The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-20
aIBANrNas AND GOSSIP.
Waits for the ladies' -Foundhpgs.
There Ia n waiI from the a. rnatfi-

Waits for the ladies-Fo -FoundhDgs.
There is a wall from the natfi-
monial agencies that the supply OF
dumb women is not equal 70 the de-
mand.
The New York World enviously OBJ
serves that Philadelphia is looking be-
tween the sticks Of its fan at the "BlAck
| Crook"
1t is stated that the German steamer
Koenig Wilhelm l., which was stranded
at Nieuwe dep, has been sold Tor 3d.
900, gold.
The christianizing of the Apaehss
continues. Lieut.. w. S. Schuyler
killed twenty-seven in a twenty-five
days scout.
Train is growing considerate. He
writes: "My speech-making days arc
over. Those who have never heard mo
never will"
The Californians are making prepa-
rations for having another aquarium
car sent across the continent from the
eastern coast, next spring.
California lions ara conveniently
plenty in the Berryessa valleys anu
hills. They make light OF such triiies
as young colts, calves and lambs.
"A young lady thrs describes her
feelings, and courts sympathy;
NV heart is sick, my heart is sad,
But OH the cause 4 dare. not tell
am not grieved, / am not glad
| am not in, / am not well.
Tn not mvself-Tm not the same;
Iam, indeed, know not what
I'm changed in all except I'm name
Oh when shall be changed in that
A Virginia lady has recovered
thousand dollars from railroad COM
pany for carrying her two miles beyond
where she wanted TO get out. This is
not exactly fare.
Iowa has decided that q farmer
who will make his son turn grindstone
sixteen consecutive hours for going
home with an old maid from spelling
school deserves fine of $40 and costs
There were manufactured in Cali
fornia last yaar 50, i54, ,359 cigars, OF
which 80, ,O5O, 500 were shipped 10 the
eastern states, and there we're imported
into San Francisco during the same pc
riod, 4, ,450,5l2.
=" Anna, dear, il / should attempt
to spell cupid, why could not get be-
yond the first syllable p anna gave II
up, whereupon William said: because
when I come 10 C II, Of course 1 ci mot
go any further"
The Parisians' love for black toi-
lettes is on the increase. For street
wear there is scarcely anything else %
be seen, and for dinner and evening
parties they are universally adopted.
One of the inconvenience Of mon
archy is aptly illustrated in recent de-
cree of the Russian government COM
manding a general mourning through
ont the country, for term of six weeks,
in consequence of the queen dowagers
death.
A writer in the Medical Times and
Gazette argues that fatigue in long
railway Journey arises from the constant
trembling motion of the floor under the
feet. and that the use of an air cushion
as footstool relieves all sense OF w,a-
riness.
The members OF the Japanese lega-
tion in Washington excite by far the
most comment. They go out good
deal in society, but not even there,
where outlandish people, with outland-
ish titles, are all the rage, are they
very popular. They stand about as
wnil-fowers, with timid look in their
eyes, and a sad, deprecatory smile, as II
they we're lost in a strange world.
In the course of certain observa-
tions on the muscular power OF insects,
the Abbe Plessis made the following i'm
terestinp experiment In light paper
box. fastened to the back Of q large
horned beetle, he placed weights to the
total amount of two and one quarter
pounds. Though this load represented
a weight three hundred and fifteen
times that of the beetles body, yet the
brave little insect was able TO move
steadily along over the smooth surface
of plank.
According 10 recently published
statement, there are 34S theatres in It
ally, 337 in Austrin, l5O IN France, l9l
in Germany, 1853 in Spain, l52 in Aus
tria, 100 in Englsrd, a in Russia, "a IN
Belgium, 30 i'm Holland, 20 in Switzer-
land, 16 in Portugal, 10 in Sweden, 10
in Denmark, 3 in Norway, 8 in Greece,
4 in Turkey, 3 in Roumania, in Egypt,
and ! in Servia. The general total Of
dramatic. lyric and musical artists and
employees is 2ll57, 800 women and 3,O21,-
900 men.
A traveller describes the weather
station on Pixies Peak as n building OF
stone, walls two feet thick, thirty feet
by fifteen and nine in height. Three
men are spending the winter there
.aking observations. They are used to
.he lightness of the air, and don't eX-
1erience serious inconvenience. Water
1oils at so low n temperature that u
axes about three times as long 10 cook
ood as at the ordinary level. The AIR
a 4. A l. aWrau a Il
ance of two hundred miles in every
direction.
The foreign residents Of Canton
ire located upon the beautiful island OF
{ Sha-min," separated from the main
and by a wide canal. The island rs
Mostly " made" land fronting on tho
liver, bordered by n continuous mas
i've stone wall (Which serves az wharf
r "bund'D and wide promenade,
haded by n continuous row OF young
anyans. IL is a charming place has
small public garden, wide streets,
lenty of shade, an English church,
chool, many fine residences with we'll
ept grounds, and "no Chinamen al
)wed."
DR.. Schlosser, Of Holland, has
lund that his own cOuntrymen are tho
.rgest consumers of coffee IN the world
nd next to them the Belgians. In
.ngland the annual consumption ot
ofTee by each person is one and one
ighth pounds in France, two and one
alf in Germany, four; in Denmark,
We and one-half in Switzerland, SIX;
the United States, seven in Bol-
ium, eight and one-half in Holland,
,n and one-half. IL is 20 be consid-
red, however, that the English arc
n tea drinking people, pro
ring il 10 coffee, not only for the even
lg meal, but for breakfast ms well.
Treat Um White Man"