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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23
LITTLE RIGBY ITEMS.

Crops, crops seem to be the great item
or topic of the day, and we'll it should
oe, for the successive drOuths that we
have experienced for the last few years,
render the present crop that now SO
beautifully adOrns our country, very
necessary.
Corn and cotton never looked better
than at the present time, for as a gencr-
al thing, they have been well cultivated,
ana then we have been blessed with a
go0d season up to this time.
wheat threshing is progressing slow
~, owing to too much rain for the busi~
ness.
Mrs. Lizzie Dayis commenced
tea CHING school again at Shady Dell,
on last Monday.
One of our neighbors, who has boon
in the habit of wearing his hair and
wh1skers very long, created quite q
sensation some time ago. While away
from home one day, he had his hair cut
very short and face shaved clean: when
he got home there was never before such
a sight witnessed. The chickens csck-
led, tnd calves beloved, the dogs howl
cd, grOWlod and threatened absolute
danger if he made any advances. BY
this time his devoted spouse had reach~
cd the door, and after hearing his dear
familiar voice she recognized him, guar"
ded him in, shielding him from all dan
ger. Now this gentleman is blessed
with goodly portion of youngsters, y
a dozen, more or less, who sought ref
uge under the bed, behind the door, &c,
and it was day or two before the I'M
fortunate man could convince the little
Ones that no was their own dear pater-
nal pap.
The United Friends of Temperance, of
this county, held their county cOnVen-
ton at Cave Hill, on last Saturday. 1t
was beautiful day, though extremely
warm. The crowd wero not as large as
was expected owing to the very busy
season. But all present seemed to On
joy the day very much, especially the
splendid dinner that tho ladies had
prepared for tho occasion. Messrs.
II. A. Jones and Lee Bullock,
of Columbia, were the selected orators
for tho day, but disappointed us by not
making their appearance. But Messrs.
J. II. Courtney, NOtgrass and Luther
Galloway made very appropriate
speeches for tho occasion.
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CULLEOKA ITEMS.

The absorbing topics of interest OF last
week, have been the picnic Tuesday
and the Ice cream supper for Tuesday
night. Ample preparations We're made
for the occasion, but all night Wedncs-
day and all the morning OF Tuesday it
rained without any intermission. So
the picnic was necessarily dispensed
with. In the evening the clouds began
to disperse and the indications Tor the
ice cream supper were cropping out in
every direction, when an hour before
sunset the rain began again and contin-
ued until ton o'clock at night. The
supper, however, was numer-
ously attended The refreshments were
of the very best order. The tables of the
young ladies well arranged and well
waited on. The receipts handsome: ali
hosts and guests seemed to vie with
each other in the enjoyment OF the Oc-
casion. Everything mooyod of well
with, the single exception that our
bachelor friend Y. y. X, became so
bewildered with the destinations of his
surroundings that he forgot the obliga-
tiOns of the closing scene and left his
lady companion unprOVided with an
escort home.
Several young gentlemen from Pulas-
XII were present in the village during
the week; among these were Mr., HarY0
Virginia. He wears the houors won
at this famed sect OF learning with be-
coming mOdesty and propriety.
Mr.. Jesse TomlinSOn has also return
ed home after an absence for several
months at the same University, and
meets cordial greeting from his for
mer class and school mates.
Our village is favored with the pres
ence of two Artists, so that all who wish
may have their pictures taken. One of
these, Mr., Whitson, comes with testi-
mOnials of his moral and social posi-
ton, and of his skill in his business,
A large amount of wheat has been
shipped from this place up to this pres
ent time. The firms of Z. Hoidinp
Il Co., stephens and Morris and J. n
and,G. w. Wilkes are all dealing exten ,
sively in the article.
With good crops, excellent health
a lively social state of feeling, with fat.
tering prospects for a large school the
next session, our people are cheerful and
hopeful and anticipate prOsDerCus
ti$ues the coming fall.
Allen, a son OF NJ B.IIomliusoa. about
SIX years old, had TWO Of the fingers ON
his right hand cut Oft III a strayy-c..frar
some days since. The little fellow take.
philosOphic view OF his loss. He }uas
not seem so much to regret his present
Sufferings as the loss ne IS to sustain in
his qualifications for business in his I'M
ture life-a forcible indication OF D-iuci-
pies actuating father and grandfather.
a serious misfortune 1aie, the little
daughter OF Mr. Wright, living on
the farm Of Jos. ". Moore. one dav
last week. In attempting To drive
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Republican Meeting July sI.t.

a Republican Meetings. requested at
tho Court House in Columbia July 3lst.
Business of importance to be transacted
Let every civil district in the county be
represented. Signed by G. w. Black
burn, ID. A. Davidson, Samuel Nj. Ar
nell, j. II. Gregory, Nathaniel Powell,
John l.. Wilson, Mitchell Brown, Arthur
u. Crawford, Madison Rankin, w. T.
Almond, George Cook, J. X. ThOmCr-
son, Tyre Noles, w. NJ. McKissack, M.
II. Valentine, r. Frierson, j. II. Brooks,
Grant Sowell, B. +. Crawford, Newton
Bullock, Is. Watkins, $ V. Perkins, w.
A. Gilmer, John A. Grubb, John s.
Brooks, T. A. Harris, G. a. Douglas, An
drew Stephenson, Monroe Campbell,
Abort Foster, Monroe Henderson, Z. s.
Crawford, f. Baucum, Mace Wells, Ell
Harris, James Page, col, Alexander
Montgomery, Jacob, Jones, Henry
Hunter Merrick Watson, Beverly Law
renee, Wesley Briscoe, Nick Cross, Jer'
ny StaDfeld, Henry Mcl[annOu, q. NJ.
Edwards, Henry Davis, Thomas
Friorson, DR.. j. T. Bingham.
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The Origin of the Old Natchez Trace
KOR6-

To the editor IF the Hcrah mud Mail:
have noticed OF late various state~
ments in regard to the origin and con.
struction of the Natchez Road, the first
and originally the only inland commus
nlcation between Tennessee and all the
States north of her and the States of
Mississippi and New Orleans, in Louis
lana, south of Tennessee; all of which
statements are incorrect. In one of the
statements it is claimed that General
Jackson had it cut, when the fact is that
General jackson never saw the road
until he Travelled it on his way to Ten
nessee from Natchez with his wife after
their marriage. The Natchez road was
cut cut by order ofthe war department
during the administration of Thomas
Jefferson; il was opened by a detachment
of United States soldiers under the COM
mand Of Capt. Thomas Butler and Lieu
tenant Edmond T.. Gaines, and was
opened for the purpose of affording a
way for all those who descended the Mis-
slssippl River in flat boats, carving
the products of the States to the mar
kets of Natchez and New Orleans as
steam had not been introduced upon
the rivers. The territory through which
the road ran was wilderness, and
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Mr.. II. b. Edmiston, of the University OF
Virginia, will open "a school in South Co.
lumhia on the sd of August. Mr.. Edmis-
ton is one of the brightest scholars that CIV
best young men. We trust he will get a
large school.
VIM. w. Cherry has for many years been
engaged in catching fish out of Duck River.
and has used many kinds OF seines, ETC.,
but always found some objection to all OF
them Not long ago he and his son, Polk,
who is also paSsiOnately fond of hsh1ng, IN
all the objections and never fails to catch
fish. 1t is the best net we have ever seen.
See advertisement.
Read advertisement of J. L. Dunlap &
Co, who are selling some select articles
Mt cost Also school notice of Jones AcadG-
my. Also advertisement of Cahaba Coal,
introduced in this market by $. d. Holt. 1t
is splendid coal, and cheaper than any
other good coal. Also Stephenson Acade-
my.
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We return our thguEs o. UtIuiy-EhcitH
billie WithCrspuun, for uIr" Ir ul tuiua-
toes.
We are informed that Uut informant
made n mistake Ia regard 'u the I,prIoy-
torbctt difficulty. n IH Sold that turlHtt
was trying To strike John luHI.t. when Tho
latter hit him with the run, thus max ing 40
n matter of sclf-dcfHuru ON john. plff.
GOV, James -. Porter WIZ 400 Columbia
yesterday, the guest Of Hon. W. e. Whit
man.
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Mnr fOIhe KnIfe.

~ there has been considerable talk In
the neighbOThoOd that challenge had
been gwen, through n communication 81
the HERALD "A few weeks since, hy the
spelling match at Miller's Church, TO the
match at Carriers Creek, and whereas, this
that the wish ofthe Miller spelling match
may be known, We ask them TO select y
place convenient TO each party, and 10 APP
quirements o. each may be ACCURATELY de-
tcTmined.
We shall look tor an answer in next
week : HERALD. CARRIERS CREEK,
July 18th, 1875 SMELLING class
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\ singular thing about these hammers is
that they are made of much softer material
than the arrows, which they are designed
large mound on George Clayton's place;
hired hands and worked themselves like
beavers a whole day-and got nothing.
They brought home about two bushels of
many of which they will ex-
change with other museums throughout the
Union for other specimens. The Athen@um
has several thousand specimens, and II can
he made much larger and more valuable if
every farmer and hunter will bring such
specimens as they accidentally come across.
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MARRIAGES

WHITE
William EmDlCr and M3rs s.. T8pIr,.
John :. Spence uud VI. NJ Neral.
tUIpItEu
Ned Jones nud Fannie Sruff
Andrew ScribnCr aud jennie Turner
Joe Rankin ana Amanda Patterson
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w. ID. Fitzgerald, who drives Hardison
and Andrews, thresher, on tho 10th ints.,
carelessly dropped his right foot upon
the master wheel in chose proximity to
the pinion wheel, and was drawn under
tho Same, tearing nearly all of tho heel
and bottom of, leaving tho bones bare.
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A SCHOOL FOR BOYS

WIN be opened by %. BE- JOHNSTON,
university Of NR.,l ON Monday. August p
1873, In Capt. AydclUi' #ehguL-house
South Columbia. Tprm-. Primary English,
go per session; Advanced English. $50
Classics, sjO-payUblv quarterly. Incidental
foe, 81. lulyZl-Bw
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DO IL resolved that, wo tho undersigned
Democracy, do promise to organize and
uniform ourselves ms volunteer COM
= my for tho purpose OF marching 90
Spring Hill on the 10Th Of Sept, 1874.
Our uniform To be such as may be
adopted by tho company. Wo do furth-
nr promise and mutually agree 90 elect
a Captain, LIST and "a LioutCnants AMI
Euch othor officers as the company may
hink fit; aud To obey all orders com,
nlands and summons that may DO given
ny said officers.
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We'll, do not know what 10 say OF
this fine Watering place, as it has been
spoken of so often, and by so many.
The reader will say, "thoro is another
blow from Puppy Branch" I arrived
here last evening, much woariod after
my travel over the lonesome new~cut
road, finding Mr. ID. j. Estes and lady
horo, who are always ready to accom-
modate those who may wish to visit the
Spring, other for health or pleasure.
With them is Mrs. Josh G.. Bailey and
the beautiful and fascinating Miss Car
RE Warren, whom l think is expecting
to quit Columbia, and take to the Hills,
(Dr. Spencer Hill, y from all Appearances;
Mrs. Miner, Mrs. g. G.. Taylor and Miss
McGaw, also w. II. r., and DIR. Hill are
with HIM. Among others are Mr.. Dave
Peoler's family, Mr.. Josiah Fulton's
family, and Mr.. Region of Cathey's
creek. BY the way, there are several
young ladies with Mr.. f., Misses En-
bry of Zion church, who you all know
are beautiful Ho! what do l hear? WHY
it is the hack from Columbia, each and
every one, sis there a letter for me "
By the way, you all are not aware that
Russell and Johnnie Estes are running
a hack to this place They also have
the mail contract from Columbia to
Primm's; so lovers, you need not be
uIfHlu LllaL II you COI1O moro you cannot
hear from your "June Bug" at home.
There is one thing we can boast of here,
that is pure wator, and fresh air, yellow
leg chickens, and no mosquitoes. Mr.
JOe Irvine is down here now, and has
also opened his grocery, with Mr.. Vir-
gle Hughes, as cloTk, who is ever ready
and willing to wait upon his dog creek
customers, who may bring their pros
duce to exchange tor Robertson County
sulphur. Virgie is the right maniu the
right place.
Johnnie Estes, the well known young
farmer of Maury, visited the Spring not
long since to open his alley; after his
departure man OF these hills walked
up to Mr.. ID. J. Estes, and asked him
his name, and the name of the man
that owned the alley. His next ques-
ton was, When will the old man be
DOWN." taking Johnnie to be older than
his father, quite compliment to Mr.. ID.
J. E.; come, John, you must get through
threshing wheat, and shave up before
you return. Johnnie and Russell have
employed Mr.. Spencer Hill to ~"
to the alloy, and we know no will I'o aI
ways have a crowd Ground him. Young
ladies' a. cast, do not knew, but OK
pect he will be the attending physician
at the Spring at least in one case at the
Estes. All! Spencer, be a good bow,
and count games well, for you are too
small TO be 50 far from your mother,
Mr.. Editor, after l try the waters awhile
you shall hear from me again.
SUNDAY SLEEPY.
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PRIMM'S SPRING.

PRIMM'S SPRING, July 10Th, 1879.
The writer finds himself this morris
ing numbered amongst the happy
guests OF Primms. Though we have
been having lovely time OF it, for the
last past week, yet we owe our dreary
feelings to the long rainy spell, which
fell in perfect torrents, for several days
and nights. We arc happy to say, how
ever, that nature bursts forth this morn
ing in all of its glory. Everything is
gay aud festive; wherever we look, there
can be soen large groups of the young
and gay wandering in evory direction
partaking of the beauties of Primm's,
which nature has so lavished upon it.
Mr.. John Estes ten-pin alley is finish
cd, and in full bast. The young and
handsome DIR. Spencer Hill, of Maury
Co., has been procured by Mr.. Estes, rs
game-koeper of this most interesting
game. The young ladies will fad the
DIR. to be very gallant and polite. Mr..
Dan Estes, the proprietor of the Max
we'll House, is now the champion play
or at ten-pins. Mrs. Miner and Mrs.
complishod Miss Warren, of Columbia,
are stopping at the Maxwell House. Mr..
Chas. Irvine, and family arrived here
"A few days ago. The beautiful and ami
able Misses Embry arrived here last
night; also Mr.. Joe FOwlkos and lady.
And we often wander to ourselves why
it is that NJ. T. ([.) jug, has not joined
us before this, and We imagine NJ. Il.
Ok J. is afraid of catching cold, as we
hoar that one of our good natured bar
bers gave him close cut, a few days
ago. NJ. T. (k.) J. must have expected
his head to come in contact with the
fingers of some unknown stranger.
Stay away no longer, the weather is
pleasant and the yellow leg chickens
are plentiful. We would be pleased to
see some of the fair ones of old HiCk-
man; we extend to them IL cordial in
vitatiOn to visit the Springs, and partic~
ipate in our enjOyment especially,
those around Rose Bower. Col. Il. j..
Mahon OF Rutherford creek, has newly
completed his grist and saw mill
on Dog Crock; we congratulate the Col
Onel in procuring the services of that
splendid miller, VIM. McEwen. We
are sorry to learn that our friend Ewin
Irvine did not get to the Spring this
week. The young ladies complain Of
missing that melodious voice of bis SO
much, which is heard so distinct from
the head OF the Spring, to the mouth
OF one of the tributaries of Dog creek.
Puppy branch). We are in full hears
ing every morning of the splendid pack
of MeSSrs. Meadows and Thompson,
moving along at the rates of two
forty, with their Iong;shrill notes which
disturb the quiet slumbers OF the
camp. Crops are looking splendid, and
we are sorry TO learn that that 30 aero
cOrnfold on Lick creek, owned by Joe
BdZzell, known as the "old breadtray,"
was completely blown down few days
ago. Parties that have seen the field
previous TO the storm, said that it would
make Is barrels to the acre.
VISITOR
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17

An ARGUS reporter was instructed to
ask the city clerk, this afternoon, if he had
issued notice, as required by law, to the
newly-elected mayor and aldermen. The
clerk said he had not, and didn't know
when he should-certainly not till ordered
to do so by the mayor. He was asked the
reason of the delay, and he said the Fl
nance Committee hadn't completed their
accounts yet. What have Messrs. Butler
and Warner to say to this?
There are various rumors out. One is
that Mayor Gait directed the clerk not to
issue the notices at present, for they might
come in and take possession before the new
officers got ready for them. Another is
that the water board and the old council
have some goose to pick aud want to fix it
up before the new council come in. Do
they suppose they can thus thwart the
will of the people as expressed at the late
city election? If DR.. Gait should order
the clerk not to issue the notices would
that permit them to hold over aud usurp the
places the people have chosen other men
to FLIP The city charter (page 80, Z TO-
makes it the duty of the city clerk to mott
fly persons elected to Office at once, and the
mayor has not the right to direct him 9th.
erwise. If there is to'be an attempt by
the old administration to transact the bust
ness Of the new, there will be lively
storm about their ears, they'd better be.
ieye.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17

The standard remedies for all diseases of the
lungs are ScHENcK's PULMoNIc SYRUr, ScHENcKs
SEA WEED TONIC, and ScHENeK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
and, II taken before the lungs are destroyed, q
speedy cure Ia effected.
To these three medicines DR.. j. ScHENcK, OF
Philadelphia owes his unrivalled success in the
treatment of Pulmonary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter
III the lungs; natGre thro"s it off by an easy ex-
pectoration, for when the phlegm matter is
ripe slight cough will throw il off, the patient
has rest and the lungs begin TO heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this, Schen-
ck's Mandrake Pills and Schencks Sea Weed Tonic
must be freely used to Cleanse the stomach and
liver Schenck's Mandrake Pills act on the liver
removing all Obstruc ions relax the gall bladder,
the bile starts freely and the liver is reliev
ed.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle stisnuant
and alteraive the alkali of which it Is composed
mixes with the food and prevents sourirg, Il
assists the digestion by toning up the stomach to
healthy conuition. so that the food and the Pull
monte yrup will make good blood; then the lungs
heal, and the patent will surely get well II Ii
taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult DR.. Schenck, either per
sonally or by letter. can do at his principle Office
corner of Sixth and ARCH Sis, Philadelphia, ev
cry Monday.
| Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggist
| throughout the country.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17
Moline Taxes Unloaded.

By request we give place in this paper
to an article from Maroni Wheeler, ESQ.,,
of Moline. to the Union, which probably
represents the views of the Taxpayers
Association formed in that town for the
purpose of compelling the rich as well as
the poor. to pay their taxes. The Union
thinks the Moline City Council did right in
abating the tax and expects to see Mr..
Wheeler's arguments demolished. Mr..
Wheeler seems to be grounded on the rock
of legal right, which may be hard to shake.
1t is the illegality of the action of the Mo
line City Council and Of the Board of Su-
pervisors that Mr.. Wheeler exposes, and
on this point the question must be discuss
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17
A Trick On the People.

The Republican congress, just deceased,
perpetrated an outrage on the people by
doubling the postage on Sd class mail
matter, such as transient newspapers
books, packages of all sorts, ETC. The
post Office dept was realizing large rev.
enue in carrying these small packages. and
for long distances the cost was mere
trife compared with the exhorbitant
changes of express companies. A Repub-
lican congress and president have taken
these advantages away from the people and
given them to the great express monopol
lies, by doubling the postage.
Quite pile of newspapers has accumu-
lated, in our post Office, having only one
cent stamps upon them. They cannot be
forwarded without the full postage is paid
People who have dropped transient pa.
pers in the post Office with only one cent
stamp on them had better call and pay the
balance of the postage.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17
The Naturalization Of Diseases.

Diseases multiply. One begets another. A tri-
cling indisposition may. therefore, originate COM
plication Of dangerous maladies. Indigestion be-
gets far more formidable diseases; multitude Of
ailments are traceable to constipation fever and
ague unhinges the entire nervous system. and is
Therefore the source OF the proteau ailments which
affect that portion Of the human organism Hos
letters stomock Bltlers however, whether resort
ed to at the inception of these disorders Of the
stomach, bowels or liver, which give birth to the
majority OF diseases and disabilities, taken wher
they have ripened into formidable maturity, are
alike powerful to cure The process Of recovery il
of course longer when the maady has gained he ad
way. but it is none the less certain. Dyspepsia
c nstipation, biliousne.s, kidney complaints ant
iptermi tent fever invariably yield the operation
| of the great Alternative and invigorant