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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
HUMOROUS.

"A Hcdrr,--she-'Ilave you ever
loved another woman?" He-"Dear,
you nre the one woman in the whole
world."-Philadclphia North American.
~ hope, Ophelia, that you are not
so foolish as TO call yourself wash
lady," "Deed l don't, Miss May, l
calls myself NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
apolis Journal.
Mrs. Ais it true that your son
holds the appointment of varder in a
iail?" Mrs. D.-"Yes; but only Grim
inals OF good families are imprisoned
there" ."-Tit-Dits.
--"l'll get the best of that confounded
personal baggage clause" "How"
"If want to bring over $500 worth of
new clothes III make five trips. ."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
"A Modern Use. - Pease-"Well,
there's the church bell. Castleton will
be around in minute" Hubbard
"What, are you going to church,"
peasc-"Oh, no! but that was to be the
signal for our century run" Puck.
81 am afraid" said Maud, thought
fully, "that Willie Wibbles will never
come here again." "Did he go away in
n pet?" asked Mamie. swell, some of
him did. Just before he started my
dear little Dachshund bit a piece out Of
him."-Washington Star.
The New Rendering.-"Oh, dear!"
sighed little Mary Gummey; 81 wish l
had as many little sisters as Nellie Fos-
dick has, and as many toys, and pony
and cart and dear title playhouse on
the back lawn!" "My dear" said Mrs.
Gummey, gently, "if wishes were bcy-
clcs, we should all be scorchers."-
Puck.
The Object of Envy. Maggie
"Nellie, wot's all the crowd a-waitin'
for?" Nellie-"There's ambulance
a-comin' wot's goin' ter take Bessie to
the horsepittle." Maggie-"My! She'll
be fed on soup TO strengthen her, an
she'll get choking an beef an wegeta-
bles, an maybe ice-cream. Wot made
yer tell me for? 1t makes me feel des-
perick! truth.
Wanted All the Facts.--"It may in
terest you, children, said the returned
missionary, who was addressing the
Sunday school, if tell you of an adj
venture l once had in India. While go.
ing through jungle came face to face
with lion. There was no chance to re-
treat, and had nothing TO defend my.
self with. stood perfectly still and
looked the fierce beast steadily in the
eye" (which eye?" asked breath
less little boy in the infant class.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
Apecdotc Of .Jcremiob Masop.

Mr.. Mason was himself once subjected
10 species Of cross-eXamination. Be-
ing in Newport a distinguished MEM
ber of the Rhode Island bar, who had
never before met him, had heard Of
bis habit of asking questions, especial
ly of new acquaintanccs, and when pre-
sented to him he determined to be
first in the field with regard to this
particular qualification, and, according
ly, began the conversation with a
series of questions. He asked Mr.. Mason
whether he liked this, or whether he
affected that, and some of the ques-
tions were answered, while others were
rarried. Finally the interrogator said:
"Well, Mr.. Mason, tell me what you
do like?"
Quick as flash came the reply from
the great New Hampshire lawyer:
"Wby, like 10 sit in this chair and
have Rhode Island lawyer ask me
questions"
There were no more questions asked.
Boston Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
rntcrrupttnn n Conversation.

The late Justice Maule was once en-
gagged in passing sentence on pris-
oner, when one Of the officers of the
court annoyed him by crossing the
gangway beneath him with papers for
members of the bar Don't you know"
cried the judge, severely addressing
the official culprit that you ought
never to pass between two gentlemen
when one of them is addressing the
othcr?" Having thus relieved his
mind, the, judge proceeded TO pass sen.
tence of seven years penal servitude
onthe other gentleman. my, Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
Microscope ms n Thief Catcher.

A curious use of the microscope was
lately made in Prussia. 1t appears that
on one of the railways a barrel, which
should have contained silver coin, was
found on arrival at its destination to
have been emptied of its precious con,
tents and sand substituted. Prof.
Ehrenberg was consulted on the sub
ject, and he sent for samples of sand
from all the stations along the different
lines of railway through which the
specie had passed, and by means of his
microscope identified the station from
which the interpolated sand must have
been taken. In due time the culprit
was found to be one Of the employees
ut that station.-London Echo.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22

nOyloOI Ambition.

dad, l wish came of distinguished
family, like Bob Hill, so'sI could have
something to boast about"
"A distinguished family like Bob
Hills, Ell? In what way were his
parents distinguished"
"Why, his mother was fat woman
In a museum, and bis father was swalo
lowed by y alligator, "-Rchmond Die
patch
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22

The largest cannon in the world was
taken by the British when India was
conquered. The cannon was cast about
the year 1900 and was the work Of
chief named Chuleby Koomy Khan Of
Ahmednugger. The inside of the gun
is fitted up with seats and is favoritc
place for the British officers to go for
q quiet MONDAY sleep Chicago Trib
uu%.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
Very Dnnrernua.

A man pointed an unloaded gun at q
friend and pulled the trigger.
"See," he said, gleefully, II have ex-
ploded superstition; there is no dan
ger in an unloaded gun"
And straightway the friend struck him
on the head with all his might.
"It seems to be a dangerous weapon
for fool to play with after ALL" was
the consolation he offered, rs the man
bound up his ound.-Chicago Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
An ExnmrYo,

Little Elmer-Pa, what Is a coinci.
dence?
Prof. Broadhead-The fact that the
green cucumber is ready TO begin its
work just about the time that the green
medical student graduates is a good ex.
ample of coincidence, my son.-Puell.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22

"That was lovely song. wasn't itr
"Yes, it was--before he sabg it,
pick-Me-UD.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22

good business, for people will eat and
drink on such excursions. Unfortu-
nately, of late years, IL has become n
popular Sunday resort, where people
can go and indulge their alcoholic APP
petites. There is photographer there
who makes pictures of people beneath
and about the bridge, and he has lot
Of data concerning the bridge which
people receive and read with great in
terest. He has pamphlet of history in
which occurs the following statement:
In the year 1925 the following lines were
found under dilapidated grain bin in an
old mill located on the banks Of the Cabin
john
John of the Cabin"--a curious wight
Sprang out of the river one dark stormy
night;
lie built a warm hut In lonely retreat.
And lived many years upon fishes and
meat
When the last lone raccoon on the creek he
had slain,
It is said he jumped into the river again.
As no name to the creek by the anciente
was given,
It was called Cabin John" after John went
10 heaven.
When the bridge was built there was
also conduit built from the great
reservoir to Georgetown, and thence
into Washington. Over the conduit
there was constructed splendid road
way, and this is still known as the Con-
duit road. Along this highway there
has recently been built an excellent
trolley electric line, and many thou
sands of passengers visit the bridge
and restaurant in this manner; where
as they used to go in buggies, or on
bicycles. These latter ancient modes
of conveyance are still used by hun
dreds of people.
The pamphlet furnished by the pho
tographer, giving the history OF the
bridge, contains the following:
This structure is the stone bridge built
by the United States government over
what is called Cabin John creek. The
Cabin John Is a stream Of respectable vol
ume, which rises at Rockville, Md, flows
through most picturesque and beautiful
section of the country and pours It's llmpid
waters into the Potomac river few hun
dred feet below the point at which the
former stream Is spanned by the great
bridge bearing its name-a bridge Of ma
tional renown.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22
DIMENSIONS OF BRIDGE.
,Idqe alone cost s237 .O0O.

The bridge alone cost $4,000.
The entire conduit system cost 1906, 800
Capacity of water main, 100000 gallons
Of water daily.
When the bridge was begun in 1853
Franklin Pierce was president, and JEFF
ferson Davis secretary of war. There
was tablet in the keystone of the
arch containing the names OF the presi-
dent and secretary of war, and also
names of Maj. Mcigs and of Capts. Hut
ton and Chanler, engineer officers.
When the civil war began Capt. Hut
ton went with the confederacy, and SO
did Capt. Chanler. A daughter of the
latter officer, Amelie Rives Chanler, be.
came celebrated or notorious few
years ago, as an authoress of exceed.
ingly erotic literature.
When President Lincoln's admins.
tration began he made Simon Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, secretary of war.
Jefferson Davis was then president OF
the confederate states. Simon Came
ron ordered that his name be cut out of
the keystone tablet. That order was
obcyed and the engineer in charge OF
the work also obliterated the names
OF the other officers, including Maj.
Mcigs, who was supposed to sympa-
tlizc with the rebellion, although he
did not participate in 1t as all OF the
others did.
Under that order the original tablet
was so changed that it now appears as
follows:
WASHINGTON AQUCDUCT.
Begun A. d. 1853. President Of the u. g.,
Franklin Pierce Secretary OF War,
----- Building A. d. 1861.
President Of the u s., Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of War, Simon Cameron.
And now, after all these years
John" the hermit, the mysterious
man with the guns, dogs, raccoons, fish
and guitar, is perpetuated In enduring
stone, in the greatest single-span
bridge of the world, but we know not
his name. His cabin is obliterated, but
his assumed name Of "Cabin Johnn
sun HYeA SMITH .. FRY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

tional lines. Yet hardly met an
opposer of Mr., Turley at Nashville
who did not base his support of Nc
Millin chiefly on the ground that he
is Middle Tennessee man.
The proposition boiled down
simply amounts to this: You peo-
pie in West Tennessee must be
broadminded and patriotic, disre-
gard all geographical lines and lei
Middle Tennessee fill all the offices
with Middle Tennessee men, That
is not the sort of policy to strength
en- the Democratic party for its
fight in the next campaign. We
must all get together and by max.
ing just and proper concessions in
sure perfect harmony all along the
line. 1 believe this is the spirit
that animates the Democracy of the
whole State, and it is as strong in
Middle Tennessee as elsewhere"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

The Citizen is in favor of a
straight primary to select a candi-
date for Congress from this district.
We don't want a repetition of the
Columbia convention. Then there
are several candidates and the peo-
pie have right to chose one from
among them. The primary can be
held at the same time as the August
election, or at any convenient time
during the summer. Let it be the
same day throughout the district
and let the man who gets the largest
number of votes be the nominee.
Every delegate cannot attend con-
vention, but every man who is in
terested can express his preference
at a primary.-Pulaski Citizen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

beasts He made of them moral mOnarchs
whose service called forth meekness
and gentleness, and whose worship
united men and women on equal terms &.
~4*
After nineteen centuries we are only
drifting back to his simple standards
of the first, Out of the ferment of
thought and the fury of conflict that
men have waged, is surging up, like the
dry land out of chaos, greater simplicity
and therefore greater power. We see
that TO have been a ruler of nation is
less than to have lived to hate evil: that
to live without purpose, though never
so luxuriously, is less in the Divine
estimate than the hesitating caress of
the least of us who would sooth
another's sorrow: that it is better to
die for truth than to live by lie (;
that our Father watches our feeble
efforts with tender eye and judges
actions by aspirations and not by re-
suits: that "Loye" is over all, guiding
where reason fails.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

Not like Buddha did he preach in
action, nor like Confucius did hepreach
generation for traditions. Activity in
the direction of others needs, and
open-minded fidelity towards truth
though it separated him forever from
sympathy of his own people-these
were his characteristics. What is
Bethlehem to us? Ap'ace only! What
is Jesus? A real person! Then at this
Christmas time let us who think,
emulate what He did as man and
daily live to learn to better follow his
example.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

THE Democratic Executive Com
mittee is called to meet in the Cir
cult Court room to-day week, the
last day of the year. All those who
are opposed to the old time free-for-
all Doodle and corruption elections,
should bestir themselves to lnflu-
ence the committee to call for a
Democratic primary or convention.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

ONE of the very prettlest il not
the prettiest of the many beautifully
illustrated Christmas numbers of
the various papers and magazines,
is 1.-THE Breeders Gazette" And it
is not only beautiful to look upon,
but charming to look into, and
among the many good things to
read therein is "The Seasons Greet
ing" from Xix Marvel" the aged
author of "Reveries of a Bachelor"
Dream Life" etc. Mr.. Mitchell,
(for that is his real name) has
grown to be an old man-75 years
old-and just such a sweet, kindly
old man as his "Reveries" might
suggest. He lives on the farm,
where he comfortably settled him
self some forty years ago, and
where, he says, he "finds the fruits
as sweet, the earth as kindly, the
flowers as fragrant, and the sun as
warm as when home began. The
trees, too, are steadier and
stauncher friends; the shaded
walks coiling away upon the hills
the purple distance, and the bright
sheen of sea, have the old charm
The autumn haunts of the wood.
land are still full of fire and gold
but the shadows the trees cast are
longer, and so are the shadows Of
the years. But whatever thu
shadows may be, it is good to hav,
foothold upon Mother Earth, ant
to live face to face with Nature
where birds and brooks and breeze
keeps up their anthem, and al
sounds invite peace and Good Will
10 MenID
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
Notice of Executive Committee Meet
ing.

A meeting of the Demo cratic Elk
ecutive Committee of Maury County,
is hereby called to meet at IL o'clock,
a. M. Friday. December 81, 1897, in
the Circuit Courtroom, in Columbia.
for the purpose of considering what
action should be taken on the cleo
ton Of county officers, and for such
other business as may come before
the meeting. Every committeeman
is earnestly requested to be present,
and to post himself as much as pos
sible as to what is best for the Demo-
cratic party. ]. T. WILLIAMSON,
Chairman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

IN the Democratic caucus which
will decide the fate of Senator Tur-
ley and Mr.. McMillin, 45 votes will
be necessary to choice. The friends
of each of the aspirants claim the
necessary number, and the HERALD
hopes that their friends are right,
though we don't exactly see how
they can be.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

THE Maury National Bank has
another statement in this issue,
showing that its phenomenal growth
continues. They now have on de-
posit over a quarter of million dol
lars, a large part of which is loaned
out in this county, to the benefit of
and for the convenience Of every
business and business man in the
county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

Gov. TAYLOR has not called the
extra session yet, but it is settled
that he will. He is only waiting to
decide what he shall include in the
call. The date will probably be the
18th of January.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

OUR friends the enemy are at
outs. They should remember that
"a house divided against itself can
not stand" They have been at outs
ever since they began to divide the
spoils; those who landed their pets
and those who didn't, fell sud-
denly apart and began to call each
other hard names. They even went
so far, some of them, as to write up
in red hot style one of their most
officious would-be leaders, for publ
cation in their erstwhile organ; but
unfortunately for the delectation of
the public the Independent col
lapsed one issue too early. There
is said to be in existence, however,
some proof sheets of the rosy ar
ticle. The trouble with them now
is over the nasty ten o'clock law.
Some of them want it repealed and
some of them don't, and there's the
rub. And the rub smarts con-
siderably, don't you know. One of
them thought to pour oil upon the
troubled waters by resolving to
ignore it during Christmas time,
but their Counsellor spiked that
gun by declaring it to be against the
statutes. And finally when the re-
pealing caucus proved to be "a flash
in the pam" the mutterings grew
loud and furious. In their mad con-
demnation of each other, some of
them-one of them at least-has
gone so far as to justify the HERALD
and declare that it told the truth
when Ii said in the recent campaign
that the whiskey interests were be-
hind the organization of the So
called Peoples Party moveme mt,
and in actual control of the cam
paign. Truth though crushed to
earth, will rise again." don't you
know. However, we will extend to
each one of these perturbed patriots
as a Christmas gift, this bit of con-
ISOLATION: Their troubles are tenn.
porary; their differences will soon
be DER, and a happy reconciliation
will follow. A common sympathy
born of q common interest, viii
heal all breaches, and two year:
from now they will be doing the
Damon and Pythias act again, just
as if they had never accused each
other of nearly all the sins know tC
the decalogue. And any Reformel
who thinks that this present dis
turbance means any weakness in
their ranks two years hence, needs
further training in the school OF
politics.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

THE HERALD wishes to everyone
who reads it's pages, and to all who
do not, a happy, merry Christmas.
To every cabin, however lowly, il
we could we would carry comfort
and plenty; and to every palace we
would let in the sunshine of con-
tentment; from the hearts of all we
would empty out all envy, hate and
malice, and in their stead implant
the. love of their fellow man and a
knowledge of the truth that makes
one whole. We would breath into
every home a message of sunshine
happiness and love, and leave as the
motto there, that sit is more blessed
to give than to receive land mas.
much as We have done it unto the
least of these, We have done it also
unto Me-"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
skinned the Town.

Since the robbery of Frierson &
Embry's safe, about two weeks ago,
the police have suspected a certain
individual, who, one day this week,
quietly skipped the town and left
for parts unknown. The person in
question has been living in Co
lumbia for several months and Is
generally known, but for fear the
allegations may not be true, the
HERALD will not give his name at
present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
M4E SENATORIAL SITUATION.

SHE SENATORIAL SITUATION.
The Senatorial race between Sena-
tor Turley and Hon. Benton McMil-
lin is fortunate in some respects and
embarrassing in others. Fortunate,
in that the legislature can make no
mistake in so far as the choosing of
good man and pure Democrat is
concerned, for either of the aspirants
is worthy the honor; but embarrass-
ing to the Legislators in that they
must seemingly oppose so good a
man as either of them.
There is no fault of his why Mr..
McMillin should not be SO mt to the
Senate from this state. BY long SER
vice he has proven his ability as a
statesman aDd his loyalty to Demo-
cratic principles, and no man has
any better right to aspire to that
honor, than he. Looking at it
from the McMillin standpoint, there
is practically no good argument
against his side of the case. But
there is another side of it to look
from, and that is the peoples side.
Mr.. McMillin is of more service to
the people where he is, than he
could be in the Senate. He is a
recognized leader in the House, and
the man the country has named for
Speaker. He is better known in the
East and better liked than either
Bailey or Richardson, and though
no better qualified perhaps than the
latter, he is more available as a can
didate,and over the country at large
can command a larger following.
Would it not be better, then, for
him to wait year that Tennessee
might have the honor and the pa
tronage of Speaker, than to GUST
as good man as himself from the
Senatorial chamber and retire him
to private life?
And there is still another side to
the question. Senator Turley was
appointed to serve until the next
regular session of the Legislature
Not specifically so, but that was the
generally understood and accepted
meaning of his appointment. He
would not have accepted it, we ven-
ture to say, for shorter period. Be-
cause he doubtless knows as we'll as
any man that his reelection de.
pended largely upon his record, and
that record no less upon his op.
portunity than his ability. Is il
fair now to turn him out without a
chance? Though legal is it right?
Do the eXigencies of the case war
rant any such snap judgment?
We think not. This election is an
incident of the extra session. The
people have not been heard from
and cannot be. Both men are doing
their parts well where they are; LEI
them alone for the present, and LEI
the people choose between them al
the next general election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

The Nashville Morning Sun has
ceased to shine, and in place has
come the Nashville Evening News.
If the News will be as true to the
people, as loyal to Democratic prin-
ciples, and fight as fearl essly for the
right as did the lamented Sun, it
will win the gratitude of all the nti-
corporation, free-silver Democrats
in the State. And presumably it
will, as practically the same men
have it in charge, its editors being
Walter Cain and Reau E. Folk,
with S. G. Carmack as the business
manager.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
OLD CUMBERLAND

Is our speciality, but we also
handle block Jellico, Provi-
dence and other brands, and also
wood. Prompt delivery, and special
inducements to purchasers in large
quantities. Yard near depot.
Telephone 80.
w. H. DAVIS g. CO.,
l022ly Successors to A. Addison.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va was
frightfnlly burned on the face and
neck. Pain was instantly relieved by
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which
healed the injury without leaving a
scar. 1t is the famous pile remedy. A.
B. Rains. ly
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24
His Foot Mashed.

While at work hauling one day
last week, Mr.. Jim Oakley, of
Goshen, got his foot caught between
the brakes of the wagonand a stump
and had it severely mashed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

The Giles County Democratic
Executive Committee has called
primary election to select candi-
dates for the various county offices.
Why should not the committee for
this county do the same? What is
the reason for not doing so? What
is the influence behind the "free-for-
all'' movement? Who is its cham
pion? Why not take the public into
the confidence, and let the people
hear the pros and cons? The com
mittee should try to represent the
people at large, and not the COM
paratively few who speak for the
candidates.