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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
Tricks for the Tongue.

Try to read the following sentences
aloud and quickly, repeating the short
ones half dozen times in succession:
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried flying fish.
The sea ceaseth but it suiliceth us.
Give Grimes Jim's great gift gig whip.
Two Toads, totally tired, tried to trot
to Tedbury.
Strick, strong stephen Stringer snar-
ed six sickly silky snakes.
She stood at the door of Mrs Smiths
fish sauce shop, welcoming him in.
Swan swan over the sea: swim, swan,
swim; swan swan back again; well
swum, swan.
\ paddock, paddock, a black spot
ted paddock, black spot on the black
back of black spotted haddOck.
Susan shineth shoes and socks; socks
and shoes shineth Susan. She ceaseth
shining shoes and socks, for shoes and
socks, shock Susan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
A womnn never realty knows the meaning

A woman never really knows the meaning
of happiness and content until she is the
mother of healthy, happy child. The
health of the child depends on the health of
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

P. w. Moss, now of Paragould,
Ark, and Moss, of this State. were
brothers, and during the war fought
for Southern rights in the same
regiment-the Goth Tennessee. At
ter peace had been restored they
separated and in some manner lost
trace of each other. Both of them
went TO the reunion last week, and
the Tennessee brother registered his
name at headquarters and procured
the badge of his regiment. The
Arkansas BROTHER happened to see
the Tennessee man, and, noticing
his badge, engaged in conversation
with him, hoping to gain some in
formation concerning his brother
and to hear from his old comrades.
The Arkansas man-never dreaming
that the person whom he was adj
dressing was his brotherhood the
Tennessee man that he had a broth
er in the Goth Tennessee regiment
whom he had not seen for many
years. He asked him what COM
pany he belonged to, and, finding
that he was in the same company of
which he was member, inquired as
to his name. Then imagine the sur
prise of both when the happy fact
was revealed that they were the
brothers who had been looking for
each other for so long, and had come
together unawares. Two more happy
persons could not have been found
in all Nashville. They laughed
with each other, and talked of the
happy days and sad days of by-gone
years; and then they declared that,
as brothers, they would never be
lost to each other again until death
came and separated them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
He Was n Deserter.

The Nashville Sun is responsible
for the following:
"Thirty-three years ago James
Mcintosh and Samuel Johnson,
members of Company A, Second
Regiment, stood side by side, in the
beginning of one of the hottest en-
gagements of the Civil War.
"In the thickest of the fight,
when thousands of bullets whistled
through the air and clouds of smoke
curled over the Blue and the Gray,
Johnson dropped his gun and took to
the woods. Mcintosh kept up a fire
at the enemy till stray ball shatter-
ed his right arm, and cannon ball
took off his left leg below the knee.
He was CARED off the field APP
parently diving, but he finally re-
covered and at the close of the war
he returned home.
He never saw or heard Of John
sou. the deserter, until yesterday,
when they met on Church street,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
CheStnutS Revamped.

There are certain items supposed
to be spicy that were not born to die,
and every season are given a new
lease on life by some pencil-pusher.
This spring we beat the other
rosters of the rural press to the fol-
lowing .
Owners of orchards this year will
eat what they can and can what
they can't.
Soda water men are now engaged
in fizz-ical exercise.
Melons are on the market. These
are indeed the melon collie days.
Eat sparingly of Q.cumbers
they'll w up. AS the Chinaman
declared they're not belly good. -
Fayetteville Observer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
He Chnered "Lincnrn."

"After the surrender" said a we'll
known eX-COnfederate at the re-
union, 81 was in Milledgeville, when
President Davis was brought in, Il
prisoner. He was taken to the hotel
for dinner. There must have been
10000 eX-Confederate soldiers there,
besides a large force of federals, as
Mr.. Davis passed on to the hotel.
The entire throng received him in
solemn silence, the only voice raised
being that of IA negro who insisted
on giving 'HoOraw fer Lincurn.
He was promptly silenced with the
butt end of brick. They buried
him in the potter's field"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
More Real Worth and Manhood.

The qu GEMS jubilee procession
was the g lorifcation of centraliza-
ton; the Confederate veterans
parade is the eXaltation of the spirit
of local self-government. There is
more real worth and manhood repre-
scented by the ten thousand grizzled
old soldiers that march in Nashville
to-day than in all the millions as
sembled in London yesterday to idol
ize the institutions of royalty and
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

near the Nicholson Hotel. McIn-
to.h at once recognized the deserter.
They both wore Confederate badges.
$50 is your name JOhnsOn@'
Yes
~ thought So
'"Thirty-three years ago we were
members of Company A, Second
regiment. In the thickest of that
famous battle you dropped your gun
and deserted your post. You have
no right to wear that badge. No
more right than that Yankee across
the street there.
Mcintosh snatched the badge
from the lapel of JohnsOn's coat and
put it in his pocket and hobbled off
on his crutches; much to the dis
cOmfiture of Johnson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

The question was once raised as to
which was the most content of the
two, the owner Of a half million of
money or the man with seven
daughters. The later, of course, =
was the reply, "fOr the man with
half a million is always wanting
more, while the one with seven
daughters has plenty.'-Ex-
change.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
Getting Impatient.

We repeat what we said some
time ago, that if things go on as
they are it will not be worth while
for the Republicans to nominate
anybody in 1900. The Democrats
will win by the biggest majority in
our histOry.-New York World.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

GERMANY looks with an evil eye
on America. 1t is reported that the
Emperor has concluded that the
United States shall not interfere in
the Cuban war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

The farmers of Williamson COun-
ty in mass-meeting assembled, have
agreed not to sell any more of their
wheat at the prevailing prices, than
their actual necessities demand.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
A Queer CuSS.

Queer, isn'tit?" Whats queer"
inquired another. "The night
falls" Yes" But it doesn't
break " NO" THE day breaks. "
Yes" But it doesn't fall. D"
NO" Queer, isn't it?n And he
was gone.-Quenimo ks Republi-
can.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

The National Reform Press
Association, an organization of Pop
ulists, meets in Nashville to-day
and tomorrow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

THE Queens Jubilee in England
was brought TO a close last Monday,
and matters in that quarter are now
running along in the same old rut.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

A NEWSPAPER dispatch from
Chattanooga says:-"It has been Of
ficially announced here that during
the next few months the East Ten
nessee Telephone Company will
build line from Nashville to Chat
tanooga and fill in gaps so as to form
a complete line from Nashville to
Chattanooga. When these lines are
completed the company will have a
thorough line from the North and
East and to all principal Southern
cities
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

A very fine farm of about 500
acres, well improved; over POO acres
in cultivation; situated miles
south of West Point, Lawrence Co."
Tenn, in the forks Of Fatory and
Shoal creeks. For terms, etc, write
JAMES PAULK,
Midlothian, Ellis Co.,
june4-2m. Texas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

"They are dandes" said Thos. Bowers,
of the Crockett, Texas, Enterprise, while
writing about DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for sick
headache and disorders of the stomach
and liver, A, b, Rains. ly
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

The Glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated in grand style at the Centen-
NAL City tomorrow. They promise
magnificent fire. works at night.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

Mrs. ALEXANDER CAMPAELL,
widow of the founder of the Chris
tian church, died at Bethany, West
", Monday morning, aged 95 years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

ALL the large iron mills of the
country closed down Wednesday,
and will remain closed until the
wage question is settled. A strike
is said to be likely at several points.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Republican tariff managers
are hopeful that the tariff debate in
the Senate may be brought to close
this week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

HORACE BoIEs, former governor
of Iowa and erstwhile Democratic
presidential aspirant, has publicly
expressed his hostility to the free
coinage of silver. He says silver is
a dead issue, and he does not be-
lieve it possible to succeed on that
platform next time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

COMPTROLLER HARRIS claims that
the cities of the state owe the state
$l3S,90O, collected, or that should
have been collected, as the state tax
on criminal cases in Recorder courts.
In the list he furnishes he puts Co.
lumbia down for 800.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

THE finding of the decomposed
body of an ex-Confederate soldier
Sunday in a lot near the north en-
trance to the Centennial grounds
which was afterwards identified as
that of James Travis, of Winches-
ter, Tenn.-has developed into a
sensational murder mystery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

Hon. JAMES H. BIBLE, United
States District Attorney for East
Tennessee, was found dead in bed
at his home in Chattanooga last
Friday. ApopleXy is the supposed
cause,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

One of the jubilee stories says
Queen Victoria endured" happi-
ness for 81 years after her marriage
with Prince Albert. Poor thing!
1t must have been an awful struggle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

The Massachusetts cotton mills
at Lowell, have closed down on
account of the low price at which
goods are selling, and the poor de-
mand, and 1900 employees are
thrown out of work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

"De great difficulty bout ahgyin
on politics" said Uncle Eben, lis
dat de better you does it, de madden
you's li'ble to make some ob yOh
bes' friends
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

A DISPATCH to the New York
Herald from Madrid, Spain, says:
son account of Senior Selvela's re-
cent bellicose speech and the con-
slant news of Spanish defeats from
Havana province, feeling is reviv-
ing here in favor of war with the
United States. Several newspapers
publish exciting editorials against
the United States"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02
MELANGE.

Nonsense and News, Odds and Ends,
Wise aud Otherwise.
day,
Fill the space with loving words and
therein stay.
Look not through the sheltering bars
upon tomorrow,
God will help thee bear what comes of
joy or sorrow"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

CoLoRADo's Legislature has de-
clared that Christmas, the Fourth of
July, Thanksgiving, WashingtOn's
birthday and New Years are not
legal holidays and should not be
celebrated in that state as such.
Poor old Colorado!
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

JAMES G. BURROWS, prominent
society man of Nashville, committed
suicide at the Maxwell House last
Monday. There was woman in
the case; an actress; he had spent
too much money on her, and was
short in his accounts. He was book
keeper for H. G. Lipscomb & Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

Gov. TAYLOR has appointed Miss
Nellie Ely, daughter of Jesse Ely,
of Nashville, as sponsor for his staff
with the rank of colonel. Georgia
is the only other state in the Union
which has lady on the governors
staff.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

you's li'ble to make some ob yoh
bes' friends
God created hell for the devil and
his angels, and he who becomes
subject of the devil becomes an heir
of hell.
An exchange rolls off this truth:
1.-The boy who stands around rolling
cigarette while his father rolls
wheelbarrOw and his mother a roll
ing-pin is very apt some day " roll
into the penitentiary or the asylum
A little fellow in RangOr paid his
teacher what he supposed was very
graceful compliment, and which APP
parently afforded him no end of sat
isfaction. In burst of good nature
he said, Miss Brown, you are the
ouly turtle in the tank
"But my dear sir, You positively
must follow my directions. You
must take IA cold bath every morn
ing
"Why, doctor, that's just what I
am doing"
"Oh--or-weIl, then, you must
stop it,
Wife-"Nou snored heavily last
night, my dear"
Husbaad-"Humph! Why didn't
you wake me np?'
Wife--"Because prefer snoring
TO profanity, darling
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-02

God created hell for the devil and
his angels, and be who becomes a
subject of the devil becomes an heir
of hell.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

When men of prominence and integrity a remedy if eonclusiVe;v proves that it is of extraordinary merit. We would ask you to compare our method of advertising with that of other remedies. You will notice that our testimonials are from prominent citizens. of your own community who have tested Anti-Catarrh and are glad to tell Of the good it has done them and not people thousand miles away whom you or no one else ever heard of.
 Anti-Catarrh stands it's own merits in every loca. ity and has succeeded in num- bers of cases where everything else had failed. Price, $1.
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The age-herald., 1897-12-14
A Humorous Woman Who
 Makes Her Jokes Pay

It Is quite the fashion at the present that women are never humorous, and rarely witty; that they cannot originate a joke, and are incapable of telling fun ny thing in an amusing way. Such tenets indicate very limited acquaintanceship with bright women, or a pitiful lack of Knowledge of what humor, genuine humor. really is
 At last young woman, scarcely more than girl, has arisen to refute this heterodoxy by her success as joke maker. She has effectually shattered the baseless islander against her sex, by not only per- petrating jokes, but by making her humor yield her satisfactory income. Chicago exchange thus describes this witty young woman, who has succeeded in convincing mankind that all humor is not confined to the masculine gender
 She is Miss Annie Partlan, of New York, and her success as joke writer is almost beyond belief. There is scarcely a studio of any prominence in New York that does not count Miss Partlan among its frequent visitors. Her name is well known to all the editors of the comic weekles, and she bravely holds her own with competitors of the opposite sex, although some have been in the business for years.
 Miss Partlan came to New York city from Kingston some five years ago, and
The age-herald., 1897-12-14

today that only two officers of the expe- dition escaped, one of whoml was Maj Marchand.
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has since fought bravely to achieve the success she now has.
 She is of Irish extraction and the proverbial wit of her native land has cer- tainly not sighted her Her jokes are full of originality and those touching society and social questions are particularly pi- quant. In appearance she is extremely modest, with charming friendliness of manner, and is not in the least the ''new woman," as each gesture and accent is dictinctly feminine
 When asked how she thought of adopting so unusual a calling, she said Ut came quite naturally to me. I have written since I was a child. Of course, I never thought of selling my stuff to the artists until about year ago. The first joke was suggested by my seeing a little boy brush- ing flies off a horse in a blacksmith shop. I gave it to the editor of a Kingston paper, who published it and several others which I wrote afterward
 "When I finally decided to become a pro- fessional joke writer, the first thing I had to learn was that puns were no longer in waste basket. get from s1 to sS for each joke, and from 1 to cents a word for my comic sketches and filters.
 'I map out my day, using certain hours for my joke writing and others for the sale of them. No, it does not seem difficult to me, as I think any woman who would keep her eyes open and reflect on what she sees could write jokes. I see them in every thing, and seldom meet a person who, first or last does not suggest one"
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Some Excellent Suggestions
 For inexpensive Draperies

Upholsterers say that nice way to drape dining room windows is to take one length of denim, satine, or cretonne, another of fshnet, and sew these together Add a ruffie of lace to the net and drape back in some pretty with corded cotton cord. Cur tains made in this way are very pretty and not expensive. Of course, there are two curtains to every window, as one always gives poor effect to room.
 Curtains made of plain fishnet are all ways pretty and fresh looking, and if care is taken are as easily laundered as dotted muslin
 A pretty way to -drape lace curtains and to use the top part that one hardly knows what to do with is to turn it over on the right side instead of the wrong and plait the curtain n-large side plaits towards the outside of the window. Then take the trun- over part and turn it up in the center to- ward the pole This will bring the ends to- gether, forming a butterfly effect which is very pretty.
 These curtains should not be hung from large poles. but have hem. run in the top and a slender brass rod slipped through it. and then the rod held at each end by small screws with eyelet heads, or knots with fancy decorations. When the upper part of the curtain does not show, strong tape can be run through the hem and tackled to the framework of the window.
 A very beautiful pair of portieres can be made by using any plain material such as plush, velvet velour or satin, for the DOT tieres themselves, and applique lace. Choose a coarse lace with a heavy pattern and haste it all around the portieres. or If one prefer, only one side and the bottom. Sew the figures of the lace firmly to the mate rial, and when this is done cut away all the net or thin part of the lace If neatly done and the curtains lined with silk this will make most beautiful pair of porteres for either doors, archways or windows.
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
CUBAN AUTONOMY.
An Editor Who is Telling the Truth About
 Spain.

Havana, Dec La Lucha, in 9 lead ing editorial, says: 'The day has ar rived when it is necessary to tell the truth to the counry, nd to the govern ment, so that neither of them will be chagrned if the new system of auton- omy fails and peace is not obtained through 1t. General distrust has been experienced since it was seen that the Madrid government has taken an act i've part in promo ing the reformists in Cuba, who have TO more political force than the artonomists, who have always sided with Spain standing with remark able firmness by the Spanish flag, while the entire island was involved In rebel lion and suffering under accusations and assaul.e.'
 La Lucha adds that the government llas been forced to reso.h to autonomy in order to re.tcre pacce to the island, and That inHteal' of utilizing the services of the autonomtst parl.y and it's follow CTS tries to compel them ito surrender to uhe leforanists by uniting with th,m
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Beaten Biscuits as a
Source of Income

There is an enterprsing woman at At lanta who is making very comfortable support from the sale of beaten biscuit ct the Woman's Exchange in that city
 She is Mrs. Martha Butler Lapsley. and was born at Americus, Ga. Her father was Prof. Butler man who held promi- nent positions in many educational institu- tions in the south several years ago.
 A Northern exchange, in speaking of Mrs. Lapsey and her work, says:
 Martha Butler-Lapsey is a delightful woman with gracious manners. She is very drak and she has luminous deep brown eyes. She was educated at Holli- daysburg, Pa. She inherited her fathers s mathematical talent, and her examination papers in that study won for her the high est honors during the years she was teacher in that college. After her mar riage while residing in small Georgia village, church society of which she was an active member served luncheons one day at horse fair. Mrs Lapsley's con- tribution of beaten biscuit established her reputation as expert cook. At various times large trays of these delicious bis cults were sent to be sold for the benefit of the Church Aid society, and 1t was not until the village was visited by a cyclone which swept everything before it, includ- ing Mrs Lapsley's possessions, that she began to help support her family. Later she went to Atlanta and put her biscuit r on trial at the Woman's Exchange. The demand for her dainties increased rapidly At first she sold four dozen a day Now she considers 400 biscuit small daily sale and on Saturday she sells 1000. Women are almost bound to succeed in the do- mestic branches of employment, and Mrs. Lapsley's success is only one more proof of the fact.''
The age-herald., 1897-12-14
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. ALMOST HURRIED IN
 A SEA OF FLOWERS
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 >~~--~~~~~-~~~----~----- Mrs Mckinley, mother of the president, in Canton tomorrow left Washington at 7:20 tonight over the Pennsylvania railroad. There were in the party Secretary and Mrs. Alger;- Attorney General and Mrs. McKenna Postmaster-General Gary, Sec retary Wilson, Secretary Bliss Private Secretary Porter. The party will reach Canton about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, and will leave for Washington tomorrow night. The president will return with them and there will be, in addition, several of the presidents personal friends from Can ton.
 {. The white house will be closed to visitors tomorrow morning, and the flags on the public buildings will be at half mast, but the departments will not be closed. There will be a number of floral tributes from the members of the cabinet on the special train, also one from Vice-President Hobart and Private Secretary and Mrs Porter.