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f FINE IDHffAMoNDs, WATCHES, CHAINS AND
JEWELRY, a.. ,
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w HANDS to work on The s 2av. 81 so per
railroad western division Ka .tnva 10 and 81 if
,cs ssreet, corner Of FRANKLIN not lIet the We'd
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
Refining Effect of Mind on Body.

The opperation of the intellectual
powers on the features is seen IN the
fine cutting and chiseling Of them, and
the removal from them of signs ot SEN
suality and sloth by which they are
blunted and deadened, and the substl-
tuition of energy and intensity Tor va
qrancy and insipidity, and by the keen
ness given to the eye, and the line
molding and developing of the brow, OF
which effects Sir Charles Bell has we'll
noted the desirableness and opposition
to brute types only this he has not
sufficiently observed, that there are
certain virtues of the intellect i'll a
measure inconsistent with each other,
as perhaps great subtlety with great
comprehensiveness, and high analytical
with high imaginative power. But ci
the sweetness which a serenity OF nobler
than intellectual origin, and the dlgnl-
ty which the authority of divine law,
not human reason, can and must stamp
upon the features, it would be futile
to speak here at length, for there Is not
any beauty but theirs to which men
pay long obedience; at all events, If
not by sympathy discovered it IS not
in words explicable, with what divine
lines and lights the exercise of godli-
ness and charity will mold and gild the
hardest. coldest counteHance, neither
to what darkness their departure will
consign the lovliest. For there is not
anv virtue the exercise of which, even
momentarily, will not impress a new
fairness upon the features, neither upon
them only, but on the whole body, the
moral and intellectual faculties have
operation, for all the movements and
gestures. however slight, are different
in their modes according to the mind
that governs them-and on the gentle
ness and decision { + just feeling follows
grace of actions, and through contlnu'
ance of this, grace of form.-Rusi;tn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
Japanese Morals.

The japanese, like the Chinese,
make no distinction between moral and
mental science and very little between
ethics and etiquette. To them educa-
ton is morals. A cultured man is, in
their view of necessity, moral man.
They say it is not polite to lie, to cheat,
to be angry, etc. One of the new things
under the sun is the difference between
the intellectual and moral character of
q man, as taught in Christian ethics. In
their theoretical system and III popular
practice the virtues most exalted and
sought are self-restraint, freedom from
anger and from slander, obedience, re-
spect to superiors, an1 patriotism.
Truth. chastity, and the positive vir-
tues so prominent in the Christian code
are subordinate or absent. To be rude
or impolite is far worse than to tell a
lie. For a man to lose his temper is
much worse than to commit fornlcatlon.
The greatest stumbling block against
the advance of christianity in Japan Is
not that most of the unmarried foreign
ers have native cncubines, but that so
many of them act the part OF the bully,
habitualiy lose their temper, ana have
no regard for the feelings of the natives.
The rude, ill-tempered, and lmpoilte
missionary, whatever be his qualitica-
tions, can never Fhope to have Perlna-
nent influence or success among the
Japanese. The contact of the natives
with the foreigners in Japan has al
ready produced some highly developed
specimens of the boor. We can bear
witness that when the native of Japan
ia spoiIed he becomes SIS hateful a hu-
man being as can be produced by the
mixture of the worst qualities of two
races.-N. Y. Independent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
VOL. XIX, NO. IA.
RAunl. Of Russian conYiets.

Henry E. Davies, an American, was IN
the et1plot of New York fire-proof
safe firm as agent in st. Petersburg. de
planned and carried out robbery OF
one of the imperial palaces, was con-
yicted and sentenced to penal servitude
for life in the gold mines of the UraI
mountains. He was sent TO Dlrgoroy
station, and having the law read 70 hlm
was set TO work in one OF the mlnec'
His independent American spirit began
to prevail among the members OF his
gang, and one day during dinner hour
all of them suddenly sprang to their
feet. broke their chains which had pre-
viously been fled through, and at
tackled their four keepers. Davies was
the leader. The keepers were soon
killed, and nine of the convicts armed
themselves with their sabers. The con-
victs stole cautiously to the next mine,
where they raised revolt. Seventy
more convicts were soon freed IRON
their chains, and no keepers were left
to raise the alarm. Davies now had
small army he thought strong enough
to attack the barracks, where there was
half regiment of soldiers. There we're
over one hundred convicts, and twelve
of them we're armed with revolvers.
They surprised the governor and the
soldiers, and sharp battle ensued, in
which many fell wounded and dead.
The convicts-what was left of the one
hundred-finallyb became panic-stricken,
and Davies was not able to rally them.
They ran and took refuge in one OF the
mines. Davies was obliged to follow.
They were shut up, as in trap. The
governor shouted to the conyicts to sur
render, promising to spare their lives
in that event. The first day thirty OF
them yielded. and left the mine. The
next Gay all but Davies surrendered,
and he was left alone. 1t seems the
governor determined to starve him to
death in the mine, as the best way OF
getting rid of conspirator and trou-
blesome republican fellow. A day or
two after the mine was visited, and
Davies was dead. Nineteen convlcts
and seven soldiers were killed, besides
the keepers of the two mines where the
revolt took place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
The Looks of Literary Women.

Very intellectual women are seldom
beautiful. Their features, and particu-
larlv their foreheads, are more or less
masculine. But there are exceptions to
all rules, and Miss Landon was an eX-
ception to this one. She was exceed
ingly feminine and pretty. Mrs. Stan
ton, likewise, is a pretty woman, but
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Livermore are
both plain. Maria and Jane Porte
were women of high brows and irregu.
lar features. as was also Miss Sedgwickr
Anna Dickinson has a strong masculine
face Kate Field has a good-looking,
though by no means pretty, one, ard
Mrs. Stowe is thought to be positively
homely. Alice and Phoebe Gary were
both plain in features, though their
sweetness of disposition added greatly
to their personal appearance. Margaret
Fuller had a splendid head, but her
features were irregular, and she was
anything but handsome, though some
times in the glow of conversation she
appeared almost radiant. Charlotte
Bronte had wendrously beautiful dark
brown eyes and perfectly shaped head.
She was small to diminutiveness, and
was as simple in her manner as child.
Julia Ward Howe is a fine looking
woman, wearing an aspect OF grace and
refinement and great force of character
in her face and carriage. Laura Hollo-
| wav resembles Charlotte Bronte both III
personal appearance and the sad expert
ence of her young life. Neither Mary
Booth nor Marion Harlan can lay claim
to handsome faces, though they art
| splendid specimens of cultured women,
while Mary Clemmer Ames is just as
| pleasing in features as her writings are
graceful and popular.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
Political Language of Flowers.

Treaties on the Language of flow
ers" should, to be complete, give a
chapter on political significance. Eng
land had her war of the roses; and of
this contest a mild travesty may possi-
blv be furnished in French Strife of
the Flowers" The violet is the Bona
partist badge, and when, last spring,
the emperor died in exile, and his par
tlsans sought to show some outward
token of their fidelity to his memory
and his cause. viOlets began to bloom
profusely in button-hOles as the half
disguised emblem of the outlawed party.
But there was one unexpected result of
this demonstration, for in republican
Marseilles the flower merchants found
their trades in violets declining, owing
to the popular distrust of this once
favorite and unassuming flower. 1t Is
almost incredible that the third city of
France should have so thrown down the
gauntlet to one of the sweetest gifts OF
nature. But if upon the innocent vio-
let is to be heaped the curse of Sedan,
then when Bourbonism lifts its abashed
head are lilies to be prescribed III the
LYONS market as violets were darkly
suspected in Marseilles? And if the
radicals should make the red poppy
their symbol, would it i'll turn be scorned
blythe lovers of the lily? If so, with
the numerous parties, new and old, ID
France, what flower could Frenchman
wear or cultivate without danger of be-
ing mobbed by the partisans of some
other emblem in politics p October
LippilcOH.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
How They Salute the American Flag
in Rio Janeiro.
Brazil Cor. of Springfield Union.I

lbTdGI ObIs VI OPA4A4BASAu SlA4O4'I
A few davs later a most ridiculous
affair happened in the harbor. An ice
ship from Boston entered the bay, COM
manded by a Capt. Green, in the South
American trade. Fort Santa Cruz, not
recognizing his house-fag, hailed him
and ordered him to "heave to-" But
the worthy skipper didn't speak Portu-
guese, and the simple statement OF the
name of his vessel. which he hurled at
the fort, was not at all satisfactory; so
a blank shot was fired as mild sug-
gestion for him to stop. But he called
for his revolver, and pointing it sky
ward, fired six successive shots.
Then a solid shot from the fort skip
ped across his bow, and another, better
aimed, passed through his fore sail.
The fort and two shore batteries opened
fire upon him. and several of his light
spars were cut away. But he held on
his course rejoicing, loading and firing
his revolver. He finally reached quar-
antine, and came to anchor Just as his
flying iibboom went by the board. He
was then so near the other shipping
that they dared fire on him no longer,
and the police boat, the custom-house
boat, and the health boat all boarded
him, together with the captain of the
port, who, with more vigor than polite
ness, wanted to know "Why in = he
didn't heave !' "Heave to-" eiacu-
lated the astounded skipper. Was
that what you wanted? Good Lord!
thought you was salutin' the American
flag p "Diable % shouted the officers
in chorus, and set the case down as ad'
ditional evidence of the lunacy which
they regarded as a necessary ingredient
of the American character.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24

dOrSe COuIUSu1ps
When You go to Africa Don't Buy a
Horse of q Widow

When You go to Africa Don't Buy
Horse of a Widow.
MIR. G.. Gerard, now of Philadelphia,
but formerly American counsul at Cape
Town, cape of Good Hope, communicates
to the press of the former city the fol-
lowing amusing reminscence Of his Afrl-
can consular experience "There is a
very singular custom among the farmers
how to get wife. If you desire to get
married you should first make enquiry
whether the lady you love has horse !;
if so, YOU must ask her whether she has
horse for sale. If she gays No. then
you had better quit the house at once.
She does not like you. But if, on the
contrary, she says Yes, it is good
sign, but she will ask you a very high
price. If the amount named is paid on
the spot, the engagement is conclu ed,
as fully as if the marriage was cOnsum-
mated by the parson.
"On my arrival at the cape, did
not know of this custom. I wanted to
purchase a horse, and I was informed
bv an old Dutch resident that widow
had one to sell. / followed the address
given. and soon arrived at the door of
the widow (who by the way, wasnot bad
I J. l.
horse to sell. She looked at me very
sharp then asked me whether l had
letters of introduction. J said that l
was the American consul, and would
paw cash for her horse. In that case,
said she, "letters are not necessary" l
paid down the sum demanded then,
after taking cup of coffee, she sent her
horse by her groom, and both accom-
panied me home. On the road the
groom asked me thousand questions,
Master said he, will my mistress go
live with you in town, or will you come
live with us ? You will love my mistress,
for she was very kind to my old master
Qaughing) Where will the wedding be?
docking at me and laughing.) Truly
I thought, the poor fellow has drank
TOO much or he is an imbecile.' felt
sorry for him. When arrived home /
found many people at my door con-
graduating me, not for the horse, but for
the acquaintance of the widow. Truly,
said one, you have been very success
full. 'She is very rich.' said another.
! 7 really did not know what it all meant,
| and I began to be very uneasy, when, to
my very great surprise, lady al1ghted
on my steps, and at once / recognized
the widow She very cody asked me
when [ desired to have the ceremony OF
the wedding performed. Then indeed,
I fully preceived the scrape in which ]
was. and told her frankly that it was q
horse I wanted, and not wife. What,
said she, do you mean to act thus to 9
lady like me? If so, I shall send back
for my horse, and will repay you the
money. In few hours her groom wa
at nv door with the money. l gladly
| gave back the horse, thankful to have
thus escaped. A few weeks after, how
ever. the widow was married more
ambitious man had bought her horse
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
The Best Remedy for Obesity.
[From I" To-day."l


Obesity has been regarded in all ages
and by nearly all people as great mis-
fortune. Some of the Gentoos enter
their dwellings by hole in the roof,
and, if q person is SO fat that he can
not get in, they regard him as an out
law, swelled out big with sin. In China
obesity is considered blessing. In that
great country mans mind is measured
by his corporate bulk.
Over DIR. Stafford, who was enormous
ly fat, they placed the following cpl
taph:
Take heed, O good trave er, and not tread hard,
For here lies Dr. Stafford, in all this church-yard'
Over corpu1ent chandler they in
scribed this epitaph
Here lies in earth an honest fellow,
Who died by fat and lived by tallow.
DR.. Beddoes was so stout that lady
friend used to call him the walking
feather bed" At the court of Louis
XIV. there were two very fat noblemen,
cousins. The king rallied one of them
on his corpulency, and added, 81 sup
pose you take little or no exercise !?
"Your majesty will pardon me, re-
piled the duke, " for I generally walk
two or three times around my cousin
every morning"
Many remedies have been resorted to;
vinegar and other acids have been used.
DR.. Fleming advised the swallowing of
a quarter of an ounce of common cas-
tile soap every night. Darwin thinks
that salt and salt meat are efficacious.
Mr.. Banting, an Englishman, became
very fat, and strove by all sorts Of
means to rid himself of his incum-
brance, and at last hit upon a method
which he took great pains to cOmmuni-
cate to others. This was to live exclu-
sively on meat. In 1868 Mr.. Banting
published pamphlet giving the secret
of his relief. He tells us that the sorts
of food which he particularly advises
fat people to avoid are "butter, sugar,
potatoes. milk and beer" He urges
that there need be no stint in quantity.
The only thing requiring attention is
the quality. He argues with much
force and spirit against sugar and other
sweet things. He thinks that saccharine
matter is Of all the food the most fat
tening.
Banting's system has attracted con-
siderable attention. Thousands of the
waddling Germans have tried it, but
now few believe in it, not that it will
not reduce the flesh, for it will certain
ly do that, but because it reduces it by
producing a diseased condition, parti-
cularly of the kidneys. Many grave
cases of disease of the kidneys pro-
duced by the Banting system are re-
ported from Germany.
The only safe and effective treatment
of obesity is a reduction in the quality
of the usual food, an increase of exer-
else, and a reduction of the hours Of
sleep. This should be gradually pushed
until the reduction in weight is one to
two pounds week. This can not fail,
and will invariably improve his health.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24
WITHERLNG LEA YES.
rr HICKMAN REAp.


The summer has gone and the autumn is here,
And the flowers are strewing their earthly blsr;
dreamy mist Ger the woodland sw1ms,
While rattle the nuts from the windy limbs
From bough to boagh the squirrels run,
At the noise OF the hunters echoing gun,
And the partridge flies where my fOotstep hesyes
Tho RUSTY drifts of the withering leaves.
The aocks pursue their southern flight
some all the day and some all the night
And mp from the wooded marshes come
The sounds of the PEASANTS feathery drum
on the highest bough the mourRer crow
Sits In his funeral suit of woe;
All nature mourns-and my spirit grieyes
At the noise Of my feet in the withering leaves.
sigh for the days that have passed away,
When my life, like the year, had its Of May
When the world was all sunshine and beauty and
truth,
And the dew bathed my feet in the valley of youth.
Then my heart felt its wings, and no bird Of the
sky
Sang over the flowers more joyous than I;
But youth is fable, and beauty deceive5;
For my footsteps loud in the witheriDg leaves.
And sigh for the time when the reapers at morn
Came down from the hill at the round of the horn
Or when dragging the rake, followed them out,
when they tossed the light sheayes with their laugh
Thrter about;
= ough the fold, with boy daring, barefooted !
ran;
But the stbbles foreshadowed the path of the man.
Now the upands of life lie all barren of sheaves-
While my footsteps are loud in the withering leaves
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24

M. Jouglet, an ingenious French
man, claims that he has invented pro-
cess of making sugar by making an arti
fetal combination of its constituents,
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. He
says he can make his Jouglet sugar for
fifty cents per cwt., or half cent per
pound, which, if true, will "raise cain"
among the sugar planters. M. Jouglet,
by his invention extracts sugar from
old bones, oyster cans, rags, sardlne-
boxes, secondhand spelling-books, rot
ten apples, and Irish potatoes. If he
cells the truth, his name will be rolled
like a sweet morsel under the tongue oi
every child that loves to rob its mothor's
sugar bowl.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24

THE ARCTIC BEAR NOT A HUGGER.-
The bear of the Arctic regions does not
hug like the other bears, but bites at
his opponent and he declines to eat his
captive until life is quite extinct. Like
d cat. he plays with his victim. Among
the Esduimaux of Greenland he plays
strange pranks, often creeping upon the
hunter while busy fleeing seals and
tapping him on the shoulder with bis
powerful paw. Then it is the unfortu-
nate mans cue to "feign dead" so that
when Brownie retreats a few PAGES to
enjoy the prospect of his intended me' J.
the gun can be got ready before he re-
turns again To the attack
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24

DIR. Adam Smith, in a letter read
before the London society of Arts, re
commends the use of tea in the follow
ing cases After full meal, when the
system is oppressed for the corpulent
and the old; for hot climates, and
especially for those who, living there,
eat freely, or drink milk or alcohal; i'll
cases of suspended animation; for
soldiers who, in time of peace, take too
much food in relation to the waste pro-
ceeding in the body for soldiers and
others marching in hot climates, for
then, by promoting evaporation and
cooling the body, it prevents in degree
the effects of too much food, as of toe
great heat