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The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
Cyeerbseks ana Gold.
Uncle john Griffin had two sons.

Uncle John Ofifiin had two sons. They
went to war as substitutes for the two
sons Of Mr.. Mill onaire Smith. Of the
Fifth avenue. One Griffin lost leg sud
tho other On arm. When the var was
over, tie Government agent called on
Uncle John, aud asked: "Where are the
boys?" Uacls John said: "l'n just
step out and call EN-. Ohe of 'em is
tu-uin' III, crank Of a hand organ ut the
corner, aud the other 10 holdin' cigcr
boz to catch paunies."
In comes tho Gr,fins. Tho sgent Bays
"How ere ye, my boys' I've got hun.
dred dollars apiece for you from the Gov.
erumcnt." THANK yc." said the buys.
Out Of his left hand pocket the agent
drew q couple OF hundred dollars iu
grsenbacks. "Ah" said old Uncle John,
who was looking on, "tbat's less than
sixty dollars apiece for leg and arm.
But" rcjoiued the agent, "that is Legal
ten'ier, aud you ought to bc glad TO get IL
"f now, said the agent. "must cal ant
see Mr.. Smith and puy him a couple O.
hundred G"r his coupons. Mr.. Smith i.
q noble bondholder, and leaned the Gov
ernn,cnt his money TO help kill the rcb'
els; and. you know, you two went as sub
stitutes for his sons"
"Well," said tho one legged Griffin
'as I would like to see Mr.. Smith myself
I'll just hobble over with you."
"Mr. Smith received the sgent conde
scendinsly, and the crippled soldie' hob
bled ia without beiug asked. Says th'
agent:
"Mr. Smith, I've couple Of hundret
dollars for you to dav, If it IS convenicn
for you 10 receive it, and he took out o
bis right haud pocket ten beautiful tweut.
dollar gold pieces. sud laid them on th'
table before the greedy eyes Of Mr.. Smith
"What u exclaimed tire soldier, ii
Mr.. Smith any better than me? W,
gave me greeubacts. and you gave hiu
gold"
"Ah!" said the agent impatiently, "yo'
must learn to understand things. Nj
Smith is o patriot, and you-youre onl.
u poor soldier y
The Lord heIp Us!
JoHk GRlTy:N.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

An exchange remarks that John Bright
once compared certain party in Eng
land TO ono Of those singular little poo
die dogs, SO harry at both ends that when
it was set down upon the 6oor it had to
stop o moment 10 consider which end
ought to 20 ahead. Tho Jscobin negro
equality ticket is Of the Same sort The
Convention made . mistake, and took
Grant for tho head, but tho moment it
was put on tho track the Colfax end
started IF ahead, and it has been run.
ming that end FIRST ever since. The bark
all comes from the Colfax end. while the
Grant end sits down in silence-the very
Improvisation Of roticenco.-Columb bus
lKy.l Dispatch.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
Homo Affairs.

The miserable attempt to stanpedc the
Democratic party, having como to sud
den and ignoninOus ending, let our pco
pfe now brace themselves for the Novcm
her election. To restore Missouri to free.
dom-to redeem the State, and with It
this country, from the Radical thraldom
will he glory enough, for this year. II
wo but make a. esl.snt Gght as our
brethren in Pennsylvania and Indiana,
have made We shall undoubtedly beat the
Radicals. There are $4,000 more Dem
ocrats on the lists Of qualified voters than
in '66. In this county s6sro arc at least
1000 more. Therefore, unless we deliver
our.e!ves up to spathy and "besstial OBJ
iivion" NC cun save our State aud county,
whatever >nuy be tho result of the Prcsi-
Dental election. And in spite Of the nm.
toward issue in the States that held e!ec-
uons on Tuesday, the Presidential contest
is not decided. We should always bear
10 mind that the Democratic tide is com
ing in. not going out--that though each
wave may be beaten back the water tnark
is rising higher and higher each moment
The party is stronger absolutely aud rel
utivcly 10 day than it has been ut any
time sinco 1865. Let VI also remember
that We have tho straight issue Of negro
suffrage in this State-the question which
turned the scale 10 favor Of tho Democracy
last year. MsClurg advocates negro
equality. The Radical platform declares
unequivocally for aeyro suffrage and the
payment 10 eold of the $40 bonds. Our
State ticket 10 stronger than the Radical
State tIck.t; our county ticket is stronger
than the Radical county ticket; every.
thing is in favor except the prestige re-
sul,ing from latc elections. But thut
weighs as feather when men nre 10 car
nest and resolved. If We have the true
grit. we shall cover The Radicals, Of Mis-.
souri, Ut least, with tho humiliation. Of
deteut before the idcs OF November. st.
Louis Dispatch.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

LoN0sTREEr -Longstreet's pilgrim.
age to the Jucobiu party mus. have been
IL good deal like man in western Penn
.ylvaniu, who inquired Of boy whether
he knew where Jake kleinfelter lived.
The boy said he did. Says he Gan you
tell ne" "Ycs, sir" said tho boy "Do
you see our burn down there 2" "Yes,
said he." Go to that. About three
hundred yards beyond the barn you will
fine lane. Take that lane and follow
along for about mile and half. Then
you mill come to branch. 60 up that
brauch about quarter Of mile, and
then you will come 10 slippery clm 10y.
You be mighty kecrful, siranger. about
going on ,lat log; you may get into tho
braucl, aud then you so on until you
get to the brow Of y bill, and there the
roads prsvaricate, and you. take the left
hand road aud keep that until you get
into big plum thicket and when you
get there. Why, theu-theu-then" "Wel'
shat then '"Why, then. s.sasger, IL
j: darned il yoa ANT lost"
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

A Coon JUDaE OF A SERAoN.-Dr.
Barnes. who Is now about ninety.6ve
years Of age, being sometimes -as even
younger men might be-incliuej to sleep
lirtlo during the sermon, friend who
was with him in his pew one Sunday, jo.
ksd him little on his having nodded
now and then. Barnes Insisted that hs
had baen awake all the time. t
swell, them" said his friend, "you
can tell me what the sermon was about"
"Ycs, I can," said he; "it Was about
an hour too long T. ...
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
'sTo Your Tents, Oh, Israel!"--A Raj.
lying Shout from The JeWs and
AdOnted Citizens.

huOpSeu CSSIzeuSs
Editor Nashville Republican BsnAer: :.
l think I know something Of what I
write. I ON an lsraelite and foreigner,
aud have been for years . Republican.
But I cannot and will not vote for UIys
ses 8. Grant, tho author Of the Infamous
order No. II. So it is in the North.
If the Rad cal maioritics in Ohio, Indi.
ana and Pennsylvania are not over ten
thousand, there arc Israclites enough In
each Of those States, who are Hepubli.
cans aud have and will voto the Repub
licon ticket generally, that will nsvcr,,
never. never vote for Grant. Mark that.
They will not do it. There are Radicui
Israelite voters enough in tho city OF
Philadelphia, who have voted with the
Radicals in this latc election, and who
will not vote for Grant, to change the
result.
might say tho same Of tho German,
Irish and Italian Republicans. who have
voted in the late election with their party,
hut they will not vote for Colfax, with his
Know Nothing record and Know. Nothing
outh. AN IsRAELIrE.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
The Negro 70 Rule.

Wendell Phillips says that "Grant's
election meIts the millions into one indis
soluble whole, calling US to stamp on il
shat legend We wall. Lincoln found
himself, to his amusement. the emancipa-
tor Of the slave, a. Grant will be the
shield Of the negro. IL this November
sends Grant to the White House, We shall
my the negro has elected u President.
May the future justify Us amply" In
ted the whole philosophy Of Radicalism
There 10 consolidation aud . government
,rausi formed to be stamped with what
legend we choose" AZ Lincoln wa'
forced BY the course Of events to liber.
ste the Negro, Grant will be compelled to
make the negro the master Of the South
and for tho reason ihs, he will be negro
created President. How do white voters
Of Missouri like the programme ,
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

Par.on Brownlow, tho shining light Of
Radical decsncy, says he "would rather
20 to hell with q loyal negro. than to
Heaven with copperheads" The scoun.
drsl's wish will, we have no doubt, b.
respected BY tho Almighty, and it is eer-
tain that 20 eoppsrhead will take such .
6lthy old beast a. Brownlow along with
him to the celestial mansion. So Brown.
low aod his "!oyal negross" have good
chance for On everlasting residence III
tho sui hurry tropics.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

During the examination Of . witness a.
70 the locality Of the stairs 10 the house,
the counsel asked him 4: ..s
(which way did the stairs run ?"
Tho witness, who, by the way, Is no.
ted wag, replied that
"Ohe way they run up, but the other
way they ran down."
The learned counsel wiped both eyes,
and took look at the ceiling.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

A lady in Baltimore h.s sent the SEQ
retary Of the Treasury two cents, tel ing
him that the compound interest on II In q
thousand yssrs viii pay the national debt,
aud save the county from the crime Of
sspadistep. ..g. ..,.,..
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
FAILING LEAVES.
They ars falling. slowly falling,

FALLING LEAvEy.
They srs falling. slowly falling,
Thick upon the forest eide,
esvsrsA from the noble branches
Where they waved In bcautsous pridss
They srs failing in tho valleys,
Where The early vioists spring,
And the birds 10 sunny spviot tiss
For their dulcst music sing.
They ere falling, sadly falling.
Close beside our cottage doorj
Pale and faded like tho loved ones,
They have gone forever more.
They ere falling, and the suubsams
Shine In beauty soft around;
Yst the faded leaves ore falling.
Falling On the mossy kroind.
They ere falling on the strsam,st,
Where The silver waters Aow,
And upon their placid bosom
Onward with the waters 70.
They are falling 10 the "hurchysrd
Where our kindrs swsstiy sleep,
Where tho idle sinds Of summer
Softly Ger the loved ones sweep.
They sro falling. ever falling,
Where tho summer breezes sigh.
Where the stars in beauty glistsn
bright upon the midnight sky.
They are falling when tho ,empsst
Means like oceans hollow rosrj
when the tuneful winds and billows
lady Sigh forever more.
They are falling, thoy are falling.
While our saddened hearts still 60
70 the sunny days Of childhood,
In tho dreamy long ago;
And their faded huss remindus
OF the blasted hopes and dreams,
Faded like tho fallen leaflets
Cast upon tho Icy streams.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

Tho people are paying into the Treas.
ury OF the United States at the rate Of
neariS Eve hundred millions year, and
yet the public debt 10 daily increasing.
The last statement showed an increase Of
twelve millions in one month, aud tho
telegraph now tells u the statement for
October will show . further increase Of
several millions. 'Rah for Cant and Grab
tax , t.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
Q / II Y III O II e l.
81 Chrrl@, Missouri.

THIS hotel. having undergone . Thorough
i slssasisg and Vsmodsling ls now newly fur
nishsd ssd 6ttsd up ip arst olass style for ID,
seeonmodsttea sf the ss. cling public ~ we'll .
anressd. where The shoiesst Of Wines, Liquors
C!ysss, ~. sss b hsA.
So cLsxsMs 1pss. Prsss,ssss.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

God made both tears and laughter, and
both for kind purposes for ~ laughter
enables mirth and surprise to breathe
freely. 90 tears enable sorrow to vent il.
sslf patiently. Tesrs hinder sorrow
from becoming despair and madness
AID laughter IL one OF the very privileges
Of reason being condusd to The human
species. -4 -.J a
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
I have knocked YOU down.

I have Knocked you down. have
beaten you, l have d it 10 your throat, ]
have picked your pocket, ssys the "'rooly
ioil" msn, aud II you beat me back again,
or attemp to deprive me Of my hard
earned gains, I will cry out revolution,
and everybody who isn't rebel aud u
,rs tor aud = bloody rsvoIutionist aud q
disloyal msn and . repudistionist viii dy
to my rescue. Letus have peuee and now,
ny good ftised. for seothss dig d yeal
pu4ss.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
4HRsss o. ,ADvER rrsi nc.
A Car kIoho WEoDlxe. "A negro

A GAY kIoko WEDDING. IA negro
wedding lately took place in this county,
ut which tho cable parson thus spoke:
Here is couple Who have walkeI out
to night wishing ~ be jincd in and thro'
love, and wishing aii dem dat have any
thing ,w,xt dem to- eoms forward and
speak now. il not let dem hold dar peace
now md forever moro. ! wsbts svsry
ear TO hear and every heart to enjoy.
"Mr. Jim Thompson. whou,soever
stands fastly 10 your LETT side do you take
her for your beloved wife, TO wit ON her
through sickness aud through health, saie
and be safe, holy and be holy. loving and
he loving. Do you love her mother, do
you love her father, do you love her
brothers, do you lovo her sisters, DO you
love her master, do you luve her mis-.
tress, but do you lovo God do best ?"
Answcr-."I do
"Aliss Masy Thompson, whcnsocver
stands lastly by your right side. do you
tuko to be your dear beloved husband, 70
wait on him through health and through
conAutiou, safe aud be safc, holy and be
holy. d. you lovo lis mother, do you love
his father, do you lo.e his brothers, do
sou love bis sisters, and docs you love
God better dan all p
Answcr-"I does"
II shall now pronounce Mr.. Jim 10
hold Miss Mary lastly BY the right hand
and shall pronounce you both to be man
and wife BY dc commandments Of God.
Wo shall hopes and trusting through
God dat you may live right--dat you
may die right now and forevern'ore.
Now Mr.. jim. slew your bride.
"Let us sing q hims:
plunged in q gulf ofdark despair" &c.
-Montgonery Ala. Mail.
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

The editor Of tho Morristcwn Gasstts
duns his patrons - follows: "a man
might % we'll attempt to qusneh The
ph0rescsnt smanations from the tall.snd
Of Tightening bug with squirt.eun, ~
to try to run . nsvspaEsr wilhous
money!"
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

Bat one false step, one wrous habit
one corrupt companion. one loose primes.
pie. may entirely wreck oil yeW bright
prospects. and sll the hops ofthoss Who
lovo ypA .,.ti ..-..t
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29

A western editor requests Of his sub
seribsVs Who owe him more Than six
yssrs subsssiption "a send him . look OF
their hair, 20 thss hs may tsow u w
ovs sill living. 'As'
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
BOs'Seeg2ps'S Hotel,
ST LOUlS NO =,

THE UNDERSIGNED win continue the Susi-
ness under the nsms and style Of FAY 4 Nc.
CARTY. Pfoprietors Of Barau r's st. Louis
Hotel. The house hns recently been rsfarnished
and fitted up with oil the modern improvc cmonts
and convenfsnoes. and ~ heretofore, will be kept
80 asst class hotsl II al respsctM
b. Louis. Nov. 80. ~. WV. q. MocAkrY.
a =. decS ~ n5o
The Lincoln County herald., 1868-10-29
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
~ - - (Vornsriy dsIt Houss,)
ST. LOUIS, MO.

The subscriber, formerly Joilt proprietor Of the
Everett Hou1, ..hss pleasure In snnosscing to
his friends and the public generally, that be hs,
taken the sbeyS Hotel, which he has reAtted and
refuvnishsd. The tables will b supp,ed with the
bess the market adords. No attention will b
venting TO make the guests friends of the saiAl
Nicholas. ENoS JENNINGS.
May 1867 nls
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

SrDvE PLtGIARisMs AND TurI-rs.-N
genuine article always has limitations
Countellcting and plagiarism are two
vcrJ moan crimes The American {, ok
ing Stove, for instance, has such an O.,
ta0'lshed reputation, that numher oi
worthless stoves have been designed. and
gwen names 50 neatly like that of he
standard article, that persons not fully
familiar with the facts are Frequently de-
ccivcd iuto buying that which they do not
i want. The stove is the result ofc re-
iul and practical experiments, Which have
cost time and money, and he vino would
plagm1izc its reputation by a close imitn-
ton OF lis name or design, is trying to de-
rrivc the public and j. ~ bad as "A thief.
The Stove has several US .fu an valuable
Improvements, which, TO copy, is to ap>
prop late the product OF arduuus labor.
IN Violation Of law, for they are all secu
ny s'Yeral letters patent. But this h; S
not deferred other stove manufacturers
from indravotina to appropriate the i'm
provrmeni' This has becon % fir uucnt
that II f'w months sii &c Mess Shear &
la kard were compelled to commence
! gal proceedings, turning their atteni n
iiri to some parties in Buffalo, against
whom they have obtained peri ctual n-
Junction for infringement More recently,
suits have been begun against several par.
ties in Troy, also. They nave dctermin
ed, in all these and other cases OF infrng.
emcnt, to follow them up, until this ap
preparation Of their inventions and i'm.
prorcmrniS shall cease And they should
certainly do so; for that which lheir let
tcrS patent secure to them is very vaua
be and inn orta:t.- LAHo"y Ere~nj
JoUudR
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
AMERICAN COOKING
II STOVE IN CnI-rr

A. nm adjourned term of the Circuit Court or,b.
Lhited States, tor the Northern District of Nv
York IN tho second circuit held at the (fty U.ui
the year Of our Lord 1868. 10
PMsENr:
The Honorable Nathan X. Hall. Judcs
Jacob II. Shear x Joscph Packard
George H. Bull 4 John NJ Rockwell
II Is further ordered, adjudgol aud dccr,ed thst
perpetual injunction be issued in this suit arain,t
the defendants, restraining them from further in.
tngcmrnt, oi said Patent. No. 81. 400. d.t.J
Pee 9th, 1865, for Improvement, in ing stoves
i9r,nant IN aud in accordance with the PRAYER Of
the Bill Of Complaint.
(SsuooD 4. A. BoYcE, Clerk.
The above suit was instituted for infringement,
of the Patent securing the manner Of fitting m.
al pan in the hearth of the American Cooking
Save. and tor the combination If the hailed AZ
pan We have repeatedly cautioned the nubIic
against selling or using stoves with these imbrny.
nTnts not manufactured by us. All persons now
ceiling or using stoves with these Improvement.
10 violation ofthe above iujun, ton. without II.
gnScnsc from Us, will he Liable to fine aud innris
o'meut SRrAG PACKARD & Co., Albany 7.
rVr SAFE oV NJ H. WEIGH. 5l;9m
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
DErITION FOR DIVORCE.

Jire \. Sampson having brought her ne,ition
- the neN I torn ct the Supreme Court for The
County Of Addison. stating that on the 2Sth d.v
of July, 1853, She Wa married to Joseph i, samn
on; that on several occasions, he treated her
with ntolerable sever y. and more especially on
the 9Th dav of September. a. n 1867, and nr,~'
ins for divorce from the slid Sampson. And
said petition having been prescribed to me. and n
appearing that saii Joseph II. sampson is without
the State Of Vermont. 1t is ordered that he bo
notified of the pen'ency Of id petition and 10
appear au, answer the "a at the next term OF
said Supreme Court to be held at Miidlebnrv, in
aid County ON the LIST Monday after the 81 Tues-
ray in january, A. H. 1863, by publishing the sui
stance Of said petition together with this order.
three weeks sqcccssively in the Nidtlebsry Regis,
ter. thu last of which publication to be at losst
six weeks pr or to said term OF Court
J. PlERlplNr, Judge OF Sup. Court
T.. WRIGHr ATTY
March 16, 1873. s2sv
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

We have lately seen proposition for
repudisting the public debt which is ex.
eeedingly novel, to say the least. A
letter from one who formerly figured IN
the local literature-of Middlebury, now
OF California, proposes that the govern
ment bon Is be deprecated in value five
per cent per annum until entirely worth.
less. The Object of gradual reputation,
we suppose. is to prevent distressing the
the holders. For this feeling of human
ity the author of the proposition should
have due credit. But the falacy and
impossibility of The plan, even if the
sense of justice of the nation would per.
nit reputation in any form, becomes ap-
parent the momeRt we bestow a nome nt's
consideration upon the subject
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

The publishing hou. 10 New York
and Boston are very much excited over
the proposition in Congress for an inter-
national copyright law. Nearly all of the
American publishers are opposed to the
law and claim that it is framed in the in
terest of English authors and publishers.
1t is evident that such law would be
exceedingly detrimental to the POPULAR.
cation OF the best literature in America.
The truth i~, we cannot yet afford to have
all the best English writings denied the
people by placing the price beyond their
reach.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

The most ridiculous manifestation Of
The season is the sensclesI laulation OF. and
the meaningless parade over, the rcadngt
of that stupid Old beer-drinking specimen
of English conceit, Dickens. Ills novels
when VIC get over his verbose and prosy
introduction', are exceedingly readable,
hut his readings, bah! What won't a
little celebrity do for man Of ordinary
g'nius
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

A card was published in the New Or.
leans papers, recently, signed by 200
northern and western men living there,
indOrsing Hancock course; but the best
Union men of Louisiana are glad to have
him leave. No Importance whatever can
be attached to this endorsement. Such
an endorsement could he obtained III Yer
mont signed by more ;han POO northern
men who could neither read nor write
NOR tell the difference between Demo
"crat and Republican.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

The Herald, disgusted that Grant has
fallen into the hands of the radicals and
disorganizcrs, comes out with great force
and dpists tho name of Farragut for pres.
ident' 'thus equaIizing the popularity
of the ssldier with the popularity of the
sailor" This is TO prevent Connection,
from going the same bad way as New
Hampshire. Did it ever occur to the
Herald man that the "sailor hero in the
shrouds' might object to being wrapped
up in any each kind of a political shroud
IA democratic nomination The Her.
aid has run through the whole army list
from Sherman to Stee5man, and now
iaSes to the wafer Ike young duck
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
Some of our Democratic contemnor

Some of our Democratic contempora.
Ties are rather unhappy in their selection
OF Presidential candidates The Rut
land Courier for long time kept the
name Of Ulysses S. Grant at the head o.
ITS columns and didn't abuse him for q
much longer time. Recently the N. Y.
Herald nominated Admiral Farragut who
also proves to be a Republican and there,
fore not available We recommend them
hereafter to let soldiers and sailors alone
and fall back on Brick Pomeroy, Nasty,
falandigham or some other rebel. if thew
don't wish ~ he snubbed
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

= IL looks more and more rs if the ap
preparation for the Alaska iceberg,
wouldn't be votcl 10y Congress. Some of
the weak kaeed Congressman have dare
to AJAX what constitutes the value of the
purchased territory to the United States
that shnll render it an equivalent for the
tremendous expense of governing and
guarding it. Since government has given
up the idea Of going into the "ice busi-
meas on large scale, Mr.. Seward don't
care TO urge the appropriation except as
a matter Of consistency.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

-Four de.peradocs, who had been given
notice to quit Cheyenne in u hours,
stopped before they got beyond the town
limits and robbed travclr. They were
lynched in less than an hour.
General Grants father informs the
public through the Ledger that his son
was very good salesman of leather, hes
cause she had faculty to entertain peo-
pie in conversation, although he talked
but little himself" lie also says that at
the beginning Of the war Grant, or rath-
or his wife, owned three "very likely
slaves in Missouri but he told them to
go free, without waiting for any procla-
nation on the subject