The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-16
Misceilaneeus Items.

Il - Miscellaneous Items.
Early In the morning is, just now, tn
time to enjoy life. ! aa.la..i qesfsi !
r. M. Mckay, Esq, has been appoint
ed Assignee OF J. M, Hunter, bankrupt
.Arlank that would be popular in any
PLATFORM Plank down. & Be Is. sssa 81
fit be cheaper, as some say, to haul BY
wagons than by railroad, why is 1t moi
donef There is no law to prevent. Il
Tooth-pulliug and . wide awake hal
are similar--for both are felt So ~
Tho Trustee Of Humphreys county
was elected by one majority. fe'.i s1af1
It IL seasonable as well as pleasant
just now 70 receive callers on the door
step. & sHlI-i GfGsp -.flsl
Wedo not know, nor have we inquir.
ed, who Sheriff Latta will appoint as bis
deputies. We do know, however, that
his present deputies, Jesse s. Harris,
Rufe Thomas, B. A. Nichc]l, Henry
johnson, and Chas. Ricketts,, have made
excellent officers, sgaips. whom no one
can justly offer one word of complaint
for non-performance of duty. We are
satisfied Mr.. Latta will appoint none
but competent gentlemen as deputies.
When people come to high words they
are pretty certain to use low language.
Coffee, if drank freely, is said to be an
excellent preventative against disease of
the kidneys. ,.,......... ,....'...J
Post Offices should not be used as loaf
ing places. Transact your business,
and 60 about your business. ,.r
Mr.. VIM. Dean, of Dog Creek, Hick-
man county, gave us some. pieces of
quartz, when we were in that county. a
few days since, and we showed it to DR..
Rains, a superior chemist of this place,
who pronounced it gold. Mr.. Dean says
it can be found in abundance on his
place. H r.Hr ''s rlT
Whenever you hear a fellow below
ing about others being boughtin politics
keep an eye on him. Ten to one he is
ready for the first bargain that offers.
If you can arouse curiosity by an adj
vertisement, it is great point gained
The fair sex don't hold all the curiosity
in the world. a-t - D.
An old lady in Hickman county was
SO much opposed to the railroad that she
pulled up the stakes put up by the sur
vey party, as soon as they had passed
by, and doubtless thought that she had
by so doing broken up the whole ar
should not pass through her premises.
When young man is discovered at
midnight seated in his new white
Greeley, singing Sleep-me-a-rock it
may be safely surmised that he has
either struck oil or benzine.
We are under obligations to Gen
Ethan Allen for life-size portrait OF
Horace Greeley, next President of the
United States, which we have bad hand
somely framed.
Short Sermons these Summer Sun
days are inviting inducements which
will help to fill up the pews in our
various churches. ' 4
1t is so pleasant to know that Agassiz
has found new species of gasterpods,
fourteen kinds of shinod erus, including
an euryle, fifty specimens of ophiuraus,
and, to crown the whole, large helias>
ter. 60. .,..f. ...-.t f,- |
We congratulate our friend typo, John
G. Ferris, on his election as County
Judge of Davidson county. Some years
ago while John was on a tramp from
West Tennessee, to this place, he hired
a wagon in Perry county, filled it with
young pine trees, brought them to Co.
lumbia, and from their sale filled bis
empty pocket, made glad his heart, and
rested his sore feet and wearied frame,
by riding on the cars to Nashville. John
will make good Judge. ..a
The new est invention is fan sewing
machine attachment. which protects the
operator from heat, flies and mosquitoes
while at work, and requires no atten-
ton whatever.
You may thrive in business without
advertising, and you may become Presi-
dent of the United States, but the
chances are against you.
Mr.. T. P. Eskew is announced to ap-
pear at Nashville in new play, and
also at this place with the Gilbert Sis
tiers next September. Mr.. E. has gained
a good reputation as an actor.
The latest style of designating the
quality of a constitutional liar is tO say
that he is affected with "chronic cerebro
spinal mendacity." $50 - $3.50.
A party of Memphis and Nashville
gentlemen, Col. CAN'T, Judge Flippin,
Maj. Fletcher, Col. Ball, Mr.. Ferguson,
ald Mr.. Sandy Carter, have bought out
Bon Aqua Springs, and expect to fit it
up in handsome style by next season.
Capt. Steele will commence the sur
vey Of the road from here to Fayette
vile Monday, assisted by John Park, of
franklin, leyeler, Charley Gordon, as
transit bearer. and John Bowen, rod
man. Their passage through the cedars,
east of this place will be very severe this |
hot weather, but the corps
is made up of working men and no sort
of weather will deter thep. They are
ready and eager for the tray.
Three common schools are now open |
and in operation in town, two for white |
and one for colored children. One of
the schools for white children is in the |
Church, and is taught by Miss |
the one in South Columbia,
by Miss Powell. Nearly fifty are in OPP
Grafton in the county. Hugh Gordon,
the energetic and competent supe rim
tendent, has visited ten or twelve and |
will visit them all Immediately.
DR.. Holmes, the delicious old Turk,
says: The brain women meyer interest
like the heart-women, White roses |
please less thsn red. .sg7s... r..