The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-11
GRIPPING WAVES"
A Long Letter From Her Home Across
the s'Tather Of Waters"
Crops in Arlxansas--City Marshall Latta' s
Letter-Democratic Primaries
other Topics of Interest.

LUXoRA, ARK, March 4, l89S-The
river fell rapidly few weeks ago, but
last week began rising again from the
thaws North. Have had no rain of any
consequence here for some weeks and
the farmers have been making good use
of time. Many have finished planting
potatoes and listed all their cotton
ground, while some are only partly be-
gun. Most of the cotton has been pick
ed, and the gins are not running regu-
larly. We hear that much cotton will
be plowed under In some sections of the
county. We see Northern mans
best in the world. Am glad to know
that Cotton Mills are being built in the
South, and think that Memphis would
be proper location for one.
A barge with cargo of 1900 bushels
of corn, bound for New Orleans, sank
near the Tennessee shore opposite
Luxora two weeks ago. Government
hands blowed her up with dynamite.
1t is pity that some human beings
called "men" can become so depraved
as to perpetrate such dastardly crimes
as the killing of the negro postmaster
and child in South Carolina and the
wholesale killing of negroes as was in
dulged in in Loneoak county, Ark,
some time back. They have posted no
tices there and in Monroe county,
warning the negroes to leave or they
will be foully dealt with. AT the former
place many of them have their own
homes and are said to be quiet and or
Derby. At the latter, they are living on
farms of prominent men, who appealed
| to Gov. Jones for their protection. He
has offered n $50 reward for the arrest
and conviction of each of the parties inn
| plicated.
Mr.. Latta's letter on the @ten o'clock
closing law was just splendid, and
should be read and re-read by the par
ents of Columbia, then pasted in their
scrap-books and read again soon; then
again in a few months more, for some
people are naturally eorgetful and re-
quire constant reminders of the evils
their children are subjected to.
| / am truly sorry to learn that the
Democratic Executive Committee of
Maury has done away with the prima-
ry elections and returned to the old
free-for,all custom. Have they forgot
Item in a few short years, the drunken
ness and rioting of friends of candi-
dates, and of their meetings Of negroes
with the "white trash" in some out-of-
| times the candidate himself being pres
ent, to see things well carried on? And
what was generally done? Surely moth
ing elevating, for why was 1t necessary
to slip away in the darkness? 1t has
been wisely said, "men love darkness
| rather than light" Have they so soon
forgotten how money was slashed in
buying votes, whiskey and sometimes
clothing and provisions for the fellow
who had thought for the comfort of
his family-for the man who didn't vo 9
for the candidate spending the money.
Experience is the best of teachers,
and Maury has certainly spent some
time in that school,
But am getting out of my line of
business. do not believe in women
prying into politics, but from ohserva-
ton we have learned a few things that
are best for the voting class, in little
elections. Hth
AS we stated before, this is prohibi-
ton county, but some parties in Os-
ceola kept cider to sell and few weeks
ago there were a lot of drunken men in
town. - e .attf
! Investigation proved they were made
drunk on the so-called cider, and last
week, when another wagon load of eli.
der barrels were hauled into town, thew
were promptly ordered back to the boat
landing n r8H 1u N89fH 10 .af
i While speaking of the killing of the
negro postmaster in South Carolina
II 1 neglected to say that Mr. Mckinley
was kind enough to the colored race
to assign one the post office at Osceola
but the white citizens were indignant
and the newly appointed postmaster
told them he would employ white as
sistant who might attend to 1t alto
gether So, a Mrs. Driver has entire
charge of it. The colored population il
J about equal in number to that of the
white jn 0sceola,
Mr.. Nicholson is very anxious fol
some of the Maury farmers who raise
Irish potatoes for profit, to try cottor
. seed meal on few acres, as an expert
ment. He thinks that If it will in
crease the yields here as much as il
Chained for it, that 1t would be protita
, BILE to Maury countians, too. 1t costs
eighteen dollars per ton to get it deliv
) cred here from Memphis and six hun
, dred pounds is sufficient to plant on'
, acre. They say they can put theirpota
: toes on the market two or three week
earlier than if they do not use it, anC
they sometimes make seventy-fve bar
rels to the acre. After opening the pc
tato ridges, the meal is sowu in open
. ing, then the potato dropped on meal
Congratulations to "Jim Dandy" w
trust he will be successful in his choseI
profession. deir
; 1t makes us sad when we see the dealt
3 list in the HERALD each week, aud w
g ALWAYS sympathize with the bereaved
(. even il we never knew them, more thai
we did while living there, for the fac
is, we love all the people of old Maury
, Their joys and properties are our de
: light, and their sorrows cause q CORES
bonding pang in our own heart Espe
3 cially do we sympathize with Mr.. Us
| sery's family in their recent heart
| rending affiiction. x
] Mr.. Felix Smith, son of Mr.. Wesle
n B. Smith, of Memphis, has recent,
: come here to try to regain his health
His physician thinks IL he will pull tn
lines over old Beck's hack few month
and breathe the pure fresh air of tn
Z corn and cotton fields awhile, that h
] will be greatly benefited.
: Words are inadequate to express on
a appreciation of the many nice compll
ments we received from the brothe
and sister correspondents, all {
. whose letters we read with great In
7 terest. "Mrs. McCawber" must best
o herself aud write eUery week, sine
n many dear to our heart live in her SCI
g ton. And our long-ago friend, Mr.. ,
= T.. Erwin, of Monticello, Ark, mus
write again, for he has host of friend
!, in Maury, as well as elsewhere, VIII
Il will enjoy reading his spicy letters. II
tribute to the memory of old uncle To-
Offutt was tender and touching. Th
good women of Columbia-Daughters I
the Confederacy-would do merit
v ona dead In have a mOnument ereCte