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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
THE RIGHTOF SUFFRAGE.

A correspondent of the St. Louis Com
merc;al, discussing the grave political
problems, growing out Of the recent cleo
ton, and which threaten the. peace OF
the nation, suggests the following
measures to ensure uniformity and pre-
vent fraud:
l. That the first Tuesday in November
be the general election day for all the
States as well as the general governs
ment.
2. That ali business, except transpor-
tation, be suspended on that day ,and all
business men give this day to proper
conduct OF this business.
3. That the election precincts be di-
vided SO small that it would be
practicable for the enrolling officer, the
Judges and inspectors, to determine who
are legal voters in each precinct.
4. That the election board ut each pre-
| cinct should consist of two seperatc and
Independent branches-the receiving and
recording branch, and the counting and
returning branch.
5. These boards to occupy adjoining
rooms, with no communication exceDt 4
small opening for the passage ofthe bal
lot boxes to and fro.
6. Each branch shall be under the
guard of an officer and all sworn to hold
no intercourse with the outside world or
one branch with the other, except to ex-
change ballots. which should be done
every twenty five votes cast until the
final result is given.
Z. The receiving board shall consist Of
Q fair representation from the various
parties, one member receiving the ticket
from the voter. and, with hand above
| board, pass it to the next member oppo-
site, who shall deposit it in the box as
the name of the voter is recorded.
8. The tickets should be furnished by
the State, and all exactly alike should be
folded by the voter before offering, and
should be deposited in the box without
any mark or number which by any pos
sibility could deprive the ballot Of its
secrecy.
| 8. The counting board shall also rep
resent the various parties; should be
efficient and prompt and required 10 keep
up with the receivers. III found im.
possible for one counting ~ y keep
up with the receivers, .'G e4H siug
boards should be es.abli req q iias9
) business could be con- 5seseA @Al Llsa Ac~
suit be announced h.ofe suna gn
election day
| TO- The princiDls t. taxa .nd
representation staail -g .sn@ fH and
onght to be kcff iaaaiir it sisAf and
hence no persCa atrid MI al ged 10
vote who is rr1He g esh.G;fa receipt
for a poll tsx sfat ieas. ss lar"
Some o. tesse rr0 sloas are admir-
able. VI especially ike ne s.i, that
1.-The tie saeuIa be II nished by the
State and a .e." TIE voting
should take s4ee IN = room, where no
PER- 4. faat Ka giiiiea. Of the election.
co'id ovar ok tae Eoter and thus coerce
| bin lato vfia- ,ainst his real princi<
| piss Ia gaie eas ia laboriny population
Il to9 sasen slled to vote as their en-
ployers aie1se
Ae Lac Alse the Sd suggestion:-an
irlceease Il tas number ofpolling places.
9sls Tqu.a .ot only prevent trand but
fEcllifAse ths counting Of votes.
The pres mt crisis shows how important
80 Toss Of ? single precinct may be-
coTe The Life offhe republic may rest
Hqol ~.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
A Fraud and n DeIusiOn.

The man who hasn't read about Ben
jamin Franklin carrying home a tur-
key from market, in order to show his
democratic ideas, is not a well-read
man. His democratic ideas might
have been all right then, but the theory
he went by is fraud and 4 delusion in
these days. a case in point occurred
yesterday.
A highly respectable and moderately
wealthy Detroiter found that his car
riage needed some repairs, and as his
walk down town took in a carriage shop
he picked up the shafts and started to
draw it down. He felt a little proud
at first over his selfreliance and indie
pendence, but he hadn't travelled half
a block when a big boy yelled out:
"Say, mister, do yer pace or trOt?"
The citizen foolishly thought that
there was only one bad. big boy in
town, but it wasn't 4 minute before a
second one screamed out:
"NOw drive up to me with some Of
yer milk wagons, will yer?"
At the corner below butchers cart
came along, driven by a sandy-haired
young man, who whipped up, lost his
hat, and called to an imaginary driver:
eft you don't get that old crow bait
out of the road I'll run him into the
riverl"
There was a crowd of boys around
the water-tank, and as the citizen came
up they yelled:
Mother case of heaves and foun-
der !" Great Sykes, but he's been
high stopper in his day"
A block further down a milkman
came slamming along over the car
track, drove all over the road at once,
and finally succeeded in knocking the
citizen over. Pulling up his old raw
bones re shouted:
Dean you know some leedle gOm-
mon sense aav more? Ven a man
makes an ollt h9ESe BY himself he
ought to go out ON der Gn1tIot rOadt
and eat some grass :" -
Nevertheless, the citizen persisted IN
carrying out his mission, but the last
two blocks were made solely to spite
the brick wagon teamster, who scream
cd at him.:
"Why don't you get some linament
for that lameness in your off hind foot?
Whoa, nowl Want to tip over an
other barn, don't ye?'
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
Artificial Tobacco.

The Scientific American says: "To-
baccO leaves for the MANUFACTURES of
Havana cigars are now being produced
IN New York, thanks to the energy of
some of her citizens, aided by the pro-
gresS of chemical science. The mate
rial used is kind of brown wrapping
paper, made of straw especially for
this purpose. The paper, after COM
ing from the mill, is saturated with to-
bacco juice pressed from stems and
other otial; then the sheets are rolled
through Il machine, which gives them
the perfect appearance of tobacco leaf,
and the peculiar spots are pFsAted on
them as on c;.i;"o The paper thus
prepared Is especially ADAPTED for
wrappers around the cigars. and as
such an Improvement on the natural
tobacco leaf Git being stronger, more
economical and easier of manipulation
that the Havana cigar makers desire
no other wrapping for cigars, had i'm
port it largely from New York, and
no Havana steamer leaves here at
present without taking out large guam
titles of it. These figure up, accord
ing to some authorities, to 5000 reams
in one cargo, and occasionally as much
rs 10000 rcams of this artificial tobac-
co leaf has been exported.
at is also stated that this tobacco
favored straw paper makes a filling
superior to the genuine leaf, and it is
impossible to detect the delicate film of
paper interlapped with some broken
leaves of real tobacco in the finished
cigar, which the paper so very nearly
holds in form. Besides this the paper
leaves no residum other than Il pure
light crap or nearly white ash, Just
like that Of the best quality of tobac-
CO."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
From GraySOn County.

NANENNlll.E, August IL, 1910.
Editor Herald.
Ill health has been much complained
of since my last communication was
made. Malarial and bilious diseases
are prevalent, and one death has
latel v occurred among us.
The Protestants about here paid a
few days ago, sixty dollars or more,
by way of helping the Catholics, at
Litchlield, with their church but lre
doing nothing towards building them
selves a house of worship.
Dry weather has annoyed many of
the neighboring citizens for several
days but rain comes now both plenty
and frequent.
If that indOlent careless class of peO-
pie who think there is nothing FOR
them to do but wear out the old chairs
and goods boxes on the streets and
corners by sitting around to make vul-
gar sport. would spend half their time
in some useful labor, they would not
only make themselves more honorable
but would bring about n happy change
in the financial condition of the coun-
try. There would he less complaint of
hard times and an improvement in
the morals and manners of the COM
mnnity. The amount of consumers
are too large for the producers.
Miss Sue Canada, of Hardings-
burg, is guest of Mr.. Porter.
w. ii. Sandusky is about opening
Il hotel and livery in South Caneyville.
Major May will move his steam
grist and saw mill to this place soon,
and add to it Touring mill.
The barbecue at Beech Grove, north
of here on the 18th instant, was largely
attended and a fine success.
Miss Pallie Tilford, who has been
at school in Litchfeld, for some time,
has just returned home. She is look
ing well.
The election passed off rather quietly
here. There was but one fight though
nobody hurt. Murray ran ahead for
judge of the Criminal court. Gard
ner and Woosley for Sheriff and con-
stable. "Hcnri" and MANY Demo
Gratis seemed to have gotten little
unfricndly about the man for Sheriff
III Ohio, and we would ask Henri" to
he little more merciful hereafter to-
wards "AIany Democrats, especially
on such occasions, and not 50 over
whclm him with doublc-barreled az
gument and sarcastic language.
The excursion from here last Sunday
was big thing. Six hundred persons
were aboard when the train arrived in
Louisville. BLAKE.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
The Festive Hopper.
The Whole Family of GrasShopperS
On the FIy In 'Iinnc~1fa-

About halfpast , o'clock Saturday
afternoon the greatest army Of hop
Pers ever seen here passed over in Il
direction Il little south Ofswest. They
were apparently half a mile above the
earth, extending from the western to
the eastern horizon, from north to
south, in almost a solid mass. The
sun was shining brilliantly, and few
floating clouds were favorable to reveal
the terrible numbers of the scOurge.
Directly overhead the seething mass
was almost impenetrable to the eve,
and while most painfully visible under
a small dark cloud, their extent could
only be appreciated as they merged
past the edge of the cloud. The ex-
tent of this swarm may be somewhat
understood by remembering that in
our greatest flights when between us
and the sun, they represent terrific
snow-stOrm. and fairly whiten the sky
for some distance around it gradually
becoming invisible as the eye moves
away from direct fOcas with the suns
rays, and keep up this scene from
about 10 o'clock in the afternoon,
sight of them being dependent upon
the sun, when in this case they not
only had more dense appearance
around the sun, but so tar as the eve
could reach in every direction, and
especially overhead, they were many
times more dense than in one Of the
greatest flights Immediately between
us and the sun, and gave forth a noise
resembling an approaching forth. Mr..
burlington, the mail-carrier from here
to Walnut Grove tells us that on his
way home Saturday afternoon, he
could sec the fioppers rise in the diI-
lance ahead Of him resembling dense
and impenetrable smoke, which he at
first thought they we're, but soon dis
covered that the columns were dense
crowds of grasshopPers that had lit
since he passed over the road Friday
morning.-[Windom (Minn.) Repor-
for
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
To DesirnY Sfnmns.

Some one, not long agl, started the
idea that Sulphuric acid would totally
destroy stumpS. An auger hole was
to be bored in the top, filled with sui
phuric acid and plugged In day or
two the stump would be eaten up,
even to the very roots. The expert
ment was tried and failed, only a pOr-
ton of the stump, at the top, being
affected. The following method is
recommended by the Scientific Ameri-
can: In the autumn bore a hole one
or two inches in diameter, according
10 the girth Of the stump, vertically
IN the center of the latter, and about
eighteen ia,hos deep. Put into it from
one to two ounces Of saltpeter; fill the
hole with water and plug up close.
In the ensuing spring take out the
plug and pour in about one half gil
of kerosene oil and ignite it.
The stump will shoulder away with
out blazing. to the very extremity of
the roots, leaving nothing but ashes.
= Rural New Yorker.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
The Hidden Line.

There is 4 time. we know not when,
point we know not where,
That marks the destiny of men
To glory or despair.
There il line, by us unseen.
That crosses every path;
The hidden boundary between
Gods patience and his wrath.
To pass that line is to die,
To die AS if 10y stealth;
1t does not quench the hcaming eye,
Or pale the glow of health.
The conscience may he still at ease,
The spirits light and gay
That which is pleasing. still NAV please
Aud care be thrust away;
Bot on that forehead God has ret
Indrlihy mark,
Unseen by man, for man as yet
IL blind and in the dark.
And vet the doomed mans path below
Nav bloom as Eden hloomed;
lie Did not. does not, will not know.
or feel that he is doomed.
He knows, he feels that all is well,
And every fear is Gained;
lie lives, he dies, he wakes in hell,
Not only doomed, but damned
q! where is this mysterious bourne,
By which our path is crossed
Beyond which. God hath sworn,
That he who goes is lost
dow tor may we 90 in sin?
How long will God forhcar?
Where does hope end, and where begin
The confines of despair?
An answer from the skies is SENT
"Ne that from God depart,
While II is called TO DAY, repent,
And harden not Your hearts.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
$50 Won are going IN marry n drug

$50 you are going to marry a drug
gists clerk" remarked a Chicago girl
to another on the street cars yesterday.
The question was asked in an unmis-
taxable tone of derisiOn, and so the
fair one addressed half alphabetically
replied: "Of course-don'tt they have
all the soda water they want for moth
ing?" eyes" was the gloomy reply !;
"they're all right in summer, but
what about winter?' "Oh," mildly
answered the engaged one, "maybe
by that time we'll be divorced ~ The
interfering friend seemed satisfied
then.-Chicago Journal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
The Country Editor.

The country editor is obliged to pre-
pare his own editorials on all the lead
ing questions of the day. To do this
he must ''read up" constantly and m-
less his editorials rakes into some one
or tears up some interest he is notable
to hide under the cover of his Journal,
but must take a shower of oaihs for
being stale. If he rakes into parties
of measures, he of course receives the
shower all the same. lie is expected
TO blow the horn for every aspirant for
political favor in his party, and at the
Same time II he asks such aspirant to
help him "raise the wind" with which
to ''tOOt his horn he : toll that some
/ individual who has swung his hat three
or four time over his head must be Ia
ken care Of, and he must stand aside.
The country editor must take an in
! terest in all local matters. He must
advocate all public Improvements, and
thereby win the hate and lasting enmi-
ty of taxpayers. He must attend all
meetings and conventions, and if he
fails to report the same in full, he is
said to be behind all live journals
lie must write up local spicy matter,
and if he notices an important i'm
provement made by Mr.. A., he falls
under the lash of Mr.. Il. because he
did not happen to be aware that Mr..
b. had made improvements also,
which were twice as great, to his
property.
If the country editor obtains adver-
Using he must go for it personally.
Every time he turns around he must
turn over a sixpence or the sixpence
! Will turn him over. He is personally
held accountable for all photographic
al errors in this journal, and must
oversee the "make up" and printing of
his paper, and, if he has a job office
attached to his establishment, he must
look after stock, drum up work. and
personally attend to the details of the
jObbing. He must select all miscella-
NY, compile all news, items, write Obit-
uaries, and take hand ut providing
nonsense fer such of his readers as
like it. Besides all this he is at the
financial head of an institution that
would perplex even a banker and his
score of assistants. His subscription
list must be worked up and kept up
too, and he must see to it that all his
subscribers "pay up in course of
time. He must collect pay for his
advertisements and job work, and I'M
less he has large stock of patience
and forbearance he will occasionally
get mad when told to ego to the devil
with his picayune BILL" He must
have the soul of an angel, the vigor
of steam engine, the cheek of the
evil one, the patience of Job. eyes as
numerous as the stars of heaven, dis
position as smooth as oil, be able to dis
pense with all tender feelings, and be
imperturable to blows from every jack
ass heels in the journalistic diocese.
Who can edit country Journal and
be happy?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

NOTHING" says recent writer,
"can form a more delightful study for
the physiognOmist than the light OF
hope and expectancy on the counte-
nance of a maiden awaiting the conf
ing of her beloved" Pshaw! the man
who wrote that should just see the ex-
preston OF a New Jersey potato bugs
viSage as he sits on a clumb of dirt
watching the first sign of the new crop
to come up.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

WE saw mosquito work about ten
minutes yesterday, trying to get his
bill through the skin of man who
owes Us two years subscription. How
we lqughed at that demoralized little
cnsect as with look of disgust, he
folded up his little bill, placed il in his
pocket, and went fog another victim
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

GovERNoR HAYES, although Il mil
lionaire, never owned Il carriage in his
life. The only mechanic he ever pa
tronized is Il shoemaker, and he would
not patronize him if somebody would
start the fashion of going bareiootcd.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

my poem Is rather lengthy" he
said, land may be You wont have
room for it. this week" Thc editor
yawned and replied: "Oh, YES, we
could find room for it if it was twelve
times as lOng-Our stove = I large one.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

SOMETIMES We avoid a stranger for
no other reason than because he is
unknown to us, though in very many
cases we have more reason to shun
the society of those who are already
known u.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

JENNIE JUNE tells us that the ladies
are really wearing more cotton than
they have before since the war. No
wonder things are beginning to dust. "
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

SINCE the General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1872, 476 preachers and 1864 men,
bers have died, giving an aggregate
on the death roll of 74,15O.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

A UNANIMOUS thing-Grant went
into the presidential chair with little
opposition. He goes out with nome
Peoria Democrat.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

a CoLoRED brothers opinion: de
women oughter work dat's so; for eff
i hadn't been for Eve we wouldn't
none oh lis ha' ben 'bleeged to work
tail.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23

\ SHIRT dealer advertiscs bosom
warranted to wear longer than 4 shirt.
But who wants a bosom longer than
his shirt.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
ADVERTISING RATES

orshorter time, atpraportionate rates
One inch of space constitutes a s0nare.
, 1876-10-07
Mafber Mbsam9. s MsH; 4s. Hss

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5erbh-S aii on an uab 8iett tbren Abpnnenten ,ppet Der
srbBsn unD i6bnasn C~lsosrapbtern. swei aussra an.
s~istenesn Stlbsrn, pelae iptOrt 4bsane fnben, BON Wlrs.
Nnbsripn ais Sssentade AZ ibrsm Wide awake unb
Fast asleep. @8enteu babsn ~tntnenjeu 0rfoia ss NJ
Bic Bette itmGls %BsbCiene @eleeenbstt fur ls. gBir ltefsrn
ben lstdtsfea uap i6RnNsn Yerilu 81 IS eaeneanb unb Be.
sablen itbr bees S0namilfpn. Seb,r frlbere sber ue,s
lt6sr gprratt ~ aassabItdtt&er @srsnbana yvrbanbsS'
Dtt 3ettung isltR te1t untsr 5amilten -Spurnalsn pbn.
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nsntsn s%sslisfsrt. Iirs. stSHs's idnssrfsbnte Solas ant
my wife and L. bss,nnt INIT ssm nsatn SABRE SIR.
@ci4dft wani&t. lsats fur gtrerlars une S~risitas 'S SS
ssabsn an 9. B. pre u. Co.. Rew gorf ,.Di4Dif.~
Sss' ss sI sssSsls Ss,s.'''H'''9l srnten perlanat.
, 1876-10-07
Anf Dem Anslteaun0s=plak

S6on bonn friiben 0iorgeu an trafen bic
:Si9e Der Ncablng unb YeHni plpanta @ilenz
babn, namentlid aud ptele @rtra5lige aus
benz Snnern BON Yennipluanien auf Dem @ens
tenntal<S abnhofe bteier @onpa9nle1 eth nno
tparen Die Gar 10 iiberfiat, baB iogar auf
ben Plattornlen Der elben nur nit Der 9r0bten
Wtibe etn Stebplat al erbalter mar. Die
Jteaot1g stlenbabn @eIeli6aft bate nt6t
alein etne srobe In3abl BON Yalia9ler.@ars
BON Der Camden uno Atlantic @llenbabuQez
ieaidaft seIteben unp oieie III 9ienit seltelt,
ionoern iie bate aud 9eiAloiiene @iiternGz
gen unb offene 0omrieS, pie iie gum Sranss
port bon @ilenbabn.S bwelen Mro Steiuen
oermenoet merben, NIT SGnfen perIeben uub
All i3iigen bereinl9t. Salt ununterbro1en
traien bon Hi6monb, Sront Ii. 8iuop ctr.
9. unb Green milo Sroao II. @alolpbiu Ctr,
ioiuie BON ben 9tationen lungs Der &eaoina
@ilenbabn GrtraSiige, bic nit @enteunialbes
{u1ern iiberfiiut maren, Elm. Wtan bate bic
@~inridtnna setrofen, ben d3isen feline be*
1ouoere TabrSeit al geben, ionoern erpebtrte
oielelben, 1oipte iie nit Yaliaglerer 9efilt
aparen, unb trotbem 1T fein unfa1 Al befla=
aen, Elm Yetpeis BON ber 8orSli9li1ieit Der
Sermaltuns oteier Sabn.
Inter ben Seiuderl tuaren Die Shiiler ber
meifteu ofientli1en Sdulen unierer Stabt.
ga man ie uiht bate idmmtli9 an eiuem
Plate pereIntsen unb bann auiammen mad
Dem Ylab bringen f0nneu, bate jerer Sbiiler
eiu AbSei6enl (blaueS Sano) erbalten, mel
dies ibn gum @iutreten in bic srOBen Sin.
, 1876-10-07

kaba tefisntse, HdSr nit DssyebFa Betahe a. Ssk
seraaal 10 q, BET ttnetn lueulti6en Nlable mi. BEN fat
anbtFeebar.n 8erlansen ~ Fsen, baraf5beI Du nebnnss
usl eeaaeG hur6 btu 8nr&t baron aussef&lpfsn III fttx,
bae bea @enuHe fSntg ans fbn far@tbare S&nestea
fsIses. Opd ntdt aaein Ia patteut letba, fuabtn nB
Am ale Sausssnpgts. ka q smmeT ahlr easas. aeS q.
rxs u tabelu snbe. 81 an6lt bes Dpspyttler I'd felba
ssb letae san,e rnsebuns. De Sladlt&s 8rstli6tet
H&iett wirs che ~freablsit uas ben p~ateatsa brtnet bas
Deuuetfen, BAT bas s.btn tbn ent Eat "a nub ftibe bh
Rd&fen tba usetbtx, at@t ielten CUR WeTSneRaas sss b
tar sua SGbRnsret. abu rsarRsa 90
, 1876-10-07

SCI # NJ Elm Sells itebt bas Sertrauen
luSabliser 5u Or. 4uguf a6nis's
$ amburger 8ru &c. Miitter nnb
&inoer, Sung uno alt, ale finoen in bieiem
bepdbrtben Sellmittel etnen Born Der Sc
iunobeit.
, 1876-10-07

C<hnn Msenten %oerIanst. CUTE Gele9enbelt, 0elo
Sutt au perolenen iir Seute, pelde lgre t3elt ooer
etnen SDeil oapon benz YertauT unlerer
3Deelorten mlpmen. &iberale Gummi1iionen. Strelbt
nab Den Seom9un9eil. ". .. Yog 5643. Great
American lea Co.., 81 UNI IS SeleD StraBe,
9tep yUrt. 4u26olt