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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
QUIET REIGNS
AT STEARNS, KY.
STATE TROOPS HAVE ALREADY
COMPLETELY AwED sTRiK-
ING MINERS.
BUT TROUBLE NOT At AN END
Few Will Express An Opinion As To
The outeoms And Then Only
In a Whisper.

STEARNS. KY. Dec. 27.-The pres
ence of the soldiers in this little min
ing town of less than 1000 souls has
completely awed the striking miners
and tonight one entering the town
could hardly believe that only two
days ago it was the scene of bloody
battle between strikers and United
States Marshals. While the situa-
ton, on the surface, seems quiet, there
is yet an underourrent that more and
greater trouble will follow, and, be-
cause of this feeling. the people Of the
town are in a state of terror.
Hardly a person here will venture
an opinion as to the outcome, and,
if one allows himself to be drawn into
a conversation, he will hardly talk
above a whisper and only then after a
promise has been made that his name
will not be used.
The fifty picken soldiers from the
Lexington and Somerset companies
which arrived here at midnight Sat
urday have been placed on guard duty
at the Office and plant of the Searns
Coal and Lumber Company and every
safeguard has been thrown around
these buildings to. prevent their de-
struction at the hands of the infuria-
ted strikers.
Although reports have been received
here during the past twelve hours
that Berry Simpson. the acknowledged
leader of the strikers, was only a
short distance from the town with a
gang of armed men bound on destroy
ing the Stearns property, SO far no
EFFORT has been made to arrest him,
or, If one has been made, 1t has not
been divulged by the United States
Marshals. Simpson was seen at
Oneida, Tenn, this morning when the
north-bound train passed there. He
was with his wife, whom he placed
on the train, after which he returned
to the hills and has not been seen
since.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
FOES OF CASTRO
HURRYING BACK
RELEASED POLITICAL PRISONERS
WILL ASSIST THE GOVERN
MENT or GOMEZ.
SOME EIGHT YEARS IN CHAINS
Uncle Sans Ships Are In Easy Reach
Ready For Action on Short
Notice.

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
Dec. 27.-Aecording to wireless dis
patches received here, the United
states cruiser North Carolina was a
hundred miles from Curacao at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, bound for
LaGuaira. On board the cruiser is
w. l. Buchanan. Special Commissioner
of the United States to Venezuela.
Another wireless message stated that
the battleship Maine was following
the North Carolina at a distance Of
about 200 miles.
Political exiles are returning to Car
acas at the summons of President Co
meg, who, in order to unite all par
ties and factions in Venezuela, has
ordered the prisons to be cleared, and
has invited those long since banished
from the country to come back.
The steamship Scuba arrived here
today from Maracaibo with eighteen
former political prisoners aboard.
Among the number were several who
had been as long as eight years in
letters. Gen. Bello, the commander
at Fort San Carlos, at Maracaibo,
whose assassination was attempted re-
Gently, was also a passenger. He
stated that a number Of criminals
were liberated at that place at the
same time the political prisoners were
given their freedom, but later It was
found necessary to imprison them
again. The Scuba left this afternoon
for LaGuaira with the exiles, who rep
resent all political parties They
were given an enthusiastic ovation by
the people of Curacao, and before
their departure we're presented with a
paper bidding them adieu on behalf
of the entire population. In this docu'
ment it was stated that only one man
was the enemy of the exiles and OF
Curacao, and that he had now lost his
prestige.
Gen. Riera, who, for a number OF
years has been working here in con-
junction with the revolutionists
against President Castro, joined the
exiles on the Scuba, and is now on his
way to Caracas. He issued state
ment in reply to the people of Cura-
Gao, thanking them for the attention
bestowed upon him, and declaring that
they may consider him always as the
best friend Of Curacao.
Latest devices from Curacao state
that the situation throughout Vene-
zuela under the new administration
headed by Gomez is excellent.
The departure Of Jose De ]. Paul,
until recently Minister of Foreign At
fairs, on mission to Europe Is con
firmed. He Is to enter into negotia'
tons for the settlement of the existing
differences between Venezuela and
France and Holland.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
ISSUED
FOR PROHIBITION
STATEWIDE DEMOCRATS ISSUE
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE
or TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 81
There was a largely attended and en-
thusiastic meeting of Statewide pro-
hibition Democrats held at the Max
well House ON Saturday night at
which an address to the people was
issued. This address was signed by
the following well-known Democrats:
Robert Burrow, John H. ColdWell,
Jerome Templeton, Geo. P. Lindsey,
r. e. L. Mountcastle. F. M. Thompson,
Pryor H. Walker, Luke Lea, n. Il.
White, ]. j. Bean, Jonas T. Amis,
Geo. H. Armistead, James A. Smiser,
T. A. Embrey, R. J. Riddle, VIM. I.
Smith, J. r. Mitchell, John D. Fetch
er, /. B. Tigert, H. e. Graper, 3. j.
Everett, Seid Waddell, ]. e. England,
q. M. watson, o. G. Barton. Joe L
Holbrook, Bate Bond, Geo. D. Terrell,
Ernest Rice, A. P. Craig, E. L. Bull
lock, w. ". Barry.
The address concludes as follows;
what is the remedy? The elm
nation of the liquor traffic from the
state and the abolition of the county
unit rule primary scheme. The u
uuor traffic is the machines source OF
power, the county unit rule primary
its method of execution. The ma
chine cannot live without. the aid Of
the liquor traffic and the liquor trar
fic cannot exist without the machine
Eliminate both from politics and the
people shall again rule.
What power exists to apply the
remedy? A legislature representing
not the machine nor the liquor traf
fic, but the sovereign will of constit
uents who are mot born with saddles
on their backs to be booted and
spurred by men in authority"
IF Tennesseans will turn theil
faces to the shining light, they will
shake off the political letters which
bind them and in renewed hope and
strength, lead the state to a happier
DESTINY"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
NICE JUNKET AT
UNCLE SANS COST
OLD GENTLEMAN WILL PAY THE
BILL FOR VISIT TO THE PAN
ANA CANAL.

WASHINGTON Dec. 27.-To famil-
iarize themselves with conditions I'M
der the present form of government
Of the Panama Canal zone, twelve
members Of the House Committee on
Foreign and Interstate Commerce will
leave Charleston, s. c., tomorrow for
Colon.
1t is not thought that any measure
having for its object change in the
form of civil government for the zone
will receive the consideration of Con-
c~oss at the present session, but the
committee will find the information
secured now of value later.
There has been some discussion OF
the advisability OF attaching the zone
to one of the Southern circuits OF
Federal courts in order to overcome
criticism that has been made of the
prevailing judiciary system.
It is understood that the officials Of
the Isthmian Canal Commission OPP
pose any change in the present system
of government.
The party will reach Colon on Jan.
Q, arriving. in Washington returning
Jan. IA. Among those in the party. in
addition to the committee, are Rep
resentatives Adamson, Of Georgia;
Richardson, Of Alabama. and Bartlett
and Lee, Of Georgia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
YOUNG WIFE LEAVES
NARROW PATHWAY
SMALL Ap TELLS A PATHETIC
STORY or FALSE STEP FROM
GIRLS DOWNFALL.

A little advertisement in today's
issue Of The Herald has a pathetic
side to it. About three months since.
]. A Sedberry, a respected citizen of
about fifty years of age, married a
sixteen-year-old girl. the marriage TAX
ing place here in Columbia. He car
ried his wife with him to Mississippi,
where he gave her every care and pro-
yided freely for her every want. The
rather quiet life and the absence Of
friends and relatives proved too try
ing on the young woman, and she left
her husband and returned to Maury.
One misstep from the path of duty
started the young woman on the
downward road and she went from
bad to worse until in a raid on a
house in East Columbia Friday night,
she was arrested by members of the
police force and spent the night in
Jail, together with another woman ar
rested at the same time.
The husband is deeply grieved at
the affair, and while he has Of course,
washed his hands Of the girl as a wife,
he is still interested in her future
welfare and is trying to get her to
agree to go to Memphis to the Epis-
copal home for fallen women, where
he proposes to pay all expenses for
her keep. The young woman has so
far not agreed to comply with her
husbands wishes in the matter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
CHRISTMAS WITH
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TREES, MUSIC, AND SANTA CLAUS
CONTRIBUTE TO LITTLE FOLKS
PLEASURE.
ALL HEARTS ARE MADE GLAD
eoOdly Sum Raised at the Christian
Church for orphanase in the Lone
Star State.

The Christmas festivities Of 1908
will long be remembered by all Of Co
lumbia, both rich and poor alike.
There was good cheer and Christian
harmony everywhere. The Sunday
schools all in some way manifested
their appreciation OF the little chill
dren. they expressed their love for
them in different ways, some In
Christmas trees, some in cantatas, etc.
The children of the Christian Sum
day school appropriated the money
that it would cost to give Christ
mas tree to an orphanage m Texas.
| A goodly sum was sent to the orphan
age. ~ .s;s 4.
The First Methodist Sunday school
held it's Christmas tree Christmas, af.
ternoon and all the little children OF.
the school as well as the senior mem-
bers of the school were remembered.
The Christmas music will be sung
Sunday night.
Miss Rosa Barnett and Mrs, Mary
Hine assisted by others made the
hearts of many little children glad at
the advent chapel Christmas day.
This is a work that these good women
have carried on for several years and
have accomplished great good
among the factory people.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
school gave its Christmas tree Thurs
day afternoon. the wharton mis-
sion. branch of this church on East
Hill, gave its Christmas tree Thurs
day night This is missionary work
that this church is conducting among
those people who will not attend ser
vices at any of the up town churches
and although the mission is young
great good has been accomplished
since its founding by d.. Wharton and
other members of the church.
st. Peters church Sunday Schools
tree was given Thursday afternoon.
/ All the little children and members
Of the Sunday school were remember
ed by the school and many little
hearts were made glad. Special
Christmas carols were sung by the lit
tie tots and all enjoyed the entertain
ment.
The South Columbia Methodist Sum
day school held their exercises Thurs
day night The cantata "ohristmas
Joys" was given. The cantata COM
sisted OF carols, songs, Rotations, etc.
and was greatly enjoyed. The pres
ents for the children were arranged In
nose unique way-ladders. being
used which were placed In different
parts of the church and were beauti-
fully decorated From these ladders
Mrs. Santa Claus and Doddy Jim dis
tributed presents to the children.
The Sunday school Of Frierson Me-
mortal church gave their Christmas
tree Thursday afternoon. Although
the church has no regular pastor the
good people of the church never fall
to remember the children in the con-
gregatiou at Sunday school.
The Columbia Lodge OF Elks made
glad the hearts Of hundreds OF little
children yesterday whose parents
were not financially able to give them
the Christmas joys and comforts OF
those children who were more fortu-
nately situated. The Elks distribut-
ed wearing apparel, things to eat, toys
and CONNECTIONS. All day this was go
ling on among these benevolent peo-
pie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
BeautiruI Program Rendered at First
m. e. Church.

Beautiful music was the feature Of
the services at the First Methodist
church on Sunday night. The pro-
gram was one of unusual beauty, and
was exceptionally well rendered. The
following is the program:
Voluntary-"Faith' .......... Rossini
Mrs. Ella Kelley.
'Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
..... ....... .Mendeissohh
christmas" $3.50. ...... ..'Hanuei
Prayer
"Weihnacht". ..... $780,. Harrington
Choir
Love Everlasting ............S olman
Miss Haley.
There Were Shepherds" .Gife
Mesdames sharp and ADHESION.
Messrs. Lipscomb and Ad-
kisson.
Scripture Lesson.
'Berceuse" ...... -. Miss Figuers
" NAOIoly 49, 1899 -
Mrs. R. G. Addison.
Talk by Pastor.
Bethlehem" ... ...... ...Coombs
Mrs. Chas. Sharp,
Anthem-"Let Heaven and Nature
Sing ........ 1880. .Eichhorn
Doxology.
Benediction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
FREIGHT ROLLS
DOWN EMBANKMENT

LUMBER CITY, Ga, Dec. 27.-six
persons were injured, none of them
fatally, when a special freight train on
the Southern Railway jumped the
track near here before daybreak to-
day. and rolled down high embank-
ment to become a mass of wreekage.
within few yards or the banks Of the
OcmuIgee River.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
UNCLEIWOULD
MARRY HIS NIECE

County Court Clerk H. w. Thomas
received a letter Friday from a man
at Valparaiso, Ind, asking II II was
against the law in Tennessee for an
uncle and niece tomarry. Mr.. Thorn
as had to disappoint the would-be
bridegroom by telling him the law
in this state did not permit q mar
rage Of that character.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
MOST ENJOYABLE
CHRISTMAS DAY
PEOPLE OF COLUMBIA ENJOY ONE
or BEST HOLIDAYS THEY
HAVE EVER HAD.
HOMES OF POOR REMEMBERED
Sweet Charity Provided For All VINO
Were in Need.-At Jail And
Poor House.

There has never been quietef OF
more agreeable Christmas spent by
the Deople of this section than was
lat of yesterday. But for the occa-
tonal popping of fire crackers or for
the boom of small cannon or the red
light from a sky rocket one could
never have distinguished the day from
the ordinary quiet and beautiful Sab
hath of this city. The day was heart
fly but quietly enjoyed. There seemed
to be plenty and good cheer for all.
The noble charity organizations OF the
city, the churches and the benevolent
order of Elks saw to it that there was
good cheer in the homes of the hum
bic and the poor.
All hearts seemed to respond TO the
occasion; its spirit appeared 70 per-
wade the very atmosphere and almost
every request for aid or every sugges-
ton that a little reminder OF the sea
son would be appreciated met a hearty
and liberal response. The stockings
of the little folks were never better
allied than on Christmas Eve. The Old
Saint did his very best this year ana
as a result there was great rejoicing
among the little folks at almost every
preside in Columbia
Business in Columbia was almost
entirely suspended. The grocery
stores and eating houses kept open
during the morning hours, but at noon
all were closed and during the after
noon the downtown streets took on
a genuine Sunday appearance. There
were very few people on the streets
While the weather was beautiful and
tn sun shone brightly all day strong
northwest wind made walking or driV-
ing disagreeable and the large MAORI
~ prepared the warmth and cheer o.
fhir own firesides. There was small
audience at the matinee performance
at the Grand Theatre and the children
attended the Christmas tree celebra-
tions during the afternoon but other
wise the population remained at home.
There were very few distinctly so
cial events of the day, although there
were a number of dinner parties, but
as a rule these were confined to rela-
tiyes or very intimate friends. A few
spent the day in Nashville, but the
travel from Columbia was light.
The unfortunate in the county jail,
the work house and the county asy-
lum were not overlooked. All Of the
inmates enjoyed first rate dinner
and were given a share OF the cheer
and good will of the season.
Again the holiday was marked by
lack Of the evidence of too much I'M
bibing in strong drink that in the
years past was so characteristic of the
city. While there were many who
had their Christmas jugs" at home
and others who did not confine their
drinking to the customary egg nog,
on the whole 1t was an exceedingly
sober" Christmas. Very, very few
were seen on the streets under the
influence of liquor. Comparing this
Christmas with those Of the past one
is inevitably forced to the conclusion
that prohibition does prohibit, the IL
quor journals to the contrary notwith-
standing
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
NOTICE

This is to notify the public that
will not be responsible for any bills
or contracts that my wife has made
or will make on and after October Is,
1903. A. SEDBERRY. d&w1t
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Choice Fruits

Send your name for description price
list of fruit trees, vines and plants
r. A. WILKES, CuIleoka. Tenn. 1-S-tf
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
Cape May Pier Smashed.

The ocean pier in front Of Cape
May. N. j.. was almost totally demol-
ished In sight of hundreds of people,
who lined the boardwalk and beach
strand.
The barge Robert Campbell. belong.
ing to the Breakwater Construction
company. nf New York, loaded with
30 tons OF stone for the Cape May
harbor entrance. being built by the
government. broke away from her
moorings and before the strong north
east wind and high running tide was
driven along the beach for distance
Of two miles until II struck the pier.
Piling after piling was battered
down by the action OF the wind and
wave surging the barge. The damage
will amount to about $4,000.
The opera house on the pier was
nearly the first part of 1t to drop into
the surf.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
Fast Mail Train Robbed.

Masked bandits held up and robbed
Union Pacific train No. 2. known as
the Overland Limited. Ave miles west
OF Omaha. Neb Seven registered mail
pouches were taken. believed to have
contained large amount Of money.
The robbers evidently got on thu
train at some town farther west. The
hold-up was pulled off in a deep cut
along the recently constructed Lane
cutoff. The robbers climbed over the
tender and forced the engineer to
stop his train and then proceeded to
the mail car. The clerks were forced
to open the door and hand out num-
Der OF pouches of registered mail
Having secured the bags. the robbers
hurried away In southerly direction
and permitted the train to proceed.
The passengers were not molested.
and as soon as the robbers had de.
parted the train proceeded to this
city.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
KIDNAPPING VOTERS.
Once Regular Feature Of Political
Warfare In EnuIand.

In England a generation or two ago
kidnapping was n regularly recognized
feature of political warfare. On the
eve Of an election especially men of In
fuence ON either side would mysteri-
ously vanish to reappear later with
strange tales of forcible seizures, mad
races across country In post ,chaises
driven by yelling positions, followed
by longer or shorter terms of gilded
Imprisonment In great mansions. where
they were wined and dined In sump-
tuous style and treated right royalty
In every way only their liberty being
denied them.
Quite humble voters, too, were forci-
bly, abducted. but these did not always
fare quite so we'll Thus one victim
made complaint before a magistrate
that he had been decoyed from his
house by ruse and kept shut up In a
coal hole for three days.
Wholesale kidnapping of voters in
patches, too, was not unknown, the
process being rendered easier by the
custom Of candidates paying the trav-
from the polling places.
For instance, at n certain Newcastle
election iiioiv si;ii;p,oaa " ffTssS;sr
Of the borough. dispatched from Lon
don by sea. were taken by the cap
tain-who had been heavily bribed-
to Ostend and there left stranded.
During the same contest, too. and
under similar circumstances n number
OF Berwick electors who happened to
reside In London were dumped down
In Norway. and a group Of thirty Fps
witch voters found themselves on the
day Of the poll cooling their heels upon
the quay at Rotterdam. - Parsons
Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
Getting Ready to Propose.

A train stopped abruptly few miles
outside the little station of Hergatz, In
Bohemia, and the passengers alighted
to ascertain what had happened. They
found the guard engaged in shaving
the engine driver, who apologized for
the delay and explained that he was
about to propose to the young woman
In the refreshment room at the next
station. and he had no time to COM
plete his toilet before starting.-Lon-
don Standard.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
New Hour Of Forty Minutes.

A daylight saving bill has been in.
troduced In congress by Representa-
tive Peters. OF Massachusetts,. The
measure provides for -four April small
hours" and -four September long
hours"
The plan is to shorten the hour be.
tween and o'clock on the morning
OF each OF the first four Sundays in
April to forty minutes and to make
the hour between 2 and 3 o'clock in
the morning OF each of the first four
Sundays In September consist OF
eighty minutes. The measure provides
the arrangement OF time shall be
known as universal time. and shall
not affect Greenwich time as used for
the purpose of astronomy and naviga-
tion.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
THE AMERICAN WON.
Hobbs Picked All the Locks In The
Bank Of Enuiand.


The first worlds fair, the Crystal
palace ut London. was held In 1851
1t was at the Crystal palace that the
American mechanic showed that he
stood second to none In the world.
Hobbs challenged Chubb, and Hobbs,
the American mechanic, carried of the
first prize as lockmaker. Hobbs rep
resented an American manufacturer
Of iron bank safes. He placed his safe
on exhibition and tied the key to the
combination lock on the outside. In
side the safe was placed $3.50, or 81, $50,
and the free offer was made to the
mechanics OF the world that II they
opened the safe the money contained
therein could be taken for their sue
cess. The safe was never opened. At
that time Chubb was famous all over
England and In Europe as n lock-
maker. The Bank Of England indoors
ed Chut5 and used h.s !ccaS cSc!;:
sively. Hobbs examined the work
manship Of the locks and offered to
not only enter the outer doors Of the
Bank OF England, but to open also the
seven doors leading 10 the treasure
safes, inside of two hours II permission
was given. This was too much for
the Britishers to stand. and they gave
the necessary consent.
Hobbs was ON hand two hours be-
fore the time for opening the doors Of
the bank arrived and announced him
self ready to go to work. ALI the tools
he had he carried In his vest pocket,
consisting Of about twenty picks. He
opened the front door In seven min
utes and entered the bank triumphant
ly. He next approached the outer
door Of the treasure safe. In six
minutes the door opened, and before
one hour had passed, half of the time
he asked for. he had his hands in the
treasure OF the bank. much to the
amazement Of the directors Of the bank
and to the intense disgust Of Chubb.
a man Of influence and wealth. He
took his defeat gamely, however. and
soon set to work to improve his locks
This he did by taking Hobbs into his
employ as an adviser.