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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

The Missouri Republican Of Septem.
Der the 10th, reprints a copy Of the
Missouri Gazette Of Jaly 26tb, 1903.
A comparison is made between the
Gazette Of that date, and the Rspubli.
% Of the present date, which shows
that progress 10 the newspaper bust.
ness has kept pace With the vast i'm.
Drovements of this age wonders. The
Missouri Gazette Of seventy years
ago, a reprint Of which was kindly sent
the HERALD, 10 almost q fac simllie OF
the wonderful little metropolitan
journal up the street. This leads US to
believe that the Commercial will, 70
years hence, be some pumpkins itself.
Where the devil will Pasha Sullivan be
then? He's too Independent 10 live
long.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Outrageous ISLANDERS on Oar
Public Servants.

Outrageous 8lanWeE8 On Oar
Public servants.
washington start
Last Winter, when the mind Of the
average statesman was absorbed in the
al%l.engrossing topic incident 10 the
Presidential count, President Of the
Senate Ferry, issued en- order to the
re~staurateW TO abstain from the sale
OF all intoxicating drinks. Within
twenty minutes after the ukase had
been promulgated, Senator Clayton, OF
Arkansas, appeared and gave one OF
those knowing winks 10 the young
man behind the marble counter. The
wink failing 10 be interpreted, as the
Senator thought, be threw up his I'm.
ger (all drinkers know how 1t is done),
but even THE, accompanied with the
wink, duplicated and duplicated, failed
10 penetrate the seeming stolidity OF
the attendant. Finally, Clayton, out OF
patience, said:
"Here, give me some whisky"
"Sorry, sorry, very sorry" replied
the attendant, "but Vice.President
Ferry has just issued an order that no
liq-"
"D--n Vice.President Ferry. Gin.
me q drink, quick"
"But, will you protect me, If dlscov.
ered?"
"Certainly l will. Gimme some
whisky"
The tea cup was served, the Senator
quaffed from 1t, smacked his lips and
passed up stairs to legislate.
Presently Senator Jones, Of Florida,
appeared.
'"Ah," paid he, with a good deal Of
dignity, "you may give me one of those
things in a cup. You know what
mean, Mr.. Love-"
excuse me, Senator, but ViCe.Presi-
dent Ferry has warned me, upon pain
Of dismissal, not to sell any liquor
to-"
al don't care, Mr., Love, what Vice.
President Ferry wants l want q cup
Of comfort"
Jones assured him that, of course,
certainly, aheml Why, to be sure, he
would protect Mr.. Love II trouble
came.
The next customer on hand was
Senator Simon Cameron, OF Penney.
vauia. Without making any round
about attempts 10 indicate his wants,
by facial or finger gymnastics, be call.
ed out: "Fetch me some brandy"
"But, my dear Senator" said Love,
"Vice. President Ferry"
The Senator, exclted-"Oh, d-n
Vice. President Ferry. Bring me some
brandy, aud l don't want any tea.cup
business about It, You may bring me
the jug"
Love saw that Simon meant bust
ness, and without exacting any promise
of protection the Pennsylvania Senator
got the jug, aud as he sought from II
such exhilaration as 1t gave, he no
doubt muttered 10 himself his favorite
EXPRESSION, "This IL a hell Of q time"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

The rifle shooting at Crcedmoor has
been the exciting event of the past
week in the North. All the great
Northern aud Western journals had
long detailed accounts OF it and some
Of III m had accurate drawings Of the
different scores. From these descrip-
lions of the contest between the Ameri-
al and the English Teams we can get
an excellent idea Of the state OF perfec.
ton which has been reached in firing
the rifle at long distances. Tie Teams
are required TO shoot with a gun of mol
more than Ten pounds weight, and the
halr.trigger is ruled out, and the trigger
is put to q three pound test before the
gun can be used. That is, If the weight
of three pounds will pull the trigger
sufficiently hard when 1t Is sprung 10
fire the gun, that gun is ruled
out. The ball shot is elon-
gated and somewhat longer than
a Mlnie-ball. The sights are admi'
rably fixed TO control long ranges
and variations OF the bullet caused by
the wind, but the globe sights arr
ruled out. All rests, except such al
the marEsman can make with his OWL
person, are ruled out. Tho marksmau
lie allowed as much time as he wants in
sighting his piece. The internationaI
shooting was done at q target about !:
feet long and four feet wide, at ranges
OF 800, 900 and 1000 yards. On this
target is q round "bull's eye" about
two feet in diameter. When II is re.
membered that most of the shots
struck the "bull's eye" and some few
Of them very nearly the actual center
OF II, at this long distance, II will be
seen that rifle shooting has been car,
ried 10 q miraculous state Of perfection,
In the recent contest the Americana
won with great case, but this is moth.
ing new, as they have been equally as
successful in past years.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

We call the attention Of the public 10
the fact that many of the planters near
this city are suffering from thieves, who
steal their cotton In the seed and bring
it 10 this city for sale. We are inform.
cd that these thieves find no difficulty
in finding purchasers for this stolen
cotton, and consequently It is very hard
for the planters to break up the thefts,
for II ls almost impossible for them to
guard their seed cotton scattered over
hundreds OF acres of land. This hurt.
full practice ought to be stopped, and as
the purchasers, according TO u laws,
are as guilty as the thief, 1t seems 10 us
that II would be easy to stop 1t by de.
tecting and Furnishing them.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
THOSE LOGS.
Secretary SChuTz Believes In Putting a
Stop to Timber Stealing, and to this
End will Advocate a Vigorous PrOseCu.
ton Of all Parties Cutting Timber from
Public LanEs.

ton OF all Parties Cutting Timber from
Public LanEs.
WAsHISGTON, sept. iG.-Mr. sChurZ, In
u letter TO AttOrney.General Devons, says:
al avail myself Of the opportunity to state
the rule uf action l have adopted for this
and other similar cases. While 1t IS my
desire to dispose Of the logs seized by the
officers OF the Government on terms as adj.
Y%antageous as possible TO the United
States, 1t is the principal object OF this
Department recently set on foot, not only
TO bring money into the public treasury,
but put an end TO timber d]epredations
committed on the public lands. To this
end II is, above all things, necessary that
the d%eprcdAtOrs he otiectually deprived oi
every possibility of deriving any profit
or benefit from wrongful acts they
have committed. As long as they arc
permitted 70 hope that even alter
the seizure by the Government officers OF
timber wroDgiully taken from public lands
they may, by way Of compromise, acquire
rightfGl possession Of the logs on terms
profitable TO themselves, the temptation to
continue the deprcdatilns will not cease 10
exist, and the d%epredatiOns will 90 one.
II is for this reason that | have directed
that the Siumpagc system hitherto pre-.
valling be discontinued. For the same
reason | withhold my approval from every
compromise which would permit logs seiz,
cd 10 lass into tue possession OIL
the d%epredatUrs with any chance
Of profit, and l insist upon current
prices OF the logs at the places where they
are held. II, In following this rule, small
lots Of logs should remain unsold at places
where competition is not active, or In cascs
where the trade combines against the Gov.
eminent, that loss will DC trillng compar.
cd with the advantage gained, II, by strict
adherence u this rule, deprcdatiOns arc
terminated. desire to make those who
hitherto have carried on these depreda'
lions with profit, understand that in at
tempting to steal timber from public lands
they Will in any event lose the value VI
their labor and expenses, and expose
themselycst to criminal prosecutions. With
regard 10 criminal prosecutions OF depre.
dators, would recommend that they be
not confined to those mostly poor persons
who actually cut timber With their own
hands. but they be directed as well against
the parties who are found to have organ.
lied and directed the stealing Of TIMBER
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
A MAN OF Ease.
Detroit Free Press.l

DNkANlh EANS AANo9s
A good housewife, on Atwater street,
sat in her parlor at even-time aud
rocked 10 and fro, aud
She sang a song Of days gone by
When butter was ten cents q pound,
And wood men worked for a dollar a day,
And work was plenty around.
She sang Of the day hen tramps were not,
And lOaters were very few,
When wOmen's iaces we've clear OF paint,
And husbands were good aud true.
The song she sang was soft and low,
And q lump came up In her throat;
She wiped her eyes on her wrinklcd hand,
And vent out to pen up her goat.
She smelled smoke as she entered the
yard. 1t was the odor OF au old cigar
stub, aud the good woman soon dis
covered a strange man lying at full
length under the house. lie was
smoking away, had a loaf Of bread
under his head and was taking his
princely ease,
"Come ous OF that" the good wife said,
Come out o. that ye stranger!
But be chuckled achuckle and softly said:
"lm taking the ease Of a ranger"
Behind the bedroom door was the
shotgun OF her fathers. II was loaded
with buckshot aud the sight was raised
to kill at six hundred yards. She
pushed about sixteen feet Of the barrel
under the house, pulled back the ham
mer and softly sang:
"The top Of your head will ny Tar away
In about two seconds or three;
And a Coroner bold an inquest will hold,
Aud the papers will itemize me-
He began 10 crawl. lie thought il
was the longest gun barrel in America,
and he kindly remarked:
aplease pint that weepin' the 'totner way.
And please don't alarm the police,
For I'm sorrowful now and | don't desire
Ny sadness Of heart to increase
She turned him over TO the authori.
ties, aud wheL the Court had heard all
the testimony in the case, he said:
"Your name seems 10 be George
Robert, aud YOU seem to be the mean
est kind Of a v~agrant."
ooh, no | amt Judge
"You must be pretty low.down 10
crawl under au cid house 10 pass the
night. You are ragged, dirty, mean
looking, and probably wicked and
"Your honor, I'm perfectly willing
to swear that I'm all right" interrupt
ed the prisoner.
"No doubt of 1t, sir; but that
wouldn't go the sixteenth Of an
inch in this"
"Judge, I'm all right. II you dom
believe it, Iii swear to it on the Bible
"D0n't you interrupt me again. aud
the sentence is sixty days in the house
of correction"
"That's awtul-that's worse thar
bulchery!' gasped The prisoner, aud hC
wanted some one 10 lend him five dol
lars to fee a lawyer with. When seat
ed in the corridor lie mouruful!y sang
81 wish that woman lad dred a. me,
Aud fatally shO: me dead
l wish | was drowned in the meaning sea
And q shark on NY body had FED
The boys heard him, and locking
through the bars they sang:
81 wish be had soap and a line, Tue comb
And some one to cut hi8 hair
And some one to cure hls red, red nose,
And his ears -Oh-cracky-see there"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

TRAVELLING ny KITE Mr.. George
W. Simmons, Of this city, made a novel
experiment In boating on Thursday
morning last. With q son and daugh-
ter he started from Little Nahant In an
ordinary shore dory, but instead oil
para or sails be few q boys kite from
the bow, and the strength Of the wind
which was to the eastward-carried
the boat over to the Pavilion Hotel,
Revere Beach, q distance Of four miles
in thirty minutes. Some speed was
lost by using an oar 10 keep the boat tC
the west by north, go as to make the
hotel.-[Boston Gazette.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

The FLORIDA ORANGE CRoP.-The
prospect Of a large orange crop this
Winter Is encouraging. Among fruit
growers the only thing to be dreaded
is the possibility Of a gale in Septem-
Der, or 1t may DO sooner, which somc-
times visits the South Atlantic coast.
The gale of 1871 thrashed of about
one.third of the oranges, but that was
very severe, aud another such may not
occur In q long time. The young
orange groves are very promising TO
those who have been toiling and pa
tiently waiting for q return for their
abOr.-P alatka (Fla.l Herald.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

HoH. 7. G. CATcHSGs, who has just
returned from jefferson county, says
the opposition to The Democratic ticket
BY the Independents In that county has
been efFeetually tquelched.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

A ROMAN who rec emily returned from
Philadelphia informs US that the Keely
motor consists Of a pouEd Of boarding
hOuse butter shut up in an iron box.
This statement will do much to restore
confidence In tho power OF the motor
Rome IN, ~ Sentinel.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Correction.

WAsHINGroN, Sept. 10 BY u clerical
error 10 yesterdays cotton report Of the
Agricultural Department, the general
average was stated to lie o.. The real
average Of the figures presented was SO,
which is > less than that Of last September.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

TIE New York World says that
Howard is too soft, TOO sweet and soft
for the dreadful trade Of war.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

Jos. 4. Johnston and Fi'zhugl Lee,
nephews OF the Generals whose names
they bear, are learning 10 be macbinists
Of Altoona, Peur.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

"WHAT decoration Is that you are
wearing p said an Austrian Sergeant
10 a new recruit. The man blushed
deeply, and responded: at is a medal
our COW won at the caltle.shOw."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

Tuesday Morning, September IS
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

NEW YORK, sept. l7-Hiram Cranston,
the prorietOr Of tue New York Hotel, died
this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23

Ti3se goods all of our own manufacture. and anN
i9alef Offering goods oGr price list are Offering ine
nor worthless trash our prices at least 10 per cent
lower than he offered by any but Manufacturing
Our goods are well nmshed, strong ami substantially
wade W. guarantee them 70 he lust represented
Senc Tor illustrated catalogue and be convinced that no
LOufe can under>c Us -
jas. T. COOGAN.
EDWp. y. CoOGAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
SPECIAL
NOTICE
TO THE PUBLIC.

~ CONSEQ UENCE OF A CONTL.';
PLATED CHANGE IN THE MANAGE
MENT or NY BUSINESS WIN
OfFTR an TINS WEEK DECIDED
BARGAINS TTIROTGHOCT NY EN-
err ES1A ADJUSTMENT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
YnilI,r anb Sintines.

IMPORTANT FOR sHOEMAKERs.
slo and saiers toy 81 and $40 all other caters re-
duced from 81 10 e. dOln All my agents Withdrawn
toglve my customers the benent Call at
u WkIss'S. ~ East AID st, New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23

T'rENTION ,-Best sayinxs bank; homes or Tor
"A Investments; nice cottages prices, 81 00O 81 800
$780, 5000. ct Elabs thP0rk Eiio6a Ins 20 ss
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

All masmatic complaints, in other words
all disorders generated by unwholesome ex.
halations from the earth or water. are preva.
to the visitation of fever and ague or Other
forms of intermittent disease, the causes
which produce these maadies are now ac
lively at work, This. therefore, is a period
of the year when the inhabitants of such dis
tricts should prepare their systems to NEE,
the unwholesome cOnGI, ion of the atmosphere
bv course OF tonic and Alternative treatment
Foremost among the invigOrants, recon-
mended by time and experience as a means OF
terrifying the system against all endemic an d
epidemic maladies stands Hostetter's StOmac Il
Bitters. BY timely use of the Bitters. the
cape the sickness which, without the aid OF
this potent ally ofnature, will BIO apt to over
take the strongest.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

-"That Comical Brown" will
give one Of his characteristic enter
tainments at Village Hall.on Mon
day evening. Mr.. Brown is SO well
known to our citizens that any eX.
tended notice of him or his concerts
is unnecessary. Go and hear him.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27
SOUTH NEWRUNY.

Mr., Joseph Mason and wife are spending
several weeks Ia Mathuen, Mass, visiting
friends.
John Il. Chamberlin, Esq, Is stepping for a
while with his son-in.law, Joha W. Curie
Esq, Of North Troy.
VIII Carpenter Of Haverhill, N. H., has
moved into the Frary house in this place.
II Is wish pleasure that we are enabled to
announce The slow, but sure recovery Of Mrs.
IIiilreth from her paralysis, through the
treatment Of Drs. 8. p, and NJ. Carbee.
A. Allyn Olmstead has bought and sold this
fall, two hundred bushels of Danvers silver
skin onions.
II the readers of the OPINION wish to see
the prcttiest, as well as the best spring board
carriage that is or has been In Vermont, We
believe that they will have to go to Mr.. Ha.
zen Wizards of West Newbury, for he il the
owner of this carriage. 1t was made, War.
ron, N. H., by the wcll-known carriage. max.
or, II. N, Merrill, who was In competition
with another carriage'makcr of the same
place, each trying to excel in style and beau
ty, rs well us durability. Tho cost of this
carriage was one hundred dollars.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27
Ladies, call at OPINION Station

Ladies, call at OPINION Station
cry Store and look at the tasiliOna
bic "Overland" note paper. Sc
great has been the demand for this
paper that the manufacturers have
been nuabIe to keep up with their
orders. We have, however, sue
ceedrd in getting four reams, which
we shall sell at less than Boston re.
tail prices.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27
OXFORD.

ORFORD.
Last seek spring which had supplied
considerable portion of the water in our vii
lage for fifty years nearly stopped running,
which caused considerable commotion among
the women folks. A new supply has been
found on the land of D. P. Wheeler. Esq. and
pipe is being put down which bids fair to stop
all further trouble in that direction.
The Congregat iOnal Church is being re-
shingled. which was needed very much, and
considerable is going which will add to
the beauty of our village.
DR.. Fred Burnham has commenced keeping
house. His aunt, Mrs. Abbott from Concord,
comes to take charge, and is highly accom-
plshed adv.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

--Slates, pencils, pens, ink, com,
position books, writing books, pass
books, books for writing spelling
lessons, at very low prices at OpIN.
ION Stationery Store.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

Opened this day at the OPlN
ION Stationery Store, a fine line o.
Dlank.books, legal envelopes, lega
pal err, letter paper and foolscap pa
per, all of which we are selling a
bottom prices. just receives a fresl
lot of legal blanks. All kinds.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27
NEWBURY,

Mrs Henry Reyes and family returned to
their winter residence in Boston last week.
Through the carelessness of some boys, a
handcar at the depot was left so near the
track that the mail train going North struck
it, slightly damaging one car.
Mr.. Henry X. White, who is in the U. s.
Signal Service at Savannah, Ga, is expected
ious illness OF his father.
Through the efforts of Mr.. Richardson
there is now nice large ttering tro Igh op
posite his mothers house, at the foot of saw
mill hill" with two compartment is tor the ac
comodation of both man and beast. The
only one in Newbury Street.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

1t won't hurt any of our bust
ness men to read the short article
headed, SLOW He Judged the
Town" on the first page.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-27

| Said per cent, is to he cast upon the original
amount of the premium notes, without refer
eucc 10 any payments, and to he paid To the
| Treasurer of said Company, at his office in
| Montpelirr. ON or before the lith day of Nov
| cmber, 1877.
| For more than twenty-five years after the
organization of the Company, titteeu per
cent of the premium notes. paid in advance,
was sufficient to pay all the losses aud cXpcn-
scs of the Company during that period, md
leave Il cash surplus large enough to carry
| out all the policies then in tnIGe, provided
| that the future losses were 10 larger, proper
| tiopately than in the past But the late ex-
cessive LOSSES have exhausted the fifteen PER
cent paid on each members note i'll advance,
| leaving members whose policies are running
out liable to an assessment of five per cent,
aurecably to the provisions OF the MIN section ,
| of the Act of incorporation, found on eac!
| members policy. The fifteen per cent, PAD
| in ADVANCE on tn premium notes is now pay
| ing for three years and nine months leaving
one wear and three months to be met by as
sessment,
The Directors have laid this assessment on
"a strictly mutual principal. collecting moth
| i,g on this assessment until the advance pay
| is exhausted. -
Since the LIST ofNovcmbcr, 1876, each mem
| Der il surcd has paid twenty per cent, OF his
| note and unless he lossts are even heavier
| than they have been (Which hardly seems
| probabel. the amount will pay all losses and
expenses for live years. by order o. the Di-
| rectors, - -
| 2lw3 SAMUEL w ELLIS. treasurer.