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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
In Behalf of Rnckwhaat.

A good many years ago a wealthy
farmer owning several hundred acres of
land remarked to a neighbor that he
wished he could hire one or two acres
for buckwheat patch. That incident
shows the regard in which this crop has
been held by the best farmers. The
good mans soul yearned for buckwheat
cakes, but he could not make himself
willing to use his own well-tilled and
productive acres on which to grow the
raw material. If he did, he could not
we'll SOW spring grain the following sea-
son, and unless he sowed buckwheat
without interruption he must some time
lose crop before the patch could be
again seeded. Buckwheat is popularity
considered the poor mans crop. It is
most always got in on the least produc-
tive land, often only half prepared, and
at the last may be cut off by an untime-
ly frost. And yet there are few crops
which will pay better for a careful pre-
paration of the soil Cultivation after
sowing it needs none, as the thinnest
seeding quickly shades the ground to
the entire exclusion of weeds, not even
excepting thistles, and as a renovatOr of
weedy soils is not surpassed by any.
The complete shading of the ground
keeps it moist and permeable to the
air; hence the soil increases rather than
diminishes in fertility. have known
fields where buckwheat was grown for
ten years in succession, and the last
crop was larger than the first. The leaf
is broad, making large demands on the
atmosphere, and as buckwheat does not
need to be sown before the LIST of July, it
is possible to pillow in preliminary crop
in June every year. The great difficult
ty in growing buckwheat is from
drought at time of sowing. This re-
tards termination, and the crop comes
up unevenly, and this difference contin-
ues through the season. Thorough
pulverization of the soil, and rolling
after seeding, will prevent this. Buck
wheat should be sown with drill, as
this places the seed at a uniform depth.
This is more important with buckwheat
than with any other grain, for if the
grain does not ripen evenly, some will
be in flo yer while the ripper portion will
shell badly, to the detriment of future
crops. At present priees-75 to 80
cents bushel-buckwheat is crop not
to be despised. Ripening within ninety
days from sowing, a crop can be grown
tIUoI cloNer VI dlGeI carry peas. IL HAS
been largely sown in this section this
year, where corn was destroyed early in
the season by the white grub. As buck
wheat gives no feed to these vermin,
one or two crops will starve them out.
The same is true of the wire-worm. In
deed, buckwheat is generally sown on
low or mucky ground, where these pests
are chiefly found. Owing to its re-
naming in the ground the second year,
by the sprouting of scattered seel, it
will never become a favorite with the
best farmers but there is so large a
proportion of the other kind who can
proftably grow it that we ought not to
lack for our accustomed staple for the
winter breakfast-table.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

of them seem to be quite Indifferent
about it. Last week, we attempted to
show that the cost, in certain circum-
stances, is about one-third of a cent
per ton per mile, so that if the weight
of a freight car is reduced one ton, and
it runs rs miles per day for 300 days in
year, the saving in cost of transporta-
ton would be $75 per year. For a
thousand cars this would, of course,
amount to $1,000 per year. But there
is another consideration to be taken
into account. There is nothing so ex-
pensive to railroads as accidents. Now,
if in order to reduce the weight of cars
their strength must be diminished, so
that there is danger of their breaking
down, the probability is that the ex-
pense incurred from the latter cause
will be very much greater than the saw
ing from reduction in weight. There
fore, in order to make the first saving
possible, there must be a sufficient
amount of skill in the person who de-
signs the cars, to reduce their weight
without reducing their strength.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
An ENCOURAGING Prospect.

A survey of the field of business
throughout several of the northern
states shows a more hopeful picture
than was presented a few days ago. The
great Lawrence, Mass, cotton mills
withstand the financial crisis stoutly
and the reduction of force and prOduc-
ton is moderate. In Rhode Island and
some other parts of New England, not
withstanding the CONSERVATION which
the embarrassment of the Spragues oc-
caslOned, there has been no actual bust
ness distress. Everything vet depends,
however, on the disposition TO be finally
made of the affairs of the great house
whose troubles have already brought
dismav upon the manufacturers gener-
alIy. In the Mahoning Valley, Ohio,
there is considerable embarrassment
among the iron mills, a scarcity of cur
rency deranging a business which had
outgrown the banking facilities of the
region. In New Jersey, the aspect of
affairs is less cheerful than elsewhere.
Patterson manufacturers of fabrics and
chemicals have largely reduced their
working force, and the number of per
sons thus thrown out of employment
in that locality is estimated Pas highsas
5,OOO.-Ne,O York Tribune.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
rs IT WORTH WLZLLEs
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Is it worth while that we iostle brother
Bearing his load on the rough road Of lief
Is it worth while that we jeer at each other
In blackness of heart ?-that war to tbs
knife?
God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all as we jostle each other;
God pardon us all for the triumphs we feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on thu
heather,
Pierced to the heart; words are keener thai
steel,
And mightier far for woe or for veal.
We're it not well in this brief little journey
On over the isthmus, down into the tide,
We give him a fish instead of a serpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side?
Look at the roses saluting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace on the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his brother,
And laughs IN his heart at his peril and pain
Shamed by the beasts that go down on the plain
Is it worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow-soldier down into the dust ?
God pity us all -! Time oftsoon will tumble
All of us together, like leaves in gust;
Humbled indeed down itno the dust
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
Five-Cent Cigars and Pipes,

There has been a falling off in the
demand for cigars since the panic, while
there is undoubtedly less sale for ex-
pensive "Havanas," and the sale of all
kinds of cigars has diminished. To-
bacco in other forms is used as much as
formerly. Men who have been accus-
toned to smoke large "Reina Victo-
rias," 'Henry Clays," "Upmans" Es-
panolas of the ''Regalia" size, "Parta-
gas First, D." and other well-known brands
of the first quality, are now satisfied to
dispense with these fancy brands, rang
ing from twenty cents to forty cents,
and are content with something less
costly. Imported cigars, rated as "sec-
onds" and "thirds' by their manufac-
turers, are coming more into favor, and
the business in domestic stock made up
of Havana tobacco called "clear Hava-
na," and mixture of Connecticut and
Havana tobacco call "Seed and Hava-
na," is gradually increasing in Broad
way retail stores, in proportion to the
decline in the trade in imported stock.
One extensive class of smokers who have
been used to better things, find sub
stitute in cigars composed entirely of
tobacco of American growth, and the
crowded ferryboats and public places
where smoking is allowed, reek with a
smell offensive even to the nostrils of vet
rams in the habit. Pipes are coming
more into vogue, and long disused meer-
schaums are fished up from hidden re-
cesses of out of the way places to again
do service.-Ne1O York Times.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
Inundation of Petersburg.

Foreign papers received contain some
particulars of the inundation of st Pc
tersburg by the overflow of the Neva on
Oct. IA. The weather had been unusu-
ally warm during the day. At sunset
it became evident that a storm was APP
preaching, and toward o'clock it blew
a hurricane. The water rose rapidly
and the lower parts of the town were
completely flooded. By A Nj. the
water was almost ten feet above its
usual height, so that it flowed into many
streets which had not been submerged
since the great hurricane of 1924. Some
thoroughfares were literally converted
into rivers. Trees in the public gar
dens were broken or uprooted. Ships
in the harbOr were torn from their an
chors and thrown against floating
bridges, all of which were more or less
damaged. Telegraph communication
was suspended, as many of the posts
were thrown down and the wires torn
away. Several coasting ships were
t1oated into the streets. The wooden
pavement was destroyed. Fences We're
carried away, chimney-posts thrown
down and roofs torn off
Poor people were panic stricken, and
WIZ ObAlSOu W buC l1G-
tie property they possessed, being too
glad to save their lives. Some were
taken off in boats. A poor Igoostchik
was seen to mount horse and gallop
away to a place of safety, leaving his
drosky I'D harness to their fate. The
geological gardens were completely IN
der water, and the proprietors had the
greatest difficulty in securing the ami
mails Nh, n1a,Nho,,f IN
a great deal of trouble, but was at last
led In safety to the nearest police sta
ton, where he remained for the night.
The effects of the storm was felt for
many miles around St Petersburg
There We're no less than four fires, and
the head police master was At his wits
emf as one disaster after another was
reported. Soon after o clock the wind
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
A Big Foot.

Bruce-we will call him-not long
since kept general store" in the nor
thern part of the state. A tall country
man stalked into his establishment one
day, with his feet encased in moccasins,
and planting one of them on barrel,
asked Bruce If he could fit him with a
pair of boots.
Certainly I'' said the latter, and
after glancing at the foot proceeded to
pull down box labeled assorted bro
9ans, IL to 49," Selecting pair of the
former size, he handed it to the country
man with the polite request:
"Try that on.
The elevens were tried, but to no
purpose the combined pnlling of a
jozen horses wouldn't get those boots
on his feet. Twelves were next tried,
but with no better success. With an
air of assurance Bruce handed him the
thirteens, but they shared the fate of
the others. The countryman looked
blank-Bruce puzzled but he was
equal to the emergency. Quietly turn
ing the box over so as to empty its con-
tents on the flor, he smilingly handed
the empty case to the astonished GUS
toner, with the request:
"Here, put on a pair of thin socks
and try on the box -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
POPULAR SCIENCE.

INHERITANCE OF VICIOUS HABITS.
We find almost as effectual and con-
tinuous an intervention of heredity in
the transmissions of passions and senti-
ments of a very different order-thcse
which incline to vice. The liking for
strong drink, habits of debauch, a pas
sion for gambling, acquire in some per
sons a degree of force which can be &C
counted for only by some fatal organic
organic predisposition derived from
their ancestors. ga lady with whom I
was acquainted" says CANA Machado,
and who possessed a large fortune,
was posed of a passion for gambling,
and passed whole nights at play: she
died young, of a pulmonary Complaint,
Her eldest son, who was in appearance
the image of his mother, had the same
passion for play. He died of con-
sumption, like his mother, and about
the same age. His daughter, who re-
sembled him, inherited the same tastes,
and died young" The heredity of a
disposition for theft, rape, murder and
suicide, has been proved in several in
stances.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

"A Kentucky correspondent writes
Gen. J. J. Roberts is tunneling on the
farm of J. Proctor, adjoining the Nam
moth Gave tract of land, for 'hole in
the ground, and he has thus far sue
ceeded in opening up passage-way to
some very large and magnificent domes
and from the vast quantity of air that
rushes through the loose rock that has
fallen upon one side of the domes, and
which he is nov engaged in removing,
that he soon expects to get into large
cave, if not into the long route of the
Mammoth Cave, which is known to lie
in the vicinity. Should he succeed, it
will make things lively"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

i he trial of the Cuban bank clerks,
in Brooklyn, on the charge of tealing
over hundred thousand dollars worth
of securities, was brought to an abrupt
termination. After the testimony was
all in and the case given to the jury,
one of them informed his associates
that he could not consent to any YER
dict, and when asked for his reasons he
said he had not heard word of the tes-
timony, that he was "stone deaf"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE
OF AN OLD NURSE.

Mss. WinsIOVv's Soothing syrup ts the
prescription of one Of the best female physi-
ciaas and nurses in the Uniied States, and has
used thirty years with never falling safety
and success by millions of mothers and children
from the feeble infant of one week old to the adult
1t corrects scidity OF the stomach, relieves wind
colic regulates the bowels and gives rest, health
and comfort TO mother and child. We believe 1t to
be the best and surest remedy in the world In all
CHTLDREN whether Il arises from teething or
rom any other cause. Full directions for using
will ancompauy each bottle. None genuine unless
the nae sinlle Of CURTIS & PERKINS Is on the
GU tsds wrapper.
sold by all medicine dealers,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

How PIANOS ARE INJURED Accord
ing to a prominent manufacturer, there
are more pianos injured by Improper
suning than by Legitimate use and the
consequent natural wear of the instru-
ments. The frame of a good piano,
fully strung and tuned, is made to re-
sist tension equal to about seven tons
This severe strain relaxes as the strings
recede from the pitch, but is renewed
when the piano Is tuned and it is fire.
quently discovered, as a result of this
repeated process, that the frame is bent
or bellied; and, at the hands of an
ignorant tuner, or one lacking good
Judgment, an instrument at this stage
is soon injured beyond remedy. With
reasonable use, 8 piano is expected to
remain in good condition for seven
years, and the best makers will so
guarantee their Instruments but the
incompetence and malpractice of GER
tain sO-called tuners sets the seal of
destruction on thousands of Instruments
in from two to five years. The piano
manufacturers advise purchasers to have
their instruments tuned by representa-
of the respective factories from which
the pianos are sent, as they are aware of
the terrible ordeal through which the
Instruments must pass at the hands of
tuners of every degree of intelligence
and ability. It is but fair presump-
ton that the makers of an instrument
ought to know how to tune it properly
and without injury to its most impor-
tant parts; yet there are comparatively
very few persons who profit by the we'll
meant advice, an impression prevailing
not entirely disinterested, as the makers
charge 81 for tuning, while professional
tuners and the music stores ask but
$3.50, and some of the Bohemians but
81. But were the matter fully and
generally understood by the owners of
pianos, they would consider it greatly
to their interest, even in the light of an
investment, to have their instruments
tuned by parties in whose hands there
is the least possibility of accident or
injury.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

The postmaster of Boston recently
gave lecture on the postal service, and
illustrated the proverbial carelessness
of letter writers by showing his audience
two hundred letters taken in the office
the previous day, which were not prop
erly prepaid or directed, and two humid
red and fifty postal cards with all sorts
of messages on the backs, but not a
sign of direction on the face.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

KING OF THE BLOOD, FOR SALT RHEUM,
ERUPTIoNs. sCALD HEAD have been troubled
for the last thirty years with salt rheum on
my hands. They have been so at times that
l have been unable to use them for any pur-
pose for which they were intended. was ad-
vised by friend of NINE who had used the
King of the Blood, I o try it. 1 did So Have
used seven bottles, and to all appearances my
hands are well. They look and feel as though
an entirely new skin had been formed. H. l..
HUBERT, druggist, A South street. tica.
Write for circulars to D. Ransom, Son & Co.,
Buffalo New York
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veered to the north, and the current be-
ing no longer impeded, the water fell as
rapidly as it had risen. The loss of
property was immense, but it is believed
at st. Petersburg that no lives were
Loot
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

The popularity of the Elmwood anG
Warwick collars is Constantly increasing. The!
are superior TO all others in quality, style anC
fit
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

THE season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching, and every one should be
prepared to check the first symptoms, as a
cough contracted between now and christmas
frequently lasts all winter. There is no better
remedy than Johnson's Anodyne Liniment.
For all diseases of the throat and lungs it
should be used internally and externally.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

ALL articles we think that are packed
and sold Fun Weight should have the
patronage of consumers, also of dealers.
We are glad to notice in the article of
SOAP that Proctor & CANDLES EXTRA
OLIVE SOAP is always packed aetna,
weight,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

The PUREsT AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER Oh
is Hazard & Caswell's made on the sea shore,
from fresh, selected livers, of the Cod only by
CAswE1.L. HAZARD & Co., New York. 1t is alb
solutely pure and S1ceet Patients whe have
once taken it prefer it to all others. Physi-
clans have decided it superior to all other oils
in maj let.-CONl.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

LUNG FEVER, common cold, catarrhal
fever and nasal discharge of browHish color
in horses, may be checked at once by liberal
use of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

APPLY THE REMEDY.-It appears that
we need no longer be tormented with
liver, kidney, bladder, and glandular
diseases, mental and physical debility,
partial paralysis, infammatory and
chronic rheumatism, dyspepsia and
morbic humors of the blood. DR.. Walk
er's Vegetable Vinegar Bitters conquers
the causes of all of the above irregular
tiles by securing perfect digestion, a
proper flow of bile, and free discharge
of all waste matter. 1t is not vile
doctored whisky, gotten up to deceive
the public and tickle the palate. 1t is
a medicine to the sick stomach, the re-
Taxed nervous system, the weak circu-
Iating blood, and the vetworked,
Frustrated brain. An infant may take
it, and to children aff1ictedsswith worms,
and even adults who suffer from this
cause, ignorant of the fact, and their
numbers are millions, it is the greatest
remedy of the age. Take one bottle
and you will be satisfied that this is
no catch-penny nostrum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

THE lungs are strained and Iacked by persist
ent cough the general strength wasted. and an in
curab!e complaint established thereby DR.. Jayne 8
Fxpectorant is an effective remedy for coughs and
colo S. and exercise beneficial effect on the pull
monary and bronchial organs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

SAMPLES FREE.-TheSATUR EVEN
ING Posi-, 319 Walnut street, Philadelphia, gives
a beautiful chrome to every yearly subscriber.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

SOMETHING New IN TELEaRAPHy
The latest marvel in teIegraphy is an
invention, recently exhibited at the
French academy of sciences, by the aid
of which maps and plans m ~ be sent
by telegraph, without necessitatin0 q
special drawing for the purpose. Over
the map already made is laid a senior
cular plate of glass, the circumference
of which is graduated. At the centre
is an alidade, also graduated, which
carries, on a slide, a piece of mica
marked with blade point. The latter
by its own movement along the aIida5a
and also by that of the alidade itself
can be brought upon every point in the
glass semieircle. Just before the Mate
is fixed eye-piece. Looking tbr6ngb
this, the black dot is carried sncces-
slvely over all the points of the pIan to
be reproduced and the polar co-ordi0
mates of each noted. The numbers
thus obtained are transmitted bv teIa1
graph. The receiving device is anaIo-
gous to that just described, buta simnIA
point is substituted for the mica Az
and by it the designated positions ON
the glass are successfully marked.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MEDICIEE-6oss-
GTd's Liver I1Vf0OTGtOT-a purely vegetable Ca
thartic and Tonic-for dyspepsia, constipation
debility sick headache, bilious attacks, and al
derangenients of liver. stomach and bowels AsA
vnnr druggist FOR IT, Beware of limitations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

SUDDEN changes in the weather are
productive of throat diseases, coughs and
colds There is no more effectuaI relief to be
found than in the use of Browns Bronchial
TrOobas
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21
WRINGER

EIGHTEEN years have established the fact that
LO case OF ,ue or chills and fever. can wi hstand
SUallenberger's Pills if taken directed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-21

The National Life insurance company
of the United States of America, char
tered by congress, issued in October
81, lie, 900 of new insurance, larger
amount than in any previous month,
save one, since July, 1869. This shows
the public appreciation of this strong
stock company.