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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-31

HANNA & Murphy sell Rock Springs
coal. my6-tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-31

CRoCKERY
Very cheap, in either China or Stone
ware, at F. E.. Warren's. m30-tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-31

TAYLoR-Died, on Tuesday, July
30, Jessie Dunlap, twin daughter of A.
s. and M. l.. Taylor, aged IL months.
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SPRING LICK, Nov. 10.

SPRING LICK, Nov. III.
Editor Herald:
The loss estimated on the store OF
A. Ii. McSherris Is about $500, and nc
insurance. On Monday following the
small dwelling house of Ed Boon was
burned down and all the contents there
in. Neither is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary but the result of de
fective flues.
Grayson county can truly congratu-
late herself on the fact that she is ship
ping more produce, slaves, hoOp-poles,
and ''sich" like, than any other county
on the p. K +. railroad, and Spring
Lick is doing her share of it,
The remunerative price coal is selling
mt everywhere i'm the State, has caused
people i'm some portions OF Grayson
county to open up mines. Two miles
cast of this point ON the p. x +. road a
coal bed of - inches depth, has been
discovered, and is now being worked.
Litchfield and other points on the road
are useing it, and it Is said to be far SUI
periOr to the Ohio county coal, for
blacksmithing purposes. Mr.. A. j.
Wilson commenced digging for coal
last Saturday just across Caney creek,
at this point. The indications are that
he will not have to dig very deep be
fore he will find coal in paying quanti-
ties.
They We're in small room adjoining
the dining-roOm- He was lying ON the
bed and she was sitting hard by-Cu-
pid's arrow had done its work. He
said shave you been good girl?" she
said, 81 have; now don't you wish you
had a sweet little wife like your broth
er"'He said, ~ do" She said, "yOu
may kiss me if you want to. COncus-
sion Of lips was heard on the outside
Some one laughed, and the loving coup
lie dispersed. ARCTUs.
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she is far behind i'm something more inn
portant, to wit: churches and school
houses.
The DenisOn and Pacific Railroad is
being pushed westward. The western
terminus is now ut Gainesville, Cook
county, which is forty miles distant
from here. Farmers can now find an
easy market for their cotton, which
heretofore had to be hauled to Sherman,
II distance of eighty-five miles. Gaines
vile, is prosperous town of twelve or
fifteen hundred people. 1t was de-
stroyed by Indians i'm 90 or 20, but has
been rebuilt and bids fair To become one
of the foremost cities of northwestern
Texas.
DIR. Ditzler, formerly of Kentucky,
passed through our county last week,
en- route for the plains on hunting and
pleasure trip. lie preached at ST. 10
and Montague, and was very much
liked by the people.
"Ragweed and Fritz" have had quite
IA time with their chickens. We have
chickens here by hundreds, which be-
long 10 the public, and all we have To
do when hungry, is to take gun and
kill as many as we want. We are not
bothered with raising them, for they
raise themselves. They are invariably
of the Dominique stock.
We would be pleased to hear from
Wilbur Condict, again, through youI
paper.
The editors of our county paper, tn,
| 76-rds North West, propose to give Il
Christmas supper to the correspondents
of their paper.
Wishing your paper the success il de-
serves, | remain yours truly,
TEXAS JACK.
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Litchield Locals.
LITCHFIELD, Nov. II, IS
Editor Herald:

Il1tHFlElIl', 4NON. i-i TO-
Editor Herald:
The Christian church in this place
has n new organ, but they are not like
the old lady was by the new chandi-
lier, for they know how to play on it,
as the sweet music we heard there last
Sunday clearly shows.
The meeting for singing at the Meth
odist church was decided success.
We have some voices here, that, with
a little cultivation, would be very SUI
perior vOcalists.
The Methodists of Litchfield are de-
termined to be mot a whit behind the
chiefest" i'm point of music-hence they
are raising money to procure Il new
organ. They are determined to have
their church well organized.
Father Melody, of the Catholic church
has very fine parsonage nearly ready
to move into. When it is completed
and the old barn-like building he occu-
pies is torn away, it will add very much
to the beauty of that part of our town.
Bro. Fullerton has appointed pro-
tracted meeting to commence Mt this
place on the second Sunday in Deem
Der.
On last Sunday at Taylor's Chapel,
i'm this county, while two little girls
named Dunn, We're both mounting on
one horse, the animal became frightened
and, making sudden jump, threw
both of the girls to the ground-one of
whom escaped with slight injury, while
the other suffered severe conclusion
upon the head, destroying conscious
ness for several hours. Her collar bone
was also fractured, and her shoulder
thrown out of joint. In this fearfully
mangled condition, she was conveyed
to Mr.. Hardin Rice's house where the
children had been boarding attending
school, where she remains at present.
The chances for her recovery are very
uncertain. DIR. HestOn, of this place, is
treating her.
/ had intended giving you some ac-
count of the business interests of our
town this week, but the "Orange Bios
som" came out so full and large and
fresh and fragrant ("'tis rank and
smells to heavenly about LiIchfield i'm
the HERALD of last week, that l am
afflicted with peculiar trouble at the
stomach, and, hence will have to for
bear. Oranges are indigenous to this
climate-blossom exhuberantly, but re-
main green.
The first quarterly meeting for Litch-
field circuit, will be held in the Meth
odist church i'm this place, on the 4th
Saturday and Sunday in this month
Rev. II. G. Harrison, Presiding Elder,
is expected to he on hand at that time.
A good rain on Monday morning last,
has enlivened the spirits of the farmers
with regard to the wheat crop. Some
early-sOwn wheat has been injured by
Hessian fly, but generally the prospect
for the wheat crop i'm Grayson is good.
Your ETC., PRO Bono PUBILCo.
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PRAYER AND POTATOES.

IL a brotheror sister he naked, and destitute
of daily food, and one of you say unto them,
Depart in peace. be We warmed and filled;
Notwithstanding We give them not these
things which are neetlfu for the body, what
does IL profit :-Jds. 2:lJ, 10
With wrinklcd visage and disheVclled hair,
And hungcr-worn features;
For days and for weeks her only fare,
As she sat there I'm her old armchair,
Had been potatoes,
But now they We're gone; OF bad or good
Not one was left for the old lady's food
OF those potatoes;
And She sighed, and said, "what shall ! do?
| Where shall send, and tn whom shall go
+ For more potatoes"
And she thought of the deacon oVerthe way,
The deacon ~ ready To worship and pray,
Whose cellar was full of potatoes.
And she said, an send for the deacon To come
He'll not mind much to give me some
OF such store Of potatocS,.'
And the deacon came over us fast ms lac could
Thinking 10 do the old lady some good,
But never for once OF potatoes.
lie asked her nj once what was her chief want
And she, poor soul, expecting grant,
Immediately answered, POTATOES"
But the deacon's religion didn't lie that way I;
He was more accustomed To preach and to
pray
so, not hearing, of course, what the old lady
said,
lie rose to pray with uncovered head,
But she only thought of potatoes.
lie prayed for patience, and wisdom, and
grace;
But when he prayed, Lord, give her peace"
She audibly sighed, "give potatoes"
And at the end of each prayer which he said,
He heard, or thought that he heard, in its
stead,
That same request for potatoes.
The deacon was troubled he knew not what
Twas very embarrassing to have her act 81
About " those carnal potatoes"
So, ending his prayer he started for home;
But, as the door closed, he heard deep groin
80, give 10 the hungry, potatoes"
And that groan followed him all the way
home,
In the midst of the night it haunted his
room
40, give to the hungry, potatoes!'
He could bear II no longer; arose and dressed;
From his well-hlled cellar taking i'm haste
A bag of his best potatoes.
Again he went To the widows lone hut;
Her sleepless eyes she had not yet shut
But there sat in that old arm chair,
with the same wan features, the same SAD
air.
And, entering in, he poured ON the floor
a bushe or more from his gOOdly store
of choice potatoes.
The widows heart leaped for JOY,
Her face was haggard and wan no more.
4" Now" said the deacon, - shall we pray ?"
Yes" said the widow, "now you may"
And he kneeled him down ON the sanded
floor,
Where he had poured his gOodly store,
And such IA prayer the deacon prayed
| As never before his lips essayed.
| No longer embarrassed, but free and full,
| He poured out the voice of liberal soul,
\ And the widow responded aloud, AmenH'
But said no more of potatoes.
And would you, who hear this simple tale,
| Pray for the poor, and, praying, " preNallT
Then preface your prayers with aims and
good deeds,
Search out the poor, their wants, and their
needs;
Pray for peace, and grace, and spiritual food,
For wisdom and guidance, for all these are
good;
But don't forget the potatoes.
-MefhOdid Protestant.
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discretionary powers, will eliminate
all that part of it containing personal
abuse and criticism of private character
and publish all that part relating to the
matter i'm controversy viz your charac-
ter and ability as teacher, your rule
that was criticised, what it was and
was not, the endorsement of your pa
irons and trustees of you as a teacher
and your course in this matter and ev-
cry thing pertaining to the questions
raised by the criticismOf "Henri' in his
first communication concerning the
rule i'm your school. Murrell paid for
his last communication at regular adj
vertising rates and was refused until he
did SO and if your communication is in
serted as it is now il must be paid for at
full rates but eliminate the personalities
from it and | will gladly publish it.
Respectfully,
JNO. u. BARRETT"
Now l ask you readers of the HER
AID To read carefully Mr.. Barrett's two
letters, the one published i'm the
HERALD of Oct, 26th and the one |
now publish, and see if you can make
the two harmonize. He says in the
HERALD of the 18th Oct, "The Ne,cs
very properly omitted the very part /
refused to publish" Now search close
ly Mr.. Barrett's private letter to me
and see if he propose to eliminate any
particular part, he only proposes to
eliminate the personal part.
Now readers of the HERALD consult
my letter in the Netcs and see if there
is anything you consider personal there,
if you find anything of "a personal ma
ture i'm my letter i'm the NeBs, can Mr..
Barrett's two letters be possibly made
to harmOnize?
He says al did not say / believed
Murrell's first mention Ofhis rule was"
Now Mr.. Barrett, you did say on the
18th of Sept. 1879 i'm the HERALD Of
flee "When read Murrell's first letter
| came very near not publishing il, in
fact concluded not to, for i believed,
that that part concerning your school
was lie, but hearing it talked around
ON the streets, / thought / would pub
lish it and give you u chance to come
back at him through the paper and
right your self. As il has turned out /
am sorry did publish it, and without
solicitation said that you would not
publish any more of Henri's letters con-
corning the rule i'm question unless
hacked up by good number of affida-
Wits from the good citizens of Beaver
Dam that even then rs he had had the
first letter published | should have an
equal number with him which would
give me the last" You said nothing
about my paying for the publication
of my letters. For the truthfulness of
the above facts I'll refer you to ID. j.
RhOads, DIR. j. j. Mitchell and Samuel
SOwders.
Now Mr.. Barrett you say that Muir
rell paid for having his letter published
in the HERALD of Oct. Sth. Then it
would be a rery reasonable conclusion
from your own statement that you
would publish any kind of letter from
any character of man about any one il
matters not who he is, so that he has
the money to pay you for it, and that
one whose character has been publicly
maligned can't set himself right before
the public unless he pays you more
money; then the rest of US may sink if
you can only swim.
PHILIP T.. HOOKER.
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Every country i'm our mountain districts
that will put aside as public land 10000
acres as forest, worth to-day as many
dollars, will, at the end of the century,
have prineely domain"
Equally, if not more, important would
be the resultant retention Of moisture
which would feed our rivers and keep
up good stage of water.
Especially Is the preservation Of the
timber in Pennsylvania along the feed
ers of the Ohio river all important
The stripping Of the forest lands in those
localities is one of the chief causes Of
the diminished water supply i'm the
Ohio.
Forests, therefore, having the fane-
ton of regulating the water supply, it
seems to US, should receive the robust
attention Of all river conventions. They
should pass resolutions expressing the
urgent necessity for State legislation to
prevent the wanton destruction Of tim
Der and to secure n renewal Of the tim
Der supply, or rs large an area as posi-
bic by tree-planting i'm the denuded dis
tricts, which are not used for agricultu-
raj purposes. The forests are the most
potent aids TO river improvement and
their Importance should not be sighted
They are the reservoirs Of water supply
and the most stringent legislation
should be obtained to Keep them i'm the
full exercise Of their benefieent fune-
TONS osVier-.JosgRai.
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MONTAGUE Co., Texas, Nov. 8, 10.
Editor Herald.
/ have been here 70 months and dur
ing the time We have not had more
than three or four rains sufficient to
thoroughly wet the ground, yet, strange
to say, last season abundant crops We're
produced, and this year, plenty was
made to supply the country. This has
been the best fall for years for gathering
cotton. AS there has been no rain
since the 9TH of August, almost the en-
tire crop has been gathered without be-
ing rained on.
On the morning of the first instant,
was the first frost of the season. Owing
to the extreme dry weather, considera-
bledamage has been done by fire. Monta-
que, our county seat, was partly de-
stroyed by fire last week, and, mills
and gins have been burned i'm various
parts of the county. Montague, had
just completed n new courthouse which
was fortunately saved. will venture
to say that Texas can beat any State for
fine courthouses, but must admit that
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Sugar Grove GIcanings.

SUGAR GROVE, Nov. II, 1879.
Editor Herald:
There has been some excitement oveI
hogs in this vicinity. Spectators have
been offering 81 cents per pound gross
for fat hogs, but the farmers have re-
fused to sell at these figures asking 3
Rumor is mt present that fat hogs have
dropped To cents in Louisville. There
can be some long faces seen among the
farmers.
On Thursday last I.awton Kuyken-
doll, of color, was i'm John Dial's store
near the Warren county line, in this
county, trading, and selected him a
nice suit of clothes and asked Mr.
Dial to keep them until Saturday when
he would return with the money, gel
thesuit and pay him. On Friday morn
ing when Mr.. Dial went to his store he
found it had been broken into and the
suit of clothes that the negro selected
and three pairs of boots were stolen
Mr.. Dial employed Mr.. b. J. Rush who
is good at catching rOgues. They sci
out and found the negro ut n protracted
meeting in Warren county and arrested
him. As they We're bringing him back
he confessed having stolen the goods
he was therefore found guilty on exam
ination and held over to answer at
Circuit Court and committed to Jail
not being able to give bail.
Barney Colwell sent his l5-year old
son to "a neighbours house to carry a
hundred dollars, some weeks past, but
did not return. Search was made fol
him, but no trace was discovered fol
near II week, when ii was discovered
that he had gone to Nashville and pur-
chased a through ticket to Texas. His
father set out in search and found his
missing one ut Little Rock, Arkansas
with two watches and SIS. Mr.. Colwell
took him on to Texas and let him see
the country-making their return a few
days since. Mr.. Colwell is better pleased
with Texas than his SONS trying to sell
his three farms and other property with
the intention of moving to Texas next
fall. We advise people that do not
want to move, not to visit Texas.
Wheat looks well, but would look bet
ter, if we could have n little more rain.
People are most through gathering
corn i'm this sectional short horse Il
soon curried. w. X. {.
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GOG's Crossing News.
GoFF's CROSSING, Nov. 10.

GOFF > NROSSlNG, NOV. III.
Editor Herald:
Times are lively here, and the farm
ers i'm this locality are all done sowing
wheat, and some of them ploughing
and preparing for next years crop.
The enterprising firm of G. Il. Bunch
x Co. are doing an extensive business i'm
the dry goods line, buying and selling
all the slaves and hoOp-poles, of which
there is an immense quantity brought
here daily.
G. II. Bunch started for Georgia on
the 10th inst, to spend IA few weeks i'm
the sunny south, his native State, and
will return on the 18th. ;. ID. Morgan
and lady, of ROsine, paid our neighbOr-
hood short visit last week, the guests
of Mr.. Nimrod Wilson. We had the
pleasure of attending spelling
match, at the Carter school house,
not long since, and Were highly pleased
with the interest manifested by the pat
rons and pupils, and the manner i'm
which it was conducted. Our common
schools would all do well to organize
spelling schools or debating societies.
Ii would not only be beneficial, but a
pleasant way i'm which 10 spend the
long evenings. Rev. Calvin Voiles will
preach ut Richland on the 18th Sunday
i'm November.
Uncle Jack Cain died at his residence
on the 10Th of October, in his seth year.
The store of n. Ii. Mahurin X Co.,
together with Masonic Hall, at Short
Creek, was burned on Saturday night,
Nov. 18th. The entire stock of goods
was burned, and all the accounts of the
firm and some valuable notes. The
upper department of the building be-
lOnged to the MasOns. We have not
yet ascertained the cause of the fire.
The Masons had held their meeting
there on the night of the fire, and some
think that the fire caught from the fiue
i'm the Masonic Hall after they had adj
jOurned. but this is only superstition.
Success to the HERALD.
DUSENBERRY.
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Hooker Hash.
DUSENBERKY.
BEAVER DAM Nov. s.
Editor Herald:


Editor Herald:
had resolved not to reply to Mr..
John p. Barrett's letter i'm the HERALD
of Oct, 20, although hehad contradicted
some statements, l had made, and
which am able to prove. But seeing
another letter from, (''Henri'O w. III.
Murrell, / have concluded to reply, be-
cause it seems that he MIR. j. p Bar
rett) is still willing to publish Murrell's
letters concering the subject i'm agita-
ton. He says in his letter in the HER
AID of Oct. 10Th: at is fact as true as
God is in Heaven, that did insist on
publishing the very part published in
the "Ne,os," and calls upon me for a
letter he wrote to me, the 18th Oct,
concerning the publication ofsaid letter.
l will introduce that letter verbatim
and let it speak for itself.
"HARTFORD KY, Oct. IL 1879.
Mr.. n. E. Hooker, Bearer Dam Ky.
DEAR SIR have examined your
communication carefully and herewith
return it to you as promised to do so
unless Icould publish ii verbatim which
| must decline to do. If you will allow
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obituary.

Our well behaved pupil, Miss Kate
Masterson, niece of Mr.. Hickey, our
Section Boss, died very suddenly and
unexpectedly at half past o'clock this
evening. She had just merged into
wOmanhOOd and was an affectiOnate
kind and obedient pupil. Her gentility
and agreeable disposition had won To
herself the affections of the whole
school. Her vacant seat, this morning,
Is looked upon in deep sOlemnity and
awakens within US train of thought
which is calculated to WELD benign
influence upon her classmates and
prompt them to emulate her example.
The bereaved family have the sympa-
thies of the school and community.
Thou art gone, alas, in early youth
To those joys celestial above.
Thy companions who Oft didst earess thee,
Soon will join thee in that Eden of love-
BY her teacher,
f. +. TILFoRD.
CANEYvIILE, KY, Nov. 9Th 1879.
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Av,~.x~ nsv..ss.. o. r.ss.-..-

That of "Heathen Chinee,v II belong
ing to our race, can scarcely be deserib-
ed as attractive. But worse than this,
il is the index Of disortiered liver, of q
liver that needs arousing and regulat-
ing. The remedy is at hand, prompt,
effieacious. A course of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters will expel the misdi-
rected bile from the blood and divert il
into the proper channel, open the bow
els, remove the dyspeptic symptoms
which invariably accompany bilious-
ness and eOunteraets the rapidly devel-
Oping tendency to dangerous congestion
of the liver, which must always exist
when the skin and whites of the eyes
assume this yellow hue. The pains
through the right lower ribs, side and
shoulder blade, the nausea, furred
state of the tongue, and unpleasant
breath which indicate liver complaint,
in short all its disagreeable eon-comi-
tants are soon remedied by this sover-
eign corrective, which i'm addition to its
regulating properties is a superb invig-
GRANT, and pure and agreeable mediei-
nal stimulant, appetizer and nervine.
44-lmo
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Equality Items.
Equality November 10.


Editor Herald.
Mr.. Antony Robertson is very sick
with typhus malaria fever. Indeed,
he is quite low. With this exception
the health of this neighbOrhoOd is very
good.
Never, i'm the memory of the oldest
inhabitant, was a more bOuntiful crop
of corn harvest than is now being gath
cred in this part of the county. The
weather Is most propitious and the
farmers are pushing things through
while it lasts. The voice of rejoicing
is filling the land.
Mr.. FulkersOn has sold his steam
grist and saw mill, at Hogs Falls, to
MIR. Bradford Stroud, of Muhlenberg
county, price $500. MIR. s. will move
over as soon as he can complete his ar
MISUNDERSTANDING rented a farm
from Uncle Logan Barnard.
Uncle Harper Davis, of Bonneville,
Indiana, formerly of this county, is Wis
iting friends and relatives i'm this vicin-
ity. Though seventy-two years old,
and very fieshy, he seems to enjoy the
best of health and is as active as many
a man of fewer years.
Mrs. MOllie Jones, wife of promi-
nent rail reader, of Saint Louis, and
daughter of Dow Hunter, formerly of
this county, now of Illinois, is visiting
her uncle, w. M. Hunter.
Mr. Virgil Fulkerson is teaching a
very satisfactory school i'm this neigh
borhOOd. He has the vim about him
that is bound to render him SUCCESS
full teacher.
Mr.. Sanford Fulkerson has just closed
a series of lessons i'm vocal music, which
has proved source of improvement
and much social enjoyment to the
young folks.
Your course i'm regard to the Beaver
Dam school difficulty is highly APP
proved down this way. Keep them
cool, Mr.. Editor. We have read all the
good part of that, and the h(e)art long
eth for greener fields and fresher past
ures. QUIvIS.