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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13

One Of the early settlers of Lyme,
Conn.,, was Reynold Marvin. He was Il
rich Iandholder, militia captain, and
deacon Of church. He professed to
be governed by divine communications.
On one occasion he announced that the
Lord had directed him to distribute his
COWS among the poor. A shittless fel-
low who was omitted in the distribution
finally went to the deacon and said he,
too, had received n communication from
the Lord, WHO had sent him there for u
COW.
"0f course, then, you must have O
cow WAS the reply. "But what sort
of q COW did the Lord say 1 must give
you-a new mich or farrowl"
"a new mich COW, SIR"
"Indeedl Your communication could
not havo been from the Lord, for haye
no new milch cow"
The bafiled beggar departed.
Another time tho deacon opposed
some church measure, which was carried
in spite OF him. He promptly refused
to pay his church taxes, and was sued,
and his saddle taken for the debt. He
esteemed himself deeply wronged, and
rode upon a sheepskin wheeled vehicles
had rs yet hardly appeared in the colo
ries) forever afterward. Aud riding
upon his sheepskin one day, he reined
his horse up to tho cottage door OF
pretty Betty Lee. 1t was an old Dutch
door, cut in two in the middle. She
came and leaned upon the lower half,
her blue eyes open wide, and her dainty
hands holding fast to plate which she
was wiping.
"Betty," said he, solemnly, "the Lord
sent mo here to marry you.
Betty's eyes fell upon the doorstep,
and so did the plate. The demure
maiden, however, rallied instantly.
"The Lords will be done," she re-.
piled.
The deacon nudged his horse and
trotted slowly away, aud tho maiden
finished washing her dishes. Betty's
father was not friendly to the deacon,
and tried to break the engagement. He
did not succeed, as appears from the
publishment which, according to the
custom OF the times, was posted upon
the church door. 1t was the production
Of the prospective bridegroom, and run
thus:
"Reynlld Ma:vin and Bs:tT Lee
Do intend 10 marry;
And though hes dad opposed be,
They can no logger tArry."
They were married, and lived in
peace, and in u small stone house on the
west side OF "The Street brought upa
large family OF children, and in due
course OF events were gathered to their
fathers. On a time.worn headstonc in
the Lyme cemetery may be seen the fol-
lowing inscription:
"'rhi. Deacon, aged si1ty.eight,
Is freed on Earth from sArying,
May for crown no longer wait
Lyme's Captain Reynold Marvin.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13
An Hour Too Late.

I hrve loved you,' ,'ob, how madly!
have wooed you softly, sadly,
As tho changoful years went by;
Yet you kept your naughty distance,
10! yo1 scorned my bravo persistence,
While tho long, long years went by.
Now that colder lovers leave ycu,
Now that iato and limo bcrcAyo you
(For tho crnel years will fy),
In your beauty's palc declension
You would gr6co with cOnietccnsion
The love that touched you never
Whom your bloom AMI hopes werc high.
All but what II discover
That too long in antique fashion
have nurscd trui,less passion,
Whose rago and reign (tllapk Heavenly
Are passed. Mt length ard over
That tato hath locked forever loves golden
Eden gato1
There's wrong beyond rcdre.slng,
There's prize net worth possessing,
AMI laLy's coudcscoosinn
May c,uc an horr too late
Paul HGyne.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13
Extravaganza In Dress.

The e1trayagance Of dress, which be-
comes greater from day to day. alarms
persons Of moderate means. They for
get that there are several degrees in the
fashions, and that the plain and unpEe.
tentious lady, who desires to go into
society, is not obliged 10 have the same
dress or diamonds as are worn by the
wealthy. The above, although from a
Paris paper and relating To that city, ia
equally applicable TO this country, As
many an unfortunate husband can tes'
tity.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13

efEectualIy married as minister Of tho
gospel could do it. Brigham, Jr., then
addressed his daughter, avowing that ho
acknowledged her, but turning to Mr..
HOPKINS ho said: "You and hayo no
claim upon each other" The reply was:
uThat Is mutual. "-.SdH Lake Tribune.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13
Life.

The whole story Of life Inns been con
pressed into this dainty little poem by
lean Ingclow
Sweet 10 childhood clillhocd's over,
Kiss Anh part.
Swoet Is youth-brt yOuth'n rover
Soa my heart.
Sweet is rost but all by showing
Toll is nigh.
Wo must so. Alas tho going,
Say, goodbye"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13

Woy'r Go. One morning little four.
year.old boy lay awake in his crib. His
head seeIned 70 b. stopped up with L
COLI. After vainly struggling for a
while 10 clear ii, he exclaimed: " Man.
ma, what IL the matter with ons side Of
Of my nose It won't CO."
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-13
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
WIN1ER SCHEDULE.
Il. II. .Vn Il Ga. X. II,

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
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TllE MIEE


Chiva!Ly, and gentlcnesS, and manic, d
can not conceal or excuse the facts wb Oh,
by this days dolngS, have entered Into
National history. The wife, frightened
by her indiscretion, by her fall, awed BY
tho dangers which threatened her hus,
band, would have the committee and the
worli believe that the husband knew
nothing ofthis bargain and its infamy.
The committee did not believe it; the
world scarcely will. The contract thus
begun was loyalty fulfilled. f
The bribe'givers were faithful to theft
pledges They regularly paid the triud
OF their dishonor. The payments were as
regularly received, Tue War Minister
receipted to the express company for tho
spolIS received from the sale Of Office
The story is all like that. 1t Las made
the men of all parties heartsick.
DELKNAP TRYING TO SHIELD HIS
FAMILY.
The only material evidence taken by
the committee not read at the clerks
desk, were checks and express receipts
and similar papers which were referred
to, but not submitted to the House. The
proposition was submitted by the counsel
OF Belknap, Montgomery Blair, and was
III substance an urgent entreaty on the
committee to strike from ih5 testimony.
and suppress, the portion relating to III,
two wives and his child, and that if the
committee would agree to 90 this, he
would submit written confession. and
take upon himself the entire responsibility
Tor all transactions which had been
brought to light. This the committee
unanimously rejected. 1t will thus appear
taat the Secretary of War did not seek to
shield himself behind his wife.
MIS-. BELKNAP. ..-s
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2.-Secre.
tary Belknaps wife is a native of Ken.
lucky, the youngest daughter of DR.. John
iomIinson, prominent physician Of
liarrodsburg, Her maiden name was
Amanda and, in her younger days, she
wns recognized and honored as one of
socletys brightest bellies. During the
rebellion she strongly advocated tho
Union cause, and in many ways testified
to he devotion for its defenders, frequent,
Iy lending aid and succor to suffering
soldiers. She was also very much de,
voted to the Presbyterian Church, but
after marrying her FIST husband, John
Bowen a merchant of Cincinnati. she
embraced tho Episcopal faith. Two
years ago, after the death of Mr.. Bowen,
she married Gen. Belknap at narrods.
burg. Her sister, Carrie Tomlinson. was
also wife of Mr.. BelkLap, but died
December 27. 1870. ~. :
The news of Mr.. Belknap's trouble has
produced a profound sensation hero,
where he and his wife have been we'll
known and respected for many years.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
The Christian at Work.

This admirable weeklypaper now comes
to the front rs the leading independent
religious paper of this country. 1t is cdi-
ted by the Rev, 7. Dewitt Talmage, D.
d., and contains each week one of his
;nimitabie sermons which are at present
more widely read than the sermons of any
other living preacher. DR.. Talmage has
a mortal aversion to dullness, and his old>
fashioned orthodoxy is of the most pros
nounced type. We predict for Tia
Chrjstian ut Work a great increase of
circulation.
The Christian at Work devotes o large
amount of space to records of the labors
of Moody and Sauky, in which the Chris
tian public is particularly interested I;
while in other respects it is undoubtedly
the best and most interesting weekly re-
ligicus paper now published.
w. L. Hathaway, at No, 16 Mcfarland
Street, Cincinnati, General Manager for
The Christian at Work, for Ohio, India
ma, and Kentucky, wishes to employ eff
cieut agents to canvass for subscribers.
He says that he is ready to offer better
inducements to canvassers than the pub
fishers of any other book or paper that
can be named. Young men Or young
women who wish profitable employment
will do we'll to write to him. He offers
to make such arrangements with agents,
that they can afford to give beautiful
premium to every subscriber without an
extra charge, thus Offering, by way Of
liberal terms to agents and fairly muni6.
cent offers to subscribers, such attractions $
as must make this the most profitable
agency work in which any one can
engage.
We publish the advertisement of this
wideawake religious weekly elewherC.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
A FARMERS SONG.
-(o)-

Az W.
Neenvy not the princely man
In city or in town,
VINO wonders whether pumpkin vines
kun up the hill or down.
we care not tor dis marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps of gold
we would not own his sOrdd heart
For all his wealth thrice told.
We are the favored ones OF earth.
we breathe pure air each morn;
we SOW, we reap the golden grain,
We gather in the corn;
we toll, we live on what we earn,
And more than this we do
We hear of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them too.
The lawyer lives on princely fees,
yet drags Weary life
lie never knows peaceful hour
His atmosphere is strife.
The merchants thumbs his ard-st:ck DER
Grows ragged ut his toll,
Hes not the man God meant him for
Why don't you till the soil?
The doctor plods through storm and cold
Plods at his patients will:
when dead and gone he plods again
-, TO g,t his lengthy bill.
The printer (bless his noble soulJ
lie grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our daily sheet,
10 cheer the farmers hearth.
we sing the honor of the plow,
And honor to the press
Two noble Instruments OF toll,
18th each power to bless:
Inc bone, the nerve, of this fast age,
True wealth of human kind
One tills the ever generou. earth.
The other tills the mind.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
Common Sense in Flowing

Teams drawing heavy loads on the
roads get breathing spell on the des.
cending ground, while in plowing the
draft is the same from morning till night.
There is certain number of pounds that
a team can draw day after day and not
worry them, but If more be added, even as
little as fifteen or twenty pounds, they
walk unsteadily, fret and soon tire. No
amount of feeding will keep them in good
condition. l have many plows in use on
which it has been an easy matter to de,
crease the draft twenty-five pounds, and
il men had been drawing them instead of
horses it would have been done. 1t must
be plain to the farmer that every pound
taken off from the draft of his plow is 80
much gained for his horses. 1t may be
done in this way: For any soil except
sand or gravel use steel plow. Their
cost is but little more. aud the draft
enough less to pay the difference in plow-
ing twenty acres. In plowing sod the
Golfer does great deal Of the work, and
should be kept sharp by forging at the
blacksmith's and grinding every day if
necessary. Of course it will wear out
sooner, but new Golfers are cheaper than
new teams. Set the Golfer in line with
the plow, the edge square in front, with
an angle of forty five degrees from the
point to where it is attached to the beam.
When the share gets worn out it is poor
economy to use it any longer, but replace
with a new one. Let the traces be as
short as will allow the horses to walk
without hitting their heels against the
wh'fletree, and have just pressure enough
of the wheels on the ground to make the
plow run steady. If the handles crowd
continually one way. the draft is not right
and, if the plow is good one it can be
easily remedied at the clevis. To pre-
ven. the horses stepping over the traces
in turning fasteu a weight of about three
fourths of q pound on the outside of each
singletree--that is en- the right end when
YOU turn to the left, aud vice versdr.
Every observing farmer knows that horses
are susceptible of kindness and equally so
to unkindness. have seen horses that
we're working steadily made reckless with
sweat in short time by sharp work or
jerk at the Bit Let your horses do
their work as you do yours. as easily as
possible, and be as willing to overlook
their mistakes as you would the mistakes
OF human beings.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
A LIE Ar YEAR STORY.
A Breach of Promise Suit That
May Be Instituted in All.
Nevada.

From the Austin Ncv. Revelllc.
There is young gentleman in this
town who is looked upon as sort OF
woman>hatcr, aud who, it was belieyedg
until recently, would not marry tho hand.
soonest and best woman on earth il every
hair IN her head was a Koh.inoor dia.
mond. On account of leap year, sorno
young ladies' concluded to put up d iob
on this young man, and arrange IL for
one Of their number to propose marriage
to him, while the others watched the fun
through holes bored in a partition,
The gentleman was invited to call at
the house of the young lady was to do tho
proposing and on the designated evening
he was there, seated in the parlor. while
the accessories to the plot we're stationed
at their eyc-holes After some desultorv
conversation about the weather and tho
club party the young lady suddenly (
dropped on her knees before the gentle,
man and in endearing terms declared her ,
passion:
Darling" she said, 81 long have
loved thee, but the cruel conventional.
ties of society have forced me to conceal >
my passion. Leap year, which gives to 4
oppressed woman one blessed privilege, is ,
now here. and | take advantage of II To
tell thee | adore thee. Look not thus
ccldly on me, dearest spurn me not from
your presence. See me on my bended q
knees imploriug that you will not say 20
me nay. Grant to mo but one kiss from :
those ruby lips; fold me to thine arms
and say that thou wilt be mine; mine,
only mine, forever and for ever.' sH
Contrary to expectation, the gentleman
displayed not tho least astonishment du-
ring the foregoing recital, and when 10
was concluded he went over to the stove,
and, folding hands under his cOat,tails.
thus replied: -
"l'm told your dad owns hundred
shares Of North Carson, aud that you va
got two brindla bulldogs in your own
right aud without incumbrance likewise
| am informed that you arc a good hand
making slapjacks and biscuit; that you
don't chay gum, which, by tho way, is
powerful expensive these hard times. In
view cf these facts I consent, and leayeit
to you to name the day."
llOrrided, the lady tried to explain
that it was all a joke but the gentleman
would not accept any such explanation,
and threatens breach Of promise suit
unless she fuldlls her promise, in which
event he will summon the teepcrs as
witnesses.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09
Fall Branch Items,

scarce. Busines, matters are rather dull
on account of the great decline in til,
price OF butter, eggs, poultry, &c. Mr.
Hoe who has been engaged in the busi
ness at this place. has suspended business
for the present.
Mrs. Sallie Murrel, of Horse Creek
received another severe stroke of paraly>
Sis last week, this is the second attack
she has received and her case seems to be
serious.
Farmers are very busily engaged pre-.
pairing their soil for corn aud spring oats
The growing crops, wheat and fall oats,
look very we'll indeed, and an unusually
large yield Is anticipated. What has
become of the Grange at tbis place? 1t
seems to bs dead and buried Can not
some of the leading members, A. R.
Moulton, j. X, P. Hall, o. H. Kirk
patrick and Others, give it lift. Come
gentlemen raise your colors and lets see
you do something yet that will be an
honor to the fraternity.
We have very Aatteripg prospect
for good school hore now. The services
of Miss Duncan, of Blountyille, have been
obtained. She is a refined lady, good
teacher and graduate from the Bristol
Female College. Our citizens should
certainly hail this with joy, for it is cer>
tainly badly needed. Let us all push,
ard push together. Education has been
on the decline, but an excellent opportu.
nifty is now afforded, and all should lend
helping hand. Let US pttroni1e aud
pay literally for it takes both to keep
school in goVd running order, and no
teacher may be expected to do much
without due proportion of each.
The excitement of the August election
seems to be gaining strength, and the
great amount OF hand shaking is almost
intolerable, but some Of The candidates
have learned that it takes something
stronger even than this and have indulg.
ed treating with maple sugar. The treat
ing part is well enough, but the way they
get the sugar is rather suspicious. We
learn that one of our candidates purchas.
ed some three or four pounds the other
day and after twas wrapped up he cast
on the counter, with as much pride as
was ever exhibited by candidate, a.
gold dollar. Our merchant, however ro.
fused to accept it as pay for his sugar,
and on examination tho gold dollar was
found to be nothing more than "brass
button" with the inscription, North
Carolina Gold, Dollar" After much
argument he was convinced that his
'gold'' was of no value, and took the
sugar on tick" We would advise the
rest of our merchants to look into their
money drawers, for it may be that he has
made purchases With gold elsewhere. We
have candidate out for constable who
run the race once before. He got one
vote the othe. time, and we learn from
him, cou6dentially of course, that he has
fine prospect for an additional one this
time. We say go ahead Yancy there is
a very good prospect before you--
though we fear it is to be beaten.
JACK.
Fall Branch, March, 8, 1876.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09

1t is thin excuse for q young lady
to lie abed until nine o'clock in the
morning because this is sleep year.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-09

Don't marry till you can support a
husband. That's the advice the Barn
stable Patriot gives the Cape girls.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-05

Mr.. n. Arland. under date of North
east, Pa, April L., 1876. says: "Thir-
ty-hve years ago Erastus Goodrich, an
early settler Of Cleveland, o., became
suddenly missing. and nj the time all
efforts we're made 70 solve the mystery,
but 10 no avail. Every one supposed
that he had been foully dealt with, until
now il is learned that he died in Deem
Der, 1875, in South America. A few
months before his disappearance, his
wife. . very estimable lady, died, and
he was left with two small boys, to
whom he was very much attached. His
departure at such a time made the oc-
currence still more strange. Why he
should have gone away IS not known,
and il Is attributed to his desire TO roam,
a. a. the time Of his very mysterious
disappearance he was financially pros
porous and highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He has left a fortune of
=, 100000. which falls TO Mr.. j. Dud-
ley Goodrich, youngest son and only
l-ir.r
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-05

hundreds Of cities and towns in those
directions at similar rates of railroad
farep The dozens who can ah,rd il.
hut not the thousands who can't By
their impolitic omis to offer at the
outset the captivating advantage Of a
ticket 10 Philadelphia and return for
the same price which passengers now
have To pay To get there, the railroad
companies have jeoparded their splen-
did opportunities. One OF the most
distinguished officers of the Exhibition.
who has made this subject hi, study,
told me yesterday that in his judgment
a further reduction of railroad fare %
per cent. would increase the attendance
one-half. Experienced railway agents
agree with him. The special rates for
travelling across the country have long
been much lower than the rates Row
proposed for bodies Of citizens coming
10 the big Exhibition. When the grand
mistake is discovered, as it surely will
be, railroad presidents will begin to
wink ut their passenger agents 10 allow
ticket-sellers TO .'cut under" convention
rates.
But by that time, unless il comes
soon, the matron in many a town will
have leased her husband To let her spend
the money they have both been boarding
for 1.-THE Centennial upon a new suit
of clothes for him, or a fresh outfit for
the children. And the means accumu
lated i'm many n household likewise will
90 TO comfort il or beautify it, and the
Centennial may go hang.
The railroad men have done one
shrewd thing, though. They passed a
resolution that round-trip tickets 10
Philadelphia via New York shall cost
one dollar more than the round-triprates
10 New York. In this way they offer a
double bait to Western, southern and
Canadian visitors, viz. New lork ant
the Centennial Exhibition.
The Exhibition is merely for a day or
two with most people, who will come
here not TO see il but to IA through
it and say they have seen it. New York
is a very different matter. The man
from the far West ~ South. who has
much or little money 10 spend. will be
pretty apt I spend it in New York in
stead of Philadelphia. Colonel Scott
knows this So well that be has made
special arrangements for fast trains,
and designated special round-trip rates
between the two cities. A. at present
understood, there viii be two kinds u
iirst-class tickets-one good for fifteen
DAYS at s. for the round trip, and one
good only on the day Of issue AZ -.
There will be second-class tickets At -,
and third-class tickets at -. The chief
disadvantage Of the second and third
class trains will be their slow time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-05

This is for each individual; no reduc-
ton below the scale is proposed when a
number Of people travel together. On
the contrary, the eighth article Of the
Railroad Convention provides that,
considering the wide extent of territory
traversed by American railways, much
Of it but thinly populated, the moderate
rate established by schedule and the
liberal reductions now extended espe-
for the benefit Of visitors to the
Exhibition, that the rates hereby
established be uniformly required
from individual passengers or
from considerable bodies Of visitors
travelling together, whether organized
or mott The father Of a family in San
Francisco or Sacramento must be COM
iortably of to think Of bringing even his
wife on with him for a pleasure trip
costing sos in railroad fares alone, be-
sides the cost Of meals on the way and
hotel bills in the Eat. So must be an
excursionist from New Orleans, who
will have to pay for his trip alone SOS
and extras. How many people will
come from Louisville at S33, from Mo-
bile at s64, from Denver at sl06, from