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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-04-30
miscellaneous. 8
AsAEL SILENT LIFE
Remarkable Career of Man Who "swore
Off" Talking for Seventy Years.

Off" Talking for Seventy Years.
Recording the death of Asaol T.
Inman, whose funeral took place
two miles east of Utica, n. Y,
correspondent says: lnman was
highly eccentric character. Seven
ty years ago he built log cabin
on one Of the hills that slope to
the Mohawk river. He was then
sixteen years Of age, had a wife
and $50. Sometime during the
first year of his welded life In
man informed his wife that be in
tended to preserve silence for the
remainder Of bis days. This con-
clusion was the result of an ex-
citing dialogue which 1nman over
heard between his father and q
near relative. Expressing a be-
lief that more harm than good
is wrought by speech, he an
nounced his determination to
place permanent paddock on his
lips. This was in 1910.
The following year his first
child was born. When that in
teresting event was approaching
d near climax Inman rode seven
miles in the night 10 Fort Herki-
ner in quest Of a.physiciap. He
carried slate and pencil, wrote a
statement of the situation, and re-
turning with the medicine man,
received the announcement OF bis
paternal responsibilities in silence.
The following year-ln 1872
when the yeomen of Central and
| Northern New York were sum-
moned to the defense Of Sackett's
Harbor, Inman reported for duty
at a post near Adams, Jefferson
county, riding alone nearly 100
miles through the forests to the
recruiting station. Producing bis
slate he wrote: 81 come to fight
hot to talk"
Some years ago Inman had oc-
casion to visit Buffalo, and as a suit
in law was in prospective he went
prepared for a siege. catering
one of the leading hotels in Bufa-
10, the old gentleman wrote
"Best room. No meals. | burn
wood. Thought you might not
have enough, so | brought some
along" The big trunk, packed
with wood, was taken up to his
room, and it suficed to keep the
eccentric warm and cook his SIM
pie meals during his sojou1n IN
Buffalo. Kerosene oil was a pet
aversion. His theory was that
the glare strained the eyes, while
the oil left an unhealthy talnt in
the atmosphere. lie was never
known to sit by coal fire, and
always avoided gas, and his son,
from whom l gather these details,
assures me that rather than sit in
car heated by Goa! fire, the
old gentleman preferred to ride
twenty-six miles on the platform
on q bitter cold day in winter.
His wife, who survives him,
SAWS that no woman ever had a
kinder husband. Tie relations
between the couple were always
pleasant, and Mrs. lnman has re-
marked to her neighbors: Ill
Asael talked as much as I do, the
Lord knows what might happen"
Mrs. Inman is eighty-eight years
old, and vigorous. She states
that during the first few years OF
her husbands silence he would
frequently mutter in his sleep.
Some of his written replies to
the questions of acqualntances Gu
.rious to know why he preferred
silence to speech are worthy OF
mention. One retort frequently
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81
9g T.

Nv hands have often been weary hands,
Too tired TO do their daily task,
Aud Just to fold them for cve:1nore
Has seemed the boon that was best 10 ask.
Nv feet hare often been weary feet,
Too tired to walk another day;
AMI i've thought. "to sit and calmly wait
Is better far than the onward way
Ny eyes with tears have been so dim
That have said; 81 cannot mark
The work 10 or the way take,
For everywhcrc it is dark-so dark"
But oh. thapk God! There never has come
That hour that makes the bravest quail;
No matter how weary my feet and hands,
God never has suffered my hear; to fail.
So the folded hands take up their work.
And the weary feet pursue their way;
And all is clear when the good heart cries.
"Be braye!-to-morrow's another day.
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"Perhaps," replied Eiiezar, in a
sarcastic tone. "But as wish to
get nap before going to the ball,
| will bid you good evening.
Adieu.'
Julia stool motiontess, unable TO
speak. but when the door closed,
it appeared like the stone OF Il
scnulchrc. shutting ont from life
AL that was near, and dear and
worth possessing.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-04-30

Nine o'clock in the morning
struck. The second pistol shot
corcluded his dream and he sprang
to his feet.
l will not attempt to describe
the emotions Of the young man
as be carried his hand to his heart,
and then shook his right arm, to
see if he was wounded. But be
was unscratched. He had slept
all night, and had dreamed 1t
was morning, and he had awoke
young, rich, a happy child, and
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JOB PRE.N'YGTG
TERMS CASH.
PROPERTY RIGHTS.

waited IL The ante-room to see
b,Jah. ilcr name appeared to be
! Mary Jane. She sat down with q
sort OF a horice, and opened the
conversation: by saying:
I'm S"i;'= to leave my place,
| sir"
! And Use on the interest of
your money, i suppose?" he
qucricG.
Il suppose / haven't got dol
lar 20 my name, sir, bat / can't
stand the conduct Of the missus."
docs she put on airs and act
as if she owned the whole out
| ftp"
"Sbe has a right TO her airs, I
suppose, but has she a right to
say that my beau shan't come 10
the house Has she right to
come into the kitchen and turn
him right out doors p
HAS that happened?"
ut has, sir. A week ago she
told ME that my William must
never come again, and last night,
just So he had hung up his over
coat and got his feet in the warm
oven, the missus entered and
turned him square outdoors, and
she said she'd send me after him
if said one word ! Think of the
hinsu!t on William! Think of the
hiusalt on me p ~.
81 WILL" calmly replied the old
man, as he carefully scratched
his leg with the stove poker.
"And you'll advise me to leave
at once, and you'll help me get a
good place ?"
"Mary Jane," he observed as he
replaced the poker, ;'you don't
seem to understand. Your en-
ployer was simply maintaining
her property rights when she or
dered your William to cool his
heels on the outside Of the house.
While he may be your lover, he
was still a trespasser. While he
may have entertained for, you the
most intense affection, be had no
right in law to push his feet into
the oven of a private stove. The
lady was simply defending her
property rights"
And must my William be turn
cd out doors ?" she plaintively
asked.
"He must. Such is law. But
if you desire to meet William at
the gate the law makes you a
pedestrian and gives you rights
and privileges which the whole
family in the honse is bound to
respect"
"But it's too cold to stand at
the gate," she protested.
"But your employer is not re-
sponsible for the weather, Mary
Jane. If you feel that you must
meet William once week why
not suggest to him to buy cord
of wood and build a bonfire on
some vacant lot? Indeed, I own
a lot on Twenty-fourth street,
which you can have without
charge. You can sit there on q
bench with an umbrella over yosss,;
toes to the fire, and defy all the
laws in the land" -
"I'll never do il, sir!"
"You won't?"
"Never, SIT l would never cit
in a vacant lot before a bonfire in
winter if [ have to die an old
maid !"
"Wcll, then, take two old stove
covers, heat them up, and each OF
you can stand on one as you dis
course over the gate. ltyou keep
the feet warm in cold weather
you'll never get q chill. I have
two old covers here which III
lend you"
"I'}l never take 'em, sir! I'll
never stand on no stove cover to
spark my future busband!''
"And l don't suppose he'd hire
a hall p
"He wouldn't, sir--he'd see you
blessed frstp'
"You might go down on the
ferry boat"
eve never will, sir.''
"Well, then, obdurate Mary
Jane, l can't help you any, and it
doesn't seem to me that you really
love your William. Good-day,
rash girl"
"And good-day to you, sir!'
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-04-30

He that cannot bear with other
peoples passions, cannot govern
his own.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18

Exports OF Livestock to England.
The fact has not escaped the attcu
ton of the obscrvant that there las
been a marked increase this year oveI
last in the number of cattle and Other
domestic animals exported to supply
the foreign markets, and this, too, de.
spite the regulations having for theiI
object the restriction, if not the sup.
preston, of the trade in American cat
tie in England. While there have been
fewer buyers here from abroad, and far
less stir has been made, there has yet
been a greater volume of trade in cattle
intended for the English markets than
there was dur ing the first six months
of last year. Fewer shipments direct
may have been made, but the resident
shippers who send their stock to sea.
board cities, there to be sorted and
shipped, have taken more than enough
to answer all demands OF the Atlantic
markets and leave q liberal number for
shipment to the old world.
III III IDlillCCliob VIC Gthl lit abbCh-
tion of our readers 10 the statement
made by our London correspondent in
his letter published in tine weekly
Stockmdn of yesterday, in which he
shows that even under the disadvantage
of the prohibitory order of the counsel
there has been q most gratifying
growth in this business-as great a
growth perhaps, as would have been
healthy under other circumstances.
From the letter mentioned ii appears
that receipts Of live stock to May 23d
last year amounted to about 5000 cat
tie, $500 sheep, and 5000 hogs, while
in the corresponding period this year
they were IS, 500 cattle, 10000 sheep,
and II, 900 hogs. For the week ended
May 20, 1873, receipts in London of
American live cattle were 176, against
1,424 for the week ended May 20, this
year. Mr.. Irwin writes: "Our total
American and Canadian imports fol-
all the ports of the kingdom, for this
week, ending May 10, 1879, amount to
2,27S head of cattle, 1856 sheep, and
Lay hogs, as against 1852 cattle, 25C
sheep, and 473 hogs for the correspond
ing week of last yeer. Even il there
had been no order of the privy council,
such a growth as this would have been
far from nnsatisfactory-with the or
ders in force this increase surely Is most
gratifying.
Chicago ships less cattle direct to
England this year, but the number OF
cattle taken from this market to event
ually find the way alive to England is
greater than could have been expected
four months ago. What the trade
would have been had not a very heavy
depression fallen upon all lines of bust
ness in England it is scarcely worth es.
timating. But the future certainly is
far from disconraging. Even at the
low figures now current in this market
the American farmer a make some
profit by feeding cattle of good fatten-
ing disposition, and there seems to he
no good reason for supposing that
prices will long continue at the present
level.-Americdn Stockmdn.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
The Johnson Literary.

The members of this association met
last night at the residence of Hon. E.
Il. Johnson, on Ferguson street, and,
considering the many other attractions
throughout the city, there were "a very
fair number in attendance.
Among the principal events of the
evening, wa a charming rendition of
the Duet ''Holy Mother" from Mari
tana, by Miss Clara Graham and Miss
Minnie Slaughter; also, the gem "Alas
Those Chimes" from the same opera,
by Miss Graham, with a guitar accom-
panlment by Miss Slaughter.
The exercises of the evening were
concluded by an essay from Miss A. E.
Dow on " Me mory's Resting Places"
at the close of which she surprised the
host and hostess by presenting them
with a beautiful copy of Longfellow's
poems, upon the fly leaf of which was
handsomely inscribed on a scroll, 'tFrom
the members of the johnson Literary
association" underneath which, was
delicately traced the bust of a knight
Grant.
Mr.. johnson, in a neat, terse, well
worded reply, acknowledged his sur
prise, and said that he would always
treasure the beautiful volume. not for
its intrinsic value, but for the many
pleasant associations that would al
a.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
Will 1t Be Granted

Mr.. NJ. f. Post, president of the
Cheyenne gun club, called at the office
of Gov. A. Worth Spates, yesterday,
with Mr.. w. II. Hibbard, in whose
behalf he stated that as Mr.. Hubbard
had been so unsuccessful in his glass
ball shooting ii had been determined
by the Cheyenne gun club to purchase
for him one of the "Pettingill annihi-
lators," and desired the permission of
the chief executive to use it in this
territory. Gov. Spates received his
interviewers with his usual courtesy,
and, although pressed for an immediate
decision in order that the proper ar
engagements might be effected with
Pettingill's agent, Uncle Dan'l, before
he leaves our city, replied that the
gravity of the application demanded its
most thoughtful consideration, and he
could only promise to come to the ear
lest conclusion possible. If the ex-
ecutive's decision should lie nnfavor-
able, President Post will doubtless get
Clips influence in behalf of n reconsid-
Grafton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
THE CITY DADS.
Minutes from Last Night Meeting of
the City Council.

The council met last night at the
city hall. His honor, the mayor, occu-
pied the chair. The members in at
tendance were Caswell, Granger, Ham,
mond, Hibbard, Marks and Sharpless.
Absent, Butler, Addoms and Reel.
Marshal Ryan presented a license of
Charles B~issinger, and asked that the
same lie cancelled for reasons endorsed
thereon. On motion it was ordered
cancelled.
The clerk then read = communica-
ton from Councilman A. d. Butler
rendering his resignation Is q member
of the council from the Third ward.
On motion Of Mr.. Hammond the
resignation was accepted, and the Office
declared vacant.
A large number of bills for small
amounts were presented and read by
the clerk, which, On motion, were re-
ferred to the finance committee, and a
recess of ten minutes taken to give the
finance committee time to report OH
the same.
On reassembling, the committee re-
ported favorably oil ali the bills, which
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for the respective amounts.
Hibbard moved that 800 copies of the
rules and regulations governing the fire
department, and $50 cards showing the
location of fire alarm boxes, be printed.
Carried.
A communication from the mayor
was then read, approving an ordinance
relating to the government of the fire
department.
Marshal Ryan stated at this stage OF
the proceedings that the dog pound was
insufficient to hold the dogs collected,
many having escaped.
On motion, the matter was referred
to the committee on streets and alleys.
Adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
For fine jewelry to order go to
ZEHNER, JACKSON & BuECHNER's
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The most difficult thing for grocers
to secure now is n good brand of coffee:
A new brand, however, has just been
produced called the PIONEER Roasted
COFFEE. It is neither . psre Java
Costa RIGA, Guatemala or San Salvador
coffee, but is a judicious mixture of the
various kinds, well seasoned, carefully
roasted, and mixed in such "a manner
that the stronger coffees are toned
down and improved by the mild fla
vored c%offees. This is the result of a
great number of experiments in regu-
lating the proper proportions of each.
The coffee has a very pleasant flavor
and is invariably admired by the con-
sumner. No one would be without it
after giving it a thorough trial. 1t can
be had in any quantity at je15-3t
j. ID. FRAsER's, Eddy Street.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
Canned Meats in France.

The Paris correspondent of a contem-
porary gives some interesting facts In
regard to the extensive distribution
and use of Chicago canned meats in
France. During the year 1875, which
was about the beginning of the trade,
two Chicago companies, engaged in the
manufacture of canned meats, alone
sold in France more than two. millions
of francs worth of canned meat, while
the Brougham company did nearly rs
well in the little neighboring state of
Holland. 1t must be remembered,
however, that Holland is a distributor
more than Il consumer, and the meats
sent to Antwerp, Amsterdam and other
ports of the Dutch monarchy distribut-
ed along the Rhine provinces. Luxem-
bourg, Alsace, Lorraine and We down
into Switzerland. The prevalent meat
in the market from these Chicago
houses is beef tongues, pork tongues,
picked beef and live cattle. The VII
son packing company put up twenty
Eve thousand cattle last year for the
the French Market, and notwithstand-
ing this enormous supply they could not
half meet the orders of their French
customers, and for three months or
more the maaket was without supplies,
and the French, who have heretofore
thought America capable of producing
on the instant everything that was
demanded, began to fear that the pack
edmeat business was one of the eXplod-
ed mine humbugs. Canned beefs, cook
ed hams, homeless turkey, with the
Chicago imprints, rise i'll pyramids in
every grocery store in France. ST.. Louis
tried for a time to supply the market,
but through i'll luck or bad faith, or
both, two or three Of their biggest or
ders turned out to be damaged, and the
Frence, who are suspicious of every
thing which comes from America, i'm
mediatly set their faces against the
luckless M%issourians, and this expert
ence checked considerably the traffic,
since the French have been slow to dis
criminate between accident and design,
and if the Chicago staple had not been
constantly demanded by those who had
tried it the traffic would unquestion-
ably have fallen off even in a market
not hostile to it. Chicago holds the
market almost exclusively in France,
though Cincinnati has n good hold for
its HAMS. Chicago Journal OF Com
mlerce.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
Cattle Notes from "Dolores."

HORSE CREEK, June 16, 1879.
\ herder by the name of Frank Rob-
erts, in the employ OF Col. Babbitt,
whose ranch is on the head of the Chug-
water, while returning to the ranch
last fall shot himself through the hand.
The ball remained in the hand for six
months. DIR. John Carey. of Horse
creek, extracted the ball after consid-
cradle difficulty. If any accident hap
pens to any of the COW boys, DR.. Carey
makes himself useful as well as orna-
mental.
A herd OF, cattle, four thousand in
number, passed up on the head of the
Chugwater. The cattle belong to Swan
Bros.
Roundup No. l, is working at Horse
creek lake, and will be at the head of
Pole creek on the 18th.
Roundup No. l. while passing up
Horse creek from Goodwin's ranch to
Carey & Bros met with a little acct
dent. Col. Rabbits wagon broke
down and was abandoned on the road.
DOLORES.
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ATTEMPTED SWINDLING.
A Woman Tries to Get Her Hands INTO
the County Treasury.

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A few days ago Mrs. Levy, residing
in a small house on the corner of
Eighteenth and Hill streets, applied to
the county commissioners, through
their president, Mr.. Holt. for assistance
to aid her in the support of two small
children. She stated that they belonged
to Clara Robinson, of Denver, who, on
leaving Cheyenne several months Ago,
left them in her charge, paying her
only SIG for two weeks support. She
said further that she had already main
tanned them for about three months
without receiving a cent for the chari-
table act, and that she was no longer
able to do so. Putting on then the
whimpering face of the beggar and
tramp, she besought Mr.. Holt to render
her the assistance of So per week,
which she represented would only pay
the actual expenses for the children's
support. Mr.. Holt advised her to
write to the mother, who, Mrs. Levy
said, was last heard from in Denver.
To thwart this objection, Mrs. Levy
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-18
MURRIN,s DEPOT.
HEALTHFUI
NOTICE. TO

All stockmen and ranchmen who in
tend going on the coming round-ups,
should not fail to procure a box of
Addoms q Glover's Carbolic Heal
ing Salve. 1t is especially prepared
for sore back horses, gals, scratches,
sprains, etc., etc., and with care
q sore back horse can be used and
cured by using this Salve. AN stock
men and ranchmen should keep a box
op hand. Price 25 cents and 81. Sent
by mail on receipt Of price. 1t is also
a remedy ~forcuts, burns, bruises, sores,
ulcers, and all irritations of the skin.
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