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From the Lebanon iIerald.l
a REQUEST.

7 send your letters back and hunbly pray,
Take, too, your ring
I cannot look in level eyes and say,
My lord, my king"
Believe me, it is better thus to part,
As friendofrom friend,
Than claim a pledged hand that holds no
heart
Here let it end.
loved vou-oncc-with love that could
have dared
For You all pain;
with you, the darkest deep of nades
shared,
And held it gain.
A. love that would have rifed Heaven anc
Earth
OF every sweet,
To deck me, that ! might, in fitting WORTH
kncel at your feet.
A love that knew but one place OF delight,
o dazzling fair!
Calmer than rest, than Heaven itselfmo"C
bright
Twas where you were.
A love that held you kingliest of men
Beyond compare
All me!-thc difference between now ant
then
Is wide rs air.
Though yeti hold you generous and brave
And true as steel,
You can not give me the wild o V crave
You can not feel.
That light were darkness, life less glad an
gay,
without my face
And so, lis best that each a seperate wa.
We run our race.
Besides, in strictest truth, although I'll
Such thing to say
To d~isannOinted eyes my demig0d
Hath feet OF clay!
Wherefore, take back your letters and,
pray,
Fake, too, your ring
Mine eyes must upward look. ere | can sa
My lord, my king
s. NJ. A. G.
Content, Jan. Sth, 1874.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29
Distracted Louisiana.

The papers have already notified Us
Of Tie uprising Of negroes in Yer
rcbonnr parish in Louisiana, and m'ny
outragcs committed by them, because,
it is sand, the planters resolved t" not
give more than 1913 per month Tor or
binary plantation hands, with the usual
addition Of ratiGus, houses to live IN,
grounds for private culture, DC. a
large proportion, particularly those
who were regarded as steady, useful
and reliable hands, were content with
the arrangement and went TO work AS
usual the riff rai, the unreliable ana
worthless, resolved to be dissatisfied,
aud that everybody should think and
act as they did. They hcil "A meeting
at llouma and resolved 70 have S2O
pcr month and not allow any one 10
work for less. Ihcy armed them
sclycs and went in squads to different
plantations, driving of n threaten
ing all whom they found at work I'M
der the new scale Of prices. Hence the
irouhlc. Add to all this the fact that
.Radical mismanagcmcnt has nearly
ruined I've State, and that property has
deprecated un;il it will not sell tor as
much rs the taxes upon 1t, II NO won
der the best citizens think OF leaving
A very intelligent and lovely young
lady, living in the parish OF lcIrc'
bonnie, writes to her former school
mate and friend (now living here III
Winchester and says: eyes, 1t IS true
we have some idea of gong to Can
forIia. Not that our ideas OF Inc
Gotten State are aItogHhr goldc@, but
here We have seen only trouble
from year to year. Even now our
land is in n state Of open revolt, our
very lives are endangered in a country
40 destitute of law and order
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

One of the stations on the Selma
and Meridian Railroad is named Cuba.
Recently a train with an emigration
agent and a party of colorcd men go
ing West reached that point, and the
brakeman put his head inside the car
door and shouted CUBA !" One old
celored man rose, and as his hair
Strengthened out with sudden fear,
said, "Dar. | know'd il! Hcah we is
in Cuba. an dat ar white mans gwinc
to put US ip de war, or sell us fore
day. Use gwinc from heah," and fol
lowed by about thirty others, he bolted
Off the train ard into the woods, leay.
ing the agent alone in his glory.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

and that no iDhabitant Of tue state who
cannot read shall be permitted to ex,
ercisc the elective franchise or hold
office, but this class shall not be liable
to n poll tax.
The adoption of these measures
would cost the people nothing, The
benefit which would flow from their
adoption arc incalculablc. For one
thing sc would have a better class OF
rulers and, as cit is natural for nan
kind to initiate the example CT ,h"s'
that rule them,' we have no doubt that
| Tennessee would enter upon q careel
Of prosperity unprecedented in hel
historv. J. II B.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Judge Peters, Of Maine, who served
several years in Congress, and refused
to take the back pay last spring, re-
Gently remarked tina. it was a mistake
10 suppose that members sacrificed
their private business by going to
Congress. He was an active lawyer
when he went to Congress. and he
ought TO know, for lie was pretty con-
slant in his attendance at the sessions.
lie says there is a good deal Of delu-
sion, also, about the expense of living
in Washington.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Judge Durell, of Louisiana, has -
,tated the example of his bro,ho,.
crime, Sherman, Of Ohio, and Do,,h."'
of Kansas, by rcsigning to avoid h.
ing impeached. This lets him ont y,
is somewhat %exasperating to sec ,b.,'
three eminent offenders permitted
bcfoul the seat of justice for Years ~,
then allowed to escape just as thew ."'
being called to account for their ior,N
mics.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Southern Representatives are o,;,,
ting the question Of an approprjati,.
of 100000 for the Improvement A,
the Tennessee river. They assert tl,,
with this ameunl the river can be mod.
navigable from its mouth to KNOWN,
and that the Improvement will be No,
manent. The chances of reco;,;,.
such an appropriation, however, ,,'
thought to be unfavorahle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

A bill has been introduced into the
House of Representatives by Mr. Wells,
of Missouri, to change tho time OF
hslding the sessions of the Supreme
Court Of tho United States, providing
for ono a~cssion annually on the second
Monday in June at Washington, ID. G.,
aud one annually in the city OF st,
Louis on the first Monday in October
the session at Washington to hear anC
determine ali cases arising i'll the first
second, third and fourth circuits, that
at st. Louis all in the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth circuits,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

MIR. Bloom, robbed of $4,000 in q
sleeping car on the Nashville and
Southern Railroad, has sued the Pull.
Company TO make them assume
his loss. lie claims that the conductor
and porter, whose protection was in
fcrentiaIly guaranteed when lie paid
his extra fare, were asleep when the
:obbery was perpetrated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Florida puts forward Il claim to the
possession of the champion elllcehold
cr. A local paper says: When the
honorable gentleman left us COR his
Northern trip, 10 be absent several
months, we lost mi him our Senator,
County Commissioner, Board of In
struction, Deputy Marshal, Deputy
Deputy County Clerk, Treas.
urer Of School Funds, Custodian of
T]reasurer's books, Senior
aud acting Mayor. Nearly
all public business was suspended nntil
lis return.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

1t is proposed to hold a State CON
v%ention in Nashville, February 22d, of
the soldiers who composed the Army
of Tennessee during the late war, for
purpose Of putting on record the
acts and doings of that army in an au
shape. Somebody dominates
/. LDnar~a-Nf NsmnLis M his,o
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29
Honesty in Office.

The Governor Of Florida recon
mcud- that that State deal with Little
field and other thicving carpet baggcrs,
rs New York has dealt with Tweed. II
the Executive officers of every State in
the Union would come to the same con
clusiou and exert the whole weight OF
their respective positions to punish un-
blushing villainy in all the Offices OF
government, State and Federal, and
carry out that conclusion, regardless
Of consequences to persons OF to pc
litical paltics, We would soon witness
II breaking up and dissipation Of thu
cloud Of moral corruption which has
ever since the close Of the war, oh
secured our social and political hori
ION DO not fill up orr pcn,tctiarics,
(tAis is IN old. Quaker institution, I'M
suited TO the present times but put
them TO hard work on paj''c ~orks, that
they may pay the costs of Lhcir own
wrong and injury to the public.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

The Fayetteville Express says the
matrimonial mania is raging in that
town with such intensity that if it con
tinues long sit will be a hard matter
to find bachelors caough in Lincolr
county to darn a pair Of demoralizet
socks, and old maids enough to nurst
one indisposcd tabby cat"
"DemoraIized socks" is good.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

In the Ohio Constitutional Con zen.
ton the Select Committee on Female
Suffrage reported in favor of suffrage
without regard to sex but at the same
time they recommended that this
proposition be voted upon separately
by the people.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Gen. j. NJ. Thorpe II him
self, in the Nashville Banner. a candi-
date for Governor Of Tennessee. An
exchange asks: "Who the devil is
Thorpe? Therefore, we say nothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

When broll,cr-in law Casey appealed
to President Grant to overthrow the
LEGAL Government 81 Louisiana, n
prompt response was sent IN the shape
of United States troops, by whom the
usurrcr Kellogg was placed in power
When Gov. Davis desired to usurp the
Government of Texas, and called upon
The President TO sustain him, ne was
informed that it would be "prudcnt as
well as right to yield to tho verdict OF
the people as expressed by their bal
lots" The moral il obvious When
any one wishes TO usurp the Govern
men, Of a State, let him go into part,
ncrship with a Presidents brothcr-ln
law.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

The Nashville Banner learns that
Hon. Thos. II. Coldwcll. Of Sicily
vile, will be an Independent Repubii.
can candidate for Governor at the No.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

Gen. Grant begins to do some things
we can sanction, and we shall give HIM
praise whenever he deserves it. His
refusal to sustain Davis, Of Texas, in
holding on to the G~ubernatorial chair
in opposition to the will Of 10000 ma
jority against him, and in favor Of
Cooke, is a good sign. And, if report
be true, Grant is tired Of upho,ding the
usurpations in the South, and is going
to let the States take care of them
selves. Inns Deot
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

The new assessment blanks, for the
use Of revenue Assessors, will be gen.
orally in the hands Of the Ceunty
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

The public debt OF the United States
5 only about sixty thousand times
than it was in 1885, less than
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29
Nome Journal.
TWO uoLLARs ppn ASNru.

Nunotigp can br taken Of Anonymous t0nlh lNlrh
tion,. WhatGyrri i, intended for lhscilionIh
Ilr Home journal, must be authcnlirAtCdby
the name and address Of the WIitcr-n not nee
r,,arily for publication, but rs u guarantee Tor
rood faith amt responsibility,
All Uu,nc.~ letters for TINS once shonld De al
dressed 10 The Home journal, ~ W'ncheoLcr'
\l communication Tor publication must be writ
Ten on oar -idr ofihc page, and with all othel
matter. connected with the editorial depart
m.mt. should De addressed Editor OllhC Homo
journal, Winchester, Tenn,
We cannot, as a rulr, undertake +" return articles
notruund. uittbloIur publication,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

The cost Of criminal prosecutions
seems to have been the principal qucs.
ton before the late Convention OF
JUDGES and District Attorneys IN
Nashville. Comptroller B1rch ad.
dressed the Convention, and SAID tAat
general items ia bills Of cost amounted
last year to $4,000; that the jan
fees for the State, exclusive OF DAVID
SON and Shelby counties, amounted 10
SOL, 800, and that the jail fees for Da'
yidson amounted to $ll,G3S; and IoI
Shelby, about $2l,O0O. The cost OF
carrying convicta to the ~pcnltcnt'ary
amounted to $lO,l22.G2. The fact
Was. that the cost of the criminal
prosecutions 10 the State was a Irac.
ton less THAN a quarter Of million OF
dollars.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29
The Civil Rights Bill.

The following cmbodics The sub
stance u the Civil Rights Bill now be
fore Congress:
"That whoever being 4 corporation
or natural pcrson, and owner or IN
charge of any public inn, or OF any
place Of public amusement or enter
iainmcnt for which a license from any
public authority is required or ol any
line of stage coaches, railroads or "''''
cr means Of public carriage OF pas'"h'
gers or freight, or Of any company or
benevolent institution: or any hchooi
supported N whole or in part at puhilc
cxpcnsr, or hy endowment for the p"o
lie, shall make any distinction as Il"
thc admission or accommodation there
in of any citizen Of the United States
because Of race, cO.or, or previous
condition thereof, be fined not less
than 500 nor more than $4,000 for
each olIcnsc, and the person or cor
poration so offending shall be l'lhIc 10
the citizen thereby injured IN d0ma5rS,
TO be recovered on an action OF debt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-29

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

work. Book after book was taken down
novels and romanccs, poems and plays,
a pile of volumes lay upon the library
carncl, and still the ghost pointed TO the res
till they were all down
ale looks troubled, ma'am. He seems
trying to think" said the girl. "Oh, ma'am
! he's going to the other easel"
And 50, to cut long story short, the foul
great book cases were cmpted without appa
rent result.
Suddenly Jessie screamed;
He's in the sir. He's risen, ma'am, tC
the top of the case. He wants me to climl
up"
sect the steps, JESSIE" said her mistress
and Jessie obcyed.
On the very top Of one of the cases, GOV
cred with cobwcbs, she found an old German
book and brought it down.
This was there" she said Mrs. Culver
ton took it in her hands, and from between
the leaves dropped Il folded paper, fastened
with red tape and sealed
The lady picked it up and read on the out
side these words
"'The last will and testament of Hiram
Hardy"
For a little while she could only weep and
tremble; soon she found words:
Uncle" she said, "in the name of my
husband and my dear children, | thank YOU
from my soul Does he hear me, Jessie
Yes, he mods and smiles" said the girl
"Will you let me see you, uncle?" said
Mrs. Culverlon.
"Hc has gone" said the girl. "He has
kissed his hand and gone"
And so he had, for good, for from that mo.
ment he was never again seen by mortal eyes.
Nobody believed the story Of his appear.
ancc But the will had been discovered
without doubt, and the Culyertons were no
longer IN danger Of expulsion from their old
home. They lived and died, and Jessie re.
manned until she married; and all her life
received every kindness from the family, who
were indebted to her singular peculiarly for
their comfort and happiness. Whether uncle
spirit really came back to earth or
not is question; but Mrs. Culverton always
asserts that it did, and quarrels with every
one who ventures to doubt the assertion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14
HANNAH.

Two eyes Of blue
That mocks the hue
OF Heavens bcaming starland;
A cheek that glows
AS fair as rose
That ever graced a garland:
Who would not be
\ slave to thee,
And worship his tormentor,
Must own heart
Loves subtlest dart
Can never pierce of enter.
The rosy red
That eve doth shed
Ere Heavens vaults are stariit,
Is faint To trace
The blooming grace
OF those bright lips Of scarlet;
Who would not die
For one sweet sigh,
And bless the generous donor.
Must own a breast
Meier touched or pressed
Ey beauty, love, or honor.
The sun that beams
On hills and streams,
On leaves ana ilowcrets tender,
Is not more fair
Than thy gold hair
That flows in graceful splendor;
To me you seem
A poets dream,
A queen in fairy Eden;
And soul of mine,
At thy bright shrine,
Is inspiration.laden.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

Some one has sent to the atlantic Monthly
the following expose:
Lightly she lifts the large, pure luminous
shell. ard poises it in her strong, shapely
hand, 'listenr she says-'it has tale to tell,
spoken IN language you may understand.
Smilingly, she holds ii to nay dreaming ear
the old, delicious murmur of the sci steals
like enchantment through me, and hear
voices like the echoes of eternity. Let her
poise. She may also lift the convoluted uni
valve in a strong and shapely hand and her
biceps may swell out like muskmelon. But
the antique swindle touching the old, deli
cious murmer of the sea, IS a humbug. For,
reader, If YOU will hold a beaver hat, or a
pickle bottle to your ear, you will hear the
same delicious murmur.n
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FLATS sou

,Twas some years ago in an old.fashiOned store,
That a parrot pcrchcd daily just over the door;
There he squntcd at strangers, who startc'
aghGst
And he chatted and sworc at the urchlns ina
passed.
And his master was quite remarkable man
\ retailer of goods on vigorous plan;
He'd habit of swearing his prices were low,
and of Saymg-to clinch his assertions; mat
SOL"
The sagucious old parrot for many day
Noted down every word that his master would say
Till the oft.utered phrase he at last came to know
Then hisprn"S,ipal pa'tmo wabpeakinS' That's
Once an elderly gentleman entered the store;
lie was very much pleased with the bird at the
door,
And he said to the owner "My friend, do you
That's mighty fine bird: Said the parrot;
That's sou
The old gentleman stared with look Of surprise,
Like person who scarcely can credit his eyes,
ind exclaimed: Il declare! II Is wonderful,
though,
How distinctly he talks" Said the parrot:
That's So"
Aud he maryclcd still more at the wonderful
bird;
Twas the plaincst discourscr he ever had heard
Aud he said; will you sell him." The owner
said "No."
But III have him, | vows Said the parrot;
That's so"
" Well old fellow, sec you're determined to buy,
What's your offer? Remember that parrots are
high"
" Forty dollars, by jingo Come, say IT'S COZ" |
Said the owner: Its cheap" Quoth the parrot:
That's SOL"
" Then III raise it to fifty" "WclI, take him
But it's really letting him go for song"
SO the money was paid. Now, away VIC will
Said the buyer The parrot responded: That's !
sou ,
With delight in his heart aud with pride IN his
eyes,
The old fellow went home with his sibbcrlng
prize,
Where he glcefully said to his wondering wife: '
There's present! You never had such in your
lifc.'
Did you buy ity" she asked him. &" How much
did you pay%
i0I she feared he'd been "loonS his money S
away" II
Why, paid illty dollars-somc money, it's true S
But you'll find he is worth that amount-and 5
more, too 4
Fifty dollars?' she said, in voice Of surprise,
With lrown on her brow and flash in her eyes. |
Amt he worth it, my DEAR" Fifty dollars? t
Why, no! t
You're a stupid old fool" Quoth the parrot: q
That's sol" r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

DRINKING WARN decentralization was
made recently of a gentleman in very feeble
state of health, who had been for some time
at the Butchers Abattoir IN Brighton for
medical treatment, simply drinking u half
tumbler full of warm blood twice day This
course the gentleman, Mr. c. II. Stickney,
who is willing that his name shall appear, has
followed until a week ago, having been there
ten weeks, and during that time gained ten
pounds in weight, and, TO use his own words,
My appetite is good | sleep we'll and feel
like new man, and | am soon TO commence
business again in Boston" He also says
that there are ten or twelve others there,
drinking the blood, all of whom are gaining
under this treatment. One gentleman from
Boston, . consumptive, so feeble that it was
with difficulty he could get to this abattoir
is now able TO handle an axe skilfully enough
to "knoCk down a bullock A lady from
the city who has been sick six years, stricken
with paralysis, is improving wonderfully by
this "blood cure" A gratifying feature ot
this cure is that it is without money and
without price" and Mr.. Stickney speaks IN
praise OF the gentlemen III charge of this es
Enlistment, and says strangers visiting the
place will find courteous Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

BenOni Howard, the once wealthy New
England Quaker, has just been convicted in
New York for procuring and using u coun.
terteit revenue plate. A few years ago How.
ard ranked as the richest and largest match
manufacturer in the United States. The tax
upon his matches was heavy, and in order to
dcfraud the government he procured John
Ripon and Hart L. Pierce to engrave a plate
from which counterfcited stamps could be
struck. These men were expert workmen,
having been employed in Titfany's jewelry
establishment. The engraved plate was used,
and large quantities Of bogus stamps printed
and put upon the matchmakers cOmmodi-
ties. Everything went smoothly for a time,
and Towards mandatory was run to its
full capacity. Ripon and Pierce were hand
somely remunerated, and continued to sup.
ply the counterfeit stamps. Somehow the
government detectives suspected that some
thing was wrong, and they seized and closed
the match works. RipOn became alarmed,
and, III order to forever remove the evidence
Of his crime, threw the counterfeit stamp
plate into Princess Bay. Several months
attsrward fisherman dredging for oysters
caught the counterfeit plate, and, rubbing off
the accumulated film OF verdigris with which
it was covered, found there the name of How.
ard, and an indication of thc real character of
the discovery. The finding of the plate be-
came n0Scd abroad and Howard offered a
large price for it, but the detectives were too
quick for him and secured it. He was arrest.
ed, and RipOn, becoming alarmed, revealed
the history OF the plate and the attendant
frauds. Pierce was then arrested, and now
he, together with Howard, after several trials,
is convicted
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

Blank Books, stationery and Printing, furn.
ishcd promptly and at fair prices, by osman *
Hapcmau.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

c1n ANY LADY. OR CHILD OVER YEARS OF
MlU. are. can now learS Madame Rermans new meth
making Wax Flowers Tor only f29. by purclaslnr
her book Of Instruction and entire set OF mouids
or her book OF Instruction the besutiul art OF making
Foliage which Is perfect representation % the natnsi
leaf made without mOlcs scissors Price. only .
These books be had from the author YADiNE HEh-
hlx No us West slst street. New York. or n osnAn y
IJancmanss Rook store nov2S-4uos
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14

DLANI< ROCKS. STATIONERY
ID AND PRlNrISG furnished promptly AZ res,onxl
prices by OSfiS q hAfSHdA'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14
Lumber, Lath, Lime, Nails.
Builders Hardware. SC.
COLWELl, CLARK & CO,

Have on hand LUMBER Of all grades
Lath, Lime, Hair, Plaster, Cement
and Brick, Sewer Pipe, Drain Tile,
Dimension and Cut Stone, Ottawa
and Joliet Bubble Stone, Builders
Hardware of all descriptions, and
Nails. Also Glass and Putty, Build
ing Paper, &c.
The whole of the above materials
having been purchased at the Lowest
wholesale figures, we will either sell
or use them at the lowest market
figures. Being extensively engaged
in the