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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
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A LIFH'B RHoRHT.

Turning the leaves In an idle way
or q book was skimming the other day,
found line at the end Of song
Which keeps on haunting me ali day long
with lie sweet and mOurniul melody,
40 love, my love, had you loved but me ~
sadder Z burden could never be
TAau "lOve, my love, had you loved but
NET
Few words and simple; but, o, how much
The singer has told In that little touch!
HoW hard q story Of chances lost,
OF bright hopes bllghted and true love
crossed,
Is heard In the whispered melody,
10 love. my love, had you loved but meW
To many q sorrow the key may be
That 'lOve, my love, had you loved but
mew
| don't believe In what poets have said,
Oi hearts that are broken and lives that
Lives well ordered will stard to their
And hearts Of true metal ring little the
worse,
But-they v,brase still TO that melody,
20 love, my love, bad you loved but met
Ny life Is we'll; but what would II be,
sweet "love, my love, had you loved but
mel"
! he world rolls on and the years roll by,
Day dreams vanish and memories die;
But It surges up with restless pain,
That fond lost longing ever again,
Breathed IN the passionate melody,
30 love, my love, had you loved but ne ~
1t mi ght have been. but 1t cannot be!
Yet "lOve, my love, had you loved but
mep
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Detroit Free Press.
| noticed q recipe for making cheap
telephone, given by Prof. Barrett In q
recent lecture on that instrument. In
making his instrument you use q bar
magnet, and have to 60 TO considerable
trouble, for all of which you can only
talk q distance OF about q hundred
yards. Now ] eau give q recipe much
more simple, and when the instrument
is finished, you can converse al q dis.
lance of nearly Eve hundred yards.
Take two half-galion (or quart) tin
fruit-cans, and take The bottoms out OF
them. Now take a couple Of half cigar
boxes, take down the lids, and cut a
hole through the bottom and lid oi
each, 90 you can flt In your cans, first
bringing the ends level with the lid or
bottom. Now stretch wet rawhlde,
parchment or bladder over the other
end, and lie tight, and let It dry, and
your speakingtubes are finished. Now
take two-ply OF shoethread and wax
It we'll, making It as long 90 you wish
It. Punch hole in the center Of the
parchment head, poke the end Of the
string through, aud put q knot on It to
keep Il from pulling back. Then put
up your string like q telegraph wire,
but don't let II touch wood. Where
you wish 10 support II, or make turn,
run It through loop Of the same kind
of string It is, but don't put the sup
porting loops closer together than ID
necessary to keep II up, aud leave the
string pretty loose, to allow for con.
traction when wet. Fasten up your
speaking tubes at each end of the route,
aud you are ready to gabble away.
You can bore large gimlet holes In
your window-sash to run the line out
through, keeping 1t from touching the
sash with q loop as described. The
signal.call is to drum on the parchment
end of the can with your fingers, OF
better pick the string like Q harp about
9 foot from the head. They are very
useful aud interesting. I'm. HUTTON.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

IT appears Bergh has discovered th'
iRstlgatoF OF the canine massacre a
Bergen heights TO be Catholic priest
Afssr holding up tho unfortunate cler.
10 alongside Of dog-loving Turk, af.
Ter The fashion OF HAmlStS two pictures,
ahd declaring the Turk the best look.
ing Of the two, the President Of the
Society for the protection Of dogs
says:
sL0t him forthwith abandon the
serVlCe which restrainS the full exer.
else OF bic bloody instincts, for one
whose attributes and practices unhap-
PLY enable him to find employment In
the sight Of the sgonies OF dying ami
mails and converts their groans into
imaginary melody. He has evidently
mistaken HE calling in the world, and
instead Of the altar which is stained
and lnsulled by such revolving deeds,
hls presence seems far more appropri.
ate in the shAmbles of the abattoir."
In other words, Bergh wants him TO
quit the gospel, and start a slaughter.
house.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

While the English are Talking The RHs.
slass are AOlIss-They have Very
Large Armies, tie Strategic PssIlISas 10
the NSIghb0FhOOd Of CoastaHtIa0pls,
Very Likely the Cooperation Of the
Turks, and Reserves are Bslna Hurried
to the Front.
LONDON, April 5.-Mllitary move
ments are beginning 10 attract atten
tion. Servian occupation OF Bulgaria
90 far as Plevna, ls believed to be in.
tended TO cover the Russian lines OF
communication, aud relieve the Rus.
sian troops which will be concentrated
south Of the Balkans. At the same
time there are indications that the Rus.
sian troops lately at Sofa aud north Of
AdrlanOple are moving toward the
southeast, perhaps because It is consid.
cred advisable 10 strengthen as much
IS possible the armies Of the Grand
Duke; or II may be the intention TO
abandon the lines Of land communics-
tion and rely almost exclusively for
conveyance Of reserves and supplies on
marine transport over the Black Sea in
consequence of the attitude of the
Roumanians. From the latter point of
view It is very natural to infer that the
Russians will do everything possible to
keep the British feet out OF the Black
Sea, though II is not believed here that
even the occupation Of the northern
'ide Of the Bosphorus by the Russians
woul / prevent Admiral Hornby from
forcing Q passage. Some Russian
divisions are now echelonned on the
road TO Buyukdere, and a total force OF
about 10000 troops is collected within
easy striking distance. Between
there and Buyukdere there are
some Turkish brigades, which
could probably hold the place till as.
slslance arrived II energetically en-
plOyed aud Loyalty commanded In co.
operation with the British, but they
must 10 time be overwhelmed, for the
Russians, even allowing for ell deduc-
tiOns, should still number at least sew.
enty-fve thousand combatants in front
OF COnsIantinople. On the pinensula oi
GAllipoli in the neighbOrhood, main
tanned In front Of The position OF
BE air, there are probably about $4,000
Russians; while at SAlonicA aud on
The Lines Of communication there may
be scattered 'Ome $4,000 more.
The War Office at ST.. Petersburg Is
stated to be dissatisfied with the condi.
ion OF the muster roll, aud is making
strenuous exerlions to hurry up re.
.erves. All recruits stationed in the
Capital were thoroughly inspected by
he Emperor, probably previous tC
their dispatch TO the front.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12


Baltimore American.
A negro preacher delivered funeral
discourse over the body of sn old col.
ored brother, In which be gave an &C.
count Of the genesis Of the species
(WhIle) which threw Darwin aud ell Of
bic vain philosophy OF molecular, gem.
mular and atomic creation completely
in the shade.
"My breddeFen, when Adam and
Ebe wac fust made, deh was bot mig.
ners. But de good Lord put dem In de
garden where be had his Summer ap-
Piles, and tole' 'em, Adam, you and
Ebe may eat dem Summer apples,
much as you want, but you jes' let them
Fowler apples bel dun save dem for
my own special tooE Deese, like
sheep meat, too good for niggers.'
"Den de good Lord went off bout
his business, lemonading up and down
the yeth seeking up whom he might
save up. But he no sooner turn bis
back, dan jes' like two fool niggers,
Adam aud Ebe steal all the Few Ter ap.
ples. Enc Ia 4te de first one, smack her
lubly thick lips, and 'quired OF Adam,
How is dat for high2 Adam said II
was all o. K, and deb went for dem
Fowler apples like the hething Chinee.
"Bimebi de Lord comes back, and de
fUst ting he said was, Adam ! Adam
where my Fowler applasP Den
Adam got skeered and said, 4 dou't
know, Lord, but l spect Ebe got EN-
And de Lord went to Ebc and said
'Ebe, yon got dem Fowler apples ?,
Den Ebe got skeered, and said, Dun.
no, Lord but l kinder spect dat tool
niger Adam took EN- Den de Lord
got so mad he fairly smashed bis
teeth. He stomped back up to where
Adam was staudin' and shiverin'
like q sheep.killin' dog, and he
made de grouB' fairly shake a. he said,
Adam! Adam you grand old thief,
what for you steal my Fowler apples ?
Adam got so skeered he turned white
as q sheet an my belubbed brethren,
he nebber got black any more, aud dat
accounts for the poor white trash we
see Ayin' here so grand, vOtin' de Rad
ical ticketl Let US look 10 the Lord
aud be dismist.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
In the Whole History Of Medicine.

preparation has ever performed such
marvellous cures, or maintained so wide
a reputation, as Ayers CHERRY PEc-
ToRAL, which is recognized as the
worlds remedy for all diseases of the
throat and lungs. Its loug.contiuued
series of wonderful cures In all cli-
mates has made It universally known as
a safe aud reliable agent 10 employ,
Against ordinary colds, which are the
forerunners Of more serious disorders,
i acts speedily and surely, always re.
lievlng suffering and often saving life.
The protection It affords, by It's timely
use In the throat and lung disorders OF
children, makes It an invaluable remedy
to be kept always on hand in every
home. No person can afford to be with
out II, and those who have once used Il
never will. From their knowledge of
its composition aud effects, Physicians
use the CHERRY PEcroRAL extensively
in their practice, aud Clergymen recon-.
mend Il. It is absolutely certain In its
remedial effects, and will always cure
where cures are possible.
For SALE BIZ ALL DEALERS,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
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1.-THE Memphis Appeal vas working
10 the interest Of The Huntington mo-
nopoly scheme, Il could no: be doing
The Texas Pacific railroad, more dam
age than It has been doing recently. Il
has started q dangerous and uneallsd-
for agitation of the terminus question,
and Il insists that Memphis must be
definitely named 90 the eastern ter
minus Of the road. II could not devise
better scheme to break down the
whole enterprise. No bill definitely
naming Memphis alone. can pass, and
therefore the action Of The Memphis
Appeal aud Of Mr.. Young, NJ. c. from
Tennessee, is exceedingly hur'ful. For
self-pro,ection and 10 the interest OF
justice and fair play, New Orleans
Vicksburg, aud ell the vast Interests
east and west OF these cities, must op'
pose any bill engineered solely and
selfshly in the interests OF this one city
Not q single member of Congress from
this State, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia,
the Carolinas or Florida ought to vote
for such q bill. The building of the
road is only question OF time,
and we can afford TO wait for
years rather than aid q city that thus
attempts 10 subordinate q great South.
ern enterprise to her selfish greed. All
the while she iS doing this, she is yell
Ing about her vast advantages. If she
possesses 90 many, why In the name Of
truth is she go unwilling TO submit
them to the proper Commission Of En-
glneers at the right timef Col. Keat-
Ing, In his last letter to his journal, the
Appeal, tells Us that II he errs he errS
In favor of his city, and oil that sort
Of narrow.minded stuff. Now let us
suppose that Vicksburg and New Or
cans commit the same blunder, that is,
determine that nothing will suit but for
hose cities TO be named as the termi.
lal points. Itisplain the whole enter
,rise would fail.
The AvalanChe's line OF argument,
hat Menphis ought to be selected be-
'ause 1t is larger city than Vicksburg,
8 equally as dangerous. If that is
ound logic, why not take ST.. Louis or
New Orleans?
The prominent thing about this dis
,ussion is this: Any agitation of the
erminus question at this time is ex.
,eedingly dangerous and much TO be
leplorsd. This must be so evident to
III the friends oil the enterprise, thai
he persistence of Memphis in ii will
le suspicious, TO say the least Of It.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
The Murder Of LOrd LeItrIm

SluCiunhu dR@ettes ApIh
The Earl Of Leitrim, who was mur.
dered by his tenants yesterday, was
one Of those typical Irish landlords
whose tyranny is set forth In such
ballads as the "Wearin' Of the Green"
He was hated by bis neighbors with an
intense bitterness, engendered by bis
many acts Of cruelty aud oppression,
of which the deed for which he was
shot was a counterpart. He was an
elderly man, either bachelor or q wild.
over, and lived without having any
social communication with bis neigh.
bors, whom be scAndalized by bringing
among them his mistresses and INSTALL
ing them In one or other OF his houses,
of which he had several. He bore a
charmed life. Time after time has be
been waylaid by bands of desperate,
tenants, and several of his coachmen
have been shot on the box as they were
driving their master. He never return.
ed to his house by the same road by
which he departed, and ell his move
ments were yelled Ia secrecy to hide
his tracks from his pursuers. His life
must have become 9 burden TO him, 90
no was constantly in fear Of meeting
the fate which yesterday overlook him,
The "driver" mentioned In the dispatch
may have been his coaChmaD, but In the
County Leitrim the term is used 10
designate the individual whose duty II
ls drive from their homes the tenants
who have been evicted. The death of
the Earl Of Leitrim will not be regret.
ted by bis neighbors, who never bad
any word from him unless 1t was q
command, and while the manner of bis
taking Off should be condemned, yet
It must be confessed that he met with
no better fate than be deserved, and
that his end was In entire keeping with
his career as q landlord.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
How EngIand is Going to DO Ii.

AAS" A@SA@.- - N-SA-8 ~ ~ 80
For want Of q military editor, we
have long been unable to tell our read
ere exactly what would be the result If
England should "get into a tangle"
with Rnssia. The New York San OF
April I'd, In the following extract,
makes the whole matter perfectly clear
Il is to be hoped that BeAcons6eld will
adopt the Suns plan Of operations il
cass Of q difficulty" actually breaking
out:
There is a widespread notion that,
unless England forms an alliance with
Austria, she cannot undertake or pros
ecute military operations against Rus
sia. The question has, OF course, been
considered by the British military au-
Ih0rilies, who are cOnversant with oil
the circumstances OF the case and II is
hardly to be supposed that they would
make preparations for q campaign
which is utterly impraclicable, and Of
the impraclicabilily of which the Rus.
AiAns must be as well aware as they
are. Englsnd desires 10 check Russian
prelenuons, to keep Russia out of
Constantin0ple, and to prevent Russia
from getting control of the BOsphOrus.
Now, let Q British force Of 10000 men
be landed at or near Gallipoli, which
would not be difficult undertaking /;
let this force establish Itself on defenSi.
bic ground near the cJast, where the
navy can give Il support; let II be re.
infoFCed, with ell possible speed, from
the body OF 100000 drilled men in
England, which, according 10 Sir Gar.
net Wolseley, can take the field In a
day, supported by S72 field guns; let
this formidable army operate ia the
rear Of the Russian army at Constants.
nople, and upon its lines Of communi.
cation, running norlhward; at the
same time, let the British irOn-Clads,
now In Ia the Sea Of MarmOra, make
their way through the BOsphorus into
the Black See, destroy the Russian YES.
ssls Of war, operate along the Rou.
melian coast OF the Black Sea be.
hind Constantinople, prevent all
Russian communications through the
Black Sea, aud put . stop TO the trans.
porIatlOn Of supplies from Odessa OF
elsewhere to the Russian army In Tur.
key at the same time, let q small Brit
ish force seize Scutari, or some other
convenient point on the Asiatic side o
the Bosphorus; let these entirely prac,
ticable operations be prosecuted with
proper energy and skill, and neither
CO6stantinople nor the Bosphorus will
remain for any length Of time under
the power Of Russia. England will
have accomplished her purpose, and
she can maintain her position against
all the armies Of Russia, though RussiG
should carry on the war for 1--WE YEAR
OF for twenty.
And while England ls ripping thing
up eli around the Russian army ant
navy in such . cruel manner, Russia Il
expected to quietly "grin and bear II,
0 Dana, knowing Dana,
You're wise as Santa Anna,
And this Warllke prophecy,
Nay yet ''make you take q tree."
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

sOME of the papers are discussing
"women's right to swear" Nonsense |
She don't need any privileges Of that
kind-not while her facial muscles re-.
main in good working order. A wo.
man swear The ideal Why, bless
your innocent quills, che can look more
rasping things In five minutes than The
weeks. '~O
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Do not buy yeast powder or baking
powder Of short weight. A manufac.
turer tnat defrauds by short weight will
net hesitate to make adulterated goods.
You can always rely on DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER being full weight aud
strictly pure.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TIE solid and huug'y South has been
modest since the recess. Not including
private claims, or bills for the relief OF in.
diyiduals, the measures introduced since
the recess would involve the expenditure
Of only about 1000, ,0O0 at the south. Be.
fore the recess, such bills were introduced
involving the expenditure OF about $3.50.
100000, 90 that the little bill Of the solid
South appears at present to reach $780,
OOO,OO0.-tS. Y. Tribune.
That Is the estimate which this
Northern Brigadier makes concern.
ing the needs OF 1.-THE solid aud hungry
South" He Is right In thinking that
the South needs Q great deal, but bis
remarks remind rs of that passage IN
the life of Dupanloup, the present Bish.
op Of Orleans, He once, when priest,
travelled far to zee 3 prominent prelate,
and found him ct sumptuous dinner
with eleven priests. Having com.
muuicaled to The prelate what he had
TO say, Dupanloup, not being offered
any refreshment, was about to leave,
when x. asked him, "Anything else
new In your paFish5" We'll, no ;
nothing particular, only that Jean
Pierce sow has just had litter OF
thirteen pigs" II do not see anything
remarkable In that" "Why, yes,
Monsieur le Cure; you know the SOW
has only twelve teats, so that when
twelve of the pigs are feeding the thlr.
teeRlh one is obliged 10 look on-just
like me at present" That is the situa.
tiOn exactly. The Northern BrigadIers
have had hold Of the twelve teats for
sixteen years, and they want to stay
there [COurier.J JOurnal.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

A FATAL accident occurred In an En-
Rlish football field the other day. A lad
was run into violently by q man who
jumped ct him with prOtruding knee
and struck him In the stomach. The lad
died soon after, and at the inquest the
man was committed for trial for mau.
slaughter, the jury also expressing the
opInion that the game sought to be
erased from the pastimes Of England"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

CURIOUS Discovery OF A NEW
GRAIS.-We have been shown q new
grain discovered about four years ago
by q farmer In Surprise Valley, In the
northern part Of this State, taken from
the crop OF q wild goose which had
been shot by the farmer. He sowed
the seed Immediately after It was taken
from the garner Of the birds crop, and
II produced more than 3 hundred fold.
Mr.. Merithew, q farmer Of Butte coun.
ty, being on Q visit TO Surprise
Valley, obtained some few seeds
Of the new grain, and succeeded in
prOpagating It with wonderful success
on his farm 10 Butte county. The
straw and beardless head resemble
wheat the grain looks a little like rye,
but ls twice as large as rye. When
cut, as 1t is passing into the milk, It
makes q hay even superior 10 wheat
hay. Mr.. Merithew has on hand sew.
eral tons Of hay from this new variety
OF grain, and perhaps five bushels of its
seed. II appears to us every way 60.
perior to rye.-[Ventura (Cal.) Free
Press.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

HAAS encouragement for our own
n. A. Pc, taken from the Globe. Dem.
oeFat: "The Nationals made q good
showing in Indiana at the local elec-
tons on Monday last" Showing their
weakness abundAntly, no doubt.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
A Man who was a Bears Cab

EEOm tue mart county Three Springs.
We have here in Hart county, Ken.
lucky, man by the name of William
Bowman, who was thrown away in the
Apalche mountains, North Carolina,
when an infant, and was found by an
old bear and adopted as a cub. AT the
age Of about ten years be was captured
tied hand and foot, and then his cap.
tors found that he could not talk, moi
could he be persuaded to take any food
but milk, which he sucked from bot.
tie, showing that he had lived solely
by the nursing Of the bear. Bowman
is now farmer near Omega, and any
one doubling the truth of this state.
ment can have 1t verified by seeing
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

THE ST. Louis Globe Democrat says
''to love whisky and hate niggerS" is
part OF the Democratic creed. The
Republican proprietor Of the Globe.
Democrat used to love whisky right
veil, hlmseli, especially when 1t was
eronked.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

AND now the ST. Louis papers are
insiBuating that the Chicago census
takers are @resurrectiOnIsts"-
raised 30 many men from the dead to
put In their last Directory.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL
House.

BEN. BUTLER SoMINATEs GEN. SHIELDS,
A DEMOCRAT, FOR DOOR. R.KEEPER-THE
DEMOCRATS WANT TO CONSIDER THE
MATTER.
WAsHIEGToN, April 5.-The Door
keeper subject came up again to-day
most unexpectedly, or at least as a sur.
prise on the Democratic side Of the
House. in the form OF resolution Of
fered as question Of privilege by
Butler, Of Massachusetts, that the House
proceed Immediately 10 the election OF
Door.keeper, aud that General James
Shields, Of Missouri, be declared elect
ed. General Shields is a lifelong
Democrat, q soldier Of the Mexican aud
civil wars, and prominent D emocratiC
asplraut for the Office. But the Demo.
Gratis did not take kindly 10 the idea of
having the game forced upon them
from the Republican side of the House,
aud go made the point OF order that the
resolution was not privileged ques.
tion. The Republicans, however, had
the best Of the argument on that point
inasmuch as II was a question affecting
the organization Of the House, and
therefore, as they contended, one OF
high privilege. The Speaker preferred
not to decide the question, but to leave
Il to the decision of the House, aud
while It wac In that position lie further
consideration was postponed till Mon
day, and IN the meantime the Demo.
Gratis were to have caucus over the
matter.
The balance Of the day was devoted
TO private bills.
Adjourned to Monday.
senate.
The Naval Appropriation bill passed,
aud goes 10 the House for concurrence
in unimportant amendments.
BRUCE WANTS A NATIONAL CoLoRED
ACADEMY.
Senator Bruce to-day introduced a
bill for the endowment Of the Lowry
Industrial Academy, at Huntsville,
Ala, and to accept donation OF build
ings and lands Ia aid of the same. The
school was startled by the Hon. Reuben
Chapman, and Is designed for the edu-
cation of the cOlOred people. The bill
provides for the permanent investment
Of 100000 from the sale OF public
lands.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDING BILL
Was discussed to adjournment,
which was ordered to Monday by a
vote Of 80 to 81. The 81 probably
shows the present strength VI the Ju-
dietary Committees bill.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TURPENTINE begins to flow from the
pine trees In the pine regions below,
and the summer activity about the
stills will soon be resumed. These es.
Adjustments are to be seen ell along
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad going
south from Dssoto down.-[Neridla
Mercury.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TEE Brandon Republican says @Of
course there we're q few small speei'
mems 10 the Leglslaiure." Exactly.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TIE medicines of J. c. Aver & Co.
have been go long before the public
and are go firmly fixed In popularity,
that they need no commendalion, but
we take pleasure in calling attention to
their advertisement Of the famous
Cherry PectOral.