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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
New Use for a hustle.

Celia Logan in San Francisco Can.
Calling on friend the other day
found her engaged in making a large bag
of coarse linen, ham-shaped.
E'What's that?'' I asked.
"It's to hold my baggage" she said /;
F'I'm going to the Centennial
"What queer thing to hold bagga ge ;
why don't you take trunk ?''
"Oh, it's not worth while Pm only 60
ing to be gone two or three days, and as
don't want to be bothered to carry even
handbag, 1 shall put all my baggage
on my back"
CHOW? [ don't understand
''There! it's done now," she said, shak-
ing it out. "Wait and see me pack up"
She began by. putting into the oddly
shaped bag toilet necessaries, comb, face
powder, hair-pins, bottle of perfume and
handkerchiefs, ETC., until it was packed
tight, and was just about the size of an
| ordinary ham, only the neck was long
enough to reach from the waist to below
the bend of the knee. She put on this
pack instead of a hustle. Bustles, must
| tell you, in this city, are worn very large
| below the knee, with very little rise at
| the waist, hence the enormous neck. NV
friend then took tape, and strung on it
one night-gOwn, one -ahem! one ditto
| for the lower extremities, and two pairs
| of stockings; these she tied over the bag,
put on her skirts and dress, and behold
She had fashionable hustle, of usual
size, containing all she needed for two
| or three days at the Centennial.
| ''What fearful weight to carry! 20
exclaimed; F'and if you should get an
unlucky jolt or knock, the bottle of scent
will be emptied over your heels and the
pins be jammed into your ankles"
"It's not much heavier than an ordina-
ry bustle," she replied, ''and don't wob-
BILE, which is an advantage, and as for get
that. Ia, ia; Pm off in the 2 O'Clock
train.''
And yet men say that women can never
travel without dozen parcels and sever
al trunks. My friend carried nothing in
her hand but small umbrella, which is
| NerX LIGHT marching order indeed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
The Misfortune of Being Born in
China.
Iowa State Register

Iowa State Register.
From a letter from Mrs. Julia F. w.
Plumb, in China, to friends in this city,
we CLEAN some items relative to the treat
ment of girls in that far-away land. Mrs.
Plumb prior to her marriage, lived in Des
Moines and has many acqnaintances and
friends in this city. She is the wife of a
missionary in that country, and is living
near FoochoW. The letter says:
Sometime ago Nathan and 1 went out
walking, and man came out of a house
with a tiny little black-eyed baby in his
arms, about two months old. Two years
old he called it, for it was born during
the last month of the old year, and so had
lived in two years. Thus the Chinese
count ages. 1t was clean and bright, and
almost pretty, and he begged us to accept
it. They were very poor; had no cloth
ing or rice for it, and it was a girl. This
last was the crOwning misery. was sor-
ry there was no foundling asylum in the
Mission, as there has been at one time in
its history. think if it had been q white
baby we would have accepted. the gift
AS it was, Nathan eXhorted the man to
keep it and not drown it, as he was sug-
gestively near the river. He told him
how wrong it was to wish to kill babies
| because they were females, and much
more which the man seemed to under
stand, and promised us he would let the
baby live. 1t IS not an unusual thing To
find little girl babies cast out to die.
Some time ago was at East st. Chapel
attending my women's meeting. A strnge
woman came in, and after services were
over entered into conversation with her
She seemed to be quite an intelligent wo-
man, and in good circumstances, the
keeper of a shop. | inquired about hel
family. She said, ''I had but one child. .
I said, "Only one child? No girls ?'' She
replied, ooh, yes; girls in plenty five OF
six, I forget which; drowned them as
fast as they were bOrn.'' l had never
heard such an avowal before, and / was
shocked. 1 said, elbow could you? Was
it not hard to do?" She said, eyes, i
was hard; some of them were unwilling
to die, and one took hold of my finger ant
held on to it; then L was frightened
greatly l said, "But how could yot
drown your own little babies, which yol
ought to love and nourishl Did you no
love them?'' She answered, ''They wert
girls. They must be clothed and fed, ant
if they had their feet bound like mine t,
make ladies of them, they could not worl
and bring in money like boys. / have on
son. He eats opium, and gives me grea
deal of trouble. It's better they wer
killed! It's better sO.''
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
A DIssIpated young Elephant.

A little domestic episode in an elephant
family enlivened Virginia City, Nevada,
the other day. A baby elephant, connect
ed with circus, strayed away, and after
exploring the town, walked into Chi
nese gambling house and began nOsing
around after opium, to the CONSERVATION
of the Celestials. AS soon as the mother
elephant noticed the absence of her child,
she broke loose, and, knowing the dissi-
pated habits of the infant, made straight
for the gambling den. AS the aperture
was too small for her entrance, she began
to enlarge it, to the jeopardy of the edi-
flee. The Cinnamon, seeing the cause of
the trouble, succeeded in forcing the
''baby'' within reach of the parents
trunk, and he was jerked out without
ceremony. The ways of sin, however,
had stronger attractions for the young
devOtee than the virtuous walls of the cir
Gus tent; but the old one was equal to the
emergency, and coiled her trunk around
his middle, lifted him clear from the
ground and marched with him back tC
| the tent,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

We were told story recently. A gem
tlemen of immense proportions entered
crowded car at Emlenton, leading by the
hand very small woman, whom every
body supposed to be his daughter, judg-
ing from appearances. At Scrubgrass, q
Titusville Oil-producer stepped aboard the
train, and, finding the seats all occupied,
stepped up to the man, and said: "Win
you be so kind as to allow me to occupy
a part of this seat? III hold your little
daughter on my knee" He retreated
when the other rose up in Il threatening
manner and fairly screamed: "Daugh-
ter! She's my wife, and I'd like to see
you holding her on your knee!" A peal
of laughter followed this announcement,
and the Titusville man went out ON the
platform for air. VeRdRgo Citizea.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
what say Kou, Democrnts--GutIty OF
not Guilty.

Did you, OF did you not, prepare the
way for rebellion by the doctrine of
States rights?
Did you, or did you not, refuse to ac-
knowledge that the Government had a
right to coerces a State?
Did you, or did you not, rob the nation
to arm the rebels =?
Did you, or did you not, fill the ranks
of the rebel armies
Did you, or did ynu1 not7Eform secret
societies in the North to give aid and
comfort to the rebels?
Did you, or did you not, raise howl of
protest against every act of the Govern
ment looking to suppression of the re-
bellion?
Did you, or did you not, seek to destroy
the character by calumnies and lies OF
every man who, by voice or pen or sword
fought for his country?
Did you, or did you not, try to sow
seeds of discomfort among the loyal sol
diers and prompt them to desert?
Did you or did you not, sesolve in the
hour of our country's darkest distress to
vote the war illegal, unconstitutional land
unjust?
If you did these things, and they are
proven, what have you to say why SEN
tence of death shall not be passed against
you?- Washington Chronicle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

Ogontz, late the residence of jay Cooke,
in Chelte4ham township, Montgomery
county, comprising 2l4 acres, is still Of
fered for sale. The number of men in
Philadelphia who could pay for it and
keep it running can be counted on one's
fingers. The estate is more beautiful
now than when Mr.. Cooke left it, for it is
older, more mellow, and ripper. The State
of Pennsylvania should buy the property
for q summer residence for her Govern
Ors. The time will come when her Chief
Executive will reside in Philadelphia,
and the Legislature will assemble in Me-
mortal Hall, at the foot of Georges Hill,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
ONO ITEMS.

Duck-shooting is good in Pickaway
county.
Toledo indulged ina $s5, 900 fire on the
night of the election.
Thieves are. bothering the farmers of
Pickaway county.
BelIefontaine has a visitation of bur-
glars and highwaymen.
Prime winter apples sell. in Cireleville
for so cents per bushel.
Tramps and loafersz are to be worked
with ball and chain in Wooster.
The Halderman farm, Pickaway coun-
ty, was sold last week for $1,000.
Corn cutting and seeding are brought
to a close in Piekaway county.
Track laying on the C.. g. 7. R. R. is
progressing rapidly north of Marion:
A fire in Cleveland on the 9th inst,
destroyed about 1925, 900 worth of prop
erty.
VIM. Mclaughlin was found dead in
his bed at Marion Saturday night last.
A Chicagoan named Woodman has been
arrested in Bucyrus, Ohio, for swindling.
sixty-seven cattle were e.sold in Circle
vile last week, whose weights averaged
1887 pounds.
The Rev. Levi Cunningham is the new
" appointed pastor Of the NJ. E. Church
in Westerville.
A telegraph line has been contracted
for along the line of the Columbus and
Toledo Railroad.
James Jeffries captured rattlesnake
with seven rattles, recently, near Ash
vile, Pickaway county.
The Bucyrus, Ohio, Machine Works
made an assignment recently. Liabilities
100000. Assets $40, 900.
Westerville has more miles of brick
pavement than any othervillage of the
same population in Ohio.
A fire, thought to be the work of an in
Icendiary, destroyed Diff's fax mill, at
Cedarville, on the night of the 7th inst.
The receipts of the Athens county Fair
this year were about 500 less than the
year previous.
The Marion county fair was success,
financially. This is more than can be
said of majority of Fairs in this State.
Fred Lehman, employed in sawmiIl
near Delphos, last Friday, fell in front of
the saw and was cut in two completely.
Frank Adams and William Davis had
prize f1ghtat McConnelsyille, Sunday the
sth inst. 1t was declared draw after the
fourth round.
Hon Peter Odin, of Dayton, is believed
to be the oldest practitioner at the bar in
the United States. MIR. Odin is seventy
eight years old this month.
Rev. Mr.. Miller, an Old School Baptist
preacher of Walnut township, Fairfield
county, and a gentleman highly esteemed
by all who knew him, died recently.
The Caledonia Argus says that John
Crissinger, Of that place, weighed on his
scales 249 head of hogs, the total weight
amounted to $4,000 pounds. One hog
weighed $40 pounds.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
POLITICAL!
THE v1Dx-AwAKE qHRoss-

We come with our torch, q Wide-aWRke thrOn g.
With banners and notices. with music and
song.
To the beat of our hearts. and the roll of the
drum.
Afar from the mountains, and valleys we come;
For Hayes and Wheeler our torches We light
And march to the music OF freedom tonight.
We come from our homes, from the ship. and the
shore,
The farm and the workshop. the Ozee and stone.
From city and town. in response-t to the call
But We bring but one heart but one purpose for
For Hayes and Wheeler our torches we light.
And march TO the music OF freedom Tonight
Already we kindls our victory fires,
For man cannot Vanquish whom freedom in
spires.
Our Northern lights burn to the zenith. and 10
The West and the South are al tInged with the
glow.
For Hayes and Wheeler our torches we light.
AND march to the music Sf freedom tonight
Awaking, they rise like the dust from the land.
With song for the voice. and torch for the
haud.
Triumphant the anthem of Victsry rings,
And bondage Is frightened when liberty sings.
For Hayes and Wheeler. then join In the song.
And far distant States shall the music prOlOng
CiReisBati Gazette
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

A genuine Vanderbilt has turned up in
China in the person of lie Hung Chang,
who has organized the China Merchant
Steam Navigation Company which has
fleet of thirty steamers built in England,
and oflicered by Englishmen, the sailors
being Chinese. lie Hung Chang keeps up
his line, not by direct subsidy from the
Imperial treasury in the shape of money,
but in the shape of a bonus on every
pound of rice brought from the South for
the Imperial granaries, the bonus being
six times the amount for which the
American and the English steamers are
willing to take the rice. In addition to
this, for every 100 tons of cargo which
LIE Hung Changes Company carry, 20 tons
can pass the Custom House duty free.
When it is considered to what an enor-
NOUS extent the rice trafie is carried on, it
will be seen that LIE Hung Chang has a
very comfortable thing of 1t.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

The water system of Dubuque is quite
novelty. In one of the bluffs a lead mining
company met Instructions from water,
and to obtain relief the bluff was tun-
neled, when is was found that a eOpious
fountain had beed struck which ran TO
waste for several years. But the water
was most exceedingly liberal, and the
head so elevated that the idea of utilizing
it was seized by 4 company, the property
purchased, and system perfected which
gives the cheapest and best water supply
known in the country, furnishing the
citv for all purposes at an expense of
SIS. 900 per year. There is also a sufficient
supply to be used for water power.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

Gov. Tilden's war record seems to suit
them exactly down South. In urging him
upon the Democrats there, The Peters
burg index and Appeal tells the follow
ing anedote, ''1n 1864 just after the battle
of the Wilderness, party of gentlemen
were assembled in 4 room at Wizards, in
the course of an animated conversation
one of them used the following language: ::
Gentlemen, the mistake we made was
that we did not turn Mcclellan with his
fine army on Washington and clean out
the whole thing, meaning the admins
tration of Mr.. Lincoln. He who gave ut
terance to this patriotic remark was Sam
uel J. Tilden, for which in future ages he
will ever be held in respect and Venera-
ton by the patriots of the country"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

There are corrupt men always sucking
at the Nations blood, who blow voluptu-
Gus breezes about the victim, like the
great South American bat, as they draw
at the fountain. There are others who
inartistically tear and rend the quivering
flesh, as they suck the blood, making the
victim writhe with the consciousness of
malign influence. The Confederate Brig
adiers in Congress did not deign to fan US
with cooling breezes while they sucked.
With only one-half of the Legislative
body laid open to their fangs, they fast
ened upon the Nation b1oodsucking Con-
federate War Claims sufficient to stop the
payment of the National Debt for years
to come. The Confederate vampire fast
ened upon the Nations throat the first
day of the session, and it tore and rended
till the last day in the afternoon.-O. S.
Journal.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
Chndieh FaitIl

The other day good-hearted but in
temperate woman living in the eastern
part of the city became intoxicated and
created disturbance on the street in
front of her house. An officer marched
her to the police station. Soon after she
had been placed in cell her children
came in-one girl of six, the other a boy
of three.
tWon't you let ma out?' asked the
girl of the officers.
They tried to explain to her what course
would Be taken and the little ones started
for home Returning after three or four
minutes, the girl asked:
eff we get afraid tonight, and the Lord
comes here to get our ma ont and bring
her home, you won't stop Him, viii
you?''
The men looked at each other without
replying and the girl continued:
E'Come, Johnny, let's go home and I'll
pray, and mother'u be home before it's
dark!''
An hour before night she was sober
and was sent home. Justice was not hard
hearted enough to obl1ge those trusting
children to pass long, dark night alone.
Detroit Free Press.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

It is a suggestive sight in wandering
through a Kentucky town to see the num-
Der of empty whisky kegs there are piled
up in front of the village newspaper
office.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

''My son. said bland gentleman to
little boy, "would you not like to come
hear ali aboHt Moses and aaron and the
whale and the firery furnace, Joseph's
coat of many colors, and put your pen
nies in the bOx?''
''Be you going to have a Christmas
tree ?'' asked the child.
EENo,'' answered the old man; ''but we
are going to spend the money that would
be spent for candy and oranges and can
dies in sending tracts to the little heather
children in -
F'That'n do answered the rude young
boy, as he took 4 sight at the good old
man; 'EI don't train with no such Sunday
school as that!'' And he departed to
stone lost dog.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19

1t is good sign when you igo into
young mans room, to find well-thumb-
ed Bible lying on the table. 1t is sign
that there are pious servants i'll the
house,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
MARK TWAIN IN PoLrTIos.

He PresIdes at a Great Republican
Meeting at Hartford. and Expresses
HIS Private Opinion on Public At
fairs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-18
The CITY Hospital.

The communication in yesterdays
HERALD from hospital patient hav-
ing attracted DR.. Cornelius attention,
that gentleman invited reporter OF
THE HERALD to accompany him to
the City Hospital, which invitation
was accepted. The reporter found the
building used as n hospital Disgrace
to the city, as far as the structure was
concerned, but that within II was kept
In scrupulous neatness and as comfort
able as could be in building 50 loose
aud diIapidated. The cots and beds
were clean, the kitchen and cooking
utensils bright and neat, and the pa
tients, with several tf whom the re-
porter conversed, satisfied. The fare
consists of tea, coffee, meat, bakers
bread, soup, molasses, potatoes and
such other vegetables as the grasshop-
pers have left in market, Upon the
whole the conduct ~ the establish
ment seems to reflect great credit upon
the physician in charge, and the re-
porter Is free to say that he does the
very best he can with the material at
his disposal. There may have been
some brusqueness OH the part of the
steward toward the party complaining
In The HERALD, but 1t arose from the
fact that he dsobeyed hospital rules
and was somew hat addicted to drink.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-18
Rivalry In Manufactures.

The Pail Mall Gazette has an article
under the head Of "EDglsh Maunfac-
lures and Foreign Competition in
which are these remarks:
1--WE are now threatened, in the
opinion Of many well.informed per
sons, with attacks from many quarters
on that manufacturing superiority
which has been the principal cause Of
our riches. The virtual monopoly that
Great Britain has 80 long enjoyed in
many markets is now universally
challenged. English manufactures
are accustomed to French competition
in silks, cotton goods, and porcelain,
but with this exception they have had
ull the world for u customer. They
are now warned that Russia is trying
to beat them In silks, Japan in metal
work, Sweden in wrought iron, Span
in hosiery and cottons, while Sweden
aud spain both are largely making
wooden goods, and Sweden and Japan
both are largely making porcelain.
Even these forms Of con petition are of
little Importance compared with the
rivalry which is to be expected from
the United States. This has hitherto
escaped notice, owing TO the peculiar
position OF American manufacturers.
They can only be described ~ starry
ing on the threshold Of coming plen'
ty." And then discussing the advan-
tuges Of tue United States, II proceeds
"behihd them stand the main secrets
Df American manufacturing progress
IA vast coal field and abundance Of
iron ore. II Is the possession OF these
that has raised England TO her present
manufacturing enineDce, aud there is
every reason to believe that in the
United States like effects will follow
from like causes. Some If those who
have taken part in this correspondence
display an obstinate indifference to all
facts which threaten to impair their
faith IN the inherent aud inalienable
superiority of English manufactures.
They VIII not even be at the pains of
going to Philadelphia to see for them
selves what the manufacturers of other
nations, aud especially OF the United
States, can do In the way Of COMPETE
tlon.n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-18
FOREIGN NOTES.
Alliance Between Austria and Russia
Looking TO tho Occupation OF tho
TurkiSh Provinces.
The Liberals Throughout Spain are 0p.
pressed by tho Government Ten
Thousand Pilgrims Visit the Pope
German Mobilization RumOr

LONDON, October 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette special from Berlin says the
great powers have reverted to Lord
Derby's earlier proposal TO conclude an
armistice for six weeks, without con-
ditions, in order to devise during this
period u treaty forpeace.
No truth in the reports of German
mobilization. Colonel Detachkoil, OF
the Mission to Austria from Russia, Ia
the CZar's adjutant.
Vienna to Reuter- says il Ia believed
that an alliance between Austria and
Russia is 10 be concluded, according to
which Russia, in event OF rurkey'sreiu-
sing II short armistice, would enter an
armed intervention and Austria re-
main neutral, Russia will perma-
nently occupy the Turkish provinces
and such extension of territory rs she
might claim.
The Times, In its leading article,
points out peace or war and says ii de-
ponds upon prompt reply to Russlas
demand for ak weeks armistlce.
The Times repeats its argument IN
favor of the powers urging Turkey TO
accept Russia's demand.
The Pope yesterday received ten
thousand Spanish pilgrims in Basilica.
The pilgrims were enthusiastic aud
the ceremony lasted over an hour.
A special from Barcelona states that
the liberal organ, La Tribuna, has
been sentenced to six months suspen-
sion, aud thus finally ruined, for pub
fishing an article written by CASTELAR,.
Throughout Spain the liberals are now
by the Government, which
daily becomes narrow In tone and
moderate in sympathies, while the ar
rogance in the priesthood increases
daily.