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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE recognition of Brownlow by
Oh airman Hanna means that
Brownlow, and not Chairman Tip
ton of the Evans Committee, will be
the distributing agent" for the Re-
publican Doodle In November.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
mcKeDDo3, ARdQTSo3 : Foster.

EOUR Hundred and Forty-six pairs of Ladies' Misses
= and Childrens Oxfords and Strap Sandals on our
shelves yet and here it is the first of September That's
much money keep tied up in what usually termed
goods, though for that lots of women are
getting low shoes of kind the greater part
of the winter. But if you don't wear them in
the winter you comfortably low shoe for the
months especially when you buy them at our
end-ofsnmmer prices. You save good money by
buying these Oxfords for season So commencing
next Saturday we're going to let you have:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

WHEN Teddy goes out West, there
will be rivalry between him and
the cyclones as to which can create
the most wind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

Here are two decided bargains in
Mems low cut Shoes, too.
Mems black and tan Oxfords and low
cut yankee Congress" Small sizes 5
to 8 only, that have been till now $500 a
pair. Commencing next Saturday and
Monday $3.50 pair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

IN the meantime, Nashville and
the other surrounding towns are
jealousy awaiting the announce
ment of Columbia population.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

WITHIN twenty miles of the City
Hall of New York there is a pornla-
ton of APIS, 499.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

and as long as cotton is Sc or 1Oo
pound this quality Domestic is worth
61ac yard. Saturday and Monday &c
yard.
Bleached Domestic Z Lee a
Yard.
One of the best makes of soft. finished
yard-wide Bleached Domestic. Satur-
day and Monday, 715c yard.
Bleached Sheeting.
10-4 or 211a yards wide, zoe a yard, a
good, standard make at that; worth a
quarter yard as sure as ginger cake
is worth nickel. Saturday and Mon
day Zoe.
Unbleached Sheeting IL Lee
Yard.
It's got lie marked on it though, for
it says 10-4 width, but measures only 70
inches, and 1914 width is 80 inches.
Good quality, though. Saturday and
Monday 1l1ac yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

1T Ia rumored that the Mayor OF
Atlanta has sobered up.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

Nearly all the Ladies Oxfords, except
the sl,OO Strap Sandals at 45c, are IN
all the best sizes.
This is really an opportunity that you
ought not to miss.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor.
Benton McMillin, of Smith,
For Railroad Commissioner,
Thos. l., Williams, OF Knox.
Electors State at Large.
r. Il. Eslick. of Giles.
James b. Frazier. of Hamilton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
For Vice President,
ADLAI r. STEVENSON.
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Full yard wide, good, heavy quality,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

"Assurbanipol, the great king, the
mighty king, the king of the world, the
king of Assyria, the king of the four
ends OF the earth, the king OF kings,
the peerless prince who rules from the
topper sea to the lower sea, and treads
all lower kings beneath his feet; the
son of Assal haddon, of the great king,
Of the mighty king, Of the king of the
world, of the king Cf Assyria, of the
lord of Babel, the king of Sumar and
Akkad grandson Of Sanherib, the
mighty king, king of tAe world, king
of Assyria am l.
II completed the building Of Esagila,
which my father did not finish, and
the gifts for offerings of Esagila and
for the diyinities of Babel es-
tablished well, and the government Of
Babel / made firm. SO that power
might not harm the weak | have in
trusted the dominion of Babel to my
beloved brother, Sauas-sun-ukin At
the same time | re established E-mach,
The Temple of the Goddess, Nin-mach,
in the midst of Babel. DO thou, o
Sublime Nin-mach, look down with
favor upon my pious deeds and daily
beseech my prosperity before Bel and
Belit. Set a life of many days as my
lot and make my dominion firm as
heaven and earth And as to my dear
brother. Samas-sun-ukin King Of Ba-
bel. NAV he be satisfied with many
successors. Whoever craftily grasses
or breaks my inscription, or changes
its place. may Nin-mach implore mis-
fortune for him before Bel and Belt
and wipe out his name from the land.
This was the praise Of one OF the
proud and boastful kings, OF himself
and his deites. Yet all this masnlh-
cence was weighed in the balance ana
found wanting. While the moral
teachings Of Daniel and his people
whom the kings of Babylon held cap
tive. are among the watchwords Of the
world Time and the desert sands
nave buried even the ruins Of a people
who lived only for riches and luxury
and mower. whose gods were the gods
of silver and gold, Of brass, iron, WOOD
and stone, watch see not, nor hear nor
knOW
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
CHINA MAKES WAR
PRACTICALLY MAKES DECLARA.
ZION AGAINST WORLD.
FIGHT AT TAkU FORTS
International Forces Finally Capture
Fortitications With Small LosS-Le-
cations in Great Peril-Eastern and
Western Civilizations Facing Each
Other.

London, June 10 China declared
war against the world when the Taku
forts opened fire upon the information
al feet The forts on both sides of
the Tallu are now occupied The Chi
nose opened fire Unexpectedly. The
British, Germans, Russians and French
had half dozen killed and many
wounded The Chinese torpedo boats
were seized 4 Shanghai correspond
ent says: The forts began firing in
observance of orders from Pekin, con-
veyed in a personal edict of the en-
press dowager Several warships were
strucl. by shells from the twelye-inch
guns from lSe forts Four hundred
Chinese are reported TO have been
killed The Chinese when retreating
fell into the hanGS OF the Russian land
forces. Two of the forts were blown
up The 80 warships at raku aggre-
gated 200, O00 tons and carried more
than 300 guns The failure of Admiral
Seymour's column in its retreat to
tien Tsin increases, ii is presumed, the
peril Of the legations in Pekin, which
are still isolated The situation at
Niu Chwang is reported critical The
powers are taking prompt action, Four
thousand German troops have been or
dered to China; 10000 French troops
are waiting to embark at Saigon, the
capital Of French Cochin China from
5000 to 1000 more Russians have been
ordered from Port Arthur to Tal1u. A
Brussels correspondent says: Russia
has massed 10000 men with even bat
teres at Kiachta. The morning pa
pers consider that a state Of war prac-
t.cally exists and that the issue is be-
tween the eastern and western ciyili-
cation The Times says the latest
news infinitely increases the situation
already sufficiently serious.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

=
s RUINS OF BABYLON Z
s -
q s


,a.er news received in Berlin from
..- German scientists who found the
- - sought east canal in Babylon,
. IS the bright Little Chronicle of
49, shows that this is only a
w., of the wonderful story OF the
a.,snt city which they have brought
sac, 10 light. Here, in this heap of
oninad temples of broken columns and
,-,gments of grandeur cut in stone,
u.ss once a city which ruled the world,
rEs remains which these scientific
Ian have been able to locate by their
rrovledge and the spades Of the
gor5men prove that the Bible account
~ the greatness of Babylon and the
5cscriptions of it in ancient books
1tbsr than the Bible were not exag'
gerated. .,.n
a,,o visited Babylon in the time of
Artayerxes l, wrote that it was sur
ro,nded by a wall fifty royal ellis
wide (eighty-four feet) and 200 ellis
'q2f feet high, and that on the top OF
t5is wall on each side were one-story
bouses leaving a space between the
houses so broad that four charlots
.,p,d drive abreast on the wall.
This extraordinary wall was the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
NOT A WOMAN Halter.

Lord Kitchener has been described
"a woman hater This gives quite
an erroneous idea OF the general, VINO
Il TOO great a man to harb9r preiudice5
which belong to smaller minds than
his saws an English writer The truJ2
is he possesses too just view Of
vomans sphere and its appropriate
limitations not to regard with all
severity those representatives, Of the
.av who trangress its boundaries,
The present campaign in south
Africa. however, presents one aspect
which the latter sirdar regards, with
considerable disfav0r In Lora
Kitcbener's eyes war is the very stern
80 Of business. and demands the
s-ernest Of buslness-like application
In his opinion the mulutudes Of women
who lmpelled either by curiosity or
love OF excitement, or because their
men are fghting. have flocked "
south Africa in the wake 81 the forces
adds feature TO the present war ana
IN the British army as we'll which q
say the least Is wholly WORCESTERSHIRE
and unprofessional
II is said that In his London apart
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

Philadelphia, June 19-Today on the
iorty-fourth anniversary Of the day on
which Gen. John c. Fremont was moan
! mated by first republican convention
! held at Musical Fund hall, on Locust
street in this city the national repub-
] lican convention viii assemble in the
great exposition building ia west Phila-
dephia Here, amid swelling memories
of a half century and in the presence
Of the men vino saw the blood stained
clouds lie across the sunrise OF the par
~, the republicans will meet in the
high tide of their glory TO name their
national candidates and enunciate "a
platform for the coming campaign
Cymb5ls OF conquering army never
FLASHED with more yigor than they did
here last night Among the thousands
OF warriors there was but one choice
for leader and his face was engraved
upon banners and buttons and framed
IN flowers upon the swarmng ivy on
the walls II adorns the windows of the
shops, and looks down upon the crowds
from every conspicuous place. Nc
Kinley again Will lead the
greybeards and young men
in the November battle Banners
dipped before his portrait and the
mention Of his name arouses great en-
thusiasm When Senator Foraker
concludes his peroraton in the CON
yention tomorrow storm wild and
temptstuJus will shake the great hall
But that outburst Of enthusiasm viii
be only the fDferunner Of the pande-
mJnium that viii reign If Roosevelt
should be named to stand beside him
IN The coming battle The stampede
Ia his favor started yesterday. threw
the town Into delirium Il swept
through the delegations. who had come
5ere with fayorite sons to present like
prairie fire. It mattered nothing 10
the rank and file that Hanna. Allison,
Grosyeuor Thurston and others felt
chaefined and strained every nerve to
stamp out the fire u mattered not
that even Roosevelt and his friends
poured water upon IT, Their efforts
are as futile as a hand grenade against
a c0ufagratiOn People would hear
of no one else. they wore his pie
lures they shouted bis name They
considered him already nominated
The town was Roosevelt mad
However BIS declination TO take the
nomination must be regarded ar final
AS prelude 10 the coi
,-opfsau dav with the fash
ana scream 81 rockets and the
glare Of Greek FIRE. 10000 organized
republicans marched through the
streets amid great enthusiasm. Crowds
overagwed the sidewalks TN the pro-
session seemed TO force is way
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
SOME HEADGEAR POINTS,

Many Of the ready-to-wear hats are
gems and now some Of them may be
had for 1925. Better yet they are
graceful and dainty You plant
buckle here, a rose there. or chou
anywhere, and there you are
Hats Tor Misses with full Panama
crowns, and dark straw brims trim
med, cost 1915.
A childs decent golf hat, with quill
and band is to be had as low as So
cents.
Many a women would be improved
by a Louis ri shape, in black straw
draped with cotton moussellne. Price
IS cents. if youll believe it,
Bound straw toques, tive-eights of an
inch in diameter, come at S1,45.
Mourning roses in liberty satin, ex-
duisitely veined, cost 81 each Six
poppes come for so cents.
A child's lovely nat price S.. is in
black straw with a loose wreath Of
water lilies and crlnkled velvet rib
bon. Louis Seize bow in front,
In castor straw is one stunning hat,
II is literally draped with crimson
chiffon, and has a long graceful spray
of green leaves at the left.
The list may well conclude with a
lovely Pampadour affair of open
Tuscan straw, its golden meshes show
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

through the packed mass of humanity
up stream through packed ice in win
ter. Although the work of the con-
yention could be compassed within
two days, the national committee has
arranged three days program,
with one session OF the
convention each day. The nights will
be filled in with receptions, smokers.
entertainments at clubs and open air
meetings. Todays session will prob
ably be brief II will be called to or
der by Chairman Hanna, and senator
Woleott, the brilliant Colorado orator,
as temporary chairman, will deliver
his keynote address A call of the
roll and the announcement Of standing
committees with the perfection Of per-
manent organization viii wind UP pro-
ceadings Of the day
Roosevelts Statement
Philadelphia June l9-Gov Roose-
welt yesterday gave out this statement
In view Of the revival of talk of my
self as a vice presidential candidate
nave this TO say: Ii is impossible 20
deeply express how touched | AIN by
the attitude of those delegates who
have wished me to take this romiua-
ton Moreover it is not necessary TO
say how thoroughly understand the
high honor and dignity OF the office,
an office so high and so hnorable that
it is well worth the ambition Of any
man in the United States But while
appreciate all this to the full, neyerthe-
less, feel it deeply that the field of
my best usefulness to the public, to
party is in New York state. and il the
party should see fit to re-nominate me
for governor can in that position help
the national ticket as in no other way
| very earnestly ask every friend Of
mine in the convention 10 respect my
wishes and my Judgment in this
matter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

weary but satisfied He was ready 10
announce that Roosevelt would not be
nominated. He had talked them over.
There are many real friends Of Roose-
Welt who accepted his declara
ton as absolutely yoicing his wish
Hrnas announcement changed the
current Of talk. and men began asking
Wen who Is il 10 be- The answer
was generally John D. Long Of Mas
sachusetts. secretary Of the navy fhe
delegates reasoned he mus, De perfect
iy satisfactory to the administrations
OF course there is talk OF other men.
Friends of Dolliver renewed their ef-
forts for the young Iowa orator and
there vas some talk about Fairbanks
The general impression is that Long
viii be the ultimate selection The
men most interested believe the Iioose-
welt boom has finally been laid TO rest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.

When Livingstone was in south
Africa his looking-glass afforded the
natives endless amusement They
We're always asking for 1t, and their
remarks were sometimes simple. some
times silly. and sometimes laughable.
Il that me?' cried one What a big
mouth ! have, said another Il have
no chin at all, deplored third My
ears are as big as pumpkin leaves, ("
was the proud comment Of forth
See how my head shoots 10 in the
middle ioked the fifth, and so on, the
company laughed boisterously at the
different remarks While the doctor
was thought to be asleep man took a
quiet look in the mirror After
twisting his mouth about in q variety
of ways he said to himself. People
call me ugly. and how ugly | am. in
deed However he might not have
been so refreshingly candid had he
known the eye and ear Of the mission
airy were both on the atcb.--Detroit
Free Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

panions will Most Of them are rich
farmers and although they have ceased
tleir old taste for gay color, and It is
expected they will have on gorgeous
clothes and blaze with dnery. One
member Of the company will be Run
ming Deer known when he Is away
from home rs A. w. Dango. Another
is Miss Bennett Miller, a quarter blood
Choctaw who was selected for her
beauty Miss Miller is said to be
power In politics In the territory The
delegates from Tammany hall who at
tend democratic conventions are re-
fefyed to as Indians, but an Indian at
a republican convention is a new idea
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
OLD AND MODERN NoVELIsTs

While the '1ngth OF the
modern novel is 10000 words, the
length of Dickens principal stories is
100000 words Now bulk, considered
as bulk, is nothing. But it is the fact
that the great novels of the world are
long. "Rabelais. Don Qulxote
Robinson Crusoe," "Trstram
Shandy," Tom Jones, Pamela,
Les Miserables, Monte Cristo,
these are tremendous books, and the
list could be greatly eXtenden. Our
novelists can do many things well, but
The filing Of a large stage with charac-
.ers, the adroit manipulation of these
and the creation Of different spheres
Of interests in a story all tributary TO
the main theme-as in Bleak House
this is beyond them London Globe,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
BABYLON AND IT'S THREE

FIRST the explorers found, but it was
even larger than it had been said to be
by Herodotus. The outer retaining
wall was twenty-three and half feet
thick, made of baked bricks, laid with
asphalt, next to which came filling
of sand and gravel siXty-nine feet
thick. and the other retaining wall,
forty-four feet thick, making the en-
tire structure 1861 feet broad. 1t was
also found that many OF the bricks OF
Che wall and its citadels were beautl-
fully colored, as had been stated by
Dtodorus,
On the map you will see two rivers
flowing southwest toward the Persian
guIs. Just before they reach the gulf
one river empties into the other. The
larger Of these two rivers is the Eu-
ohrates and the other the l1gris
About three hundred miles from the
gulf are the ruins in which Dr. kolde-
.wey the leader Of tAe expedition, and
his Arab workmen are digging into the
na'aces of ancient kings. Babylon
extended along the Euphrates for
miles and is said to have been larger
.H the space it covered and the number
of people within its walls than Lon
don is today. The canal IS
thfrty-nine feet wide. 1t was cut
across the Euphrates to get water for
the famous hanging gardens, and the
explorers believe they may next come
upon the hanging gardens themselves
These gardens ranked among the seven
wonders of the world, and consisted OF
arches seventy-five feet high, extend
re lg9 feet each way on top OF Wnlch
were trees and plants of every variety
form and color. From a distance
g.. arches themselves could not be
0.1 so that the gardens seemed 10 De
Uaug.ng in the air In his report
SEMI 10 the scientific society at Berlin
which he belongs, Dr.. koldeWey
sends not only plan OF this canal
N.. also of an entire temple.
The court, in which there is well
3. lys lis surrounded by rooms.
Doors lead from the court to series
. 8rge chambers. the walls OF when
literally ornamented. There is
.a,e the pavement in the court ana
,.. r00ms. 4 space of six and a halr
lies between the two payements'
no this strange store chamber
nifty inscribed tablets have been
.a1. containing the names ana
of the men engaged in the build
the temple. The lists are dated
day. month and year OF the
of Nebucnadnezzar and Evil
iaca.
Relics of Nebuchadnezzar.
have not found in any of the
.aH0ns. any old buildings or
81 them. There are some re-
from the time Of Nebuchadnez-
such as the great Hittite slab, out
never we dig, and We are now ten
below the level Of Euphrates, we
ls Of the time Of Nebuchadnez-
uHt nothing of more ancient date.
aast that can be yet assigned y
part Of the temple to lstar'
goes back to sardanapalus.
around the cylinder o.
apaius we're tablets OF Nepu-
zar Ii is probable that the
aldlngs VIII be found when
the southern part Of the
seems daily more certain that
Kasr CcitadeD vas new
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
CERTAINLY NOT

Mr. Pitt--The Presbyterians are agl-
tated over their creed.
Mr. PENN have noticed that. Do
you suppose the great national con
yentions will put a creed plank in
their platforms to affect the Presby-
tsrian voter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

them are dele
gates" In the
sense that they
will represent
their red breth
rcen at the con
yention, but
they viii have
no vote. The
rest are going
along for fun.
fhe delegates
will not paint
their faces nor
wear blankets
although some
of their com
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
SHE WAS LATE.

House cleaning nOwl' exclaimed
Snaggs. when be went home and
found everything topsy turvy.
yes, dear, replied Mrs. Snaggs
You ought to have done 1t 10 Lent
That IS the proper season for pen
ance"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
A GROWING BUSINESS

Going over 10 the club tonight?'
No; ! am engaged at something
that gill keep me at my desk until
ate
Can't It Je deferred?'
NJ, indeed! I'm preparing an i'm
promptu speech for Senator Clarion
TO deliver at the banquet tomnrrow
night, Boston Courier
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
REPUBLICANS NEE 7
NATIONAL CONVENTION NOW ON
IN PHILADELPHIA
M'KlNLEYS RENOMlNAI ION

is of Course Assured-A Suitable Run
ming Mate May BE Difficult to Find
Anniversary OF Birth of the Party
Immense Professions Parade the
Streets Quaker City Delirious.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
no REDUCTION.

Ny dear. said Mr. Northslde to
bis wife. I am going 10 file this big
millinery bill Of yours"
why, George, you can't make II
any smaller that way, can your" asked
Mrs Northside
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
BASEBALL SCORES

Chicago Z, Milwaukee ]
Philadelphia 2 New York /
Boston 2 Brooklyn 6
Minneapolis 5 Kansas city 4.
Chicago ] Pittsburg I
81 Louis Z Cincinnati Q
indianapolis Z. Buffalo 8
81 Joseph II Pueblo 1
Des Moiues ! Omaha 2
Sioux city 3, Denver 2.
r. % PENN Y, Chicago 8
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
DEFINED

WilIie-Pa, what's a p-h-i-l-a-n-
t-h-r-o-p-i-s-t?
Pa My son, he's a man who spends
his time inducing other people to
spend their money for charity Phil
adalphia Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
MILDER WAY.

How neatly young Mr.. Crumpets
took down that fiery old Bigsby.'
Il didn't hear hin.
Hear his? OF course not He
took him down in shorthand In
d,anaP0lis Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

Two hundred Indians from the In
dian Territory, says the Little Chron-
icle OF Chicago will 80 on a special
train to the republican national con-
venion at Philadelphia Nine Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

ments Lord Kitchener has sentinel
stationed out side his door to keep at
a safe distance the too-ardent feminine
admirers of the man of ice and iron.
New York Mail and Express
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
PERSONALITIES.

Mrs. Kruger says in an interview
that she has ifty-thrae relatives in the
field in the boer wa four sons, six
sons in-law and forty-three grandsons
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21

ing foundation OF white malines
Two white net resets are perched atop
each, edged with narrow black velvet
ribbon.