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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
SOUTH COLUMBIA.

Mr.. Jim Howard is quite sick
threatened with fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cox and family
are spending few days at Primms !
Mr.. Clabe Overton, who has been
quite sick for several days, is i'm
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Edwards have
returned from a pleasant visit to
Carriers Creek.
Just opened, New Bakery at No. |,
South Main street.
1t DUGGER & GREEN.
Mr.. II. G. Britain, we are glad to
report, is improving after spell of
sickness.
Miss Alice Sullivan. who has been
visiting relatives in Southport, has
returned home.
Mrs. Mollie White, of Nashville
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Fate
Jones, this week.
Some improvements have been
made on the interior of the South
Columbia M. E. church.
Mr.. Gus Loftin, who has been visi-
ting near the Iron Bridge for some
time, has returned home.
The friends of Rev. J. F. Beasley
will be glad to hear that he has
recovered from his illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grimes, after a
visit to relatives here, has returned
to her home at Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Ussery and
daughter, Miss Beula, have returned
from visit to Summertown.
Mrs. Sam Morton, of Berlin, and
Mrs. John Lacey, of Memphis, are
visiting their mother, Mrs. Thweatt
Mr.. and Mrs. George Amann will
leave Monday for Jackson, Tenn,
where they will make their future
| home.
Mr.. Tom Caldwell, of Arkansas, il
the guest of his sister-in-law, Mrs
Ehos Caldwell, and will make his
| home here.
Mrs. Jennie Mai Nicholson, the
HERALD's "Rippling Waves" O
Luxora, Arkansas, is visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Davis
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

A CITIZEN Of this county and a
citizen OF France, were fellow pas
sengers few days since on rail-
way train. The one could speak a
little French, the other little En-.
lish, and being thrown together they
struck up conversation, and the
gentleman from Maury asked him
how long he had been in this cOun-
try and what he knew about it. The
reply was, II landed three days ago /;
l know of but two cities, New York
and Mt. Pleasant" The eyes OF the
world are on Tennessee. and Maury
County is the Klondike of the
South.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

THE Louisville Courier-Journal
says: "Street railways are the best
friends of the poor and the laboring
population, as they carry them to
and from their work and homes at a
nominal cost. They enable working
men to buy or rent cheap houses in
the suburbs, and by attracting citi-
Aens and increasing the value of real
estate, benefit property owners and
the municipality alike. In fact, the
street railways are among the great
est producers Of wealth a city can
have. These facts we must concede,
whether we think they are taxed
sufficiently or not; whether their
shares are profitable to investors or
not" Why should not Columbia
invest in "street railways" they
will build up the suburbs, increase
business, advertise the town, and
give pleasure and profit to all. A
street railway system is the first
thing the Chamber of Commerce
should play for.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
FRED SCHMIDT RECAPTURED.
The Companion of Dick Lawrence and
Butch" Bradley Again in
the Foils.
Wednesdays Americana

Wednesdays Americana
An officer from the State peni-
Tertiary will leave this morning for
Memphis and will bring back with
him Fred Schmidt, alias Newman,
an escaped convict who was arrested
in that city last Friday. The re-
port of the capture of Schmidt, who
was arrested while trying to dispose
of stolen property, and who was
afterward identified as an escaped
convict by the police, was published
in the press dispatches, which was
the only intimation the prison Of
ficials had received of the capture of
Schmidt until last night.
The message came in response to a
telegram sent by Warden Hartford
to the Chief of Police of Memphis,
asking in regard to Schmidt. The
telegram in reply merely acknOwl-
edged that Schmidt was there, and
would be held awaiting the arrival
of an officer.
Schmidt first came to the notice of
the public by his connection with
Dick Lawrence and Butch" Brad
ley. He had been sent up from this
county for a term of five years for
swindling a cOuntryman out of sos
by skin game.
The escape in which Schmidt
figured was the most sensational in
the annals of the penitentiary. A
tunnel was dug by stealth under cell
IL, and one day Lawrence disap-
peared. For nearly three weeks he
remained in this tunnel, digging
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

these regiments executing not only
regimental, but battalion and company
dritl with precision that astonished
me. Certainly AS far as dress was con-
cerned the comparison with the uni
form of our soldiers was favorable to
the Filipinos. They were Differed
largely, except in the higher positions,
with young men who were ambitious
to win hOnors and were not merely
show fighters. The people ia all the
diGerent towns took great pride IN this
FATHER, SON, OR COUSIN IN 1T, AND
WHEREVER THEY WENT THEY REUSED
ENTHoUsIAsM FOR THE FILIPINo
CAUSE.
"The impression made upon the in
habitsnts of the interior by such dis
plays can be readily appreciated. Aguin-
aldo and his principal lieutenants also
made frequent visits to- the principal
towns and were received with the same
earnestness that we show in greeting a
successful President.
"Along with the army there was Red
Cross Association, at the head Of sohGch
were A0uindJdO's mother and rifle.
There were quartermaster and COM
missariat departments which were
we'll equipped, in view of the lack of
experience of the men in charge. The
American who thinks for a moment
that we were or have been fighting a
disorganized force, labors under great
error. 1t would be difficult to imagine
the army of any European country
being in better shape to fight US than
that of Aguinsldo at the time of the
outbreak on February 4, with the con-
dition of climate and country favoring
.them.". -.t
In the face of such testimony we
can no longer justify our course in
the Philippines on the plea that we
must save them from themselves.
Such people deserve freedom and
independence. For this they took
up arms. For this they have sacri-
feed their blood and treasure. The
Henrys of their Revolution cried
out for liberty or death, and the
heart and blood of the nation was
stirred to battle. Ia the midst of
their struggle we went to war with
their oppressors and we made COM
mon cause with them. Our purpose
was to lift the Spanish yoke from
the Cuban neck. Their purpose was
to lift the Spanish yoke from their
own neck. Success crowned our
joint efforts. But, be it written
down in history to our shame, We
turned upon our friends and allies;
we would not grant them the fruit
of their victory; we would force
upon them a government without
their consent, and they are now
fighting us for the same object for
which they took up arms against
Spain. They have thrown off the
yoke of Spain only to receive the
yoke of America. But they are still
fighting.
''Who would be free themselves must
strike the blow.
By their right arms the conquest must
be wrought"
We have assisted them, it is true
in driving the Spanish from their
soil. But shall we say to them,
"True, we may lay your proud de-
spoilers low,
But not for you will freedoms affairs
fiame?"
Will the American people sustain
an administration that denies in.
dependence to such people? Nay
verify.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

toward liberty. He was supplied
with food by Schmidt and Bradley,
who contrived to get locked up in
cell IA.
About midnight of May 10, 1897,
Lawrence, Bradley and Schmidt
were seen sliding down a rope or the
east side of the wall. The alarm was
given, but the men all escaped.
Later Bradley was recaptured in
Chicago and returned to prison.
Lawrence is still at large, while
Schmidt has been enjoying liberty
for over two years. To the Memphis
officers he stated that he had been
through that city several times
without being recognized, and
thought the officers had forgotten
him.
The game played by Schmidt upon
J. s. Jackson, cOuntryman, whom
a confederate met at the union
depot, and enticed away for a walk
to the river, was common one.
Schmidt, who was an apparent
stranger to both of the men, came
up. His accomplish took from his
pocket a small brass lock, which he
opened. Schmidt then offered to
bet the owner of the lock that he
could not open it again. Jackson
was sure he could, having seen his
companion open it once already.
The cOuntryman was asked to loan
his companion 500 to make a bet
with Schmidt. Jackson pulled out
Sl05, which was put up. Schmidt
grabbed this money and ran.
Schmidt was caught in Hot Springs,
Ark, and brought back for trial. He
was convicted and sent to the peni-
Tertiary, from which he escaped the
next year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY intimates

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY intimates
that he may not attend the Dewey
reception, for fear his presence
might divert some of the honors
that should be wholly for Dewey.
That is what he says, but we suspect
that William fears his presence
would not divert even enough of the
honors to relieve the embarrassment
Of the situation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
NONRESIDENT Notice.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,
Columbia, Tenn, Sept. /, 1899.

j. 9. Taylor, Admr. de bonis non, Complain
ant. VS.. VIC. Whitthorne, ct al. Defendants.
IL appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendant, Roy Alexander
and j. Hill Alexander are non-residents of
the State OF Tennessee.
It's therefore ordered that they enter their
appearance herein, before or within the
nrst three days OF the next term of the
Chancery Court, to be held at Columbia on
the First Monday in October next, 1859, and
plead, answer or demur to complaInant's
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing ex parte and
that copy OF this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Colum biA
Herald, newspaper published In Column
bia, Tennessee.
Copy-ATTEsT:
A. y. AKIN, c. NJ.
f. II. Hatcher, SOl'r for Compl't.
sepl4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

AT a time when the Jewish ques-
ton is playing such an important
part in the politices of Europe, Mark
Twain's powerful article, Concern
ing the Jews" in the September
Harper's, can scarcely fail to attract
wide attention. The paper is writ
ten in response to letter received
from Jewish lawyer shortly aft er
the appearance of Mr.. Clemens's
article "Stirring Times in Austria. "
In it he reviews the causes of the
present feeling against the Jews,
and gives his ideas as to the steps
which should be taken to improve
the situation. The paper is as a
whole most powerful vindication
of the race, and biting arraignment
Of their prosecutors.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
Institute OpeniDg.

The Columbia Institute will open
on Tuesday, September IL, instead
of Wednesday, September 6, as here
tofore advertised. Agents with re-
turning pupils will arrive Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
Nonresident Notice.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE.)
Columbia, Tenn, Sept. /, 1899.

W. A. Ramsey ct AL, Complainants VS.. r
II Caskey ct al, Defendants.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the defendants, the unknown
heirs OF George Caskey, deceased, are nom
residents of the State OF Tennessee
1t is therefore ordered that they enter
their appearance herein, before or within
the first three days of the next term OF the
Chancery Court, to be held at Columbia, on
the LIST Monday in October next, 1899. and
plead, answer or demur to Complalnant's
Bill, or the same will be taken for confess
ed as TO them and set for hearing ex parte.
and that copy of this order be published
Tor Tour consecutive weeks in the CoLUM-
BIA HERALD, newspaper published in Co
lumbia, Tennessee.
Copy-ATTEsT:
AN. AKIN, c. AN.
W. b. Greenlaw, Sol'r for Compl't.
spDtl-4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

THE Ohio Democrats are the right
sort of stuff. Their platform to be
found elsewhere in this issue, has
the right ring to it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

GOVERNOR MCMILLIN's friends
are very industrious in Giro ulating
the report that Carmack Is candi-
date for Governor. 1.-THE wish is
father to the thought" They have
no shadow of authority for the state
ment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

THE American says that the Oh 10
platform declares for imperialism.
But then you cannot believe the
American. The truth is the plat
form declares expressly against i'm
perialism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
McKennon, Anderson & Foster.
FNU Milliaaea.u.

he that
will the conducted
of
the connection with
extremely which
1Swillhe
REG ARDIESS
MISS HETTIE HITE.
&FosTE
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

Mrs. DOthetOwn-POOr, dear childt
Are your parents dead2
Tenement TOMMY tfnk pap IL,
Him an mar wuz fightin' when left,
an gee, she wasn't dOin' ting q him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

Wives! Simmons Squaw Vine Wine
or Tablets bring happiness to sorrow
ing husbands by keeping wives we'll.
Sold by Woodbridge & Irvine. n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
meKe23o3, H3dQrso3 ! Foster.
New Carpets for Autumn.

The Autumn novelties in Carpets here and
ready for your inspection. Strong reds and greens the
dominant in the color harmonies Twotone
effects in crimson cerse and green much in evidence
The Carpet market, like everything else has sharply adj
vanced and there still >rrong upward tendency Fore
handed buying has enabled to begin the with
prices quite low last year, and is belief that
buyers may themselves who make their pur-
chases early.
O "a We have just received large ship
|MRSA ment of straw mattmgs sell From
M NfykS&gS\ IL 1-2 to 4Oc yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
800 Suits Left.

Some of the prettiest patterns of
this season. You can afford to
buy suit for next spring. You
will think so if you will come in
and take a look.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

GarWoOd's Sarsaparilla-Tor the blood
guaranteed TO cure. A. b. RAINS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
WHY IS IT

Our trade continues to increase
so fast? We think that Good
Groceries, Prompt Delivery
and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

One Moquette Rug feet inches wide by feet inches long
sc. so instead of $1,000.
One Administer Rug feet inches wide by feet inches long
at $3.50
One Corsets Dozen both black white quality
would consider cheap will be sale Monday at Soc
Twentyfou pair Chdns Slippers ox-blood and black,
sizes 81 and former price $500 and SIPS pair, Mondays
price % cents pair
Five Hundred Yards of good yardwide Sea Island Domestic the
63c quality, Monday cents yard.
We have yards of yardwide 13c quality long cloth bought
and if it here in time will sale Monday at Ice yard
One thousand yards Penang shifting remnants mill ends the
regular cent goods, Monday cents yard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
Just a Few
Days Left

in which to select the bargains
of your life.
On September 10th we will
pack away all summerish goods.
We would much prefer to con-
vert these into money. We will
not take cost into consideration
for the next 10 or 10 days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
Ingram Carpets.

We have four pieces of last seasons
styles Cotton Chain. All-wool filling
Ingram Carpets, by the warp being
made of cotton, some people say makes
it wear better than the all-wool. We
offer the lot Next Monday at 3Sc q
yard, instead of SOC, or made, laid
and lined at 43 1-2c a yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
ANNEX

Thirty pair Mems Vic Kid Oxfors both black and regular
price pair make price Next Saturday
day S1.75 pair.
pair Mems Vici Kid Oxfords pair
Saturday and Mondays price $l.45 pair.
If You See 1t In Our Ad, It's SO.
McKennon, Anderson & Foster.
P S.-New Dress Goods, Silks, ETC. opened week.
After September will be open every night
O'Clock. Nick, A.&F.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

GEO. w. NICHOLS.

Yours to count on ,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01

f. H. Hatcher, sol'r for Compi't.
sepl u
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17
NAVAL IMPUDENCE.
The Humorous Expedient of an Eng
Itsh Naval OfHcer to Secure
Paint for His Ship.

Fifty years ago the allowance of paint
in the British navy was very small. and
sometimes the officers had to pay large
sums in order that their ships might
maintain decent appearance. One of
them resorted 10 n humorous eXpedient.
either to soften the heart of the navy
board, or if that proved impossible, to
express his opinion.
Sir John Phillimore painted one side
of his old yellow frigate black and
white, and used the rest of the black
paint in printing on the other side. in
large letters: NO more paint"
The navy board wrote to call his at
tention TO the improperly of his con-
duct, and signed themselves. as they
did, officially: Your afTectionate
friends
To this Sir John replied that he could
not oblitcrate the Objectionable letters
unless he was given more paint. and
signed himself, in turn; Your affec-
tionate friend. John Phillimore."
The navy board then called his at
tention to the improperly of the sig
nature, to which Sir John replied, ac-
knowledging the letter, stating that he
regretted that the paint had not been
sent. and ending:
Il am no longer your affectionate
friend, John Phillimore."
His frigate was allowed to retain her
original yellow; and perhaps the navy
board did right thus to punish Sir
Johns Com
DaniOn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17
A Devoted Indian.

Baron de Malortie. German who had
served in Mexico with MaXimlian, TOLD
to Sir NJ. Grant Duff, who records it in
his DIARY" the following story of an
Indians devotion to his leader:
Gen. Mejia was fullblood Indian in
the service of Macmillan. and was
take prisoners along with him. TIVE
hours before their execution was &c
take place Gen. Alatorre came to him
and said: "Gen. Mejia. l have beer
three times your prisoner, and three
times you have spared my life. My
aide-de-camp is at the door with a
horse, and you are free to go where you
please"
"And the EMPEROR" asked Mejia.
"Will be shot in two hours" an
swered Alatorre.
And you dare TO come to me with
such a proposition! Leave the room!'
rejoined the prisoner. Alatorre did So
and Mejia aud the emperor fell together.
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17
"Cone, COME. chided the doctor,
you are thinking of that letter and the

"Come, come chided the doctor,
"you are thinking of that letter and the
bomb again"
Not that exactly" the detective
said; ''but all at once it has occurred
to me that 1 haven't given my anony
nous correspondent a fair showing.
He says Caruthers has been murdered
and we haven't really bit of actual
proof that he is lying"
'.But," cried Iampkin, remonstrating-
", 1.-THE letter was written a week ago,
and to-day's paper says he was at the
Horse Show last night"
Papers are not infallible," said
Hendricks, tapping his call bell. Some
thing in the general tone of this com
munica ton makes me think that the
writer really meant to furnish me with
a grewsome exhibition in Caruthers'
apartments. Ny invitation comes late,
but am going to accept
The Office boy came in.
Bring me to-day's Herald, quicki"
Hendricks commanded with quite a
change of tone.
This time, as the detective took the
paper and began to open it, all his Gus
tomary calmness and deliberate
shrewd ness seemed to settle on him.
For a moment his penetrating gaze
rested on the Notes of the Horse
Show" Then he grunted signitican IL y
as he took up a pencil and drew a circle
around n short paragraph.
''Therei" he calculated. "You see
this paper says Caruthers did not &C.
cupy his box last night: that, as he was
out of town, the box was courteously
extended to Count Bantinni and his
party-Miss Huntington, her aunt, and
other ladies'
LamPkin rose. an incredulous express
sion on his face, and leaned over the
paper. He started TO speak, but Hen
bricks had suddenly dropped his hand
on the call-bell with considerable
force.
what is it, sir?" asked the boy, from
the portals of the door leading into the
ante-room.
"To-day's Sum-" said the detective,
giving his friend strange look.
When the boy had brought the pa
per Hendricks looked over the Horse
Show news most deliberately.
mo mention of Caruthers here what
ever" he said, finally. Doctor, what
time is it?"
Eleven O'clock" said the doctor
do you want me TO ieave?"
The detective. reached for his over
| coat.
"Come walk over to the Palace hotel
with me-"
"Are you going to make inquiries
there?"
az shall at least find out if Caruthers
has returned" rejoined Hendricks, re
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17
SAMPLES OF IRISH WIT.
Pats Ready Tongue Maintains Its
Reputation for Putting People
In Good H0mor.

Two laborers set out from Wexford
to walk to Dublin. BY the time they
reached Bray they were very tired with
their Journey, and the more so when
they were told they were still 10 miles
from Dublin. BE me sowl," said one.
after little thought. ''sure, it's but six
miles apiece! Let us walk on
During discussion at "A meeting OF
the Trinity College Historical society
upon the slight considcra ton attached
to life by uncivilized nations. a speaker
men toned the extraordinary circum-
stance that in China if man were cou-
demned to death he could easily hire a
substitute to die-for him. and" the
debater went on, 81 believe many poor
fellows get their living by acting as
substitutes in that way!"
child went crying to its mother and
reported that it had swallowed button.
We'll, well, look a that now!" cried the
woman. ''Begor. L suppose the next
thing you'll do is to swallow a button
hoiei" This reminds me of the graphic
description by beggar man of his tat
tered coat: Faith, yer homer. its
nothin' but parcel of holes sewn to
gether."
n curious pecularlty OF the irish ma
ture is the wide limits to which rela ton
ship is extended. do you know Pat
Meehan?" n peasant was asked ''Of
course / do" was the answer. "Why
he's near relation of mine. He vance
proposed for my sister Kate"
well, Mick" said the friend, 'rve
heard some queer stories about your do
ings lately" Och, don't behave thin.
SIR" replied Mick. 'Sure, half the lies
tould about me by the naybors isn't
thrue!"
a clergyman told me that he has
parishioner who is much addicted to
drink. Meeting the man one day when,
as the people say, ''he had a drop in"
the priest insisted that he should take
the pledge. for twas the only protec
ton against the temptations of the pub
lie house. You've never seen teeto-
taller drunk, Tom," said the priest. ''Ah.
your reverence" replied Tom, I've seen
many Il man drunk, but / couldn't tell
for the life o me whether they wor
teetotalers or not!"-London Spectator