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The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

On the eth ultimo, white girl named
Kennedy, living 10 DeSoto county, Miss,
while crossing the woods to nsighbor's,
was seized upon by nsgro and horribly
violsted. Next morning he was found by
the citi.ehs, taken before the child and
identified BY her. Other circnmstantial
evidence clearly showed his guilt. He
Was then taken out and hanged. 'd.a
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03
Assther Sui, Involving tho Test Oath,

Yesterday and tho day before the testi
mony to be used by Messrs. McFibbons
and Piuer in their contest ofthe pretended
election of their opponents to tho Office
Of Collector and Sheriff Of Buchanan
county, was being collected Clerks were
in the Court. House copying the names oi
the rejected voters fled 10 the County
Clerks Office. The list is q long one.
The names Of 1,420 citizens of buchanan
county were copied from the list of re.
jected voters. This did not include those
Of Lake township, which will increase the
number to 1,450 at least. There they
are--nearly fifteen hundred citizens aud
tax payers Of this county cxclld from,
the polls. They own about half the prop.
erty Of the county.
1t is safe to say that not one hundred
Of them ever committed the overt act Of
aid to the Southern Confederacy contem- =
plated by the Radical law under which
they ore ostensibly excluded from the
polls. According to the decision Of the
Radical Judge Holmes, Of the Supreme
Court, defining "sympathy" under the
law, not fifty, perhaps, could be disftau.
chised. .,s
As remarked on former occasion, the
object Of the suit Is TO- Investigate the
entire work Of registration as we'll as
election after wars, as it was conducted by
the Radical officials Of this county. The
effort will be made to bring to light the
aflidavits and their authors, upon which
tho Board Of Review rejected nearly one
thousand voters after they had been reg.
istcrcd.
The suit is an important one in all r.
spects, and We have reason to know
will be prosecuted with vigor.-St. Joe
Gazette.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Il 10 said that Gen. Grant has informed,
or intends TO inform bis friends ID Bos.
ton, that tho movement in that city for q
public reception or demonstration during
bis proposed visit there, is cont:ary to his
wishes, and trusts NO hospitalities will be
offered. He desires to make his trip .
quiet one, and hopes he will not be dis.
turbed BY any demonstration whatever.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

4. A. Pollard has gone to Richmond
to aasums editorial control Of the South
eru opinion, The charge Of which has
just bees made vacant BY. the assassina.
tion ofhis brother.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Gen. John O'Nsil Vas unanimously
elected President of the Feniau Brother.
hood At their recent Congress 10 Phils.
dslphia. The delegates pledged their
entire support to the plans submitted BY
him, and resolved to use their influence
70 stop all recriuinations and denuncia.
tions among Irishusn laboriug for the
independence Of ireland. g..
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03
W. Long, the champion long distahc

". Long, the champion long distance
runner Of England. aud W. E. Harding,
the champion three mile runner Of Amer
ica, siesed articles Of agreement in New
York on the 2S,h ultimo, to run one half
mile for the championship Of the world,
on the 26th Of this month, al the Fashion
course, for $1,000.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

II. Rkss Polhsd, editor Of the Rich
moud (va} Southern Opinion, was as,
sassinated on the morning Of the 24th
ult. while entering bis ofics, BY some
one who felt sggrisvsd BY 90 article he
had published.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

A esrrsspondsu. Of the Pail Mall Ga
ist.s nys that Gsribaldi 10 about to lsavs
his home asd e.igrats to America. The
eonclusiou has been arrived ct In eonse.
qusncs Of the reprosehes Of Massiui and
his friends, consequent upon the Gensr-
ais failure 10 the Roman insurrection last
gear. .......
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

TIE "Daaasr Of Liberty" ~ sxesllsst
Democratic paper. published BY g. J.
Beebe, New York, comes to us this week
in now dress, and as full Of sound sense,
Democracy. wit and humor as ever.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Prof. John A. Nichols. Of the College
IF the City Of New York, disd Un the
evening Of the 28th ultimo.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

An effort is IN foot to have the State
government Of MaryiaSd declared ubfs.
publican 10 form. .y,,
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03
Care.

With this naabss Of the Herald our
iatsrsst 10 IL publication ceases, having
sold ont 70 Mr.. fIsHEa, Who will gil out
all prepaid subscriptions, aud collect what
10 dss. The accounts due The firm for
advertising Or job. work will bs settled by
sisher Mr.. fIsnEa or myself; aud all
Psrsons vho ere indebted to 10 are sar-
usssly rsqusstsd TO call and settle.
Z. ]. ELLIS.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Il will BE- sssu that 0susrsl Grant owes
his slsetion 70 the 6snthern States, which
wsrs ssrried fos hin By the Rscoustrus.
dsa frauds and the uss Of tho bayonct,
His honest vote does not elect hin. q
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Grants m,jority 10 Ohio is 4l,l90.
Grants, majority 10 Indisaa is 1916.
Grants majority 10 Connecticut is S.048.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-03

Schuyler Colfax's wife is 80 years old.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

"This belongs TO some poor woman, who
Is nice body, know, by the way she has
tied Il up, 80 neat and 80 careful. What
isin itT al don't know" said he. "Well,
then, let US see" said she, whether 1t be
. prize OF not"lI II .LILU .|ltL
On opening II they found cas- in bills
and two quarters, neatly rolled up and
tied with thread, also thimble, a bod.
kin, and pair Of scissors. "There, did
not tell you II was a woman's pocket
booki" said she "now this must be adver-
tised the owner can call and describe
everything in II, and she must and shall
get t."
SO an advertisement was put in the
evening paper. The next morning early
lady called in Commendable distress,
having lost her pockct-book. When asked
to describe II she gave description of
one SO different that she was promptly
told that this pocket.book was not hers.
The next one could not describe hers, but
she would know II II she saw II, and didn't
want any unless 1t was her own. She
was shown an old one lying in the drawer,
which, after looking st 1t all around, she
returned with smile, saying, "that is not
mine" Soon after another lady called
and described this last pocket-book to a
dot when told she had not lost the pock-
et.book found and advertised she left. In
the afternoon she called again with q
gentleman and another lady, and made
| formal demand for the waif, and was again
refused. The gentleman then spoke up,
announcing himself as a lawyer and coun.
sci for the lady, and demanded the pocket
book with much fervor, and promising the
full extent of legal punishment If denied
| The finder rang the bell, and his man
Sam came bowing into the room 10 see
what was wanted
Instead of directing him to hand around
the wine (Which was the fashion in those
days. he was ordered TO "show that lawyer
who Is not a gentleman, to the front door
and off the front stoop, and IL he don't &C
! quickly, Sam, kick HIM out" The party
left, swearing vengeance. Thus it went
for two whole days; IL got to be a neigh
borhood talk. and many called in to SEE
the fun.
Early the third morning middle
aged woman was seen in front of th,
house examining IL, also a slip of paper
which she held In her hand. All here
is your woman" says the lady. "Sam
open the door"
She came in, presented the advertise
ment, and said, ~ lost my pocket-booh
the other morning, containing the guar
ter's rent-$455 80, that was going to pay
to my landlord in Greenwich street;
had been to the market, and when | gOt
70 the place where i had to pay found
had lost it, and l don't know wha
l shall do II this that you have found il
not mine." But it is yours" says th'
lady, and you are the only one that haI
described it out of the dozens that hav,
called, and you are welcome to It," Th,
woman was much rejoiced and wanted t
pay the expense of advertising "No,
said the lady, Eve have had more thar
that worth of fun, besides finding out ,
little more of human nature than W,
knew before. ."-NeSo York Citizen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
JOshbIllIngslana.

l NEVER bet on the man who is always
telling what he would have done IL he had
been there have noticed that this kind
never get thes. FntviTa2-
The fear of the law here, and the law
hereafter, has, furnished us some very
clever specimens of Christianity.
Fools don't know their strength if they
did, thoy would keep still. H ttrt
True happiness seems to consist in want.
ing all we can, enjoy, and then getting all
we want. ans a. 1Hla ta4Fi- Na
Beauty never dies It is like truth; they
both have an Immortality somewhere.
If you would make yourself agreeable,
wherever you go, listen TO the grievances
of Others, but never relate your own.
Men never seem TO get tired Of talking
of themselves, but | have heard them
when thought they sRotced signs Of 'cedk-
fasSS.
Common sense is most generally des,
pissed by those who haven't got it. y .l-
Although mankind worship wealth,
viii give them credit for one thing-they
seldom mistake IL for brains.
Monuments arc poor investments--the
had don't deserve them, and the good don't
need them. ...s.-...I ..,.-.i.t T.
The best way to keep a secret is to for
get it. [tsEt14f NJ
1t isn't so much trouble to get rich az 1t
is to tell when we have got rich.
If man wants TO get at his actual
dimensions lot him visit a graveyard
II Is q good plan to know many people
but to let only few know you.
don't care how much a man talks If he
will only say II in 9 few words Z.
Anybody can tell where lightning struck
last, but II takes smart man TO find out
where Il is going to strike next time--thiS
is one Of the differences between learning
and wisdom.
have got a first rate recollection, but
no memory i can recollect distinctly OF
losing ten'dollar bill, but can't remem
ber whore, To save my life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
All about a Looking Glass.

A FEW years before his death, the En-
peror Nicholas, of Russia, sent a looking
glass of rare size and beauty, with an em-
bassy to the Emperor of China. The look
ing glass had to be carried all the way from
81. Petersburg to Pekin by human banda
Despite the immense distance which had
TO be performed in this manner, the look
ing glass safely reached Chinai but in the
meantime, difficulties had broken out be.
tween RussiaRnd China, and "1he Son OF
Heaven" neither admitted the embassy, nor
did ne accept the present A courier was
dispatched to St. Petersburg and asked the
Emperor what was to be done with the
looking glass. The Emperor replied that
1t should be carried back by the same route
and In the same manner. When he gave
this order, the Grand Duke Michael hap.
pened to be present, and offered to lay a.
wager with the Emperor to the effect that
the looking glass would be broken on the
way back TO ST. Petersburg. The EN-
peror accepted the wager, and the bearers
of the looking glass received stringent
orders to be as careful as possible. If they
should break it on the road, they should
be severely punished; but if they should
bring It back safely, they should receives
handsome reward. They carried il back
with the most Incredible care, forty men
bearing 1t by turns, and safely reached st.
Isaac's place in St. Petersburg with it,
where the Emperor stood with his brother
at the window of his palace, and lsughed
at having won the bet, But on the stair
case of The palace one of the carriers slip
ped his foot, fell down, dragging several
of his companions AFTER him, and the pre-
cious looking-glass was broken into thou
sand pieces. Tho Grand Duke, therefore,
won his bet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Presently.

NRvRR say you will do presently what
your reason or your conscience tells you
should be done now. No man ever
shaped his own destiny or the destinies Of
others, wisely and well, who dealt much In
presentlies, Look at nature. She never
postponos When the time arrives for the
buds to open, they open--for the leaves to
fall, they fail, Look upward. The shining
worlds never put of their risings or their
settings The comets even, eTratic as they
are, keep their appointments and eclipses
are always punctual 10 the minute, There
are no delays Ia any Of the movements Of
the universe which have been pre- deter.
mined by the absolute will Of the Creator.
Procrastination among the stars might In.
yolye the destruction Of innumerable sys,
tens; procraslination in the operations Of
nature ON this earth might result In famine,
pestilence and the blotting out OF the hu.
man race. Man, however, being free
agent can postpone the performance OF
his duty and he does so, too frequently
90 his own destruction. The drafts drawn
by Incidence upon the future are pretty
snre 10 be dishonored. Make Now your
banker. Do not say you win economic
presently, for presently may be bankrupt /;
nor that you viii repent and make atone
ment presently, for presently you may be
judged. Bear in mind the important fact,
taught alike by the history Of nations,
rulers and private individuals, that in Al
least three cases out of five, presently is
too late
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06

debt not to have disappeared altogether by
that time, which II may easily be made 10
do. Nine dollars year q head, and We
are paying that now, would extingulsh
the whole debt, interest and principal, be.
fore fifteen years are gone. II the foul
word reputation had never been breathed,
our difficulties would be over already, and
the capitalists OF the world would be glad
10 take our securities at as low rate as
the most favored nations enjoy.
This is the richest country in the world.
The accumulated capital Of the British
empire may be one-third larger, although
II Is probable that the results Of the United
States census Of 1870 will make surprising
revelations; but the annual products of
the United states Is now far greater than
that Of the British empire.
On the most moderate calculation, our
population doubles every twenty-three
years. In the hecade Immediately preced.
ing the civil war, the ascertained value OF
private property in the country increased
more than les per cent. doubling, there.
fore, in less than eight years At mod
crate estimate, the population, fourteen
years hence, win be 60,000,000, and the
valuation Of property 100000 900, ,OOO.--
j. LOthrop Motley.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
How to Avoid a Bad Husband.

.
THE following rules viii teach young
ladies how to avoid the catching of a bad
husband
i. Never marry for wealth. A woman's
life consistent not in those things that she
possesseth. Dt.F~.F
3. Never marry fop, or one who struts
about dandy-like, In kid gloves, csne, and
rings on his fingers, Beware! there is
trap
3, Never marry a niggard or close listed,
mean, sordid man, who saves every penny,
or spends It Srudgingly. Take care, lest
he stint you to death.
A. Never marry stranger, or one whose
character Is not known or tested. Some
wemen jump right into the fire with their
eyes wide open.
5. Never marry a NOPE OF drone, or one
who drawls and draggles through life, one
foot aoer another, and lets things take
Their chances.
6, Never marry man who treats his
mother or sister unkindly or indiherenuy.
Such treatment is 3 sure indication of
meanness and wickedness. p. ltt'
I. Never, on any account marry = gam
bier, 8 profane person, one who IN the
least speaks lightly of God OF Of religion
sueh man can never make 8 good hus
band. 1--al - .afsat,
8 Never marry sloven, a man who is
negligent OF his person or dress. and Is
filthy in his habits The external appear
anoe is an index Of the Aeart
8. Shun the rake as snake, viper, q
very demon.
10. Finally, never marry man who Is
addicted To the use of ardent spirits De,
pend upon il, you are better of alone than
yoH would he were yop tied 20 2 nan
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Valuable Suggestions.

THE following suggestions, II observed
by citizens generally, will have the affect
Of materially lsssening the number Of fires
during the coming winter
1st. Keep matches in metal boxes
I'd. DO not deposit coal OF wood ashes in
wooden vessels, and be sure burning Gin
ders are eKtlnguished before being deposit
cd.
80. Never place light or ashes under a
stairway. .r
4th. Be careful never TO place gas or
other lights near curtains. l....
9Th Never take light into closet
9th Place glass shades over gas lights
in show windows and do not crowd goods
near them.
7th. No smoking should be permitted in
warehouses, particularly where goods are
packed. ..... ...g.
Sth. When furnaces are used, the princi-
pal register should always be fastened open.
9Th. Stove.pipes should be at least four
inches from woodwork, and guarded by
tin.
10th. All hatchwsys or openings in the
floors Of stores, factories or warehouses,
should always be closed at night
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Children and Their Memories.

IT seems to me that nothing could have
preserved our nursery rhymes and legends,
even In their present comparative purity,
but an intuitive sense of literary justice
in children and peculiar tenacity of ac-
curacy lost at a later age. A lady who
teaohes,a number of very little boys and
girls In a Sunday School has told me that
one Sunday, to the unbounded delight Of
her children, she explained to them
colored print of the sale of Josephsby his
brethren. OF course the brethren had to
be named but on that day week, when
the picture was called for again, she was
so unfortunate as to transfer one of the
names of the previous Sunday--the Issa-
char of last week was now Zebulon. To
her the brethren resembled each other as
much as one ninepin does another but
for them the personality of each was
strongly marked Her error was quickly
perceived; she was corrected, and wisely
admitted the mistake. The sense oftrutG,
however, of her class was wounded, and
1t was some time before she regained the
full confidence she possessed before. l
have seen very serious difference re-
specting the personality of Noah's sons In
q small ark and when, the case was re-
ferred to me l did not hastily decide, but
deliberately examined Shem and Japhet,
and then without lightness or hesitation,
pronounced a final judgment, and both
parties were pleased and thanked me-
That was a cruel and thoughtlsss answer
of q Snowman, when he was asked which
was Wellington and which was Napoleon:
"Whichever you like" as il one were not
really and immutably the English, and
one the French General. l am sure the
little girl was deeply hurt--not because a
rude return was made to her innocent
question, but to think that there could be
such disregard of right and wrong, such
an uttori cSrelessness of truth,-1smpls
Bar Z. i4 ~ l. 81
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Care Of Roase plants.

Do NOT remove the plants to the house
until there Is danger Of frost, and then
give them abundance of air and light.
And here we will say that some OF the
finest plants we ever saw were kept in
south chamber in which there was no fire,
but adjoining a room which was warmed
by stove. There is generally more
danger from too much heat than too little
For such plants Ms geraniums, petunihs,
fuchias, roses, oleanders, etc, tempera.
ture from 45 TO 50 degrees Is abundantly
warm.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle 10 success
in window gardening lies In the dryncss OF
the air. When houses were warmed in
the old-fashioned way, by iireplaces or
wood stoves, with abundance. of cracks at
the windows and doors 10 lot in fresh air,
plants grew very well And now when a
few plants are kept in n kitchen window,
where the air is charged with vapor from
the boiling water, they oflen thrive with
old-fashioned luxuriance. How, then, can
we modify the parched air OF our parlors
and sitting rooms2 One way is TO keep n
pan of water evaporating on our stoves
and In the air chamber of our furnaces.
In addition 10 this, provide a table for the
plants as wide as the window and just
lue nelRnb Ol lnc WlnuOW hllk hsltu
rim around the border of the table two
inces high, and line the whole with zinc
Fill this space with sand and cover II with
moss. Set the pots on this sand, and keep
II always moist II you are willing TO take
the trouble, set each pot In another one
half inch larger, filling the space between
with moss, which is TO be kept moist. BY
these means, the air around the plants
will be kept somewhat humid
As TO watering and ventilating, discrim
nation should be used. Asa general rule
water should be given copiously enough
TO wet the entire ball of soil wettlnR
simply is not enough. A daily sprlnklinp
or Swinging of the leaves is always a good
thing. In Ventilating, it is seldom safe
! in cold weather, TO open the windows
directly in front of the plant stand. A
better way is to let in air from window
on the opposite side of the room; 1t will
then become tempered little before
reaching the plants
Stir the soil often with small sticl
when Il Is dry. If insects appear, picl
them off, or kill them by fumigating. -Ru
| raj 1t7eTiodu . . .. H rH..f
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
Clover as Manure.

In an article published in the Report of
the Agricultural Department, core
spondent says, the chcRrest, most easily
attainable and best of all manures for a
corn crop, is dense mass Of red clover,
either in Its green or ripened and dried
state, plowed down three or four inches
only just deep enough TO prevent vast.
age, and yet near enough TO the surface of
the ground to be acted on by the suns
heat ana air In its decay, clover thus af-
fords certain, active and constant nour.
ishmcnt to the young and expanding roots
of the corn. Both corn and wheat grown
over n clover lay are very generally free
from diease and insects, and better in
yield and quality than crops grown ON or
with animal manures. But to secure this,
we must manure the clover while yet
young, with liberal supplies of plaster,
lime, or fine well.rOtted manure spread
broad east over the growing plants p
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-06
An Anii.Rnions Sn0oino

This is the season Of the rear when there IA
great danger OF the ivers tending to diseased &C.
uon. IT'S the largest gland In the body, and is
nas'e i, 70 huinoer OF dlsesses Now then, IL The
LkR's HERB BrTTKRs, so as to check Al once
any such course. This advice is founded on a~,s-
Hence, and Il easily followed. The Bitters Il the
most successful anti-bilIous specific extant, ana
is highly indorsed by medical gentlemen for BILL
ions epidemcs and endcmics, such as Ague,
Jaundiee, Fever and Ague, &c. People who live
in districts where either OF these complaints pre-.
vail, ought to provide themselves at once with tho
BItters, protection against sick,ess from these
causes, and TO use II as a remedy whero these dis
eases have already gained foothold in their sys
tens. Sold everywhere.