The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-19
FACTS ANp FAycIEs.

Children should be taught the fre-
| ouent use Of good, strong. expressive
words-words that mean exactly what
they should express in their proper
places.
-"Mv faith, says DE Quincy, Is that
n great man NAV be an inlidel, by rare
possibiIitv. but an intellect of the highest
order must build upon Christianity
I know not why my path should be at times
So straighty hedged, so strangely barred
before,
I only know God could keep wide the door,
But can trust.
Young women are advised to set
good examples, because young men are
always following them.
That writer does the most that gives
the reader the most knowledge and takes
from him the least time.
Nov put padlocks on your ooal.bin
doors and graft small powder magazines
into your woodpilcs-M L0Uis Gt0oc-
Democrat.
1t was observed Of deceased lawyer
that he had left but few effects TO which
lady remarked that che had but few
causes"
-" Jimmy, give Us the core Of yer ap-
pie, will ye?" (Johnny, still oating),
q You don't want this, it's a cooking APP
pie | never give feller q cooking aP-
pie"
Two hundred and sixty-thrce years
ago Sir Henry Walton said in letter TO
friend: An ambassador is an honest
man sent to lie abroad for the good OF
the commonwealth"
-" Bless you" said John Henry, with
tears i'm his eyes. - she takes her own
hair off 80 easy that perhaps she doesn't
know how IL hurts 10 have mine pulled
out. ~ Boston Journal
London Fun-Old party (who stam-
mers comes in for some ipccacuanah)--
Oh, if you p-please, young m-man, l
w-want soma ip-ip-ip-ip---' Festive
assistant fired 10y recent rcminisccnce)-
"Hurrah !"
When man has been hard at work
in an obscure way for years and at length
achieves success, nine-tcuths Of his ac-
duaintances insult him by offering con-
gratulations on his "luck. w. Boston
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Loan your money, deposit your
earnings. intrust your wealth as YOU may
but be sure il is not loaned to " inst
borrower, deposited with a "splurgy
banker or intrusted 10 a magnificent
and princcly" acquaintance.
The reason why woman requires n
large wallet for the transportation OF
twenty-five cent shinplaster is as deeply
wrapped in mystery as the reason why
dog always turns around three times
when he gets up after a nap.
1t is the curious logic Of sin that its
fruit should be no greater than its seed;
but acorns swell 10 oaks, and grains To
granaries full; and grains of sin grow
harvests Of the death that deathless spirits
knOw.-Jdy.
They do things rather " fast" down
in Boston. sometimes. A certificate Of
marriage was issued in that city few
days AGO, 10 a woman only eighteen
years old, who had been married twice
before.
An exchange affords the ctymolo-
gical information that the aboriginal
title of Niagara was Awniagarah
which closely accords with the pronunci-
alton of the world 10y the modern Eng
lish tourist.-Nog YOrk World
-"Pa, Igucss our man Ralph isa good
Christian. " "How 80, my boy2" "Why,
pa. / read in the bible that the wicked
shall not live out half his days, and
Ralph saws he has lived out ever since
he was little boy"
Mount Holyoke seminary has sup
piled one hundred and fifteen wives for
foreign missionaries, the last two grad
uating classes furnishing eighteen but
IL is impossible To say whether or not
Mount fIolyoke has done well until the
missionaries express Themselves.
-"The first step toward wealth"
saws an exchange, "is the choice Of q
GOOD wife" And the first step toward
securing a good wife is the possession OF
GOOD wealth" says another Here we
have one of those good rules which works
prettily both ways.
If all the gold in the world were
welded into one solid cubic block, one
side of the cubic would measure only
twenty-thrcc feet. IL inst much OF
ump. TO be sure, but we should like 20
play with it a day or two.-BgDdto n
pres.
During n clerical conference the fol-
owing conversation was heard between
Two news boys: 81 say, Jim, what's
the meaning Of 80 many ministers being
here altogether" Why, answered
jim, sconfully, "they always meet once
a year TO swap sermons
DIR. A. w. SAKE recently described
before the California academy of sciences
a colossal tree, one Of grove discovered
i'm Santa Clara county. Its circumference,
as actually measured six feet from the
ground was but a few inches less than
ono hundred and fifty feet ~ over one
hundred feet of the top had fallen, It
was impossible 10 determine the exact
height, though this was probably about
three hundred fcctl This tree, even in
that land Of vegetable wonders, stands
chief over all, although the other trees
i'm the grove are said 10 bc Of immense
growth
The sale Of Jay Cookies personal ef-
fects. at his magnificent country resi-
dencc. the other day, was the last act IN
a very brilliant drama, which, contrary
TO the usual custom Of dramas, ended
unhappily. The grand career Of the eX-
banker, his munifccnce in providing for
himself and friends, ~ well rs the un-
bappy dcnouemcnt in which lac violated
the confidence of the thousands who
trusted him. all conspirc however, 10
render this last scene one Of poetic JUS
tice. which could not be- spared without
marring the effect Of the whole play.
Observation Of a woman: The foot
is the point Of departure for the whole
toilet. She who can prettily dress her
feet is very easy 20 costume elegantly
but "A woman who breads to expose her
feet can never be well attircd. The Ger
mans, who generally has big feet, is al
WAYS badly dressed. The American has
a little foot, so she is elegant. The Rus
sian. who is not pretty, is ravishingly at
tired, for she has little feet. The Span
lard is elegant, her foot is small, but che
dresses IL badly. The French woman
has n little foot, and her boot is the
height Of perfection.
My own invention, or Imagination,
such as il is, can most truthfully as
sure YOU, would never have served mo
as il has. but Tor the habit Of common
place. humble, patient daily, toiling,
drudging attention. The one SER
yiceable, safe, certain, remunerative, at
t,ipolle ounlity of attention. Genius,