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The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

VISIT TO TRoY.-The editor of this
paper visited Troy, Lincoln county, last
Saturday, for the first time in twelve
years. He was pleased to see that a
great change for the better had taken
place in the appearance of the place
Many substantial improvements were to
be seen on every hand. A commodious
and we'll constructed court house had
taken the place of the old one, which was
small and lily constructed. A number
OF handsome new business houses, hotels,
dwellings and churches, gave evidence of
q thrifty, progressive community.
Having grown to mans estate in old
Lincoln, and being at one time we'll ac-
quainted with many of her people, be
naturally feels an interest in her pros
perity. Blu, of his observation ope fact
cast shade Of sadness over his feelings
viz: that nearly every face he met was a
strange one. This reminds him that
change is written upon everything. His
visit to Troy was necessarily short and
he only met few friends. Having spen,
so many years in newspaper Office h,
naturally turned his steps toward tn.
printing Offices of the place, and found
both of them, the Herald and the Dis
patch under the management of pleasant
agreeable gentlemen, who gave him ,
most cordial greeting. A few other call.
and the time for his departure had ar
rived, and be bid adieu TO the place
trusting that when he returned again, II
ever he might find additional improve
ments and still greater evidence Of ,
healthy progress.
In this connection We will state tha
in regard to the crop prospects,, that al
far as his observation extended, tn,
wheat was not very promising. Farmer
we're generally done sowing oats ant
many were preparing their corn land
for planting, which, as a general thing
were in fine condition. The fruit pros.
pect is very aatteriug Louisiana Jour
nal.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25
ST. Louis, April 20, 1872.
THEo. D. FISHER, ESQ:

THEo. D. FISHER, Esq:
Lear Sr: In your valuable paper Of
the 18th inst, see that another murder
has been committed in your county, which
makes six murders in Lincoln county in
the last year. This in my opinion is a
much greater number of murders all
things considered than are committed IN
any other portion of the globe, and yet
it is all done in the nineteenth century and
in the very center of the worlds great
est civilization. But after all, this is no
wonder, when you consider the fact that
puushments are not always certain.
say mako punishment certain in every
case, and you will have less murders in all
parts Of the country. If an insane man
commits q murder, punish him by keep
ing him in an insane asylum and make
him work If q drunkard kills, why pun
ish him, and punish the man who made
him drunk, i you see proper.
l have the misfortune to own somt
property in your county. Do you thinI
could sell it for one fourth Of its prssen
value to good, honest, quietly disposed
farmer, from one Of the old states, sucl
as you and l would gladly welcome t.
the county of Lincoln? The presen
state Of things in your county may all b.
remedied by proper legal euactments il
Jefferson City by your worthy represent
ative, Col. T. G. HUT, who is one of tn
most fearless defenders of the people
rights. 1t does not matter how IN an,
railroads you build through your county
they will bring you no good citizens o.
long as murder is left unpunished With,
the borders of Missouri; "but make pun
ishueut certain iu every case Ito use tn
language Of great law writer) and Their
will be less crime" l hope you may b
at all times actuated by the motive
now evinced in your paper, to make th
county Of Lincoln what she should be, i
good Law abiding county.
Very respectfully,
PEACE.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25
NASHVILLE. April Mondav nj

NASHVILLE, April l7-Monday nigh,
four negroes and q white man, Walter
Winfield, entered the house of Mrs N
A. Wilson in Limestone county, Ala.
bama, during the absence of her husband
She ran out, was pursued, caught and
ravished by them. Winfield while en-
deavoriug to escape was drowned in the
Tennessee river near Decatur. The ne.
groes were arrested and placed in custod y
Of the sheriff of Limestone county
Whilst on their way to Athens on rail
road train at tie junction Of the Nashville
and Decatur and Memphis and Charleston
railroad, the prisoners were seized by 9
band of armed men and carried of
What was done with them is not known
though it is supposed they we're killed
They confessed to the sheriff after being
arrested that they were guilty Of the rape
Mrs. Wilson will probably die of the
injuries received.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

THE DUNKLIN COUNTY Court House
BURNED,-Ou Tuesday night Of last
week, about one o'clock, the court house
in Kennott, nunklin county, this state,
was discovered to be on fire, and though
the alarm was Immediately gwen, and
the citizens brought to the scene, the
building was burned to the ground. Ali
the county records, together with the
circuit cour. papers were destroyed 4: not
single book or paper vss saved. The
building had just been erected at cost
OF sc, ,0O0 II 10 said to have been Sred
by IN incendiasy.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

The Fittsburg (Ps.) Ledger says
"The firm Ct Geo. p. Rcwsli L Co. is
the largest and best AdvsstisioE Agescy
in che United Sta.es, and se csp cheer.
fully recommend it to the attentioa OF
thoss who desire 10 advertise their hnsi.
ness scientifically sod systena.icslly ip
sucs cay that is, to secure tho iaygeet
amount OF pablicity Sss TIE lsest sxpsaG.
ituye Of noRsy."
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

An impression seems TO prevail among
our Radical friends that without Grant,
the Republican party cannot exist that
be is the heart, lights, lives, lungs, back.
bone aud belly of the whole concern.
The proposition ia not such an unreason.
able one eithas; but ,he county could
survive the extinction Of Grant aud his
party both.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25
Main street IOr and Dweil.
Ing House tor safe.

0'AE Undersigned Gill sell on easy terms one
L and half story frame dwelling and lot
pear the business past Of she tosa ana vacant
lots south of Cake Rogers fsnyard. Viii De
sold separately or together.
S,oW aIso seU u 10! on Main sraet, SO
feet from. By 100 back.
aov9H HAR1IN SGDLlCEK Troy.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

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The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-25

Mr.. King: l would add a word to the
statement just read from said report 10
support Of the amendment under consid.
Grafton. And l desire to say, that the de.
posits Of coal and iron in Lincoln county
are among the most attractive and impor
tsot 10 the western country, especially the
deposits Of stone coal. II 10 fact we'll
understood that large deposits of stone
coal, Of good quality for the manufacture
Of gas, and other purposes, are not nu,
merous, oot convenient to the citiss. Of
st. Louis, Alton and other central cities
OF the western valley. 9hs stone coal Of
Liocols county is found 10 very large de,
posits. strata carrying from six 10 fifteen
feet 10 thickness. These strats crop out
IN many places from the dill sides along
she creeks end Arapches, is Of excellent
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-13
The AniarY.
JAMEsTOWN. March IT.

JAMESTOWN, March 4th, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: You ask for arti
cleS on stock raising. I am q raiser of inn
ported stock, and as you said to write ia
our own style, will give you one in my
way. l doubt if there is any branch of
business that is so much neglected, and so
badly managed as Bees, that would, if
properly managed, give as large profit on
the investment.
Every mile square in Tennessee ought
to produce 1000 TBS of surplus honey each
year at a net cost of three cents per pound.
To secure this, every family should keep
bees. To do this it is necessary that the
right kind of hives should be secured.
have hundred patent hives most of
which are worthless. They are hawked
all over the land by agents of patentees,
and the people become disguised with bee
keeping because they have been cheated.
| Among the good hives is the Langstroth !;
among the worthless is the Buckeye hive.
There are serious objections to the Langs-
| trOth hive in the hands of the beginner,
and those who cannot afford to tinker with
them. They are too low to winter WELL
and if the combs are not straight they can
not be removed. In the hands of an adept
they are good. have tried more than 20
different .models of hives, and have got
up one mot patented), that is cheap, and
|
prefer to all others.
To secure the largest profits, the moth
must be kept out, swarming must be done
at the right time, and be prevented at
| pleasure colonies must be strong in the
Spring, and droves always destroyed or
prevented. Bees must not go to the woods
when they swarm bees must be kept at
work throughthe entire season, when there
is bloom, and bloom should be furnished
them. In short system of bee keeping
should be furnished that is short, easily
understood, and practical. Nine tenths of
the writings Oh bee keeping are gotten up
in the support of some patent humbug
hive and we must read every day to get
one correct idea, and we must try fifty
plans after paying five prices to get one
good one, for it is the almighty dollar that
is the object.
Now what we need in every family is 6
weekly copy of the CHRONICLE, with 6
short, concise article on managing bees
each article when it is needed. There
should be premium offered at the fairs
on hives, OH bees, and on honey, sufficient
ly large to induce and amply pay men t.
bring them in. We should have a be,
convention every winter where every ont
could hear and be heard. When this il
done we may expect this branch of in
dustry will flourish. Add to this the IN
PRODUCTION of the Attorneys, and this lant
will flow with milk and honey.
B, L. BRIER.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-13
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One Square, each 90
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by the year or month.
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Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. All other
advertisements payable on demand after first in
sertOn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

MinSiing With Strangers.

The effect of mingling with new peo-
pie, who have new ideas and new meth
DDS of thought, is very. salutary.
Always to see the same people do the
same things, feel the same way, produc-
es stagnant condition of the mind and
heart that is very distressing to behold.
There are thousands of invalids who
might be greatly benefited by getting
away from homo, if only for a short
time, to mingle with strangers, and to
be touched with the magnetism of the
great world as it courses in its accus-
toned rounds. And there are the men,
tai and moral invalids who need the
same change to get their minds and
hearts enlarged, and let in little more
Of the great light Of life. Outside III
Auences arc very valuable to those who
at home have been very well trained by
healthful influences inearly youth, SO
that they can avoid the snares and
pitfalls into which those 50 blindly
often fall s.'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05
OMcial klePtOill Il MIA.

The ancient Greek law givcr did not
conceive it polite to make theft a
crime, but he severely punished the
clumsy thief who permitted himself to
be detected in his appropriations That
Grecian system seems to have effected
a revival of its popularity on this side
Of the globe, and under current auspi-
ces. Colonel leet secured carte
blanche at the White House in Wash
ington, to bleed the merchants of this
city, by means Of the Custom House
general order business, to his hearts S
content, provided he divided the result
with somebody behind the curtain. Of
course, after that, Sangrado himself
never surpassed Leet in "tapping the
claret." Our merchants "bleed for
their country and bleed freely. The
recent protracted investigation teaches
us how completely the commerce of this
port was made, like most of the lucra-
tive federal officers throughout the Tn
ion, sacrifice for the pecuniary bene-
fit Of the relatives and military sur
roundings Of Grant & Co. The scrutiny
into the sale of guns and cartridges
made to France by our government,
after the civil war, develops another
phase of wholesale kleptomonia. Official
palms were ''greassd' at Washington
to an enormous extent in that affair,
and rare amount of caution is used to
prevent the public from knowing who
got the money. These are but solitary
instances picked out of the many that
demonstrate how utterly unprincipled
are the mass of federal officials under
the present administration. They show
that, universal as dishonesty was in au-
thority awhile ago in this city, it had
copnterparts in authority in the federal
capital. Y. Sunday Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

| IL suppose you'll want to book
yourself for the next stage:" said Mr..
Hunt, slyly, to Russell, who had been
taken into his friends confidence.
"And you, said his wife, turning to
JENNIE IL don't suppose anything
could tempt you foreman nov that you
have seen that hateful, disagrecable-''
"Nellie!' interrupted Jennie, Grim
soning as she remembered her words.
"Well, l won't, then. But YOU
must let me laugh! just to think of
you both running in the same direction
and to the same place."
The laugh that burst from Nellie's
lips was too contagious to be resisted
even by those at whose expense it was
raised.
This merriment was followed by a
general good feeling, and a pleasanter
tea party never gathered around the
social board,
We need hardly say that Russell did
not take the stage the next morning,
nor did Jennie feel at all disguised to
to cut short her visit OH account of her
cousins unexpected appearance.
When they did 60, they went as they
came, together.
Mr.. Wilder's astonishment was only
equaled by his delight, ON looking out
of the window, to see the two walking
up toward the house, arm in arm, and
apparently On the best of terms.
AS for Russell and Jennie, they seemed
to regard this unexpected meeting as all
indication of their manifest destiny"
accepting it as such, much to the joy of
their uncle, whose darling wish was ac-
complishcd in the marriage Of the two,
thus made happy in spite of themselves.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

A correspondent had some good ideas
on the Importance of mental activity in
retaining a good face. He says: 1--WE
were speaking of handsome men the
other evening, and l wondered why X.
had so lost the beauty for which FIVE
years ago he was so famous. "Oh, it's
because he never did anything said
g., he never worked, though, or suffer-
ed. You must have the mind chiselinc
away at the features, if you want hand
some middle aged men, Since hear
ing that remark, l have been on the
watch to see whether it is generally
true-and it is. A handsome man who
does nothing but eat and drink, grows
ilabby, and the fine lines of his features
are lost; but a hard thinker has an ad-
mirable sculptor at work, keeping his
fine lines in repair, and constantly going
over his face enaeavoring to improve, if
possible, the original design"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

There is something ludicrous in the
alacrity with which Forney got down
from that stood of flofty independence.
When people saw Forney climbing into
it, snd affecting such patriots indigna-
ton at the course of the Administra-
tion, they were surprised and said to
one another, John has got something
into him after al" but when they saw
him hustling down, that he might get
his marrow bones into the Administra-
ton dirt again, they smiled, and said.
''Forney's himself again. You can't
make silk purse out Of a sow's ear.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

The MANUEACTUREG AND BUILDER.
Two years have passed since two
young men, bearing jointly the auspi-
cious name of "Western," introduced
the generous spirit Of American enter
prise into the department Of journalism
devoted to arts and engineering. They
launched an illustrated periodical rival
ing it's strongest English cotemporaries,
in costly bulk, originality, and elegance
at the start. They offered it at price
which, even in America, excited mis-
givings by its cheapness; and they
treated agents and .eanyassers with a
generosity which any body but an ''ad-
vanced' American publisher would call
stark madness. That they knew what
they were about, however, and had the
necessary means and ability to follow
up their audacious plan to success, is
proved by the still progressive career Of
their journal. It's programme for 1871,
its third year, eclipses any thing ever
before offered to the public in richness
and variety of premiums. In fact, the
enterprising rival who may propose to
60 one better, hereafter, will have to
invent new articles to offer; for Messrs.
Western & Go. literally offer every
thing tharo is now. And. in mint of
lberality, it is hard to guess what the
next step can be; for they give the cam
vasser, in premiums, nearly, all he can
collect, while their subscription price is
only 81, 80 per annum for periodical
OF 8 broad imperial columns, equal to
as many magazine pages, per month,
besides cover. Send to Western & Co.,
II Park Row, New York, for descrip-
tive Premium List. Circulars and IL
lustrated posters for agents.-New-
Haven Journal and Courier.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT.
Figures from the Report Of
tAe congressional Auklux
Committee,
From the Washington Patriot. J

From the Washington Patriot
If the Committee ION Alleged Out
RACES i'll the Southern States have
rendered no other service to the coun-
try, they are at least entitled to CRATE
full recognation for having collected and
presented in an official form complete
proof Of the appalling robbery which
the corrupt rule of carpet-baggers has
inflicted on those communities. Here
toforc, the debts and liabilities of these
States, incurred and accumulated since
Radical reconstruction began, have.
from the absence of reliable data, been
comparatively uncertain. The Cover
nors, Treasarers, and other officials
conspired to conceal and confuse the ac-
counts, so as to deceive the people in
regard to the enormity of their plunder.
And i'll many eases fraudulent issues
Of bonds were made, the extent Of
which, even now, is unknown. These
rogues had an interest in hiding their
venal transactions, and they We're Sec
onded by the sharp practices of confed-
crates in Wall street and elsewhere,
who pro6ted immensely by their part of
the knavcry.
Notwithstanding the power conferred
on the committee, and the extraordinary
efforts which have been made to obtain
full and truthful information on this
subject, there are still certain defects
which can not be cured. The thieves
have either destroyed part Of the e>i-
dence of their guilt, or never permitted
it to exist. Still, by collating such
records as are preserved, and combining
with them testimony from other sources
an approximation to the financial con-
dition of the Southern States has been
obtained which can be accepted with
confidence. At all events, this question
is removed from the sphere of contro-
vers, because the Republican majority
and the Democratic majority of the
committee have agreed upon common
basis. Hence, there can be no dis
agreement as to the figures, however
men may differ in their treatment
Let us take the ten States where the
sway of Radicalisn has been supreme
since the close of the war, and contrast
their present indebtedness with the con-
dition which existed when the people con-
trolled their own affairs. If the history
Of the civilized world resents paraL
lei of similar license, iniquity and op-
preston, then we have failed to discov-
er it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

more than one term in the year, we
can readily see how limited are the ed
ueational advantages they enjoy. Then
when we consider that it takes at least
two months of each succeeding term of
school, to place them where they were
at the close of the preceding one, aud
taking into consideration the time lost
by absence and tardiness, we find that
instead of eight months of school, q
majority of our larger scholars actually
receive the benefit of but one non,A
of school per year. This fact is pain
fully apparent in the disaf;ection and
want of interest felt in many of our
district schools. Is it any wonder after
seeing such a state of things existing,
that so many boys and girls get dis
couragel, and give up in dispair their
desire Of obtaining good education?
! or, that those who still persist ia their
laudab'e ambition on finding that they
cannot obtain what they want in their
own district, should seek the high and
graded schools of our cities aud towns?
Now patrons Of our schools, and parents
generally, you cannot afford to let this
state of things continue; you cannot af-
ford to pay heavy taxes, and then be
compelled to send your children from
home that they may receive the benefit
Of competent instruction Neither can
you afford to lose good teacher that
you know because you can hire one you
don't know for less wages In fact
thorough reformation must be made be-
fore we can hope to see our scholars
making that progress which they should
or which our schools arc designed to
effect. JB
Cresco March 2Sth 1872.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05
Boil it Down.

%
Whatever you have to say, my friend, 70
Whether witty, or grave, o~ gay,
Condense as much as ever you can,
And say in the readiest way;
And whether you write of rural affairs,
Or particular things in town,
Just take word of friendly edvice-
Boil it down.
For If you 60 spluttering over page,
When couple of lines wou Id do,
Your butter is spread so much, you see,
That the bread looks rlainly through:
30 when you have story to tell,
And would like little renown, '-
TO make sure Of your wish, my friend,
Boil it down.
When writing an article for the press,
Whether prose or verse, just try
TO utter your thoughts in the fewest words
And let them be crisp and dry.
And when it is finished and you suppose
1t is done exactly brown
Just look it over again, and then
Boil it down.
For editors do not like to print,
An article laziIy long,
And the busy reader does not care
For a couple of yards of song;
SO gather your wits in the smallest space
1fyou'd win the authors crown,
And every time YOU write, my friend,
Boil it down.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05
Reform In Our Country
schools.
NUMBER ONE.

That change is needed in our pres
ent system-or rather lack of system
of conducting schools, must be apparent
to everyone having the well-being Of
our country schools, and the progress
of education ut heart. Not only is a
change needed, but must be made, if
we w,u'd secure the best results. As
schools arc generally conducted, each
sub-district has six or eight months of
school per year Gas the case may be)
consisting of winter and summer term
Of about equal length, and with a dit-
fercnt teacher for each term. And as
very few scholars can attend school
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-04-05

A gentleman, while walking in At
lantic avenue, Brooklyn, lately, was
jostled by a stranger, and after pre-
eeeding few yards felt in his pocket in
vain for his watch. lie fastened back
overlook the thief, and pointing his re-
volver, sternly demanded, "giye me
that watch" The stranger surrender
ed it without word and hurried away.
On reaching home the gentleman was
startled in the middle of his narrative
OF his desperate encounter with high
wayman by an interruption from his
wife; Why, John, you left your
watch on the bureau this morning, and
| have been wearing it all day"