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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-27
The Temperance Movement.

Mt. NEBo, Tenn, Feb. %, 1874.
To the Editors ofthe Herald and Mail
1 know you to be gentlemen of great
temperance proclIvities, and think a
remittance in an abridged summary
from the lodge OF Good Templars, Local
ted at Mt. Nebo, might not be altogeth-
er void of interest to many of your read
ers who are enlisted in the good cause
and holy war of emancipating man, no.
bic man, from the fearful bondage ofthe
wine cup. / say good cause, for feel
that we are engaged in holy mission,
one that angels might delight in, second
only to the Christian Church. 1t has
given me much heartfelt pleasure to be-
hold the great amount of good that has
been accomplished by our noble order
in this community in the last ten
months. We are intantile in age but ell
eDbantine in dimensions and work. In
stituted 21st of April, 1878, with % char>
ter members, the Lodge now numbers
40. and the cause is continued in una
bated prosperity, and is working with
great zeal and interest. At our meetings
we have harmony, peace and sunshine.
There may be seen the white beaded
grandpapa and grandmama, the gray
haired pa and ma, the children and
grandchildren, ali united as one cons
mon family, determined to reclaim the
fallen, save others from falling, and to
exterminate the curse OF intemperance
in our community. 1t has reached al
most every family in the vicinity, and
increased In numbers and influence with
a rapidity unprecedented in the annals
of human reformation, and has gone far
beyond the most brilliant and sanguine
hopes of its institutors, and been the
balm of Gilead in healing many a larcer-
ated and bleeding heart, and made its
additions to the Church of God. On the
list of our Lodge are enrolled many
names of the wisest, best and most phi
lantropic OF the community. This fact
alone should be sufficient to quiet the OBJ
ieciions. But alas! ] am well aware that
we still meet with some unmerited op-
position, and from SQUIRE that should
be least expected-members of the
church-who are the great beneficiaries
of this human, elevating and soul saving
order. But 1t is pleasing reflection
that the number of opposers is rapidly
decreasing, and the time seems short in
the prospective when all those who have
been preiudiced sgainstythe order, will
check their tide of invectives and ac-
| knowledge the moral influence and
Christ-like beneyolence- OF the institu-
] ton, whose Faith, Hope and Charity"
is not confined to any particular grade
OF life, swayed by no sectarian creeds,
put is as tree as the mountain air and as
impartial as the love of God.
EMMA E. JoYCE.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-27
A CaIIUnon C.S HiIIrORun.

TO the Editors Of the Herald and Mail:
The next Legislature will be of great
importance. A uong other portentous
matters to be acted upon by it will be-
the election OF a United States Senator,
to fiji the place of w. G. Brownlow,
whose term Of office expires this year by
Limitation: an it Is more han probab e
th t the Funding BIll'' will be recOn~
sidered, and other aft airs OF like moment
will be disposed of. In view of these
facts, it becomes the people of Maury
County to be wide-awake in the selec-
ton of fit man to represent them. A
man to represent the people, recognized
as wealthy and intelligent, in our law
making body should be thoroughly
qualified He should be a
man of answering honesty and integ-
rity-devoted to the interests of the
whole people, with no selfish ambition
TO satiate. He should he a man otsound
Judgment and natural strength of mind,
and should not be wanting in scholarly
attainments;with all this should be.coup-
led boldness, and unflagging energy.
In casting around we can fix our minds
upon no man, who possesses more of the
above qualifications, than our fellow
citizen, G. S. Hill, Esq. He is mature
in years, ripe in scholarship, and is a
first-class lawyer; he is bold, and can
spe k what he knows "'Twere easier
to turn the sun from his course. than
to turn hin, from the path of duty"
The people in him would have have a
champion in whom they could emph"t-
ically rely. He could neither be bought
nor sold, nor ewayed by any influence
in registering his ballot. If he will con-
sent to become a candidate, we believ e
he will be literally supported.
PLEBIs.
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Rain in the Heart.

"Into each life some rain must fall"
If this were all, oh If this were all,
That into each life some rain must fall,
There were fainter sobs in the poets rhy
There were fewer wrecks on the shore OF
time.
But tenn ptests of woe pass over the soul,
Since winds of anguish we cannot control;
And shock after shock we are called TO bear,
Till the lips are white with the hearts des-
pair.
The shores of time with wrecks are strew d,
Unto the ear comes ever q moan;
Wrecks of hope that set sal in glee,
Wrecks of lore, sinking silently.
Many are mid from the human eye,
Only God knoweth how deep they lie;
Only God heard when arose the cry
Help me to bear-oh help me to die!''
"Into each life some rain must fall"
If this were all, oh If this were all;
Yet there Is a refuge from storm and blast,
Gloria Patri-we1l reach IL at last.
Be strong, be strong. to my heart cry,
The pearl in the wounded shell doth lie;
Days of sunshine are given to all,
Tho Unto each life some rain must fall"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-27
Our Bad Roads.

Who is responsible for our bad raads7
is il the Legislature? Is 1t the road
overseeIs, who tail to make the people
work them? No; neither is responsible.
The Legislature can't have pixies built,
and it is an indisputable fact that ma
cadamized roads are the only kind that
will be OF any permanent value in Mid
die Tennessee, where the soil is fertile
and soft. The overseers are not respOn-
sible, because, in this county, they spend
at least forty thousand days labor in
every year in patching up old dirt roads,
throwing rocks as big as half bushel
into some mud holes and throwing dirt
into others. The overseers are not to
blame. They might work the people q
thousand years on the old plan, and the
roads would be as bad as they are now,
or worse. Then, who is to blame? No
body? Yes, somebody is to blame for
our bad roads, because their condition
can be improved. So long as there is
sure remedy for the evil, somebody is to
blame for not applying 1t, Then, who is
it2 We answer the question ourselves
it is the County Court. The members
of the County Court live in every por-
ton of the county, and represent the
people of every civil district Most of
them own considerable real estate, which
makes them personally interested in ev-
cry measure that requires taxation. 1t
is the duty, and they have the power, to
remedy the evil. We have 10 pet plan
TO offer them, but will simply remark
that nothing will do that does not look
to building good macadsmized roads in
every important direction from Column
bia. The County Court has now a
chance TO do more for their county than
any Court has ever done. Will they do
it or will they subject themselves to the
insinuation that they are afraid7 We
shall see. ....
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OVER THE COUNTY.

An interesting debate will take place al
Neapolis, ON Saturday nigh, March 7th, 1874
The question for discussion is, {" ResolUed
That the existence of God and the fmmor.
tally of the soul, can be proved without the
aid of revelation" Atfrnaative Debaters-H
I: Gordon, w. D. Witherspoon, /. N. Buyers
Ne0atire De6qters-Wm. Anderson, DR.. ]. q
Lee, ", j. Adktsson. Everybody is respect
fully invited. Open at ~ o'clock.
John !. Dowell has been elected mRgis-
trate in the 24th district, to I'LL the vacancy
made by the removal of Geo. p. Whitaker,
Esq, 70 Rally Hill. He beat Rufe L., 81 votes.
Esq. W hitaker made a splendid ofhcer, not
a single appeal having been taken from his
long list of decisions. We predict Mr.. Dow
cd, ne Will see correctly, conscientious, he
VIII judge Justly, and being identified by
feeling, interest, principle, with tax op-
pressed people, he will guard the county
an magistrate right-by the old fashioned
standard.
"A young married woman, Of the upper
portion of Maury county, tells a good Joke
on her husband, which happened when he
was counting her. II was some distance
from his home, and he stayed to dinner.
The young lady's mother handed him pate
tqll OF meat, from which to take a piece.
he was busy talking, and instead OF taking
q piece OF meat, snapped plates with her.
Being her daughters lover, the old lady
said nothing, and the young man came
very near eating all the meat on the table.
"A little son, aged:about Is months, OF Mr..
john X. Patterson, of the Bigbyville neigh
DOrhood, accidentally fell in the fire. late
ly, and was very badly burned on the head.
On the Brown farm, opposite COlum bia,
n few days since, a negro girl, aged about
l2years, accidently caught fire while stand
ing near the fire place, and was severely
burned, befor the fire could be extingulsh ed.
Esq. +, A. Burke, and Capt. ]. y. Murphy,
are announced as candidates for Repre-
and Col. a. =. Goodwin, for Sena-
tor. All good men.
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Valuable Real Estate
For sale.

a tract or lind about four rifas vet Of
Ceutreville, Hickman county, Tenn. bets zen
the rivers Of Dock aud Pine, containing abou {
two thousand ucrr-, with an HbundHn nee Of II
cclleut TIMBER, and two 90 very rich aud in
exhau-,iblc IRON ORE BANkS. The narth
boundary Of sad ira. is within three or four
miles Of the old Oakland rurnsce on Mill
Crerk
ALSO, about fifteen hundred acres west ~
Pine River, well rimbersd, with iron ore 10
abundance. Will sell at 81 per acre.
These tracts are on the line IT the Narrn1
Gauge Railroad, IL It crosses the river at Cen
treville.
ALSO. a tract Of land IN Levi. county. four
miles south Of Newburgh, containing Az (Sy
Thousand acres. the most Of which l. l-vel ard
j. what is Designated barren landa" II h veil
timbered, and includes the line timber and
the cd pigeon Roost;" has several very hns,
and valuable Iron banks at least three thou
sand acres are level aud can be cultivated,
and is well adapted 10 grapes and would make
a valuable farm for raising sheep.
Another tract, in the same county, on Trace
Creek, contains 425 acres. with abont forty
acres open land, very we'll improved and 10 4
good ueghburhood VIII sell for 81 per sore
Refer TO X. %. smith. Columbia, who 10 Well
acquainted with il,
ALSO. four hundred acres two m,Ies dine
south Of Centreville, Hickman eoanty. Tenn
about thirty five acres IN cultivation; double
log house. stable and corn crib; about sirty
apple trees, some very large, mostly early
fruit; well waisred, three or four never falling
springs a bold running creek runs through
near the centre. Well umbered. $500 per
acre.
Apply to Horsloy 4 Figuers, az ColumbiA
or II. Clageti, az Centrovillc.
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Wore Votes.

"Good morning" good morning" (or
EVENING" on every side. Oh how glori-
Gus, how soothing it is TO know tn at
one has SO many warm friends, and TO
the health of your family, who, perhaps
they have never Seen-nOr do they really
know whether you have progressed so far
in this "Office seeking" world or not, but
who hope may always be as friendly and
entertaining. They should be more particu-
lar about enqutrtng after some gentlemen'S
families for know of quite Of number old
bachelors in our city, as well as in the coun-
try, who say it is not their fault that they
have not got the aforesaid families Some,
If not all of them are quite tender just
there. Now Mr.. candidate, my humble opin-
ion is, that you should be more particular;
don't ask, through mistake, the old bache-
lOr concerning his family, but ask him any
thing else. "How are bonds?" "How is mon
eye" "How are dry goods' How are boots
his weak point and stick a pin there. See
how long he holds on to your hand! Did
YOU ever see such a smile? or did you
ever here such a greeting? 81 do believe
/ like that man-he'S so friendly-SO warm"
says he. won't you come and take an
eve opener" / refuse, of course, l know
too well the effects of the amber cOlOred
contents of the decanter. You must take
a cigar then l light one. Put some
of them in your pocket and now my
dear old boy, you must never pass my
house again, as you have done on several
OCCASIONS without stopping and staying all
think rem hard of you These are the greet
ings-and this Is the way that our battle
SCARED chumS" greet us say chu1ns; yes,
and mean IL! Surely you are not so blind as
not TO see that we are thick-very thick!
He would do anything for me-he would
present me with one of his tickets on the
day of election, or better still, he would
make me one OF his deputies If elected:
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Nashville Christian Advocate says: DR.,
Young reports that the pleasant protracted
meeting AZ Columbia, Tenn, has closed.
Within the last two weeks the pastor has re-
ceived about sixteen members, and wit
messed about twenty conversions. Brother
j. Z. McFerrin has been assisted by his in
defatigabIe Presiding Elder and the Rev.
DIR. Wilkes. The congregation in Column DtR
is very large, and remarkably quiet and de-
vout. While DR.. Young was waiting for the
train on Monday, a few friends of the VAN
derbilt University gave him Endowment
Notes of the amount of one thousand dollars
Rev. w. II. Hughes, OF Pulaski, was In our
town last Monday. His church in Pulaski,
has been undergoing repairs for several
Hall. The repairs will cost about two thous-
aud dollars, which will make the church
one OF the handsolnest in the Tennessee
Mrs. Gen. whitthorne and her beautiful
daughter, Miss Lily, returned from Florida,
q few days ago.
Prof ]. h Fillmore, who has been teach
ing vocal music throughout our county dur
ing the past summer and fall, has returned
20 Cincinnati, in order TO publish new
musical work for the Sunday School and
family, to be entitled, THE Musical MOn1-
tor He will return to Maury next summer.
Mr.. J. +. Lane, a lawyer of Lebanon Tenn,
has been spending short time with his
brother at Neapolis, in this county: be
lost his right arm in the battle OF Chica-
Mr.. AdoIph Nelson, proprietor of the Co.
lumhia Hotel, at the depot sold out last Sat
ur,iay, and has gone to Nashville. He got
little over $500 for property which cost him
$3.50 When his health improves, he win
20 into the mercantile business at Peoria
Ill. Mr.. Nelson thoroughly understands the
business OF hotel keeping, and kept very
superior house. He is an Intelligent man,
and we regret to lose him.
Rev. II. q. Irvine, of Giles county, honor-
ed our sanctum with his genial presence
last Tuesday. We are glad to learn that he
and his excellent lady are pleased with their
new neighborhoOd. ID. \. Mcknight, of
Maury, and an excellent teacher, teaches
shcool near them.
Mr.. II. CIagett, Mr.. Bates and Mr.. oliver
came from Hickman County last Monday
night Mr.. Clagett, who is an old and high
" esteemed citizen of Hickman, passed on
to Nashville.
DR.. Withheld, agent for John p. Morton &
CO. Book publishers, Louisville, was In our
town recently. Morton d Co. turn out Work
in first-claSs style,
Judge John c. Ferris, County Judge OF
Davidson County, and gallant soldier of
Bates I'd Tennessee Regiment, called on Us
yesterday.
Josh q, Bailey has moved his family 10
jackson, Tenn, where they Will reside. Mr..
Bailey is an accomplished insurance agent,
and a valuable citizen, and we trust he will
be received in his new home as his talents,
accom- pliShmPnts and worth merit.
Mr.. John f. Hatcher and lady returned
TO Columbia "A few days since.
Major Barnett has returned home, and his
wounded arm il doing AS well as could be
expected.
Col. q. ". Boyd, of Wayne Furnace, and
Mr.. Rutherford, of Cincinnati, were In town
yesterday. The latter came to get the con-
tract for erecting our water works.
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The Temperance MOvem emit abOut 10
be inauguFRted I'm Columbia.

The temperance movement, under the
management of ladies, in the Northern
States, is increasing, rather than diminish
ing In Interest and is spreading into Ken
lucky and East Tennessee. The ladies go in
a body to the saloons and ask the keepers
TO quit selling whiskey and sign the pledge,
and if they refuse, the ladies commence
praying right there in front of the saloon,
and vel y rarely do they fail OF success. 1t VIII
be seen from the following letter addressed
to l.. NJ. Matthews, that the movement is
about to be inaugurated in this place. We
understand thatJ. n. Walker, &. FrierSOn
A,.HOdge, and Sam c. Cook, have also receiv-
ed similar letters. Many are OF the opinion
that the effort will never be attempted in
this place. There is no telling what the
women will not do when they take no
ton, and in this they are in earnest. Sure
ly there is no better field of operation for
the temperance folks than this. Besides a
great many saloons and drug stores, every
family grocery has whiskey fOT sale.
COLUMBIA, Tenn TEMPERANCE HALL,
February 18th, 1874. I
Mr.. L. MATTHEWS, ,Sir:-We the members
of a recently organized Temperance Club of
this city, respectfully ask you to quit sell
ing whiskey TO our beloved husbands,
brothers and friends. you will not grant
this, our humble request, we will try the
virtue of prayer. We are told the prayers of
the righteous availeth much, and when
"two or three ask in my name, touching one
thing, 1t shall be given. them We again
beseech you in the name of humanity, TO
quit the uHgOdly business.
Respectfully, TEMPERANCE.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-27
For Tax coIIector.

.We are authorized To announce o. PER-
RY HIGHT "a a candidate for Ia Collector
for Maury county, at the ensuing August
election.
Weare authorized to announce j. W.
BRADEN, as a candidate for Tax Collector
nf Maury county, at the ensuing August
election.
We are authorized 70 announce Mai.
THOMAS =, JAMESON ~ a candidate for
Tax Collector, at the ensuing August &C.
tiOn.
We are authorized to announce JAMES
II. GREGORY, as n candidate for Tax Col
lector of Maury county, at the ensuing Au-
gust election.
We nre authorized 10 announce JOHN II
COOPER, OF Bear Creek, rs candidate for
Tax Collector of MIury county, II the ensu-
ing August election.
We are authorized 10 announce II
(PONEY) WARD, of Mt. Pleas tnt. asa can
didate for Tax Collector of MIury county,
at the ensuing August election.
We are authorized to announce SAMUEL
II. BRAT TON, rs n candidate for Tax Collec-
lectOr of Maury county, NJ the ensuing cleo
ton.
We are authorized to announce Capt A. A
LlFSCOMB, as Il candidate for Tax Collector
of Maury county, at the ensuing election
We are authorized 10 announce SAM. II.
WATKINS, as n candidate for Tax Collector
OF Maury county, at the next election.
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Letter from Hickman County,

10 the Editor Qf the E1cTatu ana MuN'
Your Hickman county itemizer, always so
spicy and correct, seems in your issue of the
SIN Inst, ia have made slight altstake,
Can't John Barnes thinks, that as spring
time is coming, and Lizards commencing
TO crawl the fear of snakes may have affect
ed his nerves and thrown him off his heel
so as to have caused him TO take hold of
the wrong end of the tale.
The dispute is not between Major Clint
Douglass and Col. Jack Moore, as TO who
caught the black perch al the mouth of
Blue Buck, but between Col. Jack Moore and
Wick Sebastian. AS to who killed a wild goose
near Centreville few days ago. Reports
nAn reached town that WICK had Killed q
WHO goose NtestsSO rare in thai section, a.
AT once 10 constitute him a hero, and the
curious publc on tiptOe with necks elOn-
gated were looking down the street to
mark ms coming and lionize him. When
TO the surprise OF all, Col. Jack Moore put
in his appearance proudly bearing uDon his
shoulders the deceased goose above mention
ed Cock Robin" But Wick was toIiO1Sipg
CLOSELY in his rear, and as stoutIy ciaiminS
the honor, and protesting against the
ColonelS title to IL, saying that the Colonel
was three hundred yards OFF when the goose
was killed, and consequently could not
have killed it., But the Colonel maintained
that he shot a long range gun, and that he had
the goose, let the honor go where II would,
What further was said, and done, this depo'
nent sayeth not, But this is the dispute &c
which Your itemizer alluded. Everything
moves on here as usual
II. Clagget, ESQ.,, goes to Nashville this
week, where he Will be welcomed by his
many friends, SWAN,
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young folks of aColumb ia are pre-
pairing to organize q German"
captain Joseph A. Irvine drove ABOUT
four hundred fine looking sheep, ana shout
as many lambs, through town yesterday,
taking them TO Captain Bethels pastures.
"A candidate requests us TO urge ali can
didates TO have private meeting IN town
next Monday, and consult about the best
plan for holding a convention.
The Teachers Institute was organized
yesterday, at the Masonic Hall. The attend
ance was large. Prof, Loventhal, of Louis
vile, is here for the purpose of organizing
the Institute. He Will deliver an address
tomorrow night on the subject of popular
education. Other exercises are appointed
for this morning and this afternoon. The
public are INVITED to be present at all of
these interesting occasions.
DIR. Baird, of Nashville, win be here on
the 9tn and 10th of March, to lecture for the
oehent OF the Library Association. The lee
lure VIII be in the Cumberland Presbyteri-
an church. Admission fifty cents.
the Pastor OF the NJ. E. Church went to
Z Nashville last Monday, and purchased, and
las since received, 344 books for his Sunday
school, LIS of them being copies of the En-
erald, a new musical publication.
-Rev. w. NJ. Robson, of Rutherford coun-
", came TO Columbia the other day, and got
mis- horse, which was at Mrs. Col. n, G. Gill
lespie's.
France NJ. Nichols has bought ]. Y.
Billiards Tables.
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Mr.. Jack Pugh and Mr.. Thompson
have gone to West Tennessee with some
stock.
Mr. James II. Akin has returned from
the South. Has his usual healthy ap-
pearance.
Mr.. S. W. Puagh and Mr.. Elijah
Nance, will do a brisk business this year
in the wagon and plough making work.
They do good work.
The boys and teacher Of the academy
are talking OF organizing debating So
Yeloped,
Mr.. Farris has recruited his stock of
goods.
The mumps is prevailing in this
community. But little sickness with
this exception.
Farmers are preparing for future
crop,
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For County Court Clerk.

We 1rc authorized to announce VIM. u.
WOOD as ~ csud date for County Court
,erk, n the eusd'IS August election.
We are auihOriz- to announce Capt Nc
KINNEY D1OLEY, as n candidate for conn
ty Court Clerk of Maury county at the en-
suing election.
We are are authorized to announce II. T..
GORDON as a can lidate for County Court
Clerk OF Marry cou lty, at the ensuing cleo
tion.
We are al. h0rizyd to announce GEORGE
W. BLACK DURN IS a candidate for county
Court Clerk -; Many county, at the ensuing
August election.
We are authorized to announce RUFUS
THOMAS, rs u candidate for County Court
Clerk OF Mao = ulty, at the ensuing cleo
ton.
We are authorized TO announce A. N.
AKIN as a candidate for County Court clerk
OF Marry County, az the ensuing election.