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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-11
AN IMPERIAL CAPRICE.
How Russian Empress Visited Her Wrath
on One of Her Mobiles.

How Russian Empress Visited Her Wrath
on One of Her Mobiles.
The Empress Anna of Russia in the last
year Of her reign carried out one of the
most mighty and magnificent" caprices
that ever entered into the head of even
supreme monarch.
In 1889 one of her mobiles, Prince Galit-
Yin, offended her, and she varied the usual
programme-did not send him to Siberia,
but instead made him court page and buff
foon. He was widower. The empress
commanded him to marry again. The
prince carried out her instructions in the
spirit of his new profession and selected
girl of low degree
Her majesty took on herself all the we'd
ding arrangements. The winter of 1889
40 was extraordinarily severe. She ordered
house built entirely of ice. 1t consisted
of two rooms, and all the furniture, even
to the bedstead, was Of ice also. In front
Of the house were placed four small can
mons and two mortars, and these were of
ice. They were fired, too, several times
without bursting.
When the wedding day came, there was
a procession Of 300 persons, mostly peas
ants, from every part of Russia. The en-
press had commanded them to be sent to
her by provincial governors. Each person
wore the costume of his or her province,
and some were drawn in sledges by rein
deer, some by dogs, some by goats, some
by oxen.
The bride and groom rode in the midst
in great iron cage placed on the back OF
an elephant. After marching through the
principal streets of st. Petersburg they
went to building we hear of as the Duke
of Coulrand's riding house, and there sup
per was served in many different fashions
for each guest supped as he would have
done at home, and the custom in different
parts of Russia then differed greatly
more even than they do now. A ball fol
lowed, and the dancing was as varied al
the cookery.
After the ball the unfortunate brida
pair were escorted to the icehouse, whert
they had to spend the night, for guards
were placed before the door to see tina
they didn't get out. Chicago Record.
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aAlNSBOROUGH.
The Great Portrait Painter and Some Of
Iiis Peculiarities.

Iiis Peculiarities.
Mrs Gainsborough of Sudbury employed
her spare time in producing water color
sketches of flowers, and doubtless for the
sake of keeping him out of mischief she
allowed her little son, Thomas, to play
with her brushes. AS result the world
is richer by over 300 exquisite paintings.
Gainsborough s first picture Of the beau
tiful Georgiana Spencer was painted when
she was only years old. He painted her
again after her marriage with the Duke
of Devonshire, but was so dissatisfied with
the result that he would not send it to
Chatsworth.
''Her grace is too hard for me, - he CRIED
drawing his pencil across her mouth on
the canvas.
In 1888, however, satisfactory portrait
was completed. The picture passed into
the Wynn Ellis collection and was put up
for sale at Christie's in 1879.
Agnew bought it for $40, 605-a higher
price than had ever been given at Chris
ties. 1t was conveyed to Agnew's gallery
in Bond street. and few days afterward
the frame was found to be empty, the pic
ture having been carefully cut out.
A large reward was offered for the pic
ture, and great excitement reused all over
the country. The mysterious loss has
never been explained, and the beautiful
Duchess is still missing.
Gainsborough's exquisite picture Of
Mrs. Siddons is one of the greatest por-
traits ever painted. 1t hangs in the Ma
tional gallery, the coloring as fresh as If
it had been laid on yesterday.
AS in the case of the duchess portrait,
Gainsborough had difficulty in complet-
ing it to his satisfaction. The actress
long nose almost bafled his power of
craftsmanship, and he impatiently threw
down his brush, crying, "There's no end
to it!' His impatience Gained down for
tunately, and the portrait was finished.
Gainsborough's impatience was proven
bal
"You will be sure to paint the dimple
in my chin, +" said would be sitter.
81 will paint neither" was the artists
reply.
On another occasion he blotted out q
completed face from the canvas with one
movement of his brush ON hearing the
pompous voice of the original inquiring i
"that fellow Gainsborough had done hi
work at last"
He quarreled with the Royal academy
committee because they refused to hang
his large picture of the three prinoesses a
near to the ground as he wished, and triet
to provoke Sir Joshua Reynolds to anger
But the quarrel was forgotten on his death
bed.
The great rival painters met as Gains
borough's life ebbed away, and taking ST
Joshua hand he whispered:
ave shall all be in heaven together, ant
Vandyke (his favorite painter) will be o
the company. English Exchange.
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Poultry.

If poultry does not paw it will al
most always be found that the fault
lies with the owner, and not with
the business itself.
Hens Will show their appreciation
of plenty of light in their GOODS.
They will lay more eggs and keep
in better health and spirit. Let
there be large windows on the
south and east, at least, or glass
roof.
1t should not be difficult for poul-
try raisers to find special customers
to whom they can take their eggs at
definite times and receive the very
top prices. Many town people will
pay readily for that which they
know to be fresh and trustworthy
always.
The throwing of air slaked lime
about the poultry yards will often
prevent disease; the vermin will be
destroyed by busting roosts, walls
and floors with this penetrating,
purifying powder. 1t is also a
benefit in the outer runs. Use il
literally.
Milk would take the place of meat
with poultry If it were more concen-
trated. Consumption of large guam
titles of fluids is not natural with
fowls. There are but 10 per cent. oil
solids in milk. For this reason the y
cannot do without meats.
Put flock in dimly lighted
poultry house, and no matter how
comfortable it may be, fowls will
cluster together in some corner out
side and brave all the storms which
may come in preference to remain.
ing in a dark and cherries abode
All birds seem to have an instru ctivt
dread of darkness.
Old hens will sell for enough t.
pay for their fattening, though they
do not bring a high price, but there
is room for many of them on the
farmers table. The low price OF
grain makes it a favorable time t.
fatJen hens which have not proved
to be good layers.
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REFRACTORY PATIENT.
A Prescription Which the Hospital Sur
geon Ordered Was Never Filled.

A Prescription Which the Hospital Sur
geon Ordered Was Never Filled.
Gwen during trying times like fever
epidemics, " remarked DR.. w. H. Watkins.
"episodes quantity humorous at times dis
pei the gloom in necessarily CONSTRUCTED cir
cles. One day during the 1867 epidemic
of yellow fever House Surgeon julie Font
and a number of others were playing
whist, trying to while away the time pend
ing the introduction of batch of patients
During the progress of the game one of
the attendants entered the apartment and
told DIR. Font that yellow fever patient
had been taken into Ward 10.
every well, remarked DR.. Font, Just
give him footbath and will be down
directly to look after him." The attendant
took his departure, and the game went
on for some time, when the attendant
put in an appearance once more with the
information that another fever case had
been deposited in Ward 30.
"'All right, replied the doctor. "Give
him a footbath and let me know when
you have finished In about five minutes
back came the employee.
Am mighty sorry, Dr. Font, but I'm
in trouble. gave the first man his foot
BATH but I dent know what to do about
the second. can't give him footbath,
that's sure.
'Dr. Font got up from the whist table
with determined look on his face. We'll,
if you cannot, guess will be able to,
he remarked.
No, sir, said the attendant, smiling
4 don't think you will.
"'Why notf'
"'The second man amt got any feet
sir. They are both cut off just below the
knee. New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Agricultural and Live Stock Department.

at two years old as we once did at
four.
The horse which will sell in 1900
must be of positive virtues, not mega
tive qualities. The evil from the
past Introduction of chunks will not
be appreciated until some attempt
is made to breed them to good driv-
ing stock. We shall not be ready
for the market.
Changes of feed with fattening
stock should always be made eau
tiously. Variety in the ration is
desirable, but 1t is best to attain this
by feeding mixted ration all the
time, rather than by using one ma
terial for time and then changing
wholly to another.
Our pasture fields are often those
which will'least pay for cultivation
they get no care, and any stock
which picks up an existence off
them Is considered so much gain,
though they do not even pay taxes.
Those pasture fields can be made
better.
1t Is idle to work for nothing W hen
it can be avoided. Perhaps you
have been wintering stock not good
enough to pay for the good feed and
care you have given them.
Many an animal turned out into a
cold yard to drink icy water goes
back again without drinking, and
keeps his thirst until actually forced
to Stake it.
1t would be better if horses anc
cattle could drink little and often in
cold weather, as we'll as in hot days
Getting very thirsty, they take in sc
much at one time as to check the
process Of digestion, instead O
assisting it, and chill the whole
system, beside.
| Grinding the feed for the stool
will soon save more than will pay
for the extra labor and expense
whether one owns hand machin,
or larger one in common with 1
company of his neighbors; but Their,
is such thing as grinding too fine
The scarcity of American cattl
compelled Armour to put up larg,
, packing house in South America
We have about concluded it is tim
to go to breeding cattle again; but /
, is certain that we can not have GOO
stock tor the market until we rails
{ them, and that will take time.
A few head of good animals
whether cattle, horses or hogs, ar
what produce the profit. Where
large number is reared by on
breeder the personal attention give
! to each is the very slightest. Thi
is especially true of horse raising
} where the training and handling ar
J largely superficial, aside from til
training for speed.
) The experiment stations hav
r demonstrated that shredded cor
J fodder is a nutritious stock fooC
and is best when moistened an
q mixed with ground food and bral
s 1t is then more easily, quickly an
: completely digestible. When thu
q mixed it produced more milk an
a greater gain of weight in fies
Y than when the same quantities wei
9 fed separately.
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milk her out in the cold, nor in a
hot stable, nor where the flies tor
ture her, nor in muddy barnyard,
nor where she will be annoyed by
the dogs or the children.
Remember that even on the best
pasture a daily feed of bran will pay
well. The heaviest bran is not al
ways the best, but that which
weighs IL or 20 pounds to the bushel
It's the comfortable COW which
fills the pail with milk and the milk
with butter fat There are some
things which can be remembered
with profit.
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Dairy.

Many little secrets of the dairy
are being ferreted out continually of
which the world is contemptuous.
When men who have spent their
years in investigation confess that
milk is to-day great mystery to
them, what must it be to the man
who has never given it an hours
study or reading in his life?
The matter of breeding should be
governed by the excellence of the
parents, while pedigree should be
used only to keep track of the fam
lily. If the COW of pedigree is of lit
tie worth as a mixer, do not go on
breeding from her merely to keep
up the numbers.
No ration will keep up a constant
flow in the dairy, for there will be
shrinkage as lactation advances,
but let there be generous system
of mixed feeds and as few ups and
downs in temperature as possible
and the shrinkage will be at a mini
mum.
1t is the dairyman who has pro,
vided an abundance OF good winter
feed for his cows who will pocket
the difference between winter and
summer prices for dairy products
In this lies the profits.
II a COW does not enjoy the opera
ton she will soon retire from the
business of giving milk. Do no
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-11

Keep the house plants from freez-
ing in cold weather by placing three
or four thicknesses of newspaper be-
tween them and the window pane.
Cover peck of refused potatoes
in the hole where you are to set
your trees, and they will provide
what moisture the tree may need in
a dry time, and keep it alive until it
gets rooted.
A well grown tree may survive a
little neglect, while younger trees
would die of such treatment. Do
not think it a waste of labor to give
the orchard attention before il
comes into years of bearing, for then
is the care needed most.
Spraying gives not only better
quality of fruit, but that which is
more perfect, and also reduces the
wide difference between fruit years
and off years, and this helps to the
profit.
One of the most useful orchard in
sects is the hot tempered hornet
1t is busy from morning until nigh {
taking slugs from cherry and plum
trees and carrying them home to its
young. A nest of hornets in an or.
chard will do more to subdue the
slugs than many pounds of Pari;
! green.
Trees frequen tly lean to north
east; but it is not so much becaus,
of the southwest winds as from tn,
direct rays of the morning sun
The same effect is more pOsitivel,
shown in window plants.
Hardy, hebaceous plants requir
so little room and so little care, anC
are so cheap, that there is no excus
for any country home being withou
them. A little money will procur
quite variety, and they will oftel
prosper and bloom under any neg
lect; but if they please you, gras
and weeds will not be permitted t
grow about them.
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The Lawyers Objections.

"Now,' remarked the attorneys wife,
as she sat down upon his chest and gave
his ear another twist, after the brief disa-
groement-"now I'd like to know who
holds the reins in this house"
MADAM" said her husband family,
but with true courage still, 81 refuse to
answer. That is leading question. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Agriculture.

1t is Just as we'll to let the weeds
grow as to cut them down in the fall
and not burn them. If the seeds
have been already formed they will
ripen sufficiently to terminate and
so re-seed themselves.
Let us reinstate pumpkins to the
position they held in the estimation
of the fathers. They furnish an ex-
cellent addition to the food of swine
and mich cows, and can be grown
at so little cost; and there are too
few who know the real good quail
ties of pumpkin sass" upon the
table. tau
Two facts are undisputed: Deep
ly plowed ground contains more
water than that which has been
made compact by the rains; a thin
covering of loose soil often stirred,
protects the soil beneath from
evaporation and enables 1t to retain
water much longer than without
this mulch. Usually those who
en- no advantage of this knowledge.
The potato crop of the European
continent exceeds the wheat crop of
the whole world. Germany annu-
ally grows 900,OO0,00O bushels, while
the United States harvests but about
170,000,000 bushels. There is at least
room for thought in this.
On the small farm avenues are
open to the owner which are practi-
cally closed to the large farmer. He
is not crowded with work, he can
look more into the details of his
business, can pay more attention to
the marketing of his produce, and,
in short, can farm more closely in
many ways. He can feed all he
raises; in selling, he comes in closer
contact with the consumer, and he
can afford to look after the little
odds and ends which are so Otter
wasted.
A buckwheat crop will extermi
nate quack or couch grass, and with
out other labor than blowing, sow
ing and harvesting. Sow it thicl
and stimulate with fertilizer
Though grass and wheat may come
together, the buckwheat will out
grow the other, and by shading xii
it and rot the tough sods. II an!
grass remains, put to rye, and re
peat the crop of buckwheat mex
year.
Grazing is not intensive cultiva
ton. The same land cropped will
hay, and the crop carefully fed, will
support more stock than if pastured
Good crops in poor seasons are tn
ones which give the best profit, ant
the farmer who so cultivates as t,
have good crops every year is tn
one who procures the profit oftenest
OF course, the more nearly all tn
work can be done by the regula
help of the farm the more profitabl
can the farm be made. In deter
mining what crops are to be grow
plan so as to distribute the work n
evenly as possible through the sea
son, and the necessity for Outsid
help will be greatly reduced.
We report tons of beeswaX ever
year. There is no danger of the be
keeping business being overdOn
very soon, as there never has bee
enough good honey on the market t
make it seem other than a luxury
To double the supply would be
double the demand, as has been tn
case with fruits.
If your clover has frozen out it
because your land is too wet, or be
cause you have cut or pastured
too closely in the fall. For all thes
reasons the remedy is in your ow
hands. Do not condemn the see
unless you are certain it is the caus
of the poor stand.
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stock.

Unlike most animals, sheep feed
more profitably in cold weather.
1t is as easy to have the sows far
row in February as in March, and it
is no more trouble to raise Febru-
airy pig than later one. Since
there is demand for eight months
old pigs, there would be a greater
surety of their attaining desirable
weight in season if they came in
February,
Advanced methods of cultivation
enable as to grow two tons of hay
from land which formerly produced
but one, and 100 bushels of corn
where formerly but 80 grew. Just
so in cattle feeding and breeding
we can now market as good animals
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THE COLUMBIA HERALD: FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1898.
FLORA.

Oh, for that afternoon, that lane
Where picked fowersl Never again
Will common wild flowers look so well,
So freshly blush the pimpernel,
And modest blue and simple white
Stand in the grass to such delight
Ipicked my flowers for Flora's sake,
Happy to have chance TO make
A nosegay she might chance to see
And know that it was made by me.
found baby oak leaf too.
So had green, white, red and blue.
Henry Patmore in Spectator.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-11

When it is necessary to break glass jar
or bottle evenly, the easiest way is to soak
piece of string in turpentine and tie it
around the neck of the bottle or wherever
it is to be broken and then set fire to the
string. The glass win snap along the
heated line.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-11

"What do you think about the disciplin-
ing of infantsP Do you believe they should
be rocked or not be rocked2''
"Weli, embarked the old bachelor
thoughtfully, rocks, though perhaps a
triile severe. may possibly be the best ulti-
mate solution of the infant problem. -
Brooklyn Life.
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NONRESIDENT Notice.
Columbia, Tenn.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,


Columbia, Tenn, February Is, 1898.
J. w. Hannawav, Complainant, VS.. W.
%. Coffee, ct. NIX, Defendant. 4
1t appearing from affidavit filed in
this cause, that the defendant, w. o.
Coffee and his wife, M. M. Coffee, are
non-residents of the State of Tennessee,
1t is therefore ordered that they enter
their appearance herein, before orwithtn
the first three days of the next term of
the Chancery Court to be held at Co
lumbia, on the first Monday in April,
next, 1898, and plead, answer or demur
to Q omplainants bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed as to them and
set for hearing ex parte; and that a
copy of this order be published for four
consecutive, weeks in the Columbia
Herald.
A Copy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN, G. & NJ.
Figuers d Padgett, Sol'rs for Comprt.
feblS 1t
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When Goethe was first in love, he went
into the forest, selected a beautiful tree,
engraved thereon two hearts united by a
scroll and received from the forester there
for a sound thrashing.
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Irish and French Canadians constitute
20 per cent Of the foleign population in
New England
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There is no disease more uncertain in its
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
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therefore most difficult to make correct
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what acknowledgements attacks you, Browns
diseases of the stomach, blood and nerves.
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