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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
CHURCH BUILDING.

Members of the First Methodist
church are to be congratulated upor
their decision to make extensive add
tons and improvements to their edi
t1ce and make it thoroughly adequate
to the needs of an ever increasing
denomination. 1t is earnestly to be
hoped that they will carry forward
to a successful conclusion the ambi-
tious plans which have been out
lined. PROFESSIONALLY this church
has the ability and can accomplish
most anything that it attempts and
there should be no faltering.
1t is very much to be hoped that
the members of the First Christian
Church will also move forward in
their campaign for larger and
handsomer edifice. Theirs is a great
congregation and we believe all will
agree with us that the present church
is not representative of the congre-
cation. 1t has the ability to have
much larger and more imposing
house of worship.
Money spent for better churches,
for increased facilities for public
worship and for larger Sunday School
equipment is money well spent The
town that has large, handsome and
we'll supported churches which are
the pride of the people, is town
that has an asset that is not to be
measured in dollars and cents. AS
suredly the people, even those who
are not very religiously inclined and
have little sentiment in the matter,
cannot begrudge the money that is
expended in the building, equipment
and support Of the churches. If the |
of this city were dismantled |
and closed for the next twelve |
months conditions would be so bad |
that even those who do not now
assist in the support of the churches
would not care to live here or rear
their families in this atmosphere.
Merchants and business men, all
things being equal, will never hest
tate to prefer the young man who
attends church and Sunday School
regularly,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE.

In their state convention af LOUIS
vile Tuesday the republicans d
Kentucky gave new evidence Of tl'
oft repeated contention of this paper
that prohibitio" is not a party ISSUE
in Tennessee the republican parry,
was first to espouse prohibition N
Kentucky that same party, by m
overwhelming vote, refused to GU
dorse state wide prohibition. Al
effort is being made in that state %
commit the democratic party to lN
outlawry Of the liquor traffic VAl'D
oids fair to be successful, II 'lS
should prove the case the democrats
party of Kentucky will be the parry
Of prohibition, while the repuOhcd'
party, in Tennessee a pioneer VIII +"
the last refuge in Kentucky Of u'
liquor interests.
In Indiana the democratic parry
the party of the liquor people,
Georgia and North Carolina
democratic party is the foe o.
saloons. Probably men will 0NT
in Kentucky on this issue, il II "
fairly presented, as they have
Tennessee. Republicans viii WV
for democrat who is the foe OFU
great menace, while liquor u'D
Gratis will just as quickly suppO'
wet republican. 1t is an issue :"
goes beyond and above party NV
1t too intimately affects the "sn,
of society and the peace and se'u,
Of the home to be circumstance
narrow party lines.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
GRAND FATHERS CLAUSE.

While The Herald naturally regrets
| that the grand fathers clause of sever
al Southern states has been knocked
out by the supreme court of the United
States, it must confess that it is hard
to escape from the conclusion reached
by the court in holding these provi
sions in violation of the amendments
to the constitution. At best of course
the grand fathers clauses were only
subterfuges. They were meant to
meet a condition that had to be met
in some way and grew out of the en-
| franchisement of thousands of ignor-
ant and illiterate negroes of the
South.
When the reconstruction govern
ments in the South fell of their own
weight and the white men were re-
stored to power, it was absolutely
necessary in some states and in some
sections of other states to resort to
Illegal methods in order to safeguard
and perpetuate white civilization.
The negroes were deprived of the
right to vote either through force or
fraud. The elections became large
ly Trace. The real contests were
settled in white primaries In South
Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana
the negro voters actually exceeded
the white voters. In many sections
of Alabama and Florida the same
thing was true. There are three
counties of Tennessee, Fayette, Hay
wood and Shelby, in which the negro
population exceeds the white popula-
ton. In all these sections the |,
white men were determined to rule |
and often many "outrages" were per-
petrated at the ballot box. 1t was
necessary and no Southerner has any
apology to make for it.
But there came a time, as Senator
Tillman expressed it, when the white
voters, expert in stealing from the
'niggers" began to steal from one
another. 1t was necessary to pro-
vide legal method, one less demon
alizing for the Acknowledgement OF
he ignorant and illiterate negroes.
South Carolina, is in secession, took
he lead. It's constitution was the
irst to impose property and educa-
ional qualifications. Other states (
suit but in several through
he operation of the grand fathers
,lause the illiterate whites we're ex.
'epted from the educational test.
While the decision of the court in
he Oklahoma and Maryland cases {
viii be hard blow to many Southern
states we have no doubt that the {
Anglo Saxons will readily find effec- 4
i've measures to prevent return of
onditions that made the grand faith.
rs clause necessary. Never AGAIN
yill the South witness conditions Y
nat existed following the enfranch-
'ement Of the negro, the colossal {
olitical crime of the last century. 4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25

which they have obtained at Nash.
vile.
If the Nashville scandal shall prove
warning to other cities and cause
an awakening of public interest in
municipal government it may be
worth at least part of the heavy
cost to the taxpayers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25

ing sway over the most dazzling court
known to imperial Europe, an auto
crat in the army and in statescraft,
Napoleon was withal the greatest
democrat that Europe TO that time
had ever known. Declaring that un'
der his empire All paths are open
to merit" he made lnarshals OF
France soldiers who foil )wed him in
the ranks. Imperious, Erooking no
opposition to his will, an absolute die
tator, yet he administered tle most
just and equitable laws that Europe
mad known. All of the abuses OF the
feudal system were abolished and
men enjoyed measure OF individual
liberty never dreamed of in the
eighteenth century. Ills system OF
civil and criminal Jurisprudence lives
to this day a colossal monument to
his brains, to his breadth of vision
and his love of justice. At times he
was the meanest Of men, at others he
rose to heights that were almost sub
lime. He was strange contradic-
ton.
Although fully cognizant OF his
humble origin as when ne said to the
Austrian Ambassador, wheh asked
for his titles of nobility; From
Montenotte, Sir" this man had the
most splendid court of Euorne, he
lived and moved as though he had
been born to the purple. He Geposed
kings, removed princes, took iber-
ties with the Holy Father, divided
kingdoms, erected states, abolisher
all boundary lines and welded for
fifteen years power that no ruler
of Europe ever possessed. The
France of the great Napoleon far out
shone the France of the grand mon
archie.
Napoleons Unsuitable ambition, his
lust for conquest,his greed for power,
his unquenchable thirst for glory,
proven his undoing. Had he been con-
tent with the greatest empire mod
ern civilization had ever known, had
he been satisfied with power that
no Bourbon had ever possessed, he
would have died in the Tuilleries.
But his restless spirit, his irresistible
energy could not be stiiled. Small
wonder that England confined him as
a felon on the bleak md forbidden
'ock of ST. Helena, although in doing
80 that country has foreYered tar
lished it's good name. The conquest,
he captivity Of Napoleon were neces-
,ary to the peace of Europe. The
blood lust must stop.
Generations will come and go,
centuries will record the fight OF
ime ere this world seas again the
ike of the great Napoleon. In what
,yer realm of endeavor he gave play
O his matchless powers he was
Master. Soldier, statesman, law giver,
,atron of arts, educator, conqueror, !
n all things the equal If the greatest,
n many their superior his name
occupies more pages OF 4
he worlds history than that G! any
Their mortal. After all we are not
o far removed from this great man.
Dnly few years ago tho last sur
iyors of Waterlo were gathered to a
he fathers. Just three SeHetations
ave lived and gone since that sun
which rose at Austerlitz set for d
yer on the ensaguined plains OF
Waterloo and the last remnant Of u
ne Old Guard scorned surrender "
18th the words that Hugo has indie y
emily glorifed. ''
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-25
w. H. HOBBITT IS
KILLED BY TRAN

Special to The Herald. q
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 20 :,
H. Bobbit, one of the most pFou''D !,
lawyers of Humboldt, was kllleu IN
Trenton Wednesday. MI
was known all over the state
brilliant lawyer. He was prolnD !.
in politics and was one of the ie''
of his party. His death has c''
CONSERVATION In his native fowl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-12


1 heard Dick come in and walk
about in that ultra careful way he
has when he has been drinking too
much.
At last he evidently saw was not
in bed, for he called: ''Margie; where
are you, Margie?"
l came out of the bathroom and
Dick looked at me, trying to smile.
l said: Good night, or, rather,
good morning, Dick" and passed
through into Aunt Mary's room.
Here, wait a minute, Margie. l
want to kiss you good night"
81 have no inclination to kiss a
drunken man, Dick. 1t seems that
l have nothing to say about your
staying out and getting drunk while
you keep a beautiful home over my
head, but at least have the right to
refuse my kisses to a man with a
iquOr-laden breath that sickens me"
But want to talk to you"
No, thank you, Dick; have had
tO-isten once tonight to a drunken
man making explanations and ex-
cuses."
Who was he?" Dick asked as
though he would punish any other
drunken man than himself who I'M
dertOok to address me.
He called himself Mack; said he
was a friend of yours. Even he,
however, seemed to think you had
not been treating me right and in
maudlin way tried to excuse you"
DO you mean to tell me that Dan
Mack was drunk enough to take me
in earnest when told him that he
had better go over and tell my wife
what a good fellow was when he
was telling that fact to the boys so
often that I got tired Of hearing it.
I told him you probably did not feel
that way about me.
He was here and told me what a
good fellow you were"
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joke of the season. Poor old Dan is
the most difident man in the world.
If he hadn't been full he would never
have dared even to come to see you.
I've tried and tried to get him over
here and he always was afraid you
would not like him. I haven't any
parlOr manners, Dick, he says"
He told me you said to him: My
wife just dotes on drunkards.'
Dick simply rOared with laughter.
well, don't your" he asked, when
he could speak: You know, Margie,
you dote on me-"
mo, I don't. hate you and all
your tribe, and have reason to
do So"
What do you mean? I've only
been having little fun. God knows
it's been solemn enough in this fam
lily lately.P
well, if that's the case, what
about me? I've been pretty solemn,
too. Where does my fun come in?
If it is necessary to get drunk to have
a good time let's get drunk together. y
Now, Margie, you know you are
not well. You are all tired out and
sick"
If there is one thing that exas-
perates me it is to be told that I am
i'll when my pride is hurt and my
heart aches.
81 never was better in my life,
physically, but l am heart broken and
weary of it all. For whom did you
intend those flowers that I received
yesterday"
'Margie, won't lie to you" said
Dick after a minutes silence. Yes;
terday morning Eleanor FairloW
called me up and told me she had
been very i'll again and l stepped in
and ordered the flowers. You can
see how little it meant for me, for I
probably forgot to leave her name
and the man sent them to my home. ,"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-12
CONFESSIONS o. A WEE

DICK CONFESSES ABOUT THE FLOWERS
right, 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise Asso
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10

or more registered voters Of The city Of
county In which said voters 20 signing
are registered. and one aiidavlf may
apply 70 or cover any number OF sigma.
lures to such petition. The false signing
Of any name. or the signing uf any fc-
titious name to said petition shall be
forgery. and the making Of any false az.
idavit in connection with said petition
shall be perjury
Section 2 And be It further enacted
By the authority aforesaid. That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed a. an
amendment 10 the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Mem
hers Of the General Assembly held IN
this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof. for their adop-
ton or rejection IN pursuance OF the d.
rectlons contained IN Article XVI Of the
Consultation Of this State and at this
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be BY ballot, and upon each ballot
shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment As now provided by law. and i'm
mediately after said election due return
SHAH be made to the Governor OF tn
vote Tor anu against said proposed
amendment as directed by the said Four
tenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved April sth. 1915
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10

CHAPTER As.

An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution Of this State by adding
new Article thereto to follow imme-
diately after Article XII and to be known
as Article xT-A. and to provide for the
submission Of said amendment TO the
qualified voters OF this state for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. Be It enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly OF Maryland. three-ffths
o. al Members of each OF the two
Houses eoncurrlng). That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle Xi and to be known as Article xI-A,
De and the same Is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of
this State which Article, II adopted by
the qualified voters OF this State. as
herein provided, shall thereby by such
adoption be and become a part OF the
Constitution OF this State.
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ARTICLE xI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION

Aal4SlE HI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION
Section 1. On demand of the Mayor Of
baltimore and City Council of the City
OF Baltimore. or on petition bearing the
signatures Of not less than % per cent
OF the registered voters Of said city or
any county provided, however, that in
any case 10000 signatures shall be suffi-
cient to complete s petition), the Board
or Election Supervisors of said city or
county shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election, occurring af-
Ter such demand or the filing of such
peutlon, for the election OF a charter
board OF eleven registered voters of said
CITY or I'VE registered voters in any such
counties. Nominations for members for
said charter board may be made not less
thhn forty days prior to said election by
the Mayor OF Baltimore and City Couu-
Gu OF the City of Baltimore or the Coun-
" commissioners Of such county, or not
less than twenty days prior TO said cleo
tion by petition bearing the signatures
written In their own handwriting land
not by their mark OF not less than per
cent o. the registered voters OF the said
CITY OF Baltimore or said county: pro-
Flueu that in any case two thousand
SIGNATURES Of registered voters shall b.
suinclent to complete any such nominat-
ing petition, and II not more than eleven
registered voters of the City Of Balti-
more or not more than five registered
voters in any such county are SO noni-
hatee their names shall not be printed
on the ballot but said eleven registered
voters In the City OF Baltimore or Ave
IN such county shall constitute said
enarier board from and after the date
OF said election. At said election the
ballot shah contain the names of said
nominees In alphabetical order without
any indication of the source of their
nomination, and shall also be so arrang-
g Is % permit the voter to vote for or
sealest the creation of said charter
poata' but the vote cast against said
erealon shall not be held to bar the
Voter from expressing his choice among
tne nominees for said board. and II the
nia'orty OF the votes cast for and
asslhst the crea ton of said charter board
snah be against said creation the cleo
tioh OF the members OF said charter
ooara shall he void but II such majority
sum De IN favor OF the creation of said
et.irtsr board, then and In that event
w. ny eleven nominees Of the City Of Bal
tlllore or FIVE nominees In the county
receiying the largest number OF votes
shaH constitute the charter board. and
salu eharter board or n majority there
u snsul prepare within six months from
~ eAie OF said election charter or
- OF government for said city or such
e9un.y and present the same to the
1-Afo' OF Baltimore or President Of the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10
THE LAWYERS FABLE.


" look the Sting Out OF Hlo Oppo-
nont's Florid oratory.
| A barrister who WINS possessed o. al
abnormallS loud voice was making al
eloquent Address to Jury. His case
was fairly strong: he was much III ear
nest, and his trumpet tones made The
rufters ring. liz a hurricane Of sound
| he closed his argument and sat down
| The jury looked serious aud thought,
ful mud were evidently much i'm.
pressed, The opposing barrister had a
| face like hatehet aud thin low voice
the exaet opposite Or by learned
dress the3tly be began:
AS ! listened TO the rather thunder
Gus appeals of my learned friend | re
called a fable which | heard In my
youth. A lion and an ass entered into
compact to slay the beasts Of the field
and share the spoil They divided the
work; the ass was to go into the thicket
and bray and brighten the animals out.
while the lion WINS to lie In wait and
kill the fugitives as fast as they APP
peared. Wen. the ass sought the dark
est part Of the jungle and. lifting up
his awful voice. brayed and brayed
and prayed. There never was heard
such a fearful din.
''fhe ass was quite intoxicated with
his own uproar and thought he'd re-
turn TO see what the lion thought Of it.
With q light heart he went back and
found the lion looking doubtfully about
him, pale in the face and trembling In
every limb. What do you think Of that
for bruyingf said the exuliant ass
Don't you think scared themY
Scared themg repeated the lion In an
agitated tone. why. you'd have scared
me If didn't know you were a jack
ASST "-London Graphic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10

A law to punish by Imprisonment per-
sons found guilty of overfeeding was
actually promulgated IN France during
the reign Of Charles TX. when the cost
Of living reached an Uncomfortable
height 1t was then ordained that no
person should eat more than three
courses at a meal. the amount to be
served at each course being also pre-
scribed. Heavy fines We're imposed for
any breach of this law.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10
ARr1c1r XVI. THE anFrRENDuM

Section (al. The people reserve to
themselves power known as The Refer
endum. by petition to have submitted TO
the registered voters OF the State. to
approve or reject at the polls. any Act
or part of any Act of the General As
sembly. II approved by the Governor. or
IL passed by the General Assembly over
the veto of the Governor;
Or The provisions of this Article shall
be self-exeeuting: provided that addi-
tional legislation In furtherance thereof
and not In comic. Herewith may be en-
acted.
Section 2. No law enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly shall take effect until the
first day Of June next after the session
at which--it may be passed. unless It
contain a Section declaring such law an
emergency law and necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation of the public health
or safety, and passed upon yea and
nay vote supported by three-fifths OF al
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses of the General Assembly; pro
vided, however. that said period of sus-
pension may be extended as provided in
Section 3 % hereof II before said first
day Of June there shall have been filed
with the Secretary OF the State a petit
ton to refer to a vote Of the people any
law or part Of law capable OF refer
endum as In this Article provided. the
same shall be referred by the Secretary
Of State to such vote. and shall not bs-
come a law or take effect until thirty
days after its approval by a majority Of
the electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members of Ae House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States An
emergency law shall remain In force
notwithstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by majority Of the quail
tied electors voting thereon; provided
however, that no measure creating or
abolishing any office, or changing the
salary, term or duty OF any officer, or
granting any franchise or special privi-
lege. or creating any vested right or In
terest. shall be enacted as an emergency
law. No law making any appropriation
for maintaining the State Government
or for maintaining or aiding any public
institution. not exceeding the next pre-
yious appropriation for the same pur-
pose. shall be subject TO rejection or
repeal under this section. The increase
In any such appropriation for maintain.
Ing or aiding any public institution shall
only take effect as in the case of other
laws. and such increase or any part
thereof specified in the petition, may be
referred to vote Of the people upon pc.
tition.
Section la. The referendum petition
against any Act or part of an Act passed
by the General Assembly, shall be suffi-
client II signed by ten thousand qualified
eeters OF the State OF Maryland. OF whom
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-10

The dust of the Danish kings is kept
in great cathedral at RosklIde an old
town twenty miles from Copenhagen
Every year the entire royal family al
ways pay visit to Roskilde in ODE
dience to an ancient custom. On one
Of the pillars are marks showing the
height of Peter the Great, Nicholas. the
Iron Car: Alexander III. Of Russia.
the king Of England and many other
kings The cathedral was built in the
eleventh century. II has two mighty
towers. which can be seen at a long
distance. The oldest grave is that of
King Harold l., who died in 9ST.