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The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04


IT is we'll known that the lato Daniel
Webster Was Q man of luxurious tastes
and expensive habits. which frequently
brought him into peeunisry diaioulties
Apropos Of this ftiesd seeds 10 from
Washington the following aneodote which
We do not remember to have secn in
print: A Western gentleman, shortly
sfter the great ststesmsn's death. in-
Weighed seriously. 70 . mutusl friesd,
against. these hsbits, AMI enforced his
remarks with ~ practical illustration.
"Why, sir," be sxclaimed. II travelled .all
night With Webster In . stage coach out
West. not long ago. and 10 the morning
~ oil got out At little hotel to stretch
our legs and get breakfast. Webster
took up . travelling case, vith combs.
hair, brush, aud tooth brush, ell Of which
he used vigorously. When he'd got
through I asked him to lend me bis tooth.
brush - there wasn't any at the siuk
where We washed, and M. Webster
oourtsously complied. After using and
riusing II Of l handed Il back; and, will
You believe II fthe extrsvagant fellow Just
pitched il over into the bushes. II was
. good new brush, too. and might have
lated him two or three months longer.
No wonder be was always 10 debt"
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

AN ELoouENr ExrRAcr. -''Gencra-
ton after generation" ssysa lnc writer,
shave felt % ve nov feel, and their lives
we're o. sctive % our own. They passed
like sapor, While natars vore tho ssue
aspect Of beauty a. when her Creator
commanded her to be. The heavens
shall 10 - bright ovssA our graves as
they nov sre around our pa,hs,. The
world hss the same s,trssiiohs for our
od'pring jet suborn 40 she had, eacs. for
our children Yet . little, while all will
have happened. The throbbipg heart
will b .ssillsd, ssd all vili b At rest.
Osr funeral viii Ani ito way and prayers
will be said. and then We shall be left
alonc In silence and 10 darkness FOR the
worms Aad, il may Be. for sshort time
ve shall be spoken Of but ,hs thing. Of
life will creep 10. and our names will
soon be forgotten Days win continue
to move on, and laughter aud songs will
be heard 10 the room in which We died
and the eyes that mourned for ~ win be
dried, aud glistsn arsin with joy and
even our children will cease 10 ihlnk Of
vs., and will seldom speak our nauucs."
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

During the Eastern celebration at St.
Paul's church, on Saturday, . little ur.
chin sat iu pew next 10 asdy elegantly
attired 10 costly silk. THE little rooster
was happy in the possession Of . gor.
geously colored egg, which he WAS toss
ing iu the air in high gles., Tho lady
eyed him susriciously, fearing that his
new found treasure would slip out Of his
hand and damage her apparel Her fears
we're but too fully realised The urchin
mad bloody snatch At the egg, and mis-
sing it, It fell to the aoor and broke.
Tho contents dew abost promiscuously
and horrible stendb arose. and the boy
peeped down at his broken idoh and get.
ting "a sniff Of tbs aroma, exclaimed =,
"UUph, its wottes. Louisville Led.
gef.i 81 ...E - fr rq
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

Those who have worn thcir hats Eve
years will be pleased to sec that they ere
Just 10 f.shion ,sgain; and those who
have pantsloons they bought IN 1848,
will be glad to know that they (the
pantaIoons) will also be, with their
elastic footiugs, the pride Of the man Of
fashion this season, even - they were
his pride twenty three years ago.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04
APLEASANT ADVENTURE.

Mr.. Henry Thavies was one day
searching the catalouge Of the British
Museum library for q book he had long
sought, but never been able to obtain.
He was SO preoccupisd that he did not
notice the approach Of a stranger behind
him, and feeling touch upon his arm,
he turned, ih some considerable surprise.
He found himself face to face with o
medium sized, thick set person Of thirty
or so, whom, as we'll as he remembered,
he had never seen before. The man said :
Can you tell me whether there is q
work in this library by Armand LIE
Comte, entitled Seven Voyages to the
Moon? 1t is rather rare affair, even in
the way Of curious literatue but do
not despair CT getting it," --.
ooh, yes" returned Mr.. Thavies, II
have seen the book myself. Look into
the catalogue, under tho head Of"
Tho stranger Interrupted him by
placing both hands upon his shoulders
and staring, with quiet laugh, into his
face. --
o., Don't you recognize me, Henry
Thavies ?"
mot exactly; but I perceive that you
recognize mo I"
"Ths is a merry jestl' returned the
man, laughing heartily. "Don't you
remember Joseph Steele ?"
"What idle, good natured, perfectly
worthless Joe Steele ?" exclaimed Tbs-
vies "my former schoolfellow; the very
best and worst scamp In the world I! Oi
course recognise you now. dear old boy
Where in the name Of heaven have you
been since those happy days when we
we're aogged together? Lot me think
Why, Joe, | haven't set eyes upon you
since you ran away, whom We we're caught
stealing cherries. have |? ?"
"Indeed you have not. The truth 10,
Henry, | have been sverywbere-all ovel
the world, nearly-even 70 Australia, and
China, too. That Was getting low enough
wasn't Il? But let us 60 away from this
| live close BY. Quarters not psrticu
laIly gorgeous, but certainly comfort
able"
Thaviss signi6ed his assent, and they
started on together. As they went alonl
the streets, it Was rather evident that il
old Joe's case, the rolling stone, if il
bad not gathered much moss, had uu-
Questioaably accumulated . pleutiful
quantity Of dust. Jos's coat was almost
white, his shoes aud hat tho color ol
ashes.
Jos's quarters were composed of q
little ill.furnished room mp four pair ol
stairs iu . seighbor,as boarding house,
The reaching of the apartment was like
ascending the monument.
"Here you perceive" said Joe, looking
cheerfully around, when he and his
friend had made the ascent, "ars my
ohambersi feel quite IS If I vero /
lord Of a castle. Now take sest If you
please" ''
Mr.. Thavies sxsmiued about him,
sonswhas embarrassed, "A 81. +
"Ahl" said Joe, quietly, lyon DOM
500 ohair-I said take . seat. Films
yourself at fall length upon the divau."
The visitor seated hlnsslf upoa box
"Now. Joe, tell mo your story," hs
said "but don't msks il long"
"At once Well, % said il th,
library, I have been everywhere since I
rsn away from school that night Of ths
cherries. Now 1 an going to the moon. y
ITO the moon 2" --lI
Precisely" rsturnsd Joe, takiag Z
sswspaper from his pocket. "Read fo'
yourself"
Me-. Thaviss read ~ advertise meat, thai
indicated snder Jss's 6uger, setting forth
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

A Trades man who failed IL he city Of
Bangor wrote on tho front door. "Pay.
ment Suspended for thirty, dsys." A
ssighbor reading this. said :, t"Yoa have
not dated the sotice." "No," said he, Il
don't intend to do 90. Il would rua osas
| IL did" ~ b'''"' ~ Pn'''''i
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04
A Ghost StOry.-

Lord Brougham tells tho following shost
story on'his father: ,i,;, st.-at5...5-i
On oil such subjects my father was
very skep.icle. He was fond Of telling
story 10 which be had been "a actor, aud
a. he used to say, 10 which Ais uabeliev-
ing obstinscy had been the means Of Do.
molishing what would have been . very
pretty ghost story. He had been dining
Ia Deans Yard, Westminster, With .
party of young. mes, one Of whom was
lie Intimate friend Mr.t Camel. There
was some talk about tho death Of . mrs.
Nightingale, who had recently died up
der some melancholy circumstances, sad
had been buried In the Abbey. Some
one offered to bet that no enc Of those
present would 60 down 10 the grave and
drive . uail 10 the coG6n. Camel accepted
the wager, only stipulatidg that he might
have q Lantern. He Was accordingly let
into the cathedral By Q door out Of the
cloisters, and there left to himself. The
party, after waiting al hour sr mere fo'
Camel, began TO think something nus'
have happened to him, aud that he ough,
to be looked after, SO my father and two
or three more got light aud went dowr
to the grave, at the bottom Of which lay
the apparently dead body Of Mr.. Camel
He was quickly transported to the pre-
bends dining room, and recovered out o
his faiutiug ft. As soon as he could enc
his tongue he said: "Well, I have wor
my wager, and you'll end the nail 10 th'
coffin but, by jove the lady rose up
laid hold Of mo and pulled me down be
} fore could scramble out Of the grave.
Camel stuck to his story in spite Of al
the scofiug Of his friends and the ghos
story would have been all over town bu
for my fathers obstinate incredulity
Nothing would stisfy him but an ocula
inspection Of the graso and coffin and 81
getting light, be and some Of the part.
returned to the grave. There, sur
enough, was the nail, we'll driven into tn
J coffin but hard fixed by it was bit o
Mr.. Calmel's coat tail | SO there was al
end of Mrs. Nightingale ghost. Thi'
grave afterward became remarkable for
very beautiful piece Of sculpture, By som
celebrated arti'., representing Mr.. Night
ingale vain! attempting to ward fror
his dying wife the dart Of death.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04
THE YEARS GLIDE by.

THE EANS GLADE b1s
A child sleeps sndsr the rOss-bush fair, -
Tho buds swell out In the soft May airs
swsstly II rssts, ,5and On drsam-winss aies
To join the angels In paradise,
( / And the years glide by P' II. III
A maiden stands BY the rose bush fair,
The dewy blossoms perfume tho sir;
She presses her hands to her throbbing breast
With loves Arst wonderful rapture blsst, q
Aud the years glide by. '-tl.
A mother kncsls BY the rose.bush fair,
Soft sigh tho leaves In tho evening air;
EGrrowins thoughts Of the past arise, .si.
And tears Of anguish bsdim her eyes,
And the years glide by.
Naked and lone stands the rose-bush fair,
Whirlsd are the leaves In the aatumn air,
withered and dead they fall to the ground,
And silently cover . ew-made mound,,
And the years glide BY. -ttt
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

t"Exeuss my left hand, " said Wigeies,
as hs shook hands with friend, Ger
tainly; / mover take umbraee st uataro," !"
vac the reply, referring to Ecclesiasties
T., 2. The text is: IA wise nsa's
heart is at his right side, bat . fool q
heart at his left," snd the eousequsose is
they have not spoken since.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

10 New Orleans, shs other day. . judge
Sued woman IS for tciag druuk, and
then gave the money to her ,aius.year old
dasghter for pair Of earrings. p" '''''
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04


Old Starks, an honest Germ On, had
farm about three miles from the village
Of Naples, on the Illinois river. sod, lin
most Of bic country men Who settle in
this country. was great on garden truck,
butter, eggs, ets., which he carried to the
town to sell'or barrier for family supplies.
Ono day be csms 10 - usual. sud Peter
Critser. the store kespsr, thinking 10 get
. .'ssw" % rhe old man. said .-s. -
SWELL, Starks, got some uore cRgs ?"
Yah, I'havs . few" '
~ psid yot . bit for the last" said
Crisser, "bst 70 have had eoaveution
Of the stsre'teepsss, and they hsvc
resolved 70 pivs only ten cents ia. future. I"
"Yah. Veil. mine hens they have
meeting" replied Stsrks. "sn' dey re.
solves wot dey won't wear 'emselves
out layin' eggs for less - foofteen
sheots ~ And tho old man rst.lks of,
leaving Pete TO- stasdc the laugh Of tho
GIVWVs lf Ia. Ca atst d, 90, IL "a. ,. 40
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

TnE NAKEo TRurH.-0ne Of tho rcportoria
fraternity is responsible for the following ding a
the "fashion able" ladies of our day:
"when lovely woman wells her bosom
With muslin fashionably thin,
What man with eyes could e'or refuse 'em.
Cautiously from pceping INF
And when, his ardent case returning,
The muslin heaves to deep-drawn sighs,
Would not his finger ends be burning
To press-his hat down ov or his eyesi"
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

TIRED. Sega
Come to me. soft-sysd sleep,
With your ermins-ssndaled footj
Press the pain from mp troubled brow
With your kisscs cool and sweet;
Lull me with slumbrous song,
Song Of your climc-the Blcst-
While on my heavy eyelids
Your dewy fingers rest.
Come with your native flowers,
Hsartsass and lotus bloom,
And wrap my weary sonse
In the cloud Of their perfamc;
For thoughts strange whispers .iro mo
With their con slant dull repeat
Fret mo, like low waves throbbing
With endless, endless beat.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

Thcy had an au,l chignon pasty at
Adrian, Mich, recently, ct which many
eentlsmen fell 10 love fof The Arst time
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

In Salem, Msss., the charge to hus.
band for throwing . lighted keresene
lamp ats wife, and burnisg her nsasly to
death, Is Hfteea dsllsrs. Too low, alto
ssthor. 9,air 1oa oeU' }to3ca y59lp
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

Suggestions for horticulturists The
easiest way to mako . hot bed is to set the
mattress on Gre. D ~ ho
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04

MARRIAGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES An
interesting couple, named Francis Freis
and Eliza EugeDis Hammerman, pre- ,
scntod themselves before Justice Dow
ling at tho Tombs Police Court, Now
York, on Wednesday morning. for the
purpose Of being joined in the holy
bonds Of matrimouy, which the Justice
very cheerfully performed. There is q
piece Of romance in the affair, the BRIDE
COON having first met tho bride in Paris
niue years since, aud Is hc was about to
emigrato to America, they exchanged
vows, AMI be faithfully promised that he
would return and marry her in the year
1870. He reached Paris while the Prus.
sian army was beleaguering the city, and
tho couple found it impossible either to
leave it or to fnd any one to perform the
marriage ceremony; all was confusion
auI excitement, in which priests as we'll
as laymen we're involved. They witnessed
innumerable sanguinary scenes in the
streets Of Paris, but after the most des,
perate efforts finally succeeded in gettiue
out Of the city, and embarked for New
York, where, it Is to be hoped their mar.
ried life may be peaceful and happy.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04


How TO BE SIcK.-A Britishs older
writes from Herbert Hospital, Shooter 3
Hill, to . comfade. ss follows, giving his
experience in outwiting the doctors :
"Previous 10 going to hospital rub your
tongue with chalk, ready for the words,
Put out your tongue : then, when the
doctor 10 going to feel your pulse, be
sure to knock your elbow against the
wall, aud it will beat to sny number 10
a minute then, if you wish to persevere
to be invslided, be on the look out for
friend to bring you . bit Of raw bul
locks liver every morning, in order to
spit blood for tho doctor; Of course.
have o little bit Of the liver 10 your
mouth, under your tongue, fresh, ready
for him when he comes round the hos
pital ward, aud have . good piece road ,
to spit out for him when he approaches
your cot then give great sigh and
eroan, and you are sure to BE- ordered
lamb chops, chicken, rice pudding, port
wine, 0uinuesss stout-in fact. you may
live on the fat Of the laud for the re-
mainder Of your soldering, which will mol
be long F.; but, depend upon It. you are
sure Of. pension, even under ten years
service" r" :rugl'oi ufll-r
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-04
TER rs Or ApvEs rls,kG.1

0se Square 40 iinss less, enc inssrtios. ~
Each additional iussrtioa. ....-.. 80. De-" -
Administrators' Eotices............. ..... 90
Final Settlement Netiocs"....... .......""".. %
Stray Notices (sInsie stray )...........-"..- 4 %
Esch additional stray in ssms no,iee....... W
ek- A Liberal Dsduetioa will - nsdsoso
yearly advertisers. .,...s.. "A, aaia,a.nna
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and we feel assured this disposition
has increased.
The legislators owe their duty to
the people, not to the becks and
mods of this usurping tyrant, who
has been diligently working that he
might rule for two years, probably
indefinitely, without the advice or
check of Legislature. His stud
led system of terrorism certainly is
not so well wrought. as to awe into
submission even a legislative assem-
bly,. The time has now arrived when
legislators should declare their po-
sition boldly-select and serve one
or the other masters-the people who
are legitimate, or Davis the usur>
ping traitor. Support Davis, and
by doing so subvert constitutional
government, enslave yourselves and
your constituents, or arouse them;
bring ruin on our great State, stop
emigration, destroy its credit, cramp
the entire industry of Texas; or
boldly assert your power, and bring
| icy instead of mourning upon the
land, together with blessings upon
yourselves.
Legislators, make your record one
of ETERNAL IGNoMINY and SHAME,
or inscribe your names upon the
SCROLL OF HONOR.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-21

SOUTHERN CULrIvAToR.-Let all cur farm
ing friends arrange to subscribe for the above
this winter, if they have not already done So.
1t is the representative agricultural journal
of the South, published now for thirty years,
and waxing stronger every year. The sub
scriptiOn ($2a pearl is mere song, and we
warrant it will keep you wide awake to every
valuable improvement in farming operations.
Specimen copy sent free, on application to
VIM. & ". L. Jones, Athens, Ga.
ROBBERY.-Last Wednesday Hon. Mr..
Stirman, member of the House, who is board
ing at the Capitol Hotel, had occasion to GO
to his trunk and take out some $500 to loan
his room mate, DR.. CASTOR, $50. he put the
balance of his money back in the trunk
On again going to the trunk some time after.
wards, he saw evidence of its having beer
opened, and on further examination discov.
cred that $3.50 had been distracted.
When Mr.. Stirman took out his money
for the purpose of loaning DR. CASTOR the
$50 several persons were present, in the hall
and probably saw where he placed it.
Wednesday, Mr.. Jefferson, who it will b.
recOllected was some time ago arrested fol-
dropping derringer on the sidewalk, was NJ
before the Mayor on that charge, and fineC
for carrying concealed weapons. He having
been also charged with knowing something
about this $3.50, was searched by tn
authorities in the Mayors Office, but no proc
of guilt being discovered on his person
he was discharged.
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A Card.

AUSTIN, September l6, 1871

AUSTIN, September 10, 1871.
To the Editor of the Democratic Statesman.
An article in this mornings State
journal, under the head of "The Police
and the Spouters," says that those
eight State policemen near Mountain
City on Tuesday last, scared me cal
most into fits"
The State Journal and its police
force-at least such as go in bands of
eight at time, to attack Democratic
speakers who are unarmed-are given
to understand that l have since RE.
NAMED UNARMED; and on Thursday, after
the murderous attack on me referred
to, 1 made a speech at Jollyville, in
Williamson county, and charged the
same facts in reference to the State
police that were made at Mountain
City, and will continue to do my
duty in the same manner. The argu
ment is, that the Davis party are re-
sponsible for every desperate in their
police service.
Mr.. John T. Pruit, of Onion creek
post Office, has heard that had men
toned him in connection with the State
police who made the attack on me on
Tuesday last. l take pleasure in say.
ing that Mr.. Pruit is entirely clear Of
the charge; and that 1 believe he is toe
honest and worthy to participate in
any such infamy.
Very respectfully,
J. T. OATMAN.
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moved from your pockets and the
whole machinery places the amount
in the hands of officers whose bonds
and bOndsmen are not liable; for no
one can presume that if a sheriff is a
defaulter for the amount collected
under the orders of this board, that
their bondsmen would be liable, so for
the County Treasurer-and now who
is to spend this money? This we can
find out, but to what officer is deput>
ed the examination of these accounts?
Not the Comptroller of Public Ae-
counts-that honest old watch dog
Of the Treasury-no sirs, he-bless
his old soal--he believes in a strict
accountability to the laws and the
Constitution.
1 propose gentlemen, that We fight
General and Governor Davis with the
American weapon, the ballot box. /
cannot believe that the charge made
that "Mr. Newcomb has said he will
count US GU" is true, although he has
not denied it; yet let US do our duty,
register and vote. There is a great
hereafter, and if We are cheated out
of our votes they will have to an
swer for the enormity.
1t is true, that l do not believe
that Governor Davis has scintilla
of law for his offensive and oppres~
sive order, but yet fellow citizens, in
this state of excitement which exists,
prudence on our part and prudence
on the part of the Executive will be
required to keep the peace, and this
I earnestly entreat you at all hazards
to do.
The language used by the Execu-
tive in his stump speeches, as is Of
fensive as his proclamation, if net
more so. The idea of the Executive
of the State, who is the servant of the
people, and not the master, talking
of ''blood will be shed, somebody will
be hurt" This is not the language
used by statesmen. 1t is the Ian
guage used by street bullies and
blackguards. When he used this
language, did be figure to himself the
polls piled up with the dead bodies
of Democrats and Republicans that
were opposed to him and believed
not in his authority to order peace
able citizens to their homes? Does he
want to lap the blood of his fellow
citizens like the tiger would, or does
he, like the jackal, wish to revel on
the bodies of the dead? or did he
smell the fostering bodies of his slain
fellow-citizens and like the carrion
crow, wish to pounce on their bodies
and feed on their carcasses? From his
language we might suppose he wishes
to do all this. Let him be more care.
full in his language, it will be better
} for his fame when his term of office
expires.
Gentlemen, keep the peace; I coun-
sci you under all prov0cations to do
SO; give this man and his crew no
: chance to close up the voting places
and commit other and worse atroci>
ties.
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LITTLE MABEL.

All day long my little Mabel
Worked az hard as she was able,
Chasing butterflies and bees
Underneath the apple trees,
Weaving daisies in a chain
For her Dolly LADY Jane"
Little Mabel was so busy
That it made me almost dizzy,
Just to watch her running over
All the meadows red with clover,
Out into the shsdy lane
With her Dolly Lady Jane.
Underneath the locust boughs
There she built her playhouse,
Bits of china, blue and white,
Filled with buttercups so bright,
And sweet strawberries, ripe and red,
Which to Lady Jane she fed.
There at sunset mamma found her
With her playthings all around her,
With her face all stained with berries
Aud her lips like two red cherries,
Cuddled in little heap,
With her dolly fast asleep.
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Yesterday afternoon, ]. C. Tracy, of the
STATE Journal, aud George h. Slaughter,
member Of the House, amused themselves by
dashing up and down the avenue in a car
rage at break>neck speed, to the terror of
pedestrians on the crossings and ladies en-
joying their evening drives. Tracy manipu-
lated the ribbons" and appeared 70 enjoy
the exploit hugely. The exhibition was H.
nally brought to close by the arrest of
Tracy for violating city ordnance, followed,
we presume, by the deposit in the treasury
of few dollars to sppease the majesty of
the law.
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The new paper, the Galveston Com
mercial, to be started at Galveston, is
owned by Ruby, Patton and Colwell
the latter the lately appointed Mayor,
with Whillden as editor. OF course.
this viii be "chicken pie > sheet,
designed to steal few slices, if not
the whole lump, from the Galveston
Civilian. tits as certain as death and
taxes, that the arrangements have all
been consummated, and that this paper
will be subsidized enormously with
money stolen from the people.