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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17
BONES, &c.

In Prussia, while the men are at
war, the women perform field and
farm labor.-Ex
Yes, and they do it when the
men are not at war.
Canada boasts Of unwonted
prosperity. Her increase in
wealth and population is marked.
This prosperity is owing to abun.
dant crops for the past three years.
In giving the usual poetical ut.
tentiun to the advent Of autumn.
the poets, and paragraphists have
forgotten TO say q word about
buckwheat cakes. These are
among the greatest delights of the
cool season, and should not be ig.
nored in autumn rhapsodies. :.
Two foreigners recently quar-.
relied in Baltimore as to the com
paritive virtues of Napoleon and
King William, and the quarrel cul.
minated in a bout with loaded pis.
tolls. A little child was shotin the
hip, and crippled for life. "Has
reason fled to british beasts?"
The Germans throughout the
United States are rejoicing over
the results Of the war in Europe,
as If the rights Of man had been
indicated, and their brethren at
home had gained the privileges of
freedom, and are hereafter to
govern themselves.
A woman of Weschester, coun-
ty, N. Y, who recently cut her
throat and died of the wound, had
been in the habit of making wo.
man suffrage speeches, and offer.
ing her vote at the polls when an
election took place. Her fate has
provoked the inquiry if dabbling
In woman's rights theories upsets
the mine.
A negro belonging to a neigh
city went to sleep with his
head on the railroad track, and q
hand car came along and ran over
He got up and declared it
was aviOlation Of the Civil Rights
bill. One Of the wheels Of the car
vas broken. A great many of
his white Political coRferes are as
aard-headed as he is.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

A wild Cat Under a Dutchman's
Bgd-A rarFtbte scene in V esq
MlekoFYi Pa.
West Hickory, besides being no.
ted for lie big wells, dry holes aud
rattlesnakes, has a new and charm
Ing feature Of attraction in the vast
number OF wild cats, or catamounts,
that are TO be found in the neigh
boring forest, aud which make night
hideous with their m%ellidOus notes,
when on a forage. Near the head
waters OF West Hickory creek lives
an humble and upright agrlculturist,
By the name OF Adam Goodman.
who, after engaging ia the perilOus
occupation OF an oil operator of the
creek, reformed aud opened a keno
bank, and with the accumulations
of severa. weeks retired from bust.
ness, out of the backwindow las A
police officer entered the frOm) and
purchasing q few acres Of soil be-
gan TO farm it.. Not having pre-
viously studied Lydia Thompson's
work entitled az hat | Know about
Farming" his first years work was
not q success. His pumpkins we're
devoured By potato bugs, grasshop-
pers cHried or bis cattle, weevil
got into his sheep, and the corn crop
fallc under the combined attack Of
the hOOt-rUt and murrain. To
crown all, he was himself attacked
with the hog cholera. This was
the situation on Saturday night last,
when from u dreamless sleep be was
awakened by an ~unearthly howl,
a crash vt glass. and the striking OF
a"heavy something" upon his
breast. AT first he thought it must
be a horrible nightmare, caused by
too rich viands, but when he con-
sidered tue fact that there was no
horses within ten miles OF bis cabin,
aud the only supper e had partaken
Of was a couple OF buckwheat cakes
such reasoning seemed erroneous.
All was quiet, and finally, thinking
it must have been an Oil Creek bed.
bug on q raid, he dismissed the sub
ject, aud was preparing 10 settle in.
to an all nights sleep, whem q
scratching was heard beneath the
bed. Hastily rising, he jerked on
his unmentiOnables, and dropping
on all fOurs, began TO claw beneath
his bed after the midnight Intruder.
He found II, and in one. fourth of
a New York minute all the clothes
here were upon him would not
have made q bib for u china doll.
He finally found himself In the cor.
ner partly scalped, with his lower
limbs looking as though he had
been through a wool-carding ma
chime while, at this ~junclurc, with
a spit and a growl, a, catamount
disappeared through the open win.
dow. such Is the simple tale Of
Adam Goodman. lie now desires
to emigra,e to some spot where in.
sects are not so troublesome. His
farm is a good one, but he says he
cannot stand the CATS filusville
Herald.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17


How MONKEYS ARE CAUGHT.
The following plan to catch mon.
keys beats the old trick Of pelting
The same animals with stones to
tuaEe them pick cocoa nuts:
Monkeys are such cunning creA-
lures, that Que would suppose them
much more difficult TO catch than
other wild animals. Pitfalls will
take a lion, and the furnished mon
arch OF the forest will after Il few
days starvation, dart into n cage
containing food and thus be secured.
But how are monkeys caught j? The
ape family resemble man. Their
vices are human. They love liquor
aud fall. In Darfour aud SEMINAR
the natives make beer If which the
monkeys are pussienately fond.
Aware ofthts, the natives go TO the
parts Of the forest frcquentcd by
the monkeys, and set OH the ground
calabashes full of the inlicing
Liquor AS soon as the monkey sees
and tists II, he uttrrs loud cries Of
JOY that soon attracts his comrades.
Then an orgie begins, and in Il
short time the beasts show all de-
grees Of iutOxication. Then the ne
groes appear. The drinkers are too
far gone 10 mistrust them, but ap-
parently take them for larger spe-
cies OF their own genius. The ne.
groes take some up, and these im.
m~ediately begin to weep aud cover
them with maudliu ki.s,s. When
a negro takes Que by the hand to
lead him of, the nearest monkey
will cling TO the one who thus finds
a support aud endeavors to 90 Oh al
so. Another will grasp him, aud 50
on, I'LL the negro leads q slagger-
ing line OF ten or a dozen tipsy mon
keys. When finally brought, to the
village they are securely Gagged aud
gradually sober down, but for Two
or three days gradually diminish
ing supply Of liqour Is given them.
so as TO reconcile them dy degrees
To their state OF captivity.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

WRITING upon the subject of tho
gratu!;ous work done by newspa-
pers, the New Orleans Picayune
makes the following very just re-
Elections:
Hence it often happens that the
best of all the work Of the journal.
ist is that which he does for moth
ing. Ii any useful public enter
prise is projected, whether origi-
mating with him or the fruit of
some speculative undertaking, the
aid Of newspapers Is straightwny
solicited. All incipicnt jOint-stock
schemes, whether for building no.
tells, or establishing banks, or inau-
guraiiHg universities, or organizing
insurance companies, or founding
asylums, or constructing railways,
usually manifest their birth through
the unpaid columns OF newspapers,
and are by them iOstered, fed and
stimulated until capable Of self. sus.
,enance. Few germs Of enterprise
fructify in success unless the busy
hand OF The Journalist first stirs up
the ground of public opinion In
which they spring. He does more
gratuitOus work than men of any
other vocation. He is the servant
Of the public and must bend his
shoulders to any load. He Is the
ally Of all who are engaged In pub
lie schemes, and must give his ser
vice without pay, without rations.
and generally without thanks or ap.
probation.
1t is well enough for the public to
he reminded OF these things from
time to time, that they may not
forget the work which the journal
list does without money aud with
out price. If we, as a class, were
to Claim from public institutions
our full share in them according to
the work of hand and head which
we have expended to build them
up, 1t would be found to be some.
thing more than the value Of the
little reciprocity that is generally
conceded. A fourth part Of the
stock of all the railroads In the
country would be no d~ispropor-
tionate allotment to the press for
its agency In building them. Many
other schemes would never have
survived the pulling and sickly term
Of infancy except for the wise and
watchful nursing of the printer.
Either TO the tolerance or the favor
of the press many great fortunes
Of companies or Individuals are due.
These services claim a need of
gratitude which the spirit of fair
dealing should not ignore. Don't
"muzzle the OK" which has trodden
out your corn.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

Is IT RIGHT?-''Is it right"
asks the Stats Zeitung, "that the
President with his whole Cabinet
should loaf around the country
for months together, and that
meanwhile the conduct of tue
foreign relations should be left to
an Assistant Secretary-Bancrort
Davis-whO has been convicted
by the Legislature of Massachu
sets Of the grossest corruptiony"
In our judgment 1t is not right.
But though the facts respecting
Davis have been known TO Presi-
dent Grant for nearly half a year,
and though the atrocity Of Davis
actions has been held up to the
Presidents notice in the strongest
colors, he evidently thinks that 1t
is right for a man convicted Of
bribery 10 gil the highest office,
and to hold the most responsible
trust. IL New York Sun:
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

NEARLY eighty years Of French
history may be thus summarized /:
In 1892, the great Revolution aud
extinction Of Louis XIV. In 1875,
the Republic. 1893, Bonaparte
First Consul. 1904 Bonaparte EN-
peror. 1916, Restoration Of the
Bourbons. 1880, Expulsion Of.
Charles X, and rise Of Louis Philip
pc d'Orleans. 1873, AbdicatiOn Of
Louis Philippe and election Of
Louis Napoleon President Of the
Republic. 1851, Louis Napoleon
REaident for ten years. 1851, the
saplfe By 3 vote Of 1854
$50 dethronement of
loal4 4~=eo|ean and declaration
tho lic under Troeh
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

PLlNY states that the cedar.
wood work of the Temple OF
Apollo at Utica was in a
perfect state of preservation
after an interval of two thou
sand years. The famous statue
Of Diana of the 'Ephesians was
formed of cedar, and endured for
many centuries. The ancient
Egyptians extracted an oil from
cedar-wood, which they rubbed
over the leaves Of papyrus to pre-.
serve them from worms, and which
also entered into the compositions
used for preserving their mum.
mics.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

Women may wear jute, and use
curls captured from the dead, but
they are not allowed to NEEDLE
With tresses now occupying the
attention Of many men in Europe
-tortresses.
Each convict in the Auburn
Stale Prison costs the State Cor his
living but ISL cents a day. His
average expensep per year, all items
included, e $175. Why cannot
honest men club together apdHve
almost q Cheaply.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

UNITY of dishonesty bind the in.
dividual members Of the Radical
party firmly together. II one is
caught in a dishonest transaction
they all instantly hasten to his re.
lief. The world will not think this
the result Of mutual affection, it is
the result Of mutual fear. Revela-
tons might be made which would
prove ruinous. Some plan is
therefore always adopted to screen
suspected members. Such action
for instance as hat adopted in the
trial of General Howard, and now
we learn that Clarke, one of the
officers Of the Pension Bureau who
was sent to Tennessee in connec.
ton with the case OF Congress
man r. R. Butler, charged with
forgery, fraud, etc, upon the PEN
sion Office, has failed to secure a
trial Of the accused. From the
reports made it would seem that
the ring which Butler formed a
part was a powerful one. When
the case was called the prin-
cipal witness was not forth
coming, the marshal having, II
is charged, neglected to serve his
process in time for her to ar
rive, and Judge Trigg refused to
entertain a motion for a postpone.
ment of the case, and dismissed it
at once. Under ordinary proceed
ings the prisoner when arrested
should have been sent forward by
Judge Trigg to the District of Co.
lumbia, where the offence alleged
in the warrant was committed, and
from whence the United States
warrant for his arrest was issued.
1t would now appear that when
Butler left his home nominally for
Washington he secreted himself
until the thing could be fixed in
Tennessee, when he came boldly
forth and went through the farce
Of ahearing before the Tennessee
Judge and that the suspicious ex-
olsed by the conduct of the Judge
at the time Of arrest were Dot
groundless. 1t is not at all pro-
bable, however, that the case will
end here.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

TINE FOR MATRIMoNY.-Among
the ancient Germans. than whom Il
finer race never existed, it was
death for any woman to marry be.
fore she was twenty years old. BY
the laws of Lycurgus the most
special attention was paid to the
physical education and no delicate
or sickly women were, on any ac-
count, allowed to marry. DR..
Johnston, in his work of Economy
of HEALTH says that matrimony
should not be contracted until the
first year of the fourth septennial
on the part of the lady, nor before
the last year Of the same in the
case Of the gentlemen. In other
words, the female should be at
least twenty-one years of age and
the male twenty, eight. The Doc
tor says there should be a differ
ence OF seven years between the
sexes, at whatever period of life
the connection is contracted.
There lisa difference ofseven years
not in actual duration oflife in the
two sexes, but in the stamina of
the constitution, the symmetry of
the form and lineaments Of the
face. In respect to early marriage,
so far as it concerns the softer sex,
for every year at which marriage
is entered upon before the age of
twenty.one there will be, on an
average, three years Of permanent
decay, more or less Of the corpo-
real fabric.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

Last night the people were re-
ally acting in Paris scenes synony-
nous with those acted in the play
OF Julius Cesar, at the same time,
at one of our theatres. Human
nature and human events have
changed but little during centu-
rieS after all that we may say to
the contrary.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17
Total.


4"-al' = ti,2O
The writer then figures out vari-
Gus other items Of expense. wind
lug up with the statement that the
total expenses for "help interest, In.
suramce aud wear and tear upon
such a steamer is SG,4S5 per month,
or S77,S27 per year." leaving out the
expenses for provisions for the
cabin, aud for walters, stewards,
etc., necessary to a first class pas.
senger boat.
suppose" says the Democrat,
''lnstead of her model we take a
boat built as follows:
Hull, Game dimensions as Grand
IOWef) ...... ,t1A,IU0
Cabin, ,plain work: u carry no pAs-
sengers except way passengers,
who should board IN -mselves. ....... 10lO0l
Engines, same power but plain 80. 5000
EOtal COST eSb VW
In fact, we believe that $4,000
would do the business, II so, our
interest is half less, our insurance
half less, our wear aud tear half
less, and the steward, porter, barber,
b%arkceper, walters, cooke, cham.
bermaids, laundry maids, with
their wages, wastage, board and
perquisites would be unknown, the
crew might be reduced to one cap.
tain, two pilOts, one Clerk. (the cap
tain to do clerks duty when neces-
sary,) one mate, two engineers, Two
strikers, and six men. The fuel to
be used should be coal altogether.
IL the trade between here and New
Orleans shall attain the proportions
expected Of II, the hull of the
steamers might be widened to six.
~ feet, and thus the tonnage in.
creased nearly double without re.
curing any more water 10 float the
boat than was required before, or
amy more power TO prOpel ii than
was required before. AS some
boa;man may doubt this. we will
mention, IN support of the above
proposition, that the City of Alton,
as originally constructed, was but
IS feet beam and go feet In length.
She was built for speed and carried
but 300 tons on 7 feet Of water.
She was purchased by the Mem
plis Packet Company aud widened
to % feet. She now carries 1000
tons on the same water and makes
the same speed as before, though
her engines are the same put in her
when built,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

"Poor Napoleonp excIaims
everybody. Yet he is said to have
sent to England more money thaa
Fisk and Astor combined can esil
their own. W
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17
CHEAP RGrEn RnEInmra.

Under the caption Of the EconO-
my Of the River, the St. Louis Dem.
Ocrat publishes a comparison Of the
cost Of one Of our "river palaces'
with that Of q boat built exclusively
for carrying freight. The Demo-
crat takes the steamer Grand Tow
er, a new boat owned by the Mem.
pbis Packet Company, for an ex.
ample, aud gives the following
itams If hpr cost ate .
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17


WE noticed in Sundays issue
Of our city cotemporary that
the committee appointed by
the Governor to select a
suitable site for the permanent To-
cation Of the Blind asylum Of our
State, had paid a visit to that most
delightful place magnolia Hail.
about 81 miles from the city, with
a view Of looking into It's adapta-
bility for such an institution.
The mansion Is one Of the best in
the State, no expense having been
spared to make it what 1t is. II
contains some twenty COY rooms,
ell well ventilated, and cost, we are
credibly informed, some s2l, 0O0.-
Is In q healthy location, and is, we
would suppose, sufficiently large to
accommodate all Of that class of
unfortunates now In our state ; and
make them, as far as such could
be, q most delightful home. The
price asked $4,000 Is certainly
very reasonable, taking into COnsid-
Grafton that there is a garden spot
around the building Of six 90 acres
sufficiently large to make veget-
ables for all the inmates the year
round, aud thereby become, in q
measure, self-sustainiHg. Besides,
there is a fine orchard on the place
that bore abundantly this season.
We understand the amount of land
offered with the house and improve
ments Is about so acres. As we do
not think the committee to whom
this matter has been referred can
find a more desirable location In
the whole State, we may hope that
they will report ~favorably to the
Governor, and that upon the re-
assembling Of the Legislature, they
may determine to make the pur.
chase. We understand the COM
mittee were quite hvorably i'm
pressed with the site aud its adap-
liability for the purpose desired
Vicksburg herself should feel q
live interest in having the asylum
for the blind located In her vicinity.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

Dr.. B. s. DAVIS, Of Ocean
was drowned near that
place a few days ago.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

Hald them hraaah anda they de-
serve 20. and We hope may fail Of
thoirobloet bus ne people must
suffer for their rasoallty.
Hmsn procured Charters through
honorable motives, and end they
are poWerless TO push them into
practical being, lot such men be
generous and wise enough to put
such Charters In the hands Of who
ever can and will carry them into
an active existence. Yea, indeed,
would we hail the advent Of q STAN
ton, or a Morgan, or 4 Fisk, or a
Vanderbilt among us.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
CUT THIS OUT.

Many persons are liable TO extreme suf-
fering from felons on the finger. These
Affections are not only very painful. but
not unfrrquen'ly occasion permanent
crippling of the members affected. The
following simple prescription Is recon-
menacd as cure for this distressing all
meut: aT
Take common rock salt, such as ID
used ior sailing down pork or beef. dry
i.in an oven. then pound it fne and mix
it with spirits of trrpcntine in equal
parts. Put it on a rag and wrap around
the parts aEected, and as it gets cry put
on more; and in twtnty-four hours. VIC
are assured, the felcn will be dead. I
will Dc no harm TO try it."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
S'os months, 60 cen's--G months 81 s5.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

In the burst Of enthusiasm for the men
rnd the gash ofadmiration for the women
# Virginia, the editor of the Petersburg
ind:c says:
''But after all. the greatest point ofa
Virginia Agricultural Fair. the greatest
exhibition i, can make. is its show pen-
pie. of Virginians. of folks Now the
people are one thing, 'folhs' are another,
and Virginia produces folks You can
ind men and women everywhere. but
hardly, except in Virginia. shall you see
folks General. social, generous, care.
'es4. hopsful, old-faslioned. good-bum-
orei, quick tempered with all. and a
thought lazy. distracted. fond Of theory.
though less given of late to politics, pred
judiced obstinate. ,alkative, full Of anec,
lo'es. logical in argument, often cranky
in action. good hatrrs, hearty lovers, im-
practical. seldom growing rich, but help
ing one another, and with bark ever worso
than their bite. Such arc the folks of
Virginia
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30

and twenty-seven dollars, in the twinklin
pf aheep's tail; but she can't DO il
again! tiallelujsh--sh.. For the.
shsl! gnaw fle and fee unto the noun
tains of IIep.idan, where the lion roare,t
and the wang.doodle mourneth for bin
Grs,-born"-ah!
My brethering, l am captain Of ,La'
boat you see tied up thar, and have col
aboard Of her -four, bacon. taters. and at
good Monongahela whiskey as ever was
drunk, and am mighty apt to get a big
price for them ali; but what, my dear
hre,hrring. would it all be wuth if !
hadn'. got religion =? Thar's nothing like
religion, my bretheriug; it's better nor
silver or gold gimcracks, you can no more
ge. to heaven without it than a jay-bird
can ay withou. a tail-ah! Thank the
Lord I'm an oncdlicated man, my
bre,hcring. but I've been sarching the
scripsera from Dan TO Beershcba. and
found Zion right side. and hard shell re-
ligion the best kind Of religion-ah
'Tis not like the Me,hodis.s, what specks
I, get to heaven by holerin' hell FIRE; nor
like the YcuRi,ed Bre!hering. that takes
.uch other BY the slacks Of the breeches
nnd his,s themselves in; nor like the
kaho'icks. that buy threw tickets from
tia, priests; but i. may be liksned unto
man what hsd to cross rirer-ah =
and the ferry boa. was gone. so be took
up his hrecches snd Hsied across-ah !
"For they shall enaw 6ie and Zee unto
tho mountains of EIepsldnm, whar the lion
roate.h and the wang.doodle nouruesh for
his irs,-born."
Paes the hat. Brother F., and le. every
Hard. Shell Bsplis, sl.ell out.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
A BOYS COMPOSITION ON THE
GOAT.

a goat is stronger than a pig and gives
milk. lie looks at yoa. So does doc.
tor. but the goat has'fuur legs. Ny goat
burted Deacon Tillingllast in bad plsce,
aud little calf wouldn't do go. A 10y
without fatheri is o.phnn. aud if he hailt
got nc mother he is two orphans. The guat
don, give SO much milk asa COW, but more
than the tx. | saw OK at o fair one day
With a card tied to his lei. eur. aud We went
IN on family ticket. Mother picks geese
in the summer, and the gn.t eats grass, aud
Jumps on box. Sumo fnlks don't like
golts, but Us for ne, give me mule with II
paiu,-brush tail. The soat is useful ami
NAL but don't smell as sweet US nice bear.
oil for the hair. Ill had too much hair
would wear,a wig as Captain Peters does.
[ will sell my goat for three dollars, and 90
10 n circus so see the elep'mnt, which is
bigger as five goats. Father is cou.ine
home to. morrow. aud TIC baby has gpi ihr
Group bad. Te&As EaISE
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-30
THROWING KISSES.

A careless man in Schenectady threw
kiss to little daughter in tie street.
Another mans wife stond in range, and
thought the kiss VS. mvant for her; so
she made similar demonstration. Her
husband lust then luckily then cumo
upon the serne and witnessed the tram
sactioa. Tie was very mad, and his an
ger caused him to thrash the father ofihe
aforementioned little daughter. The re-.
sui, is IN assault and battery suit.