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The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
THE DYING CALIFORNIA;.
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Lay up nearer, brother nearer,
For my limbs are growing cold
And thy presence seemcth dearer.
Wnel thine arms around me fold.
| an dy ing, brother dying,
Soon you II miss IN your berth,
And my TORN will soon he lying,
Meath the oceans briny surf.
Uearken to me, brother hearken
have something | would say;
Ere this vail my visiOn darkens,
And 60 from hence away
am going, surely going,
But NV hopes in God are strong,
am willing. brother knowing,
That he doeth nothing wrong.
Tell my father when you greet him,
That IN death prayed for him
Prayed that one day might meet him,
In a world that's free from sin.
Tell my mother God assist her,
Now that she is growing old;
That her son would glad have kissed her,
Ere his lips grew pale and cold.
Hearken to me-catch each whisper,
Tis my wife l speak of now,
Tell oh tell her how | missed her,
When the fever burned my brow;
Ilcai ken to me, closely listen.
Don't forget a single word;
That in death my e!es did glisten.
When the tears her memory stirred.
Tell her then to kiss my children.
Like the kiss last Impressed;
Hold them fast last held them,
Folded closely T. my breast;
Give them carry to their Maker,
Putting all their trust in God,
An he never will iorsake her;
lie has said so in his word.
Oh. my children. Heaven bless theml
They were all my life to me;
Would could once mure carcss them,
Ere | sink beneath the sea
Twas for them | crossed the ocean
What my hopes were I'll not tell;
But they've gained an orphans portion,
let lie dovth all thingt we'll.
Tell my sisters | remember.
Every kindly parting word.
And my heart has b. en- kept tender,
by the thoughts their memory stirred
Tell them | ne'er reached the haven
Where | sought the precious dust,
But I've gained a port called heaven,
Where the gold doth never rust.
Urge them to secure an entrance,
They will find their brother there;
Faith in Jesus and repentance,
VIII secu'e for them a share;
Hark hear my Savior calling,
'Tis his voice know so well
When IN grne oh don't be weeping,
Brother hear my last farewell.
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
A WINTERS TALE.
How the Forests in the Times of
old Looked Like Trees of Glass,
Giittering in the sun.
ICY "REMINISCENCES DURING A
CYCLE.
ICouTier J ournaI. |

Courier ! ournal.1
We are in the midst of severe spell
of winter weather, which has already
been protracted beyond its usual dura-
ton in this latitude. 1t began to
grow cold in earnest on the 23d of De-
cemher, and the fallen snow, instead
of melting away as it usually does in Il
few days in this climate, has been
growing deeper and deeper upon the
ground ever since 1t is now twelve
inches in depth, and gives no promis-
ing indications of n speedy departure.
The sleighing has been of northern
character, and a stranger seeing us for
the first time, and not knowing how
near we are to the equator, would con-
slider us hyperboreans of high order.
At all hours OF the day, and pretty
nearly all night, the merry sleigh
bells are heard in the streets, and those
who enjoy the sport are having as
good time, and as cold, too, as they
could have on the shores of the lakes.
Independently of the severe cold,
the deep snow over the country is tel
ling with direful effect on the birds
and animals still left to us for game.
Never were so many quails and pleas
ants and grouse and rabbits and deer
seen in the market. The poor Great.
ures in their desperate searches for
something TO eat come within the
range OF the hunters gun or the snares
of his trap, aud are taken in countless
numbers. 1t the snow continues to
cover the ground much longer and
hide their food from them, there will
be but few left for game the next year.
We are now in the third week of the
cold spell, and have had some days
aud nights of intense severity. The
Thermometer at different pOiGis has
marked from 100 to 200 below zero,
and the suffering has been great. The
early part of the winter was so warm
tina; neither our people or eur plants
were prepared tor such change.
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
,RD. OHIO COUNTY. KENTUCKY, JANUARY o. 1879

these things a, just an appreciation of
the cold as We have from our ther-
mOmeters. The solid crust of the
Ohio over which men and horses and
cattle and wagons passed as if over
land, indicated the cold of the season
as unerringly as does the zero of Fab
henheit.
As late as the 9th of May, 1903.
there WIS fall of snow all over the
State several inches deep, and the cold
killed all the fruit The winter of
1905 was one of both excessive cold
and drouth, and it was with great diff
ticully that the mails were transported
from the East over the ice and snow
which covered the rivers and noun
tains. On the 9th of February, 1867,
which was Thursday, it commenced to
rain at dusk. Soon the rain was con-
ver,ed into snow by fierce west wind
which blew cold and hard all night.
In the morning, which was Friday,
everything was bound in fetters of ice
and the day so intensely cold that it
has ever since been called cold Friday. |
The winters of 1912, 1914 and 1915
we're intensely cold. The first of
these set in early ard continued late,
and the kentuckians felt the cold no
less keenly than did the troops of Ma
poleon. in another part of the world,
while crossing the frozen Alps. In
the latter. the migratory birds which
passed from the South to the North in
the spring found themselves too early
in Kentucky and perished by thou,-
ands with the cold.
From the year 1918 to the present
time we have not depended upon the
ice in the rivers nor the snow on the
lands, nor the death of animals to tell
us how cold it was. We have had
thermometers in the hands of the sci
entfic and in the hands of the ignorant
which have recorded the degrees of
cold. Some of these records differ
widely from others, but are not more
variant than the accounts we have
of the years when no Instruments
were used. Daniel Boone measured
cold by its power to penetrate his buck
skin breeches, his bearskin coat and
his coonskin cap, and he would natu-
rally ifer with al.stner pioneer whose
furs were not 50 thick. or were more
thick. .as to the degree of cold But if
they had used thermometers, both
would have estimated the chilling
winds and biting trosts alike.
The following table will show the
,oldes' days that have occurred in
Kentucky from 1918 to the present
lime, a reriod of sixty-one years. No
rear is given in which the mercury of {
Fahrenheit did not fall below zero,
hough there were nineteen such win
ers
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon James Stuart, Judge, o~ensboro.
Al Norton, Clerk, Hartford.
KK Murreil. Master Commissioner, Hartford
&. ". Paulips. Sheriff, u srtiord. Deputies
SW Ranger, Hartford. 5 Z TAYLOR, Beaver
Dam, r. II Cooper, Fordsville, 5 l. fulke-son,
CcraiNs.
Ceurt begins second Mondays in May AVID
kovs.aber. All condaass three weeks each
term.
CaIMINAL COURT.
Hon A Murray, Judge, cloverPort.
Hon Joseph uaVcraft, Attorney, owensbOro.
MI suilenger. Jailer, Hartford.
Court bec,u. ou fourth Mondays In March
aud Sept. mber; continues two weeks each term
COUNTY COURT.
Ben. Newton, Jaigo, Hartford.
Capt. sam. n. Cox, CLERK, Hartford.
J. p. Ssnleifar, Attorney, Hartford.
Csurt bssins on the aIst Monday in every
QUARTERLY COURT.
Rcsias 81 the srd Mondays in January, April
luly and October.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Rr.ins on the frsi Monday in January aud
October.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Armistend Joncs, Assessor, Hartford.
Col. ". Il. Porter, Surveyor. Cromwell.
Ihos II. Bo,selI, Coroner, sulphur Springs.
A. b. Baird, Shool Commissioner, Hartford.
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22

The last FIVE years were kindly fur
nished by Mr.. Stansbury. Superin-
tendent of the United States Signal
Servic office in the tower of the Cour-
ier-Journal building. The records of
this Office differ widely from the read
ings of other thermometers, but no
one can notice the excellent instru-
ments used and the systematic accura-
cy with which they are read without
giving the preference to them. Sew
eral reports came to us from the coun-
try giving the thermometer markings
at from ten to twenty degrees below
zero for yesterday, the 10Th inst, but
as the registry of the United States
office corresponds with our own, we
are compelled to give preference to its
readings.
From the records and the table of
cold days given above, those who feel
inclined can make their own theories
as to whether our climate has changed
for the hetter or the worse in the hun
dred years gone over. The present
cold spell has set in like that of l779,
just one hundred years ago. If it
shall protect its severity as did the one
II hundred years ago, and none can say
it will not, great will be our sufierings
and great the damage to both animal
life and vegetable. The snow is now
a foot thick upon the ground,
and the ice in the Ohio river
of equal thickness. A view of the
frozen river from the deck of one of
the steamers locked in the ice at our
wharf is cherries in the extreme.
We shall be none the worse OFF by ex-
pecting Il long, hard winter, and pre-
pairing for it. If it comes and finds
Us ready il will be well il it comes
not. and We are, nevertheless, ready 1T
viii he better. May lie who tempers
the wind to the shorn lamb protect
the poor and helpless,
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
CONSTADLEs.

CONS ABLfN.
liz, The coustasIcs Of Ohio County and
.heir Port oshce address;
cASEY DisTgIcT-So. l.
W " Ezell, Rasina.
cooL SPRINGS DtsrRicr-so. Z.
Isaac Brow a, Rpckport.
q, r,RrowS pIsrgIcT-so. 3.
JIM casriicr. Ceraiv".
MILLS sT0RE DIsrEIcT-N0. l.
W. J. Fiekiin.
FGEasyILIE IcT-So' 5.
10 HARDER, Ferdsviiie.
ELLIS pIsrEIcr-Ss. s.
H,RrFoRp pIsrRIcT-So.
WI Maddox. Beaver Dam.
Ca0sWELi. pIsrEIcT-So.
Frank GilstrAp, Cromwell.
K.RrFsRD DIsTRIcr-Eo. ..
H. 2. Taylor.
suLrauR srRISes pIsrRIcr-So. 10.
7. J. Kerhv.
R1EELETrs DIsrRicr-so. II.
POLICE COURTS
usr.sord-w. u. Cgmmins. Judge, second
Mon aays in January. April. J uly and octc ber.-
W. II. GriEn, Marshal.
Beaver Dan.-E W. Cooper, Judge, FIRST
Saturday in Ianusry. April, July an October.
--Thou,aa Stevens. Marshal.
crsmwcm.-A =. Montague. Judge, second
Saturday IT, ysnuary, April, July aud October
-G. c. Butler. Marshal,
CsrAiv,.-Henry Tiasley, Judge, last Sat
Irl,y in March. juno. September and Deeem
b.r.-Naesnt, Marshal
Hamil.on-w u. Hamilton, Sr. Judge. post
Office address Mriienry. courts held third Sat
urday IN January, April, Jaly and october.
Nd. Hamilton, Marshal. post Office address
NelieBrs.
Eaekport-J. ". Duke, Judge, Dan Itch
enar, -Narshsl. Courts held tnird Meanes
day in January, Api July and October.
Rosire-R. II. Wedding Judge. +. Lewis
Msrshsl. Courfs held first Saturdays in jan
uary, Ap-il, July ana October
The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
DIRECTORY.
CHURCH DIRECTORY

Baptist-Sorviees first Sunday and Sun
da, night in every month and Saturday
night preceding p. Bennett, pastor.
NJ. K. Church South Services third
SUNDAY and Sunday night in each month
Rev. 7. J. Randolph, pastor.
Union Sunday School every Sunday morn
Jag at half pact eight o'clock.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

WAsHINGToN, D. C., Jan. 27, 1879.
 Political papers are giving much attention to the contest between the Administration and Senator Conk- ling over certain N. '. Custom House appointments. It will be remember ed that a year ago the President sus- pended three of Senator Conkling's friends in the N. Y. Custom House, and appointed other men Tn their place. The Senator made fight in the Senate against confirmation of two of these men, and succeeded in having them rejected. At the earli est opportunity thereafter the Presi- dent again made nominations for the places, and 2 few days since sent to the Senate charges against the men he had suspended, 1t is thought the whole question will be settled to-day, but it seems very uncertain winch side will win. The contest is interesting for many reasons, not the least of which is that both Senator Conkllng and Sec'y Sherman, it is believed, are entirely willing to ac- cept the Republican nomination in 1880, and thls is in some sense q preliminary trial of strength.
 There is before Congress a bill to incorporate an insurance company to be called the National Society Life Insurance Company-upon the principle of depositing the reserve on each policy Tn U. s. bonds with the Treasurer of the United States. This is intended, of course, as a pro lection to poricy holders. This plan has attracted considerable attention among insurance men for a year or more, and deserves a trial.
 Much evidence was yesterday taken at Alexandria in the suit for recovery, by the Lee heirs, Of the Arlington estate opposite Washing ton. The evidence was mostly as to the regularity of proceedings under which the Government acquired title. The case will be continued from day to day, and which ever way it is decided, will doubtless go to Supreme Court of the United States.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
To Young Men

Do not work for fame. Work to do good. Qualify yourself to do all the good it is possible for you to do. Improve the mind. Acquire stores of knowlege, and use that knowlege to benefit mankind. Fame will come if you merit It. If you do not merit it, you may seek it till you go to your grave, and never grasp it. Have definite object. Let that be a worthy one--a' philanthropic one, if possible. March steadily for ward-not daily, but hourlv-to- ward the object you have in view. No matter what obstacles are to be scaled, never yield til you arc vic torious. Men who work for fame, never get it. It comes, if at all be cause it is merited; because of su- perior publications exercised in the discharge Of duty; because of noble deeds done for humanity-and in a hundred other ways, because of work done meriting 1t.
 The only way to gain fame is to do something worthy of it-but do not do that something to win it. Ii sought for in that way, it will avoid your grasp like an aparition.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30

A Washington special of the St Louis Republican of the l4th says:
 There are now in the city, dele gates from Creek, Choctaw and Cher. ollee Indian tribes to fight the pro posed corporation of the Indian terri tory into the territory of Oklahoma A grand powwow was held to-day and very incendiary speeches were made. It was declared, and vocifer. ously applauded, that if the govern ment undertook to deliver them over to territorial form of government for the benefit of the railroads and spectators, that there would be an. other Indian war, winch would only end with the death of the last Indian. The Seminoles are to send a dele gate here; those already here, speak good English; and are busy lobby ing to prevent the passage of the territorial bill.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
An Extra sesslon of Congress.


 The Washington special core spondent of the St. Louis Republi can. says:
 The democrats in congress are be- ginning q serious discussion as to an extra session. There are of course certain clements which want an extra session. as for instance those expecting office under tue re organization of the senate. but be- yond these the question is becoming a serious one. One prominent dem ocratic senator believes a special session should be forced to allow the democrats to organize the house and get their election committees formed lt;;s.ss5Gsfe the California election in Sep. tcmber. There are several measures which may provoke a tillbustering debate, and thus use up tue time between this and the 4th of March. It is proposed and now looks as if it would be carried out, to fasten the full repeal of sections 20 and Fl of the statutes fixing the test oath upon an appropriation bill and make stand upon It. The feeling in the house among southern men is also very strongly in favor of iilibuster ing tactics, if the republicans-in the
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30

and form joint stock company un- der our State law, and build a school house and employ suitable teachers and have the school in operation the lst Monday in September 1879. For one l do not want a school under the control of any religious denomina- tion. Not that I oppose religious training, but mean that l would have the school under no denomina- tional control. In fact we all ought to lay down all division on this sub ject and meet and organize for our own good and for the good of the town. We can have a school if we will try. 1 would be glad that you would make a suggestion in your next issue for . meeting, naming the time and place, and let us meet from time to time until healthy interest is manifested in this matter. Russellvllle must have school and we must toe the mark, or some of our sister towns will do so and we will be compelled to contribute, for we must educate our boys and glrls.
 SIX.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
 OUR NEW SENATOR.

The Senatorial election which was held in our General Assembly from day to day last week, terminated last Saturday in the election of Hon. J. D. Walker, of Washington county.
 The toga has, we verily believe, (and we say it without any desire to institute comparison odious to other gentlemen who were aspirants; and without any disparagement to their worth and ability) fallen upon the shoulders of him, who, of all the gen tlemen voted for, is best calculated to fill the place with honor and profit to the wealth of Arkansas.
 In the prime of life, possessing ability of no mean order, a judge ment at once calm deep and clear, and fostering Tn his breast an unfalter- ing devotion to Arkansas, we pre- dict that in our new Senator we will have an advocate in the halls of our national legislature in whose hands we may safely rest our case.
 We congratulate the legislature upon the selection thus made, and the people of the State upon the character and worth of their new Senator
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
The Arkansas Democracy and
 National Finances.

The joint resolution introduced in the legislature a few days ago, in. strueting our representatives i'll con gress to vote for all measures look ing to the unlimited coinage and full legal tender capacity of standard silver dollars, and also for substitut- ing United States treasury notes for national bank notes, passed the sen ate on Tuesday by the decisive vote of 2S to }. It is thought that the resolution will pass the house by as equally decisive vote. At all events, it is certain that the resolution re- fleets the sentiments of large ma jority of the democrats of the state. Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
The Poll Tax.

This is what the Jacksonport Her aid has to say of delinquent tax pay CTS, and we commend it's suggestion to the attention of the Legislature:
 "The total poll tax collected for 1877 in this State, was less than $45,- 900. Less than one half of the voters of the State pay poll tax. More than one-half pay none, and yet elect all the officers from consta ble to governor. It remains to be seen If the present Legislature will do anything to put an end to this, which to say the least of it, is an outrage upon government supporting people of the State.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
State aud Federal Courts.

On the 7th inst our efficient con gressman, Col. Gunter introduced the following bill in the house of representatives
 A bill to amend the judiciary act as
 to suits against certain corpora
 tions:
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the Unit eel States of America in congress assembled That tie judiciary act, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy five, entitled s.An act to determine the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the United States. and to regulate the removal of causes from state courts, and fes other purposes" be, and the ra:ue is hereby amended as follows, namely. After the first section of sad act ln- sert, "3ut no city, town, village, county, or other municipal or public corporation shall be sued in the courts of the United States;" and at the end of section two of the same act insert, s'Insurancc companies ex- isting and organized in one state, but doing business in another state, if sued in the courts of the latter. shall not have the privilege of remov- ing the case to the United States Court"
 Read twice and referred to the committee on judiciary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

RussELLynLE, ARK, Jan. 27, '79.
 MR. EDITOR: Will you allow me to second the suggestion in your last issse, in regard to establishing a good school Tn the town of Russell vile.
 We must have a school. The town is paying outside of it's limits the sum of thlrty-eight hundred dol lars per year, for the privilege of having first class school. l have no gas to burn on this sub'oct My plan for school is this: All those who are interested let them meet
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
State Liabilities.

An act to reduce the outstanding
 liabilities of the State.
 SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, that the six per cent. funded bonds of the State shall be received by the Treasurer in pay. ment of debts due the Real Estate bank, and in payment of the pur- chase money of lands whereof the State has title by reason of the fore closure of mortgages executed to said bank, whether the said bonds be due or not; provided, that bonds issued in lieu of the bonds known as Holford bonds, shall not be so re ceivcd.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30

ONE of the most popular places of amusement at the north at this time Is the church in New York inswhich Rev. Mr. Talmage delivers funny and amusing sermons. Great crowds goto hear him, and give vent to their feelings by clapping of hands, stamping of feet, laughter and other noisy denominations of that kind. Mir. Talmage is doing splendidly. He draws large crowds and also q large salary, but as for religion-well that is another matter.
 The doctors are worrying over a strange case of yellow fever that occurred in New Orleans Dec. 26th A little girl left Chicago for New Orleans on the 18th h-theremoneter , degrees above zero-and shortly after her arrival had gennine case of yellow fever. There had been no fever in the house and the temper ature had been far below the freezing point. The case upsets the doctors theories, and it would seem that the fever germ can hybernate, or live through the cold winter.
 An exchange says that the manu- faeture of cheap buggles is now a prominent Cincinnati industry, 30,- 900 being made. They are sold for $40, or three for $l00, and are prin- cipallY bought by young farmers to go courting in. The courtship has to be very short or it will outlast the buggy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
UNNATURAL CONSTRUCTIONS.

Certain fundamental laws ot nature arc demanded by the human organ ism. As life requires constant and regular action, there is necessarily a continual wearing out of materal and corresponding accommodating of effete matter, which must be thrown of through the different channels of the system. Ths is absolutely necessa- ry to a healthful action of the human machine; but should these channels of egress become obstructed, or blocked up, disease and suffering would be the legitimate result Near ly all females, married or single, at stated times suffer these obstuctions, leading to headache, leucorrhoea, loss of appetite, hysteria, prolapsus, loss of color, prostration, cancellation, etc. There is one remedy which will cure this condition of female life known as English Female Bitters, the grand triumph as female regu- latOr