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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
The Wonders Of the Yellowstsass |

There is probably no omore magnifi-
cent region of strange freaks of nature
than the valley of the Yellowstone river,
and the country almost Immediately
around it. Here, lying far up ndrtA
are the conteFparts of the Geysers of
Iceland and mountains abounding in the
rarest form Of capitalization. New dis
coveries are being made here constantly.
The United States Geographical Survey,
now at Fort Hall, report, recently, the
exploration of another Geyser basin,
rivaling the Fire Hole" of the Yellow
stone. This Last is near ShoshOne lake.
One Geyser-the "Union presented
the curious phenomenon of sending Wa
ter from one, and steam from the other
mouth, resembling great engine.
Another was named the Minute Man !"
-one minute never passing without an
ebullition. Tbs cratefs we're beautiful
" colored by mineral deposits. A cor
respondent Of the Eve,sing Post says:
The effect Of the Union Geyser, when
in action. was most grand, the water
shooting to a height of seventy feet,
when, breaking into spray, it fell to the
earth. In Q shower of drops, each one
sparkling under the suns rays, and
forming splendid bow; while from the
other mouth rose laundering cloud Of
steam, whose misty column contrasted
strongly with the impid water of the
first.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
Amusements Of the Queen.

The Queens walks and drives are not
confined within her own policies /; she
crosses the Dee almost daily, and is
quite rs often Seen on the opposite side
of the river. She always uses an open
carriage, but not always the same.
Sometimes it is wagonette, sometimes
q low pony ph@ton. No guard of honor
accompanies the royal equipage, how
ever. Her trusty attendant, john
Brown, sits on the box beside tire
coachman, and when tlHre is not room
for him there he rides stn horseback by
the side of the carriage. No fuss at
tends the Queen. An outrider little
in advance of the royal carriage clears
the road, and the Queen goes quietly on
her way, with smile and nod for any
who chance to meet her. But as rule,
Her Majesty is not intruded upon when
she ventures beyond eroyal dominions,
unless on Sunday, and then it is strang-
ers only who run after her. The cot
tagers do not annoy her, and she comes
and goes without molestation. Indeed,
they make a point of keeping out OF
the way when the white horse OF the
outrider appears in sight. Should the
Queen, however, happen to come mex
,pectedly on her subjects by Deeside,
she is deferentially acknowledged. The
Queen and her ladies frequently pic
nic' in the woods or on the hillside
should it be handler. Materials to
make q fire aud cooking utensils are
taken in the carriage, and tea is made on
the Qreen sward, and handed round In
rustic fashion without any ceremony.
At these afternoon "teas" the Queen
has no special chair of honor. Her seat
is pretty often on the cluInp of tree,
with her cup in her hand, or amy other
casual resting-pla that terms up con-
veniently. Excursions are made also to
various places Of interest, and every
corrie and glen within reach has been
visited by the royal family.-Court Cir
c,ffOg. so
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
Clouds.

One of the saddest Thoughts that
come to MS in life is the thought that In
this bright, beautiful, joy-giying world
of ours, there are so many shadowed
lives.
If suffering came only with crime,
even then We might drop tear over
him whose errors wrought their own
recompense. But it is not so, alas ] Then
we should not have it to record that the
noblest and most gifted are often among
those who may count their fate among
shadowed lives. With one it is the
shadow of a grave, long, deep, and
narrow. which falls over life, shutting
out the gladness of the sunshine,
blighting the tender blossoms OF hope.
With another, ii is the wreck of a
great ambition. He has builded his
shin. and launched it ON the sea of life.
freighted with the richest jewels of his
strength, his energies, his manhood.
battered, torn In some horrible tempest,
1.-THE wreck of first rate"
With some others, disease throws its
terrible shadows over the portals. and
shuts out the brightness and Joy .ha
outside world from the sufferer within
Bnt this is the hghtest shadow of all;
for it teaches the heart lessons OF
endurance and faith, and through it,
darkness the sufferer sees everthe star of
promise shining with rays that tell of the
glories beyond Of all Swallowed lives.
we find it in our hearts to feel most for
those which are darkened by an un-
happy marriage.
Unhappy marriages is the quintessence
of human bondage. It wounds daily
our fondest and sweetest impulses, is
trifes with and buries our holiest and
dearest affections, and writes o7er the
tomb thereof "No hope" 1t embitters
the victim with the thought that lost
forever to his or her life Is . glory'of
great love; closed foreveasfo him or her,
the portals Of a happy home that
fountains Of freshzHse assd delight at
which The sosf nusk nncds drink To
gather strength for the - snd burden
Of the outside battle.
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AUFUkHAL DAYS.
~ rorsrx ~ sor-r,r

The flowers have dad at Sumnser's tomb
The air isladen, damp and chill; 6.
Yet lost and lone amid the gloom
A fugitive from hall and room,
Whence she has fed, I Ioiter stnl
The undulating fields are dun, s
~ And sere and brou1 be murmuring dells;
The forest monsrchs, one by one, n q
Reveal their hues heath Autumnb sun,
Where late the zsphyr, stealing on,
sang Summers low and sweet farewells.
Storms sre toy heralds, Autumn Shese.
<Ooanting their paesns loud and long,
Esur1ng their anthems through the trees,
1nose outstrefched arms, swayed BY the breeze
Roar back sound Ike sullen seas ~ -.rf B.
And singers Of thy marital song. <
Thine ie a magic wand Of worth, s
And typical Of something won: ~
With thee around the homely hearth.
0aflser the tillers Of the earth,
Drink to thy fruitfulaiess with mirfh,
And rest from faithful labor done.
Thy presence here Is not in vain,
Though many thing we love has fed:
Behold the fields Of waving grain,
Result Of labor and Of pain
OF Summer sun and Summer rain,
Grow golden where thy steps have fed
And though the swallows circiing flight a.
Arocnd our doors no more is seen,
The rcbbin fingers to delight,
And through the cedar's foliage BRIGHT
Ife purple finches' notes unite,
And squirrels glad the lingering green.
Earth has her dynAsties her kings,
Beyond the scope of mans hour
And thou art one-inanimste things,
Wide lakes and streams and brooks and springs, d
Forests and groves each to thee brings,
Ssne tenure of thy reign and power.
The leafy maple dares aspire,
The first CT all the forest old 4
To welcome thee in ft attire;
Each blushing leaf thrills with desire,
And crimson at thy kiss VI fire,
And dons thy livery Of gold.
From yonder hill the laundering pines, 3
Refuse allegiance TO thy reign,
Lost in the forests dark confines,
Or stretched afar in verdant lines,
They fling aloft unchanging signs,
Nor own the fetters Of thy chain.
Yet thou art welcome unto me- -
Though harsh thy winds, though bleak and chill
For through their wild, sad minstrelsy,
There steals q strange weird harmony,
AZ fhen low sighs the fretful sea,
That soothes and charms and wins my will
Al outward things to happy eyes,
Are worthy Of our studious thought;
The storms that sweep TIA -arching skies.
The countless hues in autumn guise,
The merest forms our fancy prize, a.
Have some divinity inwrought.
The world Is beautiful, far and wide,
Whatever the seasons may unfold,
To him who feels the peaceful pride,
on some good action done-who side
b. sSie with duty strews the tide,
Tsat error on our life has rolled.
Then welcome be thy fruitful days, f,sfr
Thy golden sheayes, the yellow ears; ~
Al Nature lifts her voice in praise, -
The murmuring brooklets sing thy layF
0 thus be blessed in countless ways
The Autumn of my closing years.
The flowers have died g. Summers tomb.
The air is laden, damp and chill;
fet lost and lone amid the gloom
Which late was gay with bud and bloom
fugitive from hall and room,
Whence she has fed, / loiter still.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
The Nex Postal Telegraph Scheme.

OF the new postal telegraph scheme,
the Express, in its money article this
afternoon. says: at will be revived,
but in shape somewhat different from
that presented during the previous ses-
sion. The new scheme viii be COM
pany with $40, 600, 600 capital, to con-
struct an entire new line throughout the
United States. 1t is stated that this
company will ask the right of way from
Congress. agreeing in return to connect
all tile postofiices of the country by
wires. transact all government business
at one-half the rates charged for private
messages, and finally divide with the
Postoffie Department one-half the an
nual profits. The company Will also ask
from the government accommodations
rent free in the different postofiices.
The projectors of this enterprise will
claim for it the advantages of q postal
telegraph without any expenditures By
the Government. This scheme is now
being matured. and is backed by
prominent New England member of the
House of Representatives It is report
ed in financial circles that it was origi-
nally intended to make the capital Sl0,-
900, 600, but, after consultation and de-
Liberation, it has been. decided to in
crease it to 220, ,0O0, ,000in order 10 cover
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Commercial.
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uOME INSURANCE COMPANY.
Cash Assets Oct. I. I.'71.......-..l, ,z2S, ,2O6 81
Losses NJ Chicago will
net exceed. 900, Gee 90
Leaving Cash Assets,
Oct. II. lS5l.-.....-..... .o2& ,2O8 "a
O
M. All losses viii be promptly paid, and
Policies issued as usual.
CHARLES J. MARTIN, Prssiden
-. II. wAsHBURN. Secretary.
New York. October. Is7l.
The Board of Directors have unanimously re-
solved 10 increase the capital of the Home"
to Capital Assets about $4,000, 900 lfou.
million dollors) after paying all losses ct Chica
20. Policies issued by
W. J. DALE. AGENT.
Columbia, Nov. 10.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20

A NAN of Iowa Falls, who has n lime
kiln, asserts that, with wood and corn IN
about equals parts, the fire is better,
and scarcely more expensive, and that
the lime is somehow vastly better.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
If You Please.

BOYS, do you ever think how much
real courtesy will do foryou? Some of
the greatest men were ever cautious in
this respect When the Duke of Well
ington was sick, the last he took was tea.
On his servant handing it to him in a
saucer. and asking if he would have it,
the Duke replied, +" Yea, if you please" !"
These were his last words. How much
kindness and courtesy is expressed by
them! He who had commanded great
armies, and was long accustomed to the
tone of authority. did not overlook the
small courtesies of life. All, how
many boys do What rude tone of
command they often use 70 their little
brothers and sisters, and sometimes to
their mothers ! They order SO. That
is ill-bred, and shows, to say the least,
@ want of thought. In all your home
talk remember eff your please" To
all who wait upon or serve you, believe
that s'H you please" will make you
better served than all the Cross or order
ing words in the whole dictionary. Do
not forget three little words: eff you
please"
"Spezk gently; Ii Is better far
To rule by love than fear
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20

NOTICE TO HUNTERS
IN AND TREsPASSERS.
All persons hunting or trespassirR on our
; lands win be prosecuted to the extent of the
Elizabeth DowelI, s. Q. wisener,
7. W. Wisener, R Hull,
: u. b. forgey. r. Haywood.
Solomon Haywood. W. c. West,
Mrs. NJ. j. West Mrs 7. Seers
Us. West J.W. Thomss
Stephen Williams. WI. Bates,
Dee, t.n-ly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-12-20
The PYRAMIDS.

It is said that the Khedive intends to
turn the great pyramid of Ghizeh into
q lighthouse. He is an enterprising and
somewhat unimaginative sovereign,
prone to works of utility, and with
scant veneration for that which is mere
ly old or curious, and it is quite posi-
Bile that he may cause that ancient sum
init to be crowned with a Federal Ian
tern and occupied by discontented
stipendiary with coil of Manchester
wicking and Copic pitcher of clarified
benzine. Notwithstanding the advaH-
tage to the neighboring commerce of
the Nile of such a lofty and far-beanl-
ing Pharos, all reverent travellers who
have seen it from across dim levels of
desert, pillar of cloud by day, will re-
gret to see it turned into pillar OF fire
by night The Arabs had a tradition
that these structures were built by the
inhabitants of the elder world, and
alone of human works bore the burden
of the food. Whether or not this be
true, they are at least old enough to be
released from obligations OF utility.
The Inummied sovereign in the base
ment, whoever be was in life, Memes or
Cephren, Thotmes or Rameses, or Pha-
raoh, must experience an emotion OF
posthumous resentment at the mere
mention of such an employment Of his
towering and venerable monument If
it were Cleopatra who slumbered there,
she would break from her cere-cloths IN
rage at such presumptuous audacity,
and disperse avenging asps throughout
the twenty-five palaces of the present
ruler of the lands of Egypt. If indeed
that able but rather sacrilegious soyer-
eign is bent upon employing the Pyra-
mid in purposes of use, let him turn the
crypt into consular residence. He
may again have accredited to him pc
culiar official like Butler, in which event
he has bnt to watch the ingress of that
inconvenient and Objectionable function
ary, brick up the entrance, and thus re-
lieve two nations by one act of masonry.
-Ne,r York Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
" EpizOOtic. "

Not sound was heard on the silent street
As home from the concert we hurried;
For we found not street car, carriage or bus
And we ielt considerably worried.
We hailed a driver we used to know
And hurriedly asked the reason;
He said, as he sadly shook his head,
That the horses were all sneezin'.
And so we silently went our way
To the place where we kept our FLY;
We found her weeping at eyes and nose,
And shaking as tho 'twere chilly.
In vain We offered her tempting oats,
And "bran smash" warm and smoking;
She turned her head from the fragrant bait,
And swallowed as if she was choking.
We shook down bed of fresh new hay
With new bag of corn for bolster
And We gazed at the saddle overhead,
With it's shining stirrups and holster.
We thought, as we looked in the glazing eye,
That her troubles would soon be over;
Never more would she crop the grass
Or Craze on the CRIMSON clover.
Slowly we turned from the stable door,
With hearts that were sadly beating
And when we went in the early morn,
We foond her quietly eating.
Saturday Night
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
English Blunders in Regard 10 Ameri
can Topography.

The blunders of the English in re-
gard to American geography are noto-
rious an antiquarian finds several
curious illustrations in Thackerays
"Virginians.' Thus the great novel
list makes Madam Esmond, of Castle
wood, in Westmoreland County" a
neighbor of Washington, at Mount
Vernon, on the Potomac, fifty miles
distant, and a regular attendant on
public worship at Williamsburg, half
way between the York and James riy-
ers, full one hundred and twenty-five
miles from Mount Vernon; and so
Immensely affected are the colored
hearers of a young preacher at VIII
liamsburg that "there was such a ne
gro chorus about the house as might
be heard across the Potomac, the near.
est bank of which is fifty miles away.
Thackeray makes Gen. Braddock ride
out from Williamsburg Che never was
there) sin his own coach, ponderous,
emblazoned vehicle, with DR.. Frank
lin, "the little postmaster of Philadel-
phia y (Franklin's average weight was
100 pounds), over a muddy road in
March, through a half wilderness coun-
try of more than hundred miles, to
dine with Madam Esmond, in West
moreland County, near Mount Vernon
- WdtcHUlIu
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
SDicery.
We clip the following from the Bos-
on Commercial Ru1Iatin.

We clip the following from the Bos-
ton Commercial Bulletin:
A rake factory out West has been
burned, which, with the arrest of
Woodruff and Claflin, has given virtue
a new start.
The equineoctial storm of disease
shows signs of abating.
Vain attempt at high art-Painting
the weather-cock on church steeple.
Splcer says the mountain air is so
thin in New Hampshire that you can
see the mountains peak and the wood
pine.
In Chicago, red haired girls are call
ed fire bellies.
A Western paper says that California
farmers are turning their attention to
hog-raising with success. In the Mid
die States, they raise 'em with corn.
Ought strong boy to be paid n
weekly salary
People generally leone of age" but
once, but General Grant has attained
his majority for the second time.
A contributor wishes our comments
on some lines commencing
"Our country's Tyres are mute
We can only say that the election being
over, we suppose the Tyres occupa-
ton Is gone,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
Flowers rs DisiniectantS.

The New Jersey Mechanic says that
lovers of the beautiful, as manifested IN
the flower kingdom, will be happy IN
hearing that flowers, instead OF beng
unhealthy in rooms, are, on the contra
~, disinfectants in disease. Professor
Mantegazza has discovered that ozone
is developed by certain odorous flow
crs. A writer in our clever contem-
pory, Nature, states that most OF the
strong smelling vegetable essences,
such rs mint, clover, lavender, lemon
and cherry laurel, develop a very large
quantity of ozone when in contact with
atmospheric oxygen in light. Flowers
destitute of perfume do not develop H.
and generally the amodnt OF ozone
seems to be in proportion to the
strength of the perfume emanated,
Professor Mantegazza recommends tna'
in marshy districts, and in places IN
vested with noxous exhalations, strong,
smelling flowers should be planted
around the house, in order that the
ozone emitted from them may exert Us
powerful oxidizing influence. So pleas
ant plan for making a malarious DIS
trict salubrious only requires to Dc
known to be put into practice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
The Wharf Rats OF tfoston

The story of Gavroch and his 30,
papion street ganains, as told Inv "
tor Hugo, found parallel in the noEo.
record OF the South End yesterdav
This time, however, it was the Tremoy.
street bridge, and not the great plastas
elephant which gave tie little Arab.
shelter and security. For a long Tim
the residents of Indiana place AMI
neighborhood have been mvstlfied bv
most unaccountable disappearance .,
milk cans, brown bread and the yariou-
accessories to breakfast which are ea,Ir
distributed by mllkmen and baker,
These articles of food, so necassarv -
a proper appointment of the morninn
meal, have been spirited away from
under the very noses of their Miles,
guardians. Other depredations hava
been committed in the vicinity orJ
some of them transcribed in import
ance the bread and milk larcen;as
1t was only Saturday or two
since that lady who had been
on "a shopping excursion and was no
turning, be it believed, with $50 in bSr
portmonaie, lost the wallet and mone1
in very unexpected manner. how
snatched it her from her hand. and af
ter stealing away the pocket book. Eks
true Arab, stole silently away him.
self. Whence he came and whittier ba
vanished were alike enveloped in a,
much mystery as was his own personal.
ity. But yesterday morning the misty
affair was thus cleared up. Yesterday
morning lady happened to see some
boys scrambllng like great rats in and
out from under the fremont BRIDE
over the Boston and Albany track. 0f.
ficer Bennett, of station 4, PLAYING the
terrier to their rat-holes, gave chase
and managed to catch one of the youths
just as he was disappearing into
the Businesses of his strange
abode. Looking farther into the
matter, he unearthed three more of the
denizens of that cavern, and came f;pop
the secret of their habitation. Some.
how the architecture of the bridge had
allowed the construction of such a re.
treat as is common in and among the
wharves of New York. Here this sin.
gular family had established their
household gods, and here beneath the
rumble of all the fremont street travel
they lodged and boarded. They slept
on comfortable beds of straw, like the
memorable Margony, and that their
board knew the tat of the land was eyi.
dent from the discovery of several gen.
erous loaves of Boston brown bread
still warm from the bakers oven. -Four
or five cans, ranged in prospective,
spoke of the milky ways those boys
had of living. In this queer treasury
was found miscellaneous collection Of
household implements, bespeaking
judgment as we'll as skill in the acqui,
sition of their household equipment
Boston 1dUertiser
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05

tituted to,the base uses of bungIers, and
dirty boys who steal out an old musket
and pepper the song birds in the spring
of the year. Many green-crested
mallard will find his fate somewhere in
this bushel of shot, and many teal
will be cut short in his arrowy flight
by one of these bright Rlobules. These
buck will stop the red deer in his mad
career, or perchance, whistle through
the ribs of some Georgian, who has
been called to account for pinching
lady's arm, and whose "onah" won't
admit of his refusing the satisfaction
of a gentleman. But s. SIGH" is life,
and SIGH are the uses of shot"
believe | would rather use up a bag
of shot prosecuting Bob White than
assist in its manufacture. Lead isn't
healthy in any shape, and the workmen
in shot tower breathe it in fine dust,
and absorb it from contact. Paralysis
and lead collie are Incidental to the
business.
| understand that some inventive
genius at Dubuque or Galena, l for
get which, has managed to dodge
the expense of building a tower by
dropping his lead down an abandoned
mining shaft. The machinery for
making shot is not very extensive, and
by saving the expense of tower and
getting his lead at the mines, he has
reasonable grounds for the belief that
he can soon "drop" on fortune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
Didn't Know Him.

They were conversing on music the
other day ut Mr. C-'s.
There is no country that has pro
duced such great geniuses as Italy, -
said c. to a farmer, who happened
to be present.
Look at Rossini. Doyou like Ros-
SIM, sir
"Oh yes, sir, said the son Of his
soul.
"Do You know his Barber
ono. sir-I shave myself.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-05
Gry. Br-rLFR i again a defendan

GEN. BUTLER Is again defendant in
the New York courts in a case growing
ont of his military administration dur
ing the war VIM. 4. Button sues t.
receive SIS, 600 alleged to have been
loaneda Butler IN 1862. General Butler,
in his answer, says the piekets OF his
command at New Orleans seized Brit
ton while he was endeavorng to escape
to the Confederate lines, and that the
money was taken from Britton and paid
into the United States Treasury IL &C
eordance with the orders OF the Presi-
dent and the acts of Congress.