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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15
FACTS AND FANCIES.

A tree in Ccylon is said 10 have
been standing more than two thousand
years. The Buddhist priests sell it,
leaves as q pauacea for sin. and IL is "a
real bonanza 10 those piou- teachers.
Hans TANNER an Austrian, is cNhi-
biting I'm Paris Il canine quartet. He
has four docs, and hc has taught each
dog to bark ian two notes. and each dogs
notes are different rom those of the
other dOws He thus commands eight
notes, and gives lie d0nnc MOBILIZE
and sonic other pieces.
-Chatcauhriand said Nine Chat
oauNrimd would not dine later than
Eve. / WAS never hungry ti'l seven.
Eul we compromised and dincd ut six,
so tia, we could neither of us enjoy IL;
and that is what people call the happi-
ness of mutual concessions
-Il viii hardly hc necessary to tell
the nam" OF the lHr.tiuU~ party who
went into 60 village dry goods store the
other day, and was observed Co be- look
ing about, when the proprietor remarked
tp him tina. they didn't keep whisky.
1T would save You % good many steps
ii yuu dij, was the -tagc-driycr's quick
"A tmmpiu~ printer ON the route he
tween New York and Ncwburgh, j. nc
oHmpauiul by his wife. When asked
the other day bya country editor, why
hc crtpI her around with him, re-
marked That sln took him for better or
worse, and. having had good taste ol
Oh. latter was Cudggyuriug to find out
where ,hc hcttor came iu.
e." Job printing ' exclaimed an old
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

OUR sources of wealth, says the
York Express, are remarkable. The
gold and silver products of the United
States in 1874 was 100000. Of this,
California furnishes $40, 800, 900, Nevada
$85, 1852, 900, Utah $5,9O0,OOO, Colorado
4,191 900, Montana $3,439,0OO, and
Idaho S1,SSO,OOO Nearly all of this
went abroad to pay for imports. Gold
and silver, adds the editor, are an i'm
portant source to wealth; but compar-
ing their yield with some other products,
the mistake is found. The United
States corn crop is worth four times as
much as the gold and silver crop, and
the wheat crop five times as much; the
cotton crop more than three times as
much, and the hay crop four times as
much. California, with all its gold
would be a poor state but for its wheat
crop. Carlysle is right. Let us plant
potatoes and corn, by all means, and do
not busy ourselves too much digging for
gold.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15
The Commercial Prosperity Of France.

financial journal publishes some i'm
fortuna. .uu d. .pugi.uv tbc commercial -it-
ua.lun of France before and since the
war. which prove lo certain extent
what 1laoau'ay said about uu form of
government hiudyrin" the march of pros
r#.y. Wealth iu England steadily In
creased under Elizabeth, james ],
CHarl. T. Cromwell etc.. nor have q pro-
li-.ouH. government and % republic pre-
vented cine development of Che resources
of tai country. The total commercial
movement. exports and imports, for 1874
(Which will prove inferior q" that oil
1870 amounted tD 1923, 5Gl, 600 francs
say $500 600 exceeding that at
1859 by about CJg.OOUO 900, when thu
Empire was 100 The height of it- pro ..-
itv. and when Alurc and lorraine hc-
luugcd To France. The railway are con-
s.meuty doing larger business. The
Western line has improved 6,OOO francs
q mile; the Northern, 1000 franc
Lyons. 5000 franc-; the Eastern, l1,OOO
francs; the Southern, 10000 flames. As
FIR a Pari. is concerned there are fewer
failures. and the theatrical receipts
iun of luEury how an increase Of
1000. 900 france over those of 1863. In
spite of restless politicians, floods and
other partial disasters, there can he no
doubt that France has nothing 10 COM
plain of end that She has more than re-
covered THAT material welfare which Is
supposed to have unnerycd her under the
immoral and luxurious empire. There
g.. OF course, % dark side 10 this brilliant
picture 300. alluded % by the financial
writer, 70 wit, the extra burdens with
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15
Deep yHliug and Understanding.

Intelligent and observing tillcrs of the
soil iu almost every ccction of the couu-
10y where the drouth hHs prevailed 10
amy considerable ,NtCut during the past
season. have been strikinrly impmesrl
with .th- ~uyilisiu- aaAahtlsp ~
growing crops arising from tliUH
drainage of heavy soils i'm ConncdTioh
with deep tilIago and abundant iertiliM-
ton OF th9 accd-hud. When the water
Iina Off heavy soil that Is disposed 30 he
wet. is sunk Joy means of a system Of
thorough UNDERWRITING say thirty or
more inches beneath the surface Of the
s1jL 10 lhc -ogd-hcd hc broken up deep,
.ha finely cummiuutcd soil will retain
much larger quantity of moisture in
drs and hr, weather than IL there were
mo- uGdur-Iaiua As the soil is dccpcned
bv understanding and deep blowing, the
capacity l0FhHorh moisture from the at
mo-pH.rn IF greatly augmented. Hence,
.u 90 dry season, /, the -rcd-bcd hr bro
Ken up deep, the roots Of growing plants
prad farther hl every direction through
.ha )il and az the mellow earth will
81. Hra @ much larger quantity Of moist
rr. lhau 10 fhr entire strata were one solid
mH every growing plant is, in great
m.r Huc. ior. 'd against the trying in
Iuau.n- uf hot and dry weather Under
draining and deep pIoughing, in numcr-
ous instances, have been the means of
saving large crops from utter ruin by
rr1.ractrd druuth Hence, many farm
ar- have been led TO appreciate the all
ygutnr,g of understanding and deep til-
DAD. where the soil was heavy, as they
have never done before. II will pay we'll
10 mdcr-drun wet land and to pillow il
deep whether the GROWN" season Is 10
h. 100 M-L D. LnO dry.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

crop, and the yield per acre would be one
of the best, notwithstanding the losses
by the overflow of bottoms and the
saturation of heavy fiat soils. Such
losses have proved less than the usual
damages by drought and insects, while
the rains have greatly benefited the
crops on drier and higher sails. Nearly
everywhere corn is late in maturing from
one to two weeks. In general high
condition is still maintained, the average
being one per cent. higher than in
August. The state averages are:
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE failure of the Bank of California
is now known to have been precipitated,
in large part, by the unprecedented ship
ments Of gold from San Francisco from
January to July. The shipment of gold
for the first six months of 1874 footed up
S2,311, 400; for the same period in 1875,
it reached the startling sum of $685.
400! No such amount of gold had ever
been shipped from that city in the same
period. In fact it was more than the
market could bear. Even during the
London panic in 1866, no such volume
of coin disappeared. Hence the incon-
venience. But the coin movement be-
gan to fall off in July, and has been still
less this month to date.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

ALATE London letter gives this report
of the condition of monetary affairs
there: ''The official minimum is still per
cent, and in open market the best bills
are taken at II to Is per cent. The
supply of money seeking employment is
very large, and there is but little pros
pect of any dimunition. There is just
now owing to the timidity of the public,
a great demand for sound dividend-pay-
ing securities. These have been forced
up in value to point which yields to
the investor but a small return of inter
est but as safety is every consideration
with the public, it is necessary to be
content with small profits. Among these
are United States government and first
mortgage railroad bonds. These are
quoted at high prices. Second-rate Sc
curities cheap and much neglected.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE report of the Massachusetts, bu-
reau of statistics shows that the annual
surplus earnings of the families of me
ohanics, as indicated by the earnings O.
S97 families, is S24.72; of these 497 fam
lilies, IS ran in debt, % earned a surplus
of 1886. 10 SURPLUS of S20.25, II d
surplus of S32.4S, IS a surplus of S57.77,
16 a surplus of S49.5l, 4 surplus Of
Sl05S0, 4 surplus OF %s129.35, , sur
plus of S172, and l surplus of S22S.75
and of $275.80. The wages of two fam
lilies were over $1,000, 64 between 5000
and 81 soc, and 331 from $500 to 1000
The average earnings Of the whole were
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

rich blessings have kept the one love
Of my youth pure and fresh through all
these years and ] know that in some
way, which ! eau not understand now,
our tender Heavenly Father will, in his
bright home above, make up 10 me all /
have missed on earth. DO YOU rcmem-
her the sweet, trustlul words Of Phoebe
Cary?
$50 let my past stand just 90, 20 stands,
And let mC now, as ! may grow old;
gm what ] am, and my life for mc
is the best, or 10 had not been, hold
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

PERIoDsoffnancial depression, amount
ing sometimes to panics, have Pervaded
all nations. Of the cause no satisfactory
solution can be made. For more than
two years past England has been subject
to this depression. 1t seems to be
greater now than at any previous time
Heavy and disastrous failures have adj
ded to the trouble, and hence capital is
unnecessarily cautious, and thereby a
great existing evil, without apparent
cause, has been greatly aggravated. The
same state of things, toa considerable ex-
tent. exists on the continent.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

s762 and the average expenses 1888. Of
25O families, however, the scale of wages
ranged from $500 to $500, with a proper
tionate scale of expenses, leaving an
annual average surplus of 1913 to $2O.25'
Only one workman in hundred owns
the house in which his family resides.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE president of the Continental in
surance company of New York, in a con-
ventiOn of insurance men held last week,
made the astounding statement, that the
losses of insurance companies in this
country are six times greater than in
England; that i'll his own company, he
thinks twenty per cent. of the losses paid
are for fraudulent claims, saying nothing
of claims that are fraudulent and not
paid; that legislatures often do all they
can to help swindlers of insurance COM
panies; that the law courts generally"
strain the law in favor of incendiaries,
and that the honest Part of the COM
munity has to make up for those bur
dens on the companies. This cannot be
said to form an agreeable picture for
contemplation.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE Phoenix Cotton Factory, near
Baltimore, on the Northern Central Rail
way, was sold under the hammer, last
week, for $4,000. Besides the mill
proper, the sale included machinery, tene-
ment and storehouses, and 1861 acres of
ground
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15
TIMELY TOPICS.

The clay pits near New Brunswick,
n. j., yield annually some $4,000 tons
of clay, worth over 81 100000.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

EXPERIMENTS prove that coffee can be
raised in every portion of California where
the soil is congenial. California plants
produce twenty-five shoots, while those
of Europe produce but one. The Cali
tornia soil is believed to be more favor
able, as, unlike those of European coun-
tries, it needs no irrigation.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

The consumption of Brazil coffee in
this country is enormous. During the
season of 1874 it was 103,751 tons, or an
average of S,646 tons per month. This
was the largest consumption OF Brazil
coffee in the United States that was ever
known, with the exception of that of 1870,
when los, SOP tons were consumed. The
coffee trade is now on a firm
footing, and the consumption stead
lily increasing, especially in this coun-
try. where it is about one-fourth
of that of the entire world. 1t is worthy
of note that the worlds consumption of
coffee is nearly, if not fully, 425,O00
tons, or 100000 pounds! The people
of the United States consume more coffee
than any other people on the globe. The
main source of coffee supply is Brazil,
but Java, CeyIon, and the West Indies
furnishes a considerable quantity. The
yearly value of the coffee crop is esti-
mated, by an Amsterdam authority, at
first hands, at s125,OOO,OOO, and this
amount is considerably reduced before it
flows back from the consumer.
II I
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

MORE stoves are annually manufac-
tured, by a single Albany firm, than are
made in France and England combined
for the same period. They employ 600
men and half million of capital, and
their business last year amounted to
100000. They are running to their
fullest capacity to fill orders, foreign and
domestic.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

The British Arctic expedition will
winter at point only $50 geographical
miles from the north pole, and the explo-
rers expect to start upon their important
mission in April. All that science and
experience can suggest has been done to
make this expedition a success.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

The arguments in favor of Southern
Pacific railroad, of proper gauge, may be
briefly stated, as follows: Such a road
can only be built with government aid !;
he government need not risk any thing
in granting the aid required to build it;
it can be built at less than third of the
expense of the existing line, and can be
operated proportionately more cheaply ;
it will furnish much the shortest transit
across the continent; it will not be liable
to the snow and ice barriers of the north
ern route; it will open the best part of
our western territories and states to set
Element; it will increase foreign immi-
grafton and attract foreign capital and,
finally, it will be of incalculable advan-
tage to the trade interests of the whole
country by breaking up Il formidable
monopoly, and greatly reducing the cost
Of transportation between the eastern
and western divisions of the continent as
well as between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE maa. drawback iu growing cab
b1gca -uccc fully and to profit is in
falling 90 have q largo proportion oi
bead. To make them head uniform and
w.lI. hoe often, especially in dry weather.
and a4 soon as uuJcc dries after rains
Don't allow acIu-. zoo form around them
A t.mblrlul ur aI, catered over them
occasionally win Doe found beneficial
NNr.rlmrn .rr.. Lovers Of h0u-c
plants win be ury Co learn chat the OLE
.udor dangerous plant; but So il Is.
Children have been poisoned by eating
the 19wer petals; cattle have been killed
by browsing ou tar .oliagci a single drop
of the milky, acid juice, that cxudes
when q leaf or twig E broken of may
produce the death of AN infant. The
ldor exhalcd from tho blossoms f. also
dtlctari8us tJ the health.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

FROM the discussions of the Associa-
ton of the Boards of Trade in England,
we gather the pregnant fact, that net
withstanding the balance of trade with
the world at large is in favor of Eng
land, it yet frequently happens that gold
is exported to meet balances against her
at particular periods. Another fact is
also demonstrated, and that is, that gold
is commodity which goes where it is
needed, and where it will bring the best
price.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

THE state railroad tax assessors of
Tennessee have just completed their la
bors at Nashville, under the law, just
enacted, which makes railroads liable to
a tax for both state and county purposes.
The railroads were all allowed to choose
between being taxed II per cent. on
heir gross earnings or 10 cents on the
500 on the assessed value of their prop
erty lying in the state. Nine embraced
the former proposition, including the
Memphis and Charleston, while fourteen
refused the Il per cent. alternative
some denying the right of the state to
tax their roads. 1t is estimated that the
taxes derived from all lines of railroad
IN Tennessee will aggregate 100000.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

PENNSYLVANIA has passed new law
to cover cases of abduction like that of
Charlie Ross. The law imposes a fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and
imprisonment at hard labor not exceed
ing fifteen years, on conviction of COM
plicity in harboring, or concealing, or en-
ticing away, any child, either within or
without that commonwealth.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

IT appears from statement just issued
by the Statistical Bureau that in the fs-
cal year ending June, 1874-the last year
of which the Bureau has made up full
returns-that our domestic exports
amounted, in specie value, to over 1862
100000. For the same period of the pre-
vious decade, that ending June 80, 1864,
the special value of the exports was but
$763, 5000, 000-an increase of more than
three-fOld in ten years.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

PETROLEUM and arson are not the only
enemies of the Underwriters. Sparks
from lighted pipe have caused the de-
struction of many superb steamboat,
causing a fearful loss of life, as well as Of
valuable cargoes. Agentlemanly smoker,
who throwsdown cigarstump carelessly,
is often the unknown cause ;" of many
fires. Cannot insurance companies de-
wise greater care in this matter, and thus
avoid many heavy losses?
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

The September report of the deparat-
ment of agriculture says of the cotton
crop: Could it be Thoroughly ripened, its
aggregate would exceed any preiynos
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

The population of the original thir-
teen states of the Union in 1890, the
period of the first census, together with
that of Maine, Vermont, Kentucky and
Tennessee, which were formed from the
original thirteen, and admitted to the
Union subsequent to 1890, was only
S,929,214. The population of the same
states, in 1870-our last census-was 10,
$4,000; showing a gain of 16,OH ,195
from 1890 to 1870.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-15

Oar of every one hundred people in
KaHsss forty-nine are engaged in agricul-
tural Industries.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-07
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
DETAILS OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN
EARTHQUAKE OF MAY LAST.
More than 10000 Persons Killed In
the City Of Cucuta Alone.

NEW YORK. July l.-Mail adviccs from
Barranguilla. United States of Columbia,
bring additional accounts of the dcstruc-
tive earthquake at Cucuta. The story OF
the catastrophe il confirmed in all its
horrible details. A private letter. dated
Salazar, May %, says the number of the
dead Is calculated ut
THRrE.QuARTERs or the ENTIRE rorr-
LATION.
The lew families which are saved are
now on the outskirts Of what was the
CITY, living OH what they can procure.
but they will soon be. obliged to retire.
as the qualification of the dead will not
allow them to remain. 1t is hcartrcnd-
ing to see the wounded, who can have
no care. and who cannot remain long
alive in their present condition.
Four hundred mules were killed in the
streets. and. rs there Is no one To remove
them, the stencil Is becoming frightiul.
VILLAGES DESTROYED.
The villages of San Cristobal, Tarina,
Gua.imo Capacho. san Antonio l.aba-
terra, San Juan dc Ureiia. Rosario, and
San Cayetano, are completely destroyed.
The storchousc of Puerto dc Los Caclos
was sacked and burned by bandits.
ANo'"h" h1 r."
says that such was tiic violence OF the
shock that NOT q single mouse remained
suahoing, anu monuments III ,hc cemetery
were thrown Gown anI many Oh mem re-
moved consiurr',nic Instance RON t, .
orlglnai sue. III .n'r'y secoius 'nc cHy
OF Cucuta was connGr.eu , ',,'o mountain
Oh RUNS Inc horrioic pi"" res,'lVeo III
THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 10000 PER-
SONS.
In addition to other thousands who were
seriously wounded and bruised, Great
numbers of haciendas have been destroy
ed, and hundreds of houses in the coun-
try oyerthrown. leaving the people
homeless and consigned to poverty.
Many of the trees were torn M by the
roots and small hills were opened like
melon. The cause of the great catastro-
phc is, of course. unknown, and the pre-
else place of it, first manifestation. some
sunnose that the volcano of Sohatcra.
which was i'm action in 1918. i, again
breokino ont. while Others saw that
.,.,,.ro,c,x,
AZ" 'oH.NNV
hoe nppporpI In the hills of tirlpul. In l.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-07
FROM VIENNA, ILL.
VIENNA. Ills. July 5. 1875.

VIENNA. Ills. July ). 1875.
En-. BULLETIN Virgil Brook. en-
ginecr ut Chapman d IIcss's mill at Fore
man. in this (.Johnson) county. and man
named u. Y. Davis. an employee at
Grain a Bush's stavc factory, quarrelcd
on saturday last. Davis left after the
first round. and after arming himself
with huge. butcher knife, returned to
where Brook was, and re-
ncwed the fight. Some high words
passed. when Davis drew the knife and
plunged Il into Brooks side the full
length of the blade, inIlicting mortal
wound. Davis was arrestedand brought
before Esquire Boyh at Vienna to-day
for preliminary hearing. The case.
however. was continued until Monday
next TO await the result of Brooks wound.
Davis is said TO boast that
this Is not his first vic
tim-that he has killed two men and one
woman before. While in court to-day
he did not seem much concerned about
his future. lie is villainous looking
rascal, and from all the surroundings OF
the case stands good chance Of hang
ing.
Twill send you full particulars when
the preliminary examination has been
held. Sex.