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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
PRIZE PARLOR GAMES.

The Grand Jury In Williamson
County, Ill, has caused sensati on IN
social circles IN that county by adopt
ing the following preamble and resolu-
tion
"Whereas, this Grand Jury has
sought to check public gambling and,
Whereas, it has been brought to the
knowledge Of this Grand Jury that
organized clubs of women, many OF
whom profess to be leaders in church
work and mothers OF grown-up chill
dren, meet weekly ana engage In
parior games tor. prizes, some OF cor
siderable value;
Resolved, therefore. that such games
are gambling, strictly within the laws,
offensive to public morals evil IN their
example and amenable to law; and
that this Grand Jury in lenlency call
the attention of our citizens to the
violation of the gambling act, and IN
mercy refer the matter to future Grand
Juries for action, should the practice
continue.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Up north they say, "Mistah, have a
seat" Down south they say, "git up,
niger, and go to work" UP north
they give the negro the glad hand, and
fill his mind with vain thoughts.
Down south they give him work and
food and raiment. Up north he is
fish out of water. Down south he is in
his natural element, and works and
sings, and sings and works, the live
long day. You rarely see black man
up north. The negroes there are nearly
all mulattoes, and very light colored
mulattoes at that. Which makes them
in sense akin to the ass, which mas
neither pride of ancestry nor hope OF
posterity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

There seems to be some hope for the
Nashville and Columbia Interurban
Electric Railway yet. Speed its coming
And il that does not materialize, could
not local capital build a line from Co
lumbia to Spring Hill? To build apd
equip the lire would require about
$4,000. Columbia people could afford
to take $4,000 stock as trade invest
ment. Spring Hill and others along the
way could take $50, 600 stock for the con-
venience of the thing and to enhance
the value of their property. Then it
would be easy to float $4,000 in bonds.
A great deal Of trade north of the river,
and especially about Spring Hill, goes
to Nashville. An electric line from
here to Spring Hill would direct nearly
all that trade this way. Columbia
needs trade. Fifty thousand dollars
invested in this road might never de-
clare diyidend but it would bring
trade to Columbia, and that is what
Columbia needs. There is not bust
nesss man in Columbia who would not
be directly benefited by that road, and
if Columbia had committee or organi-
cation or club to work up these kind of
things, something might be done.
How would it do to have public meet
ing to discuss, Ways and Means for
Securing New Trade for Colum oia?''
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
TIE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE

DIR. d. Mcdonald. the mountain
evangelist for the Northern Freshly
terrain Church. ana who Is probably
as oonverssnt with the conditions in
Breaihitt County kentucky as any
other person. IN an interview in the
Louisville Courier Journal. says:
The people Of the mountains who
are mixed up in these feuds are the
leading people there. They are In
telligeut. strong men, good buslress
men, and are as pleasant people
socially as there are any where. l
know The tiarrards. the Trenches and
Eyersolss we'll and they are all leaders.
| am not familiar with the Hargises or
the Marcums, but | am in Breathitt
county frequently. and know the con-
ditions there. | was in jackson Just
about two days before the troops
arrived, and | saw that town when 1t
was in arms and torn oy the lights OF
the two factions II is very deplorable,
indeed.
When asked the cause of 1t all. ne
replied:
The cause is simply that the courts
womb not enforce the law. Those
men were wronged at some time IN
the past and took the matter into the
courts There they were not given
instice. and the criminals were not
punished. Finding that they could not
secure punishment for crime in the
courts, they punished with their own
hands. That was the beginning, and
A., ,L,N ksan ina
solution is simply to enforce the law
impartially. When those leaders, VINO
are Intelligent men, find that the
Judges and the juries will right their
wrongs they will submit all cases to
them for decision.
The cry of the people all over the
land, Is for law enforcement; but
nowhere will the law officers heed
the cry. Trusts and combines against
trade. tiaunt themselves in the public
print, while a strenuous President,
who once preached the gospel Ito
shackle cunning, covers before their
mighty power.
Boodlers take control of the Tennes-
see legislature and run 1t; and when
appealed TO, the Governor of the great
Volunteer State calmly replies that he
"has no jurisdiction. d"
Gambling, not private gambling
merely, in second and third story
rooms. but public gambling, open
betting at pleasure parks, seen and
heard by officers who are not dumb or
blind, goes unrebuked. And thus from
the highest to the lowest, the law
is violated and outraged.
AS good citizens as there are in
Maury county, grow tired and re
bellious, waiting upon the tedious
process of the law. and tear down toll
gates.
There IS nothing so hurtful to the
law and to good government. as I'M
rebuked violations of the law; as non
enforcement of the law.
The people as a whole will revolt
one of these days, and history will
write bloody revolution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Named "GoebeI" and "Beekham."

Frankfort, Ky. June 10.-Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Beckley, Of Woodford coun-
ty, are the parents Of twin boys, who
were born February 1, 1900, the day
that Goebel was sworn in as governor.
They named one boy Goebel and one
Beckham, and Tuesday the Beckley
family. including the twins, called to
see Gov. Beckham. The boys are ex-
actly alike, and the governor was puz.
zled to know which was his name.
sake.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Ereloht Trains Collide,

Shelbyville, KY. June 10.-Two
Southern railway freight trains col
lided at Bussey Station. Both engi-
neers and fremen saved their lives
by jumping. The wreck was caused
by the alleged failure of Operator Rec.
tor TO signal the east.bound freight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Woman Found Dead In a Field.

Paris, KY, June 10.-Mrs. I. NJ. Ter
rill, aged so, was found dead, presum-
ably of heart failure. in a field near
her home, at Clintonville. eight miles
from here. She had started on the
way from her home to Thos. Gorham's,
and her prolonged absence had caused
search to be made.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The Nashville American suggests that
two hundred men give $50 a year each,
for a period of years, for advertising
Nashville. That is not Dad suggestion,
but here is better one: That two hun
dred men pledge s. per month each for
five years, to be invested in enterprises
that will bring new trade to Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Assessments Raised,

Frankfort, KY, June 10.-The state
board Of equalization raised the as.
sessment in the following counties:
Mason, per cent. on lands, per cent.
on town lots; Nicholas, per cent. on
lands; Bracken, per cent. on lands
and per cent. on town lots; Fleming.
2 per cent. on lands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Prominent society adde's o, Laporte
Ind, have been indicted ty the grand
Jury for playing cards at social func-
tions for prizes, and the town is IN the
throes of much excitement because OF
it. The States Attorney says he will
prosecute the ladies to the full extent
of the law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Hon. W. P. Caldwell, one of the best
known lawyers in West Tennessee.
dropped dead at his home near Union
City Sunday night. He was 10 year
old. He had served two terms IN
Congress and several terms In the leg
islature.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
BREArHIrr COUNTY.

Twenty i've earnest and fearless
young preachers, it Is said. will 'bUckle
ON the whole arInOr of God and
invade the old warlike county of
BreathItt that has recently come into
such unpleasant rOnspieuOusness
because Of a reerudescenee of its bloody
feuds. That may be an old fashioned
remedy. nut it is a good one. II is a
long way better than the more modern
idea of shooting religion into FOLKS.
The Breathitt County people do not
consider themselves ungodly, says
the Banner. But when their eyes
are opened they will see that they are.
They do not consider that il Is
altogether unchristlan to kill enc s
enemies. But when they have been
persuaded to buckle on the whole
armor. they will know that 1t is.
The fued instinct, continues the
Banner, "has behind it the traditions
and practice of many generations.
But a regenerated heart has no fued
ii loves the things it once hated. or
course it can MT be done in day; but
to food Breathitt county with earnest
and Intelligent missionaries, carrying
the gospel of love. and teaching the
doctrine that vengeance belongs
not to man. while it may be slow work,
will be the most thorough work when
1T is done.
We know of no better field for mis-
siopary work, than in Breathitt
county. But it must be lntelligently
done, of course, and will require much
tact, and patience, and perseverance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The New York clergy are fighting
out the race problem FROM their pulpits.
Handled at long range it does not begin
to present the difficulties that would
confront the clergyman who attempted
to solve the problem of corruption in
New York municipal Affairs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The Mississippi is on another ram
page, ana thousands of acres OF fertile
lands and growing crops are submerged.
That brings up Lord Rosebery's riddle
again: "Why don't you dam the Mis-
sissippi?" Because, "dam ityou can't. !"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

In Judge Holdings base boil days.
the game was played for sport, and
not for the benefit of sports; and the
Judge has instructed the grand jury to
stop the sports for the sake OF the
sport. The sports would have been cor
allied air ly but for blina, deaf and
dumb constabulary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Chairman Franz Thompson has au-
n lunsse4 that he will not be esndi-
dat for the nomination for Congress
man in the Third District. Discretion
is the better part OF valOr. Besides.
Chairman Frank Is already wear
ing political reSalia several sizes too
large for him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The Hon. Ralph Davis, the "gentle-
man from Shelby" has been arrested,
charged with perjury and embezzle-
ment. How shocking! And to think
that the gentleman should come from
the immaculate City of the Bogs."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The Steel Trust has made only $50, :
900, 600 profits in April and May NO
true republican would think of modify
ing the tariff schedules. That might
curtall the trusts pittauce.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

And no new election commissioners
for Maury yet. Possibly the Governor
will allow the old members to hold
over indefinitely, or until the war
ring factions can agree. de might ~
further and do worse.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

An effective libel law is doubtless
essential, but it prevents the public
from learning the inside facts OF many
a political deal, and paves the way
for the wholesale defrauding of the
Government
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

1t appears to worry the republicans
that the democrats do not set
up a candidate for their opponents to
{ 1row stones at, a year In advance Of
the nominating convention.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Ralph Davis. ex .speaker of the Ten
nessee House of Representatives, who
Is wanted in Little rock, Ark, on
charges of perjury and embezzlement,
was arrested in st. Louis Monday
evening.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Betting on base bail is gambling, and
is an indictahle offense. From their
omissions in the premises we thought
perhaps the officers did not know this.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The Hon Jerry Simpson, Ex-M. O.,
sans socks, late of Kansas, now OF New
Mexico, it is said, hopes to go to
Congress from the new state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Senator A. A. Adams, of Lebanon, it
is announced, will be a candidate for
G ongress next year. We are sorry. We
had hoped he would be candidate for
Governor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

A snuff box from which Daniel
Webster, Henry Clay and other dis
tlnguished men took snuff. was
recently sold in Baltimore for Fl0i.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

The State Teachers Intltute opened
at Dickson Monday with about 100
teachers present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Pulaski has organized Commercial
Club. Columbia needs one very badly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
CARD PLAYERS ARRESTED.

A Hartford City. Ind, special to
the New York World says:
''The grand jury of this county has
returned indictments against twenty
five women, members of Hartford
City's best families, who have been
PLAYING cards at social functions for
prizes.
THE States Attorney holds that
PLAYING cards for prize is plain vio-
iation of the law. and he threatens to
obtain a full hundred indictments
before ending the present crusade.
Prominent men are making an effort
TO have the warrants suppressed, 80
that their wives will escape criminal
prosecution.
Our friend Frank Birdsall, of the
Yazoo City Miss Sentinel, seems to
have the people with him in his trouble.
The business men are fairly overwhelm-
ing the Sentinel with ads, and there is
no fairer index to the public pulse. On
account Of this new business, Birdsall
has been compelled to enlarge the Sen
tinel, and still he has no reading space
10 spare. Mr.. Birdsall's trial was set
for yesterday. We hope and believe
that the facts of the case and the verdict
Of the jury will vindicate his good name
and give him liberty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Two more stories are to be added tt
the duncan House In Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

slow sellers the regular prices
prices considering other things the
materials should have of these
ments left by Monday night Prices reduced this way
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
AIDES MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

AS usual in June we begin
10 prune dowr stocks in dit
ferent departments. This
week we take the Ladies
Muslin Underwear, and COM
mencing next Saturday and
Monday we will place on
sale some fifteen or twenty
lots of Skirts, Gowns, Chem
Use, Drawers, Corset Covers,
etc., at prices that average
but little more than half real
value. For some reason, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
Danes nnd Germans.

The character and temperament of
the population of north Sleswick are
very quiet and peaceable. AS an Of
fetal Prussian record of criminal cases
states. there is in the whole German
empire no single province in which so
few sentences are passed by the Grim
inRl Judges as in north Sleswick.
There were only half the Prussian aver
age of theft cases and cases of robbery
with murder and murderous assault
These favorable crime statistics are
due principally to the good bringing up
and intelligence of the middle and
lower classes as well as to the cordial
and harmonious family life of the Dan
ish population. Among the individual
members of the family there always
exists a consistently affectionate and
hearty tone in their intercourse with
each other l visited many theaters,
restaurants and inns, which were prin-
cipally frequented by the Danish in
habitants, but nowhere saw an i'm
proper action nor an i'll hammered of
Tense. The intercourse between master
and servant is also always friendly and
pOlite.-W. Hartmann in Nineteenth
Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27

W. a. Garrett, who has just resigned
as general superintendent of the Phil
adelphia & Reading road to accept a
better position with the Queen q
Crescent line, tells this story by way
of accounting for his rapid rise:
when | first went into the railroad
business as a young man." said Mr..
Garrett, Il was called aside by one of
the clerks. who said to me, Now, Gar
rett, let me give you Il tip. You want
always to keep your desk Uttered with
papers. so that when the old man
comes around he will think you're
terribly busy. Then he won't pile
any more work on you Well" con-
tinued Mr.. Garrett, Il made up my
mind that. contrary to this mans adj
vice, 1 would always keep my desk
cleared. And L have done So" The
clerk who gave him the advice draws
about $50 per month; Mr.. Garrett is
in receipt of about that amount per
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
Taken With Cramps.

William Kirmse, a member of the
bridge gang working near Littleport,
was taken suddenly i'll Thursday night
with cramps and a kind of cholera.
His case was so severe that he had
to have the members of the crew
wait upon him and Mr.. Clifford was
called and consulted. He told them
he had medicine in the form of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy that he thought would
help him out, and accordingly several
doses were administered with the re-
suit that the fellow was able to be
around next day. The incident speaks
quite highly of Mr.. Gifford's medi-
cines.-Elkader Qowa) Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it in
your home; it may save life. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27


Here is an extract from n journal of
the year 1909: On arriving in London
we heard n great ringing of bells in
almost all the churches going on very
late In the evening. We were informed
that the young people do that for the
sake of exercise and amusement and
sometimes they pay considerable sums
as n wager who will pull n bell the
longest and ring IT in the most APP
proved fashion. Parishes spend much
money In tremendously sounding bells.
that one being preferred which has the
best bells. The old queen is said 10
have been pleased very much by this
exercise, considering it as a sign of the
health of the people. They do not ring
the bells for the dead. When q person
lies in agony the bells of the parish
he belongs to are touched with the
clappers until he either dies or recov-
ers again. As soon as this sign is
given everybody I'm the street as well
as in the houses falls on his knees of
fering prayer for the sick person.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
Grand Jury Investigations.

The Lincoln Courier. generally
known as an administration newspa-
per, says:
IF the governor will investigate the
complaints filed with him from Lin
coin, he wiz find more than he sus-
pected. y grand jury investigation
may effect a partial reform"
Commenting on this, the Springfield
News. republican paper right in
the state capital, says:
The governor can find scandals of
grand jury sort nearer home if he
cares to do so. The adiutant gener-
ais Office is one place that will de-
velop some interesting facts under a
grand jury Investigation. And there
are Others"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
The East Trotter.

The two minute trotter has arrived.
This long dreamed of mark was reach
ed by the sturdy mare, Lou Dillon,
this week on the track at Readville,
near Boston, on which Star Pointer
made the pacing mark of 1884 six
years ago and which stood as the
worlds record for PAGERS until last
week when Dan Patch who had once
trieI It. reduced it to 1859.
Tho Readville track is one of the
best in America and has been the
scene Of many a weH-earned triumph
in harness racing. When Lou Dillon
made the mile on the Cleveland track
few weeks ago in 2.0234, her owner,
C. K G. Billings, of Chicago and New
York, announced that there would be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27

y peculiar find was made this week
at the Chicago, Peoria d St. Louis
station in Virginia. The bridge gang
were repairing the south end of the
platform and discovered a bunch of
rusty tools. which consisted of moth
ing but drills. They were put on eX-
hibition and were identified by II. l..
Simmons, as being the tools that were
stolen from his shop Is years ago.
Those who remember the incident.
which caused much talk at the time
it happened. remember also that just
prior to this the jewelry store of c.
f. Noeker was broken into and rob-
bed. Many other business houses were
robbed at the same time and it was
presumed the burglars had stolen the
tools thinking they would be neces-
sary articles to help them in their
work. Finding they were too large
for the purpose. it is now supposed
that they had hidden them under the
c., P. & ST. L. platform to secure them
from being found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
scIatio rheumatism Cured

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond, Va, says: II had fear
full attack of sciatic rheumatism, was
laid up almost two months; was for
tunate enough to get Mystic Cure for
rheumatism. This cured me after
doctors prescriptions had failed to
have any effect. l have also heard
of fine results from others who have
used it," Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island, Gust
Schlegel & Son, 20 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27

Will Hubbard Herman, once noted
as editor of the OcalOna (Miss.)
States. turned up in Sioux City, Iowa,
last week, looking a mere wreck of
his old self. Some twenty years ago
he was welI-knOwn in the newspaper
world of Iowa, his pen being chiefly
noted for it's vitriolic qualities. While
editor of the OcaIona States in the
troublous reconstruction days his
abuse of the Yankee and Yankeedom,
of the administration at Washington,
of everything that was hated by the
most rabid devoteeS of the lost cause,
was classic in its virulence. In this
way he was of service to the south
hating republicans north of Mason
and Dixon's line, who quoted his writ
ings to show that the south was still
as rebellious as ever. Later it came
to be believed generally that he was
a tool of republican politicians and it
was even charged that a leading Mich
igan member of that party, for parti-
san purposes, contributed to the sup
port of Kernan's paper in order that
its rabid utterances should have en-
differing effect on northern opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
Eat All Won Want.

Persons troubled with indigestion
or dyspepsia can eat sall they want if
they will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
This remedy prepares the stomach for
the reception, retention, digestion and
assimilation of all of the wholesome
food that may be eaten, and enables
the digestive organs to transform the
same into the kind of blood that gives
health and strength.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
A. J. Reiss drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-27
Warming Warning.

Beware of substitutes offered by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for a little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepara-
tions in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists.