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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Turing Fence. and shInaIe..

We note, says IN exchange, that the
old controversy about tarring or paint.
ing shingles and fences is being revived
again, on the principle, We suppose,
that as an old generation passes away
the new n wants 10 learn wholly for
itself what it wants 10 know, and that
come people are still resorting TO it. 1t
ought, however, to be generally known
by this time that not moisture only, but
heat aud moisture, either or both, are
the agents in the decay OF woody mat
ter. Most persons seem 10 think it is
moisture alone, and hence all that is
required is TO coat the wood with some
substance that will keep the water ont.
To be sure, they know that heat, when
it is up to what We know is the burning
point, will destroy w1ol, bat they seem
to forget that even when not burning
heat is destructive only in a less degree.
Any black substance, therefore, which
attracts heat, though it may keep ont
the other destructive element, water,
adds TO the destructive agencies at work
ON the wood, and should be avoided
wherever duration is an object.
1t needs no understanding OF these
laws, however, to know that tar or any
black substance tends to rot wood away
much faster than wood that has had
nothing at all done to it. A fence tar.
red and exposed to the full sun, as any
observer knows, soon crumbles away
In a few years the wood is like an over
done pie. crust. And then all know
how long a mere whitewashed fence
lasts. Yet there is no preservative
character OF much account in lime.-
Every rain goes through it into the
wood, but it is the white color, which
rather turns away the heat than attracts
it, which is in that case the grent agent
which preserves it 30 long.
In all discussions as to the preserva.
ton of wood by paints o. coatings,
therefore, we see that the color of the
washes or paints is an important point
in the argument. AS for tar, it is the
very worst thing that could be used
where there is exposure to the sum-
Under ground, or where there is no heat
for it to attract of consequence, it is
another matter, and does possess more
or less preservative power.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Thankfulness in Everyday Life.

Rev. Dewitt Talmage, in a sermon on
the text In all thy ways scknowledg
Him. made these remarks show
ing why every n has cause for
constant gratitude: We ought to
bring religion into our ordinary bless
ings. Every autumn the President and
the governor issue proclamations OF
thankfulness, and we are brought to-
gether in our churches to join in thanks.
Every day ought to be q day Of thank
fitness, We must see a blind man led
by a dog before we learn to know what
a grand thing it is to have our eyesight.
We sec q soldier on a cru!ch and we
realize what a grand thing it is to have
the use of our physical powers. We are
so stupid that nothing but the misfor.
tunes Of others awaken us to thankful
ness for our blessings. We arc on O
train which goes throughthe drawbridge,
and many perish. We call together our
friends to give thanks that we escaped.
But TO morrow, if we go and come back
without accident, we give no thanks. In
other words, we are more thankful if
fifty perish than if all are safe. In one
case the thankfulness from self
ishness, but in the other it would be
more what it ought to be. If you are
thirsty, and ask me for a drink and /
give you this glass of water, common
instinct would cause you to thank me.
Yet every hour we get chalices of water
from God and never think of thanking
Him for it. We are more thankful to
men than to God. Who thinks of thank
ing God for air, sunbeams, wind, our
physical organism, eyes, ears, etc., Yet
il they were withdrawn, sickness, DESC
lation and woe would speed over the
earth and it would become a place OF
skulls. Let us wake to thankfulness
for common mercies.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
John Randolph in the Senate.

An old.time politician, writing in tn
atlantic OF noted characters whom he
met in Washington in the last century,
thus seivss up John Randolph Of Roam
oke: John Randolph attracted tho most
attention on the part Of strangers. He
was at least six feet IN height, with long
limbs and an ill-proportioned body and
a small, round heal. Claiming descent
from Pocahontas, he wore his coarse,
black hair long, parted in the middle,
and combed down on either side OF his
sallow face. His small, black eyes were
expressive in their rapid glances, espe-
cially when he was engaged in debate,
and his h~igh-toned and thin voice would
ring through the senate chamber like
the shrill scream Of an angry vixen. He
wore a full suit OF heavy, drab. colored
English broadcloth, the high, rolling
collar OF his surtout coat almost conceal
ing his head, while his skirts hung in
voluminous folds about his Bneebreech =
es and the white leather tops of his
boots. He used TO enter the senate
chamber wearing a pair OF silver spurs,
carrying a heavy riding.whip and fol-
lowed by a iavorite hound, which
crouched beneath his desk. He wrote,
and occasionally spoke, in riding gloves,
and it was his favorite gesture to point
the long, index finger Of his right hand
at his opponent, as he hurled forth tropes
and figures of speech at him. Every
ten or fifteen minutes while he occupied
the floor, he would exclaim, Tins,
more porterl' and the assistant door.
keeper would hand him a foaming tum-
bier Of Withdrawals potent malt liquor
which he would hurriedly drink, and
then proceed with his remarks, often
thus drinking three or four quarts in an
afternoon. He was not choice in his Sc
lection Of epithets, and as Mr.. Calhoun
took the ground that he did not have
the power to call a senator to order, the
irate Yirginian pronounced President
Adams "a traitor Daniel Webster "a
vile slanderer, John Holmes "a danger.
Gus fool and Edward Livingston the
most contemplate and degraded of be-
ings. whom no man ought to touch, un.
less with O pair Of longs
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
The Burial French Peasant.

A traveller in France does not think
very highly Of the average peasant OF
that country, saying all that a French
peasant lives for may be summed up in
three words, TO save money de is
hard-headed, avaricious,~ piteously prac-
tical. He is crafty, cautious and con-
servative. I am sorry 1 can not give
him a better character, but habit ana
tradition have made him a simple ma
chine, callous at heart, utterly devoid Of
sentiment and feeling. His morals, in
practice at least, are as rigidly correct
as any Puritau's, for he knows very well
that immortality is apt in the long run
to prove expensive. He pays religious
ly and punctually every sou he agrees
to pay; he exacts with equal rigor and
punctuality every centime that is com.
ing to him. he never goes ver twenty
miles away from home during the whole
course of his life, unless it happens that
military fervice cllls him with other
conscripts to some distant town. As
for politics, what does he care for EN-.
pire, monarchy or republicH Each of
them, he says, makes him pay the same
taxes, and do the same military service.
1t is a hard, cut and dried existence he
leads year in and year out, yet he G
complains so long as each passing day
sees a f~fty-centime piece added to his
miser stores. He glories in his blue
blouse, such as his father and grand.
father wore before him, and his sons
will wear after him, He lives to agreen
old age; he tolls on up to almost the last
days OF his long, laborious life, and then
some fine day, followed by q double. file
OF other peasants in blouses and bon
nets, he is carried into the village
church, which probably saw him only
too seldom during his lifetime; o fow
prayers are mumbled I'VE him, and he
is laid to sleep beside his progenitors in
the country churchyard.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
A Surprised Young Lady.

A ~well.knoWn young lacy singer OF
B 1ston was On her way down Eist-say
TO Portland-nnd in the same car was
q troupe # yarie'y show people, in
GLIDING n very gorgecusyoung woman,
who we're bound Tor the same place.
The singer reached her hotel, the va
riety,people went 10 another. Her trunk,
a large square boI-like affair, wal
brought TO her room aud she began to
prepare her full dress toilet for the swell
concert. She tried TO open her trunk
aud could not. That's the way with
these combination locks. You ca,1tN
open them ever with the key She
sent for a locksmith who came with the
usual assortment Of monkey-wrenches,
jack.screws, nitro. glycerine and crow
bars, and after a prolonged struggle
laid the fragments OF the lid on the
floor. She hustled him out Of the room,
sprang at the trunk, made a hasiy grab
and drew out-a pair Of pink tightsl
Fixed in establishment, she gazsd, like
n just blasted by a stroke from
Heaven. The next grab brought q
spangled skirt, without a train, and
there followed an assortment OF false
calves and other articles known to the
profession, but heretofore unknown 10
her, and which she had no use for.
just as she was thinking Of magic and
holy water, a laundering row was heard
below and the agent Of the variety show
appeared and demanded Miss Montres-
sor's trunk. She on her side had struck
a dress that was as much too long as.her
own was too short for the singer, aud
she did not care a cent for the picture
OF Baethoven on the inside OF the trunk
lid. A hurried explanation, a hack rat
ting over the stony street between the
frst-class and the second-clas hotel,
a couple Of hasty toilets, the audience at
the Philharmonic concert politely an
noyed by a delay Of half an hour, the
benches at the Casino almost torn up
by the boys impatient to hear Miss
Montres5or sing her f~avorite ballad,
Darling Sister, Give me Tafy,' and a
lucky locksmith, who pockets a dollar
and a half for smashing the locks and
knows that he will be sent for in the
morning to mend them-all for having
a trunk that looks like a professional
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

In view of the probability of war be-
tween Abyssinia and Egypt, this de-
scription of the king of the former couu-
try, which is generally looked upon as
inhabited by %barbarians, will be read
with interest: King John Of Abyssinia.
although only in his thirty eighth year,
has already proved himself a mar of no
ordinary caliber, both as soldier and as
a sovereign. He has thrice defeated
and all but destroyed the invading forces
Of Egypt, while at the same time making
head against the disaffection of two
powerful vassals, who have since made
submission and accepted commands in
his army. Among his immediate at
tendants is the Ras Warenia, the con
quered chief of the Amhara province,
who seems quite content with his posi-
ton at the court of his conqueror. A
traveller, who spent some time with the
king in bis camp at Ambaehura, de.
scrihes him as short in stature, with
small hands and feet, but perfectly pro-
portioned and possessing great strength
and endurance. His finely,cut profile,
delicate mouth and chin, and almost
feminine snallness Of ear, ere striking
enough in a barbaric African chief
He is grand to zee on his beautiful
charger continues the narrator, car
rying his spear and shield, bareheaded
and barefooted, with only the great toe
of each foot in the stirrup, which is
merely q silver ring. he is a splendid
shot, and very fond of firearms. His
demeanor is extremely simple, being en-
tirely devoid OF the bo~astfulness and
vanity that distinguish most savage
princes; and he is naturally of a studi-
GUS disposition, we'll read in the laws of
Ethiopia, and of remarkable temper
ance and piety OF life.' King Johns
ceaseless activity and wonderful capa-
city for business recall the popular de-
scriptions of Frederick the Great, to
whose personal habits his W are in
some points closely akin. He rises every
morning at three, and reads the Psalms
of David by c%andlelight for two hours.
Then comes church, after which he holds
his court Of justice for several hours,
often before taking food. The rest of
the day is divided between state affairs
and the native sport of gohaks, a sort of
%iavelin throwing, like tho Moorish
djerid. The evening hours are spent
in study, and by nine he is in bed, as
BELTS such an early riser. The kings
ordinary dress is the simple native
hWarie or white blanket, with a crimson
stripe along the left side. These are the
symbolical colors of the Abyssinian
church, the white typifying the limo.
cence Of our Savior, and the crimson
His a%toning blood. The king processes
great friendship for England, and has
placed q translation of the queens let.
ter to him in every church Of his king
dom.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

The secretary Of the treasury has in
formed the sergeant at arms Of the
House that be could draw silver certif-
Gates instead OF silver for twenty per
cent. OF the salaries Of members IL he
preferred 70 70 do. This will relieve
the sergenntat-arms Of the embarrass-
ment under which he has lab1red in th4
effort to get rid Of the silver dol ara
which lave been accommodating upon his
hands, owing TO the uuwilllngneSs OF the
members TO receive them.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Who Hasn't Experienced Il?

When a young man makes the &C,
quaintance OF q pretty girl in tie car,
and takes a seat beside her, be feels ai
IL he were in Paradise, and he wishes
the journey was two thousand miles
long instead Of only ton miles. He
keeps on wishing this until the end OF
his shirt collar slips its cable and clam.
bers up toward the top Of his ear. Then
the young man would prefer a scat on
the coal. box neal the door, and wishes
he was going TO get off q! the next
station. A collar warranted not TO leave
it's m%oorings at unexpected periods
would drive all The others out OF the
market, E.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
American SuperstltiOns.

The following superstitions, handed
down by tradition, are yet fervently
believed in many parts Of America
White specbs on the nails are luck
Whoever reads epitaphs loses his men,
DRY. To rock the cradle when empty is
injurious TO the child, To eat while q
bell is tolling for q funeral causes tooth
ache. The growing of n hen indicates
tome approaching disaster. When o
mouse gnaws O gown some misfortune
may be opprehcnded. He who has teeth
wide asunder must seek his fortune in
somo distant land. Whoever finds o
four leaf trefoil ~(shamrccb) should wear
it for good luck. Beggar'sb bread should
be given TO children who are slow in
learning to speak. II child less than
twelve months old be brought into a
cellar be becomes fearful. When children
play soldiers on tho roadside IL foibodes
the approach of war. A child grows
proud II suffered TO look into a mirror
while less than twelve months old.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
A Georgia Farmers Success

The Americas, Ga, Recorder says:-
We know a man, now a large farmer,
and living near Americas, whose record
reads like romance. He began life since
the war, q poor young man, as a farm
hand, working for wages. He has inher-
tied nothing, and has been engaged in
no business except farming. He this
year will make ninety bales of cotton,
has not brought q single bale to market,
does not propose to sell a bale before
spring, and he is able to hold it. he
owns n of the best plantations in
Southwest Georgia, and it is his boast
that he buys nothing upon which to
feed man or beast, except sugar and
coffee; but, on the contrary, has some.
thing to sell of almost any product of
Southern soil. Last yonr he made LOGO
gallons OF sirup, and this year sold over
200 pounds Of butter. In the face OF
such facts how can it be said that farm
ing can't be made to pay2
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22
Christmas Memories.

Christmas fires Z burning tonight,
And the glowing embers fall;
Lines OF rosy, a ekering light
Steal along the dufky wall.
Now il hushed the noise Of day
In that frey msgic glow;
Memory tAkes her silent way
To the land OF Long Ago.
Alb me, What sweet visions rise
From that past that never dice
Dear, dear faces, loving eyes,
Fill my heart with fearful sigbs.
Stay with us, sweet visions, stay;
Never, never, pass away:
Through each cloud and sunlit day
Keep your tender watch for aye.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

The further shrinking Of Tulare lake,
Gal, reveals q prehistoric settlement,
with stone buildings, and clear tracks OF
irrigating cinals, bordered with trees.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-22

The st. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press
says that 800 miles of railroad have
hNen built in that state since last spring.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
BelIiwerent Strikers.
Wool MaTAct.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2l.1i TIE n mT" nI
kcr is quiet but very h''1' W." d"
,rn lrury. owing /" the >ctF'"H'
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
English Affairs

LONDON, Feb. 27.-ln the House of Lords
to-day Nolan's bill authorizing seed potatoes
to be sold to Irish tenant farmers was read
the third time.
The House of Commons was to-day crowd
ed in all parts. Sir Stafford Nm'hcote moved
the resolutions of which he gave notice ON
Monday last as follows: That whenever
any member was named by the speaker or
chairman of committee as dislrSardinS the
authority of the chair or abusing IA member,
the speaker should put a motion without de
bate for an amendment o. adjournment that
such member should be suspended during the
remainder of-that days sitting and if amy
member he thrice suspended in one session,
the third suspension will be for one week,
after which a motion may be made for Il con-
tinuauce al the suspension; hut suspended
members will have the right t" he heard i'll
reply to >uch a motion.
MILAN, Ind, 2G.-rhilip Boetz, a hermit
mi,er. near here was found murdered, with
his skull crushed at his house Yesterday. His
neph,w i surec.e and has been arrested.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28

Printing ana bindlng executed nea
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28
LIVER REGULATOR.
Will IT CURB MB 7

Said a man, whose woebegone counte-
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plainly showed traces OF diseases suf-
ferer with Nervous Dyspepsia, in
whose stomach the most delicate mersel
lay like lead. Refreshing sleep and
quiet nerves were strangers to him and
he dispaired of ever being well.
We advised him 70 take
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-28
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