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Seminal weakness Cured.

DR.. Bohannan's VEGETABLE CURA-
TIVE" permanently cures all forms Of Sper-
matorrhea or Seminal Weakness in from two
to seven weeks time. 1t restores Lost Power
and brings back the youthfulvigor ofthose who
have destroyed it by sexual excuses or evil
practices. This remedy has been used by DR..
Bohannan in his private practice for over
thirty years. and has never failed in curing
package. Sent to any address free from OBJ
servatfOn). Sold only at DR.. O. A. B0HAN-
MANS office, No. 619 North Fifth street, st.
Louis, Mo. Established in 1887.
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Governors Proclamation

d. W. @. Senter. Governor of State of Ten
nessee, to all who shall see these presents
Greeting:
xxTHEREAs, IT HAS BEEN MADE
w known 10 me, that certain parties. in
disguise. charged with having committed q
foul and atrocious murder, on the sd day OF
April. 1871. upon the bodies of Jnke Turner
and Henry Gardner (eoloreD, late. of our
county of Weakley have fled from justice. and
arc now running ut large.
Now. therefore, /. d. w. 9. Senter. Gov,
crnor as aforesaid, by virtue of the power and
authority in me vested, do hereby offer a re-
ward of $500 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
each, upon conviction, to any person or per-
sons who may apprehend the said parties, or
either of them. and deliver him or them to the
Sheriff or Jailer of our county of Weakley. IN
order that justice in that behalf may be had
and executed. spa
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great seal of
lL.s.l the State TO be affixed. at Nashville.
on the 10th day of May, 1871.
d. w. c. SENTER.
By the Governor:
It. II. BurLER. Secretary Of State. 70-Sl
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NEWSPAPERS.
FOR SALE.
A Rare Chance.

L WILL SELL A ONR-HALF INTEREST
4 In my Billiard Hall. No. 81 Adams ftreet,
% party understanding the business, AZ a low
81 j. II. MILLETT.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

Through Mail train WILL NOT stop at flag
stations west of Moscow.
Ticket Office. 27S Main street. corner of South
Court.
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Daily through train to Nashville and Chat
tanOoga without change of cars. Leaves at
5:45 pm; arrives in Nashville at am,
Chattanooga at 3 10 p m. next day.
Depot at head of Main street.
Ticket Office. 2371s Main street. one door
north Of Jefferson.
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MEMPHIS POsT0filcE.
Closes.
Arrives.

OPTrcR HouRs-FRoM8 AN. TO 6P.N.; SUNDAY,
FRoM 3 TO JOAN. -
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Read This.


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Depot at foot of Main street.
Ticket ONCE, 2371l Main street. one door
n0'.n u ' JAS. YoNGE. Gen'l sup't.
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y T. III Il. BUTIRS. Secretary Of State.

b DESCRIPTION Said Dan Smith Is As years
of age, S feet 10 inches high, heavy set. weighs
lf5 pounds, yellow colored. round face,
slightly wrinkled, when last seen wore heaXy
nov silently lame In right leg. toes of at first
Joint on right feot. kinkey. hair but in the
Tahiti ~ carrying a wig. His aceomplice in
this murder was his wife. Ella smith, a good
looking. eopper-cI;i cn snnsen ~ ''-''
The friends OF the deceased offer an addi-
tional reward five hundred dollars 5000 for
the apprehension Of said parties. 70-sl
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S3E;1I|S'3Sss
MEDICAL.
DIR. BOHANNAN

ington avenue and Green streets.
st. LOuis, Missouri.
Established i'm st. Louis I'm 1897.
CURES ALL CHRONIC AND SPECIAL
" diseases in q short time, either in male or
female; charges low fees; uses No Mercury.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNEssEE r.
(Takes effect Sunday. May %. 1S7l.)
Arrives. Leaves.
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MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

BOY SMoKERs,-Ilcrc and there aJ ,ut
the street corners and around tLc doors
ot places Of amusement, you will see Il
lot Of urchins, some Of them daccmtlv
clad and presenting respectable appear
ancc, who are engaged in asserting their
manhood by putting away at cxecrable
cigars. 1t is fair 70 presume that their
anxious mammas are not aware of the
foul habits their darling boys pick up
and practice outside Of the pa'crnal roof ;
but for tier benefit they should know
that it is stated that French physician
has investigated the effect of smoking on
thlrty-clght boys, between the ages of
nine and fifteen, who were addicted to
the habit. Twcnty-sevcn presented dis
tlnct symptoms of nicotine poison. In
twenty-five there were serious disorders
OF the circulation, indigestion, dullne.s Of
intellect, and markell appetite for
strong drinks. In three there was heart
in ciglt decided deterioration
OF blood; in twelve there was frequent
cpistaXis ten had disturbed sleep. and
four had liberation Of the mucous mcm-
brane of the mouth. Il is easy, then, to
see how the ranks of the tlrunkards and
dlssOlutG men "abOut town" are recruit
ed, when there are so many boys in train
M for delirum trcmens and the horrors
OF dissipation. JOwmdL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

TmE MINISTER'S WoEK AND PAY.-
The CLERGY are the worst paid body Of
laborers in the country. They work
with ability and zeal. They are cducat-
ed, sensitive men, often carefully nurtur-
cd, and they are expected 10 BE every
body's servant, to hold their time and
talents ut the call OF all the whimsical
old women OF the parish and Of the Sc
lcctmcn Of the town. They are to preach
twice or thrice on Sunday, to lecture and
cxpound during the week, to make paro-
chial calls in sun or storm, 10 visit tie
of a throng, and always in every sermon
to be fresh and bright, and always ready
to do any public service that may be ask
ed. OF course the clergyman must be
chairman of the school committee, and Il
director of the town library, and rrcsi-
dent of charitable socic,ic,.. lie cannot
give Il great deal of money for cducation-
al and charitable and aesthetic purposes
not very great dcal-bnt lie can al
ways give time, he can always make a
speech, and draw the resolutions, and di-
rect generally. He Is, in fact, the town
pound TO which everybody may commit
the truant lanc:cs that nobody else will
tolerate upon the pastures and lawns of
his attention. lie is the town pump at
which everybody may ill himself with
advice. lie is the town bell to summon
everybody TO every common enterprise
! IIc is the town beast Of burden to carry
cvcrybody's pack. With all tIis he
must have a neat and pretty house, and
comcly and attractive wife, who must
be always ready and well dressed in the
parlor, although she cannot afford to hire
sufficient "help." And the good mans
children must be well behaved and prop
eriY clad, and his house be a kind of ho-
tel for the travelling brethren. or fcourse
he must he scholar and familiar with
current literature, and he may Justly be
expected to fit half dozen boys for col.
lege every year, These are but illus'ra-
tions of the functions he is to fulfill, and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28
4 CO/Icyc Trustee kU-hIUrcd.

w. w. Wheeler, Il worthy Christian
man, living at Bcrca, Ky, and trustee
of the college there, gives, in letter to
a Louisville paper, the following account
of a ku klux assault made upon him ::
On the llth of March | went with my
wife and little daughter 10 Fitchburg, in
E>till county, the seat of the Red River
iron-works, on business. We were ac-
quaintcd with about dozen colored pco-
pie, most Of whom had been students in
Bcrca, and two whites. On the 10Th,
after attending to my business, l visited
my former acquaintances. We took din
ner with a colorcd family, former resi-
dents Of Berca, and towards night the
woman rode out with my wife, from the
hotel where we were stopping. At night
| attended Il prayer meeting at the color
cd church-the only church in the place
and rs l was returning, alone, was
met by two men, who, when they had
passed me, called out roughly, "Hold
on; you are the man we want to see"
l replied. 81 don't want to see you," and
passed Oh. They rushed up, crying,
"Surrenderl surrender | ran, and
they fired at me. At the same time two
or three other men sprang from the road
side and fired, After running about thir-
ty steps in the darkness | stumbled over
a pile of cinders and fell. They had
fired seven shots and ceased, probably
supposing l had been hit. Along the
streets and at the hotel met crowds who
had heard the firing and thought it was
an effort 10 rob me. l retired without
informing my wife of the occurrence.
About or 3 o'clock we were awakened
by confusion in front of the hotel, and
heard voices calling "open the door" l
looked cautiously out and saw by the
light of the furnace fire twenty or thirty
men in line, some or all with guns. Sew
eral were soon at our door shaking il
violently, and calling "open the door ;
you shan't be hurt" My wife said, go,
what shall we do" "Pray," said l
"Jcsus will take care of me-" knowing
that resistance would be worse than use
less, | opened the door. There stood
the landlord with light, and hall
dozen men who seized me, dragged mc
down stairs, and rushed me barefoot oveI
the cinders, the leader shouting, "Fal
in, file left, double quick"
Meantime the leader pounded me with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28
.NUHHgcUtcHf Of BOUs.

Mr.. Goodman, whose Toulouse was
described sometime since, has been out
with Na:han's father to see about a di-
vision fence, which they, in ncighborly
manner, every Sprin%. "trim up" togeth-
er.
Ate" they had got well to work, one
on one side of the wall, and the other,
on The other, Nathan's father, whose
name i, John, began TO talk about the
boys.
A. most people manage all their pos,
sessions with equal discretion, and we
have seen the harum scarum manner in
which Nalhan's father took care of his
tools, il Will surprise nobody that Ma
than was reported i'll 4 state Of mutiny,
and cherished the desire TO run away
"What WAS he to do with him. lie ask
cd of his ncighbor, is he laid Il heavy
stone into the gap in the wall.
Now Goodman was Il disciplinaran.
He was the greatest land for kicking
cow, Il fractiouS pair of steers, green
Irishman, discontentcI boy or even a
crying baby.
Ills method embraced all the pretend
cd virtues of the patent mcdi,ine and
was good for all the ellis" TO which flesh
is heir.
lie conquered them all with his spirit
of kindness This was never assumed,
but it never welled up i'll his great and
good heart like clear bubbles at the cool
fountain. Goodman could maintain Il
triumph. lie knew how to hold his
ground by cncourac emcnt which he offer
ed to all to do right.
But now for 'Nathan's case. Nathan
was not bad boy, in the main. Per-
haps he was like the lost "slovcl,"
damaged by exposure and neglect When
his mind was young and tender, his father
had never thought how easily his lretful
words would rust and corrode the affec
tions OF his child. Nathan had done
many "a good deed in a naughty world ="
Nothing said. But let the bars be once
forgotten, and the cows get taste Of the
corn, let the cart hub but crack off a
post, and Nathan was condemned so low
that he never was able to get quite back
again to his former standing. All blame,
no praise. Nathan was discouraged
Nathan had rashly thought of taking an
extra shirt and leaving home,
Now, farmer Goodman never did Il
job 10y halves. To tell the truth, he was
glad TO have his advice solicited. He
felt that he might do something for Ma
than yet. But first he must tell his
father plainly where lie was wrong in
the management of his boy, He did SO
John heard every word. lie believed
he had net acted wisely, nor rs a parent
should Goodman's frank advice he
considered gospel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

his fist, uttering the most terrible curses
and oaths. In reply to some threats of
theirs, | said l.: 81 love Jesus, and he
will take care of me-" ''Yes," said
they; ''you Methodist hypocrite, you'll
see how Jesus will take care ofyou when
you are hanging twenty feet high"
said, "lou may hang me, but you
cannot harm me-" About Il quarter of
a mile from town they halted at 4 large
log. The leader then seized me by the
hair, another by the feet, and stretched
me over tine log, and two strong men be-
gan to whip me with large hickory whips.
After they had struck several times q
counted thirty-nine blows) they stopped
for parley. Their only accusation
against me was that | was Il northern
man, with northern principles; that l
associated with ''niggers," and had come
to establish ':nigecr'' school. l told
them that | was formerly from Michi-
gan and held northern principles, but
had no intention of establishing Il color
ed school. They said, "You must give
up your principles" replied, 81 can
not" .'Thcn we will whip them out of
you" ''Ihis," said |, "you cannot do"
"Then we will ians you" l said,
"This will not kill my principles - They
added dozen lashcs, then took ME TO a
sprint, and at my request let me drink
They asked me if l had family, and
if | wished TO write to them. | said,
''if | never hoped to see them again
would" The officers retired for consul
tation, and determined TO give me ten
more lashes and an hour to leave town.
As my business was done, and we were
expecting TO 60 by daylight, L promised
to leave within the time, "Now, boys"
they said, give it to him" | folded my
arms, and they gave me ten lashes about
the shoulders. L was very thankful that
| could receive the blows in Il new place
Having sworn most awful vengeance ii
should ever reveal their names, they let
me 90. While | was gone from the ho-
tel my wife cn:rcated III vain for some
person to follow after me. Though
there were twenty or thirty dodgers at
the hotel, and many of the company's
hands within easy call, no one seemed
inclined 10 do anything about it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

Mr. :, Edwards Todd furnishes the
following sensible idr:,- on the subject in
the Practical Farmer: "The first and
better way is never To have balky
horse. II horses are handled properly
they will never ball. After hoIsc has
been fooled, as horscmen very properly
say, when COOL horse baiks, it will re
quirc Il vast amount of cautious manage
mcnt TO correct the bad habit. Horses
are taught to balk by stupid and cruel
drivers, who have really less good sense
than the animals they drive. Many
strong and excellent horses are managed
50 improperly that they soon become al
most incorrigiblc bakers whereas, if
driver of ordinary intelligence had held
the rcins, the animals would have always
been rs true as steel. If horse is prop
crly managed he will draw with all his
might, trot or run rs his driver may in
dicatc, until he drops in his harness from
over exhaustion.
After horse has really contracted the
habit of baking, the vice can be correct
ed only by kindness and gentle treatment.
The more he is whipped, kicked, club
bed, and handled roughly, the more OBJ
stinatc hr will Ic. Hence, throw away
whips and clubs, and let the gentle treat
nIent bear rule. Then, beware Of over
loading. \ person can coax out Of Il
horse Il service that Whips and kicks ncv-
cr can secure. Always provide some
means TO enable a team to start Il heavy
load easily. Avoid stopping-ir posi-
bic where it will be difficult to stop. II
is better to let & team stop for 4 moment,
ten times, when hauling Il load up 4 slope,
than to allow it to stop in place where
it would be difficult to start The wri-
ter once was accustomed to carry pieces
Of plank to the field for the wheels OF the
wagon 10 rest upon, while it was LeinG
loaded with potatoes or corn, 50 that the
team ould move off readily with heavy
load, that they could never start, if the
wheels had bccn allowed 10 sink into the
Ground while the load was increasing in
weight. When a horse balks on account
Of exhaustion, allow the animal to rest
until he has recovered strength To draw
his load. Above all beware of too heavy
loads, of impatience, or roughness, and
Of oyer-drivin@.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28
To Young Men aChO Drink.

Dear Young Men -

Dear Young Men -
AS write these lines to you, an
sitting on round, bare stool. Neal
me is little stand, on which is lying &
piece of dry bread, the remains of my
supper. Above, below, behind, and on
each side of me, are Thick cold granite
walls. In front is little, narrow,
chccrless cell. Oh, it Is a dreary, drca-
ry life, young men, and but for the kind
ness Of our beloved Warden, who is al
ways doing something to enlightcn cur
heavy burden, our lot, indeed, would be
almost uncomfortable. Some of you may
say, you should have thought of that
before; there is no need Of any body GO
ing 10 prison; why did yon 90! | an
swer by telling you. You who visit
those hellish dens where rum is sold, and
drink that which steals away your
brains, that which robs men of every
thing within them that is good and no.
ble, and fills them with everything devil
ish and debasing, you are coming here
too. You may laugh at that, possibly :;
but young man, that is what brought me
here.
Nearly six hundred men are confined
within these walls, and a great many of
them were, few years ago, just as re-
spectacle and just as much thought of as
you are now; but they commenced TO
drink Intoxicating liquors, and here they
are. They are arriving here every week,
and if something is not done TO annihil-
ate the cursed traffic in this internal poi
son, they will continue to come.
Sometimes | hear a party Of young
fellows singing as they pass the prison OF
an evening, and very often | can tell by
the sound of their voices that they are
partly intoxicated. You may think Il
convict cannot have much feeling. Per
haps not, but when ! hear thl~e gay
young men singing their drunken songs
1t sends Il pain directly 10 my otherwise
aching Heart, and rs | turn away from
my cell door, the only thought that
comes to Inc iS-a few more victims,
candidates for a prison.
Oh. that ! could write something TO
warn You from the path that have trod.
\ on may now be sailing with wind and
tide, and everything may indicate Il
pleasant and pro,pcrou, voyage but this
great pile OF rocks and iron Is right in
your course, you are Stcarin4 straight for
it and ii YOU do not put about in time. you
will surely strike: and then--you will
understand more fully the feeling of him
WHO sends thi- note of warning.
PRISONER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

How TO HAVE FINE STRAWBERRIES.
Fruit that has high color-slosy aud
bright, always sells well, even if but Of
ordinary size; hence, it bchoovcs every
Gtowtr I" give his fruit this peculiar lus-
ter or sros$ This can only be done by
heavy machinery with coarse litter, like
straw or hay, This keeps the surface
moist. and prevents the suns reflection
IRON burning the fruit, AMI giving it that
dnli, dead appearance that too much
fruit on the market stands have, AMI
which 50 operates against their ready
sale at paying prices. And, tco, vines
that are well mulchcI are not 50 ant to
produce fruit that is knotty AMI hard.
Here, then, is one important require
mcnt TO crow first-class fruit could
not but note the appearance of fruit on
the stands in New York last spring, and
could tell at 4 glance, from that peculiar
glossy appearance, (which came from plan
taticns that We're mulched properly; and
those who purchase fruit soon learn this;
hence the quick sale of certain brands
4. VI. Pm1y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

RULES FOR FINE. WALEING.-Therc
are Certain prerequisites. First, you
must have low, wide heels, and broad
solcs, especially about the toes, afford
ing secure surface, upon which, in ia
king each step, you can push the body
forward. Second, the body about the
waist must be perfectly at liberty. The
corset is Il deadly enemy 10 fine walking.
But given perfect freedom at the middle
OF the body, through which all the move
ments in walking must pass.-.ivcn this
freedom Of the trunk, with GOOD shoes,
and you have the prerequisites on which
this general exercise Of the body depends
Suppost, instead OF free body, that
you press Il corset into the pit Of the
stomach, anl press it in 50 as to make a
scoop-Shovcl dip in that part OF the body,
of course You draw the shoulders for
ward, and push the bowels down out Of
their natural place. Then you walk
like deformed person. With liberty OF
feet and liberty of body, you are ready
TO take your first lesson. -O0. G'alE, Jy
D1 Letc,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28

y lady of Springfield, ILL.,, writes that
a member of the Legislature lrom Chi
cago was 50 lost the other day to sense
OF the ordinary decencies of life as to
stand in his place in the House, face the
gallery, filled with ladies, and, with a
grotesqne bow to the galleries, toss into
his mouth portion of the bottles CON
toni.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-04-28
VOLUME "a NUMBER 1761

always without murmuring and for all
lie is to be glad to get a pittance upon
which he can barely bring the ends Of
the year together, and TO know that if
he should suddenly die Of oYcr-work, as
he probably will, his wife and children
will ne beggars.-'ico. II. CnEt IN IEt.-
ul,'S -IEtnL.tnc.