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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22
Rev. J. n. Mcdaniel.

There is disappointment, if not dis
content, in this community over the
loss of Mr.. Mcdaniel, who has been
laboring with assiduOus and patient In
dustry for period OF two years to estab-
lish pious regard in the minds OF its
people towards the subject of religion.
He is an admirable man. The sunny
side of his nature is always outward,
and his genial kindness has embalmed
him i'm the memory of the friends he is
leaving behind. May he prosper in the
cause of his Great Master, and in the
golden autumn of his life realize moth
ing but innocence, tranquility and
peace. His family are intelligent and
highly refined, and their removal from
our midst is deeply regretted.-Mddi-
sOnUiHe Times.
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amounting to irritability, which is like
the sparks thrown off the fire, and
which would shoulder back into dead
ashes If we did not find vent for it. 1t
is the overworked feeling which We can
not contain. Though extremes are dan
gerous, we are bound to make much use
of them. From gloomy sadness, We
may rise to unspeakable joy. The re-
action which comes Is of golden value
to us, if we but touch the proper chords.
As we give ourselves up to despair, we
are constrained to dwell on our imper-
fections and shortcomings. Thisanaly-
sis, then, prepares the mind for greater
growth. As we emerge from the dark
ness, light strikes us in new places, and
what we would have once passed over,
we now eagerly grasp, as new-found
treasure. Lights and shadows are n
blessing, not the bane that we would
make them, and they make of life one
moving panorama. We must not al
ways soar too high; if we come down
and walk little in dry meadows, we
shall go back to those higher fields of
light, freshened. When, like a swift
flashing of light, some bright vision
beams suddenly upon us, let us take ii
as Gods means to cheer and spur us on
Constant dwelling on, and thinking of,
the part we are to play in life, will
make us but poor actors. Study of our
selves, up to n certain point, is good;
beyond that it generates morbidness,
from which the mind sinks into help
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22
Mclean County Fair.

We had the pleasure of attending the
Mclean County Fair held at Calhoon
last week, and can speak in fiattering
terms of it's management and success.
The two first days of the fair were
rather poorly attended, as is the case
with nearly all the fairs having five
days; but rs the week advanced the
crowd increased, and on Saturday, the
last day, the crowd was simply i'm
mense.
The exhibition of stock was not rs
great as the company wished or antici-
pated il would be, yet il was very fair
average.
The special features of the occasion
We're the premiums awarded to the
most beautiful young lady, in which
there were five misunderstanding in
the election of Miss Mollie Miller, of
Calhoon, first, and Miss Mollie Ran
dolph, of Henderson, second, and the
gentlemen's equestrian ring, in which
Mr.. Harry Z. Taylor, of Hartford, bore
Off the prize over his competitors,
Messrs. Merritt and Carter. We were
informed by the Secretary, Mr.. w. q.
Gates, that the net receipts would
amount to about $500.
Delightful hops Were had at the
Grigsby House each night during the
fair at which the muse Terpsichore pre-
sided with dignity and grace.
Among the many amiable young
ladies attending the fair and hops, from
other towns and cities We're Miss Mol
lie Randolph, of Henderson. Misses
Jennie and Irene Eaves, of Sacrament
TO, Misses Lena Blackjack and Jennie
Short, of South Carrollton, Miss Lee
Brown, of Lewis Station, Miss Birdie
Pulliam, of Warsaw, Miss Lizzie Eng
lish, of Elizabethtown, Miss Fannie
Moseley, of Livermore, Misses Loga
and Lizzie Walker, Misses Maggie
King, Mary Rowe and Prudie Baird, of
Hartford, and Miss Mollie Weatherley,
of jacksonville.
We tender our thanks TO Miss Loula
Tribe and Miss Nellie Gates, for special
kindnesses shown us while sojourning
in their pleasant village f.;
The party (twenty-four, all told, from
this place, join us i'm rendering thanks
to the citizens of Calhoon for the hospi-
tality extended, and for a visit of ex-
ceeding pleasantness, promising, should
they at any time visit our town, to re-
turn the favor.
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Ohio's Election.

The Buckeye State has elected a Re
publican State ticket and also the Leg
islature. This practically distances two
or three presidential aspirants. II also
recalls Mr.. Thurman from the Senate
and puts Republican i'm his place.
The COuyier-JOUnm seems TO think the
Republican success is due to bad man.
agement in the Democratic ship. But
Ohio has really been Republican State
all the while. Mr.. Allen was elected by
the Democrats through the influence of
the Crusade, the Republicans loosing
the German vote because of their fond
ness for beer. Governor Bishop was
elected because his opponent, Judge
West, made blunder i'm counting the
sympathies of the strikers and socialists,
and thus excited the fears of some of
the stalwarts. Then again, the Judge
was Mind, or nearly so, and the temper
ance people were still agitating ticket
of their own. This time, however, the
fusion was between the Democrats and
Greeback party, and there is no ques-
ton but that this fusion called out a full
Republican vOte-so that the victory
has fallen to that party. As we view
things il matters but little which
party is i'm power i'm Ohio. Politics i'm
that State, rs elsewhere, Is simply
business, as the profession of law, or
medicine, or theology is business, and
the majority of men become politicians
simply to get employment. 1t has come
to pass in this country, that the cleo
tons of civil officers and Legislators mo-
nopolises much valuable time that
should be given to business. Each cam
didate tries to convince the public that
the general welfare of the country is
involved in his success. But men are
learning not to get excited by such
alarms. 1t is to be hoped that the time
viii soon come when candidates will be
candid enough to tell the voters that
they want their votes simply to get
them into Office, rather than to avert a
general calamity by the election of the
opposition.
The return of prosperity in business
i'm Ohio has been claimed by Mr.. Sher-
mans friends as due to resumption.
The result is triumph for Sherman.
His prospects for the Presidency are
looming up. He is expecting, no doubt,
to be the Republican candidate, and the
election Of Foster will do much toward
securing that end.
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Since then two five dollar notes have
been dropped OH the streets, and have
most likely been found by some one.
These losses have lead us to say word
upon the rights of property. If horse
strays from home il doesn not become the
property of the finder. The law re-
quires the finder to take steps to discov-
er the owner by posting or advertising
the property, subject to reimbursement
for all expense and trouble. The same
principle should he adhered To in the
ease of money or jewelry found. Ii
sometimes happens that finders wait for
notice of lost, hence when valuable
property is lost it would he well to adj
vertise it. But the finder is not justified
in holding until such advertisement Is
made. a gentleman who lost ten dol
lars on thestreets the otherday, hesitated
whether il was worth while to advertise
il. We estimated the number of hon
est men-that is, men who would return
money found, at 80 percent. orone-half.
We gave the proportion as high ~
would he safe. Ii is 81 easy for one to
Use money thus found, and have no fear
of detection. II all depends upon the
motive men have i'm being honest. If
one is law honest, that is, keeps within
the restrictions Of the statutes through
fear of the penalty of violating them,
he would pocketall the money he might
find, or hold any property the law in its
exemptions would grant him.
But if one lives by the higher rule of
action, the moral sense, who regards the
moral standard rs obligatory, he would
render all dues according to that STAN
,lard. There are many who profess
very fondly Ia be governed 10y power
above, and more perfect than the Grim
inal Code, yet when brought To actual
test ignore all higher authority and take
refuge behind the law and evidence.
Let it lie remembered always that II
man who finds lost money and knows
who is the loser or takes no measures
To ascertain who is the loser, is nothing
better than II common thief,if he appro-
pirates the same.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22
4 New Enterprise.

\ movement is on foot to establish
"a telegraph line between Beaver Dam
and Hartford This is much needed,
both by the citizens of the town and by
commercial travellers. The fund would
not he very large to place the line. II
would have to he made up by our citi-
zens, hut we believe the necessary
amount can bc easily secured. MIR. w.
II. King, of the Hartford House, Offers
to give room i'm his Office for the instru-
ments, and with the aid of nm express
Office (another much needed conven-
ience) young man could make II good
living out of the two combined. Or II
money sufficient cannot he secured to
get the telegraph line, we suggest that a
telephone would cost much less, and
would no doubt answer the purpose.
What do you say? Let us hear from
the business men of Hartford.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22

A dreary winters day; driving, pelt-
ing, icy rain. Yet who can afford to
wage war with the elements? Rather
let us gather every drop of distilled
sweetness that We can extract from the
inner life, to meet the outer. Though
closely allied are our natures to the ele-
ments-when the sun shines, We laugh;
when the storm comes, we brood and
mprmur. Since this is so, We must
turn it to profit, and never degenerate
into weakness, so unlike Nature. Who
does not prefer change, to an unvarying
monotony? From grave to gay, from
sorrow to joy, we turn with relief; let us
cultivate more variety i'm manner and
feeling, and enrich ourselves and Others.
Seek not too much for the intense; do
we realize the heavy doom it brings? If
lighter moods alternate, We are safe; but
to give up wholly to depths of thought,
oft times brings madness. The DISPOSE
ton to think, to give up to reveries, is
strong upon us, and often when the body
is very weary, the mind is fresh and
bright, and fingers dreamily, fascinated
by the charm of imagery which cannot
be broken. Then again, there is gloom
of the mind which resists every effort
to dispel, when invOluntarily some slight
trifie, little in ITSELF but grand in its re-
rults, will burst the chain which has
prisoned us so long. A little philoso-
phical indifference to the wear and tear
of life, in the daily tread-mill of existence
is promotive of calmness at least; still it
should not interfere with the fire and
spring of feeling which slumbers i'm tenn
pOrary silence. Outward repose must
conceal inward energy. A man, to be
truly great, should use all his moods,
letting no one feeling prepOnderate; let
him live different life each day, giving
up, to the fullest extent, to the mood
which is working within him. We
must act more from the impulse of the
moment, or We gradually grow into
machines, kept merely i'm working or
der; if we allow rest of life, freshness Of
feeling, appreciation of pleasure to de-
part, what materials have We left to
build the future with? There is, at
times, an energy of mind, perhaps
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beaver Dam Locals.

BEAVER DAM, KY, Oct. 20, 1879.
Editor Herald
We all feel better. 1t is not quite so
warm as it once was, a good sized frost
could be seen this morning.
Nothing thrilling has occurred during
the past two weeks that you have not
heard Of.
Mr.. David Poole and family of Roches-
ter, have moved in our midst, and
hope will be pleased with the people
MIR. Poole il an active business man, and
it Is presunable he will embark I'm some
business that will prove of benefit to
the town as well as himself
Mr.. Elvis Il. Smith and Miss - Will
liams, daughter of Davage Williams,
were married few days since. May
they live long and prosper, is the wish
of their friend.
\ very interesting spelling match
took place at the school-hOuse last FRI
day night. | presume there will lie
spelling every week at night.
Bro. Benton passed through town the
other day on his way to Spring Lick to
deliver a Chinese lecture. | hope he
will favor this place with another enter
tainment before long, as his lectures are
of interest to all thinking persons.
l. p. Barnard returned from the East
Saturday. Another large assortment of
everything in his line can now be found
I'm his store.
Miss Tennie Poyner Is visiting rela-
tives i'm Tennessee.
Coal business is unusually lively.
Thousands and thousands of bushels are
being shipped over the p. & +. every
day.
Miss Sarah Parrott, living between
here and Cromwell, died of consumption
last week. She was pleasant, kind
young lady, and numerous relatives and
friends are left to mourn.
Col. j. Nj. Doom returned Sunday
from weeks stay i'm Louisville.
MIR. Stoy, clever gentleman, acted
in the capacity Of agent during the Coils
absence.
Rev. James Davis delivered very
able discourse at the Baptist church yes
terday.
MIR. Jack Fogle is recovering from u
very severe attack of typhoid fever.
The health of the country is remark
ably good, and likely to continue so.
HENRI.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Mary O'Flaherty and her three
little boys are visiting the old home.
w. p. Taylor, of Haynesville, gave
us call yesterday and added his name
to our list.
Mr.. Oliver King, of Beda, has gone
to Louisville. He may conclude to re-
main in that city.
w. c. Morton left yesterday for Breck-
inridge county, where he will spend
some time visiting friends.
Our old friend and former county man,
Mr.. w. c. Tichenor, of Lyon county,
called on us yesterday.
Mrs. Ii. A. Cundiffand family reached
here on last Saturday and remained over
until Monday, the guests of Mr.. II! ID.
Taylor.
Mr.. a. j. Miller, of Calhoon, called to
see us Monday night. He was in pur-
suit of lost horse, which he found at
Beaver Dam.
Mrs. Newcomb, of Princeton, Ind,
neice of Mr.. Harris Newcomb, called ON
the HERALD Office this week. She re-
ports crops fine in HOosier.
Miss Sallie Page and Miss Mollie Da-
Wis, two very beautiful young ladies
from Nashville, Tenn, are in the city,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Jen-
kins.-B o,riing Green Rntdgrdph.
We had call from Mr.. Samuel
Haynes, of Pellville, last Monday. He
was en- route for Louisville to attend the
Masonic Grand Lodge which meets
there this week.
Mrs. Jas. w. Ford and daughter, little
Jessie, and Miss Eliza Ford left Mon
day morning to visit relatives In Charles
ton, Missouri. We wish them pleas
ant trip.
Mr.. w. III. Moore, representative from
Hartford Lodge, left last Sunday to at
tend the meeting of the Masonic Grand
Lodge which convened i'm Louisville
yesterday.
Mr.. J. A. Wineland, of Westerville,
Ohio, was i'm town last week. He il
agent, and adjuster also, of the CONT
mental Insurance Company. The HER
AID publishers are his agents here.
Hon. f.. ID. Walker left Monday
morning for Greenville to attend their
Circuit Court. He is engaged to defend
Fleming, indicted for the murder of II.
ii. Summers at Rochester some time last
year.
Mr.. u. Wayne Griffin, representative
to the Masonic Grand Chapter from
Keystone Chapter of this place, left for
Louisville last Sunday. The Grand
Chapter will be held i'm Louisville some
time this week.
Miss Katie Hardwick, returned home
Monday from short but pleasant trip
to her sisters, Mrs. DIR. Davis. She
was accompanied home by her sister
and little nephew, who will remain In
town for few days.
Miss Ida Dix returned home yester.
day after continued and pleasant visit
at Hartford. She, has many admirer.
among our young gentlemen. If she
has any legal business in Hartford soon
some Of our rising young attorneys will
be only too glad to plead for her.
Among those from Hartford attend.
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Fees and Salaries.

From the tone of the press through
out the State il is evident that the pres
ent Legislature will lie called on Ia re-
duce the fees and salaries of the officers
of the State. Ii il is to be done, we are of
those who think the present legislature
should pass fair and just fee and sala-
~ law. In August, 1850, there will be
am election of Judges, Sherifis, Clerks
and Attorneys throughout the State,
and If the salaries are not reduced be-
fore that time some of them cannot he
changed for six years. We think fees
and salaries should be fixed ut fair
living rates, sufficient however to secure
the services of good competent men.
Ii is question which admits of some
doubt whether high salaries command
the services of better men than do mod
crate compensation. IL salaries are I'M
reasonably large, Subscriptions men will
resort 10 means which, TO say the least,
are of doubtful propriety, to secure the
offices. We think that high salaries of
officials is productive of corruption.
1t is not our province to say just what
the salary of each officer should he but
we do say that, considering the present
condition of affairs, the cost of living as
compared with the cost at the time the
present fees and salaries were fixed, all
fees and salaries of the State with per-
haps the exception of the Governor
should he materially reduced. The
people expect it, and if the Legislature
fails TO do it, they will prove recreant to
their duty and to their constituents.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22

During the fair a negro was arrested,
accused of gambling. He was also held
on suspicion of being the man who
shot a boy in Henderson. The boy and
his father came to Hartford but failed
to identify the man. The County
Judge gave the man hearing last
week and, there being no proof to con-
Wet, the accused was acquitted.
There are some points in this case
worthy of careful attention. 1t is no
small affair for man. to he arrested
and detained in Jail an indefinite time
simply upon suspicion. 1t is no pallia-
ton to say that the man was negro.
OF course IL one violates the law he must
expect to suffer the consequences of de-
lection. But the charge was gambling
and il is little unusual in Kentucky
for u man To be arrested at horse races
for gambling. We presume that there
was not "trial of speed" ring upon
which there were not more or less bets
made. Our mind is not exactly clear as
to the difference between gambling and
betting upon the results of a contingent
issue. Whether it be poker, with a
purse to the man who holds the highest
hand, or speed ring with "a purse in
favor of the horse that hears the drum
tap first at his heels. We are not rails
ing the question of the propriety OF
speed rings, but we doinsist that it is not
proper to arrest one man upon suspi-
cion of that which is generally known
to be practiced. The negro was from
Elizabethtown. We presume he will
be more careful i'm his next visit tC
Hartford-not to look suspicious.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22

There will be on exhibition during the
fall and winter months n full line Of fall
and winter goods of the very best quail
ity.
Scene LIST Ready made clothing eX-
hibted and fit guaranteed.
Scene 2nd. Hats, caps, boots and
shoes shown with an explanation why
we can sell them 50 cheap.
Scene 3D. Notions shown with lee
turc explaining why We can and will
sell them cheaper than other merchants.
Doors open at GA. NJ. and close at or. NJ.
Bufor,i, kentucky. u II.
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The Lost Balloon.

No reliable information has been re-
ceived as yet of the lost balloon, the
hfhfnder. We guess they have gone
up i'm balloon Ia sail around the moon,
or II may he that they have been deJcrit
dtod and gone Off to some other planet.
If they should ever return to earth they
may be able 10 give a more wonderful
revelation than Jules Verne gave of his
trip 10 the moon.
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The Public Conscience.

Much has been said and done to slim
ulate and educate a proper sense of hon.
or among men, and yet much remains
to he accomplished, ere we have a per-
feet state of society. The question of
the rights OF property is one upon which
many men seem to have very imper-
feet conception. Last week for instance,
a gentleman lost pocket-book in Hart
ford, or near here ON the Ceralvo road,
which contained twenty-seven dollars
in cash and some commercial paper. 1t
is scarcely possible that some one has
not found the purse; and yet, although
1t was advertised and a reward offered
for its return, 1T has not been heard from.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22

When the most distinguished writers,
are able to express their thoughts intel
lightly within the vocabulary of the
common people, using only plain Eng
lish, we cannot see the sense i'm ephem-
eral writers resorting to words and col
lOquial expressions from the Latin,
Greek, French, Hindoo or any other
ancient or modern language, as it is in
convenient for themselves and readers,
to carry at all times a Webster's Una
bridged, or other work containing them.
Whatever can not be expressed without
their Use, we can forego, and so long as
the reading public is American, "by a
large Majority" let us have the good
old mother tongue i'm all its simplicity,
pure and unadulterated.- Exchange.
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Il. ID. MARCUM, late register of the
land Office of Kentucky, begins the pub
LEGATION of a new paper at Catlettsburg,
To be known AS the kentucky Democrat.
Ii promises TO be true orthodox DEM
ocratic Journal. We know of no State
where such motto would he more pop
ular than i'm this State. We hope this
new paper will receive liberal sup
port. Mr. Marcum il "A man of expert
ence and fine accomplishments and
will grace am Editorial sanctum with
true dignity. He mounts the tripod
November 9Th.
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lessness and despair. To be a guide to
ourselves, we should have two eyes of
the mind. One we should keep open,
70 see every s beauty every possible s l step
all the COMMUNICATING, corruPting infiu-
ences around us, making the most of
our strength and keeping our weakness
i'm check.-Hrenologicd Journal.
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ORR Republican exchanges come in
this week with fine illustrations. The
Danville Tribune has the picture of a
magnificent eagle. The eagle is the
symbol OF liberty. We have his pic
ture upon our silver dollar. The TriJ-
u,ae eagle holds i'm his beak a piece of
paper, upon which the result in Ohio is
declared. There are other pictures also,
one il that of man drumming for the
campaign of 1850. Then there are two
big guns pointed toward the South, each
of which has been discharged of a great
load of. paper balls and sectional ami
mostly in the form Of accusations and
false charges Of "bulldozing culled pur-
sons" and thus preventing fair elec-
tons. We presume we should bring
out few guns and turn them loose
upon New York. If we do we will
load with charges upon the political par
ties there and accuse them of BULLDOG
ing Irish and German voters; by en-
ployers offering favors to those who
vote their side Of the question. We
fail TO see the difference between fear of
shot gun and fear of starvation. And
il Is well-known fact that men are
often forced TO vote for the sake of en-
ployment. We do not defend either
policy but suggest that il would he well
for all classes North as well as South, to
recognize facts. Every available mo-
tive, whether legitimate or not, is re-
sorted to in election campaigns; and
this should not be permitted.