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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

day, some hfty years ago. lie had taken
his horses and started to the field to plow
but brooding over the matter, tied them to
the fence in the field and determined to
quit the country. He turned his back up
on his home, wife, children and friends,
and never more was seen in Frederick.
His absence occasioned alarm and inquiry,
but his whereabouts were not known.
Wandering about the country for some
years, he finally, forty-three years ago,
took up his residence in Ballville Town
ship For nine years he lived in the fami-
ly of John G.. Rideout, of Ballvile, and
then he built for himself the little hut in
which he resided at the time of his death
For thirty-three years he lived there
alone, seeking no information of his friends
nor extending to them any knowledge of
his whereabouts. Nine or ten years ago,
however, one of our old citizens, who for
merly had lived in Maryland, was back
there on a visit, and hearing some conver-
sation, one day. in relation to some one
who had disappeared from the neighbor-
hood so many years before, and had not
been heard from, inquired his name, and
on being told it, recognized him as the
hermit Bomgardner. Daniels oldest
daughter had married well, and upon learn
ing that her father was still living, wrote
to him to induce his return, and subse-
quently her husband, about eight years
ago, paid the old man visit remaining
with him several days, and endeavoring to
get him to return with him, but all to no
purpose. Another effort was made, about
five years ago, by a grandson who visited
him to get him to return, but he was
resolute and would not. And so the years
rolled on; the old man grew older, and
the once herculean frame became tremu-
lous and fragile, yet still he maintained
his solitary and secluded life. a few
weeks ago he grew sick, but remained
about his home until a week before his
death, when he became SO poorly that he
had to take his bed. He was then re-
moved to the residence of Mr.. John Moore,
where kind hands ministered to his wants
and when the death damp gathered on his
brow, and the feeble pulse ceased to beat,
stranger hands performed the sad offices
that loving friends fain would have done.
He was buried on Monday last
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
r, socinaw Enterprise has the follow

THE Saginaw Enterprise has the follow
;,1 item Four boys in Saginaw City,
nn9ceived - 90 the idea OF utilizing the kite to
answer the purposes OF mule or draft
hnrse. A small four-wheeled delivery cart
vas pressed into service i'm which they
hacked themselves. Then the engineer Of
the scheme let up his kite, a very large
one, holding the string in both hands,
and the tongue Of the cart between his
legs for steering purposes. a good steady
breeze kept the cart moving, and In this
novel manner the kite, cart, and cargo,
proceeded down Washington street, to
the great glee of the passengers and as
of the spectators"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
AUGUST 10.
The Crisis Of the Republican, Par
ty--T'!lc Causes of its Danger.

The Republican party seems to be pass
ing through most dangerous crisis. The
Southern elections are all against it, and if
the current is not changed its doom is
certain. Three causes are working for the
destruction of the party: the conspicuous
failure of Grants Administration the
universal-amnesty notions of Horace Gree
ley; and the instability of the negro vote.
The Administration fails through the
political incapacity of its head. General
Grant is filing the ranks of the party with
dissatisfied members. Some of its old
leaders begin to suspect him of lack of
fidelity to its principles, its measures, and
even to the organization ITSELF and they
are not slow in asserting that all he cares
for is to amuse himself during his four
years occupancy of the White House pro-
viding for himself his relatives, retainers,
and bcnefactors. These charges may be
to some extent groundless; but, while he
will doubtless carry out the reconstruction
policy after dilatory fashion, he has al
ready shown that he is destitute of high
statesmanlike qualities, and in regard to
leadership is too often but the willing In
strument of charlatans and adventurers.
Mr.. Greeley's favorite notion of allow
ing everybody in the South to vote ere the
work of reconstruction is consolidated on
firm basis, though it springs from the
overfowing benevolence which he has al
ways exercised toward cur erring South
ern brethren, is nevertheless producing its
legitimate fruits in all the old slavehold-
ing States. Shrewd and ambitious men
like Walker and Senter adopt and give cur
rency to the idea of the Great Republican
Philosophers the entire mass of the ex-
Confederates fall in line; a considerable
body of negroes, listening to the voice of
teacher whom they have been taught to
trust, follow suit and the inevitable re-
suit is seen in the overthrow of the Re
publican party in Virginia, Tennessee, and
even Alabama.
The recent elections in the South, there
fore, do not more clearly indicate to the
Democracy the road by which they are to
achieve national victory in 1872, than
they point out to the Republicans the men
and the measures whereby their doom Is
already sealed-namely, the Incompetence
of the Administration and the lack OF
statemanship in General Grant. the hasty
and inconsiderable liberality and secession
svmpathies of Mr.. Greeley, and the muta-
bility of negro suffrage as an element OF
political power.
Precisely how mulch of the political
results of the war will remain after the
process is all over and the old rebels are
once more firmly in power again IN the
South, it would take a greater mathema-
tician than Prof Pierce to calculate.
1t is also a rather sad occupation to
stand by and see the chosen leaders OF
such a party as the Republican-whose
history will remain as long as time-de-
liberately cutting its throat and holding
it while it bleads to death.-N. Y. San.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

A FEMALE student, Nine. Bres, re-
Gently presented herself at the Paris Aca-
denny of Medicine to pass her first exami-
nation, which she went through with great
credit. At the close she was warmly
complimented by the Professors and pu-
pills. This lady was last year admitted to
the grade of Bachelor of Sciences.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
Long Life.

Professor Faraday adopts Flourin' S theo-
ry that the natural duration of mans life
is a hundred years. This theory is found
ed on observation of facts as periods in
the time of growth 1t is thus stated !:
When once the bones and epiphpsis are
united, the body grows no more, and at
twenty years this union is effected in man.
In the camel it takes place at eight in
the horse st five; in the rabbit at one.
The natural termination of life is five
removes from these several points. Man
being twenty years in growing lives five
times twenty years, that is, one hundred.
The camol is eight years growing, and he
lives five times eight years, that is to say
forty years; the horse is five years in
growing, and he lives twenty-five years,
and so with other animals The man who
does not die of sickness, battles, bullets,
railroad accidents excepted
lives everywhere from eighty to enc hun
dred years
Providence has given to man a century
of life, but he does not attain it because
he inherrits disease, eats unwholesomc
fruit. gives license to passions, and permits
vexations to disturb his healthy equipoisc.
He does not die-;. he kills himself The
learned professor divides life into equal
halves, growth and decline and the halves
into infancy, youth, virility and age. In
fancy extends to the twentieth year youth
to the fftieth, because it is during this
period that the tissues become firm; viriity
from fifty to seventy-fve, during which the
organism remains complete, and at seven
ty-fiye old age commences, to last lOuger
or shorter time, as the diminution of re-
served forces is fastened or retarded.
There is no reason to doubt that if a
man inherits good constitution, and isn't
brought up by his grand parents, and don't
attend Sunday school and learn his cate
chism too regular, and begins falling dcs-
perately in love at the age of fifteen, and
settles in a healthy country, and forbids
any physician crossing his threshold, and
goes to bed early, and never rides on a
railroad or a steamboat or visits Buffalo.
and observes all the hints on health that
he finds among the paragraphs of newspa-
pers, he may live to the age of one hum
dred. But most of us prefer to run the
risk of half column obituary rather than
bear in mind these simple rules.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

THE DETROITiFree Press, of Monday,
says: ''On Saturday morning we were
shown valuable relic in the shape of an
old English family Bible, bearing date
l69l. 1t was purchased soon after that
date by a forefather of Mr.. j. B. Billings
Of Detroit, and has descended down from
each fathers oldest son to his Oldest son,
aud yesterday, after few repairs at tne
binders, it was to be presented In turn to
Mr.. Billings Oldest son. The printing Is
of the old style, and its enduring. covers
of calf wonId look oddly beside the tur-
kew morocco and gilt Of the present day."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

PROFESSOR AGSSIZ says that fish is a
kind of food which refreshes the system,
especially after intellectual fatigue. There
IS no ether article that supplies the waste
of the head so thoroughly as fish-diet;
and the seashore the world over are the
brighter population of the country. Fish
contains phosphorus to large extent,
chemical element which the Dram re-
quires for growth and health.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

IN the town of Oshtemo, Kalamazoo
County. Michigan, very singular acci-
dent occurred on the 10Th ult Mr. Dan
iel Sherwood, farmer, directed his men
to remove some straw from his Darn 10
make room for the new crop. On throw
inc the straw on to burning brush pile,
fire was communicated to the load, which
in a moment was all in blaze. The team
became frightened, ran about tiiteen roos
down a steep bank into small mud lake,
where they mired, unable to get away
from the burning load until it was entire
ly consumed. The depth of the water not
being sufficient to reach the fire, the
horses were badly burned, but are stili
alive. Portions Of the wagon out OF the
water were also burned.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

JUDY gives this conversation; Magis- et
trate-.1 Well Patrick, what nave you
TO say about stealing the pig! a., III.
'-WelI, y'r honor-r ye see, ,,ia, ~ wa ~ NV bit
~ a draTTden for three nights, y'r iohor-r,
ond i;st saved him for the rint.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
The Population Of the Glebc.


souls, of which
800. .OOO. 900 are of the Caucasian race.
552. 900. 900 are of the Mongol race.
190.000,000 are of the Ethiopian race.
176,000,000 are of the Malay race.
1.000,0O0 are of the Indo-American race.
There are 3,G42 languages spoken, and
1000 different religions.
The yearly mortality of the globe is $685.
1888, ,333 persons. This is at the rate of 81, =
j54 per day, 1880 per hour, 62 per minute.
So each pulsation Of the heart marks the
decease of some human creature.
The average of human life is 33 years.
One-fourth of the population dies at or
before the age of seven years.
One-half at or before II years.
Among 10000 persons one arrives at the
age of 100 years one in 500 attain the age
of 90, and one in 100 lives to the age of 60.
Married men live longer than single
ones.
In 1000 persons 95 marry, and more
marriages occur in June and December
than in any other months of the year.
One-eighth of the whole population is
military.
Professions exercise great influence on
longevity. In ,000individnals who arrive
at the age of 20 years, AZ are priests, ora
tors, or public speakers f: 40 are agricriltu-
rists; 80 are workmen; 81 are soldiers or
military employees, 30 advocates or engi-
neers, 27 professors, and "a doctors.
Those who devote their lives to the pro-
longation of that of others die the soon
est.
There are 33G, 900 900 Christians.
There are 100000 Israelites.
There are 60,000,000 Asiatic religionists.
There are 100, ,OO0, 900 Mohammadans.
There are 300. 100000 Pagans.
In the Christian Churches:
170.0O0.0OO profess tie Roman Catholic.
75.O00.000 profess the Greek Faith.
S0,O00,000 profess the Protestant.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26

A CLOCK which has just been completed
for the CATHEDRAL of Beauvais far surpasses
all the existing specimens of the clock
makers aTt. This wonderful piece Of me-
chanism contains no less than 10000
wheels, and indicates among many other
things too numerous to recite. the days Of
the week, the month, the year, the signs
of the zodiac, the equation of time, the
course of the planets, the phases of the
moon, the time at every capital in the
world, the movable feasts for 100 years,
the saints days, etc. Perhaps the most
curious part of the mechanism is that
which gives the additional day in leap
year, and which consequently is called into
action only once in four years. The
clock is wound up every eight days. The
main dial is II feet in diameter, and the
total cost exceeds $4,000.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

GaKrLEY's Busy LIFE" - The
Scranton Republican having assailed
Greeley on account Of his alleged bus.
!ness incapacity, alleging that b" Greeley
is now sixty years old, and can hardly
be said ever to have made cent for
himself yet; for his share of the
profits of the Tribune he may thank
better business men than himself :"
the author of " Recollections of Busy
Life 3" supplies the annexed new chap.
Ter.
Thomas McElrath, like Horace Gree
ley, came to New York a poor boy
from the country, and went to work at
printing. Being some years the older,
Thomas McEirath Was a book pu blisher
IN good business when Horace Greeley
first set foot in NV York, not vet of
age, and found work al type-setting
over the bookstore of McErath i Bangs.
Since then nearly thirty eight years
have passed ana McEiraih-an indus
tioIs, temperate. frugal Christian gen
t!eman, without a wee or An expensive
aabit-bas twice been unfortunate ip
business, is how far from rich, but
holds a public office which affords him
fair livelihood. Horace Greeley has
never had his note lie over, nor known
!, to be offered for sale AT discount,
and no one holds any of bis paper told
or new that is for sale on any terms.
He is not aware that he ever broke
down numerous promising enter
prises," nor that any freud helped hi m
otherwise than with moderate loans,
long ago repaid With interest. Nc
Elrath has ever been his friend !; but be
Is not aware that the partnership that
long subsisted between them was more
advantageous to one than to the other.
So of mis- other partners, past or pres
emit. That Greeley is no. rich artrib- |
u,es to the fact that he has held other
ends paramount TO amassing wealth X
yet his means are sufficient for bis (
needs.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

\ REPokr of the Insurance Com
missioner for California has been for
warded to the Appeal by the author,
George W. Move. We cau appreciate
the compliment, if not the contents Of
the work
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

A CATALOGUE of Sacramento Seminary,
California, has been received at this
office. In the list of students there is
a slight sprinkling of names of scholars
claiming residence in this State.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

BALL CLUE MEETISG.-The frs. regu.
lar monthly meeting of the Silver
Star Base Ball Club E" will be held this
evening at Mart Reese saloon. A full
attendance is desired as there is some
special business on hand
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

HAVE we genuine chloride mines in
our vicinity There are those who
swered in the afirmative-and they are
digging tor i, in good faith.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

AEsESr.-Recent developments in
relation to his mining ground at White
Pine, whether favorable or unfavora-
bic to his Excellency we are not in
formed, have induced Governor Bias
del TO suddenly depart for that Pogonip
region.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02

a METEoRoLoGlcAL STATEMENT for
ten montbs, from the first Of June,
1868, to the 3Ist of March, 1869, al
For. Tougass, Alaska Territory, has
been forwarded TO Us. BY it it appears
the greatest degree of cold was % de-
grees, and the greatest heat 10 degrees
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-02
THE DAILY APPEAL

THE DAILY APPEAL
HAVE we genuine chloride mines il
our vicinity ? There are those who
think the question will soon lie an
swered in the afirmative-and they are
digging tor it in good faith.
A CATALOGUE of Sacramen to Seminary
California, has been received at this
office. In the list of students there is
slight sprinkling of names of scholars
claiming residence in this State.
\ REPokr of the Insurance Com
missioner for California has been for
warded to the APPEAL by the author,
George ". Move. We can appreciate
the compliment, if not the contents Of
the work
BALL Clue MEETING-The frs. regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Z" Silver
Star Base Ball Club " will be held this
evening at Mart Rpese's saloon. A full
attendance is desired a there is some
special business on hand.
AEsENr.-Recent developments in
relation TO his mining ground at White
Pine, whether favorable or unfavora-
bic to his Excellency we are not in
formed, have induced Governor Bias
del 10 suddenly depart for that Pogonip
region.
4 METEOROLOGICAL STATEMENT for
ten months, from the first of jane,
1868, to the 3Ist of March, 1869. at
Fort Tougass, Alaska Territory, has
been forwarded to Us. By it it appears
the greatest degree of cold was % de-
grees, and the greatest heat 10 degrees
ELECTION OF OFFICERS - Following
are the names of the officers elect of
Carson Lodge No, II. O. .. F.: Il L
Higgins, Noble Graud James Duffy, |
Vice Grand 2. H Clayton, Secretary;
George Tufy, Treasurer D. G. Ktz-
meyer, George ". Chedic, and - La
Chapel!e, Trustees. The above named |
persons will be duly installed officers of
the Lodge Oh the first Wednesday in |
Jaly.
SIERRA SEAISARY.-The pupils in at
tendance at the school taught by the
Misses Clapp and Babock VIII undergo
On examination IN their studies to day.
We are confident DO one no may choose
10 attend Will be otherwise than de.
lighted vi h what they will see and hear
on the occasion. The exercises will
close the present term of the school,
when there will be vacation for several
weeks. During that intermis sion Miss
Clapp will visit the Eastern States
l.ong resident of Carson, she has by
energy, perseverance, natural adapia-
ton and love for the work, sccomplis he'd
much in her profession, aud her success
and services III teaching are duly appre-
GATED by the public.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-04

fingers to innict upon his benefactors wal
edictory. II there Is anything more uncalled
ior than "salutatory," It is one Of those tear.
iul, blubbering, long-winded "valedictories'
wherein man who has been annoying the
public for ten years cannot take leave of them
without sitting down to cry o column and
nall. Still, II Is the custom to write valedic-
tories, and should be respected. In my secret
hesrt admire my predecessor for declining
70 Pnnt valedictory, though in public I say
and shall continue to say sternly, Il Is custom
and he ought to have printed one. People
never read them any more than they do the
''salutatories." but nevertheless he ought to
have honored the old fossil-he ought TO have
printed a valedictory. said as much to him,
and he replied:
81 have resigned my place-I have depart
ed this hfe-l am journalistically dead, at
''Yes."
'well. wouldn't you consider it disgraceful
in corpse to sit up and comment on the fu.
neral?"
l record il here, and preserve it from obliv-
ion. as tho briefest and best valedictory that
has yet come under my notice.
MARX TWAIN.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-04

The JAPANESE IN CALIFoRsIA.-A cores.
pondent of the Chicago Tribune, (Radical)
writing from San Francisco, thus speculates
on the future Of the Japanese emigration into
that State:
The Japanese experiment bids fair TO prove
o decided success, and new trouble rises be-
fore political economists. The "Chineso ques-
ton" is already superseding tho NEGRO dues-
tion," and entering into tho organization of
parties and political platforms. The Japan
ese question" will follow quickly on the heels
OF the Chinese. Herr Schnell, who brought
out the first little colony which last Spring
settled in FL Dorado county, is now in town
and will soon leave for Japan again. He finds
TINT the japanese nre doing so well here, that
he IL determined TO 60 back and bring ont 200
more families at once. Thoy go into the silk
business extensively at once, and will soon
make that one Of our leading interests. The
difference between them and tho Chinese. 50
for an this country is concerned, is, that while
tho latter mover acquire real estate, contenting
themselves with working In the placer mines,
on tho public works, in the factories, or on
farms and In private residences, upon salary,
and return TO thoir native country when able
| 10 do 80, thoro 70 spend the remainder Of their
DAYS, tho Japanese come hero 10 stay, and nj
once become lords Of tho soil. They work on
| tho principle laid down and advocated by
| Fourier, and are thorough communists, shnr
ing equally In the common fund derived from
tho proceeds OF common labor and enterprise
The Democracy object to tho Chinese tha
they do not come here 10 live, but return hom,
10 spond their earnings in their native land
What will this samo patriotic Domocraoyhav,
10 saw about tho Japanese who do come her,
10 stay and mako their homes with MS for al
time 10 Gomez ] venture tho prediction tha
tho rule will bo found TO work both way
, equally we'll, and what is urged as an objec
ton against tho Chinese will be reversed nm
made 10 toll with even greater force .sgains
the Jsps. The Chinese are cursed beeauG