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The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
To the Citizens of Kentucky.
HENDERSON. Ky. April. Isl

HENDERSON, KY, April, 1876.
The Lee Monument Association" was
incorporated by the Legislature Of Vir-
ginia at the instance and request Of a
Grand Conyocation OF Southerners.
His E1cellency, the Governor of Vir-
gina, Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter. and other
pure and incorruptible gentlemen, con-
stitute the Board of Managers.
The object OF the Association is to pro-
vide the means by which to erect Mon
ument in memory of the late Gen1 Rob't
Edward Lee, amid the scenes of his great
est triumphs.
have been rendered the General Agen
cy for Kentucky, and have accepted the
honorable service. In order TO protect
our citizens from imposition no one will
be allowed to collect money for this Asso-
citation. unless regularly commissioned
by the General Agent.
All contributions sent to me will be
strictly applied to the purpose for which
they are intended.
Iregret to say that not a dollar has
ever yet been contributed by our people
towards the noble work This failure
cannot be the result Of cold indifference
on the part of ouE warm-hearted, gener-
Gus Kentuckians, but must arise from
the fact that their attention has not been
called to the subject by the proper au-
thority.
The living owe it to posterity to per
petuate for all coming time, in enduring
marble, the heroic virtues Of the illustri.
Gus dead.
l hope to secure from Kentucky, a trib-
ute worthy our great STATE, a testimonial
that will compare favordbly with the of
fering of the stricken South.
Very Respectfully,
]. II. POWELL, General Agent.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

We hope that no boy who reads this
is going in the direction which VILLAIN
Baxter took. 1t Is safe, however, TO
receive warning.
Great boys and little boys, here Is q
question which concerns you all How
do you spend your eveningsi If your
parents or guardians allow you to go
from home in the evening, where do
you go, and how is the time spentf
William Baxter was as fne-lOoking
and healthy a lad as ever left the
country to 60 into a city warehouse.
His cheek was red with health, his
arm strong and his step quick. His
masterliked his looks, and said, ''That
boy will get on"
He had been a clerk about six
months, when Mr.. Phelps observed a
change in William. His cheeks grew
pale, his eyes hollow, and he always
seemed sleepy. At length finding
William alone in the eOunting-house
one day, he asked him if he was well.
"Pretty well, sir" answered VIII
liam.
"YOu have looked sicklJ Of late"
said Mr.. Phelps.
81 have the headache sometime,
sir" the young man replied.
What gives you the headache ?"
asked the merchant
81 do not know, sir"
"Do you 60 to bed in good time ?"
William blushed. GAS early as most
of young men, sir," he said.
"And how do you spend your even
ings, William"
"Oh, sir, not as my piOus mother
would approve answered the young
man, tears standing in his eyes.
William" said the old merchant,
"your character and all your future
usefulness and prosperity depends upon
the way you pass your evenings. Take
my word for it, it is a young mans
evenings that makes him or breaks
him.-Sa66ath School Messenger.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

In an cx"ell,nt ariiclc IN a r.ceai
Huuibcr &c the IE''.,i...li.i Hrs--iu,. en-
ti,lc'l--" En-lani sixty wears ago.
the following tale i iol.l of one ofthe-e
itiHerant worihics:
"On osc occasinn. n grcat gaxkv.
numbering clo.lh"PIer thought he had
devised 4 mo,le ur turning the laugh
against the doctor. lie rnountei the
stage, and, on bring que~iions,l as io
iis DISORDER, -uid very Eravclv. why.
I'm n liar Sad di.1rler. SIR. but
perfectly curable," -aid the docior.
::Well. hut t>rid the mani I've a
worse nor that, I've lost my memory.
Quite durable. also added the doc
tor; "but | must make my prepara-
tions. Come again after dinner. but
YOU pay down FIVE shillings.- The
man who intended 10 have his fun gra;-
i, resisted, but the doctor declared
that he never let anybody down from
the stage till he had paid something.
Besides said the doctor, "how can
trust you? You say you are n liar,
and have no memory; 50 You will ei-
ther break your promise or forget all
about it. A loud laugh from the crowd
expressed their acquiesence in the jus
tice Of the claim, and the poor devil,
'1olers pnIens, was compelled 10 lay down
the cash. No one Supposed that he
would come again. but the fool still
hoped that he might turn the tables,
and presented himself at the appointed
hour. The doctor received him with
great gravity, and addressing the audi
ence, said, "Gentlemen may think il
is a joke, but / assure them on the hon
or Of gentleman, that it Is n very
serious affair /; and | hereby engage to
return the money if the bystanders do
not acknowledge the cure, and that I
am fairly entitled to the reward" The
man sat down, was furnished with a
glass Of water; the doctor produced a
box Of fiattened pills, and to show that
they were perfectly innocent, affected
TO swallow three or four himself He
then gave one TO the man, who after
many WY faces, bit into it, startled up
splitting and sputtering, andexclaimed,
why, hang me, II It IsnG CODnlSI's
waxi' Yes, it is true that the doctor
had procured bis pills at a neighbOring
cobbler's stall. There" said the doc
tor, lifting up both hands, ''did any
body ever witness go sudden, so mirac-
ulous a recovery? He is evidently
cured of lying, for he has told the truth
instantly; and as to memory! my
good fellow (said he, patting him on
the back if you ever forget this, call
on me and l will return yoa the mon
ey."
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
ADVFRTI-Ixo RATES.


I'm 80 Pao- o iaks a Paper- If
you arv tn po.r to taks a paP-r. y.a
.haaLl D. iH.ii-is.i ~ ihs Grand Jury
So oh;aiuinS a hmily unsIrr a Eli-e
Trc;rusc. Suufhcrncrs are not ~ ~
liahle Heuspaper suPPnrtrr. a. thy
-houii or cuuli h.. Sc. m k,cf. ssw
country Einlilirs take the uez-P.p-r..
Travel thrpurh ih- cuun;ry from Bst.a
lsougc o. Rirhuianl. ami IN zin-te-n
e tE-uiy q tie unFainfs-l. iii-loeatesi.
and uneomssrtahle dwellings oa the
roa.l-i.le. you vii End neither Rows
papers nor any trars of f0ne hsxinz
hccn there The hastanl Knows noth-
ing about markets except E-w items
be- has picked up At the eountEy store.
The vie i Ignorant. and hccanse she
i deniei the general insormafion d.
rivabie from newspapers. she decenls
IN the scale. and hccyues n aewsmon-
ger, Sled with suPensti;iou- Elcas AMI
neighborhood seanslal The children
grow up ignorant. with no ambition 70
push ahead in life They know B0th
ins about the WOrll they i've in, and
care lsss. Stop at any neatly painted
house, situated in a grove Of trees With
vines on the porch and a pa;ling fence
in front, and on the tahles, in the cur
ners. anil in the hall, yOu viii find the
local papers. the weekles and mouth
lies of our large eities. of which there
are good variety 10 select FROM The
proprietor Is a well Posted about the
prices Of cotton, grain or stock, - any
travelling Speculation. He dos not de-
pend upon the local politician for his
political ideas nor upon luck for a good
crop. His wife has n wider scope for
her minds employment than neigh
bOrhOOd scandal, and the ehildren
ktoN W aaAaiAtseA1 W s~Cltcu N ulep
and (warned Of the tricks, evil, and
quieksands Of the wOrlD generally
press onward and upward into the front
ranks.
If the country preacher would labor
to circulate a good general newspaper,
the Sunday mornings gossip, SANDER
and general conversation upon the
church green and steps would cease,
'sa'd sisOia SVss.a.as...isy I0Sss..- .-.--s =.
telligcnt It would be thoroughly
read, and the amount Of good derived
Is not TO be estimated; but where
there Is no newspaper, it is not likely
that any one Of the family will read
books, particularly religious books.
"Whitewash on the wall, honeysuekle
over the porch, and a newspaper in the
hall, and the character and standing
of the family IS evident to the passing
strsnger.-EnohaRge.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

EDITog iiEHALD:-l believe II Is :
custom with correspondents To give .
description of their cities, towns or 10
calities, so | will try To follow suit
We are situated on Barnetl'S creek,
some eight miles west Of Hartford, neal
the old ''tracc" leading from the old
fort at Hartford 20 Vienna (now Cal
hoon). The first settlement - thi,
part of the country was made by Ste,
phen Rowan, the father of w. &.
and 4. T. Rowan. j believe there is
no trace or marks of his residence left,
except the graveyard. The next on
the road was Chesley Galloway there
are very few of his posterity now liv,
ing in this county. The only marks
Of his residence remaining is the old
stack OfrOcks that answered for chin
ney. The wall of his house was torn
down less than year ago. They had
been standing some sixty years, and
were in a fair condition when torn
down. Perhaps your readers would
like to know the origin of the name OF
this branch. In common with other
streams, it obtained its name from an
event that occurred on its waters.
There was cow belonging to some of
the first settlers that lost her life on
this stream, and her name was "Luck.
There is another branch short distance
above this called Toms branch,
from a black man of that name, belong
ing to one of the Barnett families, be-
ing killed by the Indians on its waters
while he was hunting horses.
There were many Occurrances of
great interest about that time on this
old "trace." Iwould be pleased to see
Mr.. Harrison Taylor commence the
publication ofhis history of the county
in your paper. read part of it in a
paper published at Hartford a few
years ago. 1t was both interesting and
amusing. There is nothing more in
teresting to me than to read the history
of the first settling of our state, or hear
old men talk. l remember when l
was small boy of hearing old Mr..
Galloway and Mr.. Rowan talk of their
trials and privatiOns. never grew
weary.
Our neighborhood is remarkable for
nothing especially. As farmers, 1
think we will compare favorably with
other communities. We are a peacea-
bic, law-abiding people. Most of the
heads of families are church members,
but none of us over jealous. l expect
there can be found as much corn, wheat
and bacon in this neighborhood as any
other in the county, although some are
short. There is a great effort being
made for a full crop the present season.
The bugs are destroying tobacco plants
at fearful rate in this community.
l believe that it is generally thought
that young preachers should write
short sermons. 1 am fearful l have
violated that admonition.
ALPHA
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
An Old Bill.

A correspondent of an English news
paper sends the following cOmmunica-
ton, which will be read with interest
by all Christians and thinkers:
= One meets with many curious things
inextended journeys. Ihavemet with
many myself; but the most unique
thing l remember of seeing is the fol-
lowing curious bill, paid in the year
1882, by the officers of the Church of
England, for repairs of the Winchester
cathedral. This is literal copy:
WINcuEsrFR, October, 1852.
For work done by Peter NJ. Sellers
8. d..
In soldering and repairing st. Joseph. s
Repairing the Virgin Mary behind and
before, and manufacturing a new child s
Serewing a nose on the devil, and putting
hair on his head, and placing a new
joint on his tail........ 6
Palu DecemOer, lloz...s' ..........lU ~
Z. NJ. SoLLEEs, Churc Mechanick.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

THAT THE profession of journalism
is one of great satisfaction is proved
by the circumstances that holds with
magic power every man who once en-
tiers it. 1t is the prince among profes-
sions. No wonder, therefore, that the
brightest and acutest minds of our
times are among the newspaper writ
ers.-Nelr Yor: San.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
r. R. PIERCE.

THE Pioneer Mills at Sacramento,
Cal, recently loaded up a steamer and
barge with 1000 barrels of flour,
which was sent to San Francisco and
thence shipped to Manila, in the Phil
lippine Island.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
]. II. POWELL, General Agent

HOPE awakens courage, while de-
spondency is the last of all evils it is
the abandonment of gOOd-the giving
up of the battle of life with the dead
nothingness. He who can plant hope
in the human soul is its best physi-
clan.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

We ENTER this week on our list OF
exchanges the HARTFORD HERALD,
edited and published by John P. Bar
rett, Esq. Mr.. B. is putting forth
commendable efforts to supply the
people of Ohio county with good pa
per, and we hope his efforts may meet
with remunerative success.-WesterR
Recorder.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

Ton THUMB is going to Texas to
live, and the Chicago Times thinks that
some day we shall hear of TON being
waylaid and abducted by a Texas
grasshopper.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

The editor of western paper in
his last issue says: We can not exist
any longer on frewoOd, maple sugar,
and sheepskins. We bid our patrons
goodbye, and offer for sale two hun
dred bushels of seed potatoes, slightly
frost-bitten.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

An Illinois preacher, who believed
that fire insurance was defying the
Lord, is now living in a barn until his
congregation can fnl him another
house.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

ANExCHASGE speaks of woman so
cross-eyel that when she weeps tears
from her lift eye they drop on her
light cheek.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
A. Y. M.

HARTFORD LODGE, NO. 1856.
Meets first Monday night in each
month. JOHN P. TRACY, w. NJ.
SAM E. HILL, Secty.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
/. O. O. E.
HARTFORD LODGE No. 15S.

Meets in Taylor Hall, in Hartford,
KY, on the Second and Fourth Saturday
evenings in each month. The fraternity
are cordially invited to visit US when con-
venient for them TO do so.
L. BARRETT. n. G. WH. PHIPPs, Sec
B. P. BERRYMAN. D. D. G. NJ
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruit.
Love is the sunshine
That warns into life;
For only in darkness
Grow hatred and strife.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
Is i. O. G. T.
HARTFORD LODGE NO. 12.

Meets in Taylor Hall, Hartford, KY,
every Thursday evening. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to members of the Or
der to visit us, and all such will be made
welcome.
THOMAS TAYLOR, w. C. T.
Gross B. WILLIAMS. w: Sect.
Miss ANNIE TRACY, L. D.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

Nv lori rides through his palace gate,
Nv laiy sweeps along ia state;
/ The SAGE thinks long On many "A thing,
And the maiden mu-cs on marrying;
The minsJTc! harpcJh mcTrily,
The sailor p,oughs the ioaming sea,
The hunisman kills the good red deer,
Aud the soldier wars without cen fear;
Eat tall 10 each. whate'er hcfall.
The farmer he must feed them all.
Smith hammereth cherry red the sword
Priest prcacheih pure the Holy Word;
Dame Alice wcTketh 'broiderN well.
Clerk Richard tales of love can tell
The tap wife sells her foamiug beer,
Dan Fisher iisheih in the mere;
AMI courtieTs ruills, strut, and shine,
While pages bring the gascon wine;
Bat fall To each whaie' er hefall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Man builds his castle fair and high,
Wherever river runneih by;
Great cities rise on every land.
Great churches show thei- builders hand
Great arrhes, monuments, and towers,
Fair palaces and pleasing bowers;
Great work is done, be il here or there.
Aud well man worketh everywhere;
But work or rest, whate'er beiall.
The farmer he must feed them all.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10
r. A. M.
KEYSTONE CHAPTER, NO. no.

Meets second Monday night in each
month. NJ. E. SAM E. HILL, II. P.
Comp. II. WEINSHEIM NEE, Sec.
The Hartford herald., 1876-05-10

CIECgIr CoTRT.
Ua.. lamrs stazrt. Jul-e. Ow~n.h"ra.
Isu. gas. Hsyerafi, Attorney. "uoushoFo.
Al. Nar;sn. Cirrk. Hsr;lsri.
E.R- Marcel. Master csrimsssioncT, Hartford.
7. }. smifh. shcTif. uartirTL.
Ell wiss. JsiieF. Ha-iioTi.
c.zrs b-siu. ca the sccsni Moniay' in May
sa4 NoFcla srE, zu9 csaiinses three Hesks each
terz-
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-19
General Crook.

General Crook is rlngYar man. He
grew up On farm, and n,G can not but
think of an old farmer every time he
comes in sight. His placidiay of .emper
and undemonstrative mann in general
are at times provoking He%lH stanan
the mids. of Sioux bullets with his hand
behind his lack, and study the field as
thoughtfully as the average husbandman
or stock-raser would survey the gambols of
domestic animals. He 10 not the typical
soldier of the EDITORIALS With respect to
his career as frontiersman he must have
had natural tent for it (; there is nothing
affected about him; and 1t does seem as if
he were growing more Indian-ified every
day When he is On horseback the very
sight of wagon road seems TO wear into
his very soul; even any tail, except that
of hostile Iudian, or one of his own
making, is a source of discomfort to him.
His last tffoit was a cutoff this side of
Custer Guy. and although the route was
he yer, abonination of all the abomipa-
ions of its kind, he alighie on his feet, as
he Always does. He struck the pant
wiere The wagon road to- k a s'raigh
course to Red Cl nd or Camp Robinson.
Cor. Mac York Tribune
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-19
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Salaries and Expenses.

Editor Rutland Globe Your develop
ments Ia The GLOBE of October 10th, 18th,
l2th and 14,h, in regard to salaries and ex-
penditures, are truly startling hear a
rumbling among the people, forebodng a
storm of indignation, that will ere long beat
heavily upon the heads of the evil doors. 1t
appears that there are bad pilots aboard of
the old ship of state, running her on to the
rocks. They should be made to "step
down and OUT before the crew is wrecked.
l thank you, Mr.. Editor, and your corre-
spondents, for agi'ating this importsnt sub
ject the waters must be troubled before
there is healthy flow. There ha, been
tenderness, morbid charity, that has
saved the necks Of traitors, and has been
hiding multitude of lesser sins. Power
is ever stealing from the many TO the few /;
eternal vigilance is not only the price of
liberty, but of safety. Every public jour-
nal thould he faithful sentinel on the
wa'cn towers, but the Montpelier journal
rather scott, al tie disclosures made. Who
ever knew any AID to come from the can
ital when al effort was beirg e to rem
edy legislative wrongs. Your correspond
ent very justly remarks, "Lst not Yer
moDters comDlain of salary gIabbers in
congress, in view of tate cormorants at
home" Would 1t not be we'll to say less
about New York ealings, while q Jung
Tammany is growing up here? Our rec
ords show outage us extfsva {auce, or a
big sSindle. Mr.. Editor, while you max:
very just remarks in regard to the ''in-
crease of salaries" generally, you approve
and sanction that made to the judges of
The supreme court; you think no swell t.
formed individual can object to that ID
crease. The lamented COllamer, a few
years after he left the bench, said, that
there was an unwsrrsntable expenditure in
that direction. Gov. Royce said in "a or
'55 that the expense of the judiciary was
rather alarming, be did not approve
These two men knew whereof they at
fl med; they made these remarks with en-
phasis ; | had it from their own lips Our
judges perhaps might have larger income
from their profession; will it do to base
the pay for services on tina, prfnclpler
| Jurors and witnesses would net object. |
see every day, men that have been thrown
| out OF employment during the last season /;
| they find t extremely difficult to sustain
| their iamiiea even In the plainest, simplest
manner. To b1d one cent to the taxes of
this class (snd there are thousands) by I'M
necessary expenditures, is enough 10 excite
the indignation Of every honest man, ard
wake him to effort. WOMAN.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-19
The Rev. I. s. Kalloch Again.

The Rev. l. S. Kalloch, pastor of the
Metropolitan Baptist church, appeared be-
fore Justice Pennie, IN obedience to an or
der to render an account of his wealth
with reference to an execution awaiting sat-
isfaotion. This was obtained by Peter
Wheeler to recover for services rendered
the reverend gentleman while be was a re-
sident of Kansas. and required payment of
$141, with interest and costs of suit. The
sheriff, by virtue Of this writ, seized new
Decker piano that Mr.. Kalloch recently
purchased and paid for with the exception
of 800. The reverend gentleman set up
that the piano did not elong to him, and
that the seizure was irregular. Mr.. Kali
loch said that when he came to this CITY.
from Kansas, to accept the pastoral charge
OF the Metropolitan church, he brought a
young man, j. M. Simpson, organlst and
music teacher, promising to secure en-
ployment for him, and giving him as secu-
rity for the fulhllment of the agreement. his
note for $500. The note falling due, he
turned over the piano to him. Mr. Kalloch
further testified that he did not own prop
erly to the value of ten cents, outside of
the clothes he wore. He did not own, any
of the furniture in his dwelling. He re-
ceived salary of $4,000 per annum, and
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-19
The Smuggler Races.

The first of series Of three races be.
tween Colonel Russel's br. S. amuggler
and MIR. A. J. Feek's br. G. Great Eastern
took place at Mystic park, Boston, Mon
day afternoon. This race was in accord
ance with a challenge from Smuggler to
Great Eastern, and of course created much
interest among the friends of both contest
ants. Smuggler won the toss for choice
and took the pole, which result was greet
ed with loud applause. AS the horses
came down for the word both presented a
fine appearance and each seemed to be in
excellent condition. A very little scoring
sufllced when the word was given,a and both
went off in capital style, Smuggler having
a little advantage. In rounding for the
first turn Great Eastern made a break and
fell little behind, but was quickly at his
work again and trotting quite rapidly. The
stallion kept steadily on his feet and
reached the quarter in 34a seconds, and
was then full three lengths in advance of
his competitor. From this point to the
half both horses kept about even, and of
course the excitement among The specl ators
was quite intense. Smugger was the first
to show his nose at the half, which he
Hlsue I'D l.O9j SeCODus, anu from tDcnce
trotted remarkably fast, and at the three
quarter pole was full three lengths ahead
of the geldng, and came under the wire in
about the same manner, winning the heat
in 1928, receiving hearty applause upon his
arrival.
In the second heat, after scoring twice,
the horses were sent off in fne order,
Smuggler going directly to the front and
msintaining his place until about TO turn,
when from some unaccountable cause he
became "crank" and broke. Mr.. Marvin
did his best to bring hun down to his work,
hut wlthou, avail, and lie was forced to
bring him to IA stands,ill. In the meantime
the gelding, who kept on his fest, went up
smartly and made very wide gap between
him.ef and Smuggler. and before reiching
the qIs'ter WAS without doubt a good fifty
yards in advance OF the stallion. The lat
er, AFTER some applications of the Whip,
was brought down TO a trottiny gait, bul
n passn. the half again brokr and con-
tinutd t, act so ,aiy hit ut the three
qnsrier pole GREET Ess "rn was owe 100
yards ahead OF him The gelding kri t
handsomely TO work and gained rapidly,
being inside the disrspce flag more than
enough to smut ost smuggloo.