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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-15
IN SOCIETY.

, Miss Ethel Hatcher entertained at .
beautiful luncheon the young ladies O.
the Ridley James wedding party Mon.
day afternoon. The decorations we're
very beautiful, pink being the prevail
ing color. as that will also be the pre-
vailing color in the church decorations
for the wedding. The place cards were
roses, tied with pink ribbon. Tue
floral piece was large PLAGUE of
brides maids roses, and the candles
were shaded with shades of pink rose
leaves. Smilax and ribbons were also
used freely and the scene was one of
rare b.auty and brilliance. The bon
bons were crystalized rose leaves. Miss
| Hatcher's guests were: the bride elect,
Miss Eva James. her maid of honor.
Miss Marion Cooper. Miss Pillow, of
Memphis, Miss Lillie Cecil, of Ken
lucky, Mrs. Collin James, of Memphis,
Misses Emma Wooten, Louise VOL
bridge and Annie Evans.
Miss Louise Woodbridge entertained
the Gard aud CotillIon Club and the
ladies of the Ridley James wedding at
beautifully appointed euchre party
Tuesday afternoon. The decorations
were pink carnations and ferns. The
house was darkened and lighted by
candles. and the effect produced was
one of much beauty. An elaborate
four course luncheon was served. Mrs |
j. W. Howard won the highest score. |
Five tables were usei, and after the |
game the hOnOree of the afternoon. |
Miss james, was presented with a
souvenir of the event, which was 0
large bunch of ping carnations. Those
present, in addition to the members of
the Card and Cotilllon Clun, were
MISS Cornelia Jones, Miss Cecil, Miss
Pillow, Miss Cooper, Mrs. Colin
James, Misses Mary Brown, Lille
Doobins. Emma Wooten Annie Evans,
Ethel Hatcher, Ethel Hendley. Sadie
5heegog, MRS. Allison Webster. Mrs
Robt Mckinney, Mrs. RoDt Pillow,
Mrs. VIM. Morgan.
Mr. Andrew Dala. who wa best
nan to Mr.. W. p. Ridley at his wed
ling last night, rendered beautiful
Inner to the Ridley James bridal
)arty Wednesday night at the home OF
lis parents. on West Sixth stree.
Tue predominant color In the table
decorations was pink, which will be
he chief color in the church decora-
ions at the wedding tonight. The
menu was in eight courses. and covers
we're laid for twelve. as follows: At
he head of the table, the host, Mr.
)aIe and Mrs. Colin James, OF Mem
his; on the right, the bride and 3
room elect Miss Jennie Pillow. of :
little Rock, ARR, and Mr.. Chealrs
iayes, Miss Marion Cooper, of Nash
lille and Mr.. W. p. Halliday of Cali
ornia; Miss Lille Cecil, of Danvile.
~. and Mr.. Sam Harlan; Mrs. Will
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-15
WEDDING BELLS.
Nicks- Woodward.

Miss Bessie Maye Woodward, Of
Louisville, KY, and Mr. Joe E Nicks
of this city, were married Jan. 2. 1904
at the residence of the bride, S44 Sixth
street. by E. l.. Powell. A wedding
breakfast was served to the brIda
party. Mr.. Nlcks is assistant propert}
man for the Masonic Tneater. The
young people Will MAKE their home in
Louisville at present The friends OF
Mr.. Nicks in Columbia will be glad to
know of his good fortune.
Married in the Bus.
Mr.. John Toumbs, of FarmersviIle,
Tex, and Miss Tennie Toumbs. of
Culleoka. were married Tuesday
afternoon In romantic manner
The young couple left the train at the
L. q N. depot and entered the bus
belonging to Mr.. Kin Cherry and ask
ed TO be orlven up town. On arriving
up IN the city. the services of Esq.
R Fl. Guest were called in and the
ceremony was performed while the
couple were seated In the bus.
Impossible to foresee an accident.
Mt impossible to. be prepared for it.
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. Monarch
over pain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-15
Arrested for Trespass and Carrying
a Razor.

Jim Willis, colored, was arrested
Monday on charges Of tresspass ana
carrying a razor. Willis was taken
from an l.. a. N. freight train. whDe
trying to beat his way. He submitfsd
the cases and was sentenced to the
county work house for thirty days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-15

Ashton, the popular bachelor teacher of
the First Methodist Sunday School, DUR
ing the year just ended did not miss a
single Sunday and was not tardy sin
gle time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-15

Miss Mabel McAfee entertained at
tea on Wednesday evening of last week
in honor of her guest, Miss Emmle
Harlan. OF Columbia. -LewIsburg
Gazette.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
Burglary Insurance Companies
Find Business Improbable In
the Windy City.
NEW SCHEDULE HIGH RATES
investigation Shows That Biisi.
ness lis Being Conducted ut
Loss, 80 Many Will RE.
tire From Field.

Chicago. May THE activity OF
burglars has made burglary insurance
IN Chicago improbable to the COM
panIes that have been placing II. The
announcemen that new high sched-
ule OF rates on burglary insurance will
no into effect here on July has
brought to light some startling facts
In connection with this class of insnr-
lance.
Representatives OF prominent insur-
ance companies acknowledge that In
the last 10 years, the Chicago agencies
handling burglary insurance have sus-
tained loss Of from $4,000 to $780,
900 In spite Of the fact that the rates
here are from rs to 40 per cent higher
than In New York, Philadelphia and
other large cities.
During the last five years the NUM-
ber Of burglaries and thefts In Chicago
has increased to an alarming extent,
insurance men say. Several companies
have either stopped taking risks or
have transferred their business to some
other company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

Those persons who believe moth
ing but what they can see, are like
" to lave very short creeds. Thos
who credit nothing which they can
not understand, make their ignor
|ance the measure Of their faith.
1t is related that Louis XIV, OF
France, sent an ambassador TO thu
king Of Siam, who told that mon.
arch that in France the cold wa
|so intense at times that men could
walk upon the water, which some
times became firm enough to bear
|up an elephant. The thing seemed
so absurd, 50 contrary to all ex
lperienec and observation, so utter
| ly impossible, that the king tool
the story for an insult, and threat
Iened the ambassador with instan
death. He knew too much to b
deceived by such stories-in Siam
water never became hard!
There is an account of an In
dian who was sent by his tribe tc
Washington, and on his return.
while relating the wonderful things
he had observed, he declared that
he had seen the white people faster
Ia great ball to a canoe, and SO rise
Into the clouds and travel through
1.-THE heavens. This story, SO alb
Isurd, 50 unreasonable, so contrary
Ito all experience, was at once pro
Inounced impossible, and a young
warrior instantly levelled his rit'g
land shot the Indian dead, regard
ling him as too great liar to "
Iallowed to live.
At the beginning Of the nine
teenth century, the man who hat
declared it possible to print 4O,OOt
newspapers in an hour on single
lpress; or to travel over the countr,
lat the rate Of a mile in a minute
lor to send message or ask a ques
Ition across the Atlantic ocean anC
receive an answer within an hour
time, would very likely have beel
considered a lunatic or a liar; ant
yet all these things come within
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
The Silent Pastor.

The religious paper IL a Silent
pastor. The editor does not ring
the door bell and wait for some one
to ask him in, take his hat, and to
invite him into the parlor and to a
seat. He does not meet each mem
Der Of the household, shake hands,
and ask about the health OF each
and report how the folks are at
home. He enters like an invisible.
spirit, or is received as bundle
from the postman, to be opened at
pleasure. and examined by each
one at any time, morning, noon anc
night. His communications an
instructions are given to the wholf
family together, or to one or more
at a time, in the parlor, the dining
room, the kitchen or the bedroom
When the family have received al
he has to communicate, and are SC
edited and pleased as to desire him
to visit some distant friend, he wli'
60 to the postofice and into the
mail, and visit another family anc
repeat eevrything to all that cal
hear or read.
What he has to communicate
interesting and profitable. 1t has
respect to Christian doctrine and
duty, the meaning Of the Scrip
lures, church history, and Chris
tian work, missions, temperance
literature, education, art, scienc
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08

the scope Of our observation today
The impossibilities Of the bygone
years have become the common oc
currences Of the present time; and
if men are so ignorant of their own
powers that they would a few
years since have counted a man a
liar for declaring what they them.
selves are believing and doing to
day, what shall we say Of those who
presume to limit the Holy One Of
Israel, and deny the power of God,
the Creator of the worldi-Parish
Visitor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
Portland's Big Fair.
From the Denver Republican.

From the Denver Republican.
Even at the very opening Of the
great Louisiana Pudchase exposition
the energetic people OF Portland, ore.'
do not propose to have it forgotten
that theer will soon be another great
fair for the consideration OF Ameri-
cans, and especially the Americans OF
the west. 1t Is promised that the
Lewis and Clark exposition in 1905 Will
lose nothing by following so closely on
the heels OF the 81. Louis fair, espe-
cially as the Portland show viii In
large measure be devoted TO a field
which IL peculiarly its own.
st. Louis may be said to be one gate
way Of the vast empire which Lewis
and Clark opened to the world, ana
Portland is another. So vast was the
territory covered by these intrepid ex-
plorers on their voyage up the Mis-
souri, and down the Columbia, that
not one. but many expositions will be
needed to fully exploit the resources
OF the great domain they threw open
to civilization.
The Portland exposition will be not
able chiefly In that it will draw the
attention of the world to the possi-
bilIties of the expansion of American
trade with the orient. For years far
sighted men like J. ]. Hill and other
promoters of railway and steamship
lines. have realized the possibilities o.
this trade. but 1t cannot be said that
the country in general has been fully
alive to the real significance OF oul
Pacific ports. The exposition at Port
land will do more to open the eyes o
the American public to the advantages
and possibilities Of oriental trade thar
wears of advertising through ordinar!
channels.
II for no other reason than this on
bit of educational influence, the Levi
and Clark exposition will be worthy o
generous support.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
Influence Of Young People.

The Christian young people Of
the land have lately received en-
couragement in their efforts al
making the world better from an
unexpected source. It is no less
than testimony as to their effective
ness from the leaders Of the liquor
interests, who fear the pious young
people Of the nation as the most ef-
fectiye enemies Of the curse or
drunkenness.
At a recent meeting Of the Brew
|ers' Association Of Ohio its presi.
dent began his speech with the fol-
lowing words:
1--WE have nothing to fear as an
organization from the republican
party, because we have enough mel
in that party to control our inter
ests. We have nothing to fear from
the democratic party, because we
have enough men in that party to
control our interests. We have
nothing to fear from the prohi-
bition party, because it has not be-
come great factor IN our political
life, but, " said the president, hold
ing up a small placard with the
program Of the Christian Endeavor
convention, being held in the ad.
joining city, awe have to fear these
Christian young peoples organiza-
tions."
A letter issued by the Liquo.
Dealers Association of Oregoil
says, referring to the proposed lo-
cal option measure, every Ep-
worth Lacquer and Christian En-
deavorer will be sure to vote foT
it, and warns the faithful to
work against them and others 7.
make sure Of the defeat Of local
/ option.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
Are You Luokya

Some good looking lady OF Astoria
and vicinity win go to the st. Louis
worlds fair with a free round trip
ticket.
In addition to the S tickets which
Hermann Wise viii give away to his
gentlemen customers he has decided
to give one first class round trip ticket
10 that greatest of expositions, to the
lady whose number is first drawn out
Of the box next July. Remember you
get one number with every suit o.
overcoat.
Ladies, when you send your Hus-
band, son sweetheart or friend to buy
an Alfred Benjamin, Kuppenheimer or
High art suit or overcoat tell him to
be sure and get a Worlds Fair card
with a number on 1t. During the last
week in July there win be dance given
when the four additional mems tickets
will be distributed; at the same time
1t will also be decided who the lucky
lady shall be.
You win, therefore, confer the triple
| favor of sending me customers; Of
dressing your gentlemen friends with
the BEST Mems clothing made and Of
4 getting q chance to go TO the Worlds
IFalr. This contest is open to ladies
srssldins an Astoria ana vieGnlty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-08
SUNDAY MORNING THOUGHTS
FOR USE DURING THE WEEK

and government, vice and sin, and
whatsoever is useful in this life
and that which is to come. Every
wise head Of a family should wei
come his visits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-11
RIFLE SHOOTING FEAT.
Indiana Farmer Made 2,o24 Hits, Mis-
sing None

Charles y Baker, a young farmer
living near Richmond, Ind. has be-
come wonderfully expert with a rife.
says a special dispatch from Indian
apolis. In recent contest at targets
he made the unequalled record OF 2s024
shots without miss Charles II.
Clawson Richard Estelle and three
other Richmond men who witnessed
the exhibition Jointly made affidavit
to the conditions Of the tests and the
results.
Baker used rifle Of % ealiber and
the cartridges We're charged with
smokeless powder The targets were
disks OF wood three and one-quarter
inches in diameter and three-quarters
Of an inch in thickness. Standing
twenty-five feet from the point at
which the disks were thrown into the
air Baker punctured 1900. There were
no more wooden disks, and green wal
nuts gathered near the range We're
substituted. He missed only after
twenty -four walnuts had been hit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-11
The Times Daily Short Story.
.BcNc,9aga.@0g qoNe2pDogeec.neNos $40

on 10 their reservation, Ills wife was
i'll at the time. and he was nearly fran
tie at having to leave her. His conf
mander offered to send some one in his
place. but Pinchot knew this was not
soidierly ana declined. lie went on his
mission marched his men night and
day. accomplished his object aad re-
turned III half the time expected. When
he rode into the garrison his wife was
dead.
1T has been whispered that the night
after the funeral pinehot went out to
his wife's grave with the intention of
committing suicide, but was watched
aud prevented. One morning later on
an officer went to his quarters and
found him ut breakfast. A plate was
set opposite, where his wife used to
sit. ana Pinchot acted exactly as If he
considered her present. After that ey-
erybody at the garrison came to notice
that when he walked out he seemed to
be attending some one. He talked to
himself, or, rather. to the invisible per
son beside him No one disturbed him
ia his hallucinatlon or whatever 1t was,
ana Oh one occasion when he intro
duced an officer, newcomer, to Mrs.
Pinehot the man, who had been in
strueted, bowed deferentially.
"Pnchot was just as good an officer
as before and just as brave a man, but
wherever be served he cast gloom on
the garrison and attracted attention
from strangers. A commission WAS ap'
pointed 10 look into the matter They
did not bring the colonel before them.
They came to q decision from their
knowledge Of his case. They unanl-
mously recommended his retirement
"slnca then the colonel who Is alone
in one sense and with a companion In
another goes about where fancy takes
him travels. lives IN his own house
indeed. follows his own inclinations
When he takes train he buys two
tickets When he goes to the theateI
lie takes two seats, Some Of his old
| friends of the Army and Navy cint
elected him there, thinking II would
serve him in his loneliness, But ht
declined to join. He never goes among
men or among women exclusively
Sometimes be accepts invitations
where both sexes are invited, but al
ways deferentially attends his invisi
Bile wife,
The members Of the orchestra be
gan to come UP from under the stage
and after few scrapings the con
ductor waved his baton, and they
struck up d lively air The old gentle
man came down the aisle, stood Q mo
ment at the end Of the row Of seats o
though waiting for some one to enter
then sat down
The curtain rose, and the play wen
On. Before | had heard the colonel'
story / had been interested in the dra
ma and those who enacted it. Now tn
play seemed commonplace and forced
tie actors puppets The colonel sa
before me- with his snow white hai
contrasting with his black dress coat
with its red, white and blue button
and to me be was the real actor in on
OF lifes most melancholy and saere'
dramas. F. A, mitchell.
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4 Story Between the Acts


gOrlginail
TAs curtain came down after tile
second net and an elderly man got UP
frozn his seat ia a few rows before US
and strolled to the foyer
ibid you notice that Old gentleman
asked my companion.
.sTbe handsome old fellow who hos
been sitting alone and got UP and went
orr aloaegH
He isn't alone. Did sou notice that
he walked as il he were attending
some one. The scat next on his right
ii his as well as the one he occupies"
"What does it all meanY' asked,
mystifed
'rll tell you He's Colonel Pinehot-
veteran Of the civil war; as appears
by The button he wears in bis lapel He
typfhes the extremes Of love and hate
lie fought the southerners iiercely and
loved daughter OF the south devoted
il. When be was with sherman on
his way 10 the sea, pinchot then cap
tain. was one day IN command Of a
foraging party On coming to plan
tation be was appropTiating the family
stores when "A girl came out on the
peranda where he stood and looked at
him. That's all she did. looked at him.
Wei, Pinchot talked with her
awhile after which he told his men to
drop the stores and go ON TO the next
plantation. but the eyes that had dis.
armed him were looking into bis and
kept on looking into his When peace
came he went back to the plantation
and married the girl She was only
seventeen when he first saw her and
nineteen when they we're married.
pinchot at tile end Of the war was
transferred to the regular army and
has been there ever since. He was a
typical cayalryman before he met the
little southern girl, daredevil and the
life Of the officers mess. AS soon as be
married lie settled down. dropping en-
tirely ont Of his Wild ways, and his
former friends said. What a pity for
such fine fellow to be spoiled by petit
coatsF
eIhe wife was as devoted to the hus-
band as he was to her. 1t seemed to Dc
one Of those natural matings, just like
two birds in springtime. When Pin
chot was ordered out, as he often was,
to Rght Indians lie became a devil
again, but bis comrades said he was NJ
anxious to get back to his wife that be
wanted to kill sill the Indians at once
At any rate he was terribly Impatient
and on one occasion attacked without
orders. Had he not routed the redskins
he would have been court martialed
for dfsobedience Of orders and reckless
ness. When lac returned to the post he
asked permission to ride ahead Of the
command They say that to see the
couple meet after one Of these absences
was enough 10 make every bachelor Z
married man
zone day orders came for Pinchot t.
20 ana drive some unruly Indians bact
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snhl,ntnrlnnt.m II alndrid

In the past Sunday has been pretty
much like any other day ia Madrid.
Now royal decree has been published
changing the old order Of things. says
the Westminster Gazette Every fac
tory and workshop must close AL day,
ana ordinary shops win not be allowed
to remain open after II o'clock III the
forenoon, while the national bullfight
Is to be permitted only on very special
occasions Thousands Of protests have
been Forwarded to the government
which, however, is deaf to all remon-
atranees. The experiment win be an
Interesting one to watch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-11
DAVIS ROBUST APPETITE.
What the Democratic Candidate Is Said
to Have Eaten for Breakfast.

WHAT the Democratic Candidate Is SAID
to Have Eaten for Breakfast.
At the Riggs House in Washington
the other day, where a group of Demo
cratic and Republican representatives
were exchanging political opinions fla
vored with an occasional good story
some reference was made TO the adj
yaneed age Of Cousin Henry Gassa-
way Davis and his remarkable self
control fl his everyday life, says the
New York Telegram. The regular hab-
its of the Democratic nominee for the
vice presidency were reviewed, and his
sunny nature and well conserved con
stitution were attributed in a large de
gree to an almost perfect digestion.
One OF the members of the party
who recently returned from New York
playfully remarked that If Cousin
Henry is at all anxious about the out
come Of the coming campaign it has
not affected bis unusually robust anpe.
tite To sustain this assertion the
speaker related an incident in hotel
where Cousin Henry was a patron a
few days ago
1t was about o'clock when Mr.. Da.
Wis and his friend entered the dining
room and proceeded TO order their
breakfast Cousin Henry started OF
with two halves Of a good sized melon
Next he disposed Of two helpings Of
oatmeal. followed by an order Of blue
fish. In the meantime his friend had
been mineing with half Of a small mel
on. With q smile Of supreme satisfac-
ton upon his face Mr. Davis leaned
back in his chair after pushing aside
the FISH plate and said to the waiter:
Now you may bring on the break
fast.
His breakfast consisted Of small
beefsteak, fried eggs. with bacon, do
nestle fried potatoes, rolls and two
cups Of coffee, topped OF with heap
ing plate Of griddle cakes