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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-13

There at present but ten prisoners at the
WorkhOuse-fewer than at one time for
the past several years.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-13

Ladies, Observation-Disclosures invoice
of those rich black Lyons Silks at the same
low prices. Please call early aud ask for
them at NoRTHMAN's,
ocS If 20 Public Square.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-13

Paris and Berlin Wrappings.-We
open this morning our beautiful Paris and
Berlin Sacques and Oloaks. Also EN-
broidered Polanaise in fine black Thibet and
Berlin cloths. These goods are all import
ed and form collection of beautiful novel
ties, at prices within the reach of all.
THOMPSON BROS. q KELLY,
L onS 5t - IL. !. Summer street.
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You can buy check on any part of Ire
land from FL upward at Traders Bank.
Oc10 If
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s.Dress Goods a Speciality Satteens
in all the new tints, including London
Smoke, Atlantic Blue, Nile and Persia
Green, and Peacock Bronze, can be found
at ..-r.-4a ,NoRTHMANs,
Ioc6 If 20 Public Square. -
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Time, 2:@X, 2:52X.

Before closing our report, we will take
occasion to return thanks to the officers for
their courtesy to. US throughout the week.
To their good management can be attribzt-
ed the admirable manner in which every
thing passed off. ..,...-es-ss ..as
FP. S.-We have just learned that the
S2,10C prize was drawn by parties ia he
Nashville Transfer Co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-13

You can buy. checks on London in,
sums of FL and upward at Traders Bank.
oc10 IF ..
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You can buy checks on Berlin in sums
to suit at Traders Bank. ocl0tf
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u,daItveresi Ipssuatches.

The following kilograms remain at the
Western Union office Saturday night. Of
fee hours Sunday, Q to l0a. m, and 3 to
J.K. Paramore, T. B. Jones, Moore &
Simpson, James Woods, W. ID. Chad
bourne, Noel & Platter, David Kuhn, l.. ID.
Lanier & Son, VIM. 81. Boyce, Jno. A. Dale
& Co., Freight agent N. & d. r. 4. -,
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THE TRorrINa

The first race yesterday was for a premium OF
1000, mile heat, best in ), with Byron, Hick-
DRY Jack and Jessie as the contestants.
FIRST HEAT.-Byron took the lead. and con-
tinued in that position throughout, winning the
heat with ease. Time 23Sk.
SECOND HEAT.-This was but repetition OF
the first, Byron being an easy leader, and com
ing out several lengths in advance. - Timet2.38&
THIRD HEAT.-ByTon this time got clean away
from his competitors, and led all the way around
by fully ten lengths Fsnd under a pull all the
time, making the mile in 2.29.
The second race was mile heats, best 2 in 3,
between Playmate, Alice, Lizzie B and Tobt
Rowe. $50 ssaA
= FIRST HEAT.-Playmate took the lead, Alice
second, Lizzie b third and lobe Rowe a con-
siderable distance in the rear. There was very
little change in position TO the end, Playmate
taking the heat with apparent ease. Time,
25TK.
SECOND HEAT.-Playmate led again, occasion
ally receiving a brush from Alice, but maintain
ing the front rank to the close. Time 2;52K,
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Big Potato.

A yam weighing 81 pounds was left in
our Office yesterday by 5. q. Moore, which
was raised on his place, Porter Pike.
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OF THE
Tennessee Agricultural and mechan-
fc Association.


The closing nay.
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Time, 2:3sx, 2:Ssx, 2:29.

Byron. ............. ....--................1 l
Hickory Jack. ...................2 2 2
Jessie 3
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
The Compost Heap.

Every one who occupies o farm, or
even garden, should have q compost
heap and know, how to manage the
same to provide an abundance of fer
tilizing material to feed his growing
plants. There is not o place consisting
of q single dwelling with a few rods of
ground attached but that will furnish
material for o compost heap, and usu-
ally enough to fertilize o garden we'll,
if the whole be utilized and properly
managed. In making up compost
heap there is often a mistake made in
adding lime or ashes, or both, with an
imal matter, and failing to add
sufficient vegetable or earth matter.
Lime and alkaline matter, in connec-
ton with animal or refuse matter tends
to drive off the most active and valua-
BILE portion of the same for the tertii-
cation of plants, and this portion is
lost, to alkintents and purposes, to the
proprietor. Sometimes the case hap
pens with the compost heap that it
heats up, becomes dry, mouldy, burns
to black mass, and becomes carbon
lied. This as effectually wastes or
destroys its yalueas the former. Means
should be used to / rovide against any
such contingency You ask what these
means are. ."If We make q compost
heap, we do it for the purpose of de-
composing or bringing the compost
matter in q form better adapted for
immediate effect on plant food, and
this cannot be done without heating"
Very true: the very thing necessary
and what we want. But we want a
steady, moderate heat, together with
some mechanical effect; both combined
are the most effectual. To attain this
we must make the heating matter pro-
portioned to the absorbent. If, upon
trial we find the heat is likely to be-
come too violent, we must attend to it
at once before it burns; fork it over;
fining and demonstrating the pile,
watering it as laid up, and if this is
not sufficient add more muck or earth
to absorb more, and thus regulate the
heat. The reason why a good COM
post manure is more Immediately eff
fectual in giving plants healthy start
than recent or fresh manure, is the great
er Communication or decomposition-the
plants quickly reach and take up the
plant food ready prepared.
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Preparing a Croquet Ground.

A subscriber to a foreign exchange
asked answers to the following: ''What
is the best plan of lifting the sods of a
croquet g1ound and replacing them,
after having leveled the ground. For
what length of time can the 'sods,
without injury to themselves, be kept
lifted (rolled up)? Give suggestions
as to the form and best way of making
a croquet ground"
To these queries the editor replies:
In the first place we would advise now
ing the ground closely, and then, when
clear of the grass, and soft after rain,
rolling it well with heavy roller; then
stretch line, and nick along it regu-
larly with sharp spade or edging iron;
lift and strain it at about % or three
feet, and repeat the cutting; then with
a rod of whatever. length you propose
each roll of sod to be, and with a
sloping cut, nick across at right angles
to the previous cuts, insert the spade
and lift the sod as evenly as possible
of about two inches in thickness, in
rolls. and leave one side out of the
way of the proposed croquet ground.
Then let the surface now barred be
pointed lightly as possible, and made
level as billiard table. Have d mix
ture of very nice, light, rich mould and
sand, and, spreading light coat Of it
under each cSurse of sods, as the work
proceeds, lay the latter closely and
evenly as possible, taking care they
fit tightly and evenly an the crosslaps.
Proceed thus till the whole is COM
pleted, and then, having seen there are
no inequalities or gaping points, roll
well and often. The form of a croquet
ground should be a parallelogram,
the length and breadth. of course,
being in accordance with the space of
ground at your disposal. We cannot
fix any length of time for sods keeping
without injury; it will depend great
deal as to their being where cattle or
any intruders likely to injure them
have no access. Otherwise, except as
regards loss of their verdure, they may
remain long enough without injury.
Why not, however, finish the work Off
hand at once? A top dressing of any
light, fine stuff by-and-bye will do no
harm. 1t will improve the verdure,
and fill up any little chinks or Unequal
tiles that may exist.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

UndiscriminafiaK or unconditional
rules for cultivation are apt to lead to
error- 1t 10 common TO recommend
shallow planting for fruit trees the
assertion u often made that trees cam
not flourish unless the roots are near
the surface Of tue earth (; then again
mulchiDg Is recommended, which is
virtually burying the roots deeper,
where there Is more uniform cO0liaess
and moisture, There may be soils
where nearly all the lfertihgy is' near
the surface; and trees. may grow best
IN such soils when the roots keep
shallow; but where the fertility IS
deep, they will run deep, whatever
the owner may desire. The finest
growth we ever had of young trees
was where . good soil was plowed,
to great depth and the advantages
OF trenching for trees are well known.
II appears that sometimes young trees
90 best when the roots are set quite
deep. as In the following experiment
mentioned BY the Western P5molo0ist::
Out OF eight or ten hundred apple
trees 30 deeply set that an ordinary
spade thrust square down will not
reath the uppermost roots, we have
yet to see the first ease Of bark-burs.t
Ing or blight. We attribute the ex-
emption of our trees from these dis
eases solely to deep planting, and we
do not know another orchard where
the trees are set so deep, nor do We
know OF one o. greater or equal AGE
wherein cases of blight or bark
bursting have not occurred" There is
no doubt that in this case there was-a
good natural underdrainage: tor a soil
rich and mellow for five feet down.
wards would be entirely unfit sf,r
trees If wxter-soaked.q ~ We would not
recommend such deep planting in Or
binary cases; it would be Injurious.
When the subscil is deep and loose
there II less objection to it. One of the
| finest apple orchards we know, of in
Western New York is planted on q
spot with q Deep, somewhat porous,
subsoil, and in excavatiDg the earth
from . portion of the roots for other
purposes, most of them were found to
| have run down two or three feet. and
| some deeper, evidently finding the
l soil better below than at the surface,
What we want is for planters and cul.
tivators to keep their eyes and wits
about them, and act accordingly. moi
blindly following jndiscriminate rules,
but adapting treatment to circum-
| stances, fi~ fh H-a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
WIT AND HUMOR.
A Fiery steed-Horse-radish.

A Fiery steed-Horse-radish.
The Cleveland (O) Coroner wears 6
little gold kerosene can as a breast
pin. t.H s.tf
What is that which divides by
uniting and unites by dividing?-
Scissors.
In putting "the best foot forward
always use the right, or it will be
left. ..t..
Why is a spider a good correspon-
dent? Because he drops a line by
every post.
Says an Irishman of Chicago
"shOor, there are no people at all in
the most densely populated districts,
and the sidewalks is in the middle
of the street." 49,.
Mark Twain says. 81 am different
from Washington; 1 have a higher
and a grander standard of principle.
Washington could not lie. 1 can lie,
but 1 won't"
An old farmer in New Hampshire
recently killed pig, and being asked
how much it weighed, replied that it
did not weigh as much as he expect
ed, and he did not expect it would.
A French countess siezed philoso-
pher at the supper table and exclaim-
ed, "While they are cutting up the
fowls and we have got five minutes to
spare, do tell me the history of the
world, for want to know it so much"
F. An old lawyer says that the three
most troublesome clients he ever had
were a young woman who wanted to
be married, a married woman who
wanted a divorce, and an old maid
who didn't know what she wanted.
An Irishman having jumped into
the water to save man from drown
ing, upon receiving a quarter ola dol
lar from the person as reward for.
the service, looked first at the money
and then at him, and at last exclaim1
ed: "Pm overpaid for the job"
"Wit and Sentiment" monthly
journal of twenty-five small quartO
pages, edited and published by Will
liam Howard, has just appeared in
Philadelphia. This amusing periodi-
cal is not mere compilation of puns
and jokes, but aims to treat upon all
the most interesting topics of the day.
Josh Billings says: !Most men
concede that it looks foolish to see A.
boy dragging a heavy sled up hill for
the 'fleetin' pleasure of riding down
again. But it appears to me that boy
is a sage by the side of that young
man who works all the. week and
drinks up his wages on Saturday
night. ,r
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
VALUABLE RECIPES.

TEMPERANCE CAKE.-One cup of su-
gar, one cup of sour milk, two cups of
flour, one teaspoonful of soda, one tea
spoonful of lard, if you like. 80 's
To REMOVE Rust FROM CLorH.-
Take three parts water and one part
muriatic acid. and apply to the spots.
Rinse thoroughly. 4
A Coop LINIMENr.-One of the very
best lniments that was ever made for
man or beast is composed of equal
parts of laudanum, alcohol and oil of
NORWOOD. 81 er- r-r --.| '..'
HATHAWAY CAKE.-Whites of three
eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of
-four, one half cup of butter, one half
cup of milk, one cup of corn-starch,
one half teaspoonful of soda, and the
same of cream of tartar. Bake. with
increasing fire. ...
To PREVENT STovEsFRoM RUSHING
Oil them with sweet oil. This does
not make bad smell when the stoves
are heated again. The stoves should
be very clean when the oil is applied.
/ Coal scuttles may be oiled with boiled
inseed oil.
LAO VARNIsH is made of gum lac and
spirits of wine, frequently shaken till
the gum be dissolved, then strained
and decanted of. The lac ought to be
of the kind called seed lac, though for
vanishing ordinary woods shellac is
often used. .al,1as gsc
SWEEPING CARPETS. who
are accustomed to use tea leaves for
sweeping carpets, and find that they
leave stains, will do well to employ
fresh cut grass instead. It is better
than tea leaves for preventing dust,
and gives the carpet very bright,
fresh look.
1sNaLAss JELLY.-Two ounces of
isinglass to quart of water; boil till
it is dissolved; strain it into a basin
upon a slice of lemon-peel pared very
thin, six cloves and three or four Jumps
of sugar. Let this stand by the fire
for an hour, take out the lemon and
cloves, and add four tablespoonsful of
brandy. ,....
To REMOVE ACrD STAISsAND RESTORE
CoLoR.-When color on a fabric has
been accidentally or otherwise destroy
ed by acid, ammonia is applied to
neutralize the sanae, uafterswhich an ap-
plication of chloroform will, in almost
all cases, restore the original color.
The application of ammonia is COM
mon, but that Of chloroform is but
little known. = Chloroform will also re-
move paint from q garment or else
where, when henzole or bisulphate of
carbon fails. a. -
A CHEESE OMELET.-For cheese J
omelet, the smallest of your fryings
pans should be selected. Remember |
that the ingredients ought tobe spread
over it thin, and observe that cheese |
omelot is fried only on one side. Use
about three eggs for a small omelet. |
Beat up the eggs singly and carefully
Add to them grated cheese. Regulate
the quantity by the number of eggs
used-three ounces 60 to three eggs;
salt and pepper to taste. Before fry
ing the ingredients, melt, in a small
and perfectly clean frying pan, two or
three ounces of butter; pour in the
and as soon as the omelet
Is well risen, and appears quite firm, I
slide it cautiously on to a hot dish.
FAKE care that it has not to stand
Iong before serving. From five to
seven minutes will be sufficient to
,ook it, provided there is o clear, brisk
ire. The cheese omelet is very saw
ny, is quickly prepared, and the in
yredients are generally ct hand. !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
"ITSAVEDMYLIFE''
Words ofa Reliable Druggist.

MARINE CRY, Mich, July q, 1870.
J. N. HARRIS IL Co.-Dear Sirs: The Aliens
Lung Balsa m has arrived. would not like to
be without it, for it has saved my life. took
bad cold and cough. and finally consump-
ton was seated upon me. was in q very bad
state. l tried everything that was recon
mended, and spent a great deal of money, and
got no help. / had Aliens Lung Balsam for
sale, but knew nothing of its merits. did
not like to take it without knowing mora about
il. had not sold bottle. When your gent
called upon me. told him could not sell a
medicine knew nothing about. He urged me
to try it myself. / did SO. and tony grateful
surprise the first bottle stopped my cough, and
before the third bottle was taken, my lungs
were healed and well, and can now speak
knowingly to my friends and customers Of the
good qualities of Aliens Lung Balsam. I re-
main yours. respectfully.
Bs-It is harmless to the most delicate child.
n 1t contains no opium in any form.
Caution.
Call for ALIENS Lung Balsam," and shuh
the use of any other Balsam; unprincipled
men may deceive you with worthless imita-
tons. y. N. HARRIS i Co., Prop'rs,
~ -'i--' Cincinnati, o.
. . Sold by Medicine Dealers generally.
: II iii & cABLER. Nashville.
EWIN & PENDLETON,
BERRY. DEMUVILLE 4 co.. /"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

RhOdV LOEefy WAa shes &Renruzsssz
While in the region several persona
urged me to 20 uut and talk To Lovely.
Sheriff Mcmillan and Mr.. Browns the
son-in-law of the murdered Sheriff
King--strange as It may .appear1br:
county officers, and mention it to
show the superstition inspired by this
brigand-offered to obtain an inter-
view for me with the whole gang by
sending out some of the Lowery
family to negotiate. My faith was
not equal to theirs and l declined.
DO you suppose that fellow would
give me a talk 2" said to Calvin
Black merchant of Shoe Heel.
"Yes, if lie could he made TO under
stand that yourintentions were pacific.
The, large reward now, Odt for nm,
amounting, for himself and pHgty, to
about forty-five Thousand dollars,
taken dead or alive, makes htM ap-.
prehensiyes of assassination. But III
he were to promise not 10 injuN you,
you could 60 anywhere To sec him
with. perfect simpunity." This We
general testimony. - AA&AA - -
Rev. DIR. MacDiermid, editor of the
RobesOnian, the county organ, who
does his duty by uinntimidated de-
nunciatiou of this outlaw, said
Henry Berry Lowerys has sent ma
word that I had better he scasltiUis
how write about him, but believe
that / could go and see him to-day, for
he appreciates i,is cO1sequencein the
role he has assumed" l noticed,
however, that nobody did 60 to see
| 4 I 70 To- hot irh nd
eraf example.
PRICE OF LowERY's HEAD.
| Since Jefferson Davis flight and
the reward put upon his head there
has been no American - probably
none previously in all the history Ofthe
country-who has been dignified with
the amount of money. offered for Low
ery's overtaking. Ifit should appear in
the North that this sketch is too strong,
| point, to this reward, and to tho fAce
that this outlaw has already made 6
personal and bloody campaign against
society longer than the whole reyo-
lutionary war. Osceola, OF Powell
(who was an immnediate mixture of
indian and negro blood, aud who
fought over large region gave out in
much shorter space of resistance.
LOwERY AS A BRIGAND LEADER
"lWhat' is the meaning OF. this q 2
said to" Parson" SinclairAthe fight
ing parson of LumbertOn. How can
this fellow, with q handful Of boys
and illiterate men, put to dighta So
ciety only recentlyused to warfare,
and full of accomplished soldiers ? Ex-
plain it."
"Lowery," answered Sinclair, sis
really one of-those remarkable ex-
ecutive spirits that arise now and then
in raw community, without advan-
tages other than nature gave him.
He has passions, but LO weaknesses,
aud his eye is on every point at once.
He has impressed that whole negro
society with his power AMI Influence.
They fear and admire him. Ee as
serts his superiority over all these
whites just as well. No man who stands
face to face with him can resist his quiel
will and assurance and his searching
eye. Without fear, without hope, de.
flying society, he is the only man we
have any knowledge of down here
who can play his part. Upon my
word, I believe if he had lived ages
ago he would have been William the
Conqueror. He reminds me of nobody
but Rob ROy.n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
TO CONsUMPTIYES.

The Notwithstanding been permanently cur
cd of that dread disease, Consumption, by a
simple remedy, is anxious TO mako known to
his fellow sufferers the means Of cure. To al
who desire it, he will send copy of the pre-.
scription used, free of charged, with the di-
rections for preparing and using tie same.
which they will find SURE CURE for CONSUME
rIoN, AsTHNA, BRONCHITIS, &c. Parties wish
ing the scription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
964 South 3rd Street. WILLIAMSBURG. N Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22
1910. PERRY DAVIS' 1872.
Z. We table WPain.Ktlier.D

After Thirty-tw Years. trial, is still receiv-
ing the most unqualified testimonials to its
virtues. from persons Of the highest character
and responsibility. Physicians of the first re-
spectabiIity recommend it as most efectua al
preparation for the extinction, Of pain. II is
Bruises. Burns, &C., but for Dysentery or
Cholera, or any sort of bowel complaint. it is
aremedyunsurpaseed for efficiency and rapid
iy of action. In the great cities of India, and
other hot climates. it has become tho STAND
ard medicine for all such complaints. and 9TH
er kindred disorders For coughs and colds.
canker, asthma. and rheumatic difficulties, it
has been proved BIZ the most abundant and
convincing testimony. to be an invaluable
medicine.
Price % ts., 50 cts. and o. per Bottle.
Sold by 81 Medicine Dealers. 80
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

A woman of Northampton, Mass.
gave birth to, four children lately
and at last accounts the mother and
all the children were doing well.
This makes seven children which
she has had in thirteen months.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

PorTRD MEATS. 1t sometimes, hap
pens to the ladies, from some unfore-
seen circumstances, that large quanti-
ties of cooked meats, prepared for a
party that did not come of, perhaps,
remain on hand, which are inevitably
lost. Such should be ported. Cut
the meat from the bone, and chop fine,
and season high with salt and pepper,
cloves and cinnamon. Moisten with
vinegar, WINE, brandy, cider, and
Worcestershire sauce, or melted but
ter, according to the kind of meat, or
to suit your own taste. Then pack it
tight into stone jar, and cover over
the top with about quarter of an
inch of melted butter. It. will keep
months, and always affords ready and
excellent dish for the tea-table.