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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26

maker and very fancy buttons are
now seen. The most beautiful are
made with narrow rim Of dull gold
set with colored stones, the amethist,
garnet, sapphire, emerald and topaz
being used. Clever imitation stones
are ordinarily considered good
enough for this purpose. Pearls
mounted as glove buttons are also in
favor. The laced glove, not to be
behind in fancifulness, has rivets of
frosted silver or gold to secure the
lacing. By-the-way, it is said that
to keep the hands white and free
from enlarged veins gloves should
not be too tight. 1t is a truism that
woman shows age on her hands
before she does in her face, and this
is attributed to years of over-snug
coverings for these useful members
The circulation of the blood is i'm
peded, causing congestion of the
veins, which become large and pro-
truding, while the skin grows flabby
and wrinkled. A loose golve, while
possibly not so dainty and trim, will
in the end be the most kindly.-De-
| llneator.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
A BUSY LIFE.

Here lies poor woman who always
was busy;
She lived under pressure that rendered
her dizzy.
She belonged to ten clubs, and read
e Browning by sight,
Showed at luncheOns and teas, and
would vote if she might;
She served on school hoard with cour-
age and zeal;
She golfed, and she .kodaked, and rode
on a wheel;
She read Tolstoi and Ibsen, knew mi
crobes by name,
Approved of Delsarte, was "Daugh-
ter" and "Dame;"
Her children went in for the top educa-
ton;
Hher husband went seward for ner-
vous prostration.
One day on her tablets she found an
hour free;
The shock was too great, and she died
instantlee!
-Philadelphis Record.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Sensational Preaching,

A sensational preacher in Cadillac,
Mich, illustrated sermon on the to-
bacco habit by poisoning two cats with
nicotine and allowing them to die on
the platform from which he was speak
ing, His name is omitted here for
the obvious reason that the desire
to see it in print was probably one
of the strong impulses that led him to
this cruelty, Max O'Rell, in one of his
books, tells of a preacher who illustra
SCENT" which is said to be often made
by way of exit from this life, by
sliding down the nandrail of the steps
which led from his pulpit This wa
striking and picturesque, no doubt, but
the Michigan minister holds the record
for extravagant effects in the line OF
an "illustrated sermon."-New York
Tribune.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Foot Dressing.

Shoes and stockings in endless va
riety are necessary to supply the
needs of really up-to-date woman
who pretends to dress well. Wo-
men are spending more money on
dressing their feet nowadays than
they do on their hats and bonnets.
The shoe men say that this change
has been brought about by an ad-
vance in civilization; but the wo-
men themselves hold that the craze
for athletics has brought a tidal
wave of reform concerning skirts
and that this in turn has revolution.
lied footwear. Skirts are certainly
worn both shorter and narrower
than in several years and the feet
are much more exposed. This, OF
course, necesSitates extra care as to
footwear.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Nobody

believes a medicine advertisement. We
hardly expect YOU to believe ours, but
we do urge you to give us a chance to
help you, free. Just postal card to us
will get you a sample of the medicine
that has cured hundreds of "incura-
tble " dyspeptics.
Here is a word from 4 letter drawn at
random from communications recently
received.
q | have been sufferer from dyspepsia and ner-
Nous sick headache for twenty years have tired diet.
ing in many ways, and have taken almost every known
dyspepsia cure but nothing has relieved me so much
De- as Dr. Deane's dyspepsia Pills | am now almost
entirely cured-S. w, SCRAGGs, a2o West Barre ST.
Baltimore, Nd"
:Dr. Desne's Dyspepsia pills for sale at drug
JSists rs and so cents White wrapper Il constipated
yyelow il bowels are loose.
DIR. }. A. DEANE CO., Kingston, N Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
MARK TWAIN,
GOD KNOWS WHERE.

1t reached the person for whom it was
intended after travelling from San Fran.
cisco to Australia before finding Mr.
Clemens in London. This story sug.
gests another told by classmate OF
Robert Lincoln at Cambridge. When
Abraham Lincoln was running foI
President numberless portraits of him
were published in newspapers all over
the country. Robert cut out one OF
these pictures and pasted it on the out
side of an envelope which contained q
letter to his father. The letter reached
Abraham Lincoln without losing a
mail, so familiar was the post oil e
clerk with the face represented in The
wood cut.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26

well-developed and fourishing
decorative plant. But it Is pitiful,
after they are once arranged in the
handsome standing jardiniere, or
on the table or hall stand, to note
the gradually fading leaves of the
beautiful specimens that we are so
anxious to keep bright and flourish
ing.
The palm is commonly supposed
to be the very best plant for this
purpose. 1t will flourish in partial
shade, does not require so much
moisture in the atmosphere as many
plants demand when brought inside
for the winter, and it is better able
to stand the changes of temperature
which are usually found in these
winter quarters, than many of the
plants used for decorative purposes.
But unless there are two or three
palms to be used for the hall dis
play, so that one or more may be out
in the greenhouse, or light window
garden, while the other is exhibit
ing its beauty in its undesira, lie,
gloomy quarters, until it in turn is
allowed to recuperate, we can
scarcely hope to be successful with
them.
A decorative plant of great value,
and one of the very best to take
the place of the long suffering palm
for these darkened corners in the
home, is the Sanseveria zealancia.
Another florist said of it recently:
There is scarcely decorative plant
listed that is more striking in foil
age and habit than this, and certain
ly none other that will stand as
much downright neglect and hard
ship as will this. Nothing but frost,
or continual drenching with water,
has terrors for it. 1t will grow in a
dark hall, cool bedroom, or stand
on the mantel in a heated sting
room. 1t will stand gas and dust,
and will go for months without a
drop of water, yet remain as thrifty
as ever.
1t is singularly beautiful as we'll
as easily grown. The rigid sword
like leaves in some well-developed
specimens reach length of from
4 to feet. The leaves are thick
and tleshy, dark green color with
clouded bars of white. The splendid
outlines of this plant, together with
its distinctive marbling, make it a
superb plant for jardinieres, the cen
ter of conservatory vases, or for any
position in the home decoration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
THE HOUSEHOLD.


when | select servant" said a
well-known housekeeper recently,
II always consider the temperament
of the girl and whether she is
adapted to her work. If want a
cook, look out for a woman we'll
advanced in years, who seems to
have a little executive ability, a
quality which every good cook
ought to possess. A woman who
has no skill in managing her work
will make no success as cock. AS
l do not expect perfection, do not
expect such person will be an
especially amiable woman. She
must be quick and strong of sight,
with acute hearing, in order to Keep
watch of her pots and pans and de-
tect whether they are bubbling over,
boiling too fast or have stopped
cooking.
"0f course it is necessary that her
sense of taste be perfect, and that
her eyesight be Keen. In short a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26

Vas marriage a failure? Veil, now, dot
depends
.Altogeddher on how you look at id,
mine friends.
Like dhose double-hOrse teams dot you
see at der races,
Id depends pooty moOch on der pair in
der traces;
Eef obey don'd pull togeddher righdt
off at der start,
Ten dimes oudt of nine Obey vas bedd-
herapart
Vas marriage failure? l ask mine
katrine,
Ind she look off me so dot feels poorly
mean.
Dhen she say: "Mr Strauss, shust
come here, eef you bleeZe."
IND she dake me where YawcOb und
leedle LOweeZe
BY dher shnug trundle-bed vast shust
saying dheir brayer,
IND she say, nit "A smile: "HdS ddr
failures dhere"
-YACOB STRAUSS, in the Boston Pilot.
~
The first session o! the First Ma
&ional Congress of mothers was held
last week in Washington. Its pur-
pose is to make the rearing of chill
dren the brightest, hottest, and most
important duty in life, and to help
each other and the world at large in
the performance of this duty. Sub
iects bearing upon the better and
broader spiritual, physical, and men
tai training of the young, were ably
discussed, and crowded houses
evinced the enthusiasm of the work
Mrs. Theo. w. Birney, of Washing
ton, is President, and Mrs. Hearst
wife of the late Senator Hearst
Vice President. The members of the
Congress and their friends were re-
,ceived by Mrs, Cleveland while in
Washington.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
A LIFE LESSON.

There, little girl, don't cry;
They've broken your doll, | know,
And your tea set blue
And your TOULOUSE, too,
Are things of the long ago;
But child troubles will soon pass by;
There, little girl, don't cry.
There, little girl, don't cry;
They've broken your slate, | know,
And the glad wild ways
OF your schoolgirl days
Are things of the long ago;
But life and love will soon come by;
There, little girl, don't cry.
There, little girl, don't cry;
They've broken your heart, | know,
And the rainbow CLEANS
OF your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago:
IBut Heaven holds all for which 20
sigh;
There, little girl, don't cry.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Serge for General Wear.


We are frequently asked to give
opinion regarding the best sort Of
wool fabric for general wear that
will keep its color, lustre and dress
ing and prove most ladylike, styl-
ish, and, at the same time, durable
for costume for general wear, land
after but little deliberatiop our an
swer is: When in doubt, select
serge. In the whole category of ma
terials there is not one fabric that
possesses as many varied merits as
serge of the best quality. 1t is al
most imperishable, and withstands
with credit those very severe tests
which even children invariably put
it to. At one time the material was
only to be had in black and various
shades Of brown and blue, but soon
the manufacturers introduced new
dyes and also patterned serges, and
now almost any color desired can be
procured. Many women like the
rough serges with an underweave of
black intermiXed with blue, gray,
ETC., but there are others who prefer
the one color, fine silky surfaced
serge that repels dust, moisture, and
does not catch every stray mote that
shows so plainly on dark surface
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Bits of style.

Low-necked evening dresses with
long, tight sleeves are worn on the
stage in plays Of modern period.
The newest materials for evening
dresses are striped grenadine and
embroidered crepe and mousseline.
All are made over silk to match or
in contrasting shades. Spangled
passementeries and lace are the
trimmings.
Another skirt with white ground
has white silk tlounces bOrdered
with narrow black velvet and mar
row lace.
Corsets are also taking on new glO-
,ries. The short wasted corset with
low bust admits of fancy trimming
around the top which very much re-
-sembles fancy corset cover. One
that is ornamented with a ruche of
pink chiffon has shoulder straps
like an ordinary waist.
Fashionable modistes say that they
make nearly as many fancy Zouave
bolerO and Spanish jackets or jacket
effects for stout us for slender wO.
amen. These jackets interfere in nc
Wy dN w llll TIC Oubllllb VI .olAO VI VIE
waist, and the rather broad effect
impaired by the jacket makes the
waist look smaller by contrast, and
at the same time tones and cOnceals
the overfull outlines above it.
Silk skirts grow more and more
elaborate. The newest ones have 8
succession of mOusseline tlounces
edged with lace, and are, of course
accompanied by cOrsets to match. A
dark green Dresden skirt with a ros,
figure has six alternating flounces o
plain rose silk and Of the materia
of the skirt.
A bunch of flowers attached to the
eeads of sash ribbons, either together
OF singly, is one of the novelties seer
in this seasons ball dresses, and the
effect is good. OF course, it must be
so placed that it will not be crushed
when the wearer sits.
~
GLOVES.
The fondness for iewelled accesso
,riaS taS AVIAN hnon falt hv tho plOvi
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Sitting Rooms in Winter.

Do you keep your sitting-room
hermetically sealed during the win
ter? Do you shiver and pile more
coal on the furnace and bundle
yourself up in a zephyr shawl when
ever colder wave is prophesied?
Do your registers give forth constant
blasts of hot air or your steam fairly
blister the garments of those who
pass by? If these things are so, then
it is unnecessary to ask if you have
constant colds, indigestion, that ia
nous tired feeling; an annual at
tack of the grip and a hOuseful of
ailing children.
The reason why so many Ameri-
can women overhead their houses
and pave the same way for their
physicians to make fortunes is that
they are accustomed to pass part
of their time in the kitchen, where
culinary necessities puta wholesome
temperature quite out of the ques-
ton. When they have finished
their tasks in this department the
tired and overheated housewives
turn to the other rooms to find them
"cold!" They are cold by contrast.
A little thought and experiment.
ing will work reform in many
households, to the increased COM
fort and health of its inmates, and to
the advantage of the coal bin and
the wood pile. In these days of
dear fuel and cheap thermometers,
; the latter should be INDUCED in un-
til the temperature of Overheated
apartments, public and private, is
reduced to point favorable to econ
omy and health.
A thermometer should be in every
sitting-room, and it should not be
permitted to indicate temperature
of more than 20 degrees. This is
warm enough for health, and per-
haps lower temperature would be
better still. DR.. Kane, during his
Arctic explorations, said that his
men were more comfortable when
the cabin was 81 or 81 degrees than
when it was warmer, and that was
the temperature recommended fol
hospital wards.
Many mothers appear to accept
with resignation the repeated and
violent colds from which their chill.
dren suffer as prOvidential and un'
avoidable. 1t should be impressed
upon their minds that these cold:
are due as much to the overheateC
homes as to the outdoor exposure
Give every bedroom a thorough
airing every day, more especially il
several children are obliged to slseI
in the same room. This is to b.
avoided if possible, but if not b,
sure to give attention to the yentila
tion of these rooms. There is fire
quently bad air enough generated
and breathed in the sleeping apart
ment of family of small children
to supply them all not only will
colds, but with number of social
ed "malarious" diseases, to last then
throughout the year.-EXchange
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
For Mothers.

To keep the baby we'll and strong
perhaps the great essential is calm
and deep sleep. If the little one
rests well at night, its chances of
health are always good.
The books say: Give the baby a
cool bath and put it to sleep by itself
Never let little child remain in
bed at night with another person,
not even its mother. That is what
the books say, books written by men
who know good deal about babies,
but not everything. Some of US
have never been able to believe that
this is quite right. The human
mother is the only animal that puts
its young away from it during the
hours of darkness. Little chickens
sleep under their mothers wing.
The cat and her kittens resolve
themselves into a furry mass for
their nights rest, and all the ami
mails of the forest are equally tender
and near to their offspring. 1t must
be remembered, however, that our
humble cousins, the cat, the hen,
the lioness, ETC., are very sensible
mothers, and that by considering
their ways we, too, may become
wise and learn how and why we
should have our little ones near us
at night.
In the first place great care must
be taken to secure air that is pure
for the baby to breathe. 1t must not
be contaminated in any way, not
even by the mothers breath. All
that has been drawn into the lungs
and forced out again is full of poison
Not only does it contain impure
gases-as carbonic acid gas-but a
pernicious waste substance similar
in quality to snake poison.
And how about kisses? Are we
not to kiss our own babies? No
dear mothers, not when they are
very little, and if you really love
them. Kisses are for childhood and
for all the other years of life. Chill
dren need kisses, millions of them
and thousands of hugs and pattirgs
and pettings. But infants are toe
frail and tender, too easily poisoned,
for such tempting demonstrations
They need an atmosphere that is
calm and steady and full of perfect
peace.-Dr. Louise Fiske Bryson il
n. Y. World.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
Our Post Office system.

Mr.. Brander Matthews and Mr..
Francis Wilson tested the post office
system of the whole world lately, says
The Book Buyer, by addressinga letter
thus:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
PLANTS for the Hall.

1t is very difficult to find suitable
plants for the hall. There is moth
ing that so enhances the beauty of
the hall as a stately palm or other
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
lin it?"

You are if you get your print
ing done at the HERALD JOB
OFFICE. And if you're not
there's no reason under the sun
why you shouldn't be. Bring
your work to us, and you'll be
a happier and richer man for
so doing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
A Novelty in POrtieres.

An agreeable change in the con-
ventional portIere is to have for a
door that is not constantly used "A set
of hangings consisting of two side
curtains and a deep valance, the
former hung upon rods, so that they
may be opened, if need be, but
which are for the most part kept
closed. These should be of some
heavy material, of which there is a
wide choice, running up and down
the scale of cost. Among the more
expensive fabrics velvet or some
one of the thick, plain surfaced
goods of the broadclOth order may
be satisfactorily used.
MN
A novel method of presenting the
newest and freshest Easterntide
creations of Paris Milliners has been
adopted by the Ladies' Home Jour
nal for March. In that magazine
the new French hats and bOnnets
will be pictured as they are worn
This unique display is useful, there
fore, in pointing out clearly not only
Fashions decree, but the styles in
headdress best suited to several
cOntrasted types and faces.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-26
GLOVES.

The fondness for jewelled accesso-
ries has even been felt by the glove
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-28
Discovery Of Elstinun.

Platinum was first discovered early
in the sixteenth century in a Spanish
mine of South America, from which
source it receives its name, "patina del
Pinto"-little silver from the River Pin
to. II is the rarest and mostspeculier
of metals. In contradistSnction to
aluminium. the lightest, it is tie
heaviest of metals. 1t is twice'as heavy
Us silver and nearly three times heavier
than cast iron. Platinum is almost as
soft as copper and as ductile as gold Il
1000 of them piled On top of each other
would not exceed an inch in height The
average imports of platinum to this
country are valued at nearly $4,000, 900
o year.-N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-28
Medicine and Advertising.

The medical fraternity has long held
to the proposition that it is violation
OF the ethics Of the profession 20 adver-
tlse in newspaper. There are many
other equally absurd traditions 10 which
the profession cling, such as writing
prescriptions in Latin, etc. We believe
that physicians Who don't advertise are
conscientious IN observing rule of their
profession. but We also believe that the
time will come when physicians will no
longer be slaves 10 the musty traditions
OF the past.
There is no reason why the sick should
not be allowed to find out through the
medium of the press where they can go
and receive scientific treatment. All
over the world the specialist is coming TO
the front, for ne is the man who makes
himself proficient by handling few DIS
eases instead of endeavoring TO cure all.
1t stands to reason that il is necessary
for such man 10 let the public know the
diseases TO which ne gives special at
tention, and he must do so by advertis-
ing. The answer TO this is that ''quacks
will get in their deadly work" The
laws against medical quackery are quite
severe all over the country and when
quack comes in contact with superior
medical skill he must go down.
There are physicians now located at
the Big Tent, adjoining the City Hall, on
South Main street. They have literally
advertised themselves and as a result
their offices are crowded daily The old
line physician will doubtless object to
the De Monte show as beneath the dig
nifty OF the profession, but any method
by which the public can be brought to-
getner and made TO take an interest in
themselves is correct when "the end JUS
titles the means"
There are many people who have dis
eases slowly taking possession of their
systems, who, from motives of delicacy,
delay the time OF consulting a physi-
clan, but when their attention is called
to their condition by a public lecture,
they are aroused TO a sense of necessity
of immediate action. Others, especially
ladies afflicted with ailments peculiar to
their sex, oft times hesitate when it
comes to visiting the local physician, and
much prefer consulting a stranger IL as
sured OF his ability. The lessons of the
German-American physicians visit to
Wichita Is that about one-half of the
community need treatment Of some sort,
but until there is an entertainment AMI
a lot Of newspaper advertising, they are
very apt to procrastinate. HOLT