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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25

SINGULAR PREMoNITIoN.--One OF the
most singular and touching incidents
connected with the sailing Of the
Schiller was that concerning Mrs.
Caverly and her daughter Amy, who
were travelling in company with Mrs.
Ridgeway and Mr.. Walter, Henry j.
Gelien, a son of Henry Gelien, the
master painter Of the Eagle company,
being detained by business on the
steamer, remained on board until il
reached Sandy Hook, where the pilot
left the ship. Mr.. Gelien accompanied
the pilot. He had become acquainted
with Mrs. and Miss Caverly, and they,
forewarned by some mysterious present
ment, were anxious to leave the vessel
on the pilots boat. They we're dis
suaded, however, by Mr.. Walter and
Mr.. Gelien, and determined to remain,
although their trunks were packed and
ready to be carried on deck. They sent
letters to their friends, who reside in
East Forty third street, by Mr.. Gelien;
and as he descended to the pilots boat
they called out that they would "never
see the Highlands again !'-Net0 York
Tribune,
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THE BURNING PRAIRIE.

The prairie stretched as smooth as O floor,
As far as the eye could see,
And the settler sat at his cabin door,
With his little girl on his knee;
Striving her letters to repeat
And pulling her apron over her feet,
His face was wrinkled but not old,
For he bore an upright form,
And his shirt sleeves back to the elbow rolled,
They showed a brawny arm.
md near IN the grass with toes upturned.
Was pair Of old shoes, cracked and burned
A dog with his head betwixt his paws,
Lay lazty doing near,
Nos and then swapping his tar hack laws
At the Ms tbat buzz I'd in his ear
Ah9 near was cow-pen, made Of rails,
ana a bench that held two milking pals.
In the open door an ox-yoke Law,
The mothers odd redoubt,
To keep the little one at fer play
On the hOor, from falling ont
While she swept the hearth with a turkey wing,
Aud hlled her tea-ke:tls at the spring.
The little girl on her fathers knee,
With eve so bright and blue,
From A, r. g, TO Y. Y 2,
Had said fer lesson through
when wiud came over the prairie land,
And caught the primer cut Of her hand.
The watch dog whine !, the cattle lowed
And tsssed their horns about,
The air grew gray So If It showed.
Is There will be a storm, no doubt
go n bimself the settler said
- But father Why is the sky so red7"
The 1ittle girl slid Oft his knee,
And all Of trenhle stood;
"iOod wife, he cried. % come out and see,
The Fk1es are as nd IS blood
% God Fave Us - cried the settlers wife,
- The prairies s-fire, we must run for life :"
She caught the baby mp, 81 Come,
Ar ys mad 70 your heels, my mani"
BE followed tercOr-stricken, dumb,
And 50 they ran sRd ran.
Close mon them was the snort and swing
or bufTalOes msdly galloping.
The wild wind, like L soyer. anvs
The ground with sparkles reds
AId The hdppiBR wings n the bats and crows,
And the ashes overhead,
And The believing deer. and the hissinp snake
What swirl Of ttrrible sounds they make.
No gleRu Of the river water vet,
And the flames leap on and on,
crssh and tercar whirl and JET,
And the settlers house is gone.
Ahe air grows hot. g this hutteFfnV rurI
Would burn like fax !" sad the little girl
And a. the smoke AGAINST her drifti
And the lizard slips close by her,
She tell- how the }jt1le COW uplfts
Her specsled face from the FIRE:
For she cannot he hiude ed from looking hack
At the hery dragon on their track.
They bear the cracking grass and sedge,
The flames ss they whir and rave,
On On trey are close to the waters edge
They ave bresst-deep I'm the wave.
AVID hitting thtir little ore high ofr the tide,
" We are saved, thank God, We are saved" they
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25

/ DO not think we fully realize, any
one of us, how much worship there is
in the mere act of creating beauty; not
only in the beauty of loving looks and
deeds, and beauty of form and color
and proportion. God loves beauty.
Every star that shines, every flower that
blooms, every dew-drop that Riistens in
the sun, proves this; and believe that
every woman who strives to make her
own home and her own life beautiful,
serV God in this as truly as she serves
him upon bended knees or in the holy
services of the sanctuary. And in just
so far as Rhe fails of making that home
aud that life as beautiful as she can, in
just SD far does she fail of her duty to
God and man.
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the station agents have general nnder-
standing in regard to each others jokes.
By some hook or crook the dispatch
went on and divsd uHder the ocean and
came up smilingy in the Garden of
the Tuiiefies in France. The manner
of its reception by Napoleon has been
lost to history. 3Al1 that is known,
the emperor did not pay for it, and
the facetious operator was hunted up
and obliged Go tay bill of S1S7. SO in
gold for his little joke. The operator
was entirely Satisfied with the result of
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25

AMONG the Ogallalla Sioux chiefs is
one named Blue Horse, who was unable
to come to Washington with the delega-
tion, and he has sent the following letter
to the president "There are fifty
families of my people who wish to go to
farming. We wish to 60 to work, and
do not want white men to run over us.
We intend to remain here, and we want
the neat houses and fences and every
thing that the white men use. We want
a COW, two yoke of oxen and a wagon /;
also chickens. Whatever the president
may give those who visit Washing
ton wish a share also. also want
sewing machine and other farming i'm
plements. The Great Father has prom
ised us that we should not starve, and I
wish to make living for myself on
these rivers in this way"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25

A JOKE CARRIED Too FAR.-Denver,
Col, gives an instance of joke being
carried too far. 1t was perpetrated
years ago, but only came to light in
public dress. Some time after the At
lantic cable had been established, a tel
egraph operator at Denver sent the fol-
lowing dispatch " To the Emperor
Napoleon, Garden of the Tuileries,
Paris, France Gov. Gi1pin will not
accede to the cession of Italy to France.
Please let Bohemia alone. " The oper-
ator supposed it would make some fun
In the Omaha Office and stop there, as
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25

" I see the star
They ttirpeted TO one another, "He
is dying"
And he said
"I am. Ny age is falling from me
like garment, and move toward the
star RS a child. And, oh, my Father, /
thank thee that it has so often opened TO
receive these dear ones who await me ."
And the star was shining; ana il
shines upon his grave.
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called creoles. Many of these are
rancheroS, planters or farmers, and
looked upon as forming the best portion
of the nation. Some of them are very
rich and, as they have little opnortu-
nifty to get rid Of their mohgy except by
gambling, they crafty their passion for
costly apparel.
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" The first by whom the new is tried,
Nor vet the last To lay the old aside y

AN exchange says: GA person in
Indiana who was caught in the act of
illicitly distilling a run of twenty gal
Ions of crooked whisky very promptly
explained that he was only making a
httIe for his sick wife" A run of but
twenty gallons for a poor sick wife
She couldn't have been sick much.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25
What Men of Fashion are Wearing.

Extremely English styles of dress are
adopted by men of fashion. They wear
low crowned Derby hats, long coats,
and large trowsers. Their collars high,
their cravats wide. Gray suits and
plaided ones are their choice for morn
ing, travelling and Office wear Their
handkerchiefs are bordered as if with
bingham, their body-linen is of the
plainest, their shoes have broad soles
and low heels that look as if they were
really meant tOswalk in with comfort.
This combination of style and utility is
followed in a measure only, and at
respectful distance by conservative
gentlemen and men of taste, who, dis
liking to attract attention by their
dress, are never
THE first by whom the new is tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside"
Fashionable tailors announce that all
coats are made longer vests are princi-
pally sinRle-breasted and pantaloons
are straight and large in the legs, add
ing that "pegtops" are fast coming
into vogue.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
HOSIERY.

NALL TRADE, 1875.
NOW OPEN,
A new and full stock of
HOSIERY, GLOVES,
MERINO UNDERWEAR,
YAK, GUIPURE AND POINT LACES,
PRINCES, CORSETS AND NOTIONS.
Also, a fine assortment Of
Embroidered Slippers and Zephyr work,
Zephyr WOrsted, Germantown Wool,
Balmoral and Plain Woolen Yarns, &C.
s. H. STAATS,
aug23-ly NO. ALI MARKET ST.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29

THE LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING co.
The periodicals reprinted by THE LEON
ARD SCOTT PUBLISHING Co. al Barclay st.,
terly," "Edinburgh," Westminster" and
"Brftish Quarterly Reviews" and "Black.
woods Magazine" Price, 81 year for any
one, or only SIS for all, and the Postage is
prepa.id5. BY the Publishers.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
BY AND BY.

BY and by the roses wither,
by and by the leaves will fall
by and by the crimson autumn
Sheds its lustre over all.
By and by our hopes will brighten,
Though the swallows homeward liy,
And false friends who seem to love US,
May forget us by and by.
By and by the rose that withcrs,
Will uplift its dropping head,
Awakened from its Slumbers
Byan angels gentle tread.
BY and by will hearts be broken,
That have never known sigh;
Frlendless one with JOY will tighten
In the coming by and by.
Byand by there will be false hearts,
by and by there will be true;
DO hear you say you doubt it,
If you do then, why do you?
Ey and by bright eyes will moisten
When beneath the turf we lie.
There will still be those that loves us,
In the silent by and by.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
IN puLLBACKs IN HEAVEN.


,,tt,s pullback sought one day
.rhe - gates Of Paradise; -F
:. M peter wiped his spectacles, rs 4
s md rubbed his ancient eyes.
md tbrongs of female angels came,
with curious gaze the while
,,tent as ladies always are.
~ 10 see the latest style.
rne saint put on his glasses then
An observation took: ...a
"What! WHAT" he said, "this traverses
rhs laws of 'musn't look.'"
.ri.d up in 'front.' piled up behind!
twill never do, ! fear,
rhe thing is too ridiculous
Won cannot enter here"
What did she do? my curious friend,
she got behind II tree;
And in jify she was dresse".
AS angels ought to be.
a. Peter kissed her then, and said,
"poss n my little dear;
Rut mind, you mustn't Introduce
such naughty fashions here"
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
BOOTS 4 SHOES.

" want a good, cheap ana reliable boot
shoe, His prices suits to all, Women's
shoes 1925 to $685. Misses shoes $l.25 to
$3.50 Mems fine boots $2.75 to "a and $6.
Fine boots a specially. nOV3W&Stf
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
TOSEPH FOUT

Has again opened a Coal-Yard at West
and Water streets, which he intends to run
Water streets, where persons in want OF
Coal can be supplied with the celebrated
ENTERPRISE, which gives more satisfac-
tion than any other Coal in the market.
Persons leaving orders at either yard will
receive prompt attention.
sep28-3m JOSEPH FOUT.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29

PERSONAL AND PERTINENT. Il.

PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
A limited acquaintance-knowing your
own mind.
Hand organists are treatel as vagrants
Indianapolis.
Nest Of the waterproofs are made with
sleeves and cape.
The most fashionable polonaise is ma's
with the Marguerite back.
The fancy for having sleeves different
from the basque continues.
The depression in the British Iron and
steel trade is becoming serious.
Bombay's anything but Parseemonious
in her reception of the British Prince.
Queer inscription on an English tomb
stone: "Methusaleh Cony, aged 2 months"
You are always justified in picking the
pockets of chrome man, because he has
pictures.
Carmel, Maine, has church with only
one member in it, and she won't admit any
one else.
There is a perfectly good and even Pious
girl in Rock Island, Ill.,, who swears fear
fully in her sleep.
1t now turns out that Toothacre does
not 60 into the Kansas Legislature, but
that Stocklager does.
Sassafras toothpicks are in favor with
parties who have reason to disguise the
quality Of their breaths.
The original hemlock lock foundations
of Long Wharf, Boston, are found to be as
solid as when put down, 164 years ago.
1t is said that all the principal aronauts
in American are rigid temperance men.
Donaldson did not use even tea or coffee.
Don't lose sight of your overcoat,"
says the Pittsburg Commercial. Oh, no
danger. Wish we could get sight Of it,
by Jove.
A white woman, blind of an eye, the
mother Of three children, recently eleped
from Michigan City with an ugly niger
with only one leg.
Mr.. Money, who has just been elected
to Congress from Mississippi, is an editor.
1t is too bad to deprive the profession Of
all the Money it contains.
The ghost which haunted Massachu-
sets schoolhouse for months, and frighten-
ed one teacher into spasms, turns out to
have been a tom cat in the garret.
Many do with opportunities as children
10 At the sea shore-fill their little hands
with sand, and then let the grains fall |
through their fingers till they are gone.
"rurn about ."-George-'T say, Tom,
40 take care! You nearly shot my father
thenp Tom-"sh! don't say anything,
there's good fellow! Take shot at
mine |"
The Weymouth Gazette says: A be-
wlldereda voter on the six P. M. train to
Weymouth, Tuesday was called upon by
captain lapes, with his usual polite re-
quest for ticket, The voter flmbled ev-
cry pocket, Captain Mapes patiently await
ing the result Of the inv sstigation, but his
pleasant smile was turned into broad grin
When the passenger gave up the search and
ed:-I have (hic) made d-r-e-f-
u'l mistake; voted my (hic) democratic
ticket,
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
DRY GOODS.

BARGAINS! BARGAINS! BARGAINS
THE CHEAPEST STORE IN THE CITY
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS IS AT
eecll8 MARKET STREET.
PLAID, PLAIN AND REPP GOODS
from 25 cents to 81.
ALL WOOL CASHMERES.
From so cents to $3.50
BLACK ALAPACAS, 49,,
From Is cents to $1.OO.
ALL WOOL EMPRESS CLOTH,
Best Qualities, 5Ocents.
BLANKETS BLANKETS BLANKETS
l2A Blankets, from 81 rs to SIS 90.
Full assortment of Cloth and Cassim eres
Shawls from 80 cts. upwards.
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE!
E. FELLHIMER,
ll8 Market street, Wilmington, Del.
N, ,B,-Fine assortment black silks fre,a
500 to 500. Sepl0
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
WINES & LIQUORS.

TN STORE THE FOLLOWING lNE
/ WHISTLES:
Hannisville Pure Rye, 1873.
A. OverhOlt 4 Co.'s Pure Rye, lS7l-72.7X
Hyatt & Clark 8 (SherwOod) Pure Rye, 1878
W. 4 w. QXL0 Rye and Malt, 1869.
Having stored the above Whiskies prior
to the increase Of tax, they will be sold
without any advance in price.
FRANCIS KELLY,
No. lob Market ST.
aug 23-tf
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29
RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

DHIhADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
II - BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
49,, NOVEMBER % 1876,
Trains will leave Wilmington as fol
Phliadelphia and Intermediate Stations,
7oe. $40, 800. 952, 1880 a. n.. 40, 7.2o. $50
Philadelphia and New York, l.sl a. M,
baltimore and intermediate Stations,
1852. sos, a. m. $40 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington. 1852, l55,
aG. a. m., 1885, La, 5.20, 7.lOp. m,
Trains for Delaware Division, leave for
New Castle, 500, go, $50, a. M, LIS, $40,
p. m
Harrington and intermediate Stations,
5.O, 9.3Oa. M, $40, p. m. .----
Delmar and Intei mediate Stations, 500,
$50, q. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate Stations,
$40, q. m., 4.45, $50, p. IN.
philadelphia and New York, l.3l q. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 1852, l.55
a. m.
referred to the time tables posted at the
depot.
aug 13-tf H. F. KENNEY. Supt.
4 NHANGE OF OURs-WILMINGTON
~ y WESTERN RAILROAD D.-Commenc-
ing Monday, September 18th, 1874, Trains
will -un as follows:
Leave Wilmington 1880 q. m. and 5a5 p. m.
Leave Landenberg G.45 a.m., and 30 pm.
Arrive Wilmington 7.55 a. m, and g. Is IN
Arrive IandeAberg L. Is pm. and $50 i. m.
CONNECTIONS.-At Wilmington, with
P. W. a. b. and Delaware X. II. trains. AT
Landenberg with Penna. u Delaware Il. r.
aug 2s-tf DAVID CONNELL, Sup.
The Morning herald., 1875-11-29

WELCH & SHARP,
s. w. COR. SECOND AND JUsTIsON ST
has full line of
Groceries, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, potatoes
canned fruits of all kinds, Vernon's sau-
sage and scrapple, which is the best in the
market. We are selling low to suit the
times. Also tobacco and segars. Give us
call. Oct26-lm
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-29
rupte,l pronunciation of "Sanctus
Jacobns Apostolus.
Ancient Wonders

Nineyeh was fourteen miles LONG,
eight miles wide, and fortv-six miles
around, with wall one hundred feet
high, with one hundred hrazen gates.
The Temple of Diana, at Ephesus. was
four hundred and twenty feet to the
support of the rooi-it was one hun
dred years in building. The largest
of the pyramids was four hundred
and eighty-one feet in height, and
eight hundred and fifty-three feet on
the sides. The base covered eleven
acres. The stones are about sixty
feet in length, and the layers are two
hundred and eight; it employed $50,
600 men in building. The labyrinth
of Egypt contains three hundred
chamhersand twelve halls. Thebes,
in Egypt, presents ruins stwenty-seven
miles around. contained 100000 citi
Zens and 100000 slaves. The Tenn
pie of DelphoS was so rich in dona-
ton that it was plundered of $50.
600, 900, and the Emperor Nero car
ried away from it two hundred stat
ues. The walls of Rome were thirteen
miles around.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-29

The following is an amusing in
stance of how roguery may over
reach itself: "a somewhat, amusing
incident is told of a woman in Eng
land, whose husband, wealthy man,
died suddenly, without leaving any
will. The widow, desirOus Of secur-
ing the whole Of the property, con
ceaed her husbands death and per
suaded poor shoemaker to take his
place while a will could be made.
Accordingly he was closely mullied
in bed, as if very sick, and lawyer
was called in to write the will. The
shoemaker, in a feeble voice, be-
queathed half Of all the property to
the widow. What shall be done
with the remainder? asked the law
yer. The remainder, replied ne 4
give and bequeath to the poor little
shoemaker across the street, who mas
always been a good neighbor and
deserving man. thus securing rich
heonest for himself. The widow was
thnnderstruck with the mans auda-
cious cunning. but did not dare to
exnose the fraud, and so two rognes
shared the estate"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-29
THE SNOW-SPRITE.

1t was New Years Eve, and little
Jack sat by the cottage fire, with his
head on his mothers lap meditatine
very sadly. for his father had been
lost at sea since the last year came
in, and he remembered how happy
they had been only one year ago
that night, all three seated about the
same bright hearth. They were
very poor, though his mother had
managed TO keep the fire bright, and
to feed and clothe herself and little
boy quite comfortably thus far, but it
was by dint of hard labor. She bent
over her sewing from early morning
until late at night, very thankful to
the kind people in the parish, who
furnished her with work to do. But
she looked weary and pale. and Jack
longed to be man that he might
earn money to take care of them
both, and never let her work any
more.
He persisted in standing up at the
table while eating, because some one
told him that he would grow faster
for doing so; and he had measured
every week by chalk mark on the
wall, for long time, so as to know
Just how fast he did grow, and try
and Judge how many weeks it would
take to make him Il real man. But it
seemed to him that never any little
boy grew so slowly. He was almost
discouraged.
Ii was 4 bitter cold night, the frost
so thickly curtained the cottage win
dows that the stars could not peep in,
and the wind whistled around the
house and shook the lattice, trying to
get in.
"Jack." said his mother, smooth
ing his curls, 1--WE have still much to
he thankful for; | wish every little
boy in the world were as warm as
my little boy is tonight"
"Yes," answered little Jack; ''and
if there are any poor little girls or
boys without any home, / wish they
would come here to night, and I'd
give them my supper and my bed to
sleep in too"
And as he sat watching the bright
Goals, which fell into all sorts OF
fantastic shapes, lie fell to thinking
how many poor little wanderers
there might be abroad in the terrible
cold, and of wrecks at sea, when
there was a little timid rap at the
outer door.
"Run quickly and open the door
jack said the mother. Don't lei
any one wait long in the wind."
And Jack did as he was hidden
and there stood poor little gir
trembling like leaf with the cold
who begged that she might come il
and warm herself by the fire. Ant
Jack took her little blue hand in his
and led her to his own little chair, il
the warmest corner of the chimney
nook. She was pretty little thing
| in spite of the rags she wore, will
curly, golden hair; and her eye
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-29

IF the country is about to be put
undera Democratic regime, the tax
payers need not iiatter themselves
that we are to have an era of ecOno-
my and retrenchment. We know of
no instance where this has been the
result of putting Democrats in Office.
In New York City the extravaganza
of Democratic administration was
notorious. In Arkansas the eX-
penses of the Democratic administra-
tion for the past year are reported tO
exceed those of the previous year,
when the State had Republican off
GERS, by 100000. indianapolis is cry
ing out because under Democratic
rule the expenses have been run up
more than u hundred thousand dol
lars in excess of those of the same
period of Republican administration.
In Ohio two years of Democratic
government and Legislation have pro
duced no economical results, and in
Cincinnati the old wastefulness and
prodigality go on as in Republican
days.-GiH. Conn.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-04-29

WALKING G-sTICKs.-These appenda-
ges to n gentleman's dress are said to
have been originally brought into
fashion by Henry III, Of France, but
they did not become general in Eng
land until the year 1863. They
were made with an indcnted head. so
as to afford more convenient rest
ing place for the hand in grasping
them. After time ingenuity added
the round and hollow top, in which
various useful articles were kept,
such as nutmeg and ginger for the
invalid. and sugar candy for the old
and asthmatic. Soon after this,
snuff WAS introduced. anl quickly
came into high favor with the Eng
lish exquisites, who, before long, ap-
propriated the cavity at the top of
their walking sticks to its reception.
On meeting with friend, after the
first greetings had passed, mutual
unscrewing of the tops of the walk
ing-sticks would take place, and
pinches of the precious contents
would be duly exchanged.