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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
How We Spend Our MOney.

There are people who think il small
matter whether beef cost fifteen or
thirty cents per pound. What are iif-
teen cents To Il lofty soul But more
thoughtful persons find that the large
results of the life of civilized conimU-
nifty are varied by the size of the frac-
tions which are inecssantly multiplied
itUn each other.
III ole makes II Il personal question,
ii may he laid down IA one of not more
than three or four rules for living, that
one must know just how many cents
there are in dollar Or, To take Mr..
Micawbcr's version: Income, twenty
pounds; expenses, nineteen pound, and
eleven pence; result; happiness. III
come, tw cnty pounds; expenses, twenty
pounds and one shilling; result. misery.
Take your bills for any year, and
look through them carefully. The
stems irclOw one dollar are not only the
most numerous, but they make the
largest sum. The trifies spent for post
pradiaf cigars and like namcless clc-
ments of expenditure, do not get into
bills at all; but twenty Ia forty per
cent. of our earnings dribble out of our
purses in fractional currency. Most of
US are engaged i'm Il warwith cents, and
cteAlal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Mankind will never be agreed upon
II list of necessities. But, though no
general statement is possible, il is easy
to set down the necessities of any peo-
pie With the middle class--a class de-
tcrmined by means only-these prime
wants are meat, bread, vegetables,
fruits, coffee, tea, sugar, and Il few 9TH
ers. TO this it must be added that
houses and furniture take one-third of
our incomes. Clothing, fuel, service
and items take another third, and are
kept within that limit only by a very
vigilant management of the bureau of
the interior. The man who has SPEND
thrift at the head of his office may as
well 20 under at once. In short, not
more than one-tlIirl of our incomes can
be saved for the table; generally less is
left for this purpose Western Monthly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
A Pithy Sermon 60 Young Ncn.

You are the architects of your own
fortunes. Rely upon your strength OF
body and soul. Take for your motto,
self-reliance, honesty and industry; for
your star. faith, perseverance aud
pluck and inscribe on your banner.
''Be just and fear not.n Don't take
too much advice; keep at the helm,
and steer your own ship. Strike out.
Think well of yourself Fire above
the mark you intend to hit. Assume
your position. Don't practice excess
i've humility; you can't get above your
level, az water don't run up hill-haul
potatoes in cart over a rough road,
and the small potatoes will go to the
bottom. Energy, invincibie determi-
nation with q right motive, are the le-
vers that rule the world. The great
art of commanding is to take fair
share of the work. CiviIity costs notll-
ing and buys everything. Don't drink;
don't smoke; don't swear; don't gam
Bile: don't steal don't deceive; don't
tattle. BE polite; be generous; bc
kind. Study hard. Play hard. BE in
earnest. Be seIf-reliant. Read good
books. Love your fellow-man rs your
God; love your country and obey the
laws; love truth; love virtue. AL
ways do what your conscience tells you
to be a duty, and leave the consequence
with GOd.-E.rchoRge
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06
4 Novel Catalogue OF Inventions.

Invention is by no means confined
to our mechanics. Our merchants in
vent, our soldiers and our sailors invent,
our schOolmasters invent, our profess.
ional men invent, aye, and our women
and our children invent. Cheap pro-
lection has been a fertilizer that has
produced growth of brain and much
fruit of discovery. One man lately
wished to patent the application of the
Lords Prayer, repeated in loud voice
to prevent stammering; another
claimed the new and useful attachment
of weight, or article possessing gravi-
ty, to q cows tail 10 prevent her from
switching it while milking; and other
purposes to cure WORMS by extracting
them by II delicate line anda tiny hook
baited with seductive pill: while n
lady patented II crimping pin, which
she declared might also be used as u
paper-cuttcr, as a skirt supporter, rs "a
paper file, a u child's pin, as Il boquet.
holder, as u shawl fastener, or as Il
book mark. DO you suppose that this
is the highest flight which the gentler
sex has achieved. 1t has obtained
many other patents, some of which
have 10 relation to wearing Il pparel,
and are of considerable value.
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2oftrn.
rrr ,o,. OF rHE cRAvE.DIGCER

l. 3VNO VE - IL - ~ - y ~
cu.sLrspAScE has made asortof" Dance
of Dcath.' in the same spirit with Holbein
as will be seen in the following Song of the
Grave-Digger: :"
Poor mortais Imagine tlics stand on the
.,,,.noried by all thai is solid and sound:
'ris a plank, and beneath ~ nay WORKS 10 pc
found:
gather them in.
rhechild. stronGa and healthy, careers on the
heath:
Not thinking, not caring, scarce knowing oi
In an instant he draws his last innocent
breath:
gather him in.
gather him in.
The yoiItlI in the vortex of folly ana ny
Advised TO repent, answers ho' III
prime ,,, ,,ut hi,
He would IL he knew hc Iliu iu"
gather him in,
gather him ip.
SAWS Finv. roor sixty is breakins az, ap,i in' ,be
Seif-deceiyer. he dreams not Nc al u III
lie sSs iSusi long for the health that be secs III
gather him in,
/ gather him in.
Sc uuzza." says the dotard, I'm iurncd ol
tour s1ob sbssll live to n hundred or more
p ~ pial,tfaIl his coffin is brought 10 ile aoor
-A' ! .:athcr him in,
] gather him IN.
Tho druukard cxclailDs, Flll my cup 10 the
T., ,,,at.r life sipks--ln brandy Twill swim
~. lii ;,s he speaks. and make sure Oi nlnii
gather him In,
gather him III.
lin. rIcll man observes his pour neighbour look
old. ,.,,,,Ia.
and hugs himself on his resources oi sola
\ Isckey all lsce, says, "a kneh iiiuSI 10
TOLD -
gather linn IL,
gather him la.
Eyen while he was speaking, the lnotallst Eli
Mas digging unthinlling, pit iYr nllnsih Nun ~
nj. snssje and his nnaftock are lald OIL tic
THEY'VE gathered him IN
They've gathered him IN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

Ohio farmers have novel way of
killing MICE. 'rheYsaturate |, piees Of
cotton wiflrchlorof6rm, and plncc Il Ia
subarrel of grain, and i'm the uorninS
the ySYiil find mice enough II the bar
rel TORS q breakfast for u largc aunlly.
And, then, lie killed under tie i1fiu-
ence of chlof6form can't bri1n action
against . man for cruelty to 1nin<olx
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

\ San Francisco judge, speaking uf
taking the testimony of ChinaDlalI,
said he would take the testimony OF "A
dog, IL the dog could make him under
stand. That reminds Us of our taking
testimony of q dog once. in ~ ease
where some apples had beea stolen
from farmer. We coultln't 81 down
for u week. He made US Understand,
you know.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

WHAT DOES III -.

Bf wILLIAx ANDREW sf50CnSxr.
IL matters little where was bora.
0r u my parents were rich OF peor:
"neaner tnsy shrank at the cola world :
OF walk In the pride Of wealth secure:
But whether live an honest man.
And hold my integrity firm IN "a eIufrh
l tell you. my brother, plain as can
IL matters much!
matters little how long stay
In world oil sorrow, SIN and care
Whether i'm youth I am called away,
Or live tall my bones OF ffeSh are barr.
But whether do the best can
To soften the weight of asiyersfty's touch.
On the faded cheek OF my fcliow-man.
IL matters much.
II matters little where bc my grave
Vr ON the Land, or ON the sea
by puriing brook, meath stormy wave
It matters little or naught 10 me;
but whether the angel OF death comes down
anu marks my brow with his towing touch.
It matters much!
-Reka,tps Monthly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-06

y cow was killed the other day near
Troy, n y, 10y swallowing fonr dozen
>hingie nails, which were anon. the
chafi on which she was fed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28
Papai Infailibility - Protest of Ameyican
bishops.

Rows, April II, ls7O.-The following highly
important document has been nd lptcd bv many Of
the Bishops In attendance AT the qicumenical Coun
ell, md presented to the Pope on the sui ect % in
Most Row. Archbishop Purcell, OF Cincnnati--a fact
which gives its PRONUNCIATION, II possible, additional
importance:
Nosr HOLY FATHER Humhly pros,ra4e az the feet Of
YOUR Holiness, most earnestly suTpiiatc thst the
question on tbs dehntuon OF tue Instability OF the
Sovereign pOutin rs dog OF aith may not be pro.
potod to the Nat can Council.
hncns other reasons OF this duplication we beg TO
Frst-8ecausc the discussion OF tins que ton viii
evidently show want Of uniun, and especially unani.
Second because on account OF the circumstances in
VII we arc placed In countTiCs where heresgs not
ton, instead OF attracting would aienae those whom
wotsek by all Christian means TO lead TO the true fold
Ihrd-Because we anticipate endless questions will
arise which may interfere with aud prevent the work Of
our min,iry and cause tae fruits OF tbs Council
tenlinns we lnpore AimahIy God to avert ali evil
from NE Gnut9h and tnat He may lllumne aud direct
- p, Purcell, Archbishop OF Cincinnati Peter r.
k ksnh Aeeo,shop Of &c Lousl Joan hcCloskey
bishop of TTcbLond On pdIf)i Tnomas Connolly Arch
nlsho OF lialliaX Richard Nhelan, Bhhop Of Wheel
ngl Augustine yerot, Bishop OF savannah james r.
John, n; h., bernard Mconade bishop OF Rochester
Tobias Muller, Bsho9 OF Ere Francis Mcfarland,
Canada hiehael Domenec, Bishop OF Pittsbnrah !
Fairies Lynch Bishop Of Charleston Thaddeus Arnat
and Aghadoei William Clifford, Bishop Of Chiffon, Fin i
EDWARD FtSgerald Bishop Of Little Rock, John tcahy
nuque T. Patrick Feehan, bishop OF Nashville John
M,9gsn Bseop OF g. ySsGgh MOI John lienHi B.hSP
Joseph Meleher. bishop OF Green Bay Ignatius MrsE
Bishop OF 6ault Ste Marie.
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The Great Success of the Sun.
I.sgsa. 9Ia ns.fgAssa Is,s.as..

Some two or three years ago The SUs changed
hands, and also changed materially in management.
A newspaper company was formed TO publish ne
daily raper. After everything was In readiness they
admission 10 the Associated Press. They then pur-
chased The SUN and Infused Into It's columns Wig
or aud terseress peper before seen In any paper Al
aimed at ultimate circulation of one hundred
thousand copies daily. The thing seemed so i'm
A. Dana, kept ON the even tenor OF their way, and
handled all subjects with equal STRENGTH aud clear
ress, until The SUN became power IN the land
They have reached the point at which they were
aiming, their circulation for the six days of the week
ending April 16 being 606so0 An average daily cir
culation Of l00,067 aud the end is not yet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28
Passing the sault 81. Mary Canal.

The Hon. HAMILTON FISH has published
in his accustomed organ, the Herald, a state
ment that he has refused TO Mr.. THORNTON
permission to send through the Sault st.
Mary Canal British troops intended for war
like operations against the people of Winni
peg. According TO this statement, Mr.
THORNTON intimated that permission to use
sired by the British authorities and Mr.
FISH replied that no such permission could
be given. He also states that he has brought
the subject before the President and Cabinet
at regular meeting, AMI that they have
unanimously agreed that no British troops
shall he allowed to pass over our soil or
through our waters for the purpose of put
| ting down the Red River rebellion.
This, however, is merely evading the real
point Everybody knows that the British
Government has no intention of sending
troops over our soil or through our waters.
What their design really Is has been very
| explicitly declared II is TO embark troops
at Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, to trans
| port them 10 the frontier near tho Sault st.
Mary, to march them on the British side
across the neck of land, and to send the trans
ports empty through the canal, under the
pretence that they arc ordinary vessels OF
commerce. Then the troops are TO be reGm-
| barked in British waters on Lake Superior,
and transported TO Fort William on Thunder
Bay. The question is whether the British
are TO be allowed by the Government of the
| United States TO accomplish in this indirect
manner what Mr.. HAMILTON FISH assures
the people he has already refused them per
mission to do directly. TO send transports
empty through the canal will be of the same
uso to them for the purposes of their wal
against Winnipeg as 1t would be 10 send
them through with the troops on board md
il will be an equal violation of the neu
trality of the United States and an equal out
rage upon the feelings of the people Of this
country, who do not desire TO be made acocs
sorry to the subjugaton of the inhabitants Of
Winnipeg. Mr.. FIsu and Gen. GRANT
ought to understand that the sympathles o.
the American people are, of necessity, on the
side of any American colony which attempts
to free itself from European yoke Espe
cally Is this tho case when the European
power in question is ono which has mani.
tested the most ardent hostility against the
United States at period when we were strug
Cling for our own national existence. If W,
must, directly or indirectly, MD any European
Government to recover q rovolted American
colony, that Government should not be tn,
ono which sent forth the Alabama to prey
upon American commerce and TO drive the
flag Of the United States from the ocean.
viii not Mr.. Fish take this subject into
consideration, and relieve the anxiety OF tn,
people by an official declaration that not onl,
] all British soldiers will DO excluded from tn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28

The great ship Dunderbcrg, the finest iron
clad vessel In the French navy, came from
his ship yard. Now he retires entirely from
the business, and the premises are TO be let
Whatever may be the theories Of indi-
viduals respecting the abstract questions Of
protection and free trade, no American can
witness without regret tho entire destruction
Of a branch of industry Of which the country
was formerly 30 proud. Twenty years ago
American ships were universally admitted
TO be the best on the ocean. Our ship.
builders paid higher wages TO their workmen
than were paid in any other country and yet
they were able TO construct vessels that
could bear away the palm from all their
foreign rivals. This, however, is now
finished. Our flag is well nigh driven from
the sea, and no new vessels of importance
are building in any American ship yard
This lamentable condition of things can
be remedied only in one way. If the country
wishes TO have ships built at oil, II must
come to the aid of the builders, either by
taking off the taxation upon the materials OF
which ships are made, or by giving such
drawbacks and bountics as will put our
builders upon something like nm equality
with those of other countries. Unless some
thing Of this sort is done, we shall not only
cease to build vessels, but we shall soon
come to have no mechanics able TO build
them in case of war, when II may be Of
the most vital importance to provide our
selves with ships at home.
Let Congress take this subject into ear.
nest consideration, dismiss all mere theories,
and net upon the matter like practical men
careful only for the welfare and safety Of
their country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28
Mr.. burt Convicted of Purloining Pa


Mr.. BURT, the pompous Englishman who
recently came TO these shores TO teach law to
our Judges and our lawyers, railway man.
agcment to our railroad men, and morality
and dignity TO our benighted people gen.
erally-this Mr.. BURT seems to have come to
bad end or, at least, to a very bad pass in
his affairs. He now stands publicly con
victed, by q report of most respectable Com
mittce of the New York Legislature of "pur-
Joining" papers. The Committee do not call
it stealing but to make any contradistinc-
ton between the terms would be hypercriti-
cism.
The following is the report Of the Com
mittee:
Whereas they have seen In the New York Tribune
statement by Mr.. CHARLES BURT denying the po-
siiion taken by the Chairman OF this Committee In
regard to the purlonng Of certain papers belonging
TO and In the custody OF the Committee by Mr. BURT,
they desire most respectfully to report that tho
curing certain legislation attended before this Com
mittee, and among others Messrs. CHARLES BURT
Of the Erie; that at the time OF the adjournment Of
the Committee, about eight o'clock p. NJ, an impor
tant paper, which had been placed in the hands Of
the Chairman OF the Committee and by him CON-
mtted 10 the custody Of the clerk, found TO be
missing. and on inquiry It was discovered that Mr..
BURT had taken the came, and was about leaving
the room with 1t when called bacx by the Chairman ;
and although at first denying that he In posses.
sion Of any document which did not belong to him,
on request Mr.. BURT produced the missing docu-
ment frop his coat pocket, at the same time &C.
knowledging that he had taken the same without
any permission or authority whatever.
EDWARD L. PATRICK, 7. ID. BALDWIN,
JOuS j. BLAIR PETER MITCHELL
DENNIS OkEEFE, NJ. Z, BEMus,
JAMES IRVING, ID. {. LIrTLEJouN.
W. W. SNOW,
ii. EUGENE DURSIs Clerk
II will be seen that strong names are ut
tached to this report.
Tho hest thing that Mr.. BURT can do is TO
take the earliest and swiftest steamer for
England. His elevated views are not con.
genial to the inhabitants Of the backwoods
Of America. We commend him to the Old
Bailey in London. Goodbye, Mr.. BURT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28

Mr.. j. G. BANCROFT DAVIS, formerly
counsel and Director of the Erie Railway Com
pany, and also the recipient Of sixty thousand
dollars from the Boston, Hartford and Erie,
urges the appointment of IN additional Assistant
Secretary of State to preside over the consular
clerks, while he himself presides over the diplo-
matte department. Mr.. DAVIS fails to state,
however. whether he advocates this additional
expenditure because he is too much absorbed in
the business Of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
Railroad, or because Mr.. FISH is incompetent to
get along without additional assistance. During
the civil war Mr.. Chief Clerk HusrER was tempo.
rarily appointed Assistant Secretary, and this
Office ought to have terminated at the close Of the
war. But now II is proposed TO create two per-
mancnt Offices Of the kind. Instead Of listening
to Mr.. DAvIs's suggestions, would Congress not
do better to investigate his connection with the
Boston, Hartford and Erie and the bribery by
which that concern got the advantage Of the
Erie Company
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Gen. Grant n very Lazy President.

II is probable that there never was more in
doent man given ONCE under this Government thnn
Ulysses 9. Grant. Certainly, no more lazy one ever
occupied the Presidential chair, Tie wonder Is
among those who have become an,iliarized with his
disposition, that he displayed sufhcient energy TO
become an army officer. But that matter Ia easily
expcable for IL Is rule that those who not pos
sesscd Of sufficient mental stamina TO make them
selves record in the worl Of thought, are always
edited In matters which call into play the baser AMI
NAL passions. War u always pleasure to brute,
but one refined by rdy and constant contact with
natures WORKS In their purity, sees nothing but
horror In that game In which mems lives are the
stake
Grant cannot abide the "dull" routine OF his on
cial duties for two consecutive weeks, and instead
OF dcyotng his time and ention 10 the solution OF
tile political problems " the hour, /, forever plan
ming pleasure excursions and other recreations. lie
proposes TO. DISPOSE OF Himself during the sontin-
uance Of the coming summer abrut as he did the
last one, at Long Branch and other seaside and
warm weather resorts, For all the benefit he has
thus far been to the country We might as well have
an automaton at the White House.
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A Jolly Row In Pierrcpont's Omce-Privntc
Investigation Yesterday.

The celebrated whiskey case in which Alderman
Barker was defendant, and.the Rev Warrck Martin,
complainant is being revived in the once Of the
United States District Attorney. The case against
the city father, II will DO remembered, was dis
missed. Deacon Martin found that his most reliable
witnesses had fed, and lie abandoned his raids on
distillers In disgust II was said that the witnesses
had been spirited away, and bribed, and that they
had made afdayits denying tleir sworn state ments.
On Saturday last, Major b'on, Of SUPERVISE
butchers ONCE, caused the arrest OF Ignaz 1lflws-
ky, former partner OF Barker, on charge OF hay
ing brbed the Witnesses In the Barker case. Com
missioner Osborn issued the warrant, and in is
absence, Commissioner Shields held the defendant
5000 bail to appear for examination yesterday
before the former
Gen. Jackson, tho Assistant District Attorney,
however, sent the case before the Grand Jury, and
WIS about TO have lliowsSy Ind /, wlen his coun
sel. Mr.. BELL, demanded an examination in pursu-
ance OF the arr angement made By the Commit sion
ers. The g1llnut and eminent 'ntlenln reused,
rem1rking that he took the case ut OF tho hands Of
the Commissioner In order TO prevent Il Witnesses
from being aqain tamnered with lie al - that he
ADOPTED tie course with tie consent OF MI. osborn,
NJ. yesterday, Mr. Bell, Mr. Jackson, and Mr.. o..
born aDpeared before Jdige Piertepoht u settle
the questions involved, aud row ensued, Mr. BEL
accused Jackson OF having told him u at Comn'ls
the Grand jury. Mr. Osborn pronounced tde
statement false Mr.. Jackson said that he hld no
knowledge Of the fact that the case was to have boon
examined At this juncture, subpoena, written by
prosecution to attend tie hearing yesterday, was en-
hibited, and when JUDGE Pierrcpont cast his ewes
uoon IL, he said, I'm suspend the proceedings
before the Grand Jury, and refer the matter to Com
missioner Osborn
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One Of Gov. HofrMAN's obj G ions to the
bills giving State aid to the Midland, the Adrion-
dack, and other railroads is that they were passed
by what is called log-rolling. That is TO say, the
friends of the railroads combined their strength
and so got majority in the Legislature. But II
this is sufficient reason for vetoinR these bills,
why did not the Governor veto Taxpayer TwEsD's
new charter' That charter was helped through
in return for nlsdges Of Democratic votes in favor
Of these same iyroad bills. Does the Governor
think log rolling innocent when It is beneficial to
Taxpayer TWEED, and bad when it only requires
the Taxpayer to keep his contractf
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Shall We build No More ships :

The most impressive evidence of the down
fall Of American shipping and ship-bulding
s given by the large sign. "To let" which
has been put up at the entrance of the extcn.
sive ship yard Of Mr. WILLIAM II. WEBB, at
the foot of Fifth street, on the East River.
In this place Mr.. WEBB has carried on bust.
moss for the past thirty years. He has had
there the most extensive ship yard in the
world. He has built ships for the Govern.
ments of Mexico, Italy. and Russia. This
work he has obtained in competition will,
ship-buildcrs of all other countries. His
nAIne 10 known In all parts Of the earth