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; THE CXILUMBIA HEUAiJi: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. 19S. I OMAN'S IBiEPHRTMENT. . . ! AN KNU HOME DAY. 1IY FRANK L. STANTON. There's an end to all toiling some day sweet day, Hut it's wtury the waiting, weary! There's a hai bor somew here in a peace- f ill hay, Where the mils will he furled and the ship will lay At anchor somewhere in the far n urn v Hilt it's weary the waiting, w eary ! ! There's an end to the truhle of souls oppressed. Hut its weary the waiting. w arv. Home lime in the future, when God thinks hest, He'll lay us tenderly down to rest, And roses 'II bloom from tho thorns in the breast, Hut it's weary the waiting, weary! There's an end to the world with its stormy frown, Hut it's weary the whiting, weary ! There's a light somew here thai no dark can drown, And where life's sad burdens are all laid down, A crown thank God for each cross a crown Hut it's weary the waiting, weary ! Mont SiiiihIiIiip. "When I wat a boy," said Tliaek eray, "I wanted some talfv. It was h shilling; I had n't one. vviieu I was a man 1 had a shilling, but I did n't want any tatTy." We destroy our ca pacity for happiness before we get ready to enjoy it. Happiness olten seems to be in what we do not pos gess. Madame de ritael, who pos sensed almost everything that wo men covet and men admire, said she would surrender nil her gilts for the one that nature denied her beauty. Burke said he would not give a peck of refuse wheat for all that is called fame in thU world. Byron confessed that his life had been wretched, and he longed to rush into the thickest of the battle und end his existence by sudden death. Ooethe hud wealth and gnnm. yet he says he never enjoyed live w-eks of genuine pUasuie. There is a Per sian story that a great king, being out of sorts, consulted his astrolo gers, and was told that happiness could be found by wearing the shirt of a perfectly happy muii. Tne court and the homes ot all the pros perous classes were searched in vain ; no such man could be found. At last a common laborer, was found to fulfill the conditions; he was absolutely happy, but, alas I the lemedy was as far utf as ever: the man had no shirt. The king gave up the search in despair. Oeorg Macdouald tells of a castle m which lived an old man and his son. Although they owned the cas tle, they were so poor they could scarcely get bread to keep from starving. Yet there were concealed withiii the castle, by romote ances tors, for future necessity, very cost ly jew Is. Although close to abun dance, they were in a starving con dition because they uid not know of their wealth, rto man, in the very midst of the weulth of tne universe, is starving from a lack of cultivated observation, or the power to see and enjoy the riches unuutnable which surround him. lit the midst of "Ten thousand harps' attuned , To angelic harmonies," in n sits deaf and unite. Phi lips Hronks. Thoreau, Garri son, Kmeixm, Heecher, Ag;issiz, were rich without money. They saw the splendor in the dower, the glory in the grass, books in the run ning brooks, sermons in stonos. and good in everything. I'ney knew that the man who owns the land scape is seldom the one who pays the taxes on it. They suckeu in power and wealth at first hand, from the meadows, fields, and (lowers, birds, brooks, mountains, and for ests, as the bee sucks honey from the (lowers. Every natural object seemed to bring them a special mes sage from the great Author of the beautiful. To these rare men, every natural object was touched with power and beauty; and their thirsty souls drank it in as a traveler on a desert drinks in the God-sent water of the oasis. To extract power and real wealth from men aud things seemed to be their real mission, and to pour it out again in refreshing showers upon thirsty humanity. They believed that a man's most im portant food does not enter by the mouth. They knew ihat a man can not live by estates, dollars, and bread alone, and that, if he could, he would only be au animal. They believed that the higher life de mands a higher food, a heavy am brosia. Success. lost opportunity. Mrs. 8. M. Wai.sii. The things I have done that 1 ought not, They pa'n me and harass me sore j Hut, aih me! the thinirs that 1 did not, 1 think they discourage me more. th, the dear opportunity, never again To await and invite me! 1 mourn it In vain! The word that 1 ouirht to have spoken, The deed that I ought to have done, Are sorrowful wraiths, and they whisper, "No grief nor remorse oan atone! It was yours only once that sweet comforting word Only once that kind service to render your Lord !' Alas! could the "dead past" but bury Forever its dead from our sight! Our hearts are the tombs that they rise from. To meet us by day and hy night; And our lives move along to the solemn refrain, "Opportunity lost will return not again !'' W K 1 ) I I X (i V. T I O V K TTK. The Swell Place ami Hour for the Cere mony. Unless there is a difference iu the religious faith of the bride and her fiance or the family is iu mourning it is quite impossible for the fash ionable young woman of the day to take Into consideration anything I .IE other than a church wedding a large one at that, according to the New York Herald, from which the further Interesting facts are learned : To be very exact the swell hour for a wedding is 12 o'clock, with a breakfast to follow at the bride's home. Next to that half past 3, 4 or half past 4 o'clock are the pre ferred hours, with an eveiiinn re ception or "at home." Fashion still f.,lw", " the evening wedding and will have none of it I Heven bridesmaids the lucky j number again is to be the most fashionable quota this winter, be sides a maid of honor. The seventh, or head bridesmaid, as she is called, leads the procession of girls, follow ed by the other six walking in pairs, the maid of honor coming next in line and immediately in front of the bride a most charming grouping, suggestive of anything rather than thoughtful planning, deliberate aud hard work in arranging the bridal procession. A matron of honor a very recent ly married girl in place of a maid of honor is a latter day development of the fashionable wedding, which is in high favor just now. Ills said that the brides took their cue from tbe bridegrooms, who several years ago started in selecting a best man from tne ranks of benedicts. A very important item of the fin de siecle wedding is the invitation, and this tell-tale little bit of paper often speaks mot eloquently of the sender's knowledge of fishiou's changes Ln style and form. For example, Gladys will be sure to know very soon, if she has irt al ready found it out, that the latest wrinkle this autumn in wedding stationery shows the invitation printed on gray white p iper instead of cream white or dead white, the sheet a trifle more square than that iu vogue last season, the measure ments being about 63' by 7 inches Then again, not only 'the church invitation, but the card of admis sion to the church and the invita tion card to the house, have a blank line, on which is to be written the name of the guest. Of course this means lota more work for those sending out the invitations. Jut, af ter all, think how much more ele gant and personally gratifying such an invitation is and what a compli ment is paid to each person who re ceives one. A separate invitation should be sent to each guest invited, even if several are invited from one fatnilv, except of course in the where a married couple are i vird, when one card covers the i.iiutiou to both. So in Sly.ii.li Gown. Some of the gowns seen at the Horse-show seem to surpass any of those of former seasons. One is of gray cloth, tucked all around the skirt In clusters. I can not imagiiid how this Is done. There will be worn with this a jack et of Ilussian green velvet, also tucked, and with gold, cord sewed over aud over iu each tuck. 0 her wise it is plain. Another suit has a mode colored reps wool and silk poplin, the bot tom of the skirt being covered with six bias flounces. A coat of coach man's drab cloth has a smooth col lar bordered with Alask sable. Iu the front there are two revers of fur, and a band reaches the bottom and another encircles the sleeves. There are no pockets or buttons. The severity makes the style. A mo-it elegant costume this sea son is the white cloth princess gown, but as a matter of fact this is very trying. Only the woman with a faultless figure and a good complex ion should attempt it. The white cloth princess usually has deep yoke and sleeves of handsome lace or em broidery appliqued, though one per fect dream of a gown had long sleeves run wLb. tiny white satin puffings set between strips of the cloth, and yoke to match, while col lar, cuffs aud a band on the skirt were edged with the tiniest possible band of sable. This is intended for a reception gown. Another is in whito velvet, and London fajhion U tters tell that white and black vel veteen is being made up most ex tensively into princess gowns. The Prliicesne Gown. That the princess dress is a flx-'d favorite this season there is no gain saying, and part of this popularity, I think, is due to the fact that it is so easily adapted to any require ments. Beginning in the morning the lady may have a wrapper in that shape or at least partly prln cess. In the afternoon Bhe may wear a lovely tea gown cut with the same flowing cu;ved lines, a thing of grace and beauty in itself. A visiting costume may be as elegant and ornate as the wearer desires, and the sweeping skirt is also a proof of the princess shape. For opera and for ball, for grand din ner or other swell function, the prin cess is also quite the proper gown, only that each must be specially adapted by material and by trim ming to the purpose. Very lim and very stout figures are scarcely adapted for princess gowns, yet such is the almost superhuman cleverness of the nineteenth century dressmaker these ladies are made to look well after all in these gowns. A little judicious padding across shoulders and the understanding of the values of special arrangements of trimming give the slender wo man what she lacks aud deceives the eye which looks upon the stout one. The 1llun fnr Winter Wear. There is nothing newer or more fetching for winter house-wear than the little blouses of tomato red silk. These often have yokes and collars and cuffs covered with a lattice of black velvet, ribbon, a jet-bead be- in? nxod where the ribbons cros each other. The blouse is by no means a thing of the past, and very light and EVERY SUCCESSFUL farmer who raises fruits, vegetables, berries or grain, knows by experience the importance of having a large percentage of Potash in his fertilizers. If the fer tilizer is too low in Potash the harvest is sure to be small, and of inferior quality. Our books tell about the proper fertilizers for all crops, and we will gladly send them free to any farmer, CERHAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. bright ones of silk will be worn this winter. One pretty thing of wide striped blue and white taffeta, wi'h a flue, hi ii ok line running throrgh it. too, is made with a bias yoke at the back, with the bodice below the yoke cut with the stripes to run across instead of up and (town.' I ti from the stripes go up and down, and thev are tucked very finely down for about the depth of a short yoke. The sleeves are very scant skirt ones, with a n irrowcutl, clos ing with cull buttons. There are wide white an 1 red, white and bln aud other colors in crisp little tatf 'ta blouses, ranging in price from $5 to $10, according to the quality of the silk. These simple blouses are handy, and looked upon as iilmo-t indispensa hie by the woma. who dotes on com fortable but becoming gowning. The silk blouse is suitable for any but dress occasions, aud for home wear it is especially designed. With the silk blouse linen collars and ties may be worn, though the ribbon and lace stocks aro preferred and are better suited to accompany such bodices. The plain black satin blouse seems to have gone entirely out of favor, while the one of black peau de soie, with finely tucked yoke, has just come in, and is re garded as something very desirable and smart. KKAUTYIS BASED OS II K. I.T1I. The Gtrl'n Clear Complexion the KHl-c-tloll of He -Good Health. "Y'ou are desirous of having a clear complexion?" inquires Ruth Ashmore iu the November Ladies' Home Journal. l,t is not enough that you simply treat yourself ex ternally. The complexion is the thermometer that tells by its sallow ness that the liver is out of order; ,by the red spots upon it that the stomach needs attention, and by its dull, heavy look that the kidneys demand treatment. Wtter exter nally and intern-illy mikes wonvn good to look upon. Tiken incern! ly, it flushes several important or gans and acts upon them as a rinser, cariying away all the poisonous m it ter that his so rapidly accumulated. Where your digestion is out of order a simple medicine recommended by a Southern mammy and found efficacious, is a glass of hot water not tepid, for that m iy c mse sicH ness in which has bnen thrown and dissolved a good pinch of fine table salt. It is possible tint, just at first, when taken before breakfast, yon nny not care for this medicinal drink, and can only take one half of it; but hoping on and hoping ever, you will g"t so that a g ihietful of it is looked forward to with pleasure, while its etrjct is shown by th utter lack of pimples or spots, by the smoothness ot the skin and the brightness of the eyes. If you find yourself growing weak from your worn, then on a day when you have plenty of time take a tepid b ith into which plenty of rock salt has tvwi thrown, an I rub yourself dry with a coarse towel." A Good I' lie f ir Toads. The latest and most ingenious way of getting rid of roiches and water bugs we have heard of is related of a citizen of Schenectady, whose kitchen was infected with them. A servant, hearing that toads were an ant'dote, caught three ordin try hop toads and put them in the kitchen. Not a roach or water bu', it is stated, can now be fon id in tin house. The toais have become domesticated, never wander about the house, and are so cleanly an I iu- ouensive that there is no objection to their presence. Another use for t a is is to employ them for insect destroyers in the garden. They are determined enemies of all kinds of snails and slugs, which it is well known c in In a single night destroy a vast quantity of lettuce, carrots, asparagus, etc. Toads are also kept in vituyards, where thev devour duriug the night millions of Insects that escape the pursuit of nocturnal birds, and might commit incalculable havoc on the buds and young shoots of the vine. In Paris toads are an article of merchandise. They are kept in tubs and sold at the rate of two francs a dozen. Hampshire Gazette. The Thouglulean M'tthur Vfay make her child as unhappy as the bad mother. The mother who takes no interest not only in the happiness but in the appearance of tier children is going to have chil dren who will give her neither love nor consideration. You find it troublesome, so you say, to arrange a luncheon for the boy at school, and you let th cook fix up anything and wrap it up in a piece of news paper. Tne agony endured by your sensitive boy cannot be counted nor understood. He sees the other boys take their daintily arranged lunch eons, either out or tiny DasKets or clean pasteboard bJxes, or fresh white paper or clean napkins. He sees the sandwich, the piece of cake, the apple or the orange, and possibly in one corner he finds a surprise in the shape of some candies carefully put in an envelope. -And your poor bov will walk around the play ground nat he may not see b ys who have mothers to think of them. He is astiamed of his luncheon and so he keeps it in his pocket, i:id pulls out a piece of dry bread or a bit of biscuit or a piece of thick meat, swallowing each as quickly as Eosnbleso that no other boy can guess ow miserable he is. You count it a little thing. I count ita great thing. To hurt the pride of a child means to make him lose confidence in him self as certainly as he loses love for vou. It is better to die without knowing one particle of Greek, with an utter and intense ignorance of the history of Egypt, and without belonging to one club instead of six. than to hurt the heart of your sou. Ludies Home JoU' nal. If you feel dull, languid, broken down, debilitated, have weak stom ach or indigestion, use Dr. M. A. 8.iiimoiiB Liver Medicine. ltn The American Queen. Are women nvan iu money mat tere? is the subject of a symposium iu the Christmas issue of The Amer ican Q'leen. The symposium is clev erly worked out by Gertrude Ather ton and Adeline Sargent Lois Knight contributes an article on Christmas church decoration, and gives a number of original illintra tions for adorning churches in holly and mistletoe for the holiday season. The cover i a clever sketch by Tra ver, titled "Under the' Mistletoe." presenting a woman paying th" for feit of a kiss beneath the mistle toe hough. The Christmas Issue Is well up to itn usual high standard in all its de partments, and presents a real holi day apperance. Pains in head, neck, shoulders, hack, front, sides, bins and limbs are readily cured by Simmons Hqiw Vine Wine or Tablets. lui MAiJIC WROUGHT BY RAIN. ' Darren Aunt t si Ian IMhIch Suddenly Trans formed Into Flower Gardens. Tho wlioh of the interior of Australia Is not, us fionii' people appear to think, a des ert. It U tiatrsed by river courses, such as thoso of the i'inku, Bnrcoe and Wnr- buriou, u'.l draining southward toward Lake Kyro. Nothing could bo n:oro striking than tho cuntrnst between tho dry and wet sen- son, status Profeshor Baldwin Spencer, who visited central Australia on a scion- tilio mission. In the former ono travels mile nfter milo over bare, stony plains, with scarcely sign of plant or nninial life. The sun beats down hotly on shinina fields of brown and purple stones, crossed every now and then by thin bunds of Uruury looking mulgii trees. Such phints os there aro nro compara tively few and far npr.rt. As to tho nnl- iniils, they hivo to siinivo ns best they ciui; ants, lint and grasshoppers exist in countless numbers tunl u fiord food to liz ards, nml perhaps smaller mari-upiul ruts and mico. In tho rniny senson, which may only oc cur once In 18 months, everything is changed. From tho highlands in the cen ter and from every range of hills the water rushes down in torrents. Vust areas, pre viously impassable by reason of drought, now become impassable lroni l!ood. With in a lew hours the hole scene is changed. Tho water has loosened tho hard ground and countless minimis have appeared. Clay pans and water holes aro noisy with tho croaking of frogs; crustaceans hatch out with wonderful rnnldity from circa which have lain on tho dry ground for, it may bo, many months; small mnlhisks buried in clay nro released, and every in. habitant of land and waier sets to work to liiako tho best of its hhort lifo. Hio ground within a day or two Is preen with the leaves of countless seedlings, which grow rapidly; birds appear as if by magic, and the once dry and silent coun try is now bright with (lowers and foliage and animals, ull decked out iu their live liest colors. After perhaps a few days the rains cense and the waters quickly become conllncd to the river channels, scouring out holes hero nnd there, where a email supply will ro main for a time after the shallower parts have till dried up. As the wuter disappears everything re turns to its arid state, and It is only those animals and plants that hnvo succeeded in reaching a sufficiently far advanced stage of growth that have any chance of surviv ing. Tho weaklings among tho plants are quickly killed off. Pall Mall Gazette. Met Ills Match. "Henrietta," said Mr. Moekton, as he gently pushed tho door open, "you left word that you wished to soo tho milkman. Uo'h hero." Hio went out immediately, ond confront ing tho man, who 6tood on the stop, ex claimed: "So you nro tho person who lins been bringing us nlkgod luilkforthe past six weeks." "Yes, ma'nm," was tho answer. "But my responsibility ends right thcro. I ain't tho cow, you know." Sho caught Ler breath and looked at him hard. "1 have paid you regularly, have I not" slio Inquired, witJ sarcasm. "Very regular, ma 'am. And I make freo to say that I'vo brought tho milk reg ular in return, and, what is more, it's as good milk as anybody in town has bocn getting." "I havo no fault to find with thoinilk," she remarked in tones that wcro not loud, but very cold and metallic. "The milk is all right." "Thank you, ma'am." "I havo no doubt thut it is aa good milk as can bo purchased." "Yes'm." "But thcro is a stratum of limestone under your farm. Water that conies from limestone always did annoy mo. I don't wish to seem too particular, hut I will say right here that if you can't go to tho trou ble of digging n cistern in order to supply customers who don't liko limestone water, you're going to lose my trade." Washing ton Star. KltEE VILLS. Send your address to If. K. Bueklen it Co., t'hieauo, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Liie Pills. A trial will convince you of theirmerits. These pills are easy in action and are particu larly effective in the o&re of constipa tion and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaran teed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular sire i cent ter lbox.-SipId y'oldrldtfeir Irvine, Drug gists, junea iy ijj AVcge tabic Prep aration for As -similating theFoodandRegula ling the Stomachs and Bowels of Promotes Pigestion.Chcerful ncss andRcst.Contains neither Oprum.Morptiinc nor Mineral. IfoT Narcotic. jimp ofOldVrSAMUELPITCHEIl JU.Srnna l:JulU SJb -jtwt Snd Jkmtrmipt -JjiCurtenrntSeJ H'cmSttd -' . (Isnfud Jutur "mtvyr'tUnr. A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of MEW YORK. Mt,Wrii,r."ar.!' - EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. ..M'M & I'M Hie Have Realized the fact, that in order to sell goods these days, they must BE sold on the very LO WES T margin, some at cost, some below cost. We have on hand a large and complete assortment of FURNI TURE. We will close out the entire stock Bheaper Than Ever. We have bargains for you, and if you are go ing to buy FurniturE come and get our pri ces. Bear in mind that a dollar saved is a dol lar made. 1 W. J. OAKES. A une4 ly North j THE PHOENIX . BANK, COLUMBIA, PAID IN CAPITAL, $3 0.000. We solicit the accounts of Farmers, Merchants and others, and guarantee aa liberal treatment as Is consistent with safe business principles, J. P. STREET, JNO. V. FKIEKMON, Jr., J. L. HCTTOH, Jnnl President. Vice-President. Cawhler. II ill iin Strictly a Banking Business. capital, 3010 it ywvit J. W. FRY. President. We sollolt deposits, no matter how small, and promise oourteous attention tn'anr patrons. The MAURY NATIONAL BANK, COLUMBIA, J60.000. CAPITAL, Surplus, $12,000. fWccnantn of farmers, merchants and others solicited GMiKtlK T. Hl'UHKH, ROBERT V. CHURCH, Janl President. Vloe-Presldent. HARRIS & COLE BROTHERS, Manufacturers HOUGH and DRESSED LUMBER OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Also Sash, Doors, Blinds and Mouldings. WOOD delivered to all parta of the city. febill ly UlUlinl For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of rile Kind You Have Always Bought. AM M 1L V wmm m IT BUS row Hull TM eiNTAUII COMMNT. NCW VOKH CITY. . .. . Main Street, Columbia, Tenn. TKNNESSKE. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I J. P. HTREET. JOHN W. FRIERSON, Jb. JOHN A. OAK EH. JOHN I). DOBBINS. J. L. HUTTON. W. B. OJREKNLAW V. F. W ATKINS. OF COLUMBIA, , TENNESSEE. MI DIRECTOkS: Bith al Howard, j. p. Brownlow. J. J. FlxmissI J. E. Brownm)W. J. F. Brownlow. T. J. Ra. J.C. Rka. . P. BROWNLOW. J. F. BROWNLOW, Vice-President. Cashier. Janl TENNESSEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. O.T. Huehea. C. A. Parker. It. L. Martin. W. W. Joyce. K. O. Church A. F. Rrown. A. B. Rains. W. M. Chealr. Lovd Cecil. A. McKissack, W. P. Kidley. R. W. McLemore, Jii John W. Cecil. James Andrew! C. A. 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