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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03
Little Alice's Kitty.

Alice, It Is time to go to bed," said
mamma one night. And little Alice
said, "Please wait, mamma, till call
my kitty"
So Alice went to the door, and put
her little curly bead out into the rain,
while she called "Fanny, Fanny p-
But no Fanny came to be put into her
small, warm bed i'm the shed.
Alice ran crying back to her man.
ma. "What shall / do ~ said Alice;
"it rains fast, and the wind blows loud
and hard. Fanny will get very wet, or
else Don will find her and hurt her."
What could mamma do? She let
the little girl try once more to make
her kitty come in; and Alice called q
long time, but i'm vain. After all, she
had to go to bed, and leave poor Fanny
out of doors i'm the cold rain.
Poor little AliceI she cried very
much; for she feared that Don, the
great dog, would hurt or kill her dear
little kitty. But at last Alice went to
sleep with little salt tear i'm her clear
blue eye.
Next day she was awake early, for
the sun was clear, and the dark clouds
had all gone far away. But mamma
was up first. The little girs heard her
voice, and it said, "Come, dear, / have
something nice to show you"
Little Alice made her hands fly I'm
dressing, and YVES soon down stairs
Then mamma took her out on tiptoe
to Don's little house, where the old dog
slept at night
Now, what do you think Alice saw,
all cozy and snug, down between Don's
great black paws? She saw little
bail of soft fur,-Kitty Fanny herself,
all cuddled down to sleep!
How Alice clapped her hands, and
patted Don's old black head!
Good old dog He would not harm
kitty. But when she came to the door
of his little house i'm the dark night, all
cold and wet, and asked him to let her
share his soft bed of hay, he took her
between his paws and Kept her warm
all all night long.-NWseTy.
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SO, 900, ,o0O on a Splurge.

A number of Boston men will start
on the 23d of May on an excursion to
San Francisco. An equal number of
ladies will accompany them. Capital
to the amount of $50, ,000, 900 will be re-
presented. Nine ears filled up with
restaurant, sofas, billiard-tables, etc.,
have been built expressly for the occa-
sion. The Governor of Massachusetts,
Mayors of Boston and surrounding
towns, will be among the excursion
lists. Ii has been arranged that the
Governors of the States through which
they pass will meet them on the con-
fines and escort the them through their
States. A newspaper published ON the
train every day, giving description
of the country and notable persons
they meet, will be one of the principal
features of the occasion. Charles w.
Brooks, Chinese Consul at San Fran
cisco, has charge of the affair.
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ola skeleton, which grasped him vio-
lently by the throat. He could sleep
in a sitting posture without any unea-
sy feeling; and, after trying various
experiments, he at last had sentinel
placed beside him, with orders to
awake him whenever he sunk down.
On one occasion he was attacked by
the skeleton, and severe and long
struggle ensued before he awoke. On
finding fault with his attendant for al
lowing him tn lie so long i'm such a
state of suffering, he was assured that
he had not lain an instant, but had
been awakened the moment he began
to sink. The gentleman, after a con-
siderable time recovered from the af-
fection.-DR. ABERcRoNBfE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03

The passage from the New Testa-
ment, ut Is easier for q camel" etc,
has perplexed many good men, who
have read it literally. In Oriental cit
les there are in large gates small and
very low apertures, called metaphoric-
ally needles eyes" just as we talk of
certain windows as "buips eyes-n
These entrances are too narrow for q
camel too pass through them in the or
dlnary manner, or even IL loaded.
When laden camel has to pass
through one of these entrances, It
kReels down, its load is removed, and
then it shufties through on its knees.
Yesterday" writes Lady DUH Cor
don, from Cairo, al saw camel 90
through the eye of kneedle-that Is,
the l0w-arched door of an inclosure.
He must kneel, and bow his head to
creep through; and thus the rich man
must humble himself"
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2astrg.
MY LOVERS.
N SARAH npwARps HES

BY SARAH EDWARDS HENsHAw.
-sals -i-l--- -,
The following beautiful poetry Is froI
---
In the early golden morning.
Waking at the break OF tIay. =.
While my little vounpfsf DARLING
Close beside me NESTING law.
Fearing 10 disturb his sIeepine-
Fearing happy dreams "a break-
Law there and softly watched him,
- = - Z
One small hand bis cheek supporfed,
One was thrown across nv breast;
Soft and gentle was his breathing,
Asa zephyr sunk TO rest,
ON the check. fair. silSen laslles,
ON fhe lid. n smile OF light
Azure veins ] fondiy noted.
-. .F,
As looked he sudden opened
Eyes that instant sought my own
Ewes that filled with tender love-ljght,
While he spoke in cooling tone.
"Father made a good select,
When" said he, " he s'lected you;
For" he added with deep feryor,
Little heart, SO fond and faithful!
Other lovers, where are they,
Who would think It naught, that beauty
Time is stealing fast away -
Naught the eyes despoiled by brightness?
Naught the cheek less round and fair?
Naught the footsfep robbed of lightnesss
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Neuralgia.

The certain cure of neuralgia Is found
in judicious eating and exercise; and
not only so, permanent cure cannot
be effected i'm any other way, while
these are always efficient.
In neuralgia the blood is always too
thick, impure and in excess; and as di-
ct and exercise combine to remedy these
conditions, some rules in relation to
them are desirable. These will he
adapted to sedentary persons, to those
who live indoor generally, as, women,
students, book-keepers, and the like.
1t is rather better to eat thrice day,
morning, noon, and night; that is, as
soon after sunrise as practicable, for
breakfast; dinner about O'Clock sup
per before sundown.
Eat nothing whatever between
meals.
Breakfast, a single cup of coffee, or
tea; some cold bread and butter, with a
dish of berries or stewed fruit in sum-
mer time, and nothing else; in winter,
meat, fish, or poultry, or, in their
stead, couple of soft bOiled-eggs.
( Supper should be made of cold bread
and butter, and,a cup of warm drink of
some kind, and nothing clse.
Dinner the same as breakfast, ad-
ding one vegetable and some fruit, raw
or stewed, as desert, and nothing
else. A different kind of vegetable
may be taken every day for variety !;
the kind of meat. may he changed at
each meal.
The object in the specification above
made is to discourage variety at meals,
because it is this which tempts all to
eat too much. Persons at times have
felt at the teatable that they had eaten
enough but on seeing very i:iviting
dish Unexpectedly brought in, a good
meal has been eaten Of this last varie-
ty. The general and hurtfiA error is
that too great q variety is spread on
our tables, not only occasi0ning trouble
of preparation and great loss, but also
positive injury in the temptation of
the appetite. The reader may try it
upon himself ON any two days. A dim
ner Of one vegetable, one kind of meat
and bread; at dinner the next day, let
a great variety he presented; he will
eat doable the amount ut this repast,
with this remarkable difference: an
hour after the first meal, he will be en-
tirely comfortable, will feel as if he had
eaten quite enough an hour after the
latter, there will be decided discomfort,
q fullness, feeling as If some kind of
relief was desirable, and in too many
cases a resort to the decanter, with a
vain hope of radiance in some way. 1t
cannot be denied that the first step to-
ward intemperate habits have been ta-
ken in using liquors to remove the I'M
pleasant consequences of over-eating.
A very great aid toward overcoming a
habit of too hearty eating will be found
in sitting down to table With only
three varieties of food Dr.. HftH.
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is as well founded as that of any other
person, not excepting Mr.. j. w. Wat.
son and Henry Faxon. .Ezgl.s,r
The following Is the beautiful poem
alluded to: fs.s+ ,sa s&
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.
! Oh. the snow, the beautiful snow!
| Filling the earth and sky below:
over the housetops, over the street,
over the heads Of people you meet,
Swimming along;
Beautiful snow IL can do no wrong;
Flying TO kiss q fair lady q cheek, u
Ciinging to lips in a frolicsome freak;s l.
Beautiful snow from the heaven above
Pure as an angel, gentle as love. - &
Oh, the snow, the beautiful snow! - :
How the hakes gather and laugh as they go,
Whirling about In the natidenfng fun!
It plays In its giee with every one.
l.a Ishghing, ,,as y
- -''-0~ s--.-s.-~~--. HuFrying by.----,--
1t lights ON the face and IL sparkies the eye :,
And the dogs, with bark and q bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around =
The town Is alive and its heart In a glow,
To welcome ethecoming of beautiful snow.
Hailfng each other with humOr and song!r
How the gay sledges, like neteors, flash by,
Bright for the moment, then lost to the eye!
Ringin, te :.
swinging,
Over the crust of the beautiful snow
snow so pure when 1t falls from the sky,
To be trampied In mud by the crowd rushing
Tobe tIampled and tracked BY the thousands
of feet, 4ae fsft =
Til it blends with the filth of the horrible
street.
Once was as pure as the snow-but fell!
Fell, like the snow-fiakes, from heaven to
Fell, to be trampled as nth in the street; J
Fell, to be scofied, to be spit on and beat; =
Pleading,
Cursing,
Dreading to die.
Selling my soul to whoever would buy;
Dealing in shame for a morsel of bread;
Hating the living and fearing the deadS
Merciful God have - fallen so low!
And yet was once like the beautiful snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow,
With nm eye like the crystal, n heart like its
Once was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charm of my
Father,
Mother,
Sisters all,
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by
Win make a wide swoop, lest 1 wander too
nigh:
For all that is on or above me, know,
There Is nothing that's pure as the beautiful
snow.
How strange it should be that this beautiful
snow ...
Should follow a sinner with nowhere to go;
How strange 1t should be when the night
comes again,
II the snow and the Ice struck my desperate
brain?
= Painting, 81.
! - Freezing,
~ Dying alone, !
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for a moan,
To be heard in the streets of the crazy town,
Gone mad i'm the JOY of the snow coming
down
To me, and so die i'm my terrible woe,
With q bed and a shroud of the beautiful
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A POEr'S SUICIDE.

The Life Of the Late Major Sigeurney
Singular History OF the Author.
ship OF i"The Beautiful Snow "-The
Popular Poem ms Originally Writ.
ten.
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Besides this scale of charges for du-
ties performed, the executioner had to
be lodged and fed free of expense, and
received some extra bonus for other
matters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03

The following curious list, which has
made the rounds of the German press,
is the Medieval scale of charges given
to executioners i'm the city of Darmstadt
and ReSsllnpeu.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03

BY wrLLIAx AsDREw sIeoUnsz

1t matters little where was born,
Or IL my parents were rich or poor
Whether sssey shrank at the cold WOrti's
Or walk in the pride OF wealth secure:
But whether live an honest man,
And hold my integrity firm In my clutch,
tell you, my brother, plain as / can
IL matters mucht
matters little how long stay
In q world of sorrow, sin and care,
Whether in youth i am called away,
Or live till my bones of flesh are bare;
But whether do the best can
: To soften the weight of aalyersity's touch,
On the faded cheek OF my fellow-man,
1t matters much
ft matters little where be my grave,
Or ON the land, or on the sea,
By purling brook, meath stormy wave,
1t matters little or naught to me;
But whether the angel OF death comes down
And marks my brow with his loving touch,
As one that shall wear the victors crown,
1t matters muchi
-Pbckord's Monthly.
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There is hope for short men, for
German professor has shown by expe-
riment that the bones of the legs can
be heightened by local irritation. BY
inserting ivory pegs in one of the leg
bones of a dog eight weeks old, ne pro-
duced in four months an elongation OF
four-tenths of an inch.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03
Just In Fun.
BY EBEN Z. RENFoRD.

BY EBEN +. RENFORD.
Just in fun, just i'm fun,
Many habits are begun,
That will bring. in after years,
Sorrow great and many tears,
So be careful, every one;
Be in earnest, not in fun;
Think of what the end may be,
And do nothing thoughtlessly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-15

The NEW STAK-The ST. Louis Demo
crat describes Miss Lillian g. Edgarton,
Boston ante female suffrage lady, who has
been lecturing in tina, city
At half pas: eight o'clock, she emerged
from the sntiroom, and shone out in all
her respieudent beauty. Arrayed in gu
eiaborately trimmed suit of black, with
moderately long trail, tounced and fur
beloved in the latest fashion, with open
sleeves, displaying well propurtioned arms
encased in gosssmer undersleeves, she made
her bow before the audience. Throat and
neck bare, with the exception of a narrow
velvet ribbon on her neck, holding iOcket:
bosom partially revealed, and we'll developed
bust; form of q moderate height and well
proportioned-not dumpy like Anna Dick
lnson, but strongly built, graceful and
slightly bending forward. Face oval, intel
lectaal and captivating. Forehead high
smooth, and broad. Head, well formed and
covered with suit of hight brown hair, and
medium sized waterfall. Mouth small; teeth
~hlte and broad; chin pointed and finely
chiSeied; Grecian nose; waist of moderate
length, and large enough to require the full
strength OF manly arm to enclrcie it. but
small enough for all useful and ornamentsl
purposes. Feet pretty we'll developed-e
characteristic of Boston mountaineering
doubtless to the habit of walking on Boston
Common and climbing Bunker Hill Monn.
men,. Complexion ddy-apparen,y
natural. Eyes email, wanting expression
and FIRE, but clear and earnest At first the
voice Of the speaker sounded monotonous.
but as she warmed with her subject, this was
forgotten, and it become soft and MUSICAL,
especially when she made a pathetic appeal
u behalf of the unfortunate of her sex. Her
aaneuaRe was strong and forcible, srgumen
i've, and full of sarcasm"
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"TO owners of Horses and Cattle. -

TOBIAS DERBY CONDITION POWDERS
Il ARE warranted superior to any others. or
no pay, for the cure of Distemper, Worms, Bots
Coughs, Hide Bound, Colds, DC, III Horses, and
Colds, Coughs, Loss of Milk, Black Tongue,
Horn Distemper, DC, in Cattle. These "Powd-
ers' were formerly put up by Simpson I. Tobias,
son OF Dr. Tobias, and since dis death the de
mand has been so great that DR.. Tobias has
tln0ed to manufacture them. They are perfectly
sale and innocent; no need of stopping the
working OF your animals. They increase the ap-
petite, give fine coat, cleanse the stom ach and
urinary organs, and increase the milk of cows
Try them, and you will never be without them
Col Philo P. Bush, OF the jerome Patk Race
Course Fordham, N. Y, would not use them
until he WAS told of what they were composed
aimee which time he is never without them. He
has over twenty running horses in his charge
and for the last three years has used no otbe,
medicine 70. them. Sold by Druggists and Store
keepers throughout the United States. Price. %
cents per Box. Depot 10 Park Place, New
York.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-15

IN the year 1874, the planet yenps vii,
pass over the suns disk, making vba, ia
called a transit. These transits os -" 20
are very important, as they furnish as,roaa
mers with rare and valuable means os Nv
eertaining the distance Of the earth iron a..
sun. For the most accurate resnIts :. e
necessary that the transit should he ohsa.ro -
from two points on the earth IA far go. eN
ted as possible; and it is proposed to sand
astronomical expeditions, in 1874 gu gu
England to the South Pole and siba,;a -
spectiveIy. There will be another trans, .,
Venus in 1882; and after that none for 29a
years In ell the works ON astron omy exec n,
the very latest. the sun is stated TO be dis
tant about 81, 900 900 miles from the ear b
Out recently, observers have ascertained tina
VI, me distance is in reality about 2,000,00'
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-15
An Ordinance to almond an Ordinance. entitled
IAN Ordinance granting the right of vsy
and depot grounds to the Rockford, Reok
Island St. Louis Railroad Comnanr

SECTION l. BE IL ordained by the City Council
of the city Of Rock Lsiond, That ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance granting the right of
way and depot grounds to the Rockford, Rock
Island and st. Louis BaiIroad Company, passed
May 26th, A. D., 1859, be so amended as to
gram permission to said railroad company to Put
IN aide track in addition to the tracks now laid
down on Mississippi street, commencing at
point directly north of the west line OF East
Eagle street, and running thence west to point
directly north Of the east line of Buffalo street.
.or .he term Of three years only from the date of
tne passage of this ordinance, said side track to
.e iald down seven (7) feet south of the southern
S, ol sara railroad company as no " located.
t;nn TON z. SAID railroad company in construc-
occupying and maintaining said side track,
=. supleet to all the provisions of the ordi-
nance OF which this is an amendment
Passed June 9th. A. d Is1o "en''
ATTEST PORTER sKINNpp
'.fRAsx CONWAY, City Clerh A"H'of'
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Life is the Gift Of God.

Whea we are sick this life is obsourei, under
q cloud, oppressed with humors. Experience
has taught US certain means, which never fail
for their removal. The child receives with his
life he seeds of his death. It may take one, or
one hundred years, before tine seeds bear their
sad fruit, but just as sure the seeds of death
ripen, life ceases. Purging lie the grand safe
guard, because then what fosters the seeds o
death are taken away, expelled from the body.
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same way

The latest political conundrum comes
from Kansas, where radical asks. "Sbsll
the shysters, corruptlonists, and thieves be
put down, and reform, broad and deep,
De .naugurated in the republican party p
The conundrum has been generally given
up By the radicals newspapers, probably
because q candid answer would involve the
dissolution of the party
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Govern Yourselves by Experience.

My child, aged Eve years. had scarlet fever,
and for five days had constant fever. By order
of the doctor gave her syrup of rhubarb; she
took nearly pint, but her bowels continued
closed. On the fifth day the doctor said her
bowels must be opened or she would be lost. 1
proposed Brandreth's Pills; to this he would not
concentrating she was to weak. ! consulted
with my husband, and we concluded to give her
three pills. In about four hours they ope ated,
filling half fall com mon chamber. Alter that
operation the fever left Ter, and she rapidly re
covered. Reference, 206 Clermont Av Brook lyn
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-15

a FAvoRITE argument IN support OF q
democratic form of government has always
been found in the facilities offered poor
men to raise to eminent positions. The fact
IS, however, that aristocratic governments
are quite as liberal in the same way, come
of the very first families in England having
been founded by tailors, mechanics, and
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-15

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