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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17
WHAT THE SPARROW CHIRPS

/ am only little sparrow,
A bird of low degree;
My life is of little value,
But the dear Lord careth for me.
He gave me coat of feathers,
II is very plain, know,
With never a speck of crimson,
For it was not made for show.
But il keeps me warm in winter,
And il shields me from the rain;
Were it bordered with gold or purple,
Perhaps it would make me vain.
By-and-by, when the spring-time cometh,
| will build me little nest,
With many a chirp of pleasure,
In the spot like the best.
And He viii give me wisdom
To build it of leaves most brown;
Warm and soft it must be for my brides,
And SO will line it with down.
have no barn nor storehouse,
i neither sow nor reap;
God gives me sparrow's portion,
But never a seed to keep.
If my meal is sometimes scanty,
Close picking makes il sweet;
have always enough to feed me,
And life is more than meat"
know there are many sparrows,
All over the world we are found,
But our Heavenly Father knOweth
When one of US falls to the ground.
Though small, we are never forgotten;
Though weak, we are never afraid;
For we know that the dear Lord keepeth
The life of the creatures he made.
fly through the thickest forests,
light on many a spray;
have no chart nor compass,
But never lose my way.
And fold my wings at twilight
Wherever happen to be;
For the Father is always watching,
And no harm will come to me.
am only little sparrow.
A bird of low degree;
But know that the Father loves me,
Have you less faith than met
-Missi11lru Echo
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17
Removing Honey. Boxes from Hives.

EVERY skillful apiarian knows that if
he depends upon the increase of the colo
mics alone as the only means of making
his apiary profitable, and render the busi-
ness of keeping bees worthy of his atten-
ton, he will fail to realize success. Hence
it is that hives have been invented, and
brought to high standard of excellence,
for the purpose of obtaining surplus
honey, and at the same time not to inter-
fere with the operation of the bees in
rearing broods, and increasing their num-
bers.
Surprising the hives to be of the most
improved patterns, and honey boxes placed
upon them at the proper time, propose
to give few directions as to the best way
of removing them when filled. 1t is never
good policy to destroy a single bee when
it can be avoided, and especially in the
honey harvest, when every bee is required
to gather the produce of the flowers.
Careless apiarians are very apt to destroy
bees unnecessarily while obtaining sur
plus honey.
When hives are so constructed as to
allow of the use, piece of sheet iron or
tin to slide under the box to be taken of, so
as to prevent the bees from below from
flying out when the box was removed,
is very handy. Smoke of some kind,
(either tobacco, rags or wood, win an
swer the purpose) and should always
be used to quiet the bees, and
prevent them from singing the operator.
A little blown under the box as it is lifted
from the hive will cause the bees to be.
very peaceable'and harmless. As soon as
a box is removed, an empty one should be
put on, for if it be delayed, the bee keeper
will often lose the best of the harvest, for
a few days in the height of the honey
son are often of more value than weeks
afterwards would be.
The best method I have ever tried for
driving the bees from the boxes, is to take
them off Just before night and place them
upon the table after supper. They should
| be inverted, as several Of them can be
placed side by side, and box Of some
kind turned over them, which is just large
enough to cover the entrance OF the caps.
In the morning the bees will be found
clustered together, when they can be set
! out of doors and allowed to seek their own
hives. Or if it is preferred, each set OF
boxes NAV be Numbered, and kept separ-
ate from others, and the bees emptled IN
front of the hive from which they were
taken. The chief advantage this plan
possesses over others is that 1t prevents
The Earring of the boxes, which in warm
weather. when the comb is tender, oiten
does serious injury to the honey, ootn In
appearance and value.-Cor. Hurds d"'eT'-
can.
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Prussing's Vinegar.

As the picking season is now at hand,
and many housekeepers are concerned
about getting Vinegar that viii keep their
pickles, we deem it our duty to inform our
readers that Prusssing's Vinegar is adj
mitted ny all who have tried it to have no
superior in the market for this purpose.
Mr.. Prussing warrants his Vinegar to be
free from all poisonous acids, and to pre-
serve pickles. His works are the largest
of the kind in the United States, and
owing to the extra quality of his Vinegar,
it is rapidly superseding all others with
the city and country trade. Dealers and
consumers should not fail to ask for il
when replenishing their stoek.-SpriR3-
field (LUl Journal.
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ETY. Of direction without requiring to give
single stroke to his pinions. Now, the
alhatross has the extreme form of this
kind of wing. Its wings are immensely
long-about fourteen or fifteen feet from
tip to tip-and almost as narrow in pro-
portion as q ribbon. On the other hand,
birds of short wing, though their fight Is
sometimes very fast, are never able to sus.
tain it very long. The muscular exertion
they require is greater, because it does
not work to the same advantage. Most of
the gallinaceous birds (such as the COM
mon fowl, pheasants, partridges, etc.,
have wings of this kind; and some of
them never fly except to escape an enemy,
or to change heir feeding ground.-Duke
of ATuvle,
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Silent ElOquence.

"O'CoNNELL was amazingly powerful
at times but one of his most effective dis
plays was a silent reply to youthful mem
Der, who had made an attack upon him
that was quite unique. The almost breath
less assailant was so much frightened at
his own audacity that, after few SIAM
mering sentences, he broke down, and
making various wild and voiceless ges-
lures, tumbled upon his seat amid chaos
of sounds. The shouting having subsidized,
the great agitator rose and looked at the
greatly agita.ed with so comic a smile that
uproarious laughter was the immediate re-
suit; then, shaking his head as much as to
say, The poor fellow has quite enough,
he turned quietly to the Speaker and be-
gan to talk about something else Better
acting was never seen on any stage."-Lsp'
pinc0tts Aag0sine.
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What an Eclipse Might Be.


A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Post
says: Few people trouble themselves to
think what the effect would be if the
eclipse of Saturday were to last any length
of time, and the sun were blotted from
the heavens. Philosophy declares that
not only would horror of darkness cover
the earth, but the moisture of the at
mosphere would be precipitated in vast
showers to the earth, and the temperature
fall to fearful point of cold, nothing less
than 23O degrees below zero, Fahrenheit.
The earth would be the seat of darkness,
and more than arctic desolation. Nothing
could survive such freezing cold moment
more than one could breathe in scalding
water. In three days after the cooling
process began, nothing created would be
alive but monsters that wallow in the
deep ocean and the eyeless reptiles thai
make their haunts in caves which pene
trate far under prOund ~
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Western Patents.

THE following Western patents were is
sued from the United States Patent Office
for the week ending August 81, 1859, as
reported by Messrs. Farwell, Ellsworth &
Co., solicitors of patents and counselOrs
in patent causes, 1852 Lake street, Chicago,
ILL.,:
Pump-A. Dixon, Aurora.
Mangle-P. q. Hink & H. Kaack, Moline
Spring Bed Bottom-C. & M. Hogeboom and L.
Van Week, Winslow.
Base Burning stove-M. W. Lester, Chicago.
Hot-Air Furnace-M W. Lester, Chicago.
Fences. M. Prentice, Aurora.
Vapor Burner-William Aurich, Chicago.
Spring Wagon Seat. l. Bear, Decatur.
Furling and Reefng Sails-E W. Brown, Cam
Lamp. M. A. Der, Chicago.
Pillow Clevis- T. Dorr, Yorktown.
Ditch Gauge Scope. Gore, Carlinville.
Wheel; Hepperly, Peoria:
Plow COupliDg-Wm. Peck, Mendoza.
Window-G. Shatswell Chicago.
Moth Roof Lining. r. Smith, Chicago.
Milestone Balance-G. W. wilson Tolono.
Stove-O. Bartlett Il s. d. Edison, Rockford.
Corn Planter and Grain Drill-G. w. Dickinson,
Charleston.
Compound for Curing Cholera in Hogs and Chick
ens-A. C. McMahan, Lincoln.
Rotary Washing Machine-W. II. WEIGH, Bloom
ington.
Seeding Machine-W. A. Van Brunt, HORIZON. 4
Bag Holder. N. Collins, Menasha.
Rufiing Attachment for Sewing Machines. U.
Fairbairn, Milwaukee.
Wagon Standard-G. Richards, Rchland Centre.
Hollow Crate Barn Shaw, West Eau Claire.
Corn Haryester-J. W. Shanard, s. Bryan II.
Hunt, GAINESVILLE.
FOR IOWA.
Washing Machine. W. Myers, Lyons.
Wash BOiler-O Baldwin, Keokuk.
Parlor Bedstead-J. A. Morgan Bloomfield.
Grain Rinder-T. r Parker DayeEDOrt.
Rake for Harvesters-C. H. Periter, Washington.
FOR INDIANA
Button or Stud-J. B. Carter. Hartsville-
Marker for Corn Ground-O. Ii. Catey, Williams
burg.
! Process Of Preparing Wood Fibre for Paper Stock
G. E. Marshall, Laurel.
Rack for Sugar, Cream, Salt, &c-Mary A. 8. Mullin
Osgood.
Extension Table Slide-O. K. Sanford, La Porte.
| Crout Cutter-J. G. Schirarz, Indianapolis.
| Evaporator-A. w. Shidler, South Bend.
| Clod Fendcr-D. Apologize. Noblesville.
| Tank Regulator M. Crosse, Lebanon
AKA. H. Jumper. Sunman.
Seats for Schools, Halls, Churches, &c--H Ogborn
Richmond.
Evaporafor for Sugar and other Liquids-L Scant
lin and J. NJ. Scantlin, Evansville.
| Planter and Cultivator-N. Whitehall. Newtown.
Plow-J. c. Bell, Lebanon.
Com Planter-J. A. johnson, Pendleton.
Cuitvator-E Walker and ], ]. Pat, "a Forte.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17
Birds on the Wing.

THE body of the bird does not require to
be much lifted by each stroke of the wing;
it only requires to be sustained; and when
more than this is needed-as when a bird
rises from the ground, or from the sea, or
when it ascends rapidly in the air-greatly
increased eyertion-in many cases, very
violent eXertion-is required. And then
it is to be remembered that long wings
economize the vital force in another way;
when a strong current of air strikes
against the wings of bird the same sus-
tanning effect is produced as when the
wing strikes against the air. Conse
quently, birds with very long wings have
this advantage, that with pre-acquired
momentum, they can sustain themselves
a very long time without tapping their
wings at all. Under these circumstances
bird is sustained very much as boys
kite is sustained in the air. The string
which the boy holds, and by which he
pulls the kite downwards with certain
force, performs for the kite the same offices
which its own weight and balance and mo-
mentum perform for the bird. The great
long-winged oceanic birds often appear to
float rather than fly. The stronger the
gale, their flight, though less rapid, is all
the more easy, so easy, indeed, as to ap.
pear buoyant; because the blasts which
strike against their wings are enough
to sustain the bird with compare
lively little exertion of his own,
except of holding the wing vanes
stretched and exposed at proper angles
to the wind. And whenever the onward
force previously acquired by tapping be-
comes at length exhausted, and the cease
less, memorable force of gravity is begin
ming to overcome il, the bird again rises
by few easy and gentle halfstrokes Of
the wind. This is constant action with
all the oceanic birds.
Those who have seen the albatross have
described themselves as never tired Of
watching its glorious and triumphant mo-
| ton
Tranquil its spirit seemed, and fioaied slow;
Even in its very motion there was rest.
Rest where there is nothing else al
rest i'm the tremendous turmoil of its own
stormy seas! Sometimes for whole houl
together this splendid bird will sail OIL
wheel round ship in every possible vari
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17
Painless Digestion.

mo man. says Sir Ashley Cooper, sought to
know by his sensations that he has stomach" In
other words, when digestion Is perfect there is
neither pain nor uneasiness in the region where II
takes place. Nausea, want Of appetite, iatulency,
oppression after eating, shooting pains in the cpl
gastrium, flushing of the face at meal times, and
furred tongue in the morning, are among the d.
rect symptoms of indigestion. Constipation, bill
iousness, headache, nervous irritability, physical
weakness and low spirits, its almost inyaria6le
accompaniments. All these indications of DYsPEP
STA, whether immediate or secondary, are usually
aggravated by hot weather.
The close of summer Is therefore the season When
the victim of dyspepsia most urgently needs tonic
and regulating medicine. OF course every invalid
has many advisers One friend recommends one
drug, another another; but in a multitude of coun
sellors there is not always safety. The STANDARD
REMEDY OF THE PRESENT AGE For INDIGEsTIoN,
in all its stages is HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TIERS. Time, that proves all things. has established
its reputation on an impregnahle charlottesville
spontaneous Testimony of millions of intelligent
Witnesses No acrid oil or acid defiles its stmulat-
ing principle; its tonic constituents are the finest
that botanical research has yet discoyered it com
bines the properties of gentle evacuant, blood
depurent and an ambitious medicine, with invig-
Grating qualities of the highest order, and is admit
ted both by the public and the profession to be the
surest protection apanst all diseases that pro-
duced propagated by pestiferous air or unwhole-
some water, that has ever been used either in the
United States or Tropical America
In cases of constipation resulting from a want OF
muscular tone in the intestines, the effect OF the
BrTTERS is perfectly marvellous; and without the
dangerous sequences OF mercury, it restores the
disordered liver to anormal condition.
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Briggs House, Chicago.

Chicago is noted for her great under
takings and great successes. See her lake
and river tunnels, her boulevards and
driving parks, and her Incompatible hotels.
Prominent among the latter stands the
Briggs House, centrally located and near
to all places of amusements. 1t contains
$50 elegantly furnished rooms. B. Fl.
Skinner, the host, takes the world as he
finds it, and never frets. Geo. H. French
the affable superintendent, has been twelve
years in the house. Frank Wentworth il
cashier, and "The Man who Laughs" an6
enjoys the good things of this life, car
always be found at the Briggs.
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stray Grains ibr Chickens.

Under this title the Gassiener's Magazine
(English) gives the following hints:
Feed your poultry on raw onions chop
ped fine, mixed with other food, about
twice week 1t is better than dozen
cures for chicken cholera Fowls exposed
to dampness are apt to be troubled with
catarrh, which will run to roup, if not at
tended to. Red pepper mixed with soft
feed, fed several times week, win re-
move the cold. Pulverized charcoal, given
occasionally, is preventive of putrid af-
fections, to which fowls are very subject
Sitting hens can be cured by putting water
in vessel to the depth of one inch, put
ting the hen into it, and covering the top
of the vessel for about "a hours. The
vessel should be deep enough to
allow the fowl to stand up. This is
the best remedy I have ever tried.
Pulverized chalk administered with
soft feed will cure diarrhea. This disorder
is caused by want of variety in the food,
or by too much green food. Garlic feed
once or twice week is excellent Tor
colds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17

No HUMBUa.-We do not wish to in
form you, reader, that DR.. Wonderful, or
any other man, has discovered a remedy
that cures all diseases of mind, body or
estate, and is designed to make our sublu-
nary sphere blissful paradise, to which
heaven itself shall be but side show, but
zoe do soish to inform yOu that DIR. Sages Ca
tarTh Remedy has cured thousands Of cases
Of cdtarrh in its icorst forms and stages, and
the proprietor will pay $500 for case o.
this lOathsome disease that he cannot cure
1t may be procured by mail for sixty cents
by addressing r. V. PIERCE, NJ. d., Buf
falo, N. Y. For sale by most druggist!
everywhere.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-09-17

During the morning service at the
Unitarian Church, in Leominster, Mass,
on recent Sunday, lady went into fit.
Two other ladies Immediately tainted, and
before these were all disposed of, mes
sage came to Mrs VIM. ii. Locke, that her
father, Mr.. Stevenson, who lived in Lancas
ter, had suddenly died while in tlfe act OF
shaving. The news caused her to scream
aloud, but during all the disturbance the
minister kept on with his sermon call the
same"
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In the hamlet of Nurney, in Carlow
County, Ireland, twenty-five families, num-
boring over one hundred and twenty per-
sons, old tenants mostly, holding under
middle men, and remarkable for industry,
sobriety and punctuality in the payment
of rent, have, upon the death of the per-
son on whose life their leases depended,
been turned out of house and home. Ono
morning, two bailiffs, sheriff and eight
policemen, armed with rifles, unroofed the
cabins, and drove out the inhabitants to
take refuge in bitches, sheds and under
temporary structures. Into one old COW
house, on the land of a neighboring gen.
| tleman, there were huddled together four
teen persons of different ages and sexes
This cruelty was practised because the
owner had determined that nobody should
| live on the land.
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was hurled over the fatal abyss, amid the
shudders and groans of the heart-sick
spectators.
Those who were nearest the spot where
he went over were certain that his dying
shrek, full of the horror of despair, articu-
lated the name, M1ry.-Packards Montlly.
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Valuable inf

Valuable Information from the REQ .dbsz s. S,oan-
a clergyman of distinguished aftaiaDaents and en-
dited reputation: NEW LONDON, Feb, 1851.
DIR. s. A. WEAVER,
DEAR SIR:-I feel compelled by a sense Of duty
to the suffering, to say in regard to your Canker
and Salt Rheum Syrup, that have used 1t in my
happy results. consider 1t adapted completely to
sustain the reputation which is Claimed for it, In
number OF cases within my knowledge, where il
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has been attended with complete success, when
other remedies had completely failed.
Sold by all Druggists.
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Cnapped hands, face, rough skin, pimples, ring.
worm, saltrheum, and other cutaneous affections,
cured and the skin made soft and smooth, by using
the Juniper Ir Soap made by CAswxEL. HAzAKD
Co., New YORK. 1t Is more convenient and EASILY
applied than other remedies, avoiding IN trouble OF
the greasy compounds now In use
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Physicians have decided It superior to any Of the
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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-09

10 Iudividual societies were not affecting the
pubic mind in thsir favor 10 the extent de-
sired, and committees Of conference were ap-
pointed from the different eight hour socie'
ties, who came together in . spirit Of con-
promise apd Organized the Mechanics State
Council OF CaIfornis, Two years before
this, thousands bad petitioned the Legisla-
ture Of California TO pass an eight-hour laW.
Membsrs Of the ,LseislAtnre laughed at the
idea, and consigned the pstitions to the waste
baskstss They saW NO danger 10 their par
ties whils there was no organisation OF 10.
boring meu but now 1t was q different
thing; six thousADd men were organised
and Represented in the council. They could
act together, and parties could not afford to
lose their votes The result was that both
parties avowed In their platforms that they
were in favor OF the eight-hour system Of
labor. On The Sd OF December, 1867, the
Board OF EdncAtion 10 San Francisco passed
q resolution that those working on the
school-houses should work but eight hours
for day. On the 28d Of the same month
the Board Of Supervisors passed . similar
resolution. In january. 1868, the council
sent 20 the Legislature IN eight hour -bill,
which was passed into law With bot one
dissenting vote, and that was in the Senste.
The parties there cannot do without them
and thep dictate their own terms The same
can be done in every State in this Union,
by proper organisa alton, which they hoped
to accomplish during this year.