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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

past thirty, and very splendidly arrayeG
In blue silk and with jewelry. With
trembling lips and face grown cadav
erous, she affects to be indignant at this
invasion of her privacy, and mutterG
broken threats of complaining to the
Russian ambassador; but this bit Of
acting is not very successful, and soor
finding no one disposed to listen to hel
she collapses on to a mauve satin sofa
and cries.
Meanwhile the six agents, paper and
pencil in hand, are going round collect
ing names, and when this formality has
been completed, NJ. Claude makes q
painful statement !: 81 am very sorry,
ladies and gentlemen, but you will all
have to come to the prefecture. Those
of you who have satisfactory references
| will be l berated at once-so the sooner
we start the better" At this there is
another outburst of renonstrances, es-
pecially from the ladies who are not
likely to have satisfactory references
but the gentlemen who feel, or pretend
to feel, secure in their own integrity,
content themselves with q mere formal
protest. Then comes the moment for
drafting out the company in pairs. First
the ladies are motioned out. They are
allowed to fetch their cloaks-being es-
corted the while-and they descend the
staircase two by two when they reach
the street door they will find the cabs
waiting for them and will be driven to
the prefecture in the custody of the
policemen in uniform. The same fate
awaits the gentlemen whom M. Claude
suspects to be sharpers, but the others
are allowed to walk out quietly, each
with one detective accompanying him,
and when they get out of doors other
cabs will be hailed to convey them to
the Rue de Jerusalem. 1t should be
mentioned that all the stakes found on
the table have been collected in hand
kerchief and shoveled into M. CIaude's
pocket and the whole process of in
vading the house and conveying away
the delinquents has required little more
than half an hour.
And now what will become of the
prisoners This is often matter of
mystery, for the Partisan police have
sufficient power to deal with gamblers
without appealing to the courts, and
without making any noise. If the Coun-
tess - were particularly guilty she
could be prosecuted and sent to prison
for two years; but the police would
most probably dispose of her and of the
other three ladies by imprisoning them
at st. Lazare for six months
that is provided, of course, that the
'' countess" had not tacit understand
ing with the police. The sharpers
ould also be dealt with summarily by |
eing expelled from Paris as vagabonds
-fter three months precautionary
during which their antece-
dents would be carefully inquired into.
AS to the "pigeons," they would be re-
leased, or if minors, restored to their
families Immediately after furnishing
references. They would
also receive friendly warning to be
more cautious for the future, but ex-
oerience does not prove that these warn
ngs profit much.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
THE HITLER SIDE,
By JOHN ". CHADWICK,

Climbing the mountains shaggy crest.
l wondered much what sight would greet
My eager gaze whene'er nav feet
Upon the topmost height should rest.
The hither side was all npknovn
But as 1 slowly .oisd along,
sweeter to me than any song
MY dream of visions to be shown
Meanwhile the mountain shrubs DISTILLED
Their sweetness all along nv Way..
And the delicious summer day
My heart with rapture overfIled,
At length the tOpmost height was gained.
Inc hisher side was full in view:
My dreams-not one of them was true
But better far had 1 attained,
For far and wide on either hand
There stretched valley broad and fair,
with greenness flashing everywhere
pleasant, smiling, home-like land.
Who knows, I thought. but so twill prove
Upon that mountain-top of death.
Where we shall draw diviner breath.
And see the long-lost friends we love?
It may not be as we have dreamed.
Not half so awful, strange and grand.
A.qmet, peaceful, home-like land
Better than e'er in vision cleaned.
Meanwhile along our upward way
What beauties turk, what visions el)vI
Whatever shall be, this we knows
Is better than our lips can say.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
How to Get a Dinner Without Pay


An Cnterprising genius set out one
day to get first-clazs dinner without
paying for it, and he succeeded in this
wise : Having procured quantity of
cockroaches, he killed them by immers-
ing them in boiling water. and with the
Gfeless remains of his victims tied up in
a handkerchief and concealed in his
pocket, he sailed forth in Quest of a
dinner. Entering the Cafo Brebant, he
took a seat at table in the public room,
and ordered some soup. The soup was
brought in its neat little plated tureen,
and the hungry customer proceeded to
ladle out plateful of it, which he con-
sUmed with much appetite. Having
nearly finished his soup, he watched
his opportunity, popped one of his
cochrOaches into the tureen, and then
screamed for tho waiter. The waiter
came, and with spaechless indignation
the rascal pointed to the defunct insect.
Bring the proprietor !" at last he
gasPed. g wi complaint" For
heavens sake be silent, sir, " whispered
the distressed waiter ''you will ruin
the reputation of the house. OF course
we will charge you nothing for the dish.
and if you will only say nothing
Ah-well-in that case-bu5 I can eat
nothing more here. L am too sick.
Good morning." So off went the gen
tleman, followed by storm of apologies
and regrets from the repentant waiter.
He proceeded to the Maison Doree and
ord cred dish of fish, which he obtained
on the hEe cheap terms, and in the ssn3S
ingenious manner. The Cafe Auglaise
supplied him with q roast. the Cafe Richie
with fowl aud salad, and he wound up
his days campaign with some ices end
cakes at the Cafe Neapolitaine, having
obtained a first class dinner without
spendi & a sin-le cent. when the
walters of the different cafes began TO
compare notes, of course the trick was
discovered, but it was then too late to
punish the adrOit swiHdler.-PariS
Letter.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
The Moon.

Every nation has its own traditions
and myths about the heavenly bodies.
We often talk about the man in the
moon but in Sweden they talk about a
boy and girl there. ST. Nicholas says :
The peasants children see, instead of a
man, boy and girl in the moon, bearing
between them pail of water. That is
an old scandinavian legend, which means
a legend known to Sweden and Norway
IN ancient times, when their name was
Scandinavia. The legend says that
Mani, the moon, stole these two chill
dren, Hjnki and BIZ, while they were
drawing water from well. They were
lifted up to the moon along with the
bucket and well-pole, and placed where
they could be seen from the earth.
When next you look at the round, full
moon, if you have imagination enough,
you may see Hjnki and Bill with their
pail of water.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
By HORSLEY BROS. & FIG

"a man may have more children, /"
said the invincible judge, "but he can
have but one country even that which
gave him birth"
Without sigh, and evincing no pa
ternal emotion, Brutus saw his sons
scourged and their heads struck off.
Justice was appeased. The natural
feelings of the father, which he had
stltied to serve his country, could no
longer be controlled, and Brutus wept
bitterly.
The slave Vindicius was rewarded
with money and freedom. The infor-
nation he gave, which caused the death
OF the noblest youth of Rome, saved the
republic.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

which is built upon textbooks, and
made to conform to the trade in text
books and is primarily the fault of
those who do the legislation for our
school system, who seem to have no ca
pacity for substituting system of real
teaching of knowledge that will be use
full to pupils in their after lives IN place
of the effete system of memorizing and
parrot-like repetitions of words and
forms from textbooks, which do not
reach the understanding, and most of
which are forgotten in few weeks or a
few days. IN. w. Christian AdUOcate.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
What Hogs will Bring Next Season.

The Cincinnati Price Current, in speak
ing of the hog crop of 1874-5, and show
ing it likely to prove fair average, thus
presents the future prices of hogs for
the coming packing season First, the
increased price will lead people to mar
ket their hogs very close, and second,
the decline in corn, which is likely to
take place in December, will add to the
hog feeding, as being the best use to
make of the corn. It now seems be-
yond dispute that there will be plenty
of hogs for packing purposes at five
cents per pound, live weight, taken as
an average for the season. There is
nothing more sure than that when hogs
have once attained their best condition
for killing, they will be sold for current
rates without reference to what these
rates may be, because, after a hog is
once in excellent order, he is a daily
source of expense until realized on, and
his owners will not hold him. We look
for heavy shipments of hogs to packing
points during next December.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
M. Guizot.

Small, thin, and frail of body, Guizot
appeared thinner from the habit of
wearing a long brown frock coat. In
the lapel of his coat he wore the ribbon
of the Legion d'Honneur. His hair
was silvered, the face full of life and
brightness, with dark gray eyes that
looked earnestly at you from under his
black velvet skull cap. A dry man of
earnest mind, keen rather than wide.
without the slightest trace of humor.
An admirable face, sculptured by time,
that had hol lowed wrinkles there, and
stamped it with an Incompatible express
sion of strength and energy. 1t was
impossible to avoid a respectful aston
ishment at the sight of that long, thin,
austere head, that domineering look,
that small, severe, and disdainful mouth.
His veice was superb, harsh and biting.
accentuating words and giving them an
extraordinary force. His gestures, hard
and commanding his hand, striking at
almost regular intervals on the desk, to
a certain extent modulated the sentence
and deepened the impression upon the
mind. Such was the great man who has
passed away, after lifetime spent in
useful toll.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

An eight-hour man, on going home
the other evening for his supper, found
his wife sitting in her best clothes on
the front stoop, reading a volumn OF
travels. "How's this ?" he exclaimed.
Where's my supp r?" =" I don't
know, =" replied his wife, "I began to
get your breakfast at six o'clock this
morning and my eight hours ended al
two P. NJ"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

The American Agriculturalist, in
it's last issue, contains an article upon a
new species of fungi, lately imported
to this country in the hollyhock, which
have already made depredations upon
that plant of a serious nature and
threaten still worse. The writer as
serts that the whole family of plants to
which the hollyhock belongs is in
equal danger, and as this includes cot
ton, this great industrial interest is, we
are told, in imminent danger. AS a
remedy florists are urged to import no
more of this species of plants to the
country, as their destruction has so far
defed all remedies applied.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

"A curious episode in the railroad
depot at Lincoln, Nebraska, the other
day, was Mennonite divorce. The man
was anxious 70 go to Dakota, and his
wife equally anxious to remain, so, af-
ter long argument in Russian and
German, they sat down upon the floor,
and, opening a bag containing two
thousand dollars in gold, counted it
out, piece by piece, the man taking
One-half and tho woman the other,
They then shook hands and separated.
the man jumping upon train bound
for Dakota.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

Out of the sffty-four young men
appointed cadets at West Point and ex-
amined during the past week, only
twenty-five passed the examination and
were admitted.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02

First law of gravity-Never laugh
at your own Jokes.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-02
ATTORNEYS ArLAW.

( NlD ALEXANDER
" Attorney-st-IAw and Solicitor in ChancerS,
Columbia, Tennessee.
Oflce: whilthorne Block Jan'y. 16 1y.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
- . . .
value Oi 10 NOICe.

Thete i almost always this consolation IN store
for the posSessor Of singing voice, no ha'tef
Low niiliDg it may be that livelihood may
be gained by it. Ii you cannot Dc NILSSON or
Patti, Faure or Stanley. you are at l'ast pref
tv sure o! being able 10 get situation as con
cert singer for these ARTISTS are oi all efaues Oh
ahiluy, Ii may seem IA terrible thing that a
singer should aim AT The grand opera anu sue
ceed 10 biting nothing higher than the stage OF
saw that il certainly would be better for voice
ayarety theatre but as a practical person shonld
worker to do that han TO remain a needle woman
orr shop eirl-lor the simple reason that pop
ular singer in II variety theatre receives an IN
come worth that o! dozen needle women or
4hop-eirp. 1t may surprise my readers 10 learn
that such singer receives seventy -hve or nun
dr.d dollars a week but it is tine. Those VINO
r. recognized rsi -clars stars Of that sphere Al e
even uall two hundred aud upwards; bat these
are men and women dt SPECIAL talent lor comedy
IA well as yucaisln. Tie mcst ordinary women o'
This class--mere fairiaced girls with small voices
and smaller culture get twenty or thirty doiiais
week. How many Geedlewomen or shop-gnh
earn AZ mIth5
Between the variety theatre and the granu
opera what a world OF various opportunities Hes
And what abundance Of talent has grown from
the lower grades to the higher AGelina Iatt
rising from concert troupe, aud Christine Ms
son from outdoor singing in The streets Of tho
cities of her native land, are familiar example,
of one sort; Castle. the graceful tenor, and Camp
bell, the high bass, rising from The stage oil {
minstrel company are equally familiar examples
OF another sort. The great point with singers, al
with other workers, is always 10 10 their woti
well. Then the result will be worthy, whatese
the scene. Parepa-kosa employed every shad'
of her perfect art in singing "Flve o'clock IN I'M
morning" as faithfully as she did when singing
| in an opera or an oralcrio.-Oliye Logan, IL
| The GdldJy for June.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
A Ghnsiiy Revenge.

In tho will of tho Countess OF l.oudonI
VINO died In England recently was found a
clause directing that hor right mana De cut
OIL aud buried in the park al Castle Don
ninston, at the Dend OF the nil 10 tne Trent
with small cross over it, bearing the mot
to. ~ byde my TYNE The explanation oil
this singular request shows that the Coun-
Tess. who had been II life long enemy ot
Queen Victoria. desired Ia carry her imFia-
cable hatred OF Victoria beyond the grave.
The place OF burial mentioned oveTlonhs
one of tho Queens country seats Inc
skeleton hand with its threatening ep,tsph
was meant 10 point its slow, unwaN erlhg
ii niger at the Queen. reminding her oi the
injustice done long years ago To younger
sister ot the Countess. In the early quooh-
hood OF Victoria the sister mentioned, was
maid OF honor, Gay and thoughti"sH, tho
youpp girl had freedom ot manner whicn
vaye the gossip of the day an opportunity,
| All too we'll abused, OF biackening her lame,
winch has been tarnished by no cfiGiiia'
act OF hers. The Queen hearkene,i 10 inc
| siander, and banisntd tho beantiinl bnt IN
discreet nlrl FROM her household. ihe iaisi
| tv of the scandal was shown, bat mol uhtil
| The poor, dlsLonored maid OF honor hau
dieu Ola broken heart. The Countess OF
Loudon blamed the Queen Tor hei sister :
nutlmely late, and determined Ia revenge
| that sisters wrongs. Never alter dl'i sue
sppsar at conrt, and On every iofai ie't
div kent closely lminured. Her post NOR
| tenn uur ,utt uf ths oaeen IL ghastiy bu
lnlnptgIn
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE,

WERNERSVILLE BERKS CO.. PA.
Eight miles from Reading. 81 from Philadelphia;
1000 feet above tide water at fhila. Magnificent
scenery, mountain air, pure water. good 1ood and
plenty of il, horse back and carriage riding, OK
cellent accommodations are a thousand fold more
keen we'll Water baths, sun baths, Swedish
movements, experienced physicians. DC. We are
MOI one. idea mtn; We have no hobbies. BOARD
EHS ACCOMMODATED. send stamp for clrcu-
now to kUBENI NhLl LII. NJ u,
aprY-2tawlm Proprietor.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
AMERICAN MACHINERY.

American machinery and tools are last wn-
ming favor. The announcement Is now mahe
that our hardware and achinery are beng largely
imported into Germany, and this statement Is
being extensively quoted in England. An Eng
lsh Journal referring to it. says: The handy
shape, the new couirlvances and generally good
workmanship are features III these American
manufactures which find many friends III hus
slu.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21

Although the above rrea sare as low as
good Eastern Ice can be sold IN tins market AT
prott we do hot intend 10 he undersuld upon any
these Prices to take effect On and after Monday
'''" FusEY d RICE.
Oriiscs-iJj simple, 4h ana foliar, aud 40
" aluut StS dti ~
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
GOOD SOLID ICE.

4J pounds and over at the rate ul Sln Ter lU' i'7
The above prices to take effect on Monday Ahfh
Eth, Isl
uurI,e is rs good as ANY Ice that can be offered
in the market ana viii be sold as low as the lowest
WALTON 4 JAMES,
arrsu l-th AMI King and No. W. Third StS.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
MILK.

Is made by carefully evaporatng the watery por-
ton OF Fresh MIk. adding to it IA small portion OF
white sugar and sealing it up hermetically. In
this way 1t will keep tor years and can again be
brought very nearly TO its naturally liquid stnte by
the addition OF water. is very largely used
in III o Preparation OF food for infants. and Is
especially adapt ed to the use of travellers on nc
count of its portability and answering all the pur
pc es of tresn milk. The best brands are sold bv-
i. BRINdHURST j. CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
, 1874-11-01

teenths Of yard in front. and headed BY 4
ahl1Ted land six inches wide.
Cardlnal-lndee9. all shades of-red arc so
highly esteemed this season that they are
mingled with everything that good. and ndlf1er-
eDt, taste allows. The most successful COM
blnations, however. are with black aud white
the former being preferred. For den1i-dtess,
black silk with cartliuai rcd pipinSs, cordlnSs,
and fac!nca, Is very popular.
All the imported street suits show short
sk!rts aud fen modistee are bold enough to
initiate them to limited extent. They seem to
have taken well thus far and 1t may chance that
the uuconGuerable desire for change on the part
of tue fashionable mind may accomplish needed
reform, which good sense mud convenience have
failed TO bring about
II the shades or onr ancestors could revisit
the eartn, this would he good time for them to
come: for our thrifty grandno:Eers wonll lud
upon. 10 be cure, it il not spun at home. En-
gland sends it to u., and tho mediums who bling
it change from 50 ceuts to 81 ya,d for it.
Nevertheless. it is Stout woolen fabric. adn,i-
1ably adapted to ordinary wintcr-use, and PROM
ises to be = fayoritc-
Aiatelasss grows space in tho popuIar heart,
End goes apace into tue popular pocket; for no
cong can bny it, not even prima donua's, uuless
her notes Of the score be accompanied By scoie
Of other (bank) notes. Il promises to surpa=s
velvet for rich cloakiues, and. trimmed with fur
or feathers. It is no; inferior in elegance.
Though used for cuirasscs. etc, it ia il-adap'ea
TO Indoor necessities, AZ 1t is 20 warm and thick
as to expose The wealer to taking cold on leaving
it of. FuhDxLow.
, 1874-11-01

1t St. John, N. B., gentleman named Ber-
treaux, sojourning At the Victoria Hotel, was
severely injured the other evening through bis
too great zeal to celebrate the advent Of tho
lunar eclipse. He had prepared cartridge Of
dynamite, which he purposed exploding In a yard
underneath his window. He accordingly leaned
out on the sill and lighted the tissuc~paper iuse;
but, as the latter burned more rapidly inside
thaa out, the fire penetrated the cartridge before
lie was aware, and the dynamite exploded.
AIr. Ecrtreau1's hand was shattered to the
vrlet-iont and blown into thousand pieces.
His left arm near the elbow Was also badly
bruised, his right eye and chin slightly injured,
and be received severe gash in tue LETT check,
apparently from piece OF tho bone OF the hand.
His sufferipgs for time we're cxcruciating. 4
friend who IVES standing behind him suffered
also from the shock. The conclusion and lash
Of fame have resulted in an injury to bis sight
which calls for lis soclus:on from the light.
Another gentleman who was present WAS
knocked by the recoil clear across the room, his
sense Of hearing being somewhat impaired. 4
fourth person nas also IN the room, but Gus
tained no damage. Several articlcs Of furniture
we're overturned By tho shock. and large hole
blown in the window-silI. The cartridge used
was about az inches in length and an inch thick,
with a small cap at one end, to which tho fuse
OF tlssue-paper was attached.
, 1874-11-01

peals nj unheeded, and up above tho purple bills
the moon hangs like lamp Of gold on high.
NY darling" Gerald saws, ado you know /
could hardly believe it when got your letter ths
morning. l never deserved such an answer,
a1i."
Love does not go BY deeert," Mizpah answers,
aud ron see1 could not holp loving YOU Gerald
right some oay. But, Oh. I an glad it wss nos
delayed much longer"
"Thank heaven for my meeting your sister
slinnle last week" says Gerald, stroklng tha
bright head fondv.
"And for your condding to her your hatred. ~
never could"
And tined to forget you, but I never could.
Ah, Gerald :-ncst!lng closer to him, and LAYING
ons hand Oh his locket-' you kept the nams'
but kept the verae. Verify tho Lord has
watched between me and thee when we wera
absent ons from another: :"--Eagl;sh Magazine,
, 1874-11-01

the dog, and tho whole matter resolved itself
iuto the fact that he had scxred tho gentleman
WHO complained Of his attacking him BY rouEn
play. Nevertheless. to make ASSURANCES douolJ
sure, at the request Of his master, he WAS put
upon the staud to testify in bis own case Va
bong asked il he would bic any one, he uttered
peculiar noise and shook his bead. Lie Was
then asked if he would bite any ono it bis master
set him on, and replied in the affirmative BY nod
dug his head and barking. When asked If he
would bite tile Court. he replied IN rue negative.
Several other questions wei o asked him. aud his
answers aud actions exhibited the greatest intel
liecnce. Il is needless to say be Was honofsbly
acquitted"
, 1874-11-01

! Thers is curious prescription in England for
the euro OF drunkenness, By which thousands
are said to have been assisted in recovering
themselves. The recipe camo into notoriety
through the efforts of John Vine Hall, father of
thu Rev Newman Hall and Capt. Vine Hall,
commander OF lhe Great Eastern steamship. He
had fallen into such h.bitual drunkenness that
Lis utmost efforts to regain himself provsd una
railing. At length he sought toe advice Of al
eminent physician; xho , gsTe im prescription
and at tho end of that time he had lost all desire
for liquors, although he bad for many years been s
led csptivs by q most debasing, appetite. The
recipe, which he afterwards published, and bv
which SO many have been assisted to reform. il
as follows: "sulphate of iron. 5 grains; mag
nesia. 10 grains; peppermint water, II grains !;
splris Of nutmeg, drachm; to be taken twice =
day" This preparation acts as + tonic and slim
u1ant, and so partly supplies the place OF tho
accustomed liquor aud prevents that absolute
physical and moral prosttation that follows q
sudden breaking off fxom the use Of stimulating
drinks.