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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

Thou money-lover. with not only head
but heart bent down behind a few ring
ing coins; through a world whose beau
ties and noblest joys are to thee invisi-
BILE, the avenger is steal:hily approach
ing. \ little twinge of pain somewhere,
a little numbness in your brain, great
deal Of turning hither and thither to
famed physieians-what are these but
warnings Of your fate? Your tiny heap
seems so important 10 You that you
thrust away the very thought of death
and feverish!y desire to feel forever the
magic thrill OF wealth within your grasp.
You long to get more; you build it up
around you like a wall. Fool! Helped
by wealth you may fly on the wings Of
the morning to the uttermost parts Of
the earth, but swifter than the shadow
Of an eclipse the arrow Of death will
reach vou-and then what have you?
The heap that you trusted in as for
tress with trouble-prOof bastions, will
not save you from the glazing eye and
the rafting throat, the clammy sweat
aud the vague picking at the bed
clothes. These are yours by a common
humanity and when they come to you,
nothing material can be taken away in
To the darkness. Something cannot be
taken away from nothing; your life is
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
An AuspiclOus Opening Of the Col
cred School,

An AuSplclOuS Opening OF the Col.
cred School.
On the morning of September l,
after the ringing of the school bell,
we all soon found ourselves ready
for work.
As was requested a goodly number
Ofparents and friends assembled at
the building to assure the teachers
of their Cooperation during the
present term. They visited the diff
ferent rooms of the building and ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with the new ceiling and
black-bOards in the chapel, and some
of them subscribed small sums to
further the work Of the room.
The first days enrolment showed
the number 343, which has gradually
increased to nearly 500. The follow
ing assignments were then made by
the principals:
lst grade, 200 pupils, Mrs. A. j.
Armstrong, assisted by Miss Leona
Andrews.
2nd grade, IS pupils. Miss A. j.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

Said pompous husband, whose
wife had stolen up behind him and
given him kiss:
Madame. | consider such an act
indecOrus.
Excuse me-" said the wife. Il
didn't know it was you. Monde
COmique.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

ONE of the amusing features Of
the campaign, is to hear some men,
young and old, who are notorious as
chronic loafers, talk about the lin
Jury to business" resulting from the
ten o'clock law and the Sunday law.
If these weak brothers only knew
how perfectly ridiculous they make
themselves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
SOME RAMBLING THOUGHTS.
BY MEMO.

MORE OSTRICH THOUGHTs The long
legged friend of needy milliners, with
his downy thighs and tufted tail, is
called in again to point a moral by
means Of that silly head which he hobs
into the sand to shu. out all sight Of the
world. Unlike him, his human counter
part ranges through every climate, un-
feathercd and unhOnored. Some even
are in this community. Let rs at them
and be done with our bird pointer for a
while.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
MCKennOn, Anderson & Foster.

Dew.
9rd aud 9th grades, 80 pupils, Prof.
r. G.. Johnson.
4th, 9Th, 9th, eth and Sth grades,
Principal ]. II. Kelly and Miss
Minnie Y. White.
This school starts out in good con-
dition, everything bidding fair for
success.
Profs. Jno. Hope and J. w. John
son of Roger Williams University,
made interesting remarks TO the
school the 18th ult.
Owing to the drought we have TO
use Burns Spring water. Our els
tern is now undergoing a cleansing.
The school acknowledged most
grateful thanks for the donation OF
money, with which to make a sub
stantial payment on the school
library. Respectfully.
NJ. y. WHITE, Reporter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
Cheapest Line Of
NhOOl Books, School Supplies,
Baskets, SatthtlS, etc.. ETC.

Wall Paper, O5c, dc, Cjc. etc.
Bibles enc: TsstnmeHts l5c.
BtO reduction in HdmmOcks.
Biggest Tablet IN Torn ljc.
may4 4. D. FRlERSON.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
Printed Store News for Next Monday:
CARRIED OVER DRESS GOODS.

No store can sell down the bare walls in every de-
partment; of some lines part must be carried over.
Here pieces of a-wool Dress Goods that
ed from last in grey, brown and fancy mix
lures S a. inches wide. Last seasons prices from
5oc yard and if the goods bought this
they would not be cheaper We don't
yard of them by the dinner hour next Monday, and
for that the price next Monday morning Kill be
the yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08


the beloved wealth that has already
closed your eyes to the needs Of the
paIpiisting world Of misery.
-
But do intimate that only ordinary
death experiences will come 10 YOU?
Nay. if 30, lie; for there will be an
outstretehing Of other eager hands To-
ward your golden heap-they are even
now waiting for your death in order to
scramble for your possessions, and, a.
likely a. not, behind fragments % voUr
soul's-all will crouch another generation
81 fools. l. that all? No: for if yod love
wealth more than kindness: if YOU
gather from expressions: IL You wrong
and cheat in order n rake more and
more around YOU. y0Hr memory viii be
crusted over with ganErenOGs hatreds.
Pleasant and wonderfully useful though
money may be, have You indeed chosen
the better part Of it in contenting your
self with acquisition? Under the effort
your head with it, noble powers, i
bowed lower even than the animals
who by getting give and. having done
all. stand to serve humanity. But You
. get and give not, and the service Of hui
manity in any form is out Of your range
Of vision; your head is too low.
-
/ Thou fashionable woman. hiding thy
nakedness behind frumperies that
change with the changing day; con.
tentiug thyself with a world limited by
patterns and rounded out by founces;
thou art also among the ostriches
( Prinking and pruning ana philandering
covered with products Of creatures
more gentle, and with flowers more fair
than yourself, you 20 your way a.
though the body were more important
than the mind, neglected. Of the fact
that the mind adorned aud the spirit
sweet!y and gently cultivated will last
long after the skin has wrinkled and
the ewes have lost their sparkle. Com
pared with the fabric of your mind
your body is but basting thread. Ne
behind a contemplate hillOck of clothe;
you bow your beautiful head until yOJ
no more see the wide world OF nobl,
womanhOod to which you are surely
called. How selfish you are! You
father needs must deck you though hi
aged head calls for rest; you cry, Give
give" TO both father and husband, no
that YOU may make any Ieturn eithe
to them or to the world. You circl
around yourself, you admire yourself
you get pleasure in humbling those les
gorgeous. Do you call that liUiag
Can you by any stretch of your per
verted mind, satisfy yourself that you
powers were given you just to fulfill tn
function of dress form. II that wer
all. bent wires with cilicis covering
could fill your place in the world. Sill.
ostrich, when the avenger reaches 70
you, and your place knows you no NOR
forever, what will you leave? Chelots
whereat even the servants will fout il
a little while. Upon my sonl. life is no
worth the effort of living, if that is al
it can be made to bring forth.
-
Lift up your heads. o We ostriche:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

Lift up your heads. o We ostriches
Peep out with blinking eyes from be-
hind your fads and your foibles. Raise
your heads on high where they belong
and then look at life as whole, with a
due sense Of proportion, impossible be-
fore when you were so near the ground
What do YOU learn? That no one cares
for you, so long As You care only for
yourself: that the love ot Your fellows
is bought with q price. great price
whose chief pear. j. your own self
forgetfulness; that the soul self-centered
has no part in a civilization that is only
made %. things gained By brain and
Drawn and then thrown into the com
mon fund Of humanity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

A Missouri editor, in response to
the question, DO hogs pay?' says:
"A great many do not They will
take the paper for several years,
and then some day the paper will be
sent back marked refused
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

THERE survives at least one good
law passed by the last Legislature,
Notwithstanding the attacks made
against it as to its constitutionality,
and this is the Jarvis criminal costs
law. Judge LOoney's quarterly re-
port, made to the county court Mon
day. shows that the cost of the Cir
cult Court for the past quarter was
1896. SO. while the cost for the quar-
ter preceding was $1,000. This is
not fair test, however, as no term
of Circuit Court was held during the
past quarter. The saving to the
county. however, will be at least &c
per cent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

The price of mules has taken a
tumble aud they were away down
last Monday. But of course that
was due to the yellow fever cpl
demic South. When frost comes
and the fever abates and mules 90
40 again, then that will be all due
to the benefcient results OF McKin-
,eyi-m and the gold standard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
AN III Elk.

Not huryng you at all but we're ready for you, sire and
Mems Clothes Boys Clothes, Chldrens Clothes Its
always what you pay for suit but its the kind of suit
that you get for what you pay. Buy $40 suit here and
you'll get not less than $1,000 worth of clothes. You may
get this season. but won't let you have less.
w. L. DOUGLAS 5000, $3.50 and 81 90 shoes; none
better for wear if you pay $500.
If you it in ad. it's
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
LADIES TWO CLASP KID GLOVES.

A steam ship, with this lot of Kid Gloves board,
with Uncle Sans tariff makers and the ship beat
the tariff law by scratch. Now the glove is
worth $3.50 Dozen wholesale. Black large clasps heavy
embroidery Tans. large clasps, heavy harmonizng
broidery Next Nondar morning 75c pair
your guaranteed though, at
price. Match them il you al less than 81 o.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
TWELVE HUNDRED YARDS.
yard-wide Brown Domestic, fine Sea Island
.NoHdav. I lee the yard.
WATER ROLLS RIGHT OFF

of Cravenette Serge; that if you get the genuine
made by Priesey sixty inches wide black and navy ST. s.
4 rard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

THIS is Bryan Day at the Centen-
NAL. The great young leader Of the
old Democracy will make two
speeches-oue at the Auditorium
exercises in the forenoon, and
another at o'clock at night.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

For Aldermen. First Ward,
john A. CAKES.
EUGENE RITTER.
second Ward.
T. J. REA.
". A. RUTTLE.
Third ward,
:. =. PAYNE,
JOHN CANT.
Fourth Ward.
W. d. CAMERON.
ALLEN POWELL.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08
mcK lennon, Anderson & Foster.
Here's a Bit of Late Store News .

hat, if its Importance is fully realized,
will bring to our store nearly every man
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

nothing a. you have lived it. You will
close your eyes and lie liteIess beside
the beloved wealth that has already
closed your eyes TO the needs Of the
palpitating world Of misery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

IF you want the news, TInFnId
suns 'rlh- ter the uSA9Ae'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-08

FOR sOBRIETY, GOOD MORALS AND
GOOD GOVERNMENT.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
No ReclnrooIty ThIs Tlme.

The Finance committee Of the Senate
has decided TO strike out Of the tariff
bill the entire reciprocity section, as il ID
convinced that it is useless and inn
practicable. This decision is reached
after conferences with the representatives
of foreign nations with which reciprocity
treaties are desirable.
Il is agreed that the provisions Of the
Dingley bill offer no ground for re-
ciprocity, and that the President must
be authorized to offer concessions that
will be favorable to the commerce and
industries Of their countries before their
governments can be expected to make
concessions in favor of our produots
France, Spain, Austria, Brazil and some
Of the other South American countries
are anxious to make commercial agree
ments with the United States, but will
insist upon getting as much as they give,
and they do not find any basis Of negotia-
tion in the Dingley bill. A Brazilian mer.
chant said the other day that Brazil
would agree to complete free trade with
the United States il our government
would meet her half way, but would d0.
nothing 80 long gs tbe President Of the
United States held "a knife 10 his hHnd'
and threatened retaliation.
The Committee on Finance is SO anx-
ious to get the tariff bill before the
Senate that il will not attempt to decide
upon substitute for the Dingley
reciprocity section before that measure
is reported. During the debate in the
Senate it will have plenty Of time to con-
slider the matter and prepare asubstitute,
which it hopes will meet the views of
foreign nations and furnish basis for a
broad, practical reciprocity.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
A Victory for McNall.

Judge Foster of the Federal court has
dismissed the contempt case against In
surance Commissioners McNall. This
was an action by insurance companies to
harass McNall, who had refused to
license them TO do business until the
Hillmon case was settled. The court in
structed the grand jury to investigate
the charge that McNall was impeding
the administration Of justice.
In the stock yards case the court hold
that the law was not class legislation,
that the court had Jurisdiction, and that
it desired time to inquire into the rea-
sonableness Of the rates fixed. A special
master will be appointed for that pur-
pose.
The advocate., 1897-04-14

Galveston NelOS: There is no doubt
that we have an element Of population
who would rejoice to see an American
British war. This element would like to
see an Ambassador go TO Great Britain
who would squirt tobacco juice on the
floor of Salisbury's Office, throw rocks at
the Queen, or make a gun play in the
House of Parliament. Fortunately, en-
lightened American sentiment is averse
to these Angloph0bists and their warlike
purposes. Each nation will go forward
in friendly rivalry for commercial supre-
macy, but for years to come Great Brit
ain will continue to buy more from
America than from any other country,
and America will continue to prize the
British market as the most valuable OF
all beyond the Seas"
The advocate., 1897-04-14

Tariff reform was the Democrat bat
tie cry in 1892, and the Cleveland admin
istration began with work on the currency
question. Currency reform was the cam
psiRn cry in 1896, and the Mckinley ad-
ministration begins with work on Che
tariff question.
The advocate., 1897-04-14
OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.

over one quarter of the exported lard,
one-eighth Of the barley and one seventh
of the corn, the war which Germany
threatens will be seen to be very serious"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11

had the gloss of a new garment. In
his shirt front sparkled a handsome
diamond that would have set any
hotel clerk green with envy. In his
buttonhole was a white rose, and he
wore o. white fedora that looked as
if it had just come out OF a hat box.
Before starting to speak, Mr.. Bryan
discarded the fedora and replaced it
with a tweed. jockey cap" The
white rose must not be regarded as
merely decorative and frivolous.
Like the white hat, it is emblematic
of the white metal to which the
wearer is dedicated. The jockey
cap denotes Mr.. Bryan's fondness
for running. The black frock coat
is the recognized badge of states
manship. The whole costume is a
miracle of profusion. The diamond,
which sparkles beneath the sparkles
of oratory, says loudly, 81 am some
what of q plutocrat myself !"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11
Suffrage Convention.

The Day County Equal Suffrage con-
%yention held in the Congregational
church at Webster opened ON Monday
afternoon, November Sth. Miss Mary
G.. Hay, OF the National committee in
the chair. Mrs. Miller, OF Webster pre-
sided at the organ and after singing
"The Light OF the Day is Breaking
prayer was offered by Rev. Henrietta
Moore, of Springfield, Ohio. The open
ing address by Miss Hay "Our Need OF
Hope" being the central thought gwen
in her own bright hopeful way, was
most helpful. Mrs, Norris followed with
ar interesting paper, Why the Women
Taxpayers Needs the Ballot. Short
talks on why the wives and mothers,
unmarried, business, working, professio-
nal women need the ballot, led by Miss
Moore and Miss Hay, filed the hours OF
the afternoon session. Mon day evening
Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns, OF Selma, Kan,
gave a fine address, bringing out clearly
the thought OF personal responsibility
OF man representing women at the bal
lot box. Mrs. Johns is a cultured
speaker who has few equals on the plat
form, her arguments being clear and
forcible. Tuesday morning ut 10 o'clock
the meeting was again called to order
by Miss Hay. After a short talk on
"Why California lost and Idaho won
the ballot for women, the Day County
Equal Suffrage Association was organ
lied. President, Miss Josephine Cloyd,
North Webster; vice-president, Mrs. S.
c. Crosby, Waubay; secretary. Miss
Anna j. Dickinson, Webster; Treasurer,
Miss E. Mounty, Andover; auditors,
Mr.. A. G.. Roberts, Pierpont, w. S. d..
Adams, Webster. Afternoon session,
called to order at $50. Discussion,
Would the Statebe Benefited by Woman
Stuff age? led by Miss Moore, followed
by Rev. Chas. Parsons and Miss Hay.
The splendid address OF Rev. Miss Moore
in the evening closed the convention,
every session OF which was an inspi-
ration to ali who attended. Nineteen
new members were added to the local
Equality Club which now has a member
ship Of thirty-seven.
Those who have been deprived OF hear
ing such speakers as have been with us
during this convention, have certainly
missed a literary treat, whether in SYM
pathy with the cause represented or not
they were a trio OF bright, earnest,
soulful women.
The success OF the convention was due
largely to the efforts Of the local club,
Mrs. Scripture as president worked un-
tireingly-even the weather smiled on
every effort towards the acknowledgements
OF woman. n w
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11
The Party not Responsible.
Henry Independent

nenTy Iuuepsuucut
The deputy treasurer of Day
county, to turn a favorite populist
phrase, 'has gone populist." When
ever a republican official happens to
betray his trust, the pop papers
announce under a scare head that he
has "gone republican" We mann
tain that parties as political organ
izations are not responsible for the
$ hortce mings of the individual mem
bers who happen to 90 wrong any
more than a church organization is
responsible for the discovery of an
occasional black sheep in their flock.
All political parties are liable to
make mistakes in the choice of can
didates at times. The pops made
one in the selection of their deputy
t in Day county, who re-
Gently skipped with quite a wad OF
county funds. The only reason that
the pops have not had more Of this
kind of work to contend with is be-
cause they have not been entrusted
with positions where their members
could 60 wrong to anything like the
same extent as republicans. There
are plenty of honest men in the
world yet, and they are not all con-
fined to one political party.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11
1t Tight Occur.

Huronite.


Governor Lee, it is said, will en-
deavor to remove Mayhem from
off ce. The governor will change
his mind after he reads the constitu-
ton. The only way a state officer
can be removed from Office is by
impeachment. The Huronite be-
lieves that a stale officer can be
convicted of a crime and sentenced,
and while boarding at the states
expense in its prison for convicts,
could still draw a salary from the
state. We do not think that such a
thing is Likely to happen now or
hereafter. Common decency and
public sentiment would demand that
in such a cas- the person convicted
of a crime while serving the state
would resign The trust he held be-
fore conviction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11
Another Prop Knocked Out.
Yankton Gazette.

lanktOn daZetCe.
One by one, the props are being
knocked out from under our pop
ulistic friends and their following
renegade republicans. Natural
causes, aided and directed by a pat
riotic republican administration,
brought great prosperity out of de-
preston, and now Mr.. Mckinley
has forced the Union Pacific railroad
crowd to put up every dollar the
go vernment has put into that road.
So the wind is knocked out of those
unpatriotic howlers who sought to
make political capital by asserting
that the administration was in league
with the railroad magnates to de-
fraud the government out of $780,
100000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11
Bryan isn't Boosting.
Chicago Times Herald.

SuiCdsO -heTdius
Of course, Bryan's influence
counted for a great deal. In Will
liams county, Ohio, where he made
a particularly noteworthy effort, the
republicans overcame a democratic
plurality of $3.50 and we're victor
ious, and in two other counties there
was a similar change, while no
change from a republican to a dem
ocratic plurality is reported from
any place he visited in that state.
Yes, Bryan's influence counted for a
great deal, but we Shouldn't think
Bryan would boast of it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11

Professor Andrews of Brown uni
ersity has again given rein to his
;ongue, this time in favor of the
ingle tax theory. He declares that
enry Georges theory touching
ind is substantially correct. OF
it is, for as ex-G Governor Bum
sums it up, "God is all-wise, God
made man, man is a land-animal.
From these premises, it follows, as
AN i~llative consequence, that whatso-
aver abridges his free access to the
and is, to that extent, an abrogation
Of his natursl rights and an insult to
Omniscience. The same all-wise
God made the panther, and the pan
ther is a carnivorous animal ; there
fore, it has a natural, an inalienable
to kill and devour anything
from a mou to a Single axer."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-11

Last weeks Reporter contained
Two editorials signed with three stars
or what-you-may-call-em and the
said articles contained a mild roast
for the World. OF course, the
w orld wasn't satisfied until it had
figured out the meaning of this new
constellation, and it soon found that
each star represented a letter, thus
lie. w. t. All right for you, Ed.
die, old boy Webster World.
Just to keep the record straight,
Bro. Slovenian, we will state that
the Reporter contained nothing Of
the sort. There did appear an ar.
ticle signed with three asterisks,
which appeared in several papers of
this circuit upon the same date, and
in which there vas not the slightest
reference to the World. Your re-
moval to the county seat may have
made it necessary to drop your in
dependence, and to strongly tinge
with ~partisanship your philosophical
u~tterances, but you have had so far
such smooth sailing that it would
seem hardly necessary to adopt al
ready the one great stronghold Of
the populist acknowledgements
ton.