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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13

The fish Of paradise is one Of the
most peculiar of Chinese fresh-water
fish. II is small in size, a pale gray in
color, and at fl ct sight having littlo
about il TO attract attention. As soon
as the animal becomes excited, however,
the long fms on the back and belly
straiRhten out and assume rich purple
hue tinted with green the long and
fork-shaped tail spreads into kind OF
fan, and the stripes upon the sides of
the fish become yellow, red, end blue,
constantly changing in color. The
scales seem to become opalescent, and
reflect the light with the greatest bril-
liancy, while the eyes appear to be
illuminated with a blush green fire.
The habits of the animal are as odd as
its appearance. The males take charge
of the Young and build the nest. The
latter is simply a clot of foam floating
upon the water, and is made by the fish
rising to the surface and alternately
absorbing and expelling air, until lit
tie cluster of fine bubbles, hardly three
tenths of an inch square, is formed.
The female then deposits her eggs,
which are at once seized upon by the
male. who carries them in his mouth 20
the nest. Then he witches their incu-
bation, carefully guarding and distri-
buting them with wonderful sagacity
evenly throughout the mass OF fosm.
When they clot together, no pushes
them apart with his nose, and, besides,
keeps up a continual manufacture OF
bubbles until the eggs are lifted up
above the water and rest only upon
their soft couch. As soon as the en-
bryos appear, his care is doubled. He
watches that none escape and in case
some become separated, he chases them,
catches them in his mouth, and replaces
them carefully in the nest. II one be-
comes injured. lie removes it from the
others, and gives it a separate AIR bubble
to Itself, and apparently nurses 1t until
n reOains strength.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
The Potato to be Superseded.

In Germany there exists a decided
prejudice against potatoes, because
they are composed of three-fourthIs
water, with but 10 to Is per cent. starch rS
contained in indigestible cells. Inc
French, who make a perfect science OF
the whole business of nourishment ana
cookery, rarely eat potatoes except oc-
casionallv fried for the second break
fast T6ey consume beans more than
anv other vegetable, and with reason,
foT dried beans contain 81 per cent. al
hnmen. and fifty of starch, and the
common lentiles 26 per cent of albumen
and IS of starch. In the monasteries of
France and Italy great quantities of
beans are used, especially during the
Ienten season. German naturalists are
now searching all over the world for a
substitute for potatoes, and this is be-
lieved to have been found in China, in
the dioscorea iaponica, which endures
the greatest cold, and is more nourish-
ing and better favored than the potato.
In the museum of natural history at
Paris, specimen three feet long, and
weighing three pounds, was exhibited.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
Dom Piatt and the Poet.

One day Quicker, the poet, aP-
preached Piatt on the piazza.
Colonel" said lie, +" wrote an ad-
dress last summer a year on the occa-
sion of the guests at the Old sweet
visiting in a body the guests AZ the
Youua Sweet. Would you mind II
repeated it to you?"
The colonel took of his hat ana
wiped his head of rich brown hair-not
n hair in the crown gray, though lte IL
n little old with the wearer.
envy dear Quicker" he said, in
kind. passive way, nothing Would
more please me-"
The poor numbskull repeated two
hundred lines of weary drivel, and then
the colonel said:
"My dear Quicker, that is remark.
ably graceful thing. Would you mind
repeating it all TO me again? L know
that am asking n great deal, but you
would really oblige me.
The astonished aud delighted Quicker
repeated the whole luRubrious per-
formance. The colonel sat in appar. nj
ecstacv. not n twinkle in his face, and
at the end he said:
"Tbanks, nv dear Cuckerl What
mains Won have been at 10 gratify me.
Now, won't you select some OF the
passages that strike you most IN that
poem, and repeat them TO meP by that
time / shall have n living memory oil
that extraordinary composition for so
/ must call il"
The bewildered Quicker looked into
the colonel's eye, and met there the
Rentlest reverence, tue sincerest inter
est So he galloped through two-thirds
of the stupidity third time.
The colonel had headache all that
day, and could not sleep at night. !
said TO him, "Great heavens what did
you do that queer thing for ?"
"Well," he said, Il thought tho
Almighty might put it TO my credit TO
try and make that poor fellow happy
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
One Thing the Grangers Have Done.

They have broken the power and com
binations of the pork packers. They
started ont the past fall as they did tho
fall before, to buy pork at about three
dollars-expecting again TO get double
the price when they sold as they did
last wear. But the Grnngers we're too
sharp for them this time. They said
rather than sell at these low figures we
will pack our own pork. 30 all over
the west the Changers combined, de-
termined 10 pack unless they could get
what their pork was honestly worth.
Pork came in slow, not fast enough 20
meet the demands of the packers. The
Changers went TO putting mp their own
pork. The packers became alarmed
and thought they had better make
smaller profits, and so commenced
Offering higher prices. The drangers
were frm, resolute, and insisted on far
prices, and the packers were compelled
TO nav them. The result -, to-day
pork is worth from - % TO 80. 20 per
hundred instead of s.. Ihe farmers
have triumphcd over the comDinetiohS
20 wrong them. Millions more OF dol
lars have been saved 10 them than other
wise would have been. They needed
the money, and have got IL. They were
entitled TO IL, and have got only what
was their due. The formers can com.
bine on a larger and grander scale than
any other class when il becomes neces-
essary.-RuTdL World.
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Women Of Burden.

II is remarkable" saws a writer ON
Sterman life, "what great burdens
5erman women carry on their heads.
One may meet them Constantly wifi
great tubs aud kettles of water on their
heads. Many Of them carry loads ~
vegetables to market in great White
wooden tubs, wearing a little round
plated mat next the head. One secs
the strangest loads, too, poised in mid
air Vegetables of all kinds aud
cheese are carried by them. Suddenly
q woman comes along with an immense
pile of faggots tied in bundles, some
for burning and some are saplings, for
brooms and baskets. Another comes
bearing great baskets of turf for kin
ding fires and often do we see on
these women's heads loads of kindlinR
wood. The German peasant woman oc-
cupies q position little better than n
slave, performing the most menial ser
vices for a mere pittance. Any night
around the fountains and water-talks
may be seen crowds of these young
women with great tubs TO carry water
for their use the next morning.
These persons should have n word
spoken in their behalf, for they have a
weary life, and their position is pitai-
BILE one. They are expected TO black
boots, carry burdens, do any and all
kinds of drudgery, and are paid mere
for their work, depending n
great deal on Trinkgeld collected for
odd Jobs and errands OF all kinds. In
many German houses they are given
monthly little extra sum. They are
expected to do anything and everything
that in our country the men servants
do. Coming from the opera host Of
these girls may be seen with shawls and
wrappings for their mistresses TO wear
going home. Women occupy certainly
in common q position far below the
American woman in relative position
10 society. In the streets they are con-
stantly seen pulling wagons fit for ono
horse TO draw. The woman is only
servant, as 10 we're, not the hostess, as
we understand the term, in her own
home"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
The Canning Business.

The number of cans Of peaches
packed, last year, approximated about
$4,000, 900, tomatoes 1S,000,000, and
corn from G, 200, 900 TO 5000, 900. Tho
headquarters of peach. canning are in
Maryland and Delaware, more than
half Of the peach packing firms hailing
from Baltimore alone. Large quantities
of oysters are also put up along tho
Chesapeake. Ton atoes come chiefly
from New Jersey, although many ara
packed in Baltimore, New York and tho
eastern states. The best corn comes
from Maine, where also are situated tho
largest lobster establishments. Ons
establishment at Nassau, Bahama D..
lands. has about 5000, ,OO0 invested, an |
employs GOO hands in canning pine ar,
nIes This season, they purchased
1000, 900 pine-aPPles and packed ,GlO, ,
from eighteen 60 forty cents per dozen
in gold, and the canned fruit is sold for
about S4 80.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
Double-Glazed Windows.

A recent writer on the warming and
ventilation of houses recommends what
he calls doubled-grooved WINDOW
glazing" in place of donble windows
r being much less expensive and equal
Iv efficecious. The sash for this pur-
,;osa is made to receive two panes Of
eIass to each opening ingtead of one,
thus leaving a space of air between,
which serves as a barrier to the cooling
effects of the external atmosphere.
This method operates also as a protec-
tor in summer against the Troublesome
heat of the direct rays of the sun. For
such a double-grooved window glazing
good hard glass (poor in potash) must
be selected, so that, especially in south
ern aspects, the rays of the sun may
not decompose and render dull the fac
ing sides Of the panes, which Of course
cannot be cleaned. For this latter rea-
son also care must be taken in inserting
the panes that the facing sides are clear
and bright, and that only dry air is en-
closed between them. Ice flowers,
the writer adds, "never appear on such
windows"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
The Hot Springs Robbery.

4AC 44Ob RPA AASo &1VUDC1Js
The robbery of the Hot Springs
coach in Arkansas, the other day, was
an exploit worthy the palmy days of
Italian brigandage. The robbers gen.
erously Disseminated in favor of
sontherners, refusing to take the valua-
bles of those who could prove them
selves such, saying that the northern
men had driven them into Outlawry,
and they intended to lake them pay
for it. Coming to Mr.. Taylor of Low
ell, they asked where he was from.
"St. Louis" he responded. The 'cap-
tain" eyed him closely. eyes, and
you are a newspaper reporter for the
the west. Go to Hot Springs and send
fair, and give them my compliments.
Ex-Gov. Buryank of Dakota asked
them to return his papers, saying they
could be of no benefit to them. The
" captain" squatted down on his knees
and commenced examining them.
Turning round to his followers, he said:
"Boys,I believe he is detective
shoot him !" and forthwith he was COW
cred with three pistols. "Stop," said
the chief, looking further, GO ! guess it's
all right, and handed the governor his
papers. Coming to the gentleman
from Syracuse, n. Y, who was going
to the springs for his health, he ked
them to give him back five dollars SO
that he could telegraph home. Eyeing
him closely, the chief responded that
if he had no friends or money, he had |
better go and die-that he would be
little loss any way. The fellow with
the shot gun kept pointing it at the st.
Louis Democrat man, as they termed |
him, making such cheerful remarks as
these "I'Il bet I can shoot his hat |
off without touching hair of his head"
All of them seemed to be jolly fellows |
and enjoyed the fun very much. None |
of the passengers were armed, and as |
Mr.. Crump expressed it, "they had the |
drop Oh them" One passenger with
so badly afflicted that he |
could not get out of the coach, they |
did not touch, refu ing totake anything |
he had
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
a. Kentucky Mirage.

Paducah is ten miles on an airline
from Metropolis, and the bends in the
river between the places make it impos-
sible to see any portion of one of those
places from the other. Yet the people
of Metropolis saw Paducah very dis
tinctly the other day, if the following,
from the Metropolis Journal may be re-
lied upon " A most remarkable pine
nomenon was witnessed yesterday morn
ing by some of the citizens of this
place. Directly after sun-up, dark
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13

bank of clouds lay close to the horizon
in the direction of Paducsh, obscurine
the golden-haired king of day, and just
above this dark embankment, mirrored
in clear and serene deep blue sky, the
city of Paducah appeared, with all its
spires, houses, streets, wharves, etc.,
clearly visible. The mirage appeared
about forty degrees above the horizon.
At the time the beholder could see
three steamboats, at the wharf, the Ten
nessee river, the tow-heads, and, in fact,
as life, Except that everything ap-
psared magnifed to twice the natural
size - = --L---
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Frying VS.. Broiline.

Observation lea IS to the inferenc,
that much of the dyspepsia aud general
weakness of the digestive organs un-
happily so common in this country is
attributed to tho inevitable frying-pan.
In all the restaurants where food is
kept ready cooked, as is the casa in
every one of the new kind of cheap
onss that have lately sprung into ex-
istence, the steaks aud chops are fried
instead of broiled. As a proof of the
difference, in hygienic point of view,
between fried meat and broiled or roast,
it is only necessary to say that a trainer
who would feed his principal T" on the
first would secuted at as = "bloke,"
as "duffer," and fraud" Where
fore, let all these epithets be lsvishel
upon the cook who persists in using the
frying-pau instead of the gridiron.
BIT the cook has word to say about
this, too. In broiling the suPerfuous
grease escapes in frying much of it
remains in the meat, but more is re-
tanned by the pan, aud is a urce of
revenue to the kitchen.
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would never have eloped, if you and
mother hadn't said"
"NeYer mind, my son." interrupted
Smith, 81 will not be hard with you-I
forgive you both.
Brown and Smith thereupon became
reconciled, and all rode home in the
elOpers' wagon
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13
By HORsLEY BROS. & FIGUERs.

the world a connected account of his
travels and discoveries. --a
A London dispatch says the death of
DIR. Livingstone took place in June last.
He had been travelling over a partially
submerged country, and after wading
four days through water was seized by
the illness of which he died.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13

The consumption of horse flesh is
rapidly increasing in Vienna. In the
quarter ending October l, six hundred
and eight horses were slaughtered and
converted into food.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13

A marriage on a railroad train may
properly be termed q railroad tie.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-13

No other living thing can go 70 slow
as a boy on an errand.
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"A young lady in Vermont is six
feet seven inches high, and she amt
stuck up, either.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14
GENERAL NEWS.

Thirty women postmasters have
been appointed within three months.
-Phildelphia mint coined 1,750,7S5
in December.
1906 miles Of railroad were built in
1873.
The Ashantees are getting the worse
Of the fight with the Engllsh.
-Immi grafton to America IS the lead
inc excitement in Ems gland since the re-
turn to that country Of Joseph Arch.
The Millers' National Association
meets in Chicago the 18th inst.
The Missouri House passed q reso-
luton on the 9th inst, condemniny IN
severe terms the President and every
member Of the I'D Congress who voted
for at took back pay.
IT is strongly intimated that the re-
ported sale of the elevators along the
Winona and St. Peter Railroad was a
mere ruse on the part Of the company
to throw the responsibility from their
shoulders, and that the elevators have
only been placed in the custody of pri-
vate individuals for the time being
Such property must certainly be in great
demand, for we notice that during one
trip over the road the agents of the CON-
pany sold nearly all their elevators. 1t
does look like sham sale surely Owu-
t0uun Journal.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14
MARKETS.
OFFICE OF The GRANGE ADVANCE, !
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 1874. J

OFFICE OF The GRANGE ADVANCE,
Wednesday, Jan. 14th, 1874. J
The has been a steady advance since our
last issue, in Western markets, though
slightly reactionary in New York. Gold,
Stocks, U. S. Bonds, and State securities
are ascending,s Money in Wall street is
easy at 5@7 per ct.
lnILwAUKEE, Jan. l2th-Flour, spring
extras, S5.70@6.379, for medium to choice.
Wheat under favoroble Liverpool advices
was active and sold, No. spring, in store
at $l.273; No. 2, at $1.25@1.26: selling
for March at $l.29, and for April $l.3laa
CH1cAGo.-Wheat closed quiet but firm
at $l.28 seller February Warch at 81 .505
@$1.30a. Corn closed steady at 621c
seller February; seller March, 634c; Nay
at Csc.
RED WING MARKETS.
Wheat, $l.O0; corn, 48 cts; oats, 40
cts; potatoes, IS cts.; Barley $1.00 ; beans,
$l@2.50 beef, 81 cts. per fb; Pork, 6. cts;
butter, 20@25 cts: poultry, IL cts.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14
Narrow Gauge Road.
WABAsHA, Jan. 9th, 1874
Editor Herald:

WARAsHA, Jan. 9Th, 1874.
Editor Herald:
DEAR SIR TO the enquiry Of" Far
mer," in your issue Of the 1st inst. in
regard to the adaptation of narrow gauge
roads to heavy grades and curves: I
would reply that adaptation is one Of
the principal advantages claimed for |hc
narrow gauge. I will not take time
now to demonstrate this theory but cit G
the reader to the case Of roads already
in operation.
The Festiniog railway in Wales, one
of the first, if not the first. narrow
gauge road operated by steam: has a
gauge of only 2233 inches with grades
cf u feet per mile and curves OF: 1l5!
feet radius. A curve of this kind if
continued would describe circle whose
diameter would be only 231 feet.
About the shortest curve ever attempt
ed on an ordinary gauge Of + feet, 81
inches, if continued in the same way
would describe a circle whose diameter
would be 900 to 1000 feet This road
in 1869 carried 139,700 tons of freight
and 81, 900 passengers. The operating
expenses were only Az per cent. of the
earnings for that year. The operating
expenses Of feet 81 inch gauge roads
runs from IS to IS per cent. Of the
earnings, and this too on roads doing
the immense traffic of the New York
Central and Michigan Central.
The Toronto, Gray and Brace rail
way, Of Canada. of 3 feet inch gauge,
has grades Of 100 feet per mile, and
curves of 462 feet radius, and is laid
with 45 pound rail- With English
management, which is known to be much
more expensive than American. this
road cost only $4,000 per mile.
In Norway, where the attention Of
the government engineer has for years
been given to the subject, it has been
shown not only from a series Of careful
estimates on the proposed lines of rail
way but from lines actually built, that
the cost Of a 3 feet inch gauge (now
the standard gauge Of that country is
only two-thirds that of 1 feet s.! inch
gauge.
BY usiug an improved and cheap rail,
(the Angle rally, which should propose
for 3 feet gauge road from here to
Rochester, the difference could without
doubt, be increased to one-half the cash
Of an ordinary gauge road, so that my
estimate of $4,000 or $1,000 per
mile, will I think be amply sufficient.
My present impression is, that the cost
may be considerably reduced from the
above estimate, but as no survey has
been made. and the Typography of a
portion Of the country is peculiar, moth
ing more definite can be stated now.
My idea is for road Of 3 feet gauge
built upon the most economic principles
the rolling stock carefully adapted to
the traffic Of the road, and run at a
very low rate of speed.--thereby yetluc-
ing the operating expenses ~ Il mini
mann.
Such road built by the farmers and
business men Of the community through
which it passes, would l venture to pre-
dict, prove paying investment in two
ways-6rst by the saving in transport
tation of wheat and merchandise to and
from the Mississippi, and secondly by
actutal dividends from the start on the
stock.
D. W. WELLMAN.
Late Chief Engineer Wis. Cen. R. R.
The WinOna Re12uIZ;c0D of Wednes.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14

IT was bad enough for The Boston
advertiser to say Of Wilkie Collins as a
lecturer "The London intonation is
noticeable in q Aattening Of the VOW
els" But it was worse when Western
compositor made it read {" aattening of
the bowels" .,..
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14

to build bridges across Des Moines riYer in
Jackson Co.; by Donnelly, to reduce the
price of text books used in public schools.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and then adjourned.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14

ACCORDING to The Danbury Neaos,
now that winter has set in in dead earn
est the thoughts Of the benevolent III
stinctively revert to the heatRen.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14

The Winona Republican Of Wednes
day says: A few weeks ago the Off
GERS of the Green Bay & Minnesota
railroad company politely requested the
subscribers in this city to the bonus to
pay in their subscriptions at any of the
National banks here. The request,
Tor some reason, was not very general
ly needed, and President Ketchum and
Superintendent Kelly have been in the
city for few days, to give attention to
this and other matters affecting their
road. AS some diversity of opinion
seemed to exhist among the subscribers
in reference to the course to be pursu-
ed, meeting was held at the city build
ing to talk the subject over It seems
the citizens subscribed $4,000 to Sc
cure the Green Bay road, and having
secured it, the subscribers are now
anxious to back out, and thus far but
$4,000 has been paid up. After much
discussion a committee consisting of
Messrs. Berry, Yale and Horton was
app ointed to secure the legislation
necessary to allow the city TO assume
the indebtedness of the subscribers, and
and another committee was selected to
ascertain whether the subscribers were
legally liable for the amounts standing
to their names.
The Grange advance., 1874-01-14

4Hr. Benz called up MS resolution author
izing the Chief Clerk to subscribe for six
daily papers. A wrangle ensued, the re-
formers claiming that three would be
enough. The resolution was adopted of
course
The proceedings Of Thursday and Friday
will be found in our Supplement.
On Monday joint resolution was intro
duced by Senator Freeman, requesting
Congress to extend the time of payment for
pre-emption claims. Passed.
Senator Donnelly offered preamble and
resolutions showing that the public print
ing the last fiscal year had cost 500. 1862. 80
and there is yet deficiency that executive
documents and reports of the public insti-
tutions are now in the hands of the nnhlic
printers, and being printed at great ex-
pense to the State and providing for re-
calling all such matter as is not already
printed at once. After discussion the res-
olutions were adopted by vote Of sixteen
for, to ten against.
Bills were introduced by Senator Don
nelly to reduce the cost Of public printing :;
by Senator Graves, ceding lands for river
and harbor improvements and light houses;
by Senator Freeman to appropriate money