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Herber G. Kimball who died at Salt
Lake, On June %, was born in 1901,
and at his death had therefore reach
the age of 81 years. He was convert
ed to Mormonism in 1882, at Kirt-
land, Ohio, where Sidney Rigdon and
Joe Smith, the originators of Mormon
ism, with few followers, afterward,
in 1886, erected a temple. Mormon
ism was then in its infancy, and did
not organize as a church until the
year following. He embraced Nor
monism in the same year with Brig
ham Young, and we believe, a few
months earlier. Smith and Rigdon
started mill and store at Kirkland,
and organized, without charter,a bank,
of which Smith was President and
Rigdon Cashier. The bank failed and
Smith and Rigdon were tarred and
foathored. Iu all these troubles, as
well as in their subsequent removal
to Missouri and return to Kirkland
Ito make money" )" Kimball and Young
shared. Ia 1885 he was ordained
one of the twelve apostles, and 1887
he was sent with Orson Hyde from
Kirkland, where the first Mormon tenn
pie was just completed, as a missiona-
ry to England. When the constitu-
tion Of the Mormon Church was per-
fected by the creation of a first PreSi-
dency, to preside over and govern the
whole church, it consisted OF Brigham
Young, Herber G. Kimball and Dan
iel G. Wells. To this triumvirate
the twelve apostles, and the Melchisi-
dec and Aaronic priesthood, as we'll
as the Estate of Deseret" or civil gov
ernment of MormOndOm, were all sub
ject. Kimball would at any time,
therefore, have succeeded Brigham
Young as head of the church iu the
event of the death Of the latter. 1t is
not improbable that Kimball has re
tired from life in order that Brigham
Young jr, might take his place as the
successor of the Prophet. Brigham
was accustomed to speak of Kimball
as the model saint. His sanctity con-
sisted ot an inexhaustible servility and
sycophancy toward Brigham, and a
lecherouS gloating over the polygamic
feature of Mormonism. He was un-
educated, coarse, and disgusting as
speaker; full of low cunning and un-
relenting iu his vengeance, His large
powerful form inclined to corpulency.
aud he was in the habit of boasting
that he had more wives than Brigham
Young himself. Writers upon Mor-a
monism do not, however, sustain this
statement one writer assigning him
as few as Is wives in 1857. His son,
recently returned from England,
! whittier he has been sent as mission
arv alnng with brigham Vonng ir
and his nephew, was several years
| ago Implicated IN and arrested for one
of the secret DANTE murders charged
upon the Mormons. It's not safe to
predict that the Mormon Church will
sustain any loss from the death of
Kimball; on the contrary, it has for
some time been we'll known that Brig
ham Young, .jr., was in some way to
succeed the Prophet, and the death of
Kimball. so far from being an afflic.
ton in the eyes of Brigham, must be
a great convenience.
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WHAT RUM WILL DO.-SOme years
ago, in one of the counties of New
York, a worthy mah was decoyed in
to a licensed tavern, and tempted to
drink until he was drunk In the de-
lirium of drunkenness he went home
and murdered his wife in the most
shocking manner. He was carried to
the jail while drunk, and kept through
the night. Awaking in the morning
and looking around upon the walls
and seeing the bars upon the windows
he exclaimed;
"Is this Jail ?"
'Yes, you are in Jail" answered
some one.
What am here for q was the ear
nest inquiry.
"For murder p was the answer.
With still greater astonishmeL. anC
earnestnesS he inquired, "DOes m.
wife know it?"
"Your wife know it?" said somt
one; why, it was your wife you have
killed
On this announcement, he dropped
suddenly, as if h. had been strucl
dead. Let il DC remembered that tht
constable who carried him to Jail solC
him the liquor which caused his drunk
enne8; the justice who issued the wal
rant was ore of those who signed hi
license, and the sheriff who hung hin
also sold liquor and kept ten pi
alley.
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A WAR ANECDOTE.-During the
"late unpleasantnes5" there was a
cool, unquenchable sort of Yankee,
named Gum, who ran a stage in west
ern Virginia over route once infested
by bushwhackcrs. We frequently
told Gum that he would some day
get smashed up and gobbled, and he
had better give up his job; but all to
no purpose. for he kept on driving
stage and pocketing the greenbackS,
So three Of US concluded we would
give him so good a scare that he would
accept it as Il warning. In coming
from his stable late at night, he al
ways took a short cut across an old
burying ground. One Of our number
wrapped in a sheet, lav down stark
and stiff on one of the newly made
graves, while the others lodged be
hind touIbotoneS, and lmpatiently
awaited Gums arrival. Soon he
came along, whistling and swinging
pair of heavy brides, when all a
once he was confronted by the spec
tire. There he stood for a few mo
ments with his arms akimbo, and cool
ly eyed the object from head to foot
then raising his brides began to give
it tremendous thrashing, bawling a
the same time:
"Consarn your old picter, what are
you doing out here this time o'night
Get into your hole"
We concluded to let old Gum alon
after that.
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The CHILD AND THE BERRIES
Look, papa" cried a child, "at the
berries | have found"
As his little girl said it she showed
her father her basket half full Of them.
Why did he start and ask, Have
you eaten Of them, my child ?'
mo, papa
"NOt one 2"
"No, papa, not one"
He was very pale as though some
great sorrow had touched him; but
he murmured, Thank God"
Give them to me, he said, "ever,
one.'
every one. papa p
/ "Yes, every one; | must fling then
all away"
"Fling away my pretty berries, tina
| took so long to find ?"
yes, my dear child they are poi
sonous."
There were tears in her eyes, bu
she gave them up, and he dug deer
hole in the garden, flung them il
stamped them to pieces, and buried
them.
"Why, what are they ?" she asked
When he answered, he said "They
are the deadly nightshade.
Hast Thou, o, Father. ever taken
away the berries that it took US so
long to fnd d? We know thou didst
| it in mercy, but it was hard to think
so then.
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UNCOMMON GAME.-Last Monday
forenoon, as Mr.. Samuel Green, who
lives in the southeast part of Danville,
was at work near his house, he saw
a black bear cross the highway some
thirty or forty rods from him. He at
once notified his neighbors, and with
his son started in pursuit. The bear
passed over on to the farm of Nathan
Martin. In short time dozen men
and boys, with several dogs, were in
hot pursuit. AS the dogs came up
with bruin, he turned around and look
ed at them and "made his mouth go, ?
and after that no persuasion could
make the dogs follow the bear. A
fox hound was owned in the nclghbor.
hood, however, and he was put on the
track, and he soon made it too hot
for the bear, who took to tree. lie
came down however, before the mer
with guns came within range. This
he did three times, but the last time
a rife ball through the shoulder killee
him. The party then loaded theil
game into a hay wagon and brough
him to this place where he was exhib
tied to old and young, many of th'
younger perhaps never having seen
bear before.-C0tedonsan.
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A married woman in Kansas, who
recently eloped with physician, left
the following unique note for her hus-
band:
Dear hubby-You're played out,
I like DIR. - so well that | prefer
going with him rather than stay With
you-you good-for-nothing, degener-
ate cuss. It's none Of your business
where we've gone to. 1t won't do you
a bit of good to follow us, for !
wouldn't live another day with you to
save your life. You made a mistake
IN thinking / loved you. Inever did
| married you for convenience sake.
take the baby along and I'll take
care of it. You can sue for divorce
or get married as soon as you please
The woman who gets you next viii
have healthy old prize. Good-by
Be virtuous and you'll be happy.
o Your LATE WIFE.
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A foreign letter thus compares the
two Representative Houses of Eng
land and the United States:
SO far as the dignity of the house
OF Commons compares with our house
OF Representatives, the balance is to
the credit of the latter, notwithstand-
ing the violations of good manners
and good taste which sometimes occur
there. There is no appearance of
deliberation in the house of Commons.
The members sit with their hats on,
and keep up a perpetual tumult by
expressions of favor or disapprobation
while a member is speaking. On the
evening Of our visit, Mr.. Gladstone
called up his second and third reso-
lutlons respecting the discndowment
of the church of Ireland, and was lis
tened to respectfully, while he made
temperate, but in no sense eloquent
speech in support Of them. In size
and general appearance, from aChere
aOe sat, he reminded us of Senator Nor
rill Of Maine. When anv member
arose to speak for the government, the
opposition were very boisterous, and
would have coughed down almost any
man not accustomed to such a tumult.
No American need blush for the man
nerS of Congress in the presence of
Englishmen. The habit of stump
speaking in America, and the excel
lence of much of the platform lectur-
ing, give to our public men generally
more freedom of utterance and more
earpestness of manner than the Eng
llShmen acquire, and they are as a
class more interesting speakers. The
Parliament FL ouse buildings are
among the latest efforts at elaborate
architecture, and are graceful and
highly decorated. They have not the
slightest resemblance to any public
buildings in our country. They diff
fer SO entirely from the Capitol at
Washington as not to admit of any
comparison; but we think the latter
is the more imposing structure OF the
two.
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ANDREW JOHNSON, DRUNK, I

CAN'T SNUB GEN. GRANT, SObEh.
Something New! No more Fractions in cast
ing Interest No more hard work in Figures
New Book, New Rules, and easy ones tool
Casting Interest at any rate per cent Drafting
Der, Round Timber, sc. Measuring Hay and
Grain in Now and Bin. Fractions made easy !;
YES, reduced to the comprehension OF boy
Making Alloys Metals, Soldiers. Dips TOR SILVER
Platers Bleaching and Dyeng, and many valu-
able Kuies and Recipes. Book sent postpaid,
for so cents. Address C.. X. HARLOW, Box
6S5, West Meriden, Conn. llm6
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One thousand tons of iron ore are
now shipped every day from Port
Henry, on the west shore of Lake
Champlain. The mines are six miles
back from the Lake, and railroad
is being built to transport the ore
from them to the docks. 3---4si-tt- re
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Coon ADVICE -Stop orumblino,

GOOD ADvICE.-Stop grumbling.-
Get up two hours earlier in the morn
ing, and begin to do something out of
your regular profession. Mind your
own business, and with all your might
let other peoples alone. Live within
your means. Sell your horses. Give
away or sell your dog. Smoke your
cigars through an air tight stove. Eat
with moderation, and go to bed early.
Talk less OF your own peculiar gifts
and virtues, and more of those of your
friends and neighbors. Be cheerful
Fulfill your promises. Pay youl
debts. Be yourself all you would see
in others. Be good man and stoE
grumbling.
Il raf n
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SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTISTRY,

~ NJ. PERRY, the old and experienced Den
II +. tist ofOrleans County is still at Barton,
and in readiness to attended to all work peftaln-
ing TO his profession in a prompt and efficient
manner. Also to extract teeth without pain, by
the use of Nitrous Oxide Having one of the
best Apparatus in use. Charges reasonable as
those Of any respectable Dentist. Please cali
Advice gratis.
Rarton Oct o. 1867.
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g. d K n Il | 5 = r Y.
QlIfYNY would respectfully call the at
tention of all those in need OF ARTIFICIAL
TEETH in this vicinity, that l am permanently
locatedin BARTON, VT and am making teeth
on Hard Rubber, with all the latest improve
ments) which is far superior to any other RrePaT,
alton in strength and adherence. Also, IEtl Il
EXTRACTED wITOUT PAIN by the use o.
NITROUS OXIDE GAS, which can be administer
ed with perfect safety to all. Particular atten.
tion paid to the saving of Natural Teeth. Al
operations Warranted to GiUe Satisfaction
GEO. B. BOWERS.
oFFIoE IN TwoMBLY's BUILDING. BARTON, VT
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II u BIB ARD & NJ 0 K ) h
IL House, Sign N Carriage Painters,
BARTON, VERMONT.
ImkatoIs of Wood and Marble, Paper Hangers
Glaciers, &C., &c.
NJ. HUBBARD. r h. hOh'N L.
II. p. BALLARD & Co.,

PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
For the sale of Butter, Cheese, Lard, Tallow,
Eggs, Beans, Peas, Flour, Grain, Hops, Wool,
Poultry, Game, Venison, Green and Drled
Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco and all kinds OF
Country Produce.
332 WASHINGTON ST., NEW YORK.
Also AGENTS for the Great United States TEA
WAREHOUSE. All orders promptly attendedtc tc
References North River Bank, N. Y. City; Da'
vid Muir, 2Broadway, N. Y; Ballard & Bro
Richmond, Va; D. G.. McCotter, l4l Broad
way, n. Y; Smith 8 Maynard, ID CourtlanC
St., N. Y; H l.. Simson, 1856 Washington 81:
NY; J. T. Whtebouse, 25 Courtland St., n
Y; d. S. Havens, southampton, l.. l.
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Pennsylvania is growing a heavy
grass crop.
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o. III. AU STIN,

DEALER IN
DRY& w. l. 500 d S, & C.
A large assortment of Hats and Caps Of new
STYLES. Also great variety of Boots and Shoes.
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Government only little over three -
lion year. And when it was Will, 1. '''
the colored people must take car, -
themselves. lie urged them to Sind, ;,
do right-love truth, and trust God II,
God of Israel would protect them "
He told them to get homes-be trua -
one another as husbands and w;roa "
parents and children. And he canoS
upon all, white and black, to piva ~
their prejudices and their hatreds Tor -
is an empire III itself. Industry and ad
ucation would deveIope its Resources
and love to God aud man wouId mol.
the people all prosperous and happy
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
COTTON.

From every source we learn that there
will pc good crop of fcotton this year in
Texas; the worm has made It's appear
ance in several counties, but so far has
done very little damage.
New cotton at Houston has been sold
for eighteen cents a pound and at La.
vaca at sixteen cents, pound gold.
Texas will raise a great deal of cotton
this year and the planters ought to get a
good price for it as the crop will be short
in the sou tn.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
Grand School Exhibition
At Columbus.

In another place will be fonnd letter
from Columbus full of interest. 1t gives
an accent OF the grand school exhlDl-
ton OF the colored school at Columbus
on the last of the month. 1t is with great
pride we give place to this account ol 'ns
school exhibition, and we are very sorry
we are unable this week to give the pfo'
gramme they sent us.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

GENERAL HOWARD. print long a.
count of General Howsrd's remarks az n1'
fin. He will talk to the coIored people every i,
where, and they will be able to hear nl' AlI. III.
voice and remember his good advice from '.r -,
own lips. Still there may be some ONE, "D' ha GOOD
not hear General Howard and it will Dc s'
for them to read of him.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
Colored Democrats.

The so-called Democratic consorro
party is just now doing all in its nova,
to have colored men join it,
Let us but look back a few month,
weeks and see how these democratic ooo
tlemen have acted.
They have acted entirely as if the col
ored people were not free and as if ,bar
were not human creatures, and if tba
democrats, had the Lower the coored
people would all be back in slavery again
Colored men have been murdered upon
the slightest prelences, and evervibno
done 10 make their condition better and
more safe has been fought by these So
called democrats.
= In the loyal northern and western
States the democr,tic party calls itself
the "whita mars party" and saws in
plain words that colored men shall nev-
er have amy rights in this country.
In the South the democrats are trvino
to coax and scare and starve the colored
men into their party, and we actually
hear of colorcd men making speeches in
favor of the democrats.
We ask every co!ored man, woman
and child, 10 look at the colored man
who has turned Democrat What is he2
We are ashamed to say he is one Of
the men for whom Abraham Lincoln
died.
We are ashamed to say he belongs to
the colored race which owes all the scars
and wrongs it bears to this very demo,
cratic party.
We are ashamed to own that he is one Of
those for whom the Republican party has
battled so long and faithful. The black
man in tile democratic party cannot feel
at home unless he be one who like the
dog licks the hand of the master who
has cow-hided him.
This is a free country and thank God
we are all free, and although it is enough
to make us mad to see a colored man 60
ing with the democrats vel it is his PRIV
Hedge and the freedom we claim for
ourselves we must let others enjoy
Therefore we hope the colored people
will no. show their temper when a COL
ored man chooses to turn Democrat.
There will not be enough to hurt, and
it will only show that there are some
colored men mean enough to be demo
Gratis.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
The First Gun Of Victory.

The first gun was fired on The second
of thisImonth by Vermont tells of the
certain election of General Grant and the
victory of the Republican party. Vermont
has Just held State election and elected
the Republican Candidates by thirty
thousand majority. God bless old Yer
mont, she has always true to liberty.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
TO our Agents.

Write your letter to DR.. M. c. KEITH, Austin
Texas. Send names of subscribers as soon as
you get them, but keep money until we direct
Won how to send it, Don't write Free Mans
Press on the outside of your letter, as it might
be eOnfiscated on the road.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

SKIES FRIGHTENING. AS the time
draws near for the election the skies are
Frightening in the horizon.
Vermont the State of the Green noun
tains hos spoken, and the certainty of
Gen. Grant beiug our next President
takes the shape of decree from the
the good Providence, who rules over us.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
TO Preachers and Teachers.

The Freeman's Press will be sent free to every
clergymen of the colored people in the State, and
to all teachers of colored schools. Send us your
names
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

We are receiving letters from all parts of the
State, all of them containing promises, and
many of them have long lists of names
Many of these letters we shall publish from
time to time. Do not neglect to write to us, as
often as you have anything to write about. We
trust to your letters for the news, more than we
trust rebel newspapers. Write us often, and we
will answer all letters, and any questions which
you ask will be answered through the paper.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

DR.. Keith is now out among the color
ed people and is taking their names so
that they can have the Free Mans Press
corae to their homes every week.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

AT the recent execution of the murder
ers of Prince Michael, ball rebounded
from one ofthe posts to which the crem
inals were attached, killing the officer
in command of the firing party.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12

Don't neglect to have a copy Ofthis paper t
take home with you. Let some one read it to you
and let every colored man learn to read; SO that
he can read the Bible aud the newspaper, the
two great educators which, God has appointed
to enighten the world.
Take the Free Mans Press.
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
General Howard's Visit To Texas.


he has had more to do than any man in
the country.
General Howard, is christian soldier.
He lost an arm during the war and
was one of the b:avest and most honored
of the union Generals.
Before the murder of President Lincoln,
that good man, whose heart burned with
love and pity for tile emancipated freed
people, expressed a desire that General
Howard be placed in charge of the Freed
mans Burean.
We take the following account Of Gen
eral Howard's address 10 the colored
people in Austin, from the Austin Repub-
lican:
The General began by stating his expe-
rience as christian, and explained how
this experience had taught him TO love
all men without any distinctlon-there is
brotherhood of men enjoined by the re-
Iigion of Christ. He then discussed the
Organization and works of the Freed
mak's Bureau. He knew President Lin
coin well; he had felt the warm beating
of that generous heart; hoped that he had
caught something of his spirit, and he
aimed TO work out some Of his great
ideas.
The existence of the Bureau was neces
STATED by the condition of the freedmen
at the close Of the war-they were poor,
homeless and friend)ess; they were col
lected in large numbers in the cities; the
fields going to waste. The cry from the
South was, "What shall we do for
bread?" He knew that the proper reply
to tins was, "Till the land" Eut The
constant importanity was, "Give us
SYSTEM the negroes won't work in free
DOM"
Some wanted systom of peonage sim
liar to that IN Mexico, and others clam >r-
ed for something else. But the govern
nent was pledged to the freedom of the
coIored prople. No coercive measure
could even be thought Of. He sent Com
missloners TO each State and instructed
them to get the colored people back to
the country, to their former homes and
plantations, and to have them contract
with the land holders. They were sue
cessful.
The negroes did work, and they work
ed we'll when paid.
He found some difficulty in enforcing
payment for wages. There were some
mean men who were unwilling to pay
their laborers, but they had been compe!l-
ed. He was glad to say that majority
of the planters were fulfilling their eu-
gagements. This whole question of la
Dor naturally settles itself.
He next spoke of education, subject
near his heart. He did not expect much
of the colored people now grown, they
could do little more than learn to read
the word of God-he hoped they would
all do that. Some twenty five different
church or christian organizations in the
North proposed to send teachers among
he freedmen. He had helped them.
The colored children were improving
rapidly. North Carolina was ahead;
there were twenty three thousand colored |
children in school last year IN that State.
1t had been said that the colored people
would not educate their children when
Government help is Withdrawn. He did
lot believe it; and he urged the people to
consider the matter we'll, and to deny
70 school. His father died when he was
The free man's press., 1868-09-12
Notice.

Persons writing to the Office on business,
will address, "Dr. M. C. Keith, Austin, Texas.