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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-27


When abraham Lincoln was a Lawyer in
Illinois, he and judge got to bantering one
another about trading horses, and it was g.
greed that the next morning at o'clock They
sho6d make Il trade, the horses to be unssch
up tire hour and no backing OUT under 4 for
feitdre of $a5. At the hour appointed the
judge cahie ur; leading the sorrisst BOOKING
specimen Of 4 horse ever seen in thoss paris.
In few inmates Mr.. Lincoln was seen APP
proaehiag with wooden saw horse upon his
shoulders. Great were the shouts and the
laughter of the crowd, and both were greatly
increased when Mr.. Lincoln, on surveying the
judges animal, set down the saw-horse and
exclaimed =. Wen, judge, this is the first
time ever got the worst Of it in horse
trade !"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-27

| be SO persistent.
| The doctor went his usual round. and tbs
mother and son departed on their nvste,;oua
Grand Their business accomplished, they
returned well satisfied and ready gcr
supper when the father arrived.
deeper gloom was on his lace when ID
entered but no words were spoken I'M al
were at she table. TOO much absorbed II III
troubled thoughts to notice tho suppressed ex-
citement plainly visible Oh every face, Or If hc
noticed, knowing they understood Ills fears;
he did not wonder
Then IN q slightly agitated voice, his wiz
inquired
" Have you been successful in obtaining
the money p''
He Shook his head, but remained silent.
Each young quivering face sas turned Ars5
toward him, then with earnest, OUT AtssAinfs
glance to the mother.
" Do not be discouraged dear, es $ II this
late hour
" Are you wild LucyP There arc bu, eli.
hours between us and run. Gan rou talk Of
hope nowa have none. none.'' aa
With warning gesture TO the shiIirSiY ssis
rose, stepped to her husbands chair and, pas
sing her arm around his neck, said gently,
caressinglys ssda s
"Yet tiil hope on, my husband Goa wifi
not forsake u.s. eai
lie moved ihpatiently from under her arm;
but as he did SO, she dropped a roll into hN
bosom and turned toward her chair. a
INDY! Lucy what is this 2 Where dld
you get itP"
All was wild excitement. Each child
laughing sobbing, shouting but one glancs
from that strong but gentle mother qnelled the
confasio6 ana she replied @ ~
Its our thffdrsn's offefiEg, and sufficient
to make the needed sum persisted in Going
away This morning against your wishes bei
cause | saw no other escape. We cue tffo Straw
past night-many hands made quick work
sold it, and their braid added to it, with
what was already due them, completed the
sum-
Those who witnessed the scene win never
forget it. DR.. Mason with his arms around his
Wife, and both III tears, calling her all naInesi
the children clining about their parents, so
joyful that home was saved and they helped
to save it.
Put Charley into the wagon, quick. ff
he fails me not, the six miles between here
and NJ Win be the shortest / everrodo
shall be home before bedtime to thank vol
all Hope we shellneyer ecme so near ruin
again. ola
And they never did In two years tho
last dollar was paid, and then Or. Mason VOW
ed he would never owe any one cent. Hs
kept his vow!-a GArtstiaa Uqion
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-27

Now.-iiow few Of MS improve the benefits
of the passing hours. Perhaps tlore is not
one of us no can sincerely declare that li6
is nor living in satisfactory manner, though
most of us .atehd 10 do so presently 1ho
scholar is waiting until bis school days afe
over the youth till he is Of age, the artist
till he becomes more skillfnl, tho clerk till
he can claim large salary, the sailor till he
can command vessel, the physician till no
can obtain practice. Sorae are looking for
ward to q change Of place or occupation
some to assuming new responsibilities some
to enjoying more leisure. Then they will be-
gin to live in earnest, but lsoso life is Kind
Of makeshift--a time to be passed through as
an avenue to the future, to be valued not for
its own sake, but only for that TO which, it
leads. Meantime life itself Is fast fitting
away, habits are being formed, character for
good or for evil is being built. Who can toll
which part of life is most important, which
is to be the fullest and richest, which viii
offer the best opportunities? Or, rather, who
can declare any part unimportant, insigmfns
can't On meaningless Each day Is III. fis
itself, full Of vital import to him who seek
it.. If it is despised, ignored OF wasted, SO
much of life is lost nothing can make up
for ii no future, however brilliant. can ever
compensate. Let us then, while planning for
the future, beware how we slight the presents
The aoao is all we can be sure Of. We may
not live to gee the future of which we dream,
or the plans We lay for it may be frustrated,
but the good we do to-day can never be ob-
liberated. ~ tarti
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-27

The steamer Fanny was coming down the
upper Mississippi loaded with pig lead. rs
she was going over a shoal place Tie pilot
gave the signal to heave the lead. The only
mao forward was green Irishnan. why
dou't you iielse Che lead9sp !" Is il the lead,
yer houorP Whete to-? - !" Overheard, you
blockhead" The freshman snatched up one
Of the pigs Of lead and threw it overheard. =
The mate. in endeavoring to prevent him,
lost his balance and fell into the river. Tho
captain, running to the deck, asked :" Why
don't you heave the lead, and sing out Low
much water there is 2 The lead is heags
ed. yer honor, and tie mate's gone down to
see how much water there is.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-27

1t is stated by scientific gentleman thas
in families where sails eessfisi il hshitlally U.S.
ed, diphtheria and sore throat Are unkpcssa,
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POETRY.
=
A FAMILY PICTURE.


Grandfather and grandmother
They sat by the garden-way
The smiles on their faces beaming
Like the sun ON a wintry day.
With arms round each other resting,
My darling and We're near
With hearts all blooming, like flowers
That In the Msy-time appear.
A brook was flowing beside us
With murmurs low and light;
Clouds tioated over the heavens
And melted away from our sight.
Among the branches rustled
The leaves, all sere aud dead
And DER us, silently gliding,
Went Time with stealthy tread.
As there, on the youthful lovers,
The elders eyes were bent,
Was Life's reflected image
From each to other sent.
They looked on us recalling
The joy of bygone prime
We looked ON them with visions
OF far-ot, coming Time.
CD. Sprague, from The German
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
STATE NEWS.

In Piedmont valuable horse and
COW were killed by lightning last
week.
Ninety-three boy babies and nine
ty-three girls from two districts of
Lewis county, during the past year.
An eighty pound catfish caught at
Kanawha Falls was sold in Fayette-
willie, last week, at ten cents 4 pound.
A track.laycrs caboose was burned
up near Fayctte Station, 4 few days
since. One Of the men lost a watch,
another, $40.
Eeyser was favored with n food
last week, cellars were filed, streets
washed and chickens drowned.
About four inches Of water fell.
The Courier says that w. Va, coal
when shipped 10 California by steam
er around Cape Horn brings from
twelve to twenty dollars per ton.
While the Eauawha river rose if
teen feet the ELK remained statione-
ny and conseQucutly the rain was
confined to the Southwest. So says
Old Probs., Of Charleston.
Tom Welch beat and kicked Dick
Hennegon in Wheeling so badly that
he died thc same evening. Wclch
Z ]
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
Arcbie CanlpbeII.

We are under many obligations for
the kind and complimentary notice
Of us, published in the Wheeling IN
tepigcnea Of Saturday. 1t is always
gratifying to be noticed kindly by
our friends. We know Archie well
have known him for many years
knew him when we together were
on the cold mountain of political
sin; when we were together in the
gall of bitterness and bonds Of Re
publican iniquity. All well do we
remember how Archie and ourself
oft deeply convicted of our party
sins, have together wept and prayed
for deliverance; and when we had
found and embraced the true political
faith, and was happy, Archie seemed
very "near the Kingdom" and with
many tears turned back to the beg
carly elements of his corrupt party,
and hankered after the hesh-pots of
the Republican Egypt, and is han
kering still, and is very likely to
continue to banker.
@Archie, don't you remember how
nearly, on two occasions, you were to
thegoal Of yonr ambition How we
rs your warmest and most ardent
friend, brought your name before
these conventions for Governor; and
how when defeated, as usual, with
many repinings at your hardlot, you
abused your friends? Don't you
know Archie, that at your own home,
your best friends are your worst enc
mics?
Now dear Archie, closing cxhor-
tation: We love you, that you know
full well, come over to the Democrat
ic party, it can do you no harm, and
possibly it would not hurt the party.
And if you did not succeed in pro
curing what you have so long cove
ted, yet you would have a quiet con-
science, and that is what you never
had, if you told the truth when you
related your experience to us the last
time we were together, shortly after
the Parkcrsburg Convention of 1870.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
The BayOncI.

The New York Sun of the 22d says
it has the information from q reliable
source that in q couple of months,
"when the political campaign gets
hot in the Southwest, Lieut.-Gcn.
Sheridan will take the active com
mand of the troops there, with his
headquarters at New Orleans. This
arrangement, as we are assured, is
made with the appreciation of Sheri-
dan, who enters heartily into the
idea. He must naturally relish the
work of dccisively crushing the class
of citizens whom he once denounced
as banditti because they would not
look tamely on while the Louisiana
carpet-baggors stuffed the ballot box
es with fraudulent votes, and threw
out legal votes, and tried to cover the
rascality with forged aHidayits. The
intervention by the bayonet in the
Southern elections has been so en-
phatically rcpudiatod by the sober
sense of the country, that we can
hardly believe that Grants Admins
tration will dare to revive it; and we
should not credit the report did it
not come to US from 4 very creditable
source. But however this may be,
it is always proper to declare that an
attempt to carry the reconstructed
States for the Republicans at the
point of the bayonet will recoil upon
the conspirators, They might sue
coed by force and fraud in securing
two or three close States; but for cv-
cry one thus obtained they would
lose two elsewhere" We predicted
some months since that this course
would be pursued if Grant were re-
nominated, but We hardly believe he
would undertake it in the interest of
another candidate. Let us hope that
what the Republican party gains by
this procedure may occasion a great
cr loss to them in the North; now
that the people are waking up to a
realization of the fact that they were
fast surrendeaing their liberties to a
centralizing and despotic party and
administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The ,duradi is very mad because
the Nlurlinsburg Statcaaa endorsed
the State ticket and thinks it should
close its doors and hide its face from
the gaze Of men. The Statesman adj
mits it did not get its first choice,
but as the Convention saw proper to
place Mr.. Mathews at the head Of
the ticket it is now willing TO do all
it can to elect the whole ticket next
fall. The harmony that now exists
in the Democratic ranks is what wor-
ries the J0uraCi man. Courier,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

All announcements must IN paid for in
advance, at the following prices; Sheriff,
$40; Prosecuting Attorney, $40; Senate and
House OF Delegates, $40 Assessor 81; Pres.
ident County Court, 81; Congress and State
officers, Sl5. All announcements exceed.
ing two inches in length, viii have to pay
additional rates.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

Great preparations are being made
for the third National reunion of
soldiers at Caldwell, Ohio, on the 18th,
18th, 9th and 18th Of September Col.
Brown, OF the Soldiers Home at Day
ton, will preside, and Gen. Kirllpat-
rick will deliver the address Of well
come. The War Department, under
a resolution of Congress, will furnish
the camp equipage and muskets. A
sham battle will be one of the many
interesting features Of the occasion,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
Democratic and Conservative
Convention for the 3D. Congress-
lOnnl District.

Pursuant to previous notice, meeting
Of the Democratic Executive Committee,
for the Sd Congressional District, was held
ut the Hale House in the city OF Charleston,
on Thursday, April 9th 1876, On motion,
the following resolution was adopted:
RcsoIrcd, That Convention for the pur-
pose of nominating Democratic candidate
10 represent the Sd Congressional District,
in the House OF Representatives OF the 45tn
Congress Of the United States, be called to
meet in the city OF Charleston, on Wednes,
day, August 8, 1876.
In accordance with the action OF said
Committee, the Democratic and Conserya-
tive voters OF the Sd Congressional District,
are requested to meet and select delegates
to represent them in the Convention to be
held ior the purpose and ut the time and
place aforesaid.
C. P. SNYDER, Chm.
J. VI. Rowan, Scc'y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The young Democrats of our town
should be holding consultations in
regard to organizing clubs. The
county, also, should wake up to its
duty. Which District will be the
first to organize a club in the inter
ests of the Democratic nominees?
Let us hear from you.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The Democrats of West Virginia,
in convention assembled, have nom,
mated Maj. II. NJ Mathews, of Green
brier, as their candidate for Govern
or. They could not have made a
better Misunderstanding (Nd)
Past
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The Republican party is unani-
mously of the opinion that the mi
quitous records of all its strong rep
resentative men had rendered them
so deserycdly obnoxious as to make
it impossible to elect them. So they
take up man whose only recon-
mondation is chat nothing bad is
proven against him; and whose only
strength is that the bad men who
have controlled the Republican par
tv are confident that they can con
troll him, have closed their bargain
with him, and placed him in the
field as their representative. Hence
Hayes became the embodiment of all
the sins of the Republican leaders
As the sins of either one of them are
enough to justify his being thrown
overheard by the party, how much
soyerer judgment should be visited
upon the man who became the heir
to the sins Of them all?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The rebel Col. Thomas B. Swami,
Che of notched gun notoricty,) of Ka-
nawha, is talked of as the Republi-
can candidate for Governor. Being
a relative of Grants he is supported
by all the Revenue Collectors, Post
masters and other Federal oflice-hol-
ders III the State.
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Consistency.

An exchange says Of the Republi-
can party:
After oyerrunning the South with
soldiers to frighten the citizens from
the polls, taking them at the point
Of the bayonet from their beds at
midnight to return them after cleo
ton with no charge sustained; send
inga military general to disband q
legally elected legislature of a soyor-
cign State; putting into effect a force
bill which paralized every Southern
interest, and benefited only the car
pet-bagger; receiving no assurances
from honorable men of their accept
ing the results Of the war; and OF
their desire to work for the interests
of thewholo country, and continually
hurting "rebcl' at every Southern
maaA,Fho aspires to be aloader in his
sectiofanl his country; after almost
hourlyRpplying the term of "ex-Con-
federa4 Congress to our present Ma
Htional lsgislature-they have in their
Icincipaati platform a plank in which
sfaty Sillcysylss leprecate all section
al feeling and tendencies" This
viii likely be the text in their stump
speeches as referring to the probable
unity ofthe South for the Democratic
patty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
House of Delegates.

Mr.. EDlToE-Plcasc announce j. w. C..
Armstrong MS candidate for the House OF
Delegates, subject to the action OF the
Democratic County Convention,
MANY VOTERS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

hounds. And there Will be iOOls
found to believe the stories!
The Centennial Fourth.
At a meeting of the citizens Of
Lewis District and neighboring Dis
tricts, held at the Court House, Sat
urday afternoon, June oath, 1876, for
the purpose of arranging for the eel
cbration of the coming 4th of July.
Col. B, Lemaster was called to the
Chair and J. w. c. Armstrong was
appointed Secretary.
After listening to the views of
number of the gentlemen present, it
was resolved to have a public ccle-
bration in Point Pleasant on the 4th;
and in order to secure a larger atten-
dance, and to make the appointment
of the necessary committees, it was
resolved to adjourn the meeting I'M
til s o'clock P. NJ, and Messrs. l.. X.
Harpold, Rankin Wiley, Jr. and j.
w, c, Armstrong was appointed a
committee to have posters printed
and distributed, inviting all the la
dies and gentlemen interested to be
present.
Pursuant to adjournment the meet
ing rcassembled, and the Chairman
being absent, Maj. W. II. Tomlinson
was called to preside and F,A. Guth-
rie was appointed Vice President.
On motion, committee of five was
to select an orator, a hi+
torian of the county and a reader Of
the Declaration Of Independence,
which committee consists of G, P,
Simpson, F. A. Guthrie, Benz. But
Ter, Z. W. Sisson and b. Gilmore.
On motion, Il committee of arrange
ments was appointed, consisting Of
Henry Fry, William French, Capt.
J. NJ. Phelps, A. Gable, Rob't. Young,
Mrs. William French, Miss LidoKim-
borling, Miss Helen stcrrctt, Miss
Maggie Smith and Miss Eva Rodgers,
On motion, Il committee on music
was appointed, consisting of A. c,
Van Glider, Frank Hoy, Mrs. NJ. H,
Hale, Miss Kate Barbeo and Miss
Venic Thomas.
On motion, Mrs. L. KiRborling,
Mrs. b. Gilmore and Mrs. Menager
were appointed a committee to wait
upon the proprietors of the Point
Pleasant Machine q Foundry works,
and notify them, that their offer to
a cannon, or swivel for
the occasion was accepted.
These gentlemen had notified par
ties previous to the meeting, that
they would if desired, manufacture
a gun for the celebration, and the
above was in response to their offer
On motion Mr.. Daniel Duncan was
requested to build a carriage for the
gun, and Mr., Robert Young to iron
the same.
On motion w. j, Kallem was APP
pointed to organize and take charge
of the "gun squad"
On motion ii was resolved that the
celebration and basket picnic be
held in the Court House yard, and
that the committee of arrangements,
secure the Barrel Factory, or some
other suitable place, tohold the same,
should the weather become inclom-
emit.
On motion the various Sabbath
schools, Benevolent and other orders
Of the town and the citizens of the
county generally were oarnostlyand
cordially invited to participate with
us in the picnic and celebration,
On motion the Chief Executive of
.ho town was requested to issue
proclamation, asking the citizens Of
.ho town to close their places Of bus
mess, and refrain from their usual
upon that day and also
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
REeetjjlg.

NoTcE.-The Annual Meeting OF the
Board OF 0verseers OF the Poor OF Mason
county, viii be held at the Court House,
on Monday, July Sd, 1876.
q. q. WILLS, Pres't.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

Don't forget your primary meet
ings to appoint delegates to the Dem
ocratic and Conservative County
Convention to be held at the Court
House, August 18th.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
Dissolution.

S. j. shindle and c. Shrewsbury, OF the
firm OF $, j, shindle & Co., have this day
dissolved partnership. An persons having
claims against, or indebted TO the firm viii
please call and settle with $. J. Shindle.
s. j. SHlNDLE,
G. SHREWSBURY.
inn. 20-lw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29
Senatorial ConYcntion.

A Convention of the Democratic party
OF the 9TH Senatorial District, Tor the pur-
pose Of nominating candidate to repre-
sent said District in the Senate Of West
Virginia, is hereby called to meet in the
town OF Ravenswood, August 9th, 1S7G,-
The counties of Jackson, Mason Roane and
Putnam, are requested to select Delegates
to represent them in this Convention.
W. b. GIBBS, Chairman
Ev Cam 5th San Dist
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

We shall soon hear of cold-blooded
murders among the negroes by White
Laaguers and Regulators in the South.
As the fever increases the Rcpubli-
an imagination Will picture the
dead bodies rotting by the wayside
in hundreds; colored mothers drown
I'd and their sucking infants left to
perish on the banks of the bayous,
while their husbands viii be hunted
in theswamps and brakes with blood
hounds. And there will be fools
found to believe the stories!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The lookout is favorable to the
election of aDemocratlc President in
November, In ever quarter of the
nation there is disposition to
dethronc the corrupt and disgraceful
party which now holds the rcins Of
government.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-29

The Radicals are doomed to disap.
pointmCnt. They had hoped to see
the Democrats bolt the nomination
of Hon. II. NJ, Matthews, but in.
stead they find them rallying to his
support to a man. There is no di,
vision in the Democratic ranks in
Mason.
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~ NiIbih'i NIl'lllllldll
Ex. Com. 9TH Sen. Dist.

Major Mathews, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, seems to be
gaining in favor among the people of
West Virginia, The campaign will
not begin before September, as the
Republicans do not make their nom
inationsuntil the 9th of next month.