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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
THE ASHES OF LIFE.

Ten o'clock, and the echoes
Die out in the silent hall,
And shade my eyes from the freight
That shadows the parlor wall.
Over there in the corner,
A gieam in the dancing light,
Still precious beyond all telling,
Lie the letters burn tonight.
The parting is hard, my treasures,
1t will darken my life, know,
The dream have dreamed WAS Holly,
IL is better to let you go.
And brush from my throbbing temples
The heavy, clinging hair,
And smother my anguish, trying
To believe do not care.
gather them all together,
y Not needing, though tear-drops roll,
Though the chime of gladsome memory
Is ringing through my soul.
I gather them all together, H,-E
My idols, which proved but clay
Red flames tenderly fold them, G-t.f.-
They are burning my heart away.
They drop from my quivering flugcrs
Into the flames duh roar, ..
And know that my dream Is ended
Forever and eyermore.
The dreaded task is over,
Uttered the last goodbye,
Andthc smoke of my burning inccnes
Floats up to the blind, black sky. : f
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
Husbands COmmandmentS.

Thou shalt love no other man but
me.
Thou sllalt not have dag,ierreotype
ga any other likeness of any man but
tlsy iGSlIind.
flsou sils II not keep it in secret nor
worship it far thy husband am jeal-
ous husband.
Thou shalt Rot s1essk thy husbands
name with levity.
Remember thy husbano s command
ments to keep them sacred.
Honor thy husband and obey him
that thou mayest be long i'm the home
he has given :hee.
Thou shalt not find fault when thy
! husband chews and smokes.
Thou shalt not scold.
Thou shalt not permit thy husband
tO wear u buttOnless shirt-but shal.
keep his clothing i'm good repair.
y Thou shalt not continually gad about
neglecting thy husband and family.
l Thou shalt not strive to live i'm the
style of thy ncighbors unless thy nus
band is able to support it.
Thou shalt not covet thy neiglibOr's
| fine house nor his furniture, nor hi
wife's thousand dollar shawl, nor heI
! sifty dollar handkerchief, nor anything
that Is hy neighbor's.
Thee sas2sE fs0t go to wOnan's right:
meetings. aeither !to speak thyself ol
hear others speak.
Tsou shalt not scold il thy hnsbant
stay out till after 10 o'clock 1T nigh.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
Chinese Pottery and Glass.

Po Shan. in the IAMfOo Valley, con-
tains extensive p0ttefies, three differ
ent kinds of ware being manufactured
the fine strslw-colored porcelain, the
common red ware, and a peeHliar shin
ing black ware, very light, that lGcs.=
like metal, Qead> and Is valued, ib dss-
tricts where fuel Is dear, in consequence
of its having rapid heating qualities
The red paving-tile, and the large, red
water-kongs, are also made here. Yen
Shing has extensive glass manufacto-
rie, of which foreigners are little aware.
| was much surprised ut the quantity
and excellent quality Of the glass;
There is IL quarry i'm the immediate
ncighLorhood, from whesice Is obtained
the stone which, pulvenzed and smeit-
est.with nitrate of p0tassa, fOsnls ane
glass. The stone is similar to granite,
only of a beautiful lilac color. Nearly
every house in the city Of Ien-Shing,
is either a glass manufactOry, or shoP
where glass ware Is sold. We found
them blowing glass, running 1t into
rmIs and plates, making window glass,
bottles. beads, lanterns, and ornaments
of every description. Some very beau
tifui opaaue bottles of different shapes,
and finely painted, obtained here
The glass seemed extremely pure, ana
sold at very reasonable prices the rod
of pegglafs, about 80 inches long and
ii inches in diameter, costing 30 dash
a catty, or less than Id. per pound
Saltpetre, much used in the nanufac-
ture of glass, is found in the vicinity of
Po-shan-shien,-L Markham.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

Advices from China state that on
the 1st of March remarkable dust
storm was witnessed Oh the Yang-tze
for a distance of quite GO miles, during
which steamers were forced to anchor.
The atmosphere was so filled with par
ticles of dust that it resembled thick
fog, and objects were not visible the
length of steamer in any direction.
The Chinese hail these dust storms with
delight, as benefactors of their land.
They say they come all the way from
Tartary, and are sent by joss to enrich
the soil, 80
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

There is no other spoken Language 50
cheap and expressive by telegraph as
the English. So the electric wires are
becoming teachers of our mother tongue
in foreign countries. The sameamount
of information can he transmitted in
fewer English words than French, Ger
man, italian, or any other European
language. In Germany, and Holland
especially, it is becoming to be conl-
mon thing to see kilograms in English,
to save expense and insure precision.
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Spstry.



'Tis sad, yet sweet to listen ~
To the soft winds gentle sweli,
And think We hear The music -
Our ch1241ood knew Sc Well: -
10 gaze out On the even. - 49,
And the boundlees leids q air, s. =
And feel again our beyhood,s wish
To roam ule angels then, r. 3.
There are many dreams of gladness : IS
That cttn4 around the past
And from TIE tomb 0fteeling As1
The forms Se loved g dSfly1 ''''' 'A' =.
In the hapnR days pow gone, 7 3 (
So fair to hex upon. Z
Who ssesned so iSa1ed sss 1o'dgis 5or Bis
10 glorious and to heavenIyE -
Tor such wz[n - this;
whose rn 49, seyss seezncd sB imuiins,
And whoee 1S1ks 81 sd were streaming.
yer prows SO sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the spring time of the year
Like the changeful CLEANS Of April,
Ihey followed every tear!
They have passed-like hopes-away.
And their loyeliness has ned -sg a
That t;sss sfS ss' viii J q 1 ISs dead: Il
1F4E .AhAat atEO " kkfE
Like the brightest buds Of Summer,
They have fallen with the stem;
Yet oh, IL Is a lovely death
To fade from earth like them!
And yet the thought Is saddening
To muse on such as they,
And feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away!
That the 1airones whom we loye Hs 1
Grow TO aehloving breast
Like the fendrn of the clinsing vine,
Then perish where they rest.s
And we can but think of these,
In the soft and gentle Spring,
When trees are waving DER US,
And the flowers are blossoming;
And we know Winters coming
With his cold and stormy sky,
And the glorious beauty round u5
Is budding but 70 diei Efa
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

'"Why, brother, how did / do that :
He referred him. to some doctrina]
remarks in his discourse.
''Oh % said Hubbard, ssI'm sorry Won
took that. Il meant that for the devil,
and you stepped in and took .ft your
SELF Don't get between me and the
devil, brother, and you won't get your
feelings hurt"
Like our own famous Dawson, lie
would scarcely be known by the more
elegant and euphonious name of Will
lam. When bishop Asbury was pre-
siding at the roll-call ofsthe Confer
ence, he objected answering to that
name, insisting that his name was
BiRy. .ess ~
"Why, brother Hibbard,'i said AS
ury, "Billy is little boys name."
"Yes, Bishop" he said, ssand was q
little boy when my father gave it to
me-"
These men had few boOks-tlle BIZ
bic, RIgrins's Progress, and few such,
in their saddie-bags, formed their whole
library yet some became great schol-
ans and mastery ,divines. But the
open pages of the book of Nature were
before them, and IN keen encounters
with men they learned q thousand
things hidden from ordinary eyes; and
thus were trained q healtf0l body, q
well-developed muscular system, large,
strong lungs; q vigorous constitution,
a workshop and dwelling place for q
wise and vigorous mind. How man
could become q strong preacher and
thinker while ranging those mighty
solitudes, sleeping in small apart
ments, containing all the family and
such domestic animals as shared q
backwOodsman's fireside, seems WON
derful. They suffered many persecu-
tons. They had not much to say of
moral beauty, necessary relations, q
priOri and q pOSteriOri vOlitiOns, and
intellectual processes, and active pow
ers; but it is said, and we believe it,
they talked Of sin so as to make the
flesh creep and the hair stand on end
and they talked of the love of the Sa-
viOur and the freedom of His grace, so
as to make the heart rejoice and tears |
come to the eyes. Their intellectual
heraldry was not in their armOr, but in |
their muscle; they were not educated |
to a suppression Of their instincts, nor |
to q slavery of metaphysics. |
Certainly, they would not have de |
served the censure pronounced upon
iorid, metaphysical preacher ofwhom
his people, during the week, saw moth
ing-that ION six days of the week he |
was invisible, and on the seventh he
was inc0nprehensible;'' ? and they
might have reversed the remark of the
Bishop to the young man who applied
to him for ordinatiOn: II do not for
bid you to preach, but both Nature and
Grace do" Thus, without dwelling at
greater length on this subject-which /
have only touched for the purpose of
DR.. Stevens Completed
work to you, while expressing my re-
yret that he has not ayailed himself of
The wealth of anecdotal material for
he continuation of the story to the pull
pit of his own landI only again re-
new my expression of the interest of
he work itself. Bramwell and Brad
shaw, Story, and Saville, Coke, AIather,
Newton and Bunting, Handy, and the
glorious hymnologist, the Welsh cob
,ler, Olivers-such, with q multitude
If other names, are those which pass
before US in those volumes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

ACAr SUCKS \ BABES BREATH
y cat nearly caused the death of a child
in the vicinity of Sandy Hill, Perry
county, few days ago. Our inform
ant states that Mrs. jeremiah Hull left
her child, aged about nine months, in
the room playing with the cat, while
she was engaged i'll another part of the
house. After some time she went to
see about the child, when she saw the
cat sitting on its breast with its nose in-
serted i'll the child's mouth, and its
claws cl;A5ped around its neck. Mrs.
Hull ran and threw the cat from the
child, which was almost liffess, but
the cat Immediately sprang back ON
the child, placing its nose in the child,s
mouth and clasping il around the neck
rs before. \ second time the animal
was thrown back, and then greatly en-.
ragged, il sprang forward and caught
the child by the throat. After releas-
ing the child, the cat was taken out
and immediately killed. The child re-
covered in Il few days. Crduford
County Forum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
How TO get Fat.

Ii is striking fact that most persons
want to weigh more than they do, and
measure their health by their weight,
as if man were a pig, valuable in
proportion to his heaviness. The racer
is not fat; a good plough horse has but
a moderate amount of flesh. Heavy
men are not those which experienced
contractors employ to build railroads
and dig bitches. Thin men, the world
over, arc the men for work, for endur-
ance; they are wiry and hardy; thin
people live longest: the truth is, fat is
disease, and, as proof, fat people are
never well day at time,-arc not
suited for hard work.
Still, there is medium between bc-
ing fat rs butterball and as thin and
juiceless as a fencc-rail. For mere
looks, a moderate rotumdity is most de-
sirablc, TO have enough of flesh 10 COW
er all angularities. To accomplish this
in the shortest time, a man should work
but little, sleep a great part of the time,
allow nothing 10 worry him, keep al
ways in a joyous, laughing mode, and
live chiefly on albuminates, such as
boiled cracked wheat, and rye, and
oats, and corn, and barley, with sweet
milk, and buttermilk, and meats. Su-
gar is the best fattener known.
now MUCH To EAT.
The answer 10 the queetion how
much TO eat, depends so largely Oh the
circumstances of age, sex, season, lati-
tude, and employment, that it would
be impracticable to name any amount
as applicable TO the majority of any
class of persons; in fact, it is one OF
those questions which each man should
aim TO answer for himself, that answer
being founded OH his own close obscr-
vation and sound judgment. The fol
lowing rules, however, will pcrhap
meet all cases AZ TO general habits:
|. Eat at regular specified times, and
at no others.
:. Hard workers, especially those
who arc most of the time in the open
air, should eat as much as they want at
breakfast and dinner.
3. Those who are indoors most of
the time, as women, literary men, anI
Students, should never cat full as much
a. they want. This would I've IA safe
rule for all sick persons also.-EioD,
Dr.. JEdWs Hcouh by Good Lirjag.
Published Gy Hurd d. HoughtoR.
NEWSPAPERS IN THE UNITED
STATEs.-An exchange states that the
first daily newspaper printed in Nir-
ginia was in 17S0, and the subscription
price was so per: annum: The first
religious newspaper issued was the
Herald Of Gospel Liberty, which was
published by Mr.. Elias Smith, in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in lSOo.
According to the Philadelphia P'ooi
Sheet, there are now published in the
United States, $40 daily, 4, 425 weekly,
and 277 monthly journals. New York
publishes 615, Pennsylvania 495, Hi
nois AIS, Ohio 377, Indiana 269, Missou-
ri 240, Iowa 22S, and Massachusetts,
only 2l9. Great Britain has but SO dali
lies, of which one-fourth are issued In
London.
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loss. estimated according to the lrOasi-
ide scale of prices during the ensuing
Mfuter.
AL moneys remaining over Us . sur
plus Duts OF the premiums, fines etc.,
are treated as reserve fund appiica-
BILE to various public purposes, such as
the reps;rs of the schools, temples, ETC.,
and i'm providing gratuities for the pO-
lice. These funds are generally put
out as loans to some OF the village
hnd-Owners, who pay one per cent per
month for the accommodation.
Any inadeguacy of funds Oh the part
of the society is made up BY charging
an extra premium upon each acre OF
land insured.
The practice of iusuring against law.
,,its is conducted upon analogous prin-
cifaes. 1t is hardly necessary, MIR.
Skatchkof observes, to advert to the
rapacity of Chinese officials, and their
presidency in crooked interpretations
ef the law. Against dangers which
tlaas to- often arise-figurativeiy des-
erihod by the Chinese rs 'the tigers
cruelty''-a system of mutual insur-
auce prevails in nearly every village.
When an association of this character
Is to be formed, the elders prepare a
list of the inhabitants, to (which all
who desire to Join af1ix their signatures.
Armed with this authority, the elders
then enter into secret negotiations with
the police Inspector of the district as to
the amount of composition to he paid
to him for non-intervention in every
case calling for the action of the police.
Among these are catses of sudden death, /,
suicides, compositions between debtors
and creditors, family disputes, and the
like. Awaiting themselves Of their Sc
cret understanding with the authorities,
the elders take care to arrange all such
matters privately, without affording
any opportunity for police interven-
ton. The rates of hush-mOney are
generally small, varying from ten to
twenty-five shillings of our currency |;
and NJ. Skatchkof observes that it re-
qnlres an intimate acquaintance with
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
ENDORSEMENTS OF THE PRESS.

The many thousands cured at this cstab-
lIshmrnt within the last twenty year., and
the numerous important Surgical Opera
tons performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed
by the reporters Of the SITS, and many other
papcrS notices Of which appeared again and
again before the public, b.sides his standing
a. "a gentleman Of character and responsible
ity, i a sufficient guaranty 30 the afflicted.
skin diseases speedily cured. hugs
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
Trustees Sale.

RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
made and executed to me as Trustee, by
Edward Fritz and Margaret, his wife, by
deed dated the fourth day of May, in the
y.ar ISfS and now on record in the Record
er's Office of Ohio county, State OF West
Virginia, in Deed Book No. - page i5', TO
secure the payInent of a certain promlS>OrN
note for the sum Of eighteen hundred ana
forty dollars, dated the 4th day OF May, IN
the wear ls6S, and payable TO J.. L. StlfeI' OF
order. on the 9Th day of May, in the year
1862. and signed by said Edward FTltZ 20 StSl
]. /. Stifei. will. on MONDAY, the ION
day Of MAY. 1870, proceed 70 sell az puDi ",
auction. 10 the highest and best bidder ny
Tha front door OF the Court House OF Said
county, commencing at 10 O'Clock, n. NJ
the following described property, thaI i 70
saw: A certain part or parcel OF ground SIT
mated on Quincy and Seventh streets, IN
thgr MARI of the city OF Wheeling commonly
called East Wheeling, and numbered on Inc
plai of said ciiy as Lot No. IL; said lot nav
inc n front on Quincy street of twenty leet-
and running back with and bordering on
the En>; side Of Seventh street ~ ieet' II "
ing the sumo property that was conVeyeI 10
SaiL Edward Fritz and wife, by CatllarlIS
Fritz by deed dated November N, 1907 anI
recorded in the Recorders ONCE oi slhd
county. in Deed Book No. D. page 10y OF ~
much thereof rs will be sufficient opaX the
urtncinaI of said note above described TO-
gt.ther with the legal interest thereon from
the said 4th day of May, lSss, unlli palu,
pTiacipal and interest calculated 10 the uaA
6f sale amounting to SlEJi.US.
Terms OF Sale-Ca>h. ..,,.
Selling r. Trustee, Will convey SUCH 'l'le
aS i vested in me by said Deed of Trust.
aurl2 j. Ii. GOOD, Trustee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
Democratic and Conservative
Stale Convention.

The citizens of West Virginia who favor
the repeal of all proScriptive laws now In
force In this State and the enactment oi
such measures as will give the state charac-
ter abroad and harmony and prosperity al
home, are requested To meet in their respec-
tive counties or townships, NJ as early day
aS may h. practicable, and choose delegates
to q State Convention TO bc held in the
town of Charleston, Kanawha county, on
"wednesday. the Eighth day OF June.
1870. To nominate candidates for the offices
OF Governor, Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary
of Stale, Attorney General and Judge ofthe
supreme Court OF Appeals.
Each county or delegate district will cast
ten votes i'm this Convention for every rep
rcSentative in the, House of Delegates TO
which such county Or district may I've en-
titled.
The effect OF our pruSCTiptive system in
driving large numbers of useful citizens
from West Virginia, and in preventing i'm
migration from other States, renders the
speedy abolition OF that system necessary
70 the public good. This call is therefore
addressed To- all liberal-minded men. wheth-
er Democratic, Conservative or Republican,
who desire To promote the welfare Of the
State and Vindicate the rights OF her citizens
10y appropriate legislation.
LEWIS BAKER,
GEO. L. TINGLE,
J. w. GALLAHER,
W. W. MILLER,
WM. c. HASDLAN,
Democratic state Executive Committee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, May y.
FLOUR-In moderate demand and frm;
extra 81 70dl II; family s. 00a5 ..
GRAIN-Wheat steady; No. ! red 81 le
Ohio white sold by sample at 81 Is. Corn
scarce and prices higher; mixed sold TINS
afternoon al 95a96c and was held at Il 00 al
the close. Rye scarce and firm at 94@soc.
Barley neglected and prices nominal.
COTTON-Firm and in demand at &c ior
middling.
tWHISkY-Held out Of market this after
hoon owing TO the scarcity OF corn and the
probability OF an increase in the tax; mold
erS ask 81 01al %.
PROEISIONS-Could have been bought
on safer terms at the close. say 81 30 ~
for mess pork; Illldll54c for bulk shoulders
l5I.Mi51gc for rib sides and l5zc for clear;
no sales. Bacon quiet; shoulders &c; sides
1870 1870 for clear rib and l71+c for clear DO.
A good demands for sugar cured hams, al
lSalSISc cash and l9c seller Isl June.
LARn-Nominally unchanged.
GOLD-At llil2 buying.
EXCHANGE-Dul al lilo discount buy
ing.
OIL-Linseed held at 81 G2gl o.
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For Sale.

~ THE OFFERS FOR
I'd sale Lot No. IL, in Graham's addition
ITO the city of Wheeling, situate on the
corner Of Quincy and Sixth streets. There
IS a good brick and frame house on the cor,
ner. containing eight rooms, with water and
gas throughout and one OF the best cellars
In the city. There is in connection good
stable and carriage house. On the south
and OF the lot there is a good frame house
With five rooms fronting on Sixth street
This is very desirable location. Parties
wishing TO purchase will please call al = j..
Pnvd'S Wholesale Shoe Store, No. - Main
street VI. T. WASMAN.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
View York Cattle Market.

NEW YORK, May q
BEEvE-Receipts 69,a0 head for the
week, OF which 4i60 were on sale to-day; 500
cars at One Hundredth street, So at Weehav-
ken and so cars at communipaw: market
strong and active at last week figures Of
l3c for bulls; l5gl6c for thinnish western
cattle and 5Gl759c for good 10 choice steers
The quality was fair and the market aver
aged l6c; all selling. Two cars of State
still fed bulls Of l3c; a ear OF very common
cattle, 6 cwt Missouri steers, AZ l31@t6l4c;; llo
Illinois steers 6l4 cwt, at l511l9l6c; ls3 Kan
sas, ~ cwt al l51xdl7c and 20 do, cwt LII
nois, at l61zal71zc; 2 TO one butcher Al the
latter price; % rs ? cwt cattle are in few
hands, four firms controlling over 200 dur
ing the week. 49,
SHEEP-Are firm al sc for very thin o.
ps Ohio sheared up TO cents for a car OF 8
rs; nc for a car of 81 rs and nc for car OF
"a Ms; car OF Virginia lambs, "A Ms, sold at
l5c; prime Jerseys are worth loc. Total re-
ceipts 1880, with 800 to-day; all selling.
HoGS-Are coming in more freely; u cars
to-day completing 1900 for the week city
dressed sell at II54@l2 live at s14asi4c;
car OF 200 rs Illinois sold al SIC.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
For Sale.

4 LARGE MANUFACTURING PROP
FRTY, situated on the Baltimore and ONO
P.iir,aJ. within twenty-eight miles of the
CITY of Wheeling. and doing a lucrative busi-
ness, will h. sold at private sale, on favora-
bic terms, To any one desiring 10 invest in a
al. and profitable business, Improperly
i, worth at least $1,000, but the proprletors
desiring To retire nom business, will sell at
l.-SS than the above amount.
4 portion Of the purchase money will he
ra1uired TO be paid in cash, and on the bal
sncg time will he given. Apply 10
CRANML-R & Caldwell Attorneys
snr-N Wheeling West Va.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-10
For Sale.

WILL OFFER MY FARM FOR SALE,
s;tDaia one mile east OF West Alexander, on
,G,. line OF the Hemptield Railroad, contain
ar; ~ 5uacreS OF improved land, including one
,'t,r brick dwelling house, containing twelve
Inns and an excellent cellar. Also, good
Tables milk house, smoke house, sheep
hons. &c. Sc one young apple and peach
nTrhlrI. and many other improvements too
numerous 10 mention, all of which l Will
eli AT private sale on reasonable terms.
ANY information required can be had by
calling on the premises.
49,; WM. MCMURRAY.