prices.
w. BARKER, at |. Barker's.
Septpmber Jurors.

The County Court at its last quar-
terly session elected the following
gentlemen to compose the venire for
the September term of the Circuit
Court, which meets here End Mon
day in September: District No. l,
James-Wakefield; 2, J. H. Kennedy;
3, Rufus James; 4, John Sharp; ., G:
G. Vaughn; 6, w. H. Coffee and
Jerry Holt; 7, w. G. Walker; 8, Jno.
r. Patterson; 8, Henry Peyton, q.
w. Irvine, j. b. f. Dowell and Jim
Chaffin; 10, ]. w. Hicks; II, o. W
Howell and w. H. Swan; II, G. b,
Bassham and J. II. Beckwin; ID
Geo. Allen and +. S. Lockhart; IA,
Rufus Eskew and J. w. Foster; 10
f. p. Sharp; IS, II. H. Nixon and Q
l.. Bailey II, n. E. Anderson; Is
John Roach; 10, r. p. Fitzgerald
and Ross Dodson; 20, Hugh Hend'
lev; 81, n. M. Andrews; %, }. n
Scott and S. r. Foster; %, j. J
Johnson; 81, Houston DOdsOn and )
| NJ. Nicholson; 20, 7. II. Hampton
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Akin last Mon
day afternoon cOmmemOrated Ma
rion's birthday by entertaining the
little girls who compose the Sunday
school class of Mrs. Akin. Some
other little folks were invited and
the afternoon was pleasantly spent
in playing games and singing songs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
MILLINEY.
We still have some pretty designs il
aMILLINERY.R-

Your choice at half price. The latest
in sailors just received.
Misses CARROLL & MANGANG.
Entrance through store of McKennon, An
derson 4 Foster. MARCHES
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

Joseph Hughes died of typhoid
fever Thursday, August goth, 1896.
His home was near Goodwin. Mr..
Hughes was a farmer and an indus
trious and highly esteemed citizen
in the community. We could not
learn the time and place of his
funeral
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

Come and buy some of our 'negli-
gee shirts, they are the best, cheap
est and most popular shirts worn
at this season. You can buy our
$l.OO shirt for 70c.; the $1.50 kind
95c. and the $500 kind for $3.50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

Come and take the advantage of
an opportunity to buy the cheap
est goods ever offered you any
where.
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COME EARLY
Next Saturday and Mon
day, if You Would
Avail Yourself of Some of the
"PIums" We Will Offer You
at a Price that "Beats
EN- All Alike"

Come early and avoid the rush,
for standing room will be at pre-
MUM. and our bargains will 60
like 'hot cakes"
Come and take the advantage of
an opportunity to buy the cheap
est goods ever offered you any
where.
Come and buy some OF our 'negli-
gee shirts, they are the best, cheap
est and most popular shirts worn
at this season. You can buy our
$1.O0 shirt for 70c.; the $1.50 kind
95c. and the $500 kind for $1.50.
We have just received a new line
of staple dry goods, such as Pc
nang, English Percales, Indigo
and Turkey Red Calico, Jones
Cloth and Ginghams in the newest
fall styles, all at the lowest prices,
and the best yard-wide Domestic
ever shown you, bleached and
brown, for sc. the yard. A few
more of those excellent styles in
calico, blue and red, at 4c. the
yard. New fall styles in Penang
at l0c. A fresh lot of remnants on
hand. Call and examine them
you can buy them at half price
here.
Boys ribbed hose in fast black
from SIS to 8's, were l0c, but you
have them at 4c. per pair.
Attention, school children!
You can buy tablet from us for
lc., &c. and Sc. each. Pencils 3 for
1c.
Preserve your teeth by using
one of our Japanese brushes at 4c
each. You can also buy Carriers
black ink for &c., or for sc. A 5OI
yard spool cotton, best quality, fol-
&c. We will sell you l0c. bottle
of vasaline for 4c. Sperm oil IL
25c. bottles, for machines and bl
cycles, for only &c.
Soap! SOap!! SOap!!!
Genuine Turkish Bath at &c. Idea
Complexion, made with butter
milk and vegetable oil, for &c., ant
the original Pears unscented, a
the unheard of price, l0c. each
this kind only one cake to Gus
toner.
The above bargains and prices ar
for next Saturday and Monday only
We save you money.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

DR.. ]. NJ. Wright, Methodist
preacher stationed at Hobson's
Chapel at Nashville, died Monday
morning. DIR. Wright was stationed
here some years ago at the First
Methodist Church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Moore died at the residence of
its parents in South Columbia last
Wednesday, and was buried Thurs
day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21

w. C. Dutch Nichols died Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock at the resi-
dence of w. ]. Caldwell on South
High street. He was an old bache-
lor, IA years of age, and moved here
from Carriers Creek four or five
years ago. Funeral services were
held at Lasting Hope church at Car
ter's Creek Monday, and the remains
were inferred in Lasting Hope
Graveyard. The deceased was the
uncle of Mayor A. ]. Nichols.
The remains of Mrs. Bette Bur
nett, who died in Nashville Thurs
day of last week, were brought t.
Columbia Friday, and carried to tn
residence of her daughter, Mrs
Grimes, in South Columbia. TIL
funeral was preached in the SoutI
Columbia NJ. E. Church Saturda
morning at o'clock, by Rev. w. /
Jackson. Interment in Rose Hi
Cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
Glass Houses.

There We're whole streets in Tyre en-
tirely occupied by glass works, and it is
stated that the first glass houses were
erected in Tyre. The glass houses of
Alexandria were highly celebrated for
the ingenuity and skill of their work
men and the extent Of their manufac-
lures.
Layard, in writing about his discov-
cries among the ruins of Nineveh and
Babylon, says: ''In one chamber were
found two entire glass bowls, with frag-
ments of others. These bowls are prob
ably of the same period as the small
bottle found in the ruins of the north
west palace during the previous excava-
tions, and now in the British museum.
On this highly interesting relic is the
name of Sargon, with his title of king
OF Assyria, in cuneiform characters, and
the figure of lion. We are, therefore,
able to fix its date to the latter part of
the seventh century B. G. 1t is conse-
quently the most ancient known speci-
men OF transparent glass. Boston
Herald
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
Dress the Neck Beoominxly.

Emma NJ. Hooper contributes an ar
ticle in Ladies' Home Journal upon
Dressing the Neck Becomingly" and
asserts that the success of a toilet de-
pends upon the neckwear. She described
q number of collar effects and has to say
of the handkerchief STYLE" very popu-
lar just now: 1.-THE handkerchief col
lars consist of double straight band Of
batiste or fine lawn, with four corners
sewed ON the top and turned over on the
outside, leaving division at the center,
back and front. The corners are Of ba-
tiste tucked on the edge, plain in the
center, with q row of valenciennes lace
iplaid between. The four corners of a
fine openwork handkerchief could be
taken for this purpose. Sometimes q
band Of ribbon is fitted around the lawn
band and tied in q bow at the back.
Otherwise the band is worn inside of .
high dress collar, with the points falling
outside over the edges of the collar"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
[TO BE CoNTINUED.l
He VAS TOO SMART.
Tho Experience of Countryman Wiz
London Confidence Men.

Tho Experience Of . Countryman With
London Confidence Men.
London has its confidence men, who
are quito as expert as Americas, says a
writer in the Boston Herald. Their
methods are very similar. 1t is Tot
worth while to record their routine oper-
ations, bat one recent instance, as illus
trative Of their resources. is amusing
and instructive. An old Scotch travel
ing man, who bore somewhat the ap-
pearance Of q countryman, but who
knew the ropes perfectly, was acccsted.
He decided to have some fun at the ex-
pense Of the would be swindlers, SO he
pretended to fall readily in with their
statements-to be a particularly easy
victim. They bought him q splendid
dinner, calling him Mr.. Kenny of Dun
dee-a name which they had caught
from travelling bag which he had bor-
rowed from friend. He enjoyed their
hospitality hugely, and ate prodigiously
and expensively. They paid the bill, and
began the usual talk about lottery
prize, etc. Then he saw it was about
time to "cap their game. Said he:
Gentlemen, 1 thank you for the din
ner. 1t was very good, and have had a
very pleasant time with you. But I
won't go to see you draw your lottery
prize Oh, no! know all about the lot
terry prize. My name is not Donald
Kenny. 1t is Robert Ferguson, and I'm
not from Dundee, but from Lochnoven,
where I've lived with my daughter for
20 years. am too old fish to be
caught. Good night" !"
And he Went his way rejoicing.
Two weeks later, when he went home
to his daughter in Lochnoven, one of the
first things she said to him was:
"Did you get the ego all right?"
"What e2O?''
"Why, the eco you telegraphed for. -
And it developed that the confidence
men whom he had beaten at their own
game had an ace up their sleeves, which
they played after he had left them.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
WONDERFUL GOLD LEAF.
Bow It Is Manufactured and Some Of It
Peculiarities.

6Ow It Is Manufactured and Some Of Its
Peculiarities.
The process by which gold is made
into thin Leaves is called gold beating.
As yet the ase Of machinery for this
purpose is very limited, nearly all gold
leaf being beaten by hand.
First the gold is cast into oblong in
gots about three-fourths of an inch in
width and weighing two ounces each.
These ingots are passed between pol
ished steel rollers and flattened out into
ribbons of about an eight-hundredth Of
an inch in thickness. The ribbons are
softened by heat and cut into pieces an
inch square.
One hundred and fifty of these pieces
are placed between vellum leaves, one
piece above another, and the entire pile
is inclosed in double parchment case
and beaten with a 16 pound hammer
until the inch pieces are extended to 4
inch squares. They are then taken from
the case, and each square is cut into
four pieces. The pieces thus obtained
are then placed between gold beater's
skin-a delicate membrane prepared
from the large intestine Of the ox-made
into piles, inclosed in a parchment case
and again beaten, but with q hammer of
lighter weight.
Still the leaves are not thin enough,
and once more each leaf is cut into four
pieces and again beaten. This last quar-
tering and beating produces 2, 400 leaves,
and the thickness of each leaf is about
one two o-hundred d-thousandths of an inch.
Gold is so malleable that it is possible
to obtain still greater degree of thin
ness, but not proftably.
These thin leaves are taken up with
wood pinchers, placed ON a cushion,
blown out fiat and carefully cut into
squares 81 inches in size. The squares
are placed between the leaves of paper
books, which have previously been rub
bed with red chalk to prevent adhesions
of the gold, each paper book containing
20 squares or leaves of gold, and in this
form the leaf is sold, not by weight, but
by superficial measure.-Philadelp
Times.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.


An Explanation and Illustration Which
the Children Can Understand.
"Papa, what makes thunder and
lightning?"
"That is very easily answered. There
is one branch of electricity called static
electricity. It is the kind that makes
sparks when You rub q cats back the
wrong way in the dark and is caused in
many way. such as friction, condensa-
tion and evaporation and especially
those changes which are going ON in the
atmosphere. The electricity accumulates
according to certain laws, and the clouds
often become heavily charged with it.
Well. these clouds sometimes become
overcharged, especially in hot weather,
and the electricity tries to reach the
earth. told You one time that air is .
bad conductor, SO the intensity of the
charge must become great enough to
pierce the air. When this point is reach
ed, the, charge pierces the air in what
we call streak of lightning.
"In doing this long streak of vacu-
um, as we might call it, is produced in
the air.
"Now, as the air rushes into the
vacuum it makes a loud report, and if
sound did not travel SO slowly we should
only hear a single report like cannon,
but the space covered by o fash of
lightning is probably mile or two long.
Here is o sketch:
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
AN ARTIST IN crime.
Continued from Second Psge.

1, ana II you can then convict our man
you shall be most welcome.
II shall bend every energy to that
end. But now tell me the name of the
jeweler from whom the buttons were
procured. !"
MIR. Mitchell then wrote down the
name of Paris firm, also giving their
address. Handing the slip of paper to
Mr.. Barnes, he took another sheet and
continued writing.
"Why, Mr.. Mitchell" exclaimed Mr..
Barnes, "this is the same firm from
whom your jewels were brought-those,
I mean, which are similar to the stolen
set. have already communicated with
these people, and they sent me word
that they knew nothing
"Yes, l know. That was by my in
struction. Saying which Mr.. Mitchell
smiled, and Mr.. Barnes once more dis
covered that he had been fighting
against man who thought of every
thing. You see," continued Mr..
Mitchell, II knew that you saw the
name Of the jewellers ON the bill of sale
What more probable than that you
should apply there for information?
Now, my object throughout has been
not to defeat justice, but to have time
enough elapse for me to win my wager.
TherefGre l Immediately sent cable to
these persons, Answer nothing signed
Barnes till you hear from me- Rather
q long cable dispatch, but then don't
mind few dollars Of course my cable
to them made them shut their mouths
to you. 1t was very simple. However,
l myself have not been able to get satis-
factory facts from them, and think it
needs person actually Oh the ground
to ferret out this thing. l believe you
are just the man for the case. This let
ter will give you their assistance, and
here is check for 5000 for expenses. "
Mr. Barnes would have refused, but
Mr.. Mitchell insisted that from that
time Oh Mr.. Barnes should consider
himself regularly employed on the mur-
der case. Though Of course" said Mr..
Mitchell jocularly, "you are still free to
work out the robberies.
Tie two men shook hands at parting,
and one would have said that they were
separating after mutually satisfactory
interview.
TTO BE CONTISI-EDJ
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
"A Bit of BLACK.

Nothing is complete without its bit Of
black. 1t is bit of cunning the French
have taught us aud is most valuable,
Tor 1t immediately adds the touch We
have striyed for. No matter what the
color or material if not pointelle Or strip
ed with black, a bunchy black chou,
bands OF ribbon or pipings of satin are
used. There are no end of means of deco
ration. and all most effective too. So
universal has this fashion become that
neither frock nor bonnet escapes it
Boston Traveller.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
WHY DOGS BARK.
A Writer Affords an Explanation as Given
to Him by an Indian.

Writer Affords an Explanation as Given
to Him by an Indian.
In writing of the native dogs of Cen
tral America, Frederick Boyle brings
forward theory as to how dogs form
the habit of barking. He was discussing
with an old resident of the country
some traits of the coyote, as the ma
tive wolf is called, but which more near
ly resembles the dog.
Dogs will never GO wild SO long as
they can find a master to serve, and
more especially trained dogs. The coyote
never barks, and only gallops when pur-
sued
why don't these coyotes bark like
other dogs:" asked an old Indian,
pointing to one I was trying to reclaim
"And why do they only howl and the
pups grunt?"
His answer was, "He won't learn"
"Not Learnt" said L "What do you
mean?'
"No," he replied, mot learn, for if
he were of an honest breed he would
bark, to try to initiate his master, or,
at all events, the other dogs, but all
barking proceeds from dogs initiating
their masters shout. The master shouts
to drive in cattle to the corral, and the
dog barks also. In fact, the dog initiates
his master when he barks; he tries to
speak, but cannot.'
give this curious observation as the
only attempt I ever heard to account for
the barking Of our tame dogs. No wild
breeds make any noise except bowling
and snarling, nor, under the best cir
cumstances, will they learn to bark un-
til the third or fourth generation
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
Franks Of Florida Wood Rata.

A narrative of the queer doings of the
Florida wood rat, the best known of them
all, comes from Mrs. c. F. Latham of
Micco, Fla. Previous to the destruction
by fire of the old Oak Lodge, year be-
fore last, it was often visited by pair
Of very sociable and quite harmless
wood rats, who nested in a palmetto hut
near by and made it their home until
some cats came into the family. The
wood rats were big eyed, handsome crea-
lures without the vicious look of a COM
mon rat, with fine, yellowish gray fur,
white feet and white under parts. Inas-
much as they never destroyed anything
save pair of Mrs. Latham e shoestrings,
which they had to cut in order to get
them out of the eyelet holes, they were
tolerated about the premises. and here
are some of the queer things they did:
They carried some watermelon seeds
from the lower floor and hid them up
stairs under Mr.. Baxter's pillow. In the
kitchen they found some cucumber seeds,
and of these they took tablespoonful
and deposited them in the pocket of Mr..
Baxter's vest, which hung up stairs on
nail. In one night they took SO pieces
Of wood from box of beehive fixtures
and laid them in corn box. The fol-
lowing night they took about two quarts
of corn and oats and put it into the box
from which the beehive fixtures came.
Once Mrs. Latham missed handful Of
pecans, and they were SO thoroughly
hidden that she never found them.
About year later the rats realized that
Mrs. Latham had "given it up" and,
lol the pecans suddenly appeared one
day upon her bed Professor W. T.
Hornaday in st. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05

A nursery rhyme party 10 a pretty
variation to the ordinary children's 9 par
ty. The little guests should come in
fancy costumes. representing Jack Hor-
ner. Little Bopeep. Old Nothes Hubbard
and other popular beroes snd heroines.
A little license IL permiaiblo to take in
Cinderella, Red Riding Heed. Jack the
Giant Killer and tholp fsvorites not
strictly rhymed about The costumes
can be very dmple and ass sasily pre-
pared.
Il is sugeseti0 Su Tie supper that
Il the popular 0ruaOs hlGlBets are ar
ranged it is 2 1Fseay vare1tn to color
tints with t5s5 ~ ussbie color. .
ing sold for 90 q J = serve it.
II in taking - lGo3 bels is left
at the bottoAn - tn1De unde from
the halved pk = - - lo11d with .
bit of white lkeyI6sH 70 Finea
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
Robins Lesson.

"Robin, dear, please run up stairs and
get my purse. It lies ON the table,"
"Oh, mamma, I am afraid.
"Why, Robin! Is my little boy cow
ard?'
"But, mamma, I cannot help it."
"Let me tell you about your little
birdie, Dixie You remember he took his
bath in a little saucer. Well, when !
bought his bath cup he was afraid to ,et
into it. He would stand on the edge,
then hop off again. Each day he was a
little braver.
cat last one morning he stood on the
edge of the cup for long while. Sud-
denly he jumped into the water, but ont
he jumped again, almost frightened to
death. But little birdie did not say, I
am afraid Oh, no. He hoped down
and jumped in again. He put his head
into the water and threw it all over
himself, and ever since he has enjoyed
his bath with no thought of fear. Now
I certainly think if bird can by perse-
verance overcome fear, surely Q little
boy should be able to do so."
Robin jumped down from mammals
lap and went mp stairs two steps at a
time, and bringing down the purse to
mamma said:
"I'll not let Dixie get ahead of me. :"
Lizzie Leonard Martin in Youth g
COmpanion.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05
Stone Buildings.

A thousand years hence all the stone
buildings now standing in Europe will
have crumbled to dust. So perishable is
the material Of which they are construct
ed that the process of decay is already
evident in many famous buildings
Neither marble nor brownstone can
Withstand the action Of the elements.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-02-05

Mason-Why does Jason prefer taking
awaik ON Fifth avenue on Sunday morn
ing to going to church?
Payson-He says he likes to read ser
mons in stones rather than to listen to
sermons from sticka-New York Her
AID