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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

HOPKINSvILLE, KY, voted for
Mckinley and his single gold stand
ard; the bank statements show that
the banks of Hopkinsville have
bushels of money in their vaults,
and here is further evidence of
their prosperity" Twenty head of
horses belonging to the Elkwood
stock farm, situated near Hopkins
vile, owned by Major Crumbach,
were sold at auction and brought
$3.50; an average of $47. In the sale
was the famous stallion, "ElkwOod,"
which cost Mai. Crumbach $1,000.
He was sold to negro for $3.50.
"Dunboyne," that cost $4,000, sold
for $2lO. Side by side with this may
be placed the sale of the Bethel
House stores in Columbia, bought
in at less than third of what they
cost. And the sale of the Opera
House; costing $4,000, selling for
81 900. There we have object les
sons for you, both from the town and
country. What matters it how
crowded the bank vaults may be,
how can prosperity come while these
prices prevail, or how long would it
last if it did come. The condition of
the country at large is not whit
better to-day than twelve months
auO
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
CROP REPORT.
Weather Beureaur's Weekly Statement of
Conditions.

Conditions.
The weather bureaus weekly crop
bulletin gives the following general
condition for Tennessee:
During the early part of the week
good rains fell over the eastern por-
ton and over the northern and CEN
trail portions of the other sections.
On the Cumberland plateau, and in
the northern counties contiguous,
heavy rains are reported. In the
southern tier of counties of the Mid
die and Western sections, especially
in the latter, the drouth continues
severe, and is becoming disastrous
in many localities, with gloomy
prospects for the farmers. In the
portions of the state visited by the
rains, which. were supplemented by
warm sunshine, vegetation has had
a rapid promotion in growth and de-
velopment, and crops are beginning
to promise good results. Corn
especially, has improved wonder
fully, and has very healthy and
vigorous growth, with the advan-
tage of excellent cultivation. The
earlier crop is about made, but ow-
ing to the drouth much of it, espe-
ctally in the middle section, is imper-
fectly filled; the later crop is very
promising. Cotton, generally, is in
good condition and fruiting we'll,
though in some portions the dry
weather has caused considerable
shedding of forms. Tobacco is re-
ported small and rather inferior, and
the general crop will be below the
average. A large area sown in mil
let has produced good results in hay,
much of which was saved in good
condition. Wheat threshtng is
about finished, except a few fields
here and there where the grain has
been allowed to remain in the shock
and get damaged by the rains. Plow-
ing for fall seedlings progressed favor
ably during the week. Meadows
and pastures have improved much
since the rains. The pea crop is
large and promising. Prospects for
late apples are better, but much OF
the fruit is imperfect. Planting the
second crop of Irish potatoes pro-
crossed favorably. Altogether, eX-
cept in the dry districts, farmers
have but little cause to complain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
COLOR LINE PLAINLY DRAWN.
White Women Strike Rather Than Work
with NeprOes.


with Negroes.
ATLANTA, Aug. 1.-Two hundred
women and girls employed at the
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills, in this
city, struck this morning because of
the employment of negro help by
the management. The operatives
learned yesterday that twenty-five
colored women were to be put to
work in the folding department to-
day.
The white females employed in
the mills gathered about the main
entrance this morning and awaited
the arrival of the President, Mr.
Jacob Elsas. The newly-employed
negro women were already there.
When Mr.. Elsas came the white
women explained that they wanted
to know whether it was true that
he proposed to put negroes to work
with them. He said that he did,
and the white women refused to go
to work.
At noon the 400 men employed in
the mills walked out in obedience to
the orders of the Textile Workers
Union and in sympathy with the
striking female operatives. This
forced the closing down of the fac
tory. Strikers gathered in angry
groups about the mills and for a
time ii looked as f,there might be a
riot.
The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills is
one of the largest concerns of the
kind operating in the South. The
corporation is successor to the old
firm of Elsas, Nay & Co., and Jacob
Elsas is its President. About 800
men, women and children are
affected by the strike.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Volcanoes Victims.

CHICAGO, Aug. ga special to
the Chronicle from Tacoma, Wash,
says: Five hundred reported killed
up to July is the record of the ter
rible outbreak of the great volcano
of Mayor, on the Island of LuzOn,
one of the Philippine group. All
night of June 26 this volcano began
throwing up ashes and lava in
immense quantities, and flames
were thrown upward considerably
over 100 feet above the crater.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
PrnnOSed Extension.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 3.-The
directors of the Tennessee Central
railroad met here to-day and de-
cided to secure an amendment to
the charter of the company so as to
authorize the building of the road
from Nashville to GAINESVILLE, and
work will begin on the GAINESVILLE
end soon after it begins on the main
limo
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

IT has been suggested that bath
ing pool be made at the Centennial,
but the Vanity Fair concessionaires
object. They say this would be a
virtual confiscation of their rights.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

THE City Council of Danville, ILL.,,
has licensed the forty-two saloons of
that place outof business. What is to
prevent the City Council of Column
bia from doing likewise? They were
elected as an anti-saloOn board.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

Don't fail to read our premium Of
fer on the first page. Ten to one you
will want to take advantage of it,
and if you fail to read it and wait
for somebody to tell you, you may
come too late, for we have on hand
a very limited supply of these books.
After you have read the offer give
your paper to some non-subscriber
and call his attention to that article.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

COLUMBIA has election booths
now, just like any other city. This
proud distinction may not be great
ly enjoyed by the ward heelers and
professional booddlers, for, if the
law is strictly and impartially en-
forced, as it should be, the bride
giver will have to trust more to the
honort?) of the bride taker than lie
will care to do, and money will not
play so conspicuous a part in Maury
County and Columbia municipal
election as it has been wont to do
The only danger is that those who
may have charge of the election
machinery will find way to use the
law to their special benefit. The
truth is, we will never have fair and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

honest elections until the, people
themselves become too heightened
and honorable to vote for profession
al boodlers and corruptionists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

The wave of prosperity has reached
Atlanta with such force that, in or
der to curtail expenses, the Fulton
Bag and Cotton Mills have given
employment to negro instead of
white laborers. About 800 men,
women and children are effected by
the change. The HERALD does not
altogether appreciate that prospect
ty that prefers negro to white labor,
and we cannot see in it any good
forebodings for the South.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

ITappears now that a combination
between Bate and Taylor for the
Senate and West Tennessee man
for Governor, is not the thing. 1t is
now given out that the slate will
be Taylor and Turley for the SEN
ate and a Middle Tennessee man for
Governor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

L. p. PADGETT, ESQ.,, and w. j..
Webster, Esq, spoke at the court
house last Monday, in favor of a
Constitutional Convention. A fair
sized audience gave close attention,
and the arguments offered were I'M
answerable. But people are strange
cattle, and neither argument nor
logic can influence the votes of
some of them, when they take a
motion" the other way. Nothing
but the "aldory" will move them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Farmer! Farmer Farmer.

McLemore has always paid the
highest market price for corn and
wheat, and will continue to do so, at
the McLemore Corn Mill or at any
railroad station.
If CITY GRAIN & FEED Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

BY-THE-wAY, where is that great
Centennial overflow crowd that was
coming out here from Nashville to
sleep? Their boomers said that il
the crowds equaled their expecta-
tions, Nashville could not accom-
modate them. The managers now
say that the crowds have exceeded
their expectations. And yet the
overflow has not materialized
Which also reminds us that that
extra police scare was another
myth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
5OO.OOO Bushels Of Wheat

Wanted by the City Grain & Feed
Co., delivered at McLemore's Corn
Mills, or on cars atany railroad sta
ton. CITY GRAIN & FEED Co. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Published by the Herald Publishing Co.
F. D. LANDER, Editor.

A SMALL slice of KlOndike winter
weather would be worth its weight
in gold in Columbia right now.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
For Sale!

Dwelling house and business house
combined and two dwelling houses
for sale or exchange for good farm
1t LEONHARD q VOSS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Blue Seal FIOUr!

SnOwier and lighter than ever be-
fore. 1t bakes beautifully and eats
better than it bakes. All grocers
| keepit. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

"LooK at German" say those po-
litical outcasts, the Mckinley Demo
Gratis. Well, look at German. What
is he this year that he was not last
year? A gold-bug, straddler, a
time-server, yesterday, to-day and
forever. Look at Maryland. What
did she do last year but send a gold
delegation to the Chicago conven-
ton, and what did she do last No.
vember but sell herself to her pluto
cratic bosses! The trouble with
these Mckinley Democrats is that
they have short memories.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
100000

Bushels of wheat wanted. See us
quick. SATTERFIELD q DODSON.
iul30 2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

Bushels of wheat wanted. See us
quick. SATTERFIELD d DoDsoN.
iul20 Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Blue Seal

Is the best flour made-your grocer
has it. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
He Who Runs,

MAY read in large letters BLUE
SEAL" is the best. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Another Interesting Day Next Monday,

though there is hardly doubt that if to carry
these summersh goods season, could get
full price for them account of the fact that higher prices
must bre7aH soon on all classes Of dry goods, well
clothing, carpets and Shoes But that's way of do
ing Ne fall goods, bought in anticipation ofhgher prices
are troopng in every day and ne need 1oOm
Two Thousand Yards of yard-wide Atlantic Mills, Sea
Island Domestic neH M0nday, I2c yaId in place of 7Ic
Two Hundred and One Pairs of Ladies' Oxford Ties
and One Strap Sandals, freh this seasons goods and
the best $I5o and $5 low shoes that could buy
from p to 8; neHt Monday, 9Oc pair,
A Hundred Pairs of Ladies Fine $500 and $3.50 Ok
fords, in black oxbood and TAM sizes Monday, I75
pair.
Thin Wash Goods Twenty styles of fine imported
Ge~adine OrgandieS that bargain 80 days ago
zoe yard; Monday zoe yard.
About 1000 yards of pretty and 2c Lawns and Or
CANDIES; Monday SC yard
Same quantity Of15c and Sc Organizes Lappet Muls>
and to be Monday, 9 lee yard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
THE DEADLY PARALLEL.

To use the common vernacular OF
the streets, we very much fear that
our esteemed contemporary the
Knoxville Sentinel is given to ly
ing. In our last issue we accused
the Sentinel of having copied from
our editorial columns without COM
ment or credit" the same being re-
produced in the Maury Democrat
and credited to the Sentinel. To
this soft impeachment the Sentinel
makes the following denial:
1.-THE COLUMBIA HERALD makes
the prepOsterous statement that we
stole an editorial from its columns.
The assertion is absolutely false. If
we were in straits for ideas our con
temporary would be the last sheet
touched by the scissors"
If our Knoxville contemporary
has any quarrel to make with any
body, it is with our local contempt
rary, the Maury Democrat. 1t is
possible that the Democrat clipped
it from one paper and through mis-
take credited it to another. But
with that we have nothing to do;
these accomplished Knights of the
Scissors must settle that for and be-
tween themselves. The question at
| issue is whether the article was first
produced by the HERALD, and
copied therefrom without credit;
and of that our readers may Judge
! from the fOllOwinp.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
from the following
Columbia Herald,
June, II, 1897.
VI q VVY UtTIIUNTHI
July 20, 1897.

Columbia HERALD, Maury Democrat,
June, II, 1897. July 20, 1897.
"When new con- when n new con-
stitution is present. stitution is present.
ed, if it is narrow or ed, If it is narrow or
partisan if it gives partisan; if it gives
to one class of people to one class of people
more freedom or more freedom or
rights than another; rights than another;
if it is not for all the if it is not for all the
people and their in people and their in
terests, then we can terests, then we can
and should and will and should and will
reject it. But now reject it, But now
let's confne our let's confne our
selves to the single selves to the single
question of whether question of whether
or not we need con- or not we need a con-
vention and IL we vention, of this
do, let's avail our opportunity to call
selves of this OppOr- it."-KnoXville Sen
tunity to call it," tinel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

WE are asked to explain why
wheat is advancing and silver de-
clining. There was never anything
easier. Silver is being outlawed and
legislated against in every way pos
sible, which of course has ten
dency to depreciate its value. On
the other hand st, Louis syndicate
has cornered more than half of the
september wheat, and are demand
ing their price for it. The advance,
largely, will go into the pockets OF
the spectators, for largely more
than half the wheat was sold at from
SO to So cents per bushel. 1t is posi-
lively pitiful to note the frantic des-
peration with which goldite grasps
the tiniest straw of hope he finds
floating transitorially here and there,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06
Took the Cake!
GENERAL NEWS.

Because it was baked from BLUE
SEAL" 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-08-06

Hon. f.. +. EsLICK, of Pulaski,
was interviewed by the Nashville
American last Tuesday, and accord
ing to that paper is an avowed cam
didate for Congress from this
district. Since the gentleman from
Giles has set the pace, the entries
from Maury should not be too tardy
in coming to the wire. The Ameri-
can is also authority for the further
statement that Hon. n. n. Cox,
Hon. w. J. Whitthorne, Hon. Jno.
f. Montague of Giles, and Judge w.
l.. Grigsby of Dickson, will also be
candidates. In this correction it is
perhaps not improper to mention
the fact that the political friends of
Hon. l.. P. Padgett are active and
earnest in their efforts to induce
him to enter the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

Today's Baltimore Herald says: Man.
aser Donovan turned neat trick in the
last game at Washington. and the genial
Patsy has been throwing bouquets at him
self ever since in consequence thereof.
With Pittsburg one run ahead, Washing
ton went in to finish up the ninth inning
Two men were out. and Mcclure on third
base. 1t was very dark, and the Pirates
were clamoring to have the game called
but Kelley wouldn't have it. Tom Brown
was on the coach line watching for an OPP
portunity to get MCGUIRE across the plate.
A little misplay was made in the infield,
and Tom started full tilt down the base
line, hoping to confuse the Pirates and
make them think 1t was Mcclure. The
only man fooled however. was the umpire
He thought it was MCGUIRE and supposed
that the run had scored. Donovan, catch
ing on to Kelley's mistake, ran in and
said: well, the score is tied now. Why
don't you call the gamer" And, sure
enough, before the Senators could say a
word. Kelley called the game, under the
impression that the score was a tie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
NO LACK OF FUEL.
Lord Kelvin Says There Is More Coal
Than Oxygen.

Lord Kelvin Says There is More Coal
Than oxygen.
From the Toronto Mail.
The lecture by Lord Kelvin on 1.-The Fuel
Supply and Air Supply of the World" was
the most interesting feature of the conven-
ton of British scientists in Toronto The
information was impaired that people need
not be solicitous lest the fuel supply should
give out.
Following is Lord Kelvin's condensa ton
of his own lecture:
'Al the known fuel on the earth ia the
residue of ancient vegetation. One ton of
average fuel takes three tons of oxygen to
burn it, therefore its vegetable origin, de-
composing carbonic acid and water. by
power OF sunlight, gave three tons of oxy-
gen to our atmosphere.
Every square meter of the earth's sur
lace bears ten tons of air, of which two
tons are oxygen. The whole surface is
12i,OC0,OOO acres. or $40, 900. Ooo. 900 900 Of
square meters. Hence there are not more
than 10000, 900 900 600 tons of fuel en- the
earth. And this is probably all the oxygen
OF our atmosphere that came from primevaI
vegetation.
The purely available coal supply OF
Great Britain England and ScotanD was
estimated by the coal supply commission of
1881, which included Sir Roderick Murchi-
son and Sir Andrew Ramsay among its
members. as being 5000 900 900 tons This
Is approximately siX-tenths of a ton per
square meter OF area of Great Britain. To
burn it would take one and one-eigilth
tenths of a ton of oxygen, or within two
tenths of ton of the whole oxygen of the
atmosphere resting on Great Britain eng
land and Scotland)
The commission estimated $4,000 600, 600
tons more of coal as probably existent at
present in lower and less easily accessible
strata. 1t may be. therefore. considered as
almost quite certain that Great Britain
could not burn all its own coal with its own
air, and therefore that the coal of Grea I
Britain is considerably in excess of the fuel
supply of the rest of the world, reckoned
per equal areas, whether of land or sea-"
Lord Kelvin set his hearers minds at
rest He told them that it was extremely
| probable that the oxygen would run out
| before the coal. AS there would not be
| much use for coal If oxygen ran out the
| race need not worry about the fuel supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
HEAVY HITTING PLAYERS.
Averages of the Leading Batsmen of
the League.

The close and exciting race in the Ma
tional League for both championship and
second division honors is having its effect
on the heavy hitters. The three leaders
have taken a drop, Keller alone now hav-
ing a good margin above the 400 mark.
Yesterdays great batting streak on the
part of the diminutive Baltimorean again
gives him a clear lead for league batting
honors, though Clarke, Delehanty and even
Burkett are not out of the race by any
means. A singular feature about Keller
record is that he has far not scored a
home run. OF the first four batsmen, Keel
er. Clarke and Burkett are left-handers,
and, as all three are good hunters and fast
runners, their method of rolling up base
hits is almost identical.
The Boston club now has nine men in the
800 class. New York has made great
strides in batting during the past fort
night. and also has nine men in the list.
Baltimore has eight; Washington, six. Gin
cinnau and Chicago five each. Cleveland.
Philadelphia and st. Louis, four each, and
Louisville, Brooklyn and Pittsburg, three
each.
OF the sacrifice hitters, McCreery of New
York and Louisville leads, with % to his
credit Hoy of Cincinnati has 20; Tenney,
Boston. Is; Childs, Cleveland, IA; Shindle,
Brooklyn, ID; Padden. Pittsburg, lS: Dab
len, Chicago, l.: Wrigley, Washington. IL;
Stafford, Louisville. IL: Gillen, Philadel-
phia. IL: Cross. st. Louis, 10: Jennings. Bal
timore, 10. and Van Haltren. New York, i.
The surprise of the season is the arrival
of Monte" Cross, St. Louis shcrtstop, in
the 300 class. In former years Cross hit
tirg was as weak as that of the average
pitcher. So far this year he has made IL
doubles. IL triples and home runs.
Hamilton and LANCE are tie for the base
stealing honors, each having purloined ~
bases. Hamilton is the leading run-getter,
closely followed by keeler.
Leading League Batsmen.
The following list, compiled from The Star
record, includes the base stealing record OF
players who have played in ten or more
games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
A Day without Breakfast.
From the New York E, ening Post,


The non-br eakfast diet is one that has
more adherents than is suspected. A wo-
man was encountered the other day who
said that not a morsel was cooked In her
home any day in the year until the noon
Gay meal. Her children went of to school,
her husband to his business, and even the
maid. who had become convert went
through her morning duties-an without
breaking their fasts. The theory on which
these tw o-meals-a-day folk base their con-
duct ts that. no work being done after the
lato and hearty dinner. and little tissue
waste following during the hours of sleep,
the body has sufficient energy stored from
tie evening meal to meet the demands of
the next forenoon's work. To take q hearty
breakfast, they claim. Is simply to pro-
vide q surplus OF supply. and by Just that
much overtax the system. The climina-
ton. therefore. of these S65 meals a year
means conserving of energy, which. in
tho aggregate. Is very val, able They
say. too, that after the first week or two
1t requires no effort to begin the day with
out food, and even the aromatic Mocha.
steaming through the house, produces no
effect upon their resolutions This same
woman Is authority for the statement
tina. the adherents Of this diet or want of
diet are numerous. statement that is
sustained by recent newspaper reports
from various places.