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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10

S400 and $500 mark? After deducting
$40 year for tools and supplies, Mr..
barrow found the average wage of this
middle class of miners to be $436, or
80 week.
1.-THE laborers ABOUT the mines
received 81 week. The breaker boys
received S3. 90 a week Some received
less than that. There were boys who
worked from six O. clock in the evening
to six O'Clock in the morning for three
cents an hour. If the wages of these
wretched creatures had been taken into
account. as well as those who received
irregular employment, the general
average would have been brought far
below SO week. So we have the
assurance that 50 week is a liberal
estimate of the wage received by the
men who work In the mines as well as
those who WORK IN the factories.
"That wage is not sufficient to keep
the average family of five. That wage
will not permit man to live IN COM
Portable house, and have wholesome
food on the table and clothes and
school books for his children, to say
nothing of a bank account for rainy
day.
"a living wage ought at least to
enable an American citizen to main
tain his family in health ana comfort
by his own labor. But the children
of man who received no more than
80 a week are obliged to leave school
at an early age. They are Obliged to
deny themselve that course OF training
which was intended for all That
means arrested mental development
for the children. 1t means citizen
ship with low grade of intelligence.
1t means trouble for the Republic.
We might speak of the high death
rate of people who work for such low
wages. We could show by statistics how
dangerous are their occupations. We
could show how deadly are the quar-
tiers where they are compelled to live.
But we could not show by figures the
mental and moral depression of these
people We could not tell the story OF
all those blighted aspirations. We
could not give voice to the voiceless
sufferinos OF those who toll without
hope.
"What are you going to do about 1T
Some preachers and church members
will say: ''That is not our affair. That
is an economic question. That Is q
political matter That is outside the
domain of religion. The people who
say that are the priests and levites OF
today. They pass by on the other sids
and leave humanity to its fate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
SHALL COLUMBIA
HAVE A PARK?
Capt. Smith Offers the Athenaum
Lawn for $4,000 for That
Purpose to the City Council
Work of the City dads.

Shall Columbia have PARK? This
interesting question came before the
city council Thursday night, in the form
ofan offer submitted to the council by
FRANK q. Smith, representing his
father, Capt. r. d. Smith, proposing
to sell the city the balance of the
Athenaum property, consisting of the
large lawn in front of the Athen8um
building running from West Seventh to
West Ninth streets. The sum of
$50. 600 is asked for the property The
proposition was received. but not re-
ferred.
A petition was read from a rumber
of the business men of the city asking
that the city MAINTAIN street sprink-
Ter, out of the public revenues The
petition was passed, however, on &C.
count of the buoget being made out
for the year ana there being no
available assets to defray the expenses
OF the sprinkler.
A petition from ]. Fl. Carpenter
was read to the board by his att orney
Briggs McLemore, asking for fran
chise for an electric light plant. 1t
was allowed.
All the councllmen were present
wnen the council was called to order,
except joe Lavender.
Capt. st. Ledger White reported
that the work of placing new fence
around Greenwood cemetery had been
completed, and that the new fence
was "beaut.' The cost of the fence
and placing amounted to 1921. ~,
which was about $40 cheaper than the
bids for the work stipulated. Capt.
White personally superintendent the
work, and the council mplimented
him with vote of thanks for his ser
vice.
The street committee was allowed
$500 for street WORK during the coming
month.
The regular allowance for salaries OF
city officials was also made.
The condition of the pauper GENE
trey at Rose Hill was discussed and
the council instructed the street
overseer to clean it up.
The committee appointed to purchase
a city hall reported nothing done and
it was continued.
Chief of Police Love Webb reported
collections of fines and costs for the
month of March amounting to Sl6o.
The number of arrests made during
the month were Al. The chief reported
that over 4, coo bushels of rock had
been beaten out by work-house hands
du ring the month. This is an I'M
usually large amount of working for
the work house.
Other minor matters were disposed
of, ana the board adjourned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Arms.e g. d Cunningham Ends His Life
at Centerville.

Centerville. April 3. -Armstead Gun
nlngham, prominent merchant OF Cen
terville, committed suicide Thursday
morning. He was brother OF James
A. Cunningham, formerly OF kimmins
now resident of Centreville. He
was about forty-seven years old, and
leaves wife and FIVE sons. His
wife is a daughter of Mr. Horatio
Cagett, President of the FIRST Nation
al Bank of Centrev1lle. He was
member OF the Christian Church, a
Free Mason. an Odd Fellow and a
member of the Knights of Honor. He
was one of the best business men
of the town. His Oldest son. john II.
Cunningham, is prominent lawyer
at the Nashville bar. S. ). Cunning
ham, assistant book Keeper at the
First National Bank of Centreville
Jas. K. Cunningham, who is employ
ed as clerk in the store, are all sons
of the deceased.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10

Des Moines, Ia, April 3.-Three
hunrded Democrats last hight attend
ed a Jeffersonian banquet in the Savoy
Hotel. The principal speakers were
William J. Bryan and Adlai h.
Stevenson.
BYRAN TALKS OF HAMRONY.
Responding to the toast ''Democrs-
cy,' Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Harmony, like happiness, is not
secured by seeking for 1t; it comes
as the reward of right dvings. The
mere mention of harmony suggests
differences that need reconciliation ana
the vociferous talk about harmony
among those who disturb 1T, left the
party and lent their influence to the
enemy, naturally recalls the issues
that naturally suggest the inquiry
whether the prodigals have repented or
demanded repentance OF the party.
"The difference which existed ON
the money question still exist, Tor
while the Republicans are boastlng
that the money question is settled:
money is tight III the great financial
centers, and the tinanciers OF this
country are resorting to extraordinary
methods to get enough money into Cir
culation to carry on business.
"On the trust question the same
line of cleavage appears. The man
who threatened panic II silver was
restored now threaten d panic II the
trusts are disturbed, and the trust
magnates are casting about for demo-
cratic candidate; much like Repubu-
can, that the trusts can rest easy no.
matter which candidate is elected.
REORGANIZATION SCORNED.
Reorganization means retreat and
retreat means Generalization and dis
aster. From the low standpoint OF ex-
perience retreat could be justified.
The party polled nearly million
more votes In support of the Chicago
and the Kansas City platforms than
were polled by Mr.. Cleveland even be-
fore his political cri ines were exposed.
What would be the result today II the
standard were put in the hands OF men
known to be unfaithful to Democratic
PRINCIPLES or even in the hands OF
those that are known to be Faithfully
ITO say that right principle must
be dropped because the party has
suffered defeat in support OF the prln-
CT pie is AS ridiculous as it Is cowardly.
The Democratic party has been defeat
ed more often on the tariff issue than
any other Issue, still that is the Issue
that the reorganizers would make the
paramount one.
"Whlle circumstances determine the
emphasis that shuold be placed upon
particular issues no party can afford
to abandon a righteous position only
taken for fear that to maintain 1t
would be unpopular.
Mr. Bryan referred to the stand
taken last fall by Gov. Cummins OF
Iowa, and said that the Governor, by
advocating tariff reform, acted as a
Democrat to greater degree than did
those who had bolted from the party In
the two last national campaigns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
HENRY WATIERSON
NAILS AN OLD LIE.
1StinguIshtd Editor Says He
v Has No Grievance Against
Cleveland, and Repudiates
the Old 1heater Story.

The following extremely interesting
article is from the New Yorker, a
magazine published In the city of New
York:
"Of all the persons in the world,
Col. Henry Watterson is the last one
whom would Intentionally offend.
To nv intense sorrow, | learn that in
nv last issue | did an injustice 10 the
gallant Kentucky gentleman. | sup
posed that | was setting at rest a dis
tor,ed story that has been travelling
over the country for years. The fol.
lowing is an extract from letter !
have Just received
" Office Louisville Courier Journal,
March 30, 1908. The publication in
The New Yorker of the 25th instant is
both grievous and shocking. Over
and over again, upon my honor as
man, | have stlgmatiZed it. Beyond
the circumstance that l once gave a
box party in Mrs. Cleveland s honor,
and during the performance introduced
her to Miss Morris, it has no founda
tion in fact. Not one angry or I'M
friendly woru ever passed between me
and MIR. Cleveland. Do me the favor
to give this brief note place in your
next issue, and greatly oblldge your
friend, q" HENRY WAIIEHSON.
/" Harry w. Walker, Esq.
II still feel that it is well to have
this old story set at rest forever. AS
friend of Col. Watterson, have fire.
ouently been provoked by hearing per
son say, whenever the Louisville editor
criticlses Mr.. Cleveland politically
'sWatterson has grievance, ano
then repeat the false old story. >
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
FORMER rUGILISTIC STAR.
Tom Allen, Once Heavyweight Cham
piop, Dies in st. Louis.

st. Louis, April 5.-Iom Allen, re-
tired heavyweight champion pugilist
of the world, who for the past twenty
five years has conducted a small saloon
here, died today of general debility.
He was born in Birmingham, Eng
land, April %, 1889.
Allen won his laurels in the days OF
bare fist fighting and bore the title of
being the only pugilist who lost the
world s champion, regained it and re-
tired with it. He lost the championship
to Jem Mace, May 10, 1870, and re-
gained the title by defeating Mike
M"Cool, Sept. 28, 1878. During the
later years OF his life Allen devoted
much of his attention TO backing a
number OF fighters OF renown.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
NATURES FREAK.
Colt Dropped at CulleOka With
But One Eye, and That In
The Center Of It's Head.
BYRAN TALKS OF HAMRoNY.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
CuIleoKa, Tenn, April Cone OF
the greatest curiositIes in our commu-
nifty came to light here last Thursday
morning in the form of a horse colt.
Old "Uncle' General Foster negro
who lives on the farm of r. A. Wilkes.
near here had a mare to bring colt
extra large in size which only had one
large eye located in the center OF its
head about half way between the top
of Its head and the end of its nose.
It's lower jaw was several inches longer
than the upper, with the nostrlls loca-
ted Just inside of the mouth. This colt
lived until about 10 o'clock and died.
DR.. J. S. Convey was given permission
to cut the head off and place it in
alcohol. The head is now on exhibi-
ton at J. w. Coffey's drug store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Henry Wilson Tries to Kill Dock
Lockridge at Carter's Greek.

Henry Wilson, negro from Carter s
Greek, was lodged in jail here this
morning, charged with attempting to
assassinate another negro by the name
of Dock Lochridge. The negroes, who
work in the phosphate mines at Carriers
Creek, had some trouble during the day
Thursday and last night Wilson way
laid his antagonist with shotgun and
fired on him. Though several bullets
took effect, they we're so small that no
serious injury was inflicted. Turnkey
Walter Forgey and Deputy Sheriff e.
7. Goodwin went out this morning and
brought the would-be murderer to town.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
CAN'T 90 WITHOUT IT.

The Daily Herald is in receipt Of the
following letter;
Gainesville, Fla, April 2.
editor The Herald -
~ enclose herewith money order for
renewal OF my subscription to the
Daily Herald. / cannot get along
without the little dsily. am
with you In the fight for temperance
in Columbia, and earnestly hope you
will succeed. Very truly yours,
w. N. HUGHES.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
Injured IN a Runaway

While out driving at Spring Hill
Thursday afternoon John White ana
Albert Campbell, two young men OF
the town were violently thrown from
their buggy. caused by their horse get.
ting scared at a dogs barking and
running away. Both of them were
very painfully bruised but no bones
were broken, and the hurts are not
serious.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
BrIqht For Mt. Pleasant,

Prof. W D. Stray horn, of Mt Pleas
ant, was in the city Saturday. He Gays
things are looking brighter in the phos-
phate town than they have since the
town began its growth. The phosphate
yards are almost bare of rock, prices are
higher and tirmer than for two or three
years, and every mining company will
shortly be running full capacity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
AT SHILOH.
Dedication of Indiana Monuments
Takes Place, Gen. Lew Wallace
Presiding.


Special to the Herald.
Nashville. Tenn, April GA large
number of people witnessed the dedi-
cation of the Indiana monuments on
Shiloh battlefield today. Gen. Lew
Wallace presided. Gov. Durbin, OF
Indiana, presented the monuments ana
they were accepted by Col. Sanger,
Assistant Secretary of War. Two
special trains and fleet OF FIVE passen-
ger boats brought the people FROM In
diana.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
WORK ON INTER- URBAN RAIL-
ROAD TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
President of Nashville, Gallatin & Columbia
Electric Line Reaches Nashville and
Says Work Will Start at Once on Both
Ends.

of the road. He thinks it probable that
construction will begin Oh both the
Gallatin and Columbia branches at
the same time and work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Pittsburg people are making
every effort to contract for rails to be
delivered June l, at which time it is the
purpose of the companies to have the
grading far enough advanced to begin
putting down the iron.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Nashville, Tenn, April 3.-James
H. Conner, of Pittsburg, President of
the Nashville, Gallatin & Columbia
Suburban Railroad Companies, is in
the city today.
Mr.. Conner says a meeting of the
officers of the company is to be held
here April eleventh, when plans will
be made for the immediate construction
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-04-10
NO BACK,DOWN
SAYS MR.. BRYAN.
Talk Of bandOning the Prin-
cipsls of Free Silver, Etc.
He Declares is Ridiculous
and COwardly.

Des Moines, Ia, April 3.-Three
hunrded Democrats last night attend
ed Jeffersonian banquet in the Savoy
Hotel The principal speakers were
William J. Bryan and Adlai E.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
PEACE

VIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE
MEETS
The bunM
/A\
< recollection of the
the decision
makes desirable
being the
is
dEsurneles OF the
delegates that created " "
expired Of neglect
remarkable conference
Of 1892 conference
of the world
The conference agreed
pacific convention
convention and three declarations
balloons explosive
Of all the powers
of powers represented Mexico
each
consists
the Netherland minister
general direction
by all sgnatory
appeal this they
described
arbi these to
the choice is left
assemblies
Hague on parties
decision binding
arbitration revision the
in
physical
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
The World Must Not Know

The great Duke of Wellington, whose
watchWord was duty to his sovereign
and the English nation, was a soldier
first, last, and all the time. Such, too,
he wished to appear. His jealous care
of his reputation as a fighting man is
amusingly disclosed in Frederick
Goodalrs recent book of "Reminis-
cences," in an anecdote of the. dukes
later years when, as warden of the
Cinque. Ports, he lived at Walmer
Castle.
His grace commissioned Wilkie to
paint ''The Chelsea Pensioners" and
agreed to pay him twelve hundred
guineas. The picture finished, In due
course the artist waited upon the SOL
dier, who, to his surprise, began with
great deliberation to count out the
twelve hundred guineas in notes and
gold.
Your grace, it would save you much
trouble If you would write me check, -
said Wilkie.
The duke looked up. "What!" said
he. ''Let Coutts' clerk-and thus the
rest Of the world-know what a fool
I've been to spend twelve hundred
guineas on a picture?''
He shook his head and resumed his
counting.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
QUEER SroR'E5

The German emperor stands twenty
fourth in the list of succession to the
British crown.
In an ironclad of ten thousand tons
the hull weighs 3,4O0 tons and the
machinery 1,4OO tons.
Thibet is larger than France, Ger
many and Spain combined, but has
only six million people.
Divers boots weigh twenty pounds
apiece. The helmet weighs forty
pounds, and the diver carries also
eighty pounds Of lead to enable him
to keep his balance at the bottom Of
the sea.
The Japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they
iron their clothes by spreading them
on a fat board and leaning this up
against the house to dry. The sun
takes the wrinkles out Of the clothes
and some of them have quite lustre.
The japanese woman does her wash
ing out of doors. Her washtub is not
more than six inches high.
The ancients did not have lightning
rods constructed as ours are, but they
had lightning conductors, which shows
that they knew how to protect them
selves from the danger that lies in a
thunderstorm. Even SO long ago as
the tenth century lightning was divert
ed from fields by planting in them
long sticks or poles, on top Of which
were lance heads. 1t is said that the
Celtic soldiers used to try to make
themselves safe from the stroke during
a storm by lying on the ground with
their naked swords planted point up
ward beside them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23

Mrs Fremont, who died at Los An
geles, Cal, recently, at the age Of 10,
shared her husbands fame during his
lifetime She was a belle at Washing
ton at IA, and was only 16 when she
eloped with Lieutenant Fremont. "The
Pathfinder" probably would never have
made his most famous exploration trip
that to the Pacific coast-had not his
wife, instead of sending him the recall
issued from Washington through the
efforts of men jealous of him, warned
him to start at once and get out of
reach of orders. On that expedition he
the great territory intervening between
it and the Mississippi Valley. Mrs.
Fremont set out to join him by way of
Panama in 184s. The trip was great
hardship, but she did not complain.
Following her arrival, she aided her
husband materially in bringing Califor-
MIA Into the Union as free State.
Returning to Washington when her
husband was made the first Senator
from the new State, she renewed old
friendships and made many acquaint-
ances, who became strong friends in
after life. When General Fremont had
been defeated for the Presidency Mrs.
Fremont accompanied him to Europe,
where they were received at many of
the European courts and great honor
paid them.
After the death Of her husband Mrs.
Fremont made her home In Los An
geles. where she was presented home
by the women of California. While she
always was busy she found time to
write of some Of her experiences. Mrs
Fremont was engaged on her biography
when she died. She had enjoyed eX-
cellent health until last summer, when
she fell and broke hip. Her health
then steadily began to decline.
Mrs. Fremont was. remarkable
woman, to whom the territory west Of
the Mississippi River owes more than
to any other person perhaps in the
country. By Withholding the dispatch
ordering her husband to abandon his
expedition to the Pacific coast she
made the opening of that great section
possible
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
Literary Men in Prison.

Vanishing Newgate, besides its
chronicles of crime, has other interest
for newspaper readers, and. above all,
for newspaper proprietors and writer's.
Among 1.-The early martyrs to free
dom," to quote the language of one
who has written it's chronicles. was
Daniel Defoe. who. however, learned
by the easy way in which the irony of
his "Short Way With Dissenters"
hanging for preachers and banishment
for congregations-deee both high
church and dissenters. the way to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
SKIDS WITH ROLLERS.

forced up the incline to the wagon is
done away with, and there Is conse-
quently considerably less danger of
damaging the contents of the package.
Fewer men are required to handle
heavy freight where this skid is used,
as a single cartman can push a heavy
box over the rollers with ease, and the
new device makes the operation prac-
tically noiseless. There is no chance of
the box sliding down the incline, as the
rollers have automatic locks which pre-
vent them from revolving backward.
The skid can be reversed for unload
ing goods from the wagon, or may be
used as a truck for moving burdens on
level ground by using it with the roll
ers face down. With the time saved in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
Rosy Alaskan Picture.

Judge James Wickersham, of the
third judicial district Of Alaska, paints
a gorgeous picture of the future of
Alaska. He says that 100000 inhab-
itants will find support in the Valley
of the Yukon, on the American side of
the line. Time will tell of the unim-
aginable possibilities of this grand re-
gion beneath the Arctic circle. Good
gardening and farming is being done.
Good roads is one of the crying neces-
sites of the country, as they are of
any new country. During the winter,
however, he says you can have good
roads in any direction without any
expense. What is needed is a general
system by which road that is great
ly needed can be built. The country
has no such system now and no law.
From this time on Alaska will have
to be reckoned with as a residence
country. The whole Yukon Valley is
capable of comfortable settlement and
will support an immense population
There is a popularity of the plant life
of that country in that Arctic yegeta-
I1OAS 40 AOuhu at AdhC DChASlI. anu d
country void of trees, the further one
goes north the vegetation increases,
until at Fort Yukon forests of a mer-
camille timber grow. These forests
fade away again before you reach the
coast and they do not reach the Ber-
ing sea by $50 miles.
The interior is much warmer than
the coast, owing to the dry atmosphere
Of the Yukon region. The high coast
range of mountains precipitates the
moisture on their western slopes, leav-
ing a dry winter in the Yukon Valley.
Baltimore American.