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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
POpe George VII.

The new Pope was of humble origin,
the son of Tuscan carpenter; but he
had been taken in hand early by an
uncle named Lawrence, who had en-
tered ecclesiastical life and risen to be
abbot of the monastic house of st.
Mary on the Aventine; and in that re-
treat HiIdebrand passed his youth,
studying hard, praying much, and dis
tinguishing himself by his austerities.
On reaching manhood, Mortified by the
RIGHTEOUSNESS around him, and es-
pecially by the immortalities of the
monks and clergy, he left Rome and
repaired to the monastry of Clugny in
Burgundy, then governed by the
ascetic Abbot OdilO, the refOrmer of
conventual life in France. There he
continued his maceratiOns and vigils
and mastered all the theology of
the times. Returning to Rome, he
attached himself to the ignorant but
energetic Gregory VI, and remained
with him until his death in Danish
ment, when he went once more to
Ciugny. The fame of Leo IN. for
purity ana churchly zeal drew him
out of his seclusiOn. He became the
trusted adviser of that well-meaning
but somewhat whimsical and very un-
lucky "saint," and henceforward he
continued in the papal court, the
prime minister of one pontiff after an
other, and the guiding spirit of the
III, ly See in its struggles after aceti
cism, Independence, and power. He,
more than any other man, had led the
battle against simony and priestly
marriage. twas he who had induced
a council to vest in the superior clergy
of Rome the election of the popes, and
to claim for the metropolitan Bishop
of Rome the sole power of appointing
bishops throughout the Christian
world.
Such had been his life up TO the time
of his installation as representative of
the lowly Jesus and martyred apostle.
1t had shown that his will was I'M
shakable, his temperament combative
and imperiOus, and his Intellectual
force extraordinary it had also shown
with equal clearness, that his ideal of a
universal church was despotism, and
that despotism Italian; it had indi-
Gated that he would be, as far as posi-
BILE, both Rntifer Mdri,nus and I'm
perdtOr,; in one word, it had prophecied
a Caesar Of Popes.-Noyena6es' GALAXY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
Keeping Butter for Long Periods.

In last years Rural Neac Yorker
Sept. 30th-we gave an illustration of
new method of packing butter to keep
for long periods. 1t is the invention of
Charles n. White, of Whites Station,
Michigan, and consists in putting
the butter in sack fitted to peculiar
~ shaped tub and SO arranged that
when the packing is completed and the
tub turned so as to rest on the large
end the butter will drop down an inch
or so, leaving a clear space between the
tub and butter. Strong brine is now
poured through hole in the small end
of the tub, to I'LL this space completely.
The brine floats the butter and wholly
surrounds it. excluding the air. The
orifce is then closed up aid the butter
set away in a cool place. The invention
seemed to us to have very great merit,
and we determined to test it practically.
Mr.. White, therefore. in September last.
furnished us'a tub of butter, which ar
rived during the very hot weather.
which We considered favorable for a
thorough test, especially as it had stood
in the express Office couple of days,
exposed to the sun before we were no.
titled of its arrival. The tub was then
taken and set aside in the cellar, where
it remained until July 18th, 1872, when
it was opened. The most of the
brine had evaporated, but we found the
butter sound and apparently in as good
order rs when first packed-ten months
and half previous.
From this test We are inclined to
think that with proper attention from
time to time in supplying brine as it
evaporates, butter may be kept two
years or more in good order by this
method. If all tub butter sent to mar
ket were put up iu this way, the risk of
handling would be vastly lessened; and
for family use, when the butter is not
needed for immediate consumption, the
plan of packing is to be highly recon-
mended.
Another important feature in these
packages is that the butter may be lift
ed by the sack entirely out of the tub,
the end of the sack turned down and
the butter cut in desirable shape for the
table. The cutting of butter being ia
ken off as desired, the sack with that
which remains is lifted back into the
tub and thus treated alternately until
the whole is consumed. In the old way
of packing it is quite difficult to cut the
butter from the tub in good shape for
the table. It is not enfrequently in
ragged ard unsightly Jumps, but with
the White package the castings may be
made very neat and ely.-lfOOre' s
Rural Nctc Yorker.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
Grass Seed-Time for Sowing.

Select autumn, when practicable, as
the most favorable time to sow seed,
in conjunction with winter grain.
Select, as the next best season, the
spring months, just as sOOn as the soil
is sufficiently dry, and not before a
rule which, by the way, holds good
for seed or grain i'm general.
We do not propose, in this article, to
give description of the varied grasses
which now and then suddenly spring
up as a mushroom in the advertising
columns of some agricultural periOdi-
Gals, soon to be superseded by some
other specimen of grass star superior
to any yet offered to the public"
Timothy and clover yet remain as our
standard grasses, and probably will
for century or more to come. True,
some of the special grasses may be
better adapted for certain localities
than these; thus. for example, as
orchard grass is better adapted to the
shade than any other, therefore in
shaded grounds in a sugar orchard,
or in a gIOve-this particular grass
may be most successfully grown. 1t
should not, however, be grown in a
fruit orchard of any kind. Also, as
this grass is of rapid growth, it may,
TO some extent, be successfully EN-
ployed in pasture lands.
Ii the object be to enrich the soil,
SOW the large clover: but if for fodder,
sow the medium. The former is best
calculated for blowing under, and as
the roots are of large growth, pene-
trating deep into the soil, it proves a
most excellent fertilizer. AS fodder,
however, it proves of as much value,
bulk for bulk, as so many cubic feet of
fine brush piled cOmpactly together,
and will last about the same length of
time. As a general rule, SOW two
parts of timothy to one of clover. If,
however, the soil is wet, or subject TO
an unusual upheaving by the winters
frost, SOW less proportion, or, per
haps still better, none at all. After
the third or fourth year from seeding,
the clover will nearly or quite disap-
appear, leaving the soil in u most eX-
cellent condition The seed being
sown 1.-THE large stones, at least, being
previously removed) cover with a
short-toothed harrow, or, still better,
the common brush, formed, when con-
venient, from the branches of thorn
tree, as this will not only cover the
seed proper depth, but will material-
ly aid in pulverizine the soil. Top
dress with plaster or ashes, or some of
the commercial manures, if the soil be
dry, and the extra grass aud grain
viii repay you at least four-fold. Seed
rich aud ell-cultivated soil only. aud
not, a. is too often the case, because
the soil is completely exhausted or
run out" or when "another crop
would not pay plowing," vainly ex-
cepting a crop of grass will grow
where nothing else will.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

FAll-let than fall around; =
Fan, on the rsddening ground;
FAN, ~ we fall away from Mes sore tree, g.
Into the ocean OF eternity
Lost, swallowed up, and drowned.
though the sun is high,
And bright and blue the sky;
Yet every roughing wind its myriad sends,
In our adversely.
Yet while they fall. still fall,
A BONNER light than all,
bluer sheen than yon autumnal sky,
Shines on me, as feel thy love lit eye
Dispel my beings thra'l.
We walk. those leaves above.
Thy eoft voice, like the dove,
Low murmuring; or as when, the wood
among.
On morn OF Valentine, the wildbird's song
whispers her mate of love.
so let them fall away,
Friends Of the Summer dsy-
False friends. who cannot bear afaiction's
test;
I know the love that liveth in thy breast
VIII never fall away.
Never! Not even when
Beyond earth's narrow ken,
Like dead leaves fiuttering IN the autumn
tide,
Wstwo have passed, our love shall still abide.
shall have grown p,ifect then.
From 1irsIey's Magazine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
Rye as a Fertilizer.

Rye will grow and often yield largely
on a soil containing not more than one
and quarter per cent. of organic mat
ter. 1t affords fine winter pasture for
stock. 1t should be sown in the fall, as
soon as the suns heat has so moderated
rs not to kill the young plants. After
rye has advanced in age and growth
sufficiently to stoo d out, it is not dam
aged by the tramping of reasonable
amount of stock. Grazing it to rea-
sonable extent in winter and early
spring, is said to increase rather than to
diminish the yield. If it is not desired
by the farmer to reap and thresh out
his whole crop of rye, hogs and cattle
are greatly benefited if turned in upon
It. The rye straw, If allowed to remain
upon the ground, shades it, thus aiding
i'll its fertilization by preventing evapo-
ration and the escape of valuable gasses
from the soil. Besides this, the straw
makes positively large addition to the
organic matter in the soil. 1t also i'm
proves its physical properties. Turned
under, it renders the grounds pulver-
liable and permeable to the roots of
plants and the rain. In grazing land it
is ali-important to remember that
tramping it by the stock in wet weather
is injurious. A luxurious rye patch
bears winter grazing with less injury to
the soil than any other crop We are ac-
quainted with. Should the farmer pre-
fer to save his whole crop of rye, the
grain always bears fair price in mar
ket. 1t is important to be careful in the
selection of seed for sowing. Much of
the rye found in the market has been
cut top carry, or from other causes is
defective in terminating power. After
getting a start in ryeculture, the farmer
should save his own seed from year to
wear
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
Rye as a Green Crop.

In replying to correspondent the
Ohio Farmer gives the following infor-
nation on this point, about which there
has been much inquiry:
Rye may be sown with fair prospect
of getting good growth some weeks
later than farmers usually venture to
put in wheat. If we are going to Sow
rye for green manure on such land as
You speak of we should remove the fod-
der when cut and shock it on other
ground, then plough the stubbles under
with shallow furrow, SO as not to bring
it to the surface when ploughing in the
spring for the summer crop, which
should be deep. Rye makes an early
and rapid growth In the spring, and if
not turned under quite early it will be
found troublesome. We would not
commend the process you speak OF as
one to be continued for a term of years,
for in our opinion the soil would be
come too heavil, impregnated with I'M
decayed vegetable matter. Cornstalk
stubs and roots do not readily decom-
pose, and from broadcast seeding on
good land there is a heavy growth. We
would like to hear from the experienced
farmers on this subject.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

lar product be In demand and bring .
good price, he has some Of It to sell
and reaps share Of the advantages.
He saves. a. much money - some men
make by care and economy In pur-
chasing and preserving tools, seeds,
manures and machines, aud his busi-
ness habits and constant readiness for
all occasions give him seasonsble secu-
rity against he effects Of adverse seasons
and bad weather. Always prepared,
he is never too late, and always calm,
he is never too soon. aud thus, "ta king
time by the fore-lock," he INA he
stern OH tyrant at his command, and
turns him at his will. He has no losses
and his gains are steady.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

BLESSED. are they who seek relief
from Liver Complaint, Bilious
ness Bad blood, Pimples. Blotches,
Eruptions, Rough Skin, Salt Rheum,
Erysipelas aud Scrofulous diseases, by
the use of DIR. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Col
den Medical Discovery, for they shall
be happs M knowing that the cure is
complete. Sold by all druggists. 594.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

The NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY of the United States of America,
was Chartered by Congress in the Sum-
mer of 1863. Since that time, with a
capitol t$1, 000,00O) larger than any
other life insurance company in Ameri>
ca, it has been the leading stock com-
pany III the country if not in the world.
Its charges for insurance are only about
three fuurths those of Mutual COmpa-
MES, while 1t has nearly t,CO dollars OF
assets for ereTy dollar of liability. This
fact is worthy of special consideration,
as there is as much difference in the
value of insurance policies as there is in
the value of railroad bonds. Its man
agement is in the hands of Z. A. Roll
LINs, Ex- Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue as President; JAY Cooke. Chair
man of the Finance and Executive
Committee; E. W. PEET, formerly of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York as Actuary, and J. NJ. BUTLER
as Secretary, with Board of Directors
of National reputation. 1t wants an eff
ficien+ and reliable agent in every town
in the country, where it has not one al
ready employed, and its commissions
for business are bOthliberal and contin-
uous. Correspondence with reference
to insurance or employment may be adj
dressed to the branch officein Philadel-
phia, where the business of the Com
pany is transacted. The Company is
worthy the largest patronage, and an
agent should be employed in this vicin-
ity if there is not already one here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
rte time VII sson arrive for the IA

TIE time W II soon arrive for the fall
planting of fruit trees, vines, etc, and
such as our citizens as have not good
orchards ought to make their arrange
rnents tn surro und themselves with
good fruit.bearinv trees. Our soil and
climate are peculiarly adapted TO fruit.
We know of nothing that pays better
for the expense and time ami troubl
devoted to it. Every man who has
the soil ought to have an orchard:
Even if he has no more than small
yard he can cultivate few vines, and
enjoy the lucious grapes which they
will bear. His house can support
them, and they will ado.n it. We
urge everybody to plant out few
vines. It will pay well and cost but
little. - .-tl Ass ,a. =
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
The Importance r. the Rsrnerss
Work. ssavEto,

4
Strike out of existence at once
ten days supply Of eight or ten articles,
such an Indian corn, wheat, rye, pota-
toes, rice, millet, the date, the banana,
and the breat fruit, with half-a-dozen
others, which serve as the forage Of the
domestic animals, and the human race
would be extinct. The houses I'VE in
habit, the monuments we erect, the
trees we plant. stand in some cases for
ages but our own frames-the stout
limbs, the skillful hands that build the
houses, set up the monuments, and
plant the trees-have to. be built up,
recreated every day; and this must be
done from the fruits Of the earth,
gathered by agriculture. Everything
else is luxury, convenience, comfort
food is Indispensable. Then consider
the bewilderIng extent of this daily
demand and supply, which you will
allow me to place before you in some
what coarse, mechanical illustration.
The human race is usually estimated
at about !, OO0, O00, 900 of individuals. If
the sustenance of a portion Of these
multitudinOus millions is derived from
other sources than agriculture, this
circumstance is balanced by the fact
that there is great deal of agriculture
al produce raised in excess of the total
demand for food. Let, then, the
thoughtful husbandman, who desires
+, form just idea of the importance OF
his pursuit, reflect when he gathers his
little flock about him to partake the
mornings meal that, Loco, OOO, 600 of
fellOw.men have awakened from sleep
that morning craving their daily bread
with the same appetite which reigns at
his family board, and that il, by a
superior power, they could be gathered
together, at the same hour. for the
same meal, they would fill both sides
of five tables reaching all around the
globe where it is broadcast, seated side
by side, allowing eighteen inches to
each individual, and that these tables
are to he renewed twice or thrice every
day. Then let him cnnsiderRhat, In
addition to the food of the human race,
all the humble pal takers of mans toll
the lower animals are to be prOvid-
ed in like manner. These all wait
upon agriculture AS the agent of that
Providence which giveth them their
meat in due season; and they prOba-
by consume in the aggregate an equal
amount of produce and finally, let
him add, in imagination, to this untold
amount of daily food for man and
beast, the var Gus articles which are
directly or indirectly furnished from
the soil for building material, furni-
ture, clothing, and fuel. The grand
total will illustrate the primary inn
pOrtance of agriculture considered as
the steward--the cOmmissary-charged
with supplying this almost inconceiVa-
BILE daily demand of the human race
and the subject animals for their daily
bread; a want so imperative and un-
compromising, that death in its Eaost
agonizing form is q penalty of a failure
in the suppIY.-EdlOard Euerett - "
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

Common sweet cider boiled down
to one half makes q most excellent strip
for coughs and colds for children-is
pleasant to the taste and will keep Tor
. year in . cool cellar. In recovering
from an illness, the system has era
wing for some pleasant drink. This i
found In cider which is placed on the
fire as soon as made, and allowed to
come to q boil, then cooled, put in
casks; aud kept IL . COO! cellar,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

- WuMoxAxY, Just returned, say she
regards Johnson's Anodwne Imminent
- beyond all price, and efiicacious be-
yond any other medicine. II is adapt
ed to great variety Of special cases, and
il the best pain killer in the world.
9 a-i Undeveaopea viger.
The feeble and debflitated usually fancy they are
In more hopeless condition than they really are.
The resources OF nature are not easily exhausted.
Even when strength Of appetite fail. when the
eyes are heavy and lustreless. the complexion pal
lid. the nerves tremuloas. the body attenuated,
and the mind depressed, there generally reserve
Of latent power behind such palpabIe evidences of
weakness. Various modes Of treatment are re-
sorted to by physicians IN the hope of developing
and rendering available this store of sleeping vital
ity, butthe surest. and indeed the only thoroughly
safe and reliable means OF awakening the dormant
energies Of the system Is a course OF Hosteiter's
nesh brush. sea bathing, &C.. may be we'll enough
In their way, auxiiiaries but they do not reach
the source OF the evil. All physical debility pro-
ceeds either from arrangement OF the functions
OF the assmilating. secretive and vital organs or
from Q sluggish constitution. In either case and
also IN cases where bsth Causes exist the Bitters
WIN lnvariably produce an Immediate and salutary
change In the condition Of the patient and eventu-
ally effect complete cure. None OF the danger
alkaioids too often administered tonscs can
be OF herwise than deieterious under such clrcum-
stances and to give mercury Is positively GRIMM
The direct effect of the great vegetable specific will
be manifested in an Improved appetite more
cheerful frame OF mind. gradHal return of
strength an increase of flesh and healthier COM
pick ion Meanwhile, however. the constitution. if
inert and feeble will have been reused and reno
waited by the subtle elements Of inauguration con-
taiuel In the Btters
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

. : The best parts of human qualities
are the tenderness and delicacy of
feeling in little matters, the desire to
soothe and please others. the minutia
Of the social virtues. Some ridicule
there feml inc attributes. which are
left out OF msny m@n's natures: but
we have Known the brave, the intel
'lectual, The eloquent possess these gen.
tie qualities; The braggart, the weak,
never! BenevO.ence and feeling en-
noble the most tarillng actions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

-Endeavor to do your work quietly.
Anxiety and over action are always
the cause of Illness and restlessness
We must use our judgment to control
our excitement, or our bodily strength
will break Gown. We must remem-
Der that our own battle is to be won by
a strength rot our own. 1t is a battle
that does not depend upon the swift
nor the strong. 90
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

We take delight in referring orr
afflicted friends to the drug stores where
that most estimable medicine, DIR. 5
o. Richardson's Sherry Wine Bitters,
can he procured. We advise our friends
70 iise it, because We know its value In
curing Fever and Agne, diseases COM
mon in the west, and all new countries.
1t should be kept at hand ill every fam
lily. 49, ..-
Sold by all Druggists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01
A Great Railroad Enterprise.

\ late English paper gives some
particulars of an enterprise of world
wide interest, which is Low engross-
ing the attention of railroad capitalists
in Europe. This enterprise is the con-
struction of railroad in the valley of
the Euphrates, to connect Antioch on
the Mediterranean with Bassora on
the Persian gulf, and thus save five
days time and 1000 miles of distance
in the circumterraneOus steam naviga-
ton of the globe. The trip through
the Red Sea is one of the most eNpen-
sive and most unpleasant parts of the
trip between Hindostan aud England.
The completion of the road from An
tioch to Bassora would soon be follow
ed by extensions to Constantinople on
one side and Bombay on the other,
and thus ten days time for passengers
and fast freight would he saved be-
tween Europe and China. a COM
mittee of London capitalists lately
studied the Euphrates railway project,
and reported that no company could
afford to undertake the work without
government assistance, ana they will
appeal 10 Great Britain and Turkey.
The shortest line will be about ! 1000
miles-a moderate distance to save
1000 miles of perilous and difficult
navigation.
THIS is the second note of the pre-
Jude; the first was struck on the DAM
aScus string fifteen or twenty years
ago. At that time We pointed out that
Jesusalem would be the point, with
.Iafia for its seaport: but there was no
Suez canal then. Now we take leave
TO amend by substituting for Jaffa
Port Said, with a railway thence to
Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem to
Bassora. Time-when the Jews shall
transfer the money market Of the
world from Frankfort TO the Holy
City.
All preserved fruits and vegetables
should he stored in glass, that no metal
Of any kind should be brought in con-
tact with them. Fruits contain more
ar less of vegetable acids; others that art
highly corrosive and often formed
by fermentation, and metallic vesses
are thus considerably acted upon. Tin
csns are held together by q solder, an
alloy into which lead enters largely.
This metsl is easily corroded by vege-
table acids, and poisonous salts are
formed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-01

FgvERs seldom make an attack with
out warning, and may often he thrown
off by soaking the feet in warm water,
wrapping up warm in bed. and taking
two or three of Parsons PnryatiUe
PtkES.