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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14
THE TW,O CLASSES.


There sat two glasses, filled to the brim,
On rich mans table, rim 10 rim.
One was ruddy, and red as blood.
And one was clear as the crystal food
Said the glass Of wine to his paler brother.
- Let us ten tales 'sf the past to each other;
I can tell OF banquet, and revel and mirth
And the prUudest and graudest souls on earth
Fell under my tou-h, as Tn h1ugh struck with blight
Where Twas king, for ruled in might.
From the heads Of king have torn the crown.
From the heights OF fame have hurled men down
have blasted man an honored name,
have taken virtue, and given shame
nave tempted the youth, with sip, taste,
That has made his future barren waste
Fair greater than any king am l.
or than any army beneath the sky.
have made the arm of the driver fall,
And sent the train from the iron rail
nave made good shius go down at sea,
ana the shriel1s Cf the lost were sweet to me;
LOT Eor lhey said, Behold how great you be,
Eame, strength, wealth, genius before YOU fall,
aud your might aud power are over an
Ho no! pale her. laughed the wine
'Cah You boast 0t deeds as great as mine? p
said the water glass. 81 cannot boast
DI a KING defhrouod or a murdered host;
But can tell Of hearts that once We're sad,
by my crystal drops made light and glad.
OF thirsts I've quenched and brows I've laved;
" hands have cooled, aud souls I've saved.
L nave leaped through the valley, dashed down the
mountain:
Slept in the sunshine, and dripped from the foun-
tain.
have burst my cloud frtfars, and dropped from
the sky.
And everywlere giadiened the landscape and eye.
have eased the hot forehead Of fever and pain,
/ have made the rarrLed meadows gro" fertile
with grain;
I can ten Of the powerful wheel Of the mill,
That ground out the Gpu- ard turned at my will !;
! can tell Of manhood dairI~rl by yuu,
That / have lifted and crowned anew.
cheer, help, strengthen aud aid,
7 gladden. the heart ui man and maid;
hoe 9 IA ...H-. -ras H~-.a cam FTV44F free
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14
THE WORKSHOP AND THE CAMP

The camp has had its year of song;
The sword, the bayOnet, the plume,
Have crowded out of rhyme too long
The plow the anvil, and the loom.
O, not upon our tented fields
Are freedom heroes bred alone,
The training of the Workshop yields
More heroes true than War has known.
VINO drives the bolt, who shapes the steel;
May with heart as valiant snite,
As he who sees foeman reel
In blood before his blow Of might
The skill that conquers space and time,
That graces life, that lightens toll,
May spring from courage more sublime
Than that which make realm its spoil.
Let Labor, then, look up and see
His craft no faith or honor lacks,
The soldiers yet shall be
Less honored than than the woudmaps AK
Let art his own appointment prize:
Nor dream that gold nor outward hight
Can compensate the work that lies
In tastes that breed their own delight
And may the time draw nearer still,
When men the sacred truth shall heed,
That from the thought and from the will
Must all that raises man proceed,
Though pride should hold orr calling low
For us shall duty make il good;
And we from truth TO truth shall go,
Till life and death are understood.
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Conscious Pursuit Of Happiness.

The conscious pursuit of happiness il
found 10 be one of the most degrading
motives in the world. The objects are
so various the points 10 bo considered
SO numerous; the difficulties $50 uncN-
prctcd the most worldly man IL still
So mysterious to himself, that what We
call happiness is tO q very large degree
provided for ms or denied to us, as air,
sunshine, water are, which may bc said
10 be universally supplied, though there
are instances when each of these may
fail us. The idea OF what happiness
consists iu varies from the briclcst phv-
steal indulgence 10 the faith and pa
tcucc and iurtitudc Of the saint. The
extremes Of the idea are $50 far apart ns
the clod OF earth is from the star In the
heavens. a man might as well think
of providing for the digestion Of his
food, or the circulation of bis blood, as
of successfully keeping in view as q
motive of life, that infinitely various
condition OF existence which happiness
is found to be. The EpicUroan de-
scculs 20 become the DDicUrn. The
most determined aud uarrOw-mindcd
wiIlfulues-. tile cuarscuoss of sensual
itv. the violence of the brutal, the
bgartlcssu,ss Of the idle aud frivolous,
AN come within The limits Of happiness,
as one or another would define or seek
it. When our Master declared for self
denial, both by precopt and example,
He showed that it is in lives at useful
ness. deeds of charity. labors of philan-
thropy, sentiments of affection, that the
true good is 10 be found. Not by
seeking happiness, but by true work in
the world, is human destiny best
wrought ont.
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The William Ten stnru

Few more interesting controversies.
both III a literary and an historical
point of view, have ever arisen than the
! discussion which has recently been
carried on respecting the authenticity
and genuineness of the Swiss legend ia
which the archery feats of William Tell
are described. The object of this brief
note is not to attempt to settle the dis
pute, but merely 20 state that the story
has penetrated the arctic circle. In the
metrlcal traditions of Lapland and Rus
sian karelia, all the leading particulars
IN the life of the Swiss hero are closely
reproduccd-unloss. indeed. the story
be of Northern origin. In Lapland
literature 1t is varied, so that the son IL
the active, and the father the passive.
parsonage in the tale. The latter has
been taken captive by q band of Finn
maraudcrs. The former-a boy twelve
years of ngc-thrcatens the party with
his bow from position of safety un the
other side OF a lake. The captors.
dreadmg his skill. promise the fathers
liberty on a condition similar 10 that re-
lated in the Swiss legend. Raise one
hand and sink the other, for the water
will attract the arrow" is the fathers
advice. The apple is duly clovcn, and
the father released. The incident of
the jump from the boat is also rccited
and the northern locality specified as
distinctly rs the Luccrne OF Swiss his
tory. The legend in this form was dis
covered about thirty years ago 10y Ma
thias Alexandria Castrcu, native of
Finland. In the Finnish and Lappish
mctrical writings he also discovered the
leading particulars of the adventure Of
Ulysses with the Cyclops From what
original source, says reviewer of Cas-
ircn's work, cor through what channels
these traditions have travelled. II is pro-
badly in vain 10 inquire or dispute Ito
triumph of courage over numbers, of
policy over brute force, has its charm
Tor the rudCst nations. and from Jack
the Giaut-Killcr to William Toll the
kpg-uDtp of fine htguiu L. ever tho gRfla %
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

The second guinea was paid, and the
second chosen fuchsia adorned the
drawing room Of her second layship.
The scene was repeated as new comers
saw and were attracted by the beauty
of the plant. New chariots flew TO the
gates of old Lees nursery ground. Two
fuchsias, young, graceful, and bursting
into healthful flowers, were constantly
seen on the same spot in his repository
He neglected not to gladden. the faith
full sailors wife by the promised gift
But ere the flower season closed 800
golden gulneas clinked in his purse,
the product of the single shrub from
the window in Mapping; she reward of
the taste, decision, skill and presever
ance of old Mr.. Lee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

Host really in agony about his
polished inlaid fuorD-"Hudn't You
better come on the carpet, old fcllow7
I'm SO afraid you might slip, You
know" GuOst with wooden leg)-"ob,
it's all right, old fellow. Thanks
There's n nail at the end. you know :"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

"A student who had a better know
ledge of hymns than some of his studies
one morning when asked to spell and
define "prone," created sensation in
the class by replying, in solemn tone
"p-r-O-n-e, to wander"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

The Michigan Legislature has be-
fore it bill to protect the people of
the state from medical and surgical
'empiricism" short, quackery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

A sewing circle was quickly broken
up nc Gardner Ne, the other day by
the innocent remark of lady present:
81 always had desire Co know how
case of smallpox Loo Z, 20 ! called on
a sick lady this afternoon, Just before
coming 10 the circle"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

A drunkard, on being told that the
earth is round, and turns on its axis all
the time, said, 81 believe that, for I've
never been able TO stand on the darned
thing"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

Some questions very naturally sug-
gest themselves to an irquiring mind.
An amatuer farmer wonders why on
all this fair earth, the ground is bottom
side up. So that it must be turned over
with pIow before crops can be raised ?"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

Georgia is getting scarce of wood,
and wants her Legislature to interfere
in behalf of the young trees. But she
finds consolation in her affiiction in the
hope that it will lead to the develop
ment of the coal fields in her noun
toinS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

"A San Francisco widow keeps the
skulI of the deceased husband ina glass
case. She once remarked to friend
who was viewing the remains "Alas
how often | have banged those bones
with brOomstick. am sorry for it
now"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-14

Some young ladies rnust be given
to dreamy speculations, they build such
castles in the (h)air.
-Mhat is the difference betweon an
The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-11-05

The iron rails first used upon
English railroads, stood from
fifteen to twenty years, even
under an enormous traffic; no
such rails are now made unless
of steel. In 1910 it was esti-
mated on the London & North
western Railway that the pass
age of $4,000 trains would
wear out a 70 pound rail. With
the present material put into
rails, no such service is obtain
ed. Mr.. PRICE WILLIAMS states
that the bestquality of rails, as
now made, will not stand the
the passage of over 100000
trains. The difficulty don't seem
to be SO much in the impossible
ity Of making good and serv-
iceable iron rails as in the fact
that few are made. In this re-
spect the same facts hold good,as
has been frequently referred
to in the manufacture, during
late years, Of nearly all classes
of iron work.
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The Home Journal thus dis
courses on the etiquette of bow
ing, The difference between
a courteous and a familiar bow
should be remembered by gen.
tlemen who wish to make a IA
vorable impression. A lady
dislikes to receive from a man
With whom she has but a slight
acquaintance, a bow, accompan-
led by a broad smile, as though
he was on he tmost familiar
terms with her. 1t is tar better
to err on the other side, and
give one Of those stiff ungra.
cious bows which some men in
dulge i'll. Those gentlemen
who smile with their eyes in
stead of their mouths, give the
most charming bows. AS for
men who bow charmingly at
one time and with excessive
hauteur at another, according
as they feel in a bad or good
humor, they need never be sur
prised if the person thus treated
should cease speaking altogeth.
er, A man should always lift his
hat to a lady.
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eyes, when they are in their
places, | esteem every body's
advice, but persons must not
take me to be a child and un-
dertake to govern me; | am
the governor of my own house" !"
"Mr. Woods only seemed to
be of my mind about the boy"
gOf your mind what is your
mind, pray tell ?" remarked
Mr. Lorenzo.
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10 BE CONTINUED.
A Funny Temperance Case.

In Akron, O, | heard of g
funny temperance case. A
rum-seller, whom | will call III
Church, because he Was "high'
most Of the time, had been
sued several times for damage
done by his rum on citizens Of
the town. One man came out
drunk and smashed in a large
glass window. He was to poor
to pay for it, and the owner
came against Church. A boy
about sixteen, got drunk and
let a horse run away with him,
breaking his arm. His father
made Church pay the damages.
A mechanic got drunk and was
killed on the railroad track,and
his wife sued Church for $4,000
and got it. A farmer got drunk
and was burned in his barn on
the hay. His son sued Church
and recovered. Church got
sick Of paying out so much
money for personal and proper
ty damages. 1t ate up all the
rum-seller's profits. Still, he
acknowledged the law to be a
statute, and that it made him
responsible for all the damage
done by his rum. He used to
argue, also, that sometimes his
ram did people good, and then
he said he ought to receive
something back.
One day Lawyer Thompson
got to drinking. Thompson
was mean, and when he died of
the deli,Tum tremens there
wasn't anybody who cared
enough about Thompson to sue
Church for damage done. So,
one day, Church went before
the Court himself
"What does Mr.. Church
want?" asked the Justice.
~ tell yer what, Jedge,"
commenced the rum-seller,
"when my rum killed that thar
mechanic, johnson, and Farmer
Mason, | cum down like a man.
| paid the damage and squared
up like a Christian-now didn't
l, Jedge?"
'Yes, you paid the damage,
Mr.. Church +; but what then?"
"Wall, Jedge, my run did a
good deal lords KILN Lawyer
Thompson, now, and it pears
ter me when | kill a lawyer l
kinder oughter get a rebait p
~ Y. Graphic.
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Children's Story.
A Thousand Boys Wanted.

There are always boys enough
in the market, but some of them
are ofvery little use. The kind
that are always wanted are
l. Honest. 6. Obedient.
2. Pure. 7. Steady.
3. Intelligent. s. Obliging.
4. Active. 9. Polite.
5. Industrious. 10. Neat.
Fully one thousand first-rate
places are open for thousand
boys who come up to this stand
ard.
Each boy can suit his taste
as to the kind of business he
would prefer. The places are
ready in every kind of occupa.
tion. 80 % '''-'''' ?
Many of these places of trade
and art are already filled by
bows who lack some of the most
important points, but they will
soon be vacant.
One is an Office not far
from where we write. The lad
who has the position is losing
his first point. He likes to at
tend the singing saloon and the
theatre. This costs more than
he can afford, but somehow he
manages to be there frequently.
His employers are watching
quietly to learn how he gets so
much spending money; they
will soon discover a leak in the
money drawer, detect the dis
honest boy, and his place will
be ready for some one who is now
getting ready for it by observ-
ing point No. l, and being
truthful in all his ways.
Some situations will soon be
vacant because the boys have
been poisoned by reading bad
books, such as they would not
dare to show their fathers,
and would be ashamed to have
their mothers see.
The impure thoughts sugges-
ted by these books will lead to
vicious acts; the boys will be
and their places must
be filled.
Who will be ready for one of
these vacancies ?
Distinguished lawyers, use
full ministers, skillful physicians,
merchants, must all
soon leave their places for some
body else to fill. One by one
they are removed by death.
Mind your ten points, boys +;
they will prepare you to step
into vacancies in the front
rank.
Every man who is worthy to
employ a boy is looking for you
if you have these points.
Do not fear that you will be
overlooked.
A young person having these
qualities will shine as plainly
as a star at night. We have
named ten points that go to-
wards making up the character
of a successful boy, so that they
can be very easily remembered.
You can imagine one on each
finger, and SO keep them in
mind; they will be worth more
than diamond rings, and you
will then never be ashamed to
"show your hand"
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La Crosse having murdered a
man for fifteen cents, Sioux City
kills one for nothing and gets
one tally ahead,
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Original Story.
Written for THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS.
MIDNIGHT AND MONDAY.
BY ECCE FRATER.
CHAPTER v.

fore the kind hearted Mrs. Lo-
renzo, could again summon
courage enough to ''break the
subject" abruptly cut short in
our last chapter. The uncere-
monious manner of her husband
in breaking off the conversation
Just when she had reached her
object, had wounded the ten
der heart of the noble lady, and
again, her love for her compan-
ion, whose moral sense was
none too lively, caused her to
dread the idea of coming in
contact with his preferences !;
so she tried to be more kind
and obliging to NJ L. than ever,
and if possible rouse those finer
feelings to be found in al
most every heart, although we
behold a frigid exterior. Some
of the most unfeeling men have
the tenderest feelings if you can
only arouse them, and such
were the thoughts of Mrs. Lo-
renzo when she did her very
best to cause affection to appear
conspicuously on the exterior life
of her husband. She had not said
a word about his keeping Willie
out of school to "help clean the
wheat" nor when he kept him
at home two days more in the
same week to keep the chick
ems out of the garden; and
with these and many other
submissions, she had Gre
ateG g more thoughtful
and plant disposition - as
she thought-in the mind of
her husband. 1t was true that
he seemed more attached to
her personally, but still as stern
as ever toward others, for Mr.,
L. was selfish and cared for no
one but himself and wife.
"Husband," said Mrs L., as
she came out on the front porch
and took a seat beside him,
"Mr. Woods called to see us
this morning about the way we
were sending Willie to school.
He said that it would be just
about as we'll for us to keep
the boy at home entirely and
teach him ourselves, if not bet
ter, than to send him to the
Academy about half his time,
and often not that"
"Professor Woods had better
undertake to run the families
OF this town. Suppose he
comes over and instructs US a
little in what we should eat and
wear ? Guess that we can do
as we please about sending Will,
and for my part, | don't want
one man to run me and the
whole town."
''Hark, Mr.. Lorenzo, you did
not hear me through; Mr., Woods
means all for the best; he says
that if we give that boy a
chance he will be a useful man
and an honor to u.s."
II am Of the opinion, wife,
that other folks think they
know more about my business
than [ do myself and / would
feel a great deal better if / was
left alone to do as | please, par
ticularly by outside parties.
When | have work for that boy
he must do it,"
"But, husband" interfered
the noble lady, eve should be
obliged to Mr. Woods for the
deep interest he takes in the
youth of our town, and should
esteem his suggestions"
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first resolves.
If the old people tell you to
pull down, and the young ones
build up: pull down.
You must not drink out Of
one cup, and look at another.
He who cannot moderate his
grief will soon have a new grief
to weep over.
Where Satan cannot go him-
self, he takes wine as his mes
senger.
Whoever has been bitten by
serpent is afraid of a rope.
He who has bread in his
basket should not be compared
to him who has not: Though
neither be hungry at the time
When the jackal has his day,
make him a bow.
The way man wishes to 60,
thither his feet will carry him.
Seven years lasted the fam
inc, but no workman starved :;
seven years lasted the plague,
but no one died before his time.
An old man in the house is
a sorrow to the house; an old
woman in the house is a bles-
sing to it.
Honor your wives; they will
enrich you.
Eat below your means, dwell
according to your means; but
spend upon your wife and chill
dren above your means.
First understand, then argue.
You must not refute a lion
after his death.
Much have | learnt from my |
masters, more from my col
leagues, most from my disci-
pies.
In a quarrel it is always the
well-born who will first give
way.
Do not stand in a place of
danger, trusting in miracles.
Iron sharpens iron scholar,
the scholar.
Man has been created on the
last day; even the gnat is Of
more ancient lineage.
The thought of the sin is
worse than the sin.
Eat quickly, drink quickly
this world is but q brief we'd
ding-feast.
Tie older the wise man gets,
the wiser he grows the fool,
when he ages, becomes but an
old fool.
He who studies for a good
purpose, to him his study be-
comes a blessing; to him who
does not, it grows into a poi
son.
Why is the lobe of the ear
soft ? that you may close up
your ear when you hear aught
improper.
A bad wife is like a hail
storm.
DO not dwell too long upon
your friends praises you will
end by saying things against
him.
Do much or little-so that |
you do it for good purpose.
Refined music is liked by re-
fined people-weavers do not
much care for it.
To cry out but get no pity ;I
he who lends out his money
without witnesses, and he who
cannot get on in one place and
does not try another.
Even the common talk OF
the wise should be pondered
over.
Bad servants first ask only !
when they have already COM
mitted the blunder.-Quayterly |
Repie,0.
BE DoCILE.-Cultivate a hum
hle WILLING and docile mind or