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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
The New Jersey Potato CrOn.

The Trenton IN. J.) Gazette says :
There seems to be no reason to doubt
that the New Jersey potato crop will
this year be q certain and total failure
The Colorado bugs have already ap-
peared in myriads all over the State,
and are everywhere prosecuting their
destructive onslaught upon the young
potato plants. They never before ap-
peared SO early as this, nor in such
countless numbers. This strange and
alarming Rocky mountain pest puts in
On appearance at the very beginning
of the potato season, and in such vast
hordes as to make it seem hopeless to
atten pt toi contend with Il EN-. 1t
probably is hopeless undertaking.
They are everywhere attacking the po-
tato plants, and even the roots and
young tubers, in swarmng hosts, and
with voracious energy that is disheart
ening. We hear of their ravages in
every part of the State, and there seems
no reason to doubt that they will con-
tinue the campaign by successive breeds,
all the summer,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
Wanting to Have an Understanding.

A night or two since a chap about
thirty. five years old, looking as if he
had crawled out of a cave to commence
life anew, entered one of the Detroit
hotels, and, waiting at the counter until
the clerk was at liberty, he asked: els
this hotel?"
eyes, sill" was the reply.
"Good living, good beds, and the
most courteous attention."
Yes, sir"
"Well," said the stranger, after a
long look at railroad timetable, "I
suppose you don't trust? ?"
"No, sir"
Wouldn't let man stay here four
or five days until something turned up2"
"No, sir"
"That's what 1 wanted to know. [
always like to have an understanding
about such things, for if anything makes
me mad it is to have a great big hotel
clerk jump in on me and kick me down
stairs on account of my Strengthened
finances.
"You had better find some other
place, suggested the clerk.
Ou Snall, replleu Gno StIdHBeT'
"The outside of this hotel seemed to
smile welcome at me, but as l said be-
fore, my present policy is to get along
without being kicked. I've got mental
feelings as well as anybody else, and Pm
getting so worn in flesh that mere COM
mon grand bounce from a healthy hotel
clerk upsets me a whole day, Farewell,
young man don't bile any extra taters
for me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
The Bouquet Season.

The Burlington HaoOkeye has the
following paragraph: 1t is coming time
for the newspapers of the republic to
TEEN with paragraphs containing the
effusive thanks of the editor to some
lady for beautiful bouquet which sheds
it's grateful aroma through his dreary
sanctum, lighting it up with bright
memories of the past that come and go
like the changing lights and shadows of
a phantasmagoria. Everybody knows it
is all lie, and in eighty-nine years ex-
perience we never saw but one bouquet
in an editorial room, and it was a couple
of prize turnips lying in the wood box,
but tho bouquet paragraph is always
good to fill up with and it is always
popular, especially with eallow editors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
The Child.

Christian at Work has this touching
little picture: People won
dered the doctor d not hasten to place
a block of marble to mark Blossoms
grave, as month after month passed
without recognition of this custom. But
the designers of monuments did not
wonder. He visited them continually,
but their drawing did not suit him.
From them he would go to the marble
yard and look searchingly at the many
styles displayed, and to the rooms where
the choicest models were carefully
placed, and would then slowly turn from
them all, and, shaking his head, would
walk away. 81 can't tell what 1 want, I"
he said, one day. 81 want my Blossom,
and / can't have her, and so 1 want
well, I can't tell, only don't want to
look at broken rosebuds and crosses and
crowns and shattered columns when [
visit my baby's grave. And l don't
want to read Gone Before, or 'Our
Angel, or Fallen Asleep
like these. As 1 don't know what l
want, I will wait even q while longer.
I want my Blossom I don't want her
tombstone to tell me of her death every
time l glance at it God knows there is
no need of that. 1t was such q mystic
rious Providence that took my treasure
from mel Oh, God, cannot under
stand it 1 want to love the little monu-
ment want it to be something more
than marble to me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

Albergo Reale. So it proved to be, and
l had the satisfaction of restoring the
lost lamb TO her sorrowing relatives,
who had mourned her as dead, so utterly
certain had her fate appeared when she
was known. to have been left on the
burning mountain.
While the child's mother, weeping,
caught her darling to her heart, Mr..
Harding approached the spot where I
stood, footsore and weary, with hair and
garments singed, and shoes that had
crumbled away piecemeal from the
scorched feet they had sheltered, and
wrung my hand. -.--
81 am not man of many Words" he
said, SHUT you have laid me under a
very, deep debt of gratitude, Mr..
Clements, and -.
I did not hear the rest, save as a con-
fused hum like that of hive of bees,
for now the floor seemed to slide away
under my feet, and the walls to revolve,
and then all grew dark. They laid me
on a bed-for I had fainted-and
sprinkled water on my forehead, and
gave me cordials and wine, and gradually
my strength came back to me; but for
weeks was too lame to be able to walk
without the support of crutch.
I am well enough now, and they call
me Captain Clements, for am not COM
mander of fLe ship in the Australia
trade, to which Mr.. Harding, her owner,
gave the name of the Emma, in honor
of the dear little thing that hid beneath
my rough pea-coat, when the fiery rain
of Etna fell fast and thick around us3
| have children of my own now,
blithely sporting in the garden of a
pretty cottage near the Mersey, and
pausing in their play now and again, as
tall ships pass, to ask when "papa "
is coming back from sea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
A Printers Dream,

A printer sat in his Office chair, his
boots were patched and his coat thread
bare, while his face looked weary and
worn with care, while sadly thinking of
business debt, old Morpheus slowly
round him crept, and before he knew it
he soundly slept; and, sleeping, he
dreamed that he was dead, from trouble
and toll his spirit had fled, and that not
even a COW bell tolled, for the peaceful
rest of his COW hide sole. AS he wall
dered among the shades, that smoke and
scorch in lower Hades, he shortly OBJ
served an iron door, that creakingly
swung on hinges aiar, but the entrance
was closed by red-hot bar, and Satan
himself stood peeping out, and watch
ing for travellers thereabout, and thus
to the passing printer spoke, and with
growing voice the echoes woke: "Come
in, my dear, it shall cost you nothing
and never fear: thisi is the place where |
cook the ones who never pay their sub
scription sums, for though in life they
may escape, they will find when dead it
ia too late; will show the place where
[ melt them thin, with red-hot chains
and scraps of tin, and also where I comb
their heads with broken glass and melted
lead, and if of refreshments they only
thin , there's boiling water for them to
drink; there's the red-hot grindstone to
grind down his nose, and red-hot rings
to wear on his toes, and if they mention
they don't like fire, I'll sew up their
mouths with red-hot wire; and then,
dear sir, you should see them squirn
while l roll them over and cook to a
turn" With these last words. the
printer awoke, and thought it all prac-
tical joke; but still at times so real did
it seem, that he cannot believe it was all
a dream; and often he thinks with a
chuckle and grin, of the fate of those
who save their tin, and never pay the
,,nintnr
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10
4 Page from Life's Book.

l saw two children intertwine
Their arms about each other, III u
Like the young tendrils OF a vine
About its nearest brother; ...-....-
And ever and anon, f.. sr..H a.us
As gayly they ran on,
They looked into each others face
Anticipating an embrace. BIRD
l saw these two when they were men.
Watched them meet one day,
They touched each others hands--and the
Each went ON his own way.
There did not seem tie s.aa
OF love-a bond or chain
To make them turn the hungering eye,
81 7r orgrlsp the hand again.
This is page in our LIES book
We all Of us turn over.
The web is rent,
The hour-glass spent,
And, oh! the paths we once forsook
How seldom we recover.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

A buzz-saw item: Henry Stonaker of
Palestine, Texas. In his life he was love
ly, and in his death he was divided!
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Pot House Politics.

The Republican campaign seems to
be run upon the lowest level of pot
house politics. Ex-Speaker Blaine re-
fers, in a political speech in the great
est city in the Union, to seventy of his
colleagues in the House Of Representa-
tives as seventy scamps." Bob Inger-
soil, who divides with Blaine the espec-
ial favor of Gov. Hayes, called the
Presbyterian Church 'the old she
bang" and talks of opening a religious
convention with "the oyster>knife of
prayer" These are the men who think
that the best way to get reform is to get
it through them by way of Gov. Hayes.
We venture to predict that the country
will prefer to elect a President whose
spokesman are men who regard the
decencies of life, and who can discuss
in public the issues of the day without
being either profane or vulgar.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Southern Claims.

Gov. Tilden, orr next President, has
addressed a letter to Hon. Abram
Hewitt, declaring his position in regard
to the question of Southern claims,
which can be found in another column.
Hon. J. NJ. Stone, Governor of Miss.
issippi has written a letter. in which
he fully endorses Mr.. Tilden's position,
in regard to what are called the
Southern claims" We quote the fol>
lowing extract:
The people of the South do not sup
port Governor Tilden from any mercen-
airy motive. The hope of securing the
payment of Southern claims, has never
entered their minds-nor was the ques-
ton thought OF, so far as [ know, until
vass by reckless and desperate Repubii-
speakers -notably Mr.. Blaine"
Gen. j. q. George, Chairman of the
State Democratic Committee endorses
also. Read the following from
his letter:
"Mr. Tilden is being pressed at the
by the Southern Claims question.
He has properly put an extinguisher on
that programme of the Radicals by his
1 rejoice he has done SO, and |
te~legraphed the National Committee
we approved of it. We can't af~
ford to lose the only chance We have
had, for long weary years, to have good
government, for the miserable phantom
of getting a few claims of our citizens.
The claims are almost entirely control
led by spectators. [ would rejoice to
see an end of all questions which can
further divide the North and the South.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Mr.. ~andler's Policy.

The Secretary of the Interior, Chair
mar of the National Republican Cons
mittce, has issued an apology for the
October elections, in which he claims
great gains for his party over various
years, of no Importance in our politics,
and avoids comparison with the last
Presidential election. Of course, COM
parison with the last Presidential cleo
ton is the only fair one to make. If
the Democrats gain on the electoral
vote enough to carry Tilden and Hen
bricks into office, it is entirely immaterial
what the local results were in informed
late years. They have gained in the
States which have voted 80 far 225, coo
in the popular vote and So electoral
votes, over 1872. A continuance of the
same ratio of gains would elect Mr..
Tilden by q large majority.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Trustees Sale.

-
By virtue of a Deed in Trnst to me.
made by John W. Ferguson to secure tho
payment off certain note made payable and,
due to Cornelia Sones for the sum Of ore
thousand dollars said note and Deed in
Trust being due on tho I'd day Of Ncvem-
Der, A. D.1S72, and being on record in the
Chancery Clerks Office, in the cohntv oc
Lincoln, Slate of Mississippi, in. Deed.
Book B, page POS and 300, l win proceed
to sell, at the Court-house door, in the
tow of Brockhaveh, on Saturday; the: 2rt.
day of December, 1876. for cash.. to, the,
highest bidder, the following real estate.
with the appurtenances thereto b~elonging,
situated in the town of BrookhayeM, ara
embraced in said Deed in Trust, fo-s>1:
Lots No. ii and IL, Block 81, and Lots
No. IL, IL, Is and IA, in Block %, in said
own of Brookhaven, Miss. / will convex
such title only as is vested in me by said
Deed in Trust, which is believed he good.
40 COX,
nov2-ot @ Trustee.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

WARRINGTON, Oct. 25-The following
is the text of the first part of Mr..
rilden's letter. What follows was tel
egraphed last night:
New YORK, Oct. "a, 1876.
Hon. A6ram s. HeWitt::
S IR:I have received your letter in
forming me that Republicans high in
authority are publicly representing that
the South is not without hope to obtain
payment for losses by the late war, and
to lave provision made for tie Rebel
debt, and for the losses of slaves. As
the payment of shucli losses and claims
was not deemed important enough to
deserve the notice of either Convention
at the time it was held, you also asked
me to state my views in regard to their
recognition by the Government.
Though disposed myself to abide by
the issues as made up already, | have
hesitation to comply with your re-
quest. The Fourteenth Amendment
expressly provides as follows: ''Ihe
validity Of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for the payment
Of pensions and bounties for services in
the instruction Or rebel
lion, shall not be questioned, but nei-
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
,ha Inst warning.

$50
Before out next publication day the
fate OF the Federal Government will
have been decided, and The voice of the
American people will have spoken, and
that voice will reverberate in thunder
tones either for or against Tilden, Hen
bricks and Reform. We confidently
believe, however, that the decision Of
that great tribunal, the ballot box, will
render a verdict in favor of our standard
bearers and reform. And while all res
formers may have the same faith in the
result, of the election, it is their imper-
alive duty to appreciate the strength OF
OR political foes, and not allow them>
selves to be so..sanguine of our success,
as to relax their energies or p~ersever-
ance in the good work Of redemption.
flour cause is n good one it is worth
working for; and every man should
work with that will and deter
minat;on, that men do when they are
fighting fire; work as though you were
c~ontending against the devouring ele-
ment to prevent TIE destruction of the
shelter that gives protection to those
that are dear to yourself, your neigh
bors and your friends; for in contend.
ing against the corrupt Radical party,
every man ought to oppose that party,
actuated by the feeling that he would
be in preventing the destruction OF his
nouse by fire, for almost a similar prin-
cipie is involved. The success of Til
den means low taxes, and a good gov
ernment; the success Of Hayes, means
high taxes, amounting almost to confis-
cation, ard cxtenuation of the fraud and
corruption that has been perpetrated on
the American people by the.present Ad
ministratiou.
1t is the duty of every man to rally
around the standard of Reform, and
plant it firmly on the citadel Of success.
Every man has his part to perform il
this great work, and We hope not a
single reformer will be reported as a
delinquent. Close up the ranks, then,
and march forward with a bold and
steady front, and beard the lion in his
den, and victory shall be ours.
Go to work, and work earnestly; de-
vote a portion of your time to the
cause of your country, and work for the
overthrow of those political vampires
that have almost sucked the life-blood
out of the Government. Go to work
for the success of Tilden, Hendricks,
Reform and Hooker. Go to work for
the overthrow of the Grant dynasty, and
the defeat of Hayes and Wheeler. Do
this and your country will be redeemed.
Fail to do it, and you will almost curse
the day that gave you birth. Freemen,
do your duty and all will be well.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
Grant. Organ OF. ridden.

The following extracts are taken
from the New York Times, the Grant
Radical administration organ:
"The voters ought to esteem it an
honor and a privilege to elect Samuel j.
Tilden. He has shown himself a gal
liant, conscientious, efficient foe to cor
ruption.
"Mr. TiIden would make a very
good candidate, for he is a gentleman,
an able man, and a man of very high
character"
Now, if the New York Times, as Rad
ical as that sheet is, and has been, can
thus speak favorably of Tilden, the
whole Radical party may take, it for
granted that Tilden is a great and good
man, and ought to be President of the
United States-and We believe he will
he
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

the United States o any State
shall assume or pay any debt or obllga-
t;oo incurred in aid OF the instruction
.or rebellion against the United States,
or any.claim for the loss or emancipation
OF any slave; but all snch debts, obbga,
tions and claims shall be held liie8ai
and void" This amendment has been
repeatedly approved and agreed to py
the Democratic State Conventions OF the
south. 1t was unanimously adopted az
part of the platform Of the Democratic
National Convention at st. Louis on the
9th of June. and WAS declared by that
platform to be universally accepted as
Ia final settlement Of the controversies
that engendered the war. My " pc
sition on this subject had been pre-
viously declared on many occasions,
and particularly in my first annual mes
sage of January 8, 1875. In that doc,i-
ment I stated that the Southern people
were bound by the 18th, l4th and 9th
amendments that they had joined at Ma.
tional Conventions in the nomination OF
candidates and i'll the declaration oil
principles and purposes which form an
authentic acceptance of the results oil
the wal embodied in the last three
amendments to the organic law OF the
Federal U"ion, and that they had by
the SURFACES of all their voters ut the
last national election completed the
proof that now they only seek to share
with us and mainta n the common
rights of American local self govern.
ment in n fraternal Union under the Old
flag, with one Constitution, and ore
destiny. / declared, at the same time
the questions settled by the war, and
never to be reopened. The adoption OF
the 18th, 14th and 18th amendments to
the f'e.eraa Coustitt:tIu' NIL ono era
in our politics; it marked the endi
forever, Of the system Of human slavery,
aud of the struggles that grew ont OF
that system. These amendments have
been c~onclasively adopted, and they
have been adopted in good faith by al
parties, and the people of all sections.
They close the chapter; they are, anc
must be, final. All parties, hereafter,
must accept and stand upon them, ano
henceforth our politics are to turn upon
questions of the present and the future.
and not upon those of the settled anc
final past. On
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

WE learn from a special dispatch to
the daily Clarion, over the signature
of J. D. Vertner, that colored witnesses
in the ambushing affair, that recently
occurred near Port Gibson, testify that
Sprott, as deputy marshal, did advise
the negroes to come under arms that
day. Lynch was not prevented from
speaking, but he came to town and
was kindly met by the Democrats. No
negroes were molested except those
who were armed, and they testify on
oath, that they had been organized by
.Sprott. !.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

FTEI8I 3a4 Ef " 81
net policy to them under such oircnm-
stances. Fellow. country-naen, We have
sought to place before You briefly and
in true coiors the condition CT South
Carolina, the wrongs OF her people,
their p%aternal forbearance ana tAeif
new born hopes
Not long ago Gov. Chamberlain, IN .
transport of truthful and gcnui1ie en-
thusiasm, proclaimed to the people cf
the country the startling fact that the
civilization of the Puritan and CGva-
lier, Of the Round head AID Hugenot,
is in peril in South Carolina. lie spoke
these words under the inspiration OF his
better angel, for trucr worts he never
spoke, and they are as true now ha
then. The peril is greater now Than
then, for when tho worst and most d.
graded elements of society enter into
or control a government, there is mneA
reason to apprehend some castr6rhe
which we hardly dare to contemplate.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
The Election Day.

It is now too late to talk of means.
The election must be won. Mississippi
must vote for Tilden. The election day
is the one on which most effectively Rad
zeal ranks can be broken. Remember
this, boys. Be at the polls early. Re-
member the Cainhoy affair in South
Carolina. Be ready for any emergency.
Our duty is to carry the election. 1t
must be understood that if 0 line is
formed it means q fight. mississippi
must give q rousing Democratic ma
jority. Up and at them, friends.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

BRICK PoMERoY says he most ems
p~hatically prefers Tilden to Hayes, and
adds, ITO vote for Hayes is to vote for
he'll; to vote for Tilden is to help the
Democracy, and to fill the national els
tern with water to qnehch. hell and to
wash the "bloody shirt"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

The Cincinnati Enquirer says IS
Governor Hayes is the candidate Of tn"
only political party in the country that
has allowed or paid "rebei claims.
perhaps it would be well for him TO
write a simple note endorsing the receut
able letter Of Gov. Tilden on that sub
.an
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

To-hoRRow will be a big day for De-
mocracy in Mississippi, if we are to
judge by the number of ~barbecues, etc.,
that are to be given then. Keep the
ball moving a few mere days, and victo-
~ will be ours.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
FOR CONGRESS,
O C.. z.
OF KINDS. .
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.

Electors State at Large.
A. NJ. WEST, L. BARKSDALE
Electors.
First DISTRICT, NJ. ACKER.
Second District-W. C. FAULKNER.
Third District-W. B. HELM.
Fourth District-W. D.. GIBBS.
Fifth District-R. N. MILLER.
Sixth District-WARREN COWAN.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02

MAJ. MARrIN r. DELANEY, the first
colored field officer OF the United
States Army, commissioned during the
late war, has been making Democratic
speeches in Charleston, S. c. He has
allured many Of his race ftoIa the Re.
Lnnhliean shambles.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
M0NDAY. DECEMBER u, "a.

at the Court-house door Of Linc0In N0UrI.
in Brookhaven. Mississippi, expose le-
sale, between the hours prescribed Ly Ia"
the following described property, to-"t {.
Lots one, two, three and four in s.usre
number twenty-three, in the " of Ero,.,
haven, Lincoln county, Mississippi; being
a large and commodious dwelling hoo =
and .out-houses, garden, ETC., ETC.; said
property to be sold at public outer, -
the highest bidder for ca-h. to ,atis'y sail
for S926.50, with 10 Der cent. inter
est from Nov. 9th, 1875, and costs of .'i,.
J. NJ. BUCKLEY, Com.
CHRIsMAN 4 THOMPSON, Solicitors.
OFT
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-02
CONSTIPATIGAN

Should not be regarded as E trit-
ling ~ailinent-in fact nature de-
mands the utmost regularity Of
the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way
often to serious danger. IL $
quite as necessary to remove iM-
pure accumulations from the bow
els as it is t o eat or sleep, and No
health can he expected where d
costlve habit of body prevails.