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from Office is the erection Of suitable
houses, private residences, for the mem
beers of the Cabinet They are expected
TO entertain a great deal, and must live
in comparatively good houses. III they
have not private fortunes It requires
nearly all their salary 10 pay rent and
they have little TO live on. The Preai-
dents idea is that these houses should
not only be built but generally FUR
missed by the Government
He hopes, too, to see n movements IN
augurated by the several States 70 build
residences for their Senators. This, OF
course, would be followed by the erec-
ton of fine residences by the members
of the House of Representatives who
have large fortunes and can afford It.
These views of the President, although
not entirely new, that about the resi-
dences for Senators having been agi-
tated several years ago, cannot fail 10
make favorable impression, backed as
they will be by his influence. IL is not
improbable that before the expiration
of his term the President will call tho
of Congress to this subject IN
one of his annual messages.
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The Habit of Reading,

have no time to read" is the COM
mon complaint, and especially of women,
whose occupations are such as to pre-
vent continuous book perusal. They
seem to think, because they cannot de
vote as much attention to books as they
are compelled to devote to their avoca-
tions, that they cannot read anything.
But this is a great mistake. 1t isn't the
books we finish at sitting which always
do us the most good. Those we devOur
in the odd moments, half a dozen pages
at time, often give us more satisfaction,
and are more thoroughly digested than
those we make a particular effort to
read. The men who have made their
mark in the world have generally been
the men who have in boyhood formed
the habit of reading at every available
moment, whether for five minutes OF
five hours.
It is the habit of reading, rather than
the time at our command, that helps us
on the road to learning. Many of the
most cultivated persons, whose names
have been famous as students, haYe
given only two or three hours day to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
MeSmerizing a Bull.

The power of the human eye as exer-
cised by woman over man is doubtless If
resistible, but when man imagines
that his own eye can exert the same in
huence over the lower creation, and
that he has only to gaze tixedly on a
wild beast to subdue its ferocity, he oc-
casiomally miscalculates his chances.
Thus, a professor in Vermont, who was
a firm believer in the power of the hui
man eye, realized the truth of the doc
trine TO his sorrow. Determined to con-
vince the skeptics of its truth, he Sc
lected a ferOcious bull, who was the
terror of the neighborhOod, as the OBJ
ject of his experiment. The result was
not altogether successful Surrounded
by retinue of disbelievers, the scien-
tifc gentleman sauntered into the pas.
ture where the thoughtful bull was
peacefully grazing. He fixed upon the
bull his eagle eye, but the bull quailed
not, neither did it retire in melodramatic
order, but the last thing seen of that
professor was his archaeological form
tossed twenty-seven feet into the all
and coming down on the other side OF
the fence. His physical injuries were
slight, but his faith in scientific mes
merism rs illustrated in bulls has been
greatly weakened.
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Stringer walking, thoughtful like, right
up to our gate, Just as he used to come
IN counting days-for John never had
any foolish ways about him. I saw
Sophie look back at him as she and the
children, with their futteriag ribbons
and gay ginghams, disappeared at the
turn o the road. Then 1 srloothed my
hair and washed my face and went down.
The time of settlement had come,
knew.
"Mary Ann" said John, gravely,
"the lawyer will be here presently but
| reckon we can make it all clear in our
own minds without his help. And I've
I've settled it, in fact, that there are
certain conditions on which I'll take the
land-if you agree"
Then / few into passion. " You've
been long enough making up your
! mind" saws I. 81 don't throw my land
at anybOdy's feet, and 1 haven't asked
any favors of you, leastways, John
| Stringer."
"SoftIy, there, SOFTLY p says John,
putting out his hand. "DOn't be in
furry, little woman"
John Stringer," says I, all in heat,
you're just the same man you was
years ago when you thought was al
ways firing up every time you got out o
temper yourself"
And weren't you, little woman ?"
said John, quite gravely. Don't wo-
men folks always like their own way bet
ter that anything else ?"
You don't know anything about wO-
men?" 1 cried, "any more than you
did then. You thought I wanted silks
and furbelows more than-than-"
ethan you did me, y said John ; ''and
right enough you was, too, if you could
ha' got 'em. L always said so, Mary
Ann
. "Any man with half an eye would
have known BETTER" says I, hotly.
Glow ?" said John. His great hulk
ing figure lifted itself up, and he looked
at me with those sharp brown eyes that
used to give me start i'll the old times. |
" How?" he repeated, softly. "Doyou |
mean to say I was mistaken years ago?" |
His big brown hand was all of a tremble |
as he held it out to me. Little wo-
man, little woman, says he, let's ha |
done with it all now, and let it be as if |
it never was.
Presently Mother Plumber put her
head in the door. "'Pears to me that |
lawyers making a long spell of it" says
she. "Ben't you almost tired O. waitin'
for him, Mr.. Stringer?"
q guess we've settled it pretty much .
without the lawyer" says John, rising .
a" and that is the condition | had to pro-
pose, Mary Ann-to take you and the
meadow land together ~
And he did.-Hdrper'S Weekly.
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The Concord Bow.

1t is said there is boy in Concord,
n. H.. who can repeat the multiplied
ton table backward, and he is only 8
wears old. We know that boy. We
lived next door to that boy when we
were a boy, and it is not 50 long ago
but that we remember him distinctly.
He always went to bed at o'clock, and
had slight cough. He brushed his
handkerchief, and when he played mar
bles it was to win. He always got home
from school before we did, and en-
pIoyed the interval in detailing to his
mother the betting" the boy next door
was getting. And, indeed, we were get
ting it, but there was no special interest
in it for other folks. He was the model
boy; the boy our parents used to point
to. and speak of in tones of mingled adj
miratiOn and regret, while uniting us
for sitting on anything harder than a
poultice. He never ran away from
school, nor stole money, but used to
throw mud on old people, when they
weren't looking, and unselfishly throw
the credit on us. And then to see that
boy come around into our yard with
lam on his bread That was the last
feather-that was the climax to all the
sorrows our young heart knew. We
could have willingly forgiven everything
else, but that jam upset us. 1t went
right down into our heart of hearts, and
rankles there yet. 1t sent us into the
house bawling for Jam, and getting it,
but not on our bread. We remember
that with CHASTITY distinctness.- Dan
6lIl.y NfIVS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
A squaw Takes the Scalp of a Brave

From the Sioux City Journal.l
BY passengers from Yankton last
evening we have later advices of the fight
between the Sioux and Poncas at POnca
Agency. There was no cessation of hos
tilities up to yesterday morning, and the
prospect was that the fight would con-
tinue until the arrival of the military,
which is now en- route from Randall, the
nearest post, to the scene of conflict.
The Sioux number about 200 warriors,
while the POncas can muster only about
IS braves, but the discrepancy is some
what balanced by the Poncas being in
trenched in their agency buildings.
There are conflicting reports concerning
the number killed, but the lowest esti-
mate places the number at twenty.
We hear of one instance of the fight
which is worthy of mention. 4 Sioux
brave had gained the shelter of one of
the buildings, from which position he
was enabled to fire at his foes from
short range. While he was standing
Just at the corner of the building load
ing his gun, Ponca squaw rushed
from the house, and, before the Sioux
could defend himself, gave him a slash
ing cut across the abdomen with a huge
knife, literally disemboweling him. AS
she struck him, the Sioux involuntarily
bent forward, clasping his abdomen
with both hands, and just at that in
slant the squaw grabbed him by the
halr, and, with a savage stroke of the
knife, scalped linn Shaking her CORY
trophy aloft, and giving a shrill cry of
defiance, she darted back Into the build
ing in safety, followed by dozen rifle
balls from as many Sioux, who from a
a distance saw the result of the sorte.
The effect was perfectly maddening
upon the Sioux, to have one Of their
warriors scalped by a squaw was a dis,
grace which could only be wiped out by
the blood of tho entire accursed band OF
Poncas. They rushed for the buildings,
but were met by fire which laid sew.
eral of them low, and so cooled the
ardor of the rest that they retired so q
safe distance, without having injured
their foes. The act of the squaW
seemed to inspire the Poncas, and
Haunting from window the scalp of the
unfortunate Sioux, they uttered yells OF
derision and contempt which nearly
drove the Sioux frantic. Further intel
ligence from the scene Of conflict is
awaited with anxiety.
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their books. If we make use of spare
minutes in the midst of our work, and
read a little, if but a page or a para
graph, we shall find our brains quick
ened and our toll hghtened by just so
much increased satisfaction as the book
gives us. Nothing helps along the mo-
notonons daily round so much as fresh
and striking thoughts, to be considered
while our hands are busy. A new idea
from new volume is like oil which
reduces the friction of the machinery of
life. What we remember from brief
glimpses into books often serves as a
stimulus to action, and becomes one of
most precious deposits in the treasury
of our recollection. All knowledge is
made up of small parts, which would
seem insignificant in themselves, but
which, taken together, are valuable
weapons for the mind and substantial
armor for the soul. Read anything
continuously, says DR.. johnson, and
you will be learned" The odd minutes
which we are inclined to waste, if care
fully availed of for instruction, will, in
the long run, make golden hours and
golden days that we shall be ever thank
full for.
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Kissing.

THE reunions Of the Society Of OIL
GERS of the Army of the Tennessee havo
generally been seasons of relaxation OF
the rigid proprieties. At Toledo there
seems 10 have been n more than usual
relaxation at the reception of the
ladies by Gems. Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
dan and Custer mt the hotel. As the
ladies passed in file before these Gen
erals. to shake hands in the American
style on such occasions, they began ~
kiss the little girls. Growing more au-
dacious, like ravenous beasts ut the
taste of blood, they began 10 kiss the
large girls, and the reporter says that
very soon il spread 10 the kissing of
every girl and woman that was good
looking. The reporter for the Toledo
Commercial says he stood in the midst
of the battery Of Generals and tailed
the kisses, which were thus
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
The Cable and the Panic,

The London Economist states that
the Atlantic cable was of the greatest
service in minimizing some of the
most dangerous effects of the American
panic" 1t gave a distinct warning to
all interested of what was likely to
happen. Exchange fell, and there was
an instant response in the shipment of
gold from England. The gold to arrive
was made Immediately useful by ''cable
transfers. - "The mere knowledge, y
says the Economist, "that assistance
would come from England, and that to
an indefinite amount, for more gold
would have been shipped if required,
was likely of itself to allay panic and
revive credit, and so restore the ordi-
nary course of business"
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The TribuIatiOns of a Couple of Lovers.

| The other night at Truckee, Cal, two
young men, visiting the same young
lady, tried to freeze each other out, y
or, in other words, to see which would
stay the longest. 1t appears that this
is a common amusement at Truckee, and
though perhaps pleasant to the young
men is somewhat expensive and annoy
ing to the old folks. The Republican
tells the story as follows
1.-The heads of the family left the
young people alone at the proper time
and retired, apparently for the purpose
of rest and slumber. About midnight
the young lady expressed a desire to
step out on the porch to see the moon
and get the fresh air, and of course both
the freezers" followed. The door was
closed after them. While moon and star
gazing, the man of the house steps I'M
observed into the parlor and distributed
a liberal supply of shoemakers' wax on
two of the seats of the -bottomed
chairs-those that the men had vacated.
This wax was of the right consistency
to serve the purpose in this case. The
young lady on the porch, who was in
the secret, soon found an excuse for
returning with her admirers. The
young men sank down into the ere
served seats" and each redoubled his
efforts to please the damsel, annoy his
fellow, and keep awake. About an
hour passed in this way, by which time
the wax, aided by the warmth pressing
down upon it, had become thoroughly
amalgamated with the shoddy of the
pants-in fact, the cane bottoms of the
chairs, the wax, and the pantaloons, be-
came a sort of inseparable trinity. The
time for the crisis was close at hand. 1t
came. Each one of the bachelors found
himself glued to his seat, and no
amount of pulling and Juggling effected
a release. If they arose the chairs fol-
lowed. At first they tried to look upon
the matter as a joke, but, after full
half-hour's struggle to free themselves
from their embarrassing predicament,
they began to think they had got into
serious scrape. The lady suggested
that they build up rOusing fire in the
stove, and then each man backing up as
near the heat as possible, melt the
darn stuff off, " as she said. This meth
cd was tried, but didn't work, as, with
the chairs fastened to them, they
couldn't get near enough TO the fire.
After they had sweat in the heated room
for about an hour to no purpose, the
wax retaining its relentless grip and
connection, they saw no way out of
their awkward dilemma except to engage
in a surgical operation. 1t was getting
toward morning, and daylight was near
at hand. They realized that whatever
was to be done must be done quickly.
Their jack-knifes were brought into
and in a few minutes each
fellow was released from his uncomfOrt-
able position. They left the young
lady and the house in a hasty and I'M
manner, with a cane patch
on the rear of their unmentionables
about the size of full moon. Freeze
out games are not as popular as they
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
Coughing in Church.

What a sympathetic cough that is
which people have in church. There is
noticeable silence upon the congrega-
ton. Nothing is heard but the low,
measured tones of the service. There
is no other movement or sound in the
building. Suddenly, in the southeast
corner, there is q timid hack from hui
man throat. Thus emboldened, some
one coughs little louder, and he is fol-
lowed by some one with more courage
still, and in an instant there is perfect
whirlwind of coughing, splitting and
wheeling, all round the room. You find
yourself joining in, although you have
felt no desire to clear your throat, and
are surprised at the relief you expert
ence. The storm subsidies as suddenly
as it arose, and an impressive lull fol-
lows. Then the skirmishers start up
again pop, pop, pop, go the reports,
first in one direction, and then in an
other, and general engagement at once
comes off. What is still more remarka-
BILE than this battle of the tonsils, is the
impenetrable mystery which surrounds
the individuality of the first cougher.
He is like the man saved by patent med
icine. You know there is such a party,
| although you may never hope to meet
him on account of the great distance Of
his town
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Postal Cards.

Postmaster Jones, of New York, has
issued the following rules and regula-
tions as to the treatment of postal
cards: -
The superintendents, clerks and car
riers of this Office and its stations are
hereby instructed that postal cards, in
their treatment as mail matter, are to
be regarded the same as sealed letters
and not as printed matter--with this
exception, viz: That when undelivera-
BILE, unreclaimed, or unavailable, they
are not to be returned to writers or
sent to the Dead Letter Office No
"retUlrn request" written or printed on
postal card is to be regarded.
| Postal cards on which are printed,
drawn or written any obscene, vulgar,
or indecent words or pictures, or any
scurrilous epithets or disloyal devices,
cannot be delivered by carriers or con-
veyed in the mail, and all which may
be discovered bearing such obiectiona-
BILE pictures or devices will be sent
once each day in package or envelope,
addressed to "Searcher's Department,
Postofice," and marked "X. P. c."
Although unprotected by
seal, postal cards are nevertheless mail
matter intrusted to the postoffice for
transmission and delivery only, aud as
such should be exempt from all idle
curiosity and comment on the part of
postofice employees. Clerks and letter
carriers are therefore instructed not to
make the messages, ETC., on postal
cards the subject of conversation
among themselves or with persons not
employed in the postofice, and lex
cept as may be required by the pre-
ceding paragraph not to give special
attention to any part of the postal card
except the address. In no case will any
clerk or carrier be allowed to exhibit an
addressed postal card, or communicate
any message which may be written upon
it, to any one not employed in the post
office, except to person authorized to
receive it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14

THE CHAMPION MOTHER. Eutaw
(Ga) Wing says that Ben Dunn, a
freedman living in North Greene, offers
premium of so in gold to any one of
his race who will have on the fair
grounds at Eutaw, on the second day of
the fair in this month, as young a wife
with as many children as his will then
and there exhibit The unsuccessful COM
petitor is to pay for the ticket and dinner
of the successful party. Ben's wife is
only 26 years of age; was married to
to him in 1868, and is the mother of
twelve children, having four pairs Of
twins.
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Legal Rates of Interest in the Several

Alabama-Eight per cent,
Arkansas-Six per cent by contract,
any rate.
California-Ten per cent by contract,
any rate.
Connecticut-Six per cent; by agree
ment, any rate.
Delaware-Six per cent.
Florida-Eight per cent; by agree
ment, ten per cent.
Georgia-Seven per cent.
Illinois-Six Per cent; by agreement,
ten per cent.
t.; In ,5ie s.5t bsr cent; by contract,
Iowa-Six per cent ; by contract, ten
per cent.
Kansas-Seven per cent, unless by
contract, twelve per cent.
Kentucky per cent.
Louisiania-Five per cent; by con-
tract, eight per cent.
Maine-Six per cent; by agreement,
any rate.
Maryland-Six per cent.
Massachusetts, per cent; by
agreement, any rate.
Michigan-Seven per cent by agree
ment, ten per cent.
MinnesOta-Seven per cent by agree
ment, twelve per cent.
Mississippi-Six per cent, on debts,
eight per cent on lent money; by con-
tract, ten per cent.
Missouri-Six per cent; by agree
ment, ten per cent.
Nebraska-Ten per cent; by contract,
twelve per cent.
Nevada-Ten per cent g, by contract,
any rate.
New Hampshire per cent.
New Jersey-Seven per cent.
New York-Seven per cent.
North Carolina-Six per cent.
Ohio-Six per cent; by agreement,
eight per cent
Oregon-Ten per cent; by agreement,
one per cent per month.
PGnnsylv per cent.
Rhode Island-Six per Cont: by con-
tract, any rate.
South Carolina Seven per cent; by
contract, any rate.
Tennessee-Six per cent by agree
ment, ten per cent.
Texas-Eight per cent; by agree
ment, any rate.
Vermont-Six per cent.
| Virginia-Six per cent.
West Virginia-Six per cent.
Wisconsin-Seyen per cent /; by agree
ment, twelve per cent.
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ELEGY ON A BROTHER.
BY THOMAS BAILEY ALDE1cH.

Somewhere in the graveyard that know,
There the Strawberries under the chestnuts grow.
They have laid him; and his sisters set
In his grave the flowers their tears have wet;
And above his grave while write. the song
Oi the Iuatin robin leaps sweet and strong
From the leafy dark Of the ehestnut-treo;
Ana many murmuring honey-bee
On the strawberry blossoms in the grass
Stops by his grave and viii not pass;
And III the little hollow beneath
The slope Of the silent field of death
The cow-bells tiukle soft and sweet,
And the cattle 90 by with homeward feet,
And the squirrel b3rks from the sheltering limb,
At the harmless noises not meant for him;
And Nature unto her loving heart
Has taken our darling's mortal part
Iendefiy, that he may be,
Like the song az the robin in the tree,
The Lessons, the grass, the reeds by the shore,
a part g summer eysrmOre.
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GRANGE STATISTICS. order is
still growing. Alabama has 10 oranges,
Arkansas 65, California 81, Florida ID,
Georgia 231, Illinois 662, Indiana 443,
Iowa 813, Kansas $50, Kentucky II,
louisiana 81, Maryland 3, Massachusetts
6, Michigan 81, Minnesota 361, Missis-
sippi 375, Missouri 900, Nebraska 1913,
New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 10, New
York 10, North Carolina 1O5, Ohio 154,
Oregon 35, Pennsylvania 81, South Car
DINA 1862, Tennessee 166, Texas "a, Yer
mont 81, Virginia 4, West Virginia IS,
Wisconsin 213, Colorado 2, Dakota 25,
Washington 5, Canada 8-TCtal, 7,1O4
oranges.
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JET.

Everything earthly has an humble
origin, so we meekly accept the fact
that the pretty jet ornaments so popular
with ladies are made from species OF
coal and the sparkling mat erial made
by the hand of the artistic workmen
into thing Of beauty, once formed
the branch of stately tree, whereon
the birds of the air rested and under
which the beasts Of the field reposed
vet biologists assure ms that such is
really the fact. They describe 10 AZ a
variety Of coal which occurs sometimes
in elongated uniform masses, and some
times in the form of branches, with n
woody structure. II is, in the natural
state, soft and brittle, Of velvet black
color, and lustrous. 10 is found in
large quantities in Saxony, aud also in
Prussian amber mines in detached frag-
ments, and, being exceedingly resinous,
the coarser kinds are there used for fuel,
burning with a greenish flame and a
strong bituminous smell, leaving an ash,
also Of n grcenish color. Jet is like
wise found in England, on the York
shire coast.
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Congress to Build Houses for the
Cabinet, the States for the Sena-


Washington Cor. Philadelphia Press.l
In conversation the other day the
President stated that there were three
things he wished to see at least "inau-
gurated " before he retired from Office.
/" In the first place, said he, II want
the Government TO erect suitable build
ings for its officers entitled TO quarters.
We are now paying for rented quarters
about one hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars a year. This money
and the interest on il would, in few
years, make a sum sufficient 10 pay for
the buildings required" The Presi-
dent added that, besides, it was due TO
a great Government like ours that it
should own the buildings occupied 10y
its officers for the transaction OF its bust
ness.
He continued: "Another thing j
want 10 see inaugurated before retire