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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
SOME PLAIN TALK ON Il DELL
CITE SUB.JECT

vi IL DODoEC
Last week our CaneyvilIe correspond
ent told us of the whipping of four wo-
men of loose morals near his town by
disguised persons. That was all wrong.
The parties who most deserved the mer-
ciless beating these wretched outcasts
received, are the worthless men whose
patronage induced them to follow their
vile avocation. This thing of fallen
woman having TO bear all the odium and
disgrace. having TO receive all the kicks
and cuffs, is radically wrong. 1t is an
outrage on justice.
The man who is the recipient of the
harlot's Illicit favors is no better than
she is, and in nine cases out of ten is a
dell sight the worst lot of the two And
yet how many respectable fathers and
mothers permit the man whose vicious
habits are no secret to visit their homes
and associate with theirdaughters, when
they would close their doors against and
pass by with loftiest scorn the vile wo,
man with whom he equaiizes himself
just as much as he could possibly equal
ize himself with an honest wife. Is
there reason, justice, or virtue in such
discrimination betwixt those who are
equal partners in vice?
Whenever father permits a libertine
to visit his daughter he invites her dis
honor. And the young woman who
fixes her affections upon such man
courts the infamy that has banned and
damned the strumpet who shares his
unholy pleasures. These be plain words,
but then they are the words of unvar-
nished truth. They are words that
cannot be spoken too often Or too loud
ly. They are words which, had they
been spoken soon enough, mayhap
would have saved those four wretched
creatures up yonder in Grayson county
to lives of virtue and from the outrage
that was inflicted upon them yon night.
We will venture the assertion that
there are men in that neighborhood who
are men of family, who have wives and
grown-up daughters, who have sought
the company of these outcast women
for no good, and yet, while their para
mours are scourged and driven from
the county, they are unmolested; they
are to be seen at church and met in re.
spectacle society; and, it may be, they
are now applauding the cowardly and
unjust assault upon those defenceless
creatures.
We are not the apologist for that sort
of women. We do not uphold them in
their vicious calling. We simply de-
mand, while justice is afoot plying the
lash to the backs of eviladoers, that it be
not partial, but polish off the he-strump-
cts as well as the she ones. If those
women were too foul to live in decent
community, we contend that the men
who sought and enjoyed their favors are
equally foul. and should have the same
punishment dealt out to them. The bad
man is not one whit better than the bad
woman, and we protest against her be-
ing compelled to bear all the disgrace
and stripes-and he permitted to go scot
free. That is all.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
WANTED-1 DOG LAW

This season, as it has been every sea-
son for years past, the cry comes up
from the wool-growers that the dogs are
destroying all the sheep. 1t will besafe
to estimate the loss to Kentucky farm
ers from this cause, during the last ten
years, at 100000. A dozen good
sheep are of greater value than all the
dogs that have ever barked, howled,
and bayed the moon, since the first ca
nine was invented. Dogs, as a general
thing, are utterly useless OH the face of
the earth. They eat more than they
earn. They toll not, neither do they
spin, yet they live on the latest mutton
in the land. They are utterly destroy
ing a valuable industry. And when
they are not killing sheep they are run
ming off and gorging themselves with
carrion, and then coming home and
sinking whole families half to death
Dog-gone the dogs, lets make the ques-
ton OF swinging tax on 'em an issue
in the canvass for the Legislature
What say you, farmers? Who'll join
in The crusade against "brach, mongrel,
whelp, and cur of low degree?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
A Tribute to Breckinrid Ec.
brooklyn August

John Cabell Breckenridge is dead. 1t
was his privilege to serve in the councils
of his country before public officials had
cushioned their consciences on the
soft and easy doctrine that theft is no
crime unless it is discovered. He lived
without the ostentatious trappings of ill-
gotten wealth and limited his display to
the clothing of his character in the purple
aud fine linen of integrity.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
OPENING of THE CAMPAIGN

Col. JAMES B. MCCREARY, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, will open
the gubernatorial canvass with public
speech at the courthouse of our town
next Monday, June Z, speaking to be-
gin at o'clock p. NJ He is one of the
first orators of the State, eloquent, earn
est, logical and impressive in speech
and delivery. As he will have but the
one opportunity of addressing our peo-
pie, We would urge upon all who desire
to hear the extraordinary state of pub
lie affairs forced upon the country by a
reckless, malignant partisan Admins
tration discussed in masterl y manner
by a cultivated gentleman and thorough
patriot, to come TO town Monday and
listen to Col. MCCREABY. He has hon:
orcd u- by selecting Ohio county as his
starting point in the race. Let us show
our appreciation of the honor by filling
the house to overlooking.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

Columbia spectator.
Dr. Ben. T. Marshall, who lived about
five miles west of Greensburg. while out
hunting in company with his little nephew
accidentally discharged one barrel of his
shotgun full in his face, causing instant
death. He and his nephew were trying
to get shot at squirrel in tree, and
the boy went round the tree to drive the
squirrel While he (the boy) was on the
opposite side Of the tree to DR.. Marshall
and out OF his sight, he heard the Doctors
gun fire, and also heard the falling of a
heavy body. He went Immediately to
his uncle and found him drawing his last
breath The unfortunate man had
evidently attempted to rest his gun on the
ground cooked, and the lock being in bad
condition, as was afterwards ascertained.
the gun fired, the entire contents entering
the doctors face near the eve, passing out
at the back of his head and scattering his
brains in every direction. The whole
county is in mourning. for DR.. Marshall
was man well known and universally
beloved, popular and successful physi-
clan, Kind and generous neighbor, and
a high-toned Christian gentleman. No
man in the county will be missed more
than DR.. Marshall, and his place will be
hard to fill. He leaves a most estimable
wife and many friends to mourn his
untimely death. DIR. Marshall was about
forty-five years Of age
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
COL. STODDARD ,JOHNSTON

Has reusmed the editorial control of
the YeOman, and will do valiant duty
in the service of the ticket presented by
the late convention. His recent can
vass for the gubernatcrial nomination
was not altogether fruitless, nor barren
of good effect. He is now personally
known to the masses of the party, when
hitherto they only knew him by repu-
tation; and personal intercourse with
the people makes all the difference in
the world in mans favor. SToDDARD
JOHNSTON is yet young man, in the
enjoyment of vigorous health, and has
a bright and busy tuture-a future of
Observation-Disclosures him. The party
and the State cannot afford to permit
him to wrap his talents in napkin and
bury them. They cannot afford to per-
nit them to rust with inaction. The
next time he goes before the people he
will possess advantages he lacked this
time. The people know him now, and
they will call him into active and hon
orable service before he grows much
older. Let him make up his mind to
this.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
ANOTHER ORIGINAL STORY.

We have the pleasure of announcing
to our readers that we have received the
opening chapters of an original story,
written by a charmingand accomplished
young lady of the county, the publica-
ton of which we will commence in The
HERALD of June 10Th.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

He who doubts that music is not oc-
cldental and human but dynamical and
cOsmIcal, has never been serenaded by
a Chinaman and cat and a creaking
slgn-board on a windy night.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

A YOUNG lady of Ross, Ohio, recent
ly mailed postal card upon which she
had written fifteen hundred and ninety
words. The curtain lectures she will
deliver some of these nights will be as
tounding-to the unlucky wight who
maTries her.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02


We are afraid our old friend, Judge
MCMANAMA, owes it to the Kuklux
and other gentlemen who in sportive
moments have made mouths at the law
exercised their skill with the
revolver too frequently and unerringly
to suit the fastidious folk who would
sooner live than die-both retraction
of and an apology for the bad language
he has used toward them aforetime in
his quaint, vigorous and often horse-
sensical charges to grand and petit ju-
ries. His own conduct on the streets
of Williamstown, (after his extraordi-
nary freak of granting a new trial to
WAT. TERRELL, the cold-blooded MUIR
derer Of HARVEY MYERS, when he
wanted to cut the throat of Lawyer
ITALIAN, of Newport, was about as dis
graceful an occurrence as any Of the
disgraceful occurrences charged to the
account of the Kuklux. When Judges
threaten-and attempt to execute the
threat-the lives of Prosecuting Attor>
neys for the State, because the latter do
not approve of certain of their rulings,
it is high time for Justice to remove the
bandage from her eyes and take a look
about her. 1t is also high time for the
ramapageous Judges to join the Good
Templars.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

LOUISVILLE boasts a detachment,
three hundred strong, of young gospel
lers, who style themselves Daniels
Band" They don't fling themselves
into the lions dens when they visit the
circus, however.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

A YOUNG lady in Rhode Island can
manufacture six hundred and fifty
words out of the one word ''Congrega-
Journalist; but she can't manufacture as
much as one poor little biscuit.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

FAYErTE county dogs have tired of
mutton, and, scorning rabbits and ven
ison being unattainable, have taken to
lunching off colts. They destroyed a
very fine one (blOoded stock a lew
nights ago, near Lexington.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

THE citizens of Lexington "fought
the fire nobly the other day. For that
they deserve all praise. But they res
cued their old rat,trap of a courthouse
from the flames. For that every
mothers son of them deserves TO be
dragged by the heels through the murky
and odoriferous waters of Town Fork.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
WIN. GRAVES, wN. I. COX.
House Carpenters.

We respectfully announce to the citizens Of
Hartford and Ohio county, that we are pre-
pared to do House Cdrpentering, Furniture Re
pairing, and any kind of Woodwork on snort
notice at reasonable terms. Shop in Mauzy' 5
old stand.
uol4 On GRAVES COA'
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

WHENEVER you hear a man COM
planning that he cannot find bread for
his family, set him down for lazy, tri-
fling cuss. Nobody ever found bread.
1t is something that has to be worked
fnr
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

"BIG Cow, chief of the Arrapahoes,
stands seven feet in his mOccasins," says
the st. Louis Times. And we'll wager
that his calves DO not come up to his
knees.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
ESTRAY MOTTO

TAKEN up stray by VIM. G. Bennett.
l. living about mite west of the Hartford
and Greensboro road, seven miles from Hartford
in Ohio county, on the Sth instant,
ONE BAY FILLY,
aged about years, with both hind feet white,
and about fourteen hands high; but having no
brand or other mark, and which L have ap-
praised at the value Of forty dollars (S40).
Witness my hand this 18th day of May, 1875.
BEN NEWTON, J.P.O.C.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Fer Governor,
JAMES e. Net'REARE.
Of Madison county.
Fer f.icuten ans -iIovernnr.
S0EiS &. ENDERWOSD.
of Warren county.
For Attorney -fencral.
THOMAS 4. Moss.
of MeCraekeu county.
For Auditor.
p. EEOwAD SMITH.
of Owen county.
For TREASURER.
JAMES W. TATE.
of Franklin county.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
FL. a. vi. HENDERSON.
of Bourbon county.
For Register Of Land Office.
THOMAS ID. NsARCUM.
of Lawrence county.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02

are solicited to correspond with me. will
make speei Al contracts with you,and make 1t to
your interest to do so.
JAMES CATE,
no16 3m Rumsey, Mclean Co., KY.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
Fall Seeding.

The New England Farmer gives the fol-
lowing advice;
If you have plenty of good barn manure
on hand or can afford to purchase CONNER
cial fertilizers, and have good tools for plow-
ing aud pulveriziug the soil in finished and
workmanlike manner, and can attend to it
Immediately, so that the seed may be sown
by the last Of August (the earlier the better),
you have reason to expect a full crop of
grass next summer, but If you should fail in
any one of these points, the experiment
would be doubtful one. Had the case been
our own, we should much prefer to have had
the land plowed full month ago, or as soon
as the hay crop was removed thus giving
more time for pulverizng and fning the
surface soil.
Still there is time for making a good,
friable seed bed il you have pillow and team
with which you can turn a handsome fiat
furrow, wide enough to remain bottom side
up under the action of the harrow or culti-
vator, and deep enough to allow thorough
pulverzation to depth Of at least, four
inches, and have tools also that are suitable
for doing such work. Without having made
any previous preparation, one would need to
work pretty lively to get much such land
ready to seed as early as the last Of this
month.
We would certainly advise laying out no
more work than could be finished by that
time, although if the weather should prove
unusually favorable grass might winter we'll
sown during the first half Of September. If
you should find the time too short for seed
ing this fall you have plenty Of time yet for
securing crop next season.
Pow the ground now, doing the work just
as well as possible, then follow with q good
puverizing harrow, such as will find the
soil without turning back the sward. Don't
try to do it all in one day, but give the land
time to crumble between the harrowings.
You cannot work the soil too much this fall,
even il narrowed once every week. Put on
what barn yard manure is at your command,
as soon as convenient, and let it become min.
gled thoroughly with the soil by the repeated
harrowings and action of the elements.
Next spring, as early as the ground is in
suitable condition for working, harrow again
and SOW the seed, either with or without
grain, as your experience seems to dictate,
or, for experiments sake, try part with
grain and the remainder without, and note
results. If sown in the spring, you can
safely put on clover seed aud will get more
hay the first year than other seed without
clover, especially if no grain is sown with
the grass seed.
On such land as you describe, you can
have just as smooth and mellow seed bed
on green sward without planting it, as with
if you have suitable tools aud use them
faithfully, Your proposition for re.seeding
without planting is a good one, but the work
should have been commenced earlier.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
The Fairs.

The agricultural fairs come to the front
in September, the New England aud New
Hampshire state fair September I, at Man
chester, Vermont state at Rutland aud Con-
necticut valley at Claremont, September Ia,
and county and local fairs at various dates.
There is no way in which q farmer can
spend few days and small sum Of money
to better advantage than in visiting good
agricultural fair.
1t is needful for persons in every kind Of
business to keep themselves informed what
others in the same line are doing in order
that they may keep pace with current i'm
provements. A man may be a good farmer
aud raise good stock and grain and never
cross the line of his farm but he can do bet
ter if he will make use of the faculties God
has given him to learn from others, and there
is no way to do this so effectually as by GO
ing to fairs.
The attendance upon the fair also tends to
stmulute tne umOltlOu VI tue ihTmeI W eluai
or excel the farm products and stock there
exhibited. flour system of fairs accomplishes
only this one thing, it will be Of immense
value to the cause of agriculture.
The most valid objection urged against the
modern fair, is the prominence given to trot-
ting, and the disproportionate amount of pre-
miums for races compared with other pre-
miums. 1t is a problem which every we'll
wisher of agriculture who is connected with
the management of fair will have to meet.
A few years experience in the management
Of fairs and responsibility for expenses, some-
times modifies extreme views on this ques-
tion. 1t is certain that liberal premiums
tend greatly to the success of fair. The
wherewith to meet these is best secured by
the gate fees of the crowd who come merely
to see the trotting. If the entries are kept
secret there can be no pool selling, and will
be little betting.
1t is the duty Of managers who feel that
they must tolerate trials of speed, to give to
other classes fair proportion of the money
aud to confne the trotting to limited hours,
that people may have full opportunity to
give attention to all departments.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
For the VERMONT FARMER.
Crop Reports,-Preparing Rope for Hal
ters.

EDITOR FARMER Thinking perhaps that
a short report Of crop prospects, &c, from
this section might be Of interest to some Of
your readers, will jot them down. Our
hay crop l think has been more than an
average one in quantity, as it certainly has
in quality, and it has been mostly secured
in excellent order, many having got their
whole crop without getting load wet to its
injury, thanks to the moving machine, hay
tedder and horse rake, with fair to good
weather. The wheat crop is excellent for
this section, but not large acreage sown.
Oats are heavy, and there were large guam
titles sown. Potatoes must be very light,
owing mainly to what is termed the rust
grubs and earth worms having also made sad
havoc in many fields. Onions, for which
this town is so famous, will not be an aver.
age crop, as the maggot in early season near.
ly ruined many fields but where they were
not thus disturbed, they look well. Corn, of
which but little was planted, is Of very uneven
growth, and will be late There will be
fair yield of fruit. Feed in old pastures is
very good, aud mown lands look splendid,
owing to the many fine rains Of late.
A good way to prepare rope for halters
and other farm purposes is to put your new
rope into kettle, along with plenty of cold
water, according to amount of rope; bring
the water to boil; let them boil smartly
for about five or ten minutes, then turn out
into an old pail or tub, and to every pail of
water add one teacup of tar. This stir thor
oughly; let stand until COOL than stretch to
dry, and you will have a rope that will out
wear, and out-pull, two or three as commonly
used, and one that will stand rain or shine,
and will tie or unite as you like. VERD.
West Cornwall, August l6.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
Travelling Threshing Machines.

1t will be remembered that we recently
suggested to farmers the good policy and
economy of owning horse power, thresher
and saw; aud of neighbors uniting 10 owner
ship. The American Agriculturist gives
similar advice 1t says;
1t is question worthy of consideration,
il it is not more economical, as well as more
convenient, for a farmer to own his own
horse power and threshing machine, than to
hire one of the large machines which go from
place to place to work. The cost Of thrcsh-
ing by one Of these is, perhaps equal to one.
tenth of the crop. 1t IS attended by con.
siderable extra expense in providing extra
hands, or extra teams, and there is some
waste in doing the work in a hurry. The
labor is excessive while it lasts, and there is,
moreover, the cost of boarding hands and
horses. For a crop Of 1000 bushels of
grain, the cost will amount to over $780,
With a two-horse.power machine, costing
S275 to $3.50, this work can be done in ive
days, without hurry, Inconvenience or loss,
aud often without extra help. The horse.
power wiil also serve other purposes, which
will thus reduce the cost attached to the
threshing Upon iarms that have 500 or
more bushels of grain to thresh each year. il
would certainly seem better to have ma
chine Of ones own than to hire a travelling
machine. [Agriculturst.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
Butter Making.

Essays read ut the last Orleans county
council meeting. at Glover. by Mrs Amanda
NJ Oliver, Of Charleston, and Mrs ID. A..
Locke
This is trade. Unless it is nicely done,
the product is almost worthless. In tie first
place, you must have neat tidy man, in
order that the milk may come clean from the
barn or yard aud then the pals, pans and
churn must be kept clean, and not only
clean, as some call it, but very clean.
Most Of the time let the milk stand AS
hours, but in hot weather not so long. The
milk should be set in cool place, aud in
good air, but not where the wind will blow
upon il. AS soon as it is sour skim it, and
then the sooner it is churned, tho better.
When the butter comes, wash it until the
water is clear from milk, and then salt it.
II it is to be forwarded Immediately to mar.
ket, l salt it three-iourths of an ounce to a
pound of butter, using Ashton salt. Work
it thoroughly, and then pack it, But if l
wish to keep it through the season, put in
an ounce of salt to the pound.
May 20, 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-27
WHOLE NO. 246.
Ashes for Fruit Trees.

Mr. G. NJ. Weston of Belgrade, the en-
terprising orehardist, whose successes aud
persistent labors in this line of farming we
have before chroniced, has realized good re-
suits from applying top dressing OF un-
leached ashes about his young trees, previous
to mulching them in spring Trees from one
inch to three inches in diameter, receive from
little less than peck to half bushel,
scattered about under the trees away from
the trunk, and the mulch-consisting OF
meadow hay then put on. Some might
say it was the mulch which did all the good,
but Mr. Weston has been trying some little
experiments in the matter Of mulching, top
dressing, not mulching and other things
about trees aud their ways-asking questions
of them and carefully noting the results
and he is satisfied that ashes form a most
valuable fertilizer for apple trees, applied in
the manner suggested aud recommends their
use in this way by all who would have
a thrifty young orchard, and who would see
their trees laugh and grow fat, and bear
heavy crops of fruit. Maine Farmer