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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25


SOME people are fond of arguing
a self-evident proposition; the HER
AID is not. 1t pleases some people
to make, and it pleases some to lis
ten to an argument to prove some
thing nobody denies. The HERALD
belongs to neither of these classes.
Therefore we find it both tiresome
and difficult to argue that Tennessee
needs anew constitution, and, there
fore, new constitutional cOnven-
ton. If this was seriously denied
by anybody, and any attempt at
argument was made for the mega
tive, we might find the affirmative
easy; but to lambast the air or
thresh man of straw, is not in our
line. Tennessee needs a constitu-
tional convention; everybody adj
mits it, and that proves it. Why
then not have it? Why should
Tennessee not have what it needs?
How do we know the people would
choose incompetent, corrupt or dis
honest delegates? Certainly that
does not speak we'll for the people.
And if they cannot be trusted, to
whom can we turn? How do we
know the convention would make
bad matters worse? Certainly not
if the office holders, the whisky ring
and the corporations now opposing
it and who are frightened by this
phantom, would keep their dirty,
selfish, greedy finders out of it. The
people themselves should take this
question to heart and act according
to their own honest, intelligent con-
viction. They should appreciate
and exercise the glorious privilege
of living in a free country under a
Republican form of government;
and until they do they may expect
to be .aX-ridden by pap-sucking
office holders, and burdened and
oppressed by merciless eXtOrtions OF
soulless corporations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

THE people are always clamoring
for laws, and never enforce them.
The farmers are always complain
ing and kicking, but never take any
practical steps to help themselves.
The Nashville millers have "com-
bined" on one buyer of wheat.
They have agreed" that this man
shall fix the price of wheat. In
short, whatever they may call it,,
they have "pooled" their interest
and protected themselves against
each other, by not bidding the one
against the other, but by allowing
one man to bid for them all and
divide his purchases between them.
That affects the prices of wheat
here. 1t shuts off competition there,
where much of our surplus wheat is
sold, and bears the price down.
That enables our millers here to
offer whatever Nashville does, less
the freight. So it effects our people
as directly and injuriously as it
does the wheat raisers of Davidson.
Now this is not only morally
wrong, but it is legally wrong. The
last Legislature passed law cover
ing just such cases. The law is
broad and comprehensive, and too
plain to be denied, and the punish
ment is fine and Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Now if the law
had been defeated, the people would
have been awfully mad, and would
have said all sorts of hard things
about the Legislature. But now
they have the law, they seem per-
fectly satisfied, and will not make
the slightest effort to avail them
selves of its protecting benefits.
What the farmers ought to do, is
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of
The Columbia Water and Light Company

will be held at the company's Office
in the city of Columbia, Tennessee,
on Wednesday, the Both day of June,
1897, at o'clock p. m.
WILLIAM p. PARRISH, Sec'y.
CHARLES E. BIGELOw, President.
1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
Wheat.

I will be in the market for any
amount; large crops or small crops.
If r. HOLDING.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

Vernol A., the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. HargrOve, died
at the residence of its parents on
North High street last Monday
night. The remains were inferred
in Rose Hill Cemetery Tuesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

Mrs. G. w. Kinzer died at her
home in Sawdust Valley last Tues
day morning, June %, and the
funeral services were held in Nebo
church, Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, by Rev. E. L. Gregory.
Deceased was a pure christian
woman, good neighbor, and bore
with honor the titles of wife and
mother. The following children
survive her: Mrs. w. w. Joyce
and Mrs. Ladd, of Santa Fe, Messrs.
Marshall, Webb and DR.. John Kin
ger.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

WITH becoming modesty Gen.
Gordon wanted to give some other
worthy soldier chance to receive
distinguished hOnors, but the veter-
ans would not have it so. They lave
become endeared to their command
er and their name, and refused to
change either.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

FEW men and fewer County Courts
know how to keep in tact surplus.
Few men and fewer County Courts
know how to keep out Of debt. Most
any man and most any magistrate
can theorize learnedly enough on the
subject, and tell somebody else how;
but when it comes to the doing of it.,
we have for a shining example the
potent, grave and reverend magis.
trates of the County Court of Maury.
In the last ten years they have
lacked some forty or fifty thousand
dollars of keeping out of debt; and
now they come to tell us that the
way not to do it anymore, is to issue
bonds. At least there are some who
advance that brilliant idea; but the
HERALD prefers to keep company
with those who hold, that the man
in debt, and with that debt crowding
him, il more apt to be economical
and wise in the expenditure of his
income, than he who has his farm
mortgaged, and that mortgage in
the hands of man who only
wants his interest. A man should
not mortgage his farm unless he has
to-. Neither should County Court
mortgage other peoples farms with
a bonded debt, unless an emergency
compels them to. Nobody will
argue that any such emergency
exists in this county, and without
that emergency the act would be
entirely unjustifiable. We hope the
opponents of this bond issue will ge
together and force the fighting the
first day of the term, so that the
measure may not be held back anC
sprung after half the court has gone
home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

this; they ought to meet here next
Monday, appoint committee to in
vestigate these rumors, and if they
are true, enjOin the aforesaid pur-
chasing agent from buying any wheat
at all, and at once institute criminal
proceedings against every firm, cor
pOratiOn and individual engaged in
the combine. The reason the farm
ers are so imposed upon is, they
won't do anything to defend or pro-
tect themselves. Start your tele-
phone to ringing and work up a
meeting for next Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

If these holiday occasions could
last, and "Our Bob" could be kept
before the public as the welcoming
host, he would land himself in the
United States Senate, despite all his
enemies and his shortcomings. AS
an orator he was pitted against the
Governor of Ohio and the Presi-
dent of the United States last week
and carried off first honors easily.
This week he met the orators of the
South, Gordon and Reagan, and
again immortalized himself. Bob
has his faults and his weaknesses
to-be-sure; but he is lovable fellow
despite them all, and born orator
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

No public corporation ought to be
allowed to cut rates for the purpose
of driving out competition. When
public corporation makes rate to
get business, they should be COM
PEELED by law to maintain that rate.
Little and young corporations would
thereby be encouraged to start and
give competition, without any dread
of the starving period. 70 enable
the people to get better grip on
corporations in general, to make
them deal more fairly with TIE pub
lie and to compel them to pay their
share of taxes, is one of the needs for
a Constitutional Convention in Ten
nessee. AS it is now, they are such
astute liars, such expert pick
pockets, that they are rapidly alb
sorbing all the wealth of the country
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25

GarWOOd'S SarsaparIlla-Tor the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
DOGS OF INTELLIGENCE.
4 Strict sabhataraan and . Traveller In

u oSrteS Sobbotaf3An and o Traveller In
The Ladies' Kennel Journal consists
OF number Of dog anecdotes select
co nom many sources, new and old.
Inc stories are arranged to illustrate
d1nerent features Of the dogs character.
Here is an example of what is called a
dogs 'tenacity Of impression, " vouched
for by an Edinburgh minister:
"One sacrament Sunday the minister
left his house to the care of the servants,
who thought it good opportunity to
give party. Daring the day. the dog
"a Newfoundland) accompanied them
through the garden, and indeed wher-
ever they went, in the most attentive
manner and seemed well pleased. In
the evening. when the time arrived that
the party meant to separate, they pro-
ceeded to do so, but tho dog. the instant
they went to the door, interposed, and.
placing himself before it, would not al
low one Of them to touch the handle
On their persisting and attempting to
use force. no became furious and in a
menacing manner drove them back into
the kitchen, where he kept them until
the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs Simpson. I"
From which it would appear that
some dogs are Sabbatarians At all
events, he seems to have been Of opinion
that jewellers in q manse on sacrament
Sunday We're out Of place.
Another story. illustrating the reason
of dog. is quoted as having been told
BY William Robson Of Penshaw, the
owner Of the animal The dog was in
the habit of going about in hanson cabs
with his master. One day, after being
lost, he went home by himself in .
hanson. E.-t..i.r... .
THE cabman rang for his fare, and,
thinking he had somehow captured the
runaway, inquired how and where he
found him. oh, sir, said cabby, 4
didn't hail him at all; he hailed mo. !
was standing close by St. James church
looking out for fare, when in jumps
the dog. I shouts through the winder.
He wouldn't stir. So I gets down and
tries to pull him out and shows him my
whip. but he sits still and barks as
much as to say, go ON, old man." As
I seizes him by the collar I reads his
name and address Ny fine gentleman
settles himself with his head just a-look-
ing out, and drives on till stops at
this gate. Then out jumps my passen-
ger, a-clearing the doors, and walks in
as though he'd been a regular fare. -"
The driving in cabs dog is by no
means rare variety. 1t is told Of Lady
Ashburnham' collie that, after jumping
into handsom, he SO plainly intimates
that he wants his collar read that, as
one cabman said, 'Blowed il he didn't
ask me to. ''-Westminster Budget
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
iN0ETeRMINATe SENTENCE LAW.
Illinois Supreme Court Practically d,
clares It Invalid.

clares It Invalid.
Chicago, March %. - The supreme
court Of the state rendered a decision
assert practically holds the indeter-
inmate sentence law to be unconstitu-
tional. The decision was handed down
in the habeas corpus case OF David A,
Mcdonald and John H. Clements against
the people, an appeal from Clark coun-
ty. The men were convicted of man
slaughter last October and sent to the
Chester penitentiary under the aew law,
the duration of their sentence not being
fixed. A new trial having been denied,
they applied for writ of habeas cor
pus. asserting that the law is unconsti-
tutional. This was also denied. They
appealed to the supreme court, which
ordered the court below to issue the
writ.
This, in the opinion Of attorneys,
amounts to a declaration that the law
is invalid, and indicates that the court.
when the case again comes before it, as
1t will when the court below has passed
upon 1t, will release the men and de-
clare the measure unconstitutional. The
courts action will be eagerly watched
by the states attorneys and police of
the state. who are almost unanimously
against the new law. In the opinion
of Chief Of Police Badenoch the indie
terminate sentence and parole systems
are among the greatest obstacles to the
prevention Of crime. Judge Gibbons, of
the Cook county circuit court, held the
law to be unconstitutional Jan. 2 last
In habeas corpus proceedings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
MUCH ANXIETY AT vIcksBURo.
Lcvees, However, Hold on Both Sides o
the River-Crest At Cairo.

Lcvees, However, Hold on Both Sides Of
the River-Crest At Cairo.
Washington, March 29.-The chief Of
the weather bureau last night reported
that the crest of the Mississippi river
rise was at Cairo. Ills. but there have
been more rains in the upper valley.
vicksburg. Miss. March 29.-There is
increased anxiety for those depending
upon and protected by the levees. Or
ders for sacks and other material have
been plentiful. The best that can be
said is that the levees are being held
on both sides of the river under cir
cumstances a little short of desperate.
The government bulletin Announcing
more rains in the upper valleys are
most depressing. President Maxwell,
of the fifth Louisiana board, urges
planters to send labor and Fms to the
levees Immediately. The state convicts
at Diamond island will be sent at once
to Iilaware and Pitchers Point levees
which are in danger.
Memphis, March 29.-The flood sit
uation around Memphis is unchanged
The river is slowly falling, the gauge
last night registering 1868 feet. Many Of
the refugees are returning to their
abandoned homes in Arkansas and al
together the outlook is more encourage
ing than at any time since the big food
set in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
AS AN ARMY RATION.


Beans Briefly Considered BY IN Old Army
Veteran.
Take it altogether" said the old
soldier, II think liked beans the best
of the army rationa Hard bread, of
course. was essential, and we expected
to get that anyway, but I am speaking
now of the comparative luxuries ON the
army bill Of fare. Ishouid prefer corned
beef. if that issued in the army had been
uniformly Of q desirable quality. But
often it was of q hardness more like
that of quartz and Of saltiness past be-
lief by those who have never tried it.
salt pork-well, fat salt pork, even
Of the best quality. is not desirable as q
steady diet of food, and we got more
salt pork than any other meat, and it
was most always not Of the best. In
fact. no old soldier will ever forget the
salt pork Of the army. But his recollec-
tions of it will not be surrounded by an
aurora borealis of delight.
mot everybody liked beans, but &C.
cording to my notion they were the best
OF the army rations, all things consid-
cred If We had q piece Of pork to put
in the kettle, so much the better. But
we had salt anyway, and bean soup.
with hard bread to break into it, and
cup Of coffee made q meal that had de-
cided elements of hopefulness in it.
1T is true that sometimes when we
had beans day after day for days together
some Of the men would get tired Of
them. But You would grow tired Of
ortolans, wouldn't you. il You had too
many of them?
Il always used to be glad when we
had beans, and to this day I like now
and then a dish of bean soup, and
never eat it without pleasant recollec-
tons Of the army New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
OLIVER OPTIC IS DEAD.
The Man whose Boys Books Arc Famous
wrltas Rinis 70 His Life.

Boston. March 29.-'Oliver Optic. is
dead. This news will bring to kindly
remembrance in many a mature mans
heart the author-William T. Adams
whose books were so popular among
boys in the COS and '70s. He wrote q
whole library Of books that were the
delight Of the boys OF the generation
referred to. He was Is years old at the
time Of his death.
In addition to having written more
Juvenile works than almost any other
living man, Mr.. Adams was also at
various times the editor Of at least four
different magazines for young people.
During the nine years in which Our
Boys and Girls was under his entire
control he contributed some OF his best
stories to its columns as serials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
FITz AND JIM MAY MEET AGAIN,
Latter's Friends Determined on It II It Ca,
He Arranged.


Dallas, Tex, March 29.-The friends
Of Corbett still believe that Jim Cor
bett can whip Fitzsimmons-that the
result at Carson was an accident-and
that IL the two meet again Corbett will
regain the title Of worlds champion
And it is said to be not at all unlikely
that the two may face each other once
more in the ring. Fitzsimmons has
stated emphaticany that he will not
fight again, but nevertheless 1t is be-
lieved he will do so. This is the opinion
Of Dan Stuart, who says the probabili-
ties are that they will meet in the near
future
The fight, IL It takes place. will be for
a side purse Of $4,000 or more, and
the prospects are good that the money
will be posted. When the money is up
and there is no chance left for the
atrical displays Stuart will go after the
fight with a suitable purse. having al
ready selected a place for pulling 1t
on. and this place may not be in
Nevada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
DOUBLE DROWNING AT PITTSBURG,
One Little Hero Loses His Life Trying to
Save His Brother.

Pittsburg, March %. - At McKee's
Rocks. a suburb of this city, yesterday
Willie DeWalt, years old, and Elmer,
his brother, 10 years of age, were car
ried off by the swollen CHARTERS creek
to almost instant death. The little fell
lows on their way home from Sunday
school stopped to play on the creek
bank. and Willie slipped down the en-
bankment into the water and was car
ried rapidly down stream.
He called piteously for help. and Ell
mer, though unable to swim. heroically
made an effort to save his brother, but
was carried off by the swift current
and both boys were drowned. The
drowning was so quickly accomplished
that some men at the electric light pow
er house near by who saw the accident
could not reach the scene in time to be
of service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29

HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Destruction RACES All Over the State with
Torrents Of Rain.

1Orre0tS Oh 1SalOs
The small town CT 2uda, near here,
was badly handled by the storm. quite
a number Of houses being blown down
and one or two persons killed. though
their names are not obtainable owing to
the fact that most Of the telegraph wires
are down and news is very meagre. This
is the worst storm that has ever visited
this section, and il has laid waste every
thing in it's track, though fortunately
so far the reports of deaths resultant
are few. The storm was over in an
hour and the sun came out as brightly
as though nothing had happened.
Texas was visited by a general rain
and wind storm yesterday. The rain
was general nearly over the whole state,
while the wind seems to have done its
worst in the south central section. Aus
tin and Calvert suffered most, three fatali-
ties resulting at the latter place. Rain
poured all day. the average fall being
one and one-half inches. and as much
as three inches in some places. All
trains south of Dallas were abandoned
on account of washouts. Estimates Of
the amount of damage are impossible.
1t will be several days before details
can be received from the great stretch
of country included in the reach Of the
storm.
At Calvert clone the loss Is over $780,
Oc0 AT Austin 1t will reach the same
hSure. Railroads are damaged at least
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
HAVOC AT AUSTIN.
Capital ct Texas Visited by a Flu.
Tious Tornado.
TWENTY MINUTES OF DEsoLAT1oN.

Trees Split Asunder, Houses Wrecked,
Lumber Yards Distributed Pr0miscuous-
ly-State University Damaged and q
Dormitory Cnroofed and the Interior
Drenched with Torrents Of Rain-Some
Loss Of Human Life-HiGh Water News.
Austin, Tex, March 29.-Testerday
afternoon ct o'clock this city and the
surrounding country was visited by a
terrific cyclone that did no end Of dam
age to property and cost several lives,
probably. The wind came from the
southwest and blew at about sixty miles
an hour for nearly twenty minutes,
tearing down trees or splitting them as
sunder. Several large electric light tow
ers were blown down. entailing loss of
some $4,000 or 5000. The iron frames
were twisted as though they were of
the very smallest wire and will be use
less. In addition to this quite a number
OF houses in the residence portion of the
city were blown down, and in several
cases narrow escapes from deaths are
reported. The new and unoccupied res
idence of Burt Mcdonald, one of the
prominent residents, was blown down,
striking against the residence Of Will
lam Wing and narrowly escaping kill
ing two little children that were in a
room playing.
Plays Havoc with Lumber Yards.
The wind played havoc with several
lumber yards in the eastern portion of
the city. blowing piles Of lumber in
every direction and scattering ruin and
waste on every side. The roofs Of a
number Of residences were torn Off and
blown q great distance and in addition
to doing much damage to the state uni
versity. the wind blew of the entire roof
OF the adjoining dormitory. letting the
rain drive full INTO the four-story build
Ing. doing great damage to the build
Ing and property Of the 200 students
therein. many Of whom fled for their
lives when the roof was carried away.
Miraculous Escape OF Four Persons.
The roof was carried 100 yards, light
Ing on and crushing the roof of a cot
tage In which four people were seated,
but none was even injured. though all
were entombed by falling debris. A
church just to the north Of the univer-
sity had the entire east side blown in
and was unroofed, the wind carrying the
roof a block away The residence Of DR..
cA@'~S't AhhAASuARtNiy AAoit III VI Tic
church. was nfed from its foundation,
twisted completely aIOund and set down
in the same place. so badly damaged,
however. that none Of the doors could
be opened to permit the escape Of the
frightened inmates.
Several People Badly Hurt.
The small town Of GAINESVILLE near
this city was swept by the winds and
many horses were killed by flying de-
bris. while a number Of small houses
were blown down. Fortunately the in
mates were not killed, but several were
badly MANNED. With the terrific wind
came driving rain that was little short
Of flood and swept everything before
1t. Persons arriving on the evening
trains tell, and reports from the sur
rounding country are to the effect, that
the storm was general in this section.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29

800. 900 At Corsicana and Calvert
many fine dwellings were demolished.
At Calvert an old lady and two chill
dren who were in their house were ia
tally injured by the collapse of the build
ing, which was partially destroyed by
fire Notwithstanding the torrents Of rain
which were falling. Many roofs and
chimneys were blown down. People liy-
ing here for twenty-five years say they
never witnessed such fearful storm
before. All telephone and electric as
well as telegraph lines were Frustrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29
Clocks With Nerves,

There is one disadvantage about very
tall buildings which is being noticed BY
the occupants. 1t is perhaps . small
disadvantage, but still is worth consid.
ering, as it involves some annoyance to
those who have not made provision for
it.
The trouble referred to II the stop.
ping of pendulum clocks by the vibrs.
tion Of the buildings. Many . pendulum
clock that has kept accurate time for
years in old fashioned low structures
has refused to run at all when moved
into some one Of the new tall steel
framed buildings in the lower part Of
the city. On the lower floors Of the
buildings the clocks run fairly we'll, but
when higher mp in the buildings they
become more whimsical and on the toy
floors will not run 1t alL-New YHh
Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-29

70 Care . Cold In Oas Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinins Tab
lsts. An druggists refund the
money u e fails 70 cure. - cents