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ladies' Confectionery!

n. Holman has the finest Baker and Orna-
menter in the State. Bridal orders gotten up
in the very best style on short notice al as
low figures as anyshOuse in the business, and
guarantee satis6acteon. Everything usually
kept in; frSttclaS Confectionery. Fresh
Bread and Rusk always on hand, nOYl2tf
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Hampshire, where our last Coed
| Templars' Quarterly Convention was
| held, is situated at the foot of the hills,
that rise gradually to what is called the
Barrens. 1t is rich and fertile coun-
try, noted tor its hospitality, and has
been celebrated for it's fine barbicues
and it's clever citizens. Our reception
fully sustained its old reputation, for
a finer dinner or more harmonious cons
vention has not been held in the county.
1t was enough to cheer the heart of Good
Templars to see in neighborhoOd that
six months ago ten or fifteen men and
boys struggled along, holding up the
Banner of Temperance, weak and drag
ging along! whisky drinking popular
in all the ighborhood-noW all differ
ent; the Lodge numbering seventy of
the best men in the country, their wives
and fair daughters. Men that were
confirmed drunkerds are sitting up in
the lodge dressed in good clothes, their
faces white and clean, redeemed from
the demon of drink and restored to
their families. And still the work goes
bravely on. The minister takes hold of
Temperance and says it is Gods work
to save men from intemperance, and
prepare them to come to God and the
church; the grocery keeper sells out and
trusts in Gods providence that he will
find bushes that will enable him to
raise his young family in the fear of
God and with a clear CONFIDENCE. All
success to both of them, and may Gods
blessing attend them!
Our convention met in the Good Tens
pIars Hall, and initiated seven new
members; after which, all, with their
regalias on, marched through town and
to the church, where, after speeches
from Rev. J. B. Hamilton, J. B. Wood
side, r. d. Ricketts,, Sam r. Watkins
and f. M. Ricketts,, they all adjourned
to the tables, where the finest kind OF
dinner was spread, to which all the Cit
liens, both Templars and others, did
ample justice. After dinner we again
returned to the church, where the cons
vention was called to order, with }. b.
Hamilton, President; J. b. Woodside,
Secretary; Rev, J. B. Erwin, Chaplain.
The delegates reported from Cross Bird
ges, Williamsport, Nebo, Concord Mt.
Joy, Hampshire, Columbia and Social
Circle. The reports were very favorable
and encouraging. Mt. Joy and COlum-
bia were put in nomination as the places
for holding the next meeting, being de-
cided in favor of Mt. Joy, which is about
4 miles Southwest from Mt. Pleasant
r. ID. Ricketts, was elected President;
Rev. Bro. Gleason, Secretary; Brother
Holmes, Chaplain; and J. b. Erwin and
J. B. WOOdside orators of the daV. AT
ter resolution of thanks to all the citi
zens of Hampshire for their kind end
hospitable entertainment, and a beauti-
ful and eloquent farewell address by
Rev. J. p. Erwin, the conyention then
adjourned to meet at Mt. Joy on the
first Thursday in February, 1875, in
Faith, Hope and Charity,
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Five good work mules. from three to i've
years old; twenty head .uuIts-OuC=hatf,
three-fourths aud tuit blood iiHrI-hires.
Nov. D, lost. u. 20. -prTIIALI., ~R.
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TWO FINE FARMS
FOT sale

farms. The McClHiE rfuf. Itf.i.i. 49, W
columbia, on DUCK River: uIy homie pInc..
miles west OF Columbia, Uu JU. Ifamp-
ahlre pike, % acres, handsomely imUrpyoi
Terms, liberal. M az ttsfftfsN re
Oct. 222Jgm
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NEf. Zion NeighbOrhOOd.


10 The Editor of the Herald and Mat!
Since you received the last items from
this neighbOrhoOd. many tears have
been shed, many hearts have been made
to bleed. ewes that were then bright on
earth are now closed. Our friends are
still crossing the River. our ranks on
earth are being thinned, but we trust the
ranks in Heaven are being recruited.
How important to be ready. Our friend
Edward Pettey is mourning the absence
of 4 lovely daughter, who but a few
weeks since was in health and strength.
but now lies i'll the old grave yard at
Aunt Betsey GOdwin's. on Snow creek.
The Young as well as the old are pass
inc away. and soon all will appear be-
fore the Judgment Bar of GOd-theTe to
give Il strict and impartial account Of
their Stewardship here.
Died at his residence two miles North
of Beech Grove on Thursday last, Mr..
Mercer McCOnnicO. an honest, upright,
goodman, neighbor. devoted father
and kind husband. He has left a wife.
children, and an aged mother. with
many relatives and friends to mourn his
departure. May his and our God take
care of the widow and the children,
brother. kindred. friends and aged moth
or, and as they near the terminus of
their journey. may their prospects for
heaven grow brighter and brighter.
We hope there are no bad cases i'll our
county at this time. John c. Alexan-
dsr'S wife, who has been sick for weeks.
also his daughter and Prof. Anderson at
the same place. are improving slowly.
A.Porteris still confined to his room.
but we hope Is improving and will ere
long regain his health.
The people have been busy gathering
corn. picking cotton, and sowing wheat.
The cotton crop viii be quite light. and
the raising of cotton Will have to be
abandoned in this country if we do our
lands ju isti;'o
Potatoes and corn are good. pump
klns tine. j. W. Oakly has one that
weighs only 90 pounds. and his wife Il
PIE mellon that weighs 19pOunds. others
report pumpkins larger. They have
been known to weigh As high as 80
pounds and turnips II pounds.
William T. Whitaker has sold to J..
NJ. Oakly and wife 81 acres ofland near
Lasting Hope Church for four thousand
dollars.
The Messrs. Hadly. near Lasting Hope.
are having their houses remodeled.
which looks Il little suspicious these
hard times. They own a magnificent
farm of several hundred acres.
Brother Jordan. the preacher on the
Douglass circuit. has commenced his
years work i'll good earnest. NAV he
be successful III winning souls to Christ,
Brother Samuel Evans. of Culleoka.
! has had fine meeting at old Knob Creek
| church, about one dozen professions and
near the same number of additions K
/ the church. p.
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Latest style mllllu,rs uuI Fancy goods,
received daily 30 the Emporium OF FASH
ION. oct. 22-tf.
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All kinds Of good Coal for stlo By }. WI.
Huntington. Office 90 coal yard, noar lnt
Pickard's warehouse. uovI2-tf
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We are authorized to announce VIM. j.
DALE as q candidate for Mayor Of Z columbia.
Election Saturday, November 20, 1870.
Large stock ot Goods at Cost az W. j.
pIilpS' HOWELL.
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one OF Kuhn * Tulriu. boost a,prp.. Wac
ons, almost rs good us new, cam hH had CN-
ceedingly cheap by ctIua. H. fNpppcll s.
Naughn5 stable. Hls5.I-t.
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and Perforated Notice. ... ..uuHpIurry.
Just received, 90 thc Emporium OF F9.1iou.
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One Hundred BoXy., new style Runs, at
eastern prices, Just received. uI Che Empu-
rum Of Fashion. oct. 2'-tG
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Scholastic Report to the Trustee OF
Maury County.

The above is a correct statement of the
scholastic population OF Maury County on
the 3Oth day OfJune last.
JAS. Fl. WILKES, Supt,
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Mr.. \. Holman gave an opossum sup
per last night. Esq. w. J. Andrews Major
John J.. Wilson, Mort Patten. and other
were invited.
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The beautiful Miss NJ. p, has been yisl-
ting the neighborhood ofHopewell.
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VI Odlt OI UeUh
Houses I'm Columbia, apply tod Il. steele.
Nov. ., lS7j-lm.
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For Sale or Rent.

Clothing. Boots, Shoes and Hats atJot
at w. j. Philips. novIa-t.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post ONCE at Columbia
Manry County, Tennessee, Nov
veMber the 18th ISL
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Lady Pedestria rs.

One Of the most remarkable feats of fe-
male pedcstrianism that was ever brought
to our notice was accomplished last Wed.
nesday by two young ladies Of this city.
Miss Francisco Shafer and her cousin,
Miss Stevens, had arranged walking ex-
cursion to St. Paul with two young gen.
tlelnen, but their sterner escorts becoming
terrified at the magnitude Of the untertak-
ing, ingloriously Withdrew. The ladies.
nothing dauntcd at the non-appearance of
the gentlemen, determined to perform their
part of the contract, and accordingly at
8 80 a. m they started from the Park Ave-
nue Church corner, crossed the lower
bridge, and selected the University Ave-
nue. route. Steadily and unfalteringly
they pursued their course, disdaining to
accept numerous invitations to ride ten-
dered by persons who overlook them on
the way-anybody could ride to St. Paul
and at IL O'Clock they reached their dcs-
tination, accomplishing the distance, fully
II miles, in the remarkable time of two
hours and thirty minutes. They returned
to the city last evening by rail, apparently
as fresh and unwearied as when they start
ed
The young gentlemen who did not &C.
company them undoubtedly perefcr the
stigma that attaches to them for backing
out, to the disgrace that follows certain
defeat.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Capturing Ostricl,es.

The greatest feat of an Arab hunter is to
capture an ostrich. 1t is the largest Of
living birds, and probably the swiftest of
all living animals. Being very shy and
cautious, and living on the sandy plains,
where there is little chance to take 1t by
surprise, it can only be captured by we'll
planned and long continued pursuit with
the swiftcst horses. Tie ostrich has two
curious habits in running when alarmed.
1t always starts with outspread wings
against the wind, so that it can scent the
approach Of an enemy. Its sense of smell
is so keen that it can detect person at
great distance, long before one Can be
seen. The other curious habit is that of
running in circle. Usually, five or six
ostriches are found in company. When
discovered, part of the hunters, mounted
fleet horses, will gallop away at right an
giles to the course these ostrichcs have TAX
en-. When these hunters think they have
gone far enough to cross the path the
birds will be likely to take, they watch
upon some rise Of ground for their ap-
proach. If the hunters hit the right place
and see the ostriches, they at once start
in pursuit with fresh horses, and some
times overtake one or two of the birds,
but often two or three Of the feet horses
iall, completely tired out with so sharp =
chase.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
A Now Wonder In California.


John MUIR, we'll known to the visitors
of the Yosemite Valley, announces the
discovery of rival to that wonderful
scenery. 1t is q valley in the South Fork
of Kings River, forty-five miles from vi
salsa, in right line. This valley is nine
miles in length from east to west, and
has an average width at the bottom Of
about half mile. It lies five thousand
feet above the sea, and its walls are about
three thousand feet high. They arc pre-
cipitous, and some of the striking features
of the Yosemite, like Ell Captain, and the
Sentinel, and the Cathedral Rocks, have
their counterparts, The falls of the new
valley have more water, but are less
picturesque than those of the Yosemite
valley.
Access is from Visana, the greater part
Of the way by good wagon road through
groves of sequotias and forests of fir and
pine.: The trail can be extended over the
Kcarsagc Pass, which is $4,000 feet in
height, and is located in the midst of a
perfect wilderness ofpeaks from $4,000
to over $4,000 feet in height, rising from
rare glazed meadows and lakes, and adorn-
cd around their bases by multitude of the
very dearest of Alpine flowers. A com.
pany of drovers have entered a claim to
the valley for the purpose of raising
stock,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
A Frenchman's Practice aT Joke.

Great commotion was created in the
wood of Vincennes few days ago by the
discovery, by party Of promenaders, of
the body of wcll-dresscd young man
suspended from one of the branches of a
sturdy oak, while his dog, lying on the
ground just beneath the dangling feet,
seemed to keep watch over the corpse.
The terrified pleasurc.seekers hastily sum-
moned one of the forest keepers, who ad-
vanced to cut the body down. A sudden
kick from the supposed dead man sent
him staggering in the other direction,
while the dog, with howl of fury, fast
encd his teeth in his leg. This done the
body hung motionless as before.
"Try again." said one ot the bystand.
ers; that movement was merely the result
of muscular contraction"
But the second attempt was attended
with the same result, and then shout of
laughter from the apparent corpse reveal
ed the secret. The whole affair was a
practical, joke. The young fellow was
suspended, not by the neck, but by cord
passed under bis arms, aud he had the
courage and perseverance to remain hang
ing in that painful position for more than
an hour in order to successfully take in
somebody. Unfortunately the joke will
not prove rs laughablc ono as lie 1T first
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
The First Scho ohm stcr Of Now York.

Adam Roclandsen enjoyed the distinc.
ton of being the first schoolmaster in the
metropolis. From some cause, possibly
because "pcople did not speak we'll of
him." he could not make living at his
vocation and so took in washing. But he
did not succeed in HIS laundry enterprise
either. There is curious lawsuit on re.
cord which shows how he demanded pay
ment of Gillis De Voocht for washing his
linen. The defendant made no objection
to the price charged, but refused to pay
until the end of the year. The Court de-
cided that Roelandscn should continue
to wash for De Voocht the remainder OF
the year and then collect his money.
Meanwhile the schoolmastcr bnilt him.
self house thirty feet long, eighteen feet
wide and eight high, which was rooted
with hidden tllach, had an entry three
feet wide, two doors, pantry, staircase,
a mantelpiece and bedstead, This lat
ter was built into the wall, like a cup
board in a partition, with doors closing
upon it when unoccupied. 1t was great
economy in the matter Of room. A sleep
ing apartment in one of the small Dutch
tayerns of that date often accommodated
several travellers at night, while during
the day it was only an ordinary public
room, quite unincumbcred in appearance
But Schoolmaster Roelandsen was una
bic to compensate the builder; and he fl
nally committed grave offense. for
which he was chastised at the whipping.
post upon the waters ed &c and banished
from the Dutch Christian
UniOn
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
Savage Supcrstittons About Twins.

In Africa, according to DR.. Robert
Brown C'Races Of Mankind''), the birth
Of twins is commonly regarded as an evil
omen. No one, except the twins them
selves and their nearest relatives, is allow
ed to enter the hut in whiel. they first
saw light. The children arc not to play
with other children, and even the utensils
of the hut are not permitted to be used by
any one elsc The mother is not allowed
to talk to any one not belonging to her
own family. If the children both live till
the end of the sixth year, it is supposed
that nature has accommodated herself to
their existence, and they are thenceforth
admitted to association with their fellows.
Nor is this abomination Of twin births re-
stricted to Africa. In the Island of Bali
near Java, 4 woman who is 50 unfortunate
as to bear twins is obliged, along with
her husband, to live for a month at the
seashore or among the tombs until she is
purified. The Kasias of Hindoostan con-
slider that to have twins assimilates the
mother to the lower animals, and one of
them is frequently put to death. An ex-
actly similar belief prevails among some
of the native tribes Of Vancouver Island.
Among the Amos, one of the twins is al
ways killed, and in Arcbo in Guinea,
both of the twins and the mother are put
to death.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
A Strange Story from Spain.

A strange story is reported from Spain
A detachment of Alfonsist soldiers re,
Gently discovered in a secluded part of a
mountain chain cavern which was in,
habitcd by robbers, who had taken advan-
tage of the civil war to ply their criminal
.vocations. An alcove was attached to this
subterraneous passage, the door which the
soldiers broke open. They were astonished
to find the department decently furnished
and provided with books, flowers, and
even piano. In an easy chair sat a ven.
erable old man. The soldiers intcrrogat.
ed him, but obtained only incoherent re.
plies. 1t has since been ascertained, from
ihe confession of one of the robbers, that
the old man was The cashier of q banking
firm at Bargos; that they had broken in
to the bank, stolen the safe, and taken the
cashier with them, in hopes that he would
assist them to open the safe. During their
retreat, which was marked by many ad
ventures, the intrepid old man succeeded
in evading the vigilance of his guardians
for short time, and secreting the safe in
a place where he would he able to recov.
er it afterward. When the booty was
missed, and the robbers failed to induce
the cashier to reveal to them the place
where it was concealed, they revived the
proceedings Of the famous chaufeurs by
roasting the feet Of their victim in order
to extort a confession. But the inflicted
torturcs had a different effect. The man
got mad; and it was with the object oi
restoring him to reason that the rob-
bers bestowed the utmost attentions on
him, in the hopes that when he recover:
ed his reason he would then reveal to
them the place where the safe was con.
cealcd
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07
H,,llslcf cfsrAtfon.

Mental hallucination is a morbid con.
dition Of the brain, which, while In very
active state, is yet quite false to itself, rem
dering impressions which really have no
basis of fact. Thus Earl Grey, during
the latter days of his life, was haunted by
a CORY head, yet the Earl could Danish it
by the power Of his will, knowing that it
was really an Aallucination. Sweden
borg saw members ofthe heavenly hier-
archy seated among the ministers at the
council board and bowed reverentially to
them. Bernadotte, whenever he went
forth on horseback, always met woman
in a red cloak and a patient of London
hospital is mentioned, who was constant.
ly followed by cat, then by a skeleton
which never left him, walked by his side,
Joined his family circle and peered
through his curtains at night. Yet Swed-
enborg knew that 1t was not flesh-and-
blood realities he acknowledged, and the
King, while he shrank from it, did not
believe that there was reality and red:
cloaked women at all, nor did the patient
believe in the skeleton, knowing, in fact,
that it was only wild fabrication, an Ut
ter delusion.
A recent event in Paris has recalled
this subject at the present time. Rousseau
once wrote: 1T it were only necessary
for YOU to hold out your thumb in order
to caus death to an immensely wealthy
mandarin in China, whose heir you would
be, arc sure that you would not extend
your thumby' This passage one day
happened to attract the attention of Henri
de Lacrois, gentleman of high birth and
liberal education, belonging to an excel.
lent French family. His brain was thought
bv his friends 10 be slightly affected from
the loss of his large and very handsome
property. This man said to himself: IF
l could stretch out my thumb, and that
would be enough to kill my uncle and
cousin, I should then lie very rich" HI
was recalling the singular hint from
Rousseau. He ch anced to be in room
at the moment where the large pcnned
photographs Of the family were hang
ing.
In sort of hallucination he extended
his thumb toward the photographs of his
uncle and cousin, and said: "Lct them
lie, so that may inherit" Strange t"
say, within fifteen days both uncle and
cousin were carried off by typhoid fever.
Within the last few months remorse prey
ed upon the mind of Lacrois, and he i'm.
agincd that hisspelI had actually caus-
ed the. death OF his relatives. He heard
their voices calling to him: "Thou has
killed me! Thou hast killed usw He
delivered himself up to the police and
asked to be executed. We see by our
Paris journals that Henri dc Lacrois has
just died at an insane asylum.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-07

4 most distressing affair recently occur
red at farmhouse in Otoe county, Kan.
Mrs. Black going up stairs in the evening.
carrying lamp and small child, was run
into by a boy coming rapidly down stairs.
The lamp was knocked from her grasp and
exploded, setting fire to both mother and
boy, The husband ran up. seized his wife
carried her out doors and threw her IN a
mud-puddle, then ran back, seized the
child and attempted to carry it down stairs.
but could not hold it with his burned
hands. Another boy who carried the child
out had his clothes set on fire and was
badly burned, as was also the boy who run
into the lamp, causing the accident. The
child died before morning. The mother
and one boy were badly and probably fa-
tally burned. The other boy was so bad
ly injured that he is likely to be crippled
for life. Mr.. Blacks hands were so bad
" burned that he can never use them
again. The house caught fire, but, by the
exer,ions Of the neighbors, WIS saved in
a damage1 coaditlon., The dve persons
composed the entire family.