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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
What Will the Governor Say?

What will be the reply of Gov. Nc
Miiiin when his two Republican OPP
ponents ask him, as he announces on
the stump that he is a candidate for
Governor and at the same time for
Senator, ''Who will be Governor of the
State in case YOU are elected SENATOR"
" hat viii he say? What can ne say?
Does he imagine that Tennessee Demo
Gratis will submit that the high and ex-
allied position of Governor of this grand
Commonwealth snail be used as a mer ,
asset TO elevate any man to another
office, leaving the most important office
in the State 70 be battered off for votes,
that an ambitious Speaker, unknown,
and perhaps totally untitled for the
position, might control; or lett TO the
tender mercles of the merciless trusts
to avail of the advantages thus off red,
and like vuitures, swoop down upon the
State! Never, NEVER, NEVER while
the memory of Sewer, carroll and
Houston and Polk and Trousdale and
Campbell and johnson and Browns and
Harris is revered, ana Porter and Bate
and Taylor are honored. A Republican
once dared try this experiment, and an
Indignant people rose IN their might and
overw neimed nIm with defeat from
which lie nor MS party ever recovered
Democracy, Ma. b dlle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Trials of the Enumeration.

30, yes | know, you are the census
man. Warm day, take a seat. I've
gotten all the facts for you. My hus-
band, John NJ ore, is 40; am 80; we
have seven children; they are all well
now"
But" put in the census man.
Eyes, yes, you needn't ask me any
questions. I'm telling you as fast as |
can. Tommy, our oldest boy, had the
measles when he was 3. He first began
to walk when he was months old, and
the day after he was 10 months old he
could walk clear around the room with
out holding on to anything He fell
down stairs when he was years
months and ID days old, but it didn't
hurt him any, and he liked ice cream
from the first time he ever tasted it. !
can't get him to eat gravy, but he hac
his first piece of steak when he was Il
months old. Johnnie, the next to the
Oldest"
MADAM, stop, STOP" cried the enum
orator, 'answer my ques tons. don't
want to know any more about your
children"
And then the woman got angry and
the census taker also lost his temper anG
Left Exchange.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Why She Didn'r PAY.

81 shall have to ask you for ticket
for that boy, ma'am."
II think not"
"He's too old to travel free. He &C.
cupies whole seat, and the cars
crowded"
THAT'S all right"
Il haven't any time to argue the mat
ter, ma'am. You'll have to pay for that
boy"
Il never paid for him yet, and I'm
mot going to begin now"
You've got to begin doing it some
slime. If you haven't had to pay for
him before you're lucky"
"That's adj right"
"YUd'll pay for that boy, ma'am, or
III stop the car and put him off"
THAT'S all right. You put him off if
you think that's the way to get anything
out of me-"
"You ought to know what the rules of
this company are, madam. They're
here, stuck up very plainly. How old is
that boyw
Il don't know. Inever saw him before.
II you want fare for him you'd better
ask that old gentleman on the other side.
lie came in with him
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Women Will Try to Stop Gossiping.

An anti-gossip society has been or
ganized in Springfield, Mo. At an
afternoon card club the idea was
suggested by Mrs. Mosher. The
members pledge themselves to speak
no evil word of any other woman.
The membe, ship is unlimited, and
every woman 10 Springfield, regard
less of conc ition or denomination, Ia
most cordially invited to ] Tin, and all
members are urged and expected to
do all In their power to bring others
into this new society. There are to
be no dues, no officers, no regu
lar meetings; nothing but the simple
pledge. The idea was received by
all those present in the most respon-
sive manner, all signifying their
most hearty approval, aud pronis-
ing their cooperation. 1t will be
known as the Woman's Self Ever
lasting Society, and its existence Is
to continue forever.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Card from Miss Anderson.

EDITOR HERALD What | feel, and
just how deeply | feel it, | am not suf-
ticiently gifted, and the language at my
command is not strong enough to ex-
press. For the present, | can only say
to the good people of Maury and other
counties, who so nobly and kindly re-
membered and supported me in the con-
test for the visit to the Paris Exposition,
so generously offered by Messrs. Nc
Kennon, Anderson & Foster, that my
hearts deepest gratitude is due you for
your kindness. Would that each one
Of you could enjoy the visit with me; and
especially would be delighted if every
sister teacher who was in the contest
could make the trip. OF course, | have
no means of knowing all who support ed
ME, but assure you all, that this token
of your esteem and appreciation will ever
be remembered. That Heaven may
bless every one of you, christian love
ill every heart, and peace, joy and
plenty abound in every home, is the
prayer of your grateful servant,
EFFIE ANDERSON.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Richardson, of Tennessee.

There is no man in public life with a
record more honorable than that of Rep
resentative James ID. Richardson, of
Tennessee. That the Senate committee
investigating the contemplate charges
that he misused his privileges in the
printing of 1.-The Messages and Papers
of the Presidents" would fully vindicate
him there was never doubt in the
mind of man who knows Mr.. Richard
son and was familiar with his public
record. 1t is pleasant to kaow, how
ever, that the committee, composed of
his political enemies, has reported the
charges trifling and worthless, and that
in the publication of a work of SO much
merit Mr.. Richardson was to be COM
mended Washington Special Louis
vile Courier Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
NOT EXORBITANT.
Oo'' Martin, sergennt-nt-Arms of
the Democratic Convention, SAYS
Hotel ChRrses Are Reasonable.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 5.-Col
John |. Martin, sergeant-at-arms Of
the democratic national convention
has arrived here and will establish
permanent headquarters. Speaking
OF the charge that local hotelkeerer.
are making exorbitart charges foi
the democratic national convention
Col. Martin said:
Five dollars a day at the leading
hotels is reasonable rate. and Kan
sas Gty's hotels are entitled Il
charge that rate"
The subcommittee Of the nationa
committee will meet here on Thurs
day, June IA, TO consider among Other
matters, the question of hotel rates
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

All druggists are authorized by the
manufacturers OF PAZ0 OINTMENT
to refund the money where it fails to
cure, any case of piles no matter of how
long standing. Cures ordinary cases in
six days, the worst cases in sixteen days
One application gives ease and rest
Relieves itching instantly. Guaranteed
to cure piles without the knife.
This Is new discovery and is the on
ly pile remedy sold on u positive guar
antee, no cure, no pay. Price 50 cts
Can be sent by mail. We have placed
it on sale with every druggist in the
town of Columb ia, Tenn, who will sell
1t to you on the above guarantee.
feb23 6m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
HOM,S THIS.

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FJCHENEl & CO., Props, Toledo, ..
We the undersigned. have known +. j
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in oil business
Transactions, and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by their nrm.
West & Truax wholesale Druggist, To-
iedo, Ohio.
Walding, KinnRn a Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces nf the system. Price % cents pei
bottle. sold b. all Druggists. testlmo-
niaIs free. Halls Family f.llsare TIE BEST
izuS-sN-sm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Bryan on Trusts.

In telegram to the New York
Journal, commenting on the fight
made against the New York Ice Trust
Mr.. Bryan says: "Monopolles are
indefensible and intolerable. Every
victory gained against a trust is u
victory for the people. The fight
should be kept up IN the city, state
and nation until it becomes impossi-
BILE for one man to control for his
own profit, the price that any other
man must pay Tor the neces sAries OF
life."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08

If Your friends or neighbors are suf-
or any throat or lung disease (ncluding
eonsumption), ask them ii they ha, e
ever used Otto's Cure. This famous
German remedy is having a large sale
here and Is performing some wonderful
cures of throat and lung diseases. No
matter what other medicines have
failed to do, try Otto's Cure. Large
sizes 25c, and SOC. Sold by Woodbridge x
Irvine, druggists, If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Information.

The following letter was received at a
rural postoftice recently:
"Ef my son, John, il in Georgia,
please write me word what he's a-doin'
Of"
To which a friend of the family made
the following reply:
"lour son, John, is a-runnin' of a
race With the Sheriff, an when last
hearn from Wu1 tao mule ahead. At
Ianta Constitution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Left TO Rot.

Norfolk, Va, June 5.-The wreck
of the Reina Mercedes, that Hobson
raised off Santiago, will be towed
to Portsmouth, N. H., there to rot.
The original plan of fitting out the
Mercedes as a receiving ship has been
abandoned. Experts declared the
hulk was not worth the expense.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Graves Decorated.

Notwithstanding the inclement weather
Sunday afternoon, the decoration of
the graves of Knights Of Pythias in Rose
Hill Cemetery was carried out. A few
Knights gathered at the lodge room and
drove out to the cemetery, where the
thirteen graves of the deceased Knights
were lovingly covered with floral tributes
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Maury County Teachers Association

The regular monthly meeting of this
Association was held at the Public
School building, Saturday, June 2, at
10 O'Clock a. m. The president, Mr.. j
M. Fitzgerald, presided, and the time
was devoted to the discussion of bust.
ne S.
The following program was arranged
for Monday, June Is, which is the epen
ing day of the summer institute.
" elcome Address. Mr.. w. S. Fleming
Response. ........ Prof. p w. Dods, L
Grammar ........... Mr.. r. l.. Harris
Civil Government . . j.. Mr.. w. B. Turner
Algebra. ........ Mr.. Jas. A. Bostick
Physiology. :.
he Executive Committee was unable
to complete the programme for the en-
tire week: hence, it will be announced
from day to day during the Institute.
BLANCHE SCoTr, Sec'ty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
CROP NOTES.

Knob Creek, June Farmers are
very gloomy over the wheat crop, as the
continual rain is very injurious to it.
GRovELAND. June 5.-The wheat
seems to be damaged some by the wet
weather causing it to fall down. Mr.. H.
A. Wright says he has about 40 or so
acres damaged very much by the Hes
sian fly. The early planted corn is look
ing every we'll now, but needs work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
rntHT Dispute over Aocou,,..

tallahassee, Fia., June 5.7John A.
Graham, of Savannah. Ca, capitalist
and senior partner of the Graham
Lumber company at St. Marks, %
miles south of Tallahassee. shot and
KILLED City Councilman John Brad.
Tallahassee, PA. June s.-John A.
hams large saw nsiH ut 81. Marks
The men had a dispute over the set
Element of some business sceounts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Death of Editor Perkins.

Rutland, VT, June 5.-Robert A.
Perkins, for many years editor of the
Rutland Herald, died of heart dis
ease. He had been connected with
the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Spring
field Republican, the Boston Adver-
tiser and the New York Press.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Steamship Copenhagen wrecked.

New Orleans. June 5.-The steamer
FL Cid. Capt. Quick, from New York
May 20, reports, June 1, three miles
south of Hillsboro inlet, on the east
coast of Florida. that he saw the
steamship Copenhagen ashore and
full of water, with the sea breaking
over her
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
RHEUMArIsM CURED ADAY.

Mystic Cure" for Rheu matlsm and
Neuralgia radically cures in to days
Its action upon the system Is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes al
Once the cause and the disease immedi-
ately disappears. The first dose greatly
benefits. rs cents Sold by A. p. Bains
druggist. Columbia. nov3 SIN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
A Communicates.

II suppose" said the thoughtful
one, that Maud Muller might be
called the companion poem to The
man with the hoe"
Quoth the thoughtless one: al
can't imagine why"
swell, Maud was The girl with the
rake, you remember. Judge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Cowboys ana Cattle Thieves Fight.

Van Horn, Tex. June SIN a fight
between cowboys and Mexican cattle
thieves on the Rio Grande. 30 miles
south of here, two MeNicans were
killed and Decatur Graves, a cowboy,
was mortally wounded.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
Clerk Found Murdered.

Springfield, Mo-, June Sat FL
wood Station, near here, Charles
Payne, aged "a, clerk in general
store, was found dead in bed in the
rear of the store. He had been shot
in the head, apparently by bur-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
MISS EFFlE ANDERSON.
Secures McKennon, Anderson g. Fos-
ter's Trip to Paris,
COLUMBIA. Tenn. JUNE LIST, 1900.

COLUMBIA, TENN, JUNE 1st, 1900
ave, the undersigned, who were re-
quested By Messrs. McKennon, Ander-
son Il Foster to count the votes that
were cast in their contest for a free trip
to the Pari. Exposition, certify that the
followin is the correct number of votes
cast for the three leading candidates:
miss Efiie Anderson 4,Sl3
miss Ida Lipscomb. communicable 6
"Miss Charlotte Henderson, .4,495
'Robt. q. Church,
81. +. Brownlow,
~. w. Fry,
"John A. Oakes,"
The above shows the result of very
interesting contest that has been on
since DC ober LIST, 1899. The voting
closed last Thursday and that night
the aboye named gentlemen went over
the votes, coun ing them with two
automatic calculating machines. The re-
suit showed a difference of sixteen votes
between Misses Anderson and LipscomD.
Feaii ing that some error had been made
in counting, the same gentlemen went
over the votes again Friday morning, and
the result obtained was as stated above.
Miss Lipscomb falling seven cen votes
behind Miss Anderson, both machines
tallying in their records. Miss Willie
Figures, who came fourth, received B.
70G notes. She did not enter the con-
test until late, however. Altogether,
there were between 10000 and $4,000
votes cast, and 10 teachers were
voted for. The prize was offered
for the most popular school teacher
in the county, one vote being allowed
for every dollars worth of goods pur-
chased at this store. Everything VAS
conducted with strictest fairness, and
the utmost good feeling prevailed
among the contestants. While the bal
lots were kept in locked box, various
conjectures ere made throughout the
contest as to who was in the lead, and at
times the voting was quite spirited.
The winner, Miss Anderson, will be
given her railroad and sleeping car fare
from Columbia to New York, cabin
passage from New York to Havre,
France, railroad fare from Havre to
Paris; railroad fare from Paris to Havre,
cabin passage from Havre to New York,
and raj road and sleeping car fare from
New York to Columbia, with reason
able amount for thirty days living ex-
pen -es. She will embark upon her
Trip June %. Miss Anderson is the
daughter of Elder William Anderson
of Jameson, ana is highly esteemed
and cultured young lady. The HERALD
joins in extending to her many congratur
lati ms over her success, and wishes her
pleasant voyage. Her opponent, Miss
Lipscomb, ran her an exceedingly ose
race, and the large vote she received
at ested her popu arity.
Messrs. McKennon, Anderson & Eos
ter deserve a great deal of credit for the
enterprise and push" they have dis
played in this conte t..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

w. H. johnson to Miss Lavonia Nc
Lain.
James Posey to Miss Maude Gamble.
G. A. Church to Miss r. NJ. johnson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-22

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS DINNER IN AMERICA.
carthcn vessel, where it was preserved
for any length of time by the antiseptic
properties Of the manioc.
Christopher was so taken with the
pepper pot, according to a local tradi-
ton, that he begged the recipe from the
native chef and took it home to Queen
Isabella, but whether she appreciated
the article or not has not been record
ed. Another tubcr, the yam, was also
served up after roasting in the ashes,
but it is doubtful if the potato was on
the fcstal board, though it may as well
have been found in the highlands of
Haiti as in South America, where it is
said to have been discovered long aft
er. Anyway, there We're several new
fruits, all tropical, such as the guava,
custard apple, sapOta and pineapple,
and in meats there was great varie-
ty, for the Indians shot and trapped
the wild parrot pigeon, doves, agouti,
iguana and the utia, the three last
named being animals indigenous to the
island.
There was one function Mt that ban
Quet which Columbus may have in
dulgcd in, though he has left no record
of having been suddenly indisposed,
and that is tobacco smoking. He had
seen Indians on the coast of Cuba roll
up dry leaves of plant unknown to
him and after lighting one end of the
roll inhale and puff out the smoke
thereof with evident enjoyment. But
at this banquet he was astonished to
see the chief and his big men cram
portions of the weed into a curious
pipe, with n branched stem shaped like
the letter y and after inserting n stem
into each nOstril proceed to fuddle
themselves with the narcotic, to the
great disgust of the Spaniards, who
had few vices of their own, even
then, but did not smoke. 1t was only
because they did not know how, but Co
another laurel to his immortal wreath,
and left 10 Sir Walter Raleigh the In
PRODUCTION of smoking into Europe n
century later.
The main object of this article Is to
point out that down in the West In
dies, where dwell our nearest foreign
neighbors, and where we have tidy
little island of our own in Porto Rico,
the first Christmas anniversary in
America was celebrated and the first
dinner eaten with aborigi lal Indians
as the hosts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-22
!: THE FIRST !
WEST INDIAN
; XMAS. ;
% By F. A. Ober. %

1t may or rmaynot be generally known,
but the first Christmas celebration in
America took place in the West Indies
and in the very year that America was
discovered. There was not much fes-
tivity about it, to be sure, for the first
anniversary of the Nativity in the new
world found the participants in a
state of mind not conducive to merry
making or cheerful entertainment.
The great navigator, Christopher Co
lumbus, who showed the civilized
world the way across the Atlantic, was
master of ceremonies, and lie had lit
tie reason for rejoicing, for on Christ
mas eve, 1892, he had lost his flag
ship, the Santa Maria. which had run
on reef on the north coast of Haiti.
Fortunately for him and his crew. the
native Indians of the island We're
friendly, and they not only came to his
rescue, but saved all the wrcckage of
his vessel, which they piled up on the
beach at Guarico, near the present city
of Cape Haitian. The Indian caciQue
did all he could to allay the grief of the
SpanardS ana on Christmas day
spread n banquet to which they were
invited and at which many of his peo-
pie acted in the capacity of servants.
This was the first Christmas dinner
in America, and at this aboriginal
"sprcad' so many new and strange ar
ticleS of food were offered the Span
iards that Columbus made n note of
them, so we are enabled to state exact
ly what they were In the first place,
there was maize, or Indian corn, which
the Europeans may have seen in the
Bahamas. but which they had not eat
en- before. In fact, the golden kernels
carried back to Spain by Columbus
from this first voyage to America were
the first that ever reached the old
world. and it was many years after
that before brown bread and "Iniun
pudding became at all common on the
tables of European royalty.
One of the curious tubcrS offered the
SpanardS that day by the Indian chief
tain in Haiti was the maniOc, or cas-
sava from which the aborignes made
their daily bread. They were the orig
inatOrS also of the caSSarccp. or West
Indian pepper pot, made by throwing
pisces of meat of all kinds into an
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-22
The TOy Trusf.

One gigantic monopoly there is free
from attack, and that is the toy trust
kept going by one Mr.. Santa Claus,
aided by about 100000 900 lusty shout
ers. Pa and ma and uncle may buy
Christmas gimcracks from Smith,
Jones or Brown, but they won't go
down in the stocking nor up the CHM
ney tlue until S. g. puts his trademark
on them. Call it patent right or copy
right or vested right, the grand old fcl-
low holds it IN perpetuity. True, he
doesn't charge a cash fee for the use of
his name, but he is a stickler for all
the glory there is in it, and he gets it
in full measure. Everybody plays into
the hands of this trust. The consum-
crs must have the real thing, and the
dealers and mddlemen cOuspire to
meet the demand.