The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

(. Coon men insure in the Washington
Life. t!si
THE following anotice" is posted on a
fence in a London suburb: "Whoever is
found trespassing on these grounds will be
shot and prosecuted"
A FEW days ago the following advertise
ment appeared in New York paper:
Wanted, situation by Q woman as cook
in private family the family to be as
high as lords family in Europe"
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1769.--It is time
our people understood and practised more
generally Life Assurance. Many widow
and orphan have had great reason to be
grateful that the advantage of Life Assur-
ance was understood and embraced by the
husband and father. A large amount has
been paid by Life Assurance Companies to
widows and orphans when it formed
almost their only resource.
EDWARD F. JONES, 1861 have made
sufficient examination of the condition of
the Washington Life Insurance Company
of New York to warrant me in taking
policy of Twenty Thousand Dollars.
THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR FOR 1869,
to be held at Madison, Sept. 9th to Oct.
LIST, both inclusive, promises to be a
greater success than any of its predeces-
sors. Entries are already rapidly coming
in from all quarters, and several of the
counties are spiritedly at work, making
preparations to compete for the Prize
Banner. Lieutanant General Sheridan is
certain to be present, as we hear from
the best authority, and the people are
making ready to turn out by thousands.
The railroad and steamboat lines are to
carry passengers at half rates, and freight
fraa ModsoOv, ic> beautiful MI fo visit
and the exhibition will undoubtedly be
worth going to see.
THE Lancet, the leading medical jour
nal of England, has an article calling at
tention to the practicability of using bran
born babies. 1t is assured by mothers
who have tried the system that it answers
admirably. The plan of action is as fol-
lows: An ordinary cradle il filled with
common bran. A hair pillow is put in,
and then the bran is moved aside with the
hands until "hollow" is formed the size
of the child's body. The infant, Invested
of everything below the waist, and having
little bodice or cape above that, is then
placed in the bran, and its body complete
1y covered with it, exactly as may be seen
at the seaside, where children play at bury>
ing one another in the sand A light Gov
erlet or Counterpart placed above all, and
baby is in bed for the night. This method
is pursued from almost as soon as infants
are born until they are eight or ten months
old. The children, it is stated, do not kick
themselves outside of the bran, unless it
be very hot The bran is Clearly, as bran
absorbs fluid readily, and the wet sinks be-
low the dry. The heat around the baby is
equable and of sufficient temperature An
entirely new supply of bran is required
once fortnight
A LITTLE girl was rebuked by her
mother for her fondness for killing flies.
The little one had acquired great dexteri-
ty in this employment, and was 20 much
occupied in it that the parent found she
was growing into state of cruelty. Call
ing the child to her one day, she said in q
sad tone, Mary, dear, don't you know
that God loves the little fliess" Mary
seemed to hear the words as though they
suggested great many new ideas. She
stood by her mothers side for some time
in thoughtful sadness, and at length walked
slowly up to the window where o be-
wildered fly was humming and buzzing
about on the pane She watched it low
ingly for some time, and then, almost too
full of grief to speak plainly, she began to
utter caressing words. "Doz ee ie know
that bod loves 90? Does 90 love Dod!"
Here she extended her hand fondly to-
ward the insect as if to stroke away the
terror that she felt she had inspired.
"DOes 90 want to see Dod?-well," in Z
tone of intense love and pity, at the same
time putting her finger on the fly and soft
ly crushing it against the glass, well, 90
shalln