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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26
"CJVJE SERVICE REFORM"

The Rochester IN. W Express is of
the opinion that should the Republican
party continue in power reform in the
civil service of the country will be ac-
eomplished at am early day, but if the
Democrats gain the ascendancy, then
its accomplishment will be indefinitely
postponed. Upon what does the En-
press base its conclusion? Wed really
like to know.
1t has now been several wears since
the Republicans undertook to introduce
reform among their office-holders. We
yet remember the committee appointed
by the President to incubate a system
Of reform. And we have not forgotten
the ignominious rejection of the result
of its abors by "the Government. y
Even the President, whose regard for
the reputation of his Administration,
one would naturally suppose, ought to
prompt him to active exertion in the
matter of promoting honesty among
his appointees, proved himself to be the
stubborn foe of reform. With the bur-
den of a far from envmble record to
bear; with the President pardoning in
fuential defaulters and thieves right
and left; with a President, indeed, whom
large numbers of his own party believe
is none too honest in Office himself; with
nearly all its party leaders greedy, con-
scienceless adventures, whose chief
aim in life is to take care of number one,
and who esteem it a patriotic duty to
plumber the public treasury and enrich
themselves at the expense of the people;
for the life of us we can't see whence
the Express derives its belief that its
party of spoliation will become the
evangel of honesty and dissemenator of
political probity.
And it is equally puzzling for us to
understand whence it draws its spirit of
evil prophecy against the Democratic
party. We are sure a comparison of
the history of the two parties while in
control of the Government would not
work discredit to the Democracy. In
all the long years of its almost uninter-
rupted sway, but two defalcations of
sufficient magnitude to attract the at
tention of the nation occurred under
the Democratic regine,-SwARTwoUT,
under JACKSON, and Postmaster Fow-
LER, under BUCHANAN both
these defalcatIons combined did not rob
the Governmental 1.-THE of theamount
stolen by GRANTS jealous and pecula-
tivehenchmen. And nearly forty years
between these two Democrat
ic rascals, the only two that smut the
fair escutcheon of the Democratic par
ty. Such is the record of the Democ-
racy. How does that of the Republi-
cans tally with it? Indian agency rob-
berries, land agency frauds, contract
customs robberies, post-ofice
robbery wherever there was
money to stolen, regiments of robbers,
and their spoils in the last ten years
aggregating hundreds of millions of
dollars. Such is the record of the two
parties, in nutshell, as connected with
the finances of the country. We have
drawn a truthful comparison, let who
will dispute it. And the robbers now
to the fore will reform and turn honest
if they continue in power on the day
they pocket the last dollar they can
place their fingers on, and not one min
ute sooner. Let the Express make a
note of our prediction.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

to the repentant lovers bedside, where
they twain were soon made one flesh,
and now HANNAH, her face sunny with
bridal smiles and the joy>bird singing
in her heart, is happy to nurse the form
she struck down, and battle the wound
her loving hand inflicted. Her hus,
band is a bar-keeper, while she is the
daughter of one of the leading men of
the town, her father having been a
Mayor of Columbus.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26
OLD Zach. CHANDLsR, ofMichigan,


has again madehis appearance in Wash
ington, and the C6,uierJo17al seems
to labor under the impression that the
old hummer is laying his pipes for the
Radical nomination for the Presidency.
Nothing of the sort He has gone there
to see if he can't put stop to Secreta-
ry BRIsTow's crusade against the dis
tilleries. The old soak is afraid if that
sort of thing is to continue his grog will
be shut off, and, as he once remarked
to committee of ladies who importuned
him to sign a petition to the Legisla-
ture for civil-damage liquor law,
"Why, that would bust the whole bust
ness, and I'd ruther be in - forty
miles from water than do without my
DRAM"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

THE Toledo Blade wants the ak to
fall quick and heavily upon the neck
'of every official implicated in the
whisky frauds" If that were to hap
pen, the Blade would have to spend the
balance of its days in mourning over
the fearful mortality that devastated
its party.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

IT was a crucifix, and not a love>to-
ken, that TnToN sent to the WooD,
HULL. Small use did she have for the
sacred emblem. A copy of a certain
symbol that used to decorate the tenn
piles of Isis would have been decidedly
more to "VIcKY's" taste.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

THIRTEEN millions of trees were
planted by the people on the prairies
of Nebraska last year. Forty billions
of grasshoppers objected, and now in
all Nebraska not even a switch long
enough to measure the width Of the hull
of q bad boz can be found.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

The St. Louis Times is wrathy over
Secretary BRIsTow's war on the distil-
lers. Is it, like ZACH. CHANDLER,
afraid ofits supplies being cut off if this
thing isn't stopped?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

CYRUS says she didn't say she didn't
want any Beaver Dam foolishness round
her." but that she "always thought the
Calhoon gentlemen were so gallant"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26
A Lucky M. ID.

DR.. S. A. jackson, from that happy
land, paradise" was in attendance on
court last week, and gained his suit and
left for home Saturday.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

An! here is meloncolic news indeed
from Florida: "Key West sluxuriating
in watermelons."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26

Buys q Genuine wALTHAa
WATcH, in 2 o. coin silver
hunting case. Send for our
new Illustrated PRES List,
(free) Of W altman W atohes,
God Pens. Speet.eles. Plain
Gold Kings, Gold Chains.
SetkThonas Clocks. Lsdiss'
Wstehes, de. az Every AZ
tiele warranted. Goods sens
By express Q. o. D.. suAjest.
IL desired), 10 examination
and approval before PAVING
c. r Barnes q Brs-- grvsk-
29s Main Sl.LoaisItlls, KY.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-26
Leaf Tobacco,

Ivill sell very low for cash, or exchange
for ali Kind. Of country produce. Ny motive
is "ouick sale. and small prOfts." mol ly
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
From the Louisville Sunday Journal
Bill Arp Addresses Artemls Ward.
ROME, Ga, Sept. l. 1865.

HUME, UA., sept. L, 1000.
Mr.. ARrEMUs WARD, SNOWMAN
Sur: The reesun | write to you in
pertikler, are bekaus you are about the
only man I know in "God's country"
so-caNed. For sum several weeks |
have been wantin to say somthin. For
sum several years we rebs, so-called
but now late Of said country deceased,
hav been trying nifty hard to do sum-
thin. We didn't quite do it, and now
it's very painful, I assure you. to dry
up all of sudden and make out like
we wasn't thar.
My friend, 1 want to say sumthin.
l suppose there is no law agin thinkin,
but thinkin don't help me. 1t don't
let down my thermometer l must ex-
plode myself generally SO as to feel
better. You see I'm tryin to harmon
ize. I'm tryin to soften down my
feelins. I'm endeavoring to subjugate
myself to the level Of surroundin cir
cumstances, so-callcd. But can't do it
until / am allowed to say sumthin. |
want to quarrel with somebody and
then make trends. l amt no giant
killer. | amt no Norwegian bar I
amt no boar-c -constrikter, but I'll be
horns waggled if the talkin and the
writin and the slanderin has got to be
all done on one side any longer. Some
Of your folks have got to dry up or turn
our folks loose It's blamed outrage,
so-called. Amt your editors got nuth-
in else to do but to peck at US, and
squib at us, and crow over as? Is
every man what can write paragraf
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

ears and freedom, with nary idee tha
winter will cum agin, or castor oil ant
salts cost money. Some of 'em.
hundred years old, and whinin arouno
about going to kawlidge. The trutl
is, my friend, somebody's badly fooled
about this bizness Somebody hal
drawed the elefant in his lottery, anc
don't know what to do with him.
Well, my friend, | don't want much
amt am mbitieus as I used to was. You
all have got your shows and monkeys
and sirkusses and brass bands and
origins and can play on the petroleum
and the harp of thousand strings, and
SO on, but I've only got one favor to
ak of you 7 want enuf powder to kill
a big yaller stumptail dog that prowls
around my premises at night Pom
honor, l won't shoot at anything blue
or black or >mulater Will you send
it? Are you and your foaks SO skeer-
ed of me and my folks that you won't
let us have any amynishun =? Are the
squirrels and crows and black rack.
coons to eat our poor little corn patches i?
Are the wild turkeys to gobbls all
around US with impunity? If mad
dog takes the hiderfoby, is the whole
community to run itself to death to get
out of the way? golly it looks like
your pepul had all TUX the rebelfoby
for good, and was never gwine to get
over it.
With these few remarks | think l
feel better, and hope l hain't made no
body fitin mad, for I'm not on that line
at this time. I am truly your frend-
all present or accounted for.
BILL ARP, so-cdlled.
p. S.-OId man Harris wanted to
buy my fiddle the other day with Con-
Fedrik money He said it would be
good agin. lie says that Jim Funder-
ouk told him that warren's Jack had
,eed man who had just cum from Vir-
yiny, and he sed man told his cousin
Mandy that Lee had whipped 'em agin.
Did Harris says that fellsr by the
lame of Mack C. Million is coming
,ver with a million of men. But never
heless, notwithstandin, somehow or
else, I'm dubus about the
money. If you was me, Artemus,
would you make the fiddle trade =?
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

We clip the following from an ex-
change and commend it to the notice Of
all business men:
"When trade grew slack, and notes
fell due, the merchants face grew long
and blue; bis dreams were troubled
through the night, with sheriffs, bail
ifs, all in sight. At last his wife un-
to him said, Rise up at once, get out
Of bed, and get your paper, ink and
pen, and say these words unto all men :
My goods I wish to sell to you, and
to your wives and daughters. too; my
prices they shall be SO low, that each
shall buy before they 60"
HE did as his good wife advised,
and in the paper advertised. Crowds
came and bought of all he had l.; his
notes were paid, his dreams were glad.
and he will tell you to this day how
we'll did printers lax repay"
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

The heather Chinee has one custom
which ight be introduced into other
lands with good effect / is usual to
pay all debts at the commencement of
each year, and as soon after the first of
January as householder is free from
all demands he places over bis door an
emblem signifying that he has arrived
at that exalted position; there is a
commendable pride to put up this cab
alistic sign at very early day. This
custom prevails throughout the Chinese
Empire and among all classes of people,
and he who posts the emblem the first
week Of the year, enjoys the confidence
of the public, and establishes a good
financial sanding
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
Select poetrp.
THE FALLEN GIRL.

Centless, friendless, out in the street,
Hungry and homeless, with nothing to eat,
She who was once the beloved and admired
She who had all that her heart had desired
Now that she's fallen, wretched and poor,
Is pushed from the pavement as she sits by
the door,
Fallen too low to repent or to pray,
Say the Sisters of Mercy, as they pass on theil
way,
Little they know what she suffers within,
AS she thinks of her folly and the horrors Of
Nobody thinks, nobody knows,
Nobody cares where the sufferer goes.
She has travelled all day,
And the night has grown dark,
She has no where to stay,
She is sickened at heart,
The tears from her eyes, that are falling like
! rain,
Give ease to her heart and relief to her brain.
She has come to bridge where the dark
waters roar,
She leans by the arch to travel no more;
She thinks of the future, she thinks of her
home;
She thinks of her childhood and feels she's
alone;
She thinks of her mother in grief and despair,
But knows not her mother is pleading in
prayer.
Her bosom is heaving, she's gasping for
breath
As she thinks of the future, the horrors of
death
Frantic and wild, she kneels down to pray,
Striving and thinking to know what to say.
Merciful God in her grief she exclaims,
How shall wash from my soul these dark
stains?
Sins of omission that wrought my disgrace,
Sins of commission cannot erase.
Merciful God O where shall fly?
am hating to live, am fearing to die,
Out on lifes ocean | drift in the storm,
Oh how wish had never been born!
Reckless and fearless and desperately sad,
Has she fallen so low that none is SO bad?
Off in the dark in the dead of the night,
Away from the living and out of their sight,
She travels all night and thinks she's alone,
Knows not that the ange,s are leading her |
home.
She fingers to rest in the dawn of the morn
By the house and the home in which she was
born.
Her hands to the bell, to ring in the hall,
She wonders if any will answer her call.
No she won't ring; she clenches the door,
The bolt gives way and she steps on the floor.
The footstep is heard by listening ear,
And voice cries, MARY, is it you that |
hear?''
Her mother to meet her hastens away;
She has spent the whole night in pleadings
and prayer,
And now she is thankful to know she is
there,
The past is forgiven, she's loved and caressed
In the arms of her mother she weeps on her
breast,
Crying ''Mother, dear mother, want TO begin
To tell you how far have fallen in SIM"
''Hush tell it to Jesus when you are alone,
It's joy for your mother to have you come
heme'
How happened it, mother, on a night like
the last,
So dark and SO dreary, the door was not
fast l'
'1t never was fastened, by night or by day,
Since you, my dear Mary, wandered away,
For months and for years have prayed when
alone
That you, my dear child, some day would
come home;
And the door was not fastened, believe me
It's true
For fear you might think it was barred against
you;
Think not of the past, think not of your
shame;
FOUR mothers mother, she's always the
same,
But think of our Father and his fostering
care,
Who heard your dear mother and answered
barr |
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

The PROSPERITY OF FRANCE. Re.
cent tables published by the French gov
ernment show the exports and imports
of 1874 amounted to over 81, 500, ,OO0,-
900. exceeding any former year. and
showing an increase over 1873 Of $50,
900, 900, and over 1868, when the en-
pire was in the tide of prosperity Of
nearly $3.50, 100000. During the last
year the exports were more than ST.
000,000 in excess Of the imports.
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

The extraordinary vocabularies en-
ployed in describing artistic perform
ances is happily ridiculed by London
Punch: Lovely Being (to clever plan
ist, after perfermance:) 80, how
charming, Herr La Bemoiski! There's
such color in your Fortissimoes !" Sec
ond Lovely Being: "Such roundness
of modelling in your Pianissimoes Y"
Third Lovely Being: "Such perspec-
tive in your Creseendoes !" "Fourth
Lovely Being: "Such chiaroscuro in
your Diminuenanatomy in your Lega-
toes y" etc., ETC., etc. Clever pi-
anist is bewildered, but not displeas-
ed.
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
The Sultan and Satan.

There is an eastern story Of Sultan
who oversight himself, SO as not to
awaken at the hour Of prayer. So the
devil came and walked him, and teld
him to pray. "Who are your said
the Sultan. 80, no matter" replied
the other my act is good, is.it not ?
No matter who does the good action, SO
long as it is good" eyes" replied
the Sultan, ''but l think you are Satan.
I know your face; you have some bad
motive" "But," says the other, II
am not SO bad as l am painted. You
see l have left off my horns and tail.
I am pretty good fellow. after all. I
was an angel once, and l still keep
some Of my original goodness "That's
all very we'll, replied the sagacious
and prudent Caliph, "but you are the
tempter; that's your business and |
wish to know why you want me to get
up and pray" "Well," said the devil.
with flirt Of impatience, "if you must
know, will tell you. If you had slept
and forgotten your prayers you would
have been sorry for it afterward and
penitent; but if you 90 on, as now,
and do not neglect single prayer for
ten years, you will be SO satisfied with
yourself that it will be worse for you
than if you had missed one sometimes
and repented of it. God loves your
fault mixed with penitenee. more than
your virtue seasoned with pride"
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

The ice harvest everywhere is report
ed to be plentiful.
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
THE CONFECTIONERY DEPARTMENT
is as usual full of the finest Confectionery
FINE CAKES,

FINE CAKES,
such as Fruit, Pound, Lady, Sponge, Cup,
Drop, and all kinds of Fancy Cakes for par.
ties, can be obtained, upon short notice. We
keep on hand Raisins, Citron, Lemon and
Orange Peel, Currants, Figs, Dates, Prunes,
and all kinds Of Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
both green and dried. We shall keep for
Christmas fnll line of Toys for the young,
and presents for Children Of larger growth.
Don't forget the place, Rice's Old Bank, and
don't purchase asywhere until you have ex-
amined my stock
Nov 7-ly. E. B. RICE.
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27

The undersigned respectfully announces to
the citizens of Middletown and vicinity that
he has On hand large and well selected
stock of handsome and durable
Walnut and Other Furniture,
which he will sell very cheap for cash. Buy
ing at wholesale cash rates he feels assured
that he can sell as low as the same goods can
be bought elsewhere. By buying of him pur-
goods from the city.
He is also prepared to attend to
Undertaking Work
at short notice, and in manner excelled
by none. Persons wishing Metallic or Wood
en- Caskets or Cases will find it to their ad
vantage to call on him. He has, also,
TAYLOR & SONS
Celebrated Corpse Preserver,
The Corpse may be dressed in the finest fab
RIGS and not be soiled, land can be seen at all
times) as nothing but dry cold air enters the
Casket. -
GEORGE w. WILSON,
Practical Cabinet Maker and Undertaken,
Febl-12m Middletown Del
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
peath Grers and plants.
FRUIT, SHADE, AND 0RNA-
MENTAL TREES
FOR SA L E,
AT THE DIAMOND STATE NURSERIES.

4 90, 900 frst-class Peach Trees, including all
the leading varieties Pear, Apple, Cher
ry, and Ounce Trees; Ev.rgreens for shade
or ornament; 200, 900 Usage Orange Qulcks;
Geoseberry, Currant, Blackberry, Raspberry,
and Strawberry Plants; Asparagus and kha,
barb Roots, tor Fall of 1874 and Spring OF
1875 planting.
Send for Catalogue and Price List.
Address, JAMES I. SHALLCROSo.
oct 3l-6mos. Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
e THOMAS MASSEY, JR.
1Ab CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER,
aIain Street, next door to National Hotel
MihdI Qfnvvn nnJoxvnrn

MiddletOWn, Delaware
TLOCKS, Watches, Jewelry, &c. neatly
" and promptly repaired.
Always on hand and for sale, Clocks
Watches, Plated Ware, Forks, Spoons, Sill
yer Napkin Rings, Silver Thimbles, Salt
Sugar and Tea Spoons, Butter Knives, Cole
Breast-Pins, Earnings, Finger-Rings, Sleeve
Buttons, Watch Chains, Watch Keys, Key
Rings, Steel Watch Chains, &c.
AGENT FOR
De VINNYS SPECTACLES
Dec. l2-tf
Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
Oysters! Oysters!
Ladies' and Gendenen's Oyster
SALOON.
Connected with the OLD BANK Ice Cream
and Confectionery Store.

would most respectfully inform my pa
irons and friends, and all who may favor me
with a call, that have fitted up an Oyster
Saloon for both ladies and gentlemen, where
they can get good hot Stew, Pan, Fry, or
Raw, at short notice. Also, Parties supplied
with Oysters in any quantity they may desire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-20
Memph,s oyster co,nnnnr.

Vincent BacigAlupo. A. Raggio, John
Sturla and John A Signaigo are a com
psny under the style and title Of the
Memphis Oyster Company" for the
purpose Of supplying the city regularly
with fresh oysters from Baltimore and
Norfolk by the carload, to be disposed
Of at Wholesale and retail by the mem
bers of the firm. The object of the
association is to secure a regular and
never falling supply of fresh oysters, so
that the citizens may be furnished this
luxury every day during the season
direct from the beds. A carload ar
rived this morning in splendid condition,
and either Of the above named parties
are ready to 6ll orders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-20

troduced here last year have been multi
plying rapidly, but the boys are now
killing them with slings. This should
be stopped, and the brave and useful
little birds should be protected, as there
is an ordinance in force for thatpurpose.
Every citizen should ehdeayor to pro-
tect the sparrows from the young Goths
and Vandals who, like their prototypes,
use slings.
The County Court has hushed up that
Poor-horss scandal investigation and
will have nothing to do with it. In the
meantime things remain " in statu quo"
at the peculiar institution, the Brooks
Beatty ring having complete control Of
the place. Each magistrate is afraid to
call upon the Investigating committee
for a report, and the Committee is afraid
to make any report Notwithstanding the
fact that an investigation was had, and
it developed matters Of considerable in
terest to the public.
The street railroad system is becoming
worse and worse daily. Numerous com.
plants are heard as to the irregularity
of the cars and their filthy condition.
This is the result OF bad management
and ignorance on the part Of the super
%intendent. The street car company
needs a competent man as superintend-
ent, n that has had experience in the
business. Owning one.third of the
controlling stock is not that experience
which makes a good superintendent or
satisfies the public demand for accom-
mediation.
Yesterday the County Court Endorsed
the action OF Chairman Tom Holman,
jr, in Purchasing FIVE county bonds OF
$1,000 each, said bonds being known as
Confederate bonds and being ii portion
Of the assets Of the Planters Bank, and
said purchase being made OF the trustees
Of said bank at the sale Of said assets.
Recorder Winters, who is also a justice
Of the peace, opposed the confirmation
Of the purchase Of these Confederate
bonds, and took an appeal to the Circuit
Court. He was given two days wherein
to give the necessary appeal bond.
1t is proposed to erect o stand water.
pipe in the courthouse as an additional
protection against fires. The stand pipe
runs from the ground floor and is three
inches in diameter, with taps at each
floor, so that q hose can be attached on
any floor in an instant. When a FIRE
breaks out connection is made between
the stand pipe on the ground floor and
The fire engine, and water is forced up to
the top Of the house. The iremen can
then attach the hose to the stand pipe
on any floor, and by this means throw
water much sooner and keep hose from
bursting. Stand pipes are now used
North and East, and should be placed in
every tall and valuable building.