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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
LOOKING FOR FLAWS.

Don't look for flaws as you go on through
life,
And even when you see them
1t is wise and kind to be somewhat blind,
And look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest night has a hint of
light
Somewhere in the shadows hiding;
1t is better far to look for star
Than the spots on the sun abiding.
The current of life runs ever away
To the bosom ofGods great ocean;
Don't set your force 'gainst the rivers
course,
And think to alter its motion.
Don't waste curse on the universe
Don't shrink at the trials before you;
Don't butt at the storm with your puny
form,
But bend and let it go DER you.
The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whims to the letter;
Some things must go wrong your whole
life long,
And the sooner you know it the better,
1t is folly to fight with the infinite,
And go under at last in the wrestlc:
The wisest man shapes into Gods plan
AS the water shapes into vessel.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
THE GREAT NAPOLEON.
His Indignation at Being Spied Upon
While at St. Helena.

One Of the"Talks with Napoleon
quoted from DR.. O'Meara's diary in
the February Century records Ma
poleOn's Indignation at being, as he
considered it. spied upon, while
living at st. Helena.
II understands - said he, "that an
officer is placed here to report about
me, and TO see me two or three times
in the twenty. four hours, and that
they were talking of making Linn 90
into my chamber to so see me if |
dit not come out. Any person.
said he then, with considerable
agitation, "Who endeavors to force
his way into my apartments will be
corr 50 the moment he enters 1t.
II he ever eats bread or meat after
ward am not Napoleon. This | am
determined on. | know thatI viii
! be killed afterward, as what can one
do against a camp? But what of
| that? | have faced death many a
time. Besides, | am convinced that
! this Governor, this chief of jailers,
/ has been sent out on purpose TO
! poison me, or put me TO death some
! way or another, or under some pre-
text, by Lord Castlereagh. | have
seen" continued he, Russians,
Prussiaus, Arabs, CossaHkS, rartars
Spaniai d., Persians, Turks" (here
he enumerated a great many more),
"aud never in my life before did |
behold so ill-favored and forbidding
"A counteuance or so down aud horrid
a look. He carries crime imprinted
on his couutenance. tIl porte le
crime empreint sur son vlsage.) He
i man, 10 Judge from his physi-
oguomy, that one would select foI
the commiyal of any atrociOu.
crime. aud - such has been selected
out of your Ministers. l suppose. OF
purpose to make away with me-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
FROM GOEBEL'S BROTHER.
Appeal to the People That Justice he
Done

FRANKFORT. RY., Feb. -Jusus Goe-
bel tonight issued the following open
letter:
MY friends, in closing the last sad
rites and bcfo,e the mortal remains of
the kindest, gentlest, most loving of
sons and brothers be consigned to their
final resting place, | want to say a last
word.
''Your friend, my brother, lies dead
before YOU. murdered for his devotion to
the cause of the people. Should not
Kentucky now and here swear by his
blood that her sons will see justice done
to those concerned in his foul taking
off? If you fail in this, then your laws
are dead letters.
IF he could speak he would say now,
as oft before, Let the law take its
course Will designing men of high
station be permitted to use the ignorant
outlaw to further their ambitions, and
when that ambition is dissipated, turn
the red handed murderer loose, and IN
der the very roof of the executive man
sion? Shall the guilty in high places be
uncovered? Shall the honor of your
State be restored? Or shall his life
blood split on your capitol square, be
dried up by the sun, washed away by
the rains, and his life sacrifice be for
gotten?
Measured by the highest standard of
man. the grandest tribute possible TO be
paid him to whom YOU have been so
ioyal, is to fight for the principles for
which he laid down his life as ne fought
for them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
CIRCUIT COURT
ADJOURNS,
After a Busy Session of
Six Weeks.
REPORTS OF IURIES OF INQUIRY
In Railroad Condemnation Suits -Ap-
peals Taken Ella Porter, Colored,
Refused Bail

The motion for bail in the case against
Ella Portor, coored, charged with
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of her husband at Sandy Hook
was argued in the Circuit Court last
Friday. After hearing the evidence
Judge Holding refused to grant the de
fendant bail and she was remanded to
Jail.
The iuries of inquiry in the con
demnation suits of the Mt Pleasant
Southern Ry. against FL. E. Harlan
and others in the Mt Pleasant
neighborhood, and the Swan Valley &
Columbia Railway against parties in the
Cart5r's Creek neighborhood, reported
Saturday morning. The jury in the lat
ter case reported the damages as follows:
Mrs. Mccormick, 81, $50; w. T. Parry.
Sl,067; John McMeen, S634; J. p Nc
Kee, $1,836; 7 d. Simmons, $1,327.
The jury of inquiry in the conGemna-
ton suits of the Mt Pleasant Southern
Railway against parties in the Mt. Pleas
ant neighborhood made their report
Saturday morning, assessing the dam.
Sl,200; Jas. Beckwith. lessee, $3.50; j. f
Brownlow & Co, 5000; John Giddens
$3.50. The report was received and the
awards confirmed, and an appeal was
then taken by the defendants to the Su
preme Court.
In the case of the Swan Valley & Co
lumbia Railway against parties in the
Carter's Creek neighborhood, the com
plainant appealed to jury of twelve
tho case to be tried at the May term o
Circuit Court
Judge Holding adjourned Circui
Court Saturday afternoon, after bus.
term of six weeks duration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
PRAYER OF TIE WOMEN.

Long since our men went forth, superb
and glistening
Flushe, with the fierce expectancy of
sight,
But on us women Of England waiting,
listening,
Dreaming alone at night!
o Lord, have mercy!
They revel high, to wars grim banquet
bidden,
To the dregs they drain life's cup, but
we sit here,
Silent, obscure, in cloudy shadows hid
den,
Tortured with ho and fear
0 Lo d, nave mercy!
The little feet that once with sweet
caresSing,
The mother fondled, feet of her only
son,
Through what red sea of slaughter are
they pressing,
Beneath an allen sun?
o Lord, have mercy!
In night ilumined alone by the scarlet
That lights the valley of death from
while to while,
We hear the winds of winter rage and
buster
Around our lonely isle
0 Lord. have mercy!
On us, who grudge not that which we
are giving.
Flesh of our flesh, life of our very
life,
Thou, who art Lord both of the dead
and the living,
On mother, daughter, wife
0 Lord, have mercy!
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
COL. KILLEBREW.
His Speech Before the Chamber of
Commerce Friday Night.

Col Kilebrew's speech before the
Chamber of Commerce last Friday
night, made prominent the fact that the
only hope of large industrial develop
ment in the South lay in the co-opera-
tive efforts of our own people. He
showed by numerous facts and figures
that no people had ever grown rich or
powerful on agriculture alone and that
manufacturing was necessity to
opulence and strength.
He had taken great deal of pains to
compile the statistics with which his
speech abounded, and he handled them
with the skill of master. Not only as
a scientist and statistician, but as an
orator, he is an excee lingly able man.
Col. Killebrew strongly urged upon
the people of Columbia the harlotte,
n. G plan of industrial cooperation
He showed the marvellous growth of this
old North Carolina town within the las,
few years as a result of that plan, and
went into some details as to the work
ings of the system. He explained that
it was, in effect, the issuance of factory
stock in small denominations anC
payable in installments. In North
Carolina the shares were sometimes as
small as $40 each, and frequently moi
larger than $25 Everybody in the com
munity took one or more of these shares
Even children sometimes bought
them and paid for them by working ii
the factory after it was started The
stock took the place of savings banks
and building and loan assoc ations, as
means for inves ing the surplus anC
savings Of the community.
Before Col Kllebrew began his ad
dress, Secretary Floyd presented The
outlines of this plan to the fine audience
present, and moved the appointment o
a special committee of three to devils
means for putting it into operation fo
Columbia 1t is hoped that it will b
carried into successful operation, for j
is generally conceded that it is about tn
only hope that Columbia has for secur
ing the desired fac cries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
PUBLlCETY'S VALUE.
Criminals of All Glasses Dread the
Newspapers.

One of the principal points which
those who cnarge the newspapers
" ith sensatIOnaliem make is that
too much space il deVOted to the
presentation of crimlnal news. On
this point, it is believed, the Rev
erend Mr.. Sheldon, who is to edit Il
paper lur one week las Christ would
nave edited it" will make a depart
ure from the paper of the first class
as it appears at present, and in doing
SO he will undoubtedly make a mis-
take.
Publicity, such as the newspapers
supply, is the greatest reforming
agency on earth. NiOiatOrs of pub
lie law, even when they have sunK
to the depth where they are practi-
cally outlaws, still fear the publicity
given their deeds as much as they
90 the punishment Of the courts.
Every peIsDn, DO matter how de-
praved, was some friend or relative
To whom he wishes to seem not a
| criminal. 10 this, as much as to any
other cause. may be traced the a.
sumption of aliases by habitual
criminals.
! Concealed crime always flDurishes.
/ So long as the newspapers are silent
/ the authorities, no natter how
energetic aud tOnsc.entiuus, pursue
I the crusade against crime Ouly half
4 heartedly. Present the facts 10 the
| people through the newspapers ant
\ the most effective step toward eud-
/ ing crime has been taken. Light j,
\ the best policeman.
! IL was Ot this, doubtless, that
/ Thomas Jefferson thought when he
/ said: Were 10 left Tor me To- decide
whether We should have a govern
meut without uegspapers OF news
papers without government.
should not hesitate a moment t.
prefer the latter
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
BURGLARS WORK.
Residence of Rev. j. H Thompson
Entered Sunday Morning.

The residence of Rev. j. II. Thomp-
son, on the corner OF North High and
Sixth streets, was entered Sunday morn
ing, sometime between Il O'Clock and
daylight, and several articles taken
away.
The burglar effected an entrance by
cutting through the screen door on the
back porch, and then passed into Mr..
Thompson study, which opens on the
porch, and the door TO which was uu-
locked. After ransacking the room and
taking possession of IA pair of goldrim-
med spectacles belonging to Mr.. Thomp
son, and walking" oyercoat belonging
to his son, Mr.. harry Thompson, he
passed into several other rooms in the
house and inspected their contents
Mr.. Thompson's trousers pockets were
ratfled, and dollar or two in loose
change obtained. Several other ar
ticles of lesser value were also taken.
The police were notified of the burg
larry Sunday morning. but the guilty
party has not yet been found
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Letter From Lieut.. P. D. Bray, of the
British ARMY.

ASGC0I cAOlu 44AouC' L ~ o1eJ, "a CA1O
British Army.
Following will be found a portion of
letter written by Lieut. P. d. Bray, now
with the British Army in South Africa,
to his friend, Jake Harlan, in this city.
"CAPETowN, Jan. 8, 1900.-My Dear
Jake-Just jiue or two, as | haven't
time for more. | have just returned
from Durham, where landed the mules.
NJ tjor Scobell, the military officer who
was with me as far as Capetown, left at
that place to join his regiment at the
front; so from there to Durham [ was in
supreme charge.
when | arrived at Durham received
telegram, asking me if | would return
to Capetown at once and ioin volun-
teer cavalry regiment, wi i h has been
raised here-viz.: the Second Regiment
South African Light Horse. So | came
back and arrived yesterday and went to
see the Colonel of the regiment He is
a Colonel Proadwood, and came direct
from Egypt to command this regiment
He was on General Lord Kitchener s
staff, and has seen a great deal of fight
ing.
IlC plb5pCCbo lOl SVNlhS SOtiiC lul
with this regiment are good, and | have
decided to join. The regiment expects
to leave for the front by the beginning
of February This, of course, will delay
my return to Columbia for some months
but | intend to do so when / get out OF
5his--if | come through it all right Sc
don't give me up or let the people forget
me.
II joined this regiment as Veterinary
Lieutenant, and have a horse and ser
want allowed me and get about 81 pei
day; but of course | won't clear that
much, as everything in the country i:
awfuIly "dear" just now.
II will send you a paper with a photo
graph of the regiment and an account o
it in it. | dropped my camera out o
my pocket and lost it while riding in I
racksha; that is, a two-wheeled car
drawn by " aftir with his head adorned
by feathers and two buffalo horns"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
Good Congressional Timber.

In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of Hon. l.. p. Padgett, of
Colpmbia, declaring his candidacy for
the honor Of the Congressional nCminG-
tiop of the Seventh District, subject TO
tbe action of the Democratic party. Mr..
P,drett is a man of superior ability. Of
unquestionabie honor, and an ardent
worker in the Democratic cause. lie
was the choice of his district two years
ago for State Senator. in which cdpacly
he has fully met the highest expectations
Of his constituents, never talt"ring
when duty called, and never firing when
there was work 90 do. OF all the good
Congressional timber In the Seventh
District. there is none superior % Sena-
tor padrett.- Dickson County Home
Entcrpl So.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
Cut Across the Back.

While Jake Stages, Will Goodwin and
Tom Jeffreys were walking out past An
derson's store Saturday night, they
were met by a negro, With whom they
had a few heated words. Drawing a
knife from his Pocket, the negro made a
rake at Staggs' back, inflicting a pain
ful cash. and then ran away. The
white men supposed the negro to be one
Ed Richardson and a warrant was sworn
out for his arrest Sunday, but he has
not yet been found. Stages wound Is
not dangerous.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
A CONFEDERATE CHRISTMAS.
1t Was But Dreary Festival for the
Folks at Home

"We had some memorable Christmas
days in the South during the war;" said
Mrs. Zebulon b. Vance, wife of the
United States Senator from North Caro-
lima. THAT of 1861 was different from
any that had preceded it, because We
were in arm against the Federal govern
ment and many of the male guests at
Southern homes that day wore Con
federate uniforms Much of the talk
at the Christmas dinner table was of
sieges and battles and marches. But
we were all full of hope and confidence.
sc hristmas, 1862, found us but poorly
prepared to celebrate. Our supplies
we're few and Confederate money was at
a heavy discount. Then came the bit
ter year of 1863, with the fall of Vicks-
burg and the defeat at Gettysburg.
With sad faces, harmonizing we'll with
their dresses of coarse black stuff, the
women of the South devoted themselves
to picking lint and spinning and weaV.
ing for husbands fathers, brothers and
sweethearts in the field.
christmas, l864-the last Christmas
of the war -dawned, and what gloomy
festival it was for the people of the
South. OF manufactured products we
had practically none. Our hairpins
were made of long black thorns, with q
ball of sealing wax on the end. We had
made into dresses every scrap ol
available material, while our feet were
incased in home made cloth shoes. The
slaves, having heard of de Emancipation,
knew that they were free and had al
scattered away Desolation seemed tc
reign over everything. OF all tht
Christmas days have known that las
Christmas IN the South in wartime il
the one of all others that am most Ger
tain never to forget -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
TRIED TWICE IN ONE DAY.
Cal Wright Given Six Months and
Fined $50.

Cal Wright, colored, charged with
selling liquor without a license, was
tried twice in the Criminal Court last
Friday and fined $50 and given six
months in the work house. Un first
trial the jury reported that they could
not agree, five standing for conviction
and seven for acquittal. Thereupon,
Judge Looney empanneled another jury
and the case was retired the same day,
the jury finding him guilty and return
ing "A verdict as stated above. This is
something almost Unprecedented in
court circles.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
PHOSPHATE DEAL.
International Phosphate Co. Sells
1876 Tons For $19,676.

A contract has been filed in the Reg
ister's office, by terms of the which the
International Phosphate Company trans
fers to the Tennessee Chemical Com
pany the right to mine and remove 49,
676 tons of phosphate on the Griffith
place near Mt. Pleasant for S19,676.
Last August the International Com
pany purchased the right to mine 90
600 tons of phosphate on this place for
$4,000, and since then they have re-
moved only 32l tons.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
SPURIOUS MONEY.
Keep Lookout for Raised One DOL
lar Bills.
Two of Them Have Turned up il
Columbia During the Past
Few Days.

A sharp lookout should be kept for
spurious five and ten dollar bills, as two
of them have turned up in Columbia
during the past few days. There is no
telling how many others may be float
ing around, but these two are the only
ones that have yet come to light.
Both of the bills were presented at the
Farmers q Merchants Bank, in this
city, where the fraud was detected.
One of them--a s. bill-was presented
the first of last week, and the other-a
SO bill-was presented last Friday. The
latter came from the Hampshire neigh
borhood, and was carried to the bank by
hack driver, who was not aware of the
fact that the money was spurious
Both of the bills were raised from 81
silver certificates, the change being
made by rubbing out the ''l's' wherever
they occurred and printing instead the
figures 80 or 30" the printing being
done with pen and ink The work,
while ingenuously wrought, may be
quickly detected upon close inspection.
If the bill be held up to the light, the
erasure and re-printing can be easily
seen.
The work was evidently done in this
county, but the guilty party is not
known. If any other such bills are
found, the officials should be promptly
notified.
1t also appears that "raised" bills are
not the only kind of spurious money
ahoat in this vicinity, as Mr.. L. p. Pad
gett came into possession of counter.
felt $40 greenback one day last week
He received the bill from a man in the
country and presented it to Mr.. G.. A
Parker. Cashier at the Maury National
! Blnk. WIN discovered the fraud
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
A RECORD-BREAKER
Was the Month of january for Col
lections in Trustees Office.

Trustee Granbery has sent to State
Treasure E. B. Craig, at Nashville,
checks aggregating 2,450, being the
amount of State tax collected by him
during the month of January. This is
more than three times as much as has
ever been collected in any one month
before.
The total collection for the Trustees
office during January were S52,442,
which is a record breaker Trustee
Granbery and Deputy Cheairs are very
proud of the record.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
is He THE ONE?
Relatives of Charles Morris Fear He
Was Killed in Indiana.

The notice of the killing of Charles
Morris, Il stationary engineer of Muncie,
Ind, which appeared in the HERALD a
few days ago, attracted the attention of
"A Mrs. Morris, who lives in this county
and has son by that name who was
employed as a stationary engineer some
where in Indiana. lie has not been
heard from in several months. however,
and it is feared that he is the one who
was killed. Letters are being written
and the matter investigated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
To Build Streets.

Alta called meeting ot the Board of
Nayor and Aldermen Of Mt Pleasant
Monday. it was decided 90 purchase a
90 be used in building
streets for the town. Mr.. Charles Rid
ley. of Nashville. agent for the me
company from which the machine was
purchased. is 10 Columbia tO-d9v, and
viii try to sell this city one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
IT WAS COLD.
On February 13. 1899, the Thermom-
eter Registered II Degrees
Below Zero.

There is vast difference between the
present state of weather and the " Gather
n wear ago. On Sunday, February y,
1899. the mercury in the Thermometer
hovered around the zero mark all day,
and in the evening it began to drop un-
ill it touched II degrees belowzero at )
O'Clock on the morning of February E3.
This almost unprecented cold spell, and
the intense suffering that followed, will
long be remembered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
FIREMEN'S GOOD WORK.
Residence of Mrs. Hattie Jones Saved
Monday Night.

The handsome residence of Mrs. Hat
tie Jones, on West Eighth street, was
saved from destruction or serious dam
age Monday night by the prompt and eff
cient work of the fire company. About
IL O'Clock fire was discovered under
meath the floor, having originated in
some manner from the CRATE The
alarm was sent in and the fire company
responded Immediately. The chemical
nose was carried under the floor, and
within few minutes the fire was en-
tirely extinguished without damage to
the contents of the room above. The
damage amounted to about $50, which
is covered by insurance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
BRYAN COMING.
he Will Speak IN Nashville on Feb
ruary "a.

Hon William J. Bryan, who has been
making n tour Of the north eastern
States. will be In Nashville on February
"a, where be will deliver a speech.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-22
SIX KILLED IN A WRECK.
Result OF n Collision on Lake Shore
Road Near Oil City, Pa.

Result OF Collision on Lake Shore
Road Near Oil City, Pa.
Oil City, Pa, Nov. ia head-end
collision between a Pennsylvania ex-
ira freight train and the regular Lake
Shore passenger train occurred two
miles west of Polk shortly before s
o'clock. Both engines were demol-
ished, all of the passenger coaches left
the tracks and forty oil and coal cars
of the freight were derailed. The
dead: Thomas Sutton, baggageman,
of Ashtabula. John Kane, head
brakeman of the freight, New Castle.
Engineer Pitzer of the freight, New
Castle. Two men passengers. News
boy on passenger train. Conductor
James Paden of this city is hurt In
.ernally. Engineer Nathan Senter's
legs and left hip were broken, and
William Marvin of Andover, o., suf-
fered fracture of the left arm.