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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-07-30
Roads and ROad.Making.

WE accept poor roads as one OF the in
eyitable evils of life, and even call some
of them good, or excellent in comparison
with those vastly poorer. The people OF
one town brag of roads that cost them
three or four times what much better ones
ought to cost, and are highly satisfied with
their own, and the high road tax, too,
when they 20 outside their town limits and
see how much worse of other people are.
Were we governed by Louis Napoleon,
Emperor, we would have excellent roads,
for he would know very well that every
dollar lost in the wesf and tear OF wagons
and horse flesh upon poor highways, leaves
lust 80 much the less for him to draw from
The people by taxation. He would know
that it costs vastly more to keep roads In
passable, or poor condition, than in first
rate order, having reference only to the
outlay of money and labor upon the roads.
WHY In it that zoe cannot learn the same
facts? Why can we not see our own in
terest, every mans interest, as well as the
head of monarchical form of govern
ment can see his? the system of work
ing the roads from one end of the land to
The other, 30 far as we are acquainted, is
the most absurd that could be cOntrived.
The township or the county officers set
apart certain sums of money to be used
for keeping the roads in order in certain
districts, to each its allotment This
money is to be apportioned among the
taxpayers, and either worked out" at q
low rate of wages per day, or collected in
money with other taxes, at the option OF
the taxpayer. The road-tax il usually
worked out. The road master, or what
IL n n
dent of the district, and will rather
follow the customary loose way of doirg
business, than see TO it that his work Is
done in the best way, and with the least
expenditure. He will accept for day 3
work the labor of mere boys, or of old
men, and will have some days not single
able bodied man on his whole force, except
himself and his hired man. The result is,
where ten days work are worked out,
three or four are done.
Besides, when spring work 10 pressing,
or having and harvesting absorb all the
will do 30 unpopular . thing as TO warn
ont his neighbors to work the roads. bis
own farm work presses besidea 80 he
delays until autumn after doing few days
work in the early spring. The roads are
plowed up; gravel and clay are scrsped
into the middle, "hog- backs" are made,
to keep the water from running and wash
ing in the middle of the road then comes
frost, and all the new work remains soft
and unsettled all the winter and srfing,
except when frozen solid. All this Il
easily obvisted. and We may Just - well
have God roads as poor ones. Almost
every township has . good young engineer
and surveyor. Appoint him read master
for the town, give him fair salary, one
or two Jokes Of oxen, one OF svo pairs OF
horses, with carts, wagons, plowa scrsptrs,
snd small tools 10 match. Let him have
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has. The best beef is that quickest made,
and when pumpkins and corn can be fed,
We would a. soon have COW MIXED until
the first of September a. not
An old raw-boned creature should not
be MIXED ct all during the summer, If no
feed other than that which the pasture AZ
fords is to be given, and the meat should
be sold to those who have good teeth and
strong stomachs. A COW Of this kind Is
never at for food unless the flesh and fat il
laid on apidly.-Amsriean Stock Journal.
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A Minister'S Joke.

Twas spending q night in hotel in
Frrepoft, Ill. After breakfast l went into
the sitting room, when l met a pleasant,
chatty, good-humored traveller who, like
myself, was waiting for the morning train
from Galena. We converted freely and
pleasantly on different topics, until seeing
two young ladies meet and kiss each other
in the station, just about the time tie train
was approaching, "Qome,r said he, taking
up his carpet-Sag, "since we are on 30
sweet subject, let us have practical sp-
plication. 1 will make proposition to
sou. l will agree to kiss the most besuti-
full lady in the cars for Galena, you being
the Judge, if you will kiss the next pref
tiest, being the Judge.
This proposition staggered me little,
and could hardly tell whether he was In
earnest or in fun but a he would be ~
deeply in it az could be, sgfeed, provid-
ing he would do the first kissing, though
nv heart failed somewhat when saw his
jet blsck eyes fairly dance with daring.
"Yes," said he, an try it first. You
take the back car, and 70 N fo.A the front
end, where yus Sah See the faces of the
ladies, and stand by the one you think the
handsomest, and then will come in from
behind and kiss her"
I had hardly stepped .sside the cars
when hehe,a :s the INST glance one of the
lcvclsost looking women my eyes had ever
seen. A beautiful blonde with auburn
hair, and bright sunny face full of love
and affection, and as radiant AZ the r.orn-
ing. Amy further search vas totally un-
necessary. 1 immediately took my stand,
in the aisle at her side. She was looking
out OF the window earnestly, as if expect
ing some one. The back door of the car
opened. and in stepped rsy hotel friend.
l pointed my fsseH at her, little dreaming
that he You'd carry out his pledge, and
you may imagine my horror and smsze-
ment when he stepped up quickly behind
her. and STOPPING ever her, kissed her with
q relish that made my "mouth water.
I expected, of course, a shrek of terror
and row generally, followed by knock
down, but establishment succeeded aston
ishment when I saw her return the kisses
with at least compound interest
Quick as flash he turned around and
said:
"Now, my dear sir, it Is your turn"
pointing at hideously ugly, wrinkled old
woman who was sitting in the seat behind.
"Oh, you must excuse met you must,
/ exclaimed. 81 am sold this time. give
up. Do tell me who you have been kiss
ing"
"Well," said he, "since you are q man
of 90 much taste and quick perception, I'll
let you Off"
And we all burst into hearty peal OF
laughter as he said, "This is my wife.
have been waiting for her. knew it was
q safe proposition"
He then told the story to his wife, who
looked ten-fold sweeter as she heard it.
Before we reached Chicago we had ex.
changed cards, and I discovered that my
genial companion was An Episcopalisn
frequently heard.
Whenever I 60 to Chicago, I always 90
to hear him, and heartier, more natural
preacher Is hard to find. He was young
man then he 10 now one of the ablest d.
vines In the West-Harper's Weekly.
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The Treatment Of Sick Animals.

THE crying evil of the agriculture of
this cotntfy Is, that we have no good sys-
tefii of veterinary instruction. Except in
the large cities, and, indeed, in most of
those, it is impossible to find q well -educa-
ted veterinary surgeon. Throughout the
whole length and breadth of the land, our
poor dumb brutes, condemned to suffer
from diseases generally brought about by
our own carelessness Gf neglect, ere
obliged to bear the still greater suffering
of the barbarous treatment of common
fsrriers and quacks, who know almos.
nothing Of the organization of their
bodies. As natural consequence, tiolent
purgings, frightful blood-letting, blisters.
and firings, are applied without thought
and without reason, entailing untold ago.
ny to the animal, and generally much loss
to its owner OF coHfee, when an animal
is sick, any fsrmef who is ignorant Of what
should 6a done, ought to secure the best
adsice within lis reaIh Ent he Should
always retain 80 tiiuca Cohttol o9er the
treatment as to avoid q resort to barbar
Gus remedies, unless the unskilled practi-
toner can convince him that there is good
reason for it: for, IS q general rule, an
animal left to the unguided curative pro
cesses of nature would come better ont of
its troubles than II subjected to the oper-
alton of brutal ffieans fof the restoration
of ia Hsaitf With spimslsi &c With rien,
there is far too much medicine giving,
blistering, and bleeding; and probably
more are killed or permanently Injured by
these practices than are cured by them.
OF course, n sorns desperate CAGES, they
are necessary, but they snoala aLT:ys be
resorted to with caution, and with much
hesitation. In all minor diseases, which
result almost invariably from bad air, bad
food, filth, and neglect, the wisest treat
ment is the removal of the cause, and the
restoration Of those simple, natural condi-
tions Upon which the ret1fn, f6 less than
the maintenanEe, Of. health is based. The
pufging ball may often be with advantage
supplante5 by q lc6sening diet, Bleeding /:
almost invariably by such diet and by
pure air. Warm clothing and thorough
grooming will usually do the work of the
blister, and do it much better. In all cases
of strains, bruises, and wounds, water is
an almost sovereign remedy; and in nine
tenth5 q TIE essesin which it 10 thought
necessary to send Tor the ioSai Eos doctor
or horse doctor, the simple treatment
above indicated will be found not only
cheaper, but far better in its application
and in its effects.-American AgricM
f1ziss
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Fsttening Farr0W Cows.

THIS is often attended with q great and
unnecessary expense Of feed, simply be-
cause the proprietor does not understand
what kind of management such animals
REQUIRE, in order to fatten well and in the
shortest possible period of time. Young
farftietsLand sometimes old ones, also
appear to be Id doubt whether farrow
COW will or will not fatten a. well while
she gives milk, and many very intelligent
men have continued to milk farrow cow
until she was almost ready for the butcher,
and have fattered themselves that the
COW was just Is fat as she would have
been had she not been MIXED. But no
theory can be more absurd. :.
No COW or female Of any Kind of ami.
NAL, can grow fat, or f1eshy, while giving
milk, one.half as fast ss if they were not
MIXED When there 10 . good how OF
milk, little or no fat Is secreted. And
whyY Simply because all the nutriment,
in the food which they consume, which
would form fat or flesh, goes into the milk
pail. Therefore, the sooner we discontinue
to milk farrow COW, when we have con.
clrded to fatten her, the sooner she will
be ready for the shsmbles, and the greater
will be the amour: Of tallow and flesh in
her CARCASS.
These suggestions apply more particu.
larry to spring and summer. II . fsrrow
COW il in tolerable good condition. in the
winter, and the calculation il to make
beef of her the next summer, or the next
autumn, she may be MIXED all winter, pro-
vided she be we'll fed. But she should be
"dried of" before she Ii turned to grass.
Then by allowing such COWS to feed on
good grass during the summer, they viii
make fair beef early in autumn BY feeding
them only few bushels of meal But 1t
they be MIXED all summer We may ex'
pect less and tough beef and but little tai
low.
Let farmers remember that IL they gain
ten dollars in butter and cheese BY milk
ing . farrow COW during the summer, they
will have ten dollaa' worth less OF beef
and tallow than they would have had If
the COW had BEEN @dried OF !" few months
sooner.
Young cows that are mot too low in hesh
dried Of BY the first Of August viii usual
" make good beef late in the fall. The
time to discontinue milking depends very
much upon the sge and condition OF the
animal, end the amount Of iced the owner
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ssTAese Litsle Ones."

As general rule, we are not hall
thoughtful or courteous enough in our
manners toward our children. We are
too apt to content ourselves with . general
consciousness of being right in the main,
WITH theoretically intending that they
shall grow up to be good Christian citi-
zens and an honor TO ourselves. We
make big sacrifices in their behalf, revolve
fine schemes, and bring out the heavy AZ.
tillery of our nature on very slight occa-
sions. But our graces, our cOurtesies, our
delicate acts of appreciation and LOFTY con-
sideratiOn are not for them. These are
reserved for adult friends and select &C.
quaintances-as if to any one living were
due more of the best and sweetest that ID
in us than to those whom We have brought
into the world to meet its jars, tempts-
tions, and crueltiesl
Think Of tie really coarse way in which
the fondeet of us sometimes wound our
children's seDsibilities. How we parade
their special traits and accomplishments,
and ignore their individuality how reck-
lessly we break in upon their little plans and
pleasures; how carelessly we comment up
on their defects how we laugh ut the'f
childish distresses, because the gtieved
look or the tragic little seowl is "so cum
ning;" how we visit our vexation Of spir-
it upon their innocent heads how we
resent their inexpetiencei how needlessly
or shsrply we deny their little petitions,
and how we ignore our Thank you" and
insist upon theirs; how we jerk or push
them in our Impotence how we fout their
neutrality-suspicious. and deal out cutting, cruel
words Of wholesome reproof," when
perhaps the little heart is quivering under
some real or fancied wrong! tits terrible
to think Of
Many, seeing these charges in the sggre-
gate, will Indignantly deny them. Yet we
venture to assert that no parent, answer
ing each in turn, can plead guiltless to
them all.
We shall not dwell upon the nnonstrous
wrongs Of chastisement too often inflicted
upon childten-such as beating. threaten;
Ing, frightening, and, that riieanest ait oil
ali, the "boxing" of ears. The dear
Christ teaches no hard lesson of harsh
ness or brute force toward the little ones
committed to our care. Even as He wa
"subject unto" his parents, returning
meekly with them from Jerusalem while
his child-soul yesrned to be about his
Fathers business, 30 would He have our
little ones subject unto rs. They are oufl
to lead and protect, to teach ard warn And
cherish ours to love wisely, to deal with
firmly and Observation-Disclosures of our
example, cleaners Of the harvest Ct oul
home. lifeSnot ours to pet. aid rebuff and
sacrifice to OUT hundred weaknesses We'll
for the father and mother to whom theft
child's heart is as holy of holes and
their child's foibles and human tendencies
as stumbling blocks not to vex and upset
them, but which the little one must wisely
and lovingly be taught to overcome
Heaven bless the always cheerful, gentle
voiced, conscientious parentl And heaven
help all those who, when it Is too late to
atone, remember with angtish the quivet:
Ing LIP and pleadtns eye OF little face thai
has passed away i-ReaFM and Home.
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I have always taken pleasure In garden
ing. Mako me your gardener, and ! WIZ
owe NO man anything. except my thanks
to you, my dear son, for giving me en-
ployment such - il consistent with my
Selfrespect to accept And, mind you, l
will accept no more than the usual wages,
and no less" Still acting under medical
advice, the son humored the harmless de-
fusion Of the father, and paid him resu-
larly his weekly wages Atlast the old
man died, happy that he could earn biz
honest bread TO the last, and happy still
in the consciousness that he had 20 good
q eon.-AU tie Year Round
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Greatest Discovery of tho Age!
DIR. A. TRASK,S
Magnetic Ointment +!

This remksssele and most interesting remedy 70
COMPOSED Of the concentrated Juices Of the moss
powerful and the most soothing Plants and Roo2 u
nature chemically com7fre and insoased 10 Eels
sealed glass bottes and charged BY powerful Bat
tery thus possessing addition 10 its superior med
te profoundly penetrating, and emineursy quieting
and so0shtaa II relieves fAin and Inflammation ~
once fvhen frequently apped,l relaxing TIE strained
muscles and nefyc synx new lie and vitality y fts
life giving qualities Ysfayzed parts and Chronic o.
Nervous pain CNeuralziA) Irritation. and Removing
Obstructions IKE charm. Indeed all who have uses
tse IL By mr. superior 70 any and all oth6 externas
rezcdss in use applied In sesssn IT'S N sniainnE
nation OF the Lunes Doves. Liver. Kidneys ana
other Organs, Rheumatism. Spinal lrrftaf1on. Agne
in the Breast and At all times cures Nervous
Neuralgia Sore Eyes, Ear Ache, Tooth Ache Agne 10
the Ynce PIN and Rruptions OF al kinds Paes-
On sd and sprained Limbs Burns. Frozen parts.
Chbisina ndoi emit and long standing Sores. Mo1nds,
&c &C. IL VIII restore the Hair 70 Ne beAo nesn-
ard prevents the Hair from falling.
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shouldered animal, he employed the hack.
neyed phrase, "the scapula has not room
to play" I Intercepted him as TO his
meaning, but he could afford no explana-
ton. Alter explaining to him my view
pretty much in the same language -
have used here, he acknowledged IL WA
novel to him, and, looking ct it mechAni.
cally, it must be correct"
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THE ATtAET,c MoNTHLY.-The num-
Der for August contains: The Ts,llefer Bell-Ring-
ipgs. by J. W. DeForest; Great Earthquakes Of
the Old World, by N. 8. Shsler ZorOaster SAD
the Zend-Avesta, by James Freeman Clarke; The
Eos In the Household-Part Why Caroline
Cheesebro; Before the Gate Among the Isles Of
shoals-First Psper--by Mrs. Celia Thsxter;
The Hamlets of the Stage-second paper-by
Kiss Abby Sage; Agatha, by George Eliot
Uncle Gsrriel's Account Of his Campaigns; The
"Strikers " of the Washington Lobby, by James
Parton Gabrielle de Bergc:,--Part lI-by Henry
James, Jr; On Mr.. Fechter's Acting, by Charles
Dickens; Jubilee Days, by W. d. Howells, Eseent
Travels. FIELDS. OseooD d Co., 1s4 Ire
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DIR, RANSOM'S
HIVE syrup and TOLU !

Dr.. Rsrsoms Hive Syrup snd Tolu. in addition 70
ingredients for ordinary Hive Svrup contains Bzlsaru
OF fc3u, Detection OF skunk Cabbage Roos- Looelis
and Hops; . combination that must commend IL 20
every one - superior RENE " for Croun Wnooptnx-
Cough Asthma Bronchitis, Coughs and Colds indeed
for all affections OF tho Throat and Lungs where
cough medicine u nccesssy: ms syrup y carefuuy
4 afrAched the directions the bottle lD very
pisasnut taste makes IL an agreeable medicine for
somr HIVE SYRUP AND TOLU IN the houss
not only as . universal Cough Medicine bot o. surf
and ready remedy for sudden attacks OF Group anona
the children
Remember that Consumption 70 caused, I'm NOS
casea. By neglectin9 slight coaxA.
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GeDKY's LADY's Bo61.-The beautiful
steel plate engraving, Feeding Horses" n the
August number Of Cooley 10 Q copy OF the cele-
Grated painting Of that name. The fashion plate
gives the usua, -ariety Of styles Of dresses, and
along with the extene;o. shset, which contains
thirty-six engravings Of the lates: designs Of
everything suitable for ladies' and children, are
given q pate OF bonnets and hats and one Of
coiffures. The literary department is usually
attractive, and in the work department will be
fusn4 numerous designs Of fancy work, suitable
for employment Of ladies, while the household
receipts are many ana valuable. Address L. A.
GcDEI, Philadelphia. One copy one year, s.; two
tories, 81; three, $50; four, $40; i've, sndone
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and one extra, S77.50.
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A YANKEE in Paris. who was listening
to the boasts Of some English and French
about the wonderful genius Of their re-
speetjvs countrymen, at last "broke Out"
and said: 20, pshawi yeou git out I
Why, there's Bill Devine, of our village,
who hin paint q piece of cork so 'Eactly
like marble that the minute you throw 1t
into the water It viii sink 10 the hotsap
jsF like stcps."
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1t is said that the Bible was never
published in japanese.

Our You've FoLKa-In the "Story oi
a Bad Boy in the August number, an old &C
quaintance turns up in tie person Of "Sailol
Ben" who proves to be the hero Of very TO
mantle experience, the denousnent Of which IL ~
affecting and happy as it Is sudden and une1
pected. Lawrence continues his coal mine ex.
5l5rs:ions. "Going up in Balloon" by Juniu.
Henri Browne, Is an interesting and instructive
paper. "A Strange Dieh Of Fruit" by Major
Traverse will enlighten the reader On the subject
Of many things we eat Valuable advice Of How
to Read" is given By Edward Everett Hale
Gardening for Girls" lie continued, with Other
interesting matter and q number Of appropriate
"pistifes." Published BY Fields, OsaooD q
Co., Boston, Mass. s10o per annum; thre<
copies, $500; i've, $500; ten, $15.00i twenty
$500, with extra copy. Single numbers, 4
seuts.
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DIR. j. r. MILLER'S
Universal Magnetic Balm

Cures A N sy Magnetic Innuence Neuralgi2 and Al
PAIN anil IL thcTs13re very properly termed
Balm" (: Is purely yeyetsbe ~ d
MORBUs, DIARRHEA, DYSESfERY. COLO, and
ali BOWEL COMPLAINTS. ~ timely use Vii care
anectiona-
complnirts incident 10 our western 90 lsnShsxa
climaraa. are easIlJ broken up
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