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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
A Bnslsfut Eever,

A young lady in New Orleans visited =
popular clergyman recently to arrange
for wedding ceremony between herself
and lover, he being too bashful to take
preliminary steps. The blushing fair one
presented the license to the astonishing
clergyman, aud the arrangements we're
duly made. The day had arrived for the
ceremony in tue church, the audience
waiting with impatiencc the appearance
of the noble bridegroom and gentle bride.
But the expected couple we're in the rec
tory. the minister, meanwhile, laboring
with the ":aint heart" who contrary to
the old adage had won the "fair lady"
The poor fellow was willing to be married
then aad there, bu: positively refused to
enter the church, and appear before that
crowd ofpeople. The minister, equally
6rm, reproached him for bis indecision
| and refused to adjust the tastenings, when
the weeping beauty and her timid lo7ei
sorrowfully departed, probably to have
more aaiet tying up elsewhere.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
Everlasting Fence Pests.

Il discovered many yoars ago that
wood could be made to last longer than
iron in the ground, but thought the pro-
cess was SO simple aud inexpensive that
it was not worth while making any stir
about il. / would rs soon have poplar,
Eastwood or quaking ash as any ether
kinds Of timber for fence posts. Ihavs
taken out. Eastwood posts after having
been set seven years that were a. sound
when taken up swhsn they we're tirss
put in the ground. Time and westA,r
seemed to have no effect on them. The
posts can be prepared for less than two
cents apiece.
g For the benefit Of others ! will give
the recipe: Take boiled linseed oil and
stir it in pulverized charcoal to the con-
sistency Of paint. Put a coat Of thia
over the timber and there is not . man
that will live TO soc IL rotten.---"Cc7,
Western Raral. 4.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20


1t PAYS to be honest. 1t pays in more
ways than one, It not only pays in the
satisfaction it brings, but, In the long run
it pays in dollars and cents. The me.
chanic, the merchant. the manufacturer
the lawyer-in fact, every man that
seeks advancement through bis labors will
find that honesty is not OIL ly the best poll
cy. but the best stock in trade that he
can have. 1t may take longer to earn a
fortune by honest labor, but once earned.
1t will last longer and buy more solid
comfort than double tho amount earned
by dishonest means. There is something
better than wealth. Integrity is priceless
Money cannot buy it. The rich man
may envy the poor man its possession, yet
the rich can have tits they seek it from
the beginning. Start right young man.
Let no ambitious whispers lead you astray
BE determined 20 deal on the square with
your fellow man. Every dollar thus
earned will brings blessing to your heart.
lfyou cant make money honestly you had
better remain poor all your life. 1t will
not pay to exchange your honesty for a
few dollars and cents. Nsncy made BY
cheating your neighbors will burn into
your conscience and destroy forever your
earthly happiness. Does ambition lead
the citizen to high political power? Lei
him understand that the only sure foot
hold in climbing the rugged steep of fam,
is honesty Of purpose. He may have
brilliant ability, may charm the eye anc
please the ear, but if he lack integrity h,
lacks the one great element of lasting
power. If he is false to himself he will
be false to others, and his fall will be a.
certain as his elevation was rapid. Th,
wrecks Of ambitious statesmen are to b,
seen on every side. They had ability
they had the confidence of the people
they were elevated to power and influence
but they lacked honesty and they fell
moral wrecks made so by their own iclly
Let their fate be warning to opublic men
Let personal integrity be the priceless
jewel that money can neither buy nor sell
The fame that is built upon honesty vii
stand like the shaft of granite, the n
blcm Of beauty and eternal strength.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
SEARCHING FOR LEAD.

Lead is seldom discovered in tbs sur
face soil. 1t is also in vain to look for
it in the coal region and along the coast.
1t must bO sought in steep'hills, in lime
stone and slate rocks. A. surface cut by
frequent ravincs, or covered by vegeta-
tion in lines, indicates mineral creyices.-
The galena from the slate is said to cons
tain more silver than that from the lime
stone. The purcst speciaens Of galena
are poorest in silver; the small veins are
riches in the more precious metal
A lead vein is thickest in limestone, thin
ner in sandstone, and thinnest in slate.
SEARCHING FOR IRON. p.
Any heavy mineral of black, brown,
red, or yellow color may be suspected to
be from. TO prove it, dissolve some in
oil Of vitriol aud pour iu an infusion of
nut gall or oak bark; if it turns black,
iron il present. Ifa tun of rich magnetic
ore costs more than 81 at the furnace.
good hematite more than So, and poor
ores more than $3.50 or 81, they are too
expensive to pay unless, iron is unusual.
ly high. Deep mining for iron is not
profitable. Generally speaking, bed of
good iron orc, foot thick, will repay
the cost of stripping it of soil, etc.,
twelyc>ieet thick. Red and yellow
earths, called ochers, contain IRON
Magnetic ore is easily found by a compass.
-Umleryround Treasures. BY Professor
James Orton.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
Cure Dogs or killing sheep.

If you have good dog that kills or
runs sheep and don't want to shoot him,
build pen sixteen feet square. and run
pole sccross the top, and then pick the
largest and Oldest buck Of the flock, put
him in the pen, get your dog with col
lar around bis neck, AID rope to draw up
over the middle of the pole. so that the
dog will have bis fore feet swinging of
of the ground few inches. Get out Of
the pen, AMI let the buck give hun
several good butts, and then turn
him loose. This is sure cure. /
tried II on my fathers dogs when was 4
boy; never knew them to even cross /
field where the sheep were grazing. Trl
! =
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
Remedy for Creups

An exchange Says, "Taks knife o.
CRATER, and crate or shave of IN small
PARTICLES of about teaspoouful Of slnm
mix it with about twice its quantity u
sugar to make it palstable, and administer
it as quickly as possible. It's effects viii
be truly magical, as almost instantabeous
relief will be afforded. -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
Little Jerry, This Miller.
BY JOHN q. SAKE.

Beneath the hill you may see the mill
or wasting wood and crumhling stone;
The wheel Is dripping and Gathering still,
But Jerry, the miller, Is dead and gone.
Year after year, early and late.
Alike In summer and winter weather,
He pcckcd the stone and baked The gate,
And mill and miller grew old together.
Little Jerry ~ twas all the same
They loved him well who called him 80;
And whether he'd ever another name,
Nobody ever seemed to know.
Twas Little Jerry, come grind my rve;'
And Little Jerry" come grind my
wheat;
AID Little Jerry" was stilIt cry,
From matfon bold aud maiden sweet.
Twas 'I.itte Jerry" on every tongue,
And thus the simple truth was told;
For Jerry was little when he was young,
And he was little when he was old.
But what In size he chanccd to lack,
Jerry made up In being strong;
Two seen sack upon his bacI,
As thick as the miller and quite as long.
Always busy and always merry,
Always doing his very best,
A notable wag was little Jerry,
Who uttered well his standing Jest.
"When will you grind my corn, say ?"
Nay" quoth Jerry, ''you needn't
scold;
Just leave your grist for half dav.
And never fear but you'll be tollcd."
How Jerry lived is known to fame,
| But how he died there's none may know
One autumn day The rumor came
"The brook and Jerry are very low
And then twas whispered mournfully,
The leach had come and he was dead
And all the neighbors fockcd to see;
Poor little Jerry" was all they said.
They laid him in his earthly bed
Ills miller's coat his only shroud-
"Dust to dust" the plrsoH sail,
And the people wept aloud.
For lie had summed the deadly sin,
Aud not grain Of over-toll
Had ever popped into his bin,
To weigh upon his parting soul.
Beneath the hill there stands the mill
OF wasting wood and crumbling stone
The wheel sdrpping and cliattcring still
Bnt Jerry, the miller, is dead aud gone
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
An Awkward Man On a yury.

They had what they call an awkward
man OF jury down in Maine the Other
day. It seems the case involved claim
for money for building cellar, and the
number Of perches Of stone used was speci-
fed. But this awkward man, % ID
CHANGED, knew something by experience
about building stone walls, and this little
item was not clear to him. So when the
jury went out he took his pencil and
quietly ciphered q little while at the table
and then in the most matter-of-fact way
told his fellow-jurors that as be mado
it, there was enough stone put into those
cellar walls to fill collar completely up
and have some three or four perch Of
stone left, and he was puzsled to know
where they put their potatoes and garden
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
Another Way To Cure A Geld.

The public are under everlasting obli-
gations to tie Danbury News for fur
nisbing panacea for all the coughs and
lung complaints that they may be subject
to this winter. In the language Of the
virtuous father of the melo-drama, we can
only say, Heaven bless you, my che-ild "
Listen to his solid chuaks If wisdom
Que of our citizens who has heen trou-
blcd with a severe cold on his lungs ef-
fected his recovery in the following sim.
pie manner: He boiled little bonesct
and hosrhound together, and drank freely
of the tea just before going to bed.
The next day he took five Of the most
effective cathsrtic pills he could find, and
put one kind of plaster on bis. breast,
another under his arms, and still another
on his back.
Under advice frem an experienced old
lady be took all these Of with an oyster,
knife in the afternoon, and slapped on a
mustard paste instead.
His mother put an onion poultice on
his feet, and gave him lrmp of tar to
swallow. Then he put some hot bricks
to his feet and went to bed.
Next morning another old lady came
in with bottle of goose oil, and gave him
a dose O. it on quill,and an haunt arrived
soon after with q bundle Of sweet fern
which she made into ten, and gave hin
every half hour until noon, when he teoA
a big dose of salts.
After dinner, his wife, who had seen {
fine old lady ofgrcat experience in doc
toring, gave him two pills of her make
about the size Of an English walnut, ant
of similar shape, and two tablespoonful
ofhome>made balsam to keep them safel.
down. tiL
Then he took half pint Of hot rum a
at the suggestion Of a sea captain in tn
adjoining house, and steamed his legs wit
an alcohol bath. Of rs
Il AT this crisis two Of the neighbors al
; rived, who saw at once that his blood wa
y out of order, and gave him half gale
Of spoar.mint tea, and big dose of caste
oil.
Before going to bed he took eight of
2 new kind of pill, wrapped about his nee
flannel soaked in hot vinegar and sal
and had feathers burnt on a shovel ~ b
room. fS34rsf
He is now thoroughly cured and full
gratitude.
II We would advise our readers to CT
This out and keep it where it can
I readily found when danger threatens.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
The New United state senate.

The following members constitute the
new United States Senate, which has been
convened by proclamation of the Presi-
dent. The Republican Senators, tRoman)
number A; Democrats and Liberals lin
tales 2S; vacancies, 2. The figures
indicate the year in which the Senator's
term expires, and an astorisk ny denotes
that he is a new member.
Alabama.-1S77-Geo. Goldthwaite,
1879-F. ". SyEes.*
Arkansas. as.-l877-Powell Clayton,
1s79-Stephen W. Dorsey.
California.-1S75-Eugene Casserly
1879-Aaroh A. Saigent.*
Dclaware.-1S75-T. Francis Bayard.
1S77-EH SoulsJury.
Connecticut.-1S75-W. A. Bucking'
ham. 1879 -Oris s. Ferry.
Florida.-lS75-Abijah Gilbert. 1879
Simon B. Conover.*
Georgia.-1S77-T. Manson Nor
,cood. 1S79-Jola B. Gordon.
Illinois.-1S77--John A. Logan. 1879
Richard j. Oglesby.*
Indiana.-lS79-Olivsr p. Morton
lS75-Daniel d. Pratt.
Iowa.-1S79-William B. Allison.
lST-George .. Wright.
Kansas.-lS79-John j. Ingalls,.
lS77-Alex. Caldwell.
Keutacky.-lS79 -7hos. @. Mc'
Creery.* 1S77-JOhn W. Stevenson.
LouiSiana.-1S79-Contestsd. 1871
J. Rodmau West.
Maine.-l877-Lot NJ. Morrill,. 1871;
| Hannibal IIamlin.
Maryland. -1S79- r. Dennis.
lS72-Wm. T. Hamilton.
Massachusetts,. .-lS77-Vacancy 1877;
Charles Summer.
Michigau.-lS77-Thomas W. Ferry
l87j-Zach. Chandler.
Minnesota. ota.-1S77-William Window
l87j-Alexander Ramsey.
Wisconsin.-lS75-M. Hale Carpenter
lS79-Timothy o. Howe.
Misslssippi.-l877-James L. Alcorn
lS75-Adelbern Amcs.
Missouri.-1S79-LOuiS; Vital Bogg.
lS7j-Curl Schurty.
Nebraska.-1S77-P. W. Hitchoocl
l87j-1homas ". Upton.
Neyada.-1S79-Jobn p. Jones.
1876 WIN. NJ. Stewart.
New Hampshire. e.--lS79--B. Wa'
leigh.* 1S77-Aaron II. Cragin.
New Jersey.-l877--F. 7. Frclinghu.
sen. l875-John p. Stockton.
New ork.-lS79-Roscoe Conklini
l875-Reubea z. Fenton,
North Carolina. -lS79-A. S. Merr
man.* lS77-MGtt. ". Ransom.
Ohio.-1S79.-John Sherman. l81
ALLEN e.. Thurman. -
Oregon-l879-J. II. Mitchell
1877-James II. Kelly.
, Pennsylvania Camera
g l87j-John Scott.
Rhode s!and.-1S77-EIenry B. A
. thony. 1S75-Wdliam Sprague.
South Carolina. .-1S79-John j. P'
! terson.* lS77-Tbomas ]. Robertsc
see.-l877-Heuy Coop,
!, lS75-William G. Brownlow.
r Texas.-l877-M. C. Hamilton. 18
j. w. Flanagan.
/. Vermont.-1879-Justin S. Morri
;. lS75-George F. Edmunds.
Virginia.-lS77-J. W. JolnstC
A 1S75-John L. Lewis.
Is West Virginia.-1677--Henry
. Davis. 1S75-Arthur l.. Boreman.
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

In a letter to his friends at home, an
intelligent foreigner states that "shen a
great man dies in the United States, tho
asst thing done is to propose a 6ne statue
10 his honor; next, to raise part OF the
necessary money next, to forget to order
any statue, and last, to wonder what be-
came of the money The remark shows
close obseratios and clear Judgment.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

are most abundant near trap dykes
The pyrites are generally found in lead
mines, and in granite and clay slate
Copper very rarely occurs in the new for.
nations, as along the Atlantic and Gulf
borders, and in the Mississippi valley
south of Cairo,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

Lord Nobrury's joke on the attorney
is savage. A shilling subscription having
been set on foot to bury one who had
died poor, he exclaimed, 'ouly a shilling
to bury an attorney? Here's a guinea !;
60 and bury twenty Of them y
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

1t was famous saying Of Pascal that
"The things that belong 20 msn must be un-
derstood, 10 order that they may be loved /:
the things that belong to God mast be
loved in order 10 be understood"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

General jackson, when Presidents Of
the Uuited States said he ncver sau
paper in which ho could not 6pd sops.
thing entertaining and iss.susti<s.
greater trnism was never spoken II I'll
our people world come to think - he did.
there woul.l bo more intelligsncs ssd .
higher standard Of morals.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

Ifvorms infest your iiower.pots. they
can lie easily destroyed BY applying water
in whiehs little fresh lime. has bean di-
solved.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
How to Search Cor Metals.
SEARCHING FOR GOLD.

Tho paying localities of gold deposits
are the slopes of the Rocky and Allegheny
MuuntsiDs. Gold need not DO looked
Tor in the anthracite and bituminous coal
fields. nor in limestone rock. 1t is sell
dom found 10 the beds of rivers. The
thing itself is the surest indication Of its
existence. Ii soil or sand is washed, aud
the particles of gold are not heavy enough
to remain at the bottom, but aoat away,
the bed will not pay.
Along streams rather high up among
he mountains, and in the gravelly diff
covering the sloTes Of the valley below
are the best prospects. Where the
stream meets an obstacle in its path, or
makes bend, or has deep holes, there we
may look for pockets" of gold. Black
or red sands are usually riches Gold
bearing rock is slat or granite abound-
ing in rusty-looking quartz veins, the
latter containing iron pyrites or cavities
Almost all iron pyrites and silver orc'
may be worked for gold. When th'
quartz veins are thin and numerous
rather than massive. and lie near the sur
face, they are considered most profitable
Few veins can be worked with profit yer.
far down. AS traces Of gold may |,
found almost everywhere, no one shoulc
indulge in speculation before calculatin!
the percentage and the cost of extraction
Gold hunting, after all, is a lottery wit
moro blanks than prizes.
The substances most frequently mis-
taken for gold are iron pyritss, cope
pyrites, and mica. The precious meta
is easily distinguished from these by it
malleabllisy (hattening under the hau
mer) and its great weigh, sinking rapid
| ly in water. s, sse .'iolc''e q
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

4 young woman 10 MassaeEssstss -
Gently poured pStful Of glse szss ~
loves besaase be iiln'. fssa ssss<
s.isk.fo her.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
SEARCHING FOR SILVER.

This metal is usually found with lead
ore and native copper States and sand
stone intersect.d by igneous rocks, as
trap and propbsry, are good localities
Pure silver is often found in or near iron
ores and tho dark brown zinc blsnde.--
The Colorado silver lodes are porous at
the surface and colored more or less red
Or green. Any rock suspected of con-
tanning silver should be powdered and dis
solved in nitric acid. Pour off the liquid
and add to il a solution of salt. II =
white powder islls TO the bottom. which
upoaeKposure, turns black, there is silver
10 it. Silver mind. Increase 10 value as
in depth. aheress gold diminishes as We
-asscen5.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20
seARcuIss FOR COPPER.

The copper ores. after exposure. or
after being dipped in vinegar, are almost
invariably green on tbe surface, They
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-03-20

Beneath the hill you may see the mill
or wasting wood and crumhling stone;
The wheel Is dripping and Gathering still,
But Jerry, the miller, Is dead and gone.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-15
ON BUrroxs.

| The Danbnry Netrs is the best di-
gestiYe pill that has yet been 7discov-
cred. Here is an item concerning
| buttons that should be read immedi-
ateIy after . hearty dinner or late sup
| per, and is warranted TO make the
reader proof against dyspepsia 1t
| is bad enough to see bachelor sew
| ON a button; but he is the embodi-
ment of grace alongside of married
| man. Necessity has compelled expe-
rience in the case of the former, but
| the latter has always depended upon
some one else for this service, and,
fortunately for the sake of society, he
| is rarely obliged to resort to the nee
die himself. Sometimes the patient
wife scalds her right hand, or runs
silver under the nail of the index I'm
ger of that hand, and it is then
that the man clutches the needle
around the nee k, and, forgetting totie
a knot i'm the thread, commences 10
put on the e1bIitton. II is always in the
morning, and from-fve to twenty
minutes after he is expected to be
down in the street. He lays the but
ton exactly on the site of its prede-
cessor, and pushes the needle through
land carefully draws the thread after,
lieaTifg about fhree inches of it stick
ing up foroleeway. He says to him.
self: We'll, if women, don't have the
easiest time ] ever see.' Then he
comes back the other way, and gets
the. needle through the cloth well
enough, and days himself out to'ffhd
| the eye but in-spite of a great deal
of patient jabbing, the needle point
persists in bncking against the solid
| part of that button. and finally, when
he doses patience, his finger catches
! the thread and that three inches he
had left to hold the button slips
| through the eye in twinkling, and
the button rolls leisurely across the
Hoor. He picks il up without a sim
gle remark, out of respect for his chill
dren, and makes another attempt to
fasten it, This time when coming
back with the needle, he keeps both
the thread and button from slipping
by covering them with his thumb, and
| il is out of regard for that part of him
that he feels around for-the eye iii
very, careful and judicious manner,
but Eventually losing his philosophy,
| as the search becomes more and more
hopeless, he falls to jabbing about@in
loose and savage manner; and it is
just then the needle finds the opening,
/ and comes up through the button and
part way through his thumb with a
celebrity that no human ingenuity can
guard against. Then he lays down
the things with a few familiar quota
tions, and presses the injured hand
between his knees, and then holds it
under his arm, and finally jabs it into
his mouth, and all the while he pranees
about the floor, and calls upon heaven
and earth to witness that there mas
never been anything like. it since the
world was created, audi hoWls, and
| whistles, and ID oans and sobs. After
! while lie cainis down and puts on
theapants, and fastens them together
| witls stick, and goeslto his business
| I changed man.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-15
LIFE In SEtfBsH3skA.

A citizen of Nebraska thus posts up
an Eastern correspondent who spered
variety of Questions at him as to the
territory and life there:
What kind of country do you live
Mixed and extensive. 1t is made up
of land and water. IN ~ -.
What Kind of weather? q .
Long spells of weatherare frequent
Oui. sunshine comes OFF principally
during the daytime.
Have you plenty Of water, and how
got?
A good deal ofwater scattered here
and there, generally got in pals OF
whisky. IA -
Is it hard
Rather SO, when you have to go
half a mile and wade in mud knee
deep to get it.
. What kind of buildings?,
Allegoric, Ionie,l ANTI Baloric, Log
and Slab. Fhe buildings are chiefly
out of doors, and so low between the
joints that the chimneys all stick out
through the roof.
What kind of society? mann
Good, bad, hateful, Indifferent and
mixed. ......,.. 49,.
What do your people do for living
mostly? faa
Some work. some laze around and
some drink whisky.
is it cheap living there?
Only five cents a glass and water
thrown in. .eoe
Any taste for music l .,-..,..
Strong. Buzz and back saws in the
daytime, and ,woIf-howiing and cat
fighting at night. ,i3ov