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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

in their uniform for the world. Go,
Marvin, and let every blow that you
deliver bca blow for freedom !"
He said "good-by," as he stepped to
the door; he babe the discounted
officers goodnight in a sarcastic tone
that made them vince, and then passed
down the stair.
The officers forced confinement was
irksome to them and the minutes pass
cd slowly away. By and by, Miriam
Holly laid the pistol on the bed, and
told the story of her lovers sickness.
Campbell and his chief of staff listen
ed with delight to her voice, forgetting
that they were prisoners no kJnscr.
When they at last went down the
narrow stair, Miriam's eyes followed
them, and her goodnight, so full of
triumph, made Campbell CRATE his
teeth.
"She's beaten mel" he said to his
brother-oniccr.
"l'vc lost the prize. Well go back
to the old quarters tomorrow"
He was rs good as his word, and few
persons ever learned why the colonel
so hastily quit the Holly mansion and
returned to his first quarters.
Captain Tempest escaped and re-
turned to Savannah at the head of a
regiment, when the British flag was
lowered to 4 delivered nation.
Then he claimed bride and every
body was made acquainted with the
story of TIE HIDDEN CONTINENTAL.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
CObs and Their Uses.

AS the corn cob contains less than
One-half per cent. of albuminOids and
nearly forty per cent. of crude fiber,
it is clearly mistaken economy to
grind it with the grain for feeding
purposes. There is just one way to
utilize the cob Of the Indian corn. 1t
is good for fuel, and the ash is an ex-
cellent manure. Though the total
value resulting from the uses is not
very large, it makes very percepti.
bic addition to the aggregate value Of
the yearly crop.
The weight of the cob averages about
one-ffth the weight of the ear, or one
fourth the weight of the grain, while
the ash of the cob is very nearly equal
to three per cent. of its weight. Hence
for every hundred bushels of cobs that
farmers raise, the cobs are equivalent
to fourteen hundred pounds of fuel,
plus forty-two pounds of valuable ma.
nure.
In 4 larger view of the case, the an.
nual corn crop of the country pro
duces, in addition to the grain and
slower, above seven million tons of fuel
in the cobs, and two hundred and ten
thousand tons of fertility in the ashes
of the cob, If this twofold value Of
the cob is not realized by the farmer,
it is not the fault of the cob, but the
fault of the man.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
The Virginia S1Ounfafneer I'm the
Revolution. 20

The Virginia mountaineer of the
eighteenth century was one of the
most picturesqe and notable figures of
the epoch. He or his father had
turned his back on the tide-water SET
Elements, and resolutely set out To pen
citrate that "debatable land" and
"blOody grounds" the region west Of
the Blue Ridge, intent, like Cooper's
Misunderstanding, on securing "mOre
elbow rOOnI." The mountaineer WAS
tall and stalwart, sparing of speech, en-
tirely fearless, Injured to hardship, of
the race that extends civilization in
new lands, preparing the way for 9TH
ers to enjoy what he wins from the will
derness and savage. His sole posses
sions often were a rife and an NJ.
With the Ak he felled trees and built
his rude cabin in some cash Of the Ale
ghenies on the farthermost outpost of
civilization. With this rifle he proyid-
cd venison and bear meat, or Defend
cd wife and children from mas sacre BY
the savages. The story Of these bloody
combats, as we read it in the old pro-
vineial by Samuel Kercheval, is rich
in romance, tragedy, and exhibition of
the coolest courage. The mountaineer
did not know the meaning of the word
fear, and everything about him was
in accord with his surroundings, He
was liberal, open-hearted-as guileIess
and unsuspecting, indeed, as child
but tougher manhood never dwelt
IN human breast. The fiber of his
character easily stood any strain upon
IT. and ne endured patiently and cheer
fully all hardships. 1t was TO this
class of men that Washington looked,
not to- Craddocks regulars" ON the
march to Fort Duquesne and in the
bloody engagement there, as in the
long ar'iuOus years of border war and
they formed the corps d'elite of the
little Virginia army under General
Andrew Lewis, which broke the power
OF the savage tribes in 1774 at the
battle of Point Pleasant, on the Ohio.
When the revolution began tbey:ap-
peared as "MOrgan's RiAemen" in
front of Boston, clad in fringed hunt
ing-shirts, belts of wampum and moe
casins, with Liberty or Death on
their breasts, every man crashing his
long rifle and they fought throughout
the war with unfaltering courage and
endurance, from Quebec to Cowpens.
I-[JOhn Esten Cooke, in Harper's
Magazine for June.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
A Merciiui Mountain Lion.
IL Captures N Child Carries IL Five
SIiIc,, but Handles It with Care.


Last Wednesday several families OF
emigrants travelling to Oregon by wag-
ON, camped for the night near Point Of
Rocks, a station on the Union Pacific,
mountain division. In the dusk OF
the evening the children were ut play
a short distance from the wagon, when
Il piercing scream, proceeded from the
bevy of juveniles, alarmed the camp,
and called the men to the rescue.
They were met by the afirighted
Youngsters, who said that one of their
number, a two-year old girl had been
carried off by an animal. From the
description given by the children and
the size and shape of the tracks, the
beast was supposed to be a mountain
lion. A diligent and exciting search
for the child was kept up until mid
night, but unsuccessfully. Meantime
the mother of the child was raving in
most frienzid manner, rejecting all
hope of the recovery of her offspring,
and refusing to be cOmfOrted. At
dawn, Thursday morning, the search
was resumed. The tracks of the beast
were traced Il distance of five miles
from the camp, when, owing to rocks,
they became toindistinct to be followed
further. The search was continued,
however, and, at one o'clock in the
afternoon, one of the searching party
found the child on the top of huge
upheaval of rocks, rising two hundred
feet above the level of the surrounding
sand plain. The child, nearly denu-
dcd of clothing, and with several ugly
looking scratches about the face and
breast, was lying on its back, perfectly
quiet, and its eyes DOING under the
sunlight. With the exception Of the
scratces, or claw-marks, the little thing
was uninjured. When the infant was
borne back to camp, at sight of it its
mother swOoned, and on being restored
to consciousness clasped her child in
frenzicd fOndncss, and insisted, for
sometime that it was dead, notwith.
standing that the rescued cherub was
kicking, squaling, and squirming in q
customary way. The blending ofgrieI
and gladness in the camp was highly
pathetic if not n little picturesque.
That the lion could have logged thai
baby five miles without severely injur
ing it, and left it high and dry OH the
lonesome ledge, seems almost incredi
bic, but the above facts arc reliably
vOuchcd for. The mountain lion i:
known to be very powerful, and this
one appears TO have tempered it;
strength with mercy, and simply kid
mapped the infant without making {
meal of it. Denver Times.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
A Joke ON Atlanta.

One of our prominent business men
asked an acquaintance from Atlanta
whom he met the other day: -,
"What are you doing nowi"
"Oh, Pun trying to make an honest
living" ..
"Well," said the questiOner, "yOu
ought to succeed admirably
"Why% asked the other"
"Whyf why Because, by thunder,
you've got no competition. You are
the first man l ever heard of in that
business in Atlanta. p Chattanoga
Commercial.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
Flowers.

Beautiful Flowers wherever We bloom
With your solt-tinted leaves and your fra
grant perfume;
Whether in Spring ye come from the
ground,
Or when Autumn scattcrs her dead leaves
around;
Whether in cottage or palace yc dwell,
Beautiful Flowers love ye well.
Behold Young girl, in her mirthful play
Laughing the hours OF childhood away.
Tic light winds are waving her sunny
hair,
And her voice is sweet in the silent air;
While her fair hands are twining, from
Summer bowers,
Wild blooming wrcaths Of the beautiful
Flowers
The scene is now changed, for years have
flown;
That gay laughing girl to a woman has
grown;
And the lover is there who fain would
tell
The secret their eyes have reveard too
we'll;
But Flowers lac plants in her snowy
breast,
And their eloquent leaves have his love
contest.
'Tis bridal morn and loudly swells,
A merry peal from the old church>bells /;
The white robd bride is smiling now
Meath budding wreath Of the orange
boush;
Aud bright-ey'd maidens around her
strew
BeauIilul Flowcrs.of every hue.
There's voice Of sorrow-for time hath
fled
A wife aud a mother lie cold and dead {:
They've laid her to sleep ia her endless
rest;
With young babe clasp'd 10 her marble
breast;
And Flowers are there, with their per-
fund breath,
Decking the bud ;sld the blossom in
death.
In the green churchyard is lonely spot,
Where the joyous sunshine enters not f;
Deep in the gioon of the cypress shade,
There is her home in the cold earth made,
Aud over her still the swcet lowerels
bloom
They were near her in life, and iorsake
not her tomb.
Beautiful Flowers , We seem to he
Linked la the fond ties of memory
Companions Ye were OF our childhood
day
Companions We are to our litelcss clay
And Barren aud drear were this wide
world OF Ours,
Lacking the smile OF the beautiful Flow
crs!
H..-.. IIisk Tones
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28


The Mountain Echo publishes The
following: Mr-Jamos- III. White, Of
Clay county, met with a very serious
accident the other day by being mis-
taken for turkey gobbler. He re-
called himself so as to appear as nearly
as possible like n turkey, and went
into the knobs to Gallup one. D "A young;
man who happened to be passing lsar
him mistOok the mimic for an old tur--
key gObbler, and opened fire upon him.
with a pistol, shooting him through
both hands. Mr.. White, misUsder--
standing the purpose for which ,Bewas
shot, endeayOred to make his escape,
when additional pistol shots were fred
before the young man perceived his
ffi HsEl TfEE So = -
lulotdkcs .. "a r.H.... ...Hs 81
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

Bowling Green Democrat: A man
Cd named David White, who lives
about three miles from Allen Springs.
lately beat his little daughter, aged
twelve, so numerically that death en-
sued shortly after. White was plant
ing corn in field some distance from
the house, and when dinner time ar
rived he told his daughter, who accom-
panied him, not to ride the horse, rs
the beast was tired. The child led the
horse short distance and then mount
ed him. White hereupon became en-
ragged, and dragging her from her seat,
beat her numerically. When the
poor child arrived at the house she te.d
the rest Of the family what had hap
pened. When her father learned this
he threw her down, and despite her
cries for mercy, kicked her in the re-
gion of the stomach until she became
insensible. She died soon after. Her
last words were: my father killed
me !" .- .---s 7s--.7Ig1, -1ii
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

The eventful year of 177S was draw
ing to Il close when Colonel Campbell,
of the British army, landed near Sa-
vannah, and fell furiOuSly on the Amer
leans under General Howe. IOwc's
troops were in no condition to meet the
enemy; an unsuccessful campaign in
the Floridas had enfecbled his men by
disease, and deeming discretion the
better part of valor," he rctreated up
the river. ....
OF course, the then capital of Geor-
gia fell into the hands Of the enemy,
who abused his triumph, and consigned
his name TO an unenviable fame.
There was strong tory clement in
Savannah, which had been kept in
check by the presence Of the Continen-
tails; but when the British marched
into the city, it arose and asserted its
strength. Houses were plundered,
and number of patriots bayoneted in
the streets. Neighbor rose against
'ncighbOr, and tories led a plundering
soldiery b the homes of the patriots.
The Holly family that dwelt in Sa.
-vannah at the time of its capture and
sack; consisted of three persons-the
mother and two children. The father,
"a man-'of wealth and influence in
Georgia, had died during the year that
preceded the Outbrcaking of the war,
and the home of his family was one Of
the finest residences in the city.
Miriam Holly, the oldest child, was
a beautiful girl of nineteen, while her
brother. was five years her junior. II
the father had lived, he might have
proven tory, for he was dev otcdly
attached to the mother country, and
when the kings troops took possession
of the capital, Colonel Campbell com
nanded that the Holly's home Should
not be ransacked.
a., Thus the house escaped piIlage, and
Miriam FASTENED to thank the soldier
for his kindness. sHu s.a. ~.
-J~s COlopel Campbell was struck by tn,
girls grace and remarkable loyeliness
and detained her at his headquarter
until Inc had learned her family histor,
by many adroit questions.
''There goes the handsomest woman
, in Georgia. cried Campbell, as tn
girl left the house. es .-tra I
His companion, who happened to b
his chief of staff, looked after Miriam
and remarked: -,'ys- ssr.--r- b.
81 quite agree with the colonel
These American rebels are all beaut
full"
Campbell was silent for moment
"We will not occupy this buildin
after tomorrow" he said suddenly
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
Heroic Endurance.

An instance of remarkable self-con-
troll and presence of mind under sud-
den and intense suffering recently &C.
CURED in Belgium. Two workmen
were employed at Ville-sur- Ourthe, in
fastening lightning conductor, at the
top of steeplc, 20 feet from the
ground. One man stood at work upon
the shoulders Of the other, and sud-
den gush of wind caused him to spill
some molten lead which he was using.
1t fell upon the hand and arm Of the
other, and he had the nerve to stand
still while the hot metal burned into
his flesh. The slightest movement
might have thrown the man ON his
shoulders to the ground. The hero
who saved this life deserves to be re-
corded. and We print his name below,
that if there be any emigrants in Amer
lea who recognize it he may be proud
of his countryman. To face danger
deliberately for the safety of others is
high courage. But to do this while
suffering from intense pain, when
physical nature instinctively flinches,
shows n degree of fortitude as well as
courage which well deserves to be
called heroic The name of this man
of nerve and courage is NJ. A. Karis.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28
Wanted 10 he a Policeman.

n week or two ago n farmer, living
within four or five miles of Pontiac
called at the City Hall and asked the
Chief of Police if he wanted to hire
a mighty good man at a dollar pei
day." The Chief didn't, but the farm
or continued:
GIVE got boy of Is who wants tC
learn to be policeman. He's stout.
an OK, willing, gOOd-natured, and he
knows over thirty niger songs. Hell
work cheap"
The Chief said the quota was full
just then, and he didn't encourage his
visitor to believe that his son would
ever make a great policeman.
He's sot ON it" protested the faith.
err; "and as times are hard think
he'd come for so cents a day aud board
l suppose you board all the men, don't
you?" .---
He went away disappointed but not
entirely discouraged, and yesterday the
mother and sonrdroye in to make an
other effort. The son sat in the wagon
his Oak-colOred hair dripping in the
slow rain, and the mother briskly en-
tered the City-hall, found the Chief,
and briskly inquired:
"Do you want to hire MANI"
He said he did not.
There's my son out there" she
continued, pointing out of the window
"and he thinks he was born for a DO
liceman. He's been practicing for the
last year, and if his mother does say
it, | think he'd make the best officer OF
the whole lot" ...
"He's probably all right, but there
is no vacancy" replied the Chief.
Put him on for his board awhile,
she suggested.
He shook his head.
"You couldn't take him nohow,
then p
lie couldn't. .r..
She retired and consulted her son
After q very earnest conversation she
returned to make a last effort.
"I'll tell you what well DO" sh,
said as she sat down again. "If there
no vacancy now he can come here anC
go to school and be policeman night
and mornings, until there is a chanc,
to become a regular"
The Chief felt sorry, but he couldn'
encourage the idea.
"DO you want to kill my son ?" sh'
gasped, rising up. 81 tell you he
determined to be a police or something
and if he can't come he'll take pizen o.
hang himselfl If you have any pity
on nue. call him in here, give him a cal
and a club and let him go out and ar
rest folks and be somebody, even if h
has to work six months ON trustl"
The Chief could only murmur
"Yum, yum Detroit Free Press
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

In Georgia a sick negro believed
that he had been bewitched by swO-
man neighbOr, and hrhane teiier
said the only way to be cared was to
cause dog to drink Tablespoonful Of
the neighbours blood. A son Of the
invalid, aided by two companions,
undertook to get the blood. They en-
tered the woman's house at night
bound her in a chair, cut a cash in her
arm, caught the blood in Phial, and
gave it to the dog. The report does
not describe the effect upon the dog.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

A GEORGIA cow coughed up a
grapo-shot and no one could tell
whether she was wounded during
the war or swallowd the ball while
grazing. Be that as it may, she
acts like Il different cow ever since
rcsigning from the ordnance bureau.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

A RATTLING BREAKFAsT.-AN Nash
vile paper gives an item about the
queer occupant of q housekeepers
oven: "When Mrs. Reid went into
her kitchen at Tracy City last Friday
morning, her attention was attracted
to the bake-oven Ivy a rattling noise,
and to her horror she beheld inside Of
it a monster rattlesnake. Of course
she at once vacated the room. When
the snake was killed it was found to
have ten rattles. 1t is supposed to
have crawled into the oven of the stove
the night previous, and was satisfied
to remain there to enjoy its warmth.
ILLINOIS has 100000 COWS and
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-28

Owensboro Monitor old Nc
Lean county Republican was in town
Saturday inquiring about Bristow's
nomination. When told that Bristow
had stepped around the corner to see
a man," and that Hayes was now his
leader, he exclaimed :-"Hayesi What
HAYES is that?" The brother Radical
that was supplying him with informa-
ton, thinking that the initial r. in the
Governors name stood for Robert, re
piled, "Bob Hayes, of Ohio" Where
upon that old Radical from Mclean,
reared back on his hmdlegs and fairly
howled with rage. "What! Boil
Hayes, of Ohio J Why dash my soul to
dash, how did they come to nominate
that dashed thicving scoundref Why,
l was a witness agin him, myself, at
Hartford for stealing shOats from the
widow SWlntOrd and the drafted ras'
cal stole'em, too, and sold 'em to Reub.
Parks could a-swallered Almost any
ticket, but dashed if my stomach can
stand Bob Hayesi" And he turned
the air blue with indignant profanity.
In vain his friend endeavored to ex-
plain. He would listen to nothing.
"BOb Hayes" was dose enough for
him. And the old Radical from Nc
Lean mcandered 10 his home fully per.
suaded that an Ohio county rapscal.
lion named Bob Hayes was the Re
publican candidate for President.
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IT is a fact of much significance that
Japan has adopted the first day of the
week, the Christian Sunday, as a day
Of rest.
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ILLINOIS has 100000 COWS and
POO cheese factories.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-05-04

The Effect of Beer Drinking.

The worst results from acc idents,
in London Hospitals, are experienced
by draymen. Though they are ap-
parently models of health and
strength, yet if one of them receives a
serious injury, tits nearly always nee
essary to amputate. in order to give
them the most distant chances of life.
The drayman have the unlimited priv
ilege of the brewery cellar.
Sir Ashley Cooper was once called
to draymsn, who was powerful,
fresh-colored, healthy-looking man,
and had suffered an injury in his fin
ger from small splinter of stave.
The wound, though trifling, suppur-
ated. He opened the small abscess
with his lancet. He found, on re-
tirlng, he had left his lancet. Re-
turning for it, he found the man in a
dying condition. The man died in a
short time.
DR.. Gordon says: sThe moment
beer-drinkers are attacked with
acute diseases, they are not able to
bear depletion, and die"
Dir. Edwards says of beer-drinkers:
"Their Diseases are always of dam
gerous character, and in case of acct
dent, they can never undergo even
the most trifing operation with the
security of the temperate. They most
inyaribly die with it,"
DR.. Buchanan says: "Malt liquors
render the blood unfit for circulation,
hence proceed distractions and infla-
nation of the lungs. There are few
great beer-drinkers who are not phthis-
zeal, brought on by the glutinous and
indigestible nature of ale and porter.
These liquors inflame the blood, and
tear the tender vessels of the lungs to
pieces"
The hospitals of New York, show
an equally unfavorable record of the
Incorporate, and private practitioners
everywhere have the same experience.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-05-04
The Belknap impeachment Trial
A Washington dispatch says

A Washington dispatch says:
1t is generally conceded that The
impeachment trial of Belknap will
begin in earnest this week, and that
there will be no more delays. Wit
uesses have been summoned TO ap-
pear next Thursday, and it is expect
ed that after only day or two Of
argument on the jurisdiction ques'
ton, if the Senate shall decide that
it has Jurisdiction, as is probable
witnesses will be called at once and
the taking of testimony began
Marsh and his wife will appear first
on the stand. After thorough ex-
animation of the testimony, the
management are not so confident OF
conviction as they were ut the outse.
for it is a fact that there will be no
direct evidence whatever, except
that to be given by the Marshes, and
if Mr.. Marsh has not sharpened his
wits, refreshed his memory and col
lected hisideas during therecess he has
taken from bis duties here as betray-
er OF his friend, what ever he may
state will have very little weight.
General Belknap's friends are very
confident of his acquittal, for although,
four investigation committees, dur
ing period of nearly two months,
have been hunting with drag Ssss
for evidence against him, they Aave
been able to find nothing except the
Fort Sill matter. There seems to
have been great deal of confusion
caused by the mixing mp Of indian
traderships, which are two very diff
ferret things. General Befknap WAS
not iu any way responsible tor the
former