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Power OF tiphers.'

THE enlightened man may have a
clear understanding of thousands and
even millions, but much beyond that
he can form 10 distinct idea. A
simple example, and one easily solved,
will illustrate the observation. \ If all
the vast bodies of water that cover
nearly three-fourths of the whole sur
face Of the globe, were emptied, drop
BY drop, into one grand reservoir, the
whole number of drops could be writ
ten by the two words, eighteen sep
tillions, and expressed in figures by
annexing twenty-four ciphers to the
number lSi(1S 900, O0O, 900, 900, OOO,-
900, 000,000). Man might as well
attempt to explore the bounds of eter-
nifty as TO form any rational idea of
the units embodied in the expression
above. For although the aggregate
of drops is indicated by figures in the
space of only an inch and half in Or
binary print, yet if each particular
drop by separate stroke like the
figure 1, it would form n line of marks
sutficiently;long Ito reach around the
sun six thousand billion of times. |"
chronological Journal.
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A Warning.

We knew a handsome young man
whose father gave him all the Jadvan-
tages of a good education, and al death
left him a fortune. He married a
beautiful, accomplished girl. To pass
his home on a simmer evening two
years afterwards and see the happy
couple with laughing babe bouncing
from lap to lap was q happy scene.
He took social glass and the appe-
tite grew OH him until he stayed out
all night 10 gamble and drink. In
five years the sheriff stood in the door
and cried away the beautiful home.
With the scanty allotment the law
left, the submissive wife moved with
him to Il rented cabin. With the low
rabble he reveled, until with cOnsumpt-
ion of the heart the wife died, and the
children, two sweet little girls, found
a hone in the orphan asylum. One
winter night he fell, and without a
hand Of love to soothe his brow he
died. The hand of charity dug his
grave and furnished the coffin, laid
him away unwept, unhonOred, unsung.
Boys, shun drink.
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A Useful wife.

We had been out to the graveyard to
bury Mrs Pidgeon, and we were riding
home in the carriage with the bereaved
widower. While he sopped his eyes
with his handkerchief he told .rus aboat
her:
an one respect never saw her equal.
She was a manager. I've knowed that
woman that's lying out there in the tomb
to take an old pair Of my trousers and
cut them up for the boys. Shed make
a splendid suit OF clothes for both of
them out OF them old pants, and a cap
Tor johnny, and have some left over for a
rag carpet, besides making handkerchiefs
out Of the pockets, and hustle for her
self out Of the other lining>. Give her
any old garment and it was as good as a
gold mine Why, she'd take a worn out
sock and make good overcoat out of 1t.
| believe She had turn for that kind
of economy. There's one of my shirts
that | bought in lS47 still going about
and making itself useful as window cur
tains and plenty Of other things Only
last July our gridiron gave out, and she
took it apart, and in two hours it was
rugged on the side of the house az a
splendid lightning rod, all except what
she had made into a poker and an ice
pick. Ingenious1 Why, she kept our
family in buttons and whistles out of the
ham.bones she saved, and she made fif.
teen princely chicken coops from her old
hoop>skirts, and a pig-pen out of her
used~up corset>bones. She never WASTED
a solitary thing. Let cat die around
our house, and the first thing you knew
Mary Jane'd have a muf Gnd.s set OF
furs, and Id begin to find mince pies on
the dinner~tsble. She'd stuff feather
bed with the feathers that she'd got off
of one little bit Of a rooster, and she d
even utilize the reaches in the kitchen
eos thSy'd run the churn-had ma
chine she Invented for the purpose. I've
seen her cook potato parings SOS you'd
think they were canvss-back duck, and
she had way of doetoring up shavings
that the pig would eat 'em and grow fat
on 'em. | believe that woman could
build four-story hotel if you'd give her
single pine board or a steamboat out
of wash biler; and the very last thing
she said to me was to bury her in the
garden, so s shed be useful down below
there, helping TO shove up the cabbages'
I'll never see her like again"
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The Next Legislature.

The approaching session of the KenN
lucky Legislature will be interesting
from beginning to the end. Apart from
the election OF 8 United States Senator
contest that promises to be an exceed
lngly lively one-there will be discussed
in the progress of the session, number
OF questions that possess a peculiar i'm
portance to the State. The question oil
internal improvements by State aid-re-
lating to several navigable streams-will
be promptly raised, and will elicit a pros
longed debate. The question of equal>
izing taxation. as provided by the bill
which was introduced in the last House
Of Representatives by Hon. j. Watts
Kearney, of this city. will be renewed,
and it is hoped that Mr.. Kearney's care
fully-drawn bill which. having passed
the House, failed by only . meager ma
iority in the Senate. will be again pre-
sented and pushed to favorable conclu-
sion. 1t is likely that bill providing the
necessary steps for holding Constitu-
tlonal Convention will be introduced and
passed. Tbs condition OF the State PEN
itentisry will at once engage the atten-
Ition of the lie :islature, pressing nee.s'
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Mes withsut Occupation.

The man who has nothing to do is the
most miserable of beings. No matter
how much wealth man possesses, he
can be neither contented nor happy
without occupation. We were born
to labor, aud the world is our vineyard.
We can find field of usefulness any
where. In occupations we forget our
cares, our trials, and our sorrows. 1t
keeps us from constantly worrying and
broOdrng over what is inevitable. II
we have enough for ourselves, We can
labor for the good of others; and such
task is one of the most delightful
duties worthy and good man can
possibly engage in.-Jefersonian Dem
Ocrat.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

An African prince once sent an en-
passage TO the Queen of England, and
asked in return to know the secret OF
England's greatness. The Queen
sent him-not the number of her
feet, or army, nor the account of her
bouudIess merchandise. nor the details
of her inexhaustible wealth. She did
not discourse upon the intelligence OF
the Anglo-saxon race, nor like Heze-
kiah, in an evil hour, exhibited her
diamonds and costly ornaments; no
none of these, hut handing them q
beautifully bound copy ofthe Bible, she
said: "Go tell your Prince that this is
the secret of England's greatness.
Thu. has it ever been. The moral Law
is intended, not only for individuals,
but as a guide for the constructions OF
State and National codes, and so far al
nations keep in close proximity 10
these teachings will they be prosperous
and happy. Upon our own National
coin we see the inscription I'm God
We trust" To this, just so far as our
laws have conformed TO that idea, may
we attribute any peace and prosperity
ever enjoyed by our nation. And just
so far as we fall short of this and as q
nation violate the spirit of the Bible,
so far will we fall short of National
Prosperity and happiness.
Rev. ISAAC B. SELF.
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A Warning to Ysang Men.

A young man named Wiles, committed
suicide in gainesville, few weeks ago,
by shooting his brains out with pistol
The reason of this rash act was, that
he found himself unable to reform
from the habit of drunkenness, while
he tried hard to quit drinking and
could not do it. There are many
young men who are trying to take on
the same habit with every prospect of
success. Young man stop and re-
fleet a moment upon the fearful risk
YOU are running in soul and body.
People are killing themselves all over
the laud, because they toolishly al.
lowed themselves to come under the
curse of drunkenness, and cannot af.
forwards shake it off.
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were drowned ont by the whitening,
blasting cursel Few men. entire stran-
gers, ever came to Hartford who had
more warm friends than he, a. will he
evidenced by the number of young men
with the name OF Dlllis and Dyer ats
tachcd to their names.
Henry Pirtle came from Washington
county, his fathers residence. He was
a student of the celebrated John Rowan,
and perhaps few young men had ever
more thoroughly studied aud Investigated
the standard works which were then
prescribed "a constituting students
course of studies, before becoming q
LAWYER. His studies had not been cons
fined 10 law alone, for he had &C.
quired wonderful knowledge of general
literature for one of his age. His moral
habits, high sense of honor, modest de
pertinent and general intelligence soon
made him a great lavorite with all the
better class OF the community, and he
soon acquired fair practice through his
whole circuit. Lawyers in those days
had their regular circuits a. well as the
judge, and most generally their circuits
were the same as that of the judge of the
district. The circuit of the Hartford
LAWYERS in those days was composed OF
Muhlenberg, Hopkins, Union, llender-
son, DavIess and Breckenrid. e, besides
their home court
No one court aifoide business
enough to support resident lawyer, for
lhey stood on the dignity of their pro>
fession in those days, and never thought
of praclicing in magistrates courts, and
the fact IL, in those times a man would
have been foolIng away his money TO
have feed lawyer TO plead his case be-
fore an old country Squire, who would
have come at once TO the conclusion that
the LAWYER had been brought there to
hoodwink him, and TO show his inde~
pendence (for he was not tLen elected TO
office. and of course he felt independent
he would almost strain his conscience to
decide against lawyer.
Fortunately, no doubt, for Mr.. Pirtle's
future welfare, he was defeated in the
inclpient stage OF his political aspirations.
His irst race for the Legislature was
against Robert Mo4elcy. an old citizen
who had lived in the town from his in
fancy, and man of vast popularity aud
influence, and of very resi- ectable mental
qualifications. In this race Mr.. Pirtle
was beaten only about twenty votes. His
next race was with Diiiis Dyer, when he
was again defeated by one vote.
Being a man Of the most delicate sen-
sibility, love OF ju.tice and right, and in
flexible honor. he could never have cons
descended to the means which are now
too often resorted to to gain in an elec>
pioneering canvass and his carly defeats
no doubt were the cnnse of his removal
to Louisville, where, in long career, he
has won esteem and honor discharged
the duties of good citizen, filled high
aud honorable offices without STAN, and
retired from active life with clean hands
and true and honest heart.
TO Be CONTINUED.
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Do not laugh at the drunken man
reeling on the street, however ludi-
crous the sight may be, lust stop to
think. He is going home TO some
tender heart that will throb with in
tense agony, some doting mother, per-
haps, who will grieve over the down
fall of her once sinless boy, or it may
be fond wife, whose heart will burst
with grief as she view. the destruction
of her idol; or it may be loving sister
who will shed bitter tears over the deg.
radiation of her brother, shorn of his
selErespect. Rather drop a tear III
silent sympathy with those hearts SC
keenly sensitive and tender. vet Sc
proud and loyal that they cannot &C
cept sympathy rendered them either
in word, look or act, although it might
fall on their crushed and wounded
hearts as refreshingly as the summer
dew upon the whitening plant.
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By permission Of Prof. Hawkins, We
publish the following extract from Pri>
vate letter:
w. L. HAWKINS: Dear sir-The Her
aid is a welcome visitor, and the Educa-
tional Column is eagerly read. and is the
first to attract our attention. Every
teacher in the county should take the
Herald if for no other purpose than keep
ing posted on points of law, which is of
ltselfa material aid in successful teaching.
Thanks to You for the suggestion of the
Teachers Association" heartily con-
cur with You in your views; and having
the educational interests of the people at
heart, am ever ready to join my colabor-
ers to build up and sustain 20 worthy
an enterprise. 1t is something greatly
needed, and the teachers should arouse
from their lethargy and give the subject
the consideration. which it justly claims.
have a flourishing school and | give
it fresh impetus and new life by leeturing
on some one of the branches, one night
of each week have the best of order
on such occasions, and find it a good way
to gain the cooperation of parents and,
at the same time, promote the interests
of my pupils. think all teachers should
set apart one night in each week to lect'
ure his pupils, or should have reading ex-
ercises; thus enthusing his scholars and
patrons. Respectfully, f +. I.
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s.ty existing either for an enlargement OF
the present institution or the building
at some other point than Frankfort, Of a
branch Penitentiary, having ample di-
mension for the accommodation Of the
now over-crowded eonvicts. In this
connection will arise the question involv-
ing the use Of convict labor on public
works, such as the improvement of the
Kentucky and other rivers Among the
subjects Of interest that will demand Leg
islative action as the collection of taxes
levied on railroad property in the State.
A number Of counties will insist, through
their Representatives that the present
law, under which certain rate
OF tax is paid into the State Treasury on
each 800 .0cO worth Of railroad property,
shall be 80 amended as to enable the
respective counties. in which such prop
erty lies and that have subscribed rail-
road stock, to collect the tar themselves
and appropriate the same to their own
separate use A memorial, embracing
this proposition. will be presented at an
early periol of the session, backed by a
number Of counties that are Immediately
concerned, and the discussion which it
will excite, will strike deep into the whole
system of State taxation. The topics thus
indicated foreshadow an extraordinarily
interesting legislative session, and foEtu-
nately for the public veal, the Legisla-
ture which IL to dispose OF them will be
composed of az good material as has for
many years composed a law>making
body in Kentucky.-Louis,ille News.
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GEO. C. WEDDING,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
AND U. S. COMMISSIONER
HARTFORD, XIV

Will attend to all business conRded to
his care in the inferior and superior courts
of the Commonwealth.
B9 OEiee opposite Court House near
the Post Office. n4O~ly.
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DIRECTORY.
CHURCH DIRECTORY

Baptist-have services first Sunday and
Sunday night in every month and Saturday
night preceding. ". p. Bennett, pastor.
N. 4. Church South-Serviees third sun
day in every month. W. W. Cook, pastor.
Union Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at half past eight O'Clock.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Hoo james Stuart, judge, owensboro.
A. L. Morton, Clerk, Hartford.
H. r. Murrell, Master Cunsissioner. Hartford.
c. W. Phillips, sheriff, Hartford. Deputes-
CIV Bangor, Hartford, 5 Z Taylor, Beaver
Dau, + Il Cooper, FordsviIle, : l. Fulke-son,
Hogs Falls.
Court begins second Mondays in May and
November, and continues three weeks each
terra. -,
CRIMINAL COURT.
uouJA Murray, Judge. Cloyerport.
Hen Joseph Uaycraft, attorney, 0wensboro.
Ri Wise, jailrr, Hartford.
C.urt begins on first Mondays in April and
October and continues two weeks each term.
COUNTY COURT.
Ron. F. Gregory, Judge, Hartford.
Capt. Sau. X. Cox, Clerk, Hartford.
J.P. SAnderfsr, Attorney, Hartford.
Court begins on the first Monday in every
QUARTERLY COURT.
Begins on the sr1 NJ en days in January, April,
JSly abd October.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
B.giss o. the 6rst Mondays January and
October.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
j. Leach. Assessor. Cromwell.
l. Smith FitIhugh, Surveyor, Sulphur Springs.
thss. n. Boswell, Csruner, Sub 'hur Springs.
k.P. Rowe, School Commissioner, Hartford.
MAGISTRATES COURTS.
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A list Of the Coast@slcs Of Ohio County an
their Post o6ce sdIress;
- oAE.N DIsTrIcT-So.
Wv Etell, Rssiue.
oaoL sFRISGs DtsrRICT-NO. 2.
Tsaas Brown, R-ckpor;.
cENrtRrowN DIsrRIcT-So. 5.
n casebier, Ceralv'.
BELL's sroRE DIsTEIcT-NS. 4.
AIsT, T. Bell. Bdfori.
PoRDsviLIE DISTtICT-Eo' ,.
- hsrdsr, F"risViile.
FLLIs' PISrEICT-So. S.
J. D. SPurrirr.
HaErroRB DIsTRIcr-No. Z.
III NaddoX. Beaver Dam.
CROMWELL DIsrRIcT-No. s.
ksHsSges' Cromwell.
HaETF"ED 0tsrEIcr-Eo. 9.
A. c. Eilis, Hartford.
sUIPEUE sFRiSGs DIsIR:cT-Eo. 10.
T. ?. KERRY.
ELKrLUTr's Drs-RIcr-So. II.
y. p. Bartlett.
POLICE COURTS.
usrtferd-F.P Morgan. Judge, Second Mon
days in January, April. July and Octebcr.-
Charles Griffin, Marshal
Beaver DAM W. Cooper, Judge, first
Saturday in Jasuary. April. July an October
Thomas Stevens, Marshal.
CrOnWeh.-A. r. Mouiagu Judge, second
Saturday in January, April. July and October
Jas. W. Daniel Marshal,
Ccralva.-w. y. barnard, Judge, last Sat
srday in March, June, September and Decem
ker.-DAnie Tichenor. Marshal.
Hamilton-J. W. Landlord. Judge, post
otbce address Mellenry, courts held third Sat
srdsy iS January, April, July and October
A J. Carmsn, Earsksl, Post-ohice address
HeHenrY.
Roekpnrt-J. W. Duke, Judge, Riley
MeDsEsIl, Marshal. Courts held first wednes
day in January, Apr, July and October.
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LODGE MEETINGS.
A. Y. M.

Hartford LODGE, NO. 156.
Nsels third Monday night in each
nosth. IL. MOORE. W. IL.
Secty.
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A Very Marrow Gauge Railroad.


The narrowest OF Narrow-gauge Rail-
roads is now in operation between North
Billerica aud Bedford, in Massachusetts,
a distance Of eight and half miles.
The track is only ten inches vide. A
Boston correspondent of the New York
Evening Express saws Ben. Butler took
one-fihieth of the entire stock Of this
road, the whole amount being $4,000,
The protector or inventor of this road is
named George Z. Mansfield, who is =
practical wood and iron nIachinist and
engineer There are eleven bridges on
the route of this road over one hundred
feet long. The rail weighs twenty-five
pounds to the yard, though it is believed
that twenty pounds to the yard would be
sufficient. One grade on the road is l55
feet. The cars and engines of the road
are very well proportional, and make a
very handsome appearance. The engine
is behind the tender and next to the cars,
81 thab "hSh the Nidin hONcs the Gar
next to the engine draws down upon and
increases the adhesion OF the engine to
the track. Both engine AMI cars are
constructed so as to be very near the
ground, giving great advantages in re-
gard to safety, also very little oscillation.
The cars have an aisle, with one seat on
each eide, in the same manner as orii>
nary cars have two seats. The length
of the cars allow thirty seats, each per-
son having a seat to himself The cars
are warmed by steam, and we'll ven-
tilated, have closets, water>tanks, and
all the modern improvements, West
inghouse brakes, dc They weigh but
four tons and a half, ordinary cars
weighing on an average eighteen tons.
Hence Mansfield will carry sixty
persons with cars weighing nine tons,
while ordinary roads must draw eighteen
tons to carry fifty-six persons. The ems
gines are equally light and less costly
than on ordinary roads. 1t is quite evil
dent that road eight and a half miles
long which cost equipped 81 500 less
than $50, 900. and which can be run for
half the expense ordinary upon roads,
must be a great and notable achieves
ment. The road cost $500 per mile,
the right Of the way free. The trains
run about twenty miles per hour. En-
gines weigh about eight tons, and draw two
passenger and two freight cars twice per
day each way, at a cost Of coal only one>
fourth that of ordinary engines. This
must be acknowledged to be a triumph
in the narrow-gauge way. Mr.. Lands
and his associates. who are trying to
make the Jersey people believe that they
are going to build an ordinary narrow
gauge railway from Camden to Cape
May, ought to go to Massachusetts, and
learn how to build a. road that would
better suit ther pockets and be more
likely to pay. The question now arises !:
if a locomotive and cars can be safely
run on ten inch track. will not some
Yankee soon invent a plan for running
them ON single track7 There is no
foretelling what Yankee Ingenuity may
yet bring forth -Philadelphia Record.
| ---
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II. A. M.

KEYSTONE CHAPTER, NO. 10
Meets second Monday night in each
pouth NE. W II. MOORE, II. P
Comp. II. wEINSHEIMER,Sec.
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The drunkard's house decays, his
farm grows up in brambles; thorns
throttle the grass in his meadows, and
noxious weeds choke the corn in his
burrows. His fences fall down, his
cattle SILVER in bleak winds and fall
away to skeletons. Disaster attends
the drunkard. His wife loses the
bloom of health, and his children grow
sallow in complexion and dropping in
eye. Oh! who can afford to run the
risk of being a drunkardS Young
men, would you have distilled destruct.
ion drop upon you from every over
hanging bough as you walk through
life? Then drop by drop drink liquor
and the drunkard's harvest will come.
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall
he also reap.-Good Templar's Advo
| ate.
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i. O. O. +.
IL u. W II
HARTFORD LODGE No. 1913,

Meets 10 Taylor Hall, in Hartford,
Ky ,sn the Second and Fourth Saturday
evenings in each month. Tie fraternity
are cordially invited to visit us when con-
venieut for them 10 do go
l. BARRETT. y. g. WV. PHIPPs. SEC.
B.P. BERRTEAN. d. D. g II.
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T. q. HuBsARB.
JOHN p. BARRETT,
ATTOR NEY AT LAW,
and Real Estate Agent,
HARTFORD, KENTUCKY.

Prompt attention given to the collection Of
claims. Will buy, sell. lease, or reat lands or
mineral privileges on reasonable terms. WI
write deeds. mortgage, leases. he, and a.
tend to listing and paying taxes on lands be-
longing to non-residents.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-01-06

Der Truppsn BET Der Grscuticn an Die
GtnwObuer Marpinssns NIT 600 7tr.
3uridsesablt. Der RsR ioI fpIeen.
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berlelben etre Narf pro Gag"
Marptnsen, A. Dec. Mte bic ~Er.
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nasr bes fSntsli@en eaneeeriGtes su
SaarbrIden bereits am Dcnnerstae
bas beribmt seporbene llrtbetl bee
9ormunbldaftss Ri6terS suSt. @snpsl
a~ufesbpben unp erfldrt, ba6 bis Jest
perer Betrue nod ein aneerss0 eresben
in Der Warptneer Nneslssenb.tt, r,as
mentlt6 ntdt ben pref Rtnrern eesen,
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lanrseridtli9e urtbsil TT jero6 auf
@eranIaGuus Der Rssisrune Der go6a-
TONS Hecurs pom Sbersp rpcurator er>
boben rpcrbsn. Die bret atnoer rpers
ben prmsemds auf tbre GretlaGune
warten mtiHen, big AUDI oer bS9fe
preuBil6e @ertbtsbpf in pielsr beribm>
ten. SADIE feinen Musipru6 setban bat.
Die s5aarbr. 3ts., tra@te f6rsli6
Elm iebr busbaftss Spctt@0 spi@t auf
ben .pafor Neureuter. DafGr fam |e
tb nun balp Dor @eridt nerantworten,
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