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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
A GRASSHoPPeR STORY.

Near Topeka, Kan, l talked with q
farmer who planted a thousand acres o.
corn, but did not gather an ear Last
year he sold corn for II cents, and this
year he was shipping it from Iowa al
81 Is. He sat on the balcony mourning
the utter destruction of his crop.
"How did they come-the grasshop-
pers?' l asked. .
"They came like shower, sir, he re
piled. 'They came in great shower
from the west They filled the air. They
darkened the sun. They covered the
stalk of corn until it was black? Then
they ate the leaf, ate the stalk down to the
young ear, and then ate the little ear,
too"
'Cob and all, STRIP ....
"Yes, cob and all. Why don't you
see that 1000 acres of corn out there
now? he misunderstanding like broken
whip-stocks?" ....., $500.
What else did they eat?'' 1 asked.
"Why, they ate every leaf off the
peach trees, ate the young peaches, leav-
ing the stones, and there stood my trees
leafess, bearing crop of peach stones.
They ate little cottonwood limbs an inch
thick, they ate my beets, turnips, and
onions clean down in the ground-hol-
lowed 'em out, leaving the rind-ate cigar
stubs, sir, and" =.
Hold upw said, that's too much;
that's" ..'.... ..-..
'But it's the solemn truth, sir. Why,
one night l sat on the balcony with the
engineer of the Santa Fe road. The
hoppers had piled up against the west
side of the house three feet thick. 1t was
a crawling, sinking, nasty pile. The
balcony was covered. l threw down a
quid of tobacco, and the hoppers covered
1T and ate it up in a few minutes, and
when l put my foot on a pile OF them, the
rest sailed in and ate the smashed ones
up. Why, when went to build my fires
this fall, the stoves wouldn't draw, and,
on examining to learn the cause, found
the flues were full of hoppers. They filed
the air with horrid stencil. They COW
cred the pools and the springs with their
poisonous green excrescence, and made
the cattle sick, they made the hens and
the turkeys sick, and they fairly made me
sick. Why I've seen them so thick on
the railroad that they'd stop a train
grease the track till the locomotive
wheels would roll over and over.
"What became of themY 1 asked.
"They flew east. They alwoys flew
in the daytime and ate at night. They
went through my corn field in day, and
the next day they were half mile to
the east.
"And the trees2'
"Why, they all leaved out again, and
many of them blossomed over again, and
tried to bear fruit, and bore it till the frost
came. In my trees you'd see, dead peach
stones and pink blossoms-all together.
Oh, it was a mournful sight, sir-dread-
fur' and the farmer drew long sigh.-
Cor. Ne,o York San.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

A reporter Of one of the smaller jour
mails of Paris asked the manager OF thea
ter to give him two seats for acertain per-
Torrance. The manager refused and the
journalist said to him, "Your refusal win
cost you 10000 francs" For six months
after the paper praised the theater in this
wise; monsieur x. is magnificent d.
rector. He has a good company and his
entertainments are excellent His man
agement Is intelligent He knows what
the people want. What pity it is that
the staircases of the tbeater are wood. IL
fire should break out thc audience would
have but little chance of escape" The
result OF this was mat the manager was
compelled to bull i an iron staircase which
cost him 50,0CJ francs.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
Information Wanted.

Will sum benighn being explane to me:
Why dog alwuss turns around 8 times
before he lies down.
Why horse alwuss gifts up oph from
the ground on his forward feet fust
Why COW alwuss gifts up oph from
the ground on her behind feet fust.
Why, when a man gifts lost in the
woods, or on the plains, he alwuss walks
in eirkle.
Why goose stands fust on one leg and
then on luther.
Why rabbits hsv a short tail and cats
hev long one.
Why most ofthe birds bid their nests
of different materials.
Why a hen alwuss knows her little
ones from another's, and why she will
hatch out IL duck eggs and then think
they are her own chickens.
Why a bear alwuss klimbs down a tree
| backwards.
Why turkeys eggs are speckled, and
a ducks eggs blue.
Whether a log floats faster in a river
than the current runs, or not.
Why an oyster and a klam are the
only things l kno ov with animal life that
don't hev to move out Of their places to
git living. ---..@2 % = - 80
Why mules bones are allsolid, and
their ears twice az long az horses
Why pig gathers straw in his mouth
and runs about with them just before
rain storm.
Why litening waz never known to
strike beech tree.
Why.the males among the feathered
race do all the singing
Why natur will allow cross between
some animals and then no more.
Why the blak snaik IL the only snaik
in this country that can klimb tree.
Where the flies all go to when the kold
weather sets in, and where they all come
from so sudden next summer.
Why musk rats tail haz no fur on ii,
and a mink's baz.
Why quairs egg is round and hens
egg IL pointed.
There IL lots ov lilly dedicated people
who won't believe the Book ov Genesis
because they kant prove it, who kant
answer korrectly one-third ov the above
questions.-Josh Billings.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

Did it ever strike the reader that tn ere
must be great deal of skill, and art, and
conscientious edification in the building OF
good, serviceable jail? Here is a firm
in st. Louis which ADVERTISE that it de-
votes itself to Jail Building, and to the rur~
nishing of Cages, Cells, Locks, Handouts,
Shackles, Balls and Chains. We shouldn't
suppose it very jolly business to engage
in, but considering the necessity of securi>
ty, of convenience and of ventilation,
it must require good judgment and fidelity
in no usual degree. At the west it isn't
merely the breaking out of Jail which is
to be guarded against, but also the tens
dency of the community to break in, with
view to summary lynch proceedings.
We should suppose that Jail Builder
would now and then like to refresh him.
self by putting up a church or two-but
that is matter Of taste.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

and he still moaned out the same cry,
"My head, my headr'
she has been OUT" exclaimed Mr.. Jan,
son. 'Why was l disobeyed2 This is a
sun-stroke"
The boys selfwill was alone to blame.
Mrs. Yorke had coaxed him into lying on
the sofa in the drawing-room "for a nice
midday Sleep" and went into the nursery,
leaving him, safe. Up jumped Master
Leopold the instant he found himself at
liberty, and dropped down from the low
window. which stood so temptingly open.
That was how it happened. His heart
was set upon getting lao the garden, SIM
ply because it was denied to him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
SpLiHTERs.

Cycles oftime-Icicles.
Down in the mouth-Your throat
The traces of tears draw sympathy
A person who wags his. head is a wag.
To bill a tongne-Drink scalding coE
| fee.
A mortgage is difficult thing TO salts
fy.
To kill time-Taks horse and sleigh
it.
The stamp of eivilization-The postage
stamp.
Chairs should not be covered with silk,
but sat>in.
Corporal Observation-Disclosures him to-
the ranks.
Swallows may skim the AIR, but they
can't skim milk.
A church fair-The beautiful being who
sings soprano.
A rough misunderstanding that you
can knock man down.
To "bone" a turkey-Take it when the
poulterer is not looking.
To prevent meat from spelling in the
summer-Eat it up in the spring.
How to make good puffs-Send the
publisher so cents line for them.
It's never too late to mend, except when
stocking is worn away in the instep.
Many people have the facility Of look
ing at everything and seeing nothing.
If a pair Of spectacles could speak what
historian would they name. Fuse b:-7s.
In the earthquake region of California
it is reported that "real estate is active"
All games of chance, except running
for office, will be suppressed by law in
Virginia.
Old Sojourner Truth is still living. She
is centennially expected to go to Philadel-
phia.
An Illinois farmer put a sign over his
pond since it froze over. 1t reads, take
not ice."
Linen rubber lined hose, is becoming
very popular in New York-with the FIRE
department, of course.
What class of people has done most to-
ward populating this country2 The Smith
manufacturing company. '.r-.--
A Nevada editor gravely announces
that he never can write fuidly until he's
had glass or two of whisky. 80
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
BY JOEL BENTON.

No more to 60 on weary quest,
No more to plot, or plan, or dream;
A glory greater than / guessed
Has dawned. How strangely does it Scent
For, out of girIhOOd's broad domain,
Bewilderingly looked Ger and DER,
No flower ito me tits very plain)
So fair was ever won before.
The sweet, glad wonder in her eyes,
The lips which only love has pressed,
The warm and paIpitant surprise,
The shy response shyly confessed,
Are like the light that never was
Inhabitant of land or sea,
And of all earthly Mysteries
The one bewitohing mystery.
In her does Psyche's form arise9
Is she so marvellously fair1
Is beauty's spell wove from her eyes7
Do radiant splendors wreathe her hairl
have not asked, only know
Some sweet perfection bolds control,
And, where rare human virtues flow,
Beams forth the dearest human soul.
sky! the morn that's risen to-day
0utshines the brightness of your blue;
November's soreness turns to May,
And this bleak world is born anew.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

Alcibiades had a shrewd way of divert
ing attention from his vices. He once
paid 20 mine (about 81, 400 for dog of
remarkable size and beauty, and general
ly admired for his tail. He cut the tail off,
and when his friends scolded him, and
said that everybody was vexed about the
dog and was abusing him, he answered,
with laugh, "That is what 1 want.
wish them to talk about this. that they
may say nothing worse Of me"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

Large and attractive signboards are a
great feature of Chinese shops, and the
worJs uDon them are a strange mixture of
tie tiowery literature of the land and the
advertising instinct of commercial peo-
pie. Here are some OF the signs Of Pekin:
"Shop of Heaven and Luck" 1.-THE Shop
of Celestial Principles" THE Nine Felic-
tiles Prolonged" Mutton Shop Of Morn
ing Twilight, /" THE Ten Virtues all Com
plete," Flowers Rise to the Milky Way"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

A girl sixteen years old was found cit
ting exhausted in the street at Boston, last
week, where her father had driven her on
discovering that she had given birth to
an illegitimate child, and she was remoy-
ed to the hospital, where she died on Sat
urday. Though her father had just been
released from Jail himself, he refused to
see her body, or have anything to do with
it, and she was buried by the city.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

A correspondent tells of fisherman at
Lake Winnipiseogee, who lately caught a
cusk which was eighteen inches in length.
On dressing the fish, he found perch in
side of him which was just nine inches
long, and inside of this a perch just four
and a half inches long.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
MARIA SAx0NBURY.

BY MRS. HENRY WOOD.
ArTHoR OF "EAsT LYNNE" "vERNER's PRIDE,
"THE MYSTERY" "THE EARL's HEIRS"
"THE cHANSIYGs, "a LIES
sEcRET," &C., &c.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

1t is pitiable spectacle TO see a reIig>
ious banker, late at night, trying to set the
combination" on his front door knob.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
A Terrible Tragedy.

a; az early hour On Saturday morning last
flames were discovered issuing from tie bank
ing-bouse Of Hsyes & Willis, Johnstown. New
York. The flames were subdued. when the
ehsrred remains Of Edward Yosi, brother
in-l4w Of one Of TIE partners, we're found.
The bank presented siekenisg appearance,
with It's blool-besmearei walls. doors and
counters, and the smell Of the burned furDi-
ture and bedding Yost was last seen abou;
y o'clock the night previous, when be went
to the bank, where be occupied a rear room.
When the body VS. found thaEe was gag in
he mouth and the arms were bound. y Sc.
we're confusion was discovered on tie back Of
tie bead. JUS. sb0ge :he right ear, and enc
penetrated the brain OF the top Of tie head
The body was badly burned. Two chambers
q Yos;'s revolver bad been discharged and
two 6ulie. holes were discovered in tie door
olihe vault. The person ofthemurdeEed usa
was robbed Of $500 IL money, valuable dia-
moud pin, and a watch worth $3.50, but there
was nothing 10 indicate an effort to rJb the
vault.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
Civn Rights ia North Carolina.

The col9rei people Of North Carolina seem
disposed to enjoy their civil rights in a civil
and gelteel maauer. Certain men have a.
tempted TO provoke a difficulty in Whining
ton, under cover Of the civil rights Iill. a
large number Of the more respected c9iorei
men Of that city have published d card, 10
which hey say;
While we rej.ico in tie passage Of taat
bill b. Congress. yet We most empaaticaiiy
dissent 10 It's use in any way other than as
Congress intended it, namely, as q law az the
protection Of colorcd persons in the exercise Of
legitimate rights, and rot as an engine Of op-
preston 10, any class Of our fel'ow-citizsus.
We earnestly counsel moderation on the par;
Of our friends, aal We hope they viii djscouu-
tcuauco any attempt on the par; g unreliable
uer,gus o. create unnecessary strife
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
A Pitiable Object.

4 correspondent Of tho Shenandoah Jalsy,
writing from Forestville, in that county, gives
tie following account and description Of q
poor sufferer ia that locality. How true !, is
that oue-ha.l Of tue world does not know
how tie other half lives ~
Mr. Ephrlim Pe1ce. son Of Jacob, living
within tEo miles Of Foresty..e, has been a
sufferer from rheumatism eleven years OF uofe.
His forehead rests up5u bis breast bis nose,
from the pressure has bec5mo fat, and lis
chin suukeI into his breast, causing running
sore. Sitting 10 font Of him you Can see but
iti'e Of bis head, 50 complete IS the curve Of
lis neck. Every ioiul OF bis fingers, aud Of
both bands, Is d.sl9caied The mau is truly
a living skeleton Mr. Pence IS member
II the LEihsran church lie has been partly
supported by tie county, receiving about $50
pes year
To complete this picture Of distress, It's
poor creature has a blind father who, like the
afflicted son, is SO poor and destitute as to be
an objeo, Of charity Register
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
Crime IN Virginia.

AJExANDRIA, Va. March 9.-Tha G1zegs
has a report from Fauqujer County, Va,
stating ,ha; on Saturday last a coIorel man
named Iiaines went TO toe houseof his mistress
between Markham and Piedmont. and sciziu 2
a Ratchet made a murderous assault upon it.
inmates, the woman and her two children,
cutting and slashing them terribly. The wo-
man resisted him aud fought him from the
house % a straw rick near by, where it was
ended ~ her splitting his head open with an
axe, and stretching him dead at her feet The
woman, too, was bur; seriously, and the chill
dren 50 badly that they will probably die.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
Transient Matter by Mail.

The express companies did not succeed 10
getting a repeal Of the law allowing small
packages Of merchandise &c, 70 60 through
the mails but the law was 90 modified hy
The late Congress as to have tie gate doubled
on merchandise IN the mails-that IS, making
it two instead Of one cent per ounce. The
Postmaster General announces that trau,ieu;
newspapers. as well as books, pamphlets, re
riodicals. &c, are embraced in this law, and
will be charged ono cent Tor each ounce or
fraction thereof. No one thought that tran
sieut newspapers were included In this propo-
si,ou. II weighing at all over an ounce, no
matter how narrow the margin, two cents will
have to be paid instead Of one. This ouerous
requirement has gone into effect, under the
following circular order q the Postmaster
General in regard TO third class mail matter {;
"On books, pamphlets and occasional pub
licatious, transient newspapers, magazines
and periodicals, handbills. posters, sleet mu-
sic. unsea'el circulars, prospectuscs, book
manuscript, proof-sheets, corrected proof
sheets. printed cards and blanks, maps Iitho-
graphs, prints, chromo-Ithognphs, engrav-
juss. seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scious, and
GeAjble patterns, samples Of ores, metals min
erals aul merchandise sample cards, photo
graphic paper, letter envelopes. postal euvc-
Ioucs and wrappers. unrriutci cards. plain
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13

POISONED BY EATING PAINTED CANDY
The Wheeling w. Va Register gives an ac-
count Of the fatal poisoning Of one chill and
the serious and possibly fatal illness Of two
others in the same family, near Bridgeport,
from eating painted sugar apples. The occa-
sion was the birthday festivities Of one Of the
children Of a German family named Bourst
The children ate freely Of the painted candy
with the results named Analysis proved
that the coafecton had been cJ,orel rel an d
green in the semblaace Of real fruit by the
use Of arsenic aud analine.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
- CH4NCERK.

Tie object Of this Snit is 70 enjlin further
proceedings g. enforce the collection # iudg-
rceut obtained at the March Term, 1874 Of the
CrcU.i Court Of Jefferson unity, by George
A. Bruce. Assignee. Of W B. Gil!aher, against
The C.mplaigants. for the sum Of S52l.57. aud
costs Of said Snit, Until tie validity Of the tile
d! Complainant Brscoe 10 a tract Of land pur-
chased 81 " 3. Galiaber, Cor portion Of the
purchase money Of which the above judgment
was obtairc J, is ascertained and aljudgei.
Itapp-ar.ag. on afr lavit fled 10 this suit,
TIA, tic Defendants George \. Bruce, ". b.
Ga,laler Gad Frances y. GliilheT his wife,
Betsy Hall, Ellen u Waters and - Waters
Ter husband, John L. Briscoe, and James I.
Br,ccc. r0n-resdents Of the State Of West VIZ
giait, they are hereby required to appear with
ia four weeks after tie date Of the first publI
cation q this order, aud do what is necessary
O. protect their interest in this matter
And il is further ordered tia, a copy Of this
o-ier shall be published once week for four
successive weeks in the Iiugiui1 Free Press
q newspaper published in this Cguuiy-aud
al-0 posted at the Front Door Of the Court
II7ase ~ tie said County, 1t least twenty days
before Decree i rendered
ROBERT T. BROWN,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
BAYLo3 < Wilson, ?. z.
March %. 1876:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13

The Governor accompanied by the Mayor
and members Of the Capitol Committee, made
a tour Of inspection around the city yesterday
% decide upon the best building to be usei as
a capitol for the present. The Lindsey IN
sGtuts was selected, and +: will be 81 usoI
temporarily until the regular State House can
be- & he'd - Yhssh17 Register, oh
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13

GEORGE A. BRUCE, Edward Tearney, Sher-
81 Of JeI rson County, and the said Edward
Taruey. Sheriff Of said County, as Admin
ist-ator De Joms non, with the VIII annexed
RI Thomas Brisc3e, deceased, Juliet Briscge,
Betsy Hail. Ellen " Waters and -
Waters her husband, Ann j. Ai,quith and
Edward " Aisquiih her husband. Frances
s. Ga.laLer and ". B. Gallaher her bus
band, John l. Brscae, Thomas Hiie, Trgs-
tee Of j. Bd>coc. James F. Briscoe, and
J9hn L. Briscgc, Trustee Of james +. Bris-
cue. Defendants.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
RANK NOTICE.

-~1BE annual meeting Of Stockholders Of the
Bank Of CharlestoWn for the election Of Di-
fectoss, viii be held at their Banking House, a.
II O'clock, A. ", on the fret Monday in April.
G. 4. PORTERFlELD,
March Is. 1875. Cashier.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
About 10 or 20 Barrels of
WHITE CORN.
Terms of Sale:

The Corn, Cash. On other articles, Seven
Months Credit will be given on all sums Of Ten
Dollars End upwards. purchaser giving Note with
town. with interest from date interest % be re-
.n;ttad il paid at maturity. All sums uader Ten
Dollars. Cash.
lgF sale 70 commence at 10 o'clock, 4. "
J. GREGG GIBSON.
March -. 1851
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
SEED OATS.

7 HAVE for sale $50 Bushels Of SEED OATS
! Gallon ne n fHill Farm near CahFlestowu,
= adsrsss ne II CharlosiOUn Post Office.
March L. ls-3-3t JOHN 7. COLSTON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
NOTICE.

4 IL accouats due Davis L Locke, as well as
: uaay due J. ". Locke. will, unless paid be-
i5r. the lst day Of April, 1875, be placed ia the
hands Of an officer for collection by law.
March Is, 1875. J. W. LOCKE.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
FOR RENT.

4 GOOD HOUSE with a hae Garden, in close
4 proximity 10 water. Possession given iuue-
Giats!y. GEO. ". SPOTS,
Mach I3. IsT5-5t. Agent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-03-13
Cnunfrx Produce
Notice.

Sits important hat ny business ih9uld be
Y closed, all parties indebted 20 re by Note os
TJ5Nu Account are respectfully requested 70 call
and ssttle the same without delay which vii! ena-
Be ne 70 NEE; ny indebtedness.
have removed ny stock u Goods % the cor
ner roo, ofMsrket aogse BgidiBg, whore will
Be pleased % meet ny former egsto@efs and the
public generally. ,o.,,,e,,.