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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

A LONELY DUEL.-A duel without
witnesses was fought last Saturday in
Taney county. near fhe county seat
Of Forsythe. John Goferth and ST.
mon Melville went out to hunt deer.
Each was armed with the old fashion
ed squirrel rife. GOfsrth said 10
Melville; Il hear that you have been
lying on me- What did you hear /
said?" asked Melville. THAT / had
been beating my wife" aud so you
have replied Melville. "Those who
told il lied: and when you repeated il
you also lied; and you knew at the
time You we're lying" These were
pretty plain words, and they brought
about some pretty plain shooting.
Both men agreed TO step of thirty
yards each, wheel at the word and fire
Immediately after wheeling. They
did so. Melville, when he had meas
ured off his thirty steps, called out
wheel" a" and both men turned and
fired. Goforth was shot in the right
arm and Melville in the right shoul-
der. Both wounds were painful
They managed however, to walk into
Forsythe where physician extricated
both balls, aud concoled Goforth with
the information that unless he was
very careful he might have to cut his
arm of. This version of the case
agrees in the mai. with the stories of
both men.-St. Joseph (MO.) Herald.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

An Ohio miss has made a paper
of pins last her eleven years. That
girl will do to pin to or tic to
either.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

Our ySung ladies' should by all
means set good examples, for the
young men will follow them.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

That noble lives are lived by quite
ordinary people, who say nothing a.
bout it, is once IN a while proved by
the deaths that suggest the story Of
the unrecorde3 years preceding them.
such a life, says the Tribune, ''must
have been that of James Marr, who re-
Gently near the Australian coast, was
washed overheard by heavy sea,
which at the same time carried away
the main-mast of the schooner. Mari
clung to the mast until he saw, with
the quick ewes Of an old seaman, that
it hampered the vessel; then, simple
enough. and without a word, he gave
up his only chance Of life for his com
rades' sake. He motioned them to
cut the mast adrift; they bade him
goodbye. and he nodded for an an,
sWer as he quietly sank back III the
waves.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

LIST OF GIFTS

divided into ~ 900 cash gifts viii be distribut-
ed by lot among the tickCt-holders. The mum
bers OF tickets to be drawn from one wheel by
children, and the gifts from another.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

y GRANDCHILD SHOT.-The par
tiCulars Of a sad affair which occur
red in Hopewcll township, Penn,
I on Thursday aftcTnoOn of last week,
are thus given by the Bedford In
/ quirer: "Mr. Henry Gates, a gen
/ tlemaH about seWnty years OF age.
was staying with his son Martin
Gates. During the course Of the
day, the little children came 10 the
conclusion that il would be right
aud proper TO have chicken for sup
per for grandpa, and requested him
TO shoot the chicken. Hhc mother
aud little boy about four years Of
age, stood in the door TO watch the
proceedings. The old gentleman
went around the barn, aud espicd
plump pullet perched on a stick on
the barn floor. lie took aim and fired
the chicken dropped, with his head
severed from its body, but the fatal
bullet, aftec passing through the
barn door, struck the child in the
face, immediately under the left eye,
and, penetrating the brain caused
death in four minutes"
We believe it was James X. Polk,
Of Tennessee, who offered Spain
500, 600, 900 for the "Queen Of the
Antilles" during his Presidential
term. IL the Spanish Government
permits few more Nirginius butch
cries, that little piece of real estate
may go of her hands at half the
mOncy.-Banner.
An enthusiastic angler writes that
some OF the hot springs of the Vel
lowstonc region are situated SO near
TO the margin of the Yellowstone
lake that a person might stand on
the rim Of the spring, extend his
fishing rod into the lake, catch trout
weighing from one to two pounds
aud cook them in the boiling spring
without removing the fish from the
hook.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06
,otal, s,oooGrns. All CASH. amoun-

ANldif -t''N''iit'r aAAt Y. .-hN'hit s'iiiNNil-
lhE tl'uU0"
The distributiOA will be positive whether all
tho tickets are sold not, and the L. otO gifts
III paid IN proportion to the tickets spld--all
unsCld ttckcts being destroyed Ms Rt the First
aud second Concerts and not represented in
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06
Some slight originality has bHnd
its way into the Obituary columns
of the Philadelphia Ledger:
Lay aside his little trousers
That our darling used 10 wear.
lie VIII never on earth wNnt them
ssHfH a a. :

IL anybody can read that verse
without shedding tears he may safe
~ be called ficnd in human shape.
The picture OF little boy climbing
golden stairs without his trousers
on is very beautiful, and the more
80 because OF the reflection that the
little one can never catch cold again.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06
$1,000 CASH GIFTS $l.5OO.O0O
Ev,Ty Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift.
&25OsOOO for $50
MEpNEspAY, pErEMBER Bad. IsIg.

The Fourth Grand Git Concert authrOiL ed
by special act OF the Legislature for the bcnc-
ht of the Public Library Of Kentucky, VIII
take place In Public Library Hall ut Louisville,
KauIugky
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

FAITH AND WOBKS.-IWO gentle
men were one day crossing the river
in a ferry-bOat. A dispute about faith
and works arose, one saying that good
works were Of small importance, and
that faith was every thing; the other
asserting the contrary. Not being a.
bic to convince each other, the ferry
man, an enlightened Christian, asked
permission to give his opinion. Con-
sent being granted, he said: Il hold
in my hands two oars. That IN my
right hand call faith the other, in
my left, works Now, gentlemen,
please to obseve, 1 pull the oar Of
faith, and pail that alone. See, the
boat goes round and round, and the
boat makes no progress. l do the
same with the oar Of works, and with
a precisely similar result-no advance.
Mark | pull both together, we 60 on
apace, and in a very few minutes We
shall be at our landing-place. So, in
nv humble opinion" he added,
1faith without works, OF works without
faith, viii not suffice. Let there be
both, and the heaven of eternal rest
is sure to be reached.
AS the flower is before the fruit, so
is faith before good works.
Faith is the parent of works, and the
children will bear resemblance to
the parent.
It Is not enough that the inward
works Of clock are we'll constructed,
and also the dial-plate and hands; the
one must set on the other; the works
must regulate the movements of the
hands.-Bihop Whatsly.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-06

The wife Of a Derby CComnecticut)
bacchanalian notified the storekeeper
not to let her husband have any more
drink. But he led her such life that
she had to give in. So she wrote to
the storckcepcr; "Give my husband
all the whiskey he wants, for Jesus
Christ's sake, amen"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

be BRaEF.--Long speeches, long let
tiers, long communications are out of
OF place these stirring times. We have
whole worlds news 70 look after and
put in order for our readers over night.
Remember that kind correspondents
and contributors. Avoid parenehesis.
Drop the semi-colon altogethe.. Make
the spaces between the period as brief
as possible. Shake ont the adjectives
without reserve. Sacrifice the pet met
aphors. Be not led away by the love
of apt'thesis of ALTERATION. Be clear
and crisp aud pertinent alike in your in
vec,ives, eulogies and recommendations
Think OF the Lords prayer, and then OF
the awful substitute served up by sen
sation ]ouugers in loo many pulpits
What flights OF tawdiy rhetoric and
volleys of explosives: what endless rep
etitions OF tedious details weary and dis
gust the hearer. Il is delightful 10
think of he time wasted by these self
parading petitioners and long winded
inditers of many-headed sermons. Life
is too short, too full of cares and duties
to be thrown away thus. The best ad
vice, the brightest wit, the deepest wis
dom, come ever in small packages.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
ADVERTISING aAyrs:
a springfeld Dog Fight.

There is always something irresista.
bic about dog fight. Sometimes it is
our inclination to help our own do,
and this is always followed by con-
conviction that dog fighting is wrong
Ii is also unsafe, unless viewed from &
second story window; al least we are
so informed by taxpayer who dimes
standing since he witnessed the great
canine combat on Ferry street yester-
day The crowd was anxious shat 2
little dog should whip, particularly AZ
ter he had incidentally bitten foreign
boet-black. who spoke disratagingly
Of Springfield dogs; and when he led
the big dog about by the year, even
strangers Historically embraced each
other and clapped their hands. This
excessive joy was moderated by the
big dog suddenly darling between. Mr..
U Flahertys legs, whereupon that
gentleman sat down on the pavement
so violently that his eyes seemed to
have turned over in his head, and sever
al inmates rapid winking were neces-
saiy to get the pupils in front again.
During the interval y country minded
individual was inspired TO punch the
little dog with his umbrella, and i'm
mediately thereafter went home to
ponltice his eye. Several gentle,nen
picked up the umbrella, and one mar
WHO wanted it as a memento, was
promptly afforded a memento of anoth
er sort, but resembling miniature um
orella under his ear. While other tax
payers were pulling the umbrella to
pieces a colored person accidentally
stepped on a large portion OF both dogs,
and forwith they quit fighting and be-
gan an mdiscriminate collection of
plants samples ID the crowd. Those
who could tlim3, did so at once. and
those who couldn't ran. But the docs
ran, too, and had time besides to make
II very unpleasant for persons on the,
fences, whose feet were within jumping,
distance. Tie number OF people in
';at vicinity who finally reached their
homes with the appear ance of carrying
han;erchiefs III their rear pockets, was
moi accurately estimated, owing to the
fact that the philosophi: observer was
himself engaged in avoiding an intro
duction to the heroes of the conflict
'S,9rs. .atield Rep'>blican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

CHARCOAL ZOE poUEri:,. The bene-
III, which fowls derive from eating
charcoal Is, / believe, acknow-
lodged. The method Of putting it he
fore Them is. however, not understood.
Pounded charcoal is not in the shape in
Whic! fowls usually lind their food,
and consequently is not very enticing
10 them. l have found that corn burnt
Oh the cob, and CheAejt,se-which con-
sists almost entirely of the grains re-
duced 10 charcoal, and still retaining
taeir pertecc shape-placed before them
is gleed'ly esaen by them, with mark
ed imp ovement in their health, as is
shown by The brighter color of their
combs, and their sooner producing
CRATER average Of eggs 70 the flock than
before.-S. Ruf".; Mason IN the Pout.
t..y World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

the shelter of cabin where good
friend of his own race took care of him
until his bruises were healed. Then
ne set out again upon his journey afoot,
but was again captured, suspected of
bearing communications to the Federal
troops. He was searched, but for
t.nately had concealed the note
wrapped in black tow, in his mat of cur
" wool. He was kept a prisoner,
however, for many, many weeks; but
Ut last escaping he passed through
numberless dangers, and safely reached
the Federal army in South Carolina.
Capt. Peyton, being high in favor
with the authorities, easily procured
leave Of absence, and returned to Viz
GINA with the faithful servant. Their
way was full of peril, but their fortu,
nate stars protected them, and they
came to their journeys end in safety.
Edward Peyton, only daring to lin
ger in the presence Of his beloved girl
Tor few days, then returned to the
scene of war in the Carolinas. But
the probation of the devoted lovers was
soon to come to an end, for with the au-
tumn days came the surrender of the
British troops at Yorktown, and with
The falling SHOWS, Sir Thomas Fairfax,
lasv OF his name, sank into his grave.
And when The daisy bloomed again in
the spring, Edward Peyaon claimed
bis bride. and when the old home of
her childhood was rebuilt and bore the
name OF its new owner, ii became the
abode of less elegance and luxury tina,
before, perhaps, but Of more happiness
and virtue. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

PRosAIc PoErEY.-I gave her a rose
and gave Der ring, and asked her to
marry me .hen, but she sent them all
bac,i-,he msensible thing, and said
she d no notion Of me, told her
had oceans Of money and goods
tried to Tighten her with 4 growl; but
she answered she wasp'i brought up in
the woods, TO be scared by the screech
Of the owl. l called her a baggage
and everything bad; slighted her fea-
lures and form; till at length | succeed
ed IN getting her mad; and she ragged
like sea iD storm. And then in a
moment tnrned and smiled, and call
ed her my angel and all, she fell IN my
arms, like wearisome child, and ex-
claimed, owe will marry this fall"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

AssoCIATEs.-It would be useful
question for us to ask ourselves What
is it that we desire aid lind in our AS
sociates whether we are drawn to
them by similar aims and congepial
tastes. or whether we are creating an
artificial circle, bound together by noth-
ing more enduring than purse strings?
Whether we aie IN such circles, and
keeping Others out OF them, longing
and laboring to enter, matters littp
'.rhe spirit is the same in either case,
aud it is one which is destructive to
personal development, and perntious
to community.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

81 declare" said ali old LADY, revert
ing 70 the pomise made OF her mar
riage day, by her liege Lord, II shall
never forget when Obadiah put the
nuptial ring on my finger and said,
with my worldly goods thee endow. p"
He used to keep a dry goods store,
and I thought he was to give mccall there
was in it. I was young then and did
not know till afterwards that it meant
one calico gown year."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
TIE BLACK MANS B1uNDER. !"

Under. the heading, ''The Black
Mans Blunder," that fair Republican
journal. the New York Post, editorial
" notices handbill sent to il from
Charleston, S. c., headed 'sMunicipal
Election" and signed by committee
This printed platform contains ''de-
mand" that the municipal ticket shall be
composed as follows: 'sFor next may
OF white man; nine colored alderm en-
(most positively and niue white; cap
tain OF chi,fof police, eololcd man;
first lieutenant, white; second he.ten
ant, colored; ,ben all the subordinate
or non-commissioned officers and pri
Yates on the polio force white and col
ored. These colored men must be OF
our own CHOKE in politics. We also
demand an equal alternate pro rata in
all the other departments OF the city
government. and Share ID The ex ecl,tive
patronase:and 40 man,we care no. whom
shall receive our notice as candidate
who does not endorse and advocate
these measures" AS the pla, form
further requires that eve, the celored
men," shall 3'se]ert for our sufrraces
white men for this ticket who ssnlav
come up to our requirements and stand
ii"m).v and sqnarely OIL our platform,
the Post i,',eTs that no white man will
receive snpport who is MOI pledged be-
forehand TO sustain this black man
party III all its measurers, also, that,
in The opinion of the colored men of
Charleston, The rights and interests of
the two races are absolutely opposed to
each other, and that those OF the color
ed race c@n only be sustained by their
entire supremacy over the white; and
argues THAI if this be true, and the col
ored people have Tie numerical strength
and sufficient organization 10 assert and
maintain su,h supremacy, iher one OF
Two things must follow: Either there
must be The complete political suhjec-
ton and Submission Of the white race,
OF they must abandon the struggle and
the State. -
Before the whites do either they will
no doubt resort 10 a contest which will
simply be one of races, will all the
blacks on one side, and all the whites
on The other. For if the blacks be-
lieve and insist thao their righs and in
forests are Inconsistent with and oppos
ed 10 those OF The whites, the whites
must accept the alternative in thei;'
own defence. A wr of races will, in
any case, be misfortune tc the blacks.
Their welfare depends upon their equal
ity before the law, the recognition in
mixed civil and social society of all the
rights that belong TO Them rs men If
they challenge supremacy and fail they
lose all whi'l might be accorded them
should they ask only fol- their rights as
equal citizens. Ii they succeed, the on
ly supremacy ,ha, will be left them will
be .he power 10 establish negro gov
ernineni and a negro society with the
white element left out. The Post winds
up by saying that in war of races,
whether a material or a moral one, the
weakest gets the worst Of it, and the
blacks are The weakest Their strength
lies ID making the whites their friends
and not their enemies. ...
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
REMEpY FOR GROUP IN ONE M,xur

REMEDY FOR GROUP IN ONE MINUTE.
This remedy is AMPLY alum. Take
a knife or crater and shave or CRATE off
in small particles about a teaspoonful
of alum; mix it with about twice its
quantity of sugar, to make it palatable
and administer as quick as possible. Its
effects will be truly magical, as almost
instantaneous relief will be afforded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
SELECT STORY.
ANNIE FAIRFAX.
A TAIL OF THE OLD DOMINION.

AmoNg the beautiful hills that Qstan
shadow the upper waters Of the Jaenti'
River, in Virginia, there might said
been seen dozen years ago, sta
mansion OF brick, with white 81
Glcings, and surrounded with spac-
and beautiful grounds. This pl
known TO all the country round asr III
Peyton House. If you should jour NUN
thi;hei to-day, you would see moth ." ~
save charred Ind crumbling walls, bach
gardens torn and covered with wee,we
terrible traces OF The march OF desolaoI
over this beautiful country. For Il (
red tide Of war, bearing with il lire and
ruin, surging back and forth Owe, this
tair home, receded III last, leaving ii the
wreck that you now behold. In 1855
q scion OF the old English nobility
dwell, here, and bravely upheld the
proud prestige OF his Inheritance.
His name was Sir Thomas Fairfax.
Years before, young, gay, wealthy and
handsome, he had left his ancestral
home in England 10 seek new one in
this virgin land. Then fair English
bride was with him. Now, at the time
of my story, she had lain in her grave
many years. Her only child; sweet
Annie Fairfax, grown to womaphood,
bad taken the task of experimenting
the household with its great retinue Of
servants. Sir Thomas, worn out by
much drinkingand dissipation, was an
old man before his time.
Gray, wrinkled, equity, ill-tcmpered
devoted to his bottle and his king,
hating the colonial army as he did cold
water, and never wearied Of cursinc
George Washington. Thai was Sir
Thomas Fairfax.
Fair, sunny eyed, with rosepink
cheeks, graceful as u lily, as good as
she was lovely, and as sensible rs she
was graceful, praying for Washington
and his army as leyoutly as her father
cursed them; that Was Annie Fairfax.
This Fairfax household might seem
to be rather unequally divided against
itself, since on one side was the old
baronet, with the help of most savage
temper, and unlimited profanity; while
on the other there was only ibis gentle
maiden Of scarce twenty years, loving,
gentle, tender-hearted. But Annie
Fairfax, though gentle, was strong,
and thoroughly fearless, ana her father
knew thai neither in word OF decd
would she ever finch from upllolling
her principles, when any need called
upon her; when the only result of
speaking her sentiments would be to
open the foodgates of his profanity, she
shIeWdly kept silence.
On the morning when our story
opens, Annie Fairfax sat before a small
writing table in che large and hand
somely adorned library of Fairfax
House.
Suddenly tread was heard in the
corridor wi.hout,an her father entered
In his hand he carried letter.
Greeting his daughter in gruf' way,
which YET was as kindly a way as he
was capable Of he went to her side, and
placed The letter in her hand, only
remarklng:
ss1'bis was given me this morning,
Mistress Annie"
The girl knew what il was before she
booked at it, her blood turned chill and
cold about her heart, but she opened
the folds Of the paper mechanically, and
& Sa1s 9A
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

A negro after gazing at the Chinese,
exclaimed; IF de white folks is as dark
as dat out dere, wondea what's de
color OBJ de niggarss'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

1t is very dangerous for any man to
find any spo'a on this broad globe that
is sweeter to him than his home.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

Why does the gorilla prefer the tro-
pies 10 any other part of the world?
Because It's the only place he can call
hiszone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

When mans business is rapidly
running down, it is time for, him to
think of winding it up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
] 2pstifai.



Iao 70 PREPARE A PLACE FOB THEE :
Grieye not-nor mour if for little while
My face is hid from thee. A-i
{ Have not told thee Canst thou not believe?
"Where am, thou shalt be!'
Where am thpu shalt be. only ge
Before thee to prepare
A place for thee-where thou shalt safely dwell
Beyond all grief and care.
Beyond all grief and care-then, is 1t hard 50 >
For thee to trust my love? W
And patient wait, until bid thee come '.t
Up to thy home abOvef
Thy home above these Clouds where cleaning stars,
Pouring their radiance down, 4.3 l.as@
Hold in their shining depths the mansions fair
ThatI viii give my own!
That win give my own-and thou art mine,
Tho for Q time we Tart, as,
Nor power in earth or heaven can break the cords
al That bind thee to my heart. z, 81
1hat bind thee to my heart Thou know'st not now,
Eut thou shalt know and see
The glorious of the place prepared for all
Who will believe in me- r p
Dost thou believe in me? Then do nor fear
Nor doubt my faithful love; r.
Thy journey viii be ensled soon-and thou
Shalt rest win me above! ali
e
have no wealth Of grief; no sobs, no tears,
MOI any signs, no words, no owe, flow ,.ea
Nor storms of passion; 10 reliefs yet oh!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18

RECIPE For MAKING 1Al-rLEPs.-
Take handful of the weed called r I'M
aboui; the same quantity Of root called
Nimhle-tongue, a sprig of the herb
Backbite, (either before or after dog
days,) tablespoonful Of Don't-yon tell
it, six drachms OF Malice, few drops
Of Lnvy, which can be purchased in
any quantity at Che shops OF Miss
1'abitha Teatahle and Miss Nancy
Night-w allzcr. Stir Them well tos ether,
and simmer them Tor bali an hour over
die fire Of Discomfort, kindled with
little Jealousy, then strain it through
the rag Of Misconception, and cork it
mp liz the bottle OF Malevolence and
hang upon skein OF Street Yarn;
shake i. occasionally for a lew days,
and i. will be iii fol use Let few
drops be taken before walking out, and
the subjects will be enabled to speak all
mamie. o{ evil and that continually.