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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
TRIBUTE PAID
SONS OF SOUTH
GEN. CHARLES KING SPEAKS
HIGHLY OF SOLDIERS IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

Gen. Charles King, in letter to the
editor of the Confederate Veteran
nublished in that periodical, speaks In
warmest praise of the heroic service
rendered by Southern soldiers in the
Philippines, especially mentioning the
late Mai. Whitthorne, of Columbia ana
Cant Ragsdale, nephew of Messrs.
John and Jack cakes, of this city
General King, in addition to being a
distinguished soldier is writer Oh
note. He says in his article:
what an array of gentlemen q use
the word advisedly) came to US among
the officers of that one Southern reSl-
ment in our entire corps! Gracey
Childers. Smiths loyal second in com
mend Bayless. Cheatham, and Nc
&, ire three model majors; Polk, OF
the historic name and lineage, an ad-
infant whom / was glad to make adj
infant general. Whitthorne. our vet
Gran captain, like every other man OF
his rank commanding company the
onlr full regiment in all the Philip-
pines in January, 1899, Of which that
could be said except the LIST Montana
recall with almost tender regard the
faces. the names chow typical OF Ten
nessee we're those-McLester Rags
dale. Gilem. Pitcher, Dismukes, etc!)
the welcoming light in the eyes OF OH
GERS and men when, after a separa-
ton of several months, rode into
their lines on the Santa Lucia VINO
Int Tennessee sentry would have
sunplemented the Present arms with
Mighty glad to see you ag'in' Gen
eral7'
III any OF these fellows should ever
turn M in your santum, give him. or
them a word OF affectionate remem'
brance from The Old Man OF the
Brigade"
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TRIED TO STEAL
STATUTE OF ELK
1T WEIGHED TOO MUCH, TO
THE THIEVES SAWED, A
LEG OFF. :

PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 3.-ThieVes
entered Laurel Grove Cemetery on
the outskirts of this city last night
and attempted to carry away bronze
elk weighing nearly ton which orna-
mented the plot OF Paterson Lodge or
the p. p. o. e. The statute was over
turned and one leg sawed of.
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.s,v Club Organized.

The Wednesday Afternoon Rock
rpb was entertained this week by
Miss Callie Craig. An interesting
rame was played, and at the close a
delicious ice course was served. The
initial meeting of this club was held
tro weeks ago with Mrs. Webster
Turner.
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tees are busily at work over their
prospective duties. So the usual col
lection of dainty and attractive arti-
Giles seen at bazaars will be added and
and interesting display of the work of
dainty little fingers of the Sunday
school scholars, who are assisting the
Society.
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Twenty.first Anniversary.

The Church Workers of the First
Presbyterian church were delightfully."-
entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Minnie fowler, the president OF the
society. The occasion was the TWEEN
ty-first anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the society, and Mrs. Annie
White, one of the oldest members OF
the church as we'll as one of the oldest
members of the society, read a splen-
didly prepared paper on the club and
it's mission and it's work. In addition
TO the regular routine business pro-
ceedings a delightful refreshment
course was served.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
SOCIETY.
.L0 nMerrv Widow"

saw Inc WIZ
The following party of Columbians
,,n tbe Merry Widow" at Nashville;
y, and Mrs Bruce Cochran, Mr.. and
v-s Joe Dedman, T. E. New and Miss
Gladys Dedman'
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Entertained at Dinner.

Mrs Fred Hardy has returned to
Columbia, after a pleasant visit to
Nashville. While in the capital city
Mrs. Hardy, together with other out-of-
town friends, was entertained at din
per by the managers of the Florence
Crttenden Home.
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In Honor of Miss Gillespie.

IN Honor OF MISS GiieSPIC'
A prettily appointed dinner was that
given Wednesday evening by Mrs. w.
H. Jones at her lovely home on T.
Ninth street, in honor of Miss FANNIE
Mai Gillespie, who was married on
Thursday to Ben. w. Whitehead. The
dining room was effectively decorated
with white carnations and white chry-
santhemums, an especially pleasing
effect being obtained by suspending a
basket of carnations from the chande-
lier, a white tulle bow holding them
in place. A seven-course dinner was
served Those who enjoyed Mrs
Jones hospitality were Mr.. and Mrs
Hardin Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Thomas
Miss Emma Brown, Miss Gillespie and
Mr. Whitehead.
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Box Supper.

Box Supper.
Announcement is made Of a box
simmer to be held at the HopeWell
parsonage on Friday night, Dec. II.
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Davis-SulliVan.

On last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
at the residence of the brides father,
Rev. James Sullivan, at Greenfield
Bend, Miss Flora Sullivan was united
in matrimony with Mr.. Clyde Davis.
Rev. W. T. Ussery officiating.
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Letter FROM Santa Claus To the
Children OF This Town Q County

Dear Chidren
When YOU make up list that you want me 20 savings
fai o Columbia oaNi"e'
Pass Book, with a deposit to your credit 80
-. ,, rho size OF the deposit-a dollar VIII
do m t ht want you to start Savings account WIN .
Bank G. want to see how much you can saw saw 49,
| come around again for Christmas Wv -,
This Pass Book will be one of the best p"
bly, bring YOU
Yours with love .e.NrA CLAUS"
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Cothron-Holcomb.

Miss Virginia Holcomb and c. c.
Cothron were married Sunday after
noon by Esq Guest while sitting In
buggy on the corner of Ninth and EN-
barge streets. Both reside here, Mr..
Cothron being connected with the Bell
Telephone Co.
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Bazaar ST. Peters Parish Society.
As previously announced the ladies'
Of St Peters Parish Society will hoid
their annual Bazaar Friday and Satur-
day. Dec II and IS. The positive To-
cation of the sale has not yet been
decided upon, but in the mean time
the chairmen of the various commit
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KittraII-Wall.

kittrell-WaII.
At the residence of the brides pa
rents in this city Tuesday morning, at
the hour of 8, Miss Martha Pearl Wall
and DR.. William H. Kittrell OF Mount
Pleasant, Tennessee, were united IN
wedIock's hold bonds. The wedding,
which was a very pretty one, was wit
messed only by relatives and a few
close friends. The wedding march
was beautifully rendered by the &C
comnlished musicians, Mrs. and Miss
Waltermire on piano and violin, and
the ceremony was said by Rev. j. H.
Vinson, an old friend of the family.
After receiving the sincere congratu-
lations of the guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kittrell we're driven to the depot and
fool, the train for New York, where
thew will spend some time before go
ing to their home at Mount Pleasant
Tennessee.
/ Miss Pearl--as the bride was known
TO her large circle Of Honey Grove
friends-if a gifted and charming
Young woman, attractive in person
highly cultured and of disposition SO
sweet and aimable that every &C
nuaintance is her friend and admlrer
She will be keenly missed from Hon
ev Grove, but with her and the gen
tIeman to whom she has given her
heart and life, go the best wishes oi
all our people Dr. Klttrell Is
stranger to Honey Grove, but those
who know him, including his nome
paper, speak of him in the hlghes'
terms, as a gentleman and as phy'
s;cian and the testimony OF those
wbo know him so well convinces us
that he is in every way worthy OF
the rich prize he has won.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mavor John C. Wall and wife, OF Sher'
man. DR.. Thomas Kittrell and wife, OF
Texarkana; Mrs. T. c. WALL OF SUI
phur. OKLA; Messrs. Maxey and RoO
ert Wall.-Honey Grove (Tex) sig
nal of Nov. 26.
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See The Herald for Candidate Cards
d&wtl
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To Compliment Mrs. SHOOK
Mrs A. M. Cochran will entertain
at bridge on Friday afternoon IN non.
or of Mrs. Shook. the house guest Oh
Mrs l.. p. Padgett.
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sub.srIbs sUs ne ''srs'&
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
The Mems Corner.
By Charles Byng Hall.

walking round q bTliard-room OF sitting
at club card table And Z il is worth
doing at al Il Is worth doing vel.
Why Is II that men as a rule take 20
dancing less easily than gfrlst One rea-
son perhaps Is that woman has natural
advantage 10 al movements which depend
for their execution upon the balance Of
the body She IS not so top heavy" as a
man. A mans greatest breadth and
weight are az his shoulders: womsn's
are al her hips In scientific language.
her center Of gravity Is lower. and there
fore IN dancing. as In skating, she starts
with a physical point IN her favor.
Then. again, music and dancing have
a place In the education Of almost every
girl A girls ear IS better cultivated than
that Of the average Ran 90 catch the
rhythm Of a waltz and her foot more
quick than his TO follow It.
There Is no reason, however. Why any
young man who is neither absolutely IN
sensible 70 the charm Of music nor inor-
diuateIy clumsy should not learn 70 dance
more than moderately we'll he viii reap
an ample reward for his pains 10 the en-
joyment he derives from the pastime and
the pleasure which he affords 10 the la
dies who are fortunate enough 20 be his
partners.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03


Without knowledge You cannot DO Jus
tice 10 your clients, and unless you do
justice 10 youy clients you cannot reason
ably hope 10 get along in the world.
But knowledge IS useless without meth
Cd. Method is the successful application
% knowledge 10 practical purposes. II
involves attention. accuracy and the
habit q orderly thought and clear under
standing.
one man viii work sssidu0usIy from
morning 70 night and DO no more than
another who works but half the time.
What is the reason for the difference?
In nine cases OFT % ten it will be
found that the more rapid worker owes
his advantage 90 the cultivation o.
method. He knows exactly where and
bow his business stands. His books are
ss clear as his head, and I'm one OF the
other be can find on the instant the IN
formation 20 obtain which the unmethod-
zeal man wastes an hour or two OF the
tine OF himself and bis clerks.
Just as knowledge Is Of little prac-
teal value without method so both these
desirable things are wasted without the
capacity for their persistent application.
II you believe you have got hold Of q
good thing. stick to It. Don't sit down
st the first rebuff and weep bitter tears
about unfair competition and the depres-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

sion OF trade. stand up Ike q nan and
shove your business and your business II
tine VIII shove you II you start with
g doubt rs 10 your ability 20 win yea
are almost certain 70 lose. Many z weak
man, By mere determination 20 win, has
beaten one who seemed far better able
10 fight the battle Of life.
Finally. II. in spite Of knowledge. meth
Cd and persistence, you do not pile up
as many dollars as you think you have
deserved, you may console yourself with
the reflection that 10 honest work is ever
wasted
People say" declared the great Eng
lish orator, John Bright, that IN these
days OF competition one never knows
what result viii attach 10 ones work
whether IL VIII bring in reward or not
Even that they say. Is a chance-a
matter OF speculation. Well. one can
never utterly eliminate the accidental out
OF life, but the worker who works his
best may be certain Of this, that even II
his work does not receive its reward-and
& really does not fail OF It very often
still be has gained one certain thing.
He has gained by the very exercise Of bis
skill increased power which Is bound 20
bring him reward In the future Work
rightly done brings profit in the develop
ment of ones self apart from the profit
on which some people only tx their eyes"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
Dancing Men.

= OSTESSES report that dancing men
are Increasing in number and are
3 dancing better than they used to Go.
The young men Of the day, Il seems.
are neither TOO priggish TO dance nor too
INDECENT 20 learn.
The fact is 10 be welcomed for many
reasons Dancing is a healthy exercise,
and its practice tends to give e grace Of
carriage which Is too often cons Dicuously
absent among men. To men approach
ing middle age it may be commended as
one Of the pleasantest and most effective
methods Of restraining a tendency 70 IN
due rotundity Of figure
Athletes are beginning to discover its
value as a muscle developer. a we'll
known football player" says q popular
professor Of dancing. SIS taking lessons
from me because he knows from the ex-
perience Of some Of his colleagues that
the exercise viii give him increased light
ness and agility The waltz produces q
surprising power Of balance; the various
movements Of the lancers give q preci-
sion OF movement Of great value to a foot
baller. Among other athletes who come
tosfDe are some racing cyclists. They find
that the ankle is made much more elastic
By dancing"
Regarded merely as form Of evening
recreation, dancing Is certainly q more
wholesome pastime for young man than
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
The Best Beautiher.

- VERY week brings forth another
-. preparation guaranteed 20 De beau
- -ifer Of the complexion. Some Of
them are, and some Of them are rot.
Women who are really sensible DO not
run after every new-fangled beauthe-
that IS put upon the market They Try
TO get at the root Of the troubIe-if their
complexion Is bad-the digestion A very
simple aid 10 good digestion and a clear,
velvety skin IS water-iust the common.
ordinary variety out OF the flter.
Very few women drink oue-f0urth rs
much water as they should IN the course
OF a day. Il should not be used during
meals. But during the day az least three
pints IS the proper amount for the aver
age woman. Many women with skins
that are the envy OF their more unfortu-
nate sisters drink glassful every hour
IN the day
A glass OF hot water n the morning
and another at night IS helpful IN re-
dcci1g the weight Of a stout woman.
Cold water makes flesh hard and firm and
rosy.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
The Art Of Lying In Bed.

II the famous Stone Of Destiny IN
Westminster Abbey was really Jacobs
pillow. one wonders not that Jacob
dreamed. but that he dreamed OF heaven.
No English sovereign sits upon the stone
ct his coronation without the iDterposi-
ton Of az oaken board and ample cUsh-
ions, and regarded IS a pillow Il offers
openings for improvement too obvious
10 need the brain Of an Edison for their
development
It Is reasonable however, 10 suppose
that the first sequel TO the invention OF
the stone pillow was the invention OF the
stone bed. and that the substitution OF
softer materials came long afterwards
We seem 10 trace the introduction Of the
soft bed 10 the disappearance Of the age
OF visions
Their. perhaps ages later, arrived the
fnnOrator who raised the bed from the
ground. Perhaps he was q sensitive and
nervous man, with an abnormal repug-
nance TO the lower forms OF life, who
disIIked the company Of snakes and
things as bedfellows; perhaps he was the
husband OF an exacting wife, who wanted
a bed that she could sweep under" or
a safe harbOrage for her millinery boxes
Anyhow. he dared and did. One can i'm
-agine the ridicule, not unmiIed with
awe. OF the Delghbors who assembled
Eight and morning 70 see him get into
and out of this revolutionary eOntrivance-
Doubtless. he suffered many bruises.
perhaps some broken bones. before be
acquired the srt Of not tumbling out,
but, having acquired It, the laugh would
he IN his side and his Deizbbors vrouId
be as eager 10 learn TO sleep on & bed
stead as the modern boy Is eager TO learn
to ride a bicycle.
We marvel e the habit Of the stork
in sleeping balanced on one leg, and Of
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
Scientific Marriage Love is of Little importance

alas, this giri. hard though she tried TO
please her tutor. also failed dePl0ra5ly to
attain his ideals
The profound secrets which he intrust-
ed 20 her Keeping ss tests OF her TeJi-
cence TOO often leaked out among her
girl friends; the weighty books Of science
which be commended 10 her attention
were 100 seldom found IN her hands vhen
be came upon her unawares- Worse still.
she lacked the courage which he sought
in bis future wife She could not re-
frain from screaming when lie fred
pistol az her skirts, although be assured
her that IL WIS not loaded with bail; she
even started when he dropped hot sealing
wax OF her bare arms. Bitterly diSap-
pointed. Day packed her OF 70 boarding
school
He subsequently married s lady for
the simple reason that be had fallen il
love with her. and they lived together
until his death quite as happily as II their
c0uTtship had been conducted on the most
approved philosophical principles
After all. the old. unscientf6c custom
o. marrying the woman you love offers
little scope for improvement even n the
twentieth century.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
Interest to the Feminine World.
TheBusiness Woman Chances.

EVER in the history OF the world
were vOmen's chances for indepen-
dent and intelligent action more
bright than at the present time The
lord and master has stepped down from
his pedestal and has admitted woman's
equality In every line Of endeavor IN
which she has been given a chance, Some
things are necessary for girls who wish
to follow q business life
Always be courteous, always be or tine,
always do things cheerful!y. Tie woman
who insists on telling her employer that
she viii not do a specific thing because
she does not receive her salary for doing
it win not last long. Her business career
VIII be a checkered one and she VIII never
reach any lasting success
IN dressing for the Office the well-bred
voman never loses sight Of the proper
sense OF proportion She viii never wear
a loud or ostentatious dress, and the wear
Ing OF much jewelry Is not only an evil
dence OF lack Of good taste. but also gives
evil-disposed Office associates q chance for
gossip. which Is not always helpful and
refining
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

4" FTER al has been said pro and
- con the fact remains that when
one speaks Of the attractiveness Of
women one really means the attractive
ness OF woman 70 man And man Is sore
~ puzzled IN deciding when g woman is
attractive and when she IS not, for most
men have tastes OF their own IN that re-
gard Not 50 long ago woman was coz
si6ered most attractive between the ages
OF Is and - Many heroines OF Classical
hctio1 sre but mere children
But the modern nan prefers something
more sophisticated than sixteen. Almost
ST young women are more or less at
trsctive, Tor unfortunate Indeed IS the
woman who has 10 charms OF fresh.
rosy cheeks and glossy hair between the
ages Of is and IS
Fer the woman of average intelligence
g seems 70 be the ideal time II she
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

DY some millions OF oriental people
~ the Western custom Of sleeping on a
ID bedstead IS regarded as az acrobatc
performance equally grotesque and dan
gerous.
An Arab who had never before seen
the inside Of g house was brought. q few
months ago. with a broken leg, 20 al
American mission hospital In Syria
When the nurses tried 10 put him 20
bed he struggled frantically. he wanted,
be said, TO 20 70 sleep, but II they put
him on that high bank he would have TO
keep awake ail night. holding on to TIE
side lest he should roll OF.
The Arab. though a man on the sand
Of bis native desert, was a babe on q
bedstead. When you and I were babes
we were just as Incompetent as he TO
avoid rolling out OF bed in our sleep,
only we hadn't the sense 70 know It
Fortunately, We had mothers OF nurses
70 tuck Us IN until such time as that
portion Of our brain which never goes
20 sleep had made a note OF the limits
Of safe movement and had learnt 20
keep the sleeping body. however loosely
tucked Ia and however restless, within
the four corners Of the mattress
The prehistoric man who first invented
the bedstead was, perhaps, less fortu-
nate.
Like al really great inventions. the
bed was no doubt the outcome OF grad
ual development The pillow vss prob
ably the first step toward il, and the
credit for inventing the pillow belongs
70 Jacob. the son Of Isaac Anyhow. ia
cob's pillow, II not the first, was the
most famous in history, for it gave him
a dream which has been q subject for
the hunor Of Mark Twain. and II
founded tradition which is revived Et
the coronation Of every British monarch.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
The Secrets Of knowledge Method and Persistence

Ea NOWLEDGE. method and persist
ence are the three essentials o. sue
~ CeSsful enterprise.
You must know your business at least
as well IS your competitors II you are
20 have any chance OF making and keep
ing 6 place for yourself
And you must keep up your knowledge
T you are 10 keep your business. Prog
-ess IN everything Is the order OF the
age. ard the science OF business is nov
ing as rapidly as the science OF electric
ity- The man-whether merchant or doc
tor. soldier or Iawyer-wbO suppOses that
when he has served his apprenticeship
or gone through his college course he
has learnt all there IS 10 learn about
his trade viii soon find himself left.
Keep IN touch with your customers or
clients Oh the one hand and your CON-
petit0rs on the other. Study the news
paper organs OF your busineSs-the ad-
vertisements Is carefully as the leading
articles. Collect the price lists OF your
rivals and read them
Cultivate the capacity for taking ad-
vice-that Is 70 say. for finding ont whel
advice is worth acting upon II Is not
the man with the most ideas who makes
bis way ln the world, but the nan with
the gumpion 20 recognize a COED idea
when be sees II, and the grit to carry 1t