The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

The Republican patriots in this
neck O the woods, regardless of fac
tional lines are whetting their scalp
ing knives and preparing for the
ghost dance. Now that they've
saved the country the next con
sideration is to "swipe" the availa.
BILE pie that will soon be placed on
the Hanna Mckinley bargain coun-
ter. Having guillotined all unfor-
tunate office-holders, in their mad
rush for the good capon" they will
not hesitate to turn their bloody fall
chiOns on each other. The outcome
will be watched with interest, and
if Little Arch" fails to make
landing We shall be very much sur
prised.-Giles County Record.
Col. Monteverde might get at the
matter by fining the escort Of every
lady wearing her hat in theater
$40. In this way no man would take
IA woman to the theater unless she
solemnly promised to take off her
hat during the play.-COmmercial-
Appeal.
Wall street has decided that it is
necessary to begin now and keep up
the agitation of the single gold
standard doctrines for the next four
years, but the "street" holds it a
crime in the bi-metallists to dis
turb business" by adopting the same
tactics in the interests of silver.
When did sauce for the goose cease
to be Just as appropriate for the gan
der?-ChattanoOga News.
Tennessee Legislators are doubtless
confident that the recent passage of
an anti-cigarette law will give their
State quite a putf.-St. Louis Re-
public.
1t will be quite condescending in
Mr.. Cleveland to circumnavigate
the Globe. 1t would be more like
him to require the Globe to circum-
navigate him.-ChattanOoga News.
There is more money made by the
brewing of beer, three to one, than
by the refining of sugar. The profits
of brewing are enormous; but it
would be bad politics" to either in
vestigate them thoroughly or tax
them Justly in proportion to the
taxes other people pay.-Chatta-
nooga Times.
1t is said that Mckinley has
slated General Alger, of Michigan
for Secretary of War. According to
the war records as dug up by a
smart Washington correspondent
this man Alger was warrior who
loved peace and preferred to have
been shot in the substitute. The
records shows that just before bat
tie Alger would be missing without
leave of absence, and finally turned
up at Washington, where he was
given soft berth and his precious
hide safe from bullets.-Obion
Democrat.
A New York court has held that
baby shows are illegal. Pretty soon
they will shut down on the fat mans
race and the creased pole and pig,
and the county fair will have to GO
out of Murfrees bore
News.
1t is said that Gage accepted the
Secretaryship of the Treasury by
the advice of spirituallst medium
and that he intends trying to run
the machine under the same guild
ance. Whether spiritualism will be
better or worse than republicanisn
is yet to be observation-disclosures
Democrat.
The people were interested in the
Local Option bill, and were begin.
ming to bring pressure TO bear or
their representatives to pass the
measure. About this time Nancy
Shawl, Nashville's liquor boss, be.
came conspicuous in the lobby al
the capitol, and soon after the Loca
Option measure was put to sleep
The people can readily draw theiI
own conclusions as to whether theil
representatives are serving them OF
Nancy Shawb.-Marshall Sentinel
The Hardeman Free Press brand:
a statement made by the CONNER
cial Appeal as "malishous faulse
hood" and also accuses this paper
of Launching out great funny edi
torials to the world about the Free
Press" We never done nothing o.
the kind, and We'll bet the Free
Press never seen any such thing il
these here columns.-Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
The bill which makes the govern
or 1.-The whole thing" in elections il
now a law. Hereafter it will not b,
necessary for the people to put them
selves to the trouble of voting. Tn,
t results will be determined at Nash
vile in advance.-Memphis Scimi
| tar.
, The Legislature has passed a bill
= against the lobbyist. 1t may be ;
good law, but it seems to us that i
. would be better to elect men to tn
Legislature whom the lobby
could not reach and who would no
be afraid of their intluence.-Hunt
ingdOn Democrat.