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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
Human Bodies Turned to Stone.
o the Editor Of the New York Sun

To the Editor Of the New York Sun:
SIR: The recent affirmation of Profess
sor H. A. Ward, of the Rochester IN. "
University, "that there is no single in
stance on record of fossil or petrified
fesh," is strangely subversive of the truth
in many well authenticated cases, recorded
in the newspaper presses, and well re-
membered to this day by hundreds of the
most intelligent and reputable citizens res
ident where the discovery of these phe-
nomena took place.
The instance recently furnished you
from Canastota, n. Y, of the petrifaction
Of the body of Captain Cady, IAN old and
well-known resident of the town of Sulli-
van," revives and reclothes with all the
freshness and vigor of yesterdays Incl
dent the exhumation of the body of Mrs.
Willis Cowling for refinement in the new
cemetery, just erected and completed in
the city of Richmond, Va, thirty-five
years ago.
The deceased lady, the wife of one of
the largest manufacturers of that city, and
q man of fine character and large wealth,
was buried in the grounds attached to the
Methodist Episcopal Church. After the
lapse of several years, Mr.. Cowling in the
interim having married again, and the
second wife dying, determined to bury
both wives side by side in the new ceme-
terry, and had the body Of the first wife
exhumed. The unusual weight of the cot.
I'm, exacting the forcs and power of seve-
eral men to remove it, and the extraordi-
nary preservation of the wood of which
it was manufactured, induced the friends
present to investigate these astounding
phenomena, and with that sole object in
view opened the coffin, when, to the utter
amazement of every beholder, the body
was found to be petrified in its entirety,
daguerreotyping not only the general con-
tour Of the face, but lining each individual
feature with such perfect accuracy as to
be easily and distinctly recognizable by
every friend present, Notwithstanding the
Intervention Of fifteen years between the
burial Of the body and Its exhumstion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

g Z think that nre,hal2oon. MIGHT b
dangerous" remarked. -.
"Not ct all-not at al" replied the, old
gentleman; |" and If It does not set aiight
q haystack or DO, don't mind on an occa-
sion like this may not live to zee any
other birthday"
That think exceedingly probable" I
remarked, :" il youpersist in sending up
this balloon"
"Why, what has that to DO with e!
You don't suppose shall set the SKY on
firep (That was the very thing did sup
pose.) al have heard of folks setting the
river Semaht on fire. but a. for the sky
1 shall not describe the preparations
made for the ascent of the fire-balloon.
The old gentleman unfolded it, lighted
the tow in the little basket that hung
from it as a car, and, as it slowly arose,
watched it with delight and admiration.
Up-up-it went ;-snd down-down-
went my heart In the distance tap
peared little more than o spark. Bang I
Cottage-old man-trees- were gone.
I was sitting in my armchair by the
fire, and a coal which had just popped
out of the CRATE by smoking on the
hearth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
Keep Your Word.

A BOY borrowed tool from a neighbor
promising to return it at night. Before
evening he was sent away on an GRAND,
and did not return until late. Before he
went, he was told that his brother should
see the tool returned. After he had come
home and gone to bed, he inquired and
found the tool had not been sent to its
owner He was much distressed to think
his promise was not kept, but was per
suaded to go to sleep and rise early and
carry it home By daylight he was up,
and nowhere was the tool to be found.
After long and fruitless search he set of
for his neighbor's in great distress to &C
knowledge his fault. But how great was
his surprise to find the tool ON his neigh
boris doorstep! And then it appeared,
from the prints of little bare feet on the
mud, that the lad had got up in his sleep
and carried the tool home, and went to
bed again and knew it not. OF course, q
boy who was prompt in his sleep was
prompt when awake. He lived respected,
and had the confidence of his neighbors,
and was placed in many offices of trust and
profit.--Erchange.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

We have received from Sam. A. Lewis,
Passenger Agent of the indianapolis & st.
Louis and other roads, at San Francisco,
copies of the time tables of the Central and
Western Pacific railroads printed in CHI
nese, and also Of a placard advertising the
Western Pacific Railroad An engraved
copy Of the latter appears at the head of
this article. The contents of this placard
so Mr.. Lewis writes: our knowledge of
the Monaghan language is somewhat de-
fective-translated into English are:
"Ticket Office, Western Pacific Railroad.
Passengers must buy tickets at the Office
before entering the cars" .--r-5rt.i
We are not quite certain that we have
not presented the advertisement wrong
side up; but presume not many Of our
readers will criticise US.
The letters on the placard are apparently
painted with brush and not printed. The
paper is of a vermilion color with gilt
spangles. The time tables are on thin yell
low paper, and the text is Autographed ap-
parently.
These time tables, Mr.. Lewis says are
used by the Chinese conductors On the
trains of these roads.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
II e: , nass y e dssaassd ana .,s as.ezihea

I0Cf mUf IN deR1100d 9ud 171IW Qe1cxlUe8
IA eenSS fionf !: - .
a6tunned and div. I 1urried to my
room md firct nsvself "a the bed, almost
ssfieaed that IA lese my reaoon. ap-
nIied testa I~sPcated the multiplication
tshle vith-& making mistake. 1t was
Main ~ my apprehension of numbers
~ unimpaired I repeated, The boy
ljtood on the burning deck without q
blunder. It was plafn that my memory
wa sound. read one Of Mrs. Brown
ing's poems and clearly understood some
Of Il. II was plain that nv intellectual
faculties were In . condition of even un-
usual vigor. Then what IN the world was
the matteri Had not suddenly devel-
oped a1monomaniA-e Cfaziness about
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

-"I see," says a Paris correspondent,
that several people have persisted in
London from having been bitten by mad
dog. A few months ago 1 sent you q re-
port from French medico who, first Of
all, cured himself with a vapor-bath, and
has since cured several patients. In his
own case, he was engaged in dissecting a
person who had died Of rabies, when he
g sss ss his ssa
in few days, unmistakable symptoms of
hydrophobia set in, andmedico determined
oocu susds G snOcsh himself afa
o Turkish bath the attempt at Jelo dc se
failed, but the rabies was eradicated, and
medico came forth cleaner, better, and
q wiser man."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

Fair exchange is no robbery" The
following transaction has come to light In
New Fairfield, Conn.,: 1.-TWO dairymen
who use the same spring for the purpose
of cooling their milk, recently discovered
that their milk was unproftably thin, and
came to the conclusion that somebody was
robbing them. The other night they hap
pened at the spring, and each discovered,
to his utter establishment, that the milk
was being stolen, and the vacuum being
supplied with water blythe other"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
Quarreling.

TIE tendency to let any dispute drift
into quarrel is very much matter of
habit; but it is habit which
may be greatly modified, if not
wholly cured. We should teach our
selves, to begin with, that moderation in
language and temper is evidence, not of
weakness Of character, but of the reverse.
While dispute is yet in embryo, modera-
ton and self-control may remove it.; but
when it passes that stage-when it Is de-
veloped into quarrel-then all hope of
setting the matter. to rights is at an end.
The prudent man will now simply with
draw himself from the affair, instead of
necdlessly embittering himself in useless
struggle. OF course It requires some dis
cretion to know when the dispute has
reached the point of being irremediable;
and it il at this point that it should be
thrown up. Considerations of false pride
should not be allowed to interfere. No
matter how just your cause is, there is
nothing to be gained by declaiming
against the injustice of an obdurate oppO-
nent, who sees only right on his side. A
man ought to study the history and de-
velcpment Of former quarrels in which he
has been engaged, in order to see how re-
sultless they were, and what an enormous
waste of time and temper they involved.
He will see the misunderstanding grow
more definite, until it reaches that stage at
which it is impossible to remove it with
out the most heroic abnegation on one side
or the other. He viii perceive that
neither side il willing to take the lead in
coming to an arrangemnt. The cause OF
dispute becomes, by argument, bigger.
Fash disputant is now more confirmed in
his notionA By-xnd-by, they are not 50
anxious to prove themselves in the right
as to punish each other for being quarrel
some and causing annoyance. The origi-
nal ground of quarrel is lost sight of in THU
sense of mutual injury They are angry
with each other because each has quar-
relied, and the quarrel is continued out Of
revenge. How does it end? Time, the
great pacifier, smooths down their wrath
but look at all they have suffered and los
in the interim! 1t is fortunate, indeed, i
one or the other perceives the obvious les
son, and resolves thenceforth to abandon
any dispute which reaches the irretrieva
hla ar1 m, orolxy ,ipafnrv cfana
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

Ar late meeting of the New York
Fruit Growers Club, it was stated that q
gentleman in New Jersey kept from two
hundred to three hundred barrels of
apples last winter in perfect condition by
simply piling them together in the open
air and covering them with q quantity of
salt hay,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
OuR YouNe FoIxs-"The Story of a

OUR YOUNG FoLKs.-"The Story of a
Bad Boy" is concluded in the December number.
Rev. Edward Z. Hale gives a chapter of useful adj
vice to the Young on :" How to Go into Society"
"Christmas Tide" Is . poem by A. W. Bellaw.
Hot Buckwheat Cakes-with fullpage Illustration
by 81. L. Palmer; Carts Christmas Carol, by N.
w. McLain; How Battles are Fought-with sew
eral illustrations Major Traverse Johnny Tear
ful-with illustration-by Geo. Cooper; How
Ship il Modelled and Launched-with fulLpage
and several smaller illustrations-by j. T. Trow-
bridge; etc., etc. The publishers announce that
Mrs A. D. T. Whitney, author Of "A Summer in
Leslie Goldthwaites Life will contribute the lead
ing serial story for 1870, entitled I'VE Girls"
Story of Home Life. Among the regular contribu-
tors for the new year are mentioned the names OF
DR.. !. Hayes the famous Arctic explorer; T. b,
Aldrich, James Parton, J. T. Trowbridge, Rev. &.
E. Hale, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John @. Whittier;
and other eminent writer's win also contribute to
Orr Young Folks during the new year. FIELDS,
OseooD q Co., Boston, Mass. $2.00 per annum; an
extra copy for every i've subscriptions. The At
lanssc Nonlhy and Our Young Foiks $500 per year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
Mark Twain In Hayt1.

MARX TWAIN, OF the Buffalo Erprees, is
interesting the readers of his newspaper
with series of papers upon the various
countries Of the world, which he adver-
tises as written jointly by himself and
Prof d. r. Ford. The present is No. 2 of
the collection, and concerns the writer's
imaginary adventures in Hayti. Mr..
Twain observes, casually that the Pro-
fessor is about to sail from San Francisco
to Japan, and, of course, could not run
back to visit Hayti; yet, as it was manifest
that Hayti ought to be visited at once, Mr..
Twain determined to grapple with the
duty single-handed, and has, accordingly,
interviewed" the country. On landing
he entrusts the carriage of his valise to
one of an enormous crowd of small negro
boys, who assail him for the purpose of
extorting money for that service. He is,
however, unprepared for the demand,
made on his arrival at his hotel, of 5000,
and, as he pathetically observes himself,
faints on the spot. We remember that Mr..
Artemus Ward, another member of the
class of humorists to which Mark Twain
belongs, used to have an exceedingly
amusing expression of "fainting in two
places" on such occasions Mr.. Twain, on
recoverin his emotion, hands 81 900 note
to the urchin, whom he describes as de-
pending solely on his personal comeliness
for attractiveness-he has nothing on but
q shirt" and who walks off coolly. Mr..
Twain intimates to the bystanders that he
has 800 change to receive, and demands
restitution, whereupon he is told that the
people don't think much of q tride like
that in Hayti. He goes out for stroll,
and after meeting two or three bodies of
soldiers going off to neighboring battle,
comes across gentleman who announces
that he is proceeding to the top of hill in
the neighborhood, to take good place for
another battle, which he feels sure will come
off thereabouts shortly. This native OBJ
serves that he will take it as a considera-
bic favor il Twain will sell him the field
glass which he carries over his shoulder.
/ said / did not care particularly to
part with it, but still, what would he give
He said:
AZ am willing to pay $4,000"
"What?"
"Forty thousand dollars"
"My friend, are you insane!"
He took package out of q sort OF KNAPP
sack which was slung about him, and de-
some $1,000 Haytien greenbacks. Week
take advantage of unatic, but then
what would you have dones l then re-
sumed my journey, with an unusually
sneaking expression IN my countenance.
However, Mr. Twain speedily discovers
that the price has been by no means ex-
orbitant, and that other articles are
charged for by their pOssessors in an equal
ratio. BE begins to imagine that his intel
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY FOR DEcEM-

IHB ATLANTIC MONTHLY FUN OECEM-
BnR-Table of Contents: Uncle Sans Treatment
Of his Servants, by James Parton; The Dead Level,
BY r. sheldon; The Mormon Prophets Tragedy,
By John Hay; The Brick Moon-II-by z. z.
Hale American Industry in the Census, by y. A.
Walker; Mr.. Bruce, by Alice Eliot; The Increase
OF Human Lfe-IH.-by Edward Jarvis, d. d. /;
In Ny Vineyard, by Bsyard Taylor; The Foe In the
Household-X.-by Caroline Chesebro; Lfe-Saving
q Business Duty, BY W. y. G. shanks; John, by
A. d. Richardson; Under the Midnight Sun, l. l.
Hayes; Reviews and Literary Notices. Fer 1870
the publishers Of The Atomic announce q new
novel, BY Bayard Taylor, entitled Joseph and
His Fricnds" DR.. l. /. Hayes will furnish series
Of sketches, /" Under the Midnight Sur" Its lists
of contributors for the new year comprises the
names Of many Of the ablest and best whterA Of
the day. Published BY FIELDS, OseooD q Co., Ia
fremont street, Boston, Mass. $500 per year; two
copies 500; i've, $500; ten, 5000; single num-
berr, s. cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

This ISrALLrBLR RDHDY does not like the poison
GUS irritating snus and strong caustc solutions with
which the people have long been humbuzged, simply
paliate short time dTfce the disease 10 The luga
there Is danger Of doing In the use Of such nos
uums, but u producer PRErBcr AND PKKnANKHr on M
OF THE woBsT OAsKs OF CHRONIC OATAKRH, a. thou
sands can testify GOLD IN THE HEAD" h cured with
q FEW applications. CArARRHAL HRADACH1 Ia relieved
and cured as by magic. II removes offensive Breath,
Loss Impairment Of the sense Of taste, smell OF
bearing. Altering Weak Eyes, and Impaired Memory
when caused by the violence Of Caarrh, they al r
1uently are offer In good faith standing reward Of
{5oo for Q case Of Catarrh that cannot cure
FOR SALK BY MOST DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
PRICE ONLY 50 CKNB.
Ask your Druggist for the RzxKDY; but be has not
yet on sale don't b put Oh BY accepting any mis-
cradle than worthless substitute but enclose sixty
cents me- and the Remedy viii be sent you postpad
-Four PACKAGES goo or one dozen for 500 Send two
dress the Proprietor, Nv PIERCE N. D.
BUFFALO, n 7.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

BURNs AND ScALDs-For these accidents there
are thousand and one articles recommended, q
(all) being the best that was ever known But this
We do know, that Or. 8. A. WEAVERS CERATE
has saved life I'm Of scald, all Who saw The
csee thought the patient must die. The Ccrate was
supplied, the Inflammation was subdned, and the
child WAS saved Any one who win try II, win say
that they have never found In equal for this kind Of
SOD 81 medicine dealsu Rsneully.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

=. :.
: An the organs Of the body are, % 10 speak, The
pensioners OF the stomach, In that living labora-
tory is prepared the nourishmsnt required to sus-
tain them, md BY the vessels nd ducts connected
With the digestive apparatus, thnf nourishment +
conveyed to every part Of the syseem. Upon The
quality and quantity Of this element Of life, and
upon the manner in which It i dlJHibdted and ap-
portioned, physical health materially depends and
Is the mind inevitably sympathisss with the body
the vigor Of the one is absolutely neceary to the
well-bcing Of the other. 49, - =
It Is because HOSTBrTERS STOMACH BIT
TIERS accomplishes this double object thsf It en-
joys sreputxtion preventive and curative never
heretofore attained by any medicinal preparation.
But its direct beneficial operation upon the weak
or disordered stomach is not its sole recommends
ton. II Is the most comprehensive of all known
remedies. II tones, strengthens and regulates the
dscharging well the assimilatfng organs; gen
tly moving the bowels, promoting healthful evspo-
ration through the pores rousing the insr liver nom
its torpor, and inducing harmonious and natural &C.
zion in the whole animal machinery. This benign
result Il not produced by any OF the reactionary
drugs which are used 20 lavshly in the old school
practice, founded by Paracelsus; but by mild, safe
and agreeable vegetable agents intermixsd with 9
pure and mellow stimulant which difuses their in
nuence through the system and renders their SAM
tary properties active and effective. ,-'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03
TIE BEST AND oRIaInAI. TONIC or rRoN-

, THE BEST AND ORIGINAL TONIC OF IRON
Phosphorus and Calsays, Known q Fgro-Phosphsted
Elixir OF Cslisaya Bark. The iron restores color 10
the hood, the phosphorus renews waste Of ths nerve
tissue, and the caiissya gives natural healthfu
to the digestive organs thereby curing dyspepa In ~
various FORMS wakefuness, general debility depression
of spiri also the best preventve against fever and
ague One pint contains the virtues OF ounce Of
calisays, and one teaspoonful, grain Of iron and
phosphorus. Manufactured only By CAsWELL.
HAZARD CO.. successors 10 CAsWRLI, MACK . Co.,
New York. Sold by DruGEists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

5..Itf ..a.f-T BLACKSTONE
Wrote-@A corruption Of morals usually follows
PROCLAMATION OF the Sabbath" .-I84 eGIIl
HOLIDAY JOURNAL FOR 1S5o.-Containlng
III Fairy Story for Christmas, Plays, Pukxles and
wonders. i6 large pages, illustrated. Seut ERkk on
receipt Of cent stamp for postage. ADAMS CO.,
8 Bromneld Street, Beston, Mass.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-12-03

Two hundred and ninety-fve thousand
four hundred dollarsl I read this bill over
deliberately six or seven times, and never
said word. Then said / would step out
and get breath of fresh air.
= 80 ~ = - =
He retreats from the country, leaving
this little matter unsettled, and his baggage
in the hands of the landlord. He hides be-
tween decks Of an American packet, and
is struggled out Of the country. However,
on speaking to the captain, he is informed
that Haytien credit being in by no means
q prosperous condition, 81 in gold will
purchase from 81, 500 to $4,000 worth Of
Haytien greenbacks. He concludes:
az wish I had my valise back again"
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lows:
"Augu.t 8, 1855. Jsssie, Ia, Ia! Jessie r.
August o, 1855. Your Jessie saH Hpes!'
And the next
s.August Q, 1857. she is IN good aandsi'
WAugust 9, 1883. She u ,oeu as euer!''
And the next
"August 9,1s59. Isno her yestsrday!'
"Aueust 8, 1860. SHE'S gro,ring rcpidly'''
And the next
"August o, 1851. she continues to do a0elz n
And the next
"August o, 1862. rx seen her AGAIN."
And the next
"august o, 1863. Sae's0eeomdng a WOMAN p
WAugust 9, 1854. Your es,ld u Msrssmr'
sAagast o, 1866. Sizes Iorsliar aos ssw -
WkuEust Q. 1866. SHE'S rso1ly eaarmiagl'
And last year 1t is
WAueust 8, 1867. My REGARD u at handf'
And what shall we get to-day!
The physician looked up and fixed his thought
full gaze upon the bereaved husband and wife.
How did these messages come to you ~ he de-
manded.
Invariably by post" replied Mr. PrebIs: "Usu-
ally to the house, but sometimes to the ONCE y
And you have never seen their authory
"NeverI"
"Ths last Of them is dated, see, year ago to-
Eyes, yes,- faltered the banker, and the time
has come for another message. This is the oh Of
II see said DR.. Hutton "And this IL the g.
cret OF your terrible excitementi You are expect
ing to receive to-day another Of these strange mes
sagesi"
There was a brief silence. Mrs. PEBBLES hand
nuttered in Its task, and her face grew very pale.
The banker breathed gaepingly. The physician re-
garded them both In friendly sympathy.
We shall hear Of her again today" said Mr..
Preble "and what viii the message ber'
The mother averted her face. Her brave heart
faitered o. that question echoed in her soul.
1.-The writer Of there letters IL unquestionably
the abductor Of your child" said DR.. Hutton.
Have you any suspicion o. to his identityr
Mot the slightest said Mr.. Prebls. I'VE have
puzzled over the problem for many years, but We
cannot guess who he IL. "
Think" said the doctor Have you no enc
myt do not mean people with whom you are not
friendly-every stirring man hiss plenty OF these
but downright enemyl ls there no man whom
You knew in the East who hated you! No one
against whom you were called upon to testify-no
one whom you possibly injuredy
The banker shook his head He had asked him
self all these questions repeatedly.
Il have no such enemy, DOCTOR" he answered
with sincerity Of voice and manner.
And Mrs. Preblc 81 suggested the doctor, turn
ing to her. Have you no rejected sutton who
might be rsvsngeful enough to desolste your
home r.
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Aliens Lung BalSam!
1T HAS NO EQUAL /!

When the Doctors say medicine Is good and reliable
the people viii be convinced IL has merits and such
Is the verdictof the Doctors In favor Of Aliens Lung
use to all afiicted with Cough, Bronchitis and Con-
sumption atr 81