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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
The Proposed Twenty Cent Piece

In a note to the Baltimore American
Mr.. M. Y. Davis writes from the office
of the directors of the mint, as follows ::
"In your issue of to-day, noticed a
paragraph stating that at the next ses-
sion of congress it is proposed to have
two new silver coins authorized, viz. !:
A twelve-and-a d-a-half and a twenty-cent
piece, and asking the question why
not adhere to decimal coins ? / think
the idea of a twelve and : a half
and a twenty-cent coin is erron-
eous, and has arisen from the
fact in telegraphing to the press a sy-
nopsis of the directors report for the
last fiscal year, the proposed twenty
cent coin was referred to as a twelve
cent coin, the mistake being with the
operator, not in the report. The neces-
sity for such a coin does not exist. A
bill authorizing the issue of twenty
cent silver coin was introduced IN the
senate by Senator Jones, OF Nevada,
and passed that body at its last session.
Not reaching the house, however, until
the closing hours, it failed for want OF
time, but will probably become law at
the next session of congress. The OBJ
iect in providing for such coin was to
relieve an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WHICH udS
long prevailed on the Pacific coast in
making change, in consequence of a
ten-cent silver coin, or bit, being the
lowest denominated coin in circulation
our FIVE cent copper nickel coins be-
ing almost unknown in California, and
ali efforts to introduce them having thus
far proven unsuccessful. Under sthe
8 Bit system which obtains there, if a
purchaser offers in payment twenty
five-cent coin for an article, the price of
which is a bit, or ten cents, he receives
only ten cents change, and consequently
loses five cents in the transaction. The
issue of twenty-cent coin will relieve
this difficulty, and at the same time
conform to our decimal system of
"A writer in the Paris Gaulois dwells
at great length over the change in Stras-
bourg since the annexation. He says
the town is hardly recognizable. The
Alsatians keep entirely aloof from the
Germans, and won't be seen with them
in public. In proof of what he ad-
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The Product of ,CiVi1izat1gz nd Bar
barism.


A correspondent of the San Francisco
Chronicle, writing from the South Seas,
says: Son the island of Tahiti, but
especially in Papeete, q close bserver
discerns -ome curious things which
emerge from the union of barbarism
with civilization. In the first place,
according to the poet, the proper study
of mankind is man, and according TO
our idea the proper study of man is
woman. We will take both sexes as we
find them here, and see what has been
the result of the mixture of all races.
The most conspicuous element of Tahi-
gian society is the haif-caste, and of this
the fair sex largely predominate. A
half-caste invariably takes the mothers
side-the force of the white blood in
her veins having little or no effect upon
her ideas aud habits. She eats, drinks,
and sleeps after the fashion of the pure
native belle, and although she may
speak English and French she prefers
her native language and will always use
it in preference to any other. The half
castles who have American fathers and
native mothers are generally fine,
healthy children, and when grown to
manhood and womanhood are splendid
specimens of physical strength and
beauty. They are also intelligent, but
an intellectual half-caste is a thing un-
known in the far South Seas. You
meet some in the Sandwich. islands who
approach to this, but then the Hawaii
ans are the most seperior of the brown
races of all the Polynesians. They are,
in fact, the Italians of the South Seas,
quick and sensitive in mind and of an
extremely passional nature. Their wo-
men-the half-castes as we'll as the ma
tives-are simply human volcanoes. The
farther south you go into Polynesia the
mind becomes more leaden and dull.
Here on the island of Tahiti they are
superior in intelligence to the natives
further south. The Tahitian half-caste
lacks that fire and energy which you
find in the Hawaiian bellies, and is alto
gether more conceited. She despises
the white woman. and in the creme de
la creme of society considers herself as
entitled to the seat of honor at the table
and the dancing bout. This arises from
the fact that French officers naturally
favor the half caste, whose ideas of mo-
rality are like her gallant's-an easy
fitting garment to be donned and re-
moved at will. But why talk of moral
ity there is no morality here, and
whoever upholds that banner perishes
in the dust"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
The PrematrimoniaI Model.

A writer says: cit does not take
long for a mother who has a marriagea-
BILE daughter to discern a model man
erring precision the one who, according
to her way of arguing, nature intended
to be the happy father of happy fami-
ly. He is moderately young-not over
forty at most-is possessed of hand
some fortune, and is lust the man to
make a woman happy, provided, we
might add, that woman is her daughter.
Mr.. Lazarus, who has not q sou in the
world, is a poor creature who must be
contented to be passed over in silence,
as his poverty deserves. Yet sometimes
the woman Eith q daughter to dispose
of takes less venial view of the sub
ject, and admits to her husband in con-
fidence that such or such a young man
would make on excellent match for
Caroline if he only had good income.
But as a rule we do not think that
mothers are apt TO look for model men
among portionless youths. We are
afraid that gold casts something of an
aureole around the head of Dives, even
though Dives is known to be heartless
bargain driver, whose hand never di / q
charitable deed unless publicity was by
to applaud. His penuriousness becomes
a prudent economy in the maternal eye.
His temperamental coldness is inf nitely
preferable to the meaningless gush of
the emotional young men. Hehas known
how hard it is to get money, and he will
keep it, reasons the shrewd mamma. He
is nearer being her model than any one
else she mas yet seen. By all means let
his visits be encouraged, and if he
should throw tender glances at Caroline
of course there is a special providence
in it. It would be complimentary to
the maternal shrewdness to be able to
think that she invariably pursued the
same course of reasoning after the mar
riage had taken place. But, unfortu-
nately, the son-in-law that is to be and
the son-in-law that is are not always
seen in the same light, and he who is
the prematrimonial moded is felt to be
not quite up to the standard by the
time the honeymoon has passed"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
How to Elevate the Farmer.

A young man who had resolved to
devote himself to farming, finding him
self discouraged by what he believed to
be the low rank assigned to the "mere
farmer" as compared with the mem
bers of other callings, recently asked us
to tell him by what means farmers can
assume the rank, exert the influence
and receive the consideration to which,
in view of the service they render to
the well-being of the community, they
seem to be entitled. We answered
him: Farmers can elevate themselves
to level with the loftiest and most
honored in the state.
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vances, he adds the following postscript:
ct forgot to say that the German
theater is so little frequented that the
manager is often obliged to put out
the gas, and return the money taken at
the doors. On the other hand,
French cGfe-concert is crammed night.
ly, and prolonged my stay twenty
four hours in order to go there"
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A Tale of Woe.

Hes sco0ted with another woman =
exclaimed corpulent female, affected
with asthma, as she pulled herself
through the door of the Central station
yesterday forenoon.
The police sergeants are never hasty
about expressing their opinion, and the
one in charge of the station looked at
the woman and didn't even nod his head
for her to go on. The woman took a
chair, puffed away like hack horse for
several minutes, and then, as the tears
came to her eyes, she exclaimed:
"PIl never forgive him, and if he's
caught you may sentence him for life !
To think that after we've lived together
these five years and better he should
with girl named Sarah p
"You refer to your husband, sup
pose," said the sergeant, cautiously.
What other woman's husband would
[ be referring to?" she demanded.
"Of course it's my husband-my John
Henry Polk !"
"And I infer he has deserted you ?"
"That's what he's done-deserted me
and run off with a girl named Sarah
something or other, and I'm left here
without friend ~
"He shouldn't have done that % re-
marked the sergeant after long pause.
"No, he shouldn't" she replied.
"Why, what was he when I married
him? Didn't take him when he was
a good dfor-nothing, insignificant whiffet
of sixteen and bring him to be what he
is 4? And now this is my returnr'
She looked away for while and then
went on.
'He called me his darling-his dear
gazelle, and he said that I was sugar
melted over, and all that, and I be
ieved it-yes. believed it, like the fool I
am"
''And he's gone, eh ?"
"Gone? Didn't I say he'd gone? I
can hardly believe it, though, when I
look over the letter he wrote me, and
see how he called me his shining angel
and his MONDAY star. can hardly
realize that he has left me and taken up
with a freckled-nosed girl
"It's sad-very sad" sighed the SER
geant.
"You don't know my feelings" she
replied don't begin'to realize how this
heart of mine is wrenched and upset.
I wish you'd catch him, sir. I wish
you'd bring him back here and stand
him over there and leave me over here
and lock the doors for about two min
utes."
"Be calm, madam, replied the SER
geant. 'tCarm How can be earn
When ] think of John Henry, and
Sarah, and dear gazelle and shining
angel, and MONDAY star, can bid my
heart be earn o.
She left her husbands description
and went away, and the police will
catch him if they can.-Detroit Free
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
Utilizing the Thistle.

What if the Canada thistle, scorned,
hacked at, hoed up. plowed down, poi
soned, desp'tefully belabored by mil
lion tongues and pens, should, after all,
prove to be, as it were, veritable angel
in disguise, and rise in Judgment to
prick in vital parts the army of obtuse
husbandmen who failed to recognize its
merits? Yet it may be. 1t is possible
there is more in it and of it than is
dreamed of in our agricultural philoso-
ply. Only little while ago we had
the report that farmer in New Zea-
land had discovered that no crop is bet
ter to prepare the surface for grass than
one of thistles that they kill the ferns,
clean the soil, and in three years die
out themselves, leaving the land in the
best condition. And now farmer in
Canada claims that heavy crop of
thistleg turned under is IL point of fact
more valuable than clover to prepare
the ground for wheat.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11
The Excellence Of No Government.

France, since the departure of the
assembly, enjoys perfect calm, business
is fast reviving, Paris becomes more
and more animated, foreigners are
swarming on the boulevards, all the
hotels are full up to the fifth stories,
the theatres are nightly Obliged 10 re-
fuse money, and by this splendid sun
the few grandes DANES and the numer-
ous cocOttes who have returned are ex-
hibiting in the Bois de Boulogne their
splendid toilettees, without its occur
ing TO any one TO rebuke the national
assembly for its idleness and the minis
ters for their silence. 1t will, perhaps,
be discovered some day that the best
government which France can have IS
10 have no government at all,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

The shah of Persia won't introduce
street cars " because that would be al
lowing the poor to ride as well as the
rich" A struggling young man has no
chance in Persia.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

The older q country gets, the more
refined and educated it becomes, the
more tenderIy it cherishes its elegiac
bards. The departure of Pennsylvania
lad for the happy land" is thus COM
memorated:
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

republican than ever in her English So
ionrn, thinks there are serious grounds
for fearing that tsthe English revol 1tion
of 1865 may rival in atrocityAas well as
in bepefcence that of the FAenBha hum
dred wears earlier"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

"A bushel of wheat weighing sixty
pounds contains $50, 900 kernels.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-06-28
geo. W. JACKSON, GEO. A. BLOWN
JACKSON &c BROWN,
Fire Insurance Agents.
WACO, TEXAS.

REPRESENTING TIIE FOLLOWING RELIA>
BILE FIRE COMPANIES!
Texas Banking and Insurance Co., Galveston, Tex.
Phoenix Insurance Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
American CcI trail, 1t Louis
Louisiana Mutual, New Orleans.
West. Texas Fire and Marine, San Antonio, Tex
Old Dominion, richmond, Va.
Richmond han king and Insurance Co., Richmond
81 ofics ct Fort n Jankson's bank, waco
Texns augi73dIy
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-06-28
WoMAN'S HEALTH.

1T ~ lamen' able fact, that from causes moi,
l. generally understood, female Suffering ap.
pears to be on the increase. The sweet young
girl just entering into womanhOod soon be-
comes pale. feeble, emhciatod, lite'ess with
headaches, pains and aches, loss of appetite,
palpitation of the heart, cold feet and hands,
and appears to loose that youthful vim and
sprghtlness so much admired. The middle,
aged married lady Is no less exempt iron
some troublesome annoyance. She contin.
uslly grunting and irettlng With PATHS aIj
aches, her 8. cre.ions are all impaired, her on.
orgies are lost, she forces herself in into no.
ciety, she "sours" on almost everybody,
her health slowly declines until sho becomes
mere drone in her own household. And
she at tho "iurn of lie" is no stranger 10
suffering peculiar to her sex a, that age.
Ha bits, climate asd inattenton surely bring
about THESE SAD RESULTS that are now
hurting thousands Of females, old and young,
to untimeiy graves Exercise your reason,
your judgment, and procured DIR. Dromgoole's
English Female Bitters, as they will cure tile
above female troubles in an incredtably short
time. They are prepared by an expert
| enced physician, and are the horsepower
tul iron and vegetable tonics known to the
medical profession. They are handsomely
put up in large bottles and sold by druggists
| and merchants everywhere. Address,
j. p DROMG0uLE, Prop'r.,
J Menphis, TOM.
Sold IN Waco by J. Riyiere. Il. f. George
Wholesale agent for Texas.
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TENT FOR SALE. :

Splendid Dnck Tent with poles, for sale at a
bargain. Apply at this once Jlnel5d&wf
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92,934 Cash Gifts amounting to-. ..$226 sol
ONE CHANCE In EVERY NINEl

The distribution will be public, and will be
made undsr the same form and regulations as
the San Francisco and Louisville Library Gift
concerts, under the supervision of commit
tee Of prominent citizens selected by the
ticket holders.
Reference as to the integrity OF this enter
prise and Of the managemsnt is made to she
following well known cltizens;
Sam. L. Tibbals, A. Toponce, J. Malsh, j,
Il. Gerrish, members Of city council.
Judge T. J, Black, Asst U. S. Assessor;
Marshall & Greenwald, proprietors Metropoli
tan HotelJ Eugene Moore, city marshal; w.
W. Hull, Architect j. Kehoe, constable; J
Kupfer, Jeweler; Napt. s. Howe, contractor
%. D. Richmond L Co., commission merchants
N. K. Campbell, Proprietor Central Hotel
Singleton q Creath Projectors Pacific
Stables; s. p. Hitc.i, merchant, Sandy, Utah,
4. q. Garrison, Helena, Montana.
We will also announce that each and every
person buying ticket can, at any aud all
times, examine our books and all business
transactions connected with the enterprise;
aud, as the drawing Of prizes will DO placed
ia the hands of honest aud dsinterested men,
it will insure fair and impartial distribution
GOOD, Responsible AgentsE Wanted
liberal Commission Allowed.
Money should be sent by express or by
draft on any solvent bank, by postoffict
money order, or registered letter, at cur risk
For particulars, address
u. W. MORGAN, Manager,
myl,54-2m Lock Box l5s. Corinne. Utah
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Revised List OF Deputies for tho sena.
tOrial DISTRICTS.

Revised List OF Deputies for tho senn
tOrial DISTRICTS.
LIST. NJ Crockett, Dallas.
I'd. Joe Massey, San Augustine.
Sd. j. L. Ballen, Jacksonville.
4th. 8. d. Smith, London.
9th. James Orr, Kaufman.
9Th. d. A. Declierd, Longview.
7th. VIM Warren, Waskom.
Sth. ] NJ Harrison, Canton,
9th. G w Ingram, Cotton Gin.
10th. w A Workman, Sulphur Springs
18th. T V Baker, Van Alstyne.
18th. james Moore, Bastrop.
18th. A. J. Louderdale, Long Point.
18th. L Caldwell Marlin.
18th. A Duncan, Darisyille.
leth. W. q. Wood, Independence.
18th. A J Rose, Salado.
18th A j Hanson, Calvert.
18th. Isham II Earl, Waco.
20th,W b Tucker, Forth Worth.
2lst. Il r Stiff, Mckinney.
21d. w 4 Dow, Whitesboro.
23d. L Il Gillette, Prairie Valley.
oath N. L Norton, salado.
18th. DR.. IS Weisegar. Marlin.
18th, M s Wallace, Lagrange.
27th. L Price, Gonzales.
2Sth. 4 Haynes, Manor.
10th N A Thomson, Eockhart
June3w4t
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TEXAS: SPANKING
Assets April 10, 1871, s35s,I 60

THE BANKING DEPARTMENT
Will give particular attention to collections n the
interior OF the state, and all parts Of the United
States, without charge, except customary rates OF
exchange Will receive deposits oI open account,
and ifsuc certificates of deposit and by special pro-
visions of it's charter, will divide pro rata among
It's dcpostors from oncfourth to One-haf Of the net
profits of its busincss.
TIE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
VIII insure property against loss damage by fire,
marine and inland transportation, ut fair rater.
Losses promptly adjusted.
BOARD OF DIRECTCES:
X. :. WILLIS, OF J.. j. Willis " Bro.
J. Il. WALLIS, oil Wallis, LaAdcs Co.
w. X. MCALPlN, ot McApn " Badridge.
u. THE. AYERS, OLD. The. Ayers s Co.
GEO. SCHNElDER, of Geo. Schneider d. Co.
NJ. QUiN, oil Quin i I'LL.
z. L. CLEVELAND. OF While u Cleveland.
\, W FOLTs, Of Fos y Washe.
L. $. JEMlSON, of Moody u Jcmison.
I. 4, GARY, Of Gary IL Oiiphint.
J. $. u. GklNNAN, of GInpan u Duval.
ISAAC BERNSTEIN, Of l. Bernstein d Co.
OFFICERS:
X. s. WILLIS, President.
II. QUlN, VicePrerident.
ALFHONsE LAUVE, Cashier.
N. o. LAUVE, Secretary.
WILLIE " CLEVELAND, Attorneys.
mayliD&Wly
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rATRoNs or nGsnANDnY


Master, Dudley W. Adams, waukon, Iowa.
0verseer, Thos Taylor, Columbia, s. q.
Jectwror, 4 A Thompson, Plainview, Wa
bash county, Minnesota. 80
Steward, A j Vaughn, Karly Grsve, Mss.
Assistant Steward, g W Thompson, New
Brunswick, N. ]. ~
Chsplain, Rev A B Grosh, Washington
District Of Columbia.
K Treasurer. + NJ Mcdowell, Corning, N, Y
Secretary, o H Kelley, Washington, d,
Gatekcepcr, o Dinwiddie, Orchard Grove
indiana.
Ceres, Mrs D W Adams, waukon, Iswa,
Pomona. Mrs II Kelley, Washington, Dc
Flora, Ars j O Abbott, Clarksvilie, low
Lady Assistant Steward. Miss q A Hal
Washington, d. @. tt
Executive Committee-William Saunder
Washington, D. O.; D. Wyatt Aikon, Cokes
berry, Ahbcvillc county. s. g.; Il. h. Shanl
land, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Woman,s Mcdicnl Adviser,

neat and well written book, specially fol
the use of females, giving causes, symptoms.
and treatment OF all ordinary diseases atliict.
ing the female sex. Tie only book of the
kind written. Price only &c cents. Address
az above. febld&w4n
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!. Omcers orthe Texas state Grange.

VIM W Lang, Master, Marlin.
M w Allen, Overseer, Mckinney.
n Norton, Lecturer, Salado.
w ingram, Steward, Vaudeville:
JP Goodnight, Assistant Steward, Dallas
A % Graves, Chaplain, Raineys Creek.
John II Hourly, Treasurer, Mexia.
u Blnford, Secretary, Austin.
j W Speight, Gatekeeper, Waco.
Mrs A Ingram, Pomona, Vaudeville.
8 y Givens, Flora, Waxahachie.
S Nuckols. Lady Assistant Steward
Atascosa.
Executive Committee Vim W Lang, Chair
man, Marlin; A B Kerr, Oso; w p Town.
sond, Calvert; N A Thomson, Lockhart; IN
Warren, Wascom.
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sins of Mother and Fathery
us q sin 70 hoard up money and TeIuso

efINlS sin 70 hoard up money and refuse
J. TO supply the natural wants and de-
mands of suffering, bed-ridden wife, IT'S
a sin for mother TO bend over a couch Of "A
beautiful, yet fading daughter, and refuse to
spend few dollars for her benefit and relief
How many thousands Of mothers and fathers
are to-day cursed with the above SIM Sickly,
pale, emaciated, care.worn, suffering females
can be found in all parts of our country. A
remedy can be had, and yet they refuse to
spend little for it. The remedy that will
cure is Or. Dromgoole's English Females Bit.
ters. Sold by druggists. ieDldaw4m
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The New Remedy forlsupturs

Truss Co., No. 8S5 krOadway. New York City. II
retains rupture absolutely In ease ord comfort, day
and night, at all times, under II cir ,umstancei
whatever In any case, and shoL neysr be takeI
of during the hort time requisite ~ eject q pei
manent cure. tnt by mail. Giro llars free. An
without charge.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-10-09
Discovery by Lightning.

Colonel Todd Of Iona. Is a scientific
man. and is always on the alert on scien-
tific principles for something to -turn up. =
Last Tuesday he was gratiiied. A cloud
lowered down over Iona, the lightning
began to dash. and the Colonel became in
terested- He discovered in the distance n
volume of smoke rising on the mountains.
and Immediately sprang 10 his feet. took a
pick and started for the scene of electric
commotion. One mile from town he found
the spot where the lightning had struck
There was quartz. a le.ad-hurrah for the
Colonel. HE took up claim called il the
Thunderbolt, rushed back TO town, and
told every body To 20 and do likewise. The
people got excited, and the Colonel was
happy. An assay was made by Mr.. Hc't
by pounding some of the Thunderbolt
quartz in mortar; q mischievous gentle
man filed of the eagle on a United States
brass button, dropped the filings into the
mortar. and IL was prospected. The result
was astonishing to the Colonel. who no
doubt believed himself rich a. CrGsus.
This discovery by lightning is a new
phase in mining. May the lightning strike
again for the Colonel.-Dsi yorte (Cal.)
Hrospeetor-
The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-10-09

ACCORDING 10 accounts in the late Lon
don Journals. the Austrian North Pole ex-
petition was frozen i'm at the north point
of Nova Zembla. in August, lsz3. and was
driven in a northwesteriy direction with
the ice. The crew worked five months in
vain during the summer Of 1873 10 free the
ship. In the autumn Of that year. north
of the 10Th degree Of latitude, unknown
land was discovered. whose boundary line
north and west was not 10 be SEEN A
thin line was explored. in sledges, from
the 9th Of March to the 9TH OF May. 1874,
up TO the SD degree. In honor Of the
Emperor of Austria this was named Franz
Joseph Land. There were no signs Of
animal life. On the 10Th Of May. 1874. the
crew left the ship 10 get off in four sledges.
and after travelling nlnefy-six days. reached
Nova Zembla, where they met with some
Russian seamen. and were taken TO War
doe. In Norway, after undergoing indie
scribable sufierings and privations.