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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-18
Pearl Fishing at Ceylon.

Pearl fishing on the northwest
coast of the island of Ceylon, in the
Indian ocean, has recently been recon-
menced after an interval of ten years,
previous to which the oysters mysteri-
ously disappeared from their accus-
toned beds, having, as it is supposed,
been destroyed by unknown enemies.
The following interesting description
of the fishery is taken from the Ceylon
Observer "The boats are divided
into three squadrons of fifty each, the
blue, the red, and the green distin-
guished by flags of the different colors.
At twelve O'Clock at night signal gun
is fired, and the boats Start for the fish
ing grounds, which are marked off by
buoys. At six o'clock next morning
another gun is fired, and the diving be-
gins. Take a boat and row around
these vessels, and you will see six or
eight men hanging on to the sides OF
their boats, while ten others are en-
gagged in pulling up ropes, to some of
which are attached baskets with oysters
in them, and to others a large stone.
The men hanging to the boats side are
the divers, who remain in the water for
six hours at time, either clinging to
the ropes or padding about. When
ready to dive, they place one foot in a
rope stirrup attached to large stone,
and quickly disappear from view. They
remain under water from sixty to sew
enty and even eighty seconds. On a
signal the stone is pulled up by man
in the boat, and shortly afterward you
will see two others pulling at another
rope, which brings up the basket in
which the oysters have been collected
by the divers, and, lastly, the diver HIM
self appears. These fishers, who are
for the most part Moormen, are merry
set of fellows who go to their work
without the least symptoms of distress.
At noon the signal gun is fred again,
and the diving ceases, after which the
vessels return to the shore"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-18

DIR. PERoE's Compound Extract of
Smart Weed, or Water Pepper, is not recon-
mended as a cure-all. 1t should not be class
ed withSthe patent nostrums of the day, COM
pounded by Quacks, Indian Doctors" ESQ
called), and those possessing no knowledge of
the delicate aud intricate structure of the hui
man system nor of chemistry and the scientific
preparation of medicines. No patent has
been obtained or asked for upon it. 1t is not
a secret medicine, the chief ingredient being
made known in the name chosen to designate
it. But it is claimed to be super or Extract,
made in scientific manner, from fresh plants
and roots, by cold process, heat, which is
used in making all other Extracts of Smart
Weed, being objectionableSas it destroys most
Of the medical virtues that reside in the plant.
as stated in the American Dispensatory and
by other most excellent authorities. In the
modest looking little weed, found growing by
the roadside, is found more efficacious rem
edy, when combined with Jamaica ginger and
other modifying agents, for diarrhGa, dyson
terry, summer complaint, pain and collie. thar
has heretofore been known to the medical
profession. DR.. Pierce's Extract is sold by
druggists.
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The range OF disorders which yield 10 the innu.
ence Of this medicine, and the number Of defined
diseases which II never fails 70 cure are greater
than anv other single medicine has hither o been
even recommended for. by any other than the
prourietors Of some quack nostrum. Thesa dis
eases are sCTUfula and all eruptive diseases and
tumors, rheumatism. CONT Neuralgia, and spinal
com plants, and all !nfammatOrY symptoms. VI.
c r., all syphilitc diseases kidney and bladder
diseases. drOpsy, the whole train OF painful dis
orde which so generally afIiict a mercau women
and which carry annually thousands ot them O.
premature graves; dyspepsia, that uniy rsal cur,f
or American manhood; heartburn, pil .. cnn-u
patton, nervousness, inability 70 sleep and Impure
blood.
This Is a formidable list Of human ailments for
any single medicine to success ullv attack. a. 70
IL not probable that any one article be ore the pub
lie has the power 70 cure the quarter OF them *
cepting the VEGETfNE. II laN the aye % the root
Of the tree of disease ny first eliminating evt ry
imputity from the blood. promoting the secret ions
OF ming the pores--the great escape valve Of the
s. stem-tnvigorat ng the liver 70 It's full and ma
turll action, cleansing the stomach and strength
ing digestion. This much accompi shed, he
speedy and the perma ent cure 4 not Only "a.
disra have enumeraret but likewi'e the
Who'll train Of cbroni an constltut onnl dis
XFGErINE does, and a. does 10 80 Quickly and 80
easily that IL Is an ACCOMPLISHED iact almot be
fore the patient f. aware Of Il .imseli.
vEGETINE Is sold by all druggists.
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LISTS Ways.

Richard Grant White writes of List
in the Galaxy: "He had way of en-
teriny a salon, calmly drawing off his
gloves and tossing them to a lackey,
sitting down on the piano stool, running
his hands through his hair, and looking
up at the ceiling before he proceeded to
pulverize his instrument and his hear
ers, which was thought very grand,
almost godlike. It was the same man,
in his semi gay yoath, who now, in his
demi-religious age, must not be asked
or thanked for his musical boons. It
was the sablimity of impudence; and
in that same sublimity he used to alter
the works of Weber, of Hummel, and
even of Beethoven, when he played
them in public, to the delight of the
gaping stupidity around him. He has
had the grace to confess this in words
which should make the ears of ali such
cattle Jingle. I confess to my shame,
he says, that to catch the braves of a
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-18
The Most Northerly Town in the
World.

A correspondent of the Alta Califor-
MIA, in letter from Norway, thus re-
fers to the most northerly town in the
world
Next we visited Hammerfest, the
most northerly town in the world. It
has a population of 2057. There are
MANY Iaplanders and Finlanders in the
town. The principal business is in cod
liver oil aud fish, and the odor from
the oil makes it very disagreeable.
Reindeer and goats abound here, while
there are but six horses in the town. I
don't know whether it is because of the
fish diet or of the long winter nights,
but any disconsolate, childless couple
had better come and spend a season
here. The sun sets here on Novembtr
IS. and does not rise again until Janua-
rv %. Children go to school with Ian
terms for about six weeks. In the sum-
mer the sun does not set from the LIST
of June till the 22d of July. There is
no chance for hOtel-keepers to make
anv money on candles, as they do In
Germany and France. I had my pllo-
tograph taken by the midnight sun.
You get demoralized here. Mrs. K.
has already. She sits up to one and
two O'Clock knitting socks, waiting for
night to come. On the 9th of June
tho Laplauders brought many children
into town 10 have them baptized or con-
frmed. Renders you eau see fifty at
tiI on the side-hills, and goats by
the hundred. On June % Called here
ST. Han's-day) or Midsummer-day, they
kindled bonfres on the sides of the
mountains around the town, and had a
Jolly time. The weather is horrible.
The thermometer stands from four to
five Reaumur. There is one hotel here,
and its management might be easily i'm
proved, although the landlady is kind
and obliging. We have fish and rein
deer for breakfast, reindeer and fish for
dinner, and for supper some more fish
and reindeer. This jumping off placz
is in latitude 70 40 lib. This is cut on
granite pillar, suTmounted by bronze
globe, with. projecting axis, indicating
the plane of the celestial pole; and on
two sides of the pillar are inscriptions,
in Latin and Norw egian, that this is an
important station, though not terminal;
that it is on the north cape of the great
European arc of meridian, the south
ern termination being on the meridian.
IT was undertaken by the soverelgns of
Norway, Sweden, and Russia in 1862
On the same spot, or nearly so, Gen.
Sabina made an important series of
pendulum experiments in 1923. Fughe-
macs was one of the chain of stations
extending nearly from the equator to
the pole, at which pendulum observa-
tions were made for obtaining the varia-
tions of gravity on the earth's surface.
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The Grapevine Swiudle.

Geo. W. Campbell, The well-known
horticulturist of Ohio, has the following
pertinent remarks to maze upon sub
ject tn needs more attention than it
receives: Ii a glib-tono ued fellow
comes around with an enormously large,
oblong, light-colored grape specimen in
a bottle of alcohol, and represents that
it is hardy, healthy, productive, and
every way suited to the wants of the
American people, aud furthermore in
vites you to invest three dollars, more or
less, in vine which he will sell you,
don't do it For the vine you get will
no more bear such grapes as he exhibits
than it will bear bottles of alcohol,
ready corked with grapes inside. This
swindlIng dodge has been pretty extern
sively worked in many quarters, and /
have received letters of anxious inquiry
from several victims of misplaced con-
fdence who have purchased vines from
these swindling scamps. One called
his grape the Empress another repre-
scented himself as my agent, and the
grape he was he was selling as a wonder
full new hybrid of my production. An
other still represented that the grape
he showed was the Croton, and that he
was selling for Mr.. Underhill; but all
had the enormous grape in alcohol, and
all wanted for the vines which they Of
fered from three to five dollars each.
Now the grapes which they exhibit
are the foreign, imported Malaga grape;
and if the vines offered were such as
would produce those grapes, they would
be of Just about as much value for growth
in open air in this country as so manv
orange or lemon trees, and you could
just as easily raise your own oranges
and lemons as these Malaga grapes.
But the vines they sell at these large
prices, are what they can buy cheapest,
generally Concords, Catawbas or Gin
tons-and long before the vines come
into bearing the veracious gentleman
puts a safe distance between himself
and his victims and you may be sure
he will never infest tie same region
second time.
It is eminently safe to distrust. all
marvellous stories of wonderful new
fruits of unheard excellence, which can
only he found in the hands of strag-
Cling and irresponsible agents If
such fruits had an existence they would
at once be procured by all enterprising
and responsible nurserymen, and the
public would have an opportunity of
procuring them from known and relia-
BILE sources.
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A LOST LOVES REM1N1scENcE.

Can You forget that dangerous hour
We watched the midnight moon alone
The time, the spot, the subtle pow'r
VI night DER our young spirits thrown
The wind among the boughs o'erhead;
The messy couch around us spread;
The roses overblown;
The nightingale that far away
Warbled his melancholy lay
And you low leaning by my side
In some absorbing dream,
Your tender blue eyes roaming wide
Ger hill and dale and stream
And who watched your musing there,
And thought you never looked so fair
As IN that moons pale beam,
Till my heart leapt up great aud glad,
For Gods best thing 1 held and had
We closer drew, and closer still,
Until my head droop'd by your breast,
And oft with many rapturous thrill
Your fever'd lip to mine was presti
Your arm so carelessly that hung,
About my neck you fOndly flung,
And sooth'd me down to rest
On that full heart that wildly swell'd
Against the burning cheek you held.
The moon went dowL behind the hill;
The little leaves were hush'd for fear;
The nightingale FORGOT to trill;
The dew dropp'd many pearly tear;
But if the world had ceas'd to turn,
And not a star remand to burn,
Impending chaos near,
In that sequester'd bower alone,
Do you believe we would have known?
Well half q score Of years is fed
And loves are done for such as we
Ills full an age since you were wed,
And have children round my knee;
But sometimes in some lonely hour
/ see that uncovered bower,
Your face that turns to me,
And hear you whisper soft and low,
The name you gave me, long age.
In all the land from north to south,
MY love, there was not one so fairl
No deeper rose than your red mouth
No purer gold than your young hair
And on my cheeks there linger yet
The tears wherewith you made them wet
In the old days that were;
And in my memory yet there dwell.
Your last fond kiss, your last farewell!
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sulphuric Acid and Weeds.

A correspondent of the Journal of
Horticulture English) writes "Take
an old backing bottle, with a wire
around it to hold it by, and stick to
dip with. The stick should not be
pointed, but should re notched round
for an inch or two at the end, the better
to hold the liquid. Just one drop in
the heart is sufficient to cause death, and
the notched stick will contain at one
dip enough to destroy three or four
plants. If the acid is good, the work
of death can be both seen and heard,
for the vitriol Kisses, and it burns up
the plantain in r moment. A row of
plantains a foot wide sprang up on a
lawn here, where an iron fence formerly
ran. The owner, seeing at place he
visited the good effect of vitriol, put
the hint into practice. The plantains
were killed in an hour, and have never
appeared again. It is three years ago,
and it is impossible to recognize the line
of tho fence; it completely burnt the
roots out. I have tried it on large dan
delions with the same result. One of
the young gentlemen here amused him
self by hunting out the longest thistles
he could find to experiment on; the Wit
riol completely killed them by eating
the roots out. One drop will do. Care
is required that it does not touch the
skin, or clothes. It is not safe in the
hands of children, but man or woman
with ten minutes practice can kill plan
tains much more quickly than any lad
can eat gooseberries.
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public always slow to apprehend beauty
in its august simplicity, I made no
scruple to alter the movements and the
intentions of the composer. I went
so far as even insolently to add a
mass of conceits and points dorgue,
which, in bringing me ignorant ap-
plause, inevitably led me into evil ways
from which happily soon disengaged
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-18

An exasperated writer in the New
York Post says bells were needed
when time pieces were few but in
these DAYS very few depend uaon the
bell, and in city they are simply a
nuisance. Just try living irectly I'm
der a heavy and not very melodious
bell, and have it rung to your deafen-
ing, in the quiet OF Sunday, and at
other times, when your head aches and
your nerves are unstrung. If mans
house is his castle, the question is, has
any man or body of men right to in
wade its quiet? We have known the
sick and dying tortured almost beyond
endurance by the boom of a heavy
bell"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-09-18
The Guano DEPOSITS.

Guano shipments from Peru are now
wholly made from the Island of Macsb
aud Guanape, aud the totals remaining
there are estimated respectively at 215,-
900 aud 100000 tons. These islands
will be cl, AIRED by the close OF next
year, when operations will begin on
Lobos de TERRA, where the supply Is
estimated at 1000 tons. On the ada
cent island Of Lobos de Afnera there
are 500, 900 tons, and neither of these
islands have yet been worked. In the
Southern Peruvian deposits, to which
we recently referred, the amount is es-
timated at 7,4O0, 600 tons. Here we
have the total of nearly 5000, 900 tons
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The Best Evidence.

The following letter from REV. T.. +. BEST. Pas
tor M +. Church, Natick, Mass, will b. read ith
interest by many p1ysicidas. Also those suffering
from the same disease as afflicted the son Of thu
Rev. f. S. Best. No prison can 6oubt his 'esti.
mony, and there is no doubt about the curative
powers of VEsETISE.
NArIcK, Mass, Jan. 1, 1s73
DEAR Strive have good reason for regarding
your VEaETINE n medicine ~ The greatest value.
We feel assured that II has been the means 81 saw.
ing our son lie. He is now feventPen years OF
age; for the last he has suffered from
JecTos OF his lea. caused by scrOtul Us ahectiOn,
and was so far r. duCed that nearly ali who saw
him thought his recovery impossible. A council
If able physical s could give US but the tniniest
hope of his ever rally ing, two " the nun her DE-
c. aiing that he was beyond he reAch OF human
remedies. that even ampu alton could rot save
hiTu. he had not gOr enough 20 endure the
operation Just then we commenced Rivt X HIM
VFaETIN =. and from that time to the present be
has been continuously improving. He has lately
resumed his Studies, thrown away cru 'ches and
cane and walks about cheerful a q strong
Tn ugh there Is still some discharge from the
opening where his limb was lanced, we have the
uest Confidence that in n little Il ne he viii be
perfectly cured.
He ha taken about three dozen bottles OF Woe
TINE but lately us but littie. as he declares ne
is 90 well to he taking medicine.
Resupctf fully yours T. s. BEST.
MRS. > c. =. BEST.
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Fell from Railroad Car, and nearly
broke his neck. Pat picked him up. rubbed him
with Mexican Mustang Liniment, and sent him on
by the next train. Falls, bruises, cuts, Commissions,
lameness and such accidents constantly occur
ring. There is nothing sure, safe, cheap and
convenient as the celebrated Mustang Eminent. 1t
costs but so cents and $1OO per bottle, and Fam
lily owner of Horses should be without it. There
is flesh, bone and muscle ailment upon man or
animal like Rheumatism, Bruises SPAWN and Lame
ness, which it will not alleviate cure. Why will
you suffer? Beware of counterfeits. 1t is wrapped
in steel-plate engraving, signed "G. W. West
brook, Chemist"
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Mr.. Archey McKissick, of Rockdale
Pa. in writing to DIR. Wishart Gays: =" My son
was pronounced incurable with consumption,
but hearing of your Pine Tree Tar Cordial we
purchased three bottles, and he commenced
using it, and from that day to this he has been
getting well. = Com.
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"A glowing description of the coun-
try traversed by Gen. Clusters expedi-
ton to the Black Hills is furnished to
the New York Tribune by special cour-
Ter. The correspondent writes thst the
country is beautiful beyond descrip-
ton, the land well adapted for stock
raising and agriculture, water and tim
Der good and plenty, and gold in pay
ing quantities has been discovered.
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Dr. y. w Walkers NalllOrlia VIM
agar BitterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
live herbs foEnd on the lower ranges Of
he Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
in, the medicinal properties Of which
ire extracted thcreirom without the use
# Alcohol The question IA almost
lailv asked, "What is the cause Of tho
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR Brr.
rERsf" Our answer Is, that they remove
he cause Of disease. and the patient re-
overs his health They arc Tho great
blood purifier and n lile-giving principe,
4 perfect Renovator and lnvigorator
IF the system. Never before in the
history of the world has q medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qaalities of VINEGAR EirTERS In healing the
sick of every disease man is heir TO. They
arc gentle Purgative as well o. Tonh.
relieving Congestion or Inflammation -
the liver aud Nisccral Organs "A BihonA
Diseases
The properties of DR. WALKERS
VINEGAR Buffers are Apcueit, piaphorotos
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter. luitaut, Sudorbe, Al;eF
1--we. and Anti-BiliOus
II. ~. MCDONALD - Co.
Druggists and Gen. Agts. san FrInciscn California,
and cor OF Washington and Charlton Sts.. y. Y
sold by all DruEgtsts and Ds aisrs.
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enough of guano to last, at the pres
emf rate of shipment, for about thirty
five years. The present generation at
least, therefore, need not anticipate
failure in the supply of that rtilizer.
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OPTICS NEW BOOKS.

THE COMING wAVEy or The Hidden
Treasure Of nigh Rock. % mo-. ilius. " D..
sUNNY Shores CO. Young America In
Italy and Austria. o. mo Illus eco
Either vc,nme sent postpaid on receipt OF tho
LEE A SHEPARD. PublisherG. Boston.
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A PENNY saved here and there counts
up at the end of the year. Buy only SILVER
Shoes and you will save dollars in
stead of cents. Parents remember this.
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91O tn OF mn !,

$40 to 1000 invested in Wall street
often leads to fortune. Pamphlet with ex-
plantations and statistics of Railroads, Stocks,
Bonds. ETC., with other valuable information,
rockingham & Co., Bankers and Brokers, II
Wall street, New York.
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The Rice Divorce Suit for fraud in age
is causing great excitement in Boston. 1t should
warn young men not to marry in haste. Rice is
but % his bride 81. He swears that she made him
believe she was but his own age, by using Magnolia
Balm upon her face, neck and hands. Poor youth
He probably found her elbows weren't quite soft
and pretty. Ought Hagan to be indicted? We know
of many similar This Balm gives a most
wonderful pearly and natural complexion, to which
we don't object. We like pretty women. To finish
the picture, they should use Lyons Kathairon upon
the hair. With pearly chin, rosy cheeks, and soft,
luxurious tresses, they become irresistible.
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On EverybOdy's Observation-Disclosures Of
the great National Regeneration Of Health, PLANTA-
TON BITTERs. are on everybody,s tongue. This
gratutous UiUG UOce advertising better than all
the paid-for putting to which the owners of bogus
bitters are obliged to resort. It has spontaneous
heartiness about it which carries conviction to the
mind of the auditor.
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A Superfuous Letter.

We could get along without the let
ter F, as the following story shows
"Phairest of the phair," sighed the
lover, "phancy my pheelipgs when ]
phersce the phearful consequences of
our phleeing phrom your phather's
phamily. Phew phellows could have
phaced the music with so much phor-
titude as 1 have and as pickle phor-
tune phails to smile upon her love, l
phind myself phorced to phorego the
pleasure of becoming your husband.
Phsir Phrances, phairwell phorever. .
IS Hold, Phranklin, hold y screamed
Phrances, ST will phollow you pbor-
ever. But Phranklin phled, and love
ing Phrances phainted."
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then every man and boy should wear Elmwood
Collars. You need not adopt the Mexican
costume but can wear something between the
collar and spurs
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An accident has just happened to
Rubens' Assumption OF the Virgin
in the gallery of Dusseldorf. This pic
tuse. of colossal dimensions, is painted
on wood, and two large cracks have
made their appearance, and one of them
is across the face of the Madonna.
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The Rice DivOrce Suit for fir

Go TO Riverside Water Cure, Hamilton, Ill
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MARRIAGE GUIDE ;s ss s:i'I ss:.,4

Il valuable information 70 those who are mi
ried or contemplate marriage. Price ffty cen
by mail. Address ID K. BUTTS DISPERSAL
IL North Eigh str ct st. Louis, N o.