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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
Peeping at the Girls.

A snort Time ago a few Cincinnati
ans were on hunting trip i'm Indiana
One night they found it conye nient 10
put up at small country tavern
where the accommodations were soroa,
what limited so much as In oo,rnal
them 10 all bunk into one moderate-
sized room next to the roof. This being
the pest they could do they accepted
the conditions without much mnrnnr-
ing, being pretty effectuaIIy tired ont
with their days tramp and. amer
supper, retired early
About ten o'clock thew were awaken.
ed out OF sound slumber bv great gay-
ETY. and laughter proceedinp from the
room adjoining, occupied by the land
lords three buxom daughters. IL vas
eVident that as they were retiring for
frolic. q" insn oiu
Now, the hunters were all voung
men, and it was verv tantaIiz;ng to
have so much gal !, finn goine on
WILL VIII orIy a door intervening. At
iength one OF the hunters whispered
W tne 9tners, See there, boys there's
a KNOT mole in the door, and we can see
an tEat Is going on.-Heap of fun
They all looked, and there sure
enough, was what appeared to be. a
good sized knot-hole. showing fbe
light within the room adjoining to he
very bright indeed. A bold hunter
crept cautiously oGt of bed and apnI;ed
MS eye 70 the knot-hoIe, but was a.
ton1sheu TO find he could see notb;,,c
AS he put his head down to look f5e
knot .hole seemed TO disannes.
stepping pack pace or two there ~as
the knot-hole again. 80
:" what did you see?n inquired o,.
OF the hunters, who was tren,b,;no i'm
with curiosity in the bed.
Didn't see anything was the ro,,,,,
They either took the knot -boIe y ~. I.,:,.
+ plugged it up - """y
Then another hunter tried w;,, .
IKE result. AS he stopped to steal =
glance ut unconscious maijenhocJ -,
a irolic the knot-wboIe yam~,scd
They were greatly puzzled untiI ons ~
tnem cried out. "See there ho,,s
look at the rooGu oy''
They looked and the mystery w.s
soiVe9. Ihere was knot hole i'm the
BOARD roohng, through which, the moon
vas shining, the light falling upon the
uoor so as to produce the Illusion de-
scrioed. The hunters slept better affer
the discovery. a''f
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
A Letter from Beauregard-IIe has not
Been In France, but Gives His Cpin-
lon of the War.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS AND


CARRoLToN RAILROAD COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS, La. March, Z, 1871.
Mr.. III. w. Burton, Daily Index, Pc
tersburg, Virginia:
DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 9th
ult. has been received. / had seen in
the newspapers the report of my being
in France to assume command of q part
of the French army, butt did not thina
it OF sufficient importance to the public
to deny the report, and to state that
have not been absent from the United
States since 1866.
Being of French origin my ances-
tors having emigrated from France to
Louisiana over a century ago), my
sympatiies were with the French in
their late war with Germany; but not
being "an Officer de Fcrtune," Ia mill
tary adventureI), 1 did not feel called
upon to offer my services in struggle
hin which / was not directly or indirect
], interested. Moreover, it might have
appeared rather presumptuOus on the
part of an ex-COnfederate officer to
suppose that he could be of much SER
vice to nation represented to have the
best officers and soldiers in the world.
After the fall of Sedan and Metz,
which enabled the Germans to con-
centrate their forces against gallant
Paris, the fate of France appeared set
tied! To continue the struggle after
the surrender of Paris, when all the
German armies could be employed in
overrunning the whole of France, de-
stroy all her resources, would simply
be suicidal! She had better make a
virtue of necessity; grid her loins, sub
NIT to her hard fate +! and, looking to
her history from the day of Charlie
magne, put her hopes in the future.
remain yours, most trnly,
G. T. BEAUREGARD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

me although they had plenty yester-
day. The local paper has turned
about with its readers. Last week /
was munificent; but in to-day's copy
l am fool lin the next edition shall
be q rogue. I should advise you to
clear the sinking ship while there's
a boat-that is, a coach at hand"
"Leave you, Lewis, at such mo-
mentp exclaimed ;for / was hurt at
his suggestion, which was not q very
delicate one under the circumstances.
Leave you now |! ]. would not think
of such a thing nor should anything
less than the case-the tremendous
case--of Thunder vs.. Butter, drag me
from your side tomorrow"
A smile passed over the placi face
| of Lewis while l spoke. 1t was a
| smile / had seen before, and at which
a less amiable man than, l can say
without vanity, am, might have ta-
ken offence.
"You leave to morrow, then?"
Lewis asked.
81 must"
swell, we shall tide over the week,
dare say but there will be elbow
room i'm the castle before then, can
see."
Gid not like Lewis's style. Uf
course l made every allowance for
him under the circumstances; and
when had seen my wife to the sta
tion with the children, the maids, the
jewel and dressing cases, and my dis
patch box, III which my deeds were
safely under lock and KEY, 1 made a
second attempt to be kind and any.
thing l could do for him in London.
"Yes," he said, raising his cold blue
eyes, and cutting his words with his
glittering teeth. "Yes; remain in
ity
This was too much and left him.
Now all my Impressions as to his
character were confirmed and Icould
understand thoroughly why never
liked him. \
AT the railway station-for left
that very EVENING" found more
than half the castle servants. The
station master was compelled to put
on three or four extra luggage vans
and kept the train quite i've minutes,
getting my boys pony Oewis's last
presently into horse box.
When reached town 1 heard more
than care to relate about the i'm
mense ruin i'm which Lewis had in
volved himself. lie had trusted vast
sums of money to frierps and relatives
right and left he had listened to any
kind of got up tale of distress he had
been imposed upon in fifty directions.
A splendid man of business; a pow
erful, clear headed administrator /; he
had doubled the value of the enorln-
Gus property which came to him: af-
ter SO many jears of battling and of
poverty, from his uncle. But you
see, be ruined all by putting faith in
men who were not trustworthy arid
| am told that when he left the castle
there was not man left there to car
ry his carpet bag to the railway.
l cannot help feeling kind. of
warmth towards the man whom my
wife comes like queen into the
drawing room, covered with the mar
riage parure of diamonds; but my
consc fence is at ease-is as quiet as a
babe asleep-for, as / am sure must |
have remarked twenty times, even at |
the height of his prosperity, IneYer |
liked Lewis--NEvER
BLANCHARD JERRoLD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
Imperial Life.

A German publication, the Sol
diers Friend, gives the following ac-
count of the Emperor Williams daily
routine:
ellis majesty usually rises at Z
O'Clock, in summer frequently much
earlier, in winter sometimes later.
He never sleeps but in his own CAM
paign bed, which is carried to all mill
tary manoeuvres which he attends.
If there is already bed i'm the room
where he stays, it is taken out and
the campaign bed substituted. The
latter consists OF an iron frame: it is
only foot high, and has but little
furniture. In raw weather the King
wears his cloak. Only small pock.
et-watch is hung up by the wall near
this simple couch, this being a favo-
rite souvenir with which the King
was presented in 1914, on accompany.
ing his royal father in a journey to
Neufchatel and through Switzerland.
AT previously fixed, or otherwise at
the Ordinary time, if the King has not
alseady rung, two attendants enter
the room. On days when there is to
be battle, this occurs at q very early
hour, as at Sadowa, where he was
awOke at 4 a. m, and at Grave.otte,
where he was awoke at 8, for the King
likes to be present at the marching
out ofthe troops. If this is not neces-
sary, dispatches, &c, are laid on the
table where the King drinks coffee, SO
that they come Immediately into his
hands. The King as soon as he rises
dresses from head to foot, and remains
dressed the whole day, merely un-
bottoning his overcoat if he is alone
in his room or receives only persons
ON his suite. When other persons are
received he always appears with but
toned overcoat, as also when he steps
up to q window to watch troops
marching by, or if. he knowns that
military persons can see him. On
returning from journeys and reviews.
or from a battle, he changes his linen
but entirely dresses again. A dress
ing-gown, slippers CT any other do
mestic luxury which almost every in
dependent man allows himself at
home, the king has never used, even
during indisposition or sickness.
The King opens all his letters him
self, without exception; even duriL o
serious illness they must be opened
in his presence. lie sorts them. On
a first perusal he makes signs or mar
glnal comments on them. These
signs have fixed, signifcation, and
the officials into whose hands they
come know how to deal with them.
All letters destined for the Berlin
ministry go back thithcr; otherwise
they are. sent to the authorities at
headquarters. Everything goes on
according to regular method, and
the King has really only one habit
that of working"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

The GIRLS OF JAPAN AT SCHOOL,
Throughout japan it is the universal
custom for young ladies, when arrived
at the age of fourteen or fifteen, to be
placed in what may he appropriately
called finishing establishment: This
establishment has the following anon. <
other peculiarities, viZ.:-All the mas
tiers pay for the privilege of teaching,
instead of las is the case with us) being
paid for their lessons. This makes the
instruction a labor of love. Then,
again, to certain extent japanese
young lady is allowed considerable
freedom as to the selection of her in
structsrs; she generally prefers the
best looking.
The scholars do not sit in a close
pent-up room, filled with girls bolt
upright, each perched upon an educa-
tional stool but in q delightful garden
fragrant with tea and flowers, sur
rounded by a number of little summer
houses embowered in the m idst of the
most charming vegetable products.
Here are bright-eyed damsels, with
cheeks pink as the roses, moving around
with graceful step each bearing a small
| lacquer tray with tea and cakes. In
each of these summer-houses there is
master or professor, either waiting the
return of one of the resfreshment-bear-
ing damsels, or else sitting by the side
of one who has already come back.
Japanese girls remain in educational
seminaries of this kind until marriage,
and they make excellent wives.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
A MOcking-blrd and . Snake.

a correspondent, "Bruce," relates
the following incident, which occurred
on his place: "One beautiful Sunday
morning, in the early spring of last
wear, whilst walking with my little
daughter i'm a field near our house. we
observed a butcher-bird flying to and
fro amongst the bushes near spring
of water, and evidently in great fear.
Alter watching its motions for some
time, we concluded to go up nearer,
and see what was the cause of all its
troubles. We had hardly reached the
spot, when a mocking-bird swooped
down as quick as flash, and struck
a large spreading adder which was on
the ground near the bushes, and which
no doubt, soon would have had the
butcher bird in its fangs. Again and
again did this game bird light on the
snakes back, and strike deep into it
with its beak. The battle was long
ono. and thinking it might be lost to
the bird, sent my little daughter for
tho hoe, and quickly dispatch the rep
tile. The mocking-bird does not
know what fear is. 1t will attack
auy bird that flies. Often have l seen
it rally out against the hawk, and
make that chicken-stealer leave the
vicinity very fast. Let a hooking
bird build near your house, and your
young chickens, have a good protec.
tor. 1t will disperse whole army Of
crows, and should. your dog 60 any
where near it's nest he is pounced
upon and ordered to leave, They are
not afraid of man and seem to know
that he will not harm them. A pair
of these birds build every year in a
peach tree near to the house, and from
early morning till late at night, and
sometimes all night, when the moon
is shining, you hear the notes of this
matchless songster. Its favorite posi-
ton when singing, is on the point OF
the very top shoot of small tree:
There, resting. and appearing as if
transfixed by the shoot it warbles
that splendid medley, that art some
times initiates, but never equal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

An American Captain had passen-
ger ON board his ship very beautiful
young lady, with whom i'm the course of
very short voyage, five young gentle
men, also passengers fell desperately in
love. She liking them all equally well,
felt herself placed in a position of some
difficulty, and the emergency applied
to the Captain for advice He being a
man of an original turn of mind, sug-
gested that she should jump overheard
The taking care to have a well-manned
boat alongside to prevent possibility
of the farce turning into tragedy, )and
that she should accept the man who
jumped into the sea after her. The
lady liked the notion, and one fine
morning, when her five admirers ere
all upon deck, went over the side-fore-
mot. Four of the five Immediately
followed her lead. Then said the puz-
zied damsel to the Captain:
"what am to do how? See how wet
they all art?"
"Do?" replied the Captain" why take
the dry one. "
Which she did-ari it il to be hoped
lived happy ever afterward. =.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

THE SWEET Com BUslNEss.-The
Bridgton (slaiD) sweet corn Gaming
establishment has put up this season
about 10000 cans. Last year this
establishment put up $4,000 cans.
Last year from S34 acres planted
they obtained $4,000 cans : while
this year, notwithstanding the drouth
from 200 acres they obtained 10000
cans.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

Liova E.EAues, Of Northway, Vir.
ginia, asks ,g)f divorce on the trivial
ground thaSner husband has pounded
her, numbered her father, and COM
mitted forgery,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

A bar-room in Rome, Ga, took fire
last Thursday, and they put it out with
whisky. This speaks volumes for the
temperance movement.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

Gov. Reed, of Florida, has revoked
The appointments ofseventeen justices
Of the peace in Duval county, and there
are 20 such officers at present
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

"A man Of wit once asked q peasant
what part he performed in the yress
drama OF life. 81 mind my own 6nsi.
ness" was the reply. '''a-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

The gentle colored women of Ports
mouth, Va, have a secret order ca led
tie doves of Protection"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
THE FORTT-sfCoS1 007aREss.


I W 50 7 The Senate, teY gs -
! Below We giys complete list Of the members
Congress-. and Of the members Of the House Of
Representatives., 20 far as elected.
asterisk.- (s); the others are Republicans.
Term expires.r Term expires.
sALABANA. NrssorRf.
George &. Spencer 1873 Frank p. Blair--...1 1873
y . ARKANSAS. ~ NEBRASKA.
Benjamin F. Rice. :. 1873 Thomas w. Upton. 1875
Powell Clayton. -lS77lP. W. Hitchcock. Is77
cALIFoRSIA. NEVADA.
Eugene Casseriy ISIS VIM. NJ. Stswart-..is75
Orris s. Terry. Jas. w Patterson 1853
W. W.A.Buckinsham..187 A. 1876 Aaron II. cragin-.-lS7
DELAWARE. NEW JERSEY.
SThos. r. Bayard . 1875 ohm p. Stockton. 1875
ELI Salisbury ..ls77I L. It. FrelinshuysenlS7
FLORIDA. NEW YORK.
Abiiah Gilbert ......-1S75I Reuben Z. Fsnton-lS75
GEORGIA. NORTH CAROLINA.
Joshua Hill.......-....18I5 John Pool 1873
vacancy l"ZeDul0n b. tanceloff
ILLINOIS. OHIO.
Lyman Trumbull ..1S73 John Sherman ...... 1913
John A. Logan ......- 1877 l%Allen q. ThurmanlS15
INDIANA. OREGON. e
Oliver p. Morton....1s73l Henry W. Corbett .lS73
Daniel D. Pratt......ls75 SJames J. Kelly....lS77
IOWA. PENNSYLVANIA.
James Harlin .........lS73l Simon Cameron-..1S7
KANS4S. RHODE ISLAND.
Saml. c. Pomery- William Sprague---1Ss5
Alex. CALDWELL 77lHenry b. Anthony. ....
KENTUCKY. SOUTH CAROLINA.
"Garrctt Davis.1S.3IFrcd. A. Sawyer ...-1S73
"Jno. w. .StevensonIS77l Thos. j. Robertson -1ST
LOUISIANA. TKSNEssTE.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg. 1873 VIM. G.. Browniow- -1S72
Joseph X, Vest. lS77l Henry Cooper-....-1S77
MAINE. TEXAS.
Hannibal Hamlin 1S75IJ. w. Flanagan. 1870
Lot NJ. Morrill, .....1S77I oseph j. Reynolds lS17
MARYLAND. VERMONT.
sGcorge vickers ...-1S73IJustin S. Morrili...ISz3
*Wm. L. Hamilton 1S75IGeo. +. Edmonds.. 1915
MASSACHUSETTS,. VIRGINIA.
Charles Sumner 1875 ohm f. Lewis.....--1S75
Henry Vacancy.
MICHIGAN. WEST VIRGINIA.
Zach. Chandler ...... 1915 Arthur l. Borcman. 1875
Thomas w. Ferry. 1877 Henry G. Dayis...-lS77
MINNESOTA. WISCONSIN
Alex. Ramsay. 1875 Timothy o. Howell .ls73
William Window 1877 Matt. H. Carpenter ISIS
MISSISSIPPI.
Adelbert Ames...1s75l
James l.. Alcorn...1S77i
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

Ex-Judge Alexander c. Morton. :.
Culumous, Georgia, has in prensr.t,. =. =
anew Life and Writings ef Fhc.A
Paine," the great infidei ss
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. re-
cent work of science gives the follow
novel experiment, which settles the
the question of some importance in
philosophy.
Two hundred pounds weight of
earth was dried in an oven, and after
wards was put into an earthen ves-
sci. The earth was then moistened
with rain water, and a willow-tree,
weighing five hundred pounds was,
placed therein. During the five years
:he earth was watered with rain or
pure water: the willow grew and
flourished, and to prevent mixing
with flesh earth and dust from some
source, it was covered with metal
plate, numerously perforated to admit
air only. After growing in the air
five years, it was removed and found
to weigh one hundred and sixty-nine
pounds plus, and the earth in the ves-
sci being removed, dried and weigh
ed, found to have lost only about two
ounces of its original. Thus one hun
dred and sixty-four pounds of woody
fibre, bark and roots was produced !;
but from what source.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

Mr.. Augustus Smith, living three.
miles from Cairo, In Randolph county,
Mo. has a hog seven months old that
is every way healthy except that it is
very restless, being never still except
when asleep. Its head looks perfectly
natural and well formed In every way
except that it is possessed S i.t Of eight i
;s an other hogs and about the usual
size, si e. and the eyes are set so far back
one on the right side, is twice as large
as the one on the left. The hair on
the head does not look like that OF a
hog, but more like that of buffalo:
The seven unnatural noses come out
above the natural one, and are smaller
IN size.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

The Charleston Courier has this SEN
sible reflection: "The practice OF every
itinerant show which seeks Southern
patronage, coupling this eminent name
with their catchpenny arrangements,
is beginning to excite the honest dis
gust and Indignation of the people, at
least in this city, This specializing in
the memory of one so dear to the COM
mon heart should meet with unmis.
taxable indignation. To say the least
of it, il is insulting"
As to the matter of union between
/, Northern and Southern Presbyte-
i b.sks, the Central Presbyterian
pz That it Is H. all e scticaole,
that both should ~ IsmiS this fash
ion ae quackery about ecclesiastical
u,s.on, as IL that were = cure oi all the
ills that flesh is heir to- Whist both
sides need, instead Of this nostriin
which certain empires are SO zealousiy
ana persistently prescribing, Is . more
devoted spirit In faithfully, humoly
prayerfully doing the work whicn IL
the providence of God Is set before us.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

REcAPITrLArIoS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24

Messrs. Treppard & Co. sell all kinds
Of Tin, Plate, Copper, Bucket Covers,
Sheet Iron, &c, &c. Country Shops
will find it to their interest to pur-
chase from this house as they buy
from the importers and consequently
can sell at the lowest prices. They
warrant all goods of the best quality
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-24
FARyTING TOOLS.

Trcppard & Co., keep for sale all
kinds of Farming Tools, such as Hoes,
Chains, Lines, Cradles, Cotton Scrap
ers, Rakes, Snothes, &c. Sold whole
sale and retail at bottom prices. Don't
forget their numbers No. 10 and q
North College Street, Nashville,
Tam
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1871-05-06
Qakt ab bptn M~ebi,insGiuaebcn !

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&c IN burd, bic -ginriftune bes menItliten 9orpers
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9orperiuneme in linoronun9 9eratben IN, bic natiirlis
den ardite bes a6rpers in aniucnbuia- esbratt tuerz
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lem oanat su -tradten, bic ratltI'hsH ardite tt fthrs
fen. Dies Sisf bat ben stfbiftsn JOstiderr uon Sos
ffetter's wfasen 3 Ssitteren eoreeibnsbt, iipetter
ben Siued bat, a1en Or9anen ots 9orpers irfht Srs
,~bensfrait bi 9sben. Die Rtrtuna oisisr Ussbisin auf
peu ~ T,,Jlss:: ~ bic se6sr unb Die Ticren III idieiuis nne
entIdteben. Der Eattent, ,Dslbet TO- psiIe IN, pom
Te epi,ina Gtnseben .abSntdfsr hrb ben Sitterst 81
psriuhsn, Iltlt ft bato ,uie nsussboren, unb iuenn er
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Or IN frei pon ansn cen @iScnIhoiter, fuette benz
sorper idatttb petben fonnen, unbg irtnc Mtrtnn8sn
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feline @orsise ino ~einpiehlen tbn.
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iunbbsit ~ertreuen, mafien oft ibrc 3uantt 5u Stars
unasmittein nsbmsn, um Srantbsitsn uor5ubeu9sr.
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autale der tauIeno seiben, bic unieres Bleiihes Orb
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reeaelmdbisen @etraut bitits 9tdrtunssmittets benz
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