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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

There are husbands who are pretty,
There are husbands who are witty,
There are husbands who in public are as
smiling as the morn;
There are husbands who are healthy,
There are husbands who are wealthy
But the real angelic husband-well hes
never yet been born.
Some for strength Of love are noted,
Who are really so devoted
That wheneer their wives are absent they
are lonesome and fOrlOrn
And now and then you'll find one
Who's fairly good and kind one,
Yet the real angelic husbani-O, he's never
yet been born.
so the woman who is mated
To man who is rated
AS "pretty fair" should cherish MN forever
and day;
For the real angelic creature,
Perfect, quite, in every feature
He has never been discovered, ana he won't
be, so they say.
T. b. Aldrich, in the Forum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
How She Manages.

A woman with a small family
which is always supplied with deli
cious food, manages in this way
when buying beefsteak for two. In
stead of thin cut she buys heavy
steak with tenderloin in it, the
entire steak weighing from to 80
pounds. The tenderlOin is broiled
and used for ohe days dinner. 1t is
occasionally enriched by a mush-
room or some other sauce. The ends
that are tough, the bones and the
rest of the trimmings are used fol
soup. The back of the steak is
brOiled, made into hamburg, steaks,
or cooked in some other way.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

STRAWBERRY PREsERvEs.-A de-
liciOus preserve may be made by
hulling Strawberries that are free
from blemish and not Cver-ripe, and
placing them in porcelain kettle
with their weight in white sugar.
Allow them to stand over night, and
in the morning set them over the
range, and allow them to boil stead
lily for an hour. Not drop of water
should be used; the juice from the
berries will furnish all the liquid
necessary.
LETTUCE AND BEET SALID.-Take
crisp, fresh lettuce, wash and wipe
dry; pile in circle IN salad bowl ;
cut boiled beets into hearts, stars
and diamonds, with vegetable cut
tiers; place in centre of salad bowl
and serve with salad dressing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
Essay on HHeGS,"

The following is an extract from a
small boys essay on "heds:n
There's Il lot of kinds of beds, soft
beds, red beds, cabbage beds, wood
en- beds, bawled beds and so 4th.
Pa, ne's got one. It's bawled. Ma
she's long heded and pa he's bull
heded. / am red heded and level
heded too. The smart end of boy is
his he'd except when he gets spanked,
but the smart end of a bee is not
there. Pa seq if Teller has he'd
he will get ahead in this world, but
| don't want 30 he'd like he gets
when he goes out with the boys"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
THE LADIES BAZAAR.

girl. Mrs. Mussens, however, thought
differently, and informed her Males
ty that such a mark of preference
would only turn the young woman's
head and utterly spoil her. The
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and Empress of India, listened il
and meekly acquiesced in her
housekeeper's decision.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
Home.

Do not feel that devoting yourself
to home and home duties is degrad-
ing. 1t is the noblest sphere of ac-
ton. A loving heart, a clear head,
and gentle footsteps make any home,
howeves humble, a paradise. Let
system and order reign. There is
no excuse for want of either; it is
the most fruitful cause of wasted
time.
The housekeeper should know
how to economic, not only in money
but in the use of time and brain as
well. This is the first lesson that
young housekeepers should be
taught. Good, nutritious food, well
prepared and nicely served, is al
ways cheap, because it pays so well
in health and happiness. Young
housekeepers should also learn how
to buy and what to buy, and to care
for it when it is bought; what to get
in bulk and what is best to get only
in small quantities. All this may
seem irksome and trivial, but re-
member, it is the small things that
count. No good housekeeper is
made so by luck, any more than
is an artist, musician, or a teacher.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

Clusters of choice roses in pink,
white and yellow, at the end of
every pen in the broad aisles, says
the New York Post, and foliage
plants and palms, with ar arch Of
lilies -the-valley in the center in
the chancel, were used to decorate
the church at a wedding this week.
Table linen, to look WELL should
always be sprinkled and rolled at
least ten hours before it is irOned.
If good linen, it will not need any
starch. A cloth to look well should
not be folded with too many creases.
One through the center lengthwise
and then folded once again the same
way, will leave the cloth without
any cross-creases. When dry roll
the cloth, but do notfold.
A pretty ornament to brighten a
hall is a growing plant on the newell
post. If this post is flat, have jar
diniere of brass or other metal fas-
tened securely to it, and place inside
it palm or other plant that does
not require too much light and air.
The plant should, of course, be
growing in another pot, so that it
may be watered conveniently.
A new substitute for mating Is a
floor fibre or paper, reversible, and
it is claimed washable. Some of the
wicker furniture for country houses
is stained either forest green" or a
venetian red. There are chairs and
tables of the forest green in oak.
They are copied from colonial de-
signs.
At a studio party given for some
young people, prizes were given for
the best conversation written for
some Gibson pictures that were
tackled upon the wall. There was
also soap-bubble contest with
prizes.
Before sweeping carpets or mat
ting, dip newspapers in hot water,
squeeze them just enough to prevent
dripping, and scatter small pieces
over the floor. They take up the
dust and promote cleanliness.
A sponge large enough to expand
and fill the chimney, after having
been squeezed in, tied to stick, is
the best thing with which to clean a
lamp chimney.
Saturate the earth around house
plants every day with the coffee
left over from breakfast. 1t stimu-
lates them. Plants that have a red
or purple blossom will be- rendered
extremel brilliant in color by COW
ering the earth in their pots with
about. half an inch of pulverized
charcoal. A yellow flower will not
he affected i'm anv way nv the use of
charcoal.
There is a general opinion that few
people, especially the young, have
enough sleep. A famous German
physician says that every one up to
the age of twenty-one should sleep
nine hours out of the twenty-four
In middle life people who can per-
form ordinary routine work when
they are half awake, may suffer no
harm for a time with six hours
sleep, but all who use their brains
should have at least eight hours.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

No, Substitute, I am not skilled
enough in the science of phrenology
or physiognomy to tell whether the
boys will be preachers, journalists,
or knights of the Nineteenth Cen
fury" We call Cowden, "Bishop,'
and have taught him to say that he
is going to be a preacher, hoping
that such he will be. Lander-you
know from the name-is to be the
journalist. He is already showing
signs of his love in that direction,
for / am unable to'keep pencil in
place on account of him.
Am glad you enjoy the "Woman's
Department" | endorse what the
Editor said about your letters.
Barbara" is a favorite in the HER
AID family, but hope she will visit
some more, if she will leave you as
her Substituted
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
The Queens Mistress.

1t is said that one woman of whom
Queen Victoria stands in respectful
awe, is Mrs. Mussens, the house
keeper of Balmoral Castle. She has
held her position of power for many
years, and rules everybody who
comes within her domain with a rod
of iron, even to the Queen herself.
Her Majesty, on one occasion took a
fancy to a certain housemaid, and
requested that the care of her own
apartments should be given to the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

1t is just fifteen years since George
Eliot was laid in her last resting
place at Highgate, and already the
grave of the famous novelist eXhib-
its signs of neglect. There is only
one living emblem to be seen, and
that is spray of ivy which has
crept from the tomb of George Henry
Lewis to cling around the base of
the column erected to the memory
of the woman he loved.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
voluntary Obedience.

Voluntary obedience, not compul-
sion, is what is wanted, and the
parents that are even tempered, not
harsh or unjust, are teaching this
lesson most successfully. A mother
and father that have not learned
self-control are not capable of con-
trolling children. 1t is a burden
some thing to many to lead the child
the way it should go, or it is very
necessary that the parents follow
the same path. We can't preach
any more than we live, and the ser
mon from which the child draws
his ideas take place in the home
no teacher or minister can do the
parents work. Your child has a
body, mind, and heart, all in your
keeping. If you do your work well
when life's fitful fever shall have
passed from you, the memory OF
your children will go back to you
with gratitude that they were sent
out in the world with sound bodies,
cultivated minds and pure hearts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
For Tax Assessor.

WE are authorized to announce Geo. w.
w Hayes. Esq, as a candidate for Tax
Assessor for the Ninth District of Maury
County at the August election in 1895.
WE are authorized to announce Mr. Gabe
w X. Houser rs p candidate for Tax AS
SCISSOR of the Ninth district OF Maury County
at the coming August election.s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
Get the People to Reading.

Get the people to reading. They
need little rest and recreation
from hard toll. Then they need in
formation. There is no educator
that beats a good newspaper. Keep
one lying about the room for your
children to read whenever the hui
NOR strikes them. They will grow
up intelligent and thoughtful, at a
cost of 81 a year. Think of that.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

The latest tribute to the powers of
the bicycle comes from achirepodist.
He says that bicycle riding pro-
duces the high instep desired by
beauty-seekers 1t has the same
effect upon the feet as holding them
in rhe stirrup, and horseback riding
has long been held accountable for
the Southern woman's pretty, aristo-
cratic feet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Constable.

WE are authorized to announce Eugene
w Lochridge as a candidate Tor Constable
of the Ninth Civil District of Maury County
Mt the ensuing August election
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

behind, as she blossoms forth a
grown up woman. 1t is veXed
question among mothers and guar
dams regarding the age at which a
girl should make her debut. That
she should be under 20 all agree.
but the exact age is hard to deter
mine. The question entirely de-
ponds upon the girl herself and how
she has been brought up, and is a
matter for all who are in authority
over her to earnestly discuss and
think over. Girls who have led
regular and secluded schoolroom
lives till II are far better able to
take care of themselves when really
out if for year or six months pre-
vious to the trIumphal entry into
society they are brought out, so to
speak, in their own family, and are
permitted to attend little "at homes"
and small parties, since it gives
them confidence in themselves, and
imparts the advantage of unaffected
manners. Girls of a naturally bold
or frivolous disposition are far bet
ter kept in till IL or 10, as by that
time most probably their characters
will be more developed, and they
will be better able to take their
places quietly in the world. Girls,
who have travelled, and only daught-
ers, as rule, are fitted to enter
society younger than their more
secluded sisters. Eighteen is con-
sidered to be a sensible age for COM
ing out, but circumstances alter
cases, and no hard or fast rules can
be laid down regarding this matter.
Only the ever watchful parent can
really decide at what age her
daughter is ready to cross the line
which separates childhood from
womanhOOd.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
when should a Girl Come Outg

One of the most important events
in young girls life is that which
is generally described as coming
ont" or her entrance into society,
a time when childish days are left
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

1t is an accomplishment that is ac-
qu!red only by study and work, by
the use of eye and brain as well as
hand and feet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15
Secret Faults.

secret EauitS.
This may mean not SO much the
faults concealed from others as
those which are hidden from our
selves. Do you think this i'm
possible? Long ago, a friend made
the startling suggestion that men
are usually ignorant of their great
est faults. Said my friend: II did
not make the discovery myself, but
it was suggested by minister, Il
man of much experience in life and
in the world. 1t set me to thinking,
and what at first denied l after
ward concluded must be true" In
the first place, if we really saw a
thing to be our greatest fault, if we
had any true desire for improve
ment, the first impulse would be to
correct that fault, and then it would
cease to be the greatest. For our
own sakes, we do not go on wilfully
INDUCING what we know to be
fault or blemish in our character,
and one which others must recOg-
ize; our desire to stand well in their
esteem is too strong for that. Then
we may mistake in our estimate of
ignorant. For instance, what 9TH
ers regard as obstinacy may appear
to us but proper firmness, or, per-
haps, fixed principles. Men do not
always, know themselves. l have
seen an avaricious man who called
himself, and who really thought he
was, liberal and benevolent. He
had generous impulses, and was al
ways going to do something at some
future time. The only trouble was
that he had 50 many schemes for
gain, so many present uses for his
money, that his generous plans We're
always in the future and receding.
He loved benevolonce, but he loved
gain better. Nothing could have
surprised him more than to be told
he was not liberal man. He was,
and is, ignorant of his greatest fault.
know woman who is uncharit-
able and severe; she speaks out just
what she thinks, and so says great
many hard things. Yet she does
not mean to be harsh and hard, she
considers it only commendable
frankness, and would be surprised,
and led to an indignant denial, if
she were told that she disregarded
the law of love. She does not mean
to do so; she has kindness in her
heart, but her severe Judgment is
stronger than love.
know a person who is thoroughly
selfish, aud yet is exceedingly kind
to his own family or friends, and he
thinks he does a great deal for 9th
ers. But, indeed, he never puts
himself out of his way, and what he
does is done for those who are his
own-his second self, He would be
aBtonished if you accused him OF
selfishness. Said my friend: Tel
me my greatest fault, and see If
do not know it," mo; you woulc
not believe it, and would only. be
disturbed; you could gain nothing
and [ should not stand as well with
you" That is a hard case, if we are
not only ignorant of our faults, bu
will not bear to be told of them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-15

The following thoughts on women
are by Alexander Dumas:
Woman is, according to the BIZ
BILE, the last thing that God made.
He made her on Saturday evening,
and she shows signs of His fatigue.
"Often the same woman inspires
us in great things, and prevents us
from accomplishing them.
Men have some lines the right to
speak evil of women, never of Il wo-
man.
Women should grave this in
their memories: That man alone is
worthy of their love, who has judged
tt EN- worthy of his respect.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

The Pittsburg (Pa,) Post says;
"We believe it will be a grave po-
litical blunder to convene Congress
to reopen the tariff agitation and
unsettle business, bad enough as it
is. There is glib talk of running a
tariff law through in a few days.
That is absurd Months will be re-
quired to make the general revision
contemplated. John Sherman says
an extra session is always bad for
the party or administration calling
it, and the facts of history beal
him out.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

Seems as all the things we like
disagree with us, and all the things
we don't like agree with us. Dys-
pepsia turks in most of the good
things we eat, and Indigestion fol.
lows the qualification of the appe.
tite. OF course, it i5n's fault, Ma.
ture does the best she can, and if a
man will only help her a little at
the right time, he may eat what he
likes and as much as he likes. DR.,
Pierces Pleasant Pellets are for
people who are troubled with indi.
gestion. Particularly for those in
whom it mauifests itself in the
form Of constipation, The "Pel-
let's are quick and easy in their ac-
tion, They are in perfect harmony
with nature. They effect a perma-
nent cure, You need take them
regularly only little while, After
that use them occasionally when
you need them-when you have eat
en- anything that disagrees with
you. They may be taken Just as
freely as you would water or any
other necessity of life Once used
they are always IN favor,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

The Chicago Times-Herald and
the Philadelphia Press, original Nc.
Kinley papers, declare their belief
that the Mckinley administration
will undertake the enactment of a
new federal election law. Thus is
the Republican party beginning
more and more to cast off its dis
gnise and appear in its usual garb,
The sound money" mask worn dur
ing the campaign to win votes, has
already been thrown aside, and the
party appears again in its old fa-
miliar habiliments of high tariff,
class legislation and sectionalism.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15
Holiday Excursioni to the Southeast
Via Iron Mountain Route,
December 81 and %
1909

Back to the old Home, so fraught
with "reminiscences Of the happy
scenes of childhood days; back
again with the old folks around the
blazing logwood fire and, through
forks of flame and wreaths OF smoke
let the imagination draw picture
of the separation of parent and
child many years ago Reunited
again,
To afford the good people of Ark
ansas an opportunity tie experience
the above conditions, the Iron
Mountain Route will sell tickets
from Arkansas points in the South
eastern States at halt rates for the
round trip, Tickets on sale Decem-
Der 2lst and 22nd, 1896; good to re-
turn thirty days thereafter. For
fnll information call on or address
Company's Agents,
II. G. TOWNSEND,
GenrL Pas'ger Agt., st, Louis, Mo.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

The papers are laden every day
with news of broken banks, and
this is the prosperity promised our
country when Mckinley was elect
ed. We have no idea that McKin.
ley will help matters, and those law
makers at the national capital can.
not legislate prosperity on a depict
ed treasury, Our people are in the
"niue hole" and they will stay there
until the financial relief is given
them the silver Democrats offered
in their platform.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

Mrs. Cannon of Utah has dem
onstrated the folly of any one man
attempting to manage four wiv es
at one and the same time, The
Mrs. Cannon to whom we refer is
the fourth wife under the Mormon
custom of polygamy of Mr.. Cannon,
and she ran against him for the
State Senate and beat him 1900
votes, Cannon, by this time, doubt
less, regrets that he committed the
mprudence of marrying more than
one woman while the others were
still alive and kicking.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

The reporter was up town last
night on invitation of the Star
Clothing House, to see the snow
storm in the Christmas scene, He
noticed many ladies and children
present, who went into eestacies at
the winter scene presented In the
window The window will remain
dressed in its present state until af.
ter the 25th, and by this time Mr..
S, Spit2berg, the artist, will have
evolved something new to offer as a
"New Years surprise.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

dumping ground, outside Of the
city limits, where there would be
no kicking in the future. InFrauce
the sewerage is emptied into catch
basins and carted and placed on the
gardens for manure, and some of
our truck gardeners might catch
on to this system, and use the vast
ed matter on grounds for raising
corn and cabbage.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15
THE MODERN MOTHER.

Has found that her little ones are
improved by the pleasant Syrup of
Figs, when in need of the laxative
effect of a gentle remedy than by
any other, and that it is more ac-
ceptable TO them. Children enjoy
it and it benefits them. The true
remedy, Syrup Of Figs, is manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup
Company only.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
it's stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos
tive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh, being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitu-
tlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work,
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they Of.
fer one hundred dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Bs5" Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

There is story of a discussion by
two farmers on the cheapness of
horses. One attributed it to elec-
tricity in propelling street cars,
while the other contended it was
the popularity of bicycle riding, the
wheels costing nothing for feed,
Failing to agree, they appealed to a
German bystander 81 will dell you
Wy horses are so sheap,' said he,
'ft's because in Washington dere's
so tam many shackasses.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15
THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL CON,
GRESS.

The next uiversalpostal congress
will assemble in Washington in May,
1897. Invitations will be sent to all
countries having mail arrange
ments. The sessions will last two
months, and the debates will be
conducted in French. China and
the Orange Free State are only
countries of Importance that do not
belong to the Univeral Postal I'm
ion; they will however, probably
send delegates. The vital question
before the congress will be that of
payment by one country for the
transportation of its mails across
the domains Of every other. Every
grain OF weight of mail matter sent
by one country across the land or
water of another is now sCrupulOus-
lY paid for to its destination. The
settlement of the rate of payment
causes a vast deal of vexatious
work. The payment is made on the
basis of statistics taken once in
three years, covering a period of
four weeks. Every country then
weighs all mails it dispatches to
every point outside its limits, and
the countries to which the mails
are respectively addressed verify
the figures. But the system gives
rise to so many complications and
annoyances that it is proposed to
do away with it altogether, Some
countries, among them the United
States, seek the total abolishment
of these transit rates and the sub
stitution of an arrangement by
which each country carries the
mails af all others free.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-15

Attention, Ladies.-I am prepar.
ed to do all kinds of dress making,
and guarantee satisfaction; was
formerly with the noted Paris Cloak
and Suit Co., on Fifth Avenue, New
York City, Give me a trial,
Mrs, j, SPlr2BERG,
lib. 300 Maple St.