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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02
BRYAN is CONF Nc.

The mere announcement or tn;
fact, is enough to crowd the Opel
House; for if there is one longin
desire the answering, faithful demo,
racy of this county has had these La
six years, it is to look into the SOU
full eyes and frank, handsome face G
William jennings Bryan, to hear hi
matchless eloquence and to feel tn
presence of his magnetic power
The editor of the Herald has enjoye,
that pleasure on more than one oc
casion, and we have for a long tim,
wanted our friends to enjoy it. Henc,
a year or more ago we began working
to that end. and obtained from Mr.
Bryan the promise that the next time
he visited Middle Tennessee, he would
come to Columbia.
Seeing in the Nashville papers several
months ago that he would speak in
that city this spring. we wrote remind
ing him of his promise, which cores
pondehce resulted in Mr.. Bryan au-
thorising the editor of the Herald to
arrange an engagement for him here |;
and under that authority we announce
on the first page of this issue his
coming on the afternoon Of May 6,
under the auspices of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy.
We have arranged the speaking for
the afternoon for the especial conven-
fence of the country people. 1t is once
in life time many Of them will have
to hear a man of Bryan's "magni-
tude"-if we may construe the word to
mean the full, rounded, glorious develop
ment of perfect manhood, embodying IN
one person the orator, the statesman,
the patriot, the christian citizen. For,
however many there may be who differ
with his political creed, there are
none absolutely none-who question
his magnetic power as an orator, his
ability as sta tesman, or the purity of
his patriotism.
Times are hard, money is scarce,
crops are backward and the thievlng
trusts have raised the price of nearly
Ill the necessities of life. But despite
Ill these drawbacks it is money well
'pent to have the enjoyment Of the hour
md the memory of lifetime, such as
me carries after listening to a truly
yreat man like Bryan.
Old men In Maury will tell you now
low they rode horseback many miles
O hear James Knox Polk, and Lean !
Jimmy Jones, and Aaron V. and Neil
. Brown, and Isham G. Harris in his {
almy days, and how the memory Of !,
hose occasions stays with them; how it :,
Inspired their youth and enthused them
} stronger effort and higher purpose. e
And yet none of these were equal to P
lillian Jennings Bryan. They were
rong men and true. They suited r
leir day and time better perhaps than =,
. would, for they were full of the a
Re and fight of those early days. But Il
hen it comes to measure up to Bryan %
his face and figure, voice and manner
8 irresistible yet unoffending logic g
8 easy, smooth, delightful eloquence OF
8 indescribable, irresistible mag tn
tism; his untiring energy, unfag ~
ng purpose and unquestionable and %
selfish patriotism when it comes tb
measure up by the side of man like ma
IS rounded and full grown, you will 1t
d that he has few peers in the past :
present.
To hear such man is a privilege
plaQsure nor IN ba conn fen or III
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02
Imperial Flows

are improved. You can have the best
piow made II you buy the Imperial. See
u Satterfield & Dodson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

The newest styles in ladies Chatelain
Bags or wrist bags just received.
If Rains, The Druggist.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

The Hon. Ben Childers of the good
county of Giles has chosen the wiser
part. Marriage is preferable to
politics, because marriage is not
always failure. However, there are
two sides even to this question; for
when marriage is failure, it is the
worst possible failure man or woman
can make. 1t is an error of Judgment or
indlscretion of youth, that all the
penance and sacrifice of a lifetime
cannot atone for. On the whole, how
ever, marriage is preferable to politics.
because it sometimes brings the
sweetest content that mortal can know
On earth, while politics is an ignis
fatuus, vain, Elusive, unsatisfying
ever We extend our congratulations,
therefore, to Mr.. Childers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE.

1t is hard always to get out a good
vote when there is not much of a con-
test and since the withdrawal of Mr..
Childers from the Attorney General
race there does not seem to be much
contest in the judicial primary, Judge
Holding having no opponent at all.
Still, democrats ought to go to the
polls and vote, on Saturday, May 10,
just the same as if the race was close.
A large vote shows party organization,
and personal interest in and for the
nominees, which has a tendency to
keep down criticism and prevent oppo-
sition. While small vote, though it
doesn't really mean anything, is seized
upon by the would be independent can
didates and their loyal little coterie of
kickers, as an excuse for their exis-
tence.
There is no fear of, nor excuse for
any Independent ticket. either for the
county or the district offices, With all
The hullabaloo and opposition the
can stir up, the nominees
would still be elected with little
rouble and good najorities. Still,
oeople get tired of SO many elections,
md 1t would be more acceptable to the
gen eral public to avoid the August
turmoil by allowing the primary nomi-
ices to have walk over.
With that special end in view, demo-
rats should make it point to go to
he polls on the 10th, and vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

Every time you meet country man
and tell him Bryan is coming" he
replies promptly, "I'll sure be there. "
The strength of Democracy lies in the
country
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

The newest style in ladies Chatelain
Bags or wrist bags just received.
If Rains, The Druggist.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

You should have one of the latest
style wrist bags just received at Rains.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

made too, of Percals, Madras, and fine
Zephyr Tissues.
The White Lawn Waists are 81 90
to $500. Very handsome Embroidered
White Waists at S1.50, $500, $3.50, $500
and $3.50.
That Ladies' Silk Umbrella
at $I.oo.
Not half Of the lot advertised last
week are here now. So you see you'd
better hurry. OF course we'll have
more but can't say when, and it isn't
every day you have chance to buy
good 81 80 Umbrella for 81 co.
Mems madras Shirts soc.
Just to show you. When these
shirts first came in, before they were
marked, one Of our statesmen, honestly
priced one Of them to customer at
$l.OO, and the customer was making
selection when the salesman's attention
was called to the fact that they were
only SOC. The surprised customer took
two. This isn't ''pipe story" either
Infants Strap Sandals zoe a.
Pair from soc and 85c.
Only these sizes though: l, IL, 2,
21a, 3, and 80. Tan and Black.
Mems Fine Shoes $500.
The end of lot of the Famous
Monarch Pats, the "Patent Leather
Shoe that won't break through" Sizes
to 8. Lace and button. Next Satur-
lay and Monday, 80. 80 a pair from $3.50.
Some More New Things in.
the Millinery Department.
New Shapes, new Flowers, new Fo->.
lage, new Sash Silks, new Ribbons, new
IDEAS, new everything that will keep our
Millinery Department up -the-minute
all its appointments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02
Some Special Bargains for
Next Saturday and Monday.

And as the Honorable William Jennings Bryan is to be
here next Tuesday, all special prices will hold good on that
day too.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

New Shapes, new Flowers, new Fo-,
llage, new Sash Silks, new Ribbons, new
Ideas, new everything that will keep our
Millinery Department up. to the minute
in all it's appointments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-05-02

White and colors. The colored
Waists start at SOC. They are we'll
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Every Member Of IA SchOOner's Crew,
Except One, Was Frostbitten.

New York, Feb. THE coastwise
schooner Charles Noble Simmons,
from Norfolk, for Fall River, coal
laden, was towed into port yester-
day by the steamer Indian. Capt
Green was disabled and all of the
crew were frostbitten. Almost from
the start the schooner encountered
bad weather, the winds being high
from the northwest and the cold in
tense. On Monday the gale assumed
hurricane force and carried away the
fore and main booms. Falling
wreckage struck Captain Green on
the head and he remained uncon-
Scious until noon Thursday. The
mate navigated the schooner to Il
position off Fire island, where she
anchored to ride out the gale.
The mate and crew were all pros
trated by the intense cold and had
hands and feet frostbitten. The stew
ard was the only one on board able
for duty. The steamer Indian went
to the schooner'S assistance on We'd
nesday. Five attempts were made to
get a hawser on board, but the
schooner's crew were so disabled they
could not help themselves. In one at
tempt the Indian got too close to
the disabled vessel and struck her on
the port bow, doing some injury to
the bulwarks. Finally the steamer
managed to get three men on board
the Simmons, who made a line fast
and the steamer was able to tow the
schooner to this port. Her rigging,
deck, rails and sides were heavily
coated with ice.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
TaftsS Testimony.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Gov. Taft in
his talk to the senate's Philippine
committee yesterday said that the
assessable taxable property in Manila
would not exceed $30,000000. This,
he added, would not exceed one-sixth
of the valuation of an American city
of the same size, and yet Manila
would require a far larger eNpendi-
ture than would an American city of
the same class. One considerable
item of expense would be that of
maintaining sanitary conditions. 1t
was necessary at all times to guard
against the plague.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
HISTORIC ct" RAIL.
Piece of the First One Ever Made Is
Presented TO Andrew Carnegie.

New York, Feb. 7.-Andrew Car
negie last night formally presented
to the Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology at Hoboken, y. j., the new
building erected at his expense and
known as the Carnegie Laboratory
Of Engineering. The ceremonies
consisted of the delivery of the keys
to Mr.. Carnegie by the architects,
and the handing of these keys by Mr..
Carnegie to S. Bayard Dodd, presi-
dent of the board of trustees, few
appropriate words accompanying do
nation and acceptance.
Following this was the presenta-
tion to Mr.. Carnegie by DR.. Henry
Norton, president of the faculty, act
ing for the alumni association, of a
beautiful decorated silver box con-
tanning a piece of the first "T' rail
ever made. This rail was invented
by X. l.. Stevens and made in 1890
by Sir John Guest at his works in
Wales, under the personal supervi-
sion of Mr.. Stevens. 1t was with
these rails that the Camden & Am
boy railroad was laid in 1912.
The collation. which followed the
exercises was novel in point of table
decorations. There was smelling
furnace four feet high, which gave
out stream of punch; railroad
tracks on which ran fiat cars on
trucks supporting "'ingot moulds" of
bread and ladies" filed with salads,
an "open hearth furnace" so illumi-
mated as to appear red hot, but yield
ing fried oysters; a Bessemer con-
verter holding fancy cakes, kegs con-
tanning rail spikes of bread and cake
"T'' rails.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
TRAITS OF FiLIPINOS.
Gov. Taft Tells About Them--Ars PO-
lite and Courteous.

Washington. Feb. 6.-Gov. Taft con-
tinued his statement before the SEN
ate committee on the Philippines yes
terday. He said that he had never
met "A Filipino who was not a musi-
clan, and he added: "All Filipino
crowds are well behaved and polite,
and the people are courteous. The
Filipino shows capacity for skilled
labor, but he is negligent of machin-
cry. | wish it were true that the
Filipino is as Industrious as is
claimed, but he is not. Indeed, there
are many of them who might secure
work who do not seek it. This condi-
tion leads to a demand for the bring
ing in of Chinese"
This statement led Senator Hale to
make inquiry concerning the pres
ence of Chinese. The witness replied
that the contractors and business
men generally contend for the neces-
sity of bringing in Chinese labor
This importation was, however, gen
orally resented by the natives, not so
much because of the competition of
of their competition as merchant s.
Inc Nnllidllldll StntIdllN SdNeu his
wages and in few months would
establish mercantile establish
ment, the result being that the next
door neighbor, who is Il native, would
be driven out. Under the present
regulations no Chinese are admitted.
Replying to other questions Gov.
Taft stated that in the islands there
are about 100000 acres of land held
by private persons, and that of this
100000 acres are owned by the Catho-
lie friarS. OF these 100000 acres, 25O,-
600 are the best lands in the islands.
AS to the honesty of the native
Filipino, Gov. Taft said that many
exaggerated pictures have been
drawn. They We're neither so bad
nor so good as they had been repre-
sented. Many were arrested for
theft and there also were charges of
treachery and duplicity. That some
are dishonest and others double
faced was true, but that all present
these characteristics was not true.
Hence no general characterization
was pos Sible.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13

One of them bagged many birds,
while the other did not get feather,
says Judge.
"What, no." said the first, "but you
are punk. Why don't you practice with
pop-gun? You could not hit barrel
if you polled the end of your fowling.
piece in the bung-ho,e."
The other said nothing, but he gazed
sadly on his empty bag and enyiously
at the birds his companion had slaugh-
tered.
AS they were about to start for
home they met an affab.e stranger,
who asked: "What luck?"
81 have killed % birds" said the good
shot, "while this lobster here has not
killed one, Isn't he chump to carry
such a heavy gun all day?"
"Well, | am not sure" said the affable
stranger. 81 am a game warden and
this is the closed season. Those birds
will cost you ten dollars apiece"
Mora!-A bird in the game bag is
sometimes worth a whole bunch in the
bushes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
INDIAN GOLD HOARDERS.
Supposed to He Lying Idle In
Hiding Places.

Of the outpouring of gold which
during four centuries has been scat
tered all over the world, an immense
portion remains idle IN India, where
it has been imbedded. In India the
gold returns to the earth and re-
mains there mose completely hidden
than it was in it's original state. The
amount of gold brought into India
during the past GO years, that is to
say, from 1897 to 1898, is greater by
three milliards nine hundred and for
ty-three millions of francs than the
amount exported. The soil of India
absorbs the floods of gold ju $ the
sand of the deserts swallow C over
flow of the great rivers. len it is
remembered that this work of abb
sorption has been going on with little
interruption for ten centuries and
still continues, it is easy to form an
idea of the immense treasures that
are hidden in that country. All this
gold remains sterile, and, consequent
ly, is lost. 1T is estimated that mil
liards upon milliards of francs in gold
lie idle in the hiding places of India,
ard it is known that this colossal
treasure is in coin that dates back
several centuries.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
APPEAL OF THE DONS.
Russia Turned u Down I'm short Or.
dcr--A Erenchmanss Story.

Paris, Feb. 6.-Thc following state.
ment is made by an official who held
a very high position during the early
days of the Spanish-American wal
and it is undoubtedly authentic:
THE Spanish government believed
that Queen Victoria would support
any step taken with Il view to pre-
venting the war and come to the aid
of the queen regent 1t was not ig-
norant of the fact that Mr.. Chamber.
lain was in agreement with Lord
Salisbury in the desire to endeayoI
to render the United States a signal
service, but information which
reached it conveyed to the Madrid
government the idea that any mission
of pacification would be well re-
ceived by England. English society
entertained the most hostile spirit
towards the United States. 1t had
not forgotten the Venezuela affair
and in London it was thought the
proper thing to support the Span
iards.
Thus the principal diplomatic ef-
fort of Spain was brought to bear
on the central European powers and
more particularly Russia. 1t was not
thought that England would take the
initiative in its favor, but being con-
vinced that England would not dare
to stand aloof from common action
undertaken by Europe to bring about
peace, Spain sought before every
thing else to win over Russia to her
cause, but her appeal was met with
refusal.
This reply undermined the friend
ly disposition that France and Ger
many had at first shown towards
Spain and the pacification of the
powers, instead of being exercised
collectively and of great moral au-
thority, reduced itself to individual
advice, counseling Spain to make con-
cessions.
england was therefore called up
on to declare itself. The sympathy
of certain statesmen in the conserva-
tive cabinet was certainly for the
United States, but they We're not re-
quired to display it. They afterward
insinuated that their role had been
to hold Europe in check to the adj
vantage of the United States. As is
seen from the foregoing they did
nothing of the kind"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
BLOOD TEST OF GUILT.
Striking Instance of Superstition
Lately Witnessed in IN Chinese
Mixed Court.

An instance of the prevalence of SUI
perstition among the better class of
Chinese, even in Europeanized com
munities, is supplied by recent trial
before the mixed court at Shanghai,
reports the New York Sun. Magis-
trate Chang was sitting. An English
assessor was present, and counsel ap-
peared on both sides.
The case was one in which a native
detective was accused of abducting a
girl betrothed to another man. The
question before the magistrate to de-
eide was whether the accused should
be arraigned on a civil or criminal
charge.
All the witnesses, even the girl her
self and her mother, declared that
the man had not maltreated her. But
Magistrate Chang was of another
opinion, and he commanded that the
mother be beaten in order to extract
the confession he was sure she was
Withholding. This was futile, of
course, as the poor woman had moth
ing to confess.
Then the accused man. who was
already on his knees, took oath in
Chinese fashion by breaking a saucer.
Most solemnly he protested that his
relations with the girl had been
proper. Still the magistrate was not
satisfied and he demanded another
test.
The girls forefnger was first cut
and the blood therefrom allowed to
to drop into a bowl of water provid-
ed by the court. The detectives fin
ser was next cut, and the same pro-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
DIED IN LONDON.
Man who Stole the Famous GRins-
borough Picture Passes Away.

Chicago, Feb. adam Worth, alias
Henry j. Raymond, and known as
the Napoleon of Crime" is dead in
London, and with the announcement
of his death yesterday all the details
of the recovery of the celebrated
Gainsborough painting were made
public in Chicago.
When the famous picture was re-
stored to it's owner in Chicago last
April there were many surmises as
to the medium of it's return. William
A. Pinkerton, who announced the re-
covery of the painting, refused to
confirm or deny any of the stories.
Now that Worth is dead, Mr. Pinl<er-
ton can speak. Worth gave him writ
ten permission to reveal the Gains
borough secret after he had died.
Wrapped in oil cloth, the canvas
was handed over to Moreland Agnew
one morning last April in Chicago by
Worth, who % years before had cut
the painting from its frame in the
Agnew galleries in London.
The return of the painting took
place in Mr.. Pinkcrton's office.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
SHORT TERM IN JAIL.
Officers ofa Wire Company are Ordered
TO 60 10 Prison for Contempt OF
GnmrI.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 6.-E. T..
Schuler and G. II. Schuler, president
ana secretary-treasurer of the Ala
bama Steel and Wire Co., were yes
terday ordered to serve five days inn
prisonment and to pay fine of $50
each by Judge W. WiIkerson, of the
city court
The contempt proceedings were in
stituted by Mr.. Robinson, II resident
of Joliet, H., who is minority
stockholdcr in the Alabama Steel and
Wire Co.
Mr.. Robinson charged the defend
ants with mismanagement and it was
brought out at the trial that some
books of the company had been
burned. Robinson alleged it was to
prevent him from obtaining informS
ton as Il stakeholder, after he had
an order of the court allowing him
to inspect these books.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
Fox Hunt In n Church

Religious services were in progress
in a schoolhouse in Cushing, Me-, on
recent Sabbath when startling dis
turbance occurred. A fox darted in
through the open door pursued by a
couple of hounds, and in a few mo-
ments the animals and the clothing
of the frightened ladies became alarm
ingly mixed. The women's screams
lopers and they bounded off toward
the woods.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
EIsh and Gamc Show OPENS.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Thc opening of
the second annual sgortsman's show
of the international Forest, Fish and
Game association, at the Coliseum
last night, took the aspect of So
ciety event. Nearly 10000 people
were in attendance. The great build
ing has the appearance of an immense
forest, with a large artificial lake,
duck marshes and ponds, and animal
parks. One of the features is syl-
van stage, upon which 80 Ojibway
Indians and an orchestra of 30 pieces,
presented the ramatization of Long.
fellows "Hiawntha."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
AN EXPENSIVE BLAZE.
Fire Destroys n Chicago Apartment
House Loss sS16O,OOO-TwO Firemen

Chicago, Feb. 7.-The Varsity fiat
building, situated near the Chicago
university buildings, was destroyed
by fire last evening, entailing an ag-
gregate loss upon the owner of the
structure and tenants of $16O,0OO
The building was four stories high
and contained A flats, all of which
were occupied. All the tenants had
time to escape, however, and no lives
were lost. The fire started in the
basement in Pile of rubbish.
During the fire an explosion Of
gasoline in grocery store, located
in the building, hurled Fireman
James Tillman from the fire escape
on the second story to the ground,
breaking his thigh and injuring him
internally. Robert Hartley, another
fireman. was thrown from a window
in the second story and his head was
badly cut.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
Fired by an IcicIr.

An icicle, dropping into a barrel of
unslaked lime, started a fire in one
of the buildings at the new state cap
itol at Jackson, Miss, few days ago.
The watchman turned in an alarm.
The firemen threw water upon the
fire, but that caused hundreds of bar
rels of lime to ignite, and the build
ing was speedily destroyed, the de-
partment devoting its attention to
saving the new structure and adjoin-
ing buildings.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
Ex-MaYOr Wilson Dies.

Pittsburg, Feb. 6.-George Wilson,
president of the Western Pennsyl-
vania Humane society and the oldest
eX-mayor of Pittsburg, died at his
home last night. Mr.. Wilson was
mayor during the war of the rebel
lion and was instrumental in prevent
ing the looting of the arsenal to sup
ply the Confederates with arms.