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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
DISGUSTING ACTION.

Perhaps the most arrogant. most
audacious ana certainly the most un
popular corporation In Tennessee, il
the Cumberland Telephone and Tele
graph Co. 1t has monopoly of the
telephone business in Nashville, anC
by fair means and foul is dong every.
thing in its power to prevent another
company from being granted J fran.
chise to enter that field.
The bill of the Home Company-the
new company-was before the City
Council for consideration Monday night
and commenting on the councils ac-
tion the Nashville American says:
The means used to defeat the Home
Telephone proposition in the Council
Monday night smell to heaven. No
more brazen example of corrupt poll,
tics was ever seen in Nashville.
The several pleas made by the oppo-
sition. the open and notorious lobbying
against the proposition which went on
right in the Council chamber, the null
LITIGATION of the ordinance by amend
ments, many of them drawn by the
agents of the monopoly. and the dodg-
1ng and squiImIng of Councilmen who
were trying to placate both sides. were
enough to disgust the community.
The ordinance of the Home com
pany should have been passed or reiec-
ted as it came from the committee. AS
passed 1T is not worth the paper it is
written on. We don t know what the
Home company people are going to do
but we know what they should do, and
what they are Likely to do, and that is
REFUSE to accept the ordinance
The modern telephone plant must
have its wires under ground. The
promoters OF the Home company real
ize this. They know that Nashville IS
determined not to have any more poles
AMI overhead wires, not even to secure
competing telephone service. Nor
does the Home company. as we under.
stand it, sire franchise OF an over
head wire system. But whether ii does
or not matters little Nashville will
not consent to any more Disagreement
of its streets.
This Home company proposition
gave Nashville chance to have it's
own conduit system at an early day
and 1t should have been accepted and
would have been accepted but for the
efforts of the monopoly and is hire
Iings.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

UNCLEAN MONEY.

Much is being said In both religious
and secular press about Mr.. Rockefel
ler's gift of $780, 600 to the American
Board of Missions. The discussion pro
and con has been strenuous Opinions
have been advanced by editors, clergy
men, bishops, and public laymen. vary
ing from uncompromising condemna-
kons to unquestloning acceptance of
the gift. 1t is matter not easy to
decide, but the trend of opinion seems
to be that recipients of such benetac-
tons are not called upon to examine
the morals of every contributor. To do
so would be an endless task, and one
liable to all sorts of blunders. To re-
ject Rockefeller IS gift and accept others
of less amount from equally question
able sources would be inconsistent. If
investigation is to be made as to how
every benefactoI made his money. then
it is not a question of mount put of
manner, and the small contrl button
supposed to be unclean must be re-
jected. Any one can see where that
would land the Church. To accept
Thousand contributions without ques-
tion and reject one on account of
prominence would look like ''spec-
taculaI exhibition of virtue To be
rigid in Judgment here. and caIlesss a
thousand otbeIwheIes, would not be
very conscientious Men are not the
Judges of men. Discrimination of
motive and morals Is work winch
only God can do. 1t had man wants
to give conscience money" to
worthy cause. will it not be well to
let him do 1T? And yet there is limit
to Christian charity. A charity
ball !" for the poor is money which q
church ought not handle. To solicit
Church help from saloon keepers is
not very edifying OF wholesome. To
let VIGOROUSLY bad men use the Church
ms dipslay medium for liberality Is
most unfortunate. The question at
issue Is by no means one sided. Gco1
will come out of the discussion. Views
for OF against should he reasonable and
in Christian spirit Midland Metho-
dist.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
IF YOU SEE 1T IN OUR AID. IT'S so.

morning and will drive from here
TO the Tennessee river, where they will
remain several days fishing. They
brought their camping outfit and boat
with them. They purchased their edi-
bles in Columbia.
The Maury County Company Uni
formed Confederate Veterans, of which
Capt. j. H. RUSSELL is captain, will
attend the Louisville Reunion in uni
form and from present indications will
go up about seventy-tiye strong
Blair Hayes is installing new Sl,400
soda fountain in his restaurant near the
depot He purchased it from the
Liquid Carborator Co., Of Chicago,
through J.. A. Canoe, who is here from
Nashville experimenting the work.
A special train of fifteen coaches and
baggage cars passed through here Fri
day bearing the Parsifal troupe and it's
scenery to Nashville. There we're two
hundred persons in the company. They
were coming from BirmiHg ham, where
a one night s engagement had been
filled.
Hope Rebekah Lodge No. 81, met in
regular session Monday night. Mrs.
j. j. Digger, of Mt. Pleasant, was
initiated into the order, she having
como up for that purpose. 1t was de-
cided to give an Ice cream supper next
Thursday night for the benefit of the
lodge. 1t will be held in the building
recently vacated by q. W. Nichols.
Mr.. r. T. G. Matthews. of Louisville,
Travelling Passenger Agent for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Ry., was here Wednesday
comforting with Ticket Agent Orr rela-
tive to the number of people who will
leave this point for Fresno, Cal. to at
tend the Cumberland Presbyterian Cen
ersI Assembly that will be in session at
that place from the 10th to the 26tb Of
the present month. Mr.. Matthews went
from here to Florence, Ala.
W. George Harlan has just bought
three lots on the east side of Wood
street from J. Nj. Parker, Lazarus
Brothers and I. j. Gillian; he sold
two of the lots to Ed P. Ferguson,
who will at once occupy the residence
and improve the property, making 1t
one OF the contest and most comfort
able homes IN that quarter. These
trades were made through Esq. ,tTap
FL. Smith. ~ ~,
A Misunderstanding between tho
Louisville q Nashville r. K. and
private parties as to their respective
property lines has resulted in an IN
definite delay In building the high
fence between the tracks IN front OF
the depot and the dwellings on the
south side. The fence was being
erected more as bulletin board than
to shut off the view from the travelling
public. The railroad claims the posts
nave been placed on its property and
had surveying party search for
boundaries, but all the corner stones
coula not be located, owing to the
recent filing in near the tracks,.
Eugene V. Debbs confirms rumor
that he 10 20 be the head OF the 'Indus.
trial Union" new labor organization
which will be launched 10 Chicago next
week. 1t is inrendedste be rival Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
New Orleans now stands second In ex-
port traffic and Galveston third. New
Orleans ranked third Ia 1904, willis Gal.
weston was then IN sixth place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
millinery Department

Friday Inquiring into the clrcum-
stances of Wicker S death. These gen.
tlemen also represent Mrs. Vickers in
her suit against the Nashville under
takers. NJ. s. Combs d Co., for the
removal of Vickers body from his
wife home.
Get your PANAMA, $500, at T. N.
| FIGUERS. TT
Woldridge's drug store is being fresh
ened with new coat of paint.
The police made SIX arrests Wednes-
day night. chiefly East End offenders.
Prof w. E. Bostic is having a con-
crete varanda added to the front of his
residence on South Garden street.
The proof in the Gracey case has
been concluded in the ChanceIy Court
and argument is in progress.
Harlan & Son bought a nice horse
Wednesday from John Frazier and
sold one to j. Rosenthal.
Rev. CoGhrane Preston, who has
been called to the passionate of the
Frierson Memorial church, Will be in
stalled at an early date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wise have rented
the cottage on Eighth street back of
the Baptist church.
Mr.. E. q. Perry, who has been con
fined to DR.. Pillows infirmaIy fol- the
past tnree months. with broken leg
is able to get about the bulllding and
yard some each day with the aid of
clutches.
Rev. W. B. Capers has been invited
to deliver the address to the graduating
lass of the punlc school at the Athen-
aum, on June 3.
Mrs. n. F. Vaughan has been called
to the bedside of her daughter. Mrs.
s. j. Stockar5, WHO is seriously ill at
Cairo, Ills.
Blair Hayes held open house at his
restaurant Tuesday afternoon in cele.
bration of the opening of his new sofa
fountain. Drinks were free to every
body.
WI. Notgrass was given the first de-
gree by the Odd Fellows at their meet
ing Tuesday night. A committee was
appointed to arrange for Decoration
Day exercises and secure speakers
Deputy Goad arrested Robert Pater-
terson ,colored on Tuesday charged with
mlsapprop rlatiug a watch, and Berry
SoweIl, coiored. charged with misap
propriating 81 80. The cases we're
compromised and the negroes released.
: P. l.. De1ryperry has been settled
with In full on the 81, 600. 90 policy he
carried IN the Providence of Washing
ton on his livery stable on South
Main street. Gordon, Nicholson &
Go. represent this company.
Mr.. John Sloan was carried through
the second and third ranks by Phintias
Lodge, knight of Pythias Friday night.
An interesting feature and one perhaps
never before equaled in K. P. history
in the state was the presence of four
brothers of the candidate at the initia-
ton.
J...A. Glance is putting in an, auto
matte carbonator and filter IN the base
ment of WoldIldge's drug store to
work in connection with the large SODA
fountain. These machines are the
latest improved.
F. D. Inmon and j. T. Burtwell, If
Floreuce, Ala, came in Thursday
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The Nashville Home Telephone Com
pany announce that 1.-THE fight has just
begun" against the Cumberland monop-
oily B ut when you have made your
fight before the people, and through the
lower courts, up to the Supreme Court
of the State, where there is no other
way out of it except for the Court to
issue judicial pardon from the Bench,
on the ground that the aforesaid com
pany, with all it's sins, both of omission
and commission, is still necessary evil
then what are you going to do about it.?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

A few more Equitable suits and the
common man will wonder if it pays TO
continue to pay life insurance prem
iums. 1t is mighty poor advertising
the Equitable is giving to the life IL
surance business, and carries with it
the suggestion that the policy holueIs
are paying out exorhitant sums of
money for which they do not get value
received. And in this respect there is
no material difference perhaps between
the management of the Equitable and
other companies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

1t was the meIest accident which
revealed the 81, 400, O0O defalcation of
bank president BIgelow. Which goes
to show that bank examiners do not
cam their salaries, nor do they give
any protection to bank depositors.
Let's remember that the next time and
every time the question comes up be-
fore the Tennessee Legislature. Of
course this bank examiners graft upon
the federal government we cannot ever
hope to stop. The politicians must
have places for their pets.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

Farmer boys are 'focking to Chica go
to take the places of the striking team
sters. If the teamsters would flock
to the country to take the places of
the farm boys, they would have much
the best of the bargain. III there is
any place on earth for the "Moneyless
Man," that place is in the country. There
he can at least get wholesome food
and pure air, and these he cannot get
in the city. A country boy at twenty
yearns for life in the city. A city man at
forty yearns for life in the country. Such
is life. At twenty we will not profit by
the experience of others. And when we
have left the smell of the clover field and
the sweet aroma Of youth long years be-
hiLd US and gained experience for our
selves, our destiny is fixed, and we can
no more turn away from it, than we can
turn back the wheels of time. II chill.
dren could inherit experience and wis
dom from their elders, IL would be worth
more to them than mountains Of gold.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

Prof + arr. of Nashville Law College
fame, who Is young man of remarkble
energy and exceptionally bright mind,
and well educated. after devotmg five
or six Of the best years of his life to try
ing to humbug the people and cheat
society has at last been brought to his
knees, begging the court for mercy. If,
instead of being a cheat and swindle, he
had been honest aud upIlght, how diff
ferent bad been his ending. 1t does
not pay to cheat and swipdle. 1t does
not pay to pander to the low and viciol 5.
1t does not pay to cast your lot with the
outcasts and the vulgar. They are
wrecks and failures themselves, and
soon or late they will drag down to their
low level any man and every man who
ines in too intimate relations with
them. Their way is the way of death.
They may seem to succeed for season,
but before they know it-long before
they know 1.-THE public finds them out,
and then they begin to lose out, and at
the end of their career there is written
in big letters the word FAILURE.
The quack doctor, the shysteT lawyer,
the mountebsnk preacher, the yellow
newspaper, the dishonest merchant. tn 4
demagogue politician, bloom forth and
for season seem to flourish, and some
times run rather long course, but in
evitably and always, dishonor defeat
and death await them at the end.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The absorbing question in Nashville
is, DO the citizens of Nashville govern
the city, or does the telephone mono
poly?" There seems to be little cues
ton but the Cumberland people govern
the present City Council but when
the appeal is made to the people at
the polls, the story may read differ
emit. However, it is hard to tell. For
even the people at the polls, many OF
them, and enodgh ofttimes to change
the result, will sell their votes for
drink of whiskey, or even to please a
political boss. We must grow better
men in this country before we can ever
get rid of the many evils that beset us.
So long as men who walk the streets
with an air of responsibility; who stand
high in church and state and society,
and who occupy controlling positions
in large corpora tions will set aside sex
pense" funds to be used by their min
ions in brlbing the voter and corrupting
the ballot boxes of the country, just
so long will the country suffer under the
selfish rule of bad men. The man who
will sell his vote ought to be sent to
jail. The man who will buy another's
vote ought to be sent to the peniten-
tiary. The man who will corrupt the
ballot box is worse foe to society and
to good government than the man who
will rob train or wreck bank; and it
is time the laws of the country we're
reading that way.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

1t would take an extremely judicial
mind to determine which was the great.
or fool, the man who buys diamond
ring on the installment plan, or the girl
who accepts 1t.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

Every time Rojestvensky attempts to
settle down for few days rest, some
foreign policeman demands that he
move on.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The only bright spot in the Equitable
Insurance Company quarrel is that the
fight 10 over a surplus and not deficit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The curriculum in schools for girls
this month includes graduation
gown" study.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

Commenting upon banker Bigelow g
defalcatlon and disgrace and greed for
gold and more gold. the Courier Jour
nal says: IA desire for property is
not vicious. A taste for certain COM
forts and for TIE mental and moral il :
dependence that property may make
possible is not repIehensible. The mere
prevalence of the desire in America is
not blight. The evil appears when
the craving becomes passion. I'm
doubtedly there IS tendency among
Americans today to make money
hunting such passion. The fact has
been observed not only by Americans
themselves. hut by Europeans on their
travels through America. Men in the
clutch of the craze lose the softer,
more human traits of the race. Their
become dulled. They have
no mercy for widow OF orphan. They
do not care for their fellow man. They
do not respect the law. They place
more value upon their neighbours bank
than upon his character. They
are selfish. snobblsh, arrogant, cruel,
cold. And if the money hunting
passion continues and grows, race of
is inevitable. "
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
McKaaloa, Anderson & Foster.
A Great Sale Of Fine EmbrOiderieS.
Eight Thousand, One Hundred Yards

Offine Embroderes go sale here Next Satur-
day and Monday the persuasive prices you've eve
known fine goods These Emboideries all in shG1
ens ths yards---and will be sold only by the piece
Our possession OF SO many short ends comes about
this way Once year the great Embroidery factories of
GALL Switzerland rid their factories of all odds and ends
the accumulation of the past year, and fortunate
enough securethrough importer in New York-one
of these cases. direct from the custom house.
The styles exquisite and embrace Swiss, Nansook
and Cambria Edgings, Insertions Bands Veings Rever
ings, Flouncings Corset Cover Bands Motifs, ETC., $500
yards in the lot yards in the strip and sold only by
the strip.
Prices will be &c, Sc 79c, Ioc, I5c, and CSC yard
and few pieces will be little higher.
Buy Em6roideries, TOR no7v or supply yo~r needs tor
the future. 2o~W not get such an opportunity again
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

1t doubtless affords Senator tom"
Platt some comfort to know that his love
letters are appraised at $35,U0O.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The more one sees OF some "self made"
men. the more one likes the ready made
v. riety.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

The Herald is not a Police Gazette,
but family, home paper. Therefor g
we refrain from publishing certain
class of cases coming before the Re-
corder. Any person interested IN these
cases has a perfect right TO examine
the Recorders docket which is an of
hcial record book open to the public.
If the mothers, the wives, the daugh-
teIs and sisters of Columbia would ex-
anime his docket at all regularly, they
would meet with many painful sur
pIises. This town is no more rotten
than it has been for years; the differ
ence is that 1t now has a police force
that Is bringing some of this rotten
ness to light.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

There is more good in tine world than
the world knows of. and here is a case
in point. There was very poor
woman very sick IN Columbia last
Sunday. She had neither wealth,
social position nor influence. Even
her color was against her, for she was
black. And those who sat by her bed
side and ministered &c her wants were
as poor as she. Neither she nor they
had money to buy. But she did not
lack in medical attention, nor in medi-
cine, nor in good nursing; and when
the crisis had passed and Sunday came,
kind, good hearts, not one Knowing
the good intentions of the other, each
thinking, DOUBTLESS that she would be
the only one, sent her dinner; until
in all her table was ladened with five
good dinners. There is more good in
the world than the world knows Of
Let's try not to forget that.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
SENATORIAL COURTESY.

Senatorial courtesy, says the Mid
land Methodist, 10 national and State
Legislation is an arrant humbug During
the recent Legislature at Nashville that
humbug degenerated into outrageous
discourtesy. A liquor member took q
certain other member aside for a sup
posed important consultation. While
this confab was going omit so happened
that another legislator, not noted for
antipathy to saloons, called up a local
bill affecting the sale of liquor in GER
tain town, which bill had been intro
duced by number two Of that confab.
Was 1t courtesy for enc member to
call up another mans bill in his absence
especially when that absence was in
duced by fraud? The bill was called
up only by number, not even the caption
being read, and courtesy killed it be-
cause the man calling it up moved to
kill it!
At another time another legislator
went behind the Speakers stand to
get a drink Of water, when a bill in
which he was interested was called up
by member from far-off county and
disposed of quickly under the guise of
courtesy to the caller. At still an
other time member called up col
leagues bill in that colleagues absence,
and had it killed. And this is 'Sena-
torial courtesy If ever there was tom.
my-rot, it is here. What business has
Legislature voting on bills by number.
without knowing their contentsY The
Midland Methodist is not political pa
per, but there are ethical questions in
politics which come under the puryiew
Of all right-thinking pee pie. 1t Is high |
time that public sentiment should be-
gin to make the atmosphere warm for
this courtesy So oalled-a donkey bray
ing from lambs hide not large enough
to con ceal pair of ears"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

Light colors, stripes in pink,
blue, black, etc. beautiful shirting
styles that you'd be glad to pay
15c for ordinarily. Nert saturday
and Monday, 10c a Yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
1000 Yards Dress Chg
hams, SC a lard

Small pink, blue and red stripes
and checks, larger stripes and
solid grey. Would be excellent
value at TIC. Neat Saturday and
Monday, sc a Yard.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
LUMBER YARD SOLD
One Of Our Citizens Invest ir
The Dray and Lumber
Business

Geo. Brewster, who has been iden-
titled with our towns interests for
SOME time, closed deal Saturday
where by he became owner of the
Kendrick Dray line and Lumber
yard. The purchase price we under
stand was in the neighborhood of
$4,000 d. S. Hunter, the present
proprietor will give possession the
first of the year, when Mr.. Brewster
will superintend himself.
During the time Mr.. Hunter has
had the lumber yard he has matters.
ally improved it and Mr.. Brewster
finds it well stocked with both native
and sound lumber of all sizes and
descriptions; stove wood, coal, lime,
shingles and laths. Mr., Brewster in
tends giving the best satisfaction in
his power both in treatment and
pricesl knowing his popularity we
do not hesitate to say he will be
markedly successful and invite the
public to make his acquaintance
when needing drayage or building
material.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
The VOTING CONTEST
-
The REBEKAH PILLOW WAS
WON BY A MARGIN OF 80
VOTES AND MELTED
THE SOCIETY
$3.50

The Rebekah lodge served a. New
England dinner Wednesday from 5
to 8 p, m. in the Mrs. Miller place, at
which time the pillow contest was
completed. This pillow, described in
a previousTissue. was handled by the
Hull Store heretofore and consid-
erable interest aroused in the out
Gomez The votes were counted at 9 d.
m. and Miss Anna Nelson wis de-
clared the victor, having s9s votes to
her credit. Mrs! Sandrock worked
hard for the honor and was muchly
disappointed at not winning. There
were IL contestants and the total
vote cast was B25.
The dinner was without doubt the
best served by-any organization this
year and the memory of tile feast is
sill with us. It consisted 81 Boston
baked beams, and brown bread, POI