The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-08
aLEANINas AND GOSSIP.

Young's polygamous doctrine, but are a
separate branch, with Joseph Smith as
their president at Piano, III. In regard
to the other doctrines, such as receiving
the Holy Spirit, healing the sick by
laying-on of hands, prophesying, speak
ing in unknown tongues, ETC., there is
very little, if any, difference between
them and Brigham's folks.
Olive Harper, California journal
list abroad, is living in the same house
In London with Joaquin Miller, and
says, LIST, that he went to a party, the
other night, in a swallow-tail coat and
a white neck-tie I'd, that his new poem
relates to his life among the ModOcs
and will make a sensation, and Sd, that
he is to be married to the only daugh-
ter of Sir Thomas and Lady Hardy of
London, who is tall, lovely girl, grace
full as a calla-lily, and has written two
books herself. Her mother also is an
authoress, and has published several
works.
Il rejoice in the common origin and
brotherhood of all genuine forms of re-
hgious faith. They are windows in the
cathedral of the world some painted
with the saints and sages of China and
India, some with the white-stoled priests
of Persia, some with the prophets of
Egypt, and others with apostles, confess
sors and martyrs of the early Christian
time but through them all shines the
same light, and we could no more dis
pense with one of them than with a col
or from the rainbow.-FTederic r.
Marvin.
Borrowing a leaf from the NUM-
cipal wisdom of San Francisco, the
Portland, Oregon, common council lately
made it a punishable offense for any
person or persons to occupy sleeping
apartments which contain less than $50
cubic feet of air. The first police haul
under this ordinance Melted 50 China
men, two of whom paid the S. fine and
the rest are now sleeping on the al-fres-
co plan in the jail-Yard.
"A recent visitor to Mrs. Lee at Alex
andria, Va, found her busily engaged
in coloring a bunch of autumn leaves,
which were destined for fair to be held
soon, the proceeds of which are to go
toward erecting a memorial chapel to
Gen. Lee. Making fancy work for this
fair and coloring pictures is Mrs. Lees
favOrite occupation, and so eager is she
to contribute to its success that she
rises at 5 o'clock to begin her work.
Prof. Ella says that Rubinstein,
during his late visit to London, called
upon DR.. Bulow and entreated him to
give some performances in America. He
said "There is little poetry or ro-
nance among the Americans; their all
engrOssing object in life seems to be to
make and spend money. Nevertheless,
they are far more unreasonable than
the English, the least musical people
upon the face of the earth.
DR.. Arnold of Rugby said There
are moments that are worth more than
years. We cannot help it there is no
proportion between spaces of time in
Importance nor in value. A stray, un-
thought-Of five minutes may contain the
event of a life. And this all-important
moment, this moment disproportiOnate
to all other moments, who can tell when
it will be upon us?
The Pittsburg Young Mems Chris
tian association opened its library on
Sunday, but when a stranger called for
one of Dickens novels, the attendant
informed him that the novel end of the
concern was closed on Sundays, as the
association didn't propose to issue on
that day any books that were not of a
strictly religious character
"A negro witness on horse trial in
New Jersey court was asked to explain
the difference between a box stall and a
common stall. Strengthening himself
up, he pointed to the square enclosure
In which the judge was seated, and said,
''Dat ar's what / calls box stall, dere
whar dat old boss is sittin' !! It took
the sheriff some time to restore order in
that court.
The tycoon knows how to start
newspaper. He does not offer big beets
nor prize squashes, nor OrOide jewelry
as premiums for subscribers. Having
taken an interest in the publication of
a new paper at the Japanese capital, he
has issued an order that all men of GER
tain social and political circles shall
take it or be beheaded.
Mrs. John Patterson sued a Belle
fOuntaine liquor dealer for damages
under the Adair civil damage) law, and
obtained verdict of $3.50. The dealer
took a second trial, when the plaintiff
obtained 81, 100. Mrs. Jane Wilder
sued the same dealer for like damages,
and on first trial got 5000, and on the
second $500.
Henry Ruscoe of WadesbOro, n.
c., saved Henry James from drowning,
last week, and the very next day James
accidently killed his preserver while
carelessly handling a gun. When you
see one of these gun-handlers drowning,
go off somewhere to see a man.
In composing, think much more of
Your matter than your manner. To be
sure, spirit, grace and dignity of man.
ner are of great Importance, both to the
speaker and writer but of infinitely
more Importance is the weight and worth
of matter Writ.
Think of the noble red man run
ming a saw-mlll But this is what some
of the Klamath Indians in Oregon are
doing, and the mill turned $50, 900 feet
last year. But it is shameful to bring
these sons of the forest down from hair
to mill-logs.
Hooks street fun was irrepressible.
We read of his walking up to a POM
pous person in the Strand, and saying to
him, I beg your pardon, sir, but may I
ask: Are you anybody particular but
he did not wait for the answer of the
magnlticO.
Touching obituaries of the Chicago
Post were prepared when the other
papers heard that Mrs. Gilbert's libel
suit had mulcted it six cents, but the
editor raised the amount of a boot
black on a first mortgage of his Sunday
shirt.
The boys of Winchester, KY, sx-
ercise their Workmanship upon the
tombstOnes and monuments of the
cemetery, and they can knock out the
eye of a marble angel, or lamb, or other
craven image, almost every time.
"A farmer in Union county, Ken
lucky, had his fences whitewashed. An
old no-account COW of his went around
and conscientiously licked all the white
wash off. That COW now gives two gal
Ions of milk day. The moral draws
itself.
H. T. Helmbold, the "busted /"
druggist, through an advertisement in
Paris paper, invited all his compatriots
in that city to join with him in celebrat-
ing the fourth at his ''palatial resi-
dence" in the Champs Elysees.
The siobt of a very fashiOnably