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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23

streets Saturday, was attacked by
COW. She was more frightened than
hurt. Wash is one of our favOrites, and
is as popular as she is pretty.
Misses. Dora Evins and Sallie Smiser,
are visiting Mrs. Dan Garrett, at Lynn
vile.
There was some excitement here,
when the news came that the Columbia
banks had "gOne under" l trust they
will rise and come forth, again, soon.
There is to be wee ding i'll our viii
l&ge next week, with several moro to
follow. You will get the particulars
later on.
Ueni, Vidi, Vjce-I have reference to
the dog whose chief diet is hardware
and scrap-irOn. He was in our midst
last week. We have seen him. We
would not write this if we had been the
only one who witnessed it; but several
others were present, many of whom are
as reliable and as far from telling an
untruth as we are. 1t is so incredible
and unnatural that we would not have
believed it if we had not seen it, and we
90 not blame others if they refuse to be-
lieve. Mr.. b. f. Jacobs, of Henderson
county, owns him, and he (the property
of Mr.. JacObs) is dog of the black-and
! tan variety, and will weigh about forty
pounds-lOts CT other men have black
and-tan dogs tipping the beam at forty
pounds-but we venture to assert that
| no other man in the vast universe, or
| any other place, owns dog whose chief
| diet is IdcES! Sure enough tGcHS made
! of iron. This little dog eats 'eIn, and
seems to banker after 'em. He ate two
or three dozen at one sitting, ana
wanted mOre-Seemed to eat them with
as much relish as most dogs would a
chunk" of meat. Mr.. Jacobs says that
} this dog has been making tacks, small
! nails, and scraps of iron, such as he
could pick up around blacksmith
! shop, his chief diet for over two years
! and since we have witnessed his eating
| a I1A To
! hear of his eating an anvil or steam
! boiler.
| If L was sure 1 had possession of
| both your ears, Mr.. Editor, / would re-
veal unto you secret. Will tell you
next week. Don't be surprised. 4 dos !
NERNA NILLIERS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
A Travelled Man Finds No Better
Place Than Old Many.

EDITOR COLUMBIA HERALD:-En-
closed please find my check No 81 for
two dollars and fifty cents, which
amount you will please credit my ac-
count for the HERALD. 1 was raised in
Maury County until L was thirteen
years old, at which time L came to
Texas, and 1 now read names in the
HERALD that make me feel like L was a
child again. i have visited my native
county several times in the last few
years, but it looked much older than l
ex pected, and nothing seemed as it
once did to me. However, l think it is
good county, and 1 would not advise
any one there, who has a good home, to
sell out to go to Texas or anywhere
else. left Maury county In 1872; have
been in Texas most of the time since
then; have travelled over all of this
State, as we'll as the North Western
States and TERRITORIES, and 1 find none
better for man to live in than old Ten
nessee, and especially Maury County.
| expect to visit my old home on
Catheys Creek again in January, and
will call on the HERALD and make the
Acquaintance of its editor, and pay him
so more money, as l cant afford to give
up the HERALD.
Yours ReSpt. ii. n. BLAKLEY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
Rain fell.

CAMP EDWARD POWERS, Ten,
Oct 1S-The Government rain-mak-
ers are the heroes of the hour here.
The experiment which was begun
yesterday afternoon and continued
during the night was entirely success
full. At 4 o'clock rain fell in torrents.
Never before were the people SO glad
to get a wetting. The men in the
camp yelled and hurrahed and danced
fandangos in the mud. The people
of Sandiego and the surrounding
country are astOnished at the result.
When they went to bed at midnight
the moon was shining in a cloudless
sky. The rain continued for nearly
an hour. kilograms received this
morning from stations all along the
Mexican National Railroad state that
the rain extended about 40 miles to
the northeast, los miles to the west
and thirty miles to the southwest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
Breckenridge, Texas.

EDITOR COLUMBIA HERALD:-Myself
and family left Columbia, Tenn, for
Texas, Nov, 10, 1879; we moved to
Ellis County; after remaining in Ellis
County 16 months we then moved to
Stephens County. In answer to many
enduring friends, will state that L am
well pleased with my Western home,
which is situated in the central portion
of the Lone Star State. Notwithstand-
ing the old homestead of boyhood spent
in the garden spot Of beloved Tennessee
and the fond memories that still cling
to me of friends of days gone by, yet,
if had any regrets it would be because
l did not come to Texas 20 years sooner.
Continue sending me your valuable
paper, that NAV keep posted on the
happenings in old Maury.
Hoping that all my old acquaintances
in Maury and elsewhere are prosperous,
am yours faithfully,
;. II. PATTON.
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CulleOka.

The entertainment, at Capt. Joe
Loves inviting suburban residence, for
the benefit of the Methodist church, on
last Frldsy night, was, as is always the
case, Il pleasant and successful affair ;,
Mrs. Love and her charming daughter,
Miss Lillian, doing all in their power to
make all present have a delightful
time. Misses Lena Convey and Lillian
Love and Mr.. John Withers favored us
with select readings, while the recita-
tons by Misses Clabie Taylor, Lutte
TomlinsOn, Mable Wilkes, May Tom
linson, and Master Roy Wilkes, were
splendid. The last two named, deserve
especial mention, tor, tho young in
Salie and Maggie Hewlett and "Verna
Nilliers" furnished the music, instru-
mental and vocal, on the piano and
guitar. A snug sum was realized. we
wish to have another unite" soon.
$50 on to perfection" was the subject
of Rev. w. B. Patty's sermon on last
Sabbath morn, and it was one OF the
best sermons we have heard him
preach. We had another song service
at night.
We expect to have Rev. ]. A. Orman,
ID. D., with Us next Sunday morning
and night. He is coming out to baptiZe
Orman, the beautiful babe of Bro. and
NJ RS. Patty.
The Ladies Missionary Society meets
at Mrs. w. Ii. Wilkes Oct. Dist.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the Synod in session at Column
bia last week.
sorghum are reported in this neIghbor-
hood. Messrs. John Wilkes and Scott
Craig run the cotton gin.
The public schools at ROckdale and
Pleasant Grove Academy have closed.
The Culleoka Academy is running
smoothly again, now that Miss Mason
is able to be at her post, and Miss
Myers has recovered from her indispo-
sitiOn.
Mr.. Will Fulmer, who lives at the
Prewett place, has a sale the 10Th inst,
and he and his family Will return to
Indiana, their former home. We regret
very much to lose them. Mr.. Fulmer
Is an enterprising, progressive farmer,
and we wish him prosperity in his old
home.
Miss Laura Taylor, OF Columbia, is
the guest of Miss Lutte Tomlinson.
She came out IN time to attend 1.-The
mite" Friday night.
Mr.. Russell Perry, of Bigbyville,
came over to the entertainment at Capt
Loves the 10th inst.
Mrs. Lewis Cannon. of Memphis, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Dick Camp
bell.
Mr. Russell Porter "did up" our mer-
chants last week.
DIR. Jim Convey visited his friends
here last Friday, returning to Nash
willie to-day. Jim is one of our hand
est and most worthy young men.
Miss Sallie Polk Ramsey, of Florence,
Ala, is spending this week with Miss
Lille Campbell.
Mrs. Hattie Witt and son Jim, have
boon visiting Mrs. James Cowden since
our last.
Miss EVERY, of Pulaski, was here the
first of the week, in the interest of some
book.
Miss Brownie Tomlinson, is sick
threatened with pneumonia. We miss
ed her sweet face and voice from oul
choir Sunday.
Miss Wash Bellanfant, while on thu
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
CulIed by OurCorrespondents
Hints to Correspondents.

Write on only one side of the paper.
DO not refer To people by their initials.
Be brief; do not abbreViate any words.
Write legibly, especially all proper
names.
Get news, the whole news and moth
ing but the news.
DO not write an item that will be I'M
derstoOd by only few of our readers.
Always sign your name, not neces-
sarily for publication, but tor the pro-
lection of the publisher.
Persons going to or from a neighbour
hood just for one day, is not of sutfi-
cient interest to mention.
Mail your letters so as to reach this
office not later than Tuesday night.
Never write to fill up; when you have
given the news, stop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
\ Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced
on the first appearance of the agreeable
liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs few
years ago has been more than confirmed
by the pleasant experience of all who
have used it, and the success of the pro-
prieLOrs and manufacturers the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23

the old homestead where the children
were accustomed to gather together, as
on this occasion, to renew the aSsocia-
tiOnS of children.
Now, Mr.. Editor, l am not a doctor
nor even doc resS, and in view of this
fact, it would be objectionable presump-
ton upon my\part to offer a treatment
for diphtheria, but as physicians do not
treat diseases, but SyHtp 'OmS, L merely
suggested, not a cure" but a local
application to the diseased mucous sur
face, one that was most destructive to
the diphtheritic parasite, and which, it
is thought Is found in pulverised sui
phur. OF course, all other symptoms
incident to the disease, must be met by
the best known agents. ROMoLA
Itch is most disagreeable and dis
gushing affection and should be at once
checked. Hunts Cure will do it
seven year or any other variety, also
letter, RingwOrm, etc. Guaranteed to
cure. Price 80 cents per box.
anp7 Am I'm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
Letter Lists.

Letter Lists.
List of letters remaining in the office
for the week ending October 9th, 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
Many Kinds of Fungi,

The study of fungi is comparatively new.
As a branch OF research it is a somewhat
wide scope, 5000 species being already rec
ognized and classified. For every mush-
room that one eats there are hundreds that
prey IN return at the expense of mankind
Among the microscopic varieties may he
briefly mentioned one that spawns upon
dried preserves, another that makes bread
moldy, a third that devours the corn. :.
fourth that rots the fruits, iitrE ,Aa,
spoils beer, a sixth that gives lad -.,.e
to pickles and a seventh that causes catsuu
to putrefy.
Still other families attack the hoofs and
horns of horse and cattle grow amid heaps
of moist marble dust in the sculptor's
studio, pick good timber to pieces, destroy
slkworms and even sprout from the prod
ucts of surgical disease in the hospitals.
Not few of them actually prey upon each
other or transform insects into vegetables.
They are everywhere; their name is legion
and their province ubiquity. In form they
are infinitely varied.
One sort exactly resembles human ear,
which is attached to a tree and trembles
when you touch it: another, which projects
from the bark of the chestnut, is so like a
tongue in shape and general appearance
that in the days of enchanted trees you
would not cut it off to eat it on any ac-
count, lest the knight should afterward
come 30 claim it of you. The surface of
this latter curiosity is rough, Just like that
of a real tongue, the flesh softly elastic and
the color bright red, its appearance being
not that of a healthy organ of speech, but
of one unpleasantly diseased.-Washingto
Star
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
The Nominations for 1892

New York World: Mr.. Harrison is
not the conspicuous leader Of his party
That place belongs to Mr.. Blaine But
Mr.. Harrison is president. He has the
patronage under his control, and the
whole vast official machine is obedient to
his will. He seems TO superficial obser-
walton, therefore, the man most isely TO
secure the republican nomination next
year. But it is the plain teaching of
history that the people do not like second
terms for presidents.
Since Jsckson's second term ended only
two presidents have been elected to Sec
ond terms, and they-Lincoln and Grant
were elected for extraordinary reasons.
More than this. With the single excep-
ton Of Mr. Cleveland. no other president
has ever been nominated by his party for
reelection, and Mr.. Cleveland, though
nominated without opposition, was de-
feated.
Obviously the objection Of the people
to second terms is deep-seated and strong,
and it will in all PROBABILITY deprive Mr..
Harrison OF the nomination for which he
is so openly scheming.
But will it effect Mr.. Cleveland's chances
in the same way? Will the fact that he
mas served IOr one term initiate against
his nomination next year, although he has
been out of Office for full term?
His case, should bis name come promi-
nently before the democratic convention.
as now seems likely, will be with
out an exact parallel in his
tory, but any attempt to estimate
probabilities must be accompanied
by some effort to measure the exact
extent end to gauge the true meaning Of
the popular hostility to second terms.
There is much that is both practically
and spebulstiyely interesting in a situa-
ton which presents two men as presum-
ably the foremost candidates of their re-
spective parties, the nomination OF either
of whom would run counter to what ap-
pears to be strong tendency of the
popular mind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
Cold Water for spasmodic Croun.

DR.. j. T. Jelks, of Hot Springs, Ark,
says, concerning the efficacy Of cold water
congresses in affections Of the respiratory
tract: ''The cold water compress in spas
modic Group is one Of my earliest recollec-
tons, my brothers and myself having been
sufferers from this distressing disease, and
many times witnessed and felt the speedy
relief afforded by cold water. In practice
Of fifteen years have never given a dose Of
medicine of any sort for the relief of spas
modic Group, and claim that there is no
necessity for giving alum, turpeth mineral,
aconite or indeed any remedy whatever.
"a napkin or handkerchief is wet in cold
water and wrapped about the throat, and
over this is applied dry towel. In ten or
fifteen minutes the child will be breathing
easily and will probably be asleep. This
seems to be an exceedingly simple thing to
do when the family and patient are in such
distress, but it has always been successful
in nv hands"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23

A Texas lawyer has mouth that fire.
quently travels faster than his brain
when he makes a speech. In a recent
case, in which he was defending a man
charged with theft, he brought down
the court, jury and spectators by saying
ezcitedly:
Gentlemen Of the jury, You have
heard me demonstrate the utter limo
cence of my client. You have also heard
the testimony of the prisoners own boy
in confederation Of what I have stated.
and now, gentlemen of the jury, let me
remind you of that old scriptural saying
that fools and children always tell the
truth What more convincing proof dc
you require" Siftings
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
The Regular Routine.

Visitor (at newspaper office)-Want
something good for your paper tomor-
row morning? Here's an idea l thought
of just now. You can fix 1t up to suit
yourself. You know the name of this
boat that started for the arctic regions
the other day-the Kite, you know?
Well, she ought to be able to get higher
up, you know, than any other
Editor Dressing lever with his foot
and caIl:xg monotonously down the
speaking tube)-There goes No. 94G
Clear away the remains below there and
push the trap door up again. Chicago
Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
A SAVAGE MAKING 4 FIRE.

The Papuans or Oceanic negroes, as the
dark skinned races are called who inhabi5
New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Fiji
Islands and other places in the Pacific
ocean, have method peculiar to them
selves. They split piece of bamboo and.
making notch in the convex surface OF
one OF the pieces, they rub the sharp edge
OF another piece in it with a motion like
saving. They begin slowly, gradually in
creasinG the speed until it is very rapid,
and hole is formed through the bamboo
by the rubbing. The fine powder or saw
dust rubbed off ignites with the friction,
and the sparks fall through the hole OF
some dry finder and brushwood, and fire
is soon obtained
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
The First Chew.

Mr.. William D. Howells gives the fol-
lowing description of the first chew of to-
bacco in Harper's Young People:
The boy said 1t was peculiar kind of to-
bacco, and was known as molasses tobacco,
because 1t was so sweet. The boy was him
self chewing vigorously on a large quid,
and launching the juice from his lips right
and left like grown person, and my boy
took as large bite as his benefactor babe
him. He found it as sweet as he had been
told it was, and he acknowledged the apt
ness OF its name Of molasses tobacco. 1t
seemed to him a golden opportunity to &C
qulre noble habit on easy terms. He let
the quld rest in his cheek, as he had seen
men do, when he was not crushing ii be
tween his teeth, and for some moments he
poled his plank up and down the canal boat
with a sense OF triumph that nothing
marred.
Suddenly the boat seemed to be going
round and round, and the sky wheeled
overhead. The sun was lodging about
strangely. Drops Of sweat burst from the
boys forehead; he let fall mis- pole and said
that he thought he would 20 home The
fellow who gave him the tobacco began to
laugh and the other fellows TO mock, but
my boy did not mind them. Somehow, he
did not know now, he got out of tio1canal
boat and started homeward, but at every
step the ground rose as high a. his knees
before him, and then, when he got his foot
high enough and began 70 put it down, the
ground was not there.
He was deathly sick, and when he reached
home and showed himself, white and bag
gard, to his frightened mother, he had
scarcely strength enough to gasp out a
confession Of his attempt TO retrieve the
family honor by learning to chew tobacco.
II another moment nature came to his re-
lief, and then he fell into deep sleep which
lasted the whole afternoon, so that it
seemed to him the next day when he woke
mp, glad TO find himself alive, if not so very
lively.
Perhaps he had swallowed some of the
poisonous juice of the tobacco; perhaps it
had acted upon his brain without that.
His father made no very close inquiry into
the facts, and LIE did not forbid him the
use Of tobacco. 1t was not necessary; in
that one little experiment he had got
enough for Il whole lifetime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
Chinese Schooling.

A Chinese boy begins school at about
seven years of age, those of the higher
ranks being taught at home by private
tutors, while the poorer boys attend a
school in common. AS the Chinese Ian
guage has no alphabet or grammar the
method of study is peculiar Each object
is represented, not by a certain combina-
ton of letters, but ny = character, which is
different according 10 the thing it desig-
mates. Now, as everything known to the
mind-every noun, verb, adverb and ad-
jective-is thus designated by an independ-
ent character, one may form a faint idea OF
the vast amount of labor required TO mas
ter even small part of the written Ian
guage Imagine attempting to study the
Century or the International Dictionary
not by mastering the spelling of each word,
but by learning for each of the thousands
of words an entirely different character.
At the age of fifteen the boy is sent to
one of the professors of the Royal academy
for examination. There he is given one
word on which to write composition, and
for this purpose is locked up for aday and
night in an apartment alone Attic end
of that time, if the composition be credit
able. the boy takes his first degree and
receives gold button, which he wears in
his hat
He then studies for three years more,
and at the end of that time undergoes a
second examination, in which, if success
full, he receives a second gold button. At
the end of another three months study he
Is summoned TO Pekin to appear before the
Imperial academy. Here he undergoes a
three days examination, and, if successful,
he Is eligible for the highest offices in the
empire. From among these graduates are
chosen the foreign ministers, governors
and the highest officials of the government
OF course no boys except those of high
rank are admitted TO these examinations.
philadelphia Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23

The ED reunion of the Army Of the
Potomac. which will be held at Buffalo
on July and 4. promises to be an IN.
usually interesting affair. The arrange>
ments for the great parade are on a most
elaborate scale, and it will doubtless be
one of the most brilliant military page
ants ever witnessed in this country. The
survivors of the world famous Potomac
army are diminishing in numbers as the
years roll by, but there are enough of
them to make a very imposing demon
stration, and most OF them will doubtless
be on hand.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23

IT appears that the recent wreck on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, at
Coon Rapids, Iowa. was caused by tie
which had been wedged in between the
rails at switch. The scoundrel who
put the obstruction there has not been
detected. If found the severest penalty
the law permits will be too mild for him,
1t is impossible to conceive of a more
heartless, dsstsrdly. crime.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
Her Preference.

They tell a story of Mrs. Jones O.
Chicago, who visited Rome and while
there was shown some of the great
marble masterpieces of the world, among
others the Apollo Belvidere. They
pointed it out to her as, being the most
perfect form of man that had ever been
conceived by the brain Of an artist, and
the old woman walked all around it
looked at it from every point of view
and she says:
That's the Apollo Belvidere, is it,"
Yes"
well, give me Jones" Loud laugh
ter and applause. Recent Speech Of
Robert Ingersoll.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
Words That some Good Spoilers Miss.

Stand up, ye teachers, now and spell,
spell plenokistOcope and kneu,
Or take some simple word as chilly,
Or sauger, or the garden lily.
To spell such words a. syllogisrn,
And lachrymose and synchronism,
And Pentateuch and saccharine,
Apochrypha and celandine,
Lactiferous and cecity,
Jejune and homeopathy,
Paralysis and chloroform,
Rhinoceros and pachyderm,
Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque,
Is certainly no easy task.
Kaleidoscope and Tennessee,
kamchatka and dispensary,
Diphthong and erysipelas,
And etiquette and sassafras,
lnfallible and ptyalsm.
AlOpathy and rheumatism,
And cataclysm and beleaguer,
Twelfth. eighteenth, rendezvous. intricuer
And hosts OF other words are found
On English and on classic ground.
Thus Behring's strait and Michaetmas,
Thermopyle, Cordilleras,
Suite, hemorrhage, jalap, Havana,
CInquefoil, and ipecacuanha.
And Rappahannock and Shenandoah,
And Schuylkill, and a thousand more,
Are words that some good spoilers miss
In dictionary lands like this,
Nor need one think himself a scroyle
II some of these his efforts foil.
Texas Siftings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-23
That's Why They Were Created.

An unusually handsome West Philadel-
phia girl entered street car, and was great
ly embarrassed by young man opposite
who looked at her for several blocks. At
last she exclaimed, Indignantly:
'f you were a gentleman you would
stop annoying mep
'Ah, mademoiselle," he replied, politely
raising his hat, "were not beautiful women
put on earth to be admired?"
What could she do?-Philadelphi Press.