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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
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"a been Say FROM Ter three ysan -about
Ana / uasurneit 1, and my Say trss
aud though rdqleauon her I'D nos doubt
thnt
n "a, unnecessary 80 to do.
'TWas By the chimney corner We were
MARY .aiII, have you been always
JFncfF
"Fra9Ey .ays she Just pauainS n
II dosi lRihk rye ua5alshlul beeuaa you,
Bu or lao years nass 10 tell you wat
I've done then say II I've been true % not,
Whoa 1Tss you len, my grief was unoOh.
Alone l incurred my mi, rab's lot.
And all shp saw me thlught me incob-
TiliCap sia Clifford came from A!dershost
10 airt with him AMUSED me Will Twas
| don'tcoun' nas. rnlsllhfalneis. Do yOas
The nexs-Oh' let me see wa F:auS
line Il N at my uno,e's, IN i.tnas.ude;
lips,
lie gays me his a'h E~lss"-And here she
wes.iy six weeks At unClS't- how tim
I don't codn @,' uu%fAI.Afaln's,, 10 yOn'
'Lori Geo | FOsSmote, only twcpiyiosa
Lent me his norse. Oh. how 80 tBde and
rHgedl So
We secured the dOwns-ws rode to hounds-
such iunl Nif.
And often wa his arm about my waist
TAat rs. 70 lnme up or down. Bat who
Q Id count Adi nnfLlthiulnoisf De your
40 youknOw ReEsy verci All. how he
sinKSI
We met twas at . picnic. Aud such weather.
lilo gave We = lOoS, the arst Of these Two,
rings,
When 80 we're lot in llIofleu woods to.
gether,
Al, whata happy time we spent, wetwol
| don't coun' hGi uafalth'uln0 IS 70 you.
I've yet another ring from him. D'you see
The plain gold olFolHt that IL shining hgTei"
| took her hand; "Oh, Maryl Can II be
That Au"-. . 10th sire, 'ThatI am Mrs.
We're.
don't count tAlt uufalthmlnem. no yonY
mo replied, for lem m0FFte6 to0,"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

The great trouble IN tbs city
with almost every family, Is the
lack Of house servants. we can
not procure white servants in suC-
ficient numbers to supply the de.
mand, and the negroes seem as if
they never intend to work again.
AS long as they can procure a meal
and Il place in which to lodge their
earthly happiness appears to be
complete, aud they have nothing
for the future. But we are not
alone In the troubles of this kind.
We make the following extract
from the New York Herald In re-
gard to the abuses in that city
which It denOminOtes Servant
gal-ism:
The Herald" has a chapter on
servant-gal-lsm, showing how Jobs
r put up, and intelligence Offices
made to serve as aids to burglars.
The system of employing servants
it considers utterly wrong, for
abandoned females, having a pur.
pose In view, seek for domestic
emplOyent, and
"the means are ready to their
hands. For the outlay of q few
dollars they are enabled to obtain
a number Of recommendations aud
to gain the active assistance of per.
sons OF apparent responsibility III
the prosecution Of their plans. The
natural result Is that in hundreds
" houses In Ihis city to-day there
are women engaged Ostensibly en-
gagged as servants who arc as can
GERS in the family IN which they
serve, and the paramount and as
sistants Of thieves and burglars"
The police assert, It is said, that
wherever q burglary or theft 10
committed, they can trace 1t to
"scrvant gal-ism," aud they pro-
claim their luminosity toward the
"hired help" Of families because
"their efforts to ferret out aud de.
tect crime are generally defeated
by the paramours aud assistants Of
burglars and thieves who are en-
ployed In private houses. The in-
eligenCe-Ofices are the focl or
prostitution and t~hievery. In these
establishments recommendations
arc sealed, sold and Delivered aud
men aud women are recommended
into families"
They are run" by parties who
are In with thieves aud robbers, and
the burglaries which occur nightly.
"are the result Of arrangements
made between the rufians who
hang around the employment Of
fees and the girls. While the pres.
ent system exists burglaries and
robberies will continue. AS In
Paris, the police should have
control Of these Offices and the
eRtree always. They should know
who is TO be employed, where aud
by whom; the antecedents of the
women, their character, and a full
knOwledgc OF the PARTIES recon
mending them. Let the LegiSla-
ture give this power to tho police
aud there will be fewer crimes for
the press to CHRONICLE"
The case OF Emma Bloom, WHO
rcjoices In several aliases, is cited
In proof Of these statements
Through the agency Of i~ntelli.
gence offices, she obtained places
IN private families, won the conf.
dence Of the inmates, stayed Tor
sometime, and finally got Of with
considerable plumber. She is
charged with crime by a large num
Der OF citizens, and II is stated by
the police that her operations for
the last six months have melted her
$4,000, exclusive Of gratuitIes to
outsiders"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

SUDDEN DRATH.-Mr. John FL
Geer, On old citizen OF this county
dropped dead while walking from
the depot 70 biz house last We'd
nesday night. He met one ortwo
persons in the road 10 whom al
spoke IN his usual cheerful wy
Macon Beacon. I IN
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr..
j. Finley Joor, we have received
an invitation to attend the "com.
menCement exercises of the New
Orleans School of Medicine to
be held at the Lyceum Hall on
the l5lh inst.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
Used D.

ESSAYS FoR YOUNG E-shs saur.
waited and used up, have lost shsir
easFgY, ambition, e odIly TisoE in he
pursuit Or SOCIAL zAsuasNilh uosas
Of cheer and ssulesy aid Cor TIE seom.nnie
hopeless. sss' nec, IN sealed en~volspe.
Address. HeaARD ASSOCIATION. ~
P. Philaassaia, Pa. IansO dazsn
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
lORITUARY.

Died, Maroh 81. $50. Oh Holly seod Plhns
aslon, In WashInEtop eanhEy. Mlaalsslpp
GEORGE ". WARD. long and layoEablyi
knWh a. . plaatsr here and eymmIuion
moTehant a New OFlsaus. adg a II ssa +
Louisville lKyl aAd Cincinnati papsr
please COPS.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

Y virtue Of The pruyltlons Il AAaaa al
ID ruats dated the aesk day 0l kebfuaFy.
fegc, recorded In the once o. fhe Elark sfn
DC Probate Court Of WAshlnRt0n connte.
Mlaalshipnl, In Dosd bp0k 4, raaes aasaRGt
and so zoe cure ne payment 81 ne pfnn.
issogy nnte4 thsrela dseeFibpL sk tha esS
quest ofthe holder OF said n0les,
On TUESDAY, the I2th Of April,
81 i0d A. D. 1870
1t tho east door Of thu eourt.Aoase ~ tAAfa
county Of Warren, Mississippi az va.
burg, Rlie O'eleckt H. I Hhaia nfhdaSa - b
sell % the b CHEST and best bidder, fsr resh,
the following LANDglyin8 aha hsln9 r.
said county OF Warrington. Stale 81 Miislas
s'pRi ghEtsi. hl ~ ikI ~ ID tNt
iOis l,s a,4 = andT, sect on S5i. and La
= section "a. o. townahfi14,} taAAaH daiiaA 3 !
the Woodside" Plantation, bounded on ne ,
north by tbe laads o. Made Mambt0nt on
the south BY stetle's Bayou and tie land al
De- dipping ga she cast By tao lfand 81
MARSHALL aponcer, and on the wees ~ IA /.
iandof OF uailionns aadiateHtas Nkf6a. Vii
maFls,wSt q r. WEBB Tgnatoe.
2 ! M.N aMA. HNu4N.H# W"f
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
R~ATOHELORn MAIR nYn-

This splendid HAig Dye l. ehs NJ
In the wOFldi the oaly true and
Eyoi harmless. reliable, lnstaneaneons.
remedies The ~ effects a had 10, -
rates and leaves the half aon snd ss
tul BLACK q brown. Sold 81 all nrnr.I# +
and Petfamerss and properly a ~ VIZ
. y nond stroe4 New fark.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

The Columbus Index says the
Female Institute Of that city num-
bers on its rolls nearly two hun.
dred scholars.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
FOR RRNn

hvUsh lately neenpiea hra.H
ne balance Of The r4nfs 49, $780,
sI0RE HOUSE a inrsssaf 1870 ~
pleto repair. en-
for terms address me a EalanAet lis
~ ohilon Capt W. q. WoHHEIL. WI.6inrt
mars-eodim EfesrA
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

A WAY WTru sNrcThcfFa-n,f
- made New, easily, without IA
meaicine4 4eal RQllsnasloa rensitf e. St
cents. address rs ~ d. F6ifR
AQ Af4lnglon Ave. 4
~. UNCOMFORTABLE
= ~ Alaz4 end NHHa
- HaN Pest paid % rszs1f
oSss Is ~ q
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

DOra's first sense of returning
life was 6 dim con sciousness Of the
odOr Of water lilies. She opened
her eyes and raised her hands to
her brow. A genial warmth sur
rounded her, diffused from the
cheerful fire that blazed In the
large Fireplace; and through the
window panes came the warm rays
OF sunshine which alighted upon
the head Of an old man that was
bending over her.
"Father, dear fatheFl" murmur-
cd she, lifting up her arms. "My
child, our s~avlourl" sobbed the
old man, holding her in close emf
brace, and kissing her tear dlmmm
eyes.
eyes, our saviour - echosd her
husband, holding up to Der gaze
their little babe, which was dancing
With its little feet as II conscious
Of the joy that reigned q this mo-
ment within the I'M Of Charles
abode.
81 have but dim recollection OF
taking hold If The edge Of tho boat,
then ! remembered no m0rAp said
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
A Puff that Did Not Pay.

The steamer "Great Republic that left
here yesterday for New Orleans had among
her passengers half dozen yourg men
bound for Louisiana where they intended
seeking their fortunes, selling sewing ma
chimes to maids and matrons in that sunny
cline. Unluckily for the boys, some kind
friend sent complimentary notice of their
departure to one of the morning papers.
What was unuckier still, some OF the boys
had forgotten to settle with their tailor, who
seeing the notice in the paper, clipped it
out, pasted it on the back of his card, and
sent it in the hands of a constable to the
boys with compliments. Mr.. Constable,
armed with his warrants, aud with the card
and compliments, proceeded Immediately to
"hoard' the steamer and seized the baggage.
One Of the young men did not seem to ap-
precale the visit, and was deliberatiEg how
to get out of the fix, when young man No.
2 comes to his relief and claims all of the
trunks "If that is true" says the polite
officer, at changes the case. Can You prove
that the trunks are yours? - "Gertainly
SIR" says the young man No. 2, "plenty of
proof right here on the boat" "That is all
that is necessary, sir" says the officer.
'PEeaae read that handing him warrant
in his own name. loung man No. , willis.
Both pay for the clothes, as they ought to
have done long ago, and the steamer goes
on her way. The boys thought the puff
didn't pay, but the tailor is well pleased and
says he intends TO patronze the newspapers
more literally Observation-Disclosures Repub-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29

It is a great State and it has magnif-
cen, future. We despair of our ability to
convey any adequate conception of its beau
tv, fertility, or variety Of resources because
we have heard the same reported thousand
times and yet were wholly unprepared for
what we witnessed. Figuratively and Scrip.
turally speaking it is land flowing with
milk and honey. From half hours ride
this side of Council Bluffs to Davenport we
did not See an acre of untiilable sol. There
was an uneuding panorama of rolling prai-
rie, linpid streams iringed with belt of
trees, groves, immense fields of grain and
corn, comfortable iarmhouses, new and en-
terprsing towns and villages. In the west
ern part of the State nature has supplied
the deficiency of timber with unlimited coal
fields Iowa has a grand career ahead.
She possesses in her soil mine of wealth
far surprising in wealth the placers and
quartz fields OF California, the silver loies
Of Nevada CT the diamond mines Of Brazil.
She will in time rank in point of wealth
with the first States in the Union.
We went there to become acquainted
with those who are soon, We trust, to be-
come our nearest and most intimate neigh
bors. Not but that we knew of them before.
Who that knows aught of the history Of his
country needs to be told Of the heroic deeds
Of the sons of iowa. In the smoke and
flame CT battle-Iowa and Wisconsin kept
step to the music of tie Union, their hearts
beat in unison and side by side they filled
the same glorious grave. Others might
waver but Iowa never fatered--some might
doubt but Iowa stood firm as the granite
hills, traitors there were in the North. but
they found no welcome home in Iowa.
Their hearty cheers filled our hearts with
Joy when despair and gloom had settled
down upon the nation-from out the North
west poured the legions that carried to vic
tory the Eagles Of the Republic. And while
the men of Iowa carved out for themselves
an imperishable glory, the fair women of
that noble Commonwealth were not behind
hand in devotion. In camp, in hospital and
on the battlefield they administered hope
and comtort-they we're the living exem-
plars of better and purer lile--lhey closed
the eyes and lifted the souls of the dying.
God bless the State of lowa.--Green Bay
G17ejie
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29

with more or less of embe ilshment. From
the front and rear of tho upper part. project
long arms. by means of which it is carried
about on the shoulders Of a couple of stall
wart negroes, and while it is not very
rapid method of travel, it is easy and com.
Portable enough, like the "ox.sed" and
Hammock of Madeira. 1t is much like
the "Sedan chair of olden times, some of
which | still saw in use in Europe. In Ba-
hia. too, nearly all the movement Of heavy
articles is done upon the shoulders of ne
groes from place to place, each one of the
gang in succession bowling ont sort of
refrain, by which, believe, they regulate
their steps. Where two or more OF them
are bearing burden in company, each step
is accompanied by this howl, and the vol
ume of noise by the collective industry of
the place, is greater and decidedly less mu-
steal than one hears at lively camp-meet-
ing of our colored brethren in our country.
The population Of the city, which believe
is about 100000, is very largely negro
slave and free--and | must say that in
physique they are vastly ahead of the whites,
as they seem to be in industry. One can
speak pretty inelligenlly on the matter Of
physique, for the Venus de Medici, and the
indian chief in spurs and shirt collar, were
pretty warmly clothed in comparison svith a
good many many Of them. w. .xnoo. ;, :, :. Co..
home on Saturday, and with good luck to
reach Boston by the lst of August. But
this will not leave here until the 29th, and
will, therefore, all things being favorable,
reach yon but little before my own arrival.
Everybody seems to be longing for home,
aud are rejoicing in the reasonable prospect
of soon being there, and when we weigh
anchor next time it will 90 up with Il will.
l hope nothing will cloud our pleasant an
ticipations.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29

and 80, besides the engagement of WARREN
berg, October 3; the combat Of Moekern,
near Magdeburg, April S, not to be con.
founded with the battle of Moeckern, Octo.
Der l6, which formed an episode in the bat
tie Of Leipaic. The combats of Konig-
swarthe and Weissg, May l8; the combat
Am Goerder Wald, September l6 the com.
bat near Wemar, between Tetienhorn and
lie Fevre Decrouettess, whose date I have
forgotten, and innr nerable smaller fights
impossible to remember.
The only battles in which Frussians alone,
without being incumbered by Russians or
Austrians, fought the FreQch we're Lucknau,
Gross Beeren, KatzbacK and Dennewitz,
and the engagement of Wartenberg, in all
FIVE of which tie Prnssians were victorious.
The battle of Dennewilz is, moreover, the
most glorious victory Of this century. For.
ty thousand Prussians, under Bulow, utter.
ly routed seventy thousand Frenchmen, un-
der Ney. No nation can show such a glo-
rous victory in the present century. In
the year 1914, there were six important bat.
ties La Rother, Feb. l Bar sur Aube,
Feb. 27; Leon, March 9, 10; Montereau,
March Is, believe Arcis sur Aube, March
20, and Paris, March 80, then the engage
ment of Graonne, March 8, if l remember
right, the combats of Chempaubert, Van
champs, Etoges, Montmirail, besides minor
fights, as. for instance, La Fere Champe.
noise. Of these the Prussians alone enga.
ged the French at Laon, Etoges and Mont
mirail, in the first victoriou,!y, in the two
latter they were beaten. In 1915 there
were two battles, Ligney and Waterloo, and
two engagements, at Quatrebras and Wavre,
besides the smaller fights. OF these the
Prussians fought alone at Ligney and
Wavre. In the former they were beaten
the latter was undecided"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
The Reduced Income Tax.

AS the income tax now stands-2}
per cent on incomes over $4,000
less than one half the number ot those
who formerly paid the tax Will here.
after be reached by it, and the charge
upon those who do pay will be great.
ly reduced. We find in en- exchange
some interesting figures, showing the
efft ct of the exchange. In 1869 the
whole number of PERSONS paying the
tax was 27l,S44; of these, 100000
paid tax on taxable income of $500,
or less, each !; the tax of none of these
exceeded $50, and perhaps the aver
ace did not exceed SIG SO each /: 60,
1S4 others paid tax on irrm $500
to 81 900 and the average was, per-
haps, s35 each. Under the new law,
these two classes, numbering us,
ls4, will be exempt from the tax OF
incomes, leaving but 86,65o to be
reached by it. The other classes are
those, Al ,I69--who paid a tax on from
81 900 to $4,000, who will hereafter
pay tax on from 81 to $1,000, and
that at the rate of p per cent. Anoth-
er class, numbering, in 1869, exactly
$4,000. and who paid tax on incomes
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000, will
hereafter pay tax on from 81 900
to $4,000. he last class, numbering
only 9,464, who paid on incomes
over $4,000, wi ! hereafter pay on
incomes Of $4,000 and over,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
Idolatry otthc Thcrm ON ter.
Erom the New York Times.

Erom the New L orK lines.
1t is hard to explain on any Ineligible
basis, except, perhaps, that itching for un-
profitable knowledge born into our nature
the eager curiosity Of most people during
very hot weather TO know the variations oil
the thermometer. All day long an eager
crowd may be found studying, under the
full blaze of the sur, the weather buttetin
of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
We all seem to take certain pride in be-
ing little warmer than our neighbors, and
to know that to-day is the hottest on record
for number Of years fills US with secret
satisfaction. 1t is something to be ahead
of the rest of the world, even in discomfort.
But the worship Of the thermometer
seems not only absurd, but also foolish in
no slight degree. For it sets the imagina-
ton working, and so if it does not actually
add to ones physical discomfort, at least
disposes the system to succumb more readi-
" to the heat. To prohibit by law the sale
or exhibition Of thermometers during hot
spell, would be, perhaps, an warrantable
stretch OF authority; but the wise man who
possesses one will lock it up when the dog
star rises, and steadily refase to look at it
until the setting of the same. OF the
weather records one may safely say that "a
little learning is a dangerous thing" The
moment we see that the mercury is above
ninety we begin to feel the heat ten times
more than ever. In fact. watch the ther
mometcr and you need never expect to be
cool. The best way is to go about your
business, If you have any, and pay no atten-
ton to the heat.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
How to Dress Infants.

Little children need to be dressed differ
emily from what is CUSTOMARY. The long
clothes that are made and put on to their
bodies should not be worn. The bands
around the abdomen are not at all needful
There is no danger of protrusion of the bow
els nor OF hernia nature takes care of that
without any difficulty if in other respects
the child is properly cared for. The old
band practice is necessary where the long
skirts are worn, because ihe little child soon
after its birth begins to use its legs. With
skirts that come down over its feet from
eighteen inches to two feet, there is such a
mechanical leverage that it is difficult for
the child to fex his legs upon the body a,
the hips; and the moment one undertakes
to lit a leg with something heavy on the
feet to lift, strain comes upon the abdomin-
al muscles. Ii illustration is needed, let a
person put pair Of heavy clogs on his feet
and then attempt to walk be will find him.
self strained in the abdoa en-. He is then
on good scale corresponding to the child's
attempt to lift his legs in long clothes. One
thus clad makes efforts TO get his feet up,
and SO bands are put around to keep him
lroh RECEIVING iHJ"i a' vi doout the navel
But if the clothes are Gu. so that the chid's
feet can be easily moved, no necessity what
ever for bandages exists.
Another point with reference to the dress
of the babe ia, that it should have its lower
limbs warmly clad. This is perhaps the
reason why long clothes are SO much in
vogue, it being supposed that, coming over
the feet as they do, ttey keep out the air
But this is not at all necessary the feet and
derng the ease Of the child's motions
Dress the child loosely. On no accouu,
put a cap on its head. What was the fash
ion when | was boy, is coming back again,
of putting caps on babies heads. Never
do that if you want your child to be healthy.
-LQrs Of Lie,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
Greeley. Penmanship.

hi. NJ. z. Castle, as most lecturers know,
is the thrifty president Of a bank at Sand
wich, H., and the active manager of the
lyceum in that town lie lately wrote let
ter to Mr.. Greeley 10 lecture there in the
next sessions course. Mr.. Greeley reply
was in q handwriting which, the editor of
the Sandwich Gazette says, it would be no
sin to worship, as there is nothing on earth,
or sea, or heaven, like unto it. Several ex-
perts tried to read it, wlih varying results
one thought it was an editorial on the tariff,
and the figure G0in it referred to the duty
on pig iron. Another thought it had ref
erence TO the Mcfarland trial. Finally Mr..
Castle translated it as follows:
"DEAR SIR:-I am available and will
come. 1t will be $60-next February Sd.
AS to other lectures, it seems that must
decline, except in your immediate vicinity
if | do not come in February"
The rest of the letter looked as though
somebody had smashed a bottle of ink on it
and tried to wipe it off with curry-comb.
But Mr.. C., having so largo n latitude to
guess in, read it as an acceptance, and ans.
wered:
SANDWICH, ILL, May II, 1870.
Horace Greeley, Nc,o York Tribune:
DEAR SIR:-Your acceptance Of our in.
vitation to lecture before our association
next winter, came 10 hand this morning.
Your penmanship not being the plainest, ii
took some time to translate it, but we sue
ceeded, and would say your time I'D oi
February and terms (S6O) are entirely sat.
isfactory. AS you suggest, we may be able
to get you other engagements in the imme-
diate vicinity. If so, we will advise you.
Very respectfully, NIB. CASTLE.
About week aherward there went to
Sandwich the following Indignant response,
very legibly written:
'NEw YORK TRIBUNE, Nay l6..
DEAR sIR:-I have yours of the 18th
inst. | did not write you that ! would lee
ture for you the 81 Of February or any
other day.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
NJ. B. Castle, Sandwich, III.
1t thus turned out that Mr. Greeley
original letter, which Mr.. Castle blundered
in deciphering, was as follows:
New YORK TRIBUNE, May ., 1870.
DEAR SIE:-I am overworked and grow
ing old. shall be sixty oext February. Sd
On the whole, it seems that | must decline
TO lecture hencefcrth, except IN this imme
diate vicinity, if do at all. l cannot prom
ise to visit Illinois on tha, errand
not now.
Yours. Horace GREELEY.
NJ, B. Castle, Sandwich, III.
-Brooklm Union.