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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24
The Texas Cattle IIerdcr.

The Kansas Magasiae tells us about
the Texas cattle-herder, noted charac,
ter in his way: "The herder is char
acter. He is begottcn of necessity,
MS was the army hummer. he Is sent tC
fulfill a mission, and that that mission is
"herdin' steers" no one who las ever
seen him can for n moment doubt. His
pedigree is Us much u matter OF doubt
rs that of his steers. His relation to the
gentle cOwherd OF the story md the
pastoral poets is certainly very remote.
The cowherd OF the books is depicted us
II mild.mannered young man with melan-
choly mir, lolling about in the sun, read
ing tho Testament or the "Sorrows OF
Werter;" lying on his back on the velvet
turf and counting the thistle.downs
sailing through the blue sky overhead,
or walking hand in hand with his dove
eyed Phyllis, pouring sentimental nom
sense into her listening ears,
"The Texas cattle-herder deyotes his
spare time between poker and three.
card monte. His Phyllis does not keep
him company while he is herding, but
dressed in purple and fiue store.clothes,
she awaits his coming at the dance.
house in thenearest market town, where,
amid the squeaking of tiddles, the clink.
ing OF glhsses, shouts, curses and pistol
cracks, they pass the night in drunken
carnival. AS have said, we know moth
ing OF his antecedents, As to where or
uvhnO hn ,voa l,nr, ~ ,,hatIn, l;l,a
Topsey, he jest growGd,' = are unsolved
problems He may have had baby
hood and boyhood, bnt We have nC
proof Of tllese facts. Our first acquaint-
pnce with him is in tho prime of man.
hood, when lie presents himself to us
full :aedged hGrder He Is usually tall,
Muscular, active, and, but for shocking.
" bowed legs, from his constant seat iu
tho saddle, well built hair long and
urkempt and sun faded in dress care.
less rs to color and texture pair oi
jean paptaloons thrust into btgli.topped
boots; u woolen shirt ; belt contain.
ing a small arsenal Of pistols and cutlery
slouch hat Of great width OF brim, OF
ten . genuine Mexican somJreID.
part Of himself might bc rocltoned his
horsr, from which hc is almost insepa,
rnble. In morals ho POSSESSES all The
vices that his limited education permits
and II he omits any 1t is not his fault.
AS D proiane Swearer le has fov
equals, as reckless gambler ho Is MOI
surpassed, and as consumer OF mear
whisley ho is without n peer. Prodiga
Of his money, needless OF tho future
ho lives for the day only, and his brief
life is usually brought up with sharl
turn by a pistol shot in drunken brawi
His vices are counterbalanced by some
virtues. Generous and open hearted, III
will spend his last dollar on his friends
or risk his life in defence Of . comralC
in danger. Living his whole life with.
ont the pale Of civilized society, aSsoci
ated with vile men and viler women,
it is only wonder that he is no worse
than he is.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

A noto dated on Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from one
intoxicated, cannot be collected.
II note be lost or stolen, 1t does not
release the maker-he must pay II. ]
An indorser OF a note is exempt from
liability, il not served with notice Of its
dishonor within "a hours Of its nonpay-
ment. I. s..l.i .a.l H.F .
A mote By minor Is void. 5pn.
Notes bearinterest only when SO stated
Principals are responsible for their
agents. |
Each individual in partnership is re.
sponsible for the whole amount of the
debts Of the firm. . i8ial
Ignorance Of the law excuses no ono
II is fraud to conceal q fraud.
The law compels no one to do impos'
sibilitics. l LrlHG0E
An agreement without consideration
is void. ,s .....r .y..H-r
Signatures in lead pencil ara good in
law.
A receipt for money is not illegally con
elusive. 81 ,.gtrrs.t t5sw Dw.s5.
The acts Of one partner bind all thu
others. ..
Contracts made on Sunday cannot bt
enforced. . ..l g
A contract made with q minor Is void
A contract made with lunatic Is void
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

TARDY yHplcArroN-Fiftcen years
ago ono Sam Steele worked on farm
for Mr.. George Barbour, who lived q
mile and half north OF Jacksonville,
III. One day Barbour came to town,
bringing his wife. Before starting he
called in Steele, and in his presence put
$3.50 in n bureau drawer, locked it mp,
and delivered to him The key Of the
drawer, as woll MS the key to the house,
telling him to take care OF both for the
day. Returning homo Mt night, and re.
counting the money, Mr.. Barbour found
that $50 bill was missing. Steele, who
was the only one tllat know Of the where.
abouts Of the money beside Mr.. Barbour,
denied all knowledge Of the missing bill,
declaring that he had not entered the
room since he did so with Barbour. The
latter maintained thNt Steele must know
something about the matter, and finally
discharged him from his service. Steelt
left and has not been heard Of since A
few days since Mr.. Barbour found the
missing $50 in tue back part Of hi
bureau, caught in the frame. One-hal
Of the bill wins worn away by rubbing o
the drawer as IL Ind been pulled back
ward and forward. When he found it HI
burst into tears, conscience.Stricken from
uniustly accusing and consuming Steele
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

d'Yes, Iam.'
as And You are a kind husband, | sun.
pose y
=" suppose soi what then q
Mr.. Myers
"The plaintiffs counsel here called on
the judtc 70 interfere. The question,
were Irrelevant and itnpertincnt in the
matter In q1cstion.
I" pledged my word to the Court that
they were neither, but had very impor.
tant bearing 'pon the case, and was al.
lowed to proceed. ! repeated my ques.
tiop.
"'l'yc a boy anl girl.i
Pray, how old are they 2
The boys twelve, and the girls nine,
| b1icve.'
An! Well, I suppose you are an
nncctionstc father, ~ well as Kind hus.
band. You are not II the habit of beating
your wife and children, are yOuF
al DON'T see wha business 1t Is Of
yours. No! | amt
"' You don't knock y,ur son about, for
example?
"No! | don't,' (Hc w,sgrowing down,
right savage, especially NJ the people in
the court began to luush)
"'You don't pummel Inn with your
fist, e4q XXI u',.i
"tNo! don't.' f-t
"0r knock bis head uponthe ground
in this manncrF (and 1 rappeitho table
with my knuckles.) IA r.
!" Nop Gndignnntly) 81
"'You never did such thing7
"tNOn ygsa 81
wYou swear to that7' 81
"'Yesp
All this time | had never given him
an opportunity Of seeing my face nov
turned towards him and said-
.'Look at me, sir Did you ever see
me belore7'
"Ic was about to say No again; but
all at once he stopped, turned very white,
and made no answer. M N
"'That will do, / said; stand down,
sir. My lord, | shall prove to you that
this witness is not to be believed on his
OATH
al then related what we had seen that
morning, and putting my friend, who had
been sitting behind me all tho while, into
the witncss-box, he Of course confirmed
the statement.
HFrLo rorrt ;n,poj;otoi,, doc;,lod tI,,t
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The CAAIEI.--As the day advanced,
writes correspondent in Africa, tha
carcasses OF decaycd camels became more
frequent, aud SO often do they occur
along the route, that there are now over
100 between Korosko and Berber, with
their frame%orks crtmbling into dust.
Tho ruin Of camel ia almost the only
relic Of travel that sne meets along the
pathway, and in ITSELF is tho best illus
tration Of this painful, dangerous journey
Of 400 miles Camcls die less from age
than they do from fatigue mud exhaustion,
induced by heat mud porterage, and, like
other species thus sacrificed, they die
bitter deaths. As soon as one becomes
unfit for duty he fingers behind the
camel boy endeavors to whip hun along
to the nearest well, nnd, II lie is doomed,
he drops by the path, and in twcnty.iour
hours is n rich meal for the greedy Afri.
can yulture. Alter his membrane and
tissue are no more he lies upon his d.,
the ribs forming ratt4rs to all that Is
putrid within. Heat, in few weeks,
bakes the bones into an orange yellow,
and thus these melancholy remains litter
the desert highway and through deep
sands, aud among devious ways are ~" s
to the traveller that he may not lose his
way.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

SINGULAR ACCUSATIONS OF BRUTALITY.
"A Massachusetts paper published tho
following almost incredible story Of tho
misdeeds Of a resident Of Northbourgh,
and alleges that II is not his first oflense
OF the kind: "Afew days since o young
lay in his employ, at work with q horse
in the field, lost control Of the horse,
and he nn to tue barn, without doing
any material damage. This SO enraged
him that he gave the boy Q m2st cruel
beating with heavy stick he then
proceeded to beat his horse, when his
daughter, u young woman, came out and
begged her father not to abuse the horse
in tiiat manner, to which he paid no at
tention, but continued to beat his horse
more severely. The daughter continu-
ed to plead with her father TO desist,
when ke left the horse and proceeded
to beat her with tho same heavy stick.
His wife, seeing the danger her daughter
wns In, came out and begged her hus-
band to spare their daughter. He then
left the daughter, seized his wife by tho
hair Of the head, and proceeded to pun
mel her in q most brutal and murdt rous
manner. The daughter seeing the dam
ger her mother WIS In, ran across the
road to q neighbor for help. This en-.
raged him still more, and he met tho
daughter on her return, and knocked
her down on tho highway, where che lay
sometime apparently in a sonseless con
dition. After q while some Of oftheneigh'
bors arrived ut tho battlefield, and the
cruelty ceased for the present"
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Johnny, Opinion of Grandmother.

drsndmo!hOrS arc very nico folks,
They beat all the aunts in creation,
They lot chap do as he likes,
And don't worry about education.
I'm surC can't seO It Atall, ii
What poor fellow ever could do
For apples, and pennies, and cakes, a-
Without a grandmother or two.
drnndmothers spoak softly to u'.ma.r
To let boy have a gsod time;
Sometimes they will whisper, It's truc,
Tothor way when boy wants to climb.
GrandmothOrS have mullins for tca,
And pies, whole row in tho cellar,
And they're apt III they know It IL i;mc,J
To make chicken pic for "icllcr.r
And II ho ia bad now and thUn,
And makcsa great racketing noise,
They only look over their specs, M
And say, "Ah, these boys will be boys.r
"LIro is only so short at tho bcst,
Let tho children be happy today" Y.
Then they look Tor awhile at the sky,
And the hills that arc far, far away.
Quite oitOn, as twilight comes on,
Grandmoihcrs sing hymns, very low,
To themselves as they rock by the fire,
About Heaven, and when they shall 20.
And then, boy stopping to think,
Will find hot tear in his eye,
To know what will come at tho last;
For grandmothers all have to die.
Iwish they could stay hero and pray,
For boy needs their prayers Ov'ry night
Some boys more than others, IS'pOSs
Such as need wonderful sight.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

INSECT SAoAciTY. years ago
was residing with my husband in Upper
Canada. The summer heat Of that
country is something more, than that
which we orc won. enjoy in England,
aud with the thermometer at ninety. six
degrees in the house, the shade of n thick
grove OF broad-leayed trees on the mar.
gin Of q beautiful bay was naturally most
inviting for little rambls. One sunny
morning, therefore, with book in hand,
l sought this cooling shade which was
near, being part OF our own ground.
Sauntering along one OF its paths, / came
to long plank. which, nj appearance,
seemed a remnant Of some floor. One
end rested on q fallen tree, tho other on
the ground, and close to the lNtter was a
large flat stone. Without thinking I
lifted the stone with the end of my para
sol and turned it over. In so dong, l
exposed to the light Of day tho secret
chambers Of an emmet's nest. I would
gladly have replaced the stone, but it
was to late; before 1 could do so, the
whole community were on their way up
the plank rs fast ne they could go. My
attention was arrested by observing that
the plank was split at the lower end, and
TINT one poor little emmet Ind been
travelling up with the others, but with
half Of his body on the crack, and hC
had thus proceeded till he found himself
SO wedged that his four legs vainly Strovt
to extricate the imprisoned half Of lii
body. l was on the point Of aiding him
with straw, when I saw another whicl
had lagged behind coming fast toward
him, SO l waited to see tho result. HI
tried hard to set his friend at liberty
but failed, and then ran MS fast as HI
could, till he overlook the others, whC
had Just reached the upper end Of the
plank. I, Of course, lost sight Of him
sbut, to my astonishment, the whole mas
returned Mt once, surrounded aud cover
ed the prisoner, and after some hurried
movements OF every individual they nl
set of to ascend the plank ngain-tht
prisoner was free l--LeiSWre Hour.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

A LITTLE Gmn MuRDEnED DYA cHnp.
Alice Snyder, n little girl Of ten years
of age, died in Saratogn, N. Y, from the
effects of an injury received at the hands
Of Willie Van Wagaher, q boy Of eight,
about six weeks since. Alice was carry.
ing baby along the sidewalk, and passed
Willie, who was playing marbles alone,
She remarked tue marbles looked liks
hers, and picked one up. Tho boy be.
came cnraged, ran into the yard and
procured a stick over four feet IN length,
knotty, and which had been used for
heating carpets. Returning hc struck
Alice 10 severely OH tue left temple TINT
she dropped the infant from her arms.
She suffered severely that day and night,
hut on tho next day Sunday attended
s Sibbath-School. On Monday following
sue was taken down, and died.
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OLE Asmperat.



A Wisconsin pigeon.roost is 8 miles in
length.
They soy balky horse can be started
every time by dashing cold water in his
face. ...
The ruins OF Fort Sumter will shortly
be removed, and a new fort constructed
on the site.
A hundred and forty.two bunkrupts
went into court in one month. Three
were farmers.
The name "grass widow is Of French
origin, It is derived from the French
grace, and originally meant q widow by
courtesy l-it
There are within the Southern Bap-
tist Convention 400 associations, II ,16S
churches G,403 ministers, and s93,o37
members. .....t.....-u
The Journal Oficia places the total
damages done by the COMMUNISTS to the
city Of Paris at about five hundred mil
lion of francs, .., ,l.'lnl
The Chicago Post says III the young
woman who sends us the poem'sling on
"Spring" will communicate her address,
she will be exposed. .0. yHs
DR.. Lanahan, tho investigator OF tho
Methodist Book House fraudl, was ar
rested on complaint OF Goodenough, who
proposes to prosecu to him for libel.
The marriage service, in tho opinion Of
n Western paper, should be made 70 read,
"Who dares tako this woman ~ And
tho groom shall answer, I" dare For
shame .f... .I
A writer from Calistoga, CAL, says
positively that lie found q live "stickle.
baak" in the boiling springs there, and
that the fish died on being transferred
TO cold water, 49,
Ohio Is the second Of the great cheese.
producing States OF the Union. During
The year 1870 the cheese product Of Ohio
was A, 1881 ,O3S pounds, aud that ofbutter
43,O2O.5 55i pounds. on .suI5ol
A bare-footed, bare.headed little boy
astonished worshipping congregation,
u few Sundays ago, by rushing into tho
church and cxclaiming, where's my
pap, the pigs are ont J"
Thc bcst mode Of cleaning gold is to
vnsh 4 IN warm s,lds made from delicate
sn"n with fcn nr flfIeen drops OF sal
volatile In II. DRY bv placing In box
wood sawdust. This makes jewels very
an oia c'o."s,oua I',,, ", n'a. a":, S th"t % oecn nv
n;oI "" SGl' ~ no;nn % %omo ono lark nigLt from
pT pp;Iow Rcap,s aftor being told by her
saIIY ,Lot Le needn't come again. was
tIo % most I solemn
VI" n.,,:.., ,,,.,.,;, ,,.,,o s,s,,o,tod
RtnELt"In niam ,",ao -. W." LII, pon"a
nIs w''e III, vi otua o,aa, an r","r IL by br;n"inS
olheer, .ooS n o,',s'. Ss,. iS' LIZ r;yo hoad 6n
NJ, " ~ tr ,;,h ou %eoorStod o Will nsrsloy Ho
sin sllSet ,'t s,SN sotSiIy onJ aftSrworI him.
Sni, .nun 'iV' s "'t " ~'' >' 'F y ~
50 "a "a, t.,,,, vO.,,;,. ,rto,v ,ov,.
lgs.es a.sa, innm s" ,,otoro thn lawn roocIos
n,a.. L.t III i,o,osn E ,;oi1inr tbev mr. rathcr
tii .heIn, pu' aon Ueior' Snd o;HS viii HIb m asoni.
Siolt oap, S'Ua M ti,er @ rcIt bofarahon1 tbo
asn a.n ,ls' " ~ Jsro,,;gt ~ u monster and bc.
srt,l H. VI iai ."u n oT;s,oneo Ii,ny ,n,,st Iosc
wll' 'ne 'oNeiy .H's'saoV sa,s, , o' 'o., ~,
servant slrl ~ Lit.snelu, sats.' ~, t,I nts
related, was 10 much iptessen @ ..,e ,', osia, Jul
er night py dreaming tnaI y, some QUE Mas ..,'
rob,Dlng the clothes inc: .nas sa' sny So' np
anu lookeu out Vi .ne wrHuo.' VIZ No Wiz aInu,"s "n
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

Under the above heading, the Rich
mond (ya Euaiing Ne,rs says:-
Some folks have queerideas about the
privileges and immnnities grnnted to the
Press, IN amusing instance OF which las
Just come TO our knowledge. A spruce
young lady entered q Broad street store,
few days since, and said to tho clerk
who came to wait upon her. "Tve just
commenced to write for the papers,"
"Yes, Miss l nm glad TO hear it"
eyes" she continued, "I've just
commenced to write for the papers, and
came in to see what you would give
me"
"Give you, Miss-?" said the sur.
prised clerk.
AYES, I don't care much what 1t Is to
begin with, D dress, or dozen handker'
chiefs, or"
81 don't exactly understand inter
ruptcd the clerk.
''Why, 1 am writing for tho papers,
she glibly replied, "and gentlemen who
write for the papers 60 the theaters, ho'
tells, restaurants, furnishing stores, every
where, and get Just what they want, and
| know they never pay anything; nov
why shouldn't 1 do tie same YOU know
this is m err Of woman's rights, AM
she gave conquettish toss Of her hent
and one OF the sweetest smiles imagina-
bic. s.yI .t.
The gentlemanly clerk informed lie
that that was one Of the stores where th'
"iree list" had been entirely suspended
She manifested great surprise at thi
information, but soon recovereing he
equanimity she inquired il the gentle
man knew OF any store where the fire,
list was still kept open. The clerk wills
pered to her the name Of n well known
merchant, and the e'lady departed for th'
happy haven, but with what reception
she met we have not heard. p14
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NEWSPAPER DEclmovg.-l. D Any person

NEWSPAPER DECISIONS Any person
who takes paper regularly from the
post. .oflce-whether directed TO his name
or anotler's, or whether he has sub
scribed or not-is responsible for the
payment. 2, II person orders his
paper discontinued, he must pay all ar
rearnges, or the publisher may continue
to send II until payment Is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the
paper is taken from the Office ornot. 0.
The courts have decided that refusing 10
take newspapers and periodicals from
the post oalce, or removing and leaving
them unealled for. Is Pris,a kdcie evidence
OF intentional fraud,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

EARLY TnRwr.-Thc Troy Iphig tells
the following story Zone Of or
prominent physicians, making his daily
rounds to SOC his patients, had occasion
TO call at house where there were no
facilities to fasten his horse. He left 1t
in the care of small boy, whom he hap
pened to see in the street. On coming
out Of the house, hO naturally enough
expected to find his trllsty servant treat
ing himself to ride; but no-the boy
knewthe use OF time and ullue Of money
little better-hc was letting the horse
to little boys in the street, At cent 0
ride around the block
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

Trout arc very delicious eating, cspe.
cially when one Is on nu excursion in the
country but tho cause Of their delicate
flavor has hitherto been o secret. 1t ID
now found to he owing to the light and
delicate dict in which the tish indulge. A
man at Worcester, the other dny, caught
peculiarly plump specimen, aud, on
dressing II, found that Il contained, among
other delicacies, 0 large meadow rat and
a striped snake two teet long.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

RE.EIEer1oNs. - OF tho seventeen
vire.Presidents Of the United States,
but four have bcOn reelected - John
Adams, George Clinton, d. d. Tomp.
kinS, anil John @, Calhoun. or the
Presidents, Washington, Jefferson, Mad.
ison, Monroe, Jackson, and Lincoln.
seven in all-have been re.chceSn,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

The FLEA.-When flea, under mi.
croscope, is made to appear as large us an
elephant, we can see ali the wonderful
parts Of It's formation, and are astonish-
cd 10 find that IL has q coat Of armor
much more complete than ever warrior
wore, and composed Of strong, polished
plates, cited over each other, each plate
coyeredlike a tortoise.shell, and where
they met hundreds Of small quillsproiect
like those nthc back Of o porcupine or
hedgehog. Thero are the arched neck,
the bright eyes, the transparent cases,
piercers to puncture the skin, q sucker to
draw away tho blosd, six long;jointed legs,
four OF which are folded on the breast,
all ready, at any moment, to be thrown
out with tremendous force for that jump
which bothers one when they want to
catch him, and Mt the end Of each leg
hooked claws, to enable him to cling on
whatever he alights upon. A flea can
lump hundred times his own length,
which is the same as II man jumped
over Ave hundred feet and he can draw
A load two hundred times his own weight.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-24

pnEsESuE OF MND.-An italian nnmd
Giovanni showed remarkable pre- sence
Of mind, the other day, in n tunnel on
the Bogen Bridge, not fur from Bienne.
Six holes had been made in preparation
for n blast, the six matches had been np-
plied and the six worlingmen were TO
be drawn up one after tho other in q
| basket out of tho reach ot danger
Giovanni, who was the last, had already
Sot one foot into the basket, when, by
Some mistake, the basket was drawn
ouickly up, thereby jerking Giovanni
out, Tho danger Of being blown to
niece, & or OF being dashed over the Irecl'
nice became every moment more threat
pnipr. snch n situation might well up.
mil tho stoutcst heart, for each moment
might be the last. Giovanni, however,
AID moi slopto think, hut taking ont hls
knife, severed each mAtch one after the
other, and by this method hisSafety was
ecured.
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Abby Sage. Richardson
hookstars In Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-15
AMNESTY And SUFER1GE.

In answer to q friends inquiry, we state
that, so far as we know, no State now denies
the Right of Suffrage to any citizen because
of his having been Secessionist or Rebel.
Missouri did so prescribe up to her last State
election (Nov 1900 when prescription was
voted down by an overwhelming majority Of
her prescribed voters. In every other
State we believe, Prescription had already
been prescribed by vote of the people.
None of the Amendments ever made to the
Federal Constitution denied the Right of Suf-
frage to any class or portion Of the American
People; but several of tho State Constitutions
first adopted under the Reconstruction policy
did prescribe considerable portion of the
ex-Rebcls. That of Missouri was especially
proscriptive but it was modified more than q
year ago.
The question that remains to be decided is
this" Shall those who have the right to vote
abe allowed to vote for those whom they
"prefer2 ~ On that question, we vote Yea