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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Whitesyille Letter.

Editor Herald:
WHIrEsvILLE, April PC, 1878.
We again send ven q few lines from
this vicinity. The farmers in this sec
ton are moving in the even tenor OF
their way. making preparations for large
crops the coming season. The low price
OF tobacco this season has seemingly
wrought a good work in the minds of the
leading farmers here Small grain, grass
and stock, instead OF so much tobacco,
i. the atsmong our best farmers. The
cry OF hard times does not seem to sup
press their courage in the least; they
only look upon the present pressure a.
stimulus. Impelllug them TO pull stronger
for the shore
Whitesvllle is a very pleasant town Of
400 inhabitants We have six dry-goods
stores, two drug stores. and five black
smiths. We will not particularize
them in this short letter. They are all
energetic business men, and doing a good
business, considering the hard times.
The citizens are generous, open-hearted,
and have an eve to the proper training of
the Young and tender minds. We have
a very interesting school OF forty pupils,
and prospects Frightening all the while.
Mr. Neal, young man of energy and
thought, il assisting me in the school,
and at present there seems TO be no OBJ
slacle in the way of establishing an open.
vide-swske school here that will be pro-
duciive of great good
We have a Reading Club, just organ
lied with flattering prospects OF success
J F. Hite, one of our former teachers.
is president of the club, and under his
wise and judicious management We can
and will prosper.
There seems to lie considerable excite
mcnt here among Our candidstes-the
fortye;ght for jailer. we mean-to elect
but one r B Thomson il the man for
jailer of Ohio county. So say the boys
down here f. F. T..
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY, MA
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

Europe hath no fury like the British lion
scorned
he takes his native 'aIf.snd- 'ali, till, getting
somewhat warmed
lie boldly sticks his nose without his sea- grit
lair
And makes some sickly faces at the savage
Russian bear.
But the shagg, beast, undaunted, just watches
all his wrath.
He hopes to give that lion, yet a rsd-hot
Turkish bath.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01

Congress has done great deal to-
ward ameliOrating the distressed con-
dition of the masses by improving our
system of finance, yet it must be con-
feSsed that there is still much to be
done in the same direction. The res
toratiOn and rehabilitation of the silver
dollar was an urgently needed meas
ure of relief. and its beneficial inhu-
ence cannot be too highly estimated,
but the great work of financial reform
is only half completed. The more i'm
portapt duty of making greenbacks,-
the money of the Government, TO the
uphOlding of which the good faith of
the Government is pledged-s legal
tender for all dues public and private,
is yet to be performed. The bill now
pending before Congress to make it
receivable for all custom duties should
become law without delay. There
cannot be the slightest reason why
Democrats should hesitate to give
their support to such a bill. The
greenback doctrine is one Of Democrat
ic birth. 1t was conceived and pro-
mulgated by the Democracy of Ohio
has been endorsed by the party gener-
ally in every State of the West and
South, and way be considered as or
thodox in principle as any plank of
our political creed. Not only is it
sound from party standpoint, but
there is a higher and a wider plane up
on which the advocacy of the measure
can be placed. The contracts of the
Government with its creditors and
with the people, and the very law by
which greenbacks were created, BY the
plain intendment of their terms require
that it shall be legal tender. This
position has only been disputed and
opposed by the Republican party
whose championship of the cause of the
bondholders is well understood. That
party has been in the past, and is now,
the only obstruction in the way Of the
success of this important measure.
The Democratic party, rs the cham
pionship of the rights of the masses
and as the advocate of strict enforce
ment of the law. is pressing forward
to the accomplishment of the desired
object. Upon this great party rests
the only hope Of success. Let there
be no delay in working out its achieve
ment.-Hopkinsville New Ara.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Wilson's Mills Letter.
WILSON'S Mus, April IS, ISL

WILSON'S Mills, April IS, 1873.
Editor Herald:
wish to enter my protest against so
much crosking about hard times. Whv,
sir, just 90 to a log-roiling. house-rais>
ing, or wherever you may, and you will
find some good talxer whose favorite
theme is hard times" aud it is not I'M
common that these very individuals
would like to be placed in positions To
bring about better times; but must go
slow, for | am about to be forced to offer
myself for Constabulary honors (by my
numerous friends, of course) What is
all this croaking about 1t is simply be-
cause we have more than We want We
can't sell our tobacco; we will he forced
TO suffer, for our corn will not bring US
more than forty cents per bushel, when
delivered; we have got more wheat than
we can consume, and what will we do
with the present crop? And so on down
the whole list Now this is all wrong
Let every body talk better times and we
will have better times. Why, sir, the
merry soAg of the sturdy rlowman, a.
he follows his trusty and well-kept team,
the shrill whistle of the boys as they
pass to and fro about their work, inter-
spersed with peel upon peel from the
anvil in the shop on the hill, saluted by
the growing of the cocks about the barns
yard, and the tingling Of the bells of the
ilocks on the fresh, green pastures, and
now and then the shrill whistle, COM
bincs to make picture of real life.
With granaries and well-filed stacks
yards. why not be happy Our people
are in condition that ought to render
them happy; yet they seem not to real-
ize the fact.
The mention we made some time ago
about the Turkey Lick iron ore has
caused several prospecting parties to
visit the mines. but, as yet. no actual
operators have taken hold. But We pre-,
dict that the time is not far in the future
when the millions of hidden wealth that
lie enveloped in these knobs will be
brought to light
Mr.. Stephen Daniel has n brood mare
that is twenty years old this spring
and has young colt following her lie
has sold $3.50 worth of her progeny, be-
sides keeping two or three for his own
use upon the farm.
1t is becoming dangerous to throw a
rock or fell a tree-candidates, you
know. Two of them went through this
neighborhood that seemed to be well
equipped for the whole campaign. They
were stuck in kid gloves clear up to their
elbows weli-siuffed saddle wallets; each
one sported to his sadde-slrings clothes
brush, a shoe-brush, a cane bottom chair,
horse brush and curry>comb. and a
boot-jack. They seem to wear purple
and fine linen every day. Judging from
their appearances they were Independ-
ents. Like the freshman, we glory in
their pluck; but we doubt their judg-
ment More anon. U. n. QUIEE.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Honorary Commissioners 90 ths
Paris Exposition.

The Governor announced the follow.
ing appointments of honorary cummis-
sioners to represent Kentucky at the
Paris international Exposition, a resu.
luton authorizing it having been
passed at the late session of the Legis.
lature:
LIST Congressional DISTRIBUTION. ].
ii. WilkersOn, of Trigg.
I'd Congressional District Hon. G..
n. Pendleton, of Christian.
Sd Congressional Distribution. f.
Burr, jr., Of Logan.
4th Congressional Dissatisfaction. w.
l.. Conklin, of Grayson.
9th Congressional District-Hon.
Fred. de Funiack, of Jefferson.
9th Congressional Distribution.
Jno. w. Albert, of Campbell.
7th Congressional District-Hon.
Jno. G. Welch, of Jessamine.
9th Congressional Dictrict-HOn.
Joshua Berry, of Wayne.
9th Congressional District Hon.
Jos. NJ. Davidson, of Floyd.
10Th Congressional Distribution.
Tho'. Nj. Green, of Mason.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
From the Ashland Review

The six per cent. interest law, lately
passed by the Foolishla,ure of Ken
lucky, il bringing forth almost bloody
results in Central and Western Ken
lucky, where the farmers say they
will resist to the death the sacrifice of
their property. The lenders are press
ing for payment of their money, in or
der to take it where it will bring more
than SIX per cent, and the farmers
are unable To meet the demand unless
they lose everything they have.
If this is the best sense the Review
man has, and the only logic he can
bring to bear in favor of high interest,
he ought to be bored for the simples
The money loaned out, at the time the
law was enacted, by the exactOrs o.
higher rate of interest Is drawing
eight and ten per cent, and its all
stuff to say the lenders are pressing
for payment, to take it elsewhere, sc
as to get more than six per cent. II
is already drawing more than SIX, and
the lenders 10 not want to collect; for
if they do, their contract is at end
and any new contract must be upon
the six per cent. rate to be valid
Hence the lender, if he collects hi,
money now out, will have to take il
from the State to secure rs high 8
rate of interest as he is now getting al
home on his contracts made before the
new rate was fixed. The new law ha:
the very reverse effect, and holds the
lender off and gives the borrower
longer time.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
The Place where the suu Jump- q
Day.


Chatham Island, lying OF the coast Of
New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
Is peculiarly situated, AS it is one of the
habiIable points of the globe where the
day OF the week changes IL is Just in
the line of demsrkation between dates
There. at high twelve Sunday, noon
ceases, and instantly Monday meridian
begins Sunday comes into a mans
house on the east eide, and becomes
Monday by the time it passes ont the
western door. man sits down to his
MONDAY dinner on Sunday. and it il
Monday noon before he finishes il.
There Saturday is Sunday, and Sunday is
Monday, and Monday becomes suddenly
transferred into Tuesday. 1t is good
place tor people who have lost much
time, Tor, by taking an early start, they
can always get u day ahead on Chatham
Island 1t took philosophers and
geograPhers a long time to settle Il c
puzzle OF where Sunday noon ceased and
Monday noon began. with man travel
ing west fifteen degrees an hour. or with
the sun. IL ia hoped that the next Eng
lish Arctic Expedition will settle the
other mo,ted question: Where win one
stop who travels northwest continually?
Il National REPOSITORY.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
NEW SCHOOL LAW.


2 l. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly Of the Commonwealth OF Ken
lucky, That each school district shall be
under the control OF three trustees, any
two of whom may constitute quorum
TO transact the business pertaining to
their office. the election for whom shall
he held in the school-house OF such dis
trict, provided there is a school-house in
said district; and il there il no school
house in said district. then at such place
as the trustees thereof NAV select, from
one to six o'clock in the evening of the
first Saturday in June of each year.
81 The commissioner shall attend at
his Office on the fourth Saturday in June,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight, and every year thereafter. to adj
minister the oath of Office to trustees
elect but it shall be lawful for any JUS
tice Of the peace to administer the oath
of Office to any trustee Provided, The
fact is reported by said justice within ten
DAYS thereafter to the commissioner.
The board SO elected and qualified, or II
majority thereof shall employ the teach
er TOR the ensuing year.
s3 The trustees first elected after this
act goes into effect shall serve as follows:
One for one year. one for two years, aud
one for three years and the trustees so
elected, Immediately after first election
under this act. shall determine, by lot or
Otherwise, the length OF time each shall
serve as aforesaid, and thereafter one
trustee shall he elected each year, for
term of three years, TO fill the place OF
the trastee going out of office. The truss
tee having the shortest time to serve
shall lie chairman OF the Board of Truss
tees. whose duty it sLsll be to preside at
all its meetings, aud 10 make the reports
and to perform all other such acts and
duties as now required 10y law OF trustees;
and in case OF neglect or non-periorm-
ance OF duty, the one so remiss of duty
shall be subject to like fines and penal
ties as now imposed 10y law on trustees
for neglect OF duty or other violations
OF the law. Vacancies in the office OF
trustee. occasioned by death, resignation,
or Otherwise. before the time for which
said trustee was elected, ball he filled in
the came manner as now required 10y
law
"a The commissioner shall deliver 10
the Chairman of the board all the neces-
ssry blanks, and motto. to HIM shall be
deemed notice to the board
rs. That section tuenty-one, article
revcn, be amended hy substituting tor
trustee the words THE Chairman of the
Board of Trustees"
&c That so much of the chapter
aforesaid to which this is an amendment
a. shall come in conflict with this act.
shall stand repealed when this act takes
effect; and wherever the word trustee
occurs in said chapter, it shall hereafter
read trustees.
q. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the first day OF
June, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight Ed w. TURNER,
Speaker House Representatives.
JONI c. UNDERWOOD,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Approved February Goth, 1873
JAMES B. MCCRE.RY, Governor.
BY the Governor:
J. SroDDAsD JOHNSTON, Secy State.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
FoRpsviLLr, KY.
The Medicine OF Sunshine.
RITZ ".

The world wants more sunshine IN il.
disposition, in it's business, in its chari-
ties, in Its theology. For ten thousands
of the aches and pains and irritations OF
men and women we commend sunshine.
1t soo,hes better than morphine; it stim-
ulates better than champagne; it is the
best plaster for wound. The Good
Samaritan poured out into the fallen
travellers cash more of this than Of wine
and oil. Florence Nightingale used it
on Crimean battle fields. Take it into
all the alleys. on board all the ships, by
all the sick beds; not phial full, not a
cupful, not a decanter full, but soul
full. 1t is good for spleen, Tor liver
com plant, for neuralgia. for rheumatism.
for failing fortunes, for melancholy. We
suspect that Heaven itself is only more
sunshine.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01

The following from the Glasgow
Times will apply to some of our cor,
respondents:
Several communications have been
left out this week because the writers
neglected to sign their real names, and
also because they contained absolutely
no news of interest to the community
where they were written. All cOmmu-
nications of local interest are earnestly
invited. but loose, rambling disserta-
tions upon questions of no Importance
to the average reader-such as essays
upon Political Economy, "Woman's
Rights" and all other such general
topics, will be promptly consigned to
the waste basket. If writers would
bear this in mind they would save
themselves the modification of having
their pieces refused, and us the pain
of having to decline all such illusions,
which, although they may be credita-
BILE in themselves, are not suitable for
the columns of a local newspaper.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
KISSING.
How il should aud How IL Shouid
Not be Done.

People will kiss, yet not one IN hun
diei know how TO extract bliss from
lovely lips. no more than they know how
10 make diamonds from charcoal; and
vet it is easy. al least for MS. This little
item is not alone for young beginners,
but for the many who go it like huntirg
coens or Smelling corn. First, know
when Won are to kiss Don't make a
mistake. although mistakes may lie good
Dent Jump mp like trout for fly, and
sm.ck a woman on the neck. or on the
ear. or on the corner OF the forehead, or
on the end OF the nose. or slop over her
waterfall or bonnet ribbon, in haste TO
get through The gentleman should he
a little the taller lie should have a
clean face and kind eve, and mouth
full Of expression instead OF tobacco
Don't kris everything, including nasty
little dogs, male and female. Don't cit
down on it, stand mp. Do not he anx-
ious to get in crowd two rcrsons are
plsntv Il corner and catch ki-s more
persons spoil the sport: it won't hurt
after YOU are used TO it, Take the LEFT
hand Of the lady in your right hand.
Let Your hat 90 to-any place on, ct the
WAY. Throw The hand gently over the
left shoulder OF the lady, and let the
hand fall down on the left eide tOrIrd
the right. But don't he in . hurry.
Draw her gently to your loving heart,
her hand will fall gently upon your
shoulder, and n very handsome shoulder
strap il makes Don't be in hurry /;
.end a little life down your left arm and
let it know its business Her left hand
ID in your right, let there be no express
sion to Ihst-not like the grip OF vice,
but a gentle clasp. full Of electricity.
throughout, and respect Don't be in a
harry! Her head lies careless'y on your
shoulder; you are nearly heart to heart
Look down into her half closed eyes !.
gently, yet manly, press her to your boss
ON stand firm, and Providence will
give you strength for the ordeal /! Be
brave, but don't be in a hurry Her
lips almost open; lean lightly forward
with your head. not the body; take
good aim the lips meet-the eyes close
the htalt opens-the soul rides the
storms, troubles. and sorrows Of lite
don't he in hurry.
Heaven open. before you, the world
shoots forth under your feet ~ meteor
flashes across the evening sky don't he
airaid) The nerves dance before the
fret created altar Of love. as a zephyr
dances with the dew-trimmed flowers
the heart forgeis its bi,terness-and the
art Of kissing is learned! No noise. no
fuss nor nutiering and squirming, like a
hook mpaled worm; kissing doa't hurt;
and il don't require a stamp TO make it
legal Don't job down on beautiful
mouth as il spesring for frogsl Don't
muss her hair, scratch down her collar,
bite her cheek, squizzle her rich ribbons,
and leave her unused, rumpled and fun
ixedl Do not favor your kisses with
onions, tobacco, gin cocktails, lager
beer. brandy, etc, for a numbering kiss
is worse than the itch to delicate. sem
.ihle woman; there now is your receipt
Try it."-Ex
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Just Sc.

Some men move through life rs a
band of music moves down street.
flinging out pleasure on every side
through the air to every one, far and
near, that can listen. Some men fill
the air with their presence and ,weet-
ness, rs orchards in October days fill
the air with perfume of ripe fruit.
Some women cling to their own
houses like the honeysuckle over the
door, yet, like it, they sweeten all the
region with the subtle fragrance of
their goodness. There are trees of
Righteousness, which are ever drop
ping precious fruit around them.
There are lives that shine star beams,
or charm the heart like songs sung
upon a holy day.
How great Il bounty and blessing
it is to hold the royal gifts of the soul,
so that they shall be music to some.
and fragrance to others, and life to all!
1t would be no unworthy thing to
live for, to make the power which we
have in us the breath of mems joy; to
scatter sunshine where only clouds
and shadows reign; to fiji the atmos-
phere where earth's weary toilers
must stand, with brightness which
they cannot create for themselves, and
which they long enjoy and appreciate.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01

When you get letter from woman
without postscript or marginal notes, you
can swear it is forgery. No true
woman ever wrote letter, especially il
she was in love. without writing up and
down the sides and across the body of the
letter, and finally signing her name above
the date line. No man on earth can inns
itate woman's post script or marginal
notes, and no woman's letter ia genuine
without them.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
VOL. 4.
I'M WAITING FOR YOU. JESSIE.
ny LLIcR HAwrHoRSE.

NAV
o! am waiting tonight,
Near the old lotus tree,
With heart so very light,
For darling Jessie Lee.
She has promised to meet nc
To ANSWER yes or no,
And hero am ], still waiting;
What makes mo trembls so'
CHoRUs-
lam waiting, waiting, waiting.
Near the old lotus tree;
And my heart is wildly beating,
While | wait for Jessie Lee.
Fer my darling Jessie Lee
lam waiting, waiting. waiting.
o, the stars are peeping out,
Like little sparks of gold,
And seem to say that Jessie
Thinks You are rather old.
Aud know my locks are white,
And hers are fair 10 see;
But how can l help loving
Ny darling Jessie Lee?
CHoRUs-
I am waiting. waiting, waiting, etc, etc
I'm waiting for you, Jessie;
I'll wait forever. Aye
'Tis strange how old December
Will love the blooming May.
Oh! how my heart is beating
She's coming now to me!
I'm waiting fer you, Jessie,
Nv darling Jessie Lee.
CHORUs-
lam waiting, waiting, waiting, etc, etc.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Rforins.

When the storms of life beat 80 heay-
lily we often wish for some quiet hsrbor
in which TO steer our frsil bsrque hat
we may escape the dangers that are cons
stantly coming TO view But after we
once set sail on the great ocean of lie,
we can never return to the habblihg
brook along which we played in our
childhood days. The little stream rip
Piles peacefully on its course. and seems
to breathe sweet farewell to itS pebbly
shore. with the hope that ere long its
waters will mingle with that OF some
mighty river where its flow will be more
grand. Aud so it is with us. We
emerge into manhood or womanhood,
and our childish sports are no longer
enjoyable. We look forward to the time
when we shall lie noted men and women,
AMI now is the time to prepare for the
dangers Let us not wait until our boats
are launched to think whether or not
they are able 10 brave the storms OF lite
that are sure to come upon us. Ii will
then be too late, for once out we must 90
on, and many are the hidden reefs hy
which We may be wrecked. Then you
who are ready to start into the world, be
sure that you are prepared to brave the
mightiest tempests Shun the reefs upon
which your companions have been
wrecked, and let your course be such
that you will leave shining track upon
the darkest wave. Parsue this course
and you will be permitted to sail on
peaceful waters where storms never come.
ARrIx ".
EApn.u,tIr
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-01
Hon. Sam =. Hill.

The Hartford HERALD announces the
return Of Hon. Sam E Hill, and Gays he
has gone industrIously to work for the
approaching term of his court lf he
works "a well in court a. he did in the
Senate, and is not trammeled by re
trenchment aud reform" juries, he will
manage to transact a good deal of BUSH
ness, and in proper manner. Sam
Hill was one OF the youngest, but one
of the fairest and most lsborious mems
bers OF the General Assembly y conan