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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-15
Fsk's Metallic Burial Cases.

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Newberry S. G., July 81.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-15

The London News says: "The right
to discover sca-serpents is indefeasibly
vested in the Uuited States"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-15

The Indians are preparing for a gene
raj war.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-15
Charlotte, Columbia e. AGsusta r. E.

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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
0ne-half Guilty.

A fellow named Donks was lately
tried at Yuba, CAL, for entering mi
ner's tent, and stealing a bag of gold
dust valued at S84. The testimony
showed that he had once been employed
there and knew exactly where the owner
kept his dust; that on the night speci-
fed he cut slit in the tent, reached in,
took the bag, and then ran off Jim
Butler the principal witness, testified
that he saw the hole cut, saw the man
reach in, and heard him run away.
81 rushed after him at once" con-
tinued the witness; "but when | cotched
him l didn't find Bills bag; but it was
found afterward where he had throwed
it."
GLOW far did he get when he took
the dust?" inquired the counsel.
"Well, he was stoopin' over half way
in, should say,'' replied the witness.
"May it please your honor" inter-
posed the counsel, "the indictment
isn't sustained, and shall demand an
acquittal on direction of the COURT
The prisoner is on trial for entering
dwelling in the nighttime with intent
to steal. The testimony is clear that
he made an opening through which he
protruded himself about half way, and
stretched out his arms, committed the
theft. But the indictment charges that
he actually entered the tent or dwell
ling? Now, your honor, can a man
enter a house when only oue-half OF
his body is in, and the other half out?
81 shall leave the whole matter to
the jury. They must judge of the law
and the fact as proved replied the
Judge. i
The jury brought in a verdict OF
"Guilty as to one-half of his body, and
not guilty as to the other half"
The Judge sentenced the guilty part
to two years Imprisonment, leaving it
to the prisoners option to have the in
nocent half cut off or take it along
with him.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
From the New York Star.l
Learn a Trade-Don't be Idle.

IA man that is too well born for a
trade, is very well born for the gal
lows" There is a deal too much oi
disrespect for honest labor for the
healthful maintenance of either morals
or government. There obtains a no.
ton among a great class of people that
when a person is relieved, by the pos
session of property, from the necessity
of arduous toll, it becomes degrada-
tion for him to labor at all. If the
habit of work is so fixed that the mon
led man cannot remain idle, he apollo
gizes for it as a sort of vice, and re-
fers to ''habit" much as he would to
addiction to opium or rum, as some
thing to be ashamed of, but which un-
fortunately, had got the better of him.
His children are carefully educated to
"sink the shop and turn up their
noses at those who work for a living.
In seeking matrimonial alliances for
them he looks for wealth rather than
industry, and chooses as husband for
his daughter the man who has his in
heritance in the bank, no matter how
untitled he may be to cope with mis-
fortune, rather than the man who has
fortune in his brain, and will win his
own way. Idleness and extravaganza
are curses worse than the plaques of
Egypt to us; they breed sorrow,
wretchedness, crime and infamy; send
our sons into drunkard's graves and
fellons cells, and put our daughters on
the streets, into mad-houses, and gar
rets of poverty. Every boy, rich or
poor, should be taught that idleness is
a crime-and girls should be taught it
no less than boys. Every child should
be taught some trade, and our school
system should be so reformed and i'm
proved that young children should ac-
quire the rudiments of technical edu-
cation.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
THE PUGNAcroUs PURP.

A man he owned a terrier dorg-
A bob tailed. onery cuss-
And that there purp got that there man
In many an ugly muss.
For the man was on his muscle,
1.i'. '.e uo,s was oH ms "i'e'
% ~ ~ : '',"' eoneu ""ii''i'e
"s sun ~ i''ise
A woman she owned Thomas cat
That fit at fifteen pound,
And the other cats got up and slid
When that there cat was round.
The man and his dorg came along one day
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
when did you Shave"

''In one of the towns of Arkansas,
man had been drinking until late
hour at night When he started for
home, honest folks were in bed, and the
houses were all shut and dark. The
liquor he had taken was too much for
him, and he did not know where to go.
He at last stumbled into an empty
wagon shed, and he fell upon the
ground. For a long time he lay in
the unconsciousness of drunken sleep,
and would have frozen (for the snow
on the ground showed the night to be
very cold } had not others less insensi-
BILE than himself been around him. This
shed was favorite rendezvous of the
hogs, that rushed out when the new
arrived, but soon returned to
their bed. In the utmost kindness and
with the truest hospitality, they gave
their biped companion the middle of
the bed, some lying on either side of
him, and others answering the place of
n quilt Their warmth prevented him
from being injured by the exposure
Toward morning he awoke. Finding
himself comfortable and in blissful ig-
norance of his whereabouts, he sup
posed himself enjoying the accommo-
dations of tavern, in company with
other gentlemen. He reached out his
hand, and catching hold of the stiff
bristles of hog, exclaimed:
"Why, mister, ,chsH did you shave
ldSt?"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
MODERN SUPERSTITI0Ns.

LitteUs Lining Age translates from a
German journal an interesting paper on
this subject, from which we take few
paragraphs:
A few examples will illustrate with
what ease and frivolity things are be-
lieved which the simplest investigation
resolves into air. One of them is re-
lated b. Bessel. In St. Malo, in
France, where the tide rises to an un-
common height. it was regarded as set
tied that death took place only at the
time of the waters falling. Opportu-
mites continually offered to put this re-
markable phenomenon to the proof,
but it was never doubted. At length
the French Academy sent commits
sion to convince themselves, then and
there, of the truth of this singular fact
when it was found that people died
during the waters rise as well as dur
ing its fall, and for a hundred years,
according to the parish registers, nei-
ther ebb nor flow had anywise affected
the mortality.
1t is well-known assertion that
vessel filed with water does not increase
in weight if live fish is put into it.
King George of England, being desir-
GUS to learn the cause of so extraordi-
nary phenomenon, requested an ex-
planation from the learned men of the
country. This occasioned several very
profound dissertations, in which all
sorts of strange hypotheses were ad
vanced. Only one tried the expert
ment before delivering an opinion, and
10! he discovered the vessels weight
to be increased by exactly the weight
of the fish.
But what of that mysterious disease,
somnambulism? Can it be disputed
that the moon causes somuambulists to
walk in their sleep? 1 answer, No!
but let us see how the moon acts, in or
der to convince ourselves it has no
wish to fraternize with mysticism. 1t
may be assumed that sleep-walking is
an abnormally vivid state of dreaming,
not only of the reproductive but also
of the volitive faculty. Now, it is es-
tablished that such vivid dreams are
promoted by every thing causing un-
quiet sleep, e. g., heavy supper, stim-
ulating drinks, and other causes. 1t
is fact which has been frequently OBJ
served that, owing to these influences,
somnambulists, or sleep-walkers, often
make their perambulations at times
when moonlight is not marked in the
almanac, and we all know that there
are many persons, quite healthy, too,
who can not sleep at all, or only badly,
when light is burning in their bed
rooms, by reason of being unused to it.
Precisely. the same influence is exer-
cised by the moons light on persons in
clined to somnambulism. Hence some
have hit upon the excellent idea to pre-
vent the moonlight from entering the
somnambulist's sleeping room by
means of shutters of thick curtains, and
behold! the somrambulist remained
quietly in his bed, not troubling him.
self about the full moon that shone
brightly outside. The experiment was
then reversed and, at time when
there was no moonlight, brightly
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
A Hard Random Hit.

Many shaft at random sen t." hits
something or other which ''the archer
little meant" to touch. We have heard
an aneedote illustrative of this truth,
which has probably not appeared in
print before, and which has been told
US as piece of genuine history. 1t
happened in large city-no matter
what city. There were two pretty sis.
ters who had married, one an eminent
lawyer, the other distinguished liter
airy man. Literary man dies and
leaves younger sister a widow. Some
years rolled away and the widow laws
aside her weeds. Now, then, it hap
pens, that certain author and critic
has occasion, on broiling day in sum-
mer, to call on the eminent LAWYER, hus-
band of the elder sister. He finds the
lawyer pleading and sweltering in a
crowded court, secs that the lawyer is
suffering dreadfully from the heat,
pities him, and rejoiees that he himself
is not a lawyer, and goes for cool
saunter to the sheltering trees Of fash
ionabls park and garden. Among the
ice-eating, tanning crowd there, he
meets the younger of our two sisters,
and for the moment he thinks he is
speaking TO the elder. "Oh, Mr."
answered the lady, show dreadfully
hot it is herel'' ayes, madam" re-
piled our luckless critic, ''it is hot here,
but | can assure you the heat of this
place isn't circumstance when COM
pared with the heat of the place where
your poor dear husband is suffering to-
day" A horror-stricken expression
comes over the face of the lady; she
rises from her chair and flounces indlg
nantly away. And. Miserable me-"
our wretched critic, 81
have been installing the one sister for
the other, and she thinks l meant to
say that her husbandis-not in heaven!"
. GALAXY.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
Number 81.
MARRIAGE.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

Marriage is fair transaction on the
face ov il.
But there iz quite too often put-up
jobs in ii.
1t il an old institushun, older than
the pyramids, and az phull ov hyro-
ghpics that nobody can parse.
Married life haz its chances, and that
IL just what gives it its flavor. Every
boldly luvs tew phool with the chances,
bekause every boldly expekts tew win.
But, after all, married life il full az
certain az dry goods bizness.
No man can swear exackly where he
will fetch up when he touches calico.
Kno man kan tell jist what calico haz
made up its mind tew do next.
Calico don't know even herself.
Dry goods ov all kinds il the child
of circumstansis.
Sum never marry, but this il Just ez
risky; the disease IL the same, with an
other name to it.
The man who stands on the banks
shivering, and dassent, il more apt tew
ketch cold than him who pitches hiz
head fust into the river.
There IL but few who never marry
bekause they tOOn't-they all banker,
and most oV them starve with bread
before them (spread on both sides),
jist for the lack of grit.
Marry yung! liz mi motto.
| hev tried it, and know what | am
talking about.
If emmy body asks yu viii you get
married (if it needs be }, tell him yOw
don't recOlleckt
Marriage IL a safe way to gamble
if yu win, yu win a pile, and if yu
loze, yu don't loze emmy thing, only
the privilege of living dismally alone.
and soaking your own feet.
1 repeat it, in italics, marry yang!
There IL but one good excuse for
marriage late in life, and that ia
second marriage. c.-Neg York World.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
re- A sensible young lady thus

E- A sensible young lady thu
poetizes her wants:
want man whose only thought
Is me, and me alone;
Who never sees me but he's brought
A something for His Own;
Who seems to have a hundred hands
To shelter me in storm;
Who seems to have a hundred fans
When am very warm;
WHO worried is to hear me cough,
But loves 10 hear me read;
VINO always takes my rubbers of
All that is what | need.
A spark who kindles by degrees,
Until see him drop,
Topop the ques ton on his knees,
Then fly to oquestiOn Pop"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
DIRGE FOR AN INFANT

He is dead and gone-a flower
Born and withered in an hour,
Coldly lies the death-frost now
On his little rounded brow;
And the seal of darkness lies
Ever on his shrouded eyes.
He will never feel again
Touch Of human joy or pain;
Never win his once bright eyes
Open with glad surprise;
Nor the death frost leave his brow
3 All is over with him now.
( Vacant now his cradle-bed,
As nest from whence hath fed
Some dear little bird, whose wings
Rest from timid futterings,
Thrown aside the childish rattle:
flushed for aye the infant prattle-
Little broken werds that could
By none else be understood
Save the childless one who weepS
Ger the grave where now he sleeps.
Closed his eyes, and cold his brow
All is over with him nOwi
LEIGH HUM
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

E Croquet is the game gambOled
on the green.
A strictly home production-a baby.
Bad punctuation - stopping your
newspaper.
Dan Rice is going to take his circus
to China. Look out, Daniel, those pig
tails have way of eating Rice.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
@A German in Toledo, Obi

~A A German in Toledo, Ohio,
keeper of q saloon for the accommoda-
ton of printers, has been obliged to
suspend. On his books were found the
following named members of the craft:
"Der Lain Brinter," "Der Leetle Brin-
ter" s.Der Pen Putler Brinter, J" "Der
Tiyel," ''Der Brinter NIT ter red hair, J"
seDer Brinter nit ter hair not shoost so
rod -
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
~Tbe other day Mrs. Muge

@ The other day Mrs. Muggins,
finding herself unwell, sent for doc
tor, and, in the presence of Muggins
and the medical man, declared her be-
lief that she was poisoned" and that
he (Muggins) had done it. 81 didn't
do it." shouted Mnggins, 'ft's all gam
mon, she isn't poisoned. Prove it, doc
tor-open her on the spot; I'm will
ling"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

~ Some Of these old editors who
are near-sighted are trying 70 make
the ladies believe that wearing low
necked dresses produces sore threat
It's all confounded humbug, got up
by the old buzzards who can't see.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

~ 1t was very encouraging to a
Boston school-teacher, who had taken
pains to instruct a poor boy in geogra-
ply, to ask him before the class what
''strait" was, and hear him answer
that a "strait beat two pairs" She
pokered him.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

re- Chicago audiences at thea
tres are judged, in moral point, BY
the number that go out between the
acts to see q man. On Wednesday
night at the principal theatre, the
whole audience, except two men,
went out to drink. On investigation
it was found that of these two one
was already drunk, and the other
had an unsettled account at the bar,
and dare not go.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

~ "What makes you 50 grum,
Tom?'
"Oh, 1 have had to endure a sad
trial of my feelings"
"What on earth was it?''
"Why, 1 had to tie on pretty girls
bonnet while her ma was looking on"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

% "Don't be foolish Joe," was
verified on Sabbath evening by rural
couple on their way home from Church.
"Joe" wished to, hesitated, didn't and
then he-did.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

w A music publisher has issued q
a song entitled, "Father will settle the
BILL" All the young ladies in the city
practice it at home as well as at the
stores.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

R There is a threatened reappear-
ance upon the streets Of women in long
dresses. We knew tive knew the
big feet couldn't stand it much longer.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

aE SIS that clock right, over therey
asked a visitor the other day. "h.gAe
over there" said the boy, and walked
on.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19

Umbrellas were worn to-day. Ours
is still keeping Lent.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-05-19
Removal.
ATTORNEY.
r. w. HAMPTON,

Attorney at Law,
Having opened an office in Gallipolis. o., Of
fers his professional services to Banks, Bank
ing Houses. Merchants. Mechanics and Farm
ers. Deeds carefully examined. Titles
searched with dispatch and with care, and
abstracts of title furnished to any lands in the
United States; and taxes paid on same.
Wills drawn up with greatest care.
Dispositions carefully and correctly taken.
Collections made promptly.
OFFICE-IN THE HOUSE.
. Nov. 25, 1869.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
EnrAfforncx General.

We are authorized to announce John S.
G. Davidson, Esq, as candidate for At
torney General of the Criminal Court of
Davidson county at the ensuing August
election, subject to convention.
apr26 tde+
We are authorized to announce Andrew
J. Caldwell as a candidate for Attorney
General for the county Of Davidson at the
August election. apr10td
We are authorized to announce 7. W.
Haley as candidate for Attorney General
for the Criminal District of Davidson
county. apr10td
We are authorized to announce Terry H.
Cahal as candidate for Attorney General
of the Davidson County Judicial Circuit at
the ensuing August election. apr7 If
We are authorized to announce Maj.
WILLIAM CLARE as candidate for Attorney
General for the county of Davidson, at the
next election - APPS tide
We are authorized to announce Root. L
CAERUHERs, JR., as candidate for Attor-
ney General for this Judicial Circuit.
apr2-tde
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
For ReyiStcr.

In compliance with the wishes of numer-
Gus friends l hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office of Register of Da-
wilson county at the coming August cleo
ton, subject to the will of county con-
vention. Benz. F. WOODWARD.
apr26 tide
WE are authorized to announce John
McClelland as candidate for Register of
Davidson county at the August election.
apr23 tide
We are authorized to announce GEORGE
s. HoBsoN candidate for Register of Da-
wilson county, at the ensuing August cleo
ton; subject to a convention. ap20tde
We are authorized to announce ARTHUR
NJ. FULGHUM, as candidate for Register of
Davidson county, at the ensuing August
election, subject to the decision of con-
vention. apr19-td
We are authorized to announce E. W.
HICKMAN, JR., as q candidate for County
Register, at the ensuing August election.
april tide
To the Editors of the Union and American:
The very complimentary vote l received
in the late election, on a canvass of six
days, encourages me to ''try, try again,
and l hereby authorize you to announce
that am a candidate for Register of David
son county, at the ensuing August election,
subject to the action of convention.
Respectfully, B. F. BINKLEY.
NASHVILLE, April s, 1870. APPS tie
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
For Circuit Judge.

We are authorized to announce Col.
VIM. S. McLemore as candidate for
Judge of the eleventh Judicial Circuit at
the approaching August election.
apr27td*d&w
We are authorized to announce Judge
Nathaniel Baxter candidate for Circuit
Judge of this district. apr26 tide
WE are authorized TO announce John G.
Thompson a candidate for Judge of the
Circuit Court of this Judicial District.
appetite
We are authorized to announce J. A.
MoCANPBELL, Esq, as a candidate for
Judge of the Circuit Court in this, the
Davidson county, District Election in
August. apr20 tide
We are authorized by the friends of Maj.
W. H. Williamson, throughout the Judicial
District, to announce him as a candidate
for Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit
composed of the counties Of Bedford,
Rutherford, Cannon and Wilson. APPS to
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
Orchards and Poultry.
An experienced orchardist says:

The public has yet to learn the full ad-
vantage of keeping poultry. Few seen
to appreciate what they may do among
trees in an orchard of quarter of an
acre, where they may be kept by picket
fence four or five feet high, putting in
say 125 fowls, and observe the result. He
will avoid the annoyance in the garden of
which so many complain, while they will
work among the trees, doing just what is
needed, keeping the ground well cultiva-
ted, and destroying everything that can
injure the fruit trees in the shape of bugs,
worms, or other insects, lay large num-
Der of eggs, which are cash article, TO
say nothing of the chickens, which will
pay for raising at the present time. /
have tried it, and know it is so. / have
about one hundred fowls, which lave
worked admirably among my trees, keep
ing the ground in good condition, keeping
off the insects, and promoting the growth
of the orchard. am satisfied that we
have yet to learn the full benefit which
may be derived from the proper manage
ment of fowls, aud it is quite possible
that the method l have suggested may of
fer the best way of getting our apple
orchards into bearing condition again.