The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-11
GLEANINGS.

detroit has abolished the steam
whistle nuisence.
"A. t. Stewart made $4,000, last year
by timing the cash boys for looking out
the windows.
Prof. Bakers chemistry has been
translated into Japanese, and is now in
the college at Yeddo.
Since the postal cards were intro
duced the postmistresses are not get
ting an average of more than three
hours sleep day.
Some woman magazinist has writ
ten an atrocieus article recommending
the revival of pant1ets, and a whole
army of scribblers, presumably ELISHA
ken as to feet and ankles, are urging on
the appalling movement. ..
The soft note of Laura Fairs little
pistol hasn't reverbrated on the shores
of the Pacific for some time. Has her
view of the enormity of matrimony mel
lowed, or have Californians stopped
kissing their wives?
New York swells can put on style
with a hired watch and chain for ST. SO
a day, and a seal ring costs five cents an
hour
"A New York express vouches for
this "This company shall never get
another cent of my money, said an
angry lady on railway train. How
then, will you travel !? asked the con-
ductor. I'll pay my fare to you"
New York is poking fun at Miss
Stebbins fountain in Central park. The
belief is continually growing, says
one paper, that the angel who sat for
the model of the buxom deity on the
top of the concern must have been
brought up on pork and hominy.
The principal of an academy in
western New York, on the approach of
tempest, insulated his chair on four
pieces of glass, and, as he thought, pc
litely invited young lady tos it In his
lap for safety. To show the popularity
of the man of letters, the young lady
replied that she would rather be struck
by lightning.
Paul B. Du Ohaillu's friends are
getting. anxious about him. He
went to Sweden, early last winter, in
tending to explore and describe the
extreme north of Scandinavia in the
depth of winter, and was to return to
London in May. Nothing has been
heard from him for several months, and
it is feared some misfortune has befallen
him.
An interesting exhibit of the COM
parative popularity of Dickens works
in this country is shown in the sales.
David Copperfeld" stands at the
head of the list, christmas Stories 4"
second, Pickwick Papers, third, and
then Nicholas Nickelby," Oliver
Twist, and Dombey and Son." The
"Tale of Two Cities is at the foot.
The funniest strike of all is that of
the beggars of Treves, Prussia. They
have been in the habit of getting a dole
for praying on fixed day for the pros
perity of the town, and, with the rise in
the prices of provision, they rose in
price, demanding double their former
remuneration and, as the salvation of
the city couldn't be compromised, the
authorities acceded to their demand.
After Ironton, O., had exhausted
itself in dragging the river for the
body of drowned boy, an old woman
came along and asked that an unwashed
shirt of the boy should be thrown into
the water, declaring that the garment
would disappear directly over the body.
The shirt was thrown in as directed
and, sure enough, it sank, and the body
was found This story is attested by
" Trustworthy witnesses" and we have
not the slightest hesitation in commend
ing them as liars of distinguished
ability.
A PHYsICIAN WHO HEALED HIMSELF
If railroad director were lashed to
every locomotive, there would be fewer
railroad accidents, and if doctors had to
take their own physic before admins
tering it to their patients, fewer people
would be poisoned. DR.. Joseph Walker
of California, took this course when he
first compounded the famous Vinegar
Bitters which now rank as an inestim-
able household remedy in all parts of
the United States. He healed himself
with this specific before he offered it to
the world. He introduced it with
simple statement of the manner in which
he had discovered its vegetable ingredi
ents and been cured, while wandering,
sick and poor, among the California
tribes. He stated what the preparation
had done for himself and few sufferers
from dyspepsia, billiousness, rheuma-
tism, lung diseases, and many other
prevalent disorders, believed him, tried
the new restorative and were more than
satisfied with the results In this way
the sale of the Vinegar Bitters began,
and we mention the fact as an evidence
that in this age of intelligence and in
quiry, nothing that is really valuable to
mankind can prove pecuniary failure,
even though it may lack the help of
capital, and have to fight its way against
powerful opposing interests. Within
two or three months after it's introduce
ton, the article became self-supporting,
and it now yields magnificent annual
revenue.
Boy UNDER A SPFLI.-There is boy,