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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01
Mr.. Garner's Heroic Devotion to Ills
Wife.

In an article on the recent disaster in
New York bay to the yacht Mohawk, a
writer in the Chicago Tribune says:
But after all, my sadness in the con-
temptation of that miserable disaster is
almost Outweighed by my admiration
of the heroic devotion which it evinced.
Think of that poor wife, Mrs. Garner,
imprisoned, bound down by those heavy
pigs of lead upon her dress, and her
bruised form completely locked by the
sofa and burea, while her agOnized hus-
band and his friend we're tugging, tug
ging at the struggling form, yet all in
vain Think of the devoted husband,
after all his Gruitless efforts, finding the
whelming waters rapidly rising around
them, taking her hand, and saying
"My darling, if 1 cannot take you with
me, I'll go with you" And there, be-
meath the salt waves of New York bay,
within a hundred yards of shore and
help, he "went with her."
Leander swan the Hellespont to greet
his "ladie love-" and his name has sur
vived the lapse of time; but what was
that devotion compared with this, before
our very eyes almost? Every i'll and
every disaster has its cOmpensations, and
this devoted love of young millionaire
stands out a sort of heavenly halo, to
gild one of the most heart-rending dis
asters of the age.
And she, who carried with her to her
watery grave this more than "plumed
knight "-this magnificent, heroic speci-
men of manhood-this faithful husband,
" even unto death what may we think
or say for her: She needs no epitaph
better than this:
Her husband, failing to save her, died
with herp
7 ween, this kid-gloved and daintily-clad
command, who, dying thus suddenly,
saw the lover of her maiden years so true
to his faith and his early love that death
to him seemed preferable to separation;
and so he clung to her hand, saying as
his last words:
Z" Ny darlingl if 1 cannot take you
with me, I'll 60 with you P'
TELESCOPE FIsH.-A number of curious
gold and silver fish from China, called
Telescope fish," have just been ac-
auired by the Brighton company, The
REGULARITY of these fish is the prominent
position of the eyes, which project con-
siderable distance from the head. This
feature is not natural, but an artificial
deformity, produced, no doubt, by breed
ing from deforIned fish accidentally in
iuTed in the first instance. The body is
rounded in form, and the tail is connected
with it by prolongation of the caudal
fins on each side, giving it the appearance
of having two tails,or rather of trailing
appendage, like mantel The fish are
cultivated by the Chinese and kept for
ornamental purposes in aquaria. These
particular specimens are from about an
inch to three inches in length. When
full grown the fish are said to attain a
weight of six or eight pounds. These
fish are really cnly variety of common
'gold fish," or golden carp, so common
in aquaria, which also originated in
China.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

The DEAN AND THE DRAMA.-Some
months ago Henry Irving boldly ap-
pealed TO the pulpit TO help the stage.
The first clergyman 10 respond practically
to the appeal is Dean Stanley, who has
gracefully come to the aid of Mr.. Cole
man, and will assist in the bringing out Of
"Henry the Fifth" at the Queen thea
ter. The Dean is a historian, and offers his
advice in historical accuracy 10 Mr.Cole-
man as an actor. The offer bas been ac-
cepted and the Dean will attend the re-
hearsals
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01
A Model Letter.
Danbury News.

This is what may be called sample of
practical affection. True love is not
content TO bask in the sunshine without
an umbrella handy in case of rain. The
following letter is n sample in question
MY DEAR HUSBAND: / got here last
night all safe, and was met at the station
by nncle and aunt. They were so glad
l had come, but were sorry that you
were not along. | miss you so much
We had hot rolls for breakfast this morn
ing and they were so delicious. ! want
you to be SO happy while l am here.
Don't keep the meat up stairs. 1t will
surely spoil. Do you miss me now
Oh! if you were only here, if but for
one hour. Has Mrs. Or brought
back your shirts? / hope the bosOms
will suit you. You will find the mill
tickets in the clock. / forgot to tell
you about them when / came away.
What did yon do last evening? Were
you lonesome without me2 Don't for
get to scald the milk every morning.
And wish you would see if / left the
potatoes in the pantry. If ] did they
must be sour by this time. How are you
getting along? Write me all about it.
But must close now. Oceans of love to
you. Afectionately your wife,
2. S. Don't set the teapot on the
stove
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01
TIMELY TOPICS.

A PERSON who was sent to prison for
marrying two wives, excused himself by
saying that when he had o1e she fought
him, but when he got two they fought
themselves.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

LITTLE GIRL: "Oh, please, sir, I've
brought your shirt 'ome, but mother
SAYS She can't wash it no more, COS she
was obliged to paste it up agen:the wall
and chuck soap suds at it, it was so ten
derD
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

AN imitator of Joan of Arc has ap-
peared in Herzegovina. The Manches-
ter Courier gives the following informa-
tion concerning her: Miss Mercus is
of Dutch nationality. She Is about
thirty years ofage, of diminutive stature,
dark, and not handsome. She hos squan=
dered away the greater portion of large
fortune in the realization of her romantic
dreams; nevertheless, she is still in pos
session of more than 100000. Her first
fancy was to erect a Protestant temple at
Jerusalem, in front of the monument
supposed to be our SaviOur's tomb. The
temple, which cost G14,O00, still exists.
Mile. Mercus' present ambition is to COM
mand a battery of artillery, and she re-
Gently gave 81 200 for the purchase of
guns, but the gentleman intrusted with
the money suddenly disappeared and
nothing further has been heard of him.
This extraordinary lady is not admired,
having supported the Paris commune
and approved of the archbishop's assas-
sination. She spends her time running
after battlefield adventures whenever
they are to be encountered.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

THE Bible is the most betrashed book
in the world. Coming to il through
commentaries is much like looking at a
landscape through garret windows, over
which generations of unmolested spiders
have spun their webs.-Beecher.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

The heir-presumptive to the throne, or
crown, or whatever they may call it, of
Turkey, is very unlike the present
sultan. While the latter is of mild
and rather indolent disposition, Abdul
Hamid is strong and healthy, both in
body and mind and the energy of his
character, should he succeed, would
probably cause new complication in the
politics of Europe.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

ELDoRADo, Kansa, has belied its name
DepOsitors of the bank there have had
to ask for their money at the mouth of
six,shooters, and one of them, being met
in the same style by the president, had
to shoot him.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

AN agreeable figure and winning man.
ner, which inspire affection without love,
are always new. Beauty loses relish,
the graces never; after the longest ac-
quaintance, they are no less agreeable
than at first.--Henry Heine,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

wonder if OHk and maple,
Willow and elm and all,
Are stirred at hc1It boy the coming
of the day their leaves must tall.
Do they think Of the yellow
Or Cf the crimson spray
That shall be when chill November
Bears AL the leaves away
"If die We must" the leaflets
Seem one by one tU say,
"We will wear the cOlOrs Of I'll The earth,
Until we pass away.
No ewes shall see Ms t8lteT;
And before we lay IL dosn
Wen wear IN the sight Of all the earth
The years most kinSly crown"
So, trees of the stately forest.
And tree, by the trDdden way,
You are kiudling into glory
This soft, auiumnal day,
And we, who gave, remember
That more than all they lost,
10 hearts and trees together
May come through ripcuing frost
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

THERE are $500 breweries in the
United States. They produce annually
3S5,000,000 gallons of malt liquors.
Most of these breweries have been
erected within the last twenty-five years.
In 1874 over 32,OOO,OOO bushels of bar
ley were used. There are nearly four
hundred malt houses in the union. Beer
comes thus: The barley is matted, then
ground, then mashed with hot water, a
sweet liquor, or "wort," extracted, hops
added, the whole boiled, then cooled,
then fermented with yeast: result, beer,
con tanning 91.O water, 5.4 malt extract
and $50 alcohol
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

AS to the idea of opening Shakes
peare's grave, the. BibliopOlist says
Shakespeare died in April, 1916, and
he has therefore been dead and buried
ust two hundred and sixty years.
Many will exclalm, 'Ofwhat benefit will
this be after such a lapse of time
Nothing but dust would be found there
Are we sure of this? Very often the
features and the clothing of the dead are
preserved for hundreds of years after
burial. and on opening their graves won
derful sights have been seen. In a few
minutes all crumble away, and nothing
but dust remains, but for a short time
the illusion is wonderful. There have
been many graves opened in cases where
their tenants have been buried far longer
than Shakespeare, and very often the
features and clothing were recognizable,
and still more often were the skeletons
perfect. 1t is true that they soon crum-
BILE to dust, but they remained whole long
enough for photographs to be taken of
them"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

BRING together all the children in the
universe you will see nothing in them
but innocence, gentleness and fear.
Were they born wicked, spiteful and
cruel, some signs of il would come from
them-as little snakes strive to bite and
little tigers to tear. But nature, having
been as sparing of offensive weapons to
man as to pigeons and rabbits, it can not
have given them an instinct to mischief
and destruction - J0haire.
SULKY labor and the labor of force
are little worth. Whatever man does
with a guilty feeling he is apt TO do
wrong; and whatever he does with a
melancholy feeling he is likely TO do by
halves. If you could only shed tran
guilty over the conscience, and infuse
Joy into the soul, you would do more TO
make a man a tn rough worker than if
you could lend him the force of Her
cules, or the hundred arms of Briareus.
- WiLbCrfOrce.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

A BLIND Swiss girl, who is an adept at
fine needlework, recently sent to the en-
Feror of Germany table-cOver exquis-
itely worked with her own hands, and
to avoid the appearance of having sent
the present in expectation of getting
something in return, she omitted her ad-
dress, and simply signed herself, GA
Blind Girl in Switzerland" The old
monarch was 50 pleased with the gift
and the manner of sending it, that he
he caused the German minister in Swift
zerland to ascertain the girls name and
address, whereupon he sent her a valua-
BILE brooch and an autograph letter of
thanks
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01

Jamaica displays artificial flowers made
from the cuticle of the leaf of the L1tccd Al
, 1876-04-01

comprehensive Of; tIlelr el!binme
rclsi9ns. TO 1!:e- Sc" SIC. and the
ace in which FEY i've: and thus
uniting. these seeming disGordmt
.!!eulca1s. m4I 4iviuga rev nmp2-
tbs .a-1he 1isia@-Sont}', aad
perpetual .rS&aion and peace 10
the coualrv, binding the whole
into 4 mighty a9ay inyinclhlcln
2.nnHan d.velopencn;; sue. shall
il: tie v:lor5 aud wor!I OF orr
little messenger, uudcr It's new
ditcctjua Every interest Which
effects tie ;l1e people OF the South
as well "s the nation at large,
small receive cur earnest efforts.
IS those INTO whose hands have
been placed the moral, social, anti
religious training Ct the people ct
oar G''rurcIl IL tbs st;lte,,we shall
feel !J.CuF GsHetIa9 uufy 10 ""1cll
;ha, interest, mltirjnYly.. The
educational work and the tya1n-
i1.s oi tie yoash shall b. a *pec'-
atty OF t!tjs Fa5sc, While the
soc:ll. aa2 material prosperity OF
tie masses shall be guarded with
slc.p!ess vigilance. Politics VIII
aot be let oHt. and honesty and
intesrity. III government shall
!layc.a large consideration; with
these declarations. we launch our
Craft upon the great and
,roab2ed Sea CT Journalism, with
iajl spreading Sails, we take our
chances.
, 1876-04-01
T:2e General soss.arcace.

Tie approaching General Con,
terence ul.l sit ia lllanta Ga,
May /. making the Sixteenth
Session. marking seventy four
wears, Of the organization OF the
General Conference, daring these
long years-sreet has heon the
work accomplished by Our
Lhunch-in- evan9e!iz;ng and en-.
llhgtening our race, it would be
IL plvasaat. review, TO recount
the victories, and sorrcrS, Of
those who !a5orcd, fought and
suffered, ia this glorious cause, If
we could make pass III 1evleW
ali those nob.e warriors, Who. tor
the cause of Christ, were willing
to suffer Iur humanity and eN-
cinplity ,heif faith in truth, II
would, indeed, be an encouraging
effort. We must content ourselves.
with contemplating the present
great progress, which is now the
Just boast Of the Sons Daughters
and successors; ui the first iu!ln-
ders OF ourconn"ctian ana nEtile
such advances, Il, wili be ca3n
mensurate with the demands OF
the ace. h'llc work accomplished:
Is tjlv rc;l'i5 Of = ,'atL.e'. sue
cesslyellys vagel By the votaries
Of the ca tsc OF Christina Liberty,
aud Hun Ian Progress, as applied
to the =Coloreu race un1er our
guidance. The question: is now
propounded are we satisfied
with the progress already made?
lave we accomplished as much
as could be, under the circum-
stances and can we make any
improvement on the founlatlons,
laid byour predecessors? whoever,
looks over the vast field Of the
Church to day Will conclude
at once that there must be other
measulc9more advanced, and
cunrprehrntlin@ the wide ranges
, 1876-04-01
Educate The Masses and aid
Civilization.

The safe. OF States. depends
on tie intelligence and virtue OF
the people; cn these two ecntefal
principles, rest. the whole strnc-
turc & society. The most re-
inownc,; nations of antiquity,
5caStcd Of their powers and pro-
ess, through the mighty deveIopc-
anent Of intelligence among the
whole people. and the consequent
vir!ac, through that intelligence.
81 maEgna-u2tions Mho-stanl
forward 10 she progress IN human
affairs pride themselves on the
continual proytcSS. being made
through Educational me;tsur $.
It PAS been. and still IS: the
beast OF Amer.ca, that the. e12-
vote mnch time aad means tot?.e
Education OF til. masses, their
common school systems are PROV.
er5al. This arpjie. to the north
and vcs.; the south prior. to the
way had no common school sys-
tenn that deserved the name.
TEc result is, that, she has
now vast hoard Of j~llitcratcs, OF
both races. who are the most
ready material through which to
make pauEers, thieves, Jail birds,
rowdies, blaek4alfds,, rullians
aysasians anl foot pads.
I he report Of the CITY Council
OF New lerS, on compulsory
cducation, -gives the following
facts and statements, relative i
that subject:
The American doctrine IS, that
::Av property If tie Ado sdoH
cdaca1e tie children Of tic Stete."
TEls benefits equally the richaud
the poor. 1t decreases crime,
reduces taxes, improves labor, "a
creases the value OF property, and
eleyates the whole community.
One OF the first and decisive
q..est3ons asked in seeking g
permanent location for one tam
lily is: What arc the means pro
vlded for education? a village,
town or State, with good free
schools, is the resort OF families;
ziciut0ut them II Is Tic lone Of erin
uals.
In this city 1t costs more to
support police and police courts to
rtstrain and punish Il lew thou
sand enthusiastically all of whom
became sucI, from vault OF eduea-
ton. than e. educate II 10 t1l.
children.
, 1876-04-01
E "ItE CONSEQUENCE OF lCNGH-

I EIAlL il4et tOESEt'G ENl- VI
A>GE.
in Fgeaee. fTom 1851 to 1869.
onc.haa the inhabitants cosld
neither. rvaejnor wife; and this
one hulMnnisIlpa niaety.tivc PEI
cent. oftilc persons arrested jor
crime, ID eighty seven per ce31t,
Of Mcxc :Iuclctc3. inother words,
an ignorant person, on the aver
age, committed seven times the
net1ubc1s OF crimes that on5 DOT
iyuoyannAa.
iu tie SIN New England States
CT our own countryonlNssteu pr
cent. CT tae=inI abitautS, above ;hc
age Of tYl Yeats, can neither read
nor Wit, Yet EIGHTY per cent OF
the criuk in those States, Is com-
mittsA9 tais small mjDe11i:E III
other vyds. a pvrSon1 here witt
out eduSltion commits Hl1y Mree
times Is fnany crimes as o"eEtM
cclucuH9H
In Nek York and Pennslyva=
MA an igoogant person =eom1alts
OH the alerage seven times the
number 4 crimes that one who
Gao readIo ud 1e1ue commits, and
IN the WHOLE United States the
lIliterate. person commits ten
times henumber OF crimes chat
tie educvted onc does.
TIE al osa facts arc derived
from o!!gsal statistic.
The q 2o:c IS u teir statement
Of facts PAS it relates to South
Carolinate-dav. Three-tortE Of
all the Criminals. WHO fill our jaiis
and penjE enary to-dayay tie eff
springs I Ignorance, the result Of
slavery I'D It's concomltant evils.
II our legislators and the political
parties Youjd give more attention
to the 4neral education Of the
masses y compulsory education
forcinge,ery child into the school
house, they would 10 mote to save
the enonnous expenditures, and
lower Ia ation, than anything III
their po.ler
, 1876-04-01
Church Work.

We call ,hc attention Ct the
mihisuy.to the great IN! ortance
of renewed energy on thcnpart,
in extending the power and intlu.
en,e Of tie church work. The
worlds progress i'll morality de-
pvHas ca tie higher religious
culture Of the people. ihe moral
and religious trainings are-m-
seperuble. and the one is DEEPEN
deu5 on the other. The efforts Of
religious teachers, are to be made
or Il, and every field wllcs(fhey
may accomplish any good Tor
mankind lTspere sre thousands
q pyrsons, WHO DO lot visit
chHrches-wAo live beyond tie
influence Of Sat bath services.
Yet these ouGa.. 10 be reached,
ti1ey Gayc immortal SOUS. Tor
"il'ca 1"e saviour o'ea: 11oS5s14'l n
How s'.a1I they BE ulade to feel
the acu:: o.! sayiors love? they
wii. 1oty;Sit the church, then the
ea1ie.i :, 70 l14e11' - nc
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III saves SOUS, Laen a'etl1e'
1as i ael7'po1' " s1'e!S9 'oS''0
WHO 40 Not eo"as - c1uieAl
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, 1876-04-01
EsNr :'s,S4s,.'.

iI1NA Nt!-t!sN' 49, 49,
Issue oi tue i IssiosAh. hEfaso
ui,dar a new direc,ion-and nl@h-
@2-eaent. while it cousinaes tie
salue naur. aad tI.rsuls. Editor
as GCii.f.l o; lF.w sail. and rev
oi@ai.iz2ton. 1t will noN be u2.
der sac auspices OF he Publishing
Association OF the 4. NJ +. &.
Conference els G. The need of
u medium CT communication,
among the ministers OF that
deuoAinatiah.as we'll astAc need
Of q means OF Gefsnce9Ttn e I9his
uul U1o&gs.ol tie colored peop {
Ct IL. country SO far IS that
portion OF jIs2m IN this Safe Is
concerned, demands The cstab-
lisAlnent, aad continuance q Il
papcr that shall snc&k taeir sen
timents, and GiScai!Hate Saeh
truths as shall cnii--a;en the
masses, while 1t Si1ai' gu:sle . u
higher. moral, social, political,
and RELIGIOUS avye! rement ct the
race. The Pen aud the Pres:
are the two great modern levers
which are lifting up the masses
Of humanity iroia degradation,
toa acbie, progressive civilization.
The Negro, being an integral
part Of this humanity, mast take
part IN this civilization, aG6l the
same appiianecs which, mark lie
Development OF either races,
mast be his QUIZ means. The De
culiar crcumstaaces OF the South
e1u people. Cor there are two
neenl~~ ~ III" e&,tb> l..t'sa 10y.
natare OF things. demand q
peculiarly Of trcaumcat,. unlike
any other, they :,re decidedly.
prejudice, to race, csst ana p@i!t
zeal interest; these often conil:c,,
and become u sourec ot m!stGust,
and 1etaraation 70 the whole.
These divisions cannot be broken
down IN 4 Lvv, because there IS
such Il disparity between the two
people, the pride OF race OF the
oae side, Will ever prevent the
present generation OF tie Saxons
OF the S'util, recognizing The iu!l
need oI justice to their tormer.
vassels and bontlinen, comulon
interest, ouyh. to bind these Two.
races together, dwelling upo.. the
same soil, beating the sane
air, baskin@ beneaah the RAYS OF
i. SAME ceasenia?, 1ructltyln2
Sun, bounded by all the sacred
relations Of LIE, there ought net
to be a barrier, to their complete
anifcatioa Us 4 great, happy,
prosperous people; the differences
w1ick now divide t1em, are the
results Of the systems Of education
which have been allotted each, iii
their different sphere OF ectlrjty,
cue has been educated above the
other, upward; the other edaeeted
downward, far beneath the oti'2.;;
Each have acquired, habits aA1
sentiments, opposite to the Other.
III q now Ill the new condition ct
things they dc MT understand
each other, by reason oil then
past conditions.
The work Of the present age
and the duty of the instructors OF.
the public are to lnl-educate,
the educated, Instruct tire l@uo-
rant, mopldin5 AMI faslIlonln=
tha tnr,nc,. into harmonious.