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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
Things Farmers Should Not
Do.

A farmer should not feed his stock in
the public highway, thereby losing
the drOpings Of the stock, and the
time and trouble Of hunting his stock
that may stray of hc should not let hi.
open bitches become filed with falling
timber and decaying grass, but keep them
quite clear; he should not leave his plows
aud har:oWs out all winter; should not
keep more stock than he could feed we'll
should not put of going to mill until The
meal tub is empty; should not put OF
hauling wood until the wood-Louss .
empty; should ro go to town ofteuer than
he has business and when hs docs GO.
should keep away from the grog-shop,;
should not beat his stock uumercifuly
should not run his wagon without grease ;
should not rut his plows away covered
with mud should not out wood with a
dull Ak; should not bother bis neighbor
too often to turn the grindstonc for him
should not depend too much on borrowing
should not let his wife milk in bad uoath.
or; should not suffer gaps left down in
the fence should not throw the grub.
corners into the public highway; should
not let too much fence rot down before
beginning to repair; should no. keep
scrub stock Of any kind should not put
off ditching until plowlng time, thereby
having two jobs on hand at once. and but
one hand to do them; should not let cora
stand cut all winter as feed for birds and
mice.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
Matrimony.

M.trimony is: Hot cakes, warm beds.
comfortable slippers smoking coffee. round
arms, red lips kind words. shirts, cxultiny
IN buttons redeemed stockings, boot jacks,
happiness, etc.
Single blesssdness is: Sheet iron
quilts, blue uoses. frosty rooms ios ia the
pitcher, unregeuOratsd lineu. heele.,
socks, coffee swoeteDed with icio'es, eutta.
percba biscuit thcuma;ics. corns. coughs.
cold dinners, collie. rhubarb, and any
amount Of missry.-Eg.
Our devil Gays the following ar. tLe
true pictures:
ilatrinony is: Grocery bills. dry
goods bills. milliusry bills, sh.bb7
clothes, psragoric, red flannel, sleepiess
nights, ard cur,ail Lectures.
Single slossednsss is: Thea.res. balls.
parties, oyster suppoFs, Havana. cigars,
iced champagne. q horse and buggy.
good olothcs.' the smiles Of tho rirls
aa.ei sisLis. aal as...u.e f,ecion
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
Peculiarities OF Speech.

| 1t is very easy to acquire, but very dif.
doult to lose a peculiar trick of speech or
manner; aud nothing is more universal.
II We look round among our friends and
acquaintance, we shall fLd scarcely one
who has not bis fayOrite word, his pcrpet.
ual formula, his automatic action, his TN
meaning ges;ure-all tricks caught when
young, and, BY not being corrected .heu,
next to impossible to abolish. Whs does
not know the familiar Il say" as tho
preface to every remark? aud the still
more familiar "YOu know as tue mid-
die term Of every sentence? Who toe, ia
these Inter times has not suffered from
the lntction Of awful" and "jolly?--
nl!eStonss in the path Of speech, inter.
spc!sed with even uglier and moro obstru-
sive sisns Of foil J and corrupt dictiou--
mlle'tones that are forever tnsniug ur,
showing the successive distances to which
good taste and true refinement have recnd.
ed in this hideous race after slang 70
which our youth is given.
Then there are people who p.rretrato
CALCULATIONS, who say Goodness" as.
mark Of surprise, aud Good gracious :"
when ssTprise, is little mixed with 10.
probation lower in th, social sCale il 10
"Did you ever!' snd indifferen,y to all
stations. You don't say so !" or in a
voice OF depreciation "No!" and Surely
not" To judge BY voice and word, theso
'jaculatOry people are always in state Of
surprise. They 50 through tho world ia
amending sstoniSbment, and their appeal
to their goodness and that indcternlinsts
quantity called good gracious are iuces
SAINT.
In the generation that died with tho
Fourth George the favOrite ejaculation.
were "By JoycP and "By George"
with excursions iutO the regions Of Cad e
aud "By J'ngoH before then wo had
the bluff and lusty squircs who rejoicod iu
"OdsbOdikin.v and "Swouuds! !" With
OthCr and uncOuth osths, that were not
meant to cfcnd the hearers, but were
simply tricks of speech caught by speak
els. So, indeed, is the habit of swearing
sRd using bad words geuerully. 1t is
emphahcally habit, trick of speech,
meaning for the most part no moro thau
tne Goodness y and Good gracious
Of the milder folly.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
WI ho Prays for Editors.

The Weekly Sentinel of Raleigb.N. C.,
gives the following as coming from Rev.
DR.. PlIchard:
"WLo prayS or editors? They are
just as necessary, just as us,tul, Just as
Indispensable as any class Ot men in all
society; and who ask again. ever thinks
ot pra ing t r them? We all know the
power of the press, the great buIwark OF
civil and religious liberty yet few, it any
remember IN their prayers the editors,
who stand like the ministers, on the
public watchtowcrs, t. warm, to reprove
10 commend and to condemn-the mighty
conservators OF the natlous liberties and
morals. Many people are ever ready to
abuse them, but bow lev ever raise ID
petition to heaven for them. Brethern
they need our prayers. They labor day
and night for the public enlightenment.
the public good; and the christians of
our community ana of the whole land
should esteem it duty aud.a privilege to
pray tor them."' e..
We would SspectfqlIy inform the
minister Of This section Dt.our State that
there is paper published IN tins place,
calle the rJoacSterG' Jouraal." The
paper has large nupber of editors aud
they need the prayer of our good people
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
EUCHRE-l'l,E GAM F.. OF LIFE.
-tO)
BY JOHN G.. SAKE.

w
There's game much in fashion, think
it's called Euchrc,
,Though never have played it for pleas.
urc or lucre),
In which, when the cards are in certain
conditions,
The players appear to have changed their
positions,
And one OF them cries, in a confident
tone.
IL think may venture to 80 it alone ~
While watching the game, 'tis whim of
ths hard's.
A mortal to draw from that skirmish OF
cards,
And to fancy he finds that the trivial
strife,
Some excellent hints for the battle of
lif.
Nhere-whether the prize be ribbon
The winner is he who can "so it aloae."
Ala, for the player who idly depends,
In the struggle ot llit, upon kindrcd or
friends
Whatcve" the value of fblessings like these
1 llN uNN'l Nlll dl'lIN W. lIl1 lDII'lllt ease.
Nor comfort the coward, who finds with
SrOan,
That his crutches have left him to ''go it
alpne"
There's something, no doubt, ia the hand
you may hold;
Health, family, culture, Wit, beauty, and
gold
The fortunate owner may fairly regard
As, each in its way, most excellent
card;
act the game may be lost, with al these
Tor yuar own,
Unless you've courage to "go it alone"
In battle or business, whatever the game
In law rim love, II is YER the same
In he struggle iOrpower,or the scramble
for pcll.
Let this be your MOTTO. "Rely on Your
self!'
For, whether the prize be II ribbon or
throne,
The victor is lie who can go it alone ~
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
Dou't Dispute.

A heather who stood in crowd in Cal
cutta listening to a missionary disputipg
with Brahmiu, said he knew which was
right though he did not understand the
language. lie knew he was in the wrong
who lost his temper first. For the most
part this is accurate way OF Judging.
Try to udvoid debating with people.
State your opinion and let them state
heirs. Ii YOU see that sick is crooked
aud you want people to see how crooked
it is, lay a stright rod down beside it /;
that will be quite enough. But. it You
are drawn III controversy, use very hard
arguments and very soft words. Fre'
quently, you cannot convince man by
tugging at his rcas' o; but you can per.
suade him by winning his affections.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24
AS TO THE GovERNoRsuIP.

Governor Porter will not likely &c. a
denomination for the Goyernorship, Iii.
administration has not been great sue.
cess, nor has it been a failure. It has
been fair to good, and, if you can't say
anything in favor Of it,you can not sgaiust
it 1t is destitute Of campaign points.
10 be sure, tho finances have been very
badly managed, and Stata bonds are
haNked about at forty six cents on the
dollar, but that is not tho Governors
fault. ThS legislature has been too tens
der-hearted tn levy tax suficiept TO
meet the interest, and that is the cause
of tho depreciation Of State bombs.
Governor Porter's friends will try to
procure him u denomination for tho
Governorshlp, or send him to the Senate.
They may succeed in one or tho other,
1t has been the custom herstofore-a Gus.
tom. however, not always carried QUITE
givo the Governor second term ss a com.
pliment or Endorsement, and so forth -
But Of lato years there has been great Cd.
position to this, as it is unfair to other
distinguished men Of the State. Oae
term is supposed to be enough without
regard to success Of an administration.
There ars many who think that the
party owe them q Governorship; tha,
they are not adverse to creating public
sentiment against a second term. How,
ever, the strife to get the place may
create such q division that Governor
Porter will be renominated to secure
peace among the sspirants. IIo is a good
man, and the party might so father and
do worse.
The Republicans are casting ,rouas
organizing them for the campaign. But
Horlce Maynard is away-among th,
Turks-,nd vLO the party will pat in hi,
place as he'dlight-in,chisf is not ques
tion Of easy solutiOn.-Ciac:nnaai Cor,
'ne1cial.. V.R.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

Dist for lovesick nsidens-tsnder lines
% N.v York Cswme-rai 4sd,:S''.;r,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

them, leaving East Tenuesse. to subsi,,
upon the bright menorie, Of a Senatoria
past and all that sort Of thing. And tc
tell truth. East tennessee has had liou'.
share of the Senatorships. or the Eve
Senators since the war, East Tennessee
has had three, Middle Tennessee two and
West Tennessee none at all.
But the Development Of strength b,
Senator d. NJ. Key may diarrange the
plans of the piIe.lsyers az the other end
OF the State. Key wa, appointed to lll
Johnson's seat until the meeting Of the
legislature in January. Tlorc will then
be still four year, remaining of johnson 5
uneSPired term, and Key will enter the
contest having the prestige Of appointment
and the support of most of johnson. old
fIiends. Senator Key i, no. q wire,rull.r
or a graspsr for Office. lie nayer seeks
Office, If the Legislature elects him he
will serve, but he will not stir himself to
bring about the result. he cares littls
for Office at beat, and don't know how to
pull wires and spring traps, even had he
the inclination. This Of itself will give
4 4
him strength. LISA good thing to occa =,
slOnaIIy experience tho novelty Of electing
man to Office who has too much dignity
to seek it.
The attempt will be made to commit
the Democratic patty in this State 20 the
paper'nOney doctrine and it will likely
be successful for the party managers about
Nashville and Memphis ~ho arrange the
platforms and that kind ofthiug are most.
" Tor paper money and plenty of it; in
other words, iDfationists. That the mass
of the party aro of this strips l very much
doubt, but the people have 50 little to say
IN making apl,tfOrm that platform is
not an indication of their sentiment,
The party in this State a hari.mouey
party, but the infatiOniSts are the most
noisy. and will no doubt inject soma Of
their doctrine into the platform. This,
if does nothing else, may aid in the
the defeat of Key; and 20 defeat him is
what the Middle and Vast Tennessee
managers are up to.
Key is n mild sort Of q hard money
man-that ls,. he favor, hard money, but
is not III hurry to return to specie pay.
mens, because he loee not think that the
country can now stand it. But he is not
bit of an infationist. lie is natural
aversion to that-an aversion common.
to the Democracy Of twenty years a ago.
In brief, he is a HARDIN onsy man. but
opposed to immediate return to specie
payment, for ho thinks the country can
not now stand it.
But to accomplish his defeat tn. charge
will be rusg through tho State that he is
a friend to Wsll street, a Nationsl bank
advocate, a champion Of bloated bond.
holders, and all that. If they cannot
defeat him with this. they can't with
anything, SO they will make the mos, Of
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

TIE best kind ,Is,hool.taI-syn-tiz.- -
N.;c T0rt Cc-n~S1, Ai.rh5,y.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

A II. PETTIBONE. JAS. II ROBINSON
.,EfrlBONE a. ROBINSON, ATT0R
| NEYS AND CoUNSELORS, Greene
ris, renn. win practice in all the
olrts of Upper East Tennessee. and
II, the Supreme and Federal Court at
Knoxville. Collections promptly made
and rrmitted. l73mayS
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

A muddy stream. flowing into one
clear and sparkling, for time rolls along
by itself A little further down they
unite, and the whole is impure.-So
youth, untouched BY sin, may, for time
keep its purity in foul company, but a
little later, aud :hey mingle.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-02-24

H.w 20 raise boes--.sks hold Of ths
'c?', anG pull.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

Lost wealth may be replaced by
industry, lost knowledge by study,
lost health by medicine; but lost
time is gone forever. If q man
elects to mount the rounds of the
worlds ladder, he must have what
Charles Lamb calls ssgrit.o The
man who expects that quality of ma
ture must become pugilist, knock.
ing the I out Of all ssifs." It is the
chief element in the body polite Of
every successful man. A man low
down you cannot keep low down il
he wants TO rise. Men rise from
cutters to rule in palaces Of kings
and to command the men content t.
remain in bondage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14


The New York Observer printed
a strong and thoughtful article re-
Gently on the political corruption of
the times. Its words Of warning
should be read and needed by every
patriotic citizen in this centennial
year. It says:
The time has come for action,
and the time for talk has passed by.
This country, our form Of govern
ment, the ark of republican freedom,
is in greater danger Of total destrnc'
ton now than it was in 1860. The
danger is the greater now because
it is moral ruin that empends.-
War, even civil war, may sweep ovel
the land and cover the harvest
fields with the bones Of our first
born, and the flowers will bloom
again over the graves Of the dead
and harvests be increased by the
fertilizing blood Of citizens. Blu
for national moral corruption there
is no resurrection. Nations that sinl
| in their own r0ttenness 60 down init
everlasting shame and contempt
living only in history as warming
lessons to succeeding ages.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

KILLING AT JEFFERSoN.-We
learn from a gentleman who ~
present that a difficulty took place
at Jefferson yesterday morning ~
tween Mr.. Ward Taylor, Jry elit9
of the Jimplecute, and Nh. :. =.
PatillO, an attache Of the Leadef, a
which the latter was killed instantly
by q pistol shot. Il seems tneee
had been q bitter newspaper -
troversy between them, ard that Ia.
Taylor had challenged both II.
Leader, the editor Of the Leade'
and Mr.. Patillo, his assistant Led
er declined, aud Taylor denounced
them both as towards. On ~
morning of the killing, Patille =
taohed Taylor with q cowhide -
inflicted several blows, when g
latter drew his pistol and shot hia
dead. Taylor gave himself up &
the authorities. These are all G.
particulars we have been able 2
gather.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14
BELLEVUE, IA,
Friday,:::::::::::::April IA, 1875.

Mai. G. McClenaghan and Mr..
Aleck R. Thompson are candi
dates for Clerk of the District
Court for Bossier parish. Their
announcements, by their friends,
will be found elsewhere in to-
days paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

The Police Jury of this parish
met last Monday and are still
in session. It organized by re.
electing all the old officers for
the ensuing year. Amongother
/. business transacted at this ses-
sion, it assessed a Parish Tax
of 14a mills. Licenses the same
as State Licenses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

So The SORT OF LAWYER TILDEN
Is.-In letterto the World, Judge
Sinnott tells what he knows about
Gov. TAloue and that western rail
road business. As he was in the
governors Law Office from '57 until
the latter retired from practice, and
as he says he was familiar with the
fact in the railroad case, he would
seem to he an intelligent witness.
made those remarks about the alb
stracted securities and Gov. Tilden,
Mr.. Sinnott feels obliged to remark
that Mr. G. has "permitted a NOR
bidly passionate and jealous nature
to lead him into a statement which
cannot be fifty characterized other
wise than by saying that it IS OBJ
solutely and UNANIMOUSLY false As
to Gov. Tilden's fees, the judge
doesn't believe there is prominent
lawyer in the country who has given
away more professional service with
out getting or asking compensation.
Gov. Tilden never took case on
speculation. he says, never took a
case for contingent fee, made a
practice Of. charging less rather
than more than the work was worth.
During the time he was in the Office,
| Judge Sinnott never knew a client
to grumble at the size of the fee.
The governor, he says, was careful
not to undertake unjust cases, and
especially careful to keep his pro
fession and his politics well apart,
refusing either to appear or advise IL
any case where a private claim OF
interest was to be argued before a
. public body or nonjudicial officer
state or municipal. II say as ont
J. knowing what he says concludes
Judge Sinnott, 'sthat Gov. Tildei
has never, since I have known him
been interested, directly OF indirect
ly, nearly or remotely professional.
or privately, in any job.7-lSpring
r field Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

The New York Tribune says
the Democratic House Of Repre-
sentatives has done nothing to
prove that otis aims are any
higher than its opponents. Il
Horace Greeley left an old pair
of spectacles in the Tribune
Office, we advise the editor to put
them on, and take another look
It is the general impression, from
the killed and wounded rouges
in Washington, that the Demo
cratic House is taking very &C
curate "aim.s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

We charge SO, invariably in
advance, for announcing candi-
dates for office. As editor OF
the Banner, we never have any
favorites to back for parish Off
ces. Our columns are always
open, however, to those who
may wish to advocate the claims
and qualifications Of their favo
rites, at our advertising rates
ONLY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

It is urged against the democrats
of Connecticut that they have re-
duced the taxes and stopped paying
off the state debt. Our Massachu-
sets republican rule, Of increasing
the taxes and the debt, too, is 90
much better. Springfield Republi.
can.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

Our GRAVE YARD. There are
acts done, and deeds performed
almost every day, the world
over, that attract but little at
tention, which, however, denote
culture and refinement in the
several localities where they
take place.
The ladies of Bellevue and vi
entity have recently demonstrate
ed that our village and vicinity
are not devoid of the poetic SEN
timent that fingers around the
memory of departed friends, and
that it is fondly cherished by
them.
We are led into these refec-
tons by noticing the change
that has recently been made in
the long neglected burying place
Of our dead, and for this change
we are indebted to their labor
and taste. There is no place
that can be visited by young OF
old with more profit than the
place 'swhere we must shortly
lie," and where it is made at
tractive to the eye by the neat
ness and taste displayed by tn,
living in its decoration, WI
lose much of the dread tina
gathers around the mos
thoughtless, when they contem
plate it as their last restin,
place. ALI praise to our ladie
for their efforts in making NOR
attractive the burial place ofoU
DEAD.
The history Of the cross an
the sepulchre of more than eigl
teen hundred years ago, hs
linked the name Of woman wit
memories of the dead for a
time to come.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

Is Ben Hill under pay of the Re
publican Congressional Committed
If not, he should be placed on the
payroll at once. He is preparing
another speech, and there are very
few persons whose speeches make
so many Republican votes. Toledo
Blade (Rep.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

The best thing that we have
heard of the last Louisiana Legisla-
ture is that it spent but e6OlN on
"contingent expenses against $685..
600 BY it's predecessor Springfield
Republican Ind. Rep).
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

Texas is improving her stock BY
heavy importations Of Kentucky
shot horns.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14

"Sir. you have broken your prom
ise.7 stOh! never mind. I can make
another just as good.p