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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The space we give to the speeches at
the Opera House Friday night, precludes
us from the editorial comment we
should like to make. They were
strong, logical eloquent, unanswer-
able, and have had most happy effect.
Mr.. Hatcher with the facts in hand
and his we'll known skill and power in
using them, placed Mr.. Yoest and his
ticket not only on the side of the sa-
loon and opposed to the $50 closing
law, but even in the still more I'M
enviable attitude of trying to gain
votes by denying their sponsors. 1t
was fair yet forcible arraignment,
and our only regret is that the large
audience was not still larger. Perhaps
the strongest point of Mr. Hatcher s
remarkably forceful as we'll as eloquent
speech was this: A Board elected by
the whiskey men and gamblers, will
not only repeal the 8 80 law, but il
the very nature of things will be il
sympathy for and with the men who
elected them, and cannot be relied up.
ON to enforce any law against them.
"A stream, as Mr.. Hatcher expressed
it, ''cannot rise higher than it,
source.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

H G. Frost, the man who spoke
of opening saloon in this city says
a Lebanon special to the Nashville
American, "has abandoned the idea. "
OF course he has. And the reason he
has is because Lebanon has Board of
Mayor and Aldermen who passed a
law confscating outright any spirit
uous, vinous or malt liquors found on
sale in that city. And hearing of
Mr.. Frost's coming they notified him
that if he came they would knock the
heads out of his barrels and empty his
liquid poison into the cutters of the
streets. So Mr.. Frost concluded that
discretion was the better part of valor,
and abandoned the idea Of opening a
saloon in Lebanon. And to show how
this extreme legislation by those tenn
perance cranks and fanatics has in.
jured business in Lebanon, the same
special continues as follows: 1.-THE
Tennessee Central Railroad has laid a
spur track to the Farmers Milling
Companys mill H. F. Hearn & Sor
have torn down the livery stable oppo
site the postoffice, on West Main street
and will put brick stable in it
place. DR.. Braden is having the thirt
house built ON his lots ON corner Mapl,
and Spring streets. Nath Robertson il
having an addition made to his nous,
on Spring street
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

'What is a man profted, If he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his
own" SOM The Herald does not be-
lieve that the saloon helps the general
trade of the town. But for the sake of
argument, let's suppose that it does.
How much trade is boy WORTH AS
for ourselves, the writer of this article
would not swap his boy for all the
trade of the universe. We would not
have him spend his evenings in the
saloon. and hear its ribald oaths and
hlashpemous words and coarse and
vulgar speech-and hazard its effect
upon his manhood, for all the wealth
this State affords. There is not money
enough in this world to hire him to
sell whiskey. And yet, he is no more
precious to his parents, than every boy
ought to be to the heart of every pa
rent. How much trade will you take
for your boy How much per drunk
will you sell him2 And when he is
bought and paid for in "trade," did
you reckon the value of his mother s
happiness2 The woman you promised
before God ard these witnesses to
love, cherish and protect, and who
endured the pain to give him birth
her life you know is wrapped up in
that boy. To see his bright eye
bleared; to see his manly form reeline
towards her dirty aud drunk; to heal
from the lips she has taught to pray,
curses upon her name; to feel bruises
from the fists whose chubby innocence
she had delighted to look upon; that,
all that, will break her heart and kill
her. What is it worth "in trader
Do rot forget it is your boy you are
trading. You would not be such a
kidnapping thief in the night as tC
trade to the ghouls the body and SOU
of another mans boy. And do not for
get that you must pay to the last
farthing your part of the trade. Fol
saloons cannot run without customers.
The old die off, and from every family
in three a new recruit must fill up the
ever depicting ranks of this endless
army of drunkards, staggering towards
eternity. What price do you put up
yOur hoy. Sin trader
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The State Board of Pharmacy are
after some of the Nashville druggists
for adulterating their drugs. That is
certainly move in the right direction.
We do not know anything of the merits
of these particular cases, of course, but
there is more or less general complaint
among doctors that they do not always
get their Prescriptions filled just as they
write them and want them, with the
veritable drug pure and unadulterated ;
and we have known doctors in very
particular cases to go and fill their own
prescriptions, or stand by and see the
druggist do it. 1t Is important there
fore that all druggi SITS should be thor
oughly educated to the idea of using
nothing but the pure stuff, and never
to exercise the dangerous and unwar-
ranted privilege of substituting some
thing Just as good
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

In an open letter in the Nashville
American Judge Ferriss complains that
whenever | go into any county find
almost all the committeeman pledged
to support Mr.. Frazier. l also find
every appointee of the present admin
istration against me and working for
Mr.. Frazier. That is tolerable tough
on the Judge. but it is doubtless true,
and instead of complaining, the dear
old man ought to take the hint and
withdraw from the race. During his
long and useful life he should have
learned ere this that there is no use Of
kicking against the pricks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

our Irlenub, Tue enemy, COlllpldlu
that the streets of Columbia are
deserted after 8 80 O. clock in the even
ing. That is a contamination devoutlv
to be wished. That shows that the
men are at home with their families,
where they belong. But say our OPP
ponents, it damages our business. We
do not believe it. 1t may damage your
night business to some extent, but it
will more than make up for that by
the increase to your day business
Men who heretofore have been coming
down town or up town and lettering
about the streets and taking an oc-
casional drink between the hours of
s and TO- are staying at home with
their families, otherwise the streets
would not be deserted. These men,
in the aggregate, we will say spend a
hundred dollars a night with the
saloons, between and 10 O clock. By
staying at home they save that money,
and hundred dollars saved is that
much made. Made by them and lost
to the whiskey dealers. Fol- if a
man goes a night without drinking,
he does not make it up in the morning :;
he is not even as apt to drink the next
day as if he had drank the night be
fore he is not so feverish and thirsty !;
his saving is that much made, and in
the aggregate these men start the
morning with an hundred dollars they
would not have had but for the $3.50
law and the deserted streets the night
before. What do they do with it?
That is not their time of day for Wis
iting the slaoons Whether they work
for themselves or others, they know
they cannot afford to have the fumes
of whiskey upon their breath all day,
so their habit is to abstain during
business hours and do their drinking
at night. So we find them in the
morning with a hundred dollars in
their pocket. They have that much
more to spend for dry goods and
groceries, meat and bread, and they
spend it. Don't you know they spend
it2 Don't common sense teach you
that for every dime or dollar you keep
from the saloons, you are saving a
dime or dollar that will buy something
else2 Now the early closing law does
hurt the saloon business. There il
no denying OR installing that fact
But the very logic Of the case, as well
as the experience of other communi'
ties, goes to prove to any fair, intelli
gent and unprejudiced mind that Other
businesses prosper thereby. Say one
hundred men are in the habit o.
spending in the aggregate $50 a day
for whiskey. Say they should al
suddenly realize that their families
need the money, and instead of giving
it to the saloons give it to their wives
Would anybody's business suffer excep
the saloons2 That would curtail thu
saloon trade, but it would help Other
business. So the curtailment OF thu
liquor business, however it may be &C
complished, helps other business. AM
the s 80 law is one way of curtailing it
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The selection of ex-Gov. James d.
Porter as President of the Peabody
Normal College was most fortunate.
He is too we'll known to the people of
the State to require any biographical
mention. AS an officer in the Con.
federate army, judge of the Circuit
Court and Governor of Tennessee, he
made record of which any man mi ght
be proud The Normal College began
its existence under his first guber.
Material term in 1875. He was its
zealous friend then and has ever since
worked earnestly in its cause. Much
of the success of the institution is due
to his wise action as president of the
Board of Trustees of the University
of Nashville and member of the Pea
body Board of Trust. His ability
integrity and profound interest in thu
cause of education give assurance of ,
most successful administration of tn,
affairs of the Peabody Normal College
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The Banners correspondent at Cen
treville says: Judge Holding of Co
lumbia, the popular Circuit Judge of
this judicial district, was in Centreville
recently in the interest of his Ie-elec-
ton to that Office. Mr.. Holding has
made an excellent Judge and it seems
will have no opposition. This seems
TO be the cOncensus of opinion all over
the district.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The good effects of the $50 o'clock
saloon closing law, from moral point
of view, are shown by the records in
the City Court. In October, 1899,
there were 80 cases tried before the
City Recorder; in 1900 there We're AZ,
and for the same month of 1901 there
We're only 22-a decrease of more than
half. Any law that Will serve to de
crease vice and crime, should be sup
ported by all good, law abiding citi-
zens A vote for the Reform party
nominees, is a vote to sustain that
law. A vote against them. is vote
against early closing; vote to give
the saloon moIe selling hours and in
crease the amount of drunkenness, dis.
order and crime.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

In New York and Ohio, where the
'reorganizers" made the alleged
Democratic platforms and named the
men, they were showed under by an
avalanche of Republican votes. In
Kentucky, where the old Democratic
guard controlled the organization the
Republicans were showed under by an
old time Democratic majority. Put
that in your pipe and smoke it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
SWOpped Mule for Oou.

Jockey Row" is famous for many
peculiar transactions in hOrsehesh. but
one of Monday last breaks the record.
A negro brought a mule to town, and
met with a man who had with him a
pOssum dog. The vision Of possible
feasts of ''pOssum and taters" was
too much for Rastus. and he speedily
made an even swap Of the mule for the
dog. and went IN his way rejoicing. -
Giles Co. Record
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The largest pumpkin ever raised in
Marshall county, and probably in Ten
nessee, is now on exhibition at Lewis
burg. II was raised by James Luna
of Ostella, aud measures six feet and
four inches in circumference, and
weighs 116 pounds. II was raised
from the seed Of a pumpkin which
weighed eighty seven pounds. and
grew on the vine with three other i'm
mense pumpkins. The four pumpkins
viii weight 400 pounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
the servant girl whoever she may be,
must be made an intimate member of
the family. Nashville News.

Mr.. Roosevelt, in a speech, said:
For Mr.. Bryan we can feel the con-
temptuous pity always felt for the
small man unexpectedly thrust into a
big place He has been himself an
accidental president for little over
month, and as Booker would say,
Oar now Nashville News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
M'zsaa,a, Anderson & Foster.
Wonderful Opportunities
To Buy Ladies' and Misses Cloaks, Box
Coats, Raglans and Automobile Goats.

Our buyer is in New York and is sending us back
by fast express all the things in Wraps. Full length
Raglans in Oxford, Tan, Black, Castor and Olive Green
Automobile Coats, full length, fine Kersey, in Tan, Cas-.
and Black; 27nch Box Coats in all the wanted coors
Being New York this late in the season. he securing
concessions in prices that would have been impossible
earlier in the No need for special hurry but you'd
better much time in coming
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Democrats need not mourn the
triumph Of the mixed pickles crowd
Of 'reformers" in New York. The
defeat will lead to the publication OF
Tammany, while the razzle dazzle adj
ministration that the Platt-Low crowd
is sure to give. will undoubtedly cause
a revulsiOn Of feeling to true Democ.
racy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Hog cholera is said to be prevalent
at Dickson, Tenn. A number of hogs
are dying with some peculiar ailment
and every precaution is being taken
against the spread of the disease.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Funny, isn't it? Cuba is asking for
free trade with the United States and
the trusts are resisting; the Philip
pines are asking protection against the
United States in order to foster home
industry, and the trusts are resisting.
1t takes Republican trusts to blow hot
and cold at the same time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Next Wednesday will be the first an
niversary of the cyclone. Some local
politicians think another one will
strike here day earlier.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Negro equality-away down south
is Northern doctrine, and the Chicago
Chronicle Is one Of it prophets. But
here is the Chronicle lifting up its
voice as follows against the white girls
OF Chicago and that section: 1T is
carrying the social idea too far when
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
PRESS OPINIONS.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal,
speaking of the entrance of the coil
octupus into Tennessee says: 1.-The
lesson taught by the people of Column
bus, Mics, has not been forgotten. In
his book, Wealth Against Common
wealth. Mr.. Henry D. Lloyd tells
how the Standard Oil Company tried
to bulldoze the people down there and
how the gage of battle was accepted.
The merchants were ordered to raise
the price of OIL which they refused to
do and purchased their supplies from
independent. companies at a lower
figure. Not one could be found to
handle the Standard Oil product. The
people for miles around signed pledges
not to buy it. When an agent was
sent to Columbus with a stock of
groceries and supply of Standard oil
which were advertised for sale below
cost, no one entered the store or bought
any of the goods. The banks refused
to open an account with the merchant
For three years the fight was kept up
in which the Standard Oil Company
spent many thousands of dollars, but
it was forced at last to leave the field
and surrender Whenever people feel
that they are being really oppressed
they can find a remedy, and if the
octopus takes liberties with Tennes-
scans the people will plat its tentacles
into rope with which to hang it. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Abolish the war taxes They are
not needed for an economical govern
ment and give excuse for an extrava-
giant one
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Senator Hanna says that in all his
life he has written but one political
speech, which he tore up because it
was ''such rot " Evidently the only
way he can stand his own speeches is
to speak them right off without taking
time to read them. If he destroyed all
the rot he speaks, he would be dumb
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

We move that the Anti-Saloon League
of Columbia assess its members pro
rata to pay its honest debts, then dis
band. Like the barren fig tree il
cumbereth the earth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

After the election the Anti Saloon
League will rise in righteous indigna-
ton, put on its war paint and lash the
ambient air with temperance talks
But now when they ought to be strain
ing every nerve and exerting their in
huence to the utmost. they are as quiet
and serene as May morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

The Nashville News gives the follow
ing very sensible thoughts upon the
subject of Success -
The development of character is
the only real success in the world.
THE most useful life is the most
successful life.
ITO be of use in some way to your
generation and race is the best and
most satisfactory aim and likely to
bring the only results that amount to
anything.
There is nothing more in accumulat-
ing dollars for their own sake than
there is in collecting neckties for their
own sake.
Most of the men that have been of
real use to the world have died with
ont cent.
The pursuit of wealth for its own
sake is extremely likely to dry up in
you the springs of usefulness to other
men. When they are all dry there is
nothing left but bitterness. and life is
thrown away.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

Two pieces 6S inch Table Linen,
the 81. 90 quality. Saturday and Mon
day Toe yard
Two pieces German Linen, 6S inches
wide, the 65c quality Saturday and
Monday 49c yard
One piece German Linen, so inches
wide, the Boo quality. Saturday and
Monday 25c yard
YARD-WIDE BLEACHED DOMES..
TIC, 61ac A YARD.
Twenty-Five pieces yard-wide
Bleached Domestic, size quality. Sat
urday and Monday 612c yard.
LADIES' FLEECED LINED HOSE.
Csc A PAIR
Twenty-Five dozen Ladies' heavy
fieeced lined Hose, extra good quality,
25c pair.
MEMS $1.OO HYGIENIC DRAWERS,
soc A PAIR.
Fifty pairs Mems Hygienic Drawers,
the 81. 90 quality. Saturday and Mon
day SOC pair.
Fifty dozen Men colored stiff bosom
Shirts, look like 81. 90 Shirts. Satur-.
day and Monday SOC each
One hundred pair Mems Home Knit
Sox, extra well made, at 25c a pair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15

75c GRAY CHEVIOTS, 49c A YARD.
Two pieces 80 inch gray CheViott
goods that would be cheap at 75c a
yard, Saturday and Monday 49c a yard.
$3.50 WOOL BLANKETS, S4.75
EACH.
Twenty five pair la wool Blankets
with pink, blue and yellow borders, the
$3.50 quality. Saturday and Monday
SAFE pair.
% PIECES DARK OUTING, sc A
YARD.
Twenty-Five pieces dark Outing, in
checks and plaids, q inches wide, were
TIC yard. Saturday and Monday DC
yard.
1Oc COTTON FLANNEL, 71aca YARD.
Another case of that heavy 10c Cotton
Flannel, unbleached. Saturday and
Monday 715c yard.
SPECIAL SALE OF TABLE LINEN
FOR THANKSGIVING
Three pieces 72-inch Table Linen,
were 81 so a yard. Saturday and Mon
day s1.25 yard.
Two pieces 70 inch wide Table Linen,
S1.25 quality. Saturday and Monday
95c yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-15
Extras for Saturday and Monday.

Seven pieces of Cancels Hair Cheviots in castor
green and paids 8Sc and $Ioo yard Saturday and
Monday 45c yard.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-10

cab calls made up portion OF 'hs
early morning trade. OF course some
phvsicians are summoned over the
phone during these hours but you
nexspzDermsn do most Of the bust
ness after l O'Clock
One Of the operators was seen AT
the foot OF the stairs leading to the
Office OF the company and talked quite
freely about way the people OF this
city carry on business over the
phone.
i have been employed BY the COM
pany for nearly seven months and dur
ing that tine / have not had any great
cause for complaint 1t IS very trying
to have men call you 'desrte and
sweetheart and honey when you
can't even see whether they are good
looking or not lust imagine. there Is
one msn who really invents a new
name for me whenever he calls up
Its perfectly awful"
Why don't report il, on. | don't
know think it is much better than
70 have them saying nasty things 60
you and swearing at you.
Well. I must De going to work-so
long
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-10

there IS Jackpot under discussion
Superintendent Corcoran. SAYS that
TIE boys DO not play poker and in fact
never were introduced 20 tire mystsF-
les OF the sinful game
Mr.. Corcorau described the varying
amount Of the business handled BIZ the
company during the different hours OF
the day. He said,
"A good average days business done
BIZ this Office would be in the neigh
borhood OF 500 switches On steamer
DAYS suppose that there are some
times as many as 1900 calls Fully
81 per cent OF the calls are made BE-
tween O'Clock in the morning and 5
O'Clock AT night After O'Clock bust
ness With the telephone lines is very
steady and regular but lessons in vol.
uu1e By degrees, until about 10 O'Clock
when il practically ceases until the
sun is up
The first calls in the morning hours
are from the residence districts and
nearly O'Clock there are few business
calls But by o'clock the men who
occupy the Offices down town. the gro
GERS and butchers and bakers in all
parts of the city are ready for business
and from that hour until the business
little bell in the Office Is never silent
AT noontide the calls are almost
incessant. but long about 3 o'clock
there comes little luu except on
steamer day. and the operators have
chance TO breathe. People not en-
gagged in the telephone business can
hardly realize what il means to SIT he
fore one of the switch-boards and an
swer calls for hours az time. but in
the main the subscribers are consider
ate. although sometimes | have 10
doubt that both the subscriber and the
operator think they are being misused.
The girls are only worked as a rule
for four hours at a stretch. The first
gang OF the 26 operators comes on al
O'Clock and remains on duty until
II. Then a relief watch takes their
places. while the first division goes
10 luncheon or 10 rest Some OF the
first watch returns in the afternoon.
At o'clock all the regular dav force
is released and young men take the
positions at the boards There are
three of them and they stay on duty
until the first watch is ready for bust 4
ness in the morning.
we have place prepared for the /
girls TO go and rest at anv time of the .
iay. and we keep a relief operator al (
WAYS ready to take the place OF an
absentee. The room is large and light .
ana there is couch provided for their
use. The girls are mostly young and
i've with their parents Thev are good
girls. for this company could not use
)ther They are pleasant and bright
md in spite of statements to the con
-rary. seen to be perfectly satisfied
With their positions. There are any
lumber of applications for positions
IN file with me. which would seem 10
Indicate that the lob of hello-girls is
lot all thorns and without any sun
hine.
The character of the night bust
Iess9 Oh. I could not think of passing
mt professional secrets. What do Won
hink it is? Yes. ! suppose there are
ONE dates made early in the even
ng. And | hsould not wonder If the