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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-08
N,.bol.s and Alexander.

Nicholas was a despot of the Asiatic
fashion. The ruling principle of his furi-
GUS policy was terror. If Ivan the Terri
bic dashed lacerated the bodies of his vic-
tins. tearing away heads and entrails little
by little, that life and pain might last long
er, throwing afterward the lacerated hesh
in caldrons of boiling water. Nicholas
could write below the petition OF q princess
who begged for her husband mitigation
of the punishment of transportation to 81,
IBERIA, Let him 90 on foot; and he could
fore. an old man to assist at q court ball
on the same night in which his only son
tegan. loaded with heavy chains. his jour-
new to- the mines Of the Ural Mountains,
the sepulchres of the living Like his faith
err, Paul, like bis grandfather, Peter Ill,
Nicholas had traits of madness. Ihanks
to these, the nineteenth century has seen,
what seemed the exclusive property OF
more barbarous ages, the death OF nations,
the death of races has seen the Poles ana
Jews DESTROYED, as in the times OF Nebu-
chadnezzer, of Cyrus, of Yespasian: But
if Nicholas was despOt OF the Asiatlc
fashion, Alexander is modern despot-
one of intelligence, one whose boast is that
he exercises his despotism for the good OF
the people, distrustful, melancholy, desir-
GUS to serve the modern spirit to the point
where the modern spirit may serve him,
and then to falsify it. He exercises cruel
ty only when he thinks it needful. and at
ter having used it he fails into profound
melancholy, which many think will terml-
nate, as was the case with some of his an
cestors, in open madness. Only in Poland,
and at the time of the last instruction,
has Alexander been cruel. Through the
exile Of multitudes, the DETERMINATION OF
towns, the slaughter Of women and chill
dren, in the churches inierrupting with
bullets the song and the prayer, substitute
| ing the smoke of powder for the smoke OF
incense, through a. the barbarities of Mo-
uravef, Alexander retained one great con-
ISOLATION fantastic and archaic as it may
appear-to think of former times, of the
oppression of the Russians by the Poles,
| of the aristocratic character of the latter.
of their religious intolerance. of their ia
NAUTICAL attachment to Catholicism hostile
| to the Greek religion, of their Jesuitical
tendencies, OF their oppression of their
serfs. the feudalism of their institutions,
the disturbance which their diets spread
over Europe And after having sOothed
himself with these excuses. given by all
the Russian periodicals, he found it de-
lightful vengeance to emancipate arbitrai-
ly the slaves, and ARBITRARILY despoil their
master of their property. But history will
not be grateful even for an act Of justice,
when it is dictated by selfinterest, and
converted into ferocious vegeance.
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New Use for Fresh Eggs.

The Farmer says: Mr.. John Muir.
ply, of this city-a gentle man of intel
ligenL and close Observation-recently
made up some interesting statements
in regard to the value of fresh eggs in
affording nourishment, to weak ami
mails, that are worth remembering by
ali farmers. He remarked that he
had known a young colt which to all
appearance was nearly dead, the breath
Of life being barely perceptible, to he
quite instantly revived by giving 1t one
or two fresh eggs. The same results,
In several cases to which he was know
ing, have followed the administering
OF eggs to weak calves, and also to fee
BILE and chilled lambs. A remedy go
simple, so easy at hand, so effeotual In
the cases MISREPRESENTATION often oc-
cur with calves and lambs-should be
remembered by all our readers.
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Use Magic Arntca Imminent for Aches
and Palma

trial will satisfy all that this beautiful aromatic
Imminent is tar superior TO the compounds of rancid
grease so commonly sold under the name Of lini-
ment. 1t is an instantaneous destroyer of pains.
READ THE FOLLOWING:
IUKA, MISS, June &c. 1869.
Msssrs Mansfield & Hig6ee.
GENTLEMEN: The following are voluntary state
ments 1 make them alone for the good Of the suf-
fering. When was In your city you recommended
to me and advised me TO buy the Magic Arnica
Liniment My reply was 1 had no confidence In
patent nostrums. told You OF hurt received
eleven years sine that had not been relieved but
was increasing nith age. You then presented me
with a bottle of this Iniment. I took 1t through
courtesy to you. A week amer got home con-
cluded to use it, applied it twice each day for two
weeks. Since that time have felt no pain, but feel
well a. did twenty years ago. The bottle of
linimeni has been worth more to me than the bot
tie filled with gold would have been. recommend
the linimerit to all who find sufferiny with pain
from strains. bruises, rheumatism any other
cause whatever. 1t recommends itself wherever
sold. ] am dear sirs, Yours, etc.,
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Sleeping On One Side.

Sleeping on the right side, in addition to
permitting a free action of the heart, has
the great advantage favoring the escape,
through the pyloric ori6ce in the stomach,
of that organs contents by gravitation, the
stomach then lying in an inclined position
from left to right, which it also assumes
when one is in the erect attitude. For
people who limit themselves 10 the light or
easily digested suppers, or who go supper
less TO bed, the posture of rest may be a
matter of Indifference; but to individuals
inclined to rotundity, or to indulgence in
hot suppers and Accomplishments, the best
way to avoid. OF to facilitate ecape from
uneasy sensations, is question Of inter-
pst
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-08

MOTHERS WHO HAVE DAUGHTERS
THAT HAVE WEAK LUNGs-ShOu1d
arrest the disease when it is in the in
cipient stages. 1t is indicated by a
hacking cough, pains in the chest, diff
ficulty of breathing, or oppression of
the lungs. If this be permitted to run
on, tubercles will form, and Consump-
ton will be the result A most valua-
bile remedy will be found i'm Aliens
Lung Balsam to cure and check the dis
ease in its first stage.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
nROp DuMpUINCS

DROP DUMPLINGS.
/ Three eggs; six tablespoonfuls sour
cream; little salt; -four enough to
make q stiff battef-make excellent
drop dumplings.
TO CLEAN CARPETS.
Salt sprinkled upon the carpet before
sweeping will make it look bright and
clean. This is also good preventive
against moths.
CHICKEN PIE.
Time to bake, one hour and q quar-
ter. Two small chickens some force
meat; a sweetbread cupful of good
gravy; little flour and butter; four
eggs; some puff paste.
TO DESTROY BUGS.
The best method of destroying bugs
ia to wash the woodwork Infected by
these vermin with a solution of CARROLL
ic acid in water, the strength of five
parts of acid to one hundred of water
The insects are at once killed by the
solution, which also acts as q disinfect-
ant.
BOILED PUDDING.
-Four eggs; one quart sweet milk
half pint sour cream; one teaspoon
ful soda; little salt; flour enough to
make stiff batter-makes an excel
lent boiled or steamed pudding. The
same recipe, with o less quantity of
flour, makes very good wsffies, or
wheat griddIe cakes.
IVY POISONING.
The best remedy for ivy poisoning is
said to- be sweet spirits of inter. Battle
the parts affected fee y with this fluid
three or four times day, and the uext
morning scarcely any trace of the pol
son will he found. IF the blisters he
broken. so ss to allow the mite to pen-
citrate tie cutic,e, a single application
will be sufficient
COLD sLAw.
One heaping teasroonfuls each Of
mustard aud salt, two tablespOOnfus of
cream, one tablespoonful of butter.
three tablesI oOnful, Ofsugar, two.thirds
of IA cup of vinegar, yelks of two eggs,
well beaten; stir ali together and set
on the lire, stirring constantly until il
thickens. then pour on che pped cab
bage.
FLANNEL CAKES.
Mix three tablespoonfu.s of flour
with half a pint of cream add two
eggs, and beat the whole well TIL quite
smooth then add SLOW ly half a pint cf
new milk, into which has Leen put a
teaspoOnfulof baking powder Beat all
we'll together and fry with lard, a little
of which should me made hot for each
cake. Eat with powders d sugar, mix
with cinnamon or grated nutmeg.
MINCE PIES.
Take four pounds of boiled meat, n !
boiled beefs heart j. very good, OF E.
half pound of suet. four ounces of Gin
namOn, two ounces mace or nutmeg, |
one ounce cloves, four pounds of raj
sins, one pint molasses, one quart cider /
and sugarenough 10 make quite sweet. !
To all the above add an equal weight /
(nearly twelve p0unds) of tart apples /
chopped fine. 1t will keep five or ak
months. As used for pies from time
TO time, add, just before baking, a ia
b'espoonful of vinegar or old cider to
each pie.
Kerosene and powdered lime.
whiting or wood ashes, will scOur tin
with the least laber. Kerosene and
whiting will also cleanse silver ware,
Go Dr-kn obs, hinges, etc. Wet the fan
uel slightly in the oil, dip into the
and rub hard !; wash of with
hot soap-suds, and brighten with q
chamOis skin or newspaper.
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For sale by all Medicine Dealers.

The season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching, and every one
should be prepared to check the first
symptoms, as a cough contracted be-
tween now and Christmas frequently
lasts all winter. There is no better REM
edy than JohnsOn's Anodyne Imminent.
For all diseases of the throat and lungs
it should be used internally and exter-
nally.
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Sailing Hay.

We do not commend it, or, at least, only
in moderate quantity, in extreme cases.
When our own food is too highly sailed
We rejected it, or, if hungry, eat it with
wry face and disgust.
All stock probably requires certain
amount of salt, and if let to take it as they
please, it would not be much in amount,
and in quite small quantities at any one
time
Ifhay is sailed as freely as many farmers
apply it, the stock consuming the hay
must take three or four times as much
salt as they would if they could exercise
their own choice about it.
This course compels cattle to eat what
they dislike through several months of the
year, and it seems to US must tend to pre-
vent proper thrift, also to induce disease
| in one form or another Indeed it is
stated that whole herds are attaked with
| the disease called scours, in consequence
of feeding continually upon hay too highly
sailed.
| The hay seasons, with most farmers, is
a driving one, SO that every expedient that
promises TO lessen the labor and get the
crop into the barn, tempts us strongly to
adopt it.
Under this idea there is little doubt but
hundreds of tons of hay are got in not suf-
fciently cured. "A little salt save it,
it is said good deal is applied to it the
cattle is forced to live upon it; and PERM
cious consequences are, sometimes at lesst,
the result
1t is cheaper and in every way better TO
cure the hay thoroughly in the first place.
1t saves the cost of salt, secures better fod-
der, and does not incur the risk of beget-
ting sickness and disease in the stock
which is to feed with it. Better pay the
money for hay caps than for salt for the
hay.-Ne~ England Farmer.
PAsruRNG ON CLOVER T. l.. Shepard,
Lowell, Ohio, says he has been puzzled by
conflicting testimony in regard 10 turning
cattle into clover, part of which he thought
good, and part DECIDEDLY bad, and he has
determined TO give some rules SO plain that
the wayfariag man need not err therein
There are as follows:
/. Never put any thing into fresh clover
pasture on an empty stomach
2. Never when the grass is wet.
3. Never put them in when the weather is
changing from warm to cold.
T. DO not give any salt for at least twenty
four hours before putting in the first time, |
nor until the evening OF the second day. |
s. Do not let them remain III more than |
twenty minutes, theft time, after which |
the ymay run " ct or dry, with perfect safety. |
Without such precautions there is dam
ger of swelling with bloats, and valuable
animals are often lost in this way.
Roman ladies of the days of the
Caesars found it the most delightful
thing in the world to watch lions and
tigers devouripg Christion martyrs in
thee arena of the Coliseum English,
French, German and Italian ladies of
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
took equal pleasure in bear baitings
and bull fights. Now We find two re-
preventative British DANES, the Prin.
cess Louise and the Baroness Burdett
Coutts, making it their amusement to
give prizes to two hundred young
people for writing essays on humanity
to animals.
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what cam NE po Min Honey.

Honey seems to be plenty and cheap
in Australia, and the Queenslander has
the following list of good uses to which
it can be applied: :.
With honey At Cd. per ID. retail, and
Sd. wholesale, we should begin to use 1t.
OF course. honey Is good with bread,
and IL now very general upon break
fastand tea tables, In the bush. Towns
poodle generally are not 80 far ad.
vanced. Here are few methods OF
using it.: .g
PRESERVING GRAPES WITH HONEY.
Take fbs. Of sound grapes on the
stems, the branches are as perfect as
possible, and pack them snugly, with
out breaking. in q jar. Make syrup
of ibs. of honey and pint OF good
vinegar, with cloves, cinnamon, &c., to
suit (abCut three ounces each is fair
average.) Boil this syrup for about
twenty minutes, aud skim well; then
turn boiling hot over the grapes and
seal up Immediately. They will keep
years, if desired, and are exceedingly
nice. Apples peaches and plums may
be done in this way.
PRESERVING GRAPES COLD.
Pick grapes from the stems and
pack in q jar until it is full. Then
turn honey cold over them until they
are covered well. Seal up up without
any heat, and keep in cool place
After q few monts they will be found
delicious.
All kinds of fruit made into jam and
sweetened with honey instead of sugar
are very nice. Those who are fond OF
honey consider "huiter" made in this
way nicer than when made with sugar.
ls0 GINGER SNAPS.
One pint of honey, shree-fortht ID. of
butter, two teaspoOnsfuls Ofginger, boi
together q few minutes, and when
nearly cold put in flour until it ia near
ly stiff; roll out thinly and bake
quickly.
HONEY CAKE.
One cup butter, two cups honey,
four eggs well beaten one teasp0onfui
es epce of lemon, half a cup milk, sour
if possible, one teaspOOful stda, fiOnr
enough tn make 1t as stiff as eau well
be stirred bake at O-.ce in a quick
oven.
HONEY FRUIT CAKE.
Four eggs, five cups fl pur, two cups
honey, one coup sweet milk, two tea
spoonfuls cream OF tartar, one spoonful
of soda, one 1b. raisins and curran's,
ODe-fourth I'd. citron, one teaspo0nful
each cloves cinnamon and nutmeg !;
bake in large loaf and slow oven.
This will he good for months after
taking as we'll as when fresh.
One cup Of butter, two cops honey,
one of sour milk, one teaspOonful soda !;
flour stiff can be stirred.
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Good Advice.

President Porter, of Yale College,
gave the following advice to the STU
dents of that institution the other day !:
"YOung men, you are the architects OF
yor own fortunes. Rely upon your
own strength of body and soul. Take
for your star self-reliance, faith, hon.
esty, and industry. Inscribe on your
banner, Luck is a fool, Pluck is q
hero Don't take too much advice
keep at your helm and steer your own
ship, and remember that the great art
in commanding is to take a fair share
of the work. Strike out. Assume
your own position. Put potatoes in
yuOr cart, over rough road, and
small ones will go to the bottom. Rise
above the enviOus and jealous. Fire
above the mark you intend TO hit. En-
ergy, invincible determination, with q
right motive, are the levers that move
the world. Don't drink. Don't chew.
Don't smoke. Don't swear. Don't
deceive. Don't read novels. Don't
marry until you can support wife.
Be earnest. Be self.reliant. BE gem
erous. Be civil. Read the papers.
Advertise your business. Make money,
and do good with il. Love your coun-
try, and obey its laws" Ifthis advice
is implicitlyifollowed by the young
men of the country, the millennium is
at hand.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-08

Texas and Pacific, late telegram
from San Francisco, says that San Diego
has voted almost unanimously in favor OF
issuing city bonds for Sl5O,0O0 with which
to purchase the charter of the San Diego
and ella River Railroad Company and
also depot grounds for the Texas and Pa
ci6c Company.
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The Agricultural Press.

The importance attached to agricultural
press, and the value of the labor of its edi-
tors and correspondents to the improve
ment of agriculture, are well shown by the
following extract from the report of the
late Commissioner of Agricultural, General
Capron. He says: The most important
agricultural educator is the agricultural
press. 1t yields power 1.-THE of which
it did not possess twenty years ago. Its
improvement within that period has been
wonderful, and its progress was never so
apparent as at the present time. The
most practical, earnest, and scientific
workers in agriculture are the editcrss and
writers of our rural literature. The mas of
farmers are advancing in intelligence, and
no longer stiginat:ze as book farming
the written experience of the most scien-
tIfc and the most successful of their
class
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PoIsoN OAK.-Somebody recommends
as an anidote for poison oak a salve made
of equal parts of butter, salt and saleratus;
and that person who expects to be expos
ed to the poison oak. should take small
box of this salve' with him, and slightly
anoint the hands and face This will
oftentimes prevent the poison taking effect;
but if it has taken effect the salve is a sure
and sneedy cura
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DON'T HAWK, HAWK, SPIT,
SPIT, BLOW, BLOW, and disgust
everybody with your Catarrh and its Of
fensive odor, when DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy will speedily destroy all odor
and arrest the discharge. 595.
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Ancient Origin OF Letters.

They are of a very ancient origin.
The first letter of which we have any
record is that written by David to Joab,
directing him to place Uriah in the
'front.' of the battle. A bad beginning,
surely! Cicero wrote letter as he did
everything-with ease and elegance.
Seneca and younger Pliny also excel.
ed In this art. The Romans used
tablets Of wood coated with wax /;
sometimes ivory or parchment. The
Spartans sent their secret dispatches
in time of war on long strip of parch-
ment. This was first wrapped around
a staff rolled slantwise, and written
lengthwise, then taken off, and carried
by a special messenger to the com
mander. who had similar staff. 1t
would, of course, be perfectly unintel-
ligible when unwound, and SO would
cause no trouble if it should fall into
the hands of an enemy, but when
wound on the staff of the receiver it
would reveal its meaning. Herodotus
tells Of a cruel practice resorted to, to
convey secret intelligence with safety.
The head of q trusty messenger was
shaved, and the writing was impressed
on his skull. This was not a rapid
method for transmitting news. fos the
poor fellows hair must grow long
enough TO conceal the writing, and on
arriving at his destination, he must
again be shaved. 1t is probable that
little anxiety was manifested Ia those
days 10 secure the position of letter.
carrier. In our time, the cheap pos
tage makes letters valueless as literary
productions. But i'm the dear old
times, when one felt it to be his duty
to make his epistle worth twenty-five
cents, the letters were not only long
and newsy, but worth keeping. and
the letters of the past, published for
our delight, form one of the most
charming branches of our lighter lit
erature. The French, as a nation. are
the best letter-writers, and a woman
Madame De Sevigne-is their brightest
star in that respect. But English
readers can boast Of Lady Mary Mon
tague, and Walpole, Gray, Cowper,
Scott, Byron, Southey, and Burns
have all distinguished themselves by
their letter.
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LUNG fever, common cold, catarrahl
fever, and nasal discharge ola brownish
color in horses, may be checked at once
by liberal use of Sheridan's Cauatry
Condition PODders.
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The editor of daily paper in
Madison, Ind, has been serenaded at
night by q party of young women
because he has stood up for women's
rights against all comers.
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USE 1.-The Queens Toilet" for i'm
proving and identifying the Complex
ION.
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Napoleon.

Napoleon T. wrote shortly before his
death: alexander, Caesar, Charlie
magne, and founded empires, but
upon what did we rest for the execu-
ton of our views? Upon force. NOone
but Jesus has founded an empire on
love, aud at this moment millions of
men would die for him. 1t was not a
day nor battle that won the victory
over the world for the Christian re-
ligion. No; it was long war; fight
of centuries, begun by the apostles,
and continued by their successors. l
see all the kings and powers of the
earth on one side, and on the other l
see no army, but mysterious figure,
and a few men scattered here and
there through all parts of the world,
who have no rallying point but ;heir
faith in the mysteries Of the Cross. ]
die before my time, and my body will
be put into the ground, and become
the food of worms. Such is The fate of
the great Napoleon. What an abyss
between my deep wretchedness and
Christ's eternal kingdom, proclaimed,
loved, and sprt aiding through the
world ~
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WHEN WRITING 1O ADVEHTlS-
w ~rs please ny you saw the Ad-
vertisemeDf tss t",s OaWer.
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Official reports show in Ohio an
annual loss of 81 .OOO, 900 in injuries-a
loss equivalent to 100000 pounds CT
wool, or tax of two per cent. upon
the total sum invested in sheep in that
State. 1t is said that in two years,
from 1858 to 1870, Illinois sank from
the sixth TO the ninth rank among the
States in the number and value of its
sheep, and this great falling off is at
tributed to the proportionate increase
in the number OF dogs, and the lack of
proper legislation to prevent their
ravages among the sheep The Legis-
lature of Maryland is considering the
same subject. The returns from five
counties report over 1,10O sheep killed
in one year by dogs.
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Clara Louise Kellogg has refused
the hand Of q Russian nObleman,
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Mrs Stowe says that women go
into the country TO get a breathing
spell from their servants.
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Mrs. Lincoln is at Waukesha,
Wisconsin, in seclusi0n.
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The best remedy for ivy poisoning is
said to- be sweet spirits of inter. Battle
the parts affected f7eey with this fluid
three or four times day, and the uext
morning scarcely any trace of the pol
son will he found. IF the blisters he
broken, so ss to allow the inter to PEN
citrate tie cuticie, a single application
will be sufficient
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One heaping teasroonfuls each Of
mustard aud salt, two tablespOOnfuls of
cream, one tablespoonful of butter
three tablesE oonful, ofsugar, two.thirds
of IA cup of vinegar, yelks of two eggs,
well beaten; stir ali together and set
on the lire, stirring constantly until il
thickens. then pour on che pped cab
bage,