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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
A S,nnrt Maryland Girl.

Miss Macy Martin Middlebrook. a
young lady from the county of Anne Ar
undel. Md, not yet 22 years of age, sold
the last one hundred of her cabbage crop
this week for So so. The whole crop num-
bered slightly over 5. 900 head. and has
aggregated something over $225. When
it is remembered that Miss Middlebrook
is not markably robust. weighing only
123 pounds and that she titled the soil
and its crop with her own hands, but few
Withhold the remark that Miss NJ. is every
inch woman. Christmas eve she sold
in the Lexington Market. in Baltimore,
over FIVE hundred pounds of turkey of her
own raising at 20 cents per pound and
since the 18th day of October last has
knitted over three doz. pairs of socks.
Now if here isnot wife worthy of any
man, we would like to know what consti-
tutes worth in wife. So man in pur-
suit of better. half might 60 long way
and fare worse than in old Anne Arundel.
-Viryii.ia Times.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
A Funny Scene.

The Boston Traveller recounts the fol.
lowing rich scene which happened in one
of the wholesale stores in that city few
days since:
1t seems that two Of the partners had
been inwardly moved to bestow their
affection ON one and the same lady, 'ach
blissfully ignorant of what the other was
doing. But as i'll luck would have it, the
fact was somehow suddenly revealed to
both parties il their store one day, and as
a natural consequence, an explosion took
place. Beginning with high words they
came to hard blows; and regular 6sti-
cuff fight ensued between the rivals. All
this was ridiculous enough, but II was on
ly the first act in the farce Among the
statesmen in the store happend to be an
athletic young fellow, who had been SOL
dier and who had some sporting propensi-
ties. Witnessing the prospect for fight,
between his bosses, his own blood was stirr-
ed, aud almost involuntarily he stripped
for the fight. Rut finding nobody to
match him, he readily installed himself
judge and umpire of the fight between the
two partners. So seating himself upon
packing box he bossed the fight; calling
''Tirne, Smith !" and SO on through all
the lingo of the prize ring. The whole
effect was so perfectly ridiculous that even
the jealous and wrathy men engaged in
the squabble must have found it hard to
keep up the work seriously. The two
partners of wholesale house fighting un-
der the supervision and direction oe their
employeesl 1t was too absurd to last,
and it was soon over. and the whole thing
settled and hushed up.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
The Printer.

The following beautiful tribute to the
followers of tie "stick and rule" is from
the pen of Benz. F. Taylor, formerly of
the Chicago Journal:
The Printer is the adjutant of thought,
and this explains the mystery of the wond-
erful work that can kindle hope as no
song can ; that word we' with hand-in-
hand warmth in it-fer the author and
printer are engineers together. Engineers
indeed When the Corsican bombarded
Cadiz, at distance Of five miles, it was
deemed the very triumph of engineering.
But what is the range of this, whereby
they lombard the ages to be?
There at the. .'case" he stands, and
marshals into line the forces armed with
truth, clothed with immortality and Eng
lish. And what can he nobler than the
equippage of thought in sterling Saxon
Saxon with a spear or shield therein and
that commissioned, when we are dead, to
move grandly on to :" the latter syllable of
record time" This is to win a victory
from death, for this has no dying in it.
The Printer is called laborer, and the
ONCE ne performs Is toil. On IL 10 ho1
work, but sublime life he is performing,
when he thus cites the engine that is to
fling worded truth in grander curve than
missile e'er before described fling it into
the bosom Of age. He throws off his coat.
indeed. but we wonder the rather he does
not put his shoes from off his feet, for the
place whereon he stands is holy ground.
A little song was uttered somewhere
long ago it wandered through the twilight
feebler than star; it died upon the ear.
But the printer takes it where it was lying
there in silence, like a wounded bird, he
sends it forth from the ark that had pre-
served 1t. and it flies on into the future
with the olive branch of peace, and around
the world with melody. like the dawning
of q spring morning.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
Feod for the Mind.

Our young people are too prone to feed
their minds with plumb cakes, candies
preserves and sweet pickles. Good whole
some bread and meat do not satisfy them.
The consequence is the mind soon refuses
bread and meat, and desires highly-spiced
food. and at last only lives on unnatural
stimulants until its power is utterly gone.
Story books, novels, exciting accounts of
murder and crime, are to tho mind like
cakes and sweetmeats to the body. 1t
would be far better to read nothing than to
read impure novels or brutal accounts of
murders. History. biography, and the
writings of eminent holy persons. are to
the mind like bread to the body. We hope
all children will try and read at least one
hour every day some history or biogra-
ply, and take these excellent stories as
they would eat nice ripe fruit.
The habits thus formed in early life will
prove blessing in ripper years.-Olicer
Optic's Maqazine.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

A Texas paper fairly illustrates the in
genuity of a ranger in the following
Learning that the International would
pass near his house. and was being built
very rapidly. he feared the locomotive
would come putting along some day, take
Betsey and the children unaware, and give
them terrible scare. To preyeut this.
be proposed to give them an idea of the
monster. Mounting the stove ON his wag-
on, be dragged the wagon to the top Of a
steep hill near his house, took out the ton
que, put harrow in front for cow-catcher,
and placed Betsey on the hinder end of
the wagon as conductor, and armed her
with his largest cow-bell, with instructions
to ring like blazes' when they started.
Firing up in the stove, he started the wag-
on down the hin, threw bucket Of water
into the kissing stove. seized the brake
rod. and the whole affair rushed past the
house like the devil on bender This
is what the old man calls giving the ole
'oman and children some idee of mokolo-
tive
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
At the recent examination Of the new

At the recent examination Of the new
building erected at Westchester. Penn.
for the use Of tbs State Normal School,
John w. Forney made IN address. in
which he said 1T is now 81 years ago,
when was printers apprentice, that |
set up the great speech of Thaddeus Ste
vens in favor of common schools, in tho
year 1884, pronounced, as you will all re-
member, at period when the whole COM
monwealth was trembling. as It were. be-
tween the opposing forces in the struggle
to give to the people Of Pennsylvania that
great system, subsequently established.
and now placing us rapidly in the fore
front of intelligent commonwealths but
I shall never forget, Democratic boy. as |
was, the sensations which thrilled me as |
put that great and immortal classic into
type. / believe that it became an inspi-
ration to me In after years. lam quite
sure that it controlled my future destiny.
politically and personally, and in the con-
ficts which arose all my antagonEnIs to
that great man were tempered by the fact
that he had 6ilcd my youthful soDl with
an ambition to identify myself 70 far ss
could, with tue immortal cause Of edlu,s-
ton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
JONEsBOROUGH TENNESSEE THURSDAY. MARCH IS. IS
"Monsier is not at home. What do the

"Monsier is not at home. What do the
ladies wish?
"And the lackey seemed about to shut
the door upon them, when the Empress
in an assumed tone, again disarned curl.
osity.
I'VE are Americans said she. DIR.
Evans has given us an appointment at 2
O'clock
1T appears that DIR. Evans is an opu-
lent Yankee, and sportsman of great dis
tinction, who, from his frank, original, and
genial character. has procured the entire
freedom of the Tulleries at all times
1.-The ladies were shown into parlor,
where they waited for an hour. at the ex-
piration of which time DR.. Evans re-
turned.
''His servant began to announce the two
American ladies, very
''Dr. Evans, having just come from the
Tulleries, where he had vainly sought the
Empress, saw into the matter at once.
"Oh, yes, I know said he. They are
come to annoy me with their long stories.
We must try to get them across the water
as soon as possible.
He entered the parlor. DR.. Evans is
an American, and sportsman, and hence
a man of decision.
"Come, ladies, to work. My wife is at
Dieppe; go then, find dresses, shoes, what
ever you want. In the meantime, will
60 harness my best horses, and in half an
hour we will leave for Trouville.
So sa ying, he conducted the ladies to his
wife's chamber.
Alas Mrs. Evans. true American that
she was. had taken all her wardrobe with
her. There were means Of sending to the
Tulleries to find what they needed but DIR.
Evans did not think so. To get away on
the instant at any price was the>question.
The ladies were readily eneeloped In
shawls and whateverelse could be found
the carriage left, and they flew outside the
city till the horses gave out. Fresh re-
,sys were already ordered by telegraph or
post they reached Evreux, went still for
ward, and finally arrived at Tronville.
where the Empress and her companion
went to the hotel and DIR. Evans to the
port.
There were two watches at the port
DR.. Evans addressed tbd larger one, pro-
posing an immediate departure for Eng
land.
In his impatience he.was little too
pressing and was answered inlpolitely.-
lie addressed the proprietor of the other
yatch. Sir. J. Burguoyne, but he refused,
as his wife had come to remain with him
at the Tronville. Dr. Evans insisted. 1t
was useless. He then determined to con-
fde his secret to the Englishman, who, man
of honor that he was, swore everything
should he done for the best.
A short time after ward the Empress
landed on the Isle of Wright
''Sir J. Burgoyne has himself told the |
sequel of this history in the English pa
pers. Do not doubt the ether details for
1 expect they are true.
DIR. Evans has since come to Germany, |
where he saw Mr.. Bancroft, United States |
Minister at Berlin. / do not tell you,
however, that l got this history from him.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
The Lessens er Life.

When every thing is counted, it will be
found that the sum total of our lives re-
solves itself into but two things-antici-
patton and memory, The pleasures and
miseries OF the moment are ephemeral,
and only to be taken note of as they leave
their record in the past In youth life is
richest in anticipation; but as years roll
on, the mind acquires the habit OF looking
backward, and when old age has come,
there is nothing left this side of the grave.
Fortunate is that man who, in the midst
of the tolls and turmoils of busy and of
ten unsatisfactory life has happy child
hood to look back upon-a picture gallery
of loving faces that once formed home
circle, record of many years, which in
cludes gentle tones, kind actions, cheerful
surroundings, smiling skies, twittering
birds, blooming flowers and innocent
amusements.
Whoever robs child of these, robs
him of more than he can ever return to
him in any other shape. A close, hard,
narrow life, lived in childhood, not only
dwarfs the future mans whole moral and
afFectionate nature, but leaves him no me-
mories to fall back upon when the present
is unsatisfying. Make your little child
happy. Provide for him what enjoyment
you can, be they great or small. and be-
grudge no money that you can spare him
in securing these. In doing this you are
not only giving him present pleasures.
which is great deal, rs in youth impress
sions are stronger and more rapidly receiv-
ed, and the capacity for enjoyment conse-
quently greater: but you are really lay
ing up store of happiness for him in me-
mories which shall last him all bis life.
Let the atmosphere which surrounds your
children be so impregnated with affection
that they shall breathe it in, as it were,
at every inspiration. and their hearts will
grow larger and their blood run the clear
er and purer for it.
Let yonr own lives, mothers and faith
ers, be so upright ana pure, that when you
have passed away, your memories shall be
enshrined in their hearts and halo sur
round them like the aureola of saint.
Sitting my friend, by the evening fire.
side sitting in your easy chair at rest. and
looking at the warm light on the rosy face
of your little boy or girl sitting on the rug
before you, do you ever wonder what kind
of remembrances these little ones will
have of you, if God spares them to grow
old? Look into the years. to come; think
of that smooth face roughened; that curly
hair gray, grown careworn and sad, and
you long to be in your grave. OF course
your son will not have forgotten you; he
will some times think and speak of his
father who is gone. What kind of re-
membranes will he have of you?
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

Continues to attend to Claims, especi-
ally those growing out OF; the late war.
before the several Departments and
Courts of the United States; Pensions
due Soldiers, Officers of every grade,
Seamen and Marines, and the Widows,
Children and heirs-at-law of those who
have been killed or died from wounds or
sickness contracted in the service; Re-
cruiting and Quartermasters' Claims ;
Claims for Steamboats,, ard craft of all
description. used, rented, or destroyed
by Government; Horse1, Cattle, Fodder,
Corn, and all kinds of property taken for
Government purposes IN the Northern
ana Southern States; Mail Contractors
Claims, and the Claims of late Post Mas
tiers, North and South.
Claims for property seized by the
Freedmen's Bureau Treasury Agents,
and for the recovery of abandoned prop
erty, promptly attended to.
Particular attention given to Claims
for a Refund OF Internal Revenue Tax
and Customs Duties enormously assessed
and paid, Railroad accounts and Claims
OH Foreign Governments.
Bounty and Bounty Land obtained un-
der all existing laws. and laws that may
hereafter.be made.
Claims before the Departments, Con-
gress, Court of Claims, and Supreme
Court, in the hands of distant attorneys,
requiring the service OF all agent in Wash
ington. are requested, and will be ener-
getically prosecuted on the most liberal
terms.
Suspended cases, of whatever nature,
whether of long standing or recent date.
are solicited; also, pensions, suspended
by rea. on of the late war, revived in the
several States.
Our long residence at the seat of Gov
ernment, familiarity with the offices, and
thorough daily practical experience in all
the Departments, well qualify us for the
prompt and energetic discharge of all
business placed in our hands.
REFERENCE Hon. Eugene Cassidy,
L. >. Senate: Hon. :. II. Chase, Chief
Justice. L. s.: Gen. w. Il. Sherman. L.
s. A.; Hon. III. NJ. McGill. late Gov.
w. L. Olympia Hon. Jno. Sherman, u.
8. Senator. Ohio Hon. 5. e. Pomeroy.
U. s. Senator. Kansas; Hon. w. B.
Stokes, NJ. c.; Judge q. w. Clinton,
Buffalo, n. Y; L. \. Griffith, Esq,
Attorneys at Law and Agents through
out the country who DIES To form an en-
ergetic Branch Agency at Washington,
which will be of mutual benefit are re-
quested to forward business. Detailed I'M
formation. advice, Instruction. and all
necessary forms for every claim furnished
to correspondents. Terms moderate Adj
dress CHAS. f. MCG1LL. 7. o. Box
$50 Washington, ID. e. Office and resi-
deuce 9th street cor. f.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

Holy SABBATH" is the translation for
Santo Domingo.
THE deepest,hole in the world is an ar
tesian well at Potsdam, Mo-, which goes
down $500 feet.
THE Postmaster at Nashua. n H.. ad-
vertises letter for Thomas Whockend-
emofeschauferponsky.
..CHIPPEwA" is to be the name of a
new Territory TO be taken from the North
ern part of Dakota.
NORTH CAROLINA is the fourthteenth
State in the Union in point of population
She is one of the sixteen that have over
one million inhabitants.
A YOUNG lawyer in Sen Jose, Californ-
ia, WIS very anxious to defend Chinaifan
in the police court against the charge of
petty tbieving. Having assumed that po-
sition, what was his astonishment to fnd
his client using a handkerchief with his
own name marked upon it.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

SEVERAL weeks siace fve-ycar old
son of Mr.. Black Of Havana. III, got
grain of popcorn in bis windpipe. A ply
sieian was called in. who profeased 10 have
removed the obstacle. But last Monday.
while playing with the babe. the little
fellow ran to his mother and said. mother
kiss me; I'm going to die" la three
minutes the boy was corpse.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

NEAR Calais, Me-, poor mechanic,
James, Upton, having invented what he
conceived to be perpetual motion was 50
much disappointed at not exciting the
wonder of the world that he swallowed
laudanum aud died, leaving nothing be-
hind him but widow. five small children
and 5000 or $500 of debt.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16

Young ladies i,ad better be fast asleep
than Sc fast swakes'
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
SIMMONS'
LIVER
DR.. SIMMONS

L yer X e gu1a t or,
preparation of roots and herbs, warran-
tedto be strictly vegetable, and can do o
injury to any one.
1t has been used by hundreds, and known
tor the last 40 years as one of the most
reliable. efficacious and harmless prepara-
tions ever offered to the suffering. Iftaken
regularly and persistently, it is sure to cure
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-16
REGULATOR

diarrhea, affections of the bladder, camp
dysentery, affections ofthe kidneys. fever.
nervousness, chills, diseases of the skin,
impurity of the blood, melancholy, or de-
preston of spirits, heartburn, collie, or
pains ihthe bowels. pain in the head, fever
and ague, dropsy, boils. pain in the back,
&c. Prepared only by
j. HI. ZEILIN A CO.,
Druggists, HMacon, Ga,
Price, 81; by mail S1,25.
For sale in Jonesboro, by BOVELL &c
MATHES. 71mar2w52.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-08
Assignee Sale.

TINE undersigned assignee Of John Pick
Il EFT, Bankrupt by virtue of a decree of
the District Court of the United States, for
the Middle District Of Tennessee, will ex-
pose to sale, to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the Court House door, in tie City Of lash
vile, Tennessee, on the Is. day of AUGUST,
1871, the following property, viz:
Isl. aHe Willow Chute Plantation, situa-
ted in Bossier Parish, La, containing 1909
acres, more or less, together with about 80
mules and all the farming Implements on
said place; said plantation, mules and farm
ing implements will be sold together.
Ind. A tract of wild, overflSHed land, ly-
ing IN Bossier Parish, La, containing 1860
acres. more or less, and known as the Boom
Bend tract.
Bird A tract Of wild, over1lowed land,
lying in Bossier Parish, La, lying between
Red River and Dutch John Lake, containing
about 80 acres
4th. A tract ofland lying in Bossier and
cane Bluff Plantation, containing about 5000
farming implements on said ri ace said plan
tation and mules viii be sold together.
9th. A tract of land, of about 62S acres,
lyingin Caddo Parish, La Icing tine same
tract of land purchased by the Bankrupt, OF
The estate ID. Z. Dickson, deceased.
The undersigned will sell latever inter
est the bankrupt may have il the foregoing
property, subject tovendors en-, mortgages
and all other encumbranees The particu-
lars of the title encumbranceE &c, will be
announced on the day eff sale
nl3its A. A. HALL, Assignee.
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StrNg Sale.

IiNstrayed before the undersigned on the
II 25th day of April, 1870, by c. c. Now
ell, and viii be sold at Bellevue, La,
for cash, to the highest bidder, on Saturday,
the 18th day of July, 1871, a certain BAY
MARE, abort years old. branded with the
figure and letter u on the left shoulder,
also saddle marks.
Appraised at SIS.
The owner is requested TO TOME forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
J. II. LOTION. Stray Master.
April 20, 1871.
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New Orleans Academy of Sciences,

A T meeting of the Academy, held
N on Monday, May Is, 1871, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, Thatthis Academy. through
the medium of all the newspapers in
the State of Louisiana. that will pub
lish the same gratuitously, offer the
following prizes for collections Of ento-
mology within the State of Louisiana,
and descriptive essays accompanying
the same to wit:
l. A prize u One Hundred Dollars
fer the best collection of insects peou-
liar or indigenous to the State of Loui-
siana; the insects TO be shown, as much
as possible, in their various stages of
development-eggs, larva. chrysalis
and perfect insect. In judging, pre-
ference will be given to those collec-
lions most successfully illustrate the
life. history. habits. propagation and
alimentation of the insect. as also any
of its peculiarifies, whether shown by
specimens, drawings, models or other
means.
2. A second prize of Fifty Dollars
for the pecond best collection and
g. A third prize Of Twenty five Dol :
lars for the third best collection.
Each collections is To be accompa-
MED BY descriptive essay Of the insects
exhibited, and must he subscribed with
the name of the competitor.
The collections and essays 10 be sent
TO the Recording Secretary OF the
Academy, on or before the first day u
June, A. ID. 1872. to be transmitted by
him 10 the chairman of the Prize Com.
nittee, which shall consist of FIVE fel.
lows, all of whom shall De immediately
appointed by the President.
The Academy shall be entitled Il
take the collections and essays seni
in whether successful or not, any por.
tion thereof il may choose, at a prfc,
to be fixed by the Prize Committee.
The Prize Committee shall have pow
err to decline awarding any prizes
should the collections seem not worthy
PRIZE COMMITTEE:
V. o. King. M. D., Chairman,
J. B. Robertson, Gustave Kohn.
DIR. a +. McLain, John Kfattschnitt
A true copy from the minutes.
/ ALBERT G.. BLANCHARD.
Recording Secretary