The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23
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some answer, the lice are sucking it to
death at tho roots Others say that
brOOds of ants are raising at the roots.
We have also hoard some say that hosts
of fieas were destroying its vitality.
We noticed one field day or two since
that will not make three barrels
Dor acre, which last year, as bad as
the seasons were, made eight barrels
per acre. WheTeas cultivation has been
the Same in quality and amount this
year as last And we are left to cOniec
tuT0 that insects or some other unknown
cause, has induced the enormous falling
Oft from the amount of yield of late year.
Will any one who has been posting in
these matters give cloar solution
of the same through the HERALD AND
MAIL?
On Saturday the 10th inst, some little
boys wore tooIing around Capt. ID. II.
Sowell's thresher while it was detached
from the poWor and in readiness to
move from J. y. UardisOn's wheat field.
Little Jimmie Uardison took hold of
the spool wheel with his right hand and
started il to move and then threw his
loft hand overt The who'd to stop its mo-
ton, whom three of his fingers We're
caught between It and the piniOn wheel
and crushed. This should be warns
ing to al little boys to stay away from
thrGshers.
AuAlSSph aliI L5ty NOV DeluS aolo "
LhrCsh As much wheat by daylight last
Saturday as they wished, continued
tIireshing until 10 o'clock at night.
Some days since, two young Ameri-
cans. who are somewhat partial TO Jug
Juice mounted their firery steeds and
started off 1T lively pace, in the direc-
ton cfs their favOrito place OF resort.
Ia 9rdor 10 kill time, cares, troubles and
anXietieS. Increasing their speed
by degrees, as they were nearing the
goal Of their former imagined wealth,
manhood and greatness; also smaCking
their lips in anticipation Of slipping at
the glowing and sparkling fountains of
CxhiiaTatiug spirits that are always i'll
readiness tEOyo for them. Whom APP
prOacuiHT tho place, they roined up,
dismOunted, and were very soon garg-
ling down between their broad Shout
dors, with convulsive Struggling of the
same. iIimOd0rate quantities of CinCln-
natl husthaad. After taking as much
asthey could well carry and preserve
their equilibrium, they ordered their
tasks filed with tho Same disgracing,
dohasiDg and deceptive draughts:
This accom- .tSEad, thOy remOunted and
dashed oil On full speed for home; hOl-
lowing ana cheering at the top OF their
voices a. they went, until within about
one mile of home, when thOy came to
sudden halt in the road opposite field,
in which two OF their nejghbOr boys
were at work, whom they invited to
drink with them, hut in return wore
asked To ba excused, which they were
not 8 tall disposed to do right there; but
still urged it upon them and again res
caiyod a Fl at positive and unequivOcal
denial, that very much eXaSperated their
already too much heated imaginati ions,
and one of them, little more spunky
than the other, 5w0re that he could
lSgA q hove 1rJn k and fort h
with proceeded to dose, but was very
badly disappointed. as tho one who he
proposed TO fOrcg the whisky down,
turned the Joke upon him, threw him to
the ground and Chastisod him in such
a manner as 10 extOrt from him prom
ise TO go home, behave himself, and new
or offer to force any one TO drink with
him again.
One ofour neighbors told Us to-day
that he Saw q man one day las week,
who lived in this vicinity some years
ago, and that he looked like he had
been to ten cities; and one of them was
H. He also told him, that if be con-
tinued to grow worse in appearance,
the flies would soon blow him.
We were making certain enquiries
tho other day, OF citizen of the upper |
end of the county, relative to man
who was OHcO a mGmbCr OF this COmmu- |
nifty, when aftOr answering our ques- |
ton, told US the foil, wing anecdOte res |
speeding him lie sad that he once had |
him employed to help build fence, |
which he wished to complete by noon |
Saturday. In the meantime no OBJ
served that his hireling was in sol |
emn ana meditatiYe mood; and asked |
him the cause, who stated that he was |
thinking about going to heaven. He |
told him to wait until they finished the |
fence, after which he could go as soon |
as he pleased to, so tar as he was con-
cernad.
on the afternoon Of the 10Th inst, |
quite a number Of the young and gay |
collected at DIR. Derryberry's to play |
croquot and enjoy themselves general |
". Among them and not little cOn-
spicuOus was one OF COlumbia's polite |
ohIiging and good looking ex clerks.
After playing until they wore quite sat-
isfed, and the mighty ruler OF the day |
was hiding himself behind the western
hills and tree tops, casting his last efful~
gent rays athwart tho blue ether for |
that day, tho young gentlemen for |
the most part repaired TO the home of |
one of their comrades, our clerk also |
going arrived at the house; the follows
ing salutatiOns passed between our clerk |
and the young lady who lived there, |
Good evening, Miss Gertie." "You are |
mistaken, Mr.. II" Excuse me-" be- |
lieYe you are Miss S. We think a fell |
low has got it very bad when he makes |
mistakes of this kind lin the head we |
mean
Ed. John Kirby, q talented young |
minister of Bedford county, delivered |
powerful and most eloquent discourse |
on theSubiect OF practical christianity, at |
Lasea, the 18th, He has an original |
and most fOrcible manner of presen- |
ting tho truth OF divine revelation.
Miss Johnnie Speer, whO.has been Wis., |
iting her sister, Mrs. Kirby, of Bedford |
county. has returned home as bright, |
fresh and lovely as ever.
Rev. ii. A. Jones, of Columbia, is ex-
pected to commence a protracted meot- |
ing at Smyrna next Saturday the 2lth,
There is a great deal OF sickness in /
the naighborhood. DIR. Lee has to use |
two horses hard to keep up with his |
practise.
1t is boy; and Mr.. James Adkisson
is a happy man.
The following strange proceedings |
Mr.. j. w. Kinnard related US concern
ing his cook: 4 day or two since in his
absence Mrs. Kinnard observed that she
had been absent from the house for
about an hour, and not suspecting began
to ponder over her strange absence, but |
about this time she was coming in the
direction of the stables with something
wrapped up and carrying in her arms,
that proved to be child which she had
given birth TO while she was at the sta
BILE
VIM. Robertson, of Davidson county,
and classmate of T. J. Hardison, at the
Beach Grove School, has been visiting
J. =. Daniels family for several DAYS.
He and Thomas have been gladdening
the tair ones with their presence, good
looks, pleasant smiles, and soft words.
They have also enjoyed themselves
with the girls Young ladies' at CrOuuet