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METHODlBM.

BALTIMORE, May 1e.-In Tbs Atthodsst Con-
fcsence to-day, q rfGoution that women be eligible
10 tho once Of leader, steward, sxhoFtsE, and local
preacher was referred; alan . resolution advising
annpal. conferences not to receive into full con-
nsctton nor ordain any proachaS 10 dsacon's Tor
eldara orders unlssa hs abstain sntisely from the
u8e OF tobacco.
Ths special order Of the dky, appropriate nc.
mortal services In honor Of teo memory Of deceased
otaeer9 and mlniater9 Of tbs Church who died since
singing, Bishop Janss deuv9Ec4 an address, paying
an eloquent and exalted tribute 70 The Christian
lie and emiucnt services Of tho lAte Ilshop Thomas
4. Morla, snd elsu The Rev. John Wight Roberts,
late Missionary Bishop to Skbsrta.
The SERVICES, which wero OF \ mont impressive
Ing the hymn:
''Thsfe II a land OF pure delight
Whafc latnta Immortal reign"
~ which tbs entire C0nleFence aud audience jon-
cd. ~
Dahop james, while speaking Of hia predecessor
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:shst IL might b a;qnessle. hew fss 1t might b
Sis paepss H. astiaa s'as Tse q ony sSns q
do was to Ind out wheIhor there waa AnIthinR IN
1h III g - & " H. psss
hand bad nothing 70 % vi.h a. matter i Ii Ind
s ss!o a not &C Be y
70 show That there had l,sen q Misrepresentation 81
.en1R N ps g:
undss he st.eamst.ness perhaps ought NJ % bo
s s asa e1a si2s S4sas
so Ia, nas hs9ss ossgpfa pees ans
e1erc!ao unusual dl'crelon IL tia agency OF trus.
tecshlp With which he WA clothed.
e. a e. e aSeI s IS Fos S
called 70 acconnt for Il. But i. vss . mistake 81
Il %ss 81 asns, ,as 70
ni fna we ss T AZ n
~s!o va ah.1sed on as tho p1epe!sy s s''"'''' 0a'
te5ay ,ns1s ~ ths ~, q Il.
Elst'ns the putehase, Tho only re,ahn!a9 anss:
|en q the dsea In \ rss question % yhe!Se.
s' soa aaces"s ssSs tess osssss eas
whether 4 Cont gould In snch q summary way on
% ass ssd q e 'ss be- seafa SnS e.,
regular w0y nt the au!t q soma ono complaining
4 recess was then takon until 2 o'clock vhou
the 9uest!on Of tho power Of tho Co1r to give re.
iicf In thIs .ummHsy AZ WY by refusing DEED was
T. IIawlcy, and J. n. Jewott appeared on behnlf
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CANADIAN ITEMS.

11ReFu1 - z0& z74oH7G
OTTAWA, May 16-A inass-necting Of stone
masons was held to-day, at which the rate Of
wagcs WIS fixed at se.75 per diem. In Wow Of
the notwithstanding strikes Of stonc-mnsons
employed on departmental buildings, an extern
siun Of time was grantedto contractors for thu
fulflllInent of contracts.
MIR. X scatcl,crd, OF strathroy, brother OF
the deceased member, has been mined rs Re-
form candidate in the coming election OF mem
Der TO tho Commons for North Budd1csex. Tho
voting takes plAce about June I,
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Bsshdp Morris, and h'~ parting With Batop Iob.
etts, could NOT suppress tears.
:Attet adopting d resolution To proceed to the
election Of the ot!tofs OF the 4uartfry .Rsp'sv,
sunday.school books, SUNDAY papers and lthcts,
after ns posstblc Tho election of book agents At
Now fork, Cincinnati, and claoMhcre, md other
editors, the Confertncc adjourned.
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TfOt tsALE-wANTED--TO aELr,-5.0O0 ACHES OF
y iand NJ - cents pes acFe. Addrvss 81 ~. Tribune
Ol!cc.
, 1876-05-17

REAL ESTATE WANTED.
J1TAETED-FOH NONRESIDENT CUSTOMERS
rrsidcncs. S75 iii 10 s5tT Ua0 x. ThTrEiS6N, Ioi
Washington st.. ttoom TO-
1ITANTED-2s or 80 FOOT LOT N GOOD LOCAL.
w ty, South HIdo: will Hlvc equity In ncnrty ntw
brick hotsc and sotne raoncy for Oarsnn. Adurtsa 81
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sKW1NG MACHINES.

TTLH0AST sEwlN0 MhcLIfEEB AT AN IMMENSE
II discount foF cAsai warranted Year,; nsst elias la
W III etass easshnsao W.. ytL saes issfh.as singer
tsa& pt1ck ~; love. GEOyur Aaksf shuttle, Weed,
Nthi- retail 4Tl URGE fo Ueod second vhsnd Mx.
eh!pes SIS aad Iii .TA0a. X. lAATlH, No. XN WA
tAAl,-AT.
TilsT:CLAss SEWING MACHINES F0R SALE,
CO.. Sl2 ENt Aadla0p.A
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GENTS WANTEp-TO SELL AN ARTICLK IN
n unlysttal demand hefei goods fetutpalls; small
capital Apply II lep KASt Ws4hlngtoR'st-. Hoouo.
, 1876-05-17

sst ~ Of the lesdlax md beat paytnx loan 9ucts
"a tbs ettY ThL ~ oldo4.stll.te1 carE and dot.
lafEa add ptohtahs huAinaa; viii isay and . paying
kSt cent ltI month 9e. pfon On the capital Invested
Thit ~ oPportonlty ta5ey oderedi cAptAl required
DANTSER WANTkD-WlTM tyuO; DUHIKEsA
I AonalAblsk ptonu tArgai krsds good. Aldr1aa X
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
Centennial Meeting.
No CREEK. July 5. 1876

No CREEK, July 8, 1876
Editor Herald:
In compliance with, and according
to, the programme arranged by tho
Bishop of the M. E. Church, centen
NAL meeting was held at Wesley Chap
ell, No Creek, July I'd, 1876.
The meeting commenced at $3.50 a,
m, by reading the SO Psalm,-five
verses Of 1. Tim. 2. oh. singing and
prayer.
An address was delivered by the P
G. on National Providential bless.
ings," which was the question of the
hour. This was followed by appropri-
ate remarks from several present.
Among many other good things, Bro.
j. G. Barnett said that the hand Of
Providence guided our fathers to this
country for a home Of liberty, both
civil and religious. Bro. ]. F. Wal.
lace remarked that he had heard of,
seen, read, and realized many bless.
ings, but if he lived till tho next CEN
tennial, he could tell us a great deal
more. Bro. j. C.. Chamberlin said,
our liberty cost a great deal Of blood
shed; but, said he, one drop of the
blood of Jesus was worth much
more than all. Bro. r. A. Stevens
said that he hoped the time would
come when old No Greek would
send men to Congress and to the Pres
idential chair-he believed it not only
possible, but probable, for said he, this
is a good place-Our people are as good
as any other, and all we want is the
preparations Sisters Wallace and
Barnett said good things just to the
point.
After a few MOMENTS recess, the rain
which had been filling in torrents,
having ceased, the people assembled
from different parts of the country and
towns to hear the centennial sermon.
Some camein buggies, somein wagons,
some on horses, and some in the good
old fashion way, safely, too, on foot.
The sermon was preached from first
ChrOn., twenty-ninth chapter aud
eleventh verse. q. Chron. 20, ny
AT 2 o'clock p. m. children's meeting
was held. After a nice procession, adj
dresses were delivered by the pastor
and others. At4p. m. the congrega-
ton was dismissed, and as far as we
know, all went away cheerful and in a
good humOr, and, perhaps, today are
thinking of the addresses or humming
the beautiful songs which were sung so
Justify. ]. 7. FENDER.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
Not Known i'm Heasen.

Our Cincinnati correspondent IS re-
sponsiblo for the fOllowing'
j. P. Spinning has been interviewed
by Benjaman, a revivaEst from Chica-
60.
Benj.-"Are you the manager Of
the Elm Street Printing Coz"
Sp.-" Yes, sir.
Benj.-"I have a job I wish you 10
DO for me-"
Sp.-"All right; we can do 1t for
you."
Benj.-" Well, I want it done for
nothing. 1 prayed to God to direct
me to some kind-hearted printer who
would not charge me for the work,
and he directed me to your establish
ment."
Sp.-"Wel, I guess the Lord don't
know US, or he would not have sent
you here. There was only one prin-
ter in the city that did work as you
want it done, and, / guess he Is dead,
or moved over the hills :tO the poor
house. Exchange.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
American Wonders.

The greatest cataract in the world
is the falls of Niagara.
The greatest cave in the world is the
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky.
The greatest river in the world is
the Mississippi, 4,10O miles long. The
largest valley in the world is the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
The largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly IN inland sea,
being four hundred and thirty miles
long, and one thousand feet deep.
The largest railroad in the world is
the Pacific Railroad, which is over
5000 miles in length.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is the natural bridge over Cedar
Creek, in Virginia.
The greatest mass of solid iron in
the world is the great Iron Mountain
in Missouri.
The largest deposits of anthracite
coal in the world are in Pennsylvania.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
London Gamins.

Mr.. John Ormsby, in his "Strsy
Papers," tells the following story of
the London street Arabs: 1--WE once
saw the Strand thrown into terror,
confusion, and distress by the unaided
wit of two boys. 1t was one of those
fogg~, damp December evenings, when
the lamps looked like blurred moons,
and objects twenty yards off are all but
indistinguishable. y 4 + These
playful youths had got an old suit of
clothes and some straw, out of which
they had made an image sufficiently
like man to pass muster in that I'M
certain light. With this, counterfeit
ing the action of affectionate sons
leading home beloved but intoxicated
father, they would suddenly appear in
front of some passing omnibus and
then, affecting to lose all presence of
mind, allow their helpless parent to
fall almost under the feet of the horses.
The scene may be imagined. Terror
of the passengers, horror of the driver,
horses down through having been
sharply turned aside or pulled up on
the greasy pavement, general agitation,
which eliminated at length when an
omnibus, with more way on than usual
actual passed over the body, the
wretched driver of course suffered the
mental agonies of a homicide until re-
lieved by seeing the straw intestines of
his victim"
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An Ingenious PhilOlOgist.

An English missionary found him
self amid an extremely remote and
savage tribe, who conversed with each
other by means of hard sounds. The
missionary tried long to get hold of the
sounds in such way as to represent
them in sig gins. Having after o year or
so obtained clew, he had neither pen,
ink, nor paper, but he had wooden
leg and knife, and he cut on his lee
the letters he thought correspOnded TO
the signs. He then taught the savages
the art ofeOnnecting sounds and written
signs. The missionary, believe, died
or left that region, but he left his wood
en- leg, and after time the savages
worked out from it an alphabet and a
written languages.
BY some mysterious means, too,
they got hold ola printing press, and
an English traveller got hold of a few
printed leaves, which he could not un-
derstand, but brought home to Mr.. Nor
ris. The Orientalist examined them
carefully, and was struck by the fact
that the sentences were printed in sin
gle or paragraph style. 1t struck him
that they might be copied from the
bible. He counted the number of par
agraphsor verses in one of the enmean-
ing chapters and then searched for a
chapter in the bible which had the
same number of verses. He found that
there was only One-a psalm, and on
comparing the words of the savage
writing to those in the psalm, he
made out the alphabet of the tribe, and
laid a complete translation of the pages
before the Oriental Society.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
THE FORTY ACRE STORY.
BY EDWARD EGGLEsToN.

1t doesn't do men good to live apart
from women and children. / never
knew a boys school in which there
was not a tendency to rowdyism, and
lumbermen, sailors, fishermen, and
other men that live only with men,
are proverbially halfbcar sort of peo-
pie. Frontiersmen soften down when
women aud children come. But for
get myself--it is my story you want.
Burton and Jones lived in q shanty
by themselves Jones was q married
man, and, finding it hard work to sup
port his family in "dOwn east" vii.
iage, had cmigrated to northern Min.
nessota, leaving his wife under his
fathers root, until he should be able
to make a start. He and Burton had
prc-empted a town site of three hun.
dred and twenty acres.
There were, perhaps, twenty fami.
lies scattered sparsely over this town
site at the time my story begins and
ends, for it ends in the same week
in which it begins.
The parties had disagreed, quarreled
and divided their interests. The land
was also shared between them, except
one valuable forty acre piece. Each
of them claimed that piece of land,
and the quarrel had grown so high be.
tween them that the neighbors had ex.
pected them to "shoOt at sight" In
fact it was understood that Burton,
who was on the forty acre piece, had
determined to shoot Jones If he came,
and Jones had sworn to 60 out to shoot
Burton, when the fight was postponed
by the arrival of Jones wife aud child,
Jones shanty was not finished, and
he was forced to forego the pleasure Of
lighting his old partner in his exertIon
to make his wife and child comfortable
during the night, for the winter sun
was surrounded by "sun bugs" In
stead of one sun there were four, an
occurrence not unfrequent in that lati-
tude, but one that always abodes q
terrible storm. In his endeavor to
care for his wife and child, Jones was
Modified a little and half regretted
that he had been SO violent about the
piece of land. But he was not to be
backed down and would certainly have
TO shoot Burton or be shot himself.
When he thought of the chance Of
being killed by his old partner, the
prospect was not pleasant. He looked
wistfully at Kitty, his twO-year old
child, and dreaded that she would be
fatherIcss. Nevertheless, he wouldn't
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ADVERTISING RATES
A Practical Husband.

He was wonderfully practical man,
and shewas marvellOusly pOetical. To
her life had been dream edged with
gold and filed in with the loveliness of
roseate hues. But to him had appear
ell everything in the homespun garb of
every day life. lie Is a country mer-
chant, and buys his goods in New
York, His partner always went to-
the city on business connected with
the grocery, but the partner was re-
Gently taken i'll, and our extremely
practical friend was obliged to 60. 1t
was his first visit to the great city, and
he was to be gone three days. 1t was
a mOmentuous event to his fond wife.
Do the best she could her mind was
troubled with forebOdings. 1t is DIFF
ficult to tell just exactly how he felt,
but while it was evident that he real
lied the Importance Of the step he was
about to make, still he never lost sight
of the fact that a mighty responsibility
was resting on his shoulders, and that
all private emotion must be subseryed
to public interests. His carpet bag
was packed and his hand on the door
to pass out of the house when she babe
him good bye. She put both arms
around his neck.
"John," she sObbed, "you are going
away"
This was so palpable that it would
have been madness to attempt denial,
so he merely observed /:
''LOOk out for my collar, Maria"
"YOu will think of your wife while
you are gomez" she whispered huskily.
He was a trifle nervous under the
pressure of her arms upon his collar,
but he spoke reassuringly.
al will bear it in mind, my dear"
"You will think Of me as'moufning
your absence and anxiogslT waiting
your returnf"
"You can trustme tor attend to-it,"
he replied, with as much 6rmness as if
it had been a request for six barrels of
mackerel.
Sand you'll be very.careful of your
self for my sakeF she suggested, in a
broken voice.
81 will see it attended, to my dear
but it is almost time for the train, and
be gravely sought torcmOve her arms
flOm his neck.
"John, JohnI" she convulsiveIy
cried, "don't forget mel"
'Maria, " he said, with a tfnge of re-
prOach in his tone, 81 have made q
memorandum to that effect"
And then she let him go-still tear
full, but confident eft would be attend
ed to."-IDanbury News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
WOman's Marriage.

To marry one man, while loving
and loved by another, is about the
most grievous fault that q woman can
commit. 1t is q SIN against delicacy,
against kindness and. truth. 1t in
wolves giving that legal right which
is guilty and shameful when given to
any thing but reciprocal affection. 1t
involves double treachery and cruelty.
1t involves wounding the spirit, with
ering the heart, perhaps blighting and
soiling the sou, of the one who is aban-
doned and betrayed. 1t involves the
speedy disenchantment of the one who
is Knocked by the shadow where he
was promised the substance, and who
grasps only the phantom, soulless beau
ty, and the husk, the shell, the skele-
ton of a dead affection. 1t entails
ceaseless deception, at home and
abroad, by day and by night, at our
downsitting and our uprising; decep-
ton in every relation deception in the
tenderest and most endearing moments
of our existence. It makes the whole
of a life weary, degraded unreward-
ed life. A right-minded woman could
scarcely lay a deeper sin upon her soul
or one moro certain to bring down a
fearful expiration.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
a Country School.

Pretty and pale and tired,
She sits in her stifbacked chair,
While the blazing summer sun
Shines on her soft brown hair;
And the tiny brook without,
That she hears through the open door
Mocks with its murmur cool
Hard benches and dusty floor.
II seems such an endless round
Grammer and A, B. c,
The blackboard and the sums;
The studied geography;
When from teacher 10 little Jem
Not one OF them cares straw,
Whether "John" is any case,
Or Kansas in Omaha.
But Jemmy's bare brown feet
Arc aching to wade in the stream,
where the trout to his Turing bait
Shall leap with a quick, bright CLEAN,
Aud his teachers blue eyes stray
To the flowers on the desk hard by,
Will her thoughts have followed her eyes
With halfsuRconscious sigh.
Ger heart outruns the clocek,
Aud she smells their faint sweet scent
But when have time and heart
Their measure ia unison blent2
Eor time will hasten or lagg,
Like your shadow on the grass,
That fingers far behind
Or flies when yea fain would pass.
YIave patience, restless Jem,
The stream and the fish will wait;
And patience, tired blue eyes
Down the road by the gate,
Under the willow shade,
Stands one with freshest flowers;
SO tern TO your books again,
And keep love for the after hours.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12

THE world estimates men by their
success in life, and, by general con-
sent success is evidence OF superiority.
Base all your actions upon a principle
of right; preserve all your integrity
of character in doing.this; never reck-
on the cost of doing right. Remem-
Der that self interest is more likely to
warp your judgement than all other
circumstances combined, therefore look
well to your duty when your duty is
concerned. Never make money at the
expense of your reputation. Be Meth
er lavish or niggardly; of the two
avoid the latter-a mean man is uni
versally despised; but public favor is a
steppingstOne to preferment. therefore
generous feelings should be cultivated.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
Carpe Diem,

Youth, that pursuest with eager pace
Thy even way,
Thou pantest to win a mouruful race;
Then stay Oh, stay!
Pause and luxuriate in thy sunny plain
Loiter-enjOy;
Once past, thou never wilt como back again
A second boy.
The hills Of manhood wear a noble face,
When seen from far;
The mist Of light from which they take
their grace
Hides what they arc.
The dark and weary path those cliff
between
Thou canst not know;
And how il leads TO regions never green,
Dead fields Of snow.
Pause while thou mayest, nor deem that
fate thy gam
Which, all too fast,
Will drive thee forth from this delicious
plain,
A man at last.
Lord Hou1hton.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
Josephine's Granadaushtef.

The granddaughter Of Josephine lies
dead in Sweden. The lady whom we
knew as the Queen Dowager Of SEe-
den, and whose death was noticed the
other day, was the daughter of Eugene,
the son of Josephine, and adopted son
of the great Napoleon. She was born
in the splendOr of imperial days, and
became the bride of BernadOtte's son.
Two of her sons became Kings. One
of them is now on the throne. It is
strange, as showing how time avenges
everything, that while the blood Of
Napoleon is on no throne in Europe,
the blood of Josephine, who was di.
vorced because she could NOS bear Ma
poleon children, has become q royal
strain, and will probably continue. 1t
was the dream of the great cOnquerOrs
life to found royal line. His de-
scendants are outside Of the royal cir
Gle, while the descendants Of his dis
carded wife reign still and bid fair to
reign for generations.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
Two Orators.

No man was so skillful as Pitt to
answer the question of his adversaris
without imparting the smallest infOr-
nation. He was never taken of his
guard. If Pitt ever appeared IN some
eyes to grow warm as he proceeded, it
was with a measured warmth there
were no starts and sallies. and sudden
emanations of the soul; he seemed to
be as much under the minutest regula-
ton in the most vehement swellings
and apostrophes of his speech as in his
coolest calculations. Fox, rs an ora.
tor, appeared to comeimmediately from
the hand of forming nature. He spoke
well because he felt strongly and earn
estly. His Oratory was impetuOus as
the current of the river Rhone moth
ing could arrest its course. His voice
would insensibly rise to too high key;
he would run himself out of breath.
Everything showed how little arti-
fec there was in his elOquence. Though
on all occasions he was throughout en-
ergetic, yet it was by sudden flashes
and carnations that he electrified the
heart, and shot through the blood of
his hearer. / have seen his counts-
nance lighted up with more than NOR
tai ardOr and goodness; I have been
present when his voice has become suf-
located with the sudden bursting forth
of q torrent of tears.