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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
Humorous.

WHAT mental quality does a dress
resemble2 Address.
A YOUNG lady last week declined FROST
ed cake, because she thought Il might
give her cold.
A PUBLIC notice which must bc n great
hardship TO the birds about town" No
bills allowed"
WHILE witnessing n game of baso-
ball out West boy was struck on tho
back of his head, the bawl coming out
OF his mouth.
BRFoRR bustles came into fashion there
was n chance for newspapers To display sn-
terprise but now all of them are behind
in their makeup.
EPIrAPH on A LoCoMoTyE-C Collisions
four or five she bore the signals were ia
vain grown old and rustcd, her boiler
busted and smashed the excursion
train.
A FRENCmIAN thinks the English LAM
guage is very tough. Dare is look
out, ," he SAYS, (Which il TO put out
your head and sec aud look out which
is to haul in your head and not for 10
see-iust contrairie.
ONCE upon time, man met an old
woman in m English town driving Sow
eral asses. "Adieu, mother Of asses,
said he. "Adieu, my son = was the old
woman's reply. The fellow went on his
way, feeling for his ears.
THE first time the Abyssinians saw tho
engines in n steam vessel they were
struck with amazemeut, and said that
the English must be a very clover poo
pie, for they had captured the devil and
put him into an iron box and made him
work.
IT may not be true, but il is said that
an Irishman after no had seen the uu-
merous hills and mountain ranges Of
New Hampshire, exclaimed, Bcdad, L
never was in a country before whorn
they had so much land that they had To
stack it.
A PERSON complained TO DIR. Franklin
of having been insultcd 10y one who
called him a rascal. What did you
call him p asked franklin. 81 called
him n rascal, was the r'ply. Well"
said Franklin, 81 guess You both spoke
the truth.
A PENNSYLVANIA clergyman has made
n Init by introducing personals IN his
prayers. For instance " Lord have
mercy or John Shanahan, who keeps
saloon near the old rod bridge. Either
lay him on 4 bed of sickness or have
him removed from this town"
A sCHooLBoY being requested 30 wIito
n composition on the subject Of "pins,"
produced tho following: Z" Pins arc
very useful They have saved the lives
of great many men, women and chill
dren-in fact whole families" GLOW
80 2" asked the puzzled teacher aud the
boy replied, Why, by not swallowing
them" This matches the story Of tho
other boy who defined salt ms the
stuff that makes potatoes taste bad
when you don't put any on
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A HISTORICAL PARALLEL.
The Lopez Expedition.


The shooting of Gems. Ryan and We
roma and their comrades of the Vir-
ginius, at Santiago de Cuba, by the
Spanish authorities of that city, forcibly
recalls a similar sanguinary reprisal
committed by the Spaniards twenty-five
years ago, at Havana, upon Gen. Lopez,
Col. Crittenden, of Kentucky, and fifty
of their companions in misfortune. The
excitement which was caused through
out the country by this savage act of
vengeance is still well remembered.
This excitement was chiefly due to the
fact that Col. Crittenden and large
plumber OF the executed expeditionists
were Americans, Crittenden having been
a nephew of Senator John J. Crittenden,
of Kentucky, and the others having
been recruited for the service in various
parts of the United States. The lead
ing spirit of the ill-starred venture was
Narcisso Lopez, Venezuelan by birth,
and revolutionist by profession. The
expedition left New Orleans in August,
1851, upon steamer. 1t numbered 500
men, of whom many were Americans,
under the command of Col. Crittenden
and others. OF this number 200, with
Crittenden at their head, were landed at
a small place called Morillo, not far
from Havana, while Lopez went with
the remainder of the party to Los Pozas,
another coast village. Both wings of
the expedition Jared badly from the
moment of their landing. The prom
ised cooperation of the Cubans was not
forthcoming, and the devoted band of
gallant adventurers who had been left
at AIorillo was surrounded by the Span
ish soldiers, all retreat was cut off, and
the whole party was carried to Havana.
In Havana, as was the case the other
day in Santiago de Cuba, the members
of the expedition were tried by court
martial, and Col. Crittenden and fifty
of the more prominent of his compan-
ions were shot in the public square of
the city. The courageous response
made by Col. Crittenden to the order of
his executioners to kneel with his back
to the platoon of soldiers was character
istic of the man can American" he
said, "kneels only to his God, and never
turns his back upon an enemy" And
with these words the chivalrOus Ken
tuckian received the Spanish bullets
standing and with his face to the foe.
The other party, which repaired to Los
Pozas under Lopez, achieved tempo
rary and barren victory over the Span
iards, who attacked them and were re-
pulsed. This success, however, was of
brief duration, and Lopez, having be-
come separated from his command, fled
for refuge to the mountains. Here he
wandered about for several days, and
was finally captured by the Spanish sol
diers who had been sent in search of
him. Taken to Havana, he was tried
by court-martial, and was sentenced to
die by the garrote. The sentence wos
carried out on Sept. 1. Lopez was 50
years of age at the time of his execu-
ton, and, like Crittenden and the rest
of the victims, he died with firmness
and composure. Those of the Inflated
expedition whose lives the Spaniards
spared were condemned to transporta-
ton, but afterward pardoned.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
To Make Glossy Shirts.

Put a little common white wax in
your starch, say two ounces to the
pound then if you use any thin patent
starch, be sure you use it warm, other
wise it will get cold and gritty, and spot
your linen, giving it the appearance of
being stained with grease. 1t is differ
ent with collar starch, it can be used
quite cold; however, of that anon.
Now, then, about polishing shirts I;
starch the fronts and wristbands as
stiff as yorl can. Always starch twice,
that IS, sta1eil and dry then starch
again. Iron yOur shirt in the usual
way, making the hsen nice and firm.
but without any attcmlt at good finish:
don't lift the plaits; your shirt is now
ready for polishing but You ought To
have a boardthe same size as colataon
Switchboard, made of hard wood aEd
covered with only one ply of cotton
cloth. Put this board into the breast of
your shirt, damp the front n very little,
with wet sponge then take polish
ing-iron, which is flat and bcvelcd a
little at ono end, polish gently with tho
beveled part, taking care not TO drive
the linen up into wave-like blisters Of
course this requires n little PR cticc
but if you are careful and persevere, in
a short time you will be able TO give
that enamel-like finish which seems to
be SO much wanted.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
CnI This ONT.

Every person should understand how
to treat flesh wound, because one is
liable TO he placed in circumstances,
away from surgical and veterinary and,
where he may save his own life, the lifo
of n friend or Of beast, simply by tho
exercise of q little common sense. In
the first place, close tho lips Of tho
wound with the hand, aud hold them
firmly together 10 check tho flow Of
blood until several stitches can be tnkon
and bandage applied. Then battle the
wound for n long time in cold water.
"Should it be painful, correspondent
says, take a painful Of burning Goals
and sprinkle upon them common brown
sugar, and hold the wounded part in
the smoke. In few minutes the pain
will be allayed, and recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my case rusty nail had
made n bad wound in my foot. Tho
pain and nervous irritation were severe.
This was all removed by holding il in
smoke for fifteen minutes, and I was
able 90 resume my reading in comfort.
We have often recommended 10 10 9TH
ers, with like results. Last week ono
of my men had a finger nail torn out by
n pair Of ice-tongs. IL became very
painful, as was 10 have been expected.
Held in sugar smoke for twenty min
utes. the pain ceased and promised
gppplv rpcDypry VI
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A Lively Cherokee Council.

We learn from Andrew Young, Cher
okee just from Tahlequah, that on Tues
day last discussion arose about the
Ockmulgee Constitution, and the APP
portioning of land in severalty among
the Cherokees. Sam Usage, a councillor
and a full-blood Indian, opposed the
movement. He was considered leader
in the party opposed to what is termed
the BOudinot policy. Turn Foreman
was in the council-house when the dis
cussion was going on and took part IN
it, and pulled out his pistol and shot
Sam Usage dead. Immediately after,
some unknown person shot Foreman,
who died that night.
There is another version of the above
affair, we learn from Col. Cravens, who
is Just down from Fort Gibson. II np-
pears it was made-up affair between
Sam Usage and Colson to kill Foreman.
While Foreman and Usage were talking
friendly, Colson shot him, and then
Usage turned upon him and shot Fore
man, who then pulled his pistol out and
killed Usage and also shot ColsOn.
Turn Foreman, just before he died,
counted sixty-four men he had killed
during his lifetime. The junior of this
paper was well acquainted with him,
and knows of many bloody deeds he
committed. Foreman was between 30
and 81 years of age, a handsomc-looking
man, and very pleasant in conversation
but when once aroused, was quickly
touched with bloodthirsty motives, and
always brought down his Antagonist
Fort Smith (AFE.) independent.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The Men Who Have Held the Chief
JUSticeShiD,
From the Washington Chronicle.l

from the Washington Chronicle
The renewed interest manifested in
the subject of the appointment of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States has induced us to
print in the form of table, which will
be found below, a complete list of all
the Chief Justices which have hereto
fore been appointed, the State of their
residence, and their age when appoint
ed, by whom appointed, the periods of
service, the dates of birth and death of
each, and age at time of death.
From this table it will be seen that
all of the Presidents who have hereto
fore been required to perform the re-
sponsible duty of selecting jurists for
this exalted position, viz: Washing
ton, Adams, Jackson and Lincoln, have
concurred in the selection of compare
lively young men. No one of them had
passed the meridian of a vigorous man
hood at the date of appointment. The
oldest, Roger B. fancy, was only 50
years old, Rutledge and Chase were So,
Marshall 46, and Jay and Ellsworth
were but A each.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A Specimen Of Spanish Cruelty.

A most touching instance of heroism,
and one of the most atrocious acts of
cruelty, the truth of which is vouched
for by the most respectable authority,
occurred during the Colombia struggle
for independence.
The Spanish General Morillo, the
most blood-thirsty and treacherous tool
of the Spanish King, was created Count
of Cartagena and Marquis de la Pueria
for services which rather enitle him to
the butcher or hangman.
While seated in his tent one day he
saw a young boy before him drowned in
tears. The chief demanded of him for
what purpose he was there.
The child replied that he had come to
beg the life of his father, then a pris-
oner in Morillo's camp.
"What can you do to save your IA
Their" asked the General.
81 can do but little, but what can
shall be DONE"
Morillo seized the little fellows ear,
and said:
"Would you suffer your ear to be
taken off to procure your fathers
hfe?'
81 certainly would was the I'M
daunted reply.
The boy wept, but did not resist
while the barbarouB order was ex-
ecuted.
"Would you lose your other ear
rather than fail of your purpose p was
the next question.
81 have suffered much, but for my
father I can suffer still, was the an
swer of the boy.
The other ear was taken off piece
meal, without finching on the part of
the noble boy.
"And now go'' exclaimed Morillo
untouched by his sublime courage !;
-" the father of such son must die.
In the presence of his agonized and
vainly-sufering son, the patriot father
was executed.
Never did life picture exhibit such
truthful lights and shades in national
character such deep, treacherous vii
lainy-such lofty, enthusiastic heroism
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The Criminal Code Of Ianau.

One of the most beneficent achieve
ments of the present government of
Japan has been the reform of the Grim
inal code ; and an official statement just
published shows, by means of a compar-
alive table, the degrees of punishment
attached to certain crimes under the old
and the new law. Some of these modi-
fcations are very curious, and the pen
alties themselves not less so. For ex-
ample, under the old code, the wound
ing of the head of a household by a
hired servant was punished by pillory
and crucifxion; now it is followed by
stranging merely. Under the bloody
code of the tycoons, stealing ten gan
(ten dollars) or more was punishable
with death now the maximum of petty
theft is put at three hundred dollars,
and is punished by penal seryitude for
life. The penalty for murder Of a
parent by stratagem, under the old code,
was death by crucifxion, the unnatural
offspring being first exhibited through
the public streets with halter around
his neck now the parricide or matri-
eide is done to death by implement.
Punishment for the unchastity of priests
in committed to penal servitude for ten
years the guilty woman in the case, if
a spinster, is held innocent if married,
she is condemned to one year of penal
servitu1a
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
Lost Discharges.

Soldiers have often experienced much
difficulty in getting their discharge
certificates duplicated. In response to
a letter from Senator Ferry, of this
State, concerning the matter, the
Adjutant- General of the United States
says:
1 have to inform you that before IA
vorabIe action can be taken in this de-
partment the soldier must furnish an
affidavit that he has made diligent
search for it and cannot recover it.
Affidavits from two or more reliable
persons, Officers of his former COM
mand preferably establishing his iden-
titv, must also be furnished.
All affidavits forwarded must have
the certificate of the Clerk of Court
of Record, showing that the civil officer
before whom the oath was administered
was duly authorized to administer
saths. The company and regiment in
which the soldier served should be
stated Grand Rapids (Hjch.) Eagle,
Nor 10,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
The Monetary Difficulties of the World,

The London Times gives the follow
ing explanation of the fact that there are
financial troubles in many countries at
once:
"It will perhaps be asked how it is
that while money, like water, has the
constant tendency to find level, there
can be a simultaneous scarcity in all the
chief places of the globe? The answer
is that probably at no previous period
has there been so simultaneous a hoard
ing. Not only has the improvident alb
sorption in England been beyond any
former precedent, but there is reason to
believe that in America, Spain, and
France, from different canses, the pro-
cess has been on a still more unusual
scale while in Germany, although the
gold coinage is gradually paid out IN
exchange for the old silver circulation,
this silver circulation is retained by the
Government, and practically amounts to
the boarding of the wealth obtained
from France. If there should be a re-
turn to pacific and orderly government
on the continent, a period of unsurpassed
abundance would probably be witnessed,
the effects of the American panic being
certain to subside in due course but
the signs in France give little hope of
such a contamination, and hence, al
though on this side the tendency may
be toward a recovery of steadlness,
there can, in the relations between trade
and the money market, be no ground on
which, for the present, calculations can
be based with any approach to ceT-
taintv -
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A Pleasant Day,

Among the large number gathered at
the horse-sale, Friday, was Col. Hig-
ginson, who is, as our Danbury readers
well know, very deaf. Alongside of
him stood young man, a stranger, en-
gagged, ga was the Colonel, in watching
the sale. During a luIl he turned
toward the Colonel and politely OBJ
served, " A pleasant day" The Colonel
saw the movement of the lips, but of
course heard no sound, but not wish
ing to lose what might be a matter of
vital interest, he said, "What's that ?"
&c 1t is a pleasant day." repeated the
young man, suddenly realizing the
dreadful insigni6cance of the statement
" / did not quite hear you" explained
the Colonel, leaning forward with some
anxiety. The young man turned very
red, and looked as if he was about to
descend into the bowels of the earth
with his hat on. 81 said it was pleas
ant day." he again stammered, raising
his voice, and shivering at the sound.
The Colonel's hand went up TO his ear,
" Really, sir, he said, in bland man.
ner, 81 am afraid you will have to
speak a little louder" The young man
grew redder than ever. How gladly he
would have turned and fled how bit
terIy he regretted not keeping the infor-
nation to himself. But the Colonel stood
waiting, and, raising himself by his
toes, the young man shrilly screamed
'It is q pleasant day." The Colonel
heard this, and promptly conceded,
and the young man retreated amid the
encouraging smiles Of the populace.,-
D1a6HrY Neirs,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A ParIOr Amusement.

Eyes, mouth, chin and nose all con-
tribute to indicate the character of their
owners, and now somebody finds that
the hair has a similar use. Straight,
lank, Strengthening hair indicates
weakness and cowardice. Curly hair
denotes quick temper. Frizzly hair,
set on ones head as if each individual
hair were ready to fight it's neighbor,
denotes cCarseness. Black hair indi-
Gates personal courage, especially when
one is cornered, with q wonderful de-
gree of pertinacity and a disposition 10
hang on until whatever is undertaken
be accomplished. Also, "A strong pre-
disposition to revenge wrongs and in
suits, real or fancied. Brown hair de-
notes a fondness for life, friendly dis
position, ambition, earnestness of pur-
pose, capacity for business, and reliable
ity in friendship, in proportion as the
hair is fine. Very fine hair indicates an
even disposition, u readiness to forgive,
with q desire to add to the happiness of
others. Persons with fine light-brown
or auburn hair, inclined to curl or friz,
are quick tempered, and are given to
resentment and revenge. Light-brown
hair, inclined to redness, with n freckled
skin, is a certain indication of deceit,
treachery, and disposition to do some
thing mean by friend, when that friend
can no longer be used to advantage.
BY remembering these items, quite an
amusing parlor game of fortune-telling
may be instituted.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A COlOred Millionaire.

Men whose taxes foot up from one to
ten thousand each year can get per
cent. month for it, or use it in even
more lucrative ways, while the interest
on their taxes is nothing in comparison.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are
retained in this way.
a notable Instance of this practice is
the case of a colored millionaire who
has lodged paying his taxes until they
now amount to nearly 800, 900, due to
the city and State. This man is char
acter for a romance. He is so abstem-
iOus that he may be called miser. He
disdains rest, and with wonderful activ-
lty works on IN a small and obscure one
story house, remote from the business
portions of the city. This building is
his office and his home. 1t is dingy
aud dilapidated on the outside. Within,
a kind of lobby, partitiOned off from the
main room, is the miser's office. A
desk full of pigeon holes crammed with
papers, an iron safe and a chair or two,
constitute the only furniture. Beyond
are the rooms where he lives with his
mother, woman almost 100 years old.
Yet this man, so unpretentiOus in his
business surroundings, has nearly a
hundred tenements scattered all over
the city, which bring him anywhere
from 80, 600 to 81, 800 per month.
He owes over $50 different properties,
estimated to be worth at least 800, 900,
besides bonds and cash to large
amount. This man, however, never
pays any taxes, except when he disposes
OF piece of property, and then only on
that property. In the Sheriff's office
are tax-writs against him dating back
twelve years, and to some of them are
attached as much as six yards of fools
cap, filed throughout with closely-writ-
ten descriptions of his properties. The
reason for avoiding his annual taxes is
a speculative one. The city charges
him 10 per cent. interest on his money,
which he never loans except on mort
gage; he can make from IS to "a per
cent. Every tenth year, also, the taxes
of one year are wiped out by proscrip-
tiOp.-NcU Orleans Times
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16

The Boston Post draws this bright
picture of the business outlook: "There
is every encouragement for business
prospects, and the best of reasons for
driving off all tendencies to depression
in view of the present situation. The
country will have been thoroughly cured
of the passion for imitation and its at
tendant vice of speculation by the time
the trouble blows out of the sky, and
legitimate a business only on5.,t the export
tons, and reduced market craving the
productions of our industrial establish
ments, the future is bright with the
light of business promises which are to
conduct the country to a larger and
sounder prosperity"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
YUBA DAM.

THE following verses. rays The Spirit NJ Tunes,
~ puhished anonymously, havc been generally
oeredited 70 Bret Harts and We remember 10 have
lartepubliHhsd, We believe. Nv Joi,r, e,rr,asn HOE
on-uhieh called Nuba Dam" Tie mosi character
'tie Of Mr.. Hartss productions. without pro-
ounolhg upon the question, We think A riuhf 10
ender unto Cmsar tho things that Ar, 10 m.
erses were written by Col. Charca Jas1es f,,,,riy
iost cultivated and respected citizens We pript
hem from the authors Ms.:l
The sun was shimmsriug on tho west
And gliding all the yellow main,
And tumbling shadows from tho crest
or gilded nountsius 10 the plain,
A. laboring up n vnicrcourse
A traveller prickod his weary hcrFc;
When all At once upon bis sight
Burst a fair village clean and bright.
lie asked miner whom he mct
II be could give its name. You bot"
Pray do, my friend, and DO not sham
The miner answered, Yuba dam
kind, gentle friend, do not abuse
Ny ignorance; l cry truce
To thy bold wit: come, tell me true,
would not ask 10 II knew,
But !, dear sir, stranger am
Quick reared the miner, Nuba dam"
Dishcartensd, on the stranger pressed.
Aud overlook n mincing dame
with faIcn hair and silkcn vest,
And begged II her the village name.
She oped her sweet lipF like o. clam,
Aud simpered guiloy, Nuba dam"
on tore the stranger, nearly wild,
And came upon an artlefs child;
She had a satchel uu the arm,
. While OR her face stole many charm.
Whore have you been p The stranger said;
The maid uplifted quick her head,
And answered, With the ready truth
And open frunkncas q her youth,
A. school" "Who keeps it7' Uncle SAM
what is this place, sweet 2" "Yuba DAM
" Alas = he screamed. In frantic grief
viii no one come 20 my relief;
Will no one tell mc where 7 nm7H
The schoul-hoyr shouted, " Nuba dam
And ON the bridge, o. hr lid slam,
The planks ro-cchucd "Nuha dam"
" pcrdition seize the place 2" hs cried.
A. through it, streets no swiftly hird;
Yet ere he went 60 rest that night,
From something told him by wight
lie found that he himself had slammed,
Aud that the o. uba" had hrcn damned.