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ARennrknbIe Conversion.

Ip ha Editor Of the Herald anil Mall:
4 very remarkable clrcums stance took
place on my premises to- day. A negro
named Ned was most singularly
and wonderfully converted. lie has
been working for me a couple of days;
Jhat is, Yesterday aud to-day. All day
nearly he had been hanging tobacco, and
ms evening about clock, whilst hang
iug a sti k Of tobacc, he suddenly fell, as
though he was dead He was entirely
-peachIess, jaws rigid and immovable,
resisting the strength Of the strongest ne
gro, on my place, to open. Every five
minutes, he would roll over, and twist his
limbs and body about, as though he was
in great misery yet his pulse remained
good, and his flesh in pleasant condition.
al had him haultd 10 the house in wag-
~, which did not arouse him in the least
thought the man was going TO die. Sent
for physician, but did not get one, To
night at half past eight G. clock, all at
nncc the man spran1 up shouting and
praiSing God. There was no excitement
IA the case. The man had not been Oft
.ay place in two days: was quietly attend.
ing to his work. learn from one of the
haais, on the place, that he has been con-
cerned about his souls fate for some time.
Can reason solve this? r.
Spring Hill, Sept. l4th, 1875.
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Personal INTELLIGENCE.

Mrs. Andrew J. Polk and young daughter
hebecca, have returned from Europe, an
are in M0ury county.
The beautiful and fascinating Miss John
son, of Giles county, who has been visitin,
Miss D., of this city, left for her home, oi
thursday, to the regret of her many new
made friends.
We are glad to see Mr., John ShauFey re-
instated i'm his old place at the Nelson
House. The guests generally are rejOiced a
his return.
Hal. Hunter left for Waco, Texas, Wed
nesday.
W. a: McGregor, now living with Hold.
ing, wilkes & Hancock, Nashville, has
DSeh IN town this week, visiting his friends
Robert II. Wilson, of the well known firm
OF Gilbert, Parkes & Co., Nashville, was in
town wednesday, Bob says he will handle
your cotton, and to send 1t along. You
know Bob will do on all the ground.
w. ii. Flanagan, the efficient and face
ttous Chancery Clerk of Lewis County, was
in town Tuesday.
Miss SaIIie Wilson, a charming young la
dy, who has been visiting COlum bia, has re
turned To her home in Giles.
Mr.J. j. Wilson, who has been SICK IN ped
fora week, was able to be in town Wednes-
a Mr.. E, c. DeMoss, from Nashville, is visit
ny our handsome young druggist, Walter
, Robert ). HolIins of Nashville, was in
'Own Tuesday.
T Mrs. Rusht0n has returned from a trip to
ANew York. Her stock OF millinery is al
III eady arriving.
our handsome young friend, Frank Lam
D "r, of Paducah, KY, has been i'll town a
In capt Adam &. Irvine, prominent mer-
a liant of Pulaski, passed through
= ere Tuesday, on his way back from New
= OTlI. City, Niagara, and all other points of
Interest up North. He was in a Pu-
J ISki party of half a dozen, but he showed
lac was not 1.-The man from Pulaski" not
u, ard TO ind a handsOmer couple than
ldapt. Irvine and his beautiful wife.
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last week. He is P. III. and scboo
teacher at the above named place.
Elder Hayden Church, Mormon preach.
er of the polygamist wing, is lying ex.
eeedtngly ill at the house of his brother.
X. K. Church, near Shady Grove. Rev.
II. =. was raised near this place and all
| his brothers and sisters and many others
are members OF the Mormon Church,
among whom are some clever people and
good citizens. One of the tenets of this
church Is the laying on of hands" to
raise people from the beds of sickness.
winch has been practised some this sum
lner IN this vicinity. We are informed
also that they predict that a religious
war Is speedily coming, which shall far
exceed in magnitude, ferceness, blood
ana carnage anything that sacred or pro-
lane history gives any account Of and
all nations and creed8 will be engaged
therein except their own church and peo-
pie.
A Methodist revival, held at Pleasant
Ridge Church two miles North of here
out-strips anything of the kind we have
heard of this summer. 1t only continued
for three or four days and nights and re-
suited in thirty-two or three conversions,
twenty-six of which occurred in one
night The meeting has been transferred
to Badgers school house; is being con-
Quoted by Rev's W. W. Graves and J.
W. Irvine This meeting, in conversions,
about doubles the camp meeting at Hur-
ricane.
Joseph Peeler is being initiated into
some of the mysteries of medicine as clerk
in the store of our popular Druggist w.
i. Porter.
Tug and Robert Hoover and Geo. w.
Bond, left this place for Walnut Bend,
Ark, last Wednesday. They are far>
ming upon the land of DR.. Bateman, who |
is u brother-in-law of DIR. Addison Left |
wich, of Hampshire, in this county.
G. G.. Giddens, late of New York, who |
is now employed by Capt. G. W. NJ,
while coming down Harlan's Hill last
week got alarmed and jumped from the
buggy, the lines tripped him and he fell
heavily, decorating and bruising one of
his arms seriously. Mr.. G. seems to be
decidedly handy man, and is as con-
slant in his attendance upon his employer
rs Robinson Crusoe's man Friday, or the
sooner grip upon his poor Barnaby
Rudge.
We understand that owing to the failure
Of Duncan, Sherman d Co., the col
apsIng of the bank of California, the
var in Herzegovina, and the disposition
by the Roman Catholic Church
o dabble in American politics, that the
Of the neighborhood will be
confined this Fall to caudy-pulling,
chestnut and grape hunting. These en-
are to be conducted by the
lite of this vicinity. and are bound to be
series of eminent successes. They
oU (tb., o1IFoA thut Cnrubu 0or Hu onH |
hestnuts are not bad things to eat.
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WILLIAMSBURG ITEMS.

Mr.. John Conner and Miss Linda Ray
OF the Kettle Bend, were united in mar
riaGe no, many days past. Hurrah for
that Bend
Mr.. John Uouser, of the Kettle Bend
passed through our village last week with
beautiful pig-not of the Woburn, Berk-
shire nor Chester White breed, but of the
Sumner White, john is a lucky boy.
Capt Albert w. S)uthall, ofthe Green
field Bend, is quite i'll with congestlve
fever May he soon recover.
Our County and State have sustained ;
great loss in the death of Col. Franz
{. Huntington. None knew him but t,
respect and es:et m him.
Long life and prosperity to Gen. Mar
Gus j. Wright and bride. May their
path ever be strewn with the rarest flow
As orr reporter was making his wa!
home from Columbia Saturday, he wa
| halted by very genteel looking man
who said his name was Pearson, o
Franklin county, of this State, enquir
ing of our reporter, who had seen a stran
ger in this vicinity or county, by tn,
name Of Mcbride, about 6 feet high
| light complexion, hair, muStache and goa
tee, who had killed said Pearson's broth
er in said county about three weeks ago
without just cause or prOvocatIOn H.
said that there was two hundred aud fit,
| dollars reward offered tor McBride's cap
ture.
The McGraw ford aud WILLIAMSON
road is ia a bad condition, it having ne
been worked for nearly two yearE. VIII,
is to bIame-our magistrate, or the
the would-6e overseer? The last over
| seer appointed, Capt. George Harlan
says h. lis not competent as to locality
| Why was he appointed then? Our magis
| Jrate should be better posted let US here
/ from The County Court.
| Our reporter, in travelling around tho
| ucighborho0d, called at Arkland Monday
| and found T. Jeff d. busy in making
some of the sweetest, prettiest of sorghum
| He says he has large, we'll developed
cornstalk II feet and % inches high, and
the best corn crop since owning the place
Bryson kittrell, of Farmers Valley
| Perry County, a good looking and in
lelIigent young gentleman, who says he
was ''cut-out" for the clergy, but spoiled
1 in. making, visited relatives in our tow
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RELIGIOUS INTEILIGENCE.

.-Rev.S. W. Mitchell preached the month
~ sermon Tor the Young Mems Christian
Association last Sunday night in the Pres
bytertan Church. His text was a portion of
the 18th verse, 5th chapter of John, Search
theScnptures." The congregation was large,
and the sermon excellent
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Mr.. 4. w. StockeIl ua- gone Into the rcpI
estate business, and insert DIS Hurd. ~
business has needed un active man, " nu
would give lt his uUdivtucu attention. We
can recommend Mr.. SiorEtu .u 500 the
ground; give him property Oh. ..E', aud LD
will sell 70 10 the best HINsuttE..
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@za.W. L. Brown IL Co. advertise for a
good clerk, one well acquainted in the
county. It is a substantial house, and
q situation In it is good thing for any
young man
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Rock sprIug.


Another bachelor mas departed the SIN
gle life Of blessedness. Mr.. JAS. Hucaba
departed single life on toe 5th inst, at the
bride mother he ihc Village, with matri'
monial fever. The following preamble
nd resolutions were offered by the bach
elors Of the 2ith: WUaEgAs, Marriage
has been held in Ino high's, esteem by
all reGaed aud civilized nations aud has
he saHetiJn of divine command, rs the
only authorized means Of multiplying aud
replenishing the earth; and WHEARAs:
Our worthy and o1gicut brother, moved
with sincere and p,Ou desire 10 obey this
command Co the utmost Of his distlngulsit
ID ability, has resolved to enter at once
upon the arduous mud responsible duties
1T mstrimony.- therefore RESOLVED, That
we tender TO him congratulations aud eN-
press its high sense of lhe fidelity and ~
0lllty with which he wi,l prosecute his lau-
dable undertaking There are great
many other eases OF foyer but not OF
matrimonial type; Il is generally typhoid.
DR.. r. T. Long has been riding almost
constantly for the last two weeks
VIM. Rummage Sr., anu nr. is. 4. Lons
nave not settled that difficult, yet. VIM.
says he thought 1t was settled
satisfactorily, but ina few days the Doctor
took William Rummage oyer to another
piece of millct, and got some German
nillet heads, and arried lu che old man
10 prove that he had sold HIM German
mlllet, but Uncle Billy says he believes
they got them ont OF Willis BrazIer's
patch Messrs. Nicholson ~ BraNier are
running the Dooley & Akin saw-mill.
They are both energetic business men,
and will doubtless 10 good business.
Il 4 Al i H.
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The great r.-c-hlr-. Planet died
on the Bra inst lie D. a.r1. loss To
tuIl breeders. lie was one OF the
most successful race horses ibis count
ry has produced, wiuuiaH twenty Out
OF twenty-four races 81. n.l distances
and walking over .ptr Others. 'ip.
Campbell Brown OF our 'unlF owns
PlaneruiI. thought @" ha, D. .gi the
best, one of the best soils oi lI'het;;
Planeroil was injured ian training, ahd
therefore has NO .gri cord nat an
trial showed eXtarrtiulry speed.
svu-Nr. John II. ~udlau VIII ]. go
accent our thauks tor ,lo moss I.' Hll .
ful and delicious, tomatoes WH eve saw.
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So Of I.Cs,"r- s:esnmjntpGs i's tI'r Post
Ss3Fscr "a columbia. MaU-y county,
TpaB~a~ec, sept. II. 1878.

st.~ondpr Mrs II r TistOu Caledonia
PM. Tom II Moore BuTl
I5,r.nr1 A & Moore Joe N
T.....,, Alyabagl McCOmcs James
I,..g II Plum ner Jas II
..-t.ti,Tr1 kbram Polk Harriet
r'..,, ~ Roberts Calvin
t-, t.3,gard scribupr Geo w
TT.,i W y Scott VIM y
- - -, Edmond Srn't Naci
I.L---'.t.,, r Sonfi IhadadU-
~ - la Halau 5nlitNSOu John
- - 49,, Smith Jerry
~, ll',.a,,cer Stevenson JOnn
~ l "a 60, vincent Thomas
ti,,tsg,, E1rriett WaTfield Mrs Benton
5-,,,c- f,ordeIia WethorspOon Martha
.f,Gneou Edmond WIZ crsOn MrsG
/ I,u.pn Henry Wiun Ann
W n HUGHEs, PM
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the planter,

Ns-~As we go TO press, we learn
ata- Judge WatsOn's lovely daughter,
Miss Loe, is not expected to recover,
ON congestion,
sea-J. :. Elan is with thenew firm of N.
hIrsch ~ Co. Mr.. Elan has been in
business here, tor about ten years, and
nas..t extended acquaintance. lie is a
good business man, OF fine character rs
: man OF integrity. he invites his old
friends to call on bin.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-23
Luxury of the Bath.

We have heard the intelligent, enlightened
grayely declare that bath is weakening.
Many invalids fear to bathe lest they shall
'run down. in consequence. Even many
physicians seem to have very incorrect
notion Of the effect Of paths. often dosing
their patients for weeks in the hope ol
curing some simple malady which result
ed wholly FROM dirty skin. Dent be
afraid Of water. 1t won't hurt you. In
the warm summer months, daily bath
is none too much for cleanliness. II
need not be prolonged more than two OF
three minutes in most cases, and very
large amount of water is not required tc
cleanse the slim effectively, if its aPpli,
cation is accompanied by vigorous rub
bing. In some cases q water bath every
other day, and a dry band>rub on the al
tsrnate day, will suffice for cleanliness
We do not advocate cold.water bathing
even in summer, though many may
practice 1t without apparent injury
Water Of temperature only few de-
grces below blood heat is generally pre-.
ferable. Our advice to III who wish I,
be true health rsformers is, "Wash ant
be clean.
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A Son-In-Law.

Mr.. Abraham said Lord Mansfield,
this man is your son, and cannot go in
the same bail>bond." Abraham 'IIs
ish not my son, my lord" why Abra.
ham, here are twenty in court who will
prove it." II will shwear, my lord, he
ish not.' Take care, Abraham, or will
send you to the Kings Bench" snow,
my lord, If your lordship plcases, I will,
tell dc truth "Well, [ shall be glad
to hear the truth from you.' MY lord.
wash in Amsterdam two years aud
tlrao quarters-when I came home I
6ndish this lad. Now the law obliges me
to maintain him-and consequently, my
lord, he is my son-in-td,o." "Well.
Moses. this is the best definition Of
son.ia L,w ever heard.
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No time for Anything.

THE great difficulty in this country is
that we have no time fot anything. Tie
very walk Of IN American shows that he
is in,a, hurry. Au Engishman buttons bis
coat and gloves and goes to business as
deliberately as he goes to church. An
American business m,n Ayes after the Eaf
struggling with his coat eevos as he runs
plungcS in head.foremoSt and plunges olt
at the end without regard to his neck
Chief amongst our accidel's st; nd those
which occur because people jump upon
flying trains or after departing boats. To
watt ten minutes is some,bing not to be
thought Of. Dinner is MT eaten it is
Swallowed wh"le; and whel one comes
to the desert be 6nds that the fruit was
picked before it was ripe,
Everything is buried through, from
the building house TO the curing Of a
ham. The woman who wcrk on sewing
machines stop oefore they come to the end
{ The seam. The dress. maker sends home
your dress with basting >threads 10 it and
DO loops to hang it up BY.
"There is non of the slow sure cem-
pleteneSs of the old world about anything,
fortuns are ma lie in hurry and
lost in the same way. II any man we
know is g. tting rich bJ the slow and pa.
'ient process Of saving be ture that be was
not born upon this continent.
yet people live as long here as they
DO anywb' re else and the days are the
same length. Why is it that we have nc
time for anythinga
Macy KYLE DALLAS"
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ceut. Of tie outrages reported in the Re-
publican press have been gotten up for
political effect, and the great majority of
ha Democratic party honestly believe
that there is not word Of truth in any>
thing that is said about the murder cf
negroes down South, where in fact theTo
is aud has been in some of the Southern
States hundreds murdered of which We
in East Tennessee Lever hear aud all for
the advancement of ends sought by
Democracy. We who can protect OUT
selves and ara surrounded with more
mild and generous rebels can hardly
realize the terror existing even now in
portions Of ississippi. We want pescs
quiet harmony and the dead past buried
forever, but when we hear such men as
Gordon and Sumner talking the incest
Snd most patriotic talk when North and
when South making iuAammatory speeches
and thereby melting the ignorant ''char>
ity" to deeds Of violence against the limo,
cent Republicans among them, we think
the era of good feeling i, not at hand.
Republicans South were and have been
willing to purchase peace at almost any
price, but when they are murdered in,
suited and done from their homes, and
then we are told that it is because of Re>
publican misrule. anj Democracy seeks to
take advantage of these riots to place
themselves in power, We don't think we
can be blamed if W.T. simply deny that We
arc responsible for the disorder ard seek
to let the world know aud especially our
friends North that while we are being
murdered we are not at fault.
Republicans hesitate to complain at
these things here in East Tennessee be-
cause Democrat does not mean assa;st9.
as it means further South, and then they
are afraid to say anything. We should
in these quiet times prepare to harmonizo
and fraternize, but shcald watch the old
enemy. a. B. G.
Blountville, Tenn. Sept. llh, 1875.
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's'rates question this right, aud assure
him that there are no absolute aud nm,
qualified rights which can be unseI6sI,ly
exercised.
am much pleased with tn, course Of
the Hon. VIM. W. Boyace. the men Der
in Congress fror your district. There is
a ralm"ess and philsophic cast about his
speeches which is indeed refreshing.
God Of mercy grant us more Of such men
But why. pray, bs troubledp There is
one "more glorious and ercel'eM tim the
mounhdas Of prey" the Lord our God,
whose mercy endureth for ever. What,
ever NAV come 10 pass let us consider il
as the Lords providence recognize it Q
such, and praise HIS holy name, whether
We abide in Affections or are blessed with
prosperity.
Aud. nov my dear Charles. I must,,ask
your indulgence for letter not more sx>
tended. write to you 10 the candor Of
one who is your friend, as he was your IA.
Tiers and ny opinions, let them be what
they may, are given you in tho sincerity
with which would address my own son.
You are about eubarkiug in public life.
aud | consider ii go,d sign to find you
SO candid IN seeking the advice of those
who are more experienced 10 life. Oh!
how long to see our young men dischar.
ging the duties Of citizenship, to The ,chole
c"nntry, in the spirits Of broad and
liberal pltriotiSm. remote from tue mere
influence Of partisan prejudice or personal
gain. n May Coo bless you and
prosper you commit your WAYS fully
to Him, aud He will direct your Judge,
ment.
Remember me affectiouately to all the
family, Very truly yours.
(Sgnsd) - W, CAPEEs.
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The Dogs Victory.

Thoro,is nothing in the worll' that
impresses man so much as trust.
Some years ago | was mastered by
dog in that way. lie come into, my
garden, and he had no business thero
Thinking that he would not improve
my flower bed, walked along quietly
and threw my stick at him, and thus
advised him to, go somewhere else.
What did the dog do' lie, stopped.
picked up the stick, wagsed his tail.
and came rnning 10 me with it, and
laid the stick down Of my feel. FELT
ashamed Of having thrown my stick,
anu the dog was toll he might como
around the garden when he liked
M.ihg}iS.
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A Wastful Custom Going Out

From Washing ton woman's Letter.l
The custom Of my own sex-inter-
changing kisses whenever they meet
has been so much ridiculed that it is
going out of fashion among refined
people. and is kept alive in the rural
districts, where railroad, telegraph and
newspaper facilities are unknown.
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How 20 Have Good Eggs.

There is vast difference in the flavor
of eggs Hens fed on clear. sound graiu
and kept on clean grass run, give much
6oer Aavore eggs than hens that have
access to stable aud ms1ure heaps and
eat all kinds of filthy food. Ileus feed
ing on fish and onions favor their eggs
accordingly, the same as cows eating
onions or cabbage, or drinking offensive
water, imparts a bad taste to the milk
aud butter. Tue richer tss iood the
higher the color of the eggs. Wheat and
corn give eggs the best color, while feed
lug on buckwheat makes them cOlorlcss,
render ing them unfit for some confection'
yrY purposes Moore Rural Neu
Yorker,
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The PaFson's Trotter,

- mau may sometimes purchase a
flyer for very small sum of money
remarked to veteran who was watch,
ing the Colonel's colt as he came
sweeping around into the home
turn.
"Yes.and even good horsemax will
sometimes pay large price for apoor
horse. BY the way did you ever hear
how George Hayt came to buy the
parsons trotter that they poke SO
much fun at about him?'
Il have heard something of II and
should like to know tue true st orl.'
We'll, You see our minister. Mr.
Bland owned beautiful. long limbed
horse, that. was terribly afraid Of the
whip and at the first swish would dar,
off at tremendous pace, trotting at
the rate 2.20 for . few rods, when
he would drop in lazy jog One day
George Hayt and a friend we're sitting
in front Of Iloag's Hotel, watching the
roadsters as they ratified ly. The
parson saw them, and just before
reaching the hotel lie gave a fierce
swish with his whip, and the horse shot
past the hotel and few around the
corner with the swoop of carrier
pigeon.
"Hayt sprang to his feet. saying
Holy smote, what speed; he shot
out of sight like a bullet. I wonder
If the parson knows what he has got
there?"
Il gness not replied his friend.
The horse struck a two.minute gait as
sure rs | am q sinner. Well 90 up to
the parsons house as so IN as he returns
and buy his horse if we can"
Calling at the parsons house, after
a friendly that, they broached the
horses business.
You have fine horse, Arson? did
you spccl him.
Yes. he a good horse. hut never
ran him for any distance although
| have seen him spurt out quite lively
at times. You see it wouldn't do
for minister to rush horse
much"
"Woull you sell hi Mr.. Bland?
"As l remarked before. gentlemen
I've seen him squirt out quite lively a,
times and | don't know but q
cheaper horse wonld do for ME. II
would be more suitable and more econ
omical" .
What is your cash price MIR
Bland:"
We'll for q horse that spurts out
as lively as he does $500 is the low
est figures that could think of accept
ing
after short conference betN eer
the buyers the bargain was closed.
The next morning the purchasers
hurried to the track at break of day
to give the horse private trial. A,
the crack of the whip the nag wou;C
dash Off rapidly for few rods and theI
drop into a lazy jag. from which nei
tllcr coaxing, yelling nor whip
ping would drive htm. 1t was i'm
possible to get mile out Of in hin
less than six minutes He wouldn'
make decent road horse. Thorough
ly di gusted after repeated trials th'
horsemen returned to the pastor
house.
We have concluded to give yo'
q chance to buy your hors
back again, Mr.. Bland said Georg
Hayt.
And have concluded that q cheap
er horse will do for me, gentleman
although your horse will trot liyel.
at times. Good morning gentle
men,"