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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-01-25
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STAMFORD, KY, JAN. 10, Is,

STANFORD, KY, JAN. 10, 1873.
Mn. EpIroR-lt was our good fortune 10
he the recipient Of an invitation to attend
the closing exercises, last Friday, Of
the public school at Preachersville, taught
by Miss Maggie Hackley. We went, and
As the occasion was one OF great enjoyment
to all who attended. we think that o
short account Of the exercises published in
your paper will he read with interest BY
your numerous friends and subscribers in
that vicinity, and With especial interest
by those whose children took part in the
programme, and it may be the means Of
sronsing a spirit Of praise worthy imita'
ton in the other public schools Of the
enuniy in whose welfare we are deeply in
teresied. Abont half past one O'Clock ia
the evening. the little church at Preachers
vile was crowded TO it, utmost capacity
The sssemblage was called to order by Mr.
q. W. King, the Trustee Of the school, and
after an earnest and appropriate prayer, b,
lev. ". T. u. White, the exercises began.
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Ex.GovERxoR GRoonE has been
elected u. q. Senator for Maryland.
T.rm win eoumsucs March. lefe.
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400 ACRES OF LAND.

Heavily timlsred, Nth . large quantity Of cue
Poplar and other valuable Timber, ~ ing immsdi-
aisly on the G. :. r. H., In PULASKI county, KY, o
miies north of Somerset are onred 81 private sale
Their will 10 depot locsi.d Al or near the prop
erty. Also ~ asres al cleared lsnd-sood NIL
spisudid water. Sc Apply N
COZ. A. HENDRICKS.
Adams Mill y. o.. Ky.
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IT will he observed by reference
to our Legislative report tina, a
bill to take the sense Of the people Of
Kentucky, as to the proprieiy Of call
ing a Convention for the revision 81
the Constitution, has passed both
Houses almost unanimously. The
vote on the question will be given g,
the next regular election for members
of the Legislature, and should il carry,
the following Legislature will call the
Convention and name the time. The
delegates to il will he voted for at the
following Legislative electisn. Soitwill
be seen that it will be six years. If at
all. before the Convention can he held.
That a general revision of the Constr
tuition is necessary to keep up with
the progress Of the times, is admitted,
and it is hoped enough interest will he
taken in the question to cause = full
expression Of the people.
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Aner a good dinner at Mr.. Elias lioln'
CLAWS, We returned home. r.
This communication did not reaeh US
In time for LAST wssk's is-us.-Ep
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-17
CHAPTER vi.

No sleep visited Mrs. Manuel's eyes dur.
ing the remainder of that wretched night
She was trying to devise some scheme by
which she might place Posy and herself out
of reach of her husband, (for such, indeed,
was the relation which her rufianly visitor
bore towards herr and by daylight she had
matured her plans. She would remove with.
out delay from their present lodgings to a dis
tant part of the town. But before doing so
world seek Mr.. Lacombe, who was very kind
to tosy, and find out whether his wife, who
kept few boarders, would consent to take
the child for time under her care, for suit
able remuneration. She felt that she would
be safer away from her, while at the same
time she would be near enough for them to
meet every day. She would tell the manager
enough of the case to make him understand
the reason of these precautions, and put him
on his guard against answering any inquiries
which might be made concerning them.
She went to work Immediately to pack ur
their few possessions, and by the time Posy
awoke, this portion Of the task was done
The young girl looked around the rooms in
surprise at their deuuded appearance.
"We are goin' away somewheres, honey
her mother said, in answer to her questions
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column articles, which contained nearly as
many words as FIVE pages of Harpers Maga-
zine. They were pale and careworn. One
of them was heading and sub-heading cable
dispatches from the seat Of war, another was
writing editorial paragraphs on the import
ant telegraphic news that came in, another
was damning new play in virulent prose,
another was revising thrilling account of a
murder, another was transcribing his steno-
graphic notes of speech on the initiation of
the currency, another was putting the finish.
ing touches upon a well.considered article
criticising debate in the French Assembly,
and another was absorbed in the description
of yacht race. The little tin box in the
shaft bounced up and down more frequently,
and the night editor became more nervous
and imperative than ever, as the fingers OF
the big clock on the wall went beyond two.
The pages of manuscript were sent up one by
one, and long, moist proofsheets came down
from the composing-room. Then the "cut-
ting down" began, and some of the writers
saw articles that had cost them hours Of re-
search annihilated by the stroke of pen, or
reduced from columns to paragraphs-not on
account of unimportance, but simply because
there is always a superAuity Of matter, con-
trary to the erroneous notion that the editors
great difficulty is to fill his space-and in
some instances even the paragraphs were f.
nally omitted to make room for unexpected
news that arrived later. kilograms were still
coming in at halfpast two, but soon after
that hour one dispatch brought the words
"good.night," and that meant the closing.
The night editor and his assistant now disap-
peared into the composing-rooms, where they
remained to superintend the making.up of
the forms, and the men at the desks prepared
to leave or threw themselves back in their
chairs for chat and some more smoke.-W.
81. R1DE1NG, in Harper's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-01-17

The FENCE LAw.-J. J. Hemphill, Esq,
member of the legislature from Chester,
has introduced bill to amend the fence law.
The first section of the bill provides that stock
trespsssing upon the lands of another are to
be taken up and the owner notified. If dam
ages cannot be agreed upon, the matter is to be
submitted to three neighbors, (who shall be
owners of stock and crops) who shall assess
the damages, and the stock shall be sold for
the payment of the amount they assess; the
whole thing to be done in five days. The
second section of the bill declares that any
person who wilfully throws down or leaves
down the pasture fence of another, shall be
subject to indictment for q misdemeanor.
The object of the bill is to give the whole
matter into the hands of the farmers, so as
to save the expense and delay Of going be-
fore Trial Justice, and to enable the suffer-
er to get remuneration for bis loss before the
stock is taken from bis possession.
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such as she had never expected to taste again !;
while the little creature, in its turn, learned
to centre its whole affection upon her, know
ing her alone as its guardian and friend.
This child had saved her from absolute
ruin. Its tiny hand had led her gradually up
ward from the abyss into which she had sunk,
to the paths of purer life, and beneath the
glance of its innocent eyes her worst passions
and most fragrant sins had hidden themselves,
abashed, until. through long restraint, the very
inclination to indulge them had gradually
weekend and died out. To her it had been
an angel of mercy and healing. Without its
influence, she believed that she would have
been cast into eternal perdition; and yet,
since the dawnings of higher life had crept
into her soul, awakening conscience from its
lethargic sleeps, she had many times felt the
prickings of remorse for having acted as she
had done, in avoiding all chance of the child
being recovered by those to whom it must
have been an agony to lose her. Especially,
of late, since she had been robbed of Posy's
society, had the thought occurred to her Of
the desolation which must have blighted the
lives whose light and sunshine she had been,
when bereft of the joy Of her presence. She
pictured to herself the slow-consuming an.
guish of some mothers heart, yearning for
the little lost one, praying, hoping vainly for
its return, until, as time went on, prayer and
hope yielded to the despairing conviction of
the certainty of its loss i; and this had been
wrought, perhaps, through her-for was it
not most likely that had she made an effort
to restore the babe, it would have been sue
cessful7
Then it occurred to her that perhaps,
through her husbands fundamentally, she
was about to be punished for her sin. He
had threatened to try and discover Posy's pa
rents, and she doubted not that he would car.
ry the threat into execution, should it suit bis
purpose to do so. If he succeeded, what then?
Conscience whispered that means of restitu-
ton, of atonement, would thus be offered
to her; but in using this means she would be
inAicting death-wound on herself. With
out Posy, she knew she could not live.
All these thoughts, crowding into her mind
on this especial evening, made her heart sink
lower, lower, like lead, in her bosom. Per-
haps physical depression had something to do
with her melancholy also, for she had been
feeling strangely weak and out of sorts Of
late, and had found it impossible to get
through her usual work. Her energy seemed
to have left her, and feverish tremulousness
at times pervaded her whole frame.
"What ails me, wonder% she muttered
to herself, at length, as Strengthening her
dropping form with shiver, she raised her
head and glanced around the room. II amt
6t for nothin', lately. Somehow I've got q
sort of notion I'm goin' to be sick. May be
it's all along of Jim. I've been feelin' differ
ent ever since I seen him, and knew he was
come back" ..
As this thought crossed her mind, a shad-
ow darkened her doorway, and its subject
stood before her.
fro BE CONTINUED.
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A WAR ANEcDoTE.-A war correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch says I have heard
an old war story, and, by the way,it is one
of the best of them. I had it from former
officer under StQnewall jackson: "On one of
our marches in early spipg, when chilling
rain had been falling for days, and the slush
was almost waist deep, our command, utterly
wretched and broken down, was struggling
along as best it could under such circumstan-
ces. Worn out myself, crept into a fence
corner to rest awhile. Presently saw soli-
tary straggler coming slowly up the road. He
seemed almost completely exhausted-his
shoes were gone, and bis feet cut and bleed
ing. I was struck with his appearance, for
through all its wretchedness shone the indom-
liable spirit of the Southern soldier-the man
would be at his post, or else die in the at
tempt to reach it. watched him, closely,
and as he dragged himself slowly past, l heard
him mutter to himself: 'D-n me i'll ever
love another country"
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"Thank you for the privilege my deal"
be sarcasticaly replied. Emptying the stock
ing out, he counted its contents-ten 6ve-dol-
lar gold pieces, a double eagle and some odd
change in silver.
"Is that all ?" he asked, with look of dis
gust. Il s'posed you'd hundred, at the
very least Why, there amt but seventy-four
and half! How long do you s'pose that
'ud last me :"
II don't know, nor I don't care. It's all
I've got, so you may make the best of it."
81 b'leve you're tellin' me le," he re-
Joined, looking keenly at her. She met his
gaze steadily.
"You can search the house, then, if you
think you can find any more. I'll swear to
you that's every cent I've got-swear it on
the Bible, if you like"
"On the Bible! That's good one! You
don't mean to say you keep Bible, do you p
Eyes, do. Leastways it's hern," said the
woman. with motion of the head toward the
chamber door.
"Well, that Is jolly. l shouldn't wonder
if you thought that ere Bibles goin' to help
YOU pit to Heaven" he retorted, with supreme
contempt "Hows'ever, I'll let you off from
kissin it, this time; the sight 'ud make me
sick Now look here, you'd better be pretty
sure you re not tellin' me lie in this matter.
It'll be the worse for you, if l find you out." \"
"You know, we'll enough, I'm tellin' you
the truth. How do you spose our little bit
of earnin's could amount up to any more'n
that? The child don't git but dollar every
dancin night, and fifty cents for extras, and
| don't make the half of that-and we've got
rent to pay, and food and clothes to buy. |
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subject of contention arose, and the Temporal
ry truce was broken up and swept away by
renewed and continuous storms. Amid all
this unhappiness the little child fell ill and
died, and the mothers cup of misery was now
full. stratton took to drinking and gambling,
and in his intercourse with her, proceeded
from coarse abuse to actual cruelty. And,
after passing through a period of untold
wretchedness, she left him, and left her place
of employment, afraid to remain longer in his
reach. Despairing, reckless, without resour-
ces, bereft of every hope and aim, which had
made life desirable, she sank, by degrees, into
such depths of degradation, as she shuddered
even now to recall, falling prey to the low
est vices, and becoming alike Indifferent to
God and her fellow.beings. Of a higher
Power she had, indeed, had but faint con.
ception yet even that dim, imperfect idea,
was swallowed up in the gloom of her debase-
meut and despair. Such had been her condi-
ton, when chance had thrown in her way the
little lost waif, who seemed to cross her path
like a ray of sunshine, and whose wondering
gaze and innocent smile awoke the first soft
ening feeling in her heart, that had penetrated
its stony depths, since her own baby died.
As starving, perishing creature seizes upon
a morsel to sustain the feeting spark of life,
so she clutched and gathered to her starving
heart this little atom of humanity, which
seemed to her a gift, from some mysterious
source, to save it from utter wreck. AS a
miser boards and hides his gold, she buried
this treasure in secret and lonely places,
where no eye could find it out For months,
and even years, she kept it utterly secluded,
in the fear of discovery, and drank from its
pure companionship draughts Of happiness,
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sphere in which fate had placed her, and ma.
king something better Of her than mere
dancer. Mrs. Lacombe herself was from a
higher class in life than her husband, and at
tached great Importance to education, both
social and moral. From her, Posy gained
much information that she would otherwise
probably never have acquired. She was ava
kened to the perception Of loftier duties than
she had dreamed existed in life, which for
her had been made up of narrow round, in
deed, with but one pure and ennobling ele'
ment, the afsctionate and devoted love, which
warmed her faithful little heart, for the only
parent she knew. In the new light which
was dawning upon her, the latent qualities
of mind and soul which ignorance and power
ty had kept shrouded from view, began to
develop themselves with rapidity that prov
ed how fair would have been their growth be-
meath the culture of superior hand. Her
profession still necessarily claimed her con-
slant attention, but it was no longer the one
absolute end and aim of her ambition and de-
sires. Combined with her anxiety to excel
in this pursuit, was an equal anxiety to &C.
ouire knowledge, and improve herself in such
attachments as she had now for the first time
learned the value Of do not mean to say
that even with her improved opportunities,
she was likely to acquire more than com
mon-place education, or attain to any high
degree of mental culture. The instruction
given her was by no means Of a first class de-
scription, and her opportunity Of pro6ting by
it, at the best, but limited. Yet it was SO fal
advanced beyond any teaching she had before
received, and its influences 80 immeasurably
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-11-21


"A SCOTCH EFFORT WITH THE LONG
BoW-ConcerniIng the long-boW, no
american e1foTt can sqrpass one that
ooaleS W os llon 4, 'of0I Gela1 a,,
- was Coid Jhao Colon6l ANDREW
M DoWall, When ne returned from the
war, was one day walking along by
Inc Myroch' When ne came on an o5a
man SlCVlhg gfeeIln on inuckle Stable
at the roadside hen he came up
lle old man rose anu TOOK OH MS Ooh-
net ana SAID,
Fe welcome !laii0 dgdlll' lalIu,
lndnh you, 9Ilu ~ ne '7 1'ol-
ing, aItef q pause \ sllould surely snow
your race Afen / you Mailman M cur
locn $50 t,
ere rlGlc' ueeo' Says Nathan J
us just me, lalrd'
80 You must be good age, now,
Nathan, says the colonel.
III no veila dui yeC' lalfd' was
the reply; I'm lusC tuInt hummer
:" a hundred! says the colonel' mus
ing; well, you must De all that' But
the idea OF a man OF a hundred sitting
.blubberlng that way " hat ever
could you get TO cry apout
4 n O ~
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REPORT OF TEACHERS MEET
ING, q. d.

The first teachers Meeting of the
eastern division was held at Dist. No.
/, PIeasantPrairie, Saturday.
AS access to the schoolroom could
not be obtained till late in the day, the
day meetings were suspended,
The evening session, called by Mr..
Swartz, did not exceed twenty in num-
Der,
An exercise in Primary Arithmetic
was ably conducted by VIM. Flett, af-
ter which the day exercises were cur
sOrily discussed.
The discussion of the question, !
Resozoed, That prizes and rewards
should be given for superiority Of
scholarship, was both interesting and
profitable
The question was decided in the af-
Grmatiye, after which the meeting adj
journed. Rosa ID. RosANDER.
Sec'y. Pro TEN.
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Juhh Fasbehder-Uum 81 oda N. Of N line uI
Grand 81 and 8 RODS Of j NJ STRIKERS "
cor thence on said Stry 3re W lire TO N
cor Of same thence W parallel with n line Of
Grand 81 20 Maple ST theLce s en- line OF
Maple st rods thence to beginning. 5 81,
John rashender--Com en- W line OF j M STRIKERS
lot 81 rods OF line of Grand Street thence
w 10 Maple Street thence S on said line OF
Maple Street 5 rods thence Z to Nj STRIKERS
SIS 81
John Fasbender-Com at the intersection OF
Grand and Maple Streets thence N Oh W line
Of Maple Street 81 rods thence TO point 40
rods and 81 rods n OF S Il cor of said or Sec
thence 10 n lie of Grand Street theEce on
said line of Grand st to beginning, SO rs
The following described pieces or lots of land
arc on the n or, Sec 81, T2. rps.
Fl Schulenkamp-Lot 5, block IS, S. 81.
do Lot -, block 49, 81 50
M Strgker- Com on cor of said block
thence on W line OF block 20 feet th nee E
to center Of Pike Greek thence S 10 line Of
block thense W to beginning except 8 rods in
width used as extension of Ann Street block
81. $40 o.
Henry Darling-Com at N w cor of block thence
lit feet thence l12 feet thence III ieet
thence IL feet to beg. S. 81,
WASHINGTON ISLAND.
Est Of L Sykes--Lots and s, block 3 $268l.
Given under my hand and seal at my office in
the city Of Kenosha this 9th day of Sept. 1878.
E. G.. TIMME, COUNTY CLERK.
15w13
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TEACHERS MEETING.

According to programme there will
be meeting of the w. d. 7. A. at the
school house at Grants Corners, Bris-
toll, on Saturday, November 30th, 1878.
Programme as follows.
Mo29j11g Session.
Emphasis-D. A. Mahon9y.
Electoral College Clara Upson.
Afternoon Session.
Practical Problems-J. II. Petrie.
Participles-Mary Patterson.
E0e21i72g Session.
Discussion-Free High Schools.
Affirmative -J j. III. Petrie, e. w,
Blanchard.
Negative-E. w. Helms, c. K. May
nard.
Essay-D. J. PoWderly.
Reading-D. A. Mahoney.
Declamation--H. S. Flett.
Songs and Instrumental music.
Morning session opens at 10; Eve
ming session at 7. Come one, come all.
by order Of Committee.
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Kenosha County Teachers Associa-

Kenosha County Teachers Associa-
ton Eastern Division; Programme
for meeting Nov. 20, Somers, District
No. s.
What use to be made Of Phonetics
Miss Jessie Petrie.
Territories of the q. s, - W. H.
Holmes
Penman8hip--D. S. Gibbon.
The Verb-Defnition, Classification
Miss Estella Clemens.
Meeting will be called to order at 10
A. M. JNO. j. SWARTz.
Vice Pres. E. D.
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How easy it is to be mistaken: AS
two men were going down town one
spring morning one said: What. a
circus so early, / see the flags. Z Yes"
said the other, IT see the tents. As
they came nearer they found the flag
that they saw was one Of those fellows
with q big collar and the tent the 9th
en- saw was a loaf Of bread made by
using Smiths saleratus. 1T is no Won
der they We're mistaken, for it makes
liour.expand like a Greenbacker
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This meeting, the first held this sea-
son, was not the success anticipated.
Why? Simply because those depend
ed upon, were found wanting. The
object of these meetings is to aid teach
ers in their work. Young and inexpe-
rienced teachers wish to profit by the
experience of older ones. Older ones
may be pro6ted by an Interchange of
views and plans, and whore can they
be so fifty instructed and helped as at
meetings held for that purpose.
r. DIX.
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The following named pupils of the
Liberty school, Salem. have been Meth
er absent nor tardy during the past
month:
Josie Butric, Eliza Brown, Helen
Brown, Mary Stewart, Hetta Stewart,
Carrie Munson, Della Gaggin, Matte
Gaggin, May Hall, Alice Hall, Lola
Whitley Nellie Smith, Mary Fensky,
Silvia Thayer, Fred Munson, Sam
Stewart, Charley Sibly, Frank Brown,
Arthur Brown, Luther Munson, Frank
Walker, Louis Fensky
II. S. FLETT, Teacher.
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The County Sup't has received no
tice that there are no more Dictionaries
on hand OF Madison; hence no use to
send for any until the legislature meets.
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Nenosha CoantY-- Niremit Coart
Alexander Bailey, Plaintiff, j
Against
The Christian Society Of
Salem, Defendant.

Alexander Bailey PLAINTIFF,
Against
The Christian Society Of
Salem, Defendant.
BY virtue and in pursuance of a Judgment of
foreclosure and sale rendered in the above en-
titled action on the 18th day of October 1877,
shall offer for sale and SELL at public yendue, at
the front door Of the Court House in the city
Of Kenosha, on the 20th day Of November 1878,
at o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the
real estate and mo1tgaged premises directed in
the said Judgment to be sold and therein de-
and fifteen (i5}. on the south East quarter Of
Section Ten N0l Town number one ~ north of
Range Twenty t20l, East, according to a survey
and Dlatt made and recorded April 27th, A. d.
1868.
Dated Sheriif's Office, Kcnosha, Wis,
October 18th 1878
HUGH McDERATOTT, Sheriff
Of hanosha County.
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DR.. "a. 7. Hanson will give a free
lecture on THE TURKISH BArH, at s
o'clock Z. Nj next Monday, Nov. Is,
.at Iyceum Tall, (old Episcopal church,
on Market street.