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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
Actresses Husbands

The Baltimore American has this to
saw of actresses husbands: There are
two kinds-ths stage husband, always
shifting, transitory and illusive, and
the real husband, whose situation ~
permanent or transient according 10
circumstances. The former is the ser
want and the latter the master. Tho
stage husbands business Is 10 exploit
the newspaper offices in advance Of the
actress's arrival, and 10 work MP SEN
sation beforehand. He comes 70 you
with praiseful extracts from the Bugle-
town Hornblower Of Freedom, from
which he begs that you will make bricf
extracts for publication. He has an
abiding conviction Of her greatness,
and speaks of her in reverential fash
ion. You almost expect him 70 make
an Oriental salaam every time he men
tions her name. He never bears tho
same name, for she is almost invari-
ably a miss" At night he is IN the
front Of the theatre, skilfully directing
the applause, motioning the olaqueurH
with q wink, and seeing that the DO
duets are handed mp all night. He
lasts for two or perhaps three seasons,
and then we see him no more, fading
away as imperceptibly ms De Sauty IN
DIR. Holmes poem with "a hRrtshorn
odor Of disintegration," while
Drops Of ofdelquescenco gathered ON his f5ro
head.
whitened around his feet tho dust Of efioros-
Gene"
The real husband is a different sort
OF a fellow. Usually the unlucky 40.
tress marries him in haste for love aud
repents in leisure within six months
afterwards. The ladies of the dramatic
profession-we mean those who hayo
attained fame and prosperity - are
shrewd enough in ordinary affairs, but
they do frequently get most wretchedly
deceived when they consent tO go up u
the matrimonial altar. Perhaps the
ban which Pharissical society lays upOn
them has much 10 do with their rash
ventures in this direction. They take
the best they can get, and the best ~
often very bad. There have boen a
great many actresses Of pure life aud
noble natures who have literally united
Themselves 20 bodies Of death. The
real husband is usually a tyrannOus
and gorgeous creature. He has secured
a support for life through the earnings
Of his wife, and he makes the most OF
IL. He swellB aud struts, lives like n
nabob and labors not at all, while the
gifted woman whom we are all admiring
a. we sit in front Of the curtain Is toll
ing for him, and distracted half the
time for fear that some Of his osoapades
will bring her into disgrace. II occa.
sionally, but rarely, happens that che
has spirit enough to cast him of, and
then the chances are that be will take
his revenge In impugning her good
name, and a charitable world will be-
lieVe all that he says.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
ANNIE's DAUGHTER.
BY LOUIS CHANDLER MoULToN,


The lingering charm OF dream that has fed,
The ectc ma lives when the tune is dead,
The sunset glories that follow the sun,
The taste that remains when the wine is DONE
Everything tender, and everything fair
That vas, and is not, and yet is there
think of them all when look in these eyes,
And see the old smile TO the young lips rise,
I reuem er the 1ilacs, ali purple ana white
And the turf at the feet Of my hearts deligh
SpanPled Fith daisifs and violetS sweet
Daintiest floor for the dliutiest feet -.
And the face that was fond, and foolish and fair
And the golden grace Of the foating bair,,
And the lips where the glad smiles came and went
And the la5hes that q aded the eyes content.
remembeF the pledge of the red young lips.
And the shy, soft touch Of the fnger-tips,
Aud the kisses stole and toe wotds e spoke,
Aud the ring gave, and the coin we brOss,
Ard the love that nevtr shou d change or Fail
Though the earth stood sal or the stars turnet
palet
Ans a. ain L stand when I see these eyes,
A glad young fool, in my axR 1ise.
For the earth and the stars remained as of old,
But the love that bal been warm grew cold,
Was it she7 Was il I? I don't remember.
Then it was June-It f. now December.
But again dream the old dream over.
Ny Annie il younF ?, and am her lover,
When look in this Annie's gentle eyes,
And see the old smile to the young lips rise.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18

confessed his inability to enlighten her
on the health of the ladies abort whom
she was so solicitous. Mrs. Watts said
that she always knew that something
like this would occur, and ended with
another hysterical interrogation after
The children's health, but not receiving
any satisfactory answer, she threw her
self on the sofa again, and sobbed and
asked herself few times why she had
ever left her mothers house, and then
she called Jakey to her and told him
that they wot:ld have to live alone in a
little house, and bs very pocr; and may
be not have enough to eat, which made
that hopeful utter a series of most dole
full howls and hasten down to the kitchen
to examine the larder.
Later in the day Mrs. Lewis happened
in, and Mrs. Watts confded to her the
story of her husbands villainy. OF
course Mrs. Lewis was very properly
shocked, and tried to impress upon
Mrs. Watts the necessity of being phil
osophical, and left with the observation
that she had never yet seen a man with
a wart on his nose who did not, sooner
or later, prove to be a rascal.
Toward evening Jakey Was sitting on
the steps, having recovered from his
grief of the morning, when the Sunday
school teacher chanced to pass by, and
Jakey hailed him with "Say, Mister,
told my mother what you told me
about old Jacob, last night, and there
has been the old scratch to pay ever
since. Ma called pa a william and a
bloody thief, and tried to break her
back on the sofa, and said that there
wouldn't be anything to eat, and there
amt been such time since pa offered
to kiss Aunt Jane good-by. Maybe you
had better drop in and see the old lady,
Mister she amt so bad as she was. "
The teacher, after some pressing, ac-
eompanied Jakey into the house, and
was presented to Mrs. Watts in the
parlor.
Mrs. Watts began to thank him for
disclosing her husbands perfdy, but he
disclaimed having done anything of the
kind, and at length, after considerable
talking, it was discovered that Jakey
had misapplied the story of the patri-
arch Jacob. Mrs. Watts started right
out to hunt up Jacob, aid when she
found him, astonished him again by
being as loving as she had been distant.
Jakey is contented ia the fact that there
is no immediate prospect of lack of
supplies in the family, and Mrs. Watts
would be perfectly happy if she Gould
only shut Mrs. Lewis mouth.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
UNDER THE CORN BLOSSOMS.

Full twenty glad and golden years are gone
slnce IN strange, sweet-smelling country dawn,
My little love and went hand in hand
Across Youths gold and rosc-iIlumined land.
The Wild nastirtturrs zIimmsred red and gay
And wOve a crimson network round our way,
As laughing, lettering idly through the morn,
We plucked the bending blossoms Of the corn.
Blue were my little sweetheart's down-bent eyes,
Blue like the beauty Of the broad, bowed skies
And in her cheeks, where dimples twain had grown,
A rare red rose had exquisitely blown.
We caught the fash of many a auiek-Hrinced bird
lhe sifi long leaves by wandering airs were stirred
Ano o1 their touch solemn tune was born
Ihat echoed through the alleys Of the corn.
sii on across hat strange stiI land we strayed;
we dropped mo the bircb-woOd's bordering shade
Aiar We saw ths blue corn-tassels toFs;
ABOUT our feet soft swelled the cushioned moss.
Her golden hair about her face was blown;
The golden meadows round about ms shone
AH, laughing, lettering, idly through the morn,
"oFe tne gathered blossoms Of the corn.
oh, golden day brmFul Of love and praisel
n stands alone. the ancient Day Of Days!
No other sky. no future flowers can be
As were the sky the flowers, that day 10 me!
placed my wreath OF corn-fnwers on her head,
And then some words Of tender troth said,
And then read my answer in her ewes
And kissed her lIs, sweet with Loves shy replies,
Homevard We walked along the warm vynod-vvayi
With spurtive laugh and jest orr lirs "a e. gay
And when left her lingering at her door,
shout J er brows nv c0ru-fowor wreath she wOT :
Thrice rose the moon. Tbri-e had the wan sun setl
When one mad morning, i'd With wind am e.
Ipon her gravr with many sob forlorn,
] L2id the W1ttle' ed blossoms Of the cOrnt
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
He Didn't Advertise in Newspapers.
The Fat Contributor.

The Fat Contributor.
No, he said, he didn't believe in ad-
vertising in the newspapers. Didn't
think it did him any good-money
thrown away.
But don't you advertise in any
way ?" we asked.
"Oh, yes" he replied. ri spend a
good de2l of money in advertising.
Now, hers is a good thing I have in
vested in to day. 1t is a tooth pick
with my name and business stamped on
it. have paid man fifty dollars to
have my business card stamped on every
tooth-pick nsbd at the hotels in this
city fer one year.
=" How does he manage it p
Easy enough. He keeps an agent
stationed at each hotel, day and night,
furnished with a stamp, and when a
man steps up to take tooth-pick he
dexterously stamps one for him, and
there is on the tooth-pick
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
A. PUNKINHEAD,
CDnCuDTrc ANT, -rrTT>--e,


q am informed" he continued,
"that four hundred thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two tooth-picks
are used by the Cincinnati hotels every
year, which is equal to that many bust
ne cards of mine distributed to the
public. Now fifty dollars wouldn't buy
that number of business cards and in
sure their distribution.
Certainly not. But this inscription
on the tooth picks must be very small {;
l don't see how it can be read"
Nothing easier, my dear sir. You
see each agent carries a small microscope
to assist people in making it out. But
that isn't the only advertising plan [
am in with. You see this piece of rag
with my card printed on it? Yes we'll
you probably couldn't guess what it is
for. I'll tell you. It's for doing up a
sore finger"
What has a sore finger got to do
with Advertising?
Everything, nv dear sir, every
thing, There are over a million sore
fingers in America every year. at a
very moderate expense an advertising
firm in Philadelphia prints my cards on
rags Ike these and furnishes them to
victims of sore fingers free of charge,
so they will use them in preference TO
all others. A million of these rags are
sent to all parts of the United States,
and / am only required to pay one hun
dred and fifty dollars for the privilege
of having my name on them"
"And you paid it ?"
Certainly I did. I had to, in order
10 r,k1,
the chance ahead of me.
A sore finger, then, you consider
better advertising medium than an
established and popular newspaper ?"
'Well, yes, in this case. Been trav-
cling lately?"
g Yes; made a trip to Minnesota and
Iowa not long ago."
Then you must have seen nv busi-
ness card painted in black letters on a
white board and nailed to the telegraph
poles ?"
We hadn't seen anything of the kind.
81 Singular if you didn't. A man
came along last fall and collected one
hundred dollars of me for mailing such
a board on every telegraph pole in the
United States. That was his contract,
and I paid him the money on his afi
uaVlG Gnab GnG WOrk was done. But per-
haps you wasn't noticing telegraph
poles. No, don't believe will put
any advertisement in your paper this
week. You see am advertising good
deal now."
Just then a man came in and collected
a bill for sticking Punkinheads card on
every balloon that went up during 1874,
and effected new contract for 1875,
with what he called the diving bell
supplement, agreeing to attach a card
to all diving bells that go down in 1875
without extra charge, a compliment, as
he said, to their regular advertisers.
When we left another advertising agent
was laying before Punkinhe d the great
advantage of investing In a patent
stamp TO be attached to the seats of
boys pants when they go skating.
When they get fall his name and
business will be neatly stamped upon
the ice, so that all who skate may read.
When it comes to iudicious advertising
the race of Punkinheads is very numsr-
Gus,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18

WASHINGTON GIRLS MISTAKE. -
Yesterday afternoon a young lady in
the navy-yard was terribly shocked by
her own foolish mistake. Being sent
for some -four to Harry Combs store in
a hurry, she took what she supposed
to be clean FELLOWSHIP from the
bureau drawer. When she bounded
into the store, smiling like a basket of
chips, she handed the thing to Harry
to ell with -four. He didn't notice
what "they" were till a scoop of Aour
had gone through them. When he
raised them up and exposed two outlets
at the bottom nicely fringed, ETC., the
young lady ran toward the tunnel, with
out saying q word, and poor Harry,
covered with -four, laid the garment in
the money drawer to wait her return.
At late hour, last evening. nobody
had called for tie -four and Harry had
engaged q sesmstress to sew up the
bottoms and make a salt sack out OF
en- Washington Chronicle.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18

The pollution OF rivers in England by
the manufactures along their banks has
become a serious matter. Chemical
works and dye houses are the worst
poisoners of the water. A man who
fell into the river at Bradford died from
swallowing some of the liquid. The
Clyde is described as emitting malari-
ous effiuvia, the Mersey as almost un-
besrable in it's stencil, and the Bourne
as thick and yellow. The few fish that
live in these streams are unfit for food.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18

NJ. DE FoNvIILE made a balloon ascent
from La Villette on the ID inst, with a
view TO elucidating the causes Of the
late Zenith balloon catastrophe, reach
ing the altitude of about 1900 feet.
No effect was experienced by the human
excursionist, but bird in a cage sus-
pended from the netting, where it was
exposed 10 the inhalation of the escaping
gas, died of hemorrhage into the brain.
M. de Fonville had previously surmised
that the fatal result in the case OF the
Zenith eronauts was due rsther to the
inhalation Of this gas than to the height
attained, and is convinced that with
proper precautions scientific experiments
may be safely conducted at an immense
altitude.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18

"WHATs this crowd around here
for ?" demanded policeman the other
night rs be came upon a dozen boys
grouped near a house on second street.
"Keep still. " replied one of the lads,
"there comes old John, tight as a brick,
and we're waiting here TO see his wife
pop him with the rolling pin as he opens
the front door"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

but the very next year we hear the
cry from D. McCready, of Lee coun-
ty, Iowa, "Berkshircs are not much
esteemed of late" One year later,
(ls53) l do not find the Berkshires
once named as good hog, but the
Suffolk takes the lead. The report
from Madison county, Iowa, says:
"Thc China with Byfield and Irish
Graizer, or someother large breed are
the best. The Berkshires are out of
reputc here" John Spinney, of Fay
cite county says: "Hogs have been,
and sill are, the most productive
source of wealth to our farmers" and
he says farther, the Polish, Irish
Graizer, and China are the best, but
he does not want any of the Berk-
shire. The report of the committee
on farm stock, ten years later, thinks
the Magic or Poland China, or Ches-
ter-white is the best hog without a
cross. Now, these reports need no
comment; it is supposed the writers
knew what they were writing about.
And now l will quote from Shep-
ard & Alexander, OF ILL.,, as they ex-
press my views better than l can my
self. They say: ''Thc Chester-white
lacks the early maturity and aptitude
to fatten, is tender and cannot stand
the mud, sun, and weather, and is
liable to mango. The Berkshire is
restless, active, hard to fatte4 FAC
cording to English authority breechy,
hard to drive, small-sized, and of
slow growth. We have had them
side by side with the Poland-C China,
and thoroughly tested them; paid
high prices for them and bought of
breeders of the best reputation
During the year 1870 We put some
Of the same age together, and fed
well but not all they would eat, and
at the expiration of ten months, one
Of the smallest Poland-C hinas would
weigh as much as two of the largest
Ber>shires, eating as much as the
Poland-Chinas. Wee have made
many experiments with nearly similar
results. The Poland-C China will sat
isfy both admirers of small and large
hogs. The farmer who wants small
hogs, can fatten them when about
eight months old, and those wanting
large hogs can keep them till eighteen
or twenty months old. All we ask
is to give them fair trial, and you
will be satisfied there is no better.
The Berkshire stands in the same
relation to the Poland-China that the
Devon do to the Short-Hon cattle.
The Poland-China can show as short
Il head and small bone in proportion
to size rs the Essex or Berkshire, and
for full, deep hams, and lard, 1.-The
most profitable parts Of the hog--he
can beat the world. He amply re-
pays care and attention, but can
rough it with true Western grit, and
bring the highest price in market.
In short he is not scientific, band
box hog, but profitable, practical
breed; and good big hog is better
than good little one.
JOHN GILMORE.
Vinton, Iowa, FEBRUARY, 1875.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Fig.Pork vs.. Heavy Hogs.

About the time that whales became
SO scarce that ~ supply OF light be-
gan to fail, the manufacture Of lard
oil became an important industry
Then coal oil began to compete, and
in turn petroleum drove both out of
the market for illuminating purposes.
Before lard oil became an important
product the principal pork demand
was for melium-sized pigs that would
average 200 pounds. Lard oil made
market for heavy, tat hogs. The
packing demand has kept the market
pretty lively for heavy hogs since
This will continue to be the case 50
tar as barreled pork is concerncd; bu,
for bacon, hams, shoulders and es-
pecially tor shipping East for cutting
on butcher blocks there and for
butchers use here, the model packers
use well tattened pigs from to l l
months old that will average 200
pounds each. Such will always bring
about 10 per cent more than the aver
age heavy hog; no mean matter when
it is considered that by this feeding
once wintering may be avoided. We
have Il neighbor, a commission mer%
chant, who besides his business talent,
has taste for farming and who cul.
tiva.es this taste. He yearly f:.ttens
from zen to fifteen pigs, buying them
in the summer, at about 3 months
old, Strengthening them at about 10
months old or when they weigh
about 200 pounds. He makes it pay
Notwithstanding he has to buy mos,
of his feed.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Grading OF Grain.

The grading of grain has been re-
duccd to so perfect system IN Chi
cago and otl.er grain markets in the
west, that where honestly carried out,
no difficulty is exper cnced i'll keep
ing the established grades intact; AS
extra, No. l, 2, 3, or rejected, as the
ease may be, although different lots
Of grain, once in the warehouse, lose
their individuality entirely.
In New York they have heretofore
had II, perfect system Of grading
grain, but depended Oh keeping lots
separate. This kept up an intermin-
able confusion, delaying delivery for
week or ten days, and greatly in
creased the cost Of transfer; for all Of
which the West had to pay, and
which Of course put profit in the
hands of certain individuals in New
York.
The stirring up of the various
means used in New York by which
the West has been trammeled, has
had the effect to awaken that com
,ncrcial city to the fact that produce
was fast seeking other directi us for
outlet, and those interested hogan to
cast about for the propcr relief. Much
of this has been conceded grudgingly
and now after months of wrangling
resistance and discussion, on the part
of the grain dealers, All arrangement
has been made between themselves
and the railroads centcring in New
York, by which the delivery may not
only be facilitated Dut cheapened.
This arrangement is that all grain ar
irving by railroad at tide water in the
port Of New York shall be inspected
and graded according to an accepted
standard of quality. The inspected
grain shall then be delivered to ele-
vators or canal boats for storage in
bulk, and stored together according
to proper grade. Receipts will be
given for the grain, which will not
call for any particular lot, as hereto
fore, but for a certain quantity of the
same grain as that stored.
One Of the sources of much wrang-
ling in this whole matter has been
whether the companies transporting
the grain should pay the cost of ele-
waiting. 1t was at last decided that
this cost should be borne by the own
crs OF the grain. 1t is apparent that
owners of grain must pay not only
this, but every other item of cost,
whether of transportation, storage,
inspections, commissions, etc, and
this wrangling would seem to have
been unnecessary. If the State OF
New York would make her lateral
canals pay their own expenses, or at
least cease to absorb the entire prof
its and more, Of the main canal from
Buffalo to the capital Of the State,
they might not only cheaper western
grain to themselves, but take off from
the western producer another burden
in the way OF trs importation fees.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09


The Illinois State Board Of Agri-
culture, fully appreciate the import
ance Of good roads in the State, and
DESTROYS of bringing out the best and
most economical devices for road.
making, decided, at the winter meet.
ing of the board, to offer the follow
ing premium:
For the best one-half mile of earth.
road, made in 1875, under the super
vision of a committee of three mem.
bers of the State Board of Agricul.
tuie, premium of 800.
The points to be taken into consld
Grafton will be: The kind of soil
the devices adopted in construction
the time in which the work is done
and the cost Of construction.
The road-bcd to be made twenty
five feet wide, and bitches seven fee,
wide. The work 10 be accomplished
in three days.
The time and place of trial will he
announced at least one month before
the test will take place.
Two entries at least will be re
quired to insure the trial being held
Entries can be made with the Sec
rotary at any time before the 18th OF
May, 1875.
Localities dcsirin-. the trial viii
communicate with the Secretary, a
Springfield, stating their proxilnit,
to railroads, and what facilities in til,
way Of location, teams, etc, they vii
provide.
Owners of machines or devices fo
road-making desiring to compete viii
make entries at us early a dayas ma,
be, so that the necessary arrange
ments for the trial can be made
Prairie Farmer.