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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
OUT OF MY HAND.

One by enc, one by one,
In the kindred light of the April sun,
While primrose and snowdrop gem the ground
And the birds mating and building around,
While violets blossom their steps to greet,
With laughing voices and dancing feet,
With wakening fancy and budding hope,
Beyond my reach and beyond my scope
They pass, while in fear and doubt 1 stand,
Out of my hand, out of my hand.
Baby pleasure and baby care,
Not one of them but was mine to share;
Not q tear, but dried it with kiss
Not smile, but Joined in its eager bliss.
Now the young knight arms for the coming strife,
The sweet lirl-faReies start to life;
They nestle, the maiden shyness beneath,
As the bright buds hide in their slken sheath
By spring dews nourished, spring breezes famed,
Ont of my hand, out of my hand.
I dare not trench on thy realm, my hoy,
Nor roo thy sway of one virgin 10y;
dare not touch with my faltering fingers
The blooms where the light of sunrise fingers,
Nor drag to the garish light of day
What youths proud reticence would delay,
can but wait outside it all,
Where the cold wiLds sigh and the brown leave
fall.
Out of my hand, ou OF my hand
Yet did not bear them in peril and pain;
Did not lavish and watch and refrain;
Quitting the pleasures of parting youth,
The glories of science and art and truth,
That the paths for those little feet might be
Fresh and sunny and safe and freef
Scheme and vision and hope of mine,
They were but those golden heads to shine.
Now, alone and tired, slow drops the sand,
Grain by grain from my falling hand.
Father of ALL Savior of all,
Behold at thy altar-steps fall.
Thou wilt not disdain that come at last,
With my treasure spent and my monday past,
Take thou the guidance that 1 resign;
Take this hard, embittered heart of mine;
Take the baffled ambition, ungranted prayer,
Baseless terror, Ieplning care;
Guide each fairy bark to the heavenly strand,
Take my darlings, my darlings to thy hard.
An the Year Round
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
EAST.

Farm labOrers i'm Vermont are engag
ing themselves at fifteen dollars per month
and board, where last year twenty-five dol
lars was paid.
Gov. Rice, of Massachusetts, has ve-
tOed the bill legalizing the marriage of Mr..
James Parton with his step-daughter on the
ground of unconstitutionality. AS Mr. Par
ton, shortly after the celebration of his Mas
sachusetts Marriage, quietly went over to
New York with the lady and bad the cere-
mony performed again, the veto of Gov.
Rice will not interfere with his domestic
happiness.
The New York Herald publishes list
of church and othe property in New York
exempt from taxation. 1t shows that fifty
thousand lots, valued at one hundred and
twenty-six million bne hundred and seventy
thousand dollars, pay no tax to the city gov
ernment. The cost of gas to the lamps kept
burning before the churches at the expense
of the city, is fifty Thousand dollars. These
figures and facts DIRE grouped as a note of
warning on the subject of church taxation,
which threatens at no distant day to be one
OF the leading questions of the great political
parties.
The New York Herald takes a cheerful
view of the business outlook. 1t thinks the
business prospects OF New York are better
now than many have anticipated. There has
been a depreciation in the value of property,
but owners of real estate prefer to hold their
investments to sell ing them at panic prices.
" Altogether" says the Herald, " we may feel
that we are to haFe better year than we
have had for some years. pas3. There is the
centennial as an artificial impulse to help us
as well as our plucky and well deserving city
of Philadelphia. We shall have the election,
also, in its way a st tlmuius to business activity
and enterprise"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
How to Bottle Light.

Countless accidents, as every one
knows, arise from the use of matches.
To obtain light without employing them,
and so without the danger of setting
things on fire, an ingenious contrivance
is now used by the watchmen of Paris in
all magazines where explosive or intiam-
mable materials are kept. Any one may
easily make trial OF it. Take an oblong
phial of the whitest and clearest glass,
and put into it piece of PHOSPHORUS
about the size of pea. Pour some olive
oil, heated to the boiling point upon the
PHOSPHORUS; fill the phial about one
third full and then cork il tightly. To
use this novel light, remove the cork,
allowing the air to enter the phial, and
then recork it. The empty space in the
phial will become luminous, and the
light obtained will be equal to that of a
lamp. When the light grows dim, its
power can be increased by taking out
the cork and allowing a fresh supply OF
air to enter the phial. In winter it is
sometimes necessary to heat the phial
between the hands in order to increase
the fuidity of the oil. The apparatus
thus prepared may be used for six
months.
SHAKING OF HANDs.-Sydney Smith
attempted to classify hand-shakes, divid-
ing them into the high official, the sepul,
chral, the digitory, the shakus rslsticus
and the retentive. The first was prac-
ticed by the then Archbishop of York,
",who kept his body erect, carried your
hand aloft to level with his chin, and
gave it a rapid, short shake" Sir John
Macintosh affected the sepulchral, 20 lay
ing his open hand fat on your palm, 50
coIdly you were hardly aware ofits con-
tiguity." The digitory-in favor with
the high clergy-was adopted by Brough,
am, who used to put forth his forefnger
with, How are your The shakzls rus.
tcsts was having your hand seized as in
an iron grasp, betokening rude health, a
warm heart, and distance from the me,
tropolis, but producing sense of relief
when your hand is released with the fin
gers unbroken."
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

came to my possession, this mule was
seized with acute rheumatism of so vio-
lent a character that the poor animal
could not walk. Before this time, he
with other animals, had been removed to
a new stable that l had built, in which
lie was kept for several months without
being used for work. He gradually got
better of his rheumatism, but his deafness
continued until this spring, when he re-
covered entirely, both from his deafness
and rheumatism. Over each of the doors
of this stable had caused to be placed a
transom, with panes of blue and colorless
glass therein. The stall of this mule was
before door with such transom over
it. When the sun arose in the morning,
he cast his light through this transom on
the neck and top of the head of this mule.
Before he set in the afternoon, he threw
his light again upon the head aud neck
of this mule through the transom OF an
other door on the northwestern side of
the stable. The effect of this light upon
the animal has been the cure of his rheu-
matism and the removal of his deafness" ]"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
"a Wonderful CITY"

A correspondent who accompanied
Dom Pedro from Brazil and is with him
on his present trip, gives the following
as the emperor's impression of Chicago ::
THE Emperor says he did not expect
to see such town as Chicago, and when
it is mentioned his majesty says it is a
fine city; that he saw there buildings
unequaled in New York; that it is
truly wonderful that such a magnificent
city could have been built up in a few
years. But, important as are the build
ings and the splendid streets, the public
improvements, like the water works and
tunnels, are still more worthy of atten-
ton and praise. He concluded his
culogy by saying: Chicago is a mOnu-
mental city Nisconde Di Bonn Re
tiro declares that he does not know any
city in Europe that can compare for the
general high character of its architecture
with Chicago. He says: Il never
dreamed of finding such a city. 1t is
finer then New York. 1t is city OF
palaces. 1t is wonderful"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
The Moon and thc Weather.

The notion that the moon exerts an
influence on the weather is 70 deeply
rooted that Notwithstanding all the at
tacks which have been made agalnst 1T
since meteOrology has been seriously
studied, it continues TO retain its hold
upon us. And yet there never was a
popular superstition more utterly with
out a basis than this one. If the moon
really did possess any power over the
weather, that power could only be exer-
cised in one OF three ways-by reflection
of the suns rays, by attraction, or by
emanation. Now, as the brightest light
of a full moon is never equal IN in
tensity or quantity to that which IS
reflected toward us by white cloud
on summer-day, it can scarcely be
pretended that weather is affected by
such a cause. That the moon does exert
attraction on US is manifest-we see It's
working in the tides but though 1t can
move water, il is most unlikely that IT
can do the same TO air, for the speclhc
gravity of the atmosphere is so small
that there is nothing to be attracted.
Laplace calculated, indeed, that the
Joint attraction of the sun and moon to-
gether could not stir the atmosphere at
quicker rate than five miles day. AS
for lunar emanations, not a sign of them
has ever been discovered. The idea OF
an influence being produced by the
phases OF the moon is therefore based on
no recognizable cause whatever. fur-
tbermore il is now distinctly shown
that no variations at all really occur in
weather at the moment of the changes Of
quarter any more than at any other or
dinary times Since the establishment
of meteorological stations all over the
earth, it has been proved by millions of
observations that there is no simultane-
eusness whatever between the sup
posed cause and the supposed effect.
The whole story is fancy ano supersti-
ton which has been handed down TO us
uncontradicted, and which We have ar
cepted as true as our forefathers believed
it.. The moon exercises no more infu-
ence on weather than herrings do on the
government of .BtdcklcoOd.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

DEEP WATER TO THE GULF.-We
have had the pleasure of meeting Cap
tain John CowdOn, of Memphis, Tenn,
but formerly citizen of New Orleans,
who is here in the interest of great
enterprise upon which he is engaged.
This enterprise contemplates the connec-
ton of the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi
river by means of the canal now known
as Harvey's canal, and series OF bayous
and lakes finally terminating in Barra-
taria bay, which is thirty-seven miles
northwest from Southwest pass. The
captain has devoted much time and labor
10 making necessary surveys and sound
ings on the whole of the proposed route,
and he not only shows that the scheme
is practical-there being no engineering
difficulties in the way-but that it has
extraordinary advantages to recommend
it. Indeed, nature has already done the
greater part of the work, and all that is
now required is to assist him.-Nelo Or
leans Times
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

dad. The recent outbreaks have shown no
diminution of the old virulence, and in the
opinion of the Times there can be little
doubt, when the present state of commercial
communication is considered, that the ma1a-
dy may soon be conveyed from Bagdad to
the Lcvant. From the Levant it might be
easily passed to Europe, and even to the
shore of England. The plague was last prev
alent in Bagdad in 1886, and tits believed
that between the 2Sth of March and the Goth
ofAPril, 1881, not less than 10000 persons
fell victims to the disease among a popula-
ton estimated at a 10000.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

THE PLAGUE.-The New York Herald
says the plague which, century and a
half ago, began on the Euphrates and
travelled westward like the Vandal and
the " star of empire" is again threaten
ing. 1t is worthy of consideration that
where human life and civilization began.
where fine horses and smallpox and
amber and religious waltzing and Beech
ers and romances came from, European
politics center and a world-threatening
plague begins.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

THE NEWEST WALK.-The great ma
iority of young ladies who habitually
promenade Avenue Five have a very un-
dignified and unlady-like walk. When
they do not waddle like a duck under
the influence of ether, they wriggle like
an eel experimenting with an electrical
battery, and by their singular gait. car
riage, omnibus, or whatever a lady's
walk is called, attract attention and sati-
rical comments. Let there be training
school for walkers.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

If we look at disappointment as a
lesson, we soon take the sting out of it.
A spider will teach US that. He is
watching for fly and away the nimble
fellow goes. The spider runs round his
net to see whether there be any holes,
and to mend them with the pious ejacu-
lation of better luck next time"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

THE Dresdren News insists that Prus-
sia spends too much money on the army
and too little on schools, and says: "In
that kingdom (Prus,ia) are to be found
5000 children who learn absolutely
nothing, because no masters, not even
bad ones, are provided for them. About
one hundred and fifty thousand pupils
are confided to women, for the most part
ignorant, and to boys, and about two
hundred thousand more are instructed
by masters of other schools than their
own, when time and circumstances per-
nit. In large number of the Prussian
schools it has been found necessary to re-
duce the studies to half day on account
of the want of tutors, and the situation
of these institutions becomes worse
daily"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

Miss EMMA PALMER is the last "me-
dunn" exposed-this time in Washing
ton. She materialized flowers and ex-
tcmPorized poems. A sharp observer
substituted another sheet of paper for
one on which she had, before leaving
home, extempOrized poem in pen and
ink, and an assortment of flowers was
found in long pocket under her hustle.
Then, without blushing, she declared
that malicious spirits had surreptitiously
built the pocket there on purpose to
E'give her away" and then spiritualists
were delighted and paid her more money!
Exposures are of no more use to consti-
tutional spiritualists than eyes are to a
cave hat
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
gEISCELLANEOIrN.

The postoffice appropriation has been
agreed upon. The amount, thirty-three mil
lion dollars; about three million five hun
dred thousand dollars less than last year.
The New York World says: In view
of the fact that the state of New York will
exercise a powerful, if not a controlling in
f1uence in the election of the next president,
the democratic party is more and more crys-
talizing about the name of Gov. Tilden.
The house committee on territories has
agreed to report favorably on the senate bill
for the admission of New Mexico. The only
| important amendment provides that an cleo
ton for the adoption of a state constitution
shall not be had earlier than June, 1877. The
senate provides not later than January, 1877.
1t is stated that the French minister
of foreign affairs is considering the basis of
| a commercial treaty with the United States.
1t is proposed to place French silks and
wines on an advantageous footing as to tariff
in the United States, while France in return
is to subject American cotton TO only small
import duty.
The recent decision by the United
States supreme court in the Arkansas Hot
Springs case in favor of the government pro
vides Uncle Sam with property valued at
$1OOO0,OOO. The tract is claimed by ex-
Governor Rector. 1t contains a large popu-
laton and the celebrated Hot Springs. The
case has been in litigation twenty-five years,
and two of the litigants have been pocketing
$4,000 year each out of the property for
ten years. The RectOrs have not made up
their mind to abandon the fight for the bo-
nanza.
In order to cover the expenses of the
centennial exhibition, it will be necessary to
obtain 81, 100000 through the medium of ad-
mission fees, as that is the amount of the
deficit, the total expenses having been esti-
mated at $S,5OO,OOO, with the following re-
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

SIXTEEN dollars in silver weighs one
pound. That is not an immense sum.
There are many people who always have
at least that amount of money in small
denominations on their person. The
beauty of carrying it may be tested by
going into grocery and either sticking
aPOund weight in one pocket or balancing
the matter better by thrusting a half
pound weight into each pocket.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

Mr.. MOODY, it is announced, will be
gin revival services in Augusta, Ga,
May l, to continue one week. The
Charleston, S. c., Young Mems Christian
association have invited him to visit
that city.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-12

MINISTERIAL salaries are so high in
Brooklyn that the churches there find
themselves compelled to economic in
music. Heretofore the choirs have cost
all the way from 81 900 to 81, 900 year,
but in nearly every case the cost is being
cut down, while some of the churches
are dispensing with the paid choir and
trying volunteers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-24
AUCTION SALES.

GALE OF VALUABLE Landry virtue
- Of decree entered by the District Court OF
the United States for the Eastern District OF
Virginia s, Alexandria, on the 7th day OF Ju-
ly 1876 in the matter of Charles Heath, the un-
dersigned viii offer for sale, at the front door OF
the q urt House of Prince William county, on
the fourth day OF September, 1876, that being
Court day, that valuable tract of land, lying IN
the said county, containing 3l8 acres, known as
'LOCUST GROVE" and is the same land OF
WHICH Charles Heath died seized and possessed.
And we viii also offer fo- sale, at the same
time and place, the undivided interest, beng
one fourth of the said Charles Heat, in the tract
of land lying IN the county Of Loutoun, cSllcd
THE BURNT CHIMNEY" containing 2OO
acres.
Terms Of Sale One fourth cash, and the resi-
due on credits Of g. ~ and Is months, the pur.
chaser giving bond for the said residue in equal
instalneft;, with approved personal security
bearing interest from day .: sale.
j. ). FOWLER, Assignee
w. E LiPSCOTB, Commits
zsy~ Posi-; ,oned to FIRST MONDAY in No
vr,c t,nr oc. l9-ts
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, dc.
CCHOOL BOOKS SCHOOL BOOKS
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HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL BOOKS.

full supply of all the books used just re-
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For the more advanced schools and semina-
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BOOKS-Ancicut and Modern Languages
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French and German-
furnished on the most favorable terms.
Fine Stationery = speciaty.
New styles Papeteries just received from Zoe
to Sl.50 each
Mourning Paper and Envelopes, new patterns
French Quadrile and Rep Papers, with En-
velopes to match. Very handsome.
Paper and Envelopes of American manuf=c-
lure; II full line of Note Letter and Cap, Legal
Cap, Flat Letter Deny and Folio Post Paper !
also very thin Note and Letter Paper for foreign
correspondence.
Blank Books, Pass Books, Time Books lem
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able and Receivable, Day Books, Journs!s Is,
Cash Books, Ledgers and Journals, cap SIZE,
Crown, Deny and Medium, from two 10 tWe4ve
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Fine Portem"nnies, in Russia Leather, Seal
Skin and Turkey Morocco; also Card Cases, in
Russia Leather and Pearl, Opera Glasses, &c
New styles English Bibles nd Prayer Books;
very handsome assortne nt just received
New Books, Magazines and Reviews received
as soon as issued
Owing to the new postal law increasing the
postage on packages of merchandise from hall
cent to one cent per ounce, which wont ito 81.
feet April ], the price of lot No. !, five quir"s,
Note Paper, prepaid, viii be Csc; lot ~ : 5U1
lot No g. 6Uc; lot No. i, SOc and 81. French
Qaad-ille same price
GEORGE Z. FRENCH,
sep6 No. 81 King street
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By 4. 4. Kerby. AuctiOneer.
WALL ABL E t.EAL ESTAT E
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA,
A

W n .
PRINCE wILLlAAl COUNTY, VA,
FOX SALE.
Under authority Of the decree Of the Circuit
Court Of :,lexall ia city in the suit of Tayloes
executors against John Sac,ee jr, and others,
unders sucd rs c mmssloners therein named,
VII: offer, on SATURDAY,, November 18TH,
1876, a. ~ o'clock m, ~ public auction, in front
Of The Mari e. building on Royal street, in the
CITY i AiuA.ndra Va the following described
property, Or s. much thereof rs may be ne@es-
Sary t. comfy win the terms OF ssld decree;
* that Certain PLANTATION TRACT or
PIEuE CT LAND, situate in Prince William
county. in TIE Ststc Of Virginia. eontalnlng
shout on THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
aND rE,: itCkES, and being the same con
his bis vie, TO Itrnjsu:'n Ogie layoe and Will m
II II y.e, b. c"oa Of mortgage, dated the IS 4
day Of AIarcn, 1851 - reference to said mort
gage racurC'ed amongst the land records OF
PrlGcn William couHty, IL liDeT No 20, page
Us Is made or nj accurate description OF the
nv..s ;..d bounds OF said ln1d--togethe- with
ii! and singular, the BUILDINGS. i'm lee
pGovo:.en;,, wafer course, rights, Usher -asxx
les, ways and heredtam entS belonging and ap.
9ertailirs h"r@.D. This land lies .. the Waters
Of the Potomac river md Cccoquan bay, aud
a=joln= tns lsnd ot Zeau CT A. Aankey ana the
r,;nGs !;rmer!y owned ~ Isaac Newton ana
Basil Il uner The lind condemned by the
Aic%aElris ~ Fred 'icksburg Railway Com
,,,.ny 10" IL purposes (;upposcd ~ b. some IL or
~ .;:re vii! be excepted and reserved from the
;.uvy" quantity.
Terms # Sale-For cash rs 10 so much AS nay
be nuCcs MY 10 pay :hc costs OF suit and OF safe,
| and The resi- ne in 1hrcc equal instruments o!
ona, tw" nj three vars, to Dc secured ~ the
bonds Q: The purchaser, besIing interest ~ SIX
par cent ire : the dizzy Of sale, with good person.
ii : curity ard the title t. be retained until tn"
purchase money is tu y paid, and the property
| il bic 10 be sold ri the risk of the purchaser
upoil his isi!ure TO comply with the terms of
sale Coi.veyancng ii the cost 81 the Purchaser.
FRANCIS l.. SMITH,
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
oct lS-4ots Commissioners or sale.
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oct ! T-eots
By f. 4. Kerby, AuctiOneer,

No 81 King street. Alesandcl., Virginis.
4 4 TIE KEQU EST of the own RS, Messrs.
N Smoot u Perry, will offer for sale. by
public suction in front Of the Market house. on
koyaI street, Alexandria, w, on aTUl;
IA l. the 18th dry OF October, A. D. 1876, II Y
o'clock m the tk& ME HOUSE and all IL: Iii
ether improvements upon the lot "fV&akAA
ground. in alexandria city, on the south SIDE {:
FRINGE street between Henry and F.yeltc SIS
and now in the occupancy of John u: Beach
Also the lEASEHOLD INTEHEST # the
said John D Beach in said lot Of ground
Terms Of Sale-Cash on day of sale Convey
ancing at the cost Of the purchaser,
oct l6-eo.s~ F. a K1 ,rY, for the owner.